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Norman Fairclough (1941 -) is emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Lancaster University. He is one of the founders of critical discourse analysis, a branch of sociolinguistics or discourse analysis that looks at the influence of power relations on the content and structure of texts.
Methodology of CDAEdit
Fairclough's line of study, also called textually oriented discourse analysis or TODA, to distinguish it from philosophical enquires not involving the use of linguistic methodology, is specially concerned with the mutual effects of formally linguistic textual properties, sociolinguistic speech genres, and formally sociological practices. The main thrust of his analysis is that, if —according to Foucaultian theory— practices are discursively shaped and enacted, the intrinsic properties of discourse, which are linguistically analysable, are to constitute a key element of their interpretation. He is thus interested in how social practices are discursively shaped, as well as the subsequent discursive effects of social practices.
Language and Power (1989; now in a revised second edition 2001) explored the imbrications between language and social institutional practices and of "wider" political and social structures. In the book Fairclough developed the concept of synthetic personalisation to account for the linguistic effects providing an appearance of direct concern and contact with the individual listener in mass-crafted discourse phenomena, such as advertising, marketing, and political or media discourse. This is seen as part of a larger-scale process of technologisation of discourse, which englobes the increasingly subtle technical developments in the field of communication that aim to bring under scientifically regulated practice semiotic fields that were formerly considered suprasegmental, such as patterns of intonation, the graphic layout of text in the page or proxemic data.
His book New Labour, New Language? looks at the rhetoric used by the political party New Labour in the United Kingdom.
Fairclough's theories have been influenced by Mikhail Bakhtin and Michael Halliday on the linguistic field, and ideology theorists such as Antonio Gramsci, Louis Althusser, Michel Foucault and Pierre Bourdieu on the sociological one.
- Fairclough, Norman (1989). Language and Power. London: Longman.
- Fairclough, Norman (1992). Discourse and Social Change. Cambridge: Polity Press
- Fairclough, Norman (1995). Media Discourse. London: Edward Arnold.
- Fairclough, Norman (1995). Critical Discourse Analysis. Boston: Addison Wesley.
- Chouliaraki, Lilie and Norman Fairclough (1999). Discourse in Late Modernity - Rethinking Critical Discourse Analysis. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press
- Fairclough, Norman (2000). New Labour, New Language? London: Routledge.
- Fairclough, Norman (2001). Language and Power (2nd edition). London: Longman.
- Fairclough, Norman (2003). Analysing Discourse: Textual Analysis for Social Research. London: Routledge.
Journal articlesEdit
- Fairclough, Norman (1985). Critical and Descriptive Goals in Discourse Analysis. Journal of Pragmatics 9: 739-763.
- Fairclough, Norman (1992). Discourse and Text: Linguistic Intertextual Analysis within Discourse Analysis. Discourse and Society 3(2): 193-217.
- Fairclough, Norman (1993). Critical Discourse Analysis and the Marketisation of Public Discourse: The Universities. Discourse & Society 4(2): 133-168.
- Fairclough, Norman (1996). A Reply to Henry Widdowson's 'Discourse Analysis: A Critical View'. Language & Literature 5(1): 49-56.
- Fairclough, Norman (1996). Rhetoric and Critical Discourse Analysis: A Reply to Titus Ensink and Christoph Sauer. Current Issues in Language & Society 3(3): 286-289.
- Fairclough, Norman (2000). Discourse, Social Theory, and Social Research: The Discourse of Welfare Reform. Journal of Sociolinguistics 4(2): 163-195.
- Fairclough, Norman (2000). Response to Carter and Sealey. Journal of Sociolinguistics 4(1): 25-29.
- Fairclough, Norman (2001). The Dialectics of Discourse. Textus 14(2): 3-10. [Online]. Available (£6.00): <http://www.tilgher.it/textusart_fairclough.html>. [June 12, 2002].
- Fairclough, Norman (2002). Language in New Capitalism. Discourse & Society 13(2): 163-166.
- Fairclough, Norman (2003). 'Political Correctness': The Politics of Culture and Language. Discourse & Society 14(1): 17-28.
- Fairclough, Norman (2003). Review of Pennycook's Critical Applied Linguistics. Discourse & Society 14(6): 805-808.
- Fairclough, Norman, Graham, Phil, Lemke, Jay & Wodak, Ruth (2004). Introduction. Critical Discourse Studies 1(1): 1-7.
- Fairclough, Norman (2005). Discourse Analysis in Organization Studies: The Case for Critical Realism. Organization Studies (Sage Publications Inc.) 26(6): 915-939.
Articles in edited booksEdit
- Fairclough, Norman (1992). The Appropriacy of 'Appropriateness'. In Fairclough, Norman (Ed.), Critical Language Awareness. London: Routledge.
- Fairclough, Norman (1993). Discourse and Cultural Change in the Enterprise Culture. In Graddol, David, Thompson, L. & Byram, M. (Eds.), Language and Culture, Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
- Fairclough, Norman (1996). Technologisation of Discourse. In Caldas-Coulthard, Carmen Rosa & Coulthard, Malcolm (Eds.), Texts and Practices: Readings in Critical Discourse Analysis, London: Routledge.
- Fairclough, Norman & Mauranen, Anna (1998). The Conversationalisation of Political Discourse: A Comparative View. In Blommaert, Jan & Bulcaen, Chris (Eds.), Political Linguistics, Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
- Fairclough, Norman (1999). Democracy and the Public Sphere in Critical Research on Discourse. In Wodak, Ruth & Ludwig, Christoph (Eds.), Challenges in a Changing World: Issues in Critical Discourse Analysis, Vienna: Passagen Verlag.
- Fairclough, Norman (2001). Critical Discourse Analysis. In McHoul, Alec & Rapley, Mark (Eds.), How to Analyse Talk in Institutional Settings: A Casebook of Methods, London: Continuum.
- Fairclough, Norman (2001). Critical Discourse Analysis as a Method in Social Scientific Research. In Wodak, Ruth & Meyer, Michael (Eds.), Methods of Critical Discourse Analysis, London: Sage.
- Fairclough, Norman (2001). The Discourse of New Labour: Critical Discourse Analysis. In Wetherell, Margaret, Taylor, Stephanie & Yates, Simeon (Eds.), Discourse as Data: A Guide for Analysis, London: Sage.
Edited booksEdit
- Fairclough, Norman (Ed.) (1992). Critical Language Awareness. London: Longman.
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U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati met with about two dozen reporters Wednesday morning and discussed numerous subjects. Some highlights:
Landon Donovan's future with the national team…..
"I had dinner with Landon a few weeks ago in New York. … I have no doubt he will play at some point. We're going to go on without Landon at some point, whether it's today, six months from today or two years from today. We had the best record in our history last year and he didn't play much. … I am certainly hopeful he will come back."
World Cup qualifying home venues…..
"I think you will see us play in this round in five MLS venues and four soccer-specific stadiums. I think that is how it is shaping up. And none of the soccer-specific venues will be in New Jersey or in Los Angeles and so on."
Denver is set for March against Costa Rica. Kansas City, Salt Lake City and Columbus are strong candidates. That would appear to leave Seattle, which has the best support in MLS by a large margin, as the fifth. Washington (RFK Stadium or FedEx Field) is tentatively set to host a U.S.-Germany friendly June 2. Cleveland reportedly is the front-runner for a U.S.-Belgium game in late May.
On the timetable for finalizing the home qualifying venues…..
"It has taken longer than we would have liked, to be quite honest. There have been a few twists. It's not only the MLS schedule; it's a college graduation on a field that we would like to play at [Seattle], it's a concert that forced an MLS game to move, which had a domino effect. It's things like that. We will play generally in venues where the U.S. team has been successful in World Cup qualifying before."
Expectations when Juergen Klinsmann was hired in 2011…..
"I said to Juergen in New York the night before, 'You understand right after this press conference is finished, people are going to expect you to walk across the East River. That was never going to be the case. We weren't going to play like Spain the next morning. We don't have the players to play like Spain. We weren't going to play like the Brazil '70 team. He knew that. But a big part of what Juergen has tried to do is instill in players the confidence they can do more than they are doing, the confidence in taking risks — maybe not in our back third in the 90th minute if we are up 1-0 today — and I think you have seen that."
Reflections on investigations into the voting for the 2022 World Cup host country and the possibility of a future U.S. bid…..
"I read the same stuff you guys read about investigations. It doesn't make any sense to comment on that. Would we bid in the future? Sure. When in the future, I don't know. And under what rules, I don't know. The rules are going to have to be different. The rules need to be much stronger, much stricter about what it is okay and what is not okay [in lobbying efforts]. It's clear — and this is a tough one for the U.S. and we've discussed this at length with the U.S. Olympic Committee — the role of nation states has become even more critical, that it's not about a bid committee only. That's always been true up to a point with governement guarantees. But we are never going to have a situation where the U.S. is going to be able to try to influence a World Cup or Olympic bidding decision that are a matter of our foreign policy or geopolitics. It's just not that critical to the U.S. Hosting the World Cup or Olympics doesn't change the face of the U.S. economy. … Can you imagine an American president ever saying, 'Okay, we will sign a new treaty with a country because they have a voter for something.' It's just not the way it works. So that is all going to have to shake out. We have a lot of advantages. We have a country that doesn't have to virtually build any facility for a World Cup, plus we have a country that could sell 40 to 50 percent more tickets than anyone else could, given the size of our NFL stadiums. We have a country that could host a World Cup several months from now if we needed to do. … In a day where world growth rates are down and economic issues are important, FIFA and the IOC need to understand asking people to spend billions of dollars on infrastructure, unless it has long-term use, is a pretty big ask."
Does it still bother you about the 2022 decision?
"We always knew it was an election and not a computer-generated result. It wasn't a test; it was an election. Yeah, sure, it is still a huge disappointment. We haven't gotten past it."
On the possibility of the 2016 Copa America being played in the USA and incorporating CONCACAF teams…..
"CONMEBOL keeps announcing a tournament without talking to us. … We haven't had more serious discussions. The biggest challenge to it is that it is not on the FIFA calendar, which means the U.S. can't get our European-based players. That's a big problem. The European clubs are saying, 'Wait a minute: You've got the Gold Cup in '15, the Gold Cup in the middle of '17, and now you want this thing in the middle of '16. We've got the Olympics in '16. So when [do the players] get a break?' That is not an easy answer. If you get past that — and our team can play with a full roster — then you work economics and venues. We are only going to do it if it makes sense for us, meaning we can field a good team, we don't have to shut down MLS, which plays in the summer. Until we're much further down the road and have more information — and frankly, better information — it's on hold right now."
On the importance of the Gold Cup…..
"The Gold Cup is extraordinarily important to CONCACAF and its resources and it's ability to run its programs. It is a money-maker. The U-17s, U-20s, girls, the Gold Cup funds everything. There is discussion about making the two Gold Cup winners play each other for the right to go to the Confederations Cup, which offers a lot of credibility to the off-year Gold Cup, which is this year. That decision, I think, will be made in the next month or two."


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ATLANTA – Some people have trouble accepting defeat and moving on.
On Election Day, 59 percent of participating Georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment that will revive a statewide commission that will have the power to approve the opening of new charter schools that were denied at the local school board level.
Many school boards resent competition for students posed by charter schools, and use their power under state law to block their formation within their districts.
School reform advocates believe the revived state agency will represent the needs of students who are underserved in their home school districts and could use more school choice options.
But several Georgia residents have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the amendment, claiming the wording of the ballot proposal was "intentionally deceptive."
The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus has announced plans to join the lawsuit, according to a news report from CrossroadsNews.com.
"Ever since the word has come out about our legal effort to turn this back, I have received countless emails from people across the state saying how betrayed they felt after learning what they voted for," said state Sen. Emanuel Jones, chairman of the caucus.
The ballot proposal said: "Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to allow state or local approval of public charter schools upon the request of local communities?"
We fail to see what's unclear about that. It says the amendment would allow charter schools to gain approval at the state level or local level.
The way we see it, the families of Georgia should be given the final say on this issue, and they will do their voting with their feet. If they want their children to attend the new charter schools that will be approved by the state agency, then the schools will probably be successful. If there is little or no public demand for these schools, they will dry up and die.
There's no need for a lawsuit which would, if successful, only block valuable educational options for thousands of children stuck in less-than-successful traditional schools.
The Wall Street Journal also has a problem with the lawsuit, particularly the claim that "the people didn't know what they were voting for."
"This is the legal equivalent of sending back a hamburger because you didn't know it came with meat," the WSJ wrote in an editorial this week. "Georgia voters rallied around the charters because they want something better for their children than the dismal status quo."
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The YHA Hostel of Florence Villa Camerata is located at the bottom of the hill of Fiesole (Beautiful village famous for the roman theatre and the archaeological museum), close to a public swimming pool, the soccer stadium and the Nelson Mandela forum that hosts important concerts, theatrical shows and cultural events. Apart from enjoying the relaxation in the garden and the entertainment offered by the hostel, here it's possible to meet young people and make friends from all over the world.
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Video Footage of 'Chemical Weapons Attack' Uploaded Before it Happened?
Russia: Provocation was "pre-planned"
Paul Joseph Watson
August 23, 2013
Hundreds of videos showing apparent victims of a chemical weapons attack in Syria were uploaded to YouTube on August 20, a day before media reports say the attack actually happened, prompting Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesman to assert the incident was a "pre-planned" provocation staged by rebels.
As PBS reports, "At around 3 a.m. (on August 21st) , patients started streaming in from neighborhoods in suburban Damascus like Zamalka and Ain Terma," following the alleged chemical weapons attack.
However, a playlist of videos entitled 'Alleged Chemical Attack in Eastern Ghouta August 21st 2013' contains 159 videos – every one of which was uploaded to YouTube on August 20th.
While no one is denying that some kind of attack did indeed take place, the fact that hundreds of videos showing victims of the attack were uploaded to YouTube a day before the incident is supposed to have actually happened remains unexplained.
The time stamp attributed to uploaded videos applies to the country in which they were uploaded, meaning that the videos were uploaded in Syria on August 20th, which is seemingly impossible given that the attack took place in the early hours of the 21st. The only way the videos could display as being uploaded on the 20th was if they were uploaded in America, which is on an earlier time zone.
According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Aleksandr Lukashevich, this represents evidence of a "pre-planned" provocation. Lukashevich labeled the accusations "another anti-Syrian propaganda wave."
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Police charge visitor in woman's assault
A New York man visiting his girlfriend in Athens was arrested Sunday afternoon for allegedly beating and kicking her on a downtown Athens sidewalk.
Athens man arrested during drug bust
A 29-year-old Athens man was arrested when members of the Athens-Clarke Police Department's Drug and Vice Unit executed a search warrant at his 265 Helican Springs Road residence at about 5 p.m. Saturday.
Furniture stolen during man's move
A man reported $1,975 worth of furniture was stolen between Aug. 21 and Sunday morning as he moved from a North Bluff Road residence to another part of Athens, Athens-Clarke police said.
Good Samaritan foils robbery
A Good Samaritan thwarted a robbery attempt Friday night when he heard a woman's screams for help and the would-be thief ran away, Athens-Clarke police said.
UGA student reports rape at frat house
A University of Georgia student reported that she was raped at a Friday night theme party at Sigma Pi fraternity house, 247 S. Milledge Ave.
Gwyneth Paltrow critical of choices by former boyfriend Brad Pitt
Gwyneth Paltrow says the publicity of Brad Pitt's breakup with Jennifer Aniston could have been avoided.
Late comic Chris Farley gets star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
LOS ANGELES - Comedian Chris Farley was a motivational speaker, a rabid fan and a topless dancer on "Saturday Night Live." On Friday, the late comic was the toast of his castmates as they honored him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Garfunkel charged with marijuana possession
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. - Singer Art Garfunkel, who pleaded guilty last year to pot possession in upstate New York, was charged again this weekend after a marijuana cigarette was allegedly found in the ashtray of his car, state police said.
Michael Jackson relaxes in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - He ate Buffalo wings. He took a speedboat to a luxury villa on a manmade island. He buzzed around the Emirate with a race car driver and a prince.
Twenty-five years later, impact of 'Blues Brothers' still felt
No matter how far director John Landis travels, he cannot help but run into a couple of soul-singing, sunglass-wearing characters from his past - Jake and Elwood Blues.
Las Vegas casino exec testifies in $2 million dispute with Rod Stewart
LAS VEGAS - The head of casino giant Harrah's Entertainment said Monday that rock star Rod Stewart should return $2 million he was paid for a December 2000 Las Vegas concert he never performed.
Alison Krauss & Union Station lead bluegrass nominees with 14
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Alison Krauss & Union Station received 14 nominations Tuesday for the 16th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, including entertainer of the year.
Smith: Challenges of air travel still with us
If I had money, my splurging would be to fly first class. More room for my feet, my stuffed-to-the-gills briefcase and my lap when I pull down the tray table to use my laptop.
Quick Glimpse
STAMP OF APPROVAL: Bill Hayes, a chaplain for St. Mary's Health Care System of Athens, was recently endorsed as chaplain by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Hayes was among 32 newly endorsed chaplains and pastoral counselors at the Council on Endorsement meeting in Grapevine, Texas. The Fellowship now has 484 endorsed chaplains and pastoral counselors. A chaplain or pastoral counselor must be endorsed by the faith group of his or her choosing for certification by a certifying body or employment by the federal government. Endorsement is also required by many health care organizations and other agencies where individuals serve as chaplains and pastoral counselors.
Festival taps design winner
The Mountain Arts Association, presenter of the annual Hiawassee Festival of Arts, proudly announced the 2005 poster design winner.
Today in history
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 31, the 243rd day of 2005. There are 122 days left in the year.
Red Hat group has fashion show
Red Hat Society members recently took part in a fashion show at Tanger Outlet Center in Commerce.
Today in history
Today is Tuesday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2005. There are 123 days left in the year.
New St. Mary's birthing facility welcomes first baby
Landon Matthew Hall, the fifth son of Christel and Lee Hall of Colbert, became the first baby born at St. Mary's new Family Birth Center.
Back-to-school skin
What are many girls going to do as Step 1 in their back-to-school beauty ritual? Wash their face. Forty-six percent of girls say more frequent face washing will enhance their appearance. Other steps include drinking more water, removing unwanted hair, getting a facial, consulting a cosmetics counter assistant, visiting a dermatologist, exercising and losing weight.
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Classic Center staff impressed Kiwanis: The Kiwanis Georgia District Convention was held recently at the Classic Center in downtown Athens. Kiwanis members from all over the state told me how impressed they were with the facility, the food, the staff's professionalism, and with our mighty fine city.
In the Military
Marine Corps Pfc. Corey L. Hamrick, son of Steve R. Clark of Madison, and the Marines of the Anti-Terrorism Battalion, home based at Camp Lejeune, N.C., are in the middle of a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The primary mission of Hamrick's unit is to rapidly deploy specially trained and sustainable forces to detect, deter and defend against terrorism, as well as conduct crisis response in the event of a terrorist attack. Hamrick is a 2004 graduate of Gatewood High School of Eatonton and joined the Marine Corps in August 2004.
UGA twirler headed to Holland
Hope Carrell, University of Georgia feature twirler, is headed to her fourth consecutive World Twirling Championships representing the United States.
Mediterranean meal with figs
Fresh fig season is in full swing and figs, in addition to tasting great as is, are a happy complement to plenty of other foods.
Salads for summer
Salads are just about the only thing to eat right now that seems to keep us cool in the late summer heat. I like a salad that is a meal, not just a small starter plate. To successfully make an award-winning salad, there are a few things to remember.
Alford-Pomeroy: Red velvet a Yankee favorite
Southern food is taking over my weekends. When Sunday rolls around, I feel a hankering for fried chicken, biscuits and just about anything else that will keep me sweating in the kitchen all day.
Steak and eggs with a tasty twist to beef up breakfast
Starting a special day, a holiday or weekend, with a hearty burst of taste for breakfast or brunch isn't at all a bad idea, given the well-known rewards of even a modest effort in the kitchen.
No reason to be blue: Turf is team's trademark
BOISE, Idaho - The sky was sunny and clear as a couple of wayward Canadian geese circled Boise State's Bronco Stadium, but athletic director Gene Bleymaier didn't have his ground crew cover the field with a tarp.
Bulldog defense to receive workout
When Willie Martinez debuted as Central Florida's defensive coordinator 10 years ago, the opponent was Eastern Kentucky and the winning performance of a freshman quarterback named Daunte Culpepper was the big story.
Q&A with Tony Taylor
Each week the Athens Banner-Herald will sit down with a member of the Georgia football team. On Tuesday, former Oconee County standout the starting middle linebacker Tony Taylor spent some time with staff writer Anthony Dasher.
Massaquoi returns, might play in opener
Georgia receiver Mohamed Massaquoi, who injured a hamstring three weeks ago, returned to practice on Monday and coach Mark Richt said the freshman from Charlotte, N.C., might play in Saturday's opener against Boise State.
Smith: Winning is a state of mind
It was Jan. 12, 2005, the start of Mark Richt's fifth year. For Dave Van Halanger, it was like any other year. It was time to think championship.
Katrina postpones opener for Tulane
IRVING, Texas - The Tulane-Southern Mississippi game that was supposed to be played Sunday in Hattiesburg, Miss., has been moved to the Saturday after Thanksgiving because of the problems caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Risks are worth the rewards for Boise State QB
BOISE, Idaho - Jared Zabransky remembers the first time he picked up Boise State's playbook.
Spurrier return a party
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Cue the TV cameras and dig out the new visors. Steve Spurrier is back.
Richt hoping for many happy returns
Coach Mark Richt is bringing a new approach into the season-opener Saturday against Boise State to jumpstart Georgia's sagging kickoff return unit that finished last season ranked 112th out of 117 teams nationally
Nation has eyes fixed on Bulldogs' opener
College football fans have waited for months to fire up the grill or plop down on the couch this weekend for their pigskin fix.
2006 Gymnastics Schedule
Former Olympian has Georgia on her mind
Georgia's gymnastics team is getting another former Olympian.
BRAC commissioners did 'fast-pencil' job
Thanks to the Athens Banner-Herald's Don Nelson for the Aug. 28 column titled "BRAC boys miss the boat on Navy School decision." I couldn't agree with him more on both the Department of Defense and Base Realignment and Closure Commission's fast-pencil job on the savings of moving the Navy Supply Corps School to Newport, R.I.
Sheehan movement is product of liberal media
I agree with Martin Luther King, as quoted by Ed Tant (Column, "Sheehan shining a light on Bush administration," Aug. 21): "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter."
Legal immigrants are deserving of admiration
Having lived in the El Paso/Juarez area for several years, I feel compelled to respond to Tere Pagés (Letters, "Hispanic committee endorses editorial," Aug. 28). I don't think most illegal immigrants risked their lives to enter this country, as she implied. The overwhelming majority just walked in or simply rode across the border, often in the back of stolen vehicles.
Poverty cheats children of enriching experiences
Although Kim Bowers' point (Letters, "Attitude, not income tied to performance," Aug. 24) about social maturity of young children contributing to their success as they begin formal schooling certainly has merit, it also is important to realize the impact of poverty on a child's life as it relates to school readiness.
Sheehan's actions are demoralizing troops
I'm one of the people mentioned by Francis Assaf (Letters, "Sheehan's critics writing from safety of their homes," Aug. 27) as I sit at home using my keyboard to criticize Cindy Sheehan.
Questioning government on Iraq is a patriotic act
I want Armand Chapeau (Letters, "Sheehan's actions are demoralizing troops," Aug. 30) and all those who served in Vietnam to know how much I appreciate their service to our country. I also appreciate the service of our young men and women who now are gallantly serving our country in Iraq. But I disagree with anyone who states that openly differing with the events that led to this war and its ultimate outcome is aiding and comforting the enemy. How many U.S. troops would be dead right now if there had been enough war protesters pre-invasion to stop Bush from engaging in a war that should have never happened? None.
Animal control officers should have taken dogs
I find it unbelievable Athens-Clarke County animal control officers would give someone charged with animal neglect the option of keeping the animals. It's particularly unbelievable with regard to the deplorable conditions in which 14 dogs were discovered on Sycamore Drive last month (Story, "Animal officers battle to control pet abuse," Aug. 26).
Democrats' opposition to voter ID suspicious
When Democrats lose elections, a common claim they make is that minority voters were either intimidated or disenfranchised. This ploy now is being played out again, as Democrats cry foul against Georgia's new voter ID law.
Focus on discrimination a petty and divisive tactic
I'm sick and tired of listening to all the bleeding-heart liberals looking for sympathy and a handout. I'm a "double minority" and have never asked for preferential treatment. I've earned my position through hard work and perseverance.
FairTax will bring economic growth
I was happy to read Rick Waters' comments on the FairTax, a federal legislative proposal for a national sales tax to replace income taxes (Letters, "'Fair tax' proposal could initiate black market," Aug. 25). A change so drastic warrants much healthy debate. Waters raises the issue of the Roth Individual Retirement Account, which allows funds to grow free from taxes on interest and appreciation. It is, however, subject to strict redemption rules, limits and steep custodial fees. By eliminating taxes on earnings, interest and capital gains, the FairTax plan extends the Roth IRA benefit to everyone, with no limits and no fees.
Editorial on Sheehan was 'height of hypocrisy'
The Aug. 21 editorial titled "Exploitation of Sheehan's grief shameful" is the height of hypocrisy for the Athens Banner-Herald. Unless I was "out to lunch," I have not seen an article condemning President Bush for constantly using the loss of life in Iraq to repeat his mantra that it's making the world safe for peace. Whose world? What peace?
Race laps planned at Braselton track
The Second Atlanta Classic & Exotic Auto Exposition will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 17 at Lanier National Speedway in Braselton.
Foundation hopes grants boost graduation rates in the South
GREENSBORO - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will spend nearly $1 million to help increase graduation rates across the South, the foundation and the Southern Governors' Association announced Tuesday.
Katrina brings storms, tornadoes to Georgia
GREENSBORO - Jumps in oil prices and drivers' frustration have prompted governors from several Southern states to look at other energy sources.
U.S. Ambassador: Draft charter might still change
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. ambassador suggested Tuesday there might be further changes to the draft constitution in order to win Sunni Arab approval, saying he thought a "final, final draft" had not yet been presented.
Taylor's son in alcohol treatment program
ATLANTA - The son of Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor has moved from a South Carolina jail to a court-ordered alcohol treatment program, said spokeswoman Kristi Huller.
DEA announces 427 meth arrests
WASHINGTON - Police around the country have arrested more than 400 people in the first nationally coordinated operation aimed at producers and sellers of methamphetamine, officials said Tuesday.
Smokers stock up before tax increase
STATESVILLE, N.C. - With North Carolina about to relinquish its title as home of the nation's cheapest cigarettes, customers lined up Tuesday to buy their last cartons filled with packs taxed only a nickle each.
Apartment fire kills seven African immigrants
PARIS - The apartment building was so run down its owner didn't want it anymore. But like two other Paris buildings recently gutted by deadly fires, it was home to dozens of poor Africans, many of whom were illegal immigrants.
Rumsfeld critical of some BRAC closure decisions
FORT IRWIN, Calif. - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld reacted coolly Monday to last week's changes to the Pentagon's list of military bases facing closure, saying he had not decided whether to recommend that President Bush approve the list and send it to Congress.
Storms slam Georgia
WINDER - Wind swept a red pyramid-shaped gable from the local KFC's roof into the parking lot, while a couple hundred trees toppled in Fort Yargo State Park.
2004 poverty rate at 12.7 percent
WASHINGTON - The nation's poverty rate rose to 12.7 percent of the population last year, the fourth consecutive annual increase, the Census Bureau said Tuesday.
Clarke pulls SAT average up 33 points
Clarke County seniors closed in on the state's average SAT score during the 2004-05 school year, mirroring improvements across much of the Northeast Georgia region that had some school district's surpassing the performance of the state as a whole.
Hart commission votes against displaying Commandments
Don't expect to see the Ten Commandments hanging in the Hart County Courthouse any time soon.
Gas availability now in question
The shutdown of oil platforms, refineries and pipelines along the Gulf Coast may push gasoline prices in Athens and around the country to $3 a gallon and beyond by the end of the week - if gas is available at all.
Woman's embezzlement trial set to begin today
Opening statements are expected to begin today in the case of a Winterville woman accused of embezzling more than $150,000 from a doctor she worked for in Athens.
Big Easy swamped as two levees break
NEW ORLEANS - Rescuers along the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast pushed aside the dead to reach the living Tuesday in a race against time and rising waters, while New Orleans sank deeper into crisis and Louisiana's governor ordered storm refugees out of this drowning city.
Katrina guts Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS - Announcing itself with shrieking, 145-mph winds, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast just outside New Orleans on Monday, submerging entire neighborhoods up to their roofs, swamping Mississippi's beachfront casinos and blowing out windows in hospitals, hotels and high-rises.
Business owners cross over downtown road work issues
Two downtown arteries narrowed to one or two lanes earlier this month as thousands of University of Georgia students poured into Athens, creating problems for workers and shoppers, and business owners want to know why.
Tornadoes, wind damage reported across Georgia
Bands of stormy weather spiraling off of Hurricane Katrina lashed much of western Georgia on Monday, bringing heavy rains, high winds and tornadoes that caused multiple injuries and damaged buildings, while some wind damage was reported near Athens.
State again last in average SAT scores
ATLANTA - Georgia's average SAT scores ranked last again this year, tied with South Carolina.
Georgia last again in SAT scores
ATLANTA - Georgia's average SAT scores ranked last again this year, tied with South Carolina.
Area workers serving up relief
Hurricane Katrina's furious onslaught through the Gulf Coast region Monday spurred the most ambitious effort ever by the American Red Cross to help victims of the storm's devastation.
Voter ID factors into special election
ATLANTA - Candidate Warren Auld was more worried about a downpour than whether voters would show up with their driver's license in the state House District 106 special election.
Sunnis protest charter approved by Shiites, Kurds
BAGHDAD, Iraq - About 2,000 protesters marched Monday in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit against the constitution. Some protesters carried Iraqi flags and portraits of the ousted dictator.
Prosecution: Defendant spent money on 'junk'
She used credit cards to go on shopping sprees and paid off her debts to the tune of more than $100,000, all at the unwitting expense of her Athens employer, a prosecutor told jurors as a Winterville woman went on trial Tuesday in Clarke County Superior Court on 136 felony counts of forgery and theft.
Bush hails new Iraqi constitution
CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush strongly endorsed a proposed Iraqi constitution despite failure of U.S. efforts to win backing of the charter by minority Sunni Muslims.
Donations sought for guard families
A new law allows Georgia taxpayers to donate to National Guard families when they pay their annual tax bill, but state Rep. Jane Kidd, D-Athens is reminding Georgians that they may contribute to the Georgia National Guard Family Support Foundation at any time of the year.
Fumes force evacuation of UGA Chemistry Building
Noxious fumes leaking from a container in a University of Georgia laboratory Wednesday morning forced hundreds of students and faculty members to evacuate UGA's Chemistry Building.
Edwards to host motorcycle ride
Clarke County Sheriff Ira Edwards will host his 5th annual Charity Motorcycle Ride at 1 p.m. Oct. 1, leaving from Sandy Creek Park in Athens and traveling to the city of Madison and back.
Shortage fears fuel long lines; prices top $3
An unfounded yet, detailed rumor apparently sparked a gas-buying panic in Athens today, as locals rushed to stores to buy up fuel. The panic caused long lines, tense nerves and shortages at some stations, but suppliers and store owners said the widespread concern that local retailers would stop selling gas at 3 p.m. was false.
Board proposes sales tax to pay for middle school
The Madison County Board of Education will ask the county's voters to approve a five-year, 1 percent sales tax this November to build a new middle school.
Governors examine alternative sources of energy
GREENSBORO - Jumps in oil prices and drivers' frustration have prompted governors from several Southern states to look at other energy sources.
Baseball bat attacks linked, police confirm
Two baseball bat attacks Saturday, one in a University of Georgia parking lot and an earlier one a few blocks away, are related, Athens-Clarke police said Monday.
Board set to grant posthumous pardon
ATLANTA - On trial for killing a white man in the Jim Crow South, Lena Baker told jurors, "What I done, I done in self-defense. Now I am ready to meet my maker."
Boswell buy gets approval
Fourteen months after Miami-based hospital management firm Pacer Health offered to buy Greene County's ailing county hospital, Minnie G. Boswell Memorial Hospital, the state Attorney General's Office has approved the deal.
Cobbham to host festival on Sunday
The historic Cobbham neighborhood will host a summer festival Sunday, starting with a scooter parade at 2 p.m. and, at dark, a political satire called "Cobb-la-Homa" by a cast of neighborhood residents.
Katrina disrupts energy output, rattles markets
Hurricane Katrina disrupted Gulf Coast petroleum output and rattled energy markets on Monday, sending oil and natural gas prices soaring and setting the stage for a spike in the retail cost of gasoline.
Class designed to help administrators with procedures
Head Start administrators with ACTION Inc., took a crash course in administration procedures this week, another step in restoring the anti-poverty agency to the good graces of federal administrators.
President promises storm help
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - President Bush on Monday pledged extensive federal help for victims of Hurricane Katrina to "get your lives back in order." The government put into effect a massive emergency assistance program that included rushing baby formula, communications equipment, generators, water and ice into hard-hit areas.
Woman who killed boy sentenced to prison
ATLANTA - A woman accused of stomping to death 4-year-old Joey Brackob tearfully apologized for her crime Monday before she was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Classes show signs of progress
Palm up, Ilona Bostian's right hand drops from her mouth to the palm of her left hand. She turns over both hands, forming fists, to bump her wrists together twice.
'Permissive' dialing set for callers from 706 area code
ATLANTA - Whether you're in the old 706 area code or destined to join the new 762 area code, prepare for a whole new way of dialing.
Men hold up pawn shop, jewelry store
Two men wearing rubber Halloween masks robbed a pawn shop and adjacent jewelry store in west Athens on Monday morning, Athens-Clarke police said.
Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts 08/31/05
Bypass may be good for neighbors, bad for business
A state plan to bypass Farmington and Bishop as the last 8.7 miles of two-laned U.S. Highway 441 turns into a four-lane highway inevitably will reduce traffic in those two tiny but evermore congested communities. For families who have lived with the highway running through their front yards for years, the change will mean an easier trip out of the driveway every morning and less fear of losing a family pet to the tires of a football tailgater's RV.
Judge Stephens visits classroom to speak with students
Western Circuit Superior Court Judge Lawton Stephens presided over the fifth grade classes taught by Jayne Bailey, Ashley Templeton, Tonya Hinzman and Mary Stephens at Oconee County Elementary School.
Cattlemen look at rising issues during banquet
Although the annual meeting of the Clarke-Oconee Cattlemen's Association celebrated the passing of another year and honored past and present leadership, the evening's events also covered concerns for the industry where these companies, individuals and families make their living.
Oconee Police Blotter
The Oconee County Sheriff's Office released the following incidents
Oconee News Briefs
The Oconee County Democratic Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday with special guests Jim Martin, candidate for Lt. Governor, and Mark Dehler, husband of Secretary of State Cathy Cox (running for Democratic nomination for Governor). The meeting will be held in the Board of Commissioners' chambers of the Oconee County Courthouse. There is an executive meeting at 6:30 p.m. for party officers.
Karwoski to represent state at 2005 book festival
Local author Gail Karwoski has been named Georgia Author of the Year for her book "Miracle: The True Story of the Wreck of the Sea Venture,'' which was chosen by the Georgia Public Library Service to represent the state of Georgia at the 2005 National Book Festival in Washington D.C. on Sept. 24.
Oconee doubles minority employment
Over the years Clarence Harris, a black teacher at mostly white Oconee County High School, felt his students were missing some of the context of his social studies lectures, so he started the Multi-Cultural Club, a weekly gathering where students discuss race issues and life in other cultures.
Antioch Community gathers to raise money for building fund
On an early Saturday morning in lower Oconee County, there are the sounds of cleavers striking chopping blocks and the smell of hams slowly cooking over charcoal fires. Busy workers stir 55-gallon drums of simmering hash and barbecue sauce while girls hang signs for tea and lemonade.
Garden Club helps spruce up park during summer
The Watkinsville Garden Club planted wildflower seeds early this year at Herman C. Michael Park on Hog Mountain Road. This photo was taken in June while the flowers were in bloom and shows Ellen Vaughn, who is the club's publicity chairman.
Visitors converge on OCAF for pottery show
Pottery was on the minds of more than 1,500 persons as they participated in the gala opening reception and related activities of the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation's third annual Perspectives: Georgia Potters and Collectors Show and Sale this past weekend.
"We've got our people analyzing what they have proposed. Some of it is difficult to understand. They seem to have put a much heavier weight on economic impact, (rather) than military value, than we did."
Will Afghans turn in Osama bin Laden for the reward money?
KABUL, Afghanistan - The airwaves in Afghan cities echo with the names of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, Taliban chief Mullah Omar and 14 other hunted men. It's part of an advertising blitz offering hard cash for their capture.
Shipp: Is the improvement of education a dead issue in Georgia?
Education improvement has gone out of style as a political issue, right at a time when it really hurts.
Tax 'freezes' worth officials' consideration
A growing movement reflecting local elected officials' understanding of property owners' frustration with property taxation is gaining a foothold in this part of the state. It's a movement that is likely to - and, in truth, should - capture the attention of Athens-Clarke County property owners and elected officials.
SAT scores don't tell whole story about education
Slightly more than six-tenths of 1 percent.
AP polls
Georgia high school football poll
Wilson's winning ways
There are some ideas that just never occur to Clete Wilson. For one, the Washington-Wilkes quarterback has been playing football since age 10 because the game runs in his family. His dad Jerome was a tight end for the Tigers and two of his uncles were walk-ons on the freshman team at Georgia.
Another no-hitter for Lady Bulldogg
WINDER - Winder-Barrow ace Brianna Streetman pitched her second consecutive no-hitter and drove in four runs to push Winder-Barrow past county rival Apalachee 8-0 on Tuesday at Apalachee.
Defense doing the job for Morgan County
MADISON - With his team off to a 2-0 start, Morgan County coach Kenny Moore has been pleased with what he has seen so far.
Title games headed for neutral venues
If Greene County reaches the Class AA state championship game this season, the Tigers will have a 50-50 chance to play between their hedges.
Warrick cut by Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals gave up on Peter Warrick, cutting the former first round pick on Tuesday, the day NFL teams were required to get down to 65 players.
Giants swap players
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants made a pair of trades Tuesday, sending infielder Deivi Cruz to the Washington Nationals and reliever Jason Christiansen to the Los Angeles Angels for three minor leaguers.
Mets stymie Philadelphia
NEW YORK - The New York Mets returned home with a dramatic victory that made the National League wild-card race even tighter.
Reasons abound for U.S. Amateur's loss of 'major' standing
For the longest time, Arnold Palmer used to think he won eight major championships.
Shanahan: Clarett not needed
DENVER - The reason running back Maurice Clarett isn't with the Denver Broncos anymore is pretty simple.
Hudson and Estrada: Braves' main squeeze
Monday's game between Atlanta and the Washington Nationals was postponed because of inclement weather associated with the outer bands from Hurricane Katrina.
Kuznetsova makes history by losing
NEW YORK - Svetlana Kuznetsova turned in another surprise in the U.S. Open. This was the wrong kind.
Athens' Platek wins Classic City title
Athens' Travis Platek won the boys 16 division of the Classic City Junior Tennis Championships, held this past weekend at Athens Country Club and Jennings Mill Country Club. More than 130 juniors players competed.
Hampton is guardedly optimistic of a return
ATLANTA - The herniated disc in Mike Hampton's back is feeling well enough that the Braves' injury-plagued starter plans to play catch later today. A return to the mound, in 2005 anyway, still isn't a guarantee though, he said Tuesday.
Nats' bullpen prevails
ATLANTA - As trying as some of his innings might be to watch, Jorge Sosa's calling card has been keeping the Braves in games.
Bear believes Nebraska has unlimited potential
MULLEN, Neb. - Along state highway 97 in the Sandhills, where there are as many as 30 cows for every person, you can go miles and miles without meeting another vehicle.
Never the right Price
FLOWERY BRANCH - Peerless Price knew that NFL teams would make two rounds of cuts this week, so he asked coach Jim Mora to gauge his future with the Atlanta Falcons.
Blake blasts back
NEW YORK - If ever a player deserved a turn of good fortune, and earned one by dint of hard work, it's James Blake.
Hollandsworth a valuable pickup
ATLANTA -- Veteran bats are a priceless commodity for baseball's stretch run. Much less left-handed ones. Much less on a team that has a handful of rookies, including three outfielders.
Spurrier return a party
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Cue the TV cameras and dig out the new visors. Steve Spurrier is back.
Katrina postpones opener for Tulane
IRVING, Texas - The Tulane-Southern Mississippi game that was supposed to be played Sunday in Hattiesburg, Miss., has been moved to the Saturday after Thanksgiving because of the problems caused by Hurricane Katrina.
'Soaking' tires leads to costly suspension
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Busch Series driver Reed Sorenson's crew chief was suspended for six races Tuesday for soaking tires at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Burlingame earns weekly SEC honor
Georgia sophomore Brooke Burlingame has been selected the SEC volleyball defensive player of the week.
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|This article is about a/an episode in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.
A Threefold Strife (三巴大騒動 Mitsudomoe Ōsōdō) is the eleventh episode of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.
The Shinkenger learn the truth regarding Doukoku's previous defeat and his hatred for the Shiba Clan as he sends out his most powerful Ayakashi while both are intercepted by the eye of Juzo Fuwa.
After learning the meaning behind Juzo's words from Shitari, an enraged Doukoku sends the entire Nanashi Company to the mortal realm with the Shinkengers managing to drive Nanashi back into the land of the dead as another wave takes their place as they all start going after Shinken Red on Doukoku's command. After Shinken Red takes them all out, the vassals learn that the Gedoushu are now after Takeru as his death would ensure the Rokumon Junk would never be resealed. While Doukoku takes a nap from drinking too much sake, Shitari summons the Ayakashi Ushirobushi who uses the Shiba House's detection system to lure the Shinkengers into a trap and call Takeru out. Not wanting the vassals to risk their lives for him, Takeru changes and fights the Ayakashi by himself. Losing to Ushirobushi, Shinken Red is horrified when Shinken Blue and Shinken Yellow take a hit meant for him. But then, Juzo arrives to personally kill Shinken Red himself, leading to an explosive three-way sword fight with a wounded Mako and Chiaki forced to watch. With the fight ending in a stalemate as he drys up, Ushirobushi takes his leave as Juzo follows after seeing Takeru not ready for their fight. Later that night, as Kotoha and Ryunosuke have their wounds tended to, a torn Takeru ran off into the night in spite of his own injuries.
Secret Disks
- Shinken Red - Tora (Tora Origami), Shishi (Shinkenmaru - Kaen no Mai), Shishi + Lightning (Shinkenmaru - Kaen Raiden no Mai)
- Shinken Blue - Kajiki (Kajiki Origami), Ryuu (Shinkenmaru - Suiryuu no Mai),
- Shinken Pink - Kame (Shinkenmaru - Tenkuu no Mai) (x2)
- Shinken Green - Kabuto (Kabuto Origami), Kuma (Shinkenmaru - Kogarashi no Mai) (x2)
- Shinken Yellow - Saru (Shinkenmaru - Tsuchiremuri no Mai)
- As part of Super Hero Time, this episode aired alongside Kamen Rider Decade episode 14, Super Den-O Beginning
- Key Title Kanji: 巴 (A kanji used in the term of "Tomoesen", a battle between three sides all fighting each other)
- During the flashback of the previous defeat of Doukoku, there is a brief showing of the 17th Shinkenger group, both in costume and unmorphing. Although uncredited, it can be stated that the following were on this Shinkenger team:
- Shinken Red: Masataka Shiba
- Shinken Blue: Ryuzaburo Ikenami
- Shinken Pink: Kyoko Shiraishi
- Shinken Green: Kurando Tani
- Shinken Yellow: Mother of Mitsuba and Kotoha Hanaori
- A catch-up of the first twelve episodes of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger was aired as part of the Super Hero Max 2012 special event on TV Asahi. [1]
Home video releases
- The first volume of the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Blu-Ray Box Set comes with the show's first 16 episodes, as well as the director's cut of the first two episodes, and was released on February 7th 2014 at a cost of 20,790 yen.
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger DVD Volume 3 features episodes 9-12: Act 9: The Tiger's Rebellion, Act 10: The Great Sky Combination, Act 11: A Threefold Strife and Act 12: The Very First Super Samurai Combination.
See Also
- Test of the Leader - Power Rangers counterpart in Power Rangers Samurai. See comparison page.


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I would like to fancy myself a golfer, but really I am more of a golf connoisseur.
You have to be good at golf to call yourself a golfer, in my opinion, and I'm far from good.
But even in the midst of my hooks off the tee into the trees lining the fairway, chunk shots where the divot goes farther than the ball, and missed 3-foot putts for bogey, I love the game.
I try to get out and play at least once a week, with many of those rounds resulting in scores so high I can barely keep track. That's probably the reason why I can never answer the question, "What's your handicap?"
I don't have one; I have trouble counting that high.
I'm full of excuses on the golf course. Yeah, I'm one of those guys.
A bad drive is definitely the driver's fault. A 10-foot putt that falls 5 feet short is the greenskeepers' fault or the fault of the guy who didn't fix his ball-mark that conveniently ended up in my line.
I don't think I'm that bad, though. I can string together some pars, throw in a birdie, but then I follow those up with bogeys, double-bogeys and even some triples, effectively ruining my round and the rest of my day.
It begs the question as to why I keep playing something I'm not very good at. The simple answer: I'm a competitor, and I want to be good at it.
So what does a competitor do when he or she wants to test his skill against the best? He challenges the best. Which is exactly what I did on July 27, when I invited two of the best high school golfers in the Tustin area, Oliver Hodgetts of Foothill and Brett Robinson of Beckman, to play against me.
When preparing, I made sure to give myself every advantage possible.
I picked the course and chose the one that I've played hundreds of times, Meadowlark in Huntington Beach. Luckily, Oliver had never played it (more advantage) and Brett, who is committed to play golf at Wisconsin, had a checkered history there.
We agreed on a twilight tee time, 5 p.m., so the distractions would be minimal, but my advantages quickly fell by the wayside.
I hooked my first tee shot into the trees, but somehow the ball ricocheted out and nestled itself in the middle of the fairway.
I couldn't capitalize on that stroke of luck and double-bogeyed the first hole, while Oliver and Brett each bogeyed. We agreed to blame our scores on first-hole jitters.
The second hole, a 250-yard par 4 with a water-protected green, is where things really fell apart for me.
My tee shot was good – a 6-iron left me less than 100 yards to the pin – but I proceeded to chunk my second shot into the water, and after a drop, I put my fourth into the water, resulting in a triple-bogey.
Oliver and Brett each bogeyed No. 2 and any chance of me beating them flew out the window.
We all began to loosen up at the third hole. I finally matched my playing partners with a bogey on No. 3 and all three of us recorded a par on No. 4, a short par 3.
Oliver sank the first birdie putt of the evening on the fifth hole, while Brett and I each had a par.
Oliver birdied three of the last five holes on the front nine to take a one-shot lead (+2) over Brett, who recorded par on six consecutive holes to close out the front nine at 3-over-par.
I was at the bottom of the leaderboard at 9-over, but bogey-golf is something I'm very proud of.
And, of course, if it weren't for the double and triple on the first two holes, I would have been in better position (more excuses).
The sun didn't let us get all 18 holes in, but both Brett and Oliver were beginning to show their talent as the round went on.
Brett had a par on No. 10 and and sank a birdie putt on No. 11, while Oliver birdied No. 10 and had par on 11.
I finished with a bogey and par, respectively, and got an earful from Hodgetts on what I need to improve on.
"Brutally honest, your putting is where you lack the most," he said. "Especially lag-putting, so work on those and tighten them up. When you hit it well, you hit a really nice draw. But moving it the other way, you're not going to hit a cut very often, so you really have to work on hitting a draw on most of your shots."
Thanks, Oliver, I don't actually try to hit a draw; it just happens.
Robinson was better with his critiques.
"I knew you were a busy guy, so I didn't expect too much," he said. "It actually surprised me how good you were. You're better than I thought you were going to be. You need to get a little more consistent off the tee and that will lead you to better chances, and like Oliver said, the putter. That can help everybody."
Based on these tips, one thing is clear: I need a new putter.
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The two apparently hit it off at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, and from there it was true love, or something like it. Brand reportedly sent Perry a love poem and asked for one in return, only to receive a topless photo of the warbler with the word "Poem" written across her chest.
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Although she is now 88 years old, Betty White claims that she has no intention to retire, stating 'I don't know if that's a word I'm familiar with'.
Beloved actress/comedienne Betty White has assured fans she won't be stepping out of the limelight and retiring any time soon, despite turning 88 in January. The six-time Emmy winner began her career in the 1940s and has landed notable roles on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "The Betty White Show" and "The Golden Girls".
But despite her advancing years, White - who recently announced plans for her own U.S. TV series "Hot in Cleveland" - has no intention of taking her final bow just yet. Asked whether she had thought about retiring, she laughs, "Considered what? I don't know if that's a word I'm familiar with. I don't know what that means."
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Q. What is the best procedure for replacing hard chrome on carbon steel substrates that have corrosion pits 0.10" in depth? The issue relates to hydraulic cylinder repair where extensive grinding would exceed base material removal tolerances. The vendor has proposed nickel plating and grinding before chrome plating. What are my options in this case?—B.N.
A. Filling in pits tends to be a challenge, and a pit with a depth of a 0.10" is even more of a challenge than what is routinely found. The vendor's suggestion of nickel plating the cylinder and then grinding back to specification might work. Usually for non-critical work, copper is used for this purpose, however. Copper is softer than nickel and easier to machine. But whether this would work for hydraulic cylinders that are a more-critical application is dicey. You don't say whether there are a few pits on the surface of the hydraulic cylinder or if the pits are distributed over the entire surface. If there are only a few pits on the surface, you would save yourself a lot of grinding by selectively plating the pits and building up the deposit in the pitted areas. You would only have to grind the areas that are plated. If the entire cylinder is pitted, the entire cylinder will have to be ground to specification. This is a more labor-intensive process, and your client might not want to drop the money involved.
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THE CHAIRMAN of governors at a secondary school plunged into special measures last night said he and his colleagues were committed to helping it improve.
Oxfordshire County Council wants Education Secretary Michael Gove to sack the governors of Bicester Community College and replace them with an interim executive board after a damning Ofsted report.
Pupil achievement, quality of teaching, behaviour and safety of pupils and leadership and management were given the lowest rating, level four.
The board of governors was criticised for not acting quickly enough to improve the quality of teaching and achievement of pupils since the last inspection in 2010.
But last night chairman of governors Roger Dyson defended the board and said it was two-thirds of the way through a three-year improvement initiative when Ofsted arrived.
In a statement he said: "The governing body has been working over the past two years with the new head to support him in his challenging role of implementing the pre-agreed three-year programme of improvements — this programme of transition has taken longer to come to fruition although it is acknowledged that progress is being made.
"While the results are disappointing, the Ofsted report draws a line in time, and will focus all leaders on the critical areas.
"We welcome this support and attention to help build on the progress to date and improve on last year's results, which were in fact the third best results ever achieved by our students."
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On Tuesday, July 1st 2014, at 7.00 PM, the Romanian Radio Hall will host the anniversary concert performed by the Ministry of Defense Orchestra, who celebrates thusly 183 years of existence. The first military band was established in Iasi, on July 1st 1831, as part of the 'Straja Pământească' Army. Under the baton of conductor AUREL GHEORGHIŢĂ (lieutenant colonel) you will listen to three compositions signed by Enescu – Romanian Rhapsody No. 2, Jubilee Hymn and Prelude à l'Unisson – as well as to other well known compositions such the Ballad for Violin and Orchestra by Ciprian Porumbescu.
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Conductor: lieutenant colonel AUREL GHEORGHIŢĂ
Soloist: GIANINA MERAGIU
Overture Ştefan cel Mare - Iacob Mureşianu
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Beethoven, in his middle period works, often inserts a moment of brightness and repose towards the end, as though the sun has come out on a tempestuous day.
As the sprightly leap of the finale of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.5 (the "Emperor") gradually subsided onto the "right" beat of the bar, and the music quietened to a heartbeat on tympanum and piano, the repose was tinged with regret that this remarkable cycle of all Beethoven's Piano Concertos over three concerts was coming to a close.
Emanuel Ax's playing has had the strength and smoothness of marble. The shared musical conception that has emerged between him, conductor David Robertson and the orchestra has been marked by flexibility, refinement and responsiveness, conjuring the works into buoyant life.
Not only has the music been served by one of the world's great Beethoven pianists but the orchestra's engagement, and close listening under Robertson has been at a level rarely bettered (except at the start of the recapitulation when Robertson brought the orchestra early, but, hey, we are all human).
In the "Emperor", Ax's tempos emphasised weightiness over fleetness, riding with purposeful canter rather than a gallop. The slow movement was glowing and fluid, prompting delicate colour from the piano and gracefully moulded line from all. With raised seating for the wind at the back, and richly engaged string playing, the sound in the hall was vivid and immediate.
The opening work, a new arrangement for large orchestra of Brett Dean's Engelsflugel (Wings of Angels) explored the beauty of small fragments, beginning with murmured tremolos, rising to fleeting intensity before spiralling into the air at the close.
Strauss conceived his tone poem, Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), in the spirit of ironic self-parody, mixed with a sideways dig at Beethoven's ''heroic'' period (of which the Emperor Concerto is a prime example).
It was honoured here, however, by some of the finest playing I have heard from the orchestra, from the sinewy intensity of cellos, then full orchestra at the start, to the serenely balanced radiance of its final chord.
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Unity official questions park funds
Unity Supervisor Mike O'Barto questioned the finan-ces of the Latrobe-Unity Parks and Recreation Commission during the public comment portion of the board's meeting on Thursday.
O'Barto asked for the total of the commission's savings account, which officials said contains three to four months of reserves.
The reserves are about $232,000, enough to sustain operations of the commission if there were an emergency need, Executive Director Jeanne Ashley said after the meeting.
"We can't operate on a shoestring budget. We have to be able to operate in a sound financial fashion," she said.
O'Barto said after the meeting that he asked because the board does not present financial statements to the public at the monthly meetings, and he wants to ensure that the funds are managed responsibly through the rest of this year.
The 10-year intermunicipal agreement that joined the City of Latrobe and Unity Township in the commission will expire at the end of the year. It was not renewed by the township in 2012.
The commission's annual budget for 2014 is $668,631. The township contributes $161,866; the school district, $72,000; and the City of Latrobe, $59,700. Foundations contribute $43,100; the United Way, $18,400; and other sources, $313,565.
O'Barto asked the board how the school district's contributions are determined.
Greater Latrobe School District contributes a multiplier of a portion of the tax millage, depending on the year and the tax rate, according to the commission.
Commission member Sue Mains, who represents the school district, said she did not know the exact multiplier this year.
"We started paying because the parks and rec provides service to the district," Mains said after the meeting.
The commission maintains and develops school district property, including the Memorial Recreation Area on Irving Avenue and John Street Parklet, in addition to fields at Legion-Keener Park, which also are used by the school district, Ashley said.
O'Barto said after the meeting that he believes that contributing groups have not seen the same benefits.
"All I'm looking for is equal representation. That's all I've looked for," he said.
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Falmouth Town manager John Dent reacts to his side's 0-1 home defeat against St Blazey.
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Maya Rudolph impersonates Beyonce, while host Samberg debuts two new Digital Shorts and brings back the kissing family with Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader.
"Saturday Night Live" wrapped up its 39th season with Andy Samberg as a host. The "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star was not the only returning former cast member in the season finale as Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader also appeared in the episode that aired May 17.
Rudolph helped "SNL" spoof Jay-Z and Solange Knowles elevator attack which grabbed the headlines in the past week. Jay Pharoah played the rapper and Sasheer Zamata impersonated his sister-in-law, addressing their feud and releasing a video from the fight with an audio track that revealed that she was helping Jay-Z get rid of a spider from him. Rudolph appeared toward the end of the cold open to portray Beyonce Knowles.
Rudolph also joined fellow "SNL" alumni Samberg, Armisen, Wiig and Hader as well as Paul Rudd to bring back the overly intimate family, Vogelchecks. Mocking the recent controversy about Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend on TV, the sketch featured the family members inappropriately kissing each other.
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Review: Swiss troupe's performance sheds 'Lux' on choreographer's artistry
Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve began its U.S. tour on March 8 at the Byham Theater, Downtown, with powerfully emotional and breathtakingly energetic performances. The company brought two recent, major and well-contrasted works for its Pittsburgh Dance Council appearance.
"Lux," by Ken Ossola, is set to Gabriel Faure's Requiem, which notably lacks the "Dies Irae" (Day of Wrath) and ends with an exquisite "In Paradisium."
A quick kick near the start shows "Lux" will be anything but passive, despite the music's measured pace. The dancers, who are en route to paradise, twitch and quiver as though in death throes. One of Ossola's most beautiful images — he seems never at a loss for ideas — is created by dancers on their backs, raising their legs to point almost straight upward.
Ossola also creates appealing variety within the ranks when he arranges the whole cast of 20 in rows across the stage.
Certainly one of the ballet's most memorable visions, and its most notable use of lighting, occurs when the back of the stage is illuminated with very bright warm light before which the dancers perform in silhouette.
Near the end, Ossola introduces romantic partnering. That's certainly unexpected, but then the choreographer may have been thinking, would it be paradise without love?
"Glory," by Andonis Foniadakis, is set mostly to music by George Frideric Handel (yes, including the "Hallelujah Chorus"), which is occasionally modified electronrically by Julien Tarride, who also composed some music of his own. It's all cleanly laid out in the program.
Foniadakis creates dances with a rush of energy comparable to Handel's music, which is both a strength and weakness. He offers a dazzling variety of ideas in bold individual dance movements and short sequences that have their own sense of purpose.
One of the most breathtaking moments occurs when a male dancer offers an intricate solo that freely matches the initial statement of one of Handel's fast contrapuntal themes.
The recording chosen for Handel's concerti grossi is particularly edgy and aggressive. Foniadakis more than matches it with a vocabulary that includes sharp angularity along with twists and extensions at improbable angles. However, the choreography of the "Hallelujah Chorus" is uninspired.
The choreographer has a gift for large ensemble poses, but a woman's solo to keyboard music created equally arresting images, and in motion. It took eight other dancers to handle a immense black train that was used in various ways — including serving as the top of a clamshell coming down to cover the woman.
The downside of trying to match the quickness of the music is that the movement often feels hyperkinetic, which becomes tiring even for the viewer, given the ballet lasts an hour.
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To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King
Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Isaiah 40:15
Something for the weekend. To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King. Written in 1941 by Father Martin B. Hellriegel, a German-American pastor in Saint Louis, as a direct response to the pretensions of the Third Reich and to remind people who actually reigns eternally. We Americans have traditionally understood that God is in charge: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Abraham Lincoln ringingly set forth what this section of the Declaration means: "These communities, by their representatives in old Independence Hall, said to the whole world of men: "We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This was their majestic interpretation of the economy of the Universe. This was their lofty, and wise, and noble understanding of the justice of the Creator to His creatures. [Applause.] Yes, gentlemen, to all His creatures, to the whole great family of man. In their enlightened belief, nothing stamped with the Divine image and likeness was sent into the world to be trodden on, and degraded, and imbruted by its fellows."
Nothing could be further from the nightmarish ideas that fueled the Third Reich, and Father Martin B. Hellriegel in his magnificent hymn conveys this majestic conception of God and of humanity under God.
To Jesus Christ, our Sov'reign King,
Who is the world's salvation,
All praise and homage do we bring,
And thanks and adoration.
Refrain: Christ Jesus Victor, Christ Jesus Ruler!
Christ Jesus, Lord and Redeemer!
2. Thy reign extend, O King benign,
To ev'ry land and nation,
For in Thy kingdom, Lord divine,
Alone we find salvation.
3. To Thee and to Thy Church, great King,
We pledge our hearts' oblation,
Until before Thy throne we sing,
In endless jubilation.
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"Thy reign extend, O King benign,
To ev'ry land and nation,
For in Thy kingdom, Lord divine,
Alone we find salvation."
This part really spoke to me. Gorgeous 🙂
We have always loved this song and sing it with heart! It is good to know its author and his thinking behind it. Thank you!
It is a song that acknowledges the truth. He is in charge- a comforting song of trust. Not only is He King, He gives us constantly the great gift of His Church which also begs our love and sacrifice.
Our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. He will come again, in glory, to judge the living and the dead.
And, Christ's will subdue all His enemies. And, they will be placed under His feet.
We need to pray for Christ's enemies, those most in need of His mercy. If they don't repent, confess, do penance, amend their lives, and by good works glorify God, the Father Almighty, thoriugh Our Lord, Jesus, they will be Christ's foot stools; and spend eternity in disgrace and unquenchable fire.
We have no president but Christ.
I am proud to say that my maternal grandfather, Henry Brinksmeyer, was the organist at Holy Cross parish in St. Louis when Monsignor Hellriegel was the pastor.
My mother still has a photo of Monsignor Hellriegel that he gave to my grandparents.
An oldie I can NEVER hear to much. I sing it quietly, sometimes, as I walk through the halls of the Federal Building where I work. My singing and smile
is noticed. It is sung far too infrequently at Mass in my hometown.
I have another version of it on my PC for inspiration. It always lifts my spirits
when I have the opportunity to join with others singing it.
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The Daily News is reporting that former Mets closer Billy Wagner will be rejoining the team on Sunday when they face the Giants at Citi Field. As suspected, Wagner is joining the team before Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Jose Reyes, JJ Putz and John Maine, who were all placed on the disabled list this season, do.
Wagner has been out since last August, when he got Tommy John surgery on his elbow. At the time, it didn't look like he'd play professional baseball any more. At the press conference discussing his injury last season, Wagner memorably broke down in tears stating that the hardest thing was that his son wouldn't get to see him play any more.
However, Wagner battled back and is returning a lot faster than many expected him to. He deserves a lot of praise for his desire and will to return. If his rehab assignments are any indication, he could return to form. In four games at Port St. Lucie, Wagner allowed three hits but struck out six.
It will be nice to see the old familiar face in the bullpen, even it's not in a closer's role. Any relief for the beleaguered bullpen is good and it'll give Jerry Manuel another left-handed option to complement workhorse Pedro Feliciano, who has been a little more vulnerable lately.
Will you be happy to see Wagner back?


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