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CHICAGO, IL and NEWARK, DE--(Marketwire - December 03, 2012) - Highlighted Links http://www.kinematik.com Today, KineMatik, creator of the eNovator Suite of R&D software products and the leading provider of Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs), and Blaze Systems, creator of the BlazeLink and BlazeLIMS suite of laboratory informatics products, announced a strategic alliance and reseller agreement. Since 1999 KineMatik has helped R&D organizations collaborate, get products to market faster, and protect intellectual property by offering the eNovator suite of R&D software solutions. In addition to the ELN, the eNovator suite also includes the Quality Management System (QMS) and Project & Program Management (PPM) solutions for R&D organizations. Blaze Systems Corporation has been providing LIMS and instrument interfacing solutions to a broad range of functions and industries since it was established in 1992. Its BlazeLink informatics system middleware provides seamless integration between ELN, LIMS, SDMS, CDS, and test/analytical instruments. "Through our collaborative relationship, KineMatik has web-enabled tools from Blaze that provide simple and intelligent interfacing to a variety of external systems. KineMatik customers will benefit from seamless access to test data in LIMS, SDMS and instrumentation, along with the ability to issue test requests directly from an experiment. This collaboration will provide best-in-class capabilities for both ELN technology and analytical systems in a single ELN solution, available from a single source," stated Michael C. Price, Vice President of Sales for KineMatik. "KineMatik realizes that seamless integration is key to ELN usability and as a focal point for all corporate data related to R&D, Intellectual Property and product development." "We are truly excited about our relationship with KineMatik," says Larry DeHeer, Blaze Systems President. "Today it is all about speed to market, and the eNovator -- BlazeLink marriage gives the researcher a real productively boost in producing more results faster, and cataloging them for effective leveraging off the past work of others. That is something of which we are very proud, because good things are going to happen as a result." About KineMatik KineMatik was founded in 1999 as the leading global provider of an Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN), Quality Management System (QMS), Laboratory Resource Management System (LRMS) and Project & Program Management (PPM) solutions based on industry standard software platforms including Open Text Content Server and Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Content Management (ECM) technologies. KineMatik, with our expert Ph.D. Scientific Advisors, helps people in industry, government and academic organizations operate collaboratively, manage their data efficiently and be productive in their daily tasks whether they are bench scientists, laboratory directors, project managers or quality and audit teams. KineMatik has been in business for over 13 years focused on helping make R&D organizations more efficient. For further information please visit us at http://www.kinematik.com. About Blaze Systems Blaze Systems Corporation was founded in 1992, and offers a comprehensive portfolio of products and services in the laboratory informatics space, including a full featured and broadly used laboratory information management system (BlazeLIMS) for both the small and large enterprise, system integration middleware (BlazeLink) for a wide variety of systems including instruments, inventory management (BlazeInventory) for the lab or enterprise, shelf life study software (BlazeStability), and services for installation, training, and configuration assistance. We deliver enterprise qualified LIMS products with a small company persona that is highly personal. Our successful solutions and world-class services are the result of 20 years of experience in laboratory informatics. www.blazesystems.com. Michael C. Price 630-778-6900 Email Contact var exURL = encodeURIComponent("http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=960669"); var exHed = ''; exHed += "KineMatik and Blaze Systems Announce Strategic Alliance "; exHed = encodeURIComponent(exHed).replace(/\'/g,'%27'); var exTags = ''; exTags += "ELN, Electronic Laboratory Notebook, Electronic Lab Notebook, E-Notebook, LIMS/CDS/SDMS integration"; exTags = encodeURIComponent(exTags).replace(/\'/g,'%27'); Digg this Bookmark with del.icio.us Add to Newsvine Technorati: ELN Electronic Laboratory Notebook Electronic Lab Notebook E-Notebook LIMS/CDS/SDMS integration
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Jerry Wagner, director of sales and marketing for Nogales-based grower-shipper Farmer's Best, has retired.
Wagner retired the week of Aug. 5, according to a company official. Steve Yubeta, Farmer's Best's vice president of sales, is the company's new director of sales and marketing.
Wagner began working for Farmer's Best in 1987. He began his produce career as a quality control inspector at Wagner Distributing, a brokerage owned by his father, Jack.
Wagner then worked for Nogales-based Western Fruit Sales, a division of Florida-based A. Duda & Sons Inc., and later for San Luis Distributors.
Yubeta began working in the produce industry in the late 1980s. He joined Farmer's Best's sales desk in 2002.
Yubeta also has worked for Nogales-based Bionova Produce, Nogales-based RB Packing Inc., Los Angeles-based Tanimura Distributing Inc., Nogales-based Lange Trading Co. Inc. and Fresno, Calif.-based W.K. Tawa.

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ORLANDO His welcome mat reads: The Property.
Edgerrin James relaxes on the back porch overlooking the lake on the sprawling 5-acre estate. It's 11 a.m. and the former NFL star just rolled out of bed. Who can blame him? At 34, he's retired.
But James doesn't lounge around all day. Instead, the former Immokalee High standout will be father to more than his children, whose mother died three years ago.
James entertains, coaches and mentors more than 100 underprivileged children for eight weeks every summer.
There is a wrought-iron gate at the driveway at The Property but the camp is open to any kid. It's free. The kids have nothing and the camp is everything. A punt, pass and a kick from Disney World, it is filled with instruction on football, basketball and life.
James says it's better than any amusement park.
"Once we took about 50 kids to the Disney parks, and that's not cheap, and in a couple of hours they were bored," James said. "They never get bored here."
James isn't your typical camp organizer. The plausible future Hall of Famer ranks 11th all-time in NFL rushing with 12,246 yards. As the first-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts in 1999, he made an immediate impact. He became the first player to lead the league in rushing his first two years. The Indianapolis Colts will recognize his talents today by inducting him into their Ring of Honor.
James says he doesn't miss football. He does miss the love of his life, Andia Wilson, who died in 2009. In her memory, he tackles society's stereotypes of being a black father and an athlete.
"Everything I do now I want to do forever," said James, who still lives in Naples full-time while spending the summers in Orlando. "I was on the clock for football. There's no way I would want to do it forever."
In the camp's three-year history, James said he's only missed one day. This past summer, he had to be in Atlanta for business on a Monday evening. He flew out after the football drills and back the same night on the redeye to be at camp the next day.
"This is who he is," said Evan Wilson, a camp counselor and uncle of James' children. "He is all about the kids."
The Camp's Quarterback
In retirement, James has switched positions. He's now a quarterback.
During the afternoon football instruction, James is the oversized signal-caller for the no-blocking, everyone eligible pickup game. It's a 12-on-12 game played on a patch of real estate pulverized by eight weeks of playground action. There are more kids than blades of grass. The holes are bigger than some of the campers. Yet, it's a 30-yard by 30-yard pigskin paradise.
The game is organized chaos. It's unbridled joy. It's an escape.
The cries of "E.J., E.J." and "I'm open, I'm open " with arms flailing fill the air. They try to get the attention of the four-time Pro Bowler. Yet, the kids, ranging in ages from 6 to 12, know little about his illustrious career.
All the campers call the counselors uncle. So James is simply Uncle E.J.
"I don't want this to be a celebrity camp." said James, who has welcomed guests such as former NFL players Warren Sapp and Clinton Portis to The Property. "This is about giving kids an opportunity and the skill sets to pursue their dreams and not just dreaming about being someone else."
As the kids scramble to get open, James spots a familiar target: his son Edgerrin Jr, 7, known simply as Jizzleman. James' pass hits Jizzleman in stride. Touchdown and all the kids celebrate. James pumps his fist and stretches his arms in airplane mode as he cruises to the sidelines. This is a rare display of emotions for the normally reserved James.
But kids stir his emotions.
"It doesn't get any better than spending the day with a bunch of kids," said James, as he twiddles his shortcut dreadlocks. "They never want to leave and some of them don't."
James isn't joking. Many kids, with parents' permission, bunk up at The Property. And there are rules. Once camp starts they must stay outside until sundown. Then there is no TV and no video games. It's old fashioned fun and character building.
"This here is all pure," said James, proudly wearing a red Edgerrin James Youth Camp T-shirt. "Nothing is going to happen on my watch."
The camp, which is run through the Edgerrin James Foundation, starts promptly at 11 a.m. with an hour of basketball instruction. Then the kids break for lunch, provided by the Orange County Public Schools for seven weeks with James footing the bill the last week. The day is capped off with two hours of pro-level football drills.
Jim Schumann, an Orlando minister, watched the football practice unfold as he waited to pick up his son. Schumann said he met James at a YMCA basketball game and got a personal invite to bring his son. At first Schumann thought there was some kind of catch. He couldn't believe a former NFL star was hosting a free camp. He said other celebrities were charging as much as $200 a week for a similar camp.
"I couldn't afford to take my son to a camp like this," Schumann said. "I'm in awe of Edgerrin and what he does for these kids. I've never met a guy like this."
James bought the ranch home about six years ago and little by little, investing over $1 million, he says, converted it into the ultimate camp home complete with full-court basketball, a state-of-the-art playground, outdoor bathrooms, and enough room to park 200 cars.
All of the counselors, many of whom are family members, are volunteers. Even the women who clean and do the laundry are volunteers. They all proudly wear The Property-logoed T-shirts.
And all the kids are drinking the "monkey juice" a combination of Kool-Aid and fruit juice. There's no fighting. There's no showboating. There's no horse-playing.
James doesn't tolerate it.
"We have had one incident in three years and they were sent home and told not to come back," James said. "We demand respect here to both the counselors and each other."
James also demands hard work and discipline. He aims to build character.
During the pickup football game, Bud, a likable and lanky young boy, takes a hard hit and is on the verge of tears.
James approaches Bud with the same intensity of a grizzled-throwback high school coach.
"I thought you were tough Bud," James says to the boy. "I know you're not crying."
Bud goes back in the game and three plays later shows his toughness. He smacks the intended receiver to the ground, jarring the ball out of his hands. The coaches erupt in approval.
"Now that's the Bud we know," James shouts. "That's the way to be tough."
Andia's Love Grows
In 2009, tears rolled down James' face. His 15-year-old daughter says it was the first time she saw her dad cry.
The man who had worked his way out of Immokalee and beat the odds of playing in the NFL felt defeated.
He lost his love. Not football. To James, that's just a game.
He lost his high school sweetheart. He lost the mother of four of his children.
Wilson died at age 30. She didn't beat acute myeloid leukemia and James felt helpless.
"I felt like I failed her," James said. "At first I thought I should be able to fix it; every other issue she had I fixed."
James and Wilson weren't officially husband and wife but they were bonded for life. Her presence resonates at The Property. They bought it together in 2006 with plans to make it their family summer getaway.
"She loved being a mother. She loved being with kids," James said. "She used to say kids don't have any problems in life and as long as we have plenty of kids around we didn't have any problems."
James says still "she's everywhere." A large 6-foot-by-6-foot photo of Wilson hangs in the living room. Her children have T-shirts with the same picture. Her brother and a nephew she raised as a son are both counselors. And a memorial with her picture sits in the backyard underneath a jacaranda tree.
James said a friend gave him the tree as a tribute to Wilson. When it blooms in the spring, it produces a purple flower, Wilson's favorite color.Three years ago, the jacaranda tree was only a couple of feet tall when it was planted in the ground near the basketball court and close to the lake.
Now, it soars 15 feet into the sky. James says the love of the children, her own and the campers, is why the tree grew so quickly. He then points to the water fountains outside of the basketball court and grins. He explains that every time someone gets a drink the excess water trickles down to Wilson's tree.
"She would have loved this camp," said James, as he sits on a rock underneath the tree with his brother Jeff debating the latest sports topics. "And every time someone gets a drink from the fountains the love is shared. Her love grows every day here."
The Practical Father
James is a younger, cooler, more athletic Cliff Huxtable. He's a hip-hop lovin', diamond-earring wearing Father Knows Best. He's fathering in his own style. It's half practical wisdom and half Immokalee's Second Street-smarts.
"Everything I do I try to do effortlessly," James said. "Everything is common sense."
He could easily spoil his children. And he does. He's got millions. But he doesn't say yes to every request. He hates saying no to his children.
"Every 'no' has to be justified, I don't say 'no' to say 'no,'" James said.
Recently, Euro, 5, the youngest of the six children, made a request.
"He asked for a lion," James said. "I said no, the lion is going to eat you. Fish are OK. Let's get a fish."
Ten-year-old Eyahna recently asked her father for something more realistic: an iPhone. Dad said no with the justification being she is too young. But he did make an incentive-laden deal with her.
"I told her if she gets straight A's she could get an iPhone," James said. "It's not like she doesn't have a phone, it's just not a iPhone. She has to understand there is a responsibility to having an iPhone."
For James, being a father tops his Super Bowl appearance.
He cherishes taking them to school, coaching their teams or teaching them how to drive. The oldest, Edquisha, known as Qui Qui, turned 15 this past year and went to get her temporary driver's license to celebrate.
"I couldn't sleep," James said. "It was as if I was getting my driver's license."
Edquisha says her father is always laid back and hip.
"He's real relaxed," Edquisha said. "He's not like any of the other dads. We are always having fun."
She said he also tries to prepare them for life, often giving them a lecture or a lesson or providing opportunities.
Edquisha is interested in becoming a lawyer, so James arranged for her to meet weekly with legal experts. She also has to send him a legal term with the definition every week.
Eyahanna has dreams of being an entertainer. So James provided her with piano and acting lessons.
And after Edgerrin Jr. wrote a short story called Good Grandma, Bad Grandma a tale about Wilson's and James' mothers who help take care of the children in Naples James is getting the book published.
"If you can get involved in a kid's life you can make it something so much bigger," James said.
James' desire to be a good father goes further than his love for what he calls his boom-squad: his children. He strives to fight stereotypes. He said people look at him differently being a black father, especially one with dreads, tattoos and gold-plated teeth.
"I'm aware of the perceptions of being an African-American father," said James as the beat of rap music bounces from the speakers of his Mercedes. "That's why I'm stepping it up. I want to take it beyond that."
"But I always had to fight the perception that comes with being a professional football player," added James, whose only brush with the law has been a few speeding tickets. "You don't have to be in trouble. You don't have to be a problem ... Not everyone who looks like this is bad. I can look like this and be myself."
On the Money
As James sits on the porch, a young boy streaks past and scurries to the basketball court.
"That's my youngest, Euro," said James, glimmering a gold tooth smile in appreciation of the inherited speed. "I call him moneyman. He's going to be in control of the family fortune."
James isn't hurting financially. He signed for $49 million out of college. Then he left the Colts and Super Bowl potential for $30 million from the Arizona Cardinals to make sure his family was secure.
And he's inspired to make more millions.
He purchased a free-standing business building in what he describes as the perfect location: between the football stadium and basketball arena in downtown Orlando.
His office is simple with a black and white décor. An oversized collage of his children hangs on the wall. The white dry-erase board has a neatly written list of projects and ideas. As he flips through a thick book of rental properties, he gets giddy about the potential profits.
"I plan on making a ton of money, much more than I made playing in the NFL," James said. "But I just want to do it the right way."
He doesn't flash his wealth. He sold his Bentley. He sold Stressss Freeee his speed boat. He still owns homes in Atlanta and Miami but he considers those investments.
He says growing up with nothing taught him to appreciate everything.
"He's humble," said Carlton Williams, an Orlando barbershop owner and volunteer camp counselor. "That's a quality we need more of. Society is losing its priorities and could be overall more humble."
James has a backup plan if he's not a business success.
"I'm going to hit that," James says pointing to the advertisement for a $251 million Powerball jackpot in August as drives down an Orlando street.
James says he plays weekly. And he's got a foolproof formula for picking the winning numbers. Each of his six kids pick one with Euro picking the powerball number.
"You have to believe you are going to win," he said.
But hitting the lottery wouldn't change James. His Miami Heat season tickets would still be in row 10 instead of on the floor with the other millionaire celebrities. He prefers the view from his seats.
"I'd rather be myself and not make a ton of money," said James, who made nearly $70 million playing in the NFL. "I don't care for it. Money gives you more access and opportunities but it's not everything."
What James has done with his fortune is everything to a group of kids in Orlando. And The Property is everything to James.
He is at home there.
For the eight weeks, he lives at the camp. The three-bedroom home isn't fancy or glamorous. But neither is James.
"He could be in a skyscraper in downtown New York or on the beach in Miami," Jeff James said. "But he's where he's most comfortable ... at The Property."


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Martin Allen was full of praise for the Barnet fans after the Bees 3-0 defeat against Southend United.
A total of 404 supporters made the trip to Roots Hall but ultimately returned home from their penultimate away fixture disappointed.
Despite pre-match optimism being quickly diminished the Barnet fans still backed their side throughout the contest and Allen said that they matched the players in their support.
"I was disappointed for the supporters. They pay good money to watch the game and watch the team play. And that was a disappointed and hurtful performance for the supporters that paid to watch that," commented the Bees boss.
"We can all take getting beat but we want to go down with a fight and a battle and having a go even if it does go pear shaped - which it will do occasionally.
"But even so we have got to compete, you still have to want to play and do that right things. And in the second half the supporters matched the players.
"They all stood there, stood firm and didn't turn on the players and fair play for them staying throughout the duration."


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An arrest has been made in the murder of West Bloomfield father of seven Samir Hannawa, WDIV reports.
William Heard, 39, is charged with homicide felony murder in connect with Hannawa's murder. Heard is also charged with killing cab driver Tryrone Hitchcock.
Hannawa, 49, was shot and killed outside of an auto repair shop in Detroit. Police inititally had no leads in the case.
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Wolf authors teacher layoff bill
By T.W. Budig, ECM Capitol Reporter
A so-called Last In, First Out education bill could soon be dropped on the desk of Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton.
The Senate by 36 to 26 vote, with Sen. Terri Bonoff, DFL-Minnetonka, joining with Republicans, passed the legislation Monday, Feb. 27, authored by Sen Pam Wolf, R-Spring Lake Park, that would place teacher effectiveness over seniority in terms of school boards deciding which teachers would stay and go during teacher layoffs.
"There is definite teacher support (for the legislation)," Wolf said prior to the Senate floor session.
Indeed, the only opposition to the bill, Wolf said on the Senate floor, is coming from the teachers' union, Education Minnesota.
Wolf and other supporters argue that promising young teachers are often the fall-guys during layoffs, pushed out by teachers who have more seniority but who are not necessary better teachers.
Seniority, Wolf said, does not automatically translate to experience. A more experienced teacher, depending on when they signed their contract with a school district, could also be laid off for a less experienced, less robust teacher.
It depends who signed first on the dotted line, she said.
"This is not an anti-teacher measure," said Senate Education Committee Chairwoman Gen Olson, R-Minnetrista, speaking prior to the floor session. There's no reason for good teachers to fear this legislation, she said.
"They have nothing to worry about," she said.
Sen. Paul Gazelka, R-Brainerd, said the legislation focuses on the child and "what is the best way to get the best quaiified teacher in front of the child." He said, "That has got to be our focus in education."
While he said seniority is a component of a great teacher, by itself, seniority "should not be the only factor."
The legislation would go into effect beginning in the 2015-16 school year, after a task force on teacher evaluation submits recommendations, Wolf said.
School districts and their teachers could implement their own plan quicker if they wish, Wolf said.
The Senate version of the LIFO legislation applies to probationary teachers — a Bonoff amendment — while the House bill, recently passed, does not.
But the Senate legislation was roundly criticized during Senate floor debate by Democratic senators.
"This is really premature," said Sen. LeRoy Stumpf, DFL-Plummer, former senate education committee chairman. Stumpf styled the task of forming a fair, comprehensive teacher evaluation model one of the most difficult tasks ever given educators in Minnesota.
Sen. Barb Goodwin, DFL-Columbia Heights, questioned if a rational teacher evaluation model could be found.
"This is another attack on collective bargaining rights," Goodwin said of the bill.
Other Democrats argued that the legislation was an invitation for school district officials to get rid of highly paid teachers in favor of lowered paid ones.
"You've gotten a little cynical," Olson said to Sen. David Tomassoni, DFL-Chisholm, who made the argument.
But Tomassoni countered by saying he's learned in life that cynical people are often correct.
Other Democrats said the bill showed poor priorities, that the focus should not be on how to handle teacher layoffs but on providing enough school funding to prevent layoffs.
Sen. Jeff Hayden, DFL-Minneapolis, urged the Republicans to try a different tack. "That kind of doesn't smell that it might be something else," he said, suggesting the real intentions behind the bill are left unspoken.
Sen. Kenneth Kelash, DFL-Minneapolis, questioned why a young person, given the low starting wage, would even want to enter the teaching profession. Kelash viewed the legislation as chipping away at one of the things that might encourage a young person to enter the field, the idea that if they persist eventually they could gain tenure.
Education Minnesota President Tom Dooher in a statement voiced criticisms heard on the Senate floor.
"Instead of tackling the serious issues facing our schools, these (House and Senate) bills will make it easier for school administrators to shed experienced teachers for their less-expensive colleagues," Dooher said. "These bills also confuse the layoff process with teacher effectiveness. Make no mistake, if there's a problem with a teacher there's no reason for a principal to wait until a budget crisis to act."
Gazelka said he didn't feel this was an issue. "This is going to look at what best fits. I just don't see school administrators in our area operating that way. They want the best teacher in front of the kids and I think this gives them opportunity to do that."
Wolf, an educator for 26 years, said the legislation was timely.
"This is a good bill," she said, adding it was long overdue.
Olson viewed the legislation as an encouragement to school district and teacher bargaining units to begin discussions on teacher effectiveness issues.
Olson, who is not seeking re-election, expressed frustration over the perceived attitude of many lawmakers that the education policy status quo plus additional school funding is all that's needed.
"I'm tired of hearing this," she said. "It will sink the ship."
A Dayton spokeswoman said the governor will consider the legislation.
Olson said they're hopeful Dayton will sign the bill.


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The main threat to River Otters are water pollution and habitat destruction.
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Alaskan Moose on Exhibit at Potter Park Zoo
LANSING, Michigan — Potter Park Zoo's Alaskan moose will be on exhibit beginning Monday, June 2, 2014. Willow, the zoo's first moose, is just over one year old and was rescued from the Anchorage, Alaska area after her mother was hit by a car. She has been at the zoo since fall 2013.
"It has been a delight to have Willow as a part of our Potter Park family," said Cynthia Wagner, curator at Potter Park Zoo. "We are excited to be able to educate zoo guests about the Alaskan moose and allow them to experience an animal that is rarely seen by people."
The Alaskan moose is an herbivore that eats willow, birch, aspen leaves and twigs. Potter Park Zoo has collaborated with county parks, Michigan State University, local tree services, and others to ensure Willow has a fresh supply of willow leaves to eat.
"Willow was an orphan who needed special attention when she came to us," said Dr. Tara Harrison, Director of Animal Health at Potter Park Zoo. "Our staff has worked diligently to keep her happy and healthy. She is doing very well and has grown substantially since she got here."
Willow, who now weighs approximately 440 pounds, will be living in the former ostrich yard and will be relocated to her new state-of-the-art exhibit near the back of the zoo during the 2015 season.
Alaskan moose are native to Alaska and range into Yukon, Canada. There are believed to be some 225,000 Alaskan moose spanning North America. The moose tend to be solitary animals that can stand up to seven feet tall and weigh more than 1,300 pounds. Alaskan moose generally inhabit dense, isolated forests in order to avoid predators like wolves and hunters, only encountering other moose for mating and courtship.


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IF EVER you needed proof that taking a risk can pay off – just reflect on the story of Hartpury student and England and Gloucester flier Jonny May, writes Emma Smith.
When the winger was weighing up his future as a 16-year-old without any significant representative rugby honours to his name, he took the decision to rebel against the status quo.
While his friends were staying on at Ridgeway School in Swindon to study A-levels, former Wootton Bassett RFC junior May headed to Hartpury to study a BTEC Diploma.
Playing mainly for Hartpury's third team in his first year, he moved up to the seconds towards the end of the first season and later, handed a first team opportunity, he didn't look back.
In his second season, he secured two Twickenham triumphs – winning the BUCS national universities title and also the EDF Junior Vase with Hartpury RFC – as well as securing promotion with the latter as Gloucestershire Premier champions.
With his BTEC Diploma complete, another decision beckoned and just as May was ploughing through university prospectuses, the call came from the Cherry and Whites. Gloucester Rugby offered him an Academy contract and the rest, as they say, is history.
Developing at lightning fast speed into an outstanding rugby talent, Jonny has gone on to become a lynchpin of the Gloucester side and, inevitably, to catch England coach Stuart Lancaster's eye – winning his first cap against Argentina in 2013 before going on to play every game of the 2014 RBS Six Nations campaign and then being picked for the recent tour of New Zealand.
Throughout that time he has continued his studies at Hartpury, balancing a BA in Sports Business Management with his professional and international career as he looks to ensure he has a future beyond his sport.
"When I came to Hartpury, I hadn't achieved much rugby-wise at all; county B squad at best," said Jonny, who is now 24 and also plays at outside centre and full back.
"I improved massively while I was at college and winning those two finals at Twickenham with Hartpury was incredible. We barely lost a game that season, it was a really special time and my performances put me on Gloucester's radar.
"If I hadn't come to Hartpury, I honestly don't think I'd be where I am now. It was a risk at the time, doing a BTEC instead of A-levels, being the only person from my school to come to Hartpury and living away from home, but it has paid off massively for me.
"Being part of the Academy in 2008-09 meant we only trained in the mornings and I was able to pass all the modules on my Foundation degree that first year. It was trickier the next year though as I moved into the first team squad. I was also on loan at Moseley in the Championship and playing for them, as well as representing England U20s, Hartpury RFC and Gloucester in the A League.
"There just weren't enough hours in the day so it took me another two years to complete my Foundation degree.
"I then moved on to the full degree and, thanks to the support of the lecturers and the coaching staff at Hartpury, especially Gill Reindl, I should only have my dissertation and one module to go after I've caught up with some work this summer.
"I'm not able to get to that many lectures but my tutors always make time for me and arrange tutorials when I need them. They understand that it's tough for me to balance my studies with my playing commitments, but the flexibility and support I receive is helping me to get a degree and ensure I have something to fall back on when I've finished playing."
May is using his time wisely during the summer break. He has already fit in a holiday to Cyprus around the weddings of two of his Gloucester and England team-mates – Billy Twelvetrees and Charlie Sharples – and is now focusing on resting and recovery, particularly as he's determined to address the chronic tendonitis in his foot before the new season starts.
He was carrying the minor injury as he played in the topsy-turvy first Test against New Zealand, which ended in a 20-15 defeat as the All Blacks snatched victory with a last-minute try, but knowing that rest was around the corner, he played through it and doesn't feel it impacted on his performance.
"It was a long season with the end being particularly intense, so my body definitely needs rest to get back to being 100 per cent," he added.
"Looking back, it was a great season for me but I definitely have more to give, for Gloucester and for England. I know what I need to work on and I'm determined to be even better this year.
"We went into that first Test against New Zealand as massive underdogs, missing all the boys playing in the Premiership final, but we did really well. We were kicking ourselves a bit because we had the opportunity to beat them in the first and second Tests and those opportunities don't come along very often against a team like New Zealand.
"We may have lost the series 3-0 but we'll take a huge amount from it. We know they are not invincible and the fact we ran them so close twice will give our young team a lot of confidence."


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New Life
A.R. Cole began building a barn in 1927 and asked his wife if it should be for tobacco or pottery. She did not have a preference and realized it was to be for pottery when the rafters were too short for tobacco. Thus continued the Cole family tradition begun in the 1600s in Staffordshire, England. Neolia (who was born on the day in 1927 when A.R. fired his first batch of pottery) and Celia, his daughters, continue the tradition today with Neolia's grandson, Kenneth, at their shop in Sanford, NC.
The video includes the pottery-making process - grinding clay, turning and drying pots, and unloading the kiln - along with comments from the potters.
Celia and Neolia Cole received a North Carolina Heritage Award in 2003.
Garrison Keillor has said that some of the most popular guests on A Prairie Home Companion are cute old folks and Southerners. Combine the two and you've got sisters Celia and Neolia (an Indian name meaning New Life, we are told) Cole, who here tell the story of the pottery business started by their father in 1927, carried on by their father and them through the years, and now continuing with the assistance of Neolia's grandson. The Coles started their pottery in Seagrove, North Carolina. However, in 1934, Mr. Cole moved the business to Sanford, NC to take advantage of the trade along Number One Highway (U.S. Highway One). Highly recommended.


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Gave up an Eric Miltonesque 5 H and 4 ER in 5.1 IP for Class A Bakersfield. To his credit, he did have 7 K and 0 BB.
In 8.2 innings for the actual Reds in spring training, he's given up 13 H and 5 er.
I'm not saying he shouldn't be in the rotation because Leake has given up 21 H in 13 innings while only striking out 3 (yikes), but is anyone worried?


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"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it."
— Margaret Fuller (1810–1850)
Serge Paulus teaches Adobe® Photoshop®, Illustrator®, InDesign®, Acrobat®, and Photoshop Lightroom®, mostly in graphic design courses.
He once was a French teacher, and then spent 15 years in the printing and graphics industry. He decided to share his graphic design expertise in the classroom and returned to teaching. He uses Adobe Captivate® on a daily basis to create eLearning tutorials for the Institut des Hautes Etudes des Communications Sociales (IHECS) in Brussels. He also teaches the use of Adobe software in the comic art department at ESA Saint-Luc in Brussels.
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Seattle -- Nordstrom announced plans to open a store at Mayfair, in Wauwatosa, Wis., the largest mixed-use shopping center in the state. Scheduled to open in 2015, it will be the retailer's first full-line store in the greater Milwaukee area. Mayfair is owned by General Growth Properties.
The company plans to open an approximately 140,000-sq.-ft., three-level store. Nordstrom will join Macy's, Boston Store, Crate & Barrel and the Apple Store at Mayfair.
"We've heard from customers in the Milwaukee area for years that they would appreciate a store in their community," said Erik Nordstrom. "We're glad we have an opportunity to serve our customers, as well as those new to Nordstrom, in such a strong location as Mayfair."


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Happiness and the New Simplicity: The Living Room Revolution of Community
Cecile Andrews has been engaged with New Dream for many years through her work on consumerism. Her first book, The Circle of Simplicity, focused on the voluntary simplicity movement. A few years later she brought together essays by leaders of the movement in Less Is More.
Now, in her new book Living Room Revolution: A Handbook for Conversation, Community, and the Common Good, Cecile focuses on the need to create a caring, collaborative culture in which people realize that they're better together. She introduces the idea this month and will follow up in subsequent blogs with concrete steps we can take in our own lives.
For years I've talked to people about voluntary simplicity, and for years people have responded with: "What's that thing you're involved in—that self-deprivation movement?"
What they're thinking about, of course, is the imperative to reduce consumerism—something that's destroying the planet. Unfortunately, instead of seeing this as an opportunity for a richer life, many see it as "self deprivation"!
Of course simplicity is about much more than "cutting back." It's "the examined life," asking ourselves what's important and what matters. But still, what people hear is: "Deprive yourself! No more fun!"
It's the cry of a desperate population—one that doesn't understand what happiness is. But this is where the "new" simplicity comes in. When we first began talking about simplicity, it seemed obvious that Americans were confused about happiness—we have believed that if we get rich, we'll be happy.
Common sense and the wisdom of the ages have always argued otherwise, but now the research has come pouring in—it's very clear that, after a certain point, more money doesn't bring happiness.
So what does? Social ties. Relationships to people. The feelings of love and belonging.
Some of the most persuasive evidence comes to us from the work of Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett in their book on wealth inequality, The Spirit Level. They found that the bigger a country's wealth gap, the more other problems grow—things like mental illness, violence, incarceration, even obesity. The most striking fact, though, is that the wealth gap predicts longevity! Apparently even the rich person in this country doesn't live as long as the average person in a place like Denmark, where the wealth gap is small. Why? Again, it's because a wealth gap undermines social cohesion in a society.
So those of us involved in the simplicity movement have been asking how we can help increase social ties. In my new book, Living Room Revolution, I focus on conversation and community. We're taking back our living rooms—throwing out the old tyrant TV, and bringing people together in a congenial setting to talk. And of course the "living room" is also symbolic—we're bringing hospitality and conviviality into any setting we can, increasing conversation and community wherever we can.
There's much evidence that social ties increase an individual's health and happiness. But they also build civic engagement and a responsive democracy. As Robert Putnam of Bowling Alone says, "The culture in which people talk over the back fence with their neighbors is the culture in which people vote." As people connect, they begin to care more about each other and are concerned for the common good. As philosopher John Dewey said, "Democracy begins in conversation."
So how does the "New Simplicity" respond? Well, it's still vital that we reduce consumerism, but we're talking about it differently. We explain to people that one way to reduce consumerism is to hang out with friends in a café! Much more fun than an aimless trip to the shopping mall.
And research shows that in a culture in which people spend more time together, there is less consumerism. Not only is hanging out in a café more fun than shopping, but our connectedness makes us feel more secure and we don't need more stuff to impress people!
Lesson learned? The cure to so many of our problems, particularly consumerism, is more community. When we learn to care for each other, we end up caring for all of life, the planet included. The New Simplicity helps people to realize that we're better together.
Read more about Cecile Andrew's books and activities on her website and blog.
Join Get2gether where you'll have the chance to meet fellow New Dreamers who live near you, join local New Dream Teams, and work together to organize real projects for your community.
Just look up on philosopher Epicurus.All these ideas are simply repeating his philosophy with the difference that was said more than 2000 years ago.
Posted by Dino at August 2, 2013 at 9:03am
In my experience in conversation with others about "the sharing economy", more than resistance to "self deprivation", its about fear of others: sharing with strangers.
Posted by Nissa at August 1, 2013 at 8:17pm
What an excellent article, I really can feel the beginning of a strong movement against consumerism. People are beginning to wake up to the fact that stuff does not = happiness. Friends, flourishing as an individual, good health, leisure time (away from screens) are the things that make people happy and best of all those things don't cost money, unfortunately you're never going to see a billboard or watch an advert before the movies telling you this….because simplicity doesn't sell!
A couple of years I decided to start a journey path towards a life of minimalism, a life of owning less stuff. I soon stopped desiring the latest
must-have gadget/clothing and begun to enjoy the comfort of realising that no
one material possession will make me happy and that happiness will
come, almost as a sub-benefit, of redirecting your previous consumerism
led free time to more fulfilling activities (as highlighted in this video).
If you want to enjoy reading an inspiring blog about how to live a simple, frugal, debt-free, minimalist life then please check out my website, www.thedebtfreeminimalist.com.
My latest blogs include:
Haven't you got something better to be doing with your life?
A tale of the endless pursuit of stuff)
Are you a clutterist? Take the 5-a-day challenge (and i'm not talking fruit!)
The duvet which made a difference (a tale of giving)
Is the iPhone such a smart phone?
A tale of opportunity cost (and the effects of compound interest)
Thanks for looking. Keep up the great work at the new dream.
Posted by thedebtfreeminimalist at July 27, 2013 at 4:48pm
Great article. Although I, myself, consider "self-deprivation" to be a positive concept, I can see why some people might chafe at it. With so many outlets for mindless diversion and rampant consumerism, it's important to exert deliberate control over one's minute-to-minute conduct. Self-deprivation from the smartphone, the tv, the mall, could be an important first step.
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The Dairy Team will host the first ever U of M Virtual Dairy Day Seminar using ITV on March 7, 2012 (9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.). The event will be broadcast live to five locations throughout Minnesota. The locations along with contact information for local hosts are listed below.
ITV will provide an opportunity to deliver dairy programming simultaneously in multiple locations conveniently located for dairy producers and allied dairy industry, offer an opportunity for Q and A discussion around the state, and allow faculty with teaching appointments to engage with the Minnesota dairy industry during the academic semester.
Topics and speakers for the day include:
- Understanding Teat End Lesions - Dr. Jeremy Schefers, Veterinary Population Medicine
- Ventilating Pre-weaned Calf Facilities - Dr. Kevin Janni, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
- Creating an Economically Sustainable Dairy Business - Jim Salfer, U of M Extension
- Using Technology to Improve Reproductive Efficiency - Dr. Ricardo Chebel, Veterinary Population Medicine
- Strategies to Improve Forage Digestibility - Dr. Noah Litherland, Department of Animal Science
Presentations will be recorded and made available on the U of M Dairy Extension website.
Registration is $20 per person, which includes lunch and the 2012 U of M Dairy Research and Extension Update Proceedings with 17 articles from 22 authors. Pre-registration is not required. However, for meal planning purposes, please contact the local host at least 2 days in advance if you plan to attend.
Fergus Falls, MN
Minnesota State Community & Tech College, 1414 College Way
Host: Jim Salfer, Phone: 320-203-6093, Email: email@example.com
Jordan, MN
SCALE Regional Training Facility, 17706 Valley View Drive
Host: Laura Kieser, Phone: 952-466-5300 or 952-492-5410, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Long Prairie, MN
Todd County Courthouse Annex, 119 Third Street South
Host: Randy Pepin, Phone: 320-732-4435, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Pipestone, MN
MN West Community & Technical College, 1314 North Hiawatha
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Bay Street Theatre's PICTURE SHOW Continues with WOODY ALLEN WEEKEND; Schedule Updates Announced
The Picture Show at Bay Street Theatre, sponsored by Peconic Landing, continues with classic films this spring. Please note changes as some film dates were shifted due to adding the St. Patrick's Day Party on March 16 at 8 pm.
All films start at 8 pm. Tickets are $7 at the door and include a small box of popcorn. For the $28 prix-fixe "Dinner and a Movie" package, call IL Capuccino (631-725-2747), or Sen (631-725-1774), or Dockside (631-725-7100). Cost does not include sales tax, beverage or gratuities. Note that Page at 63 Main (631-725-1810) is not participating in March but will join again in April.
Here is the lineup (source of descriptions from IMDB):
Woody Allen WEEKEND
Friday, March 1 - Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
Danny Rose is a manager of artists, and although he's not very successful, he nevertheless goes out of his way to help his acts. So when Lou Canova, a singer who has a chance of making a come-back, asks Danny to help him with a problem, Danny helps him. This problem is Lou's mistress Tina. Lou wants Tina to be at his concerts, otherwise he can't perform, but he's married, so Danny has to take her along as if she was his girlfriend. Danny however gets more than he has bargained for when two mobsters come looking for the guy who has hurt their brother by stealing the heart of Tina, the girl he loves. Starring Woody Allen and Mia Farrow.
Saturday, March 2 - Every Thing You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
Seven segments related to one another only in that they all purport to be based on sections of the book by David Reuben. The segments range from "Do Aphrodisiacs Work?" in which a court jester gives an aphrodisiac to the Queen and is, in the end, beheaded to "What Happens During Ejaculation?" in which we watch 'control central' during a successful seduction. Starring Woody Allen, Gene Wilder, Louise Lasser, Tony Randall, Lynn Redgrave, Burt Reynolds and John Carradine.
Mel Brooks WEEKEND
Friday, March 8 - The Producers (1968)
Down-on-his-luck theatrical producer Max Bialystock is forced to romance rich old ladies to finance his efforts. When timid accountant Leo Bloom reviews Max's accounting books, the two hit upon a way to make a fortune by producing a sure-fire flop. The play which is to be their gold mine? "Springtime for Hitler." Starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, Kenneth Mars, Christopher Hewett, Lee Meredith and Estelle Winwood. Directed by Mel Brooks.
Saturday, March 9 - Young Frankenstein (1974)
A young neurosurgeon (Gene Wilder) inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback called Igor, a pretty lab assistant named Inga and the old housekeeper, Frau Blucher - Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather is only crap, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind... Starring Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Kenneth Mars, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman. Directed by Mel Brooks.
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers WEEKEND
Friday, March 15 - Top Hat (1935)
Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace. Starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Edward Everett Horton.
Hitchcock WEEKEND
Friday, March 22 - Stage Fright (1950)
Jonathan Cooper is wanted by the police who suspect him of killing his lover's husband. His friend Eve Gill offers to hide him and Jonathan explains to her that his lover, actress Charlotte Inwood is the real murderer. Eve decides to investigate for herself, but when she meets the detective in charge of the case, she starts to fall in love. Starring Marlene Dietrich, Jane Wyman, and Richard Todd. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Saturday, March 23 - To Catch a Thief (1955)
American expatriate John Robie living in high style on the Riviera is a retired cat burglar. He must find out who a copycat is to keep a new wave of jewel thefts from being pinned on him. High on list of prime victims is Jessie Stevens, in Europe to help daughter Frances find a suitable husband. Lloyds of London insurance agent is using a thief to catch a thief. Take an especially close look at scene where Robie gets Jessie's attention, dropping an expensive casino chip down décolletage of French roulette player. Starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Friday, April 5 - All About Eve (1950)
Aspiring actress Eve Harrington maneuvers her way into the lives of Broadway star Margo Channing, playwright Lloyd Richards and director Bill Sampson. This classic story of ambition and betrayal has become part of American folklore. Bette Davis claims to have based her character on the persona of film actress Tallulah Bankhead. Davis' line "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night" is legendary, but, in fact, the film's entire dialog sparkles with equal brilliance. Starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Thelma Ritter and Marilyn Monroe. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Saturday, April 6 - Cleopatra (1963)
In 48 B.C., Caesar pursues Pompey from Pharsalia to Egypt. Ptolemy, now supreme ruler after deposing his older sister, Cleopatra, attempts to gain favor with Caesar by presenting the conqueror with the head of Pompey, borne by his governors, Pothinos and Achillas. To win Caesar's support from her brother, Cleopatra hides herself in a rug, which Apollodorus, her servant, presents to Caesar. The Roman is immediately infatuated; banishing Ptolemy, he declares Cleopatra Egypt's sole ruler and takes her as his mistress. A son, Caesarion, is born of their union. Caesar, however, must return to Italy. Although he is briefly reunited with Cleopatra during a magnificent reception for the queen in Rome, Caesar is assassinated shortly thereafter, and Cleopatra returns to Egypt. When Mark Antony, Caesar's protégé, beholds Cleopatra aboard her elaborate barge at Tarsus some years later... Starring Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor and Rex Harrison. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
W.C. Fields and Mae West WEEKEND
Friday, April 12 - My Little Chickadee (1940)
Rightly suspected of illicit relations with the Masked Bandit, Flower Belle Lee is run out of Little Bend. On the train she meets con man Cuthbert J. Twillie and pretends to marry him for "respectability." Arrived in Greasewood City with his unkissed bride, Twillie is named sheriff by town boss Jeff Badger...with an ulterior motive. Meanwhile, both stars inimitably display their specialties, as Twillie tends bar and plays cards, and Flower Belle tames the town's rowdy schoolboys.. Starring Mae West and W. C. Fields.
Bay Street Theatre is a not-for-profit regional theater presenting new, classic and contemporary works, with a commitment to challenging and entertaining our diverse community. This commitment extends to innovative educational programs that highlight the power of live theater. It is our mission to be an artistic haven for an extended family of artists and audience, while continuing to provide a gathering place to share in the unique collective theatrical experience.


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WOTR: Heard around the West
October 26, 2012
Gun advocates keep turning up pesky impediments to their right to use guns any way they want, and when they do, they usually contact their state legislators and demand action. So recently, a Wyoming legislative panel endorsed a proposed bill that would permit silencers to be used while hunting any wildlife in the state, reports the Billings Gazette. Yet the regulation prohibiting hunters from using silencers on their guns was created entirely for safety reasons. As one reader commented: "This is a terrible, terrible idea. I have absolutely no problem with guns or hunters, but I like to know when someone is shooting a rifle around me when I'm out hiking."
And in Utah, a bit of brouhaha has erupted over the lack of human-shaped targets at public ranges run by the Division of Wildlife Resources. Supporters of targets that resemble people charge that squirrel and rabbit silhouettes or bull's-eyes just don't cut it when you're training in "lawful self-defense," reports the Salt Lake Tribune. The state agency, however, gently reminded the complainers that "in hunter education, we drive home the lesson that you should never point your firearm at something you do not intend to shoot – like other hunters." To state Republican Sen. Mark Madsen, however, not allowing human-shaped targets at taxpayer-funded shooting ranges is nothing less than a "dangerous precedent."
A 15-to-20-pound, 6-or-7-foot-long Burmese python, variously described as albino, yellow or "closer to brown with some yellow areas," escaped into a park in northeast Seattle, a situation complicated by initial confusion as to which park it had chosen, reports resident Dorothy Neville. Fortunately, after city police started tweeting people in the area about the dangers of this "ambush predator," the snake, under the moniker "Ravenna Park Python," suddenly began tweeting back: "Just out for a stroll, er slither, on a beautiful day. Heard there was some commotion on the other side of the park. …" The python, whose owner named it "Timid," remains on the stroll.
Not far from stands of huge redwood trees and often doused by rain, fans of Humboldt State's Division II football team cheer on their team with an unusual array of helpers. An ax-wielding drum major cavorts in front of the crowd while some members of the Marching Lumberjack Band make music by banging on trashcan lids and sticks; if the band has what you might call a uniform, it's hardhats and suspenders. They're joined by a buff-looking crew of four men and two women waving chainsaws; when the team scores a touchdown, the chainsaws get revved up to create a mighty din. Lately, the team's 7,000-person-capacity Redwood Bowl has been selling out; what's even more surprising is that the football program is financed without a lick of taxpayer money. Students each pay hundreds of dollars a year to help keep the bare-bones $650,000 football program going, private money does the rest, and the track team and its coach pitch in to clean up the stadium after a game. While the last decade in California saw ferocious cutbacks in funding for all aspects of higher education, Humboldt State can boast that it remains the state's last Division II football team, and after a few dismal years, the team has finally begun to win, recently trouncing Grand Junction's Colorado Mesa University. "In a region known more for marijuana culture and environmental activism than athletics," reports The New York Times, there's now a sense of "pride in your team and your small town."
Congratulations, Death Valley National Park, for beating out Libya for the honor of being "the world's hottest place." It took a team of international weather experts to make the call, reports The Associated Press, which now allows Death Valley to claim "hottest" along with "lowest and driest" place. The group, which included several Middle Eastern countries as well as the United States, investigated a long-held record from Libya, now considered inaccurate, that recorded 136.4 degrees 90 years ago. The new and approved record was recorded on July 10, 1913, in Death Valley, when the temperature reached 136 degrees. Recent sweltering days in the park haven't come close to challenging that record, though it must have seemed sufficiently hot this July 11, when the temperature hit a high for the year of 128 degrees.
Writer Denver Bryan says Todd Wilkinson got it all wrong when this column cited his claim that hunting guides haven't been hurt by wolf packs cutting down elk herds. It's not easy to locate outfitters who have downsized or left the business, Bryan said, but after a few weeks of searching, he found Lee Hart of Broken Heart Outfitters in Gallatin Gateway, Dave Hettinger of Dillon, and Rich Hafenfield of Big Timber, as well as others in Montana who believe that their hunting business has been hurt by the presence of wolves. As Liz Jackson of Cooke City put it, "We see the time in the near future when we will no longer be offering elk hunts in this region."
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IWC: Too much?
by, 05-17-2012 at 06:10 PM (1936 Views)
First and foremost, credit goes to 'alcrissam' for his post "why the internet hurts wrestling." While some may not have agreed with some of his points, the premise brings to light the consequential effect of internet reporting related to the wrestling industry.
There seems to have always existed an argument regarding pro wrestling and whether it was considered a sport, theater, or a marriage of both? I would assume that 'both' would be the popular answer, considering pro-wrestlers maintain their bodies similar to sports athletes, perform athletic feats, yet the matches they compete in are scripted.
I bring this point up because it is at the crux of the discussion as to whether internet reporting on pro-wrestling is taking away from the product we see on TV or in person. And it all comes back to what we perceive wrestling to be: Sport or theater.
If you notice, the way the internet reports wrestling is on par with how sports are covered on outlets such as ESPN. There are reports of wrestlers who signed or were let go of, incidents involving pro-wrestlers and so on. However, it's when the IWC and webmasters of sites such as this one begin to divulge future storylines known as "spoilers" pertaining to planed storyline plots for the future. While some will argue that it's up to each person to choose whether to read those stories or not, a bigger point is being lost here....
Do you want to know the ending to a movie before you see it? Would you prefer to know how a season of your favorite show will end after the first episode? You see, even the existence of these spoilers is pointless to why we watch wrestling. We want to be entertained. Pro-wrestling can only accomplish this through storylines, and it's pursuit of "surprising" it's audience. The NBA, NFL, MLB have the unplanned nature of their sport which is what drives us to watch them. If we knew information about how a basketball game would end, how intrigued would we be to watch the game? Less. No, not totally turned off from watching it, but much less interested.
Pro-wrestling isn't afforded this unscripted, reality tv type of entertainment. Again, they depend on their stories to drive in audiences.
I ask you, for those of you who do read storyline "spoilers," what satisfaction do you get from knowing what WWE plans to do for a main event at SummerSlam, or next years Wrestlemania? How does the product benefit from storyline leaks?
It doesn't, and as a matter of fact, it hurts the product well beyond just simply spoiling storylines....
In their struggle to stay ahead of the curve, the WWE, TNA and other major wrestling promotions have become so aware of the IWC, that as a unintended consequence, they have began to alter their planned storylines. Storylines that would have been good for wrestling and it's audience had it been kept from being spoiled. Example below.
Chris Jericho being brought in to feud with CM Punk. For most of the IWC, we wanted this, we looked forward to it. But once the "news" broke that Jericho was indeed signed to come back to WWE, the excitement and surprise dwindled. When Jericho came out on Raw, instead of jumping out of our seats, we yawned. That initial moment, when I new or returning star is introduced is the most crucial to the continuing of that storyline. If that falls flat, the rest will follow. Then the Royal Rumble happened. And instead of seeing a Randy Orton or the aforementioned Jericho win, we get the Great White Bore winning, done IMO not so much to "get Sheamus over" but rather to throw off the IWC who predicted Orton or Jericho would be victorious.
We all complain about how wrestling isn't as exciting was years ago. We beg the WWE to do something to entertain us, yet in our own hypocrisy, we want to know everything behind the scenes from who they are bringing in to what they plan on doing. It annoys me that WWE has to concentrate not only on developing new wrestlers and storylines, but also worry about a writer going to a wrestling news site and spilling the beans on whats going to happen down the road.
The long and short of it is we, the IWC, in our desire for over information, have had a helping hand in dwindling the pro-wrestling product. Our desires to know what's going to happen have set the stage for disappointing Raws, Smackdowns and Pay-per-views. Whether you choose to click on the spoilers or not, the fact that they exist are the problem. Wrestling is not a sport. It's a show. Theater that's created by writers and acted out by the wrestlers. But I ask you again, name me a show on TV or a movie in the theater that is better to watch when you know what's going to happen? I'm sorry guys, but I can't. I am, however, just as guilty of wanting to be over-informed as anyone in the IWC, but in reflecting on why the wrestling product has been so porous over the past years, I found a part of the problem: Me. We need help from ourselves sometimes, and perhaps letting "them" surprise us is more important than the temptation to know what's going to happen, critic it and think that the influence the IWC has isn't wihtout it's drawbacks. The current wrestling product, unfortunantly, is down, and we are part to blame.
I appreciate your time reading this,YOUR opinion on this topic, whether it's agreeing or disagreeing, is what makes these sites awesome to discuss wrastlin' business on. We are all fans no matter what, and here's hoping to a better product sooner than later.


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London Scottish acting head coach James Buckland knows only too well nothing can be won at this stage of the season, but plenty can be lost.
Buckland's side, currently fifth in the Championship table, host London Welsh in the British & Irish Cup tomorrow knowing two points or more will guarantee them a place in the quarter-finals, while the visitors need at least a win to stand a chance of progress.
It is a far cry from 12 months ago when the Athletic Ground outfit were simply focusing on making sure they remained in the second tier of English rugby come the end of the campaign.
It will be the third time the two teams have faced each other this term and Buckland believes the result of this match could have serious ramifications for the rest of the campaign.
"We have not won anything yet this season, but we can certainly lose a lot at this stage of the season," he said.
"It is a huge game in terms of both competitions and we have to approach this game to win and everything else will look after itself.
"It is so close in the league table at the moment. We beat London Welsh before Christmas and were up to second and one defeat has seen us slip to fifth.
"There is a long way to go this season, but we have to make sure we keep winning games of rugby because we cannot afford to slip up between now and the end of the season."
Buckland has been in temporary charge of the squad since the departure of Simon Amor for the England Sevens head coach role earlier this season.
And, while he has had no assurances over his future, he is more than happy to continue a job he has grown to love.
"They asked me to do the job and I have done it to the best of my ability," he said.
"We had a tough pre-season, but we have kept a bit of continuity in terms of the squad and the management team and things have gone from there really.
"I'm loving coaching the boys and plotting to win games of rugby. People think we just make it up as we go along, but there is a lot of hard work going into this."


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First of all I would like to say that I am a practitioner in the Theravada tradition, quite engaged since a few years. But I also have a natural kind of "free spirit" which doesn't believe easily, or I should say doesn't believe at all... In general I can have faith for some time, but until the mind begins to know what is happening, then investigation starts… So these days, since a few months actually, I have been looking into the historical aspect of my tradition, and here are some extracts from one of my readings. The chosen passages are about the origin and development of the monastic regulations, the Vinaya (for those interested in getting to know more about the context in India in the 6th century B.C. I recommend "Buddhist India", by T.H. Rhys Davis).
Now the study in question and the extracts are from "Early Buddhist Monachism", by Sukumar Dutt. An historian whose theory is that it took something like 150 years to establish the monastic code.
(In Chapter III : The Sangha and the Patimokkha)
The Parivrajaka, the "wandering man of religion", was absolved by his vow of renunciation from all social and domestic ties. But even for a professed recluse and solitary, the deep-seated gregarious instinct of man is perhaps difficult to abjure. So among primitive Parivrajakas, sects and parties formed themselves. Groups called Sanghas and Ganas, each recognizing the leadership of a spiritual head, abounded among them. The story of Sanjaya as related in Mahavagga (1, 23), is an illustration of this point [Sanjaya was the teacher of 250 disciples, including Sariputta and Mogallana before they went under the Buddha's guidance].
Among the Parivrajakas, as it appears from this, there were founders and leaders of sects who had organised bodies of followers recognizing their leadership. Six of them are frequently referred to in the Pali books as Sanghi Gani Ganacariyo (See Samannaphala sutta). One who had left the household state would seek to be a convert to a sect-leader, a Ganacariya (udissa pabbajito), recognizing him as his master (Sattha) and accepting his doctrines (Dhammam).
Like other great teachers of his time, the Buddha was the founder of a sect in the Parivrajaka community. Many of his followers were formally initiated into this sect, recognizing the Buddha as their Sattha and accepting his Dhamma by the rite called Upasampada [the "ehi bhikkhu" formula in the suttas]. The Pali scriptures represent him accompanied in his peregrinations with a great multitude of them, and this body of followers is styled by the leader himself as Catuddisa Bhikkhu Sangha (Bhikkhu Sangha of the Four Quarters).
In the Vinayapitaka, however, the "Sangha of Bhikkhus of the Four Quarters" is called by outsiders Sakyaputtiya Samanas. The Buddha himself was called Sakyaputta. But in what relation he stood to these Sakyaputtiya Samanas, the original body of his followers, is somewhat uncertain. We are confronted with the inevitable question whether they constituted a mere Sect ("a religious following; adherence to a particular teacher or faith" Oxford New English Dictionary), a Gana or Sangha in its original sectarian sense, or an Order ("a body or society of persons living by common consent under the same religious, moral or social regulation or discipline; a monastic society or fraternity" Oxford New English Dictionary).
In other words, the question is: was there merely a community of faith and spiritual allegiance among them, or was there any external bond of union, e.g. a distinguishing sign, or the common observance of distinctive rites, or any special body of regula, etc.? The distinction between a Sect and an Order is of the broadest, and the loose use of these two terms has often led to some confusion regarding the character of the original body of the Buddha's followers.
The Sakyaputtiya Samanas constituted, as we have seen, one of the several Sanghas or Ganas into which the Parivrajaka community of northern India of the sixth century B.C. was divided. In the Buddhist Sangha there was no doubt the bound of a common Dhamma, a body of cardinal doctrines, categorized later in the Nikayas, summed up in the Mahaparinibbana sutta and included later in the category of the Bodhapakkiya Dhamma. But this Dhamma that bound together the Sangha, of which the Buddha was the Sattha (teacher), was not mere philosophy or creed: it had a practical ethical bearing stressed in the Samannaphala sutta and elsewhere. Rules of moral conduct are associated with the faith. But a review of them would show that these were not rules intended to serve as distinctive rules for a religious order. They relate to right conduct generally as understood by the Parivrajakas and analogous rules occur even in St. Benedict's Instruments of Good Works. In these rules there is the lack of the distinctive Buddhist stamp that marks and individualizes the statement of the Buddhist faith. In the primitive Buddhist community, while the Dhamma was the special "dhamma" of a particular Sangha propounded by a Sattha, the Vinaya was not of this character; it was not the special Vinaya of a particular Order, but one of broad general application.
It is only in the Dhammika sutta in the sutta Nipata that we find the first tentative approach to the formulation of a body of rules for the order. The rules contained in this sutta are not a redaction from the Vinayapitaka: they are broad and general, but apply specifically to the conduct of a Buddhist bhikkhu.
The next step in the evolution of Vinaya must have been to give a binding character and authority to the rules by adopting them as the regula of the Buddhist Order, and I am inclined to think that this step was taken at the conference of monks, which goes under the name of the 'First Council'. Perhaps it was at the same gathering, which is called Vinaya-sangiti in the canon, that the theory of the promulgation by the Buddha himself of each of the rules adopted by the monks was accepted. Each new rule adopted afterwards was covered by the same theory.
Until the time when the Vinayapitaka was finally drawn up – probably about a century after the passing of the Buddha – the rules of the Order were not a closed book: they were in process of growth. Among the Parivrajaka of the age certain rules of right conduct called silas were recognised. The condition of religious mendicancy itself connoted certain practices and abstinences. (…) The followers of the great Teacher obeyed these rules of Parivrajaka life, as presumably did the other Parivralakas. The beginnings of Buddhist Vinaya must have been made in this way – adopting fundamental rules of Parivrajaka life as the basic regula of the Order. For example, we find the cattari akaraniyani (Maha., 1, 78), a list of "four acts not to be done by a bhikkhu", supposed to have been the Buddha's injunction, but necessarily involved in the acceptance of the religious life of a Parivrajaka, enacted as the four parajika dhamma in the Patimokkha, becoming thereby part of the law of the Buddhist Order. It is highly probable that a settlement of the Buddhist Vinaya was made in this way, and not in the manner as reported in the canon as the so-called First Buddhist Council.
The character of the First Council has been much obscured by later traditions. The account of the proceedings has little historical value.
The only clue to the chronology of the Vinayapitaka is afforded by the account of the Council of Vesali given in the 12th khanadaka of the Cullavagga. If we accept the argument of Oldenberg and Rhys Davids, this 'Council' must be dated about the middle of the fourth century B.C., and the compilation of a complete body of Vinaya rules not much earlier than that date. But though the Vinayapitaka, in the form in which it has come down to us, shows more or less symmetrical plan and design, and points unmistakably to a final diaskeuasis which have been a little earlier than the Council of Vesali, its contents are by no means the work of an era or even an age. They consist in fact, as I expect to show presently, of much earlier and much later materials welded together by a theory. When these are rightly interpreted and arranged in their proper sequence, they will afford us evidence of a process of growth and development, of an evolution in Buddhist monarchism as reflected in the Vinayapitaka.
It is unhistorical to presume that the entire corpus of the laws of the Vinayapitaka was drawn up at one time. From the beginning we hear of persons in the Buddhist Sangha, called Vinaya-dharas, who concerned themselves with the study and exposition of the rules of Vinaya. The existence of such professors was the surest guarantee for conservation and consolidation of these laws from generation to generation among Buddhist Bhikkus. A final diaskeuasis must have been made shortly before the Council of Vesali, for the lawyer-like manner in which the moot-points were sought to be decided there presupposes the existence of a complete code, susceptible no longer to addition or alteration. But this code which the Vinayapitaka represents was the result of a gradual process of accumulation, probably over a century and a half, and of conservation and consolidation of the laws, so that in the final redaction earlier materials were mixed up with later. Laws which had grown obsolete were retained in the process, those which had become partially unsuitable were amplified and extended in their application, new ones came into existence, either through longstanding custom becoming self-conscious, or by common consent, being necessitated by new conditions of monastic life.
Instances of the retention of obsolete laws in the corpus and the development of new laws introduced into it later abound in Vinayapitaka.
Some rules of the Patimokkha (e.g. pacittiya, 69, 73) assume the existence of forms of procedure which are nowhere found in the Patimokkha itself, but in Cullavagga, I. In pacittiya, 69, for example, occurs the phrase akatanudhammena ("not dealt with according to form"). The Vibhanga says that the form contemplated here is ukkhepaniya-kamma, but the Patimokkha knows nothing of such a form. In pacittiya, 73, again, we have the expression yan ca tattha apattim apanno tan ca jathadhammo karetabbo ("the offence a rising therefrom is to be dealt with according to proper form"), which seems to contemplate a tajjaniya-kamma for stupidity (see Cullavagga, I, 4, 1). Such expressions as are cited above point to the intrusion into the Patimokkha of later elements of developed Vinaya.
The author goes on developing this idea, with much examples and references from the texts (but this is already quite long). So… What do you think? What to beleive?
It makes sense to me, as I actually already had such ideas while being a temporary bhikkhu, and felt that much of the Vinaya was so law-like well developed material that it was at odd with the type of life early samanas lived (at least during the Buddha's lifetime), and how it's described in the suttas (i.e. the "Cula-hatthipadopama sutta, MN27" which, I feel, offers a complete description of what a bhikkhu should be, in the letter and the spirit, and how he should live and practice). The contrast between the Vinaya we know and the samanas' spirit is even more obvious when one looks at historical descriptions of the general lifestyle at that time (see "Buddhist India").
The author also explains, later in this book, how sanghas were living (after the Buddha's passing) in separate monasteries as single and autonomous entities, on a democratic mode of functioning (there were no abbots, or monastery "director"), using the sangha-kamma (consent of all the residing monks) to make decisions. In these sanghas were included Vinaya-dharas, law specialists, which enabled the community to establish new rules as the needs would arise (that's the theory of the author but it seems quite plausible). With the Teacher gone and the spread of the community at large, these groups, or sanghas, were not so near from each other any more. This situation, of autonomous sanghas equipped with complete decision and law making processes, tells a great deal about how sectarian Buddhism could take place, and it also explains the differences found in the various Vinayas that have been preserved up to these days.
All that makes sense to me really. But of course, it shatters quite a bit the theory of "it's all been said by the Buddha", which is a rather comfortable one, and thus questions such as how to use the Vinaya today may arise... Actually I think that it would be good to look at it. One question for example, why the process of natural development of the regula, with the abandoning or adaptation of obsolete rules and the making of new ones according to the needs of circumstances, should have stopped? This theory of "all said by Buddha", although important as far as the authority of the tradition and the text is concerned, is somehow freezing the inherent aliveness and intelligence of all the system proposed and started by the Master, leaving us with an old, sometimes perhaps not so adequate set of rules, which can have, seen from within, the feel of being locked up in a kind of "museum".
Well… these are some reflections of perhaps a too "rational" practitioner (but one strongly called by spirituality), reflections based on some readings of historical studies and theories... So it's just open questioning really. Free inquiry. And that comes, as I said in the beginning, from a mind that likes to investigate...
Thank you for any feed back (and sorry for the lengh of this post - by the way is it the right place for such discussion?).


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....the same Laker Broadcaster that accused Isiah Thomas of FAKING his injury in the 1988 finals is now accusing the NBA of FIXING the finals. Of course instead of doing it on local radio, this time he did it on ESPN Radio on the Dan PAtrick show.
He said the only way Detroit can beat LA is with the league's help and the NBA had the refs fix the series.
Wonder if LZC will ask for a "link" on this too.....everyone from LA to NY heard that moron THIS time....
Seriosuly....how does this guy work in the NBA?


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The former Casa de Sapore is undergoing a full renovation and is scheduled to open next month as a diner, permits pending.
Julie Froman, who owned the Ranch Kitchen on East Street for 14 years, will be the restaurant's general manager. She confirmed the former Italian restaurant at 929 Court St., will now operate as a breakfast and lunch hub, with a banquet room available for club meetings and other events.
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Froman owned The Ranch Kitchen, which is still in existence, from 1990 until she sold it in 2004. Previously, she'd worked there since the age of 15.
Court Street Cafe's menu will mirror the Ranch Kitchen's style, with its own twists. Under Froman's proprietorship, the Ranch Kitchen earned "Best Breakfast in Yolo County" several times.
Court Street Cafe is owned by restaurateur Cheung Chik, who also owns Aviator Restaurant at the Sacramento Executive Airport on Freeport Boulevard. Chik previously owned Michelle's Carousel in Woodland.
According to Froman, she and Chik have the same vision for the restaurant: Good service, quality food and good portion size at a fair price point.
Froman took a 10-year hiatus from the restaurant business to spend time with her grandkids, but said she is excited to get back in the game, having missed the people and relationships.
"When you're in the same place for 24 years people become family," said Froman, referencing her time at the Ranch Kitchen. "I'm excited (about Court Street Cafe). I really am. The closer it gets, the more excited I am."


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Wainwright gets go-ahead to start Pirates finale
NEW YORK -- St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright, who departed his last start in New York with a right knee tweak diagnosed as hyperextension, passed a side session and got the thumbs up to take his regular turn in Sunday's series finale against the Pirates.
Wainwright has an ongoing streak of 17 scoreless innings.
"When you look at the way I pitch, you barely do anything stiff-legged, so I'm going to be OK," said Wainwright, who still acknowledged a little discomfort, but only when the leg is fully extended.
Wainwright injured his right knee lunging for a bloop by Chris Young that landed between the pitcher's mound and first base Tuesday. Young's out, recorded by first baseman Matt Adams while Wainwright hobbled past the bag, ended both the seventh inning and Wainwright's night. Kevin Siegrist and Trevor Rosenthal finished the Cardinals' 2-0 win.
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As we move further into fall and approach the end of daylight saving time (Nov. 4), it will be getting darker earlier. The lighting in Boulder helps keep us safe, however only when it is working. Streetlights can go out at anytime and it's important to report any malfunctioning lights. This includes lights that are either completely out or flickering on and off.
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