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Courageous Woman: My Choice for Life
By Judy Schulete
8/21/2012 (5 years ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
After Roe vs. Wade abortions were legal and easy to get. Planned Parenthood clinics were abundant and easily accessible. Abortion had become the instant quick fix nationwide. I was impressionable, lacking in hard-core common sense and ignorant when it came to the knowledge and insight that comes with age. Had I been then, the person I am now, I would have told Terry to get lost. Instead, heartbroken and crushed, I unwittingly let him drive me to a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Houston.
Lisa Matl with husband Peter and their 7 beautiful children
By Judy Schulete
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
8/21/2012 (5 years ago)
Published in Marriage & Family
Keywords: marriage, family, natural family planning, abortion, pro-life, Planned Parenthood, teen-age pregnancy
GOLIAD, TEXAS (Catholic Online) - Forty two years ago in January of 1970, after being taught morals and values, I found myself pregnant. I was only fifteen years old. It was a shocking surprise and we all went through the gamut of emotions: alarm, concern, fear, worry and confusion.
A little baby, a human being, was at stake here.
My family and I, and the baby's father, Chuck, and his family had some serious decisions to make, but abortion was not one of them. For one thing, abortion was illegal in 1970, and for most people, immoral as well.
My mother, I think in sheer desperation, did quietly mention abortion to me as I lay in my bed one evening. Sitting next to me on the edge of the bed, she posed it as a question, but then quickly shook her head and dismissed the subject saying abortion was not possible.
She never mentioned it again.
Had abortion been legal and convenient then as it is now, my parents may very well have considered it as the easy way out.
My baby deserved life and a future just as much as anyone, and ending its life, thankfully, was not an option.
We lived in the small town of Alice, Texas and in 1970 teenage pregnancy was not as commonplace as it is today.
For several days, both families grappled with the news, pondering what course of action should be taken. In the meantime, I began pre-natal care with a local obstetrician. I experienced my first gynecological exams and suffered embarrassment and humiliation at my predicament as I continued my sophomore year of high school.
Being faithful and devout Catholics, Chuck's parents were understandably fearful of uniting us in a church marriage. They knew that statistically, our marriage would ultimately fail. They suggested rather strongly that we put the baby up for adoption. My parents however, adamantly refused. They could not fathom giving away their own flesh and blood. Still a child myself, I had no particular convictions either way and followed my parents' wishes, deciding against adoption.
Negotiations and discussions continued between our families. Finally, my parents drove over to his parents' home with the proverbial "shotgun" and threatened to charge Chuck with statutory rape (he was eighteen) if they would not agree to a lawful marriage between the two of us which would, of course, commit him to financial support of the child. A church wedding was out of the question, but both families agreed to a civil ceremony.
Chuck, his parents, my parents, and I did the deed one cold afternoon in late January. Following the somber ceremony, we all went out for lunch at Ship Ahoy Seafood Restaurant, and afterward I went home with my parents and Chuck went home with his.
My parents were somewhat appeased - they got a legal union between us, but his parents were still reluctant to have us "act out" or consummate the marriage by living together. As Catholics, this would have been sinful since we had not married in the Church. It was hard for both sets of parents, I know, because we were so very young, still children ourselves.
Chuck and I continued to attend high school. I hid my growing belly under large, loose dresses and blouses, missed early classes because of morning sickness, and desperately fought against dizziness and nausea during the long, hot afternoons. We had no air conditioning in the schools back then. This arrangement continued until my parents stepped up once again and insisted that we live together as man and wife. So, I turned sixteen in February and moved in with his family until I finished tenth grade and Chuck graduated from high school.
That summer Chuck and I moved to Kingsville, about thirty miles from Alice. Chuck began college at Texas A&I. Our daughter, Lisa, was born in September and I became an official high school dropout and teenage mother.
I missed out on the traditional high school parties and dances, football games and pep rallies. I never attended a prom. Instead, I cooked cleaned, shopped and changed diapers. I had to learn about babies, diapers, loose stools, cracked and bleeding nipples, staying up all night, hospitals, croup and croup tents, vaporizers, diaper rash, etc.
Chuck and I stayed married about two years. Not surprisingly, we divorced and I moved back home with my parents. I enjoyed taking some college classes, but living at home was not fun and I became restless and lonely. I longed to go out and date again, so when a friend set me up on a blind date, I couldn't wait! Maybe I was craving love and attention, maybe I was just eager to get out of my parents' house, or maybe I was simply a victim of the times, but I fell in love immediately.
It was the seventies and the sexual revolution that began in the early sixties had reached my neck of the woods.
Sex without guilt. If it feels good do it. Free love. These were the slogans I was becoming accustomed to. Throwing caution to the wind, I fell headlong into this new relationship and was thrilled, excited and happy. Terry and I had fun together and I took advantage of my parents as babysitters while I went out as often as I could. I thought we were in love and he was the one for me.
In November, 1973, I found myself pregnant again. Though I was only nineteen and still a teenager, I was not the innocent, helpless child I had been at fifteen. This time, I hid my pregnancy from my parents, confident that Terry and I would marry soon and all would be well. I was wrong.
Terry balked, making it clear that he did not want to marry me. He even accused me of "trapping" him by getting pregnant on purpose. I had been careless and ignorant with birth control, but I had not done what he accused me of.
Even though he had been raised a Catholic, Terry wanted me to get an abortion.
Feeling hurt and betrayed, and even desperate, I decided it was the only way I could prove to him that I had not done this on purpose.
After the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court ruling earlier that year, abortions were now legal and easy to get. No big deal. Planned Parenthood clinics were abundant and easily accessible. Abortion had become the instant quick fix nationwide.
I was impressionable, lacking in hard-core common sense and ignorant when it came to the knowledge and insight that comes with age. Had I been then, the person I am now, I would have told Terry to get lost.
Instead, heartbroken and crushed, I unwittingly let him drive me to a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Houston.
The building was large, white and scary.
Overwhelmed with fear, I ascended the steps and entered the building.
Terry escorted me inside where I signed in and then he left me in the waiting room which was full of girls, most of them very young like me. Some were alone and some even had their mothers with them.
I remember a set of identical twins, two blonde girls, sitting across from me, and wondered if they were both getting abortions or if one was simply there for moral support.
To this day, I cannot remember seeing any boys or men in that room.
My name was called and I was led into a small office and seated in a hard chair facing a woman sitting behind a desk. She shuffled some papers and without looking up and in a very businesslike manner asked me a few basic questions and wrote on the papers. She gave me some simple instructions on how to take care of myself after the procedure including activities to avoid and problems I should look out for. But as for the procedure itself, she said not a word.
Looking back now, I realize I didn't have a clue about what an abortion actually entailed. All I knew was that I would no longer be pregnant.
I had no idea how the "fetus" would be removed or what would happen to it.
When the paperwork was completed, a nurse came for me. She was actually a little more friendly and the first person to smile at me that day. She led me down a hall into what I guess was the operating room, and handing me a sheet to cover myself, instructed me to remove my clothing from the waist down. I did so and with the sheet wrapped around me, climbed up onto the examining table, where she helped me into position with my knees wide apart and my feet in stirrups. When she left, I lay there open and exposed, completely enveloped in fear and dread with no idea what lay ahead.
When the doctor came in, followed by the nurse, he never even looked at me. In a hurried and no nonsense manner he went straight to the end of the examining table, slipped on surgical gloves, and began an exam. In less than a minute, he jerked his head up, looked toward the nurse and exclaimed with little emotion, "We can't do this. She's too far along."
All I can remember then was a physical whoosh, a rush of relief as my whole being instantly relaxed and without thinking blurted out, "Thank goodness!"
Then for the first time since entering the room, that doctor looked at me.
I tensed up again as I saw the anger in his eyes. He frowned and said sternly, "Now you'll just have to go somewhere else!" Without waiting for a response, he abruptly turned and left the room.
I don't remember getting off that table or even getting dressed. All I remember is feeling ecstatic with relief and a tremendous urge to literally jump for joy.
I left that room and searched for the exit. Passing once more through the waiting room, I looked around at all the pretty, sad faces and felt so overwhelmingly sorry for them. I remember thinking how fortunate I was to not be one of them.
Then I met Terry at the top of the steps outside the building. He looked at me questioningly. "Well?"
"They didn't do it," I told him.
"What?" he asked in surprise.
I explained to him that the doctor said I was too far along and I would have to go somewhere else to do it. I saw the relief in his eyes and thanked my lucky stars.
We never did go to another clinic. Maybe his Catholic upbringing got the better of him. Maybe he cared about me after all. I only know he had a change of heart and decided to marry me.
Oftentimes I think about what happened that day. Though I did nothing to deserve God's hand in stopping what was about to happen, I can only believe it was divine intervention. There was no possible way I could have been more than twelve weeks along in the pregnancy. I had only missed two periods and the math just didn't add up. I don't question it any more, however, because I'd just go crazy wondering why. Why only me? Why not all those other poor, unfortunate souls in that waiting room?
Six and a half months later, I gave birth to a healthy, happy baby boy we named Kenny. He is now thirty eight years old with an engineering degree from Texas A&M University. He has a great job, a beautiful, intelligent wife who is a certified public accountant, and five lovely, lively and precocious children.
My first child, Lisa, has a biochemistry degree from the University of Texas and a nursing degree from Texas A&M. She is married to a great man with a PhD in Physics from Princeton University. Together they have seven precious, beautiful, intelligent and amazing children.
Their oldest son, a national merit scholar, graduated valedictorian from his high school in Corpus Christi and will attend Princeton University in the fall. And do you know what? He could very well be president of the United States one day. He would make a great one. Yet, had abortion been legal then and my parents chosen to terminate the pregnancy, not only would this young grandson of mine not exist today; neither would his beautiful siblings.
I have no doubt every one of these precious grandchildren of mine will grow up to do important and amazing things someday. We are all designed by God with a purpose in life and none of these precious souls would have had the chance to achieve this purpose and realize their potential in this world had I aborted my babies.
I can't help but wonder about all the young girls dropped off at abortion clinics nationwide by boyfriends who leave them to live with the consequences the rest of their lives.
I think about the women who, as young girls, were betrayed by our culture into believing their fetuses were not real babies and then victimized by laws that made it too easy to get abortions.
I think about all the girls who choose abortion over adoption because our government has made it so much easier to kill a child than to give it away.
I think about the women, traumatized by an abortion when they were young, who now suffer from depression or even thoughts of suicide.
I think about these women because they can only imagine what they lost.
Judy Schulte is a retired teacher living in Goliad, Texas. She taught in elementary school twenty eight years for the Victoria Independent School District during which time she earned a Master's degree in education with a reading specialization. For ten years she also served as a consultant for the New Jersey Writing Project in Texas teaching summer writing institutes to teachers in area school districts. She now works part-time as a librarian at Mission Valley Elementary School in Victoria and is an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Goliad.
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On days when I'm spending several hours studying for biology, after a while, I can feel a bit weird. I feel a loss of self-feeling and self-perception, as if everything is going on around me entirely on its own and I am simply drifting along, like a cloud in the sky, a feather in the wind, or a piece of driftwood on a river. Psychologists call this "flow". Not seeing everything as I or mine, I have somewhat of a clearer perspective on things... Not being anxious about past or future sufferings, or necessary actions in the present to address both. So, I see it as a feeling of kensho (since after a few hours or a night's rest, it's gone).
And yet, this is not traditional "meditation, is it? So, why should it make me feel this way?
Can concentration merely by itself yield positive results, without using specific objects or contexts? (Sitting down for 30 minutes, focusing on one of the 40 objects of meditation, in a manner prescribed by a teacher, etc..)

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Edmonton downs Fraser Valley 4-2 in opener for Pacific Region title
by Lucas Scott
BURNABY, B.C. – The Edmonton Thunder (Pacific) scored early and continued to pour on the pressure in a 4-2 victory, outshooting Esso Cup hosts the Fraser Valley Phantom 26-14 en route to their fourth consecutive Pacific Region title.
"Obviously, it's always exciting to win those championships, and after twenty-three days off I think that want to play was really our driving factor," reflected Edmonton head coach Cassea Schols. "I think it's important to have a quick start; it sets the pace for the game and for the tournament."
Edmonton captain Mikaeli Cavell (Edmonton, Alta.) opened the scoring forty-four seconds into the game on a broken play in front of the net.
The 5'10" power forward made a strong move towards the crease, following up on her own shot and tapping home a loose puck behind Phantom goalie Latica Castillo (Surrey, B.C.) to put Edmonton up 1-0.
Cavell, playing in her third Esso Cup, recognizes how important it is to get off to a quick start at this level.
"To get that goal out of the way that quick, to get the team started on offense was amazing. It was really a perfect situation for us," Cavell said.
The hosts were in danger of digging an early hole, as a string of penalties led to several Edmonton Thunder chances, but the Phantom penalty-killing unit was able to clear away a number of scoring opportunities, killing five of six penalties on the night, and even a grabbing a shorthanded goal midway through the first.
A desperation shot from distance was mishandled by Edmonton goalie Chloe Sanderson (Edmonton, Alta.) , giving Chelsea Wilson (Langley, B.C.) her first of the tournament, and the equalizer, at 9:55.
Edmonton quickly responded with a fortunate bounce of its own, as a wide-angled shot from Cavell caught a piece of Amy Boucher in front and found the back of the net giving the Edmonton captain her second point of the period and restoring the one-goal lead heading into the second.
Under five minutes into the middle frame, Edmonton increased their lead on yet another power play, as season scoring leader Amy Boucher (Edmonton, Alta.) converted her second, on a doorstep rebound a Jessica Healey (Edmonton, Alta.) point shot, putting the Thunder up 3-1.
Minutes later, however, Wilson energized her team with a highlight reel goal, taking a defensive zone feed with speed at the Edmonton blue line and slipping around a diving Thunder defenceman before going low-blocker for her second of the game.
No strangers to Esso Cup play, the Thunder demonstrated the experience of a team in their fifth straight national tournament, staying composed despite just a one-goal lead after outshooting Fraser Valley 20-9 through the first two frames.
"With all the chances we had and not putting pucks in the net, we started trying to do it all on our own … so going into the third, (the focus) was just getting back to our team play and using each other out there, and (then) it's going to come." Schols said.
The strategy prevailed, and after a number of Phantom comeback attempts, Nicole Gorda (Edmonton, Alta.) scored an insurance goal for the Thunder on a flurry in front, as a small but vocal Edmonton following kept pace and volume with the home crowd cheering on host team Fraser Valley.
The Edmonton Thunder next take on fellow Esso Cup returnees Halifax Metro Boston Pizza (Atlantic) at 4 p.m. on Monday, April 22, while the Fraser Valley Phantom again play in front of local fans for the feature game at 7:30 p.m., against LHFDQ Nord (Quebec). Follow all the action live on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/HC_EssoCup and watch live on FASTHockey by visiting hockeycanada.fasthockey.com.
|Game Information/Renseignements sur le match
|Game #/No. de match
|Bill Copeland Sports Centre
|Burnaby, B.C.
|Sun. Apr. 21, 2013
|8:00 p.m. PT
|Box Score/Compte
|Goals & Penalties/Buts et pénalités
|First Period/Première période
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00:44 PAC Mikaeli Cavell
10:05 HST Chelsea Wilson (Jodi Gentile)
12:00 PAC Amy Boucher (Mikaeli Cavell, Nicole Gorda)
Penalties/Pénalités :
06:53 HST Jodi Gentile (Hooking/Accrocher)
09:22 PAC Sydney Thomlison (Interference/Obstruction)
09:59 HST Jenna Hewitt-Kenda (Hooking/Accrocher)
|Second Period/Deuxième période
|Goals/Buts :
05:07 PAC Amy Boucher (Jessica Healey, Nicole Gorda) PP/AN
09:40 HST Chelsea Wilson (Mackenzie Wong)
04:48 HST Zoe Todd (Slashing/Coup de bâton)
12:16 HST Jodi Gentile (Tripping/Faire trébucher)
16:53 HST Zoe Todd (Interference/Obstruction)
19:28 PAC Sydney Thomlison (Tripping/Faire trébucher)
|Third Period/Troisième période
|Goals/Buts :
16:28 PAC Nicole Gorda (Elizabeth Salyn, Mikaeli Cavell)
Penalties/Pénalités :
04:19 HST Samantha Schwarz (Hooking/Accrocher)
|Goaltenders/Gardiennes de but
|Laticia Castillo
|Chloe Sanderson
|Shots on Goal/Tirs au but
|Players of the Game/Joueurse du match
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Crisis Investing: Keeping Your Head
When a crisis creates uncertainty, markets often become volatile, especially when the scope of the disaster isn't clear. A crisis is like Janus, the Roman god with faces that looked forward and back. For some investors, it may represent a threat; for others, it may spell opportunity. Not every crisis requires a reaction; sticking to a long-term plan is still the best strategy for most people.
Here are some examples of factors that investors sometimes overlook when considering which face of Janus to focus on during a crisis.
Watch the global supply chain
Companies and economies increasingly operate in a global context. The more heavily an industry or company relies on global partners, the more it might be affected by crisis conditions. Think not only about companies that are affected directly by turmoil, but about other companies that rely on them.
For example, China has become in many ways the world's factory floor, and many information technology services are now outsourced to India. How would a crisis in either country affect global supply chains or communications infrastructure? Might competitors not affected by the crisis pick up at least some of the slack? How might a particular industry be hit by shortages of parts or raw materials? Is a large multinational so geographically spread out that a crisis in one part of the world may have little impact on its overall operations? Oil is perhaps the most obvious example of how a crisis can affect global supply chains. A perceived threat to supplies can affect prices of other assets.
Consider currency fluctuations
Currency fluctuations are another factor to consider. Crises in one part of the world can affect that region's currency. That in turn can affect companies located elsewhere. The 2010 panic over potential default by several eurozone countries strengthened the dollar, and though that may sound like good news, a stronger dollar can hurt U.S. exports.
Currency issues are also important because of what's called the "carry trade." This happens when investors use money from a country where interest rates are relatively low--the Japanese yen and the U.S. dollar have been prime examples in recent years--to invest elsewhere at a better rate of return. However, if the cheaper currency suddenly increases in value, the carry trade can reverse as investors put their capital back into the so-called funding currency. That can affect assets denominated in other currencies. For example, the yen soared as investors anticipated that money would be repatriated to deal with Japan's earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disaster. Some investments denominated in other currencies suffered when investors sold them to invest in yen.
Think both long term and short term
Nothing lasts forever. A crisis could create opportunities that eventually peter out, or challenges that later seem trivial. Or it could have little short-term impact but mean profound change over a period of years. When considering whether a crisis represents a challenge or an opportunity, think both short term and long term.
A crisis with potentially long-term opportunities or harmful consequences may mean you may be able to take more time with a decision. If the window of opportunity is smaller or the potential devastation more short term, remember that there are alternatives to an all-or-nothing approach. For example, you could take a small position and see how your investment thesis plays out before committing more. Even if the window of opportunity slams shut, new opportunities often emerge during even the worst of times; missing one now doesn't mean you won't find others later. If you're worried about a potential downturn, you could use other investments to hedge your exposure while retaining a long-term stake, or take profits to protect part of your holdings but leave some money invested in case the crisis is short-lived.
Note: Any investment approach involves some type of risk, including the possible loss of principal, and there's no guarantee any strategy or technique will be successful.


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Traffic misery in Kingston and Surbiton is set to continue until Friday morning to allow Thames Water to complete emergency water main repairs in Hampton Wick.
A diversion was due to be lifted at 1pm today.
Traffic jams in Ewell Road this morning
The road works in High Street caused rush hour traffic tailbacks as far as Ewell Road in Surbiton this morning.
High Street is closed northbound between Kingston Bridge and Lower Teddington Road, with a diversion in place affecting bus routes 281 and 285.
Buses were disrupted this morning as at least one 71 bus stopped in Surbiton without continuing to Kingston.
Traffic over Kingston Bridge was heavy as early as 7am today.
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This could prolly go in the throwing technique forum as well but I have placed it here because the problem for me is specific to one disc.
When I throw what is intended to be a flat drive type shot with my Roc, using the power grip and standard reach back method, it flies straight and then turns and fades right at the end of its flight.
The way the Roc flies straight for most of its flight indicates to me that this is a different problem then the one I have with spiking drivers hard and to the right because of off-axis-torque. What am I doing wrong?


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LonesomeYogurt wrote:Sure, but what about the Visuddhimagga?
What about it? If it contradicts the suttas, then I think the answer is clear.
As I said above, the range of interpretation of jhana by "sutta practitioners" such as Ajahn Brahm, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Bhante Vimalaramsi, etc, is just as wide as any disagreement between the Visuddhimagga and any one interpretation of the suttas, so this talk of "contradiction between sutta and commentary" appears to be a moot point, overshadowed by the "contradiction between sutta interpretations".


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After selling out of the Amy Butler kits since posting about it on this blog, I thought I'd let you know there are others. You can find the info at the American Quilting blog. If you're local, there's a shop hop going on in northern Utah this weekend. Drop by American Quilting in Orem for lots of good deals.
Happy weekend! I am hoping to catch-up on correspondence this weekend. And 100 other things! 🙂 See you Monday!


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BOSTON ( TheStreet) -- The end of the year is upon us, which means I'm starting to consider nominations for the best and worst biotech CEOs of 2012. If you have suggestions, please send them my way. Dendreon's ( SYMBOL) Mitch Gold took worst CEO dishonors last year. Best CEO went to Vertex Pharmaceuticals' ( VRTX) Matt Emmens and Pharmasset's Schaefer Price. Sarepta Therapeutics ( SRPT) held its third-quarter conference call Wednesday night, prompting a good bit of discussion and comments on Twitter. This week's Biotech Stock Mailbag opens with a tweet from @patrick_vr: "Do you think there is a catalyst for the stock to go higher over the next several months?" I'm glad you asked me about a three-month time horizon and not three minutes. Thank you. Sarepta's most important upcoming catalyst is the "end of phase II" meeting with the FDA. This is the sit-down where Sarepta will discuss with FDA officials the collective preclinical and clinical data on eteplirsen (most importantly, the results of the phase IIb study). In return, FDA will offer advice and guidance on the next steps. Sarepta hopes to emerge from the meeting with FDA blessing to seek accelerated approval for eteplirsen, based on the clinical data in hand. This meeting between Sarepta and FDA is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2013, said Sarepta CEO Chris Garabedian on last night's call, which is a reiteration of the timeline he's talked about previously. Do not expect, on the day of this FDA meeting, Sarepta to immediately issue a press release announcing what the agency's regulators told the company. Sarepta is more likely to wait for FDA's formal written comments and minutes from the meeting before it lets us all know if the eteplirsen accelerated approval filing plan is a go -- or not. My best guess is March 2013. That's a bit longer than three months from today but not by much. My second-best guess is FDA agrees to an accelerated approval filing for eteplirsen. If I'm right, Sarepta shares will go higher. Five reasons for my Sarepta bullishness: 1) The "exon-skipping" mechanism by which eteplirsen works is supported by the increase in functional dystrophin and the improved walking ability of DMD patients. The clinical data are strong and convincing. 2) Eteplirsen's safety profile is excellent, making this a relatively easy decision on a risk-benefit analysis. 3) DMD advocates and patients are lining up to support Sarepta and etelirsen. Their collective voices matter and will make a difference. 4) Sarepta's management team, led by Garabedian, is top-notch. I'm confident they'll make a convincing argument to FDA. 5) FDA has nothing to lose -- but so much to gain politically -- by approving eteplirsen early.
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How to get better sound from the music on your computer
Tara W. has worked for Crutchfield since 2004. She writes about whole-house music and video gear, and works on Crutchfield's video team.
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Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
Getting better sound doesn't have to be difficult or complicated: Upgrading just one piece of gear in the chain from digital music file to your ears will improve the experience. And we can help you get better sound from your digital music library — whether it's from your computer or your iPod.
Starting with a good base — high-quality audio files — is essential. For info on how to create or rip high-quality audio files, see Jim's Guide to High-fidelity Computer Audio. Once you've got them, the next question is how will you get that sound out of your computer?
Bypassing your computer's sound system
Most computers come with a built-in sound card, but if you haven't upgraded it along the way, chances are it isn't going to be the highest-performing piece of equipment. What does a sound card do? Part of its job is to convert the 0s and 1s that are your music files into an analog signal that can be played through your speakers — it's called a digital-to-analog converter, or DAC. This is a great place where an upgrade can change your listening experience and here are a few ways to go about it.
1. An all-in-one solution
Choose high-quality computer speakers that have their own built-in digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and amplifier.
These sleek Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 speakers connect to your computer's USB port (bypassing the DAC). In addition to being tiny and modern, they also pump out great sound. Be sure to read Ralph's review, Bowers & Wilkins MM-1 computer speakers — A joy for the senses.
2. A combination for great sound
Pair an external DAC with high-quality computer speakers
You don't necessarily need speakers with a built-in DAC (especially if you already own a pair without one). Another option is to get a converter that you connect to your computer and to your computer speakers. In this case, I've used a NuForce uDC-2AC (they're compact and come in fun colors) and Audioengine speakers as a great way to showcase digital audio.
3. Equipment that's tailored for your computer
For improved audio performance, I'd choose dedicated computer audio components along with high-fidelity bookshelf speakers. They'll bring new life to the multitude of songs on any computer. These Peachtree Audio pieces feature the same design and impressive build quality as the high-end gear you'd expect to find in a larger home audio system, but these are designed to use your computer as a music source.
Listening in a different room than where the computer lives
Listening to great music in the same room as your computer is wonderful, but what about listening in other parts of the house? A number of wireless music players let you do that, but a Sonos® multi-room music system is a great — and wireless — choice. Sonos makes players that'll work with existing gear, like the high-end system in a living room, and other players have built-in speakers, which are perfect for spaces like a kitchen or bedroom.
Personal listening
Can't listen out loud at work? Don't want to wake the kids or your partner? There are ways to get great sound from headphones, too. Just see my companion post, Two ways to amp up headphone listening. And if you want to personalize what you listen to, read Three Internet music services worth checking out.


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Dental Work and Headaches
About 5 months ago my husband had extensive dental work. He did not have implants however almost all top teeth were drilled and capped over a quick period of time by ingesting a special pill. About 2 months after this dental work he began developing "serious" headaches. All tests show no tumors, cyst, clogged arteries, etc. Every test result returned as normal. However, 3 months later he is no better off. The neurologist diagnosed him with Trigeminal Neuralgia but the neurosurgeon said he thinks it`s actually cluster headaches. We are now on a new set of drugs that do seem to be helping and we have also found that 15 minute blasts of pure oxygen seem to help. The dentist checked his teeth and took x-rays and says everything looks normal but I have my doubts due to reasons I am now experiencing after having one tooth (back top right) drilled to next to nothing, as my husband did and now I too am experiencing somewhat of the same type of pain. For example, stabbing of the eye on the same side as my dental work. Can you please tell me what you know about dental work related to this subject? Also, can you tell me why I cannot get a pharmacy to fill a prescription for DHE45 injections which have prior authorization by our insurance company? Thank You.
It is difficult to answer your question without an examination. Since you are now experiencing symptoms similar to your husband`s, I would recommend that you perhaps see the neurologist who successfully treated your husband. Another possibility would be to see an expert in Dental Pain Management. See the American Dental Association link below for listings.
Nancy L Clelland, DMD, MSD
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CARSON, Calif. -- After dominating possession for the vast majority of the first half of the MLS Cup final, the L.A. Galaxy went to the locker room at halftime trailing the Houston Dynamo, 1-0.
But the Galaxy continued their offensive push in the second half, and it finally paid dividends.
Houston took the lead one minute before the half, opening up the Galaxy defense against the run of play. Adam Moffat sent a long ball down the right that would have made L.A.'s David Beckham proud, and Dynamo forward Calen Carr was onside by a step. He took a touch, held off Galaxy defender Tommy Meyer and blasted a close-range shot over Adam Saunders.
Carr missed both games of the Eastern Conference finals with an injured hamstring but was given the start on Saturday over Macoumba Kandji. It was his fifth goal of the season.
The Galaxy tied it up in the 60th minute on an Omar Gonzalez header and then took the lead in the 65th on a Landon Donovan penalty kick after a Houston hand ball.


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I for one love how the Pacers are fronting the post. Have wanted them to do it for years but when they changed the illegal defensive rules three years ago it makes it even easier to front the post.
Pacers never really have done it before. Under Larry Brown they three quartered and did a good job of pushing the post man off the block. But under Bird and Isiah the pacers generally just let the post man get the ball and then they went to work.
Fronting the post is not easy, you have to get ball pressure on the guy feeding the post and you have to get quick and strong weakside help which the pacers have gotten especially good at. But it is a no brainer with the type of defenders the Pacers have at the front court positions. Jeff, AL, J.O, Cro, Scot and Ron all can get to post player really quick.
Two weaknesses of fronting is it can open up penetration lanes and it can open up the offensive boards. But I don't see those two things bothering the Pacers right now.
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SANTA CRUZ -- Fullpower Technologies, a Santa Cruz company behind the award-winning technology in iPhone and iPad applications that monitors sleep patterns and physical activity and provide GPS locations, services and directions, recently announced new patents that are shaping the next generation of wearable medical devices.
"The next social paradigm-shift is noninvasive wearable wireless medical devices and applications," said Philippe Kahn, founder and chief executive officer of Fullpower. "... Dick Tracy had a watch that did everything. The key is real inventions with real innovation."
New medical devices that are noninvasive and wearable, coupled with new medications, will make a bigger impact than the camera phone did, Kahn said on a new YouTube video discussing the latest innovations. The future is personalized dosage and personalized delivery creating a new generation of therapies that will change the way people manage their health.
"I think in 2013 we are going to start to see the beginning of this revolution," said Kahn, who founded the company with wife, Sonia Lee Kahn, in 2003.
Fullpower which includes MotionX sensor technology has received acclaim for a sleep application which climbed to the top of the iPhone and iPad charts in the medical application category last year and for its GPS Drive by Motion X. Some of the technology is currently in the "UP," a wearable wristband by Jawbone that measures and tracks activity, sleep and caloric intake and allows users to upload information in a social media forum. MotionX technology is also in Nike+ GPS and the Pioneer AppRadio.
Earlier this month, at the Biotech Showcase, an annual San Francisco investor and partnering conference, Fullpower announced a recent patent that tracks an individual's proximity to epidemic outbreaks and another that outlines a method and apparatus using mobile sensors to identify activity. Together, they could be used to create a device that collects accurate patient information and outbreak notifications based on historical location data.
The market is rapidly expanding, said Robert Blumberg, attorney and managing director of Soquel Group, a local patent firm.
"The combination of miniaturization of electronic devices and wireless communications enables a whole new class of inventions," Blumberg said. "People pitch us ideas all the time. We have devices for running and diabetes monitoring that can communicate with wireless computers and with doctors."
Of the many interesting technologies to cross his desk, however, they are not all good business opportunities, Blumberg recalled a pitch for competitive meditation that would monitor the brain waves of people to see who could project a calmer image "sounds fun but didn't really go any place in the market."
"We were at Biotech Showcase to meet with partners," Kahn said. Kahn, founder of several successful technology companies and inventor of the first camera phone, said the company is partnering with major pharmaceutical companies to create products for diabetes, heart disease and sleep disorders.
Life sciences technology has always been a core focus for Fullpower,
Kahn said in an email interview. Fullpower has about three dozen issued patents and dozens more in process.
"Sensors are everywhere. MotionX leads with Sensor Fusion technology and that is exciting. The 75-person company will be announcing several patents a year, Kahn said. "The combination of these patents allows us to work with pharmaceutical partners on next generation drugs, enabling smart personalized dosage and delivery. It's a key game-changing opportunity."
At a glance
Fullpower Technologies Inc.
WHAT: A privately owned technology company focusing on MotionX technology, a mobile sensing suite of technology for a variety of products in the areas of life sciences, gaming, driving, security, imaging and logistics
PARTNERS: Include Apple, Nike, Jawbone, Texas Instruments, Pioneer and JVC.
HEADQUARTERS: 1200 Pacific Ave., Suite 300, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
BACKGROUND: Founded in Santa Cruz in 2003.
LEADERSHIP TEAM: Philippe Kahn, founder and chief executive officer
EMPLOYEES: About 75
CONTACT INFORMATION: 831-460-7070; www.fullpower.com


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We're now 75% through True Detective and I still don't really know what I'm watching.
I am enjoying it though.
"I had to take her down like Chris Brown."
-Lance Stephenson
It's an oldie, but we're 110 episodes or so into Buffy The Vampire Slayer. It's a show I never thought I'd get into but have grown to enjoy immensely.
Definitely a fun, sometimes very good show, though for your position, I think a really long debate could be had to just forgo the last couple of seasons.
pretty sure David Stern is The Yellow King
I'm 7/8ths of the way thru True Detective and I still have no real idea how it is going to end. I'm guessing the supernatural stuff some have speculated upon isn't really where it's going at this point.
I am wondering if the daughter is going to be discovered to have been a victim. Or maybe that was all a red herring.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
I need to rewatch True Detective once it's over because trying to connect the dots just makes me feel dumb. Maybe I'll marathon it over the weekend before the finale, I didn't expect it to be such a whodunit.
The reveal at the end of this past episode worked well. Just minor enough character where you would have dismissed him, but memorable enough where you remembered who he was, and why his location in both instances mattered.
Honestly just feels like too much to wrap in one more episode, though. I fully realize the McConalogues are what have made True Detective what it is, but I still wish this series would have done more time showing (and developing) and a helluva lot less time telling and concerning itself with philosophy lectures. There's a way to balance both while pacing the story just right. I feel like it's sacrificed far too much in favor of sounding smart for the majority, and now is in panic mode trying to tie things up.
Agents of SHIELD- This show has gotten really good, especially the last couple episodes. I knew it would take some time to find its footing but I think it's starting to now. I can't wait to see where this goes. It's gotten more sci-fyish, more comic booky over the past few episodes and it's hitting its stride.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
This is a really good theory on the true identity of The Yellow King.
Bates Motel is my favorite show since Lost. Amazing first episode of Season 2.
I have one episode left of The Sopranos season 4. It's without question my favorite tv show of all time. I would rank season 4 as the weakest of the 4 seasons that I've watched. The only thing that could change that is if the season finale is out of this world. (Pie O My was certainly a memorable moment from this season.
Through 4 seasons, I'd rank them as follows:
Season 2 (Richie Aprile, Big Pussy, Chris shot at... Just a fantastic season)
Season 1 (Tony/Jr. Beef, Livia, several memorable whackings, Mikey Palmice)
Season 3 (Jackie Jr., the Russian, Ralph Cifareto)
Season 4 (A great season, don't get me wrong, but just not as good as prior 3. Not enough on the business end for my liking. Pie 'O My, more Ralph, Adrianna making new "friends", Chris on drugs, Carm lusting for Furio.)
If the Season 4 finale blows me away, then maybe I'll revise, but I doubt that's possible.
I am looking forward to Season 5. I've heard it's great.
Can't waite for the final episode of "True Detective". Just started watching season 2 of "House of Cards" and I just LOVE Kevin Spacey as an actor and he's just perfect in his role as Francis Underwood. Also part 2 of season 3 of "Suits" just started. "Game of Thrones" starts in a month and "The Walking Dead" is still ungoing... It's a good time to watch tv-series .
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"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
So... anyone else think True Detective went out on a cliched whimper more than a bang?
Maybe I expected too much....
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
The whole point of True Detective, IMO (and I'm no Sepinwall), was that it was never really about the case or the killer or the details. It was about Rust and Marty, and all the tangential specifics of light vs dark. Everything you need to know was said in the final lines. There is only one story. It's almost a series creator commentary on the ridiculous amount of fan theories that had been constructed as the season went along -- they were so beside the point of what the series was trying to accomplish, that reset button was needed.
I thought it was quite fitting, from a number of angles.
I liked how the ending wasn't some over-the-top crazyland, although Carcosa was freaking crazy. It wasn't some huge cult following with a leader in the middle, controlling the strings and fighting Rust/Marty. It was rather simple, an incestual family cut off from the outside world, who had visions of being grandiose. In the end, it was just a nut with a lot of sticks. Gives the show a bit of a more realistic feel, IMHO.
Also thought the realization from Rust that we aren't just secular beings bumping into each other on our unpurposed paths of life, but rather inter-connected beings with some type of religious awakening was fitting. The crime story was secondary to the evolution of Rust/Marty.
Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right. ― Ricky Gervais.
So weird that after completing probably the greatest performance in the history of acting, Cranston is going to lose all of the awards to McConaughey.
Alright, alright truly sold that last scene to perfection, as it kind of felt like something out of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Seems like Pizzolatto wanted Rust to find a reason to live by the end and Marty to realize his reason was gone. Very narrative-y, flat circular storytelling, though I'm not complaining. Detective stories are the worst, so obviously the journey is better. The Internet is very dumb sometimes.
TWD - Even during an episode where they do something completely unexpected, and probably new, on TV, it still sucks.
Just because you're offended, doesn't mean you're right. ― Ricky Gervais.
Running the Walking Dead must be like running the Knicks. Sure, it's really popular, there's lots of money, and you might get some recognition. But you're working for an idiot; you're probably never going to be the best; and you're always close to getting ****-canned at the mercy of irrational media members and fans. I don't envy Scott Gimple, though I think he's done a pretty good job since taking over this season. When he gets fired in a few episodes, I'm sure it won't feel all that bad.
I know it's a zombie show and all, but it's a MASSIVE success, I can't believe The Walking Dead gets away so many shots of little kids shooting guns but little kids being murdered. It's pretty offputting really.
Oh, and the last Rick and Morty was awesom.
I was moved by the last TWD episode, honestly. The show has always been up and down for me with some stupid writing / moments sprinkled all around, but I still view it as (on average) a good (not great) show. I don't love it, but I do like it. When something strikes me as stupid I just try to let it go and enjoy the ride.
I just think the writing is unbelievable bad. A lot of it has to do with just the slow grinding pace. It was funny watching the first sement of Talking Dead and them saying "Well we found out who was feeding the zombies at the prison." They didn't know 2 months ago when it was happening? How many times did those two little girls need to say something weird or be found messing with them on the fence line? The writers drug it out, gave us all the clues, and then hammered it home with a single episode. Just over kill. And that's how they do the whole show.
I can't keep going through this snail paced character development, of characters that f-ing suck. It's like Andrea all over again.
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Solving the Process Safety Puzzle
Integrated Safety Systems Offer One Solution, but No One-Size-Fits-All Fix Exists
The ruins are still smoldering in West, Texas, as I write this. On April 18, 2013, the West Fertilizer Co. plant exploded killing 14, injuring 200, and destroying 50 homes, an apartment complex, a school and a nursing home. Much more is still unknown than known about the cause of the blast, but one thing is painfully clear: Another process operation has tragically and catastrophically failed.
As the days and weeks go on, answers will emerge about this specific accident, but the biggest question will, I suspect, remain unanswered: Why is process safety so hard?
It's not for want of trying. Every time an accident like this occurs, there are detailed post mortems. The PDF of the Baker report on the 2005 Texas City accident alone runs to 300+ pages. The costs are also well-known. In the 2011 Deepwater Horizon accident, the numbers run to the billions. But still the accidents happen.
Read Also: Latest Updates on West, Texas, Plant Explosion
One reason is because process safety is complicated. It's about managing risk. It's about safety. But it's also about efficiency. Downtime from unnecessary shutdowns wastes both time and money—lots of it. But it's hard to estimate the cost of an accident that doesn't happen. It's about compliance and regulation. It's about corporate culture and basic human behavior. Oh, yes, and these days it's about security—both physical and cyber.
Getting all the pieces of the safety puzzle to come together efficiently, effectively and without breaking the bank is an ongoing struggle.
Is the Struggle Worth It?
But it's a struggle that can't be avoided. Even putting aside any moral issues, economically it's making less and less sense to not take process safety seriously.
"People are realizing good safety leads to both top and bottom line improvements," says Steve Elliott, product director for Invensys Operations Management's Triconex safety family. Good safety systems generate a +5% improvement in the top line. Bottom line improvements are around cost reductions that can be quantified up to a point. You can reduce production costs by around 3%, capital costs by around 1% and maintenance around 5%."
The real eye-opener is the possible 20% reduction in insurance costs, according to Elliott. "You can have a real conversation with the insurance companies, and use this [potential reduction] to promote safety management," he says. And it is possible to begin to arrive at an estimate of the cost of the accident that doesn't happen, says Elliott. "The machinery industry uses the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) metric. That approach is coming into the safety environment. [We're looking at] reduction in downtime, maintenance. It's the same kind of measurement. It's now possible, up to a point, to evaluate the costs related to accidents that don't happen. We're now seeing a move to use information from layers of protection analyses (LOPAs) to make evaluations of potential costs. That can be used to break through the barriers."
The Great Disconnect
It's not that companies don't think that safety is important. In a recent survey sponsored jointly by Control and ABB, respondents were pretty clear that safety is no trivial thing. A full 78% of respondents said that one of the key drivers that influenced their safety and safety instrumented systems (SIS) practices was safety incidents and injury prevention, and 65% said standards and regulatory compliance were a big motivation.
Read Also: West, Texas, Updates, Bangladesh and Other Safety Matters
But it is, alas, still too common for safety to be given a wink and a nod at many operations. In the same survey, 16% of respondents said their plant's safety systems were not compliant with IEC 615I1/ISA 84 safety instrumented systems standards, and another third were unsure. Only 37% of those in non-compliance said they had an established roadmap and timeframe for becoming compliant, and 27% said they had no plans to do so. Another 36% said compliance was "on their to-do list," and we all know what happens to many items on such a list.
Barry Young, an analyst with ARC Advisory Group, observes, "There are still some very old systems out there that haven't been replaced. Why? It's my personal belief that end users kind of wink at you. You have a manager responsible for a unit. The guy wants to move up [in the organization]. He's got a couple of million dollars to spend. If he spends them on improving the unit, he's going to get more props for that than for improving safety. He's going to risk that the unit isn't going to blow up. It's tough to have a five-year plan when you're a quarterly company."
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Were you a child of the 80's and remember doing the "Locomotion" with your friends? Then Kylie: The Exhibition at London's V & A museum, which opens today, is for you. Gold lamé, corsets, beads, sequins and feathers galore (and that's just one outfit!) the exhibition is a homage to Kylie's career, featuring costumes from the 80's through to the present. Amongst the Dolce & Gabbana and John Galliano creations, the standouts are the pale pink Chanel gown with feathered train and diamante encrusted front that the singer wore recently for her Showgirl Homecoming Tour and the iconic screenprinted Museum Dress made in 2004. And after seeing all the miniature sparkly heels that accompany each outfit, I can confirm she is a tiny size 3. If only I could own all of these, um, in three sizes bigger — in the words of the showgirl herself, "I Should Be So Lucky" right? Click here for an interactive online preview or check out the show through June 10. — Monique Jessen
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What is this medicine?HYDROXYZINE (hye DROX i zeen) is an antihistamine. This medicine may be used to treat allergy symptoms, such as hives or itching. It may also be used to treat anxiety and tension. It can also be used with other medicines to induce sleep before surgery.
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How should I use this medicine?This medicine is for injection into a muscle. It is usually given by a health care professional in a hospital or clinic setting.
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Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University's outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, concludes its 46th season with "Oliver!"
The musical runs July 25 through Aug. 10.
Directed by Porthouse Theatre artistic director Terri Kent, "Oliver!" includes musical numbers such as "Consider Yourself," "Who Will Buy," and "I'd Do Anything." The musical is based on Charles Dickens' classic novel.
The production features Actors Equity Association members Brian Keith Johnson as Bill Sykes, Patrick Kennedy as Artful Dodger, Rohn Thomas, Lucy Anders, Mackenzie Duan, and Kent State School of Theatre and Dance director Eric van Baars as Fagin. Cameron Nelson stars as Oliver Twist.
"Oliver!" also features Kent State School of Music assistant professor Timothy Culver, Lissy Gulick, Kent State School of Music assistant professor Marla Berg, Christopher D. Tuck, Ethan Montoya, Miriam Henkel-Moellmann, Courtney Nelson, and Elliott Litherland.
The Boys' Ensemble is comprised of Mary Grace Bentivegna, Anna Clawson, Samuel Culver, Spencer Desberg, Wesley Howell, Jack Kendrick, Margaret Mahaney, Ethan Montoya, Cameron Moss, Carly Nelson and Stanley Niekamp.
Porthouse Theatre's 2014 Young Professional Company is comprised of Lucy Anders*, Jessica Nicole Benson, Mackenzie Duan* '14 BFA, Grace Falasco '14 BFA, Miriam Henkel-Moellmann '11 BFA, Daniel Lindenberger '10 BFA, Elliott Litherland, Darian Lunsford, Dylan Ratell '14 BFA, Christopher D. Tuck, and Shelby Shepard.
This production is choreographed by Porthouse assistant artistic director MaryAnn Black and music directed by Kent State School of Theatre and Dance assistant professor Jonathan Swoboda. Lighting design is by Kent State School of Theatre and Dance alumnus T.C. Kouyeas and scenic design is by Kent State School of Theatre and Dance alumnus Nolan O'Dell. Costume design is by Sarah Russell MFA '09, sound design is by Brian Chismar MFA '13 and technical direction is by Ryan T. Patterson. Actors' Equity production stage manager is Derric Nolte.
For tickets, call 330-672-3884, purchase online at www.porthousetheatre.com or in person at the Porthouse Box Office, in the Roe Green Center lobby of the Center for the Performing Arts at 1325 Theatre Drive in Kent. The box office is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Single tickets range from $28 to $37 for adults and seniors, and $16 to $24 for students. Special rates for groups of 20 or more are available, as are student rates.


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Ryan's run of postseason comeback victories ends in loss to Cedar Hill
In a playoff run filled with unbelievable victories, Ryan ran out of magic against Cedar Hill.
The Raiders couldn't erase a 23-point halftime deficit, and the Cedar Hill Longhorns held on for the 52-29 victory in the Class 5A Division II Region I final on Monday at Apogee Stadium.
For the second straight season, the Longhorns knocked Ryan out of the playoffs. The Raiders finish the season with a 10-3 record and tied the school's deepest run in the 5A playoffs. It was also the school's second 10-win season in seven years in 5A.
"It always hurts when you lose, but there's no dishonor," Ryan head coach Joey Florence said. "We lost to a good football team tonight. Our kids didn't quit again. We spotted them, I don't know, 20-something points going into halftime. The kids played really well in the second half.
"There wasn't no quit in these kids, and that's all I ever ask of them."
Last week, Ryan erased a 31-0 nothing deficit against Keller Fossil Ridge and pulled off a stunning comeback at Apogee Stadium.
Cedar Hill (12-2) scored the game's first 23 points, but Ryan chipped away at the lead and was within eight points of tying the game in the third quarter.
The Longhorns' rushing attack stifled Ryan's momentum throughout the contest.
Cedar Hill gained 438 yards on the ground. Junior running back Aca'cedric Ware carried the ball 15 times for 170 yards and one touchdown, while senior running back Larry Hill had 19 carries for 127 yards and four touchdowns.
But Hill had a key error that put Ryan back in the contest. On fourth-and-1 at the Cedar Hill 20-yard line, Hill fumbled after he gained the first down. Ryan senior defensive back Paul Hunter recovered the ball and returned it for a 22-yard touchdown with 9:49 left in the third quarter.
"Paul's a great player," Ryan senior defensive tackle J.T. Williams said. "He took it to the house, and it gave us a lot of momentum and got our hopes up that we were going to come back and win."
In the third quarter, Cedar Hill senior offensive tackle Jarod Branch was taken off the field on a stretcher after Ryan picked up a fourth-down stop. Branch flashed a thumbs-up to the crowd that cheered after about 10 uneasy minutes.
On the next play, Ryan senior quarterback Mitchell Bridges launched a deep pass for senior wide receiver Trent Willis. Willis caught the ball and backpedaled a few steps for a 64-yard touchdown reception.
Ryan converted the two-point conversion, and the Raiders trailed 23-15 with 5:35 left in the third quarter. After only one catch in the first half, Willis finished the game with seven catches for 146 yards and two touchdowns.
"We didn't get him the ball in the first half, and that's on us," Florence said. "We gotta get that guy the ball."
But Cedar Hill countered with 29 of the game's next 44 points to seal the win.
After the game, Ryan players walked past the ice bunched up at the edges of the field into a relatively silent locker room.
Bridges, a two-year starter who completed 13 of 20 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns against Cedar Hill, played his final game along with 50 other seniors.
"I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat," Bridges said. "This is the last time we'll all play together. I grew up with a bunch of these kids, and ever since little league, we've been playing together. Now we won't ever get to play again."
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Cedar Hill 52, Denton Ryan 29
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Cedar Hill
CH — Damarkus Lodge 28 run (kick failed)
CH — Larry Hill 44 run (Brooks Ralph kick)
CH — Larry Hill 1 run (Brooks Ralph kick)
CH — Brooks Ralph 38 FG
DR — Paul Hunter 22 fumble return (Marc Orozco kick)
DR — Trent Willis 64 pass from Mitchell Bridges (Xavier Gray run)
CH — Damarkus Lodge 39 run (Avery Davis run)
DR — Mitchell Bridges 1 run (Trent Willis pass from Mitchell Bridges)
CH — Larry Hill 1 run (Brooks Ralph kick)
CH — Larry Hill 6 run (Brooks Ralph kick)
CH — Aca'cedric Ware 22 run (Brooks Ralph kick)
DR — Trent Willis 2 pass from Mitchell Bridges (pass failed)
First Downs
Rushing Yards
Passing Yards
Rushing — CH: Aca'cedric Ware 15-170, Larry Hill 19-127, Damarkus Lodge 3-66, Denvre Daniels 8-36, Justin McMillan 6-29, Peter Lewis 2-12, Team Stat 1--2, DR: Tyrone Williams 15-54, Mitchell Bridges 17-25, Maurice Gordon 2-7.
Passing — CH: Justin McMillan 5-9-0-79, DR: Mitchell Bridges 13-20-0-191.
Receiving — CH: Damarkus Lodge 3-48, Larry Hill 1-21, Devon Murdock 1-10, DR: Trent Willis 7-146, Xavier Gray 3-17, Tyrone Williams 1-16, Preston Compton 1-7, Jordan Murray 1-5.


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STRANGE WEATHER Reading Set for 12/2 at HarlemÂ's George Faison Firehouse Theatre
Actress / award-winning playwright Renee Flemings presents a free, staged reading of her acclaimed play "Strange Weather" on Sunday, December 2nd at Harlem's George Faison Firehouse Theatre (6 Hancock Place) at 3:00pm.
Described as "a Southern gothic tale with a comic edge about a fundamentalist Baptist family with many secrets," the reading is produced by Woodie King's New Federal Theatre and The Gurfein-Merine Family Foundation/Ntozake Shange Play Reading Series. To RSVP, contact (212) 353-1176 / firstname.lastname@example.com.
Directed by Clinton Turner Davis, Renee will be joined at the reading by actors Caroline Clay, Sheila Kay Davis, Shamika Cotton, Devin Haqq, Robert Kya-Hill, Alvin Keith, Keith Randolph-Smith and Jonathan Peck. Flemings is a 2004 Eugene O'Neill Conference finalist who has performed and produced plays at various venues including The Triad, Henry Street Settlement (NYC), The National Black Theatre Festival and The Women's InterNational Theatre Festival (Philadelphia, PA).
The Faison Firehouse Theatre is located on 124th Street between Morningside & St. Nicholas Avenues inManhattan. Subway: take the "A," "D," #2 or #3 train to 125th Street. This series is funded by Department of Cultural Affairs/ New York City Council Committee, James Van Bramer, Chairman and New York State Council on the Arts Literature Program.


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Young alum working to turn short film into feature length movie
From screenwriters Michael Brandt, BBA '91, MA '94, and Derek Haas, BA '91, MA '95, to directors Kevin Reynolds, BA '74, JD '76, and John Lee Hancock, BA '79, JD '82, Baylor is well represented throughout the film industry.
Now, recent alum Ben Davis, BA '11, is looking to add his name to the list. And in a crowded industry with no shortage of aspiring filmmakers, he's taking no shortcuts in the effort to turn his short film "Watch The Skies" into a full-length feature.
The film focuses on two sons whose father took a huge secret with him when he mysteriously disappeared many years ago. Davis, who co-wrote the full-length script, has produced an 18-minute short designed to attract the attention of other filmmakers and pique the right person's curiosity, showing industry veterans that Davis and his team have the right stuff to make their vision a reality. (FYI: There's some PG-13 language in the short.)
Baylor is well-represented throughout. In addition to Davis, Baylor Film and Digital Media (FDM) Professor Brian Elliott, BA '84, MA '90, served as an associate producer, and actor Jake Abell, BA '13, plays the leading role of a son searching for answers. The crew was also comprised of numerous Baylor FDM students.
Davis previously displayed his skill behind the camera in a music video, winning a number of awards (including "Best Video of the Year" from the Indie Music Channel) for his direction of Marcella Fruehan's "Truth Is".
You can follow Davis' journey to get "Watch the Skies" made on the film's Facebook page.
Sic 'em, Ben!
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Christoph Waltz really owes Quentin Tarantino. Waltz won his second supporting-actor Academy Award on Sunday for a Tarantino film, this time as a genteel bounty hunter in the slave-revenge saga "Django Unchained."
In a choked voice, Waltz offered thanks to his character and "to his creator and the creator of his awe-inspiring world, Quentin Tarantino."
A veteran performer in Germany and his native Austria, Waltz had been a virtual unknown in Hollywood when Tarantino cast him as a gleefully evil Nazi in 2009's "Inglourious Basterds," which won him his first Oscar.
Waltz has since done a handful of other Hollywood movies, but it's Tarantino who has given him his two choicest roles.
Oscar host Seth MacFarlane opened with a mildly edgy monologue that offered the usual polite jabs at the academy, the stars and the industry. He took a poke at academy voters over the snub of Ben Affleck, who missed out on a directing nomination for best-picture favorite "Argo," a thriller about the CIA's plot to rescue six Americans during the Iranian hostage crisis.
"The story was so top secret that the film's director is unknown to the academy," MacFarlane said. "They know they screwed up. Ben, it's not your fault."
William Shatner made a guest appearance as his "Star Trek" character Capt. James Kirk, appearing on a giant screen above the stage during MacFarlane's monologue, saying he came back in time to stop the host from ruining the Oscars.
"Your jokes are tasteless and inappropriate, and everyone ends up hating you," said Shatner, who revealed a headline supposedly from the next day's newspaper with a headline reading, "Seth MacFarlane worst Oscar host ever."
The performance-heavy Oscars also included an opening number featuring Charlize Theron and Channing Tatum, who did a classy dance while MacFarlane crooned "Just the Way You Look Tonight." Daniel Radcliffe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt then joined MacFarlane for an elegant musical rendition of "High Hopes."
Fans have pondered how far MacFarlane the impudent creator of "Family Guy," might push the normally prim and proper Oscars.
MacFarlane may be a wild card, but as for the show itself, predictability could be the Academy Awards' middle name. This time looks the same, with clear favorites in the main categories.
So Oscar organizers hope they've assembled a show that will be good time on its own performance merits, with wily, bawdy writer, director, animator, singer and all-around vocal talent MacFarlane as host and a ceremony packed with song and dance.
The awards themselves do hold some potential firsts and other rarities.
Affleck's "Argo" looks like it will be an uncommon film to claim best picture without a directing nomination, while "Lincoln" filmmaker Steven Spielberg and star Daniel Day-Lewis are favored to join exclusive lists of three-time Oscar winners.
Affleck was not counting on anything, though.
"We don't expect to depart with anything but our integrity," Affleck said on the Oscar red carpet before the show.
If some longshots came in, the night could produce two more three-time acting winners — Sally Field from "Lincoln" and Robert De Niro for "Silver Linings Playbook."
There's also a chance of the oldest or youngest acting winner ever — 86-year-old "Amour" star Emmanuelle Riva and 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis for "Beasts."
The show will feature a tribute to British super-spy James Bond to mark the 50th anniversary of his first big-screen outing in "Dr. No." Adele will perform her Oscar-nominated title tune to last year's Bond tale "Skyfall," while the show features Shirley Bassey, who sang the Bond theme songs for "Goldfinger," `'Diamonds Are Forever" and "Moonraker."
The show presents a salute to movie musicals of the last decade, with "Chicago" Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones and "Dreamgirls" winner Jennifer Hudson joining "Les Miserables" cast members that include best-actor nominee Hugh Jackman, supporting-actress front-runner Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, Helena Bonham Carter and Amanda Seyfried.
Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have lined up a bubbly mix of young and old Hollywood as presenters, performers and special guests — from Barbra Streisand, Michael Douglas and Jane Fonda to "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe, "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart, and Robert Downey Jr. and his superhero colleagues from "The Avengers."
Affleck's thriller "Argo" is in line for best picture after winning practically every top prize at earlier honors. Hollywood was shocked that Affleck was snubbed for a directing nomination, possibly earning the film some sympathy votes, particularly from actors, who love it when one of their own succeeds behind the camera.
The story of how Hollywood, Canada and the CIA teamed up to rescue six Americans during the Iranian hostage crisis, "Argo" would become just the fourth film in 85 years to claim the top prize without a best-directing nomination and the first since 1989's "Driving Miss Daisy."
The best-picture prize typically ends the Oscar show, but this time, MacFarlane and Kristin Chenoweth will perform a closing number on the Dolby Theatre stage that producers Zadan and Meron called a "`can't miss' moment."


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Kudos & Kindness: Thank you for your kindness
January 17, 2013
I want to thank everyone for your prayers and donations on my behalf. It has been a long roller coaster ride. I really believed I would never get a new heart, but by the grace of god Stanford Medical Center called with a donated heart. My prayers were answered. I have a new heart and I'm back to my home of 38 years that I love, Lake Tahoe. Through this whole ride my family Joe, Nikki, Colin and my grandkids have been my rocks. They sacrificed their whole summer to be with me in Palo Alto. My best friend Sandy Gray was my great friend and guardian angel. I have so many people to thank and I hope you know who you are. I still have a long way to go, but I know with having the friends and family that I have anything is possible. One more little tidbit, I fell and fractured my hip and had three pins put in. Just another bump in the road. So please except my sincere thank you from the bottom of my new heart. I love you all. Joe and Christene GarciaSouth Lake Tahoe


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Notre Dame is leaving the Big East and headed to the ACC in all sports except football and hockey, the league and university announced Wednesday.
The Irish remain an independent in football but will play five games per season against ACC teams, and the Irish also will have access to the ACC's non-BCS bowl tie-ins.
The sudden development is an abrupt departure from what ACC commissioner John Swofford said just a year ago. Then, he said his conference would not be interested in a program that would bring only a partial membership. But, with the increased television value the addition of Notre Dame would bring, the ACC and its Council of Presidents reversed field and welcomes a half-in, half-out football program along with all the other Irish sports (excluding hockey).
Swofford said the change was not tough, but was "significant."
"We are in our 60th year as a conference and have always been, if you will, an all-in membership," he said. "In more recent years we've discussed this with a changing landscape in intercollegiate athletics and and a changing world.
"What was best 20 years ago isn't necessarily best in today's world. We talked about crossing that threshold. That transition in thinking evolved over a period of time....What came through our internal discussions is now's the time; that this is a partnership that is a win-win and good for both parties."
There is no timetable yet on when the Irish—a member of the Big East in all sports except football and hockey since 1995—would join the ACC. The Big East requires a 27-month notice to leave the conference, but Pitt and Syracuse were able to negotiate a shorter time frame and will join the ACC in the 2013-14 academic year.
"Notre Dame has been a valued member of the Big East Conference, and we wish them success in the future," new Big East commissioner Mike Aresco said in a statement. "However, Notre Dame's departure does not change our plans. We have prestigious institutions that are excited to be a part of the Big East. We remain committed to making the Big East stronger than it has ever been."
In addition to extending an invitation to Notre Dame, the ACC has increased its exit fees to $50 million—three times the annual operating budget.
With Notre Dame, the ACC now will have 15 teams. It's not certain that the league would add a 16th club, although Connecticut state and school officials, after the Pitt and Syracuse departures from the Big East, have lobbied hard for admission to the ACC. Swofford said that adding a 16th team would create a competitive imbalance for football, so that scenario is unlikely.
In football, Notre Dame will play ACC teams five times a year, hosting ACC opponents for three games one season and going on the road for three games another year. Notre Dame will retain its television arrangement with NBC for home games, and the ACC's television partners will lead the way for ACC home games.
"This wasn't a financial decision," Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said. "It's financially neutral for us and we don't see that changing."
Notre Dame also joins the ACC's non-BCS bowl tie-ins. If Notre Dame is ranked higher than or equal to an ACC bowl-eligible team, or is within one victory of a bowl eligible team, the Irish can be selected for that bowl spot. The Orange Bowl remains linked to the ACC, so there could be an ACC vs. Notre Dame Orange Bowl matchup.
The Irish will significantly alter their scheduling plan with the Big Ten, a television industry source told Matt Hayes of Sporting News. The Fighting Irish want to keep a West Coast presence, and will keep annual games with USC and Stanford, and the annual game with Navy.
"Today is a great day for the University of Notre Dame and our athletics department, including the football program," coach Brian Kelly said in a statement released by the school. "Speaking strictly from a football standpoint, we have further solidified our future as an independent in college football, maintained our unique ability to schedule nationally and greatly improved our postseason bowl game options. I applaud Father (John) Jenkins and Jack Swarbrick for this move. They have set our entire athletics department up for great success in the future."
The addition of five ACC games a year means annual games against Big Ten rivals Michigan State, Purdue and Michigan will be "changed to some sort of rotation depending on agreeability," the television industry source said. In other words, Michigan, Michigan State and Purdue must agree to the rotation.
The only Notre Dame program not affected is the hockey team. The Irish will play one last hockey season in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association before moving to the Hockey East next year.


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