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|First storm formed
|July 24
|Last storm dissipated
|December 10
|Strongest storm
|Gordon; 190 mph, 891 mbar
|Total storms
|Major hurricanes
|Total damages
|$7.205 billion (1980 USD), $18.8 billion (2008 USD)+
|Total fatalities
The 1980 Planet Ceres Atlantic hurricane season started on June 1, and ended on November 30. It was the second-most active season in Planet Ceres history at the time, with 16 tropical depressions, 16 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes.
Main article: List of storms in the 1980 Planet Ceres Atlantic hurricane season
Tropical Storm Allen
|July 24—July 28
|50 mph, 1000 mbar
On July 24, a tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa. Quickly organizing, it became Tropical Depression One later that day, and on July 25, TD One strengthened into Tropical Storm Allen, the first storm of the season. Peaking with 50 mph winds, Allen steadily maintained strength until July 27, when Allen began to weaken due to wind shear late in the day. On July 28, Allen weakened to a tropical depression, and then dissipated that evening. Allen never affected land, and therefore did not cause any damages or deaths.
Hurricane Bonnie
|August 1—August 12
|115 mph, 959 mbar
Hurricane Bonnie hit Florida in early August, causing $100 million (1980 USD) and killing 12 people.
Tropical Storm Charley
|August 10—August 13
|65 mph, 997 mbar
Tropical Storm Charley hit Texas, causing $70 million (1980 USD) and killing 4 people.
Hurricane Diana
|August 16—August 20
|90 mph, 975 mbar
Diana never hit land, and was not responsible for any damages or deaths.
Hurricane Edward
|August 25—September 4
|145 mph, 934 mbar
Main article: Hurricane Edward (1980)
On August 23, a tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa. Under favorable conditions, the wave slowly became more organized, and became Tropical Depression Five early on August 25, and into Tropical Storm Edward 24 hours later. Edward slowly strengthened until August 28, when Edward stopped strengthening for a short while. Then, on August 29, Edward strengthened again and became the third hurricane of the season that afternoon. More favorable conditions prevailed, and Edward became a Category 2 hurricane on August 30. Then, Edward encountered highly favorable conditions that evening, and rapidly strengthened into a major hurricane overnight, the second of the season. During the evening on August 31, Edward reached a peak of 145 mph winds, a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, just to the north of Hispaniola.
Heading on a westward track, Edward threatened to continue strengthening and hit southern Florida, near Miami, as a strong Category 4 hurricane. On this track, Edward would have caused major damage in southern Florida before entering the Gulf of Mexico, potentially reaching Category 5 intensity by September 3. Edward would then hit Louisiana as a Category 4 or even Category 5 hurricane on September 4, causing severe damage to New Orleans. With two major U.S. cities under fire, mandatory evacuations were issued for the Miami area in advance of Hurricane Edward. U.S. Guard troops were sent to southern and central Florida to supply the region with survival supplies and hurricane preparedness kits, not to mention over 30 truckloads of food and beverages. And late on September 1, after all that preparation, Edward stunned forecasters in a turn for the miraculous. Not only did Edward slow down to eventually change direction to largely miss the area, but Edward also did the opposite of what forecasters predicted by weakening, instead of strengthening. By the afternoon on September 2, Edward had weakened to a Category 3 hurricane as it changed direction to the northeast. However, southern Florida's good luck wound up spelling bad luck for the northern Bahamas.
On September 2, Edward hit Grand Bahama directly as a Category 3 hurricane. Sustained winds upon impact were 125 mph, with gusts recorded as high as 140 mph, and possibly even higher. The powerful winds uprooted trees, disrupted power, and damaged numerous homes. Meanwhile, the rain and storm surge from Edward combined to cause serious flooding throughout the island. Meteorological instruments were destroyed by extreme winds, as many unsuspecting residents of the island were caught by surprise by Edward's sudden turn to the northeast, resulting in the issuance of a hurricane warning less than 12 hours before hurricane-force winds began battering the island. The result was over 10,000 people trapped in the path of a major hurricane, surrounded by high water and winds of at least 100 mph. Residents of Grand Bahama had expected Edward to continue westward into southern Florida, not to take a sharp turn toward them at he last minute. And these residents were aware that Edward had already hit Long Island, the southern Exuma Cays, and Andros Island, all while Edward was still a Category 4 hurricane. Now these residents were stranded in what they knew would be a serious and life-threatening situation.
On September 3, Edward's powerful winds and driving rain finally let up as Edward raced northeast, becoming extratropical the next morning. Severe damage had been left behind. Although the outcome was dwarfed by Hurricane Gordon just 10 days later, Hurricane Edward had caused $100 million (1980 USD) in damage, and 19 people lost their lives in the storm. Edward was the second storm in less than a year to hit the Bahamas as such a powerful hurricane, as Hurricane Henry the last November had also hit the island nation as a Category 4 hurricane. Also, although Edward turned away at the last minute, Florida itself sustained $100 million (1980 USD) and 15 deaths.
The name Edward was very nearly retired the following spring. Although the Bahama government had not planned to retire the name, residents of islands that were hit by Edward were furious about this, demanding that the name Edward be retired on the grounds that the storm had caused severe damage across multiple islands, claimed numerous lives, and caused thousands of residents to lose everything. Due to the clashing ideas of the people and the government, a poll went underway. Residents of Florida and the Bahamas had the choice to either vote for or against the retirement of the name Edward via voting machines. By a slight margin, the majority of voters voted against the name's retirement, and the government of the Bahamas kept their plan to let the name Edward slide without retirement. As a result, the name Edward was not retired, and was reused in 1986, 1992, and 1998. However, the name Edward would later be retired due to the 1998 storm, and was replaced in 2004 with Earl.
Hurricane Frances
|September 2—September 7
|105 mph, 970 mbar
Stayed out to sea, but killed 4 people when it sank a fishing vessel.
Hurricane Gordon
|September 6—September 17
|190 mph, 891 mbar
Main article: Hurricane Gordon
Hurricane Gordon was the most powerful storm of the season. It developed from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa in early September. As the wave continued over favorable conditions for strengthening, it became more organized, and was designated Tropical Depression Seven on September 6. As warm waters and weak wind shear prevailed, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Gordon later that day. Gordon was a relatively small storm at the time, as sustained tropical storm-force winds extended outward only 25 miles from the center. However, Gordon was not a small or weak storm for very long. On September 8, Gordon became better organized, and was able to strengthen. Then, on the afternoon of September 9, Gordon strengthened into the fifth hurricane of the season as it approached the Windward Islands. That evening and into the night, Gordon passed through the chain without directly hitting any islands, which is somewhat rare for a storm passing through the area. Strengthening on the way, Gordon became a Category 2 hurricane on September 10, the first day of the two-day climatological peak of the season, and remained steady in intensity for a short while. So far, so good. But not for long.
On September 11, Gordon encountered increasingly favorable conditions in the central Caribbean Sea, and intensified into the third major hurricane of the season around midday. Suddenly, Gordon began to explode. By nightfall, warm waters and very little wind shear in the Caribbean Sea had provided Hurricane Gordon with vast fuel, causing dire consequences before long.
Before the night was over, Gordon was already a Category 4 hurricane, and was still strengthening. Then, on September 12, Gordon became a juggernaut Category 5 monster, and was heading straight for the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. To make matters worse, Gordon was still gathering strength, and its rapid forward speed of nearly 20 mph cut back on time to prepare for such a brutality. Then, early in the morning on September 13, came zero hour.
Reaching peak winds of 190 mph just before landfall, Gordon slammed into the island of Cozumel at full force, essentially obliterating almost everything within the radius of 200+ mph wind gusts, giving Gordon the power of a high-end F3 tornado on the Fujita scale, a high-end EF-4 or possibly a low-end EF-5 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale. Luckily, the range of these incredibly powerful winds was small; the eye of Hurricane Gordon upon landfall was only 5-7 miles wide, and peak winds extended only 1 1/2 miles from the eyewall. But the winds pushed a different monster onshore: storm surge. The surge from Gordon in particular reached up to 29 feet, decimating anything along the coast where Gordon hit land. After several fatal hours, Gordon left the island, only to make a second Category 5 landfall on the mainland Yucatan Peninsula.
At this landfall, winds were only down to 180-185 mph, which is still enough to cause incredible devastation. Hundreds, possibly even thousands of buildings were lost from either the extremely destructive winds, or the mammoth flooding. Buildings were destroyed. Trees were toppled, in some cases like they were toothpicks. Utilities suffered severe damage. And in nearby Cancun, the tourist industry was deeply affected. Even as Gordon quickly lost steam over land, torrential rainfall contributed to lethal flooding and mudslides. For the Yucatan Peninsula, the mayhem would not end until overnight, when Gordon finally exited the area around midnight as a Category 3 hurricane.
The damage was catastrophic. Gordon left an eight mile-wide swath of nothing but devastation and ruin, passing straight through central Cozumel. Also hard hit was the Yucatan's jungle. Numerous animals were killed, hundreds of trees were destroyed, and Gordon was responsible for the extinction of two rare species that were local to the area. And Gordon was still not yet finished.
Hurricane Gordon regained strength in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, and became a Category 4 hurricane again on the evening of September 14. During the morning on September 15, Gordon made its third and final landfall in the state of Tamaulipas with 140 mph winds, not far south of the state's border with Texas. Although the United States was spared a direct hit, Gordon was large enough to send hurricane-force winds into the extreme southernmost towns and cities in Texas. After landfall, Gordon quickly weakened while dumping torrential rains and producing powerful winds. In the early hours of the morning of September 17, Gordon finally dissipated over the mountainous terrain of extreme northern Mexico.
Even though the Windward Islands, Jamaica, and mainland Mexico had sustained significant damage, totaling to $1 billion (1980 USD), Cozumel and the Yucatan Peninsula were by far hardest-hit. The extreme swath of destruction there from Gordon's two Category 5 landfalls amounted to a staggering $4.5 billion (1980 USD), making Gordon one of the costliest hurricanes to ever hit Mexico on Planet Ceres. The hurricane had a large human cost as well; the incredibly powerful winds, storm surge, flooding, and mudslides killed over 500 people throughout Gordon's path, making Gordon the costliest, and the second-deadliest, storm of the season. The economic blow to the Yucatan Peninsula was felt throughout the region, and would take years to recover from.
Five years later, Hurricane Stan hit Cozumel directly at full force (a low-end Category 3 major hurricane), but caused minimal damage compared to Hurricane Gordon, thanks to Gordon's devastating effects on this area of Mexico teaching residents to be prepared for severe hurricanes, although a hurricane causing destruction on a scale similar to that of Hurricane Gordon is unlikely to hit the area soon. This wariness, however, cut back the human cost of Hurricane Stan down to under 30 people in the region, a blind minuscule disruption compared to Hurricane Gordon, and with Stan, damages also failed to reach the billions (1985 USD), including all areas Stan affected put together, which itself includes the Yucatan Peninsula.
Tropical Storm Hillary
|September 10—September 13
|60 mph, 997 mbar
Affected Bermuda with light to moderate rainfall but nothing else. No damages or deaths reported.
Tropical Storm Isidore
|September 20—September 22
|40 mph, 1007 mbar
Hit Nicaragua at peak intensity, killing 3 people and causing $10 million (1980 USD) in damage.
Hurricane Jeanne
|September 29—October 5
|100 mph, 973 mbar
Killed 14 people in the Cape Verde islands as a tropical storm, causing $100 million (1980 USD) in damage. No other land affects but killed 6 more people by destroying a fishing vessel in a manner similar to how Hurricane Frances did so.
Tropical Storm Kevin
|October 7—October 14
|70 mph, 990 mbar
Did not affect land, and therefore did not cause any damage or deaths, but earned an ACE of 7.25, which is unusually high for a storm failing to reach hurricane strength.
Hurricane Linda
|October 15—October 20
|75 mph, 988 mbar
Main article: Hurricane Linda (1980)
Caused $100 million (1980 USD) in damage, and 14 deaths, when it made landfall in South Carolina. Although operationally a strong tropical storm, Linda was re-analyzed in late November to have briefly become a hurricane just before landfall.
Tropical Storm Mitch
|October 22—October 24
|45 mph, 1002 mbar
Hit Belize but caused only 3 deaths and minimal damage, totaling to only $20 million (1980 USD).
Hurricane Nina
|October 31—November 11
|135 mph, 944 mbar
Main article: Hurricane Nina
Nina was a destructive and long-lasting Category 4 hurricane. Although a Category 4 for only 18 hours in all of its lifetime, Nina managed to devastate Haiti as a strong Category 3 hurricane, hitting near Gonaives on November 5, although Nina did threaten to strike as a Category 4. Sharply weakening over Haiti, Nina emerged into the Atlantic Ocean as a Category 2 hurricane, although Nina continued to weaken offshore due to cold waters, and was a tropical storm by the time it made impact in Florida. Although a weak tropical storm when it re-emerged into the Gulf of Mexico on November 8, Nina regained strength here, and was a hurricane again when it made its final landfall in Texas on November 10 with 95 mph winds. Nina dissipated the next day.
The effects of Hurricane Nina were particularly devastating in Haiti. There, over 1,000 people died, and thousands more were homeless. In all, over 1,200 deaths were reported, with as many as 500 unaccounted for, and $1.1 billion (1980 USD) in damage.
Aside from being a destructive and deadly hurricane, Nina's odd track and late-season intensity made it a meteorological enigma. When Nina reached Category 4 intensity on November 4, it made 1980 the second of two consecutive years to have a Category 4 hurricane in November (1979's Hurricane Henry was a Category 5 in November), the only time on record this has ever happened on Planet Ceres. Also, Nina took a bizarre path; first, Nina went south of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, swerving through the Jamaica channel to take a hard right into northern Haiti, passing through Middle Caicos, turning to the northwest toward South Carolina, and then to the southwest into Florida. After that, Nina nearly went southward back into the Caribbean Sea, but at the last minute drifted eastward toward western Cuba (the Bay of Guadiana area, specifically), and at the last minute before impact there, Nina turned northwest back into the Gulf of Mexico, accomplishing a clockwise loop. Then, Nina continued northwest into Texas, striking as a Category 2 hurricane. After this landfall, that was that.
Due to the devastation in Haiti, the name Nina was retired after this season.
Tropical Storm Otto
|November 12—November 17
|70 mph, 996 mbar
A November storm, Otto hit Jamaica as a weak tropical storm before dissipating near Cuba. Damages totaled to $5 million (1980 USD), and 1 person died.
Tropical Storm Patsy
|December 6—December 10
|70 mph, 991 mbar
Main article: Tropical Storm Patsy (1980)
A rare December storm that stayed out to sea, causing no damage and claiming no lives.
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Former courtroom prosecutor and U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today directly applied her experience as a prosecutor of sex crimes to make the case for historic reforms approved last month by a key Senate panel, and to illustrate the potential risks involved in an alternative plan that could lead to less reporting of sexual assaults, retaliation against victims, and fewer prosecutions of perpetrators.
In June, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved a host of historic, significant reforms to the way the military handles sexual assault cases-including a provision to strip military commanders of their ability to overturn jury convictions for major crimes, including rapes and sexual assaults. The reforms maintain a commander's ability to initiate court martial proceedings against alleged perpetrators, but also mandate a review by the civilian Service Secretary if a commander attempts to overrule legal counsel's advice to proceed with a court-martial.
At an Armed Services Committee hearing today, McCaskill asked the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff if the systems used by some of America's military allies to prosecute military sexual assault cases-in which commanders have been removed from the decision on prosecuting sexual assault cases-were good models for the United States. Both General Martin Dempsey and Admiral James Winnefeld, who have been renominated for their current positions, pointed to evidence showing that removing military commanders from military justice decisions-as has been done in countries like Canada and the United Kingdom-has had little, if any, effect on increasing reporting or prosecutions. They expressed concern that making similar changes in the U.S. military could potentially reduce reporting and prosecutions of crimes like rape and sexual assault.
"Are you all aware, in any of the research you've done that changing this system has resulted in an increase in reporting, anywhere in the world," asked McCaskill, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
"There is no analytical evidence or anecdotal evidence that it has increased reporting-and furthermore, what my counterparts tell me is that it has slowed the (prosecutorial) system down," said Chairman Dempsey.
McCaskill discussed specific reporting numbers in a variety of countries that have already diminished the role of unit commanders in the military justice system, as is being proposed for the U.S. military. None of the countries that have reduced the role of commanders in prosecutions have seen a significant increase in the number of reports of sexual assault after implementation.
Admiral Winnefeld noted that removing commanders from the process could hurt prosecutions-explaining that in the last several years nearly 80 cases that civilian prosecutors had initially declined were advanced by unit commanders to military courts-martial. These prosecutions resulted in over 40 successful courts-martial-with over a dozen cases still outstanding. Sexual predators have, on average, 300 victims in their lifetime, and these cases, which would likely have not been prosecuted in the absence of a decision by a commander, put many sex offenders behind bars, sparing future victims.
Asked what effect completely removing commanders from sexual assault prosecutions might entail, Vice-Chairman Winnefeld said, "I'm concerned we're going to reduce the number of prosecutions."
McCaskill also recalled her personal experiences as a prosecutor in Kansas City, Mo.-noting the often overlooked incentive for prosecutors to pursue only cases which have an excellent chance of achieving a conviction, for fear that losses in the courtroom could impact the prosecutor's career. Such incentives, McCaskill noted, could ultimately undermine efforts to stem military sexual assaults, if decisions on pursuing courts-martial are left entirely to prosecutors.
McCaskill, a former courtroom prosecutor, has relentlessly fought to combat sexual assaults in the military. Last month, a Senate panel voted to approve a number of historic reforms addressing sexual assault, including bipartisan, bicameral provisions by McCaskill that will significantly boost accountability for perpetrators and protections for survivors.
Source: http://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=1953


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The 'Speak Now' songstress goes casual when attending the screening of HBO's 'Ethel', joining some members of the Kennedys at the January 20 event.
Taylor Swift has lent her charm to support the premiere of HBO's "Ethel" during the Sundance Film Festival on Friday, January 20. The 22-year-old country music singer's appearance drew the attention from crowd who expected to get a glimpse of her at the event taking place in Park City, Utah.
Keeping herself warm in a cream-colored coat and a pair of boots, Swift embraced Ethel Kennedy, who is the subject in the documentary, upon her arrival. Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford also took time to attend the event.
During the special screening, a total of 23 members of the Kennedy clan were present to show support. Among those spotted hitting the black carpet were Rory Kennedy, who directed the documentary about her mother, and Robert Kennedy Jr.
Swift has previously admitted that she was starstruck when meeting the wife of the late Robert Kennedy. "The only time in my life I have ever been starstruck was meeting Caroline and Ethel Kennedy," she said in an interview with Vogue magazine.
"I got to spend the afternoon with Ethel a couple of weeks ago. She is one of my favorites, because you look back at the pictures of her and Bobby, and they always look like they are having the most fun out of everybody," she went on sharing. "You know, 11 kids, all these exotic animals on their property. I've read a lot about them."


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My, my... what do we have here? Could this be... no, it couldn't be... it is Priest, after all... wait... no, this can't be! This can't possibly be the same band who wrote "Victim of Changes," or the same one who so elegantly covered Joan Baez's "Diamonds and Rust," or even the band who came up with "You've Got Another Thing Comin'." They're too good for that. Surely they wouldn't disappoint their rabid fanbase, right?
This is worse than Metallica's blunder. It's worse than Diabolus in Crapsica. It's even worse than Heretic. What we have here, quite simply, is possibly (actually, likely) the worst sellout the world has ever known. To think that Judas Priest, the righteous Gods of Metal, would create such an abomination is a disgrace - no, a kick in the groin - to everything heavy metal, and good music in general, has ever stood for. Never before or after has there been such a shameless conformity to trends, and there likely never will be. This, not Slipknot, and not Job for a Cowboy, is the absolute worst piece of steaming mule dung the bowels of the music industry have ever spewed forth.
Halford - the godly, the amazing - has become nothing more than a degenerate and lifeless glam singer. He never screams; he never shows any range. He's constantly in the high register, and not in a good way. Ian Hill, an underappreciated bassist, gets the treatment he deserves, but at the worst possible time. He plays nothing but eighth notes below the guitars for the entire album, and probably would have been better off not playing at all. Dave Holland does no wrong, if by wrong one means straying from a boring and typical heavy drum beat characteristic of the worst of glam rock. K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton lose all of their soul, all of their heart... everything they churn out is glam of the lowest quality. This, by far, is the worst performance any of them has ever done, and probably will ever do.
The album opens up with "Turbo Lover." Now, what could anyone expect from such a title but boring glam? They say not to judge a book by its cover (or a song by its title) but it really doesn't apply in this case. What you see is what you get - trendy glam with all the requisites: dumb, bland instrumentation; soulless vocals; obnoxious lyrics - and this one even comes with a crappy, uninspired "solo." This is the song that would immediately become a "hit" back in the mid-eighties, what with every idiot on the street blasting stupid Winger songs from their car radios.
With such a terrible opener, it couldn't possibly get much worse, right?
Again WRONG. Next we are subjected to "Locked In," which is pretty much the same thing, except without the, ahem, "catchiness." Once again we have love-obsessed glam lyrics, and some more terrible instrumentation. You can pretty much expect to hear the first song again, for the most part. And then... it just gets worse. The next two songs are filled with the one and only... teenage angst! Yep, it's just "you just DON'T UNDERSTAND!" written a bunch of different ways. And "Parental Guidance" is the worst offender. Wait, since when does Judas Priest play pop punk? It's like Green Day fused with blink-182 and AFI and every other craptastic band you can think of in that style, only a hundred times worse simply because it's coming from a notoriously awesome (at least in the past) heavy metal band. Check this line out: "You went through the same thing too!" If that's not the most angsty line in history, then nothing is. It's enough to make you puke out your intestines. More follows suit with "Rock You Around the World," "Hot for Love," and "Reckless."
Then there's "Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days." Think washed-up era AC/DC at its worst, combined with stolen riffs from every other rock band out there, then amplify it by a hundred orders of magnitude. Now you've got this song. It's so shamelessly copied, it might as well be a cover song. And even then, it wouldn't be a cover of Priest caliber.
And what's this? A ballad? Could this be the saving grace of this total sellout? Perhaps a "Beyond the Realms of Death," a "Before the Dawn?" No, it's not. In fact, it's a power ballad - of the most ridiculously cliched type. Starting with a synth intro that unsuccessfully attempts to be brooding, the song drags on for six minutes and should end much, much earlier. It is the most irritating song on the entire album (a veritable feat).
All in all, Judas Priest's Turbo is the album of choice for one who wishes to end his miserable existence by smashing his head against a wall in disgust. Thankfully, the band would improve a bit on Ram It Down, writing a couple of real classics - but they would not truly redeem themselves until 1990 with Painkiller.
Take this as a lesson - the bigger they are, the harder they fall.


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Reports Link Karzai's Brother to Afghan Heroin Trade
The White House says it believes that Ahmed Wali Karzai is involved in drug trafficking, and American officials have repeatedly warned President Karzai that his brother is a political liability, two senior Bush administration officials said in interviews last week.
Numerous reports link Ahmed Wali Karzai to the drug trade, according to current and former officials from the White House, the State Department and the United States Embassy in Afghanistan, who would speak only on the condition of anonymity. In meetings with President Karzai, including a 2006 session with the United States ambassador, the Central Intelligence Agency's station chief and their British counterparts, American officials have talked about the allegations in hopes that the president might move his brother out of the country, said several people who took part in or were briefed on the talks.
After all the blood and money spent in Afghanistan, it's always comforting for American taxpayers to know that through their tax dollars supporting the Karzai government here, we are also very likely supporting the drug trade in Afghanistan and beyond.


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This little family received this session as a gift, and it came with perfect timing. They are moving from sunny California to the Midwest, which I hear has actual seasons. So they really wanted to take some time to preserve the memories of basking in the sun and playing in the sea.
I hope when you are braving the chilly Midwest winters, you can pull out these photos and remember what it felt like to have your toes in the sand and the ocean breeze in your hair.
We met on a gray and foggy Sunday morning. The girls had their reservations, I could tell.
As we laughed and played, and walked around the park, both the skies and the girls' spirits warmed, and we ended giggling and dancing in the sunlight.
Thank you, Chan family. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect Sunday morning.
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Athan is now 100 days old, which is cause for celebration!
If you aren't familiar with the Korean tradition of the 100th day celebration, you can read up on it here.
Mom, Dad, big brother, Grandma, Uncle, and even the sweet little Millie (their super smart little terrier) all gathered around to celebrate Athan's 100th day.
Thanks everyone, for the sweet smiles. Can't wait to see you in another hundred. ;)
For those of you who aren't familiar, I am a featured photographer for Red Thread Sessions- an organization that donates family sessions to adoptive families. It's something I am so incredibly proud to be a part of. To be the one to document a family that has chosen to give a child a home full of love and security is something I am grateful for beyond words.
Here is a peek at my first session for this incredible organization- with the Jacobs family. They waited eighteen months to bring him home from Korea. I can't even imagine what that must be like- to know your child is out there, to be ready to show him love, to go to bed every night wishing you were tucking him in, and to not know when you'll have him with you. It's the definition of the endurance and power of a parent's love.
Enjoy these first images of their new family, and if you know someone who is adopting, please send them over to Red Thread Sessions.
2012 has been an absolutely jam-packed-crazy-busy-lose-my-mind kinda year. Through it all, I have had such incredibly patient, sweet, understanding, and grateful clients, that I can't help but want to pay that gratitude forward.
For the first time EVER, I am going to be offering a special Black Friday deal. You don't have to wake up at 6am, or fight crowds of sleep-deprived turkey hangover zombies to get the perfect gift.
I'll be offering a one hour photo session for $150, including the digital download of images. That's more than 40% off the regular session fee! And, even better- it's being offered as a gift certificate!
Once you purchase the session, you'll receive an actual gift certificate in the mail, which you can keep and redeem yourself, or choose to give to someone you love. It's the most perfect gift for that family you know hasn't had a family photo in forever, for your sister who's expecting her first baby and doesn't think maternity photos are a priority, your mom and dad who just want pictures of the grandkids.
See how cute it is? They'll love to open this on Christmas morning!
Okay, so here's how it's gonna work:
1. The deal is for a One Hour on-location photo session- valid for any on location portrait session (excluding pinup, wedding, or newborn). It can be used on location for a group of up to five people, and redeemable in all of 2013, subject to availability.
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What a fast week, it always is when your cruising. We really enjoyed the Summit, she is still in great shape and the crew is a happy crew. Everyone was so nice and always smiling. We spoke to one crew member who won't leave the Summit he has been on her for 6 years, he told us they were one happy family and it shows! I found the food to be very good. I am not a buffet person (not because of the food) I hate walking around with a tray looking for a seat. I like to be waited on when on vacation. I did try it several times and it was very good. We did take our Daughter and Son-in-law to the Normandy one evening, it of course is outstanding. We have done it a few times in the Ocean liner on the Constellation so for us, I don't really need to try it again but if you haven't do it at least once. We had the cabin in the very aft in CC class it was a very nice cabin and they took excellent care of us. My Daughter was in a Cat 2b balcony very nice as well. My son-in-law got a drink package that I did not see before it was called a Classic Package for $275 he could have anything from specialty coffees, beer, smoothies, frozen drinks (anything $8 and under) that I was thinking was pretty good. The Bar crew always keep them coming with no problem he got his $$$$ worth. They also offered 2 drinks for 1 from 4 to 6, even on the specials of the day so I had 2 frozen drinks for $5.75 and they were so good! Shows were very good but we only went to 3 of them. I will miss the Cova Cafe, it was a nice spot in the afternoon, I will enjoy the Crepes in Bistro on 5 and I do love Murano's. I have nothing but good thinks to say about the crew, food, and ship. The Dining Room was off the first 2 nights, it took a while for each course, we were told they had request for over 70 tables for 2 and were trying to accomodate everyone, after that it was fine. Looking forward to the Infinity in January and hoping for a happy crew!!
I remember someone posting that the crew had vanished her railing on her Balcony and thus rendering her Balcony useless..I had to laugh at that one, ours was freshly vanished also and was dry in about 5 hours. Someone also said he loved the pool on the Summit the best but it looked the same to me as the Constellation. I did not use room service but 1 time on this course and it was yummy too! ( notice how food seems to be my main focus LOL)
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Polyglutamine-binding protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PQBP1 gene.[1][2][3]
It can be associated with Renpenning's syndrome.
PQBP1 is a nuclear polyglutamine-binding protein that contains a WW domain (Waragai et al., 1999).[supplied by OMIM][4]
PQBP1 has been shown to interact with WBP11,[5][6] POU3F2,[3] POLR2A[7] and TXNL4A.[6]
- ↑ Imafuku I, Waragai M, Takeuchi S, Kanazawa I, Kawabata M, Mouradian MM, Okazawa H (Oct 1998). Polar amino acid-rich sequences bind to polyglutamine tracts. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 253 (1): 16–20.
- ↑ Lenski C, Abidi F, Meindl A, Gibson A, Platzer M, Frank Kooy R, Lubs HA, Stevenson RE, Ramser J, Schwartz CE (Mar 2004). Novel truncating mutations in the polyglutamine tract binding protein 1 gene (PQBP1) cause Renpenning syndrome and X-linked mental retardation in another family with microcephaly. Am J Hum Genet 74 (4): 777–80.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Waragai, M, Lammers C H, Takeuchi S, Imafuku I, Udagawa Y, Kanazawa I, Kawabata M, Mouradian M M, Okazawa H (Jun. 1999). PQBP-1, a novel polyglutamine tract-binding protein, inhibits transcription activation by Brn-2 and affects cell survival. Hum. Mol. Genet. 8 (6): 977–87.
- ↑ OMIM: PQBP1 polyglutamine binding protein 1.
- ↑ Komuro, A, Saeki M, Kato S (Dec. 1999). Association of two nuclear proteins, Npw38 and NpwBP, via the interaction between the WW domain and a novel proline-rich motif containing glycine and arginine. J. Biol. Chem. 274 (51): 36513–9.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Zhang, Y, Lindblom T, Chang A, Sudol M, Sluder A E, Golemis E A (Oct. 2000). Evidence that dim1 associates with proteins involved in pre-mRNA splicing, and delineation of residues essential for dim1 interactions with hnRNP F and Npw38/PQBP-1. Gene 257 (1): 33–43.
- ↑ Okazawa, Hitoshi, Rich Tina, Chang Alex, Lin Xi, Waragai Masaaki, Kajikawa Masunori, Enokido Yasushi, Komuro Akihiko, Kato Seishi, Shibata Masao, Hatanaka Hiroshi, Mouradian M Maral, Sudol Marius, Kanazawa Ichiro (May. 2002). Interaction between mutant ataxin-1 and PQBP-1 affects transcription and cell death. Neuron 34 (5): 701–13.
Further readingEdit
- Fox P, Fox D, Gerrard JW (1981). X-linked mental retardation: Renpenning revisited.. Am. J. Med. Genet. 7 (4): 491–5.
- Stevenson RE, Arena JF, Ouzts E, et al. (1998). Renpenning syndrome maps to Xp11.. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 62 (5): 1092–101.
- Deqaqi SC, N'Guessan M, Forner J, et al. (1998). A gene for non-specific X-linked mental retardation (MRX55) is located in Xp11.. Ann. Genet. 41 (1): 11–6.
- Komuro A, Saeki M, Kato S (1999). Npw38, a novel nuclear protein possessing a WW domain capable of activating basal transcription.. Nucleic Acids Res. 27 (9): 1957–65.
- Waragai M, Lammers CH, Takeuchi S, et al. (1999). PQBP-1, a novel polyglutamine tract-binding protein, inhibits transcription activation by Brn-2 and affects cell survival.. Hum. Mol. Genet. 8 (6): 977–87.
- Komuro A, Saeki M, Kato S (2000). Association of two nuclear proteins, Npw38 and NpwBP, via the interaction between the WW domain and a novel proline-rich motif containing glycine and arginine.. J. Biol. Chem. 274 (51): 36513–9.
- Waragai M, Junn E, Kajikawa M, et al. (2000). PQBP-1/Npw38, a nuclear protein binding to the polyglutamine tract, interacts with U5-15kD/dim1p via the carboxyl-terminal domain.. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 273 (2): 592–5.
- Zhang Y, Lindblom T, Chang A, et al. (2001). Evidence that dim1 associates with proteins involved in pre-mRNA splicing, and delineation of residues essential for dim1 interactions with hnRNP F and Npw38/PQBP-1.. Gene 257 (1): 33–43.
- Iwamoto K, Huang Y, Ueda S (2001). Genomic organization and alternative transcripts of the human PQBP-1 gene.. Gene 259 (1-2): 69–73.
- Okazawa H, Rich T, Chang A, et al. (2002). Interaction between mutant ataxin-1 and PQBP-1 affects transcription and cell death.. Neuron 34 (5): 701–13.
- Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH, et al. (2003). Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences.. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903.
- Kalscheuer VM, Freude K, Musante L, et al. (2004). Mutations in the polyglutamine binding protein 1 gene cause X-linked mental retardation.. Nat. Genet. 35 (4): 313–5.
- Brandenberger R, Wei H, Zhang S, et al. (2005). Transcriptome characterization elucidates signaling networks that control human ES cell growth and differentiation.. Nat. Biotechnol. 22 (6): 707–16.
- Kleefstra T, Franken CE, Arens YH, et al. (2005). Genotype-phenotype studies in three families with mutations in the polyglutamine-binding protein 1 gene (PQBP1).. Clin. Genet. 66 (4): 318–26.
- Gerhard DS, Wagner L, Feingold EA, et al. (2004). The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC).. Genome Res. 14 (10B): 2121–7.
- Andersen JS, Lam YW, Leung AK, et al. (2005). Nucleolar proteome dynamics.. Nature 433 (7021): 77–83.
- Stevenson RE, Bennett CW, Abidi F, et al. (2005). Renpenning syndrome comes into focus.. Am. J. Med. Genet. A 134 (4): 415–21.
- Marubuchi S, Wada Y, Okuda T, et al. (2005). Polyglutamine tract-binding protein-1 dysfunction induces cell death of neurons through mitochondrial stress.. J. Neurochem. 95 (3): 858–70.
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All they needed was a fresh coat of...paper.
So, I got out all the scrapping paper I've collected and NEVER used, I just don't scrap anymore. It's sad really. I decided I wanted something with textures, I thought at first I would do the "letters" papers that are to the right and then I thought...how cool would "metal" look hanging on the wall? See papers to the left.
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A lingerie shop in Sundsvall, Sweden, is in trouble for requiring that employees wear placards revealing their boob size. A Swedish employment tribunal (which sounds more smiley and blond than frightening) found the company guilty of gender discrimination, and awarded employees financial compensation for the gaffe.
The case came about after one employee at the Change boutique complained that she didn't want to wear a tag with her name, measurement and cup size, and felt that it was humiliating. The company claimed it had intended to use the badges in order to show that their products came in a wide variety of sizes and that it was entirely voluntary. But a former employee claims that it was not: "You receive a document which states that 'name tag with size is always worn,' so to me that doesn't reflect that it was voluntary. It isn't great when you're out on town and people greet you with your name and cup size."
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NEW YORK (Aug. 24)
In a new sign of Syria's turn away from confrontation with Israel, President Hafez Assad met last week in Damascus with the immediate past leaders of the American Jewish Congress.
The meeting followed recent visits to Syria by two American Jewish groups, who held discussions with senior government officials.
These visits follow a long tradition of contacts between Arab leaders and American Jews that have preceded Arab-Israeli diplomatic breakthroughs.
At the same time, the intense deliberation within high Syrian governmental circles over permitting these contacts highlights the decidedly cautious approach Assad has taken toward possible peace with Israel.
Last week's delegation went under the auspices of the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations, whose U.S./Middle East Project is headed by Henry Siegman, the AJCongress former executive director.
Assad "did not meet with us as Jewish leaders, though he was clearly aware all of us had played a role in American Jewish life," said Siegman.
Siegman said that in reporting the meetings, the official Syrian media did not mention the group's Jewish ties.
The other delegation members, who are also involved in the Council's Middle East project, were Robert Lifton, AJCongress' immediate past president; Lester Crown, the Chicago industrialist and Jewish philanthropist; and Steven P. Cohen, a consultant for the Council on Foreign Relations, who has long played a role in back-door negotiations between Israel and the Arab states.
Six weeks ago, a 10-person delegation representing Project Nishma visited Syria for four days and met with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa.
Project Nishma is a Jewish group which supports the peace process.
In January, members of Americans for Peace Now also visited Damascus.
That these meetings are being seen as a step forward by Israel is evident from remarks made by Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres on Aug. 17, after meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Peres said that Assad had told the Egyptian leader of his willingness to receive a delegation of American Jewish leaders in Damascus to discuss Israeli-Syrian relations.
Peres said Assad's offer signified "an advance" in the peace process.
Israeli officials now say that Mubarak, and Peres, were apparently referring to Siegman's group, which met with Assad on Aug. 16. The meeting was facilitated by Mubarak.
"These contacts could serve to boost and help establish a direct and continuing dialogue with Syria," said an official at the Israeli Embassy in Washington.
"The more Assad speaks to and hears from people, Jewish leaders and others, of the message of peace and the need for peace, the better the chances are for peace," said the official, who asked not to be named.
Another Israeli official in Washington offered a more cautious assessment.
By meeting with Jews as part of a non-Jewish organization, Assad "did not really make an ideological concession," said this official. "There is an absence of sufficient qualitative change.
"This is in no way a substitute. If he thinks meeting with Americans, whether administration officials or American Jews, is a substitute for direct dialogue with Israeli officials, he is misreading the reality," the Israeli official said.
Israel and Syria are apparently involved now in indirect negotiations, with U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher passing ideas and general proposals from one party to the next. But Israel believes that for the process to really move forward, it requires direct discussions.
Siegman said his group did not carry any messages to or from Damascus, although it met with Israeli leaders both before and after the visit.
Their visit also included meetings with Mubarak, Jordan's King Hussein and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat.
Richard Murphy, a former undersecretary of state and former ambassador to Damascus, said meetings between Syrian officials and American Jews reflect not only a warming toward the Jews, but toward America.
The trip to Syria "has not been a voyage often made by private individuals," said Murphy, a senior fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations. He added that Syrians have had little contact with the outside world.
"That desire to reach out on the part of Syrians, to explain their position, and listen to other points of views, I think is a plus for both sides," said Murphy.
Cohen agreed that his group's visit reflected Assad's increasing engagement with American society.
"As he engages more deeply in American society he understands there are institutions other than the American government that are important to engage with, such as the Council on Foreign Relations. And that will increasingly include the Jewish community," he said.
While the meetings with Syrian officials mark a new course for American Jews, this is not the first time that such contact has preceded official Israeli-Arab dialogue.
Similar meetings were held in the past between American Jews and Egyptians, Palestinians and other Arabs.
"Our feeling is that over the years the peace process is generally preceded by relationships between the American Jewish leadership and the parties in question," said Theodore Mann, co-chairman of Project Nishma.
"Syria, like other parties to the peace process on the Arab side, is primarily interested in opening relations with the U.S. and we are, after all, Americans," he said. "Apparently Syria believes that we have some influence with the American government."
During the almost two-hour meeting at the Syrian Foreign Ministry, Project Nishma delegates stressed the importance of more public diplomacy by Syria in order "to convince the Israelis that peace will be genuine and safe for them," Executive Director Thomas Smerling said.
Smerling said the American Jewish community is "extremely valuable" in peace negotiations as a "vehicle that Israel and Arab governments can use to take incremental steps towards engagement with each other.
"Every breakthrough is preceded by a long series of small steps, of tiny gestures, of precedents being broken. That's how the peace process moves forward and at some point crystallizes in a serious breakthrough," Smerling said.
Smerling noted that Egypt extended the redcarpet treatment to then-Hadassah President Charlotte Jacobson shortly before President Anwar Sadat made his surprise trip to Israel in 1977.
According to Israeli official and others familiar with Israeli diplomacy, Cohen, who was part of the recent delegation that met with Assad, has served as a "conduit" for Peres in back-door dealings with Palestinians and other Arabs.
Cohen dismisses this account, which is widely accepted.
Smerling said Syria is now involved in a slow, incremental process of coming to terms with Israel.
He said Syria's decision to welcome the Project Nishma delegation as an organization and not as individuals represents one step in this process.
The earlier group from Americans for Peace Now received visas only as individuals.
"It is a distinction that is very meaningful to the Syrians," said Smerling, who said the Syrian government considered his group's visa request for more than a year.
Another partial gesture from Syria came earlier this month, when it granted a visa to David Makovsky, a reporter from the Jerusalem Post who also writes for U.S. News and World Report.
While he officially went on behalf of the weekly American magazine, he said the Syrians understood and agreed that he would write about the trip for the Post, as well as a Hebrew newspaper, after he returned to Israel.
Makovsky said Syrian Foreign Ministry officials told him that "they had had a whole discussion as to whether I constitute a confidence-building measure," said Makovsky. "They decided I wasn't, because I traveled on an American passport."
(JTA correspondent Matthew Dorf in Washington contributed to this report.)


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"Children make tempting targets because they aren't going to be using their identities for a long time and parents don't usually monitor their identities," wrote Richard Power, author of the report and a member of Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab cybersecurity research center.
Examples of stolen identity cited in the report are startling. In one case, a 17-year-old Arizona girl found herself $725,000 in debt, with 42 open accounts including mortgages, car loans, and credit cards. Her Social Security number was linked to eight suspects. Exposure often comes when attempting to open a savings account or college fund for the child. To read the complete tip, including recommended steps to protect your children, click here.
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Serious Games Tackles ARG Design and the Coming Hive Mind
- Serious Games Tackles ARG Design and the Coming Hive Mind
- Collective Intelligence
- The Key to Alternate Reality Games
"One thing is for sure: Sometimes a call is just a call but sometimes, it's a warning from the future."
That was the observation of a participant in the popular "I Love Bees" (ILB) phenomena three years ago, an alternate reality game that functioned partly as a real-world experience of what was (in the summer of 2004) to be the future release of Halo 2, and partly as a viral marketing campaign.
Coordinated and developed by 42 Entertainment and approved by Bungie Studios—the makers of Halo and Halo 2—ILB, like all ARGs, was a cross-media experiment, one that deliberately blurred the line between in- and out-of-game experiences.
To participate in the game, interested parties would visit or monitor an expanding trove of Web sites thought to be associated with the game, and then collect and document the shifting, often cryptic, information (fed by 42 Entertainment) they found on these sites, discussing their hypotheses about the game, its narrative, and ultimately, its meaning, with other players around the country.
Participants also interacted with the game in myriad real-world ways, and would often receive unexpected phone calls from Artificial Intelligence characters and meet in specific locales to try to solve the presented puzzle.
The ominous comment above was e-mailed to Jane McGonigal, who worked as a lead designer for 42 Entertainment and has subsequently spent a good amount of time studying both collective intelligence and its role in alternate reality games.
Today, as the resident designer at the Institute for the Future, McGonigal has the unique job of, as she explains it, "designing games from the future." She shared her thoughts about the future of alternate reality games on Tuesday during her keynote address at the Serious Games Summit in San Francisco. Continued...


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SANTA ANA — Incumbents Rob Richardson and Jose Alfredo Hernandez retained their seats in Tuesday's Santa Ana Unified trustee election, while a city commissioner holds a slide edge in a field of six remaining candidates for a third seat.
Richardson took 18.6 percent of the vote while Hernandez grabbed 15.3, according to unofficial totals.
Valerie Amezcua, a city commissioner, leads youth program director Roman Reyna by fewer than 300 votes, 11.7 percent to 11.2 percent. It is unknown how many provisional or late absentee ballots remain to be counted in the election, and whether they could affect the outcome.
Board member Rosemarie Avila, who ran for Congress, decided not to pursue reelection for the third seat.
Other candidates in the race were city recreation program coordinator Gloria Alvarado, district police coordinator Cecilia Aguinaga, business owner Irene Ibarra, business owner Mike Gonzalez and Gregory Barraza.


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David Beckham Calls Curtain on All-Star Career With the L.A. Galaxy — Relive His American Soccer Career (PHOTOS)
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James P. Feeney Jr. has been appointed deputy director of the Office of Strategy and Organizational Management at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Feeney was assistant director in the Office of Hydropower Licensing for 10 years.
Western Resources elected Charles Q. Chandler IV to its board. The president and director of INTRUST Financial Corp. replaces Tom Clevenger, who retired from the board.
James C. Horsch has been appointed vice president of finance and planning for ComEd. He joined ComEd with more than 20 years of experience in the utility industry.
American Electric Power named Thomas V. Shockley III vice chairman of AEP. Shockley is president and CEO of Central and South West Corp. Andy Patterson, who joined AEP in March, will serve as vice president of strategic analysis for AEP, following closing of the AEP-CSW merger. Paul J. Brower, general manager and president of West Texas Utilities Co., has been named Michigan president for AEP.
Michael E. Bray has been named senior vice president of PPL Electric Utilities Corp., and vice chairman of PPL Gas Utilities Corp. Bray is the former president and CEO of Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
Aquila Energy Corp., a subsidiary of UtiliCorp United, appointed Dan Streek senior vice president, finance. Most recently, Streek was UtiliCorp's vice president and assistant controller. Robert W. Holzwarth was named CEO of Canadian network operations for UtiliCorp. He had been vice president and general manager of UtiliCorp's power supply operations since 1997.
Central Hudson Energy Services appointed the following corporate officers: Paul J. Ganci, chairman and CEO; Allan R. Page, president and COO; Steven V. Lant, CFO and treasurer; David M. Dolinsky, vice president; Gary H. Thorn, vice president; Diane Seitz, vice president; Michael Mosher, vice president; Gladys L. Cooper, secretary; Robert Caso, controller; and Peter V.K. Funk, assistant secretary.
Ameren Corp. named Otis Cowan manager of community relations. Cowan worked for Illinois Power for more than 30 years. Ameren also promoted Paul Nauert manager of electrical engineering and transmission planning. Nauert is the former supervising engineer in the energy supply operations, transmission service group. James Witges was named manager of laboratory services in the power operations function of AmerenUE (formerly known as Union Electric). He previously was lab supervisor of the AmerenUE's Labadie plant.
KeySpan Energy elected Richard A. Rapp Jr. vice president and deputy general counsel. Rapp joined KeySpan subsidiary LILCO in 1984 and held various positions in the legal department. Victor P. Courtien Jr. was elected vice president of customer strategy for KeySpan. Courtien is the former general manager of policy, planning, and technology at KeySpan subsidiary Brooklyn Union.
Jack Wilson was elected CEO of W.A. Chester LLC, a subsidiary of Potomac Electric Power Co. Bob Thompson was named president and COO, a position held by Wilson for the past four years.
Essential.com appointed Michael Kolowich to its board. Kolowich is the founder of Ziff-Davis Interactive, now known as ZDNet.
Rick Rumbarger, general manager for PowerTrust.com, and Sean Collins, director of industry relations for PowerTrust, have been elected to the executive committee of the National Energy Marketers Association.
Michael J. Chesser is the new chairman, CEO, and president of GPU Inc. Chesser, the former chairman, CEO, and president of Itron Inc., has nearly 30 years of utility industry experience.
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Trainings and tactics make wrestlers, but it is the correct gear that enables them to compete. For a new wrestler, identifying the right products can be a huge challenge. Here is an overview of some of the top brands in the world of wrestling.
Nike is one of the oldest manufacturers of wrestling gear. Their wrestling shoes and singlets are never missing in the major wrestling events and they are always among our top selling models, due to their reliability, strength and comfort. Unfortunately, Nike will no longer be making wrestling shoes after the 2013-104 season and what has already been made is all of the stock that will be available. If you are loyal to your Nike shoes, stock up now!
Asics wrestling shoes are consistently a favorite throughout the world, especially the Asics Ominflex-Pursuit. Their gear is of the highest quality guaranteeing extreme comfort on the mat. There is a wide range of selection; buyers get to choose colors and styles of their choice.
Cliff Keen
Cliff Keen is best known for its headgear. Talk about quality at its best; their headgear offers great comfort, high performance and unrivaled reliability. And they are also very stylish, too! Their kneepads and uniforms are also very highly rated, so your wrestler can rest easy knowing they are protected and keep all their focus on the task at hand: winning.
Another old timer, Adidas seems to have found ways to remain a force to reckon within the ever evolving world of wrestling gear. The Adidas adizero Varner shoes are considered some of the best shoes in the sport. Adidas usually has every product you would need to compete: In addition to shoes, they have headgear, uniforms, kneepads and all the rest.
Matman has a variety of products to choose from. Its headgear is of the highest quality ensuring that the ears and the head in general are shielded from the rigors of the mat. Shoppers get to choose their favorite colors and styles. Matman also manufactures wrestling shoes, uniforms and kneepads.
Brute wrestling shoes provide the edge needed on the mat. The Brute John Smith JS25 is an enviable pair of shoes, built specifically for winners. Then there is the economical Brute Explode. Brute also has headgears and kneepads.
Clinch Gear
Initially known for its success with training shorts, Clinch Gear has now expanded to produce some of the sports best shoes. They also manufacture most other wrestling products.
No matter which brand you decide to go with, Wrestling Gear can help you find the best wrestling gear for your unique needs.


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Tuesday, May 20, 2014 11:30 AM
Sidney Irish fields a ground ball for the Gophers vs. Fillmore Central/Lanesboro. SAM CLEMENS/CHATFIELD NEWS
The Gopher softball team played five games last week, going 3-2 during that stretch. After a win against Lewiston-Altura to start the week on Wednesday, Chatfield then swept a doubleheader against the Southland Rebels. They couldn't sustain that success, however, as they fell in both games of a doubleheader on Friday against the Fillmore Central Falcons, which are ranked ninth in the state in Class A.
Lewiston-Altura 8, Chatfield 11
The Gophers needed six runs in the bottom of the fifth and final inning of the game to earn the come from behind victory.
After the Cardinals put up a run in the top of the first, Chatfield took an early 2-1 lead on RBI singles from Brook Irish in the first inning and Hailee Stock in the second inning. A five-run third inning by the Cardinals erased that deficit and gave them a 6-2 lead.
Sydney Gould's RBI single in the bottom of the third trimmed the Cardinal lead to three. The Gophers added two more runs in the fourth as a double by Sidney Irish put Kaitlyn Griffen, who was running for Jennifer Hanson after she singled, in position to score on a ground out. Irish would later come around to score on a Shelby Bernard double.
Despite having scored a run in every inning, the Gophers trailed 8-5 going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That didn't deter them, however, as they stormed back with a six run inning to end the game. The scoring in the fifth was highlighted by a two run triple off the bat of Sidney Irish that scored Stock and Griffen.
Hanson was the starting pitcher for the Gophers in this game, although she only pitched two-and-one-third innings. During her time on the mound she surrendered five runs, three earned, on three hits and five walks while striking out one. Brook Irish relieved her in the third and completed the game. She allowed three runs, two earned on eight hits and also struck out one.
Southland 1, Chatfield 22
In the first game of the Thursday doubleheader, the Gophers offense exploded for 22 runs while the defense held the Rebels scoreless until the final inning of the game.
Chatfield got off to a quick start, scoring four runs in the first inning and two more in the second. The early scoring was led by Kirsten Keefe, who drove in a run in both innings and scored another in the second.
The Gophers blew the game wide open in the third inning and put it completely out of reach in the fourth inning, scoring eight runs in each. Megan LaPlante started the offensive onslaught in the third with a lead-off home run. She would also double and score again later in the same inning. Keefe and Gould also doubled and scored in the inning, with the former driving in two of her team-high five runs on hers.
The eight-run fourth inning was accomplished in a more methodical manner, as seven straight batters all singled and scored to seal the victory.
Brook Irish started the game in the circle for the Gophers and pitched all five innings. She gave up only one run in the game while allowing five hits and issuing three walks. She also struck out six batters.
Chatfield 20, Southland 2
The second game of the doubleheader was much of the same for the Gophers as they reached 20 runs for the second straight game to coast to victory.
The teams each put up a run in the first inning before Chatfield exploded for 12 runs in the second inning. Freshman Kyra Dokken highlighted the offensive outburst, hitting a pair of two run doubles in the inning. The only other run scoring hit in the inning came from Griffen, whose single scored Sidney Irish. The Gophers also got a pair of bases loaded walks to score two runs as they accumulated five walks in all during the second inning.
The Gophers added four more runs in the fourth inning, three of which came on a bases loaded triple by Mckenzie Meeker. They followed that with three more runs in the fifth, two of which scored on a Shelby Bernard triple.
Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 3, Chatfield 2
The Gophers closed the week with a doubleheader against state-ranked FC-L. In the opening game of the day Chatfield was defeated despite holding a 2-0 lead for most of the game.
Chatfield jumped out to an early lead in the first inning when Janessa Erding and Griffen, who was running for Bernard after she hit one of her three singles in the game, scored on a single by Keefe. Although they threatened to score again, they were unable to do so as the Falcons were able wiggle out of trouble.
Despite getting five more hits in the game, the Gophers were unable to put together another scoring threat as their hits, all singles, were spread out over the remaining six innings.
The Gopher lead was trimmed to one in the top half of the sixth inning and then erased by a two-run seventh that gave the Falcons the win.
Brook Irish started the game in the circle for the Gophers and pitched a complete game, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks. She also struck out four batters.
Chatfield 3, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 4
In the second game of the doubleheader, the Gophers were again unable to fend off a late rally by the Falcons, who scored all four of their runs in the sixth inning to escape with their second one-run victory of the day.
The Gophers again jumped out to an early lead scoring one in the first and another in the second. The first inning run came from Sidney Irish, who led off the game with a single and came around to score on a pair of stolen bases and a ground out. In the second inning the Gophers scored a run without recording a hit. Sydney Gould reached on an error, stole second base, and crossed home plate from there on a second error.
After being set down in order in both the third and fourth innings, Chatfield extended its lead to 3-0 in the fifth. Megan LaPlante scored the run on a passed ball after reaching on a double and stealing third.
Erding added the Gophers' third and final hit of the game in the sixth inning. She reached on a single and advanced to third on a ground out and a stolen base, only to be stranded there.
The Falcons rallied in the sixth inning scoring four runs and taking a one run lead on four singles, a walk, a HBP and an error.
The starting pitcher in the nightcap was Hanson. She pitched five-and-one-third innings, giving up four runs, three earned, on five hits and five walks while striking out six. Keefe came on in relief for the final two-thirds of an inning and struck out both batters she faced.
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The Gopher's 12-6 record earned them the third seed in the east sub-section tournament where they will take on the sixth seeded Goodhue Wildcats on Monday at home.
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It"s touted as the biggest hit in the history of Telugu cinema. And now Arundhati is all set to be remade in Hindi. Many producers including Ghajini"s Madhu Mantena were vying for the Hindi remake rights. But the producer of the original film M. Shyam Prasad Reddy has decided to remake the film in Hindi.
Sonu Sood, who played the main antagonist in the Telugu film and is all set to encore the same part in Hindi version."I"m excited because we all worked very hard on making the Telugu original something special. Lots of producers wanted to remake it in Hindi. But now the original producer has decided to go for it. The Hindi Arundhati will be far more expensive and polished. We start shooting in June," revealed Sonu.
Sood has already started preparing for the part. "The Hindi version will have to be severely revised." The remake expert Priyadarshan was approached to direct Arundhati in Hindi. Apparently Priyadarshan could not allot time at such short notice.
"And the original director Kodi Ramkrishna can"t understand Hindi. So we"re probably going with a guy named Rahul who did all the special effects in Tamil."
And now the most crucial question is, who plays the central role of Arundhati in this woman-dominated film? Though no one is willing to commit to any name, sources reveal that the makers of Arundhati were very keen to sign Anushka Sharma who starred with Shahrukh Khan in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.
Says the source, "They needed someone strong, robust, young and determined and very North Indian as the lead in Hindi. They really wanted Anushka Sharma. She was perfect. But the producer was under the impression that she"s under contract with Yash Raj Films and unable to do any outside film. Now they might settle for the actress who played the lead in the Telugu Arundhati in Hindi version too. Coincidentally her name is also Anushka."
Surprisingly, Arjan (Fashion) Bajwa, who played the romantic lead in Arundhati, is not part of the Hindi remake. When questioned Arjan says, "They haven"t asked me. Even if they had I wouldn"t do it. Have you seen what has been done to my role in the Telugu film?"


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Thank you, Lord, for the sheep and goats, the llamas and donkeys
the turtles, alligators, deer and squirrels,
for the chickens and the children, for curiosity and awe.
Thank you for the bravery and example
of the one that tried to get away.
Thank you also for the example set by
the ones that are comfortable in their gilded cages.
Thank you for endless bicycle trails and
my endlessly patient teenagers who said "Yes"
every time I asked to go on a bike ride.
Thank you for enough balance to be able to take a self-portrait while riding my beloved bike.
Thanks most of all for letting the last street
at the end of a long road
on my very last bike ride
be the street on Hilton Head Island that was named just for me?
(Notice the yellow sign that says: ROAD ENDS.)
Thank you, thank you, thank you.