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Wow, what a morning...
As I do every weekday morning, I get the kids ready for school and off to the bus stop. Then I sit at the island in my kitchen, doing work on my laptop. This morning is no different, here I sit working. Breaking the silence, I hear my mother's voice. Not inside my head, I HEAR HER SPEAKING. For a second I can't breathe. Then I realize what it is: my daughter's "The Night Before Christmas" recordable book that my mother gave each of the grandchildren last year. If you've never seen it, it's made by Hallmark and you record your voice reading each page of the timeless story. It was laying on the bookshelf behind me. It didn't start from the beginning either, it was just the very last page where Mom says, "...and to all a good night! Merry Christmas to my darling Rebecca. Love, Grammy."
I don't know if I should feel comforted or freaked out. I'm feeling both at the moment, amidst my sobs. My poor dog doesn't know what's going on with me, she hasn't left my side.
So - thanks Mom!
my mother lost her 16 month battle with CC 9/26/10
"Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined."


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BURLINGTON, N.J. — Burlington Coat Factory was the beneficiary of an unseasonably cool first quarter that resulted in soft sales at some other retailers.
The company's net sales increased 8.4% to nearly $1.1 billion for the quarter from $982 million for the quarter ended April 28, 2012. Comparative store sales increased 3.4%.
Net income, adjusted to exclude several non-recurring expenses, was $11.1 million, an increase of 7.9% from $842 thousand for the quarter ended April 28, 2012. The increase was primarily driven by sales growth and improved gross margin rate, partially offset by increased selling and administrative expenses.
"We are very pleased with our $10.3 million increase in adjusted net Income during the quarter, which was driven by our 8.4% overall sales growth and, most important, our 3.4% comparative store sales increase," said president and CEO Tom Kingsbury. "We continue to stay focused on delivering more fresh values to our customers on a daily basis. I would like to thank our store and corporate team for contributing to these great results."
Burlington Coat Factory was taken private in 2006 by Bain Capital. It currently operates 503 stores in 44 states and Puerto Rico.

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DM Playhouse Presents THE WIZARD OF OZ, 12/7-30
The Des Moines Community Playhouse presents the family holiday classic, "The Wizard of Oz," Dec. 7-30. Tickets may be purchased online at dmplayhouse.com, by phone at 515-277-6261, and at The Playhouse ticket office, 831 42nd St.
Dorothy Gale of Kansas dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her over the rainbow to another world: a world full of good and bad witches and Munchkins. Dorothy finds faithful friends in a Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion, and the group leads her through an adventure to find the great Wizard of Oz.
"The Wizard of Oz," based on the novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, is best known from the 1939 film version, starring Judy Garland. This enchanting musical version of the beloved movie is the perfect holiday gift for families.
The Playhouse cast of 25 features Nicole Miller as Dorothy, Elisabeth Ballstadt as the Wicked Witch of the West, Casey Coppess as the Scarecrow, Douglas Cochrane as the Tinman, Peter Dean as the Cowardly Lion, and Maxwell Schaeffer as the Wizard. The show is directed by Kathy Pingel, with music direction by Steve Woodin and choreography by Alison Shafer.
The Playhouse is Iowa's oldest and largest producing theatre. Located at the 42nd Street exit of I-235, the theatre has presented a full season of shows since 1919 and also offers a wide variety of educational experiences including classes for ages 4 to adult, theatre trips to New York, and volunteer opportunities onstage and backstage.
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MAY 7, 2004 - Muskingum College is again offering its JUMPSTART program for intervention specialist graduate-level teacher preparation from June 28 through August 13.
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Can you infer the textual support from the standard DO requirement that contact is dependant of the 6 bases?
I don't intend to approach the suttas as a Bible literalist trying to appeal to the notion of the God of the Gaps. If current science suggests no workable sense faculty prior to the 8th week, how will DO be applied?


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Third baseman back after spending three weeks on DL with calf strain
TORONTO -- Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks was activated off the disabled list for Friday's series opener against the Blue Jays, batting out of the No. 8 spot in the lineup.
Middlebrooks, who went 0-for-10 during a three-game rehab stint at Triple-A Pawtucket, appeared in his first Major League game since April 4 against the Brewers. The 25-year-old was sidelined for three weeks with a calf strain. In his first at-bat Friday, he hit an RBI single to center field off Blue Jays lefty Mark Buehrle, scoring Xander Bogaerts.
"To get him back gives us not only another power bat in the bottom third of our order, but we get back to the full complement of players we anticipated in Spring Training," manager John Farrell said.
With Middlebrooks and right fielder Shane Victorino back, the Red Sox featured a full lineup Friday for the first time this season. Victorino played his first game of the season in Thursday's loss to the Yankees.
"He's a power right-handed bat who was swinging the bat well before his injury," Farrell said of Middlebrooks. "He continues to develop as a defender, is young, athletic and really lengthens out our lineup with the ability to drive the ball out of the ballpark."
Middlebrooks hit .231 with one homer and an .872 OPS in four games before sustaining the calf injury.
Chris Toman is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Unlike many movies shot in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport, writer-director Leone Marucci's The Power of Few, a non-chronological mystery about consequences and possibilities, is obviously made in Louisiana.
Los Angeles filmmaker Marucci first saw the New Orleans locales he picked for The Power of Few via Google Earth. Already impressed, Marucci made a location-scouting visit to the city in 2009. That trip sealed the deal.
"You come here, you start looking through the lens just to take stills and see that the texture of the city is incomparable," the director said Tuesday during a promotional visit to Louisiana prior to his movie's opening weekend in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Los Angeles.
Louisiana's tax incentives for filmmakers were another enticement for Marucci's independent feature. The Power of Few is a joint production of his company, Steelyard Pictures, and actress Q'orianka Kilcher's iQ Films.
Louisiana's filmmaking infrastructure was another draw.
"In L.A., there is filmmaking all around," Marucci said. "Everybody's there, everybody has a strong working knowledge. So when I left town and went looking in a few cities, it was a little nerve-racking wondering what infrastructure would be out there.
"But when I got here, I was shocked at how strong the infrastructure is. Everything was here. The crews were beyond competent. These people know what they're doing, so it was easy."
Kilcher does double-duty for The Power of Few, co-starring in the film as a motor-scooter delivery girl. The actress and her production company got involved in the project in 2006, shortly after she'd co-starred at 14 with Colin Farrell and Christian Bale in Terrence Malick's impressionistic historical drama, The New World.
"Q'orianka saw the point of the script and was really taken by the possibilities," Marucci recalled.
The Power of Few cast's other better known names include Christopher Walken, Christian Slater, Anthony Anderson and New Orleans rap star Juvenile.
Tione Johnson, a New Orleans actress who plays a young girl in the film, was a real find, Marucci said. She auditioned for the movie by reading her original poetry.
"That's all it took," Marucci said. "There are a lot of great actors, but I was trying to not look for the actor for that role, but for the person who embodies the role.
"The stars in the cast attract people, but Tione delivers so strongly in the film," Marucci said. "She has that thing inside. It was cool to see this girl on the set, working with the actors she worked with, giving them a lesson. I can only imagine that her star will rise."
The nonlinear aspect of The Power of Few required detailed storyboards, precisely choreographed scenes and even a master grid.
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This issue of the Bulletin contains a suite of articles grounded in the emerging field of health informatics. While an earlier issue of the Bulletin contained a definition and introduction to the field (www.asis.org/Bulletin/Jun-11/JunJul11_Dalrymple.pdf), this issue's articles illustrate specific aspects of this large domain having to do with human health and disease, its etiology and treatment. Clearly, such an undertaking is challenging in scope and complexity and is well beyond the resources of a single issue of the Bulletin. Thus, this collection of articles is indicative, rather than exhaustive. Its intent is to pique the interest of the Bulletin's readers, to provide illustrative and informative examples of the diversity of approaches within health informatics, to describe a few of the challenges in the field and to indicate where appropriate relationships exist among information sciences, information technology and informatics.
The issue opens with a discussion by Patricia Schwirian of the historical evolution of controlled vocabularies in nursing. Nursing care is frequently invisible, included as part of organizational overhead. In the past, nursing notes have frequently been stripped from records before they are archived for storage. Yet it is estimated that well over three-quarters of a nurse's time is spent in documenting care. Nurses are taught: "If it isn't documented, it isn't done." As more and more healthcare organizations adopt electronic health records, the opportunity to represent and document the care delivered by nurses moves from potential to reality. Controlled vocabularies in nursing (referred to as standardized nursing terminologies or SNTs) have been included in the UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) and are now often included in commercial EHR systems, thus enabling the extraction and analysis of nursing activities. Schwirian, one of nursing's informatics pioneers discusses what this change means for the development of nursing informatics and the nursing profession.
Mary White's introduction to public health informatics defines and describes the application of informatics at the population level. She distinguishes it from the application of informatics techniques in managing the care of individual patients, noting that in public health the focus is on the health of populations, including the social problems associated with the burdens of chronic illness. Awareness of public health issues is relevant to all members of society, whether or not they are health professionals, particularly in an increasingly global and interconnected world. She offers suggestions on how readers may learn about this intriguing field.
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In the second, Diane Sonnenwald describes a novel technique called visioning studies, which facilitate early-stage understanding of the potential impact of future technology in complex contexts, such as emergency medicine. A visioning study consists of two complementary techniques. One investigates task performance using an experimental design involving task simulation, observation, questionnaires and interviews. The other explores domain implications using a qualitative design, including video depicting the technology vision and semi-structured interviews. She describes how this technique can inform the design of new technology, enhance its adoption and reduce unintended negative consequences. It can also uncover potential conflicts with current social structures, facilitating the identification of enhancements to social structures and/or practices needed to derive additional benefits from the technology. This article discusses a visioning study focused on 3D telepresence technology in emergency health care.
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Sirens and Second City are proud to present the Sirens Series! Beginning April 11, Sirens will perform on the second Sunday of every month at 8:00pm at Second City's new deMaat Theater (on the 3rd floor of Piper's Alley). Every show will begin with a short improv set from a group of young women studying at the Second City Conservatory who have taken a Sirens workshop earlier that day, followed by a 45 minute Sirens show. It's going to be an amazing night celebrating students, Sirens, and Second City! Tickets are $10 ($8 students, $5 Second City students)
Sirens is the longest running all-women improv group in the country. Reviewers hail these "fearless comedic temptresses," saying their scenes are "so perfect in their specificity and boast such well-realized characters that they sometimes resemble scenes from a well-written play." The Sirens' song is one of joy and confidence. These veterans lure audiences with energy, abandon, inventiveness and intelligence in dynamic improv forms they've created like Paper Trail, Paso Doble, Chicken Scratch, and Token Male. www.sirensimprov.com.


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One's hand trembles when one recalls that the large Trombka family was murdered in the most terrible way. We still remember our father from the time when we were very young children. He was one of the most faithful Alexander hasidim He named his children after his Hasidic rabbis. My mother, Rokhl, came from Rotchons. She was an industrious woman who, unfortunately, became a widow at a young age. With much sacrifice she provided for her children. She raised them in such a way that they were an example for others.
Many Ciechanowers surely remember the respected Jew with the long Herzl beard, a Hasidic man who carried on the tradition of our father. Though he was an Alexander Hasid he was one of the pioneers of the Mizrachi in Ciechanow. He gave a lot of tzedakah and did a lot of communal work. He built a fine household. His son, Moishe, was one of the founders of the Mizrachi in Ciechanow. In a bestial manner his family perished at the hands of the Germans.
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Faige Robota -- wife of Yishayahu Robota -- the mother of the heroine Rosa, was a pioneer of Zionist thought. Already in Czarist times she risked giving her home for a Zionist library, for Hebrew courses, etc. She raised her children as staunch Jews, fought for the establishment of Israel. Her education resulted in such a great heroine as Rosa, the pride of the Jewish people in general and in particular for Ciechanow. Raizele, our pride and joy, we see you as a young, attractive girl, a lovely flower that lit up the surroundings. How bitter it is for us that your young years were cut down so early. But we are so proud of your martyrdom. We shall never, never forget you.
Which Zionist, or any of Ciechanow doesn't remember Yekhezkl Trombka? He was amongst the founders of the Zionist movement, Keren Kayemet, Keren Hayesod. All Zionist activities were conducted by him. He was put to death by the Germans.
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All the children in our household were busy: Avraham in Mizrachi, Faige in Bnot Tzion, Yekhezkl in general Zionist activities, Yekhiel-Sholem and Bayla in Hashomeir Hatzair; however, one had to eat also. Pinkhas took this responsibility upon himself. He worked hard all his life to provide for the family in an honorable way. His memory will always be cherished by us.
Yehoshua was sick for many years. We were all broken-hearted about his illness; he lived until the war, was tortured and shot by the Germans.
It is impossible to describe our pain at the loss of our dear family. Our eyes are already dry of tears and there are no words to express sorrow. May it be a consolation for our kadoshim that the survivors are following the footsteps of the Trombka family in Ciechanow.
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Many aspects of Neos Dance Theatre's production of "Snow White," based on the classic fairy tale, are new.
"Snow White" made its debut at E.J. Thomas Hall in Akron April 19, and featured a mix of Neos Dance Theatre dancers, the dance program at The University of Akron, and The University of Akron's Dance Institute. Robert Wesner, the artistic director and co-founder of Neos Dance Theatre, choreographed this full-length work for Neos, plus 36 students from The University of Akron's Dance Program and Dance Institute.
The music throughout the piece varied from traditional classical fare from Tchaikovsky and Barber to Nigerian tunes and Irish folk music, including "O Danny Boy." Taped music was interspersed with live accompaniment. The seven dwarves were absent, but a host of fairies and woodland creatures assisted Snow White. The costumes varied from colorful shirts and slacks to more traditional dance garb. Alec Guthrie, who danced the role as Snow White's Love, performed in most of the show in jeans, white shirt, vest and cowboy hat.
While there were many unique twists in the production of the show, the storyline itself borrowed heavily from the Grimm fairytale, including the parts regarding the poisoned comb the wicked Stepmother (played by Brooke Wesner) gives to Snow White (played by Jennifer Safanovs) and the heated iron shoes the stepmother is forced to wear at the end.
"I really did want to utilize as much of the Grimm story as I could, but still make it recognizable to the audience at first take," said Wesner. "There were some elements I left out; this story is sort of a collaboration of the many different variations I've read."
Safanovs, a Stow native, said it was exciting for Neos Dance Theatre and Wesner to "use all these local connections and local collaborations."
"To me, it was really challenging and really exciting to do dance to live music, with a soprano on stage," she said. "I've never done that before. Another big challenge was being dead for 20 minutes, then hopping down off [the platform] to dance, but it's such a magical moment for the audience. You can almost hear the audience inhale as Snow White takes that first breath and comes back to life."
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Hello to all,
There are two stories I have heard (in discourses by S.N.Goenka) and I wonder if someone here can point me to where they come from in the Pali Cannon and a translation/commentary by a Theravadin scholar.
One is about a woman who waits long for a child and finally has one only to lose him to death and she is distraught and will not acknowledge he has died. People bring her to the Buddha and he sends her to bring sesame seeds from the town - but she must bring them from a household where they have never had a brush with death. Of course she can't find such a household.
The second is about a woman whose children and husband die and she is alone and becomes wild with grief. She goes around the village naked (not in her right mind) and the peope throw stones at her. Someone brings her to the Buddha and he teaches her to meditate.
thanks for any help with this


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Column: Shut-Up, He Explained ... W's Idea of a National ConversationNews at Home
Having been pounded for weeks on all fronts, W's recent coming out on the Iraq
Question has demonstrated once again that when it comes to honest analysis and
honest debate, the administration takes a powder. Both are irritants to the
royal ear; nasty vestiges of a quasi-democratic society which interfere with
the transition-now properly underway-to a plutocratic and authoritarian one.
Throughout August we, the people, called for a national debate over invading, warring, and occupying. Last Wednesday the president seemed to finally agree: "We look forward to an open dialogue with Congress and the American people," he told reporters after briefing congressional leaders. The next day, however, he let it be known that "one thing is for certain. I'm not going to change my view." So much for debate. In the administration's thinking, "open dialogue" is a rhetorical plaything at best, a nuisance to be tolerated at worst. The rest of the universe may think debate and dialogue mean deliberation; Bush II sees them as so much rubbish to be exploited at its convenience.
Yet the administration's tactics are far from a new force in American politics. They are, rather, a maturation of the Right's political methodology conceived under Barry Goldwater's leadership in the 1960s and developed during the New Right's infancy in the 1970s. In short order the new Right engulfed simply "the Right," which in shorter order engulfed the whole of conservatism itself. The latter has steadily marched farther to the right ever since.
Notwithstanding the ultraconservative shift that the New Right forced upon the GOP Establishment, the movement also represented a fair degree of conservative continuity. Its 1970s formal debut was simultaneously sudden and long in coming. It never abandoned the Old Right's legacy of anticommunism, economic libertarianism, and Christian traditionalism; its fundamental grounding did not differ from its immediate forebears. The difference that came about in modern conservatism--what marked its dramatic shift, indeed, what made it the "New" Right--was its public rhetoric. While basic goals remained intact, the message and its delivery changed. The Right picked up on rhetorical demagogic devices of the past, refined them for the times, and hence attracted an electoral base far more expansive than ever possible with its earlier and rather boring talk of capitalism's sanctity and communism's evils. To gain an electoral foothold the New Right largely supplanted substantive arguments with deceptive political rhetoric.
The tactical use of simplistic messages in place of balanced and thoughtful public analyses became the Right's political salvation, just as its use had been uppermost in the exploits of demagogic luminaries such as Huey Long and George Wallace. Emotional appeals with built-in scapegoats--godless humanists, big-spending liberals, criminal-loving judges, baby-killing feminists, welfare-cheating blacks, child-molesting gays, and on and on ... and on--became the New Right's modus operandi. Whorishly rooted in red herrings, the Right reflowered in a self-made political greenhouse of reactionary rhetoric and fallacious reasoning. It would convert independent voters, socially conservative Democrats, and historically disengaged evangelicals under the Republican tent. This unfolding reality was that which distinguished latter twentieth-century American conservatism from what preceded.
The overarching characteristic of the New Right's rhetoric that marked it as demagoguery rather than honest political debate was not any pointed refutation of opposing arguments, but the blanket denial of their possible validity, even in part. Rhetorically speaking, in any authentic political dialogue there must be, at least to some degree, an element of give and take. Just as scientific laws deny the absolute certainty of any given physical event occurring, the laws of argumentation mandate that any wholly dogmatic contention cannot be deemed absolutely valid, for it lacks the lifeblood of critical examination. In his book One-Sided Arguments, philosopher Douglas Walton offers a powerful rationale for honest exchange.
Argumentation in a persuasion dialogue, in particular, is resolved on a balance of considerations.... As the sequence of argumentation proceeds, there is supposed to be a genuine exchange of views. The other side's arguments are taken seriously, and are taken account of, in improving one's own arguments.... As an argument goes along, and shows increased [Socratic] insight, it reacts to and benefits from the arguments on both sides.
In addition to other rhetorical tactics, the New Right's uncritical selling
to the public of altogether unilaterally derived political positions was what
moved it from the arena of reasoned advocacy to the amphitheatre of arbitrary
demagoguery. It capitalized on a common denominator of all demagogues: simplistic
logic. Barry Goldwater perhaps best promoted simplicity as a dandy political
tool while speaking at a 1964 campaign rally in Memphis. He said "a lot
of my enemies call me simple. The big trouble with the so-called liberal today
is that he doesn't understand simplicity." Problems are easily solved "if
we have the courage to face them. Those who don't have that courage want complicated
answers when they know in their hearts I'm right." His oft-repeated view
led New York Times columnist Tom Wicker to compare him to a "child
... speaking on the problems of the times, with a child's directness and lack
of complexity."
Answers came easily to Barry Goldwater and, later, the New Right. They usually do when one doesn't bother with differing opinions. As Barry was a child speaking on problems of the times, so W is a likeminded child of the ultraconservative New Right and its profoundly simplistic view of the world.
When the president says he's now eager to debate the Iraq Question but won't change his mind--"for certain"--the real issue then becomes, What's the point? Modern conservatism has twisted the meaning of "debate" into opportunism. That's what has taken the Right this far, and that's all we'll witness this go-around, too. Thus we might as well skip phony debates and go right to the body bags.
© Copyright 2002 P. M. Carpenter
Mr. Carpenter's column is published weekly by History News Network and buzzflash.com.
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Alec Lloyd - 9/12/2002
You must be new around here.
The "where's the debate?" line is right up there with "Bush needs to make the case," in terms of saying nothing but sounding like principled opposition.
As you correctly point out, this debate has been raging for 12 years. Apparently being wrong means never having to say you're sorry, as the "sanctions will work on their own," "no blood for oil," "give peace a chance" crew have repeatedly demonstrated.
So now they're criticizing the president for actually (gasp) standing up for his own convictions and believing in something. The horror! Apparently the ideal leader (as I posit below) is one who has to indulge in a multi-month "dialogue" to figure out where he stands on any given issue. Of course, it is unlikely our enemies will sit placidly whilst President Hamlet debates the "to be or not to be" of any given policy.
In Mr. Carpenter's perfect world, presidents will be made out of Play-Doh and will be kept constantly moist and malleable, lest their positions ever harden.
In short, the "where's the debate" argument is an excuse for inaction. Interesting that where once the Surrender Lobby wanted a congressional vote, they now want it moved until after the election. Apparently matters of war and peace are too "political" and should be made well away from the eyes of the electorate.
I wonder if we will shortly have 1,000 historians demanding an immediate vote. Somehow, I think not.
Bob Denham - 9/12/2002
You are so full of it I don't know where to start.
"Where are they going with the War On Terrorism?" I believe that the president is trying to make sure that it doesn't happen again.
And "Clinton was annoying" ??? He is also the only president impeached ... for lying, no less ... that I can remember.
Go back under your dark, American-hating rock.
Bob Denham
Bob Denham - 9/12/2002
What's the problem? We've been debating about Iraq for over ten years and your side still hasn't gotten the answer it wants? After all the facts are in, and there are enough facts for anybody to make a call on this one, the conclusion is still the same. I, for one, am glad that the president sees it that way too.
Of course I won't see any form of debate at all from Mr. Carpenter or from anybody else on that side of the "debate." All I hear is that you don't like the form that the "debate" is taking. Whatever few arguements that have been offered from you side have long ago been blown out of the course of rational "debate."
Don't look now, Mr. Carpenter, but the hawks appear to be lining up with supporters from both sides of the aisle. Have all their decisions been made with a lack of debate too?
This is nonsense. I can't wait to NOT read any book that you are writing about the subject.
And by the way. This isn't history either. I thought that this was supposed to be a history site.
Bob Denham
Alec Lloyd - 9/12/2002
As I used to be a liberal, they are quite strong from my former irrational hatred of all things conservative.
Bill Heuisler - 9/11/2002
Mr. Hochfelder,
Missing the point for partisan reasons is precisely what Mr. Carpenter does with nauseating regularity. To remind you: there has been a Gulf War and a terrorist attack since Reagan and HW. Further, there is absolutely no evidence that any US President, State Department or Congress approved chemical weapons in Iraq - or anywhere else - particularly against civilians.
There is no evidence Reagan or HW "looked the other way" when Saddam gassed the Kurds. To say so suggests foreknowledge or a wink-and-nod collusion in that horrible crime in North East Iraq.
Your allegation/insinuation illustrates a hatred and distrust for your country difficult to understand. Perhaps you've been taught this nasty "urban legend" in college.
As to the use of chemical weapons: Iraq signed the Geneva protocol in 1925 and the UN Geneva Convention of 1972. Iraq also accepted UN resolution UN37/98. There were at least three UN investigations of Iraqi use of chemical warfare and two UN reports (S/16433 and S18852). The United Nations were very aware of Iraq's breaches of international law, but ultimately did nothing. There is, however, evidence Iraq was helped in their chemical weapons program by the British, West Germans, Indians, Austrians, Belgians and Italians - but definitely not the U.S..
There is nothing in the record about the United States having anything to do with Iraqi chemical warfare. We probably knew about the UN investigations and expected the UN to act. Should we have invaded Iraq then, perhaps? Go back to college and ask that America-hating professor why the United Nations did nothing about the gassing of civilians...three times.
Bill Heuisler
Peter Mark Williams - 9/11/2002
Alec your legs have got to hurt by now from all that knee-jerk reacting.
Alec Lloyd - 9/11/2002
There is a difference: the left has a far higher body count.
Alec Lloyd - 9/11/2002
I'm going to take Mr. Carpenter at his word and try, using his own logic, to build the "ideal" American president.
Firstly, he must be a Democrat because Republicans are Greedy and Evil. And Stupid. Can't forget the Stupid. Stupid, Stupid, Stupid. And Dumb.
Okay, so President Perfect is faced with a terrorist attack which kills 3,000 Americans. He immediately convenes a national dialogue. Not sure how long it should go or who should participate, but we dialogue. From this, we learn a few precious tidbits:
1. Corporations are our biggest enemies;
2. The Kyoto Treaty must be immediately signed;
3. All "enemy" soldiers must be given a public attorney and read their Miranda rights before US military forces can act against them.
Congress votes to approve the use of military force against the "not evil, just misunderstood" perpetrators of 9/11. But Congress also directs every federal agency to perform its duties flawlessly and, because President Perfect has said so and Congress agrees, they achieve this for the first time in world history.
After months of deliberation, we go into Afghanistan, but then stop, because a Taliban weapons dump located next to a school goes up and kills a wayward orphan. America has now forfeited it's moral right to war.
Declaring a Day of National Shame, President Perfect announces the war is over. Back to your movies, everyone.
Ludicrous? You bet. So is everything Mr. Carpenter writes. There is no reason, no internal consistency. For example, he blames the Bush administration for Congress failing to act with sufficient speed. Hmmm, last time I checked, Tom Daschle had a wee bit of a say in the Senate voting schedule.
President Bush is to be faulted for being determined, having weighed the facts and made up his mind. The horror! A decisive president! How dare he?! Doesn't he know the greatest presidents take a poll and THEN, after months of agonizing public debate, only THEN can they act?!
Who can forget the critical moment when the polling firm of Toady, Toadie and Toede presented George Washington with the news that a mild plurality favored independence? Washington courageously followed the polls and moved forward.
Then, of course, there was Abraham Lincoln. Using the famed Pinkerton Associates polling agency, he bravely signed the Emancipation Proclamation once his negatives dropped below 35 percent.
And how can we forget FDR, who waited until after the Sunday night focus-group data came in before delivering his Day of Infamy speech. Now there was a REAL leader.
I don't wish to sound patronizing, demagogic or otherwise "extreme," but what planet are you people on? You say you want a debate. Fine, you have it, and you're losing. Badly. You have no case other than "well, we need to have someone else [the UN, undisclosed "allies," the Electrical Workers Local 344] debate it as well." Fine, and if they agree, THEN what? Well, then we have to argue the fine points of international law. Okay, under international law, Iraq has violated the cease-fire 35 times in this year alone. So then you bring up the fact that Congress must authorize the use of force, which of course it has, twice. But now say they have to do it again. Basically, you keep moving the goal post.
In 1998, Saddam was a clear threat. President Clinton, Khofi Annan, Tom Daschle, everybody was convinced he was up to no good. Now, four years and thousands of American dead later, it's suddenly "complex."
We are dealing with a known aggressor who has launched unprovoked invasions of two neighbors and fire missiles into two more. He has violated every agreement he has ever signed, yet somehow we need to get him to sign just one more.
And if anyone is bringing up irrational, irrelevant and emotional appeals it is Mr. Carpenter and company. Who CARES about Pinochet? The Chileans don't. Only the remnant of the anti-Nixon radical left still grinds that particular axe. Yeah, 500,00 Rwandans died while Bill Clinton was president. This, too, is really the fault of Newt Gingrich, right?
The funny thing is, while Mr. Carpenter can easily run off the kill totals of all the right-wing dictators America has used as allies of convenience, he will never admit that their totals are utterly DWARFED by the wholesale slaughters engineered by the left. Even dear old Slobo, the Serb dictator, was a communist. Yeah, Pinochet was bad. Yet compared to your average left-wing Socialist Revolutionary, he wouldn't even make it to the minors. You need at least 100,000 skulls to get a true handle on the nature of "solving social injustice." Shall we compare the balance sheets? No, of course not, because the Cold War didn't really happen and we didn't really need to win.
This dovetails with the "we can use deterrence against Saddam, an invasion is unnecessary." What?! Now deterrence works?! THE HELL, YOU SAY! Look at all the overnight neocons! So when you were carrying signs for unilateral nuclear disarmament you were WRONG?! Nice of you to finally admit it. Or does this mean that once Saddam has The Bomb you'll call on us to disarm so he won't be threatened…
What's that you say, we once helped Iraq fight Iran? Oh no! I forgot the First Law of International Relations: you can never change policy for any reason. So when are we launching the final conquest of Canada, by the way? Fifty-Four Forty or Fight, right? Spare me.
So now the line is we don't want to RUSH the vote, because, you know, a year isn't nearly enough time to think this over. Maybe next year we can vote. At least wait until after the election. Because, you know, election should be about important things like free drugs and Martha Stewart. People shouldn't be forced to vote on trivial populist crap like war and peace.
And so it goes, with the Ivy Covered Anointed offering their dire predictions and carping incessantly about a war they don't have to wage and won't sacrifice anything for. They have the best of both worlds: they can be proven dead wrong (as they were more than a decade ago) and never have to say they are sorry. It's a great gig if you can get it: noise without responsibility, but for folks who want to make a difference in life, it doesn't offer much satisfaction.
Better off joining the police, fire, emergency services or the military. Or, just get a real job and help build the country. After all, someone has to pay the salaries of all those Tenured Experts. It costs a lot of money to ponficate with such self-importance. Only people with advanced degrees are truly qualified.
Indeed, because I am one of the Unwashed Toilers, I'd better get back to Industrial Processor 452 before my People's Labor Supervisor docks my Privilage Card and my rations are reduced.
Barrett Archer - 9/11/2002
I was just about to make the same point. :) You could easily replace "New Right" in this editorial with "New Left," replace examples of right-wing lunacy with examples of left-wing disengenuousness, and you've got the same thing. I hope Mr. Carpenter realizes that (but I doubt it given his track record).
David Hochfelder - 9/11/2002
Yes, but we knew of Iraq's chemical weapons program, and that Saddam used them against the Iranian troops. The Reagan and Bush (I) administrations looked the other way in the 1980s. I'd call that tacit support for their use.
Peter Jensen - 9/11/2002
P.M. Carpenter is a breath of fresh air in these days of stifling cynicism. Most of the Administration's hawks are also certified liars (Dick Cheney, GW Bush) or certified crazies (Wolfewitz and Perle). Sorry, but I don't trust any of them. Rios Montt didn't have "weapons of mass destruction" but he presided over the murder of 100,000 of his own people in Guatemala, aided and abetted by Ronald Reagan who said he "got a bad rap." Nobody suggested we take him out. Pinochet? We put him in and looked the other way while he murdered his own. When it suited our geopolitical purposes we looked the other way while Hussein gassed the Iranians and the Kurds. Nearly a million were slaughtered in Rwanda and we did nothing. I don't think the Right Wing has a patent on demagoguery, but this current bunch gives new meaning to the word. They're mean. They're nasty. They're paranoid, self-righteous, power-mad and out of control. And they lie. Oh boy do they ever lie! Where's the wisdom? Where's the strength of character? Where's the thoughtfulness? Where's the eloquence and the ring of truth? Where's the plan? Where are they going with this "War On Terrorism" and what the Hell does that mean? Not only are they demagogues; they're a threat to America and a threat to the world. One of them claims to be a "born again Christian," but he acts like the anti-Christ. (Hmmm, by golly, maybe that explains it!!) Clinton was annoying, but these guys are frightening, and underneath all their bluster, they just seem scared, which leads me to believe that fear is at the root of demagoguery.
Dave Zahn - 9/10/2002
P.M. Carpenter articles have become so predictable and full of half-truths they are not even fun to pick apart anymore.
Terry Proctor - 9/10/2002
PM, you are a REAL patriot and a scholar! You are one of the few (I fear there are very few) people "out there" who get it! The Republican Party (Dems too, in a very different way) have been hijacked by a frightening agenda and it is going to get ugly before (if?) it gets better. When exactly did sanity leave the equation?
Bill Heuisler - 9/10/2002
This is Liberal "complexity"? Carpenter manages to trivialize The Right, debate, war and, God help us, even body bags, for his smarmy political agenda. Can he spell Aflatoxin?
Quibbling about the destruction of evil is extravagantly naive. What if you're wrong? What if these few months are the margin between inert metal and Uranium 235 absorbing a neutron? What if the difference between common grain fungi and tons of weaponized carcinogen is only days? Some assume the United States is unscrupulous. Some assume Iraqi rationality. Others decline Civilization's right of self defense against Barbarism on the basis of partisan politics or bilateralism.
Politics isn't at issue, stupid. The issue is survival.
A few Kurds survived. In some villages they said their eyes burned on the day the Iraqi helicopters came. Others said they smelled sweet apples. They began to vomit, others could not breathe. Many died horribly. A few survived...or did they?
Halabja Kurdistan, 1988, can any of us forget those photographs? Clotted streets, heaps of humanity, faded colors and sallow skin, mostly women and children, fallen while fleeing their homes, eyes staring, mouths open and leaking dark stains into the dust. An orgy of death, thousands in Halabja, maybe a hundred thousand in Kurdistan and - horror bequeathing horror - more thousands dying right now from birth defects and a decade-long, grossly abnormal, Kurdish cancer spike.
The genocide in Kurdistan was planned and led by Saddam Hussein's cousin, Ali Hassan Al-Majid. He can be heard on a tape obtained by Human Rights Watch addressing a meeting of the Baath party on the subject of Kurds. "I will kill them all with chemical weapons,"he says. "Who is going to say anything? The international community? F--- them, the international community and those who listen to them."
Saddam Hussein's son-in-law, Hussein Kamel, defected to Jordan in August of 1995 and spoke of Iraq's rebuilt nuclear program and of their many bio-weapons. He confirmed Iraqi bio-weapons were for offensive use and admitted the development of Aflatoxin. Verifying Kamel's statements, UNSCOM found quantities of Aflatoxin in scud-ready warheads mixed with tear-gas. Tear gas? Why would the Iraqis mix Aflatoxin with tear gas?
Charles Duelfer, Deputy Executive Chairman of UNSCOM, said in a Los Angeles Times Op-Ed published at the time of the discovery, "Victims could suffer the short-term effects of inhaling tear gas and assume that this was the totality of the attack. Subsequent cancers would not be linked to the prior event." Cold premeditated deniability. Richard Spertzel, Chief Bio-weapon inspector for UNSCOM said of Aflatoxin, "It is a devilish weapon. Aflatoxin can only do one thing - destroy people's livers - and I suspect that children are more susceptible. From a moral standpoint, aflatoxin is the cruelest weapon. It means watching children die slowly of cancer."
UNSCOM was forced out of Iraq in 1998, but weapons inspectors had found large amounts of Anthrax, Botulinum (muscular paralysis and death), Clostridium Perfringens bacteria (gas-gangrene that rots the flesh) and Ricin ( hemorrhagic pneumonia). All weapons-grade, capable of warhead or aerosol dispersion.
Aside from the sheer quantity of discovered bio-weapons and the testimony of Hussein Kemal, we have other evidence that Saddam's bio-weapons are clearly not for domestic use. Richard Butler, ex-Chairman of UNSCOM has related a conversation he had with Fariq Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq. When he asked for a rational for building such quantities of bio-weapons, Aziz said, "We make bio-weapons to deal with the Persians and the Jews."
When asked about Hussein, Christine Gosden, a medical geneticist who has spent years in Kurdistan since 1988 researching the catastrophic increase in cancer and birth defects, says, "Please understand, the Kurds were for practice."
And our allies? August Henning, Chief of BND (German intelligence) admits and apologizes for his country's allowing German companies to help Iraq build a poison-gas factory in Samarra. Poison gas? Probably to kill Iranians, but poison gas and Germans? The delicate sensibilities of our vaunted allies are as worthless as their timid counsel. As to a 9/11 connection and terrorist deniability, bio-weapons leave no return address, nor does a nuclear bomb, and the rationalization that we cannot connect Iraq would have the same weight after either terror attack. When do we protect ourselves? What is enough evidence for the "international community"?
Finally, please remember: Without "Operation Opera", when the Israeli Air Force under General David Ivry took out Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor in 1981, Saddam would have had nuclear warheads in 1990, the year he invaded Kuwait.
Baghdad delenda est
Bill Heuisler
Gary Caulder - 9/9/2002
I have seen the same polemic advanced explaining the foundations of the "New Left". Demagoguery is not the province of either party, it belongs to both. Both parties seem to find it easier to use attack rhetoric for fund-raising purposes than reasoned debate. Perhaps that is because "in your face" politics, like sports, draws more microphones.
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Conserving Open Space and Historic Resources through Easements - FAQ's
Where can I get information about the terms and conditions of an existing easement?
The terms and conditions related to an existing open space or conservation easement can generally be found in either the Deed of Subdivision creating the property or a Deed of Conservation Easement recorded in the chain of title to the property. Deeds are filed in Land Records at the Fairfax County Courthouse at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA. For information about finding such deeds, call Land Records at 703-246-4138. For information about existing stormwater easements, contact the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services Maintenance and Stormwater Division at 703-877-2800.
What is an easement?
If you own property, you own what is called a fee simple interest. This interest can be compared to all the rights that pertain to your property. They include such rights as the right to build and the right to do anything you want on your property that is not prohibited by law. By granting an easement, you give up certain rights or transfer them to someone else. The rights you choose to forego are specifically set out in a deed of easement and only those rights are affected. You and your attorney work with the staff and attorney of the easement-holding entity to draft the deed of easement.
The deed of easement is tailored to reflect the special characteristics of your property that need to be protected through an easement and to meet your personal needs. An easement on property containing rare wildlife habitat might prohibit development of any kind, while an easement on a farm might allow continued farming and the building of additional agricultural structures. An easement on your historic house could permit you to continue to live in the house, but changes to the external appearance, as well as construction of additions or new buildings, might require approval by the Fairfax County Architectural Review Board.
What are the tax benefits of donating an easement?
If you are considering donating an easement, you should consult your own legal and financial advisors to determine how to qualify for any federal, state and/or local tax benefits that may accrue.
Federal Income Tax Credit: A perpetual easement donation that meets federal tax code requirements, in essence an easement that provides public benefit by permanently protecting important natural, scenic and historic resources, may qualify as a tax-deductible charitable donation. Generally speaking, the value of the donation is the difference between the land's value with the easement and its value without the easement, as determined by an independent appraisal.
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Does the easement need to meet specific criteria?
Yes. These criteria are found in the Code of Virginia and the IRS Code (to qualify for federal tax credit). For example, the Code of Virginia authorizes the Board of Supervisors, as a local government, and non-profit land trusts, to accept easements if the easements conform to the County's Comprehensive Plan and meet other criteria such as providing public benefit. The Policy Plan volume of the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan contains the Board of Supervisors' policy regarding the use of easements as authorized by the Code of Virginia. Policy Plan guidance is found in the land use, environment, transportation and heritage resources sections.
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Initial Contact: A property owner interested considering an easement may contact directly the easement-holding entity of his/her choice. If the property owner chooses to work with the County's public/private partnership, the property owner or his/her representative may contact the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust at 703-354-5093. For general information, call the Easement Coordinator, Planning Division, Department of Planning and Zoning, at 703-324-1380, TTY 711.
Visit to the Property: Staff of the easement-holding entity will make an appointment to visit the property, meet with the owner, and perform a preliminary screening of the property.
Consideration of Proposal: Staff of the easement-holding entity will review the proposal to determine if it meets the necessary criteria as required by law, including compliance with the Comprehensive Plan, the determination of public benefit, and the due-diligence research. An attorney for the easement-holding entity will work with the property owner and his/her representative to draft the deed of easement. The property owner may be asked to provide documentation related to the deed, including the:
Recordation and Tax Assessment: The easement donation process is complete when the property owner has the deed of easement recorded in the land records of Fairfax County and pays related fees. After the deed is recorded, the property owner sends a copy of the deed to the director of the County's Department of Tax Administration, who will initiate the valuation procedures and notify the owner of any change in the County's real estate tax assessment.
Appraisal: If the property owner intends to seek income tax deductions for donation of an easement, he or she engages an independent appraiser to determine the value of the gift.
Other Expenses: When the property owner hires an attorney to develop the draft deed of easement, additional expenses can be expected, particularly if a plat of survey is required. Qualifying property owners may apply for limited funds to reimburse them for the costs incurred in donating an easement, such as legal and recording fees and survey costs. Contact the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation at the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 804-786-6124, for more information.
How will the easement be enforced?
The deed of easement will contain provisions regarding the right of the easement holder to monitor easement compliance by inspecting the property and enforcing the terms of the easement as provided by law.
I want to know more. Whom do I call?
Northern Virginia Conservation Trust: Contact
NVCT at 703-354-5093
Potomac Conservancy: Contact Meredith Lathbury,
Director of Land Protection,
Fairfax County Park Authority: Contact FCPA's
Planning and Development
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Contact Gary Fenton, Executive
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The North Platte High School wrestling team finished in third place at the A-3 district meet on Saturday.
Grant Holscher, Paul Kraye, Shawn Roblee, Dylan Petersen, Martin Sellers and Dylon Mlady also qualified for state.
Class A District 3 Tournament Results
1. Omaha North 168.0
2. Millard West 159.0
3. North Platte 143.5
4. Bellevue East 143.0
5. Lincoln High 117.5
6. South Sioux City 87.0
7. Omaha Northwest 35.5
8. Omaha Bryan 3.0
106 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Gunnar Byous of Bellevue East
2nd Place - Wesley Dawkins of Lincoln High
3rd Place - Matt Torring of Millard West
4th Place - John Feeney of Omaha Northwest
1st Place Match
Gunnar Byous (Bellevue East) 27-6, So. over Wesley Dawkins (Lincoln High) 26-8, Fr. (Pin 0:36).
3rd Place Match
Matt Torring (Millard West) 22-19, Fr. over John Feeney (Omaha Northwest) 15-8, Fr. (Dec 4-1).
113 Results
1st Place - Jonah Navarrete of North Platte
2nd Place - Robert Ozuna of Omaha North
3rd Place - Ricardo DeAnda of South Sioux City
4th Place - Aidan Arnold of Lincoln High
Jonah Navarrete (North Platte) 26-6, Sr. over Robert Ozuna (Omaha North) 22-4, Jr. (Pin 5:12).
Ricardo DeAnda (South Sioux City) 29-6, So. over Aidan Arnold (Lincoln High) 24-11, Fr. (Dec 5-2).
120 Results
1st Place - Aaron Houser of North Platte
2nd Place - Mensah Olloway of Omaha North
3rd Place - Gach Yiech of Millard West
4th Place - Nathan Hinds of South Sioux City
Aaron Houser (North Platte) 27-4, Jr. over Mensah Olloway (Omaha North) 25-10, Jr. (Maj 16-5).
Gach Yiech (Millard West) 12-15, Jr. over Nathan Hinds (South Sioux City) 13-14, Jr. (Maj 10-1).
126 Results
1st Place - Colton Thompson of North Platte
2nd Place - Christopher Taylor of Omaha North
3rd Place - AJ Thrower of Bellevue East
4th Place - Luis Ramirez of South Sioux City
Colton Thompson (North Platte) 25-19, Jr. over Christopher Taylor (Omaha North) 22-9, Fr. (Dec 5-1).
AJ Thrower (Bellevue East) 22-13, Sr. over Luis Ramirez (South Sioux City) 13-20, So. (Maj 15-3).
132 Results
1st Place - Sam Simpson of Bellevue East
2nd Place - Austin Emerten of Millard West
3rd Place - Dylan Petersen of North Platte
4th Place - JacQuarius Billups of Omaha North
Sam Simpson (Bellevue East) 34-2, Sr. over Austin Emerten (Millard West) 16-16, Sr. (Pin 4:16).
Dylan Petersen (North Platte) 25-17, Fr. over JacQuarius Billups (Omaha North) 6-6, Jr. (Pin 3:45).
138 Results
1st Place - Reggie Holt-Wesley of Omaha North
2nd Place - Paul Kraye of North Platte
3rd Place - Willy Hernandez of Lincoln High
4th Place - Blake Perterson of Millard West
Reggie Holt-Wesley (Omaha North) 29-2, Sr. over Paul Kraye (North Platte) 29-10, Sr. (OT 5-3).
Willy Hernandez (Lincoln High) 21-11, Sr. over Blake Perterson (Millard West) 20-16, Sr. (Dec 2-1).
145 Results
1st Place - Sammy Flores of South Sioux City
2nd Place - Ty Jackson of Bellevue East
3rd Place - DeVonta Branch of Omaha Northwest
4th Place - Cody Navickas of Millard West
Sammy Flores (South Sioux City) 31-1, Jr. over Ty Jackson (Bellevue East) 30-8, So. (Dec 3-1).
DeVonta Branch (Omaha Northwest) 22-8, Jr. over Cody Navickas (Millard West) 23-15, Sr. (Dec 4-0).
152 Results
1st Place - John Porter of Bellevue East
2nd Place - Shawn Roblee of North Platte
3rd Place - Joey Sutter of Millard West
4th Place - Hunter White of Lincoln High
John Porter (Bellevue East) 35-4, Jr. over Shawn Roblee (North Platte) 25-8, Jr. (Dec 3-2).
Joey Sutter (Millard West) 22-17, So. over Hunter White (Lincoln High) 15-14, Fr. (Dec 9-3).
160 Results
1st Place - JaVaughn Perkins of Omaha North
2nd Place - Evan Vicroy of Lincoln High
3rd Place - Nick Sorich of Millard West
4th Place - Dylon Mlady of North Platte
JaVaughn Perkins (Omaha North) 34-0, Jr. over Evan Vicroy (Lincoln High) 31-6, Sr. (Pin 1:27).
Nick Sorich (Millard West) 23-12, Sr. over Dylon Mlady (North Platte) 28-18, Sr. (Dec 8-3).
170 Results
1st Place - Jacobi Jones of Omaha North
2nd Place - Grant Holscher of North Platte
3rd Place - Brody Hansen-Plummer of South Sioux City
4th Place - Mike Burns of Millard West
Jacobi Jones (Omaha North) 31-3, Jr. over Grant Holscher (North Platte) 37-3, Sr. (Dec 3-2).
Brody Hansen-Plummer (South Sioux City) 26-12, Jr. over Mike Burns (Millard West) 19-21, Jr. (Pin
182 Results
1st Place - Steven Kirchner of Omaha North
2nd Place - Zack Sorich of Millard West
3rd Place - Jaime Beltran of Lincoln High
4th Place - Forrest Chaple of Bellevue East
Steven Kirchner (Omaha North) 20-14, Jr. over Zack Sorich (Millard West) 14-14, Fr. (Maj 16-4).
Jaime Beltran (Lincoln High) 10-16, Jr. over Forrest Chaple (Bellevue East) 12-20, Sr. (Pin 3:19).
195 Results
1st Place - Andrew Frazee of Millard West
2nd Place - DeValon Whitcomb of Omaha North
3rd Place - Michael Scott of Omaha Northwest
4th Place - Noah Uhing of South Sioux City
Andrew Frazee (Millard West) 16-12, Sr. over DeValon Whitcomb (Omaha North) 21-8, So. (Dec 8-3).
Michael Scott (Omaha Northwest) 13-12, Jr. over Noah Uhing (South Sioux City) 15-22, So. (TF 19-4).
220 Results
1st Place - DJ Castillo of Lincoln High
2nd Place - Austin Anderson of Bellevue East
3rd Place - Andrew Hostert of Omaha North
4th Place - Martin Sellers of North Platte
DJ Castillo (Lincoln High) 32-0, Sr. over Austin Anderson (Bellevue East) 29-5, Sr. (TF 22-7).
Andrew Hostert (Omaha North) 17-17, Sr. over Martin Sellers (North Platte) 17-18, Sr. (Dec 3-2).
285 Results
1st Place - Harrison Phillips of Millard West
2nd Place - Cody Morse of Lincoln High
3rd Place - Jacob Wild of Bellevue East
4th Place - Gabe Gaither of South Sioux City
Harrison Phillips (Millard West) 27-0, Jr. over Cody Morse (Lincoln High) 28-8, Sr. (Pin 1:42).
Jacob Wild (Bellevue East) 20-13, Jr. over Gabe Gaither (South Sioux City) 18-18, So. (Pin 0:47).
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Pattinson to miss rest of Test summer
Australian fast bowler James Pattinson will miss the rest of the summer with a rib injury.
It's the second consecutive Australian summer that Pattinson has been forced onto the sidelines by injury.
"James Pattinson sustained a left lower rib injury, similar to a side strain ... which will effectively rule him out of contention for the remaining Tests this summer," Australian team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said on Sunday in a statement.
"Whilst side strains are not uncommon in bowlers, James' injury involves some damage to the end of the rib and will need further investigation at the completion of this Test to determine the best course of management and the timeframe to return to bowling."
Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee believes young fast bowlers are putting too much emphasis on bulking up in the gym and James Pattinson might be paying the price for being too big.
Australia is desperate to get him and fellow young gun Pat Cummins right for next year's Ashes.
Pattinson cuts an imposing physical figure at the crease and Lee said, during his own highly successful Test career, he found himself most effective when carrying less upper-body muscle.
''I reckon there's too much emphasis on strength and conditioning, getting in the gym being nice and strong,'' Lee said.
''I know me personally, I was the opposite. I was my quickest when I was whippy.
''I bowled 160km/h without lifting a weight.
''Patto at 22, he's a solid unit. I'm not saying that's a bad thing but I just think personally guys sometimes are a bit too tight doing squats and lat-pulls and that type of stuff.
''Sometimes I reckon that can be detrimental to their conditioning.
''As long as they're doing smart weights, not real big heavy lifting weights. I personally found sit ups and push ups and running was the best thing for me.''
Pattinson (0-41 from 9.1 overs) suffered the injury while bowling in tough conditions on Saturday.
Lee would prefer young bowlers were spending more time gaining fitness at training.
''The guys need to get their workload up in the nets to make sure when they do get out here on a flat wicket, their body isn't going what the hell is going on?''
Lee was plagued by injuries for the second half of his Test career.
The recently retired quick can relate to what Pattinson is going through as he suffered a similar injury on the 2009 Ashes tour.
''The issue you've got when you're a fast bowler is that you actually cool down and the bottom of your rib hits the top of your hip bone ... it can fracture a bit of the bottom of the rib off. Going on the report I've read I think that's what's happened,'' said Lee, who believes recovery will be key for Pattinson ahead of going to England.
''I just hope for his sake it's not too bad because it's a pretty awesome sight seeing Patto run into bowl.
''They've obviously got to be smart with the way they manage him but he's in very good hands with (team physio) Alex Kountouris.
''He's definitely got time on his side, he won't be rushed back.''
Pattinson batted for Australia on Sunday's fourth day of the second Test in Adelaide, but his return to bowling beyond this summer is up in the air.
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Sanjog wrote:You could try posting the players best game as well, if possible, makes things more interesting.
David N. Snyder wrote:Good idea. I'll add some now.
retrofuturist wrote:But which is the Top 10 player and which is the opponent?
David N. Snyder wrote:Kasparov was the first sitting World Champion to play a match against a chess super computer. The computer programs could analyze millions of moves per second, but Kasparov could still beat the best programs the best computer engineers could produce. This perhaps shows the human potential with the power of creativity and imagination that no computer could match. Although in recent years the computers have become so strong that even the best are having difficulty beating them now.
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This article documents the progress of significant Human-computer chess matches.
Chess computers were first able to beat strong chess players in the late 1980s. Their most famous success was the victory of Deep Blue over then World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, but there was some controversy over whether the match conditions favored the computer.
In 2002-2003 three human-computer matches were drawn. But whereas Deep Blue was a specialized machine, these were chess programs running on commercially available computers.
After convincing victories in two matches in 2005 and 2006, it appears that chess programs can now defeat even the strongest chess players.
Kim O'Hara wrote:Kasparov lost to the most advanced programme of its day running on the most advanced computer of its day, but a programme running on a mobile phone now competes successfully at grandmaster level.
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fig tree wrote: Probably by now the best chess machines would beat the best people, but it would be nice to see how it would go if a program were implemented, then played over a course of time against people (without its designers adjusting it by hand between games).
You are being a bit too kind. He became an anti-Semite whack-job.David N. Snyder wrote:
Fischer is not placed at the top of my version of this list because of his poor attitudes, unfriendliness, and because he refused to defend his title after winning in 1975.
tiltbillings wrote:You are being a bit too kind. He became an anti-Semite whack-job.
Modus.Ponens wrote:I heard that Fischer had Asperger's syndrome, which explains his poor social skills and (partly) his talent as a chess player.
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Blasko Interview by A_C
1. How did you end up with the Ozzy gig? I mean, was it offered or did you put your name in the hat?
- It was offered, when Newstead left the band.
2. Are you excited about his first CD release and world tour with the Prince of Darkness?
- I think the obvious answer to this would be an enthusiastic YES!
3. What took so long for us to get the new album? (Not that I'm complaining, just asking.)
- Not really sure. I mean when we actually started to work on the record it actually came together pretty quick.
Member questions:
4. CsHeIvMeArIeRdA writes: You were formerly with rob zombie, what made you leave and how did you get the hook up with Ozzy?
- I had a great run with RZ. He is a rad guy, and I learned a lot about this business from him. I was involved in great some records and tours. It wasnt an easy decision to leave, but it was the right one for me.
5. jimbob232 writes: Do you have any input on the live set lists? What Ozzy songs that you haven't been able to play live would you like to?
- Oh man, there are so many. Probably Over The Mountain.
6. LoweDown Dirty 1 writes: What's your favorite song to play live?
- Into The Void.
7. satyriking writes: Do you feel like you are truly part of Ozzy's band?
- Yes.
8. xxjeffxx writes: What is is like to play with the god of rock, Ozzy?
- The best gig ever. I am very honored to have this great opportunity.
9. Leader1 writes: Ozzy and Rob play very intense shows, but 2 different shows (Rob with a very theatrical type show and Ozzy with a non stop hard driving kind of show). What do you like best about each show?
- RZ has scaled back the theatrics quite a bit over the last few years. They are really two different animals, but each is equally as challenging.
10. zakkfingwylde writes: What the hell is Riggs (For those who dont know, Zombie's guitarist when Blasko was with Zombie) been up to lately?
- Dont know. I think he has his own band, and they are putting a new record out soon.
11. Bobcatha writes: I have long admired Sharon for her drive, leadership, and business savvy and have wanted to meet her for just as long. Can you please tell me what it is like working with the First Lady of Heavy Metal?
- It is great. There is not really much I can elaborate on here. I am very fortunate to work with some really great people.
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12. In an interview I did with Mr. Lordi, his answer to my question about if he would like to hang out with Ozzy and band, he stated and I quote: Oh yeah, I really really do hope to meet the Ozzman. And Blasko, Ive been a fan of him since he was with Rob Zombie. How does it make you feel to be admired by other great musicians?
- Is Mr. Lordi the singer of Lordi? If so you can tell him that I will see him in catering on Ozzfest this summer.
13. Do you ever see yourself doing another tour with Rob Zombie? And if Rob Zombie were to do another Ozzfest would you consider playing for both bands on the tour, similar to what Zakk did when BLS did the fest?
- Playing 2 sets for Ozzy and RZ would really be quite demanding. I think I would rather just do 1 set with Ozzy.
14. I understand that besides Bass, you are also gifted with the ability to play several other instruments and sing. Do you have any plans on doing a side project, doing your non touring season. And if so could we expect to hear you sing?
- It is a myth that I can sing. I have a side project with some friends called The Death Riders that I play bass in. It is just a studio project, we do not play live.
15. Some artists prefer doing studio works (writing and recording new material) as opposed to doing tours. Do you prefer one over the other?
- I enjoy the whole process.
16. I noticed on the Thursday Night Smackdown (wrestling) performance that both you and Zakk had Crosses on your jackets and that underneath the cross on yours was the word WorldWide. Please explain. BTW Awesome performance.
- Above the cross it says Ozzy Osbourne. Worldwide meaning we tour all over the world.
17. Many people think that because artist do shows like Rob Zombies and Ozzys that there is no way that they can be Christian or any other religion that doesnt involve the devil. What are your thoughts on this?
- I have no thoughts on this.
18. Given that you are knowledgeable in several instruments, what made you decide to make the Bass Guitar your instrument of choice and tell us of its important in heavy metal and hard rock music.
- I was most drawn to bass because all of my heroes play bass.
19. Are there any unusual experiences you could share with us while touring either with Rob or Ozzy?
- Not really, no. Nothing that can be divulged here.
20. Anything you would like to share with us that has not been asked?
- Feel free to hit me up at
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Right on A_C. Blasko is an awesome bass guitarist. Just love him with this new lineup, he just really comes to life. Shine on~*
I'll believe it the day Ozzy sings a real love song. ::animatedlaugh
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Daily Bagel: Murray hits back at ex-pro's performance-enhancing drugs claim
The Daily Bagel is your dose of the interesting reporting, writing and quipping from around the Internet.
• Video: See? I told you the match between Novak Djokovic and Radek Stepanek would have some exo-worthy moments.
• Andy Murray hits back against ex-pro Christophe Rochus' claim that it's impossible to play back-to-back grueling five-set matches without performance-enhancing drugs.
"When guys play five or six hours in the slams, we have a day's rest. I was told that after our semi-final here last year [which ran only 10 minutes short of five hours], Novak [Djokovic] didn't practise on the day off, didn't hit a ball, didn't get out of bed till three o'clock.
"Providing you put the work in, it doesn't mean it hurts any less when you have to play a couple of days after a five-hour match. But I would not say it is impossible."
• Will the Melbourne crowd actually cheer against Roger Federer on Saturday when he takes on Bernard Tomic? Will Swanton of Fox Sports Australia isn't so sure.
Federer knows a full house in Melbourne on Saturday night will throw voracious support behind Tomic from the get-go. He also knows that if he gains the ascendancy, the mood will swing. We will sit there and remember how blessed we are to have him in our presence. We will nod our heads and clap politely and think yep, he really is the greatest.
• Great story: Nine months ago, Belgium's Kirsten Flipkins was diagnosed with blood clots in her legs. Now, with some help from her good friend Kim Clijsters, she's into the fourth round of the Australian Open.
• Steve Tignor looks at the teen prospects who made waves -- or are making waves -- this week in Melbourne.
• The Changeover has a thorough rundown of Maria Sharapova's third-round rout of Venus Williams.
• Here's a last of some of Brad Gilbert's favorite nicknames. It's a must-read if this is your first time spending a Slam with the ESPN crew.
• Gussy Moran, who shocked spectators when she took to the courts at Wimbledon in 1949 wearing lacy underwear, has died at age 89. As Joel Drucker described her, she was the Anna Kournikova of her day.
• I liked this take from The New York Times on the error-strewn second-round match between Laura Robson and Petra Kvitova.
Robson struggled to find her rhythm, which is always difficult against a player with Kvitova's bone-crushing power. But Robson subtly changed tactics. "It was at the start of the second set I knew that I just had to play with more consistency and with more percentage," she said after the match. "That's what I did."Lance Armstrong's doping admission
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The magic of make believe is a wonderful detail to incorporate into your celebration. True believers of this are the masterminds behind Cinderella Cakes, a Southern California cake shop that makes dreams come true one cake at a time.
Although the company began over 60 years ago by creating cakes, it now also specializes in cookies and pastries, and prides itself in producing works of art in 3D platforms. They are known for their lavish cake designs that range from single-tiered masquerade themed cakes and multi layer princess castles to tea party inspired cupcakes and party favor lollipops.
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