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Arrest warrants were issued Thursday for University of Texas wide receivers Kendall Sanders and Montrel Meander, who are charged with criminal sexual assault stemming from an incident July 22.
Sanders, a junior, faces a second charge of improper photography. Sanders was suspended by former coach Mack Brown for the 2013 season opener following a drunken driving arrest.
Bail was set at $95,000 for Sanders -- including $20,000 for the second charge -- and $75,000 for Meander, a freshman.
University of Texas police said both players were cooperating with the investigation, and claim the alleged victim consented to the encounter.
Head coach Charlie Strong said earlier this week the players would be suspended if charges were brought.

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Shiprock Marathon,
Saturday, May 4th
Spoiler alert
This will be a long post.
You might want to grab a Gatorade and GU
Try to pace yourself
You were the one
The one that made me respect the mileage of a marathon.
Sure, I'd run a marathon before (read TCM race report here)
Had a blast
No big deal
Endorphin rush
Rockstar for a day
I wanted more of that
Shiprock seemed the perfect choice
Held on the Navajo nation Indian reservation-
Made it exotic
Less than an hour away
Made it local
I was sold
Training was a bit chaotic this time around
But the confidence garnered at my first marathon
Made me undeterred
But how hard could it be?
A marathon's a marathon
Or so I thought
A week before the race
I tried to mapquest the packet pickup location
I was forwarded to a website and phone number
It wouldn't pull up the location on the map
I call for an address to type into my iPhone
A nice gentleman answers-
" How can I help?" he asks
"I need the address for packet pickup" I say
"Sure thing!"He pipes up, full of promise and cheer....
"Just head toward Shiprock", he begins...
"When you cross the bridge
Look for the only grocery store in town-
Take a right directly behind it"
He pauses, as if to allow for my polite, "Thank you"
My only reply "umm, so......what's that address?"
"Sure thing!" He pipes up-
"Just head toward Shiprock .....Cross the bridge....
Behind the only grocery store....."
Oh my......This could get interesting.
Fast forward---
It's packet pickup day-
Hubby is sweet, and offers to drive me
"Where we going?" He says
-----Oh yay- I think to myself, as I begin to relay directions
Needless to say, my type 'A' -super precise- engineer husband was not impressed with the
"cross the bridge, behind the grocery store" routine......
We get to said grocery store,
And I see this spray painted particle board sliver of a sign,
Leaning up against a median light pole at the intersection
It says 'EXPO' and a wiggly arrow points right
We take it
Hubby is skeptical
Especially when we pass a makeshift lunch stand advertising
Blood sausage and Mutton sandwiches
(Why-why-why did I not take pictures----It would look so perfect inserted here)
He says
Surely not
But it is--- We drive into the
Dine (pronounced like Renee only with a 'D') College campus
Beautiful and modern
Park in the huge blacktopped parking lot
Look around
We see tent awnings over in the dirt on the edge of the property
But hubby thinks that's just extraneous stuff
Surely pickup is more formal- perhaps inside?
We start toward buildings
then I hear my name
"Heather! hey! Packet pick up's over here!"
Yep! Violin Running was emerging from the tented dirt area
Puffs of silty dirt wafting with each step
Too funny
We giggle at the tent placement,
When so much perfectly good blacktop was all around us.
Pickup was effortless,
Workers were so kind-
Even let me swap shirt sizes
(super cool shirt too- think I'd actually wear it)
Then home to prep-
And eat
And sleep
Couldn't sleep
Next morning had me going through my usual long run routine-
Taping feet
Filling hydration bottles
Fuel belt fill ups
I didn't have the usual excitement-
A little bit of dread-
Where are the butterflies
I normally get before every long run?
Hubby's advice before I head out the door-
"You don't have to finish..."
Oh my!
(Later he told me he was worried about me getting hurt,
And thus the 'don't have to finish' comment
Was out of pure love and affection---
But oh man- what a 'high five' to head off with!)
Meet up with ViolinRunning and Kathryn-
Caravan out to the start-
Snapshots and stomping feet to get warm
Then busses
Some guy sits next to me-
He's full of nervous energy
His first time too at Shiprock,
Running the relay-
We discover this after he asks-
'Man-- just how far are we driving?'
Everyone around him looks at him in shock-
"26.2--- we deadpan---
This IS a marathon....."
He laughs at himself and his question
We allow ourselves to smile
I look out the window-
But all I see is the emergency exit
Then I see the sunrise on Shiprock
Looking out the bus-Sunrise over Shiprock
It takes my breath away
I close my eyes
We stop
Time to get out
Loved the loudspeaker guy
He wasn't too dull
Or too exciting
Just right
Full of optimism and encouragement
A prayer
I can't tell you how I loved that prayer before the race
ViolinRunning, Kathryn and I huddle to soak in the blessing-
Sun burst at the start
Gun goes off
And the journey begins
I love a marathon
The start has no undue hurry
Pacing is king
But all too soon
The pack breaks up
And suddenly I'm nearly alone
I knew it might be this way
A small race is bound to
But I wasn't truly prepared for it
Shiprock pulls me on
I'd never been this close
I check my pace
It is faster than I'd planned
But I felt so good
Perhaps my lack of jitters was paying off?
Hubby texts me the nicest text
I teared up
Boy do I love that man
Happy thoughts
Shiprock in the background
The run is breathtaking
Thrilling to be so close- just
I'm in the thrill of the moment-
Mile 10-
I feel the all to familiar twinge
On the side of my foot
I will blister
I tell myself to push to mile 13
But feel like I'm waning
Mile 13
No fanfare to mark the halfway point
The beauty of shiprock is behind me
All that lay ahead was nothingness
I notice the worn blacktop
Is it canted?
Am I cramping?
Is this another long slow hill?
I can see for miles-
Little boy at the aid station a mile away sees me-
Gets into position
Hand outstretched
He doesn't move
Neither do I
Or so it seems,
As I beat the air and hurl my body forward with all that is in me - but go nowhere
He waits
Hand outstretched
When I reach him
He is patient
That is the Navajo way
I'd not noticed the beauty of a culture
Til today-
Mile after mile
They would wait for me
Hand outstretched
No hurry
made me laugh -
they were passing out snickers-
had to grab one
It was the one thing that kept me going
And the musicians still at it at mile 15, long after the thrill of playing had gone
And what was with the crazy amount of runners wearing sweatpants and sweatshirts and worthless shoes?
I was baffled at their ability to maneuver in 80 degree heat in that archaic gear
By mile 18 my mind was fried
The endless wandering road
Mile on mile of solitude
I kept telling myself
"This is what you wanted"
"You love a lonely run!"
I chanted to myself
Over and over
I chanted with each stride
Yet would not be convinced
Hubby texts me
It feels so good to know he's watching the map to see where I'm at
But soon, despite the good vibes
Panic sets in
I let myself worry
About pace
About getting burned
About hydration (why does my back hurt so?)
I told myself if I could just get to mile 20
I'd be ok
I was told it was all downhill
If only I could get to mile 20
Mile 20
Mile 20
Mile 20
Finally I'm there-
Round the corner
And dry heaved
Nothing but mile upon mile of highway
No sign of the glorious downhill
I was scared
Lots of 'I can't -I can't
'Oh no'
I get mad
Get ticked
Little boy 2 miles away sees me
Hand outstretched
How in the world can he stand there like that!!!!!
I want to scream
But he is calm
So calm
Not in a rush
Just waiting for me
I double over
And over
And over
Mile 21 finally has me relieving said boy of outstretched water
His family lounging happily nearby
I smile
'Thank you-
You guys are awesome'
" you are too- "they say in a quiet hush
I grin
I know I'm not 'awesome- in the truest sense of the word'
But I think to myself
"Wouldn't it be awesome if I could just finish"
I try to run, but can't
I do a little shuffle stop- shuffle stop dance
I'm so done-
An older runner passes me-
His steady gait calms me
I tell him to "run it for me- I've got nothing left!"
And he pushes forward
My phone rings
It's my sis-in-law Jen
She's been trying to peptalk me on endomondo,
But Shoprock's cell service is sketchy
None have come through
Now she's calling-
I have to answer
She's full of kind words and encouragement
Cheering me
Willing me to finish
I laugh at how lethargic I am
I needed her enthusiasm
And then, just as I resign myself to more walking-
I see two gals ahead
They are running
They don't look scared
I have to run to them
I tell them
" you guys are amazing
You are running
"I didn't think I could run anymore,
But seeing you run
Makes me think
I can too"
And I did
Shuffle shuffle
My feet somehow knew what to do
I ran past them
The end nearly in sight
I felt a wave of relief
But then a wave of doubt
I was coming to the end of the road-
Where now?
I slow back down
See two sheriff squad cars, and ask
"Which way?"
They waft their arms toward an empty dirt lot and say
"Follow the trail-"
I'm perturbed -
"What trail?!?"
I say- in an annoyed voice that surprises me-
They match my tone
"That one!" They yell-
And forcefully point to the dirt lot
I am not impressed
Oh my heavens
I'm so done
I start shuffle walking
Not the glorious finish I had in mind
Not the rock star run I had planned
I am in shock at the beach volley ball sand finish
My feet flip through the sifting sand
How am I to run in this?
I laugh
No one will believe this
Have to take a picture
I take a snap shot
the finish 'shute'
The girls I'd passed are right behind me now
I stop and say-
" You guys go on ahead of me-
If it weren't for you- I don't think I'd have finished today-"
Then I hear my name
My name?
Surely not
There was to be no one here for me at this finish
But there it was again
It was Violin running
She was yelling my name- cheering for me to keep going
I start to sob
Teary eyed, I asked what in the world she was still doing here - knowing full well she had been done a good 3 hours ago
I have never been so humbled and honored by that show of selfless friendship
No time to chat-
She reminded me it was a race
"Come on! Run it!"
She and K cheered me in
I finally finish
6hours 19 minutes
You read that right
Wicked ungodly finish
Almost an hour longer than my first marathon
A wave of relief
Washed over me
The endorphins that had eluded me the entire course
Finally rushed in
Better late than never
I was one happy girl
Looking around, I saw the guy in blue who had the guts to run when I had nothing left
I congratulated him
You are amazing! I said
He seemed tired, but perked up-
"You made it!" He said, and smiled
I told Tennille and Katheryn he'd run right past when I had nothing left-
Then I turned and saw those gals that had kept me going when I needed it most
Snapped a shot of them too
So happy and glad they'd come my way-
I told them-" I'd still be at mile 22 if it wasn't for you guys"
ViolinRunning and K shuttled me through the lunch tent,
I found out Katheryn had a good first marathon
Tennille (aka ViolinRunning) and Kathryn
And ViolinRunning had not only finished first for her age-group
But second overall women's too. (read her race report here)
She showed me her winners trophy-
Artisan Navajo pottery by a local artist.
It takes my breath away, it's do beautiful.
Makes me wish I were fast-
But I'm not- and it's ok-
It's been almost a week-
I've thought about it over and over
And know, that was the run I had in me
I admit it was a trainwreck
But I'm still standing
I learned alot
I have more in me-
I can do better
I celebrate this marathon
Because it scared me
Humbled me
Showed me that I do have a breaking point
That training is key
That your mind is a powerful thing
That I'm not done
The next marathon is just a few miles ahead
With outstretched hand
For me--


text: PEOPLE: Management Best in Class 2012: Overcoming and Overachieving By Catherine Wolinski Monday, June 18, 2012 12:00 AM RELATED CONTENT OPTOMETRY STUDENTS Students across all disciplines face obstacles today that perhaps were not as daunting 10 or even 20 years ago. Today's graduates are bombarded with loans, debt and unsure feelings about the future in addition to the challenges of their curricula. As they seek gainful employment in their chosen industry, optometry school graduates in particular are confronted with uncertainty about what lies ahead. In an exclusive interview with AOA president Dori Carlson, OD, Vision Monday learned that nearly 2,000 students graduate each year in the U.S. from optometry schools alone, and many fear there won't be room for them in their profession after graduating. During her 2011 "20/20 Tour," in which she set out to connect with students from 20 optometry schools in 20 months, Carlson learned firsthand what distresses even the best candidates. "Many expressed concern about finding a place to work after graduation, debt repayment and how to be involved in a profession they've chosen," she said. In addition, opening up a private practice is not only difficult for recent graduates with no business experience; for some, it is impossible due to the financial strain. According to Carlson, optometry students are leaving school with an average of $200,000 debt. However, even as they faced these challenges, many students made it a priority to give back to their communities. Honored with scholarships, grants, and awards, they found time to volunteer at elementary schools, Veterans Association hospitals and overseas missions, donating their knowledge and skills. So, how do the students feel? Matt Geller, creator of OptometryStudents.com, generated a space for students to voice their concerns and connect in a positive way. He believes that the challenges optometry students are facing today can be broken down into three categories: Passing school, paying back loans and going into practice. "[ OptometryStudents.com] provides a resource for everyone from pre op to new grads. We provide students with the unique resources and guides to excel." An OD candidate himself, Geller believes that optometry students should be confident about their chosen profession, and should be acknowledged for their hard work in such a challenging field. "We can make the profession better by allowing students to be recognized," Geller said. As the class of 2012 forges the path to their futures as ODs, schools around the country have selected their star pupils to be spotlighted for their success and dedication to eye health. This special section, underwritten by an unrestricted grant from Essilor USA, brings you an impressive and determined group of individuals entering the field of optometry—the Best in Class 2012. ■ –Catherine Wolinski, Assistant Editor


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When Reality Fame Runs Dry
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag -- the whoriest of the famewhores, the most promotional of the promosexuals, the couple that took Paris Hilton's famous-for-nothing vocation and turned it into a winking, nonstop enterprise—are careful to say that they have no regrets. Living a fake life for the sake of cameras worked for them for years.
Until it didn't. They're broke and living at Spencer's parents' beach house in Santa Barbara because of the free rent; Heidi's body and face are forever changed from plastic surgeries she now wishes she had not gotten; their relationships with friends and family are severely damaged; and they have found themselves largely unemployable, both on camera and off.
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We discussed these issues over lunch recently at the couple's favorite restaurant, Don Antonio's in West L.A., where I had interviewed them three years earlier when they were at the top of their game with MTV's docusoap "The Hills", working every lever of the celebrity industrial-machine to their advantageand turned it into a winking, nonstop enterprise -- are careful to say that they have no regrets. Living a fake life for the sake of cameras worked for them for years.
Things have changed. Spencer spoke definitively: "What we learned is: You can be too famous."
They first acquired fame in 2006, when "The Hills" began as a continuation of the channel's phenomenally successful reality-ish show, "Laguna Beach". Heidi was (and played) the roommate of the franchise's star Lauren Conrad, whom she met at freshman orientation at San Francisco's Academy of Art University in 2004. Beginning in "The Hills"'s second season, Spencer was (and played) Heidi's duplicitous, overbearing, combative, Lauren-hating boyfriend, whom Heidi had met off-camera after season one. They definitely stole the show, with Spencer's villainy, Heidi's sad eyes, and Lauren's fruitless entreaties to keep her friend and get rid of her enemy driving "The Hills"'s plot.
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The glossy celebrity magazines, led by their favorite outlet, Us Weekly, and gossip sites (PerezHilton.com, TMZ, etc.) were interested in the whole cast, but Heidi and Spencer, or "Speidi" as they were also called, milked their fame like none before them. They were photographed everywhere, from theKentucky Derby to the White House Correspondents Dinner to nightclubs that paid them tens of thousands of dollars to make appearances. Their fighting, breakups, and will-they-or-won't-they-get-married storyline played out on the show and in Us Weekly (they ended up marrying twice -- once inelopement, and once in a big church ceremony on "The Hills"). But viewers did get the sense that everything was entirely fictional.
(And now that's confirmed. Did you ever break up? Spencer: "No." Heidi: "No." Spencer: "Not for one minute." Heidi: "We've never even been apart." Which raises a larger point: Everything in this article that could be fact-checked through multiple independent sources, has been.)
Plenty of people, perhaps even a large majority, hated Speidi, their antics, and the Doomsday celebrity culture they embodied. They didn't care; they clowned their way to the bank, posing wherever they saw, or had set up, a camera.
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But what seemed like good fun -- staged paparazzi photographs at thesupermarket, in Sarah Palin T shirts, dressing up as fellow fame-mongers Jon and Kate Gosselin, and so on -- turned dark as "The Hills" wound down. By the end of 2009 (and the show's fifth season), their lives seemed insane. Instead of riding bikes, Spencer was holding guns. Heidi's plastic surgeries gave her a distorted quality, but she vowed to have more. Spencer grew a thick beard, became obsessed with crystals, and was eventually told to leave the series. There were daily updates on gossip sites about them "living in squalor,"publicly feuding with their families, and attacking "The Hills" producers (or claiming "The Hills" producers attacked them). By the time they announced they were (fake) splitting, followed by Spencer threatening to release various sex tapes, and Heidi (fake) filing for divorce, it seemed like they had ventured into, at best, Joaquin Phoenix-like, life-as-performance-art notoriety and, at worst, truly bleak Star 80 territory that could end with one or both of them dead.
"We were all getting paid to be people we weren't for so long that you stop -- there's no line," Spencer said. "The gauge is gone. The gray area is gone."
He continued. "We got so deep with how many storylines we had to do to continue the machine."
"So what was one more fake breakup?" Heidi asked rhetorically.
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"At that point, we were pulling our last cards," Spencer said. "We felt the hot-air balloon losing its gas. And at that stage, our income would be selling the photo that would go along with the divorce." (But their once-lucrative side business was yielding around $300 per photo in 2010, rather than the $3,000 they used to get.)
What the hell happened? What were they thinking? And where did all the money go?
"We never had any!" said Spencer in response to the money question. Meaning, it went out as quickly as it came in. Spencer estimated they spent $2 million on Heidi's ill-fated pop-music career, hiring writers, producers, and engineers who worked with Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, and Lady Gaga. There were lots of clothes, too. "I probably spent a million dollars on suits and fancy clothes," Spencer said. "My whole million-dollar wardrobe -- I would never wear that again. They're props. Everything we were doing, we were buying props. I bought a big blue monster truck just to drive it on "The Hills" for an episode. Never drove it again."
Spencer -- who previously appeared on 2005's short-lived reality series The Princes of Malibu -- grew up with privilege and private schools in Los Angeles; Heidi was raised in tiny Crested Butte, Colo., with little money and lots of megachurches. "I should have known growing up and not having any money ever that I should have kept every dollar that I had," Heidi said. "I thought I was investing in myself and my brand. Like Kim." As in Kardashian, who came up often during the interview. Heidi continued: "When she buys these clothes, she's investing in herself. Because she is a big brand and is likeable. I thought I had that potential. My ego got too big. To think I could be someone like that when I was the most hated girl ever."
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Spencer is, for sure, hated by many. And Heidi-and-Spencer together are often hated. But Heidi alone didn't seem to have the same effect. It's more likely that people questioned her decision making, which was most conspicuously odd during her plastic-surgery deluge. When "The Hills" had been on for less than a year, in April 2007, Heidi got breast implants, rhinoplasty, and collagen injections in her lips (and landed on the cover of Us Weekly). That was nothing. Two and a half years later, she had 10 procedures done in one day: a chin reduction, a brow lift, buttock augmentation, another nose job, another boob job, and more (that time, she was on People's cover, accompanied by the headline "Addicted to Plastic Surgery").
"Obviously I wish I didn't do it," Heidi said. "I would go back and not have any surgery. It doesn't help. I got too caught up in Hollywood, being so into myself and my image. I don't regret anything, but if I could go back, I wouldn't do it."
She went on. "I made a lot of wrong decisions too quickly. So many wrong rights and lefts and then you're just off the road. Things happened so quickly."
As Heidi recovered from her painful surgeries in November 2009, Spencer was growing increasingly angry at "The Hills". He felt they had been mistreated for years. "We were banned from the premieres, banned from the finale parties. If you're banned from your own show that you're supposedly getting on Perez five times a day, it really gives you this feeling of inadequacy," Spencer said. Heidi, who would film with other castmates, such as Audrina Patridge, said she, too, noticed a difference. "I would film with Spencer and then I would film with Audrina. She would get treated like Meryl Streep and we would get treated like the trash," she said. (Through his publicist, Adam DiVello, the creator of "The Hills", declined to comment for this story.)
Two days after the fifth season of "The Hills" came to a close, Jersey Shorepremiered on MTV. The loud, steroidal, orange, drunk, cloudy-looking, joyful Shore looked like it was portraying a different species from the lustrous, staged, slow-moving Hills. Spencer saw the end was near and tried, in his way, to rally the cast as season six began filming in January 2010.
"I was always, like, 'Audrina, you hate Kristin [Cavallari]! You guys were just screaming at each other before the cameras turned on! The second the camera turns on, you guys are hugging and being all civil! If you guys just were real, we'd have the No. 1 show on TV!' The producers would go, 'Spencer, leave them alone! You can't do that to the talent!' 'Talent? These girls are actresses that are bad actresses! What are you talking about?'" Spencer recalled of one of his pep talks.
His strategy backfired, he said. "It got to the point where producers said, 'Spencer, you're not allowed to talk to any of the castmembers anymore about stepping it up and trying to be more entertaining.'"
MTV announced in March 2010 that the sixth season of "The Hills" would be its last. But it was already over for Spencer. He had gotten into a huge fight with a producer named Sara Mast, whom he said tried to get him to cause his fellow castmember and sister, Stephanie, who has had on-again, off-again alcohol and drug problems, to "hit rock bottom." In his version, Mast tried to get him to punch Stephanie. "Her exact quote: 'That Snooki effect,'" Spencer said, referring to a Jersey Shore episode in which castmember Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi was hit by a fellow bar patron.
"That's when I snapped," Spencer said. "To the point when I said -- and this is when the producers got scared of me -- 'You want me to punch my sister in the face? Are you trying to get me to kill you?' I didn't say, 'I'm killing you.' If I did, MTV would have had me arrested."
A source close to production who requested anonymity, and is no friend of Spencer's, confirmed his version of what caused the fight, but also added that Spencer was, in fact, quite scary about it. Through her agent, Sara Mast declined to comment for this story. Creator DiVello's PR representative was told specifically about this claim and did not respond. MTV would not comment either.
As their good sense and livelihoods degenerated, Heidi and Spencer weren't able to stop each other's missteps.
"We were living each other's mistakes -- everything we were doing, in retrospect, was a mistake. The second we continued on our quest for fame was a mistake." Spencer said. "This isn't a business. That was the big thing I didn't get: Reality TV is not a career. Anyone who says, 'Oh, you can have a career in reality' -- that is a lie."
Paris Hilton's recent bomb of a reality series, The World According to Paris, proves this theory, according to them.
Heidi said, "We thought it'd be huge!"
Spencer said: "Paris Hilton created fame for nothing. The fact that only 400,000 people tuned into her premiere? We're Paris Hilton fans." He continued: "She didn't make all these surgery mistakes, or crystal mistakes. She didn't do any of that. But here she is. Her career stopped."
As have theirs, for the most part. Heidi, who was in her late teens when she was cast on "The Hills" and will turn 25 in September, has been appearing on VH1's Famous Food, a reality competition in which celebrities compete to become a partner in a restaurant. When those sorts of opportunities come around, she said, "I'm there." She also still gets invited to host Las Vegas parties sometimes. "I have the most fun ever."
Spencer, soon to turn 28, is more at sea. He applied for a job as a reality TV agent and was told he would "polarize the talent;" he's toyed with going back to USC to finish his political science degree, but, "What real job -- what political world -- would want Spencer Pratt, with the stigma I've attached to my name?" Still, he would basically do anything for money: "If they called me right now and said, 'We want you to be on Jersey Shore and be a bully, and we'll bring your paycheck back,' I'd say, 'Get me on a plane to Italy.' "
In Santa Barbara, Spencer said, "It's like what 70-year-olds do. We're reading a lot of books." And: "Now all we eat are tacos and burritos. Whereas we used to eat at Cut."
"We're watching movies," Heidi said. "I do a lot of laundry. A lot of laundry. We're training our dogs, so I'm cleaning up less poop inside, which is great."
They can't really go out, they said. "The new thing is to take a picture of someone just to tweet it -- even if they hate me. Like, 'Look at this idiot I just saw,' " Spencer said. And Heidi has cut herself off from her family, particularly her mother, since "The Hills". "I don't even want to talk about that," she said. "I have Spencer and my puppies. That's my support system."
As for what the future brings, Heidi and Spencer have no idea. "I have a lot of crystal balls," Spencer said. "And they don't tell me anything."
"I didn't see," he continued. "I thought when this was all over, I could get on an interview and say, 'It was all entertainment.' I thought I was the Wizard of Oz, like, I'm the guy behind the curtain."
But it seemed like you did have control over it, I said -- you weren't wrong.
"We were!" Heidi said, sounding almost enthusiastic.
"I was! Totally wrong," Spencer agreed.
"We were wrong," Heidi repeated.
"Very wrong," Spencer said, one last time as they laughed together.
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A Monday probation search of a Poppy Drive residence in Brooktrails interrupted an alleged meth-for-pot swap and led to the discovery of an explosive device. Four persons at the swap meet were arrested.
The Sonoma County Bomb Squad responded to help safely deal with the bomb.
Members of the Mendocino County Probation Department aided by the Mendocino Major Crimes Task Force raided the residence on the 27000 block of Poppy Drive, recovering 10 ounces of methamphetamine believed to be supplied out of Santa Cruz and 15 pounds of local bud marijuana.
Agents believe the parties were in the process of swapping the marijuana for meth when they were raided. Why the explosive device was at the scene remains under investigation.
David Norman Higgs, 52, of Willits, was the felony probationer subject to the search. Higgs was arrested at the scene on suspicion of violating probation, possession of methamphetamine for sale and possession of marijuana for sale.
Nicole Catherine Higgs, 23, of Willits, was arrested on suspicion of obstructing a peace officer.
Cody Joe Rice, 24, of Felton, was arrested on suspicion of obstruction a peace officer and possession of methamphetamine for sale.
Peter David Kreisberg, 37, of Santa Cruz, was arrested on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine for sale, possession of marijuana for sale and being a felon in possession of a firearm.


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Over at the blog One for Five comes the story of an ex-Negro League ballplayer named James Hugh Moss, who was executed by the State of Georgia in August 1928. Not much is known about Moss as a ballplayer. The newspaper accounts of the crime he was put to death for mention his past playing history, but only in passing. The recent influx of Negro Leagues information at Baseball Reference also isn't much help, but even that is admittedly incomplete. Some sites mention an entry of "Moss" in James Riley's Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. The Moss in the encyclopedia pitched for the Chicago American Giants in 1918. It's impossible to say if the ballplayer referenced is James Hugh Moss, but we do know the sad story of how Moss's life ended—even if the circumstances that led to it are very questionable.
As it stands, Moss was convicted, along with Clifford Thompson and his wife Eula Mae Thompson (both white), for the murder of Coleman Osborne. It seems that the three murderers/conspirators were in the bootlegging business to some degree. One night, they stopped the car they were using to haul whiskey near Osborne's home. Someone met Osborne at the door of his general store, there was some shouting, and Osborne was shot dead. The court found the three bootleggers guilty and ordered them to death by electric chair.


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CHINO HILLS — Grab your dog for a tail-wagging good time on Feb. 9.
The Chino, Healthy Chino and Chino Valley YMCA will host a Bark Around Ayala Park from 8 to 11 a.m. at Ruben S. Ayala Park, 5665 Edison Ave., Chino.
The event will feature a dog fashion show, little dog race, best dog trick contest, group dog walk, a K-9 demonstration from the Chino Police Department, a service dog demonstration from the Guide Dogs of the Desert, pet vendors, and a pancake breakfast provided by the Chino Kiwanis Club.
This is a free event to the public but dog owners must sign a waiver and provide proof of vaccinations and shots for their pets to be admitted.
Dogs must be on leashes. In case of rain, the event will be cancelled.
The Kiwanis Club will also host a pancake breakfast with proceeds supporting Guide Dog, to raise funds for a guide dog.
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It's no secret that social media is playing a bigger role in the way in which today's online marketers increase the visibility of their clients online, from prospecting potential links, generating content, circulating media and even utilising profiles to rank for their keywords.
Currently site authority is mainly measured by the quality and quantity of links. It is a commonly growing belief in the internet marketing community that the major search engines are moving towards analysing where a website should rank based on the author's authority and also who's sharing that content on social media.
Despite what some people believe Google+ isn't a complete ghost town and a lot of very smart SEO's are making the most of this social network from Google. As Google+ is still relatively small compared to Twitter and Facebook there are a lot more opportunities for you to connect with key influencers and find people who will be willing to share your content.
Google+ is like a gym membership. Everyone signs up for it but never uses it
— Matt Cutts (@rnattcutts) July 11, 2012
10 Tips to take Advantage of Google+ for SEO – Cyrus Shepard published this really handy guide on Google+ over at SEOmoz. It covers some really handy tips to help you obtain dofollow links from your Google+ profile and a few tips you can use for outreach with thought leaders in your space.
Expert Tips for Google+, Twitter and Quora – Kelvin Newman offers some more tips and tricks for making the most of your social media profiles.
The Ultimate Guide to Google+ SEO – I couldn't sleep at night if I missed off this monster guide from AJ Kohn who has quickly become an authority on Google+. AJ has also written a lot other great guides and delivered some presentations with very handy tips on G+, so be sure to add him to your circles.
The Google+ Cheatsheet – you like cheat sheets don't you, well I know I do because I am too lazy busy to have to remember everything I need to about a particular topic or web tool. Be sure to keep this guide to hand while you get to grips with Google+.
How to Prepare for AuthorRank – Mike Arnesen's blog post over on SEOmoz has already earned over 130 thumbs up and I've no doubt in my mind it's going to earn a lot more. Mike covers off a lot of topics you need to be aware of in this post including ways in which you can begin to build your AuthorRank.
Twitter is a Social Media powerhouse and according to Shareaholic provides approximately 1% of all traffic to websites.
15 Sites That You can use your Twitter Profile to get Links – Kristi Hines shares a multitude of sites that either automatically link back to you using information in your Twitter profile or will allow you to sign in with Twitter and add links because of it.
8 Secrets To Use Twitter For SEO – Bufferapp run through their top 8 tips and provide examples of how they worked based on this video from Rand Fishkin.
Link Building with Twitter – over on the Point Blank SEO blog I share 2 great (and free) tools and how you can use them to get links to your website.
10 Twitter SEO Tips – Mashable run down their top 10 easy tips to maximising your Twitter profile for search equity.
Twitter Competitions to Grow your followers – Gaz Copeland gives you a a full run down on how to use a Twitter competiton to increase the followers on your account.
How Twitters Bad SEO affects your ORM – Italian SEO Giuseppe Pastore shares his insights into the dangers of linking to your Twitter profile incorrectly and the impact this can have on your online reputation management efforts, Giuseppe has recently updated his Twitter SEO analysis.
The behemoth of Social Networks with 1billion users this site is by far the most well known and used by small businesses to market their products and services to this huge audience.
7 Ways to get Shared on Facebook – Read through Traffic Generation Café's advice for getting your content shared on Facebook.
SEO for Facebook Pages – this guide runs through how to edit and keyword optimise your Facebookfan page. It's a very basic guide but puts to rest a lot of myths that many other Facebook SEO guides spout.
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But the sudden growth in Pinterest over the past 12 months can't be ignored. The audience on Pinterest is different from the major social networks because most people use it to find inspiration.
How to Use Pinterest for Link Building – shameless self promotion time but it's my blog and I'll link to who I want to. In this post I have collated a selection of very useful tools you can use to find out who is pinning yours and your competitors content, how you can earn links and gain more traffic to your website.
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SlideShare SEO – follow AJ Kohn's tips for creating presentations that will rank highly in the SERP's and deliver traffic to your site.
The Reddit Guide to Massive Traffic – Neil Patel shares his top tips for delivering huge amounts of traffic from Reddit. Be careful planning a marketing campaign on Reddit as they are very web savvy and can spot commercial intent a mile off.
I hope this post has given you some inspiration to begin to use your social media accounts in different ways to improve your visibility in the SERP's if you have any more tips or resources to utilising social networks for SEO please drop share in the comments below.


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Amorina, a neighborhood Italian joint in Brooklyn's Prospect Heights, has been turning out creative pizzas long before Vanderbilt Avenue was lined with artisanal ice cream parlors and swank cocktail dens. We made a trip to this OG (original gangster) Prospect Heights pizza spot to check out the Siciliana pie (inspired by the traditional Sicilian salad), on which the sweet acidity of orange segments marries with caramelized onions and fennel, to great effect. Throw some creamy ricotta, briny kalamata olives, and punchy mint on there like the boys at Amorina do, and you've got yourself one make-at-home-worthy pie.
What You'll Need (for one pizza)
- 1 dough portion (Watch this video to learn how to make Neapolitan style dough)
- Fresh ricotta (the folks at Amorina get theirs from Lioni Latticini)
- Onion, sliced
- Fennel, sliced lengthwise
- Orange segments
- Kalamata olives, halved and seeded
- Fresh mint leaves
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt spends so much time cheating on Eleanor in "Hyde Park on Hudson" that it's difficult to imagine when he found the time to stack the Supreme Court.
An unwieldy and sometimes crass drama, "Hyde Park on Hudson" is set almost entirely at FDR's home in upstate New York, his summer White House. Presided over by his autocratic mother (Elizabeth Wilson, a flinty treat at 91), the house is depicted as a convenient place for the Philanderer in Chief (Bill Murray) to have affairs with virtually every smart white woman he met who wasn't named Eleanor. The film's main love muffin is Daisy, a shy FDR cousin played by Laura Linney.
"Hyde Park" feels like a movie with a notion -- FDR cheated right under the nose of Eleanor (Olivia Williams), who didn't much care -- but no idea how to turn that notion into a movie. It's a choppy affair narrated by a character (Daisy) who wasn't present for most of the events she's supposedly observing and interrupted by a lengthy diversion in which visiting King George VI and Elizabeth inexplicably become the main characters.
The film feels torn between being an intimate portrait of a president and an ensemble dramedy along the lines of "Love, Actually." Either could work, I think, if the movie had committed to it, but the supporting characters in "Hyde Park" (also including Elizabeth Marvel as FDR's faithful -- hint, hint -- secretary and Eleanor Bron as Linney's social-climbing aunt) are too shadowy to earn our attention.
Heck, despite Murray's and Linney's thoughtful performances, even the main characters feel underdeveloped. The movie never hints at what supposedly drove FDR to cheat or what supposedly led Daisy to drop her reticence and dive into forbidden love.
Let's put it this way: There's a reason "Hyde Park on Hudson" is named after an evocative place rather than any of the people in it.
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Sandfeld Jakobsen, Søren; Nielsen, Ruth; Riis, Thomas; Savin, Andrej; Østergaard, Kim (København, 2009)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: The Commission's Green Paper on Copyright in the Knowledge Economy highlights, above all, the need for a serious research and dialogue on the future of the Information Society Directive. Although the directive had been drafted with the new technology in mind, the developments of the previous decade already show the need for a serious discussion about it. The debate about the issues pointed out in the Green Paper had begun in earnest not only on this side of the Atlantic but on the other, as well as all around the world. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7388
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ePrivacy Directive: Assessment of Transposition, Effectiveness and Compatibility with Proposed Data Protection RegulationSavin, Andrej (Brussels, 2015)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: The ePrivacy Directive has been implemented in Denmark through a range of legislative instruments, beginning with the Act on Electronic Communications and Services but leading into more important Executive Order on Provision of Electronic Services and the Cookie Order. This structure could be confusing for outsiders as it involves several acts, all of which are concerned not just with one but with several directives. The use of ministerial orders can be explained by the need to introduce flexibility into the fast-changing area, but avoiding a lengthy and complicated full legislative process. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/9239
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The Impact of Commission's Proposed Data Protection Regulation: Appendix to Deliverable D5.1Savin, Andrej (Bruxelles, 2013)[Flere oplysninger][Færre oplysninger]
Resume: The European Commission recently proposed a General Data Protection Regulation,1 which is meant to replace the EU Data Protection Directive2 and to thoroughly reform and modernize the EU privacy regulatory framework. The Regulation, if adopted, would introduce a number of changes, several of which would considerably alter the current privacy setting.3 First, the current Directive would be replaced with a Regulation, achieving EU-‐wide harmonization. Second, the scope of the instrument would be widened and the provisions made more precise. Third, the use of consent for data processing would be limited. Fourth, Data protection "by design" would be distinguished from data protection "by default". Fifth, new fundamental rights would be introduced and the old ones clarified. Sixth, new rules on controllers' and processors' duties, on supervisory authorities and on sanctions would be introduced. Finally, the Commission would obtain significant new powers to adopt delegated acts. This appendix explores the impact that the proposed Regulation might have on interoperability of user-‐generated services.4 Since the proposed Regulation is an instrument of high complexity, only those provisions of direct relevance for the project and Work Package 5 will be analysed here. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8866
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Resume: The digital world of the 21st century is increasingly the world of automatic decision making. In such a world, an ever larger number of tasks are relegated to computers which gather and process data as well as suggest or make decisions silently and with little supervision. This situation has been made possible by a transfer of a staggering portion of our daily lives from the offline world to the Internet. It is a truism that automation would be impossible without our willing participation on the Internet. We freely take part in social networks, post on blogs, and send our emails. On the other hand, it is equally true that we are increasingly monitored by the state, by profit‐maximizing corporations and by our fellow citizens and that these methods of monitoring are becoming smarter. Vast amounts of data which have become available and which we contribute, form what we today call "big data".1 This is then harvested for connections and correlations and profiles created that can be used for commercial and other purposes. We fear this world but are also dependant on it. The creation of these profiles and their usage is an uncharted territory for the social sciences as much as it is a strange territory for the regulators. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8914
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April 26, 2013
Raising Aces
Throwdown: Mat Latos vs. Jeff Samardzija
Midwest baseball fans were treated to an NL Central showdown on Wednesday, as the Cubs and the Reds squared off at Great American Ballpark with their aces on the mound. Mat Latos has been a reliable top-of-the-rotation arm for the Reds ever since his arrival via trade with the Padres in the offseason of 2011-12, and he has assumed the top spot in the Cincy rotation with Johnny Cueto currently on the shelf. The Cubbies countered with Jeff Samardzija, whose 2012 breakout has carried over to this season and who entered Wednesday's contest with the third-highest strikeout percentage in the National League (among starting pitchers).
The pitching prodigies did not disappoint. After a 90-minute rain delay, the two right-handers traded scoreless frames until the Reds broke through with a solo homer by Todd Frazier in the bottom of the sixth. When the dust cleared on the duel, that lone run would stand as the difference in a 1-0 Reds victory. Both players performed exceedingly well, yet a very different approach was at the foundation of each pitcher's success.
Mat Latos
Pre-game Stats
Latos was perfect the first time through the batting order, utilizing a healthy combination of 91-94 mph fastballs mixed with sliders in the 84-87 mph range. His patterns were more predictable on his second run through the lineup, and though he tossed a rare first-pitch curveball to David DeJesus to lead off the fourth, Latos then went on to throw first-pitch fastballs to the next nine consecutive hitters. The Reds jumped on the strategy, taking hacks and making contact early in the count, as four of the nine batters put the ball in play on the first pitch of the at bat.
One of those hitters was Julio Borbon, whose fourth-inning double off the right-field wall would end up being the hardest-hit ball of the day off Latos. Borbon was the first of just three baserunners who reached as far as second base for the Cubs on the afternoon.
Latos took a different tack on the third turn through the order, nearly abandoning the fastball against the top of the lineup in favor of a mix of mid-80s sliders and a steep curve which sat between 75 and 79 mph. The approach was most glaring in the seventh inning at-bat of Starlin Castro, in which Latos threw six consecutive sliders before Castro took one up the middle for a single.
The only hint of trouble came in the eighth, when Latos put the first two batters aboard via a base hit and a walk. It was the first and only walk of the day for Latos, but after 103 pitches the Reds felt it was time to pull the plug, summoning Jonathan Broxton from the bullpen to extinguish the threat. Broxton successfully set the Cubs down in order, and the Red Dragon shut the door in the ninth to seal the victory and pick up his fourth save of the season. Latos was credited with the win, moving his record to a clean 1-0.
One interesting subplot of the ballgame was how Latos approached his nemesis when the opposing pitcher stepped to the plate. The Reds right-hander lacks Samardzija's impressive velocity, but he looked like he was trying to prove otherwise, saving his hardest-thrown pitches for when Samardzija was at the dish. Latos delivered his hardest pitch during Samardzija's first at-bat, hitting 94.7 mph on the gun, and he followed that up with three straight sliders to register the K. Latos was able to reach back for extra heat when Samardzija came to the plate again in the sixth, throwing harder than he had for the previous two innings.
Mechanics Report Card
For an explanation of the grading system for pitching mechanics, please consult this pair of articles.
For a pitcher with such sparkling results, Latos earns very modest grades when it comes to his mechanics. His delivery is merely average in several categories, and he falls victim to the culprit of heavy spine-tilt in the effort to generate an over-the-top arm slot. Latos begins to sacrifice his posture early, prior to foot strike, which underscores the intent behind his strategy. He reaps the benefits with a steep downhill plane, but he also carries the burden of reduced distance at release point.
Latos does a surprisingly good job of repeating the timing of his delivery to consistently find a high arm slot, which allows him to minimize walks due to pitch trajectories that are more likely to miss high or low as opposed to wide of the strike zone. He struggled in April of last season, largely due to a timing pattern that was complicated by a drastic speed-change as he transitioned from maximum leg lift. He addressed the issue during the season and was able to find a more fluid pace with his delivery, and the improved momentum has carried over into 2013.
Latos still changes gears at the top of his motion, and though his second gear borders on plus, the lack of early momentum acts to limit his overall grade on the report card. The gear-shift is minimized when he pitches from the stretch, with an abbreviated leg lift and an earlier burst toward the plate, but the quicker foot-plant acts to reduce his stride and inhibit his distance at release point.
Jeff Samardzija
Pre-game Stats
Samardzija was brilliant on Wednesday, and though he took the tough loss, he was the more intimidating of the two pitchers. He had a tough run the first time through the lineup, giving up a total of five singles against the first nine batters he faced, but a double play and a caught stealing helped him keep the scoreboard clean. He also nicked his hand on an early comebacker and had to deal with the discomfort for the rest of the game. Samardzija ran into trouble in the bottom of the third inning, as back-to-back singles to lead off the frame put runners on first and second with no outs and the top of the order due up. The last of those singles was hit by Latos, who took a fastball to the opposite field for a base knock.
Unlike his opponent, Samardzija went into cruise control when the pitcher's spot came up in the batting order. The 93-mph pitch that Latos hit the other way was the sixth consecutive fastball of the at-bat, with each pitch registering 93-94 mph. This came after Samardzija had established a heater that sat 94-96 and scraped 98 mph. He stepped up his game with the pressure cooking, and Samardzija squelched the threat with three consecutive strikeouts to end the inning. The K of Joey Votto was particularly devastating, as Samardzija was able to add subtle arm-side run to a sinker without sacrificing velocity, and Votto could only watch as the umpire made the call for strike three.
Samardzija leaned on fastballs and sliders early in the count, going to the heat on the first pitch of six consecutive at-bats to start the game, followed by a string of first-pitch sliders to six of the next seven hitters (Latos was the exception). Deeper in the count, he relied on a vicious split-finger fastball with heavy downward movement that batters were unable to detect until late in the flight path. The splitter was his weapon of choice with two strikes, accounting for five of his eight strikeouts on the day.
Samardzija's pitch command was better than the three walks would suggest, but he lost his timing for a couple of plate appearances in the fourth inning, with eight missed targets out of nine pitches resulting in back-to-back free passes. He mixed in secondary offerings with increasing frequency as the game wore on, relying less on pure velocity. Only three pitches cracked 95 mph after the third inning, and not one of his final 14 pitches was classified as a fastball by PITCHf/x.
Mechanics Report Card
For an explanation of the grading system for pitching mechanics, please consult this pair of articles.
Samardzija maintains excellent balance by keeping his head stable above the center of mass, though he is still learning to translate that balance into plus posture at release point. Strong posture often develops later in a pitcher's career, and the right-hander has the fundamental components to suggest that he can continue to improve his spine angle over time. He repeats the delivery very well, allowing him to command his secondary stuff to induce ugly swings and astonished looks from opposing batters.
The key to his Samardzija's delivery is near-elite torque, which is driven by equal contributions of upper-body load and delayed shoulder rotation, as he combines arm strength with mechanical efficiency to consistently pump gas in the mid-to-upper 90s. He has excellent timing for his signature that helps him to find ideal release-point extension, but he might still have some room before his performance hits its ceiling, as below-average momentum is inhibiting the overall distance at pitch release. Samardzija possesses an above-average stride, but he has elite potential if he kicks up the momentum to another level.
Samardzija avoids the lure of the slide step when pitching from the stretch, but he does get an early burst toward the plate with men on base, so he combines the best of both worlds by maintaining his mechanical integrity while actively thwarting the running game.
Doug Thorburn is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @doug_thorburn
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Was Choo traded to Cubs.??? Oh I get it , he batted against Latos because he felt sorry for the Hapless Ones.
Apr 26, 2013 05:24 AM
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Sorry about that - I must have mixed up the lead-off men on my makeshift scorecard.
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"For agriculture, it's going to be important that they continue to educate people about their processes so that consumers become more and more comfortable about the food they're eating today," Debbie Roberts, vice president and general manager of McDonald's Midwest Region.
Speaking at the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation's 94th annual convention, Roberts also told attendees that McDonald's will present an ad campaign in 2012 that will feature farmers and growers that supply the products. "We will bring to the consumer, the folks who are actually producing the product," Roberts says. "They will have the opportunity to meet those folks, see them on TV…put the face with the product."
She points out that consumers have become increasingly savvy, and they want to know more about the source of their food. "For us to be relevant as a brand, we constantly talk with consumers, and we listen," Roberts adds. "That's been the success of McDonald's; to make sure we have a brand that responds to consumers."
Some of the things that today's consumers are telling McDonald's is that their palates are varied and the growing diversity within the United States require continuous change. "It's hard to predict where customers will go. You have to be ready to change with them," she says. "Consumers will continue to be more complex."
Another trend that she sees for the long haul is the demand for high-quality products. Along those lines, she says consumers will demand high standards associated with the sourcing of their foods.
"We rely heavily on the quality products of our farmers and growers to provide the best quality product to our consumers," Roberts says.
In terms of relying on U.S. agriculture, she says both Roberts and McDonald's see it as a key link to feeding the world. "As the world's population continues to grow, agriculture will continue to be more important," she adds.


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A catholic monastery devoted to the teachings of St. Benedict
The Holy Eucharist: The Perfect Sacrament
Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper in the
Upper Room, just before his Passion. He had the apostles gathered
around the table for one last meal before the agony of his Passion
and Crucifixion would occur.
Perhaps the Eucharist should be the first sacrament since it is
the major sacrament of our faith. It is the foundation of our faith
because it is the manifestation of Jesus and the root of the rest
of the six sacraments.
We introduced Baptism first because it is a door to the Church,
but there would be no Church if not for the Holy Eucharist. It was
here that Jesus commissioned Peter to be the rock of His
The Eucharist is the model for all the sacraments. It is the
perfect sacrament because it says all that we are, all that the
Church is, and relates to all that Jesus says of God his Father.
The Eucharist is central to our faith.
As Christian Catholics, we can never fully understand the
Eucharist. We come close when we experience three events: Holy
Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Holy Thursday was added to
the image of Good Friday to help Catholics better understand the
Holy Thursday emphasizes the Lord's Supper and Good Friday
emphasizes the Lord's supreme sacrifice. Easter Sunday recognizes
the Body of Christ through the Resurrection. All three should be
observed to develop a fuller understanding of the Eucharist.
Some commonly asked questions about the Eucharist are:
Is the Holy Eucharist called by other
The Holy Eucharist is also called Holy Communion, The Sacrament
of the Altar, The Lord's Supper and The Blessed Supper, among other
names. For Catholics, the names Eucharist or Holy Communion are
commonly used.
The Eucharist is defined as a Christian sacrament or ordinance
that is re-enacted in accordance with Jesus' instruction at the
Last Supper. This is recorded in several books of the New
Testament. Followers of Jesus do this in remembrance of when He
gave the apostles bread saying, "This is my body" and He gave them
wine saying, "This is my blood."
Another way of defining the Eucharist is that it is both a
sacrifice pertaining to the essence of the Mass and a sacrament in
the Lord's body, blood, soul and divinity, which is received by the
faithful in what appears as bread and wine.
The Holy Eucharist is the heart of Catholic worship. It is the
focus of Catholic life. Because of Christ's real presence in the
Blessed Sacrament, it is sometimes called a sacrifice sacrament, a
communion sacrament and a presence sacrament.
Why did Jesus Christ institute the
Christ did this out of pure love for us. He wanted us to renew
His sacrifice and apply the gifts of His resurrection and
redemption. He also instituted the Eucharist to make us strong in
our faith, which stipulates Jesus will be with us throughout the
ages. His eternal love is faithful from age to age.
Even though Jesus was crucified and returned to His Father in
heaven, the institution of the Eucharist provided the means by
which He could remain with us on earth. He is present in every
Catholic Church in the world. He remains to be an intimate friend
and companion to the people of His flock.
What do we pray for during the Eucharist
At every Eucharist, we ask God to send the Holy Spirit to do two
things. The first of these is to transform the bread and wine so
that, secondly, we who eat the bread and drink the cup may become
one Body.
Two things happen: the transformation of the two elements and
the transformation of those who partake in the Eucharist
celebration. Every time we approach the Eucharist, we renew our
baptismal promise. Every time we are communicants, we demonstrate
to the community at large that we have a commitment to the
Eucharist and all that it stands for.
We are committed to participate in the Eucharist because we are
committed to the memory of Jesus Christ, to live as He lived. We no
longer live for ourselves, but for one another. This is the
ultimate meaning of the Eucharist: to love each other.
Why is this sacrament called the Eucharist?
The root word is a Greek one that means thanksgiving. It is
because of the thanks Jesus offered to His Father at the Last
Supper before He consecrated the bread and the wine. By
participating in the Mass, we also offer our thanks to God.
Why is the Eucharist called the perfect
It is the sacrament that completes Christian initiation. It is
the both the source and the summit of Christian life. This is
demonstrated when adults joining the Catholic faith are baptized,
confirmed and then communicated at the Easter Vigil.
In some dioceses, young people receive the sacrament of the
Eucharist (Communion) long before they receive the sacrament of
Confirmation. Some theologians believe that the Eucharist should
complete the rites of initiation, and Confirmation should not be
out of sequential order. The perfect sacrament culminates the
passage of initiation.
What is meant by the term
The Council of Trent considered transubstantiation as an
adequate and proper explanation of how the elements of bread and
wine are transformed into the substance of the Body and Blood of
Christ. The Council of Trent's definition is a requirement for the
Catholic teaching and understanding of Christ's real presence.
The teaching of transubstantiation can be understood ultimately
only by pure faith alone. Transubstantiation does more than explain
why faith is necessary for total comprehension. It also speaks not
only of a change in the gifts that we place upon the altar, but
also the transformation in our lives so that we can be more like
the Jesus we receive.
Is the presence of Christ vital to the Holy
Yes, Jesus promised that His presence and the guidance of the
Holy Spirit would be with us in the Church He founded until the end
of time. The Church proclaims, professes and teaches that Jesus
Christ is really present in the Holy Eucharist. Jesus also
instituted the Eucharist. The words he said, "This is my Body; this
is my blood," can be taken literally.
Is the Eucharist the same sacrifice as Jesus' sacrifice
on the cross?
Yes, the sacrifice of the Mass is conducted in obedience to
Jesus' words: "Do this in memory of me." This is actually a renewal
of Christ's sacrifice at Calvary. He does not suffer because the
Eucharist is the risen Christ and His body no longer has to suffer.
Jesus in the Eucharist offers Himself to His Father in the same
spirit that He offered at the Last Supper.
The sacraments are such a special kind of prayer that many
Catholics do not think of them as prayer. They think of sacraments
as something we receive and not a way in which we pray. How many
Catholics view the Eucharist as a way of prayer? Not many one would
The bread and wine are the signs of the Eucharist. Sign and
symbol say more than words can ever say. The Eucharist is central
to our faith and it is universal. The Eucharist is the same, even
though the language used may differ. The Eucharist is the same,
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Director of counseling says officials did not realize sexual orientation didn't include gender identity, expression, and applauds new bullying awareness campaign
Tammye Nash | Senior Report email@example.com
FORT WORTH — When the Dallas Independent School District was lauded recently for becoming the first school district in the state to approve an LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying policy, officials in the Fort Worth Independent School District reacted with consternation.
The Fort Worth District, officials said, had passed such a policy months before, in March.
But the problem, Kathryn Everest, director of guidance and counseling for the Fort Worth district, said this week, was that "We didn't know what we didn't know."
And what school officials didn't know was that the term "sexual orientation" does not include issues of gender identity and gender expression, Everest said.
"Our policy protects all students," Everest said, adding that she initially believed simply saying "all students" would be adequate. But she said she understands the need for more specific wording after discussion with those in the community advocating for changes in the policy.
Everest said that she met Monday afternoon, Nov. 22, with gay Fort Worth Councilman Joel Burns and Jon Nelson of Fairness Fort Worth. Both men, she said, have pledged to help the district fine-tune the wording of its policies.
"We want to make it plain that everyone is included. Now that we have found out what we didn't know — that sexual orientation doesn't include gender identity and gender expression — we will make those changes. We're not fighting it, and we're not intimidated by it. We just didn't know," Everest said.
She added that the policy in question relates specifically to students. The district also has a mirror policy protecting faculty and staff members, and it, too, will be updated, Everest said.
"We want our policies to align with the city of Fort Worth's policy," she said. The Fort Worth City Council voted last year to amend its nondiscrimination ordinance, which already included protections based on sexual orientation, to include specific protections based on gender identity and gender expression.
Another point of confusion centered on the wording of Fort Worth's anti-bullying policy itself. The policy defines bullying, gives examples and outlines the procedure for reporting incidences of bullying and for investigating those reports. But it does not enumerate specific groups protected under the policy, as the Dallas ISD policy does.
Everest explained this week that the Fort Worth ISD's "Freedom from Bullying" policy is an extension of the district's "Freedom from Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Policy, which reads:
"The District prohibits discrimination including harassment, against any student on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or on any other basis prohibited by law, that adversely affects the student."
Everest said FWISD officials now recognize that, technicalities aside, the bullying policy should also include that wording — with the addition of gender identity and gender expression — so that it is clear.
Although gender identity and gender expression were not among the protected categories listed, evidence of the district's intention to provide protections based on those categories exists in the discrimination policy, under the category of examples:
"Examples of prohibited harassment may include offensive or derogatory language directed at another person's religious beliefs or practices, accent, skin color, gender identity or need for accommodation … ."
'It's not okay'
While the Fort Worth school district may be lagging behind the Dallas ISD in perfecting the wording of its nondiscrimination and anti-bullying policies, Fort Worth is several steps ahead of Dallas when it comes to it's anti-bullying campaign, Everest said.
The district implemented the "It's not okay" campaign at the beginning of the current school year, focusing each month on a different aspect of harassment. Topics are "bullying, cyberbullying, sexting, teen dating violence, suicidal thinking, sexual harassment, use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and gangs.
The campaign includes efforts to explain each topic and to promote the district's procedures for reporting and investigating offenses. A primary component, Everest said, is the "Friends 4 Life" hotline that anyone can call to report specific incidents or concerns. Students discovered to be targets of bullying or harassment are paired with counselors who work with them and help them find other resources if necessary, Everest said.
She said students had input in designing the campaign, helping choose the topics and suggesting ways to address each one. The district also has designed posters on each topic to be displayed in schools, as well as billboards that are going up each month around the city.
"By the end of the school year, we will have billboards across the city addressing each one of these topics," Everest said. "There is a kind of entrenched generational acceptance of certain kinds of harassment and bullying — the idea that it's just what kids do, and you need to get over it and move on. That's what we have to change. We have to say to the whole world that it's not OK.
"And this [campaign] is not just a flash in the pan, not just a one-time thing," Everest continued. Our goal is to make it an ongoing program, something that is deep and broad and addresses all the angles. That's how you change the social norms. That's how you stop the bullying."
She added, "This is all a learning process for us. We are making corrections and improvements as we go along. We thought we were covering everything, and now that we know we didn't, we will make the changes we need to make.
"Our goal is to make our entire educational community as safe as possible — our students, our faculty and our staff. And we will do what we need to do to make that happen."
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition November 26, 2010.


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An ordinary shoe salesman finds out that as the sole surviving relative of his uncle, he's first in line to inherit his uncle's millions. The catch? He must take his deceased uncle with him in a weeklong vacation to Monte Carlo.
This is the premise of the musical "Lucky Stiff" by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, onstage at Hudson Players, and the result is nearly nonstop laughs as the straight-laced Harry attempts the weeklong jaunt.
"You don't often see a musical farce," said director Rich Jagunic. "This is a good cast, an extremely talented group of people."
Generally if you say an actor's performance is dead, that's an insult; but for Mark Moore, who plays the "lucky stiff" is a sort of compliment.
"It was a totally different acting experience," said Moore, an Aurora resident. "During the second act, I was concentrating on not coughing. You become very aware of your breathing."
But just because he plays a dead guy in a wheelchair doesn't mean he doesn't use physical comedy.
"I'm very dependent on the other actors to bump or move me," he said. "Then I can do my ragdoll routine. It's a lot of fun."
Brian Keith of Cuyahoga Falls plays Harry Witherspoon, the hapless shoe salesman saddled with the task of taking his departed uncle to Monte Carlo.
"I only knew bits and pieces of the show before I auditioned," said Keith, who makes his debut at the theater with the musical. "I have done more straight shows than musicals, so this was a switch. I have had a wonderful time with the show. It's a fun cast and a fun theater."
The idea of carting around a corpse through Europe is fraught with (hilarious) complications. Adding to the fun are the zany cast of characters, brought to life by a talented cast which does well with the rapid-pace comedy.
Brittany Smile plays Annabel Glick, a representative from a dog shelter who is next in line to inherit should Harry fail to meet the requirements of the will. She follows with (pardon the pun) dogged determination, mindful that the fate of hundreds of dogs -- and her job -- are on the line. Wendy Schantz plays Rita La Porta, a nearsighted, trigger-happy woman eager to get her hands on the millions, which she believes are hers. Rita is assisted by her brother Vincent, played by Sonny Sonnhalter, who very reluctantly follows her through Europe. Gary Maher plays the affable Luigi Gaudi, who always seems to be present on Harry's journey.
Holly Reimer, Kathy Steiner, Mike Guffey and Brian Pichola play various roles in the show.
Ticket and show information
"Lucky Stiff" can be seen through March 1. Performances start at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and at 2 p.m. on Sundays.
Tickets are $14 general admission and $12 for students and seniors. Call 330-655-8522 or visit www.hudsonplayers.com for details or to make reservations.
The theater is collaborating with Hudson's Restaurant on the Green to offer patrons a dinner and show option. For $62, two people can enjoy dinner at Hudson's Restaurant before the show (including an appetizer) before heading to the theater.
Available on select performances, dinner and show reservations must be made by the Tuesday prior to the upcoming weekend. Patrons are asked to arrive at Hudson's Restaurant on the Green at 6:15 on their selected show night.
Dinner and show ticket reservations (including dinner and show season tickets), must be purchased either by phone at 330-655-8522, or via mailat firstname.lastname@example.com for mail order info.
The theater is at 41 S. Oviatt St., in the Barlow Community Center in Hudson.
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Hudson Players will conclude its 2013-14 season with Monty Python's "Spamalot," which runs April 25 through May 17.
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MICHAEL Rutter said he is delighted with his overall Isle of Man TT performance.
Despite suffering some issues along the way, Rutter managed to bring the BMW 1000RR home to three respectable top ten finishes before the contest concluded last Friday.
The first of the two superbike races saw him finish in fifth place despite struggling with handling issues.
Changes for the second superbike race of the event made the bike more stable but harder to turn. Adjustments in the pit meant that Rutter made his way back up from 14th place to finish in ninth, claiming third fastest lap in the class overall on his very last lap.
A fierce race from Rutter in the superstock class meant he was lying fourth on the last lap, however, a full tank of fuel wasn't enough to see him maintain this to the chequered flag and Rutter had to coast his BMW home to a sixth place finish, with his bike running out of fuel from Creg Ny Baa.
Rutter said: "Overall I'm really delighted with the results, for me to finish top six here is like being on the podium, I'm really happy with the team and the bikes."
He will now head to round three of The British Superbike Championship at Snetterton this weekend.


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Even occasion of Veterans Day can trigger PTSD symptoms
Veterans Day is a time to honor this nation's servicemen and women.
But the reminder of wartime experiences can also lead to bouts of anxiety in veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Any event related to the trauma that caused the disorder can trigger its symptoms, said Joseph Boscarino, a senior investigator with the Geisinger Center for Health Research.
Boscarino, a Vietnam veteran, urges returning veterans' families to watch for risky behaviors or substance abuse, which can be symptoms of PTSD.
"The family members notice they're dysfunctional. They're not working, they're not enjoying life, they're still in a tank in Iraq," he said. "Or they're still ... fill in the blank. That's the first thing they notice. Trauma is still a part of their life."
Individuals suffering from PTSD have higher rates of drug and alcohol abuse, Boscarino said.
The disorder affects more than five percent of the U.S. population. But the rate among combat veterans can be much higher -- one study from last year suggests rates as high as 16 percent.
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Everybody knows that Cyndi Lauper is not just an LGBT rights supporter, she is a committed activist who is willing to put her time, talent and money where her mouth is when it comes to equality for all.
And now, she's putting her sparkly high-heeled shoes where her mouth is, too.
The shoes — "Glittery Heels Worn and Signed by Cyndi Lauper" — are just one of the 43 items up for auction in the third annual winter Give A Damn online auction. The list also includes opportunities to meet a wide range of celebrities (Lauper, Jason Mraz, Ricky Martin, The Scissor Sisters, Lily Tomlin and more) in person, a chance to have lunch with Carson Kressley, 2 VIP gold hot seat ticket packages to Lady Gaga's sold-out show at MSG, tickets to see U2 at the Meadowlands, signed items from folks like Dolly Parton, a Skype chat with Chely Wright, the chance to have Lauper, Rosie O'Donnell or Sara Silverman record your voice mail message — and much, much more.
All the proceeds from the auction go to help fund the Give A Damn Campaign, a web-based initiative launched by Lauper's True Colors Fund "with the goal of educating and engaging everyone, especially straight people, in the advancement of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality."
So head on over to the auction page, check out the items up for auction and bid on one or two if you can. I mean, after all, who wouldn't like the chance to walk in Cyndi Lauper's shoes — literally?!