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[quote:Anonymous Coward 25542798:MV8yMDE2NjA0XzMzODg3MjE0XzVBNUVGOTM=] http://www.maurobiglino.com/research.php The Research Work The research work of Mauro Biglino is focused on re-translating the original Hebrew text of the Old Testament of the Bible in a literal way, word by word, with an open mind, devoid of any theological dogma or prejudice, following a logical and rational path. The objective of the research is to verify what is truly written in the original Biblical text. The study and the research on the original Masoretic text of the Bible has lead Mr. Biglino to some staggering discoveries. 1.- The Origin of Man Mauro Biglino has found that in the original Hebrew text of the Bible, in the Book of Genesis, it is written that a group of individuals - called the Elohim – made man with a genetic engineering intervention, by mixing their own DNA with the DNA of primates already present on the Earth. In the Bible there is even a specific word that refers to the DNA, and this Hebrew word is tselem. Mr. Biglino has found that the correct translation of the famous verses of Genesis (1:26) is: "And the Elohim (plural) said: "Let us make man in our likeness, using that thing that contains our image". The "thing that contains our image" is the tselem, which means "something material which contains the image, and which has been cut off from". The "Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon", dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic, under the term "tselem" writes the following definition: «something cut off». What is that "something" which contains the "image" of someone, that can be "cut off ", that can be extracted? In our modern times, one thing immediately comes to mind: the DNA. The word Elohim, in the modern Christian Bibles, has been translated with the word "God". But it is a wrong translation, because the Elohim is a plural term, that indicates a group of flesh and bones individuals, powerful but not omnipotent, and certainly not spiritual nor transcendent. What is written in the original Hebrew text of the Old Testament has a stunning similarity with what is written in the Sumerian tablets, which are dating to more than 4000 years ago. Basically the the original Masoretic text of the Old Testament and the ancient Sumerian tablets are telling the same events. The Sumerian tablets are even more detailed. Mr. Biglino has found that two modern scientific discoveries fully confirm the Masoretic text of the Bible: A. The scientific research on the Mitochondrial DNA brings to the conclusion that there was a "first mother" - the mother of all humans - and that she lived on Earth around 250,000 - 150,000 years ago. B. Moreover, the often overlooked transition between the 24 chromosome pairs of apes and monkeys (and the Neanderthal Man) to the 23 chromosome pairs of Homo Sapiens suggests that a highly sophisticated genetic engineering intervention took place at a certain point in time. There is no way that this transition from 24 to 23 chromosome pairs could happen spontaneously. C. The "missing link" between apes and homo sapiens still, after decades of searches, has not been found. All these factors: the Mitochondrial DNA, the 24 to 23 chromosome pairs transition, the inexistent link between apes and homo sapiens, and the writings on the Sumerian tablets fully confirm the narration of the Bible about the "Origin of Man" - and the Bible does not tell of a "Creationist" version about the Origin of Man - at all. What Mr. Biglino has found about the Origin of Man puts in crisis both the "Creationist" hypothesis upheld by Christians, both the Darwinist-Evolutionist Theory. In his books Mr. Biglino suggests that a "third way" - an "Intervention Theory" - should be seriously be taken into consideration to explain the Origin of Man. 2.- The Omnipotent, Omniscient, Spiritual God The Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant Churches ascribe to "God" these attributes: "God" is Omnipotent - having unlimited power "God" is Omniscient - having infinite knowledge "God" is Omnipresent - being present everywhere "God" is Omnibenevolent - being perfect goodness "God" is Eternal - he lives forever "God" is a Spiritual, Transcendent Being In his thorough analysis of the ancient Hebrew Masoretic text, Mr. Biglino has found that nowhere in the Bible it is spoken about any Omnipotent, Omniscient and Eternal God. The Bible speaks of a group of flesh and bones individuals, called the Elohim. The word Elohim was translated as "God" both in the Catholic Bible, both in the King James version. It is a wrong translation. 3.- The Elohim The Elohim were not a "God" but a group of flesh and bones individuals. That they were flesh and bones individuals it is written with absolute clarity in the original Hebrew Masoretic text of the Bible. The meaning of Elohim is "The Shining Ones", "The Elevated Ones" or "The Powerful Ones". The Elohim were certainly powerful but not omnipotent, they had advanced scientific knowledge and technology but they were not omniscient, they had an extended lifespan compared to humans but they were not Immortal, neither eternal. If "God" is considered as a Spiritual, Transcendent, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnibenevolent, Eternal and Immortal Being, there is no trace of any such being within the original Masoretic text of the Bible. 4. - Yahweh was not a "God" Mr. Biglino's findings reveal that Yahweh was simply one of this group of flesh and bones individuals called the Elohim. In the Old Testament emerges clearly that Yahweh was himself a flesh and bones individual. And Yahweh was not even one of the most powerful Elohim. On the opposite, he was one of the less important and less powerful of the Elohim. Yahweh was given a poor land, and a people to rule which was at the time inexistent: he had to form it and to instruct them, to fight the enemies and to conquer lands. At the time of Moses (around 1400 BCE) even the language of that people - the Hebrew language - was inexistent: Hebrew as a language was formed four centuries later, at the time of King David. In Deuteronomy (32:8) it is written that the Elyon - who is the Highest, the leader of the Elohim - decided the allotment of the lands among the Elohim. The Elyon assigned to Yahweh a people that was (Deut. 32:9-10): "in a desert land, and in the howling waste of a wilderness" Yahweh was assigned an unimportant people, which was scattered in a desert land, in a territory devoid of any value or interest. The Bible tells (Genesis 10:25) that the division of the lands among the Elohim happened at the time of Peleg, who was the son of Eber, Sem's great grandson. While it is not easy to give a precise date, we could infer an approximate date between 3000 - 2500 BCE. From history we know that at that time there were well developed civilizations, such as the Egyptians, the Sumerians and the ancient Indians. Yahweh was not assigned those people, those well developed civilizations and a fertile land, he was assigned a desert and barren land and a scattered, unimportant people. This is clear evidence that Yahweh was one of the less important and less powerful of the Elohim. 5. - Even "God" dies. In the original Hebrew Masoretic text of the Bible it is written in clear words that even the Elohim die. (Psalm 82, 83) (Elohim is translated as "God" in the modern Catholic and Protestant Bibles). 6. - The "Angels" The term "Angel" comes from the Greek word "Aggelos" which means "Messenger, Herald". In itself, the Greek term "Aggelos" originally did not have any spiritual meaning. Theologians and Church Fathers claim that the "Angels" are spiritual beings with no material body, who take visible appearance only when needed, they have the role of intermediaries between God and humans. Theologians wrote that "God" gives to the "Angels" the duty of punishing or helping humans. In the original text of the Bible, the Malakhim - translated as "Angels" - are clearly described as flesh and bones individuals, as are the Elohim: in the Bible it is written that the Malakhim eat, drink, they get tired, they sweat, they get dirty and they even need to wash themselves. This is written in clear words in the passage of Abraham meeting two Malakhim and Yahweh [Genesis 18], in the meeting of the same two Malakhim with Lot in Sodom, right before its destruction [Genesis 19], in the Book of Tobit, in the Book of Zechariah, and in many more Biblical passages. The meaning of the word Malakhim is "The Guardians", "The Watchers", "The Messengers" - of the orders of the Elohim. The Malakhim of the Bible have a strong correlation with the Igigi of the ancient Sumerian tablets. They had the same function: also the Igigi were "The Guardians", "The Watchers", "The Messengers". Why did the Bible translators distort the text and invented from scratch inexistent spiritual attributes to the Malakhim? Why did they delete or twisted the concrete, physical attributes of the Malakhim, so clearly described in the original Biblical text? Did the Bible translators and Theologians have the need to portray the "Angels" as coherent with the vision of a monotheistic spiritual and transcendent "God"? As they did with the physical, flesh and bones Elohim? 7.- The Hebrew Language As written above, at the time of Moses, the Hebrew language was not existing, and Moses was not speaking in Hebrew, but in some other language. The Hebrew language came into existence 4 centuries after Moses, at the time of King David. 8.- The Ten Commandments The true "Ten Commandments" of the Covenant given by Yahweh to Moses are completeley different from what is being told by the Catholic hierarchies, and by the Christian Protestant Churches. The Ten Commandments of the Covenant between Yahweh and the People of Israel have nothing to do with anything spiritual or anything moral or ethic: they were rules to mantain social order and sanitary measures. The Ten Commandments were aimed to keep the Israelite people under the thumb of the jealous and ruthless ruler called Yahweh. The Covenant between Yahweh and the People of Israel had very practical bases. It was a contract establishing the rules between two parties, one of which was the strong one - the Yahweh's side - and the other was the weak one - the People of Israel side -. Yahweh did not want to create a religion. Yahweh's purpose was to establish a covenant with a people who had to serve him, in exchange for the help in the conquest of a territory where to settle. The founders of Christianity have deliberately distorted and twisted the real meaning of the real Ten Commandments. The founders of Christianity have concealed the purpose of Yahweh, replacing it with their own purpose, which was to create a religion. and more... Concreteness. In the whole path of the research on the original Masoretic text of the Bible, a constant factor emerged. And this constant factor is concreteness. There is concreteness in the Book of Genesis, in the Exodus, in the Book of Numbers, in the Deuteronomy, in the Book of Zechariah. Wherever we have looked, and examined the original text in depth and with accuracy, we have found concreteness. The Elohim and Yahweh are flesh and bones individuals, the Angels - the Malakhim - are flesh and bones individuals, the "Blessing" has a concrete and very material meaning, even the kevod - translated in modern Christian Bibles as "The Glory of God" - is a very concrete and material device routinely used by Yahweh. We have not found any trace of anything "spiritual" in the Bible. It appears evident that all the spiritual meanings we read in today's Old Testament are just a theological construction, inserted on purpose, distorting the meaning of the original Biblical text. There is no "God" in the Bible. If the reader is interested, he/she can read some excerpts from the English version of Mauro Biglino's book.© 2012 Mauro Biglino. All Rights Reserved. [/quote]
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What if I told you there is direct connection
between Zechariah Sitchin and Lord Rothschild
in the Illuminati ???
Would you believe me ???
I guess not, so here goes your evidence.
According to Sitchin's biography on wiki
Sitchin attended London's School of Economics
right along side George Soros.
Lord Rothschild is an instructor at the London
School of Economics.
Sitchin worked in Israel as an editor before writing
his first book "The 12th Planet".
Sitchin came to America in 1952, the very same year
Soros started his Quantum Fund with $1M of Rothschild
Capital. Soros came to America in the same year.
Coincidence ??? keep reading ;)
Sitchin's first book "The 12th Planet" was published
by Berkley Books which is a subsidiary of Penguin
Publishing. Penguin Publishing is owned by Pearson PLC.
The stockholders of Pearson PLC are members of a quai-secret
company called "The Economists Group". Lord Rothschild
is a member of this group and also has another secretive
group within that group called "The Economists Intelligence Unit"
or EIU.
So there is a direct connection between Sitchin and Rothschild.
Rothschild co-financed Sitchin's work through his publishing
company and had contact with him at the London School of Economics.
Therefore, it was Lord Rothschild who helped distribute the Ancient
Alien Agenda.
still not convinced ???
The History Channel's Series of Ancient Aliens
was funded by the Bristol Meyyers Squib Company.
Guess who owns huge stock in Squib ???
Lord Rothschild !!!
still not convinced ???
Sitchin is also a 33rd Deg Master Mason
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It is my theory that Sitchin is part of an Illuminati
Psy-Op pushing the Ancient Alien Theory to push the
world into the NWO. And there are connections to
There are also some real scientists who can prove
Sitchin is a fraud.
link to www.youtube.com
Sitchin is a fraud and funded by Rothschild
and the Illuminati.
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Canarsie filmmaker Thomas La Sorsa selected the exterior of the pizzeria on Strickland and Mill avenues to shoot a scene for his new movie, "Circus Maximus," featuring fellow boroughite Joe D'Onofrio and Sal Governale, a writer, who doubles as "Sal the Stockbroker" on the "Howard Stern Show."
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Jan. 26, 2010
This Week
Fri-Sat. Jan. 29-30 -- at Rod McCravy Memorial (Lexington, Ky.), 6 p.m./10:30 a.m.
Live Results
This weekend, the No. 38-ranked University of Michigan men's track and field team heads outside the state of Michigan for the first time this season, traveling south to Lexington, Ky., for the Rod McCravy Memorial on Friday (Jan. 29) and Saturday (Jan. 30). The meet is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Friday and conclude beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Schedule of Events
Friday, Jan. 29
6 p.m. -- 35-lb. Weight, High Jump, Triple Jump
Saturday, Jan. 30
10:30 a.m. -- Long Jump
11:30 a.m. -- Pole Vault
Noon -- Shot Put
12:30 p.m. -- 60m Dash (preliminaries), 60m Hurdles (preliminaries)
1:15 p.m. -- Bill Lee Mile Run
1:50 p.m. -- 60m Dash
2 p.m. -- 60m Hurdles
2:35 p.m. -- 400m Run
3:20 p.m. -- 800m Run
3:50 p.m. -- 200m Dash
4:30 p.m. -- 3,000m Run
5:05 p.m. -- 4x400m Relay
Teams Competing
In addition to Michigan, the following teams will be competing at the Rod McCravy Memorial: Kentucky (host), Florida State, Southern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Middle Tennessee State, Western Kentucky, Louisville (partial team), Tennessee, Georgia Tech, UT-Chattanooga, Illinois and Mississippi State.
U-M's Top Indoor Times
60-meter Dash: Denard Robinson, 6.81 (1/16 vs. Ohio State)
60-meter Hurdles: Carl Buchanon, 7.99 (1/24, Simmons-Harvey Invitational)
200-meter Dash: Nicholas Neuman, 22.28 (1/24, Simmons-Harvey Invitational)
400-meter Dash: David St. Amant, 49.92 (1/16 vs. Ohio State)
600-meter Run: David St. Amant, 1:21.30 (1/24, Simmons-Harvey Invitational)
800-meter Run: Sean McNamara, 1:55.02 (1/24, Simmons-Harvey Invitational)
Mile Run: Bobby Aprill, 4:18.60 (1/24, Simmons-Harvey Invitational)
3,000-meter Run: Peter Christmas, 8:17.99 (1/16 vs. Ohio State)
High Jump: John Kipf, 6-11 (1/16 vs. Ohio State)
Long Jump: Robert Peddlar, 24-1 1/2 (1/23, Simmons/Harvey Invitational)
Triple Jump: Robert Peddlar, 48-3 1/2 (1/16 vs. Ohio State)
Pole Vault: Frank Shotwell, 16-0 3/4 (1/16 vs. Ohio State), John Greenlee, 16-0 3/4 (1/23, Simmons-Harvey Invitational)
Shot put: Sean Pruitt, 57-1 1/2 (1/23, Simmons/Harvey Invitational)
35-lb. Weight: Sean Pruitt, 63-8 1/4 (1/16 vs. Ohio State)
How Michigan Compares
The following chart below illustrates how Michigan student-athletes' top marks compare in the Big Ten (rank out of top 10) and the NCAA (rank out of Top 100). The national leader in each event listed is also shown:
|60-Meter Dash
|Ray Jadusingh (Alabama)
|Denard Robinson
|200-meter Dash
|Curtis Mitchell (Texas A&M)
|Nicholas Neuman
|3,000-meter Run
|Andrew Beyer (Indiana)
|Peter Christmas
|60-meter Hurdles
|Barrett Nugent (LSU)
|Carl Buchanon
|Nick McCampbell
|High Jump
|Trent Arrivey (Washington St.)
|7-4 1/4 (2.24m)
|John Kipf
|6-11 (2.11m)
|Long Jump
|Zedric Thomas (LSU)
|26-3 (8.00m)
|Robert Peddlar
|24-1 1/2 (7.35m)
|Triple Jump
|Kyron Foster (Michigan St.)
|52-8 1/4 (16.06m)
|Robert Peddlar
|48-3 1/2 (14.72m)
|Shot Put
|Nate Hunter (Northeastern)
|63-6 3/4 (19.37m)
|Sean Pruitt
|57-1 1/2 (17.41m)
|35-lb. Weight
|Steffen Nerdal (Memphis)
|74-10 (22.81m)
|Sean Pruitt
|63-8 1/4 (19.41m)
Times and marks courtesy of TFRRS.org
Last Time Out
A win by sophomore Nicholas Neuman (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) in the 200-meter dash highlighted a strong group of performances from the Wolverines at the Simmons/Harvey Invitational last weekend (Sat-Sun., Jan. 23-24). Neuman was Michigan's only victor in the track events, but senior thrower Sean Pruitt (Cato, Wis./Valders) took first in the shot put and junior Robert Peddlar (Kingston, Jamaica/Wolmer's Boys) won the long jump.
Other notable top-three finishes included freshman John Greenlee (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier) in the pole vault (third), senior John Kipf (Monroe, Mich./St. Mary's Catholic Central) in the high jump (second), junior David St. Amant (Livonia, Mich./Churchill) in the 600-meter run (second), junior Carl Buchanon (South Bend, Ind./Clay) in the 60-meter hurdles (second), sophomore Matt Campbell (Rochester, Mich./Rochester) in the 400-meter run (second) and freshman Aaron Taylor (Rochester Hills, Mich./Adams) in the 200-meter dash (second).
History Made at Simmons/Harvey
As the title says, history was made last Saturday at the Simmons/Harvey Invitational. Michigan student Jerome Singleton, a T-44 amputee who wears a prosthetic below his right knee, broke the world record for fastest time in the 60-meter dash by a paralympian. He crossed the finish line with a clocked time of 7.34, breaking the old world record of 7.78. Singleton is a senior at Michigan studying industrial engineering and has worked with Michigan head coach Fred LaPlante at practices. Singleton's time was the fastest in his heat.
U-M in Preseason Rankings
Michigan began the season ranked No. 35 by USTFCCCA.org. In the most recent poll, released Tuesday (Jan. 26), the Wolverines check in at No. 38, moving three spots down from their original spot. Minnesota (No. 12), Indiana (No. 16) and Michigan State (No. 27) are the only Big Ten teams ranked ahead of Michigan. Florida State remains at No. 1.
Youth Movement
After a senior-laden group roster in 2009, the 2010 roster is comprised of mostly underclassmen. Out of the 53 student-athletes on this year's track and field roster, 30 of them are listed as redshirt sophomores or younger. Here's a look at the roster, broken down by class:
Freshmen: 24
Sophomores: 7
Juniors: 8
Seniors: 6
Fifth-year seniors: 8
Here Come the Champions
In addition to Buchanon and Pruitt last year, there are two other Big Ten champions are on this year's roster. Fifth-year senior Lex Williams (Ann Arbor, Mich./Dexter) is a two-time Big Ten indoor champion, as he won the 5,000-meter run and was a part of the distance medley relay in 2007. Junior multi-event performer Frank Shotwell (Medina, Ohio/Medina) won the decathlon (Outdoor) and Heptathlon (Indoor) in 2008.
All Over The Country (And Beyond)
Over half of the student-athletes on the 2010 track and field roster hail from the state of Michigan. In addition, 14 states are represented on the track & field roster, as are two other countries. Find the complete list below:
Michigan (28): Bobby Aprill (Dexter), Chris Baldwin (Battle Creek), Erik Braun (Pinckney, Mich.), Geoff Burns (Traverse City), Matthew Campbell (Rochester), Peter Christmas (Ann Arbor), Ethan Dennis (Grand Rapids), Austin DeWildt (Wyoming), Ramses Dukes (Detroit), Andrew Evans (Portage), Derek Henning (Alanson), Bradley James (East Lansing), Michael Joiner-Hill (Detroit), John Kipf (Monroe), Jeff Kline (Flushing), Nick McCampbell (Detroit), Tony Nalli (Ann Arbor), David Ptacek (Allegan), Kurt Reichenbach (Brighton), Joe Reynolds (Rochester), Troy Sneller (Hamilton), David St. Amant (Livonia), Aaron Taylor (Rochester Hills), Kyle Terpak (Riverview), Nick Thomas (Bloomfield Hills) Taylor Voice (Boyne City), James Wade (Ann Arbor), Lex Williams (Ann Arbor)
California (3): Jeff Merrill (Lodi), Joe Strizich (San Francisco), Matt Wheeler (Atherton)
Connecticut (1): Davis Craw (Monroe)
Florida (1): Denard Robinson (Deerfield Beach)
Illinois (3): Sean McNamara (Elmhurst), Nicholas Neuman (Mokena), David Sweeney (Oswego)
Indiana (1): Carl Buchanon (South Bend)
New Jersey (2): Craig Forys (Howell), Grant Till (Wayne)
New York (2): Mike Dobmeier (East Amherst), Will Jurkowski (North Salem)
Ohio (2): John Greenlee (Cincinnati), Frank Shotwell (Medina)
Pennsylvania (2): Je'Ron Stokes (Philadelphia), Dan Tyler (Wallingford)
Rhode Island (1): Brendan Lodge (Narragansett)
Texas (2): Zach Ornelas (Cedar Park), Troy Woolfolk (Sugar Land)
Washington (1): Brandon Fellows (Mercer Island)
Wisconsin (1): Sean Pruitt (Cato)
New Zealand (2): Brendon Blacklaws (Wellington), Dallas Bowden (Hastings)
Jamaica (1): Robert Peddlar (Kingston)
New Addition
Michigan has added a new transfer, middle distance runner Nick Thomas (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Brother Rice). Thomas, a sophomore, made his Michigan debut against Ohio State in "The Dual", finishing fourth in the 800-meter run. Thomas transferred from Princeton and was a two-time all-state selection at Brother Rice (H.S.) and 2008 Nike Outdoor All-American in the 800-meter run.
Meet the Newbies
There are 19 first-year student-athletes on this year's roster, compared to seven last season:
Brendon Blacklaws (Wellington, New Zealand/Wellington College)
Dallas Bowden (Hastings, New Zealand/Nelson College)
Ramses Dukes (Detroit, Mich./Mumford)
Zach Ornelas (Cedar Park, Texas/Vista Ridge)
Joe Reynolds (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams)
Dan Tyler (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven)
Davis Craw (Monroe, Conn./Masuk)
David Ptacek (Allegan, Mich./Hamilton)
Denard Robinson (Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach)
Troy Sneller (Hamilton, Mich./Hamilton)
Je'Ron Stokes (Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast)
Aaron Taylor (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams)
Ethan Dennis (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grandville)
Austin DeWildt (Wyoming, Mich./Catholic Central)
Andrew Evans (Portage, Mich./Portage Northern)
John Greenlee (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier)
Bradley James (East Lansing, Mich./Haslett)
Michael Joiner-Hill (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit)
Jeff Kline (Flushing, Mich./Flushing)
Follow the Leader
Junior hurdler Carl Buchanon (South Bend, Ind./Clay), sophomore distance runner Craig Forys (Howell, N.J./Colts Neck) and junior multi-event performer Frank Shotwell (Medina, Ohio/Medina) were named tri-captains for the season. Shotwell was also a tri-captain last season, along with former Wolverines Dan Harmsen and Justin Switzer.
Meyer Honored
Former U-M track athlete Greg Meyer (1974-77) was inducted into the University of Michigan Hall of Honor on Jan. 10. He was an All-America selection in the steeplechase and a Big Ten champion. In addition, Meyer won the 1983 Boston Marathon. He was inducted into the Michigan Track & Field Hall of Fame last year.
Football Imports
Throughout the years, some of Michigan's all-time football standouts have made the transition to the track during the winter and spring months. Former Wolverines like Desmond Howard, Tyrone Wheatley and Braylon Edwards all ran track, and this season, Robinson, Joe Reynolds (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams) and Je'Ron Stokes (Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast) are on the roster.
Robinson played quarterback this past season for the Wolverines, while Reynolds and Stokes were listed as wide receivers. In high school, Robinson was clocked at running the 40-yard dash in 4.32 seconds and was considered to be one of the fastest athletes in the entire state of Florida last year. He was a member of the 2008 FHSAA state champion 4x100-meter relay team and finished third in the 100-meter dash at the 2008 Florida 4A Track & Field State Championships.
Reynolds was a three-time All-State selection at Rochester Adams (Rochester Hills, Mich.) and was a state champion in the 800-meter run as a junior.
Stokes was a member of the Pennsylvania All-State 4x200-meter relay team as a junior. He ran the 100-meter dash in 10.8 seconds, the 200-meter dash in 22.6 seconds and the 110-meter hurdles in 14.1 seconds. On the football field this past season for the Wolverines, Stokes played in six games, recording two receptions for 16 yards.
Also re-joining the squad is junior Troy Woolfolk (Sugar Land, Texas/Dulles), who was a 2008 Big Ten Champion as part of the 4x100-meter relay team (Outdoor). In high school, Woolfolk was a varsity letterwinner all four years in high school for Dulles and was a District champion in the 200-meter dash as a senior. This past season on the football field, Woolfolk recorded 46 tackles as a cornerback/safety. He is the son of former Michigan All-American tailback Butch Woolfolk (1978-81).
Robinson's Electric Debut
In his first Indoor track meet ever, Denard Robinson won the 60-meter dash against Ohio State (Jan. 16), crossing the finish line with a time of 6.81. His debut has generated buzz in the media. [ Read AnnArbor.Com's Dave Birkett's story on Robinson ]
Quick 2009 Recap
The Wolverines finished among the best in the Big Ten last season, finishing second at the Indoor Championships and third in the Outdoor. At NCAAs, Michigan took 32nd (Indoor) and tied for 62nd (Outdoor).
Former Wolverine and new, first-year volunteer assistant coach Adam Harris was one of the top sprinters in the country. He was an All-America selection for both Indoor (60m) and Outdoor (100m) and won four individual Big Ten titles (Indoor: 60m, 200m; Outdoor: 100m, 200m). For the Indoor season, Harris was named Athlete of the Year, as well as Athlete of the Championships. Former distance runner Justin Switzer was U-M's other All-America selection, earning the honor in the mile run.
Two student-athletes were Big Ten Champions last season. Senior thrower Sean Pruitt (Cato, Wis./Valders) was a 2009 Big Ten Indoor Champion in the 35-lb. Weight Throw, while junior Carl Buchanon won the 400-meter hurdles (Outdoor).
Twelve U-M student-athletes received All-Big Ten honors last season. For the Indoor season, Pruitt, fifth-year senior Brandon Fellows (Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island) and junior David St. Amant (Livonia, Mich./Churchill) joined Harris, Switzer and Roger Billhardt as first team All-Big Ten selections. Senior Sean McNamara (Elmhurst, Ill./York) was a second team selection. For the Outdoor season, Buchanon and Harris were first team selections, while Pruitt, fifth-year senior Lex Williams (Ann Arbor, Mich./Dexter) and Dan Harmsen were second team selections.
Stay Connected
Michigan track & field is now on Twitter. Sign up for Twitter and follow the Wolverines (michigan_track) with up-to-the-minute news and information throughout the season and beyond.
2010 Record Book and Yearbook!
Beginning with the 2009-10 academic year, the University of Michigan athletics department will no longer print media guides. U-M fans and media can still obtain all the information they're used to, only now it's available online. If you're looking for in-depth historical information, statistics, records, archives, etc., the Record Book is what you'll need and it was just added to MGoBlue.com. For more of a general overview of a team, the staff and student-athletes, check out the Yearbook. [ Check out the Yearbook and Record Book ]
Leaders of the Wolverines
Fred LaPlante enters his second season as head coach for the Michigan men's track and field team after 11 seasons as the associate head coach of the program. In his 12 seasons with the program, LaPlante's main focus has been the development of U-M's sprint and hurdle athletics. LaPlante has coached 17 Olympians, 28 individual national champions and 79 All-Americans in his 23 years of coaching.
Ron Warhurst is in his second season as associate head coach, but has been at Michigan for nearly 40 years. Working with mainly Michigan's distance athletes, Warhurst has been in charge of the cross country team for the last 36 years in Ann Arbor. He was the head coach for track and field from 2000-08, before yielding the reins to LaPlante prior to last season. Overall, Warhurst has spent 36 years with the Michigan track and field program and has coached 12 Olympians, 12 individual national champions, 44 track and field All-Americans, and 38 cross country All-Americans.
David Kaiser returns for his sixth season working with Michigan's field and jump athletes. Kaiser has coached 27 All-Americans and 33 conference champions.
Home Of The Wolverines
During the Indoor season, the Wolverines compete inside the Indoor Track Building, which has been in use for Michigan's men and women track & field teams since 1974.
Originally constructed as the Indoor Track and Tennis Building in 1974, the completion of the Varsity Tennis Center allowed for the removal of the tennis courts and the 1997 renovations. During these renovations, the Indoor Track Building's six-lane track switched from a tartan-surface to Durathon-surface, and the pole vault, long jump and high jump pits were moved into the middle of the track.
Michigan hosts several indoor meets during the winter months, including the prestigious Red Simmons and Harold Silverston Invitationals, which draw top talent from the Big Ten Conference and Midwestern region, as well as the annual Jack Harvey Invitational, named after the long-time U-M men's track and field coach, who retired in 1999.
The Indoor Track Building has hosted several Big Ten Conference Indoor Championships, including the men's meet in 1994 and the women's meet's in 2005, when the Wolverines won the title in front of their home crowd. In addition, the men's (1977, 1984 and 2004) and women's (1987 and 1995) conference championship meets have taken place at the Indoor Track Building.
Up Next...
Michigan continues its road trip next weekend in South Bend, Ind., for the Meyo Invitational. The meet is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5, and conclude at noon on Saturday, Feb. 6.
Contact: Brad Rudner (734) 763-4423


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Nov. 9, 1997
USC Suffers Loss in Exhibition Opener, 81-58
LOS ANGELES - The USC women's basketball team, playing with a skeleton roster due to injuries, fell in its opener to SAM Myjava (Slovakia), 81-58 in front of 250 at the Lyon Center on Sunday afternnon.
USC junior Kristin Clark led all scorers with 21 points, including 5 3-pointers. Sophomore Tiffany Washington had 12 points and freshman forward Tashara Carter scored 10 points and had 4 steals.
SAM Myjava was lead by forward Marcela Kalistova's 17 points.
USC, taking the floor with just seven pllayers suited up, took an early 13-4 lead in the start and led 20-15 with just more than 10 minutes to go in the first half. SAM Myjava then scored 9 consectutive points to take a 24-20 lead. USC held firm and went into halftime only down 35-34.
Leading 43-40 with 15 minutes to go in the game, SAM Myjava used a 7-point run to take a 50-40 lead and never led by less than 6 points the rest of the way. USC made only 17 of 35 free throws.
USC was playing without junior forward/center Adrian Williams (ankle), junior forward Jodi Parriott (knee) and sophomore guard Erica Mashia (hip). Also out was sophomore guard Kim Clark, who was suspended form the team for violating a team rule.
USC's next and final exhibition game, against Kilsyth (Ausstralia), is Saturday night (November 15) at the Lyon Center at 7 p.m.


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Jan. 31, 1997
USC Defeats Arizona State 12-3
LOS ANGELES - No. 3 USC scored seven runs in the fourth inning to break a 2-2 tie and went on to defeat No. 7 Arizona State, 12-3, in the Pac-10 Southern Division opener Friday at Dedeaux Field. USC is now 4-0 (1-0 Pac-10) while the Sun Devils drop to 2-2 (0-1)
USC has won eight straight games over the Sun Devils at Dedeaux Field.
In the fourth inning the Trojans took advantage of six hits, including a 2-run home run by freshman catcher Eric Munson (his first) and doubles by sophomore Robb Gorr and senior Greg Walbridge, and three Sun Devil errors to take a 7-2 lead.
Arizona State left fielder Mikel Moreno led off the fifth inning with a solo home run (his first) off Trojan starter Randy Flores (2-0) but three Trojan pitchers shut down the Sun Devils scoring the rest of the way.
Flores, whose Trojan career record is now 35-5, went 7 innings and scattered six hits and two walks with one strikeout (he was credited with all three runs). Mike Weibling and Brian Vieira each pitched scoreless innings to close out the game.
The two teams will meet again tomorrow (Feb. 1) at 1 p.m. The game will be televised live by Fox Sports West 2.
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March 14, 2014
Site: Charleston, S.C. (Patriots Point)
Event: College of Charleston Tournament
Score: Michigan 4, Appalachian State 3
Records: U-M (7-10-1), ASU (4-14)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 15 -- at College of Charleston (Charleston, S.C.), 3 p.m.
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The University of Michigan baseball team opened the College of Charleston Tournament with a 4-3 win over Appalachian State on Friday afternoon (March 14) at Patriots Point. Two-run innings in the third and seventh frames, and nine strikeouts by U-M pitching guided the Wolverines to their second straight win.
Junior Kendall Patrick (Mitchell, S.D./Blackhawk College) and sophomore Travis Maezes (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) had two hits apiece in the win. Freshman Keith Lehmann (Western Spring, Ill./Lyons Township) earned the win in relief. He struck out two and allowed two hits and a run in two innings. Junior Trent Szkutnik (Temperance, Mich./Bedford) had six strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched, while sophomore Jacob Cronenworth (St. Clair, Mich./St. Clair) earned the save with a strikeout in 1.1 innings of work.
Michigan took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Freshman Ramsey Romano (El Cajon, Calif./Valhalla) drew a one-out walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. Maezes followed with a triple to the gap in right, making it 1-0 Wolverines. Cronenworth then plated Maezes with a ground out to second.
Appalachian State cut the lead to 2-1 on a Matt Brill home run in the fourth and tied the game in the sixth, but the Maize and Blue came back with another two spot in the seventh. Patrick opened the inning with a single. Junior pinch runner Kevin White (Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne's-Belfield) came in and went to second on classmate Zach Zott's (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion) walk. Senior Cole Martin (Bay City, Mich./John Glenn) laid down a sacrifice bunt that moved both runners up 90 feet. Romano then put down a squeeze bunt that scored White and an Appalachian State throwing error on the plate scored Zott, giving Michigan a 4-2 lead.
The Mountaineers scored a run in the eighth and had runners on first and second with two out. William Head singled to center and junior Jackson Glines (Coarsegold, Calif./Fresno City College) threw to the plate to get Brill just in time to preserve the one-run lead. Cronenworth recorded his third save of the season, striking out last batter to end the game.
Michigan will face host College of Charleston in a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon (March 15) at 3 p.m. Both games will be seven-inning contests.
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Visual Studio 2015 with Update 3
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 is a suite of tools for creating software, from the planning phase through UI design, coding, testing, debugging, analyzing code quality and performance, deploying to customers, and gathering telemetry on usage. These images contain the originally released ("RTM") versions of the tools, and are designed to work together as seamlessly as possible – all exposed through the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE).You can use Visual Studio 2015 to create many kinds of applications, from simple store apps and games for mobile clients, to large, complex systems that power enterprises and data centers.
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The Georgia Centenarian Study
The Georgia Centenarian Study is a study of longevity and survival of the oldest old that took place from 1988 to 2009.
Why do we want to study centenarians?
An introduction to the Georgia Centenarian Study
Perhaps the most compelling reasons are found in the October 1999 draft of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2001-2005. This document pointed to the remarkable growth of the older population which poses both opportunities and challenges. One of these opportunities is that unprecedented number of elders in the coming decades will face the risks of disease, frailty, and dependence. The population at the highest risk is the oldest of the old who are increasing at the fastest rate among those who are 65 years and older (Jeune, 1995; Kannistof, Lauritsen, Thatcher, & Vaupel, 1994; Vaupel et al., 1998).
Centenarians by definitions are survivors who have lived to at least 100, which is more than 20 years longer than the average life span. Contrary to the general picture of a frail individual at the end of life, we have found that 20 to 25% of centenarians are community-dwelling, cognitively intact, and generally vibrant and full of life (Poon, Clayton, Martin, Johnson, Courtenay, Sweaney, Merriam, Pless, & Thielman, 1992). On the other hand, at least 50% of the centenarians have some form of dementia. As expected, 60 to 70% have a disability and most are completely dependent (Franke, 1977, 1985, 1987) (Hagberg, Poon, & Homma, 2001). At the extreme longevity of the human species, centenarians represent the ultimate range of independence and dependence, frailty and strength. The challenge is that there is much to be learned from centenarians about survival, disease, frailty, and independence to promote health and independence for all who hope to maintain a successful quality of life in older adulthood.
A fundamental challenge is to understand how centenarians live longer and what specific biological, psychological, and sociological characteristics they possess that would allow them to survive longer (Lehr, 1991; Poon, Bramlett, Holtsberg, Johnson, & Martin, 1997). Another basic challenge is whether we could generalize the knowledge gained in our volumes of aging research to individuals of average life span to individuals who live 20 to 30 years longer (Rowe & Kahn, 1998). While studies of centenarians and the oldest old remain a rarity within gerontological research, interest in this area has increased steadily over the past 20 years (Vaupel et al., 1998; Lehr, 1991; Poon et al., 1997). Recently completed studies conducted in the United States (e.g. Poon et al., 1992; Perls, 1997), Japan (e.g. Chan, Suzuki, & Yamamoto, 1997), Italy (e.g. Capurso et al., 1997), Hungary (e.g. Regius, Beregi, & Klinger, 1994), France (e.g. Allard et al., 1994), Sweden (e.g. Samuelsson et al., 1997), Finland and Denmark (e.g. Jeune, 1994b) have provided a foundation for further hypothesis testing. Centenarian studies have identified a number of characteristics associated with extreme longevity. For example, food preferences (Fischer, Johnson, Poon, & Martin, 1995), marital status (Samuelsson et al., 1997), personality and coping strategies (Martin et al., 1992), levels of family support (Capurso et al., 1997), and education (Poon et al., 1992; Ravaglia et al., 1997) have all been linked with successful late-life aging.
However, the robustness of these findings awaits further research owing to variations from different centenarian studies in samples, subject selection and research methods. For example, the first two phases of the Georgia Centenarian Study (1988 – 1998) examined community-dwelling and cognitively intact centenarians whom are estimated to be about 20 to 30% of the centenarian population. The findings await generalization to the other 70% of centenarians and research on predictors that could differentiate functional differences among centenarians. This is one of the goals of our current phase III program project (2001 – 2007).
Study Phases
Phase 1 (1988-1992)
A cross-sectional study examining unique adaptational characteristics of community-dwelling and cognitively-intact centenarians, octogenarians, and sexagenarians in Georgia. A collaboration among The University of Georgia, Medical College of Georgia, and Iowa State University. Funded by NIMH. Read more about Phase 1.
Phase 2 (1992-1998)
A study of longitudinal changes in adaptational capacity among the three cohorts. Funded by NIMH. Read more about Phase 2.
Phase 3 (2001-2006)
A study to identify and isolate longevity genes, neuropathology, and functional capacity of a population-based sample of centenarians and controls in 31 counties in Northern Georgia. A collaboration among The University of Georgia, Louisiana State University, Boston University, University of Kentucky, Emory University, Duke University, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Iowa State University and University of Michigan. Funded by NIA. Read more about Phase 3.
View a list of publications from the Georgia Centenarian Study.
International Centenarian Study Consortium
The Georgia Centenarian Study collaborates with centenarian studies all over the world. Read more about the Consortium.
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The genetic-tests specialist said on Monday that 2009 adjusted diluted earnings per share would be between $0.88 and $0.90, lifting the lower limit from $0.86 previously, adding that the target was based on Jan. 31 foreign exchange rates.
Healthcare reform in the United States, the group's biggest market, looked set to further boost demand for tests to identify the human papilloma virus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer, Chief Executive Peer Schatz said.
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Monica Vavic becomes the MPSF all-time top scorer with two goals in today's quarterfinal win.
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Women of Troy take aim at a fifth national championship as NCAA action runs May 8-10 at Avery Aquatic Center.
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2014: Appel scored 25 goals in her second season of action at USC... Scored in 13 games with seven multiple-goal outings, including a career-high four goals scored against Bakersfield in the MPSF Tournament... Scored eight goals during the MPSF Tournament.
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12 Focus Depreciation That Bad? Really? <DATA ANALYSIS INCLUDED>
Lot of comments on here over the past couple months on how horrendous the 2012 Focus depreciation is. Worse than any other car out there some have said. I really didnt know either way so I decided to do a little market analysis with the only tools at my disposal, autotrader.com and truecar.com.
What I found is: No, the depreciation is generally no worse than its main competitors. BUT, thats after accounting for the fact that the Focus appears to be the most highly discounted car out there. So relative to MSRP, yes the Focus is worth far less than its competitors. But relative to the heavily discounted price most people paid for their Focus, theyre not much worse off, if at all, than theyd be with a competitor. And they could be much worse off (lookin at you Cruze).
And this only applies to the volume SE trim level I did not look at deprecation of Titaniums. It may well be that the goodies in the higher trim levels depreciate faster than the base car.
Your market may be different of course. Of the 5 markets I looked at, Cleveland was relatively bad for the Focus (and Cruze) but the others were about average.
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I used autotrader and truecar and looked at a 100-mile radius around 5 cities scattered throughout the country. I looked at the Focuss main competition (in terms of a volume compact): Corolla, Civic, Cruze, and Elantra. For the pricing exercise, I tried to look only at the volume trim levels, i.e. the Focus SE, Corolla LE, Civic LX, Cruze 1LT, and Elantra GLS. I tried my hardest to ignore cars with extras other than auto tranny and alloy wheels.
Heres a graph of number of cars on the market. Someone pointed out not long ago that if you search the entire country there are far more used Focuses on market than any other car. True, but in the 5 sample markets I looked at, thats not true. There are generally no more Focuses on the market than the competition. There must be a market out there somewhere that has tons of them, but I havent found it (though Cleveland is pretty high).
Heres a graph of average discount off MSRP people have gotten from truecar.com data. The Focus discount is about double its competition. So while folks may be getting less than the competition at trade in, thats generally because they paid less than the competition to begin with.
Heres a graph of one quasi measure of depreciation. I looked at the average asking prices for the volume trim level on autotrader.com and compared it to the average price paid for the volume trim level according to truecar.com. Except for the Cleveland area, the Focus has depreciated very little compared to the competition on this measure. This tells me that assuming any dealer will pay to you for trade in roughly the same margin under what theyll ask for it on the market regardless of the car, the Focus is doing well compared to its competition.
And finally heres a graph of KBB trade-in value compared to the average price paid for the volume trim level according to truecar.com. As you can see the Focus is right in line with the foreign competition, with the Cruze performing particularly poorly on this measure.
Heres a sample of my raw data table if you want to get a feel for how I went about it.
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Good investigative skillz! Its usually not as bad as people make it out to be, especially when theres emotionns about how bad they got ripped a new one for trading their mk3 in.
Thanks Kam! I didn't the in depth stats that you performed, but, your findings are pretty close to what I have seen here in the Maritime provinces of Canada (NS, NB, PEI), and I've found that MKIII Focus is doing pretty well on the used market, even better than some of the import competition (especially the 2012 Civic ---- NO one wants one of those used it seems... LOL)
way better than I thought!
dont care as much as I plan on keeping her and riding her until she cant go no more haha
still props for putting this together, very informative
Thanks for the informative post.
I still don't understand why some people continue to view their cars (especially econoboxes, which to me includes the Focus) as some sort of an investment.
I'm with the group that got nearly 20% off the sticker price. No gripes from me as long as the car doesn't have any major difficulty in the next 4-5 years...
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Texas is expanding with high paying jobs and leading America in entrepreneurship while California continues its nosedive. Texas, depending upon less taxes, common-sense regulation and encouragement of entrepreneurship, has grown whereas California is falling further behind with bankruptcy just around the corner. Here is the kicker, California could be as wealthy as Texas and be able to raise enough revenues to welt the appetite of any California politicians.
Like Texas, California is awash with resources including energy. California was one of the top three energy producers but now small state of North Dakota has surpassed California and the reason is not geological but policy. In the case of California, bad policy has restricted California's access to needed energy.
Texas has doubled its output over the past decade and out produces the next four states including California. Texas Railroad commissioner Barry Smitherman believes that Texas could even triple that production a decade from now. This could help make United States energy independent and has led to growth in jobs throughout Texas. While Texas' energy production is up on monthly basis, California's production is dropping on a monthly basis.
More than 400,000 Texas have jobs in the oil and gas industry with the average salary being 100,000 dollars a year in a state where the cost of living is significantly less than the former Golden State. The energy industry provides 80 billion dollars a year for the Texas state economy. California production has dropped 21% since the beginning of this century and it is not due to California running out of oil or gas but because California politicians and environmentalists have made it difficult to develop these sources of energy and jobs. For every 10 Texans employed in an industry that averages 100,000 dollars a year, only one Californian is employed.
California has plenty of reservoirs offshore and in the Monterey shale that stretches 200 miles south of San Francisco; which doubles the reserves located in North Dakota. So far, a federal judge has blocked the use of fracking, the breakthrough drilling process in California; despite the process being safely regulated in other states.
As long as California's politicians view oil and gas as dirty energy, then native Californians will be denied access to high paying jobs. As long as environmentalists are blocking energy development, many Californians will continue to be impoverished. To add to this catastrophic policy, California passed cap and trade legislation that will increase the costs of energy production and refining. California politicians have invested in bio-fuels and other green energy at the expense of carbon energy. (Texas does invest in wind power but they don't do so at the expense of gas and oil.)
Much of Texas' oil production is on private land where owners are willing to lease whereas California's oil wealth is on state or federally owned land. The average time to get approval for oil rigs in Texas is four days whereas in California, it could take months. The difference is that Texas loves their energy industry and the high paying jobs that goes with it. In California, it is not cool to love energy development unless it is green and some politician fundraisers can collect money from government subsidies.
Texas' government collects 12 billion dollars in tax revenues and the average Texas doesn't pay income tax. California pays as much as 13.3% in income and capital tax rates, something that could easily be reduced if California chose to increase oil and gas production.
California politicians and many of those wealthy green lovers who finance the Democratic Party are selfish for they are willing to indulge in some feel good environmentalism while the average Californian see their roads and schools crumbled and they are denied high paying jobs. It would be good for America if California imitated Texas. And it would be even nicer if Californian politicians would be less ideologues and less selfish, so California can truly develop all of its resources!
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