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At Hertz Furniture, you'll find an excellent selection that will turn your space into an elegant venue. From banquet chairs and folding tables to stages and partitions, we have thought of everything you need, so there is no need to worry about forgetting anything.
How do you choose furniture for a social hall?
When choosing furniture for your social hall, the shape and arrangement of the room should be taken into consideration. Folding tables and banquet tables come in a variety of sizes and styles so you can find the perfect fit for any space. Round tables have a friendly feel, but rectangular tables might fit better in your room. You might want to have a number of options around for events of different sizes. The ideal is to seat as many people as comfortably as possible while maintaining an attractive space.
Chair choice will determine seating capacity in conjunction with your table selection. Folding chairs are ideal for space-saving storage. Stacking chairs can also be piled high, so they don't take up too much room either. The most supportive option for your temporary event seating is banquet chairs. This attractive choice features comfortable padding that will keep guests and attendees cushioned from the opening remarks to the final toast.
What will help me set up chairs and tables quickly?
Great chairs and tables aren't just attractive and functional during the events, they should also make the setup and cleanup processes easy. Table carts and chair carts make it easy to transport all of your furniture to the desired location smoothly. These convenient tools make it easy to setup events and minimize the risk of damaging furniture in the process.
Some special events require additional furniture to create the perfect setup. If you need to divide your social hall for a few simultaneous celebrations, portable partitions can be wheeled in and set up in no time. If your affair includes many speeches or performances, we have great portable staging that will keep speakers and performers visible to all attendees in the room.
How can I make my banquet chairs look more formal?
When your congregants are marking life's milestones with large family celebrations, you want to ensure that their events look great. An attractive space sets the stage for fond memories and warm familial feelings. Even your temporary seating and collapsible furniture can have the elegance of an upscale venue with some carefully-chosen chair covers and table skirting. You can coordinate all of your banquet tables in the same hues, or provide tablecloths and napkins in complementary colors. You might even want to consider keeping a number of options around so event hosts and celebrating families can choose the color scheme they prefer.
What equipment do I need for performances in the auditorium?
Many schools host performances and events in the auditorium. Because this space is used for different kinds of shows and assemblies, you need lots of furniture to ensure that it is properly equipped. Podiums, projectors, AV carts and screens are great to have around for schoolwide assemblies and ceremonies where you might want to show slideshows or pictures. They will definitely come in handy when you have educational leadership banquets or anti-bullying assemblies. Lecterns give speakers and special guests a proper and comfortable place to stand as they deliver addresses.
Where is the best place for the choir or band to stand?
For musical performances from the choir or band, you need a proper place for musicians to sit or stand. We have a great selection of portable risers that can be arranged in a variety of configurations. Whether you need band risers, choral risers or both, we have a number of great models. When student musicians are given a proper performance venue, they will feel that all of their hard work is appreciated and their skills are valued.
For a seated band, there are a number of additional pieces that can come in handy. Music stands are essential if you want to ensure that all players can see the sheet music and follow along throughout the performance. Music chairs are specially designed with the ideal seat-to-back angle which enables musicians to play properly and breathe easily.
At Hertz Furniture, we know that events and performances take months of planning and practicing. We have everything you need to ensure that concerts and affairs run smoothly in an attractive venue. Choosing all of the perfect pieces for any space can be quite a daunting task. If you need help deciding on the ideal option at any stage in the process, contact the experts at the Hertz Design Center for fre project-planning advice.


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What can we learn from the expert practice of sushi-making for our work in global health? The documentary "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" gives us insight into that question with a glimpse into the life of Jiro Ono, the 85-year old chef and owner of a three-star
Michelin sushi restaurant in Tokyo. Jiro has been making sushi for more than 60 years and is widely recognized as a master in his field. In his kitchen, apprentices spend 10 years on average before they "graduate" into the role of chef. And what we learn is that sushi-making, much like in other fields, requires the application of practical knowledge and the performance of painstakingly repetitive tasks.
This can lead to marvelous results.
In recent weeks we have witnessed a revived interest in this kind of "Practical Knowledge". The most recent was a
keynote speech by Dr. Jim Yong Kim, the head of the World Bank, at the World Knowledge Forum. He spoke of the need to "lay the foundations for a new field that will collect and distribute Practical Knowledge that countries can use to get delivery right
in their unique contexts."
Practical knowledge is a topic worth exploring and better understanding for business, governments and philanthropies. In its most popularly used context, practical knowledge strongly resembles what is often called
know-how. It has attributes that make it different from what we normally call "knowledge".
Think of a midwife and the skills she acquires for delivering babies.
First, practical knowledge is deeply ingrained in the routine practice of individuals and groups. Practical knowledge is always used in the context of
doing something that has been done for a time and that often has its own tools, language, history, traditions and specific actions. Think of a midwife and the skills she acquires for delivering babies. Practitioners in this field can oftentimes move
across national borders reasonably easily because the practice they have mastered is durable and based on a shared understanding.
Practical knowledge is also hard to document. It has tacit dimensions that are acquired by participation in a practice over time. It's like watching a community health promoter talk to her community about the importance of getting antenatal care during a
pregnancy—those subtle messages and the ways to deliver them are particular to that community and can't be mirrored by just anyone. We
know when we see practical knowledge at play. But witnessing it or reading about it are insufficient to replicating it by ourselves.
Know-how also involves judgment. Skilled practitioners are valued not only for their skills to do something, but also for their ability to evaluate and discern the environment they are working in, and to make choices that aren't obvious or clearly deductive.
For example, that midwife may be recognized as one immediately after her training, but more often than not, her expertise arises after years of disciplined, rigorous, and dedicated execution of her craft.
Dr. Kim's words underline the renewed urgency to better understand practical knowledge and in finding ways to scale it up. Such ability to scale up know-how, even incrementally, can have huge benefits for global health and can be a very powerful and constructive
tool in the arsenal of the global development community.
With the same degree of patience, rigor, and openness to failure that a Master Chef uses in crafting extraordinary culinary concoctions, such as sushi, the global health community faces the challenge to better understand, foster, and share practical, implementation
knowledge that can, in turn, improve people's lives. In order to accomplish this, deeper connections with communities and with individual practitioners will be necessary, as will more effective mechanisms for knowledge sharing, for example through storytelling.
The challenge that Dr. Kim presents to all of us is not how to find practical knowledge--for, in truth, it is all around us. It is in the
distribution portion of his sentence. This will involve new methods, tools and thinking about knowledge that challenge all of us involved in scale-up efforts. It may be a challenge, but one very much worth our struggling with. We have a world to win.
Wolfgang Munar
Wolfgang Munar is Senior Program Officer in the Family Health Division comprising the Maternal, Neonatal, & Child Health, Nutrition, and Family Planning programs.
Larry Prusak
Larry Prusak is an advisor on knowledge networks for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Family Health team.
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The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.
"The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter
"When it come to global health, Bill and I are optimists—but we're impatient optimists. Tremendous progress is being made. But there is still so much we're impatient to see done." —Melinda French Gates
In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.
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Shirley Sherrod Owes Andrew Breitbart an Apology
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Washington, DC - The following is a statement by Amy Ridenour, president of the National Center for Public Policy Research:
Shirley Sherrod said Andrew Breitbart would "like to get us stuck back in the times of slavery. That's where I think he'd like to see all black people end up again." Then Sherrod said Breitbart is a racist, called Breitbart "vicious," and then said Breitbart's alleged racism is why he's allegedly "so vicious against a black president."
By contrast, Breitbart ran a video of Sherrod that, unknown to him, was out of context, and later, according to media reports, Breitbart expressed regret. Sherrod became nationally famous, lost her job, saw her reputation rehabilitated within a day, was offered a new job, had a private conversation with a President of the United States of whom she thinks highly, and is now a hero to many. I'd be very much surprised if she hasn't received some lucrative speaking offers.
Ultimately, no harm, no foul.
Furthermore, Breitbart didn't know the famous first video was out of context when he ran it. Sherrod has to know she has no evidence Breitbart wants "all black people" to be slaves. Publishing the video without checking it out first it was an error, but it was nothing personal against Sherrod, and an unintentional error. When Sherrod said Breitbart wants black people to be slaves she was being intentionally malicious and irresponsibly inflammatory.
There's no doubt about it. When the scales are weighed, Sherrod's offense is far greater. She owes Breitbart an apology.
I don't expect he'll get one.
Shirley Sherrod has also said opponents of ObamaCare are racists.
I don't suppose we'll get an apology, either.
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He can't keep a job, has no income and no insurance...and can't seem to get disability payments without a better diagnosis. I'm thinking a brain scan at some place well qualified to read it and suggest treatment is almost a last resort. The young man in question is tired of all the doctors, exhausted with paperwork cannot keep a job, cannot get his high school diploma...gets so out of the norm with his sleeping habits that hw sleeps all day and stays awake all night. He has been suicidal (not at the momnet) just every discouraged and hopeless that anything will ever change.
Can you suggest anything that we haven't tried?
Have you tried working with an educational psychologist? Whenever someone is coping with a difficulty with retaining information and learning processes, an educational psychologist can help.
An educational psychologist works to help people from the gifted range to people with disabilities. They can do an evaluation and determine if there is an impediment to learning. They can also determine if he has a brain disorder or if the problem is learning related.
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No. 5 Brazil Up Next for U.S. at 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup on Thursday, June 18
- Midfielder Ricardo Clark is suspended for Thursday's match against Brazil following his 33rd-minute red card. It was the first red card for the U.S. since Steve Cherundolo was sent off for a second caution at Guatemala on Aug. 20, 2008. It was Clark's first career red card in 20 appearances.
- The U.S. has now been issued three red cards in their last two matches against Italy. Both Pablo Mastroeni (red card) and Eddie Pope (two cautions) were dismissed from the 1-1 draw in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In that match, the U.S. played the final 43 minutes down a man.
- Jonathan Bornstein was the only other U.S. player disciplined, earning a caution in the first half. If he accumulates a yellow card against Brazil, he will miss the group finale against Egypt. Yellow cards do not carry over into July's CONCACAF Gold Cup; however, if a player receives a red card in the final Confederations Cup match for the U.S., he will be suspended for the Gold Cup opener.
- Landon Donovan's penalty kick goal against Italy was his ninth conversion in nine tries for the U.S. Eight of his last 10 goals (and nine of his last 15) have come from the penalty spot.
- U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra missed the opening game with a hamstring strain. His status for Thursday is questionable. The U.S. is already without several regulars at the FIFA Confederations Cup due to injury including Steve Cherundolo, Frankie Hejduk, Maurice Edu and Brian Ching.
- Donovan, Tim Howard and DaMarcus Beasley were the only three of 14 players that appeared for the U.S. in the opening game to have Confederations Cup experience, with 11 players making their debut.
- Thursday's match against FIFA No. 5 Brazil will be the sixth time the U.S. has faced a team ranked in the top five since the start of 2007. The U.S. has a 0-4-1 record against Argentina (twice), Brazil, Italy and Spain under Bob Bradley.
- Thursday will also be the second time under Bradley that the U.S. has faced teams ranked in the top five in back-to-back games in less than a week. The U.S. lost 1-0 at No. 4 Spain on June 4, 2008, before returning home to draw No. 1 Argentina 0-0 on June 8.
- The U.S. has an all-time record of 7-17-1 against teams ranked five or higher since the FIFA World Ranking began in August 1993. The only victory against a top-three team was against No. 1 Brazil in the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup. At neutral sites, the U.S. is 2-7-0 against top-five teams.
- The U.S. has not been shutout since the 0-0 draw against Argentina in 2008, a span of 15 games. The record for consecutive games scoring for the U.S. is 23, from May 13, 2004, until July 9, 2005.
- The Italy match was just the fifth time in 39 games under Bradley that the U.S. has surrendered three or more goals, with top-five teams accounting for three occurrences (Argentina, Brazil, Italy).
- The U.S. has posted one win in 13 tries against Brazil. The singular win, in a 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal, was in fact the victory that clinched the USA's berth to the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup in Mexico (Mexico won the 1998 Gold Cup but qualified for the Confederations Cup that year as host).
- Preki Radosavljevic, who scored the game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory in 1998, is now the head coach at Chivas USA in MLS where he coaches Sacha Kljestan and Jonathan Bornstein.
- The U.S. has two previous meetings against Brazil at the Confederations Cup, a pair of 1-0 losses in both 1999 and 2003. In both cases, the tournaments' winners of both the Golden Shoe and Golden Ball scored the lone goal allowed by the U.S. in Ronaldinho (1999) and Adriano (2003).
- Bocanegra is one of two players to have previously scored against Brazil and is the only player with multiple goals. He scored the lone U.S. goal in the 2-1 loss of the semifinals of the 2003 Gold Cup, then scored the opening goal in the 4-2 defeat in the friendly on Sept. 7, 2007, in Chicago. Clint Dempsey is the other player with a goal, also on Sept. 7, 2007.
- The FIFA Confederations Cup is the 47th FIFA men's competition in which the U.S. has participated. Only Brazil (60) has participated in more.
- Brazil qualified for the Confederations Cup by winning Copa America in 2007, where their only loss came to U.S. rivals Mexico, a 2-0 defeat in their first game.
- Although the U.S. didn't face Brazil in Copa America, 10 players on the Confederations Cup roster attended the tournament for the U.S. in Bornstein, Heath Pearce, Charlie Davies, Marvell Wynne, Clark, Danny Califf, Jay DeMerit, Kljestan, Brad Guzan and Benny Feilhaber.
- Donovan is the leading capwinner on the roster with 111 international appearances. The USA's all-time leader in goals (40) and assists (36) notched two goals in World Cup qualifying in June while setting the mark for most career goals in qualifying history for the team (11).
- The U.S. team has been together in part since training camp opened on May 26 before two FIFA World qualifiers, at Costa Rica and home against Honduras. The team departed from Chicago on June 8 for South Africa, arriving on June 9 into Pretoria.
- Feilhaber's start against Italy in the Confederations Cup opener was his first since he lined up at right midfield and played the first half in a 1-0 U.S. win against South Africa on Nov. 11, 2007, in the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup.
- South Africa marks the U.S. team's fourth appearance at the FIFA Confederations Cup. The U.S. also appeared in Saudi Arabia (1992), Mexico (1999) and France (2003).
- Five players on the 2009 U.S. Confederations Cup roster appeared in France 2003: Howard, Beasley, Bocanegra, Califf and Donovan. Coincidentally, there were only five players who carried over for the U.S. from Mexico 1999 to France 2003.
- Beasley scored the lone U.S. goal of France 2003 against Turkey on June 19, 2003, but the U.S. fell 2-1 in the team's opening match.
- Of the 23 players on the roster, 16 are plying their trade in Europe – in nine different countries. Six play in Major League Soccer in the U.S., and José Francisco Torres plays for Pachuca in Mexico.
- In 2003, 15 of the 23 players on the U.S. roster were Major League Soccer-based, although several U.S. regulars were given the 2003 tournament off in the year following the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
- South Africa 2009 is the eighth edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup. The tournament began as the Intercontinental Championship (King Fahd Cup) in 1992 and 1995, before becoming an eight-team tournament in 1997.
- The U.S. has twice finished third at the FIFA Confederations Cup. In 1992, the U.S. was third out of four teams, and it 1999 they were third of eight teams.
- Bruce Murray and Brian McBride lead the U.S. with two goals each in Confederations Cup play. Overall, Mexico's Cuauhtemoc Blanco and Brazil's Ronaldinho hold the record with nine career goals in the tournament.
- Following the conclusion of the Confederations Cup, the U.S. returns to home soil to defend the CONCACAF Gold Cup title from July 3-26 in 13 venues across the United States.
Average Age: 24.8
Average Caps: 28
Most Caps: 111 (Landon Donovan)
Least Caps: 0 (Luis Robles)
Oldest: 30 (Tim Howard, Carlos Bocanegra)
Youngest: 19 (Jozy Altidore)
Play professionally in: USA (6), England (5), Germany (3), France (2), Denmark (2), Spain (1), Sweden (1), Belgium (1), Mexico (1), Scotland (1)
GROUP A UPDATE: As expected, the world's No. 1-ranked team, Spain, took early control of Group A which also includes New Zealand (82nd), Iraq (77th) and South Africa (72nd). Fernando Torres set the tone with a hat trick in the first 17 minutes of Spain's 5-0 victory against New Zealand that included a goal each from his right foot, left foot and head. Cesc Fabregas and David Villa rounded out the goal scoring on the first day of the tournament, as the Iraq-South Africa opener ended in a scoreless draw. Play resumes on Wednesday, June 17, with the pole-setters facing an Iraq team led by former U.S. coach Bora Milutinovic followed by the hosts taking on New Zealand in the nightcap.
ussoccer.com COVERAGE FROM SOUTH AFRICA: The Studio 90 crew is on hand in South Africa and capturing all the sights and sounds from the FIFA Confederations Cup and sat down on the day after the game with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard to recap the result. More coverage will continue throughout the tournament, and for all of the latest news, podcasts, and blog updates, log onto ussoccer.com
Confederação Brasileira de Futebol Founded: 1914 (Joined FIFA in 1923)
Head Coach: Dunga
Best FIFA World Cup Finish: Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Best FIFA Confederations Cup Finish: Champions (1997, 2005)
Caps Leader: Cafu (142)
Top Scorer: Pelé (77)
Key Players: Kaká, Robinho, Lucio
U.S. HISTORY AGAINST BRAZIL: The U.S. Men's National Team has met Brazil the most out of any of the teams in Group B, going 1-12-0 in a series that spans back to 1930. It was not until 1994 that the teams met in competitive play, with more than 84,000 spectators at Stanford Stadium witnessing Brazil defeat the U.S. 1-0 in the second round of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The USA's only victory against Brazil came in memorable circumstances during the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Goalkeeper Kasey Keller turned in one of the great goalkeeping performances of his illustrious career, and a second half goal from Preki gave the U.S. an unlikely victory against the reigning world champions. The two nations also have a history in the Confederations Cup, having met twice before in tournaments past. In 1999 Brazil edged out a 1-0 win in the group stages in Guadalajara, Mexico, and four years later the two sides played out the same result at the Stade Gerland in Lyon, France.
CLASH OF CHAMPIONS II: Shortly after qualifying for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup as champions of CONCACAF and COMNEBOL, respectively, the U.S. and Brazil faced off on Sept. 9, 2007, at Chicago's Soldier Field in front of more than 43,000 fans for a match dubbed the 'Clash of Champions.' Six of the 11 U.S. starters in the opening match against Italy took the field in Brazil's 4-2 win against the U.S.: Michael Bradley, Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Benny Feilhaber, Tim Howard and Oguchi Onyewu. Dempsey and Carlos Bocanegra, who missed the USA's Confederations Cup opener, scored on that day leaving the U.S. tied with the No. 1-ranked team in the world in the 73rd minute before Ronaldinho's game-winner came 15 minutes from the final whistle. Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Gilberto Silva, Kaka and Robinho from Brazil's Confederations Cup squad started against the U.S. in that game, with Daniel Alves, Julio Baptista and Elano coming in off the bench. Elano, whose stoppage-time penalty kick increased the margin to 4-2, and Lucio scored two of the four Brazil goals. An Onyewu own goal accounted for the first Brazil goal.
YOUTH CLASH: Brazil and the U.S. also faced off at the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada, with the U.S. coming out victorious 2-1. Four players to take the field that day are at the FIFA Confederations Cup less than two years later. Jozy Altidore scored two goals for the U.S., while Freddy Adu provided both assists. Michael Bradley played 90 minutes in the midfield for the young U.S. team coach by Thomas Rongen. Pato played 90 minutes for Brazil in the game.
BRAZIL'S BOUNTY: Brazil's reputation as the best team in the world is built on a long history of international success. Consider the following:
- Brazil is the only country to play in all 18 FIFA World Cups.
- They have a lifetime record of 60-13-14, with 191 goals for and 82 goals against in World Cup play
- Five-time World Champions: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
- Eight time Copa America Champions: 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007
- Confederations Cup Champions: 1997, 2005
HOW THEY GOT HERE: In the 2007 Copa America final, Brazil stunned an in-form Argentina team 3-0 on goals by Robinho, Julio Baptista and Daniel Alves – all of whom have made the trip to South Africa. Manchester City forward Robinho led all scorers at Copa America with six goals. Brazil stumbled a bit in group play, losing their opener 2-0 to Mexico, before consecutive victories against Chile and Ecuador saw them through to the quarterfinals. Brazil would dismantle Chile 6-1 in the countries' second meeting in the quarterfinals, but needed a save by Doni and a conversion by Gilberto in the seventh round of the penalty kick tiebreaker to get past Uruguay after a 2-2 tie in the semifinals.
LUCKY SEVENS IN THE OPENER: Brazil opened their campaign against Egypt on Monday, June 15, earning a 4-3 victory in a riveting afternoon match in Mangaung/Bloemfontein. Recent Real Madrid acquisition Kaká struck first five minutes in, but Egypt returned fire with a goal by Mohamed Zidan in the ninth. Luis Fabiano put Brazil back on top in the 12th minute to cap a mad opening 15 minutes, before Juan seemingly put the game away with a strike in the 37th minute. Down at the half 3-1, Egypt started the second half with pressure and earned two goals in two minutes-Mohamed Shawky in the 54th, and Zidan earning his second on the day in the 55th. The game was tightly contested for the remaining 35 minutes, and only a Kaká penalty kick in stoppage time (earned by a goal line handball by Ahmed Al Muhamadi, who was promptly sent off with a red card) gave the three-time Confederation Cup winners the victory.
GETTING HERE: The U.S. qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup by virtue of a 2-1 come-from-behind win against regional rival Mexico on June 24, 2007, in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final. After falling behind in the 34th minute, Landon Donovan tied the game with a 62nd-minute penalty kick and 11 minutes later Benny Feilhaber hit a one-time, full-volley blast out of the air and into the upper left corner from the top of the penalty area to clinch the U.S. win. Nine of the 11 U.S. starters from that game are on Bob Bradley's Confederations Cup roster: Tim Howard, Jonathan Spector, Oguchi Onyewu, Carlos Bocanegra, Jonathan Bornstein, Clint Dempsey, Feilhaber, DaMarcus Beasley and Donovan. Ricardo Clark appeared in the final as a halftime substitution and is also in South Africa.
AT THE CONFEDERATIONS CUP – U.S. HISTORY: South Africa 2009 is the fourth U.S. appearance at the FIFA Confederations Cup. The U.S. played the first-ever game in the tournament, a 3-0 loss to hosts Saudi Arabia in 1992 when the tournament was then known as the King Fahd Cup. The U.S. went on to finish third in that event with a 5-2 victory against Ivory Coast, but would not return until the 1999 edition came just south of the U.S. border in Mexico. There, the U.S. would repeat the success of 1992, albeit with a field doubling in size from four to eight. The U.S. posted victories against New Zealand and Germany in group play, but fell to hosts Mexico at Estadio Azteca in the semifinals. Against Saudi Arabia in the third-place match, the U.S. earned the bronze with a 2-0 victory. In 2003, the U.S. again qualified as CONCACAF Gold Cup winners, and were set to face-off against Turkey, Brazil and Cameroon in group play. A pair of one-goal losses to Turkey and Brazil in the first two games saw an inexperienced U.S. team packing its bags before managing a 0-0 draw in the group finale to eventual runner-up Cameroon.
RETURN TO AFRICA FOR U.S.: The U.S. returns to South Africa less than two years after an extremely unique visit on Nov. 17, 2007, to face the Bafana Bafana in the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup. The U.S., along with Brazil and Egypt, are the only countries that played on South African soil prior to arriving for the Confederations Cup. The U.S. traveled and played 17 players, and 15 of those 17 are on the Confederations Cup roster. Steve Cherundolo, who scored the winner for the U.S., and Maurice Edu, who earned his first career point with the assist, are absent this time around due to aforementioned injuries.
DEBUTANT IN 2007, SCORING LEADER IN 2009: Forward Jozy Altidore earned his first career cap on Nov. 17, 2007, as the U.S. faced South Africa in the Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup. Since then, Altidore has gone on to lead the U.S. in scoring in the 2010 qualifying campaign with five goals – three of which came in a hat trick performance against Trinidad & Tobago on April 1, 2009. Amazingly, Altidore was the 61st player to earn a cap in 2007 under Bob Bradley across 18 games. The 61 players were the most-ever to appear in a calendar year for the U.S. as Bradley scoured the player pool for his core group of players that would take part in the 2010 qualifying campaign.
BIG MEN IN MLS: Conor Casey, the MLS Player of the Month for May, was tied for the league lead with eight goals when he left to join the U.S. team. Casey replaced Ching on the U.S. roster, and made his first start since 2005 on June 6, 2009, against Honduras. Casey has excelled with the Colorado Rapids, scoring 19 goals in 31 games across the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Also having a successful campaign in the U.S. domestic league, Landon Donovan has picked up where he left off after his 20-goal season in 2008. Donovan is tied for third in MLS with six goals this season.
THE 'ALL WHITES'? In a strange coincidence - and not to be confused with New Zealand in Group A of the tournament - the U.S. team will be wearing an all-white strip throughout the group matches. FIFA determines the uniform colors for each match based on which team is designated the 'home' team and how best to make the kit colors of each team the most easily distinguishable for the referee, fans and television.
HOPING FOR A THIRD TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA: After five of 10 games, the U.S. sits in second place in CONCACAF region's FIFA World Cup qualifying, two points behind Costa Rica. The difference between the top two teams in the standings is the result of a 3-1 defeat to Costa Rica suffered by the U.S. on June 3 on the artificial surface of San Jose's Saprissa Stadium. Following the loss in Costa Rica, the U.S. defeated Honduras on Wednesday, June 6, in Chicago to continue an undefeated run in home qualifiers that dates to 2001. The road to South Africa started for the U.S. with a 9-0 aggregate win in a two-game series against Barbados, and continued in the fall as the U.S. posted a 5-1-0 record in the CONCACAF semifinal round in a group with Trinidad & Tobago, Guatemala and Cuba.
CONCACAF FINAL ROUND QUALIFYING UPDATE: The fourth and fifth match days of CONCACAF qualifying wrapped up, with the majority of games taking place on Saturday, June 6, and Wednesday, June 10. To get a head start on their departure to South Africa, FIFA granted the U.S. permission to move up their qualifier at Costa Rica to June 3. The top three teams in the hexagonal table automatically earn berths to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, while the fourth-place team will face a two-leg playoff against the fifth-place finisher in South America. The next set of games is slated for Aug. 12, when the U.S. travels in an attempt to earn their first victory against Mexico at the famed Estadio Azteca – the host venue for the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup final.
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BOB ON THE JOB: Since January of 2007 it has been the charge of U.S. head coach Bob Bradley to achieve the most important goal of any soccer playing nation: qualification for the FIFA World Cup. With 39 games under his belt, seeing more than 70 different players at least once and the process of reaching South Africa in 2010 in full swing, a review of the body of work during the past two years points to the U.S. clearly heading in the right direction. Since the start of the four-year cycle, the U.S. has:
- won six straight FIFA World Cup qualifiers in a row in 2008, a new team record (June 15-Oct. 15)
- defended the CONCACAF Gold Cup title and qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
- won by the largest margin of victory in U.S. World Cup qualifying history (8-0 vs. Barbados on 6/15/08)
- won back-to-back games in Europe for the first time in team history (Oct. 17, 2007, @ Switzerland and March 26, 2008, @ Poland)
- won three straight matches on the road for the first time in team history (Oct. 17, 2007, @ Switzerland, Nov. 17, 2007 @ South Africa and March 26, 2008, @ Poland)
- played five matches against four teams ranked in the Top 10 in the world at the time they stepped on the field against them (Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Spain)
- played matches on four continents and the FIFA Confederations Cup will be his third major tournament
Record Record vs. … Record when …
All-Time: 25-10-4 CONCACAF: 16-2-3, 44 GF, 14 GA Leading at half: 16-1-1
Qualifying: 10-2-1 CONMEBOL: 1-4-1, 7 GF, 13 GA Losing at half: 1-3-1
Goals For: 75 UEFA: 5-4-0, 13 GF, 10 GA Tied at half: 8-6-2
Goals Against: 39 AFC: 1-0-0, 4 GF, 1 GA
Shutouts: 16 CAF: 1-0-0, 1 GF, 0 GA
On the field for the USA
June 15, 2009 — Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Tshwane/Pretoria, South Africa – Confederations Cup Group B
USA 1 Landon Donovan, 41 (PK)
Italy 3 Giuseppe Rossi 58, 94+; Daniele De Rossi, 72
USA: 1-Tim Howard; 21-Jonathan Spector, 5-Oguchi Onyewu, 15-Jay DeMerit, 2-Jonathan Bornstein (16-Sacha Kljestan, 86); 22-Benny Feilhaber (7-DaMarcus Beasley, 72), 13 -Ricardo Clark, 12-Michael Bradley, 8-Clint Dempsey; 10-Landon Donovan, 17-Jozy Altidore (9-Charlie Davies, 66)
Subs not used: 18-Brad Guzan, 23-Luis Robles, 3-Carlos Bocanegra, 4-Conor Casey, 6-Heath Pearce, 11-Marvell Wynne, 14-Danny Califf, 19-Freddy Adu, 20-Jose Francisco Torres
Head Coach: Bob Bradley
ITA: 1-Gianluigi Buffon; 19-Gianluca Zambrotta, 4-Girogio Chiellini, 6-Nicola Legrottaglie, 3-Fabio Grosso; 8-Gennaro Gattuso (17-Giuseppe Rossi, 57), 10-Daniele De Rossi, 21-Andrea Pirlo; 15-Vincenzo Iaquinta, 11-Alberto Gilardino (9-Luca Toni, 69), 16-Mauro Camoranesi (20-Riccardo Montolivo, 57)
Subs not used: 12-Morgan De Sanctis, 14-Marco Amelia, 2-Davide Santon, 5-Fabio Cannavaro, 7-Simone Pepe, 13-Alessandro Gamberini, 18-Angelo Palombo, 22-Andrea Dossena, 23-Fabio Quagliarella
Head Coach: Marcello Lippi
On the field For Brazil
June 15, 2009 – Free State Stadium, Mangaung/Bloemfontein, South Africa – Confederations Cup Group B
Brazil 4 Kaka 5, 90 (PK), Luis Fabiano, 12; Juan, 37
Egypt 3 Mohamed Zidan 9, 55; Mohamed Shawky, 54
BRA: 1-Julio Cesar; 13-Daniel Alves, 3-Lucio, 4-Juan, 6-Kleber (16-Andre Santos, 83); 7-Elano (18-Ramires, 62), 8-Gilberto Silva, 10-Kaka, 5-Felipe Melo; 11-Robinho, 9-Luis Fabiano
Subs Not Used: 12-Victor, 23-Gomes, 2-Maicon, 14-Luisao, 15-Miranda, 17-Josue, 19-Julio Baptista, 20-Kleberson, 22-Nilmar
Head Coach: Dunga
EGY: 1-Essam El Hadary; 7-Ahmed Fathi, 4-Ahmed Said, 6-Hani Said, 20-Wael Gomaa, 14-Sayed Moawad; 11-Mohamed Shawky, 8-Hosni Abd Rabbou (3-Ahmed Al Muhamadi, 75), 17-Ahmed Hassan (10-Ahmed Eid, 51); 9-Mohamed Zidan, 22-Mohamed Aboutrika
Subs Not Used: 16-Wahid, 23-Mohamed Sobhi, 2-Mahmoud Fathalla, 5-Ahmed Khairy, 12-Mohamed Homos, 13-Abdelaziz Tawfik, 15-Ahmed Farag, 18-Ahmed Abdelghani, 19-Mohamed Abougrisha, 21-Ahmed Raouf
Head Coach: Hassan Shehata
U.S. against Brazil
Sept. 9, 2007 – Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill. – International Friendly
USA 2 Carlos Bocanegra 21; Clint Dempsey 73
Brazi 4 Own goal (Oguchi Onyewu) 33; Lucio 52; Ronaldinho 73; Elano (PK) 92+
USA: 1-Tim Howard; 6-Steve Cherundolo, 22-Oguchi Onyewu, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (capt.), 2-Heath Pearce (21-Davy Arnaud, 86); 4-Michael Bradley, 5-Benny Feilhaber (15-Bobby Convey, 70), 10-Landon Donovan, 7-DaMarcus Beasley; 16-Josh Wolff (9-Eddie Johnson, 70); 8-Clint Dempsey
Subs not used: 24-Chris Seitz, 17-Jonathan Spector, 19-Kerry Zavagnin, 23-Jay DeMerit
Head Coach: Bob Bradley
BRA: 1-Doni; 2-Maicon (13-Daniel Alves, 64), 3-Lucio (capt.), 4-Juan (14-Edu Dracena, 46), 6-Gilberto; 5-Mineiro, 8-Gilberto Silva; 7-Kaká (20-Julio Baptista, 70), 11-Robinho (19-Elano, 78), 10-Ronaldinho (21-Diego, 85); 9-Afonso (22-Vagner Love, 64)
Subs not used: 12-Julio Cesar, 15-Gladstone, 16-Kleber, 17-Fernando, 18-Josue
Head Coach: Dunga


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waFF – Eclipse – Ibiza EP [Hot Creations] [HOTC028] 1. wAFF – Eclipse [Hot Creations] 2. wAFF – Ibiza [Hot Creations] 3. wAFF – Joolz [Hot Creations] The unstoppable wAFF returns to Hot Creations' relentless release schedule displaying once again on Eclipse EP just why he is riding such an incredible wave of hype since the release of his critically acclaimed Rainbows EP on the label earlier this year. With a list of admirers including Luciano, Loco Dice and Sven Vath (who recently included wAFF's Jo Johnson on his 'The Sound Of The 13th Season' compilation), it's safe to say that the 24 year old is most definitely one to watch out for. With conga rhythms and the sounds of nature penetrating the senses it feels as though we have been transported directly to the heart of the Amazon on title track Eclipse. That is until an incredibly sultry bassline enters the foray and drives this one to the point of dance floor destruction wAFF is becoming so renowned for. After the introduction of a groove-inducing vocal lick and a couple of percussive-led breakdowns later, it seems we have ourselves yet another massive hit for the Hot Creations cartel. Things don't let up by any means on the flip; in fact if anything the intensity climbs to a point where people will quite literally be hanging from the walls. With a driving, Chicago style high hat pattern, a low-end that is set to push sound-systems to the max and delayed rolling woodblock shots inducing hypnotic waves of climax, Ibiza feels like the young artist doing what he does best. Both these tracks have been huge for the Hot Creations crew this summer at Paradise and in Ibiza in general.. Full EP @ www.techconnet.com
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UO Studies Abstract Links Web Sites
Welcome to the Collaboratives Research Page. This is meant to be a resource site for people working with collaborative groups and forums. It provides information and links to studies and published reports in a range of subject areas. When possible, the full document or link is provided. I have also provided links to published journal articles, but am not authorized to provide full PDF copies of those.
Occasional Paper Series. Shared Use School Facilities: Case Studies of Innovative Practices
Investigators: Richard Margerum, faculty; Jason Lugo, MCRP student; Nick Meltzer, MCRP student.
PDF: Full Report
Watershed Coordinator – Board Relationships
Investigator: Kate Bodane, MCRP Student
Advisor: Richard Margerum
Synopsis: Based on a survey of Oregon watershed coordinators (n=xx), this study examines the satisfaction of coordinators in their positions, explores why coordinators have left their jobs, and examines coordinator relationships with their Board.
Links: Bodane Thesis at UO Scholars Bank
PDFs: Full Project
Appendix: Survey and survey results
Landowner Conservation Efforts: Motivations and Barriers
Investigators: Stacy Rosenberg, Richard Margerum, Peter Walker
Synopsis: Based on a survey and interviews with landowners in five Oregon watersheds, this study examines the factors that influence landowner decisions to undertake conservation efforts on private land. The goal is to help identify the factors that watershed councils can tap into to motivate change.
Links: Rosenberg Dissertation at UO Library
PDFs: Summary Report (4 pages); Draft paper (30 pages)
Watershed Council Business Plans
Investigator: Tina Nunez, MCRP Student
Advisor: Richard Margerum
Synopsis: Based on a review of business plans for a range of non-profit organizations, this study examined the goals of these plans and how they could be applied to watershed councils. The researcher then worked with the McKenzie Watershed Council to help develop their business plan.
Links: UO Scholars Bank
PDFs: Summary (pdf)
Collaboration in Criminal Justice
Investigator: Myra Downing, MPA Student
Advisor: Richard Margerum
Synopsis: Based on four paired case studies in the US, this study examined the factors supporting and constraining collaboration in the criminal justice. The study highlights key findings about initaitiion, convening and facilitation of these efforts.
Links: Thesis at UO Knight Library
PDFs: Full Thesis (pdf)
This section above, updated April 30, 2013
Abstract Links: Articles by Margerum
Margerum, Richard D. in press. "A Typology of Collaborative Approaches in Environmental Management" Environmental Management.
Margerum, Richard D. 2007. "Overcoming Locally Based Collaboration Constraints" Society and Natural Resources. 20(2): 135-152
Margerum, Richard D. 2005. "Collaborative growth management in metropolitan Denver: Fig leaf or valiant effort?" Land Use Policy. 22(3): 373-386.
Margerum, Richard D. and Debra R Whitall. 2004. "The challenges and implications of collaborative management on a river basin scale." Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 47, 3, 407–427,
Margerum, Richard D. 2002. "Collaborative planning: Building consensus and building a distinct model for practice." Journal of Planning Education and Research. 21, 3: 237-253.
Margerum, Richard D. 2002. "Evaluating Collaborative Planning: Implications from an empirical analysis of growth management." Journal of the American Planning Association. 68, 2: 179-193.
Margerum, Richard D. 2001. "Organizational commitment to integrated and collaborative management: Matching strategies to constraints." Environmental Management. 28(4) 421-431.
Margerum, Richard D. and Bruce P. Hooper. 2001. "Integrated environmental management: Improving implementation through leverage point mapping." Society and Natural Resources 14, 1: 1-19.
Margerum, Richard D. and Stephen M. Born. 2000. "A coordination diagnostic for improving integrated environmental management." Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 43, 1: 5-21.
Margerum, Richard D. 1999 "Integrated environmental management: Lessons from the Trinity Inlet Management Program." Land Use Policy 16, 3: 179-190.
Margerum, Richard D. 1999. "Implementing integrated planning and management: A typology of approaches." Australian Planner. 36,3: 155-161.
Margerum, Richard D. 1999. Getting past yes: From capital creation to action. Journal of the American Planning Association. 65,2: 181-192
Margerum, Richard D. 1999. Integrated environmental management: The foundations for successful practice. Environmental Management.24, 2: 151-166.
Margerum, Richard D. 1997. "Integrated approaches to environmental management and planning." Journal of Planning Literature. 11, 4: 459-475.
Margerum, Richard D. and Stephen M. Born. 1995. "Integrated environmental management: Moving from theory to practice." Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 38, 3: 371-391.
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board is a state agency led by a policy oversight board. Together, they promote and fund voluntary actions that strive to enhance Oregon's watersheds.
Community Based Collaboratives Research Consortium
The CBRCR is a consortium of researchers and practitioners seeking to understand and evaluate collaborative processes in natural resources and community development. (www.cbcrc.org/)
National Policy Consensus Center
The National Policy Consensus Center (NPCC) develops collaborative governance systems that enable state leaders to achieve better solutions to complex issues.
Red Lodge Clearing House
The mission of the Red Lodge Clearinghouse is to support, nurture and connect collaborative natural resource groups.


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The Oz Factor: Sensing And Feeling The Great And Powerful
Have you ever felt that you are genuinely experiencing something beyond your comprehension and you just can't nail down exactly what you are experiencing? You tell yourself that perhaps you are losing your mind until you find someone else who shares that same paranormal experience.
Our thoughts and conjectures about life and the universe are often based on assumptions, unproven theories, hearsay, rumors and misinformation. Decisions we make in life may be based on ancient attitudes and archaic practices. Mythologies, astrology, prophecy both biblical and non biblical shape the way we see the world.
Lately I have been plagued with seeing a number of stories and having unique experiences and dreams that seem to confirm some hidden suspicions about the direction of the world and how the gradual changes are so subtle that all I can do is say something in hopes that other people are experiencing it too and that I am not in some "other world" trapped in a paranoid haze of delusion.
I have never claimed to have psychic ability nor do I claim to be clairvoyant but image and sounds rise up to me and my mind registers a disconnect that doesn't trigger a question of sanity, but a question of where I am on a quantum level in the universe.
While it sounds deeper and more complex than can be comprehended I can tell you that the experience is elusive, and it is happening at times where I don't expect it and so it is difficult to record or produce proof of the experience.
This is why it becomes frustrating and I can only tell the story of the experience in hopes that someone else is experiencing the same or similar occurrence.
There have been many paranormal investigators that have pointed out that just prior to any paranormal or paradigm changing event the human mind slows down the impulses and there seems to be a calming or an environmental change.
Birds sing different songs or go silent, animals act different meaning they either become restless and angry or they calm down or even sleep. Insects also act differently. Crickets may chirp loudly and quickly or they fall silent. Bees may swarm or may die and you may see rare insects attempt to enter into your home to be found in places you thought were protected.
I know that in the midst of the roar of jet planes cars and other vehicles we may not notice the subtle changes until it is too late. What we then see are many different species of animal either being found outside of their normal environment or being found dead in great numbers all over the world. These simple instances can be dismissed as isolated. However, the stories begin to multiply exponentially and we wonder if we are witnessing a plague or a culling and we tell ourselves it does not affect us in the bigger scheme of things.
However, it registers in the subconscious and this is where the 'Oz Factor' is experienced, you find yourself in a place mentally and physically that you know is not quite right and really don't know who to turn to because you second guess your judgment in situations that seem paranormal or supernatural.
I have spoken on the air about how one morning I awoke to the weirdest sound. It was almost as if it was an electronic sound or an alarm. It was a steady tone that would warble out. I was curious if it was an alarm from a car or perhaps a nearby business. I opened my window and looked out into the street. I saw no cars, the street was empty and I did not see any people walking around.
It was like for a moment I was the only one there looking at an otherwise busy street. It was peculiar because on the street were many crows and they were jumping about making their various sounds. When they stopped I then heard the tone. It was long, and then it garbled and faded.
I came to the conclusion that what I was hearing was a bird. The bird did not sound natural and it alarmed the crows when it wailed its sickly sounding song. It seemed that it was a remarkably long time that I was staring at the street and there were no cars and no sign of anyone, just the birds and just the stop light going from red to green to yellow.
I closed the window and then showered. When I returned to my room the cars were on the street, I heard the neighbor kids playing and I was really contemplating my experience.
I was reminded of Ray Bradbury's short story called "There Will Come Soft Rains," which was featured in the book "The Martian Chronicles". It's a story about how the Earth would be if mankind was completely taken from the equation because of nuclear war.
The machines all turned on automatically and the planet functioned without humans and the birds were chirping and shrilling in the most peculiar ways not being aware that the earth had been rid of mankind.
Bradbury featured a poem of the same name by poet Sarah Teasdale that says:
"There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,
And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;
And frogs in the pools singing at night,
And wild plum trees in tremulous white;
Robins will wear their feathery fire,
Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;
And not one will know of the war, not one
Will care at last when it is done.
Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree,
If mankind perished utterly;
And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn
Would scarcely know that we were gone."
Teasdale's poem was written shortly after World War I and wonders if nature would mourn the passing of mankind.
The 'Oz Factor' is subtle and it only stays with you until someone else confirms that what you are experiencing is not unique.
Sometimes it remains one of those glitches in the matrix that is as real as déjà vu, only more mysterious because it is as if you are in a dimension that has been opened just for you and that you have had a glimpse into another world, another paradigm that could very well be precognition or a recognizable meme that you are sensitive too.
When the thousands of pigs were reported to be floating down the river in China, my first thought was not about an extinction level event or of some genetic manipulation being covered up. My first thought was the story of Jesus in the Bible and how he cast the legion of demons into thousands of pigs and sent them to their deaths as they leapt from a cliff into the river.
I am sure that the images that the Book of Mathew describes in the story are never associated with a zombie or 'Walking Dead" scenario, but that is exactly what happened as the possessed Gadaran men were able to walk upright out the tombs of the dead so violent that no one dared to get near them. The demons that possessed the bodies of the men begged Jesus to cast them into pigs that were feeding nearby. Jesus did so and the pigs ran and jumped into the lake to drown.
I know that perhaps the story of the pigs dying in China is something that may or may not interest the general public, but from a supernatural standpoint The 'Oz Factor' creeps in when you realize that the pig is an ancient symbol for pestilence and has been known as a harbinger for chaos and change. The pig or boar anciently was an avatar of an angry or a demonic god that had the powers of the air and sea.
In the Hindi story of Baraha, one of the ten Avatars of Vishnu it is written that:
"There issued from the essence of Brahma, the sky, a being much like a boar, white, and exceedingly small. This being, in the space of only one–hour, grew to the size of an elephant, and remained in the air. It uttered a sound like the loudest of thunder and the echo reverberated and shook every quarter of the universe. Shaking its full flowing mane, it plunged downwards, and disappeared,' possibly falling into the sea."
This appears to be a description of a bolide meteor or comet exploding in the atmosphere. This may explain why pigs are considered a foul animal in some parts of the world.
Before the coming of the Boar of the heavens the birds would be silent, the animals would flea and the insects would swarm.
The sick and twisted apocalyptic ironies that I see in the news give me a chill as I wonder if anyone else is noticing the changes and synchronicities happening.
For example, besides stories of dead pigs, we are also hearing of big black clouds of locusts swarming in Egypt and Israel. This is a peculiar occurrence as this "plague of locusts" is happening during Passover – a time recognized as the moment the angel of death passed over Egypt and killed the first born.
The angel of death in the Bible has been described as a bright anomaly from the heavens that thundered through the sky and shook the area. In its wake was a whirlwind that blew through the villages killing those that did not have the blood of the ram on doors of their homes.
One would once again perceive this angel of death as a comet or a bolide meteor and by some strange coincidence a flying pig. Perhaps this is why the pig is an unclean animal not eaten by the Jews.
The flying pig, or great pig–dragon, was a harbinger of doom. In old Ireland, the appearance of a flying "black pig" in the sky was considered a bad omen. The reference, of course, was a metaphor for the apocalypse.
The Celts had roasted pigs and swine as their favorite meat. The pig and boar are frequent figures in Celtic metalwork art. They, too, looked to the skies, and there were myths about the ancient Gods of War, and of pigs and their relationship to Armageddon. They would worship the god Teutates, or Toutatis, a war-like god similar to Mars, and Moccos, similar to Mercury and represented as the image of a Black Pig. By some strange coincidence Toutatis is also the name of a large Asteroid that is said might hit the earth in 2036.
The Black Sabbath song "War Pigs" has an apocalyptic theme that connects the gods of war to pigs:
"Generals gathered in their masses, just like witches at black masses.
Evil minds that plot destruction, sorcerers of death's construction.
In the fields the bodies burning, as the war machine keeps turning.
Death and hatred to mankind, poisoning their brainwashed minds.
Oh lord, yeah!
Politicians hide themselves away. They only started the war.
Why should they go out to fight? They leave that role to the poor, yeah.
Time will tell on their power minds, making war just for fun.
Treating people just like pawns in chess, wait till their judgment day comes, yeah.
Now in darkness world stops turning, ashes where the bodies burning.
No more War Pigs have the power, Hand of God has struck the hour.
Day of judgment, God is calling, on their knees the war pigs crawling.
Begging mercies for their sins, Satan, laughing, spreads his wings.
Oh lord, yeah!"
Around 3500 BC, the Chinese drew dragons with pig faces. They also used the symbol of the pig dragon in mystic rituals. The "pig dragon" symbol was carved into jade and is found in Hongshan cultures, used in burials and death rituals for warriors. To protect their dead from evil influences, the ancient Chinese placed jade above, below and at the four directions of the body during burials.
The symbolism of the Chinese pig deaths and their connections to the gods of the air and near earth objects is an amazing coincidence. A poem by William Butler Yeats called "The Valley of the Black Pig" uses the appearance of the celestial pig as a harbinger for the fall of armies and empires:
"The dews drop slowly and dreams gather; unknown spears
Suddenly hurtle before my dream-awakened eyes,
And then the clash of fallen horsemen and the cries
Of unknown perishing armies beat about my ears.
We who still labor by the cromlech on the shore,
The grey cairn on the hill, when day sinks drowned in dew,
Being weary of the world's empires, bow down to you,
Master of the still stars and of the flaming door."
According to the many myths of creation, Adam and Eve looked back at the garden they were banished from. They looked up into the sky and saw above the garden beings with fat faces. There was a flaming brand or sword above them. While many people interpret the event to cherubic angels and the hand of God above them there are a few that have read the apocrypha which describes the "angels" as hideous boars with flaming arms and a comet in the sky above paradise symbolizing an extinction level event.
In the book of 2 Esdras, the wrath of God is described in a form of cosmology describing hideous angelic forms and comets that bring forth change and the fall of empires:
"But if the most High grant thee to live, thou shalt see after the third trumpet that the sun shall suddenly shine again in the night, and the moon thrice in the day:
And blood shall drop out of wood, and the stone shall give his voice, and the people shall be troubled: And even he shall rule, whom they look not for that dwell upon the earth, and the fowls shall take their flight away together:
And the sea shall cast out fish, and make a noise in the night, which many have not known: but they shall all hear the voice thereof.
There shall be confusion also in many places, and the fire shall be oft sent out again, and the wild beasts shall change their places, and menstruous women shall bring forth monsters."
The history of Earth is littered with the ruins of civilizations that never achieved anywhere near a utopian existence and I am sure many "Edens" were leveled by unseen forces that humbled us into understanding that we are not gods but mortals who should be aware of everything that surrounds us.
We should be alerted to those things that feel great and powerful.
If what we are experiencing is the 'Oz Factor', and we see that the birds are flying the wrong way, the fish are washing up on shore and that the animals have now arrived in our back yards, perhaps that 'Oz Factor' is quite literally the comforting voice that tells you that you should prepare your home for the chaos and like the Hebrews at Passover paint the doors, stay inside and pray in the closets.
It cannot hurt to once again have faith that when the waters become turbulent, that faith will make things a lot less terrifying.
After all, there's no place like home.
[…] Let the pestilence continue! The comets, conspiracies, pigs and plagues pile up and we wonder: Is this really happening? Is this normal? Yes, this is really happening. But no, this isn't normal. This is paranormal. Tonight on Ground Zero, Clyde Lewis weighs in on 'The Oz Factor: Sensing And Feeling The Great And Powerful'! […]
Very cool stuff Mr. Lewis. Really enjoy reading your articles. When you're not too busy stop on by my blog Nightghost. Love your radio show too, listen all the time.
Dear Mr. Lewis, I appreciate your excellent position and spiritual gifts which enable you to greatly enrich my life. You are both unique and very valued in my world! Do "carry on"!
Thank you!
I love you & your show. Amid a world gone nuts, it's the only thing that makes good sense.
Last night as I was listening to you relate your hearing that bird speaking as though human & crying for help, it eventually dawned on me what may be happening with you and other sensitive people like yourself who are experiencing things that seem a little out of the ordinary.
I would think that spiritual sensitivity would allow a person to hone in on whatever specific area of paranormal activity that person was sensitive to. In your case…Hearing a bird cry for help as though sounding like a human.
I think I may have an answer for that. Before the fall of Adam, He & Eve were on speaking terms with all the animals. Apparently they could understand the various languages of animals. Once the fall occurred, enmity came between man & beast & that line of communication ceased to exist.
Now that we have come full circle in time and are nearing the second coming of Jesus Christ, the world and everything in it is beginning to slip through that veil of Spirituality that leads back to the presence of God as it was with Adam in the Garden before the Fall. We are coming full circle.
It could be, that yourself being Spiritually sensitive to the voice of that bird, you may have been hearing it speak as Adam would have heard it. And we all know how the animal kingdom is on a much more sensitive plane a tune to Earth Changes and everything on it. Such as birds leaving during the approach of a Hurricane ect…
Why wouldn't we, as children of Adam, begin to REACQUIRE the Creation Language that once existed and is now returning as a part of what Christ referred to as the "Restoration of All Things" that would occur before His Return ?
Your sensitivity to generally being a VERY AWARE sort of person and able to articulate what you are seeing, sensing, & feeling, very well, is the reason I think so many people like to hear your thoughts. They seem to resonate with a deeper side of each of us that not all of us are able to recognize within ourselves until we hear it coming from an outside source…You.
I think you are hearing what Adam must have been able to hear when listening to the animals. And your bird is sensing there is something very wrong with nature & this world.
Some people see spirits. Some people can hear them whispering. Some people have visions. And Clyde Lewis can hear a bird cry for help. You are one of God's Children who simply has a gift of the spirit that enables you to do what Adam was able to do.
You have offered many of us with something of yourself that resonates within many of us on that higher plane of spiritual sensitivity that is able to manifest itself in many different ways. You just articulate that much better than most of us. Somewhere between the subconscious and our mouths, much gets lost in the translation. With you, it seems to be a straight shot from one to the other, with little being lost in between.
I'm 60 years old and have been listening to talk radio as long as it has been around. You are BY FAR the Best & Most Interesting person to listen to. And you possess a very nice demeanor when ending a call in such a polite way, very UNLIKE other hosts who simply end the call with a button. That says something for your civility & general kindness that is very pleasing.
[…] Before I was told that I had another cancerous tumor on my kidney, I had an experience that I thought was peculiar. It was one of those experiences that I felt I had to bring to the air so that my audience could give me advice as to what was happening to me. The experience was so out of context that I most certainly felt as if what I was experiencing was something that can fall under the category of "The Oz Factor." […]
[…] few months ago, we talked about "sensing and feeling the great and powerful". Now we look around from Cairo to Sanford and wonder what form that great power may take. […]
[…] we get is reports of some nebulous threat and the surveillance hawks are having this "oz factor" and fantasy and others are seeing it as […]
[…] like the loudest of thunder and the echo reverberated and shook every quarter of the universe. Shaking its full flowing mane, it plunged downwards, and disappeared,' possibly falling into t…." – Story of Baraha one of the ten Avatars of […]


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Last month, a report claimed that Samsung KNOX was rather easy to hack. Moreover, earlier this year, BlackBerry CEO John Chen also suggested that KNOX wasn't secure enough to truly protect Android. It seems that Samsung took note of that, now that it has partnered with the Canadian company.
Apart from being new partners when it comes to mobile security, Samsung and BlackBerry are competitors in the smartphone market, with the Korean giant being one of the manufacturers that are responsible (we're not sure if this is the right word) for BlackBerry's declining market share in the last years.


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The Oro Valley Town Council set a $116.2-million ceiling for the tentative fiscal 2011 budget last week.
The council unanimously accepted the recommendation from town finance officials at the Wednesday, June 2 meeting.
Included in the $116.2 million total are $41.9 million in capital project spending and a $36 million general fund used to support day-to-day government services.
Town Finance Director Stacey Lemos told the council that in setting the spending cap the total budget, when passed, could not go above the $116.2 million spending threshold.
Town resident Bill Adler addressed the council on the item, choosing to speak on the issue of public transportation. The current budget proposal includes a nearly 50 percent reduction in spending on the town's needs-based transit service Coyote Run. State budget cuts led to reduction.
Adler told the council it should find a way to fund the service at the same levels as previous years.
"I think it's not only desirable, it's an obligation to do that," Adler said.
Adler said the community has an obligation to provide service like Coyote Run, which is used by the town's transit-dependent seniors and people with disabilities.
He suggested the town could increase the utility sales tax to make up the loss of state funding.
"To not do it, I think, is unconscionable," Adler said.
The council had been scheduled to vote on an authorization of service cuts to Coyote Run at the June 2 meeting, but postponed to June 16.
Councilwoman Mary Snider told The Explorer in a later interview she wants additional information from town transportation officials before making a choice.
"From my perspective, I want to hear a full presentation from Aimee Ramsey (Oro Valley transit director) and the transit people," Snider said.
Snider said she wouldn't be opposed to the town seeking new revenue sources to fund Coyote Run at the previous level.
"I think Coyote Run is a very valuable service and sets us apart from other communities," Snider said.
In other matters, the council approved a memorandum of understanding with Oro Valley Police Department employees. The agreement doesn't include any pay increases, cost of living adjustments or step-pay increases for police officers.
The agreement, approved on the consent agenda without comment, includes one caveat. Police representatives requested that the town council consider funding possible cost of living and step increases after the mid-year budget review.
The estimated cost to providing a 2.5 percent cost of living increase for police employees would be about $200,000. To give the same increase to all town employees would cost an estimated $460,000, according to town documents.
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Did you use the standard m400 gear ratios?
Did you use the standard m400 gear ratios?
how loud is it with the strait cut gears
The gearset I went with is:
1st - 2.417 (@8000rpm, 58mph with 275/40-17 tires)
2nd - 1.611 (87mph)
3rd - 1.263 (111mph)
4th - 1.000 (140mph)
5th - 0.852 (165mph)
I don't do top speed runs, so losing the 22mph from top speed isn't an issue for me.
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Here's me driving around a neighborhood:
Fuel pump is almost as loud as the gearbox! I haven't had it on the freeway yet.
Latest dyno on E85.
Nice gains and the car officially has more power than the Ford V6 it started life with, as well as more torque. The Honda also has more torque under the graph than the Ford.
Mind you, this engine is still internally stock except for a different oil pump and cam gear. The valves, springs, rods, cams, and pistons are all Honda OEM parts.
The sequential takes some getting use to, but works fine. It only has 5 gears, but that generally makes it stronger, as the gears can be wider.
In 5th on the freeway, doing 75mph, I'm at 3800rpms -- not the best highway cruiser. Decent noise, as I have to have my radio up quite loud to overcome the drivetrain noise.
I also ordered another engine so I can build that up and have a ridiculous engine just waiting to go in.
I've considering buying some spare gearbox rebuild parts for the dogs and such, just so I have them on hand. The wait from Quaife was painful.
Played with launch control with the ECU... able to keep the revs at 4000rpm, and make 4psi for a launch. I finally started using it for autocross launches. Will test it at the drag strip later this year.
Now, if I can get the brakes to be perfect, life would be golden!
Nice set up, were are you located
I will stick to my 1800 RPM's at 70 with 350 ft lb of torque at that rpm
I'm contemplating a Holinger 6 speed sequential 520 ft torque, big bucks
Engine #2 update.
Currently having an engine being built, total cost right now is $9000.
This includes:
- CP pistons (10:1)
- Manley turbo tuff rods
- darton MID sleeves
- bore, hone, blueprint, and balance block and rotating assembly
- drag cartel 2.2 camshafts
- supertech valves, springs, retainers, locks, guides, and seals
- OEM gaskets and seals
- new oil pump, cam gear, timing chain, tct, water pump, etc
- cylinder head valve job
Engine horsepower goal is for a reliable 600whp-700whp, although the engine should be able to make +900whp.
I can only imagine what this all would have cost had I had the Ford built to achieve the same power level.
Another thing that's been bothering me... The fuel feed line from the tank wrapped around the front chassis mount, which is stupid.
So I pulled the fuel tank out and had the hose barbs replaced with proper fittings, then installed a 180' AN fitting on the lower port to avoid running around the chassis mount. This also reduced the hose line by about 12". The upper port for the return is now a 90' AN fitting, which shortened that line as well.


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Do you know there are hundreds of additional tasks, tools, and components for SSIS, many which are free? Why re-invent the wheel? Take a look at this exhaustive list created by Todd McDermid on CodePlex: SSIS Community Tasks and Components. It is split into the following categories:
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Choose your flavor! We keep a variety of flavors in the fridge and eat these all day long. You can purchase plastic squirt bottles from a craft store or the craft dept of Walmart at a cost of about $1 each. NOTE: A package of Kool Aid is .14 oz but zaar changes it to 1/4 oz. :/
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Bleu - this is fantastic!! A less sweet version of the syrups used for snow cones that I can make for a fraction of the cost of purchasing them for my son. I even adjusted this down to a 1/2 cup serving so I could make a couple different flavors to try and it works out great. Made as a bonus for your win in the Summer Spectacular Event in the Cooking Tag Games forum June 2009.
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- 2 (1/4 ounce) packages unsweetened Kool-Aid powdered drink mix
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- 3 cups water
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- To a 4 cup glass pyrex measuring cup add the Kool Aid and Splenda. Add water to the 4 cup mark and stir gently to combine (Splenda will dissolve quickly).
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Type of Document Dissertation Author Self-Brown, Shannon URN etd-06072004-194052 Title Effects of Family Violence and Parental Psychopathology on the Psychological Outcome of Urban Adolescents Exposed to Community Violence Degree Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Department Psychology Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Mary Lou Kelley Committee Chair Amy Copeland Committee Member George Noell Committee Member William Gouvier Committee Member Catherine Lemieux Dean's Representative Keywords
- community violence
- family violence
- parental psychopathology
- adolescent PTSD
- moderators of community violence
Date of Defense 2004-04-27 Availability unrestricted AbstractPrevious research has documented an association between adolescents' exposure to community violence and a range of mental health problems. However, some violence-exposed youth maintain high levels of adaptive behavior and exhibit good psychological functioning. Thus, it appears that protective and/or risk factors are involved in the community violence-psychological outcome relation, which mitigate the conditions under which community violence exposure leads to adverse adolescent outcome. According to the ecological transactional model, protective and/or risk factors may exist within the family that influence adolescent outcome in response to community violence exposure. The purpose of this study was to delineate the relations among community violence exposure and family factors, including family violence and parental psychopathology, on adolescent psychological symptomatology and personal adjustment. Participants consisted of 121 pairs of junior high or high school students and their parent/guardian. Adolescents completed the Screen for Adolescent Violence Exposure, the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children, and the Behavior Assessment System for Children-Self Report of Personality. The parents/guardians competed a Demographic Questionnaire, the Behavior Assessment System for Children-Parent Report, the Symptom Checklist-90-R, and the Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted and results indicated that family violence exposure did not serve as a moderator variable in the association between adolescent community violence exposure and positive or negative adolescent outcome. In contrast, parental psychopathology was found to be a moderator variable in the relationship between community violence exposure and adolescent-rated PTSD and psychological distress, but not in the relationship between community violence exposure and parent-rated adolescent internalizing and externalizing problems or adolescent-rated personal adjustment. Clinical implications and limitations of this study are discussed.
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