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Turning her lens on the 'coolest city on the planet', photographer Louise Hawson is touched by small reminders of Berlin's horrific past and the larger-than-life characters of its decadent present.
Willkommen in Berlin! The world's 'it' city. The coolest place on the planet. Well, that's what I'd heard anyway.
While everyone raves about Berlin circa 2012, I spent most of my first week here obsessed with trying to see the city through the eyes of someone living here in the 1950s-70s.
I knew of course about the Berlin Wall shooting up in 1961 but it wasn't until I arrived here that I really started to think about what it must have been like. Waking up one morning to discover you'd been either fenced in or fenced off, from family and friends – and for the East Berliners, any chance of freedom.
So for my first Berlin neighbourhood, I chose Friedrichshain, formerly part of East Berlin.
On my way there one day I met a woman called Birgit who was nine years old when the border between east and west was sealed overnight. She was visiting her grandparents in the east and wasn't allowed to return to the west. Had her parents not been able to smuggle her back into the west, she would've ended up in an orphanage and never seen her family again.
What's fascinating is that a city with such a shocking past now has such a decadent, hedonistic present. For 30 years half of its citizens were denied basic freedoms. Now you can pretty much do whatever you want and be whoever you want to be.
Like the 'erotic activists' I met at a flea market in the neighbourhood who make films of themselves having sex to raise money to save the forests. And C-drik, a gentle, articulate man who's covered himself with a spot tattoo and topped it off with a brightly-coloured perfectly-coiffed Mohawk. Whatever. No one bats an eyelid.
After that I left the former east and explored an area in the former west - the borough of Neukölln. Unlike areas much further west that are radically different to the former east, Neukölln isn't far enough west to feel that different – because it had one of the longest sections of border with East Berlin it wasn't developed or considered a desirable place to live.
Today, north Neukölln is still one of the poorest boroughs, populated largely by immigrants, with unemployment, drug and 'social issues'. But its cheap rents and gritty edge are making it increasingly hip, and students, artists and travellers are flocking there. Apparently it's also where the latest hot bars are; I can't comment given that I'm such an old fart but I'm told it's where 'real' Berliners head after dark.
The hipsters also love the Turkish market that happens twice weekly by the canal in north Neukölln but I don't imagine many know about the Turkish mosque nearby.
A stone's throw away from the mosque is an amazing space, Tempelhofer Park. It's an old airport that is now, well, an old airport, but one that you can run, cycle, or do whatever on. Berlin at its freedom-loving best.
North Neukölln is also where I spied my first Stolpersteine, small plaques embedded into the pavement commemorating Holocaust victims. I found them incredibly moving in the way they quietly announce the terrifying fate of an individual.
Having explored the northern part of Neukölln, I was curious how different the southern end would be.
At first glance, they seem to be worlds apart. The north, filled with grungy graffitied low-rise buildings and slowly being hip-ified, the south, a more suburban environment with massive towers that are severe and 'brutalist' but graffiti-less (aside from the stairwells).
Yet they both face the same challenges of cultural integration, poverty and unemployment. Both areas have a mix of ethnic Germans and immigrants, two cultures that couldn't be more different.
I met a group of kids, all born in Berlin but from a mix of Lebanese and Serbian backgrounds, living in one of the massive apartment complexes called Gropiushaus in an area called Gropiusstadt. They were full of beans and mischief as all kids are, a refreshing change after weeks of hip-cool Berlin.
But just next door to them, outside another towering block, I met a German man who told me his building was fine because it was filled with ethnic Germans, but that Gropiushaus, peppered as it was with "Turks and Arabs who make a lot of noise" wasn't so great.
Berlin may be "multikulti" but not necessarily happily so.
That was four weeks in Berlin and we are now exactly halfway through our year-long project.
It's been more rewarding than I'd imagined. My camera has enabled me to learn about and experience foreign cities in a way I've never done before, and my weekly deadlines force me to keep discovering. But the project is also far more challenging than I'd expected.
My first Sydney-based project was challenging too but there I had the support of friends, family – and my daughter, Coco, was at school. This time around she and I are together 24/7 and in between working long hours and six to seven days a week on the project, I'm also meant to be not only looking after but home schooling her.
Added to that, every new city is a steep learning curve as I try to get to grips with its past and present and decide which areas to explore, at the same time as attempting to capture a new neighbourhood each week, interacting with people who I struggle to communicate with because I don't speak Chinese, Italian, German or whatever.
And it's more physically exhausting than I thought it would be simply because I don't have a car. In my Sydney project, I was able to roam around large distances on four wheels. Here, it's just two legs.
But suck it up right? It's an incredible adventure that few people get the opportunity to do.
Perhaps the only important question is, would I do it again, knowing what I know now? The answer is yes, absolutely.
Mind you, we're only halfway through. Ask me again in six months time.
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Steve Samuels <email@example.com>
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I agree with Maarten. I would only add that, as a matter of showing professional respect, Statalist practice is to use full names when posting (FAQ 2.1.3).
On Sep 28, 2012, at 5:27 AM, Maarten Buis wrote:
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Nynke wrote:
> I would like to estimate a mixed proportional hazard model with a flexibel specification of the hazard in Stata, comparable to a Cox model with unobserved heterogeneity. I can estimate a MPH with a parametric form of the hazard and unobserved heterogeneity (streg with frailty) or a Cox model without accounting for unobserved heterogeneity (stcox), but how do I sort of combine these two? And when I have estimated this model, is there a way to check the PH assumption?
I suspect that the model you are looking for is just not identified.
You can estimate a Cox model with group level unobserved
heterogeneity, with the -shared()- option in -stcox-. In that cases it
uses information from how similar observations are within groups. For
individual level unobserved heterogeneity the parametric models use
deviations from theoretical form of the baseline hazard function to
identify the unobserved heterogeneity component. Since Cox regression
has no theoretical form for the baseline hazard function, there is no
information that can be used to estimate the individual level
unobserved heterogeneity component.
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Swords into Plowshares is the blog of the Peacemaking Program and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations of the Presbyterian Mission Agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Seeking peace. Striving for justice. Together.
From Chicago they came in mid-December, a bold crew sailing the pirate ship Revenge to adventures at Turtle Bay and nearby points of interest. They made anchor at Old Bergen Church in Jersey City and clambered aboard the local trains to make their way to their berth at Jan Hus Presbyterian Church. They spent two days engaged in variety of activities with the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations.
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On December 18 and 19, a group from the Agape House Campus Ministry at the University of Illinois Chicago drove by van to New York for ...


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You Know You've Played Too Many Games When…
Posted on 23rd Dec 2010 at 11:41 by Joe Martin with 57 comments
…when you hum the Monkey Island theme tune to yourself when you're tense, and it actually makes you feel better.
…when you catch yourself thinking, 'Oh, quicksave!' when you cross the road.
…when you have recurring dreams about writing the perfect walkthrough for Baldur's Gate 2.


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Romney's new attack: Why did Obama focus on ObamaCare instead of on the economy?
posted at 10:02 pm on June 6, 2012 by Allahpundit
I want to highlight this because it's a terrific line of argument and maybe a little blog enthusiasm for it will get him to keep it up. Byron York's pleased too:
In an appearance in Texas Wednesday, Mitt Romney charged that President Obama "knowingly slowed down the recovery in this country…in order to put in place Obamacare." The president's action, Romney said, "deserves a lot of explaining."
Speaking to an audience at USAA, an insurance and financial services company headquartered in San Antonio, Romney cited a book, "The Escape Artists: How Obama's Team Fumbled the Recovery," by the liberal journalist Noam Scheiber. In the book, Scheiber discussed Obama's thinking on the question of whether, early in his term, to focus more attention on passing a national health care law or to devote more energy to bringing about economic recovery. As Scheiber put it, Obama saw health care as a bigger long-term accomplishment. "There was a strain of messianism in Barack Obama, a determination to change the course of history," Scheiber wrote. "And it was this determination that explained his reluctance to abandon his presidential vision." So health care it was…
Scheiber recently wrote that Romney is "misreading" his book. But Scheiber's explanation essentially conceded that Romney is, in fact, reading the passage correctly. 'While he's definitely misrepresenting Summers and the administration, there's a kernel of truth to his interpretation of my book," Scheiber wrote. "I argue that Obama really was more focused on long-term, historically significant accomplishments than marginal, near-term differences in the pace of the recovery. On some level, Obama was prepared to accept (and I'm making up these numbers for argument's sake) three years of painfully high unemployment with health care reform rather than 30 months of painfully high unemployment without it. And the reason is the one Summers alluded to (before disputing): Health care was simply more historically important than avoiding those extra six months of pain."
What makes this attack bruising, of course, is not only that it ties Obama's two biggest political liabilities together, it blows a hole in the idea that he's some centrist pragmatist who's working around the clock to generate jobs for the unemployed. On the contrary: When faced with the biggest economic crisis in decades, he passed a stimulus and then spent the better part of a year obsessing over the mega-boondoggle atop his Great Society II wishlist. It makes him look grossly negligent on the key issue of the election, in service to a program that a huge chunk of the public hates and which may end up being cashiered by the Supreme Court before the month is out. If Romney can somehow convince people that ObamaCare is part of the reason why the economy's still as sluggish as it is, I think he's got a killer attack line. More of this, please.
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CDNN has got the AA piston kit on sale for $129 in mid length for .750 barrels.
i am very tempted to try one since i haven't done a piston drive ar-15 yet.
only thing is i got plenty of other things to buy/build--
might be worth a shot before plunking down mucho $$$ for one of the other piston driven solutions like a SCAR or sig.
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Heartland Symphony Orchestra is 'Going to the Movies'
Heartland Symphony Orchestra is going to the movies in its upcoming concert series.
The first half of the concert will feature "golden oldies," music from some of the greatest classic films of the 20th century, including "Gone with the Wind," "The Sound of Music," "The Magnificent Seven" and "Singin' in the Rain."
The second half of the show will include music from famous films like "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Star Wars" and "Star Trek."
HSO's Spring Concert Series also showcases the 2013 Youth Concerto Competition winners: Heather Cornelius playing on harp and Ava Figliuzzi on violin.
Heartland Symphony Orchestra's Spring Concert Series, "HSO Goes to the Movies" will take place Saturday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. at Charles Martin Auditorium in Little Falls, and Sunday, April 14, at 2 p.m. at Tornstrom Auditorium in Brainerd.
Tickets are available in Little Falls at Great River Arts and Little Falls Radio; in Brainerd at the Brainerd Dispatch and Bridge of Harmony. Tickets are available at the door for all HSO concerts.
Concert ticket prices are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and free for all youth through high school.
For more information, call the Heartland Symphony Orchestra office at 800-826-1997 or visit www.heartlandsymphony.org.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Five Wings Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and a grant from the Laura Jane Musser Fund.


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Oh I like that! Great job!!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Oh I like that! Great job!!
sewww cute and festive!!
will quilt 4EVER
That is cute. How are the blocks made?
Is there a pattern available for this quilt? I love the varied trees! Great job!
So festive and cute! Very nice.
God, Wonderful Family, Great Health, Awesome Friends, Quilting & Chocolates - - What more could a girl be blessed with!!
very nice, looks like fun to make
Thanks for sharing, I will definitely order the book. May have a chance to make a small sampling from it before Christmas.


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Signed Skillet Poster Giveaway / Skillet's "Early Years"
FreeCCM.com is holding a contest for signed Skillet posters (see them here) and is also featuring a Bible study inspired by Skillet's song "Monster". They're also promoting Skillet's Early Years: 1996-2001 hits album. Check out what FreeCCM.com is saying…..
"This week we've got a great bible study that was inspired by Skillet's song "Monster." We're reading through Luke 22:54-57 and talking about the "monster" inside us all that Jesus came to save. We're also giving away a signed "Comatose" poster from the band, so click here to learn how you can enter. If you don't have Skillet's full music collection yet, then take a look at their latest digital album "The Early Years" which compiles their top tracks from 1996-2001. Click Here To Check It Out"
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Discussion in 'POLLing place' started by TrailLeadr, Oct 22, 2007.
How many of our members do the work themselves, when their vehicle is in need of repair?
I try to do most of the work myself. Diagnostics in particular I like to do myself. Some of the big things (engine/transmission/etc. overhaul) I prefer to farm out.
I do basic because of time (or lack there of) and down time. With just a touch of laziness.
i do most of it on my own. but since i am only 18 and dont have alot of knowledge i get help on things i cant figure out right away like why certain things wont work on the truck and when i need welding done
I am a cheap bastard...so of course, I do everything I can!!
I do all my own repairs, except for transmission overhauls
Same here, I do most everything myself.
Currently, b/c of the magically computerized VW's, I just do the basics on my cars, but with the addition of the 'burb and the availability of a spare car, I will start doing more myself b/c I can aford to have one of the cars down for a week or so. Plus American Steel is so easy compared to the German gadgetmobile.
Obviously the dealer does the warranty work. Once upon a time I did everything else. These days I have the dealer do it all pretty much. I have a great relationship with this dealer and their labor rates are no worse than any other mechanic's rates in the area( I do NOT use OEM parts from them however = WAY too expensive ). With my bad back I just am not up to wrenching like I used to be. Pretty much I only putz around with a few accessories installs and the like these days.
I do about 85% of my own work. As I get busier and busier at work this percentage is changing.
I almost wish for the days when I had no money and lots of time to tinker with my cars. Two cars have been sitting in the yard for two weeks now needing oil changes that I dont have the time to do and refuse to pay a mechanic to do a job that simple.
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CSO John Templeton Foundation Stolen Lives
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The reason that trafficking in persons is a crime against humanity is because each and every person deserves the opportunity to live with dignity and a sense of self-worth. When that dignity is stolen, we must do more than protest and prevent that dignity from being stolen from others in the future. Justice and compassion demand of us that we contribute to the restoration of that stolen dignity and that we assist in the birth or rebirth of hope. We must foster anew the belief that those once abused can play a major role in shaping their own destinies. For many, the difficult issue of forgiveness of both themselves and those involved in their trafficking will have to be squarely faced before self-worth can be reestablished and control of one's destiny achieved. Nor can self-worth and independence be achieved if there is not serious attention to economic self-sufficiency. There are no magic bullets, and ultimate success depends on material, psychological, and spiritual factors. It will not be easy, but it is possible, and it is surely worth the effort. More information about human trafficking on the website of John Templeton Foundation.


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Marcello Pagano <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: RE: Hypergeometric Distribution
Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:01:29 -0400
Just concerned with the accuracy.
Nick Cox wrote:
Roger's posting includes what I presume is an allusion to
an -egen- function _ghyper.ado that I wrote in 1999.
I withdrew this program as redundant some years ago, given that you can use something like
comb(K, k) * comb(N - K, n - k) / comb(N, n)
wherever you want. In context N, K, n, k may be variables, scalars or placeholders for numeric
constants, or any mixture thereof.
This might need a wrapper to yield zeros where appropriate, or it might need care whenever individual terms get very large, but otherwise
does it raise any problems?
Nick email@example.com
Marcello Pagano
I looked at --ssizebi-- but it seems to be focused on power
and sample
Newson, Roger B wrote:
Marcello Pagano
Thanks to Marcello for telling us all about this recently-publishedalgorithm
algorithm, which looks very useful. A search on
findit hypergeometric
in Stata finds a single reference (to a SSC package), which was
distributed as long ago as 1999. This suggests that the new
might be a good candidate for implementation in Mata by
Marcello, or by
anybody else with the time and inclination to do so.
Does anyone have or know of Stata code to calculate the Hypergeometric
Distribution accurately?
See Journal of Discrete Algorithms , Volume 5 , Issue 2 (June 2007) Pages: 341-347 for an article by Berkopec, HyperQuick algorithm for discrete hypergeometric distribution <http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1240586&coll=GUIDE&dl=GUIDE&CFID=
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Hi there--
I'd like to add propolis traps (the black bendable plastic kind) to the tops of my hives in place of the inner cover, with a telescoping top above the trap (propped up slightly to let in light).
I have until now cut a notch out of the front edge of an inner cover to provide a top entrance for the bees. Now that I am entirely removing the inner covers, how can I continue to provide a top entrance for them? I'd rather not drill holes in my boxes. I find the bees really like the top entrances, and sometimes prefer them to lower entrances.
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Sign-up for winter athletics under way
It may seem early to start talking about winter sports, but the reality is that the winter sports season opens soon with the first day of dance practice Oct. 22. There are several changes for the upcoming winter season that I would like to make you aware of.
New office location
The Activities Office is now located in the new high school office, which is located near door No. 1. This is also known as the main entrance or the one by the flag pole. Simply enter the building, and the Activities Office is located to the left.
Winter Sign-up
We will no longer have a one-night large group meeting for winter Sign-up. Sign-up started Oct. 8 and continues through Nov. 19. First date of practices and coaching contact information will be a posted on the Activities website. Athletes/parents can simply complete the required paperwork, pay fees and turn in forms to the Activities Office. All the forms are available on the school website. Go to www.pequotlakes.k12.mn.us, "activities" and then "athletic eligibility."
You can print the forms, complete them and turn into the Activities Office. Forms are also available in the Activities Office.
What do you need to complete prior to practice starting?
• MSHSL Eligibility Brochure. This form must be completed once a year. It consists of three pages at the end of the packet and requires both parent and athlete signatures.
• Physical. Each athlete must have a physical on file. Physicals are good for three years.
• Pay fee. Fees are as follows: $200 for hockey, $100 for all other sports for grades 9-12 and $75 for middle level sports. You may pay in the business office or online.
• Once all of the above are turned into the Activities Office, the student/athlete will be issued a "white slip." The white slip is to be given to the coach indicating that the student is eligible to start practice.
Impact testing
We are also making plans to implement a concussion testing strategy called IMPACT. Student athletes will complete a computer based questionnaire that will establish a baseline. If an athlete suffers a concussion in the future, they will then go back to the computer program and take another test where comparisons can be drawn between the original test and the second test. This tool will help aid those in the medical profession in determining if and when an athlete may return to participation after a concussion. We plan to implement this program with several varsity teams this year and hopefully for all of athletes in grades 9-12 in the future. See you at the games!
(Marc Helmrichs is activities director for Pequot Lakes Schools.)


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When Wired.com called for an open alternative to Facebook last Friday, lamenting the company's untrammeled desire to control your online identity and reconfigure the world's privacy norms, reader response was overwhelming, with hundreds of comments and ironically, thousands of "Like" votes on Facebook.
Now, a group of four New York University students — who were working on just what we called for — have harnessed that dissatisfaction in the form of more than $115,000 in crowdsourced funding for their distributed, social networking system called Diaspora. That's the equivalent of a significant angel round of funding in the internet startup world, and their fundraising on the Kickstarter crowdsourced funding site has another 19 days to go.
It's also an impressive for a project proposal from four students who say they aren't going to start coding until they graduate from college this summer. And a testament to how strongly that a growing number of people want an alternative to a centralized and dominant social networking site.
The students took their inspiration from a speech in February by the outspoken Software Freedom Law Center founder and Columbia University law professor Eben Moglen. In that speech to New York's Internet Society, Moglen accused Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of having "done more harm to the human race than anybody else his age" and described Facebook as a "terrarium for what it feels like to live in a panopticon built out of web parts."
Diaspora isn't the only effort to break open the "terrarium."
For instance, there's OneSocialWeb, a distributed social networking service that's under development by four Vodafone employees.
It's got working code and currently lets users share messages and make connections. The basic protocol is open, using the instant messaging protocol XMPP — the same as Google's innovative but lightly used Wave collaboration and messaging system.
Power users can install their own server, while others can use a version hosted on someone else's. That's much like the open-source WordPress publishing system, which anyone can install on an owned or rented server — or choose to use WordPress.org's online service.
Currently, users can create profiles, "follow" and "friend" other users, "like" their updates, and share videos and photos.
Laurent Eschenauer, one of the OneSocialWeb developers, says his project and Diaspora share the goal of providing a "free, open and decentralized alternative to the social networking silos that are Facebook and Twitter." He says he hopes that Diaspora looks to work cooperatively with his project, rather than "reinventing the wheel."
OneSocialWeb already allows accounts hosted on different servers to send messages and photos in real time, and the group plans to have a version 1.0 available this summer (early beta versions can be downloaded to your own server now). A hosted version that less-technically inclined users can use should be available by end of summer.
The recent news also reinvigorated developer Michael Chisari, who decided to reopen his open source social networking project called Appleseed, which already has working code that allows users on different sites to "friend" each other and interoperate.
Chisari describes the project as "seeing the user as an online citizen, as opposed to a consumer to be targeted", which he says is in "stark contrast to current social networking websites, who rely heavily on ad placement and data mining of their users."
Both OneSocialWeb and Appleseed share the same problem: getting enough users to make users want to sign up — the so-called network effect where a network gets exponentially more useful as it gets bigger. (Think of the fax machine as an example — two fax machines in the world aren't very useful, but your fax machine becomes much more useful when there are 1,000 of them, and even more valuable when there are 10 million.)
Diaspora is taking a different tack, according to Moglen, who has taken the students on as clients and is informally advising them.
Users don't have to choose to stop using Facebook or Twitter and will be able use the Diaspora client to use those all those services in one place — much like Friendfeed currently does. But when Diaspora knows that the person you are trying to communicate with also has Diaspora, it will use peer-to-peer, encrypted methods to send that message. And as more and more people start using the free software, they'll slowly find themselves weaned from for-profit services, according to Moglen.
"This is the crucial way out of the walled garden," Moglen said. "It gives a smooth transition to federated network services."
Moglen says he's not picking a favorite in the race to unseat Facebook with open source and free software.
But he says the money raised by Diaspora is also a significant moment for the free software movement.
"The funding is not through the capital market and not through the venture capital system, but through civil society," said Moglen. "This is a signal to Facebook, and I am sure Facebook is getting it."
See Also:
- Facebook's Gone Rogue; It's Time for an Open Alternative
- Today Facebook, Tomorrow the World
- Pandora and Facebook: So Happy Together
- Facebook Loosens Privacy Controls, Sparks a Backlash
- Privacy Flare-Up Prompts Facebook Meetings with Congress, Employees
- Only Old Fogies Hate the New Facebook, Research Suggests


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Ive used Incipio cases for the past year. Their silicrylic case on my blackberry 9850 was made with a soft plastic which felt awesome and was durable. I bought the feather for my iphone 5. Its not the exact same plastic they used on my old incipio case. Its the new "plextonium" and I like it. It has a soft and rubberized feel to it. Unlike most hard cases, it seems like this one can take a fall without a crack or chip. Feels really nice in my hands and still slides into my pocket easily.
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Have to wonder if the original message is why some people don't. :D
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Have to wonder if the original message is why some people don't. :D
Don't laugh - I've known people that would apply to. :?Originally Posted by redhawk
I hope EVERYONE washes their hands. Nothing like seeing someone walk out of the bathroom at the store just to watch them go over and squeeze the peaches or rustle through the lettuce if you know what I mean. LOL Thats just flat out gross and I see it all the time.
I LOVE it! Maybe we should all make some signs like that and post in public restrooms. I've seen way too many people not bother to wash.
Funny .... but have to agree with Novice.for.now. :xOriginally Posted by Novice.for.now
heheh, right on target with the bags of peanuts which say" tear along here, and then eat contents"
My dd works retail. She says u would be surprised what body parts ppl touch then touch produce! Eeewwww!!


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Bromimated flame retardants (BFRs) are common in most household appliances and furniture. They have been in use since the 1970s, and are most abundant in consumer electronics. Some of the more cost-effective varieties have been shown to be hazardous to the health of humans and animals. The chemicals leech out of articles they have been applied to over the product's lifetime, as well as while the product is being recycled, or sitting in a landfill. The chemicals find their way into water supplies and bioaccumulation occurs.


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I look at it this way. I got 2 of my losses out before the weekend.
my brother you will get them it's only 1 week my brother nobody in the world can win all the time sooner or later you will lose not only you everybody gl
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Arlington, Tenn.
Weekly Stats: 1-0, 0.96 ERA, 2 G, 1 GS, 9.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 Ks
Season Stats: 1-0, 0.79 ERA, 3 G, 1 GS, 0 CG, 11.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 5 K, .091 Opp. BA
Notes: In two outings this week, sophomore lefty Andy Cox picked up one win and finished the stretch with a 0.96 ERA over 9.1 innings pitched. He allowed just one run and two hits all week.
Getting the starting nod in Wednesday's midweek competition against Appalachian State, Cox threw four strong innings on a pitch count. He allowed just two hits and one run by the Mountaineers en route to his first win of the season.
Cox came out of the bullpen Saturday and tossed 5.1 innings of no-hit ball against the No. 29 UNLV Rebels. He struck out a career-high five in the outing, while throwing 50 of his 73 pitches for strikes. A blown save in the ninth inning kept Cox from getting his second win of the week, but the Vols beat the Rebels in the bottom of the ninth on a walk-off throwing error.
Knoxville, Tenn.
Weekly Stats: .333/.750/.500, 12 AB, 5 R, 4 H, 5 RBIs, 4 BB, 4 K, 0 SH, 0-0 SB-SBA
Season Stats: .381/.667/.519, 21 AB, 7 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBIs, 5 BB, 1 HBP, 4 K, 1-2 SB-SBA
Notes: A local product of Farragut High School in Knoxville, freshman designated hitter Nick Senzel closed his second week as a Vol with a .333 average, .750 slugging percentage and .500 on-base clip. Senzel led the Vols with five RBIs, five runs scored and four walks this week. He was also tied for the team lead in triples (1) and home runs (1). The rookie is now hitting .381 for the season.
Senzel broke open a two-run game against No. 29 UNLV on Friday with a seventh-inning grand slam. Up 4-2 in the inning, Senzel sent a 1-1 pitch over the left-center wall to put UT on top 8-2. His slam proved to be crucial as the Vols held off a ninth-inning rally to win 8-7. It was UT's first grand slam since former Vol Ethan Bennett hit one against Alabama A&M on March 15, 2011. Bennett was also a freshman that season.
On Sunday, Senzel added two more base knocks, including a two-out RBI single in the third inning to help UT sweep the Rebels.
After piling on the runs in the season-opening series against Purdue, the Diamond Vols had to battle against Appalachian State and No. 29 UNLV to stay unbeaten this week. With a midweek win over Appalachian State on Wednesday and a sweep of the Rebels over the weekend, Tennessee improved to 7-0 for just the fourth time in program history and the second time under third-year head coach Dave Serrano. UT's best start in program history is 8-0, which the Vols did in both 1992 and 2003.
After besting the Boilermakers by a 31-4 combined run margin to open the season, Tennessee won four close battles this week. The Vols won all four contests by a combined six runs, including two one-run victories over UNLV.
Freshman Nick Senzel and senior Scott Price led the Big Orange on the offensive end, both hitting .333 (4-for-12) for the Volunteers this week. Price led off the week with a home run to left field to spark a 5-3 win over Appalachian State on Wednesday. He became the first Vol to leadoff a game with a homer since former Vol Khayyan Norfork accomplished the feat on March 17, 2011 against Austin Peay.
Senzel continued the hot start to his career with game-deciding grand slam in Friday's opener against No. 29 UNLV. With the Vols up 4-2 in the seventh inning, Senzel sent a 1-1 pitch over the left-center wall to clear the bases and put UT on top, 8-2. The slam proved to be crucial for the Vols, as UNLV posted a five-run ninth inning, but was ultimately held off by Tennessee closer Drake Owenby in the 8-7 UT win. Senzel's slam was UT's first grand slam since former Vol Ethan Bennett hit one against Alabama A&M on March 15, 2011. Bennett was also a freshman that season. Senzel led Tennessee with five RBIs, five runs scored and four walks this week. He's currently third on the team with a .381 average. Price ranks second in the category with a .391 clip. Both sit behind sophomore catcher David Houser (.412), who went 3-for-9 with three RBIs this week.
On the mound, Tennessee had standout performances from starters Andy Cox, Andrew Lee and Nick Williams, as well as reliever Trevor Bettencourt and closer Drake Owenby. The Vols combined for a team ERA of 3.00 with 25 strikeouts over 36 innings pitched. In two outings this week, Cox picked up one win and posted a 0.96 ERA over 9.1 innings. He allowed just one run and two hits all week, getting the win on Wednesday vs. Appalachian State, and throwing 5.1 innings of no-hit baseball against UNLV out of the bullpen on Saturday.
Making the start Friday, Williams allowed just three hits and two runs over six innings to earn his second win of the season. Lee anchored the series sweep with a 6.2-inning, four-hit game on Sunday. He retired 14 batters in a row through the middle innings and improved to 2-0 on the campaign. Out of the bullpen, closer Drake Owenby picked up two saves and a win in three appearances.
Tennessee continues its season-long 12-game home stretch this weekend with a three-game series against Quinnipiac (0-3). The Vols look to tie their best start in program history on Friday night at 5 p.m. at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
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Tips for a Successful Grazing Program
- Eliminate continuous season long grazing.
- Corral livestock and feed them hay until your pasture grasses are 6" to 8" high. Remove animals when 50% of the avaliable forage has been eaten (3" remain).
- Do not regraze until grasses are at least 6" tall (will take 3 to 4 weeks on irrigated pasture).
- During the winter non-grazing period, hold animals in a corral.
- Allow long rest periods to rejuvenate pastures in poor conditions.
- Provide a water source for each pasture.
- Irrigate eash pasture immediately after grazing to stimulate regrowth and avoid hoof compaction on wet soils.
- Horses do not need continuous access to pasture. Their nutritional needs can be met with only a few housrs of grazing on a good pasture. Corrall animals for the remainder of the day to preven over grazing of plants and avoid excess trampling of vegetation.
- On limited acreage, you may have only enough pasture to exercise your animals and will need to feed year-round.
Pasture Establishment
Before starting over on a run down pasture, consider invigorating it with improved irrigation, fertilization, weed control and grazing management. If replanting is necessary or when establishing a new pasture, consider:
Seed Bed Preparation - Best results come with a clean, firm seed bed. An herbicide application (broad spectrum type, such as Roundup) may be necessary prior to tillage for effective week control.
Species Selection - Access to irrigation is the primary concern in determining which grass species to plant. Drought tolerant species are not as palatable nor productive but are the only realistic option when sufficient water is not available. Another factor to consider is tolerance to salinity and standing water if these conditions exist. If the site is free of these constraints, consider palatability and yield. Legumes such as alfalfa or clover are often included in pasture mixes. They may be killed by herbicides if weed treatments are needed after establishment.
Planting Considerations - Pasture planting is most successful when completed from March 15 through May 1 or from August 15 through September 15. Seeding rates for most species is 15 to 20 lbs/acre. Planting depth should b e 1/4 inch. Seed planted deeper than 1/2 inch will have difficulty emerging. Many small pasture owners broadcast the seed and then lightly drag the field to establish adequate soil contact. It is recommended that single grass species or a bunch and sod forming type grass be planted. Mixtures that contain a large number of varieties tend to lose their more palatable species, because the animals preferentially graze them. many of these pastures end up being dominated by Tall Fescue because it is frequently less palatable.
Legumes - A legume such as alfalfa or clover can be added to the mix at the rate of 1 to 2 lbs of seed per acre to increase forage protein and provide organic nitrogen.
Grazing - New seedlings should be protected from grazing and trampling until the plants are established enough so that they will not be pulled up by grazing animals. This can be accomplished by taking one cutting of hay before allowing animals to graze. Non-irrigated pastures may require two summers without grazing.
Pasture Establishment Forage Descriptions for Commonly Used Species
Meadow Brome - Sod forming, excellent palatability, strong seedlings, irrigated or non-irrigated with 15 inches or more of precipitation annually.
Smooth Brome - Sod forming, excellent palatability, weak seedlings, vigorous spreader, adapted to irrigated conditions. For grazing, plant certified endophyte-free seed.
Perennial Ryegrass - Relatively short-lived bunch grass, excellent palatability, establishes rapidly, low winter hardiness, requires high fertility, adapted to irrigated conditions.
Orchardgrass - Bunch grass, highly palatable, high producing, shade tolerant, irrigated or non-irrigated sites with 16 inches or more of precipitation annually.
Creeping Meadow Foxtail - Sod forming, highly palatable, well adapted to wet meadow conditions.
Intermediate Wheatgrass - Mild sod forming, highly palatable, excellent on non-irrigated sites with 14 or more inches of annual precipitation.
Timothy - Bunch grass, traditional feed for horses, moderate palatability, moderate to high production on wet meadows. It is poor for grazing during moist conditions as many plants will be pulled out thus thinning the stand.
Alfalfa - Very productive, excellent palatability, short-lived, irrigated or non-irrigated.
Strawberry Clover - Spreading moderate production, tolerant of wet and salty conditions.
White Clover - Spreading, high productivity, long-lived, irrigated or non-irrigated.
Ralph Whitesides - Weed Control in Pastures - Powerpoint
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Tall Fescue - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - Blair L. Waldron
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The Benefit of Legumes in a Pasture - Michael D. Peel
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A dream come true, pasture for my horsed on my own property
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SABA Seminar 9:30 am- 5 pm Saturday March 16, 2013
The Southern Adirondack Beekeeper's Association (SABA) would like you to join them for a great all day meeting!
Where: The Huxley Theater in the NY State Museum, within the Cultural Education Center
222 Madison Ave., Albany NY. The Museum will be open during the day. Museum entry is free, as is parking.
Our Speakers : Adam Finkelstein of VP Queens with
The Biology Behind Queen Rearing: Including Tips and Tricks
and VP Queen Bees - Our Goals, Operations and Observations
Karen Rennich of the Bee Informed Partnership with
How NY bees Compare to the Rest of the Country: The APHIS National Honey Bee Survey and The Bee Informed Partnership: Being Nosy Pays Off!
and Jon Zawislak of the University of Arkansas with Bee Genetics Made Understandable
and Speaking to the non-beekeeping Public
Vendors: Betterbee, Brushy Mountain Bee Farm and Dadant will have booths. Check with them for pre-orders.
Fundraiser : As usual, a fundraiser will be held with many beekeeping prizes donated by vendors and friends.
Lunch break: SABA has arranged a cold buffet lunch, so there won't be any need to dash out to drive and find a restaurant. The seminar is in downtown Albany, and there are only a few places close by for Saturday lunch.
Cost: If pre-registered by March 5, lunch is included in the fee* .
$39 for SABA member.
$44 for non-SABA member. * If you choose not to get the lunch, deduct $14.
Walk-ins on seminar day (seminar entry only, no SABA lunch available for Walk-ins):
$30 for SABA member
$35 for non-SABA member
>>> Remember, if we don't receive your registration by March 5, you will not get the SABA lunch. <<<
And Dinner With the Speakers : Friday 3/15, again at The Treviso. $35 per person. Alcoholic drinks are additional and are to be paid for by the individual. Mark form and information will be sent to you (time, directions).
See www.adirondackbees.org for further info., such as registration form, membership fees/options etc.
Contact Anne Frey with questions: firstname.lastname@example.com or 518-895-8744


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#1 Mon 12 Mar 07 7:02pm
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chocolate and banana muffins
Anyone know a good recipe?
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Re: chocolate and banana muffins
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients :
3 lrg Bananas, ripe
1/2 cup Butter, softened
1/2 cup Brown sugar, firmly packed
2 x Eggs
1/4 cup Milk
1 tsp Vanilla
2 cup All-purpose flour
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Miniature chocolate chips
Method :
- Heat oven to 375 F.
Place 18 paper baking cups in 18 muffin pan cups.
Peel bananas and place in pie pan. Mash bananas with fork. Save until Step 8.
Place butter in large bowl. Measure and add brown sugar.
Beat with wooden spoon until well mixed.
Crack eggs 1 at a time into custard cup and add to brown sugar mixture.
Measure and add milk and vanilla.
Add bananas and mix well.
Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup and level off with spatula. Add flour to banana mixture.
Measure, level off with spatula and add baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir with wooden spoon just until all dry ingredients are moistened.
Measure and stir in chocolate chips.
Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin cups, pushing batter from spoon with rubber scraper, until each cup is a little more than half full.
- Set timer and bake muffins at 375 F for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out clean.
Using potholders, remove pans from oven. Place pans on wire racks and let muffins cool in pans for 3 minutes
Remove muffins from pans and serve warm
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By now you've weathered the back to school chaos and have hopefully settled into new routines. Days spent cooped up in the classroom hopefully will have your children scrambling to get outside when they get home. This month's post was inspired by 15 Minutes Outside: 365 ways to get out of the house and connect with your kids by Rebecca P. Cohen J790.191 C678F, shelved in our parenting section in the preschool area.
An easy way to enjoy the fading summer days is to have the kids do their homework outside. Soak up some vitamin D while you can on the back patio or lay a blanket out on the lawn. It'll be a nice change of pace and you might also spot some butterflies.
September is peak migration month for monarch butterflies traveling south to Mexico and California. In late summer, these familiar orange and black butterflies make the long journey to warmer climates. While the average monarch travels a daily distance of about 50-80 miles, one tagged butterfly holds the record of having travelled over 200 miles in one day! Learn all about the monarch butterflies and track this year's migration at http://www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/News.html
You can coax these beauties to rest in your yard by making it butterfly-friendly with some of their favorite flowers like asters and milkweed. Milkweed is considered the primary host plant for monarchs and is available in several varieties - check with your local garden center for availability. Fall is a great time for planting and hummingbirds also love some of these same plants so check out this link for more nectar-rich plant suggestions - http://www.almanac.com/content/plants-attract-butterflies
Another simple way to attract butterflies to your yard is to put out some sweetened fruit for them. On page 82 of Monarch Magic! by Lynn M. Rosenblatt J595.789 R813M you'll find a recipe suggestion…
You'll need: ripe bananas, strawberries, watermelon and/or apples, sugar, water and honey
1. Slice the fruit into a flat bowl, plastic container, or pie tin.
2. Make sugar water by mixing 2-3 teaspoons of sugar and honey with about ½ cup water. Add the sweetened water to the fruit plate.
3. Place the dish on a porch, bench, or in the garden. Be careful, bees like this snack too!
4. Keep an eye out for butterflies and other flying friends.
And speaking of fruit; it's not too late to go berry picking as some berries are still in season. Peak season for blueberries and blackberries is winding down in September but some varieties of raspberries and strawberries may be available locally through October, as well as grapes. Peaches too, which "pair" well with many berries (pun intended) may still be available from local farmers. Berries are especially easy to freeze, simply wash and lay flat on a cookie sheet or line a cardboard lid with wax paper and place in your freezer. Once frozen, they can be sealed in plastic freezer bags and used through the winter for pancakes, muffins or smoothies! The following link has a great guide to local farms (organized by county) where you can find fresh seasonal produce as well as fun family activities. http://www.pickyourown.org/OHcleveland.htm
So get your family outside and soak up the last rays of summer sun!
For further butterfly reading and activities with your little one…
The Lamb and the Butterfly by Arnold Sundgaard, JP
Butterfly Tree by Sandra Markle JP
Making Butterfly Gardens by Dana Rau J638.5789 R239M
Grow Your Own Butterfly Farm by John Malam J638.5789 M236G
Young Adult fiction for your teen…
Butterfly by Sonya Hartnett YA
The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison YA


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What is the significance of the number on Big Pony polos?
The embroidered number on Big Pony pieces traces its heritage to the traditional uniform of professional polo players. The players are assigned a position, which is designated by the numbers from one through four and displayed on team jerseys during a match. The player in position two is primarily an offensive player, three is usually the most experienced player on the team, and four is responsible for defending the team's goal. Our polos with "5" on the sleeve were inspired by the first American public polo match, staged in Brooklyn in 1878. The match featured five players per side, rather than the four per side in contemporary polo.


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SOU student, UCAN Head Start Child Development Services Manager, wife, mother, grandmother and 4-H leader.
Hello, I am a Southern Oregon University (SOU) student in the Early Childhood Development degree program. I am earning my degree online because I live in Roseburg and work full time. I chose Southern Oregon's program because the staff are easy to work with, the classes are applicable to what I am doing in real life and I had experienced SOU from a parent's perspective when my son attended and graduated from there.
I have been working in the field of education for 15 years. I started at UCAN Head Start as a teacher's assistant in 1995, for several years I worked as an emergency and temporary hire as well as one year I job shared the position with another TA and we both worked part time. During these early years I received a Child Development Associate certificate through the Council for Professional Development. In 2000 I became a regular employee and received a teaching position. Shortly after becoming a teacher I enrolled in the AAS program at Umpqua Community College for Early Childhood Education and graduated with that degree in 2002. In 2005 I became an education supervisor and then two years ago I became the Education Manager. Most of the time can't imagine working anywhere else, I love my job.
When I returned to school for my AA and now for my BS degree these decisions were both based on requirements from the federal government for Head Start teaching positions. The first requirement was that all Head Start teachers would have an AA degree by 2011. The new requirement is that 50% of teachers and education supervisors nationwide will have a BA degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field with ECE credits by 2013. Our program has decided that we will meet that requirement by requiring all of our teachers and education supervisors to have a BA/BS degree. Although the requirement is what spurred me to enroll both times I have certainly appreciated the opportunity to further my education. When I went to college the first time, straight out of high school I did not apply myself well to my studies and became a young mother so wasn't able to finish. Now I find that I enjoy college and learning new information and best practices.
It is hard at times to work full time, be a wife and mother and college student. I have had to become very disciplined. When I was getting my AA degree we still had 6 children at home ranging from a first grader to a high school senior. All of our children were in sports and I was a Camp Fire Boys & Girls Leader and a member of the local Little League Board. I can remember attending basketball games and when my daughter wasn't playing I would be reading a text book or I would be at UCC between classes and I would be stuffing envelopes to mail out several hundred player registrations! I am lucky to have a very supportive husband. He also works full time but he cooks a lot of dinners and did a lot of coaching and running children around. I am also a multitasker, I do my homework while my daughter who is still in high school does hers and if necessary I can stop, help her and then go back to mine. I have always believed that we can do whatever we set our mind to. I love my job and wanted to keep it so I decided I would get the degrees, at the same time I love my family and children and determined that I would be as involved in their lives and activities as I could possibly be. It is true that I don't get to read for pure enjoyment as much as I would like and I don't watch a lot of TV but those were things that I was willing to give up. For me it was all about prioritizing. I have learned that no matter how much I dislike something, such as my math class, if I put the time and hard work into it, it will benefit me in the end.
As a teacher I found I was able to use my preschool classroom in my homework assignments - by making games, theme webs, story times – activities that both my students and I benefited from. When I took creative activities the children in my classroom got to do body painting and bungee painting! It was awesome fun. As a supervisor I pass on resources that teachers can access that I learn from my college classes. I researched computers in early childhood as a classroom assignment because I wanted to express to the teachers in my program why we have children's computers in the classroom. Several of the teachers I supervise are also in the program at SOU and I have seen them improve their centers in the classroom, in having literacy throughout the classroom, their communication skills with parents, and their discipline practices.
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I have two hives both were installed in May from strong nucs. They are both in double deep hive bodys and both have the upper deep full of 75% capped honey with a medium super on each, no shb or vorra to notice. The north hive has 75% filled the med super during our summer dearth, the south hive have not touched its med super. The south hive is gentle with only a minor irritation of me digging around in them. The north hive is hotter than a fire poker, I mean up in your face hot pelting your veil and suit like a hail storm.
My question is with the south hive. I found no brood to speak of maybe 10% capped brood and very few larva and no eggs to mention. It seemed to have enough bees for its size but not even close to the north hive in numbers. I found 2 supersedure queen cells. This morning the north hive was working its tail off bees flying like a rush hour bringing in stores, the south hive were all sitting on the front porch having coffee and donuts. Our goldenrods are just starting to bloom and this hive is not gonna benefit from them at this pace. Im wondering if they have a virgin queen yet to breed or a lazy queen.
I did not see the queen.
What are your thoughts on the slow or weaker hive. Fire some questions at me if I missed details you need to evaluate more.
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About 4 days ago, I did a split on 3/9, last Saturday. Did a hive check today. It is now half way successful with 7 queen cells about to be cap. I think they will cap these cells in 6-8 days since 4 days gone by already. And majority of these cells are half way done with one small hole for the bees to get inside to take care. They are smart to built the drone cells as well by the side of the frames at the top.
One plastic frame has 4 cells (3 from the ones I did a notch on, one they make their own on the first day--3/10.) On the next plastic frame 3 cells are made by themselves. Some are small and some are just a bit bigger cells. But nowhere the same size as the big queen cell at pics I seen on this site or youtube videos.
My question is how many cells can I keep and which ones? Is there a way I can help to make these queen cells bigger? How do I get them out off the plastic frames, cut them or scoop them out? Which tool to use to cut or scoop them out better?
And at what date should I be doing the cutting to transfer them into a nuc box?
Next time I am using the real combs but this is my first time to make this mistakes.


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Anticipation is building for what should be a terrific national championship game on Monday night.
UConn has never lost a national title game, winning in 1999, 2004 and 2011. Two of those victories came in Texas.
Beating Kentuckywill be difficult.
But never doubt these Huskies. They are a confident bunch.
"I've just got all the confidence in my guys and we believe in everything we do," senior Shabazz Napier said.
Some news, notes and quotes from Sunday's press conferences at AT&T Stadium in Arlington:
-- Napier was named the winner of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award. He is the second UConn player in four years to receive the honor, joining former teammate Kemba Walker (2011).
"It is an honor for us to award such a worthy athlete of this prestigious award," said Bob Cousy in a released statement. "Napier has fought hard in the NCAA Tournament and has stood out all throughout his college career as a dominant force in the game and a remarkable point guard."
-- Few Huskies got a good night's sleep after Saturday night's upset of top-seededFlorida. Coach Kevin Ollie and his coaching stayed up to prepare the scouting report onKentucky.
Ollie received a text from his former NBA coach, Larry Brown who's now at SMU. They talked on the phone Sunday.
"He just gave me some sound advice – have fun, don't make it complicated," Ollie said.
Junior DeAndre Daniels received 168 text messages after the game and barely slept.
"I was tossing and turning all night just thinking about Monday," Daniels said. "I can't wait to get back on the court."
Kentucky coach John Calipari also was up late.
"I was up until about 3:30 (a.m.) and got up about 7 o'clock," Calipari said. "We're working on fumes now. It's not like we're not tired, but your adrenalin gets you through all of this."
-- The Kentucky media asked several questions about UConn's 33-point loss atLouisvillein the regular season finale on March 8.
"I'm glad that happened, because we went back and I had to evaluate myself as a coach and I hope every player went to their dorms and looked in the mirror and had to evaluate their effort," Ollie said. "Down times like that just promote you.
"So I'm glad it happened. … We got better from that."
UConn has won seven of its last eight games since the defeat.
-- Napier on Kentucky: "We all play the game of basketball to compete against the best. This is one of those games."
-- Ollie pointed to his team's defense as a big reason why UConn is playing for the national title on Monday. "We've been doing that the whole year. It hasn't been our offense, it's been defense. And that's what we hang our hats on."
-- Daniels was asked about his impression of Kentucky freshman star Julius Randle, who averages a double-double.
"We're not focused on one player, we're focused onKentuckyas a whole," Daniels said.
-- Napier spoke about his close relationship with Ollie.
"The four years we have been together, it's been tremendous. He's been where we all want to be, a point guard in the NBA. A guy who's never pointed fingers at anybody but himself through all his trials and tribulations and everything he's been through. You can learn from that.
"We all believe in each other, and no matter what's going on, whether I'm laughing or joking with him or when I was a sophomore and I was crying on his arms because I was upset the way I was playing, he was always there for me."
-- The Huskies have been asked numerous times the last few days to compare this team to the 2011 national championship team.
"I think one of the similarities you can see is we have a great backcourt," senior Niels Giffey said. "Otherwise, I would say this is a very different team. We've got more seniors, more juniors on this team than we had our freshmen year. So think we have our own identity."
-- Ollie was born in Dallas and lived there for five years before moving to Los Angeles with his mother. He returned to Dallas during the summer to work for his father's landscaping business. He'd mow lawns.
"Pop used to get me up at about 4 o'clock in the morning and he didn't pay me a lot. … But it really taught me how to work hard, getting up at 4 o'clock, trying to beat the heat. He still cuts today. He still has his landscaping business.
"So I always see that determination and fight in him. He really established that work ethic in me with the combination of my mother, too, working hard, raising three kids on her own in South Central California."
-- Kentucky freshman Andrew Harrison on the mindset of his team: "It is an us against the world mentality. We just try and go out there and play as hard as we can."
-- The Wildcats have staged second half rallies to win in each of the last four NCAA games.
"It is the fact that we just kept battling," freshman Marcus Lee said. "That is one thing we tried to intensify throughout the season. That is what we got better at."
-- Seventh-seeded UConn and eighth-seeded Kentucky represent the highest combined seeds ever in a national championship game.
"Well, I don't think we were an eight seed and I don't think Connecticut was a seven seed…," Calipari said. "But that's what they seeded us."
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I'm down with that.
It would be funny to see a Spurs sweep the Bulls in the Finals and listen to all the talk about low ratings.
I'm totally down for seeing the Spurs win it this year.
It is an odd numbered year. Don't they always win the odd numbered years?
I would be down for a rematch of the 2005 NBA Championship with the ultimate underdogs winning....
I know. That would be the second best thing to Pistons hoisting the trophy.
And don't forget about the Heat, guys. It would be pretty awesome if those guys won it too!
I think we can all agree that KG winning another 'ship would be the greatest basketball moment of the decade.
I dont like the Celtics, but I wouldn't mind seeing KG win another title. BUT, I'd rather have Duncan win another title, just to cement the fact that he is one of the greatest players of the last 25 years, if not ever.
I have followed lots of teams besides the Pistons, but its always been - Pistons first - the rest - last.
Agreed. ...But REALITY indicates that our beloved Pistons have a better shot at winning a NASCAR championship than an NBA championship this season. I'd prefer The "Pistons West" (Spurs) to win rather than to see Kobe, Pierce or LeJackass hoist the Larry O'Brien trophy.
That's funny.
They have got the worlds greatest player in Bron! Isn't it about time he got his first ring?
He can have his first ring...when he gets married. Just not a big LeBron fan...
I wonder if Miami wins the championship that all the rings will have LeBron's logo on them.
I know, not many of you are. I'm just trying to annoy you guys. To be honest I wouldn't mind if they won but there are a lot of teams I would rather see win.
Lets talk after Friday about just how bad Detroit is.
I'm actually hoping that this is the year that all 4 Detroit sports teams make the playoffs. Red Wings certainly should. Pistons might. Tigers are talkin like they could. And the Lions...we're now entering "high hopes" land. There's nothing wrong with wishing, wanting, and annoying...
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To shoot their frustrating but nonetheless fascinating documentary about Norwegian black metal, directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell spent a few years in Norway, gaining the trust of members of the notorious scene before interviewing them. Their investment, in a way, paid off: Until the Light Takes Us contains unsettling and sometimes sensational footage of and about some of the scene's most important members. Unfortunately, it also lacks much in the way of judgment or perspective.
The genre or niche, a (more) dire offshoot of the more popular international thrash and death metal scenes, originated in the late '80s with the band Mayhem, led by Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth. It was further popularized by Gylve "Fenriz" Nagell's duo Darkthrone and Kristian "Varg" Vikernes's solo project Burzum in the early '90s, and those two musicians are the film's main focus.
Their music was recorded in single takes with defiantly lo-fi materials. On stage, they wore "corpse paint" (this is presented as an original idea, though the makeup is similar to KISS's) and were known to engage in brutal behavior onstage (such as self-mutilation and using weapons). Certain events, like the 1991 shotgun suicide of a Mayhem musician (which was photographed and used as the band's next album cover), popularized the scene as it became more radical, espousing anti-capitalist, -Christian, and -Semitic messages. Members and followers of the scene burned down around two dozen churches in Norway in 1992-93, which exposed black metal to the mainstream, with the media labeling the musicians Satanists.
Most of the discussion of the political slant of the scene comes courtesy of Varg, an unnervingly articulate and charismatic figure who speaks from his (well-equipped, with computer) jail cell, where he's approaching the end of a 21-year sentence for murder and arson — Varg was connected with at least a few of the church burnings. (Fenriz speaks as more of a suffering artist, albeit one who looks to incite suffering in his music.) Varg talks of the adolescent disillusion that drove him to his extreme views and actions, railing against the Christians who "destroyed the [original Norwegian] culture," and discussing how he sought to make the movement more ideological and active. This led to a nasty power struggle within the scene: one of Varg's crimes was the murder of Euronymous, a deified figure (he ran Helvete — "Hell" — the record store that was the scene's effective headquarters, complete with an underground weapons stash). The scene, full of gossip and backbiting, has waned in influence and artism since then.
Aites and Ewell give Varg carte blanche to espouse his speculations and extreme viewpoints through the film; this is troublesome (you worry about the impact the film could have on modern teenagers; indeed, the black metal inspired a two-week rash of arson and petty crime in Florida in the mid-'90s, which goes undiscussed here), but it also simplifies the origins of black metal. Even Varg's own music took considerable inspiration from more mundane ideas, like the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. According to outside accounts (Brandon Stousy's July 2008 Believer article, "A Blaze in the North American Sky," is a good starting point — it's available online — as is the 1998 book Lords of Chaos, written by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind and released by Feral House), Varg has radicalized considerably since his imprisonment, and Aites and Ewell do little to challenge to his views, which effectively pigeonholes the genre, along with the film.
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My hope in posting this is that some reader on beesource here recognizes these boys and reports them. I know its a longshot but maybe someone will know who's hives these are.
My hope in posting this is that some reader on beesource here recognizes these boys and reports them. I know its a longshot but maybe someone will know who's hives these are.
Sorry I forgot to add the link to the video. These boys must be proud of what they did to post it.
If I read the background correctly on UTUBE, this guy is in Manchester, England...and the video was posted one year ago. It is frustrating to see.
What the Heck!!
Maybe, if were lucky, one day he'll try kicking a Hornets nest or AHB Hive.
Now thats the vid I want to see!
I left a little comment on their page and also flagged it as (Violent/abusive>cruelty to animals). I tell ya, if they I caught them in the act, It'd be the worse day in there pathitic little lives.
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I have constant trouble with kids. so far they have left the hives alone, but they destroy everything else they can find. I caught one trying to steal one of my dogs one day. They throw rocks at my chickens almost daily.
If I ever hear that my kid vandlizes anybodies property I will haul his but back there and he will preform slave labor for several months to cover the costs of damage.
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They look like British National hives. If not, then maybe DE hives. But England sounds right for what we are seeing. I did expect more of an accent though...
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Their is a recent law enacted here that says all apiaries must have signs posted indicating their presence. Just doesn't sound like a very smart thing to do.
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An all girls school in Simsbury, CT that is composed of the girls too stupid or pretty to get into Miss Porter's. Walker's girls are often approx. 70 lbs and are spotted wearing what appears to be clothing stolen from their pre-teen siblings. Often referred to as "Walker's Stalkers" by nearby all-boys schools due to their desperate attempts for male attention. They are even stupid enough to spell APPEARANCE wrong on their own definition, when urbandictionary even has its own spellcheck.
Dude, your little sister is dressed like a prostitute outside that Chilis in SimCom..
Nah, thats just some Ethel Walkers skank.
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text: Previous mocks. All indicators are pointing in the direction of Mark Barron as our first selection which is hardly surprising given our perennial need at the position and inability to find a longterm solution. I am fine with this pick and think that it provides an immediate boost to a defense which has struggled in the past few years with big pass plays. In this draft, my priority is to shore up our secondary, the interior OL, and bring in some bodies in an effort to improve our lackluster DL play. Mark Barron, S, Alabama Steady, heady, and ready to man a position that has been in flux since the departure of Woody. Puts a definitive end to those end of the game breakdowns when the opposing team drives the length of the field and leaves our DBs pointing fingers at each other because they're not on the same page. Kevin Zeitner, OG, Wisconsin. Our coaching clearly has an eye on one of the WI OL prospects and Zeitner is the one most likely to be there when we pick in the second round. His technical perfectionism, workmanlike attitude, and mean streak fits the mold of a "Garrett player." Might offer some versatility if he can pay center. Alonzo Dennard, DB, Nebraska. Injury, speed, and size concerns have dropped him considerably since the end of the season but his bread and butter of winning at the line of scrimmage fits well with what Ryan wants to do on defense. Offers some security given Jenkin's injuries and contract status and Oscan's inconsistency. Kheeston Randall, DE/DT, Texas. Has the athleticism, strength, and work habits to develop into a versatile lineman whether inside or outside. May not make a ton of plays in the backfield but can hold the line and push back the pocket. Malik Jackson, DE, Tennessee. Jackson has good size and agility but is somewhat raw and still growing as a player. Most likely a rotational player early on in his career but has the skills and natural ability to develop into a solid starter if he could put it all together. Audie Cole, ILB, NC St. With the departure of James and uncertain status of Brookings, we need to bring some fresh blood to the ILB corps. Cole is athletic and an all-around solid ILB prospect who can provide depth at a thin position and contribute on special teams. James Hanna, TE, OK I know the team appears eager to find a TE early in the draft, but after our experiences with Fasano and Bennett, I'm a bit skeptical of taking a TE before the fourth round as we are not a two pass-catching TE team like New England. Hannah is a good blocker who has excellent speed and potential despite not having elite production at Oklahoma. Grant Garner, C, OK St. All Big-12 First team center who has the size, the mental disposition, and experience against topflight competition to potentially compete with the likes of Costa and Killa for what is admittedly the weakest link on the OL.