text:
- Departments
- HMS Community Values
- Introduction to Clinical Research Training
- Medical Education
- Clinical Scholars Research Training - United Kingdom
- Continuing Education
- Vanderbilt Hall
- Admissions
- What it Means to Be a Harvard Doctor
- Diversity Commitment
- Applying
- Tuition, Fees, & Expenses
- Interview Day
- The Neighborhood
- Admissions FAQs
- Contact Admissions
- Financial Aid
- Office of the Registrar
- Campus Planning and Facilities
- Ombuds Office
- Committee on Microbiological Safety
- Human Resources
- The Academy
- Office for Academic and Clinical Affairs
- Joint Committee on the Status of Women
- Finance
- Global Health Research Core
- Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program
- HMA Standing Committee on Animals
- Harvard Medical School Event Calendar
- Office of Diversity RIA Program
- Research
- The Dean's Perspective
- Videos
- Microfluidics
- Department of Pathology
- Harvard Mahoney Neuroscience Institute
- Lync
- OHRA Home
- Office of Research Subject Protection
- Cancer Biology & Therapeutics Program
- Celiac Program
- Department of Medicine
- HMS Information Technology
- HMS TransMed Program
- Introduction to Postgraduate American Medicine
- Office of Communications & External Relations
- Big Data In Healthcare
- Global Pediatrics Leadership Program
- Institutional Planning and Policy
- Master of Medical Sciences In Clinical Investigation
- Office of External Education
- Office of Global Education
- Portugal Clinical Scholars Research Training Program
- Safety Quality Informatics and Leadership
- South American Clinical Research Training Program | SACRT
- Southeast Asia Healthcare Leadership Program
- Training to Teachers
- About OGE Programs
- Registration Information
- SHINE Photos
- Contact @HMS
- Contact Information
- Office of Global Education
- Office of Global Education
- Human Resources
- Jobs @ HMS
- Calendar
- MyHMS
- Dental Medicine
- Harvard University
- Contact us
Anatomical Gift Program
Donating Your Body
The need for donations
The Study of the human body for education, research and the advancement of medical and dental science or therapy constitutes an invaluable and indispensable part of medical and dental education. Each year donors are needed for the teaching of medical and dental students, post-graduate physicians, and students of related disciplines. Private donation is the source of Harvard Medical School's donations.
Who can donate
Any person of sound mind who is over 18 years of age can register to donate his/her body for education, research and the advancement of medical and dental science or therapy (Chapter 113, §§ 7-14 of the General Laws of Massachusetts). There is no age limit for those who wish to donate.
How one can donate
In accordance with the Massachusetts Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, an individual may arrange for the donation of his/her remains by executing the Instrument of Anatomical Gift (PDF). To be valid, the instrument must be signed by two witnesses. The original instrument should be sent to Harvard Medical School, after which you will be registered in the program and will receive your letter of acknowledgement and donor card. You may withdraw your donation at any time by notifying our program in writing of your change of intention. Massachusetts law prohibits payment for a body donation.
When Death Occurs
At the time of the donor's death, the person responsible for making final arrangements should call Harvard Medical School at 617.432.1735 as soon as possible to determine if HMS can accept the donation.
Once a gift is accepted, a funeral director chosen by the family should be contacted and instructed to consult HMS for instructions about the transportation of the body. HMS will pay a stipend directly to the funeral director toward the costs of transportation from the place of death to HMS and obtaining the Burial/Removal Permit and a certified copy of the Death Certificate.
The funeral director will be reimbursed only for the cost of these services according to the policy and levels of reimbursement established by HMS. The donor's estate will be responsible for any costs charged by the funeral director that exceed the stipend. If death occurs outside of Massachusetts, Harvard's stipend to the funeral director will apply; however, any additional out-of-state travel expenses will fall to the donor's estate.
In general, families are encouraged to discuss with the funeral director, before the remains come to HMS, whether and to what extent there may be additional charges.
HMS must receive donor remains within 24 hours after death unless specific exemption is granted by HMS. A body that has been autopsied or embalmed cannot be accepted for donation.
When Studies are Complete
Within a period of up to approximately twenty-four months, when studies are complete, Harvard Medical School will carry out the disposition of the remains as elected on the Instrument of Anatomical Gift, to the extent consistent with the current policy of Harvard Medical School. The options available at the present time are:
- To reclaim the remains at the expense of the estate or family for private burial.
- To request that the School arrange for cremation. Cremated remains can be returned to the donor's designee, picked up by the donor's designee at HMS or buried at Pine Hill Cemetery, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, in a registered grave; both options are available at Harvard Medical School's expense. A memorial service for donors buried at Pine Hill Cemetery takes place each year in the fall.
Alternative Arrangements
Acceptance of an anatomical gift is contigent upon the decision of Harvard Medical School at the time of death of the donor. Harvard Medical School reserves the right, at any time, to decline a particular anatomical gift for any reason.
The School has an ongoing need for donations and carefully reviews all possibilities for utilizing donations for purposes of education, research and the advancement of medical or dental science or therapy. Although most anatomical donations are accepted at the time of death, a donor (or donor family) should plan alternative arrangements for private cremation and/or burial in the event a donation must be declined.
We thank you for your interest in this gift to medical education and research.


text:
Do you know who holds the MLB's all-time highest career batting average?
How about the number of points scored by the NBA's all-time leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
Know who scored the most touchdowns in NFL history?
Maybe you do and maybe you don't, but one thing is for sure, those players and their numbers aren't on the tip of your tongue like Hank Aaron's record 755 career homers. It's a number that has stood as baseball's benchmark for power and consistency for 33 years and its days at the top are numbered.
Cause for celebration?
Well . . .
In theory, that would be the case, but we don't live in a world of theory. After all, in theory communism works -- in theory.
So, Barry Bonds' march toward history is being treated like a scabby band-aid -- let's just rip it off and move on -- and that's really a shame. People should be rushing to their computer screens or newspapers to see if Bonds homered the night before. Bonds' current home run status should be burned into our consciousness (he's at 751 as I scribble this). Baseball fans should be planning get-togethers once Bonds ties the mark in hopes of witnessing baseball history.
But they aren't.
And really I can't blame them.
Major League Baseball didn't create the problem of performance-enhancing drugs in the sport, but they sure weren't chasing Frankenstein's monster as it ran amok along the countryside. You combine that black cloud with a man who was considered a jerk the minute he stepped onto a professional diamond and MLB has their version of the perfect storm -- the most hallowed record in sports is about to be broken by an unlikeable science project.
Hey, life never turns out the way you plan.
Depressed Fan wrote a great post on his feelings toward Bonds and I'm really fighting myself on this situation. On the one hand, Bonds didn't engage in anything a slew of other players didn't also do (allegedly) over the years. Is it Bonds' fault that his "flaxseed oil" gave him god-like powers? Then again, just because "everybody else" was using their bodies as chemical factories, should I just look the other way and forget about it? No matter how much you Febreze this thing, it still stinks to high heaven.
Really, I'm just saddened for the sport. No, I'm serious. Sports are supposed to be an escape from the ugliness and tragedies of the world. You should be able to open up the sports page (or click onto your favorite site) and read about achievements and failures on the field. Who won? Who lost? How did it happen? Those innocent times are gone forever. Now, every player and his accomplishments are under suspicion. Is it fair? No, but nobody wants to play the role of fool again.
So, how to handle this? First off, there should be no asterisk. It's simply impossible to gauge what every other player in baseball was doing for the last 20 years. Bonds may be a jerk, but he shouldn't be singled out because he's breaking a record. Secondly, Bud Selig MUST be in attendance when Bonds brakes the record. If he's not, what does it say for the drug policy he has enforced as the commissioner of baseball? Everybody knows it sucked, Bud, but you're the "leader" of baseball. Get your ass in a seat and take it like a man. As for Aaron -- he dealt with enough when he was breaking The Babe's mark, he shouldn't have to be dragged into this circus.
As for me, I'll be watching, but with a heavy heart. It's always special when you get an opportunity to witness a record-breaking event. I wasn't a big Mark McGwire fan, but I felt "the chills" when he hit number 62 in 1998 (hey, how is Big Mac these days?) and I'm sure I'll feel the same when Bonds cracks 756. It's just unfortunate that it can't just be about baseball anymore.
Oh, and here are the answers to the questions 3 at the top:
Ty Cobb is Major League Baseball's all-time career hitter with a .366 average.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (aka Roger Murdoch) scored 38,387 career points in the National Basketball Association.
Jerry Rice scored the most touchdowns in National Football League history with 208.
UPDATE: If you check the comment thread below, you'll see that El Lefty Malo, has posed the first question of the roundtable: Should there be an asterisk next to the record when Bonds breaks it? My answer: Absolutely not. I now leave it up to my fellow bloggers and all ye commenters to discuss.
Just in case you've been asleep for the past 18 months or so, Barry Bonds is closing in on the all-time MLB home run record. Hank Aaron's 33–year run as the home run king is about to come to an end, and Blogs By Fans is going to take a look at the man who will dethrone the Hammer.
Let me start this roundtable by saying, emphatically, that I do not hate Barry Bonds. If anything, I admire Barry the player. Barry the person, I could take or leave. I hardly think about him.
Bonds has played his entire career in the National League, and seeing as how I root for the Yankees (and the Yanks have never met a Bonds-led team in the playoffs) his on-the-field achievements have never influenced my team directly. This is important to note because so many people seem to hate this guy, and a great deal of them don't have a personal reason to do so.
Here's what I mean. I'm one of those fans who hates certain players. I mean I really hate them. I want to spit whenever I hear their names. My blood boils when I see them make All Star teams. I refuse to draft them for my fantasy teams. The criteria for my hatred is pretty clear:
Continue reading "Barry Lamar Bonds: Love Him or Hate Him?" »
With the Heat riding a winning streak, the Knicks doing their best bubble team impersonation and the Sixers clinging to the very last shred of playoff viability I have to admit, the tone of posts around Blogs By Fans is skewing too much toward blind optimism these days for my tastes. I realize I'm the main culprit, so this edition of "Round Tables" has only one rule...nothing positive about your team. I want to know who your worst player is, how he's killing your team, and why he's worse than everyone else's worst player.
We need to start this discussion somewhere, and though I don't see how anyone can argue against his stats, I thought it would be fitting to start this St. Patrick's Day discussion with Willie Green.
Willie's Stats (from 82games.com): I've been tracking Willlie's statistical futility for a couple of weeks now, and even during the Sixers winning streak, his affect on the team's performance was remarkable. Through 3/15, the Sixers were -241 points in the 1392 minutes Green was on the floor, and +45 points in the 1762 he was on the bench. Stark, but it gets even worse.
Effective field goal percentage: With Green, 46.4%; Without Green, 49.3%. Effective field goal percentage allowed: With Green, 50.9%; Without Green, 49.6%. Assisted field goals: With Green, 53%; Without Green, 59%
You get the picture. With Willie on the floor, the Sixers are considerably worse on offense and defense. They don't move the ball as much.
Stating Willie's Case: I'm sure you're going to hear names like Nate Robinson, Gary Payton, maybe even Antoine Walker mentioned by the other BBF bloggers. All horrible players in their own right, but none of them have as much of a negative impact on the game as Green does. Green has somehow made his way into the Sixers' starting lineup, plays heavy minutes, and Green's play dictates the outcome of games. There's something horribly wrong when you can honestly say, "As Willie goes, so go the Sixers." The worst player on your team should not dictate the outcome, but for the Sixers, there are absolutely nights when he does.
Throw Your Remote Through Your TV Moments: Willie definitely leads the league in these. You know what I'm talking about, Green comes in off the bench, heaves up 5 shots in the first 3 minutes, gets called for a charge and throws a pass into the stands, a ten-point lead suddenly turns into a deficit. Or, how every single friggin game the opposing team's announcers say something like "Wow, that Willie Green sure can light it up." Or how we have to constantly be reminded that they named a locker room after Willie at Detroit Mercy. Who f'ing cares? Watching Willie play has taken weeks if not months off my life, can any of you guys say that about your team's worst player?
So the first Yankee Roundtable has completed its circle, and the ball is back in my court. Be sure to check out parts 1-4.
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Part 4
And now for the questions from Stop Mike Lupica:
1. Who do you see as the biggest threat to the Yankees in the East next year? Alot of people in the media want to play up the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, but don't you think the Blue Jays are the real threat? Or do you think the Sox can make up the ground they lost to the Jays last season?
I don't know if you'd consider this short-sighted, cynical, realistic or stilted, but until a team other than the Red Sox finishes ahead of the Yanks, or is at least within arm's length in September, I'm not going to consider them a threat. It's been 10 years since any of the other teams in the A.L. East has put a contending team on the field, and I don't think that's going to change this year. The D-Rays are a joke, and probably will remain so for as long as they exist. The Orioles ownership and front office have no idea how to compete in today's game and while Toronto is somehow coming up with resources, I don't think they're making smart moves with that money. Halladay's a stud, Wells is too, they overpaid for B.J. Ryan, even though he turned out to be a good acquisition, and the A.J. Burnett signing was disastrous up to this point. Glaus is basically this generation's Rob Deer. I like Reed, I don't like Rios, Catalanatto would be a nice guy to have off the bench, but this year he's going to have to play the field I guess, cause there's no way Frank Thomas is going to play the field on turf. Speaking of Thomas, that money was thrown down the drain. I will be beyond shocked if he puts up numbers anywhere near last year's, in fact, I'll be shocked if he doesn't go down with a leg injury by the All Star break.
In a nutshell, if the Yanks have a threat in their division it's the Sox, but this year I think Boston has more question marks than they did last year, and I'm expecting them to sputter and flop.
2. What would you do to improve this season's team? What do you feel are the weak spots that need to be worked on?
Right off the bat I'd put Matsui at first, and Melky in left, and I'd leave them there. First base is not a difficult position to play, Matsui can handle it, and Melky makes this lineup much more dynamic (hit and run, bunt, run), he's the Yanks best outfielder, and he brings an enthusiasm to the lineup that just isn't there when he's on the bench. I really think the biggest reason the Yanks sputtered against the Tigers is that Sheffield and Matsui were shoehorned back into the lineup for the playoff run. The Yanks played their best ball when Melky was in there.
Unfortunately, I think there are a lot of weak spots on this team. We can begin with starters 4&5. I have zero confidence in Pavano, and who knows what to think of Igawa. There was nothing more painful than watching Jaret Wright waddle out to the mound every fifth day last year knowing the bullpen was going to get killed even if he pitched his best game. Now, the Yanks are going into the season with potentially two guys at the back of the rotation who are going to do the exact same thing. Beyond Proctor and Farnsworth, who is Torre going to trust in the bullpen? Where's the bat off the bench? Look at the teams that won the rings, you had Strawberry, Chili Davis, Rock Raines, Glenallen Hill or Jose Canseco coming off the bench in key situations. Does Andy Phillips strike fear into an opposing pitcher? Of course, there really isn't anyone but the first basemen to pinch hit for, but it's still an issue.
And the last issue is Purple Lips himself. The situation with A-Rod is beyond repair as far as I'm concerned. The fact of the matter is that the next 8 months are nothing but 240+ days for A-Rod to be criticized and there's absolutely nothing he can do lessen it until next September/October. It's only going to get worse, and he cannot handle it. I will be shocked if he doesn't opt out after this season, and this story is only going to gain momentum as the season wears on.
3. Where do you see Cashman taking this team in the long-run? Is he (re)building the foundation of the team, and, if so, is he betting the future of the team on these young prospects (Hughes, Sanchez, etc) or is he going to go out and get a free agent after the season, like a WIllis or a Zambrano?
I'll answer the second part first: I pray to God the Yanks don't go out and sign either of those guys, but especially Willis. D-Train pitches in one of the best pitcher's parks in the majors, in the National League, in front of zero fans, with zero pressure. He doesn't strike people out, and he will not succeed against American League lineups. Zambrano's got good stuff, but he's pitched for pitiful Cubs teams basically his entire career, in a "who cares if we win" atmosphere. And if he becomes a free agent the price is going to be way too high for him.
What I think Cashman is doing, is following the Stick Michaels play book on building a champion. The core of the team will come through the farm system, and free agent signings will be good players who fit a need, like Knoblauch was (before he self-destructed), not the best available players every year for the most money. The difference between the Yanks now, and where they stood in 1995 is that Cashman has Jeter, in the prime of his career as his main building block. In 1995 Mattingly was on the way out, so the team had to start from scratch.
By no means am I saying this team cannot win. What I am saying is that the key additions they need to make to do it this year should come from within. Hughes, Sanchez whichever ones progress the most in the early season should be up, with this team cementing themselves as the future of the franchise. They do not need to go out and trade any of their chips away for a middling national league pitcher. I'd rather they finish out of the playoffs than go down that road. With all of that being said, there is one guy I would LOVE the Yanks to go after when he becomes a free agent, Carl Crawford.
OK, that's going to wrap up Blogs By Fans' first roundtable discussion. In the coming weeks we're going to launch a new a new conversation called "The Vault." This stems from something Brandon and I have been doing for years. Everyone is going to make predictions on the upcoming season and they're going to be kept in "The Vault," at the All Star break we'll take them out and see who was on the money, and who was thinking with his heart, rather than his head (I'm looking at you Mike), then we'll have a postmortem after the season to compare our predictions and ridicule Mike for picking Piazza as comeback player of the year. Stay tuned.
Before we answer the questions posed to us, here are some other thoughts on previously discussed Yankee-related topics:
On the starting rotation: Mussina will be the opening day starter on April 2nd, provided he is healthy. Torre always goes with the veterans; even if the fans now perceive Wang as the "true" ace of the staff, Mussina and Pettite will go before him in Torre's rotation (assuming health). Speaking of assuming health, at the four-spot: Pavano. And, provided he doesn't completely bomb in camp, at the five-spot in the rotation... Kei Igawa. Note: Pavano and Igawa could flip spots, if Igawa has a solid camp. From what I've heard, his stuff isn't too impressive; but alot of lefties can get by with unimpressive stuff if they know how to pitch (see Jimmy Key).
Favorite Jimmy Key-related story: I was hanging out with Ill Will once, and described a lefty as Jimmy Keyish.
SML: You know, he throws crap but gets away with it. He throws his change-up alot.
Will: If you throw it all the time, is it really a change-up? Should it be called a same-up?
That still cracks me up.
As for Philip Hughes, I love the future, but he won't be in the majors any earlier than June, and then only if there are injuries. And even then, I don't think he will be needed... the Yankees only got rid of Randy Johnson because they must think they have the inside track on Roger Clemens come July.
Questions about Pettite are unnecessary. Assuming he is healthy, he has thrown for over 200 IP the last two years; yes, it was the NL, but his homefield was a hitter's park, and he had an amazing 2005 (17-9, 2.39 ERA). I don't think he'll do that, but I think a 14-16 win season with a 4.20 ERA is likely.
On to the questions from greenpinstripes:
1. The Yankees strength is their offensive firepower, but outside of the top of the order (Damon and Jeter) and the number 9 slot (whoever is on first), what would be the best way to fill out the everyday lineup?
The problem the Yankees have had the last three to six postseasons has been that they can't manufacture a run in a close game. The rely too much on power, and especially the last three years, they have had too many power hitters in the lineup - that's great in the regular season, when you can rely on Giambi to carry the team for a few weeks when he's hot, A-Rod for a few, etc; but in the postseason rarely, if ever, can a hitter really carry a whole team. You are now facing top pitching every night - you'll never see so much as a team's fourth starter, and you won't see much middle relief in a close game - only the top pitchers.
The Yankees (from 1996-2001) used to be able to hit and run, or have someone lay down a bunt in a critical situation. When was the last time you saw the Yankees bunt, or sacrifice, in a playoff game? How do you ask Sheffield, or A-Rod, or Giambi, or Damon, to lay down a bunt?
The inability to manufacture a run cost the Yankees in game 4 and 5 against Boston in 2004; they had opportunities, but could not score a run from second with less than two outs. We saw it again last season against Detroit - they lost game 2 by a 4-3 score, and let Detroit back into the series. We saw in 2005 against the Angels.
The Yankees need less power in their lineup, which is why, even though we love Sheffield we knew he had to go. Giambi is still untradeable, and has a great eye. So, too does Abreu. With Cano, Damon, and Jeter, and whoever is playing 1st (watch for Josh Phelps, he has an outside chance), the Yankees now have a team that can better manufacture runs - speed, contact hitters, guys with good eyes. I would go with Damon, Jeter, Abreu, Matsui, A-Rod, Giambi, Posada, Phelps/Mientkiewicz, and Cano, in that order.
This off-season saw the Yanks trade Gary Sheffield and Randy Johnson for young arms. Will any (like Humberto Sanchez or Ross Ohlendorf) make an impact on the Yankees in 2007 or will Philip Hughes be the best bet to make the claim as the Yanks new young gun this year?
Both have a better chance of making the team than Hughes; whereas Hughes is 20 years old and never pitched above AA, Sanchez is 23, Ohlendorf is 24, and both have some (minimal) experience at AAA. Sanchez is 6'6 with a power arm and a tender elbow - I could see the Yankees going the bullpen route with him, and in that role he would be my bet to have the most impact on the 2007 Yankees. I don't see Hughes getting a significant amount of time in the majors, unless Clemens signs with the Red Sox and forces the Yankees' hand. Ohlendorf is the oldest, so if something happens to the rotation (with Pavano, Pettite, and Mussina, that's almost certain), he could be used to spot start or fill an injury, but Sean Henn and Jeff Karstens have dibs on that role. He could be tradebait (see next question).
What do you expect out of Carl Pavano this season? Also, if he has a strong Spring Training, should the Yankees consider trading him while his value would be at its peak?
If Pavano can avoid injuries, he will be a decent fourth - his stuff never wowed me, but he'll be better than Jaret Wright last season. Put him down for about 12-9, 4.40 ERA. He won't be an ace, nor will he have to - as long as he can do a decent job as a fourth starter, he has done his (overpaid) job. As for trading him - if you trade out of camp, even if he looks great during camp - you are going to get undervalue for him. I don't see Cashman going that route; if anything, I think he would let him show his stuff for a few months, then trade him in July when Clemens comes in. If the rest of the rotation - Mussina, Wang, Pettite, and Igawa - are doing great, then it makes sense - Clemens can take Pavano's spot, the Yankees save $10 million next season, and can get back some prospects or some bench depth.
One last thing to watch for, in the event Clemens doesn't sign with the Yankees - look for a possible move for Dontrille Willis or even Carlos Zambrano, both free agents after this season. The Marlins are not re-signing Willis, so he should be available; Zambrano is a different story but it depends on how the season goes in Wrigley. With the newly restocked farm system, I could see Ohlendorf or Sanchez getting traded for one of those guys.
Questions for Depressedfan:
1. Who do you see as the biggest threat to the Yankees in the East next year? Alot of people in the media want to play up the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, but don't you think the Blue Jays are the real threat? Or do you think the Sox can make up the ground they lost to the Jays last season?
2. What would you do to improve this season's team? What do you feel are the weak spots that need to be worked on?
3. Where do you see Cashman taking this team in the long-run? Is he (re)building the foundation of the team, and, if so, is he betting the future of the team on these young prospects (Hughes, Sanchez, etc) or is he going to go out and get a free agent after the season, like a WIllis or a Zambrano?
This is the questions portion of the Yankees Roundtable here at Blogs by Fans. See part 1 at depressedfan.com, part 2 at behindthebacksports.com and part 3 was right here at greenpinstripes.com.
Here are my questions for our cleanup blogger, Stop Mike Lupica or SML at http://www.stopmikelupica.com/:
1. The Yankees strength is their offensive firepower, but outside of the top of the order (Damon and Jeter) and the number 9 slot (whoever is on first), what would be the best way to fill out the everyday lineup?
2. This off-season saw the Yanks trade Gary Sheffield and Randy Johnson for young arms. Will any (like Humberto Sanchez or Ross Ohlendorf) make an impact on the Yankees in 2007 or will Philip Hughes be the best bet to make the claim as the Yanks new young gun this year?
3. What do you expect out of Carl Pavano this season? Also, if he has a strong Spring Training, should the Yankees consider trading him while his value would be at its peak?
Remember to check out the answers to these questions and more at http://www.stopmikelupica.com/
This is part 2 of the Yankees Round Table here at Blogs by Fans, see part 1 at depressedfan.com.
Question No. 1.
Let me start by saying that your love affair with Philip Hughes has got to stop. I have never heard someone talk so much about a pitcher they have never seen pitch. This guy will hopefully stay in the minors all year until the September call-ups. The less I see of Hughes, the better. If he's the Yankees' future, like you and a lot of the local media types claim, than I don't want to see the guy rushed up to the majors.
I'm going to guess that on opening day, Torre is going to start Wang. It will probably be the only move that Torre will make all year that I will agree with.
Torre's starting five in order will be Wang, Pettitte, Mussina, Pavono and Igawa. Based on what I currently know, I'm going to have to agree. I will say this though, I'm expecting a big year out of Pavono (15+ wins) because no man can possible be as worthless as he's proven so far. And I'm expecting Pettitte to be a HUGE bust. This isn't the NL. This isn't the same media that covered the Yanks when the Yanks could do no wrong, and he was never that good to begin with. So I wouldn't expect that starting rotation to be the same come September.
Question No. 2.
This is kind of a tricky answer, but I really don't believe there is anyone on the Yanks that can handle the pressure that surrounds the team on a regular basis. That's right, not even Jeter!
Buster Olney was right when he wrote "The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty", it's over. The Yanks aren't going to be able to get back to it's winning World Series ways anytime soon. The pressure from the fans, media and players themselves have taken on a life of their own. It's a much different atmosphere than what surrounded the team during the 96'-00' run. Pettitte's about to find that out. Back then there was hope. There was admiration. Pride.
That's all gone now. First place isn't good enough anymore. 100 wins isn't good enough. Division Champions aren't good enough. All that matters is a World Series Championship. When your entire season is based on the ultimate prize, you can't win.
Question No. 3.
To Bernie,
I have hated you from day one when you showed up on the baseball diamond wearing glasses. I want you to know that you are a heartless, emotionless, selfish, most over-rated artist/robot that has ever played the game and no one outside of the Tri-state area even knows who you are. Go die!
Part 3
Alright, Mike. You are next. See if you can answer these questions three.
1. Tell me why Joe Torre should be coaching this team after going six years without a championship, and will he be back next year?
2. If this current team is missing something (i.e. player, manager, GM, intensity, youth), what is it?
3. For the last several years, the Yankee/Red Sox rivalry has reached an all time high. Especially after the 2004 choke job by the Yanks that reversed the curse. Is the rivalry still as strong as ever? Are the Sox still the Yankees' number one competition. If not, who is? Finally, does the regular season even matter anymore?
Check out the answers to these questions and more at greenpinstripes.com.
It's a few days until pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training at Legends Field in Tampa, and it's also time for all of our Yankee bloggers at Blogs by Fans to get ourselves in shape for the upcoming season.
Because we're a New York-centric network, we've got 4 bloggers covering the Yankees, and because the Mets are a second-rate organization, our Mets blogger has yet to pop his cherry, but that's neither here nor there. The important thing is that we've got 4 Yanks bloggers, all with different outlooks and opinions, and we're going to hear from all of them.
I'm going to kick off the discussion with a couple of questions for the band-wagon Heat fan, Brandon. The only team he follows with any consistency is the Yanks, and he's our resident Bernie/Mussina-hater. In fact, I'm not sure he likes any Yankees now that Tino Martinez is gone, but I digress.
Brandon, here are your questions, readers, check out Behind-The-Back Sports for Brandon's answers, and waiting in the hole is Mike over at Green Pinstripes:
1. Out of Wang, Pettitte, Mussina, Pavano, Igawa, and let's throw Philip Hughes in there just for kicks, who will Torre start on opening day? Who would you start on opening day? Take it a step further, give me the full rotation coming out of spring training 1-5, your version and Torre's version.
2. OK, that first one was a softball, here's one you're going to have to think about: The only players left from the Yanks dynasty years are Jeter, Mo, Posada and now Pettitte (sort of), besides those guys, who on this team has the same kind of fire that propelled the Yanks to those rings? Who has the the intestinal fortitude to come up with the big hit in the playoffs? Do any of them? And who brings the toughness to this team that's needed when their backs are against the wall? I think, beyond everything else, that's what's been missing from this team. Seeing Paul O'Neill freak out when made an out had to scare the other players on those teams and make them afraid to fail. Does watching guys laugh it off or shake their heads, talk to their shrinks and cash their checks have the opposite effect?
3. OK, I'll give you a fun exercise to end this, write a two sentence eulogy for Bernie Williams' Yankee career.
Again, check Behind-The-Back Sports for part 2 of the round table.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
firstname.lastname@example.com wrote on 1999-08-23 20:06 UTC:
> I acutely like to suggest to the Unicode Con. to create a Unicode news
> group, to encourage all subscriber to move the discussion from this e-mail
> alias over to the news group and to use this e-mail list for announcements
> and changes in the Unicode standard and its consortium.
The appropriate USENET newsgroup for exactly such discussion has existed
for many years and has a long tradition. It's name is
<news:comp.std.internat> (I18n standards and related topics)
and it is the appropriate newsgroup for Unicode related discussions.
I read it and contribute there regularly.
But with much over 10000 newsgroups around these days, people get
quickly lost and do not find any more the relevant newsgroups, so the
bulk of technically qualified discussion has moved out to mailing lists.
USENET culture has been slowly dying over the past 5 years, probably
due to group inflation. Another group (comp.std.unicode ?) is NOT going
to help.
I hereby invite you to join comp.std.internat. It is the right place and
some fresh blood would definitely be welcome. Discussions about other
aspects of international standards related to computers are definitely
also welcome occasionally.
(former comp.std.internat FAQ maintainer, back in 1990-1995)
-- Markus G. Kuhn, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK Email: mkuhn at acm.org, WWW: <http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.2 : Tue Jul 10 2001 - 17:20:51 EDT


text:
[Date Index]
[Thread Index]
[Author Index]
Re: FixedPoint
Scott wrote:
> Anybody know how to get FixedPoint to reveal how many iterations it had
> to perform before it found the fixed point; i.e. what n was when SameQ
> was satisfied and FixedPoint exited.
> Thanks for any insight.
> Cheers, Scott
You can also do it without setting up an interation counter.
In[1]:= skwrt[a_] := {Last@#,Length@#-1}&@FixedPointList[.5(a/#+#)&,1.]
In[2]:= skwrt[2.]
Out[2]= {1.41421,6}


text:
Your missing out on some cool charts...
Tim Hadaway a.k.a. mossgaboss
How old are you and what's your occupation?
I am 53 and I am a Trouble Supervisor for a major electrical utility in the Southeast. My department is the first responder to broken poles, trees down, bad transformers, etc.
When did you start playing golf and what's your handicap?
My youngest brother got me into this game about 26 years ago. I was a pretty serious tennis player. I could only hit worm burners because I couldn't keep my feet still. I played TERRIBLE golf for 24 years; then took some lessons and got a little better. My current GHIN is 12.2, my oob is a little better because I put in every round in oob to handicap a trip that my brothers, a bunch of friends, and I take every year.
How often do you play?
I try to play twice a week ... sometimes more, sometimes less. It seems like I am always looking forward to a tournament somewhere. Especially at the end of September when my brothers and I take a group of 16-20 to Myrtle Beach for our "Hadaway Open". That is how we found oobgolf. Our group is called "oobie brothers".
Tell me about a great shot you've made.
Wednesday, July 31 of this year I aced a 159-yard par-3. I was playing in a Canongate League Match. My opponent had never played the course so I explained to him the ideal spot to hit the green on this particular hole. The hole is slightly downhill with a trap in front and a lake guards the left and back. There is a crest in the green that keeps shots from getting close if you hit on the wrong side. I told him, "Split the trap right down the middle with the right distance and you will be good." I hit my 7-iron flush ... didn't even feel the club hit the ball. It was headed right to the center of the trap with what looked like good distance. I thought it would be good. My opponent and the grounds worker that was standing behind the tee box got kind of excited and said I had knocked it in the hole. I thought the ball had disappeared behind the pin so I held off on any celebrations. We got to the green and sure enough my ball was not in sight. I walked to the hole and there it was ... I had my celebration then ... big fist pump and a woo hoo and on to the next hole only to be met by a monsoon. Triple bogeyed that one, but oh well. I got to enjoy the ace.
What is your best golf memory?
I have two great golf memories. The first is my son won the first "Hadaway Open" that he competed in. That is the golf trip I was referring to. We had been going to San Destin, but last year changed to Myrtle Beach. He played to his handicap, and maybe a touch better and came out on top. We had a great time and it was great for him. The other was with my youngest brother. We played in one of his company tournaments. It was held in Miami at the "Blue Monster". Awesome experience, awesome golf course, and a great time. What made it so memorable was the night before the tournament we actually got to have dinner with Jack Hamm (former Pittsburg Steeler) and Phil Niekro (former Atlanta Brave). I am talking about a sit down, just five guys, having dinner and some interesting conversation.
What is your "home" course?
I am a member of Canongate. There are 12 courses within 10 miles of my house that are available to play with the Canongate membership. My home course is White Oak in Newnan but I rarely play there. I play most of my golf at Whitewater Creek. The greens there are like glass. It has really taught me to putt and chip better.
What ball do you play?
Pro V1 -- I can stop it, and even back it up sometimes; and now that I have had lessons I can actually control it.
Drivers: TaylorMade R11
Fairway Woods: Mizuno F-50
Hybrids: Mizuno CLK Fli-Hi
Irons: Mizuno MP-57
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Spin Milled Oil Can (2009)
Putters: Scotty Cameron Select Newport 2 (2012)
Favorite pro?
Phil Mickelson -- class act, need I say more? Of course I like all of the Georgia and Georgia Tech boys -- Bubba, Freddie, and Kuch!!!!! And Dustin Johnson.
Favorite course you've played?
I have played the "Blue Monster", and TPC Sugarloaf, but I love the Legends Moorland course in Myrtle. It has a great variety of holes from grip and rip to, "I really need to think about this shot."
Dream course you've yet to play?
TPC Sawgrass -- I want to face the challenge of that # 17!!!!! What a hole!!!
Best round ever- and what course?
77 twice at Braelin, which is part of our club and Whitewater Creek, where I play most of my golf. Chipping and putting baby -- that's what it is all about. I was actually probably headed to my best round ever the other day. I turned at -2 and made par on 10 and 11 only to be met by a monsoon that was relentless and would not give up, so we did.
What is one aspect of your golf game you would like to improve on in the next year?
I would love to be able to hit my drive about 20 yards longer. I have a pretty high percentage of fairways lately, but I am a short knocker. I would love to be able to hit it about 270 instead of 250. I think that would save me 3 or 4 strokes a round.
Tell me a story.
I play in a regular Tuesday-Thursday group. My wife calls them my "Geritol Crowd". It is a bunch of retired guys that get out every Tuesday and Thursday and play for points. I am the baby of the crowd and I don't get to play many Thursdays (I still have to work), but I am pretty regular on Tuesdays. The golfers range from excellent to needs improvement, but we just go for points, and everybody has a target, so everybody has a chance to win each week. Just last Tuesday, the best golfer of the group, who is in my regular foursome, aced the 15th hole at Whitewater Creek. It was an excellent shot and we knew it would be good as soon as he hit it. It was his 11th ace. We don't keep stroke score, so I don't know what he shot, but it was low. He pulled a lot of points that day. The next day I had a Canongate League match. I made a hole in one, which is described in "great shot" section. On Thursday, the third member of our group made his second hole in one at Braelin, another course in our group at Canongate. I was not there to witness it, but he had plenty of witnesses, as he was playing in the Tuesday-Thursday group. What could the odds possibly be of three guys that play in the same group, individually making aces on three different holes on three consecutive days? That was a lot of fun and will be talked about in our group for a long time. Thanks for the opportunity to let me share my golf story.
Interested in being next weeks featured golfer? email us here
[ comments ]
DougE says:
Congrats on GOW. Hope you'll join us in the forums for some fun discussions from time to time.
GolfSmith7 says:
I've don't have an ace, never seen an ace live so your stories are amazing. Congrats on being GOW.
legitimatebeef says:
You were really good back when you played for the Golden State Warriors!
aaronm04 says:
Congrats on GoW!
Duke of Hazards says:
Dude busts ankles with that killer crossover.
legitimatebeef says:
Run TMC baby!!!
legitimatebeef says:
Sorry Tim for the dumb in-joking. Welcome to the GOW club.
jasonfish11 says:
For some reason I'm getting the urge to post a Michael Bolton quote from Office Space.
jfurr says:
Thanks for sharing, Tim. Have a good trip to the beach.
mossgaboss says:
Golfsmith.....I have witnessed 7. Kinda crazy when you start thinking about it. Thanks to all for the comments and hit'em straight.
CeeBee says:
I have witnessed 5 HIO's but none were mine. Congrats.
jasonfish11 says:
I've seen 2. One was a worm burner that hit the crub on the cart path which shot it back onto the green in the hole,
The other was for back to back eagles. Drivable par 4, with a chip in from greenside bunker was the 1st hole.
sticksboy says:
beef that was Tim Hardaway not Hadaway that played for the Warriors
the russian says:
Tim, congrats on the ace. Nice write up. I'll see you at the Hardaway Open. LOL.
mossgaboss says:
For years I have been confused with Tim Hardaway.....I don't see the resemblance, however; I would love to make his money!!!!!!! LOL.....then I could play a LOT more golf!!!
duytugolf says:
Hello! Im Tu,I cometo VietNam
longah888 says:
FIFA 16 tackling and interception
Tackling options are also customizable in the game where users have the ability to work on timing of a tackle and the direction they tackle from. Snagging the ball from the opponent becomes increasingly easier as the player learns different techniques without ending up being called off the field.
In this version of the game tackling at the right time has had more focus than simply pressing the button making the game more challenging and realistic. Intercepting the ball has more importance as well since that's the safest way of regaining possession without getting a red card.
jhonsmith says:
We had been going to San Destin, yet a year ago changed to Myrtle Beach. He played to his impede, and perhaps a touch better and proved to be the best. Coursework Writing-EssayCorp We had an incredible time and it was extraordinary for him. The other was with my most youthful sibling. We played in one of his organization competitions. It was held in Miami at the "Blue Monster". Marvelous experience, amazing fairway, and an awesome time.
15 hours ago
[ post comment ]
Most Popular:


text:
年別アーカイブ: 2015
139 Bowl (Kappabashi)
09 PEACE on Earth
137 PEACE on Lima
What is "GPS DRAWING"?
GPS DRAWING combines art, traveling and technology and is a method of drawing that uses GPS to create large-scale artwork.
By GPS Drawing, I can feel and read the real landscape by my body.
1) Plan into the map.
2) Having and turning on GPS logger, and go around the real site by following the map. Then the line is made as I moving.
I can read many phenomenon through drawing: atmosphere, culture, building, people, condition of the road and any other real. It must be the real field work.
3) After finishing to move, import log-data from GPS logger and impose into a mapping software like Google Earth(R).
Then I also keep document (essay, photo and log data) on my blog (http://ameblo.jp/fa-yas/).
1977 born in Japan
2004 graduate Tokyo Univ. of Fine Arts
2008 start GPS Drawing Project
2009 start Portrait Comparison Project
2011 start Honmachi Project
2012 authorized Guinness World Records (Largest GPS Drawing)
1999 Koshirakura Landscape Workshop.
1999 Toride Art Project (Toride, JAPAN)
2000 Slow Box / After Image (Uonuma Resion, JAPAN)
2000 Koshirakura Landscape Workshop
2001 Lodging Tokyo/London (Tokyo & London)
2001 Fujino International Art Symposium (Fujino, JAPAN)
2002 Rhythm of Town (Kobe, JAPAN)
2002 Reisbureau MIMASU (Tilburg, NETHERLANDS)
2012 C-DEPOT (SPIRAL Gallery, Tokyo
& Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Yokohama)
2013 Shin-Ikebukuro Montparnasse (Tokyo)
2013 Randy Art Hills vol.17 (Tokyo)
2013 Tokyo Designers Week (Tokyo)
2014 ART FAIR C-DEPOT -Shapes of HEART- (Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo)
2014 EXHIBITION "T"-DEPOT (Tokyo)
2014 Soccer ball Art Exhibition (Seibu Shibuya, Tokyo)
2014 SONICART 2014 (Makuhari Messe, Chiba)
2014 Tokyo Designers Week (Tokyo)


text:
A fan fic kinda thing based on Black Veil Brides's...
The Great Gatsby - The Free Study Guide
- by Kieva Rising
- Rating:
- Published: 24 Nov 2015
- Updated: 24 Nov 2015
- Status: In Progress
This book will help you collect notes for "The Great Gatsby" and is completely Free! This is at a SQA* Higher, but will be helpful to those studying Gatsby anyway. I do hope you enjoy this book and will use it to your advantage. Early Access has been enabled, so if you wish to have this, you can contact me and I will have it sent your way. *SQA - Scottish Qualifications Authority
Join MovellasFind out what all the buzz is about. Join now to start sharing your creativity and passion
Loading ...


text:
Target: Ohio House of Representatives
Goal: End human trafficking in Ohio
Human Trafficking has spread horror in the United States for many years, exploiting children, mentally disabled victims, and adults, and we are still scrambling to create effective laws to combat it. Recently the End Demand bill was put into consideration by the Ohio House of Representatives, which would increase punishment for the solicitation of minors, provide rape shield laws to victims of human trafficking, and increase the statue of limitations. This bill is crucial in aiding the fight to end human trafficking which is why it needs to be passed into legislation immediately.
The End Demand Act also has an emergency clause in it that allows it to be enforced immediately after it is passed and signed by the Ohio Governor. This act is supported by many anti human trafficking advocates and survivors and could help so many victims. This is a pivotal step in the fight against human trafficking. It also no longer requires minors to prove force, coercion or fraud. Any individual willing to buy sex or sexual favors is contributing to an environment that facilitates human trafficking.
The Ohio House of Representatives has already conducted the introduction of the bill and substituted it after two months; there is no telling how long it will take to be introduced to senators and then passed to the Governor. This problem is too immediate to wait months. By signing this petition you will urge the Ohio House of Representatives to pass the End Demand bill to fight human trafficking immediately.
Dear Ohio House of Representatives,
The House Bill 130, or the End Demand Act, is an important stepping stone in the path to end human trafficking. Human trafficking is an overly common crime and everyday more victims are brought to help and then burdened by problems that arise from laws that are already in effect. Perpetrators of this crime also do not face serious enough penalties for their actions and this bill would fix this.
Time is of the essence and every second counts when it comes to such a gruesome crime, which is why this bill needs to be passed immediately. Its other benefits, such as increasing the penalty of solicitation of a minor from a misdemeanor to a felony and extending the statue of limitations from 6 years to 20 years, are also very important reasons why the bill needs to be passed promptly. It also actively promotes victim safety through the judicial process.
I am urging you to immediately pass the House Bill 130, or the End Demand Act, as it will play a pivotal role in the fight against human trafficking. If human trafficking goes on uncontrolled it will only become a bigger problem.
[Your Name Here]
Photo credit: Joe Decapua via Voanews


text:
DIRECTV's TV Service is Recommended by CableTV.com
When choosing a TV service, it's useful to have help comparing the many cable companies and other television services available in your area. Our data from independent consumer surveys helps us make that distinction and shows us that DIRECTV ranks as the best TV service provider among satellite TV or cable companies in East Fultonham, OH.
When selecting the best cable company in East Fultonham, OH, you shouldn't make your decision based on price alone. Make sure to compare the channels available in the different TV packages in East Fultonham so that you can be sure that you don't miss out on the programming you enjoy watching. This is vitally important because, unlike most major networks, local channels aren't available everywhere. Indeed, similar plans can still vary from city to city. We've researched this information so you can browse, evaluate, and compare the highest rated providers available in East Fultonham. That means you can easily select the entertainment package that gives you access to every and Cincinnati Bengals game, your favorite movies and shows, and any other programming you love.
When you're making a commitment to a cable company in East Fultonham, OH, you want to know that you're getting dependability and exceptional customer service. Fortunately, you can find all the tools you need to find the best possible provider at CableTV.com. In fact, CableTV.com keeps customer service and reliability in mind when rating and recommending TV providers. Utilize these recommendations and you'll find a new provider that offers reliable service and great customer support.


text:
Search Results
Use the back button to select a different record.
Merriwether, Jesse [Mount Moriah Lodge No.1]
Birth Year : 1812
Death Year : 1892
Merriwether [also spelled Meriwether and Meriweather] was born a slave and freed in 1847 under the condition that he go to Liberia. Merriwether went to Liberia as a delegate of the Convention of Free Negroes of Kentucky in 1847. He returned to the U.S. in August 1848 and wrote an unfavorable report for emigration to Liberia. He also secretly established the first African American Masonic Lodge in his house on Walnut Street in Louisville, KY. Mount Moriah Lodge No. 1 was initially located in New Albany, IN, for three years. There was fear that there would be prejudice against the lodge in Kentucky, and the meetings were attended in secret. After three years the lodge was moved to Louisville. A core of the lodge remained in New Albany for the members who lived in that city. Jesse Merriwether was also a carpenter, he was the husband of Phoebe Merriwether, b.1828 in KY. He is the author of A brief history of the schools, public and private, for colored youths in Louisville, Ky. for fifty years, from 1827 to 1876, inclusive. In 1889, Merriwether was selected as a possible candidate for the legislature for the 6th District of Kentucky. For more see The Encyclopedia of Louisville, ed. by J. E. Kleber; and for more about the beginning of the lodge see p.42 The History of the United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten, by W. H. Gibson, Sr. See also the paragraph beginning Jesse Meriweather of Louisville... in the article "The Race Doings," Cleveland Gazette, 06/29/1889, p.1.
Subjects: Authors, Liberia, Liberian Presidents & Diplomats, Politicians, Politics, Appointments & Elections, Fraternal Organizations, Migration Outside the U.S. and Canada, Carpenters
Geographic Region: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky / Liberia, Africa / New Albany, Indiana


text:
SHOPPER'S WORLD; Enfolding India in A Length Of Cloth
By IRIS IHDE FREY; Iris Ihde Frey is a writer who lives in Westport, Conn.
Published: February 28, 1988
THE sari is merely a length of cloth about six yards long, but it enfolds all the exoticism of India. Without the need for tailoring, buttons or zippers, the sari provides its wearer with the modesty of a veil, a shield from the sun and protection from the cold. Like the sarong and the serape, the sari combines simplicity with ingenuity to become an elegant solution in the technical sense of the word. This universal uniform of both Moslem and Hindu women is also elegant in the word's high fashion sense. Whether woven of simple cotton or precious silk the sari is considered by many to be the world's most feminine costume.
Though its construction is simple, it carries complexity with it. Its weave, its fiber, its decoration, are like footprints that track the sari's region of origin. From Jaipur come tie-dyed saris; Kerala is known for its cream-colored ones with solid gold borders; Kanchipuram's are woven in shocking colors in unusual combinations, and Bangalore is known for the sheerness of its organza, chiffon and georgette saris. Murshidabad's silks are brocaded with untwisted silk threads and from Benares come traditional brocades with names like Moon and Stars or Nightingale's Eyes. Orissa is well known for the rare double ikat for which both warp and weft threads are painstakingly measured and dyed before weaving to produce geometric patterns with distinctive slurred edges.
Depending on the way it is draped the sari can provide clues to the wearer's occupation, marital status and sexual liberation. Field workers sometimes drape one end between the legs, forming a kind of pajama. Widows and married women use the free end to cover their heads and purdah-observing Hindus use it as a veil to cover the face.
After the 1829 outlawing of suttee, the immolation of the Hindu widow on her husband's funeral pyre, it was customary well into the 20th century for a widow to wear, along with a shaved head, a coarse white sari. As it has been for centuries, the sari is still an important part of a bride's dowry. Princess Gayatri Devi wrote in her autobiography that when she married the Maharajah of Jaipur, ''I had over 200 saris of various kinds - in plain and patterned chiffon, with and without borders, some hand-embroidered, others appliqued, some embroidered in gold, and others simple, heavy silks.''
Today's sari is part of a three-piece ensemble that comprises a long petticoat tied firmly at the waist with a drawstring, and a choli, a short fitted bodice that leaves exposed a cooling and fetching band of bare midriff. To wrap a sari, one end is held at the left side of the waist. With the long edge parallel to the floor, it is wrapped clockwise around the body to center front and tucked into the petticoat waist. Six or more pleats, laid one over the other, are made at the front and tucked in. The free end is circled loosely around the hips and then drawn over the left shoulder. It may be pleated at the shoulder or casually draped.
On a recent first visit to India, I arrived resolved that a sari would not be one of the souvenirs I would bring home. Too many acquaintances had returned with one that, after display, was doomed to be forever folded away in a drawer. Unlike the woolen poncho brought from Mexico or the embroidered jacket from Rumania, a sari would have no practical place in my wardrobe. And that essential grace of carriage and movement inherited through centuries of wear would be wanting. Late one afternoon while traveling by rail through the desert a young Indian woman in the distance paused to watch the train pass. For a moment she appeared to be a mannequin abandoned after a New York department store's India promotion. With one hand shielding her eyes, her sari ruffled from waves of air thrown off by the moving train. The low sun behind her turned the sari's already glowing orange to firelight. I could take home this unforgettable image of a sari. And then I happened on the Khadi store in New Delhi.
Khadi means homespun. One of Gandhi's major tenets was typified by the charka, the simple hand-driven spinning wheel symbolically displayed on the Indian flag. He wanted the people to make their own cloth and boycott British-made goods as part of the nonviolent struggle for independence. In the movie ''Gandhi'' Candace Bergen played the role of the photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White and in one scene Gandhi teaches her how to spin. In order to photograph Gandhi Bourke-White had to agree to do it while he was occupied with his daily hour of spinning. And in order for her to photograph him while he was spinning she had to first master the technique. While her camera would cover his outward appearance, his aides insisted, her story on spinning would interpret his soul.
The main Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan, known simply as the Khadi, is situated on bustling Connaught Circle in New Delhi. When I happened upon the store I was frazzled from the onslaught at every step of aggressive hawkers. In the store window was a huge portrait of Gandhi festooned with fresh flowers and announcements of discount sales celebrating his October birthday. Curiosity lured me inside, where I discovered both sanctuary and colorful bazaar. Treated with benign neglect, it was possible here to become just another browser.


text:
Fourth Annual Hudson Valley Dance FestivalShines with Two Shows
Fire Island Dance Festival Features Five Premieres,Shatters Fundraising Record
Internationally recognized dance companies and fast-rising choreographers shared the picturesque stage of the 19th annual edition of Fire Island Dance Festival on July 19-21, 2013, raising a record $393,647.
For the third year in a row the festival set a fundraising record, surpassing last year's all-time high of $374,260. In its 19 editions, Fire Island Dance Festival has raised $3.3 million for the most vulnerable among us, helping to ensure they receive life-saving medications and health care, nutritious meals, counseling and emergency financial assistance.
The festival, performed outdoors on the shores of the Great South Bay in Fire Island Pines, included world premieres of works choreographed by Kyle Abraham, Pontus Lidberg, Jeremy McQueen and Josh Prince.
Humorist, actor and writer Mo Rocca returned for a second year as host, this time sharing his dance prowess in a whimsical, Al Blackstone-choreographed version of "Turkey Lurkey Time" from the Broadway musical Promises, Promises. Rocca is a regular on CBS Sunday Morning, star of Cooking Channel's My Grandmother's Ravioli and a featured panelist on NPR's hit weekly quiz show Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!
This year's Fire Island Dance Festival featured more than 50 professional dancers entertaining standing-room-only crowds with ballet, modern, contemporary and Broadway dance.
"It's humbling to see, year after year, the support of the Fire Island Pines community, our generous donors and sponsors, the immensely talented dancers and choreographers and our committed core of tireless volunteers" said Denise Roberts Hurlin, founding director of Dancers Responding to AIDS. "When we started this event I never dreamed that so many would continually join us in this fight, which is as important today as it was 19 years ago."
This year's Fire Island Dance Festival included 10 memorable performances.
Photos by Daniel Roberts
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater offered Robert Battle's "Strange Humors," a bare-chested male duet exploring mysterious passions and explosive confrontations of wits and prowess. The dance was once described by Battle as a deconstructed exploration of his fascination with the tango.
Three exuberant dancers from Los Angeles-based BODYTRAFFIC delivered "o2joy," a playful, contemporary dance piece set to great American jazz music that expressed the pure love of dance with lighthearted humor.
The Broadway Dance Lab, in a number choreographed by founder Josh Prince, drafted six men to celebrate the repeal of the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in an exuberant theatrical piece honoring soldiers' right to serve and to love.
Evidence, A Dance Company, brought each performance to a joyous conclusion with "Torch," a celebratory jubilation that brought audience members to their feet. The number was created by Ronald K. Brown, who choreographed the recent Broadway revival of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.
Fresh from its debut this spring, the Christopher Wheeldon-choreographed "A Place for Us" featured Robert Fairchild and Tiler Peck, principal dancers at New York City Ballet. This intimately romantic pas de deux illuminated the real-life couple's chemistry, offering the audience a rare opportunity to witness their artistry up close.
Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion premiered the uplifting "When We Take Flight," a departure from Abraham's usual introspective intensity featuring eight dancers weaving on and off stage in stunning sheer tunics designed by Reid Bartelme.
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company presented the male duet from "Concerto Six-Twenty Two" which became an anthem for the dance community in the early days of the AIDS crisis. The piece emotionally showed a relationship between the men where the gentle intertwining of arms and hands felt as powerful as the grandest leaps.
Pontus Lidberg explored his love for and fascination with water through seamlessly fluid movement that mirrored the changing tides of the Great South Bay, culminating with a breathtaking solo moment of him gazing out at the stunning vista beyond the stage.
Jeremy McQueen emerged as a choreographer with great promise in his tour de force "Only the Beginning" set to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' No. 1 hit "Can't Hold Us." In sexy couture by Eric Wintering, eight empowered dancers leapt, battled and triumphed in an unforgettable performance.
Paul Taylor Dance Company brought us back to the 1960s and the summer of love in a solo excerpt from "A Field of Grass," effortlessly performed by Robert Kleinendorst who captured the hippie feel of the time with an ease of movement set to the music of singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.
Keigwin + Company presented a crowd-pleasing array of Keigwin's high-energy and quirky favorite dances for a special performance July 19 as part of an exclusive festival kick-off event for Leadership Supporters at the Albert Lepage Pavilion at Whyte Hall.
Fire Island Dance Festival was sponsored by The New York Times and United Airlines. Other major supporters include DIRECTV, Judy Dove and Joyce Walter, Fire Island Pines Arts Project, Karl Kemp, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and generous support in memory of Tom Morgan.
View the program from Fire Island Dance Festival.
165 West 46th Street, Suite 1300 New York, NY 10036
212.840.0770 Fax: email@example.com
© 2017 Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. All Rights Reserved


text:
Amos Kennedy lives and works in Gordo, Alabama. His fleet of printing presses (he has eight) takes up most of the space in his studio. Ink, paper, completed prints, and thousands of printing blocks compete for the rest of the space. Printing is, according to Mr. Kennedy, "the people's art" because it is both accessible and affordable. Every print, whether for sale or discarded for scrap, is saturated with both color and wit.
Get acquainted with Amos Kennedy and his art.


text:
Absolutely.While they are not "mainstream" Mormons, as the Brown family refers to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Christ of Latter-day Saints based in Salt Lake City, they are very much Mormon.The thing that has intrigued me about the Brown family as I have observed them over the years is how mainstream Mormons react to them. The Browns, and other polygamists, make mainstream Mormons uncomfortable. This is partially because most Mormons want to get away from polygamy. They … [Read more...]
Are the Sister Wives Mormon?
How does a Polygamous Family File Their Tax Returns? #sisterwives
Well, they don't. At least, not as a polygamous family.This morning, Kody, Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn Brown spoke with me about a variety of issues.One thing I asked them about was taxes. No, not what they thought about taxes. But, as a polygamist family, how do they file their taxes? As Adam Alba, one of their attorneys, pointed out to Approaching Justice right after the Brown v. Buhman ruling, only Kody and Meri are legally married. As a result, Kody files … [Read more...]
What Would You Ask The #SisterWives Family?
I will be interviewing Janelle, Christine, Meri, Robyn, and Kody later this week.I have written about them, and polygamy in general, quite a bit lately.What question or questions would you ask the family made famous by TLC's Sister Wives?I will ask as many questions submitted in the comment section below as time allows.Sorry, questions left on Facebook or Twitter do not count.What would you like to know? … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Vs. Online Gambling
Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson is organizing (and funding) a large-scale lobbying push against online gambling. Adelson, the head of Las Vegas Sands which owns high end Las Vegas Strip properties including The Venetian and The Palazzo, is well known for being a major financial backer of Republicans and conservative causes.While Adelson is claiming that online gambling will be bad for families and communities (I agree with him on that), why would somebody who makes billions from gambling … [Read more...]
A Year Later: Election Day 2012
November 6, 2012 was a great day. We fully expected to lose. It had been a hard campaign, but it had been a blast.We met lots of great people campaigning in all 23 counties of Wyoming during those 8 months. I really enjoyed talking with people on their doorsteps. For all the resentment I have for the political class and party insiders, the main thing I gained from the campaign was how much I love people...regular people.That night, I was bummed that my friend Joe Barbuto had lost his … [Read more...]
Is Bryce Harper Hated Because He is A Mormon?
Ok, that is not really the question at hand. The panel at Post Sports Live from The Washington Post took at look at whether Bryce Harper with the Washington Nationals was getting hit by pitches because he is hated. At the Henrichsen home, we really like Bryce Harper. He is one Shem's heroes. The fact that Harper is from Las Vegas is the first thing Shem mentioned when Lyndee got the offer to come and teach here.Are players like Harper being targeted by … [Read more...]
Another Liberal at Church!! (Adventures in Sunday School)
We are loving our time here in Las Vegas. In addition to the abundance of In-N-Out Hamburger locations, we are very much loving our LDS congregation here in Vegas. They turned out in large numbers to unload our U-Haul. They have warmly greeted us on Sunday, stopped by our home to bring us peaches or to welcome our children, and they made us feel most welcomed and included at the Pioneer Day breakfast we attended yesterday. As you may know, I have a certain fascination with bumper … [Read more...]


text:
Microsoft DevRadio: Community Corner – Update Controls for Windows 8 app Development
Download this episode
In today's Community Corner, Chris Koenig welcomes Microsoft MVP Michael L. Perry to the show as he demos for us an application he built called Update Controls which can help Windows 8 app developers simplify their code by automatically discovering dependencies so that you won't have to manage them in your view model.
Next Steps:
Step #1 – Download the Tools for Windows 8 App Development
Step #2 – Download Visual Studio Express for Windows 8
Step #3 – Start building your own Apps for Windows 8
Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, Zune, or RSS
If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information:
- Getting started with Windows 8 Apps
- How to Sell Your Apps and Make Money in the Windows Store
- Attend a Windows 8 Developer Camp and Hackathon in your area!
Blogs & Articles:
Virtual Labs:
Available formats for this video:
Actual format may change based on video formats available and browser capability.
More episodes in this series
Microsoft DevRadio: (Part 3) Using Blend to Help Design Your Windows 8 Apps–Interactive…
Related episodes
Microsoft DevRadio: Community Corner – How I created my Windows 8 app for UserGroup.tv
Microsoft DevRadio: Community Corner – How I Wrote and Deployed a Cloud Powered Windows 8…
Microsoft DevRadio: Community Corner - Developing My App for Windows 8
My App in 60 Seconds: Arena of Heroes
My App in 60 Seconds: Glorious Maximus
My App in 60 Seconds: Jumptuit
My App in 60 Seconds: Tapatalk
My App in 60 Seconds: MyBellevue
Microsoft DevRadio: Community Corner - An Interview with Greg Levenhagen, Co-Creator of…
My App in 60 Seconds: Parking Panda
The Discussion
Comment removed at user's request.
just wondering how much work it would take to change the framework so that instead of writing:
Independent<string> _name = new Independent<string>();
you could write:
[Independent] string _name;
if possible at all, desirable, or worth the effort.
Would make for cleaner code.
Seems very promising though.
Thank you.
Comments closed
Comments have been closed since this content was published more than 30 days ago, but if you'd like to send us feedback you can Contact Us.


text:
Are you looking for magnets for promotional or industrial purposes?
Note: If your answer is yes, and you're looking to buy magnets, then call us now to see how we can help you!
Printed in all shapes and sizes, photo frames, magnetic car signs, magnetic self-adhesive patches, magnetic notepads, write-on / wipe-off magnetic notepads and shopping lists.
Flexible magnetic rubber sheet, strip – plain or self-adhesive, A/B Pole matched strip for double glazing or display, high force strip for switching
Label magnets – shelf and pallet racking labels for warehouse and storerooms
Production Flowchart magnetic labels with write-on / wipe-off surface
Whiteboards – magnetic receptive
Electro Magnets
There are numerous ways to use magnets for promotion and in business
- Custom shape and Photo Frame Fridge magnets printed in full colour with high gloss laminate
- High quality write-on / wipe-off magnetic notepads and warehouse rack labelling
- Magnetic sheet in a range of colours and thicknesses
- Magnetic strip by the metre in a wide range of colours, sizes, thicknesses and available with and without adhesive backing
- Permanent magnets including Neodymium (Neo) and Ferrite magnets, and Cap magnets
- Whiteboards – magnetic receptive – with magnetic whiteboard strips. Excellent for the office, classroom or factory
The use of magnets for marketing, advertising and brand exposure is a very cost effective and flexible way of promoting your business. Whether it is displayed on a fridge, a filing cabinet or the side of a vehicle, it goes on working for you 24/7
If you are looking for that point of difference, to be able to stand out in the crowd and get noticed, then magnets could be just the thing to ignite your business .
Call or email us now on 0800 101 362 [email protected] or fill out the form on this page to find out more
Contact your Local Magnet Supplier Today!Call Now For More Information 0800 101 362


text:
Jan Serr
With over twenty solo exhibitions and a profusion of paintings and prints in over forty public collections including the Milwaukee Art Museum, Jan Serr ranks high among Wisconsin artists. The artist's newest series of one-of-a-kind prints is an exploration of color through rich and joyful views of the natural world. Bright reds, greens and blues highlight the vivid imagery of a certain folklore where deer run, fish play and birds sing to a new day.


text:
Survivor: Gabon – A Very Unpredictable Twist
Survivor: Gabon provided lots of surprises last night. With the double elimination in tow, the pressure can be seen in both tribes. Is the merge possible after the double elimination? Will Fang be back on track and win the immunity challenge for the first time? Let's find out!
On the 19th day of exile, the Fang tribe is seen starving with the little left of their food supplies. Some members of the tribe felt hopelessness because of their continuing defeat on the challenges. Yet, Crystal had spilled the little amount of rice that the tribe has when she tripped. Ace even said that she might be the next Lamb to the Slaughter.
The next day featured the Reward Challenge where the tribe must break their opponents ball in a ring to gain points. Kota scored the initial score and quickly had the lead. But the Fang tribe keep up till the third point where Dan made the lead to bring the Kota tribe to winning the challenge. The winning tribe went off in a helicopter to get their reward and the they sent Sugar again to Exile Island. Amongst their rewards was another round of delicious foods and letters from their families at home. While, angst is surrounding the Fang tribe like they have already lose the Immunity Challenge. Matty persuades Ace to vote out Sugar on the next Tribal Council. But it is yet to be seen.
Dancing With The Stars Has A Guest Judge and Their Group Hip Hop Routine Rocks!
Len is on vacation and Dancing With The Stars had a guest judge last night in the person of Michael Flatley. The contestants performs their best to gain the praise of this guest judge and the remaining resident judges Bruno and Carrie Ann.
The heat started with Maurice and Cheryl dancing the Viennese Waltz to the tune of Gravity. Mr. Flatley commented that they could have done better but overall the dance was beautiful. Carrie Ann told them that they don't have chemistry and they must work on it. Bruno said that the dance lack fluidity. The judges gave them a score of 21 for the night.
Lance and Lacey came next. The pair practiced in Florida in the same studio where Lance's band N'Sync practiced when they are still a band. Lance's ex-bandmates Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone visit him and watch their practice. They perform the Jive on the tune of Tutti Frutti. Bruno said that Lance is back on target. Michael told Lance that they have everything from hard work, determination and self belief and he came out smoking! Carrie Ann just said Whoo Hoo and told them that Len would be proud of Lance for his performance. They received the highest score of the night, 27.
Survivor: Gabon – Feng Suffered Another Loss
The Feng tribe once again suffered another night at the Tribal Council. What circumstance had lead them into another loss? Who was eliminated last night? This questions are going to be answered here on our recap of Survivor: Gabon.
On Day 16 of the tribes' stay on the island of Gabon, the Feng tribe struggled to survive. Ace and Matty decided to have a mini alliance on their midst due to the degradation of their tribe. The Feng tribe is also arguing on the amount of rice that need to be consume by each member because their supply is fast depleting. Ace told Sugar that the other members have gone through her bag and saw the immunity idol and impulsively she gave the idol to Ace, which I think is a huge mistake on her part. At Kota, the tribe's unity is beginning to crumble cause some of the members commented that Dan is eating too much. Well, let see what will be the consequences of this in days that will follow.
At the Reward Challenge, giving them pastries and coffee to go after the Kota tribe won once against snatching another victory from the helpless Feng tribe. Sugar was sent to exile again by Kota while the Feng tribe go back on the place again empty handed. After the challenge, the members of Kota tribe seem to be arguing again on the allocation of food to each member. Randy decided to distance himself to Dan, because of the latter impression to the others, eating too much.
Toni Braxton Sings Her Farewell On Dancing With The Stars
Its a night of surprises for Dancing With The Stars. The stage was set up for a huge performance number from Macy's Stars of Dance. Even the pair who was eliminated last night was a surprise for the judges and the audience as well.
The judges praise Cody and Julianne for being consistent this past two weeks and for being such a contender in the contest. Then they criticize Lance for not being able to step up with Lacey on the same level. He is being taken over by his partner which is not good for him.
Judge Len Goodman will take a week off next week and will be replaced temporarily by the Lord Of The Dance Michael Flatlery.
Then the performances started with Cody and Julianne dancing their own version of the JItterbug. As last night, their energy was incredible and their entertaining as usual. Julianne even look like Lucille Ball on the dress and the dance. And then the Brian Setzer Orchestra performed "Rock This Town" accompanied by professional dancers Karina and Louis.
Dancing With Four New Routines On DWTS
Dancing With The Stars pairs dance to the tune of 4 new dances including: the Jitterbug, the West Coast Swing, the Hustle and the Salsa. Let's see the talents and props the contestants made to win the heart of their judges.
Lance and Lacey were the first pair to grace the dance floor with their own version of the West Coast Swing on the beat of the song "Breaking Dishes". Having been given one of the highest score last week Lance has began believing in himself. However, after the interesting routine Len told the Lacey that she should let Lance shine more because he knows he can dance and proven himself for that. Bruno commented that the duo had a very promising beginning but Lance seemed to be dancing around Lacey. Ms. Inaba said that Lance has a potential to be a champion and it should be Lacey's goal to bring him to be that. Their score for the evening was 21.
Next on the dance floor were Toni and Alec dancing on the beat of "The Way You Make Me Feel" on their own routine of the The West Coast Swing. Toni even have a moonwalk routine during the dance which didn't impressed Bruno though he told her that she can actually deliver. Len said that Toni must do a revamp and must come out strong again. Carrie Ann told the pair that their are over dancing the routine. They made a score of 22 for their dance last night.
Susan and Tony came out next dancing the Hustle with the song "Upside Down Your Turning Me." Even though Susan had a fractured bone in her ankle that doesn't stop her to impress the judges. Carrie Ann said that she like the lifts a lot and praises Susan for her effort. Bruno said that the routine looks like an uptown girl hustle and Susan made all the steps required for it. They get a 22 score for their effort.
Amazing Race 13 – New Zealand Adventure
The Amazing Race teams goes to New Zealand for another taste of bitter sweet adventure. Knowing that the first to arrive at the new pit stop will receive another set of amazing gifts and also knowing that another pair might say goodbye to the rest.
Season 13 has its ups and downs and some conflicts amongst pairs. Here are the questions that need to be answered in this episode: Will Ken and Tina be number one again after their winning streak this past legs of the race? Will Nick & Starr continue with their games and still have conflict with Kelly and Christy? Will Aja and Ty continue their personal conflicts or will focus on winning? Let's see.
Kelly and Christy confronted Nick and Starr because of their backstabbing attitude. They tried to reconcile with the divorcees but its too late for that. The pairs flew from Bolivia to New Zealand. As they arrived the teams must travel through unmarked cars to Gulf Harbor wherein they are going to untie a big knot to reveal the next clue for the rest.
While traveling to Gulf Harbor the first blown tire casualty of the race was revealed: Aja and Ty. Which slowed them down considerably. Ken and Tina arrived first and they had managed to unravel their knot and revealed their next clue. It contains the seasons first Fast Forward. The challenge is to go to the Auckland Sky Tower and complete a challenge: to climb their way to the top and retrieve a roaming gnome from the flashing red beacon at the highest point, more than 1000 feet up. Ken and Tina took up the challenge and had been treated to a helicopter ride directly to this week's Pit Stop.
Gossip Girl Author Disagrees With Jessica's Depiction
Gossip Girl author Cecily von Ziegesar says producer Josh Schwartz and his crew have been spot-on even though adaptations from page to screen can be quite difficult.
She tells MTV.com, "I'm a very faithful watcher… Generally I'm entertained and I think it's great." However, Von Ziegesar does see something unusual for the Gossip Girl TV series, its their depiction of the TV version of Vanessa, played by Jessica Szohr.
"I think Vanessa is one character they ruined," she says. "In the book, she's kick-ass and has a shaved head and wears lots of black. I think a lot of the readers who don't usually read teen fiction identify with Vanessa," In the show, Vanessa has more of a bohemian hipster look.
The author clarifies that it has nothing to do with Szohr, adding: "I just wish Vanessa was like she is in the books a bit more."
Project Runway Season 5 Winner – Leanne Marshall
Bravo TV "Project Runway" has delivered its finale last night on its 5th season. With the all female finalist, Project Runway had its first ever woman winner for the fashion design oriented show. The winner was decided upon by the four most important person of the show, the judges, Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Tim Gunn (who replaced Jennifer Lopez).
The winner is no other than Leanne Marshall – a soft spoken 28 year old designer hailed from Portland, Oregon. Leanne graduated from The Fashion Institute of Merchandising and Design in San Francisco. She had been designing since the age of 12. She has also been the recipient of the Levis/Dockers Fashion Designer of Tomorrow scholarship, in addition to being cast in Project Runway.
Leanne has his own fashion line in Portland which is named Leanimal. She incorporates earth friendly material on her design and has been coined as "the fastest rising star in Portland's apparel design scene."
Leanne Marshall garnered $100,000 cash prize, a new Saturn hybrid automobile, a spread in Elle magazine, a year's professional representation, and invaluable industry exposure from a show that been a hallmark in Bravo's rising fortunes.
Dancing With The Stars Eliminates Celebrity Chef Rocco DiSpirito
Last night Dancing With The Stars reality TV show eliminated yet another pair. And the unfortunate couple were celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito and his professional partner Karina Smirnoff. Lots of entertainment and laughter had dominated the night.
Lance and Lacey were chosen as the best dance of the week making them perform their winning Tango again on the beat of Disturbia.
Host Tom Bergeron announces the first guest stars of the night. Performing together since childhood, the world famous Spanish flamenco dancers and brothers Los Vivancos heated up the "Dancing with the Stars" stage in a sizzling and show stopping performance. They have their own fans as well. DWTS host Samantha Harris let out some appreciative yells, as she bobbed her head in time with the music. Judge Carrie Ann Inaba let out her fair share of appreciative catcalls, raising her arms in the air when the dancers ripped off their jackets.
Watch and Download TV Shows for Free!
Wow! TV has sure come a long way! You can now watch and download almost all of the network tv shows for free! It's amazing!
|Download TV Shows – Watch them online – you now have a world of cool options available from your computer screen!
The other day I missed an episode and I quickly did a search on Google and found the show! I wacthed it on my computer and was ready to catch the rest of the season on regular tv! How's that for cool!
In the old days if you missed a season premiere you'd be stuck having friends fill you in on the episode. Now all you do is go download the missed episode or watch it online!
All the networks have shows online to watch for free!
Missed an episode of Desperate Housewives???
No problem – watch it online and you can even download some recipes from the gals on the show! (more…)


text:
Ex-doping offender David Millar put on British Olympic team
LONDON (AP) – David Millar called his selection for the British Olympic cycling team "surreal" on Wednesday, joining sprinter Dwain Chambers and shot putter Carl Myerscough as former doping offenders who had lifetime Olympic bans overturned.
The 35-year-old Millar, selected for the 250-kilometer (155-mile) road race, can compete at the Olympics after missing out in 2004 and 2008 because of a life ban by the British Olympic Association for taking the blood-boosting substance EPO. That sanction was rescinded this year by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Mark Cavendish, Chris Foome, Ian Stannard and three-time Olympic gold medalist Bradley Wiggins will join Millar in the road race.
"It's exciting. I can start arranging my post-Tour de France now," Millar said before the fourth stage of the Tour. "It means a lot. It's a lot different for me than other competitors in that it was an event that I wrote off many years ago.
"I've already missed two (Olympics). The first one I was in a drunken haze and as far away from the world of sport as humanly possible, but in Beijing (in 2008) it was pretty hard to avoid how hard it was not being there."
Millar wasn't included for the 44-kilometer (27-mile) time trial, where Wiggins and Foome will ride for Britain.
Like Chambers and Myerscough, who were picked for the athletics team Tuesday, Millar served an international suspension for his doping offense but had his lifetime sanction overturned at CAS, sport's top court, in April.
Millar had to overcome illness to be ready for the start of the Tour de France, Team GB said, but it still included him for the Olympics where he'll try to help Cavendish to the gold medal in the road race on July 28.
"I made the right decision to put myself up and I'm very proud that the team has seen that I won't be a hindrance and that I can be a positive influence," Millar said.
Millar was part of the British team that built Cavendish's triumph at the world championships last year. The ace sprinter strongly backed Millar's inclusion in the Olympic squad.
"He believed I deserved to go," Millar said. "And I think that went beyond his need for me. I think he is actually pleased that I have the right to do it."
Millar thought twice about his decision to make himself available for selection, fearing his inclusion could backfire and hamper the whole team's ambitions.
"There was a risk that I might become a negative story in the buildup to the games," he said. "All of a sudden, it would have been about Millar the drug cheat. I'd like to think the ride has turned slightly and people are starting to understand more of my full story and my reasons for going and that will calm that negative turmoil beforehand."
Garmin-Sharp manager Jonathan Vaughters, the man who helped Millar relaunch his career by hiring him at the end of the 2007 season, was pleased to see his protege being given "a second chance."
"If we all accept that we are humans and not inherently perfect, you have to accept that everyone deserves a second chance, and that everyone deserves to prove themselves in front of the fans and people. That's a fundamental value for me."
Wiggins, meanwhile, is aiming to be the first British winner of the yellow jersey at the ongoing Tour before returning home for the London Games. He'll also support Cavendish in the road race before trying for a fourth gold medal at his fourth games.
The 32-year-old Wiggins has switched to road cycling after a successful Olympic track career, in which he won successive golds in the individual pursuit in 2004 and 2008. He also was a gold medalist in the team pursuit in Beijing four years ago.
"We've got a good chance to win the road race with Cav (Cavendish) and it's a London Olympics which makes it very special," Wiggins said in a statement. "I've also got a chance to go for my fourth gold medal in the time trial."
Steve Cummings, Ben Swift and Jeremy Hunt didn't make the final selection after they were in an initial eight-man training squad. Cummings, who rides for Tour de France champion Cadel Evans' BMC Racing team, had been tipped for a spot.
"The final selection for the men's road race was a tough choice as we had a really strong squad of riders to pick from," British Cycling performance director Dave Brailsford said. "We have selected the five riders who we believe are on the best form and will give us the fastest team for the race."
AP Sports Writer Samuel Petrequin in Rouen, France, contributed to this report.


text:
what's a good stud finder?
something affordable and reliable.
(Local BIG HOME STORES...carry a selection of them)
Don't bother looking for them, they may not be worth the effort. :laughing:
Oh, you mean the wood kind under drywall.......................just take Atlantic's advice. :laughing:
:rolleyes: When is your next show?
I'm on call ......:laughing: ....anytime I'm needed.
Zircon is very good, even the $20 one function ones
I have a few Zircons myself
The Multi-scanners are worth a few extra bucks though
With a deep scan option (when regular scan isn't quite doing it), the metal detector (metal studs and conduit), and the AC (electrical hot wire) detector, I can recommend the step up for pros as well as DIYers
Especially with the automatic hot wire (AC) detector
It gives a few false positives, but it's always a good idea to stop and think before drilling into a wall
Usually you can work it and figure out what's a false positive
My wife was a studfinder... till she met me.
BTW, ditto on the Zircon
I like your sense of humour, stud.:laughing:
I just purchased an entry level Zircon, it has a stud-finder and deep-scan options along with continuous AC scan. It is awesome and out-performs the other 3 that I bought previously.
I have two zircons. One newer, the other older.
I think this is the newer one
This is the old
The new one SUCKS! The old one works quite well. The new one finds phantom studs and barely ever finds studs that are really there. The old one is actually good for locating studs as well as the exact start and end of them.
I have a Zircon, but the buttons don't seem that durable.
for just a few projects, do you find this worth it? Better than tapping on the wall?
The Zircon "Triscanner Pro Contractor" I have with the angled LED's [bout four years old and 30 dollars] works great...
If your looking for studs on planet Zircon.. Short of that I do better knocking a hole in the wall with a hammer and sticking my head in for look see. More false postitives than it is worth.
Most of my house is drywall with a thick mud/sandcoat which may be an issue but I have tried cardboarding an area to run it on to smooth things out etc and not much better.
Maybe I need to stand farther away from it while in use...........
lol, Sammy. That's a good one. Maybe you shouldn't operate it at all if it just keeps finding you.
|All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:06 PM.
vBulletin Security provided by vBSecurity v2.2.2 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2017 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2017 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.


text:
Italy to investigate Amanda Knox judge over 'not appropriate' comments to mediaTue Feb 4, 2014
Amanda Knox convicted of murder in Italian retrialThu Jan 30, 2014
Christie spokesman: Carl Lewis guilty of 'sour grapes'Tue Jan 21, 2014
Retired cop guns down man for texting at Florida movie: sheriffTue Jan 14, 2014
Senate filibuster battle resumes over Obama nomineesThu Oct 31, 2013
- As an Independent and a Veteran, I think that the President is trying to bypass the balance of powers set up in the Constitution. I also think that Obama has finally passed George Bush in statements that mislead the American People. He seems to have proven himself totally untrustworthy and seems to …
Gunman slain, hostages freed after 30-mile Mojave Desert police chaseSat Oct 26, 2013
Sequestered Zimmerman jurors got mani-pedis, went bowling, saw moviesWed Jul 17, 2013
What's next for George Zimmerman?Sun Jul 14, 2013
- If the Martin Family sues Zimmerman, he can counter sue the Martin family for being attacked by Trayvon since Trayvon was a minor and Zimmerman received injuries and loss of income as a result. It does not matter that the kid was killed as far as a counter suit would be concerned. Believe it or not, …
Gas prices seen rising sharply within daysThu Jul 11, 2013
- will adjust vacation driving and save 1 tank of gas a month.Thats 20 gallons and $70.00 a month going to Big Oil. That's 60 gallons and $210.00 over the 3 months of summer. If everybody just cut out 1 tank of gas over the summer, refinners would have to start drinking it to get rid of excess product …
'Nightmare' for American woman held in Mexico, accused of smuggling drugsTue May 28, 2013


text:
According to a statement, DKSH's Business Unit Performance Materials will distribute Dossche Mills' wheat flour to the bakery industry in Thailand.
The flour will be used in various applications such as bread, pastries, and cream fillings for end users like President Bakery and Thai Airways Catering.
Dossche Mills was founded in 1875 and is part of the Dossche Group of Companies, which owns 12 production sites located throughout Belgium, France, and Poland.


text:
Ebook publishing may not meet everyone's needs, but don't reject the idea of making your manuscript into a downloadable product without at least considering the pros and cons.
Ebook Publishing Podcast
We belong to a generation that values having knowledge at its fingertips. Innovations, such as the Ebook, have provided alternatives to the traditional methods of receiving documents (or written text). If you are looking to publish your work, this podcast will outline some advantages and disadvantages of Ebook publishing.


text:
Does every post need to be approved by a mod, or just your first?
I signed up a few days ago and posted the same day to answer someone's question related to a networking problem. I haven't seen my post approved yet. I'm starting to wonder if maybe I didn't hit a button on the next page after posting or missed a step somewhere.
Hate to double post if I'm just pending mod approval.
Anybody know? I guess If I can't get this to post either than all of the forum areas are locked out for me and I'm just talking to myself. :o
As I mentioned in that thread, we were slow on that one. In order to go see which posts are awaiting moderation, we have to go into the moderation queue... and sometimes we forget to when other things are hogging our attention. Unfortunately, vBulletin doesn't make it obvious from within the forums itself, only the moderation queue. I need to remember to check our "new posts" section instead which would have quicker pointed that out.
Again, sorry for the wait, and welcome to the forums!!
Hey, no problem. Just wanted to make sure I didn't miss a step or my new post window session timed out and never made it to the server.
So this is weird. I was able to reply to this thread, but when I replied to the thread with the networking problem question, I'm again pending mod approval.
Alright, that's nonsensical. You're setup as a promoted user, and I cross-checked with other registered users who have the ability to post, so I'm a little confused. I'll run some maintenance scripts and hope that fixes things.
|All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:31 PM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright © 2005 - 2017, Techgage Networks Inc.