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Kes is injured when she accidentally commits sacrilege on an alien planet; in order to save her life, Janeway must go through a mysterious ritual that challenges her faith in science.
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- "Captain's log, stardate 50063.2. We've accepted an invitation from the Nechani to take a few days shore leave on their world. We're enjoying the opportunity to learn about their culture."
The crew of the USS Voyager accepts an invitation from a humanoid race called the Nechani to take shore leave on their planet. To learn more about the Nechani culture, several of the crew members take a tour of some of the Nechani religious sites and caverns. Curious about a particular shrine, Kes attempts to enter it and is knocked unconscious by a biogenic field at the entrance. The crew is anxious to remain on the planet to analyze the field and gather information that may be able to revive Kes from her comatose state. However, the Nechani feel that Kes is being punished by the Ancestral Spirits for inappropriate behavior and should be allowed to die. They state that there is simply nothing that can be done about it.
Captain Janeway, who does not accept such a response, works with The Doctor and other crew members to find a solution. Her pleas to the Magistrate to let them back to the surface so that they can take some scans of the shrine in order to find answers to Kes' condition are rejected. While working on the ship with The Doctor and others on a way to try to restore Kes, Janeway sends Neelix back to the planet in order to gather scientific data about the shrine. He returns with a story about a king whose son made the same error as Kes: To save his son, this king decided to undergo the ritual that the monks endure in order to enter the shrine without harm. The king was successful with his plea and able to see his son awaken from his "death sleep." Janeway decides to try this approach in order to covertly gather scientific data about the shrine. She expects that she will be facing endurance tests that create within her body biochemical changes, which will in turn protect her from the energy field that struck down Kes.
A guide meets Janeway at the entrance to the cave at sunset and leads her to a room full of elderly people who squabble and bicker amongs themselves, saying that they have been waiting for as long as they can remember. Janeway grows impatient, however, as she does not plan to sit around waiting half an eternity. She leaves the room – eager to begin the challenges that might lead to a cure for Kes. Her guide informs her that everything she does during this ritual will be meaningless, and that the only thing that matters is finding her connection to the spirits. Yet Janeway is eager to go through each of the physical challenges imposed on her – believing them to be the key to a cure for Kes. The guide asks her to hold a rock and Janeway tells her what she sees. Next, Janeway is asked to finger-paint freely and then rock-climb. Finally, she is asked to place her hand inside a container that houses a hissing creature called a nesset; it bites her. Janeway finds herself on a seashore, where her guide ostensibly acts as the voice of the spirits, who tell her that her request to have them reawaken Kes is inconsequential and that Janeway possesses all the information she needs to help Kes.
Janeway returns to Voyager confident that she finally got all she needs to help Kes. The Doctor seems equally confident, believing that the immense amount of data gathered can be utilized to find a cure. He states that the toxin from the creature's bite appears to have been the key, for it creates a biochemical immunity to the energy burst that hit Kes. He eagerly begins developing a treatment regimen.
When much to his surprise his "cure" doesn't work, Janeway returns to the planet to question her guide; after all, she did everything that the guide told her. But the guide tells her that she in fact didn't lead Janeway anywhere, for this was Kathryn's ritual: she herself set these challenges, the guide simply fulfilled Janeway's expectations as Janeway would have simply settled for nothing else. But Janeway tells her that she is not ready to give up. The guide tells her that now she is finally ready to begin.
Janeway returns to the room, where the elderly people derisively banter about her reliance on reason. They know that she is the kind of person who believes that she will eventually find the answers to Kes' situation with enough time, study and the right sort of tools. After all, that is what she believes as a scientist, even when her science fails right in front of her eyes. Janeway acknowledges that she is willing to try another path if science doesn't work, so they tell her to take Kes through the energy field again. They can't tell her what it will do because the biogenic field, according to Voyager's scans, is lethal. They ask her, however, to let go of all her beliefs about the facts and simply trust the spirits to return her soul. If she believes she is ready, she is. But if she goes in with any doubt, with any hesitation, they will both be dead.
Janeway persuades Commander Chakotay and Neelix to allow her to take Kes back through the field, in the belief that it will awaken her, even if no one can explain how that might work scientifically. So she carries Kes through the field, where a burst of energy hits them. However, they remain unharmed and Kes finally awakens.
Later in sickbay, The Doctor goes into elaborate detail and gives a plausible scientific explanation for why taking Kes through the biogenic field again, combined with the ritual Janeway went through and the toxin released into her body saved Kes' life. Janeway nods and listens – somewhat absentmindedly – to The Doctor's explanation, stating that it is indeed very plausible and scientific. Yet she walks out of sickbay unsure really whether it was the science or her faith that was at work here.
Memorable quotes Edit
"We aren't going to stand by and do nothing."
"There's nothing you can do, she's been punished by the spirits, she's going to die."
- - B'Elanna Torres and the Magistrate
"I don't suppose you know anything about chromodynamic light, do you?"
"No, not really. I suppose I could look at it."
"That device you've got, what is that?"
"It's called a tricorder. ... it's a scanning device."
"Aah, atmospheric readings, energy field analysis, full technical data base. This is certainly a convenient thing to have."
"I'll need that back."
"No, you won't."
"You're my guide."
- - Captain Janeway and The Guide
"I'm sure there is spiritual significance behind the challenges involved."
"Challenges? That's what you expect."
"I don't have any idea what to expect."
"I'm willing to do whatever is necessary."
"I don't doubt that. But do you realize that all of this is meaningless?"
- - Captain Janeway and The Guide
"Your request is inconsequential. You have what you need to save her yourself."
- - The Guide, to Captain Janeway
"I haven't led you anywhere, Kathryn. You've taken me along wherever you wanted to go. This was your ritual. You set these challenges for yourself."
"It's true that I came here with certain expectations. Are you saying that you simply fulfilled my expectations?"
"You'd have settled for nothing else."
- - The Guide and Janeway
"A test? She thinks we're a test! What is she talking about?"
"She must like tests. I suppose tests make sense to her."
- - The Spirits
"Even when her science fails right before her eyes she still has full confidence in it. Now there's a leap of faith."
- - The Spirits
"Let all of that go, Kathryn. Take Kes back into the shrine and trust the spirits to return her soul."
"The ritual I went through was meaningless and Kes has done nothing to prepare herself. How could either of us be ready to go through the field?"
"If you believe you are ready, then you are. There's no more to it than that. But if you go in with any doubt, with any hesitation, then you're both dead. So, what are you going to do, Captain?"
"You know I won't stand by and watch Kes die if there's anything I can do to save her. I want to believe it's possible. I'm going to try."
- - The Spirits and Captain Janeway
"I don't know about this, Kathryn."
"Neither do I. That's the challenge."
- - Chakotay and Captain Janeway, just before Janeway enters the shrine with the comatose Kes
"Captain? lf there's something about my analysis you disagree with ?"
"lt's a perfectly sound explanation, Doctor. Very... scientific."
- - The Doctor and Captain Janeway
Background informationEdit
Story and scriptEdit
- The predicament in which Janeway found herself in freelance writer Geo Cameron's plot concept, which provided the basis of this Star Trek: Voyager installment, was what appealed to Voyager's writing team so much that they bought this episode's story. Staff writer Lisa Klink explained, "That story was pitched by a freelancer named Geo Cameron. We took the concept, Janeway going through this ordeal that kind of forces her to deal with things in a non-scientific fashion, because that seemed like a very interesting thing to do to her character." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 29, No. 6/7, p. 95)
- Lisa Klink thereafter struggled with the writing of the installment's teleplay. "It was tricky," she admitted, "because obviously it was very talky, and philosophical, and you really had to pay attention to keep up with what was going on. That was one of the harder scripts that I've ever written." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 29, No. 6/7, p. 95)
- The episode's final script draft was submitted on 5 March 1996. [1]
- In summation of the episode's theme, Lisa Klink remarked, "The point of the episode is that you can't explain everything. That's really what faith is about." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 29, No. 6/7, p. 95) The spiritualism that Klink attempted to imbue the episode's script with was obvious to other members of production personnel, including supervising producer Brannon Braga and director Robert Duncan McNeill. Braga once jokingly referred to this episode as "kind of A Man Called Horse with Janeway," adding, "she has a spiritual journey." (Star Trek Monthly issue 20) Robert Duncan McNeill described the episode as "an extremely spiritual show about Captain Janeway having to let go of logic, take a leap of faith and consider the magical, mystery, godlike elements of the world." (Star Trek 30 Years, p. 48) McNeill also commented, "It's the kind of episode that's very much a thinking person's, moody piece. It's not a big shoot 'em up. It's a story of ideas, of feelings, of character journeys." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #11) In addition, McNeill said of the episode, "It had a real spiritual kind of story–a real character-driven story. It wasn't a big action show." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 29, No. 6/7, p. 107) McNeill also felt that this episode presents no easy answers. "It kind of leaves it up to the viewers and to the characters to contemplate, and decide what they think about faith and religion," he related. "It's a very different kind of show for Star Trek. It's almost like an X-Files show. It sort of presents two answers – one is a scientific solution and the other is a mystical solution – and it doesn't say one way or another." (Star Trek Monthly issue 20)
- The degree of uncertainty about this episode's teleplay extended to the production personnel. "On the page, everyone kind of questioned it," Robert Duncan McNeill recalled. "Everyone thought, 'Is this gonna work? There's no action in it. It's all Janeway by herself. We don't have the other guys doing much.'" (Star Trek Monthly issue 28, p. 59)
Cast and charactersEdit
- Regarding how this episode tasks Janeway with taking a leap of faith, Robert Duncan McNeill commented, "As a scientist, this is not easy for her to do." (Star Trek 30 Years, p. 48) Likewise, Lisa Klink mused, "[Janeway] is someone who has great faith in the ability of science to explain everything. This is kind of a reminder to her that there's a lot of really weird stuff out there in the universe. It's just a question of keeping an open mind and allowing herself to just accept some things without being able to actually pin it down, and scan it, and measure it, and explain it all in a nice little burst of technobabble." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 29, No. 6/7, p. 95) Janeway actress Kate Mulgrew noted about her character's spiritual journey here, "Janeway went through a lot in that one." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #14, p. 32)
- As Robert Duncan McNeill had a very good relationship with Kate Mulgrew, he was pleased that she was the central performer of this episode. He commented, "I was thrilled that she had the story for [this] episode. We have such a great relationship. We were able to discuss the scenes in more depth than the average directors might." McNeill was also delighted by Mulgrew's acting in this installment. "I thought it was one of Kate's best performances," he noted. (Cinefantastique, Vol. 29, No. 6/7, p. 107)
- Kate Mulgrew herself counted this as one of her favorite installments of Star Trek: Voyager's third season. (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #14, p. 32)
- Robert Duncan McNeill appears in his usual role of Tom Paris in this episode, but he has no lines of dialogue.
- B'Elanna Torres appears only briefly in this episode. Actress Roxann Dawson recalled, "I had about 30 seconds of screen time in 'Sacred Ground.'" (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #12)
- Robert Duncan McNeill thought highly of the supporting characters and the guest performers of this installment. He opined, "It had a lot of wonderful characters in it. It had great guest stars." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 29, No. 6/7, p. 107)
- Guest star Harry Groener (the Nechani Magistrate) previously appeared as Tam Elbrun in TNG: "Tin Man" and would go on to feature as Minister Nathan Samuels in the Star Trek: Enterprise two-parter "Demons" and "Terra Prime".
- This episode was the first (in production order) of four episodes that were produced during Voyager's second season but intentionally held back for inclusion in its third season, the other episodes being "False Profits", "Flashback" and "Basics, Part II". (Star Trek: Voyager Companion)
- This was the first Star Trek episode directed by Paris actor Robert Duncan McNeill. He had first approached executive producer Rick Berman about directing in March 1995, after which McNeill had studied the various aspects of production on Star Trek, visiting the Paramount Pictures lot even on days when he had not been playing Tom Paris. (Star Trek 30 Years, p. 48)
- The task of directing this episode was originally assigned to Jonathan Frakes. Robert Duncan McNeill noted, "Frakes [...] backed out in order to direct Star Trek: First Contact – so they gave his slot to me." (Star Trek 30 Years, p. 48) McNeill also explained, "What happened was Jonathan [Frakes] was scheduled to direct an episode of the show and when he was offered the feature he had to step out and couldn't direct an episode for us. When I heard that I thought about it long and hard and went to Rick with my list and said, 'Here is what I've done and I think I'm ready. I don't have any expectations, but I want to get on the list of people to take that spot.' That was the only [episode] available, everything else was booked up. We had a good conversation and I walked away feeling that he did believe that I was ready." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 28, No. 4/5, p. 94)
- Privately, however, Robert Duncan McNeill believed that the episode he would be asked to direct would not be this one, but one produced in the third season. "I didn't really expect to get the episode," McNeill remembered. "I was pushing that one thinking I would get one early next season." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 28, No. 4/5, p. 94)
- On a weekend day – one or two weeks after requesting this episode, and almost a year to the day of his original discussion with Rick Berman – Robert Duncan McNeill was appearing as a guest at a Star Trek convention in either Cincinnati or Cleveland when he received, indirectly, word from Berman (who wanted to speak to him about this installment, although McNeill had no way of knowing that, at the time). (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #11; Star Trek 30 Years, p. 48; Cinefantastique, Vol. 28, No. 4/5, p. 94; Cinefantastique, Vol. 29, No. 6/7, p. 107) While checking out of a hotel, McNeill received an emergency message to call his wife, who – when he did – told him that Berman had called that morning and wanted McNeill to phone him back as soon as possible. McNeill's wife was distraught, as she suspected the news was that her husband had been fired. "She said, 'Why would he call on a weekend unless there's something really wrong?' I said, 'OK, don't worry. I'll call him now and I'll call you right back.' So, I did," McNeill recalled with a laugh. "Rick said some things in scheduling had gotten a little screwy and there was a directing slot available in two weeks, was I ready to start? I said, 'Absolutely.' I didn't have much time to get nervous." {The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #11) McNeill additionally remembered, "He called me [...] to say that they had a meeting about it and wanted to give me the shot." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 28, No. 4/5, p. 94)
- The imminence of the episode's production start date somewhat flustered Robert Duncan McNeill, even though he was simultaneously happy to have been given the directing assignment. "It was about a week or two from shooting, at that time, so I wasn't prepared for it initially," he remembered. "I hadn't expected to direct quite that quickly, or have an assignment with such short notice, but I was really thrilled." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 29, No. 6/7, p. 104)
- Robert Duncan McNeill felt that this episode was fitted to his own personal directing skills. He remarked, "I was thrilled to get 'Sacred Ground' because it was an actor's show. Jonathan [Frakes] is much more extroverted. He has a great mastery of the room. I'm more introverted. I do better one-on-one. I love to go talk with each actor." (Star Trek: Communicator, issue #112, p. 56) McNeill also noted, "It was wonderful for me to have that as the first episode because I got to focus on the actors." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #11) Additionally, he related, "That episode was the perfect first episode for me because I think it had what are my strengths." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 29, No. 6/7, p. 104)
- Working on this episode was a definite learning experience for Robert Duncan McNeill. Regarding his level of preparation when he came to direct the episode, he recalled, "I had every shot in my book, everything planned." However, he added, "I learned from directing ['Sacred Ground'] that there are some things you just can't plan." (Star Trek Monthly issue 27, p. 14)
- Due to this episode being so character-driven and introspective, Robert Duncan McNeill found that dramatizing the mental processes of the characters was challenging. He commented, "It's not an action show which is a blessing and a curse for me actually [....] Logistically, action shows are very complicated, but because this is a real internal story for Janeway, it became more of a challenge how do you make these thoughts and ideas and philosophy more dramatic?" (Cinefantastique, Vol. 28, No. 4/5, p. 94)
- Another difficulty for Robert Duncan McNeill was tackling the episode's unusual ambiguity. "It was a very tricky episode," he said, "because [although] Star Trek usually ends their stories with a nice moral and a nice lesson to learn [...] this story explores religion and faith without offering any clear answers at the end." (Star Trek Monthly issue 20)
- Robert Duncan McNeill took contributions from all involved. "Everybody contributed," he said. "I tried to incorporate everyone's ideas." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #11)
- The task of directing the episode was such that Robert Duncan McNeill felt no need to embellish the installment with any elaborate camera work. "I don't have any outside agenda other than to tell this script that they have given me as best as I can. I don't think there are any sort of old thoughts that I've had that now that I have a chance I can throw this in," McNeill conceded. "It's enough work just to tell the story they have given me, much less squeeze in my own thing. All I want to do is make it as exciting a show as I can to keep the audience there." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 28, No. 4/5, p. 94)
- Ultimately, Robert Duncan McNeill believed that the uncertainty concerning the episode's script was made up for, during production. He commented, "Sometimes, an episode that reads very weak on the page makes you work that much harder, and therefore you end up with a better episode [....] I saw [something similar] as a director on 'Sacred Ground' [....] It wasn't a shoot-em-up show, but everybody focused and tried to fill out every moment of that episode, and it paid off." (Star Trek Monthly issue 28, p. 59)
- Roxann Dawson, Kate Mulgrew and Lisa Klink were wowed by Robert Duncan McNeill's work on this installment. Dawson noted, "I was impressed with what Robbie did." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #12) Mulgrew stated, "I thought Robbie McNeill did a very nice job directing [it]." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #14, p. 32) Klink agreed, "I thought he did a very nice job with it as well." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 29, No. 6/7, p. 95)
Reception and aftermathEdit
- Ultimately, Lisa Klink was very proud of this episode in general. She noted, "I was very pleased with how it came out." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 29, No. 6/7, p. 95)
- Robert Duncan McNeill was also highly satisfied with the episode's final form. He remarked, "I thought it turned out to be one of our better episodes, because it was different." (Star Trek Monthly issue 28, p. 59) He also noted, "I'm really happy with it." (The Official Star Trek: Voyager Magazine, issue #11) Partly due to this – prior to the initial airing of Voyager's third season – McNeill was hopeful that the episode would have a good viewer response. He remarked, "Everyone seems really happy with it so far, [...] and I think it's a good show [....] I'd love to direct some more episodes this season, so I really hope viewers like it." (Star Trek Monthly issue 20) Following his work on this episode, McNeill eventually directed three further episodes of Voyager (including the later third season installment "Unity") and four of Enterprise, as well as other projects.
- This episode achieved a Nielsen rating of 4.6 million homes, and a 7% share. [2](X)
- Executive producer Jeri Taylor thoroughly enjoyed this episode when she watched a rerun of it. A week later (on a Thursday in June 1997), she commented, "I happened to see 'Sacred Ground' just last week when it re-ran and I loved it. I just thought that it was everything that Star Trek should be; it was provocative and profound, and it said something, and it did unexpected things. I really think it worked. It is not the kind of episode that I think many of our core audience respond to, because it was very introspective. There was no action, there were no phaser fights, there was none of that kind of thing. It was a thoughtful kind of episode, but there's absolutely room for shows like that in the mix [of Star Trek: Voyager's stories]." (Star Trek Monthly issue 31, p. 12)
- Cinefantastique rated this episode 2 and a half out of 4 stars. (Cinefantastique, Vol. 29, No. 6/7, p. 92)
- Star Trek Monthly scored this episode 4 out of 5 stars, defined as "Trill-powered viewing". (Star Trek Monthly issue 25, p. 60)
- The unauthorized reference book Delta Quadrant (p. 147) gives this installment a rating of 7 out of 10.
Video and DVD releasesEdit
- UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 3.4, 10 March 1997
- As part of the VOY Season 3 DVD collection
Links and referencesEdit
Main castEdit
- Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway
- Robert Beltran as Commander Chakotay
- Roxann Dawson as Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres
- Jennifer Lien as Kes
- Robert Duncan McNeill as Lieutenant Tom Paris
- Ethan Phillips as Neelix
- Robert Picardo as The Doctor
- Tim Russ as Lieutenant Tuvok
- Garrett Wang as Ensign Harry Kim
Guest starsEdit
- Becky Ann Baker as a Guide
- Estelle Harris as an Old Woman
- Keene Curtis as Old Man #2
- Parley Baer as Old Man #1
- Harry Groener as The Magistrate
Uncredited co-starsEdit
Stunt doubleEdit
- Unknown stuntwoman as stunt double for Jennifer Lien
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External linkEdit
- "Sacred Ground" at Wikipedia
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Moving 12th Ave Grill, part three: Show me the money!
[Editor's note: This is the third installment of a series, following Kevin Hanney as he moves 12th Ave Grill into the former Victoria Inn space. Read part one, the overall plan, and part two, with pictures of the Victoria Inn space as it is now.]
The biggest question I have when someone opens a new restaurant is: Where does the money come from?
For Kevin Hanney, the answer's been different for each of his restaurants:
12th Ave Grill, the original
Cost: $150,000 to $175,000
Financing: Credit cards and savings
"I gutted it front and back and brought in all the equipment (used) and a new grease trap for that," Hanney says. (He can also tell stories about the pain and delays of installing 12th Ave's grease trap, but maybe we'll get to that in a later post.)
Salt Bar and Kitchen
Cost: $250,000, with all new equipment
Financing: Through four working partners: Danny Kaaialii, the manager; Quinten Frye, the chef; Tyler Uehara, who also works at Young's Market, a wine and spirits distributor; and Hanney.
The new 12th Ave Grill
Cost: Estimated at one million, $750,000 for building improvements and the rest for fixtures, furniture, equipment and training.
Financing: It's a little complicated. Hanney explains:
"For the current investment there are basically seven entities involved: the bank and six investors or investor groups. We had a minimum $50,000 investment. We of course accepted larger, which we have a few. All of the investors are customers of the restaurant. Who else is going to believe in you more than your regulars?
"Some are single individuals and some are small groups that formed LLCs, but are represented as one investment entity. Some are successful business men and most are in some way connected to the food and wine business."
Hanney also took out a loan for about 65 percent of the entire investment through First Hawaiian Bank. It's the first time he's had a personal banker. Obviously, the bank has a vested interest in the success of Hanney's new restaurant; it wants its money back. "I've really learned for the first time that a bank is a great resource for you and they can help you with a lot of things," Hanney says. "They have all sorts of connections and complicated Excel programs [for finances and projections]. I'm learning how to utilize the bank as a partner and take advantage of its vast experience."


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Re: Who woulda "thunk": Billick OK with platooning QBs
I agree with the last post. Boller is getting time to play so he'll be ready for next year. The Ravens are going to ride McNair this year. This might be McNairs last chance to get his ring. Let's all hope he does.
Re: Who woulda "thunk": Billick OK with platooning QBs
BB directed the team to a 13-3 season last year. He took the team to a Super Bowl.
Perhaps it is worth considering the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens has a better idea about the squad than we do.
(In the interest of full disclosure) I've often ranted about the horrible play of one "My man Kyle". At the same time I've always praised the fact that he has a great story and is a tough MF. Who among us doesn't want to see KB succeed?
I like KB better than Carr, Harrington, Lossman, Grossman...and drum roll please...KB is better than Leinart.
Is it possible that spending a year behind the clipboard was just what the doctor ordered? I vote YES!
It hasn't been so horrible this season. In fact this new concept of having a "closer", (if that is what we are observing) is innovative and interesting.
Re: Who woulda "thunk": Billick OK with platooning QBs
In any event: if this succeeds, Billick should remember to credit me & Greg when he gets the Coach of the Year award.In a 2003 BBC poll that asked Brits to name the "Greatest American Ever", Mr. T came in fourth, behind ML King (3rd), Abe Lincoln (2nd) and Homer Simpson (1st).
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No, we don't have a QBC (quarterback controversya) yet, but I don't have to be Karnak to maybe, just maybe, see one forming on the horizon. Living in Florida means we watch little disturbances just forming very carefully. Sometimes they turn into hurricanes.
Good. So far the season and the team both have been a little boring. There's nothing like a rip-roaring QBC to get the emotions and blood stirring. <G>ENFORCE THE 1ST AMENDMENT WITH THE SECOND, NEVER DISARM
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Hey, whatever wins games. Overall, I am noticing an improvement w/ the offense, regardless of the QB. I think that once this O line get a few more games under their belt togeather w/ Willis the running game will be top 10 by season's end. I think that they will gel into a better pass blocking unit as well helping McNair or Boller. With Clayton on the mend, once he returns to full health and gets up to speed our offense will be significantly better by December than it is now. Look at the progress we made last year over a short span of time.
My issue is the slippage of the Defense in the 4th quarter, if we can get that resolved. I think this team will set itself up for a DEEP playoff run....regardless of WHO they play!!!
Re: Who woulda "thunk": Billick OK with platooning QBs
I think one of the reasons Billick is doing this is to give KB some reps in the event McNair becomes seriously hurt during the season. If McNair played every minute of every game and got hurt badly, KB would be stone cold.
This way, he gets a little playing time, which builds confidence and adds to his experience level. Steve McNair is still the starter. Everyone knows it.
Re: Who woulda "thunk": Billick OK with platooning QBs
Steve McNair is the starter. Kyle Boller is the backup.
Questions about what might happen "if McNair is healthy" are kind of irrelevant, because McNair is not likely going to be "healthy" again all year, not 100%.
So it'll always be a BB judgment call, which is what it's been so far this year, and what it is on other teams too.
This is non-news, in my opinion. It is a nice attaboy for Boller, an acknowledgment that he's performed at that high level this year, but that's it.Festivus
His definitions and arguments were so clear in his own mind that he was unable to understand how any reasonable person could honestly differ with him.
Re: Who woulda "thunk": Billick OK with platooning QBs
Platooning isn't t he long-term solution, but it sure is reaping dividends right now. Thus, no complaints here.
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I posted the message below in the PTI Topic thread but it applies here too ...
I think my post about self loathing Ravens fans is more true now than when I first posted it.
For those who think McNair is washed up, please go to nfl.com and see his stats and QB rating. Not his best, but certainly not "end of career" stats.
For those hating on Boller, please go to nfl.com and see his stats and QB rating. Starting to see my point?
We have two very good QB's -- one looking towards the future and one looking at the twilight. This is what some people call this a good problem to have. McBoller has been a good combo thus far.
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- Rubin's proposal for donations (junk) (Rachel or Rubin)
- Collaboration with artist (Walter Funk) on Hologlyphic Movie system, with possible funding
- Build haptic interface for a blind grad student? (David Molnar)
- Thank-you to Bill Pollack from No Starch Press for all the books and things!
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[edit] Hologlyphic Movie system, with possible funding
- bucketworks has done done fiscal sponsorship before with artists and barcampMilwaukee
- bucketworks is a shared technology and art space, we call it a health club for the brain
- it has 20,000 sqft to build create, hack, act, code, discover, and explore what one can do when they put their mind to it.
- at the last barcampMilwaukee, we had a VR room and a started a robotics club.
- bucketworks is a shared technology and art space, we call it a health club for the brain
- cellspace is a shared space to promote the arts in SF
- i don't know much about it, but James Carlson of Bucketworks recommend that i get involved with them, they have a lot in common with bucketworks from what i hear.
- what universities can serve as the fiscal sponsor?
- berkeley?
- stanford?
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[edit] Digital Storms
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By Kevin Grandia • Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 15:30
If the best-seller catgories on Amazon are any indication, it looks like our book Climate Cover Up is going to be showing up in a lot of people's stockings this year.
Right now Climate Cover Up is the number one bestseller for Amazon Canada in the category of Public Policy and the second best seller in Media Studies.
On Amazon.com, Climate Cover Up is a top ten bestseller in the categories of Media Studies and Meteorology.
Thanks to everyone who continues to help us spread the word. And for those who are looking for a last minute gift for that ever-skeptical uncle or brother-in-law, wrap up a copy for under the tree!
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I bought two copies, one to read and one to lend, I think everyone should do the same ;)
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My amazon review ...
I just added this review on the Amazon listing for 'Climate Cover Up': For 12 years I have worked for a BC-based company (Blue Energy Canada) working to commercialize a non-emitting renewable energy technology based on tidal power and I am well-acquainted with climate change science and both the obstructions and gateways that are created, in Canada and abroad, to discourage or enable emerging technologies. Of course these obstructions come in many forms, from government intransigence to organizational monkey-wrenching and we've seen it all, especially recently.
In any event, and as a former journalist, too, I felt much kinship with the ground covered and the scams illuminated by James Hoggan and Richard Littlemore in 'Climate Cover Up' and page by page I felt vindicated for the rancor I had felt welling up repeatedly in the past dozen years.
The book is accurate and compelling and it will anger you as much it is informs you. We ARE being duped by various 'stink tanks' accepting money from petro and coal industries and brazen individuals who know no depths to which they will sink to help foster the climate change Denialist cover-up.
Overall, I highly recommend this book as a jaw-dropping read connecting many important dots in this ongoing battle for our perceptions. - Michael Maser, British Columbia
What about DeSmog.... ??
Great to see the book doing so well but I was wondering if you folks have seen an increase in web traffic here at DeSmog?
I see the site mentioned in more and more places on the net and was just curious.
Thanks in advance.
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I didn't wait till Christmas. I bought it last week, and read it in two sittings. Now I have to go back through and make some margin notes. I appreciated the Canadian content of the book. Too often we hear about the foibles of the states and not enough about our own PR spin-machine (not to insult PR people in general–till you mentioned the role of PR in your book I had assumed it was all about telling lies for the client).
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2000+ Fossil fuel CO2 emissions up by 29 per cent
Nature Geoscience Report: Fossil fuel CO2 emissions up by 29 per cent since 2000
(xcerpt below from http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=7612):
"The strongest evidence yet that the rise in atmospheric CO2 emissions continues to outstrip the ability of the world's natural 'sinks' to absorb carbon is published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience.
"An international team of researchers under the umbrella of the Global Carbon Project reports that over the last 50 years the average fraction of global CO2 emissions that remained in the atmosphere each year was around 43 per cent - the rest was absorbed by the Earth's carbon sinks on land and in the oceans. During this time this fraction has likely increased from 40 per cent to 45 per cent, suggesting a decrease in the efficiency of the natural sinks. The team brings evidence that the sinks are responding to climate change and variability.
"The scientists report a 29 per cent increase in global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel between 2000 and 2008 (the latest year for which figures are available), and that in spite of the global economic downturn emissions increased by 2 per cent during 2008. The use of coal as a fuel has now surpassed oil and developing countries now emit more greenhouse gases than developed countries – with a quarter of their growth in emissions accounted for by increased trade with the West."
(to read more, see url above)
Why would anyone believe the "team"?
Climate Science as carried out by the "team" has been discredited by the teams tactics as revealed in the e-mails and the temperature computer code.
Until the peer review and publishing process is cleaned up, I would not believe a word put out by the "team".
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It's about time the word got
It's about time the word got out. Too bad it wasn't in time to make a difference in Copenhagen.
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Great essay by Jim Hoggan in today's Sun ...
from today's Sun:
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Canada in Copenhagen: It may have been great public relations but it is poor public policy
by James Hoggan
"It is an excellent accord and is good for the environment, and it is good for Canada. In terms of Canada, this agreement really achieves all of the negotiating objectives we set going over to Copenhagen."
– Environment Minister Jim Prentice talking to CBC about the Copenhagen Accord
What a great quote. What a great piece of positioning. After a tough two weeks of hammering out a deal at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Canada's sometimes embattled Environment Minister finds his inner optimism and says: Score one for the good guys. It kinda makes you proud to be Canadian.
But should it? Is it enough that Prentice now declares victory? Is it enough that Prime Minister Stephen Harper told a hand-picked group of reporters on Friday night that the accord is "realistic" and that Canada is "comfortable with it"? Are we being spun?
Of course we are. If you look closely at the language coming out of Copenhagen, you will see that nearly all the conversation has been about politics and public relations, and very little has been about science or the environment.
… It's this kind of cleverness that gives both politicians and public relations people a bad name. So, for the time being, Harper and company may pass the Copenhagen mid-term, but they are leading us all to disaster on the final exam.
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Priceless ...... !!! Way to go Jim !!
Mr Hoggan if you get this I wanted to thank you for that.
That ranks right up there as one of the best x-mas gifts Ive received in a long time.
Ill be grinning through New Years . ;-)
…..thanks for posting that Michael Maser…..
Just a heads up. The link overshot the page but a quick search using the essay title did the trick.
Someone needs to help McIntyre
Here's his blog post.. can anyone clue him in??
(by)Steve: I've asked proponents for a few years now to provide an engineering quality derivation showing how doubled CO2 leads to a big problem. Thus far, I haven't been able to get anyone to give me such a reference. Gerry North, a prominent climate scientist, has made fun of me for asking such a question, but maybe you'd have better luck with him than me. Unlike many readers, I do not presume that such a derivation is impossible or even that it doesn't exist. If you can locate one, please bring it to my attention.
Got my copy today. Just did a
Got my copy today. Just did a quick browse through it and that Peiser character sounds like a real jerk. I never knew about Tim Lambert keeping after him for proof.


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Baddfrog replied to glutengirl42's topic in Gluten-Free Diet & Weight IssuesHey Gluten Girl...Just checking in to see how you are doing on the SC!!
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Baddfrog replied to Baddfrog's topic in Super Sensitive Celiacs & Gluten SensitiveThanks everyone...I do try to do most of the things that you all have suggested. Although, chewing my fingernails is definitely a tough one to break. I am going to schedule an appt with a food allergist, but haven't done it yet. I've started off going Corn, Soy, Dairy, potato and gluten-free now just to see how that works. I pretty much just eat fruit, grain fed beef, and vegetables. I do have some alcohol (wine or spirits) and black coffee as well. I'm doing something similar to the GAPS diet to start. I don't know if it's overkill or not strict enough...any thoughts? Also, any recommendations on a safe/strong multivitamin...and do you double up if your damaged? I have been using Centrum Silver, but I don't notice any difference when I'm off of it. One last question...metamucil???
Baddfrog replied to Baddfrog's topic in Super Sensitive Celiacs & Gluten SensitiveThanks for your thoughts. I've just started the glutamine per the advice of a friend who is a nutritionalist. I just had my bloodwork run yesterday, so I'm waiting for those results. How much of a difference do you notice with the enzymes or glucosamine...can you tell when you've forgotten them for a while?
Baddfrog posted a topic in Super Sensitive Celiacs & Gluten SensitiveI'm reading a lot of info on how many Celiac's are not healing even on a gluten free diet. I am crazy cautious, strict and never cheat (of course that's because the first time I tried to it wasn't pretty!). Even after 3 1/2 yrs gluten free, I can't say I feel fabulous. When I was scoped my doctor told me that he didn't even need to wait for results because my villi were obliterated. So, I've read some stuff on trying to minimize Corn, Soy, dairy and other things in order to see if that helps. I'd love to hear from some people who started with a lot of damage and how long it took them to heal and diets/supplements that may have helped. Thanks! Scott
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Baddfrog posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsHello, My GP Doc doesn't have much experience with Celiac, so he ran a blood test for me, but when I got confusing results he wasn't sure what was up. Can anyone help me with this please? These were my test results Gliadin IgG Antibodies <10 U/ml Gliadin IgG Antibodies <5 U/ml tTg IgA Auto = 62.5 U/ml tTg IgG Auto < 6 U/ml I'm confused...I've heard you can have false positives with tTg-IgA but 62.5 seems a bit high for a false positive...any thoughts? Also, if it isn't Celiac is this symptomatic of Crohn's or Liver issues or....anything. Thank you so much for your help, Thanks, Scott


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Hume falsely claimed Bush proposed "path to citizenship" for illegal immigrants
Introducing a report on illegal immigration, Fox News' Brit Hume told viewers that "some unintended consequences" had arisen from "President Bush's proposal to give illegal immigrants a path to citizenship." Bush, however, has offered no such proposal and has refused to say whether he would support an "earned citizenship" plan with bipartisan backing in the Senate.
Introducing a report on illegal immigration on the April 18 edition Fox News' Special Report, Washington managing editor Brit Hume [1] told viewers that "some unintended consequences" had arisen from "President Bush's proposal to give illegal immigrants a path to citizenship." Bush, however, has offered no such proposal and has refused to say whether he would support "earned citizenship" plans with bipartisan backing in the Senate.
In January 2004, the White House outlined [2] a set a "principles of immigration reform" along with a proposal for a "temporary worker program" that would let illegal immigrants apply for temporary legal status that would last for up to six years. The proposal did not include any plan to offer permanent legal status or citizenship to most illegal immigrants.
As the Los Angeles Times reported in a January 9, 2004, article, Bush's plan would instead allow illegal immigrants to apply for permanent legal status "through existing channels, with no special advantages." The Times noted that "while there are an estimated 8 million to 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States, the government awards only 140,000 employment-related green cards a year -- just 5,000 to low-skilled workers." The Times further noted that "most" of the Democratic candidates for president at the time "voiced strong opposition" to Bush's plan and that Sen. John F. Kerry (D-MA) hoped "to institute an earned legalization program, with citizenship contingent upon residency, employment and a background check."
A March 24 Los Angeles Times article [3] reported that Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), along with "many Democrats and Latino organizations," had criticized Bush's plan:
Bush's framework for immigration reform -- a set of principles, not a detailed plan -- "only takes us about 5% of the way," said Hagel, coauthor of a bipartisan bill that would cap the number of guest workers but would allow more illegal immigrants already in the United States to get on the path to citizenship.
The president has called for a guest-worker program that would allow Mexicans and other immigrants to hold jobs in the United States for a limited number of years and then return to their home countries with their savings. Undocumented immigrants already here would be eligible for legal temporary worker visas. But those wishing to become permanent residents and citizens would have to apply separately, with no guarantees.
"Immigration reform is going require the president's leadership," Hagel said.
Many Democrats and Latino organizations say the plan does not do enough to help longtime undocumented residents become citizens.
On March 27, the White House released a "fact sheet [4]" outlining Bush's "Proposal For Comprehensive Immigration Reform." The proposal included Bush's temporary worker plan but did not include any new provision for granting current illegal immigrants permanent legal status or a path to citizenship.
Also on March 27, the Senate Judiciary Committee -- with the support of all eight Democrats and four of the committee's Republicans -- approved the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 [5]," introduced in the Senate as S.A. 3192. In contrast to Bush's proposal, the Judiciary Committee bill would "legalize the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants and ultimately ... grant them citizenship, provided that they hold jobs, pass criminal background checks, learn English and pay fines and back taxes," as The New York Times noted [6]. The Washington Post reported [7] that the bill was "largely patterned on the measure sponsored by" Sens. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and John McCain (R-AZ). As the Post reported [8] on April 7, Kennedy and McCain subsequently embraced a compromise bill that would offer legal status and earned citizenship to "most of the nation's 11 million to 12 million illegal immigrants."
Bush has not supported these earned citizenship proposals. Instead, the White House has issued a series of ambiguous statements rejecting "amnesty," "automatic citizenship," and an "automatic path to citizenship" without defining those terms.
From the White House's November 28, 2005, "fact sheet" titled "Securing America Through Immigration Reform [9]":
A Temporary Worker Program Would Not Provide Amnesty. The program does not create an automatic path to citizenship or provide amnesty. The President opposes amnesty because rewarding those who break the law would encourage more illegal entrants and increase pressure on the border. A Temporary Worker Program, by contrast, would promote legal immigration and decrease pressure on the border. The President supports increasing the annual number of green cards, but for the sake of justice and security, the President will not sign an immigration bill that includes amnesty.
From Bush's April 5 statement [10] at the White House:
BUSH: I urge the senators to continue to work toward getting a comprehensive bill; a bill that will help us secure our borders; a bill that will cause the people in the interior of this country to recognize and enforce the law; and a bill that will include a guest worker provision that will enable us to more secure the border, will recognize that there are people here working hard for jobs Americans won't do, and a guest worker provision that is not amnesty, one that provides for automatic citizenship.
From Bush's April 8 radio address [11]:
BUSH: A new temporary worker program should not provide amnesty. Granting amnesty would be unfair to those who follow the rules and obey the laws. Amnesty would also be unwise, because it would encourage others to break the law and create new waves of illegal immigration. We must ensure that those who break our laws are not granted an automatic path to citizenship. We should also conduct the debate on immigration reform in a manner worthy of our nation's best traditions.
Following Hume's false claim on Special Report, Fox News correspondent William La Jeunesse [12] correctly reported: "President Bush said the United States needed an immigration policy that permitted guest workers to perform the jobs Americans would not do. Then came Senate proposals to legalize immigrants already here."
From the April 18 edition Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume:
HUME: The debate over immigration reform and President Bush's proposal to give illegal immigrants a path to citizenship appears to have had some unintended consequences along the Mexican border. Fox News Correspondent William La Jeunesse reports the number of attempts to enter the country illegally has increased.
LA JEUNESSE: Border watchers say they noticed the change last year after President Bush said the United States needed an immigration policy that permitted guest workers to perform the jobs Americans would not do. Then came Senate proposals to legalize immigrants already here. Those factors, they say, coupled with plans to increase enforcement have illegal immigrants making a run for the border.
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I've been taking a kettlebell class since February, and I started out with a 12 kg kettlebell, and I'm now up to a 16 kg kettlebell. I'm a guy -- not terribly strong but not weak either. Every other guy who has started the class has started with a 12 (one guy with an 8 though). The women in the class start at a 4/6/8 kg kettlebell. One woman now uses a 14 for the swing but an 8 or 12 for all other exercises. The instructor is a woman, and she's literally a worldclass competitive bodybuilder, and the heaviest she goes is a 16 kg kettlebell.
The thing is, you'll always be able to swing a heavier kettlebell than you can, for example, press. So, I'm sure that you could swing a 16 kg kettlebell provided your technique is good (my advice is to watch as many videos as you can, but only trust someone who is visibly using hip drive rather than arms/back to swing -- the proper swing technique is very similar to the motion you'd use to do a box jump, except you don't leave the floor -- your arms are only there to hold on to the kettlebell, not to move it).
Also keep in mind that a kettlebell's weight is off-center. So, if you can lift a 16 kg dumbbell, a 16 kg kettlebell will be more of a challenge.
If you plan to use a kettlebell for lots of different exercises, one is probably not enough. In class, I'll typically use 2 12's or a 14 & 16 (we only have one of each for the class) for squats. You can also do double kettlebell swings and cleans. So one possibility is to get 2 12 kg kettlebells.
I know it is hard trying to figure out a weight to get before you've really tried it. I was in the same situation with clubbells. I ordered a pair and wish I had gotten them about 1 kg lighter, but it isn't a big deal either way.
Good luck.
Oh. And on the material for a kettlebell. We have a bunch of different ones in class, so I can speak from experience. Do NOT get the plastic/concrete ones. They are terrible. The handles are too smooth when you are sweaty but at the same time have uncomfortable ridges on them. Plus, I'm afraid if I every dropped one that it would shatter. The standard iron ones are fine ... if you are using them inside, I'd get ones with the coating so they don't scratch your floor. We also have some steel competition style kettlebells, and at first I hated them because they are a lot larger than the iron kettlebells of the same weight. But having worked with them for a while, I've decided that I prefer the steel ones. The big advantage of them is that they are the same size no matter the weight, and the handles are big enough to fit both hands on. A lot of iron ones (I think especially cheaper ones) have handles that are too small to comfortably hold with 2 hands. Plus, the competition style seem better balanced for swinging and just feel better overall to me now. But all in all, you won't go wrong with a good iron one, but don't get the plastic/concrete type.
I tend to use 12 or 16kg kettlebells... 8kg if I'm feeling weak during single arm presses! Usually we just do kettlebell swings and I'll choose the weight based on how many we do in a row!
I would only go heavier for something like the sumo dead lift high pull and for that I'd use 20kg.
Oh and I am small and female! Not exactly weak... But not massively strong either!
Honestly I think it's good to try them out first! They sell kettlebells in my local sporting store in a range of weights, so that's where I'd go if I wanted to buy some, even if just to try them out.


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Nebraska's Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) was implemented in 1987 to ensure that student-athletes have a voice regarding their total student-athlete experience. SAAC is a recognized student organization at the University of Nebraska and consists of at least one team appointed representative from each of Nebraska's 24 intercollegiate teams. SAAC meets bi-weekly throughout the academic year, communicating directly with Director of Athletics, Shawn Eichorst on various student-athlete welfare issues. SAAC also coordinates a number of events within the athletic department and in the community of Lincoln to promote the importance of education, service and responsible decision making. Nebraska's SAAC has been recognized across the country as one of the most comprehensive, consistent and productive in the country. Assistant Director of Life Skills, Jordan Wilson serves as the SAAC advisor.
Mission & Values
SAAC serves as the voice of the student-athletes, developing and displaying LEADERSHIP by:
- Exhibiting INTEGRITY through all actions.
- Striving to EMPOWER growth and community within each respective team.
- Fostering UNITY across the athletic department and student-athlete body.
- Promoting STUDENT-ATHLETE WELFARE for the betterment of their collegiate experience.
SAAC has a voice and representation at many levels:
- Frequent interaction with Director of Athletics
- All Student-Athlete Meeting
- Administrator Luncheons
- Guest Administrators at every SAAC meeting
- Representation on the Intercollegiate Athletic Committee
- Big Ten Meetings
2016-2017 SAAC President, Lotte Sjulin
For the 2016-2017 academic year, SAAC will be led by President Lotte Sjulin (Softball), with support from Connor Adamsick(Men's Gymnastics), as the Vice President. Joel Sneed (Golf) will function as the Big Ten Representative and Kelly Hunter (Volleyball) will serve as Secretary.
Pictured left to right: Connor Adamsick, Joel Sneed, Kelly Hunter
Appointed SAAC Team Representatives
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee team representatives are determined and appointed by each respective intercollegiate team at Nebraska. In addition to attending bi-weekly meetings, SAAC representatives are responsible for communicating SAAC developments and opportunities to their teammates on an ongoing basis. Representatives for the 2016-2017 year include:
Baseball - Nate Fisher, Jake McSteen, Jake Meyers, Ben Miller, Jake Schleppenbach
Men's Basketball - Malcolm Laws
Women's Basketball - Esther Ramacieri, Maddie Simon and Emily Wood
Bowling - Kelly Belzeski
Men's Cross Country - Austin Post
Women's Cross Country - Anna Peer & Kristi Oslund
Football - Trey Foster, Brody Cleveland, Dwayne Johnson, Harrison Jordan and Graham Nabity
Men's Golf - Justin Jennings
Women's Golf - Audrey Judd, Sarah Pravecek and Emily Gillman
Men's Gymnastics - Alex Magsam and Anton Stephenson
Women's Gymnastics - Jennie Laeng and Megan Kuo
Rifle - Katie Brown and Nina Radulovic
Soccer - Caroline Flynn, Jaycie Johnson, Amanda McClanahan, Alli Peterson and Kelly Schatz
Softball - Laura Barrow, Gina Metzler, Madi Unzicker
Swimming and Diving - Jordan Ehly, Francesca Giganti and Bridget Pacilio
Men's Tennis - Toby Boyer and Micah Klousia
Women's Tennis - Sydney Harlow and Elizabeth Gould
Men's Track and Field - Cam Holmes and Mark Jarecki
Women's Track and Field - Nicole Baker, Sarah Firestone and Angela Mercurio
Volleyball - Kelly Hunter and Sydney Townsend
Wrestling - Jordan Shearer and Dustin Williams
2016-2017 SAAC Meeting Dates
Mondays at 7 p.m. - Media Cafeteria, Level 6 of West Stadium, unless otherwise indicated
Sunday, August 21st - SAAC Retreat, 2:00pm, Campus Rec
September 12th
September 26th (6:00 p.m.)
October 10th
October 24th
November 7th
November 21st
December 5th
January 23rd
February 6th
February 20th
March 6th
March 27th
April 10th
April 17th - Officer Elections
SAAC 2015-2016 Year-In-Review
Under the leadership of President Caroline Flynn, the Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee enjoyed a productive year making an impact on the Nebraska Student-Athlete Experience. With outstanding support from officers Jacqueline Juffer, Cody Rush and Lotte Sjulin. The 2015-16 year kicked off with a retreat at the University Campus Recreation Outdoor Adventure Center. There, SAAC members took part in rock climbing and problem solving activities where they focused on leadership development and teamwork.
The 52 student-athlete members, representing every sport, met bi-weekly throughout the year for a total of 15 evening meetings, with Sport Administrators attending at least one meeting per semester. Each athlete selected one of four committees to be a part of for the year: Campus Collaboration, Student-Athlete Welfare, Community Service, and Diversity and Inclusion. In addition, members had 6 luncheons with the Student-Athlete Services and Experience Management Team throughout the year to discuss any hot topics. Throughout the year, the group accomplished a number of initiatives including the Souper Bowl of Caring Food Drive, Spring Cleaning Clothing & Shoe Drive, Mix It Up Night at the Training Table, continued their ALL N home meet initiative for the third year, held the SAAC Holiday Dance that focused on bringing sports together for a night of fun and games at the stadium, organized Stress Free Finals Zone in the fall and spring that included donated snacks from local restaurants, and collaborated with the Inner Circle group for a "Thank A Mentor" handwritten notecard event and an end of the year barbeque at Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst's house. Additionally, SAAC continues to have representation on the Intercollegiate Athletic Committee ensuring regular communication and updates with faculty advocates.


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Angina - what to ask your doctorWhat to ask your doctor about angina and heart disease; Coronary artery disease - what to ask your doctor
Angina is pain or pressure in the chest that happens when your heart muscle is not getting enough blood and oxygen.
You sometimes feel it in your neck or jaw. Sometimes you may notice only that your breath is short.
Below are some questions you may want to ask your doctor or nurse to help you take care of your angina.
What are the signs and symptoms that I am having angina? Will I always have the same symptoms?
- What are the activities that can cause me to have angina?
- How should I treat my chest pain, or angina, when it happens?
- When should I call the doctor?
- When should I call 911?
How much exercise or activity can I do?
- Do I need to have a stress test first?
- Is it safe for me to exercise on my own?
- Where should I exercise, inside or outside? Which activities are better to start with? Are there activities or exercises that are not safe for me?
- How long and how hard can I exercise?
When can I return to work? Are there limits to what I can do at work?
What should I do if I feel sad or very worried about my heart disease?
How can I change the way I live to make my heart stronger?
- What is a heart-healthy diet? Is it okay to ever eat something that is not heart healthy? What are some ways to eat healthy when I go to a restaurant?
- Is it okay to drink any alcohol?
- Is it okay to be around other people who are smoking?
- Is my blood pressure normal?
- What is my cholesterol and do I need to take medicines for it?
Is it okay to be sexually active? Is it safe to use sildenafil (Viagra), vardenafil (Levitra), or tadalafil (Cialis) if I'm a man?
What medicines am I taking to treat or prevent angina?
- Do they have any side effects?
- What should I do if I miss a dose?
- Is it ever safe to stop any of these medicines on my own?
If I am taking aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix), or another blood thinner, is it okay to take ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), or other medicines for pain due to arthritis, headache, or other problems?
It is okay to take omeprazole (Prilosec) or other medicines for heartburn?
Review Date: 10/8/2012
Reviewed By: Michael A. Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Washington Also reviewed by A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc., Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, David R. Eltz, Stephanie Slon, and Nissi Wang.


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SITE 4 SK8TERS: We are nothing if not ethical. We annoy even ourself sometimes with our irritatingly sterling self-imposed set of ethics that makes the Knights of the Round Table look like a bunch of Roman frat boys in Caligula's man cave. When we sneeze, we're not allowed to accept a "God bless you," lest we even bring up a hint of being beholden to someone.
And, yet, we sleep like a baby when it comes to ballyhooing our friend and personal contractor Mike Donelon's new website built around his nonprofit Action Sports Kids (ASK).
For more than half a decade, Donelon has been getting fat on our money as he rebuilds our house plank by plank.
Not a week goes by when Donelon doesn't do something alarming like show us a rusty nail and say, "See this? All the nails in your house will have to be replaced." Or, all the dirt in the crawl space under the house has to be cleaned because he found leprosy spores in it. We go through more ink writing checks for him than we do publishing this column five days a week.
Sadly, Donelon is also sickeningly ethical (he was a city councilman, that's how ethical he is), so no matter how much we slobber over his various projects and endeavors, or how golden-voiced we sing his hallelujahs, he would never, ever give us a break on his price, lest it appears he's somehow beholden to us.
Donelon, as you already know, is the Godfather of Skateparks in Long Beach. For more than 15 years he has hectored politicians and other city leaders to build skateparks all over in town, especially in the central area where kids don't always get what they want.
Such has his success been in making Long Beach the skate capital of the United States that councilpeople now hector him to build more parks in their district.
In addition to merely giving young people a place to enjoy themselves, Donelon has also built a sense of family among skaters, who gather to do works of community service in their neighborhoods, such as local cleanups and working with autistic children and kids who want to learn the art of the skate park.
Earlier this month, Donelon's group, ASK, went online with a website, www.
"What do you want us to say about the site?" we asked Donelon as he was tearing out the oak floor in our living room because it was infected with some sort of invisible "Brazilian oakworm," and has to be replaced with expensive bamboo.
"I don't care. You're the word guy," he said. "It's a place for kids to check out what's happening at the parks. There's a calendar of events, they can see who our sponsors are. There's a blog. ..."
We reminded him we're not paying him to chat. And we're paying him a LOT not to chat.
OLD FOLKS REUNION: We are, as all What's Hot! Platinum Club members know, a member of Wilson High's Class of `73, and we can't imagine anyone being older than a member of Wilson High's Class of 1972.
Actually, we can imagine such a person, because our sister was in that class, and good God, is she old. She has grandchildren, is how old she is. We still have a kid in high school. Her children are already getting serious looks from AARP scouts.
Still, she's alive, our sister is (if you watch her closely, you can see her move a little bit. Like the minute hand on a clock), so there's bound to be others like her (alive, that is, not exactly like her) from that graduating class.
Organizers from the Class of 1972 are looking for survivors now for its 40th reunion, to be be held on July 28, which must seem like a million years from now to a group of people who are so old that it's an act of hubris to look at the expiration date on a jug of milk at the grocery store.
We assume the organizers asked us for help because they just plain don't have the energy for it anymore, plus, what's a computer to these people? For them, running a Google search is like building a piano, never mind trying to navigate the Web.
So, if you're a member of Wilson's Class of 1972 and are still on this side of the heavens, and have some cunning niece or nephew, or maybe the neighbor kid down the street who mows your lawn, sign up and reconnect with your now-dowdy-at-best old classmates at www.wilsonhighreunion.com/1972.
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LONG BEACH - The board of the Long Beach Unified School District is expected to approve another round of cuts today in an effort to shave more than $20 million from the school district's budget.
The plan calls for $11.7 million in reductions. While no teacher layoffs are planned at this time, the board will consider about 16 layoffs for classified personnel, said Long Beach Unified School District spokesman Chris Eftychiou. Classified staff are employees who don't require teacher credentials, such as custodians, maintenance workers and bus drivers.
The cuts come largely in the form of reduced services, consolidation and the elimination of vacant positions. The cuts include a reduction of hours for school counselors, assistant principals, secretaries and some employees in special education.
The latest round of cuts is part of a two-phase plan of budget reductions to keep the school district fiscally stable. In February, the board approved more than 300 layoffs, including most employees in the Head Start preschool program, as part of a plan to save $9.6 million.
Even in the best-case scenario, the school district is projecting a loss of about $19 million this year under Gov. Jerry Brown's budget plan. However, in the worst-case scenario, the district could lose $30 million in annual funding if the governor's proposed tax initiative fails to pass in November. The school district has cut more than $200 million from its budget since 2008.
The board will vote on the budget reductions in its regular meeting at 5 p.m. at 1515 Hughes Way.
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Harrison, N.J. • Nick DeLeon scored in the 88th minute to give D.C. United a 1-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Thursday night in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
In a game that was postponed a day after a nor'easter blanketed the field with snow Wednesday night, the Red Bulls appeared poised to take the lead in the 69th minute when they were awarded a penalty kick as D.C. United goalie Bill Hamid was given a red card.
In a wild series of events, the Red Bulls scored a goal that was taken back before D.C. backup keeper Joe Willis made a crucial save on the second attempt. Kenny Cooper put his initial penalty kick past Willis, but the goal was called off by the referee because the Red Bulls had entered the penalty area early. Willis dove to his left on Cooper's second penalty kick attempt and made the save.
Robbie Russell's through ball sent DeLeon in on goal alone and he put his chance away past Red Bulls keeper Luis Robles, who was hardly tested all game.
The Red Bulls had a man-advantage until the 75th when Rafa Marquea was ejected after receiving his second yellow card.
MLS playoffs
D.C. United vs. New York
Saturday • N.Y. 1, D.C. 1
Thursday • D.C. United 1, New York 0 (D.C. United advances on 2-1 aggregate)
Kansas City vs. Houston
Sunday • Houston 2, K.C. 0
Wednesday • K.C. 1, Houston 0 (Houston advances on 2-1 aggregate)
Sunday • Houston vs. D.C. United, 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 17 or Nov. 18 • Houston vs. D.C. United, TBD
San Jose vs. Los Angeles
Sunday • San Jose 1, L.A. 0
Wednesday • L.A. 3, San Jose 1, (L.A. advances on 3-2 aggregate)
Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake
Friday • RSL 0, Seattle 0
Thursday • Seattle 1, RSL 0 (Seattle advances on 1-0 aggregate)
Sunday or Monday • Los Angeles vs. Seattle, 6 or 7 p.m.
Nov. 18 • Los Angeles vs. Seattle, 7 p.m.
MLS Cup • Dec. 1, 2:30 p.m.


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Aircrack-ng cuda is very slow. You should be using pyrit. It works fine on the i7 and as long as the nvidia drivers for linux work with the 300 series cards there is no reason why they wouldnt work.
There is no mobo that would support 7 double space 300 series cards. I have a little bit of experience in this matter. There are a few boards which support 4 cards but i advise against it for 2 reasons.
Heat - the heat generated by these cards in massive. I have my server totally gutted running 3 cards with a wall of 4 fans where the cd drive and the hard drives go and its still hot.
Power - adding a 4th card requires a extra power supply. You have to remember that at max output the 295 gtx gulps 300 watts per card so with 4 cards you have already maxed out a 1200 watt PSU.
Just a few of my experiences


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Suspect in custody in Victory Blvd. home invasion
(Cleveland)- After asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect and suspect vehicle seen in the below photos, detectives now claim to have a man in custody in connection with the attack on an elderly couple.
Ronald Ellis was arrested in the Victory Boulevard home invasion. Investigators report Ellis turned himself in to Cleveland Police at the First District on Wednesday.
He is currently being held in the central prison unit awaiting charges.
Ellis was wanted for the Monday, June 17, 2013 attack. He is denying any involvement.
On Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 1:48 p.m., detectives say the suspect attempted to use the victim's stolen credit card at a gas station in the area of W. 117th & Bellaire.
The male was seen getting out of the passenger side of a Nissan Versa and entering the gas station, where attempted to use the stolen credit card.
The suspect is wearing a white T-shirt, red pants and black shoes.
(Photo provided by Cleveland Police)
Anyone with additional information about the case is urged to contact the Cleveland Division of Police First District Detective Bureau at 216-623-5118.
Anonymous information can be given to Crime Stoppers by calling 216.252.7463 or Text messaging: Text TIP657 plus your message to Crimes (274637).
It was quite the scare for the elderly couple living at the Victory Blvd. address.
Cleveland Police say they were robbed and beaten at gunpoint after two bandits broke into their home near West 130 Street.
(Photo by WTAM's Colleen O'Neil)
The suspects then put the woman, 80-year-old Margaret Kovachik, in the trunk of the victims' 2008 Chevy Malibu before driving to the city's eastside.
The car was found with Kovachik inside near the Wolf's Den Lounge near East 83 street and Cedar.
The woman and her husband, 82-year-old Richard Kovachik, were taken to Fairview Hospital for observation. They are in stable condition. Cleveland Police are searching for the suspects.
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Especially the two upper floors, each with continuous room-high window fronts, allow fantastic views from the rooms and from the very spacious terraces surrounding the house.
The ground floor comprises the very bright and open living room with library and open-plan kitchen, a separate guest unit, 2 wardrobes and a separate toilet. The first upper floor consists of 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 3 wardrobes and the second upper floor is a studio with nearly 30 m². In the living room, which has a fireplace, the floor is covered with high-quality parquet floor and stone. This premium stone floor can also be found in the baths. Only the best materials were used in this villa, which, combined with the great view, create a very special quality of living.
True luxury is at hand with the large outdoor pool that offers enough space beside it to sun and relax. More luxury can be found in the lower floor of the villa with its wellness area that includes a sonarium (a combination of sauna and steam bath) and a whirlpool for 6 people. The adjacent room even offers the possibility of a spacious fitness area. Also a wine cellar can be found on that floor.
The villa has a plot size of approx. 1.049 m² and a living space of approx. 347 m².
Full cellar; Garage for 4 cars; Air conditioning in the bedrooms; BUS system (partly); Alarm system with protection of the outer layer and glass breakage detector linked with the police; Outdoor pool; Wellness area with sonarium and Whirlpool; Heating is done via gas and solar power. Warm water and pool heating use the solar power throughout the year, in winter the surplus energy demand will be covered by gas.
The common charges per year are € 5,000.-.
The villa is only a short walking distance from the Pötzleinsdorfer Schlosspark. The tram line 41 and the bus 41A are also comfortably reachable by foot. The tram connects to the regional express (station Gersthof).