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Behold Man Without God #4
Landscape upon which numerous vignaetes incorporating the various subjects noted above are being played out. For example: a farmer holding a loaf of bread before a hooded boy pulling him in a rickshaw; a monkey conducting pigs in Beethoven's 9th Symphony; a man worshipping a woman. The artist appears in various guises throughout the painting: pulling his barbed-tongued father in a rickshaw, as a street-theatre performer acting a one-man play about himself, for example.
Ontario Field
Rolling field, with fencing along two sides, scattered with stooks of cut grain ready for harvest
Portrait of a Trappist Monk [likely James Hingston Smith]
Head and shoulders portrait of a Trappist monk, possibly James Hingston Smith
Bleeding Heart
A man, most likely the artist, who has fallen on his knees with his arms outstretched and gazing upwards. A book lays on the ground before him. He looks up at the Sacred Heart encircled in thorns, surmounted by a cross and flames. Blood is raining down from the heart.
The Corner Store
Corner store and cluster of other buildings in a winter Prairie landscape most likely in the North End, Winnipeg
Fractured Monochrome #4
Break up of an ice flow to create the illusion of a monochrome painting shattered into layered wedges that resemble Icelandic vinarterta pastry.
Indian Hitchhiking
Hitchhiker by the side of a deserted highway in a winter landscape in Saskatchewan
Triple Bend Pose
Abstract composition
Big Boat Blue & Black
Composition composed of a square and triangles
Manitoba landscape with birch trees which are reflected in a stream
Young Phoenix #1
Abstract composition
Abstract composition
Harlow Flow
Abstract composition
Near Quebec
A landscape of rolling hills and a lake with a buildings along a road.
Snowflake, Manitoba
Landscape of a farm with rows of haystacks in Snowflake, Manitoba. Four horses pull a plow at the right of the image. A train and grain elevators are visible along the horizon line.
Rice Lake
Abstract composition on canvas. Areas of green and brown on raw canvas with gestural markings of light blue, yellow and red. Brown checks dot the lighter ground and cream checks on the darker areas.
Main Street, Winnipeg, 1871
Landscape of Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba based on a photograph. A teepee with a native man stands in the foreground of the composition, bisecting a road that goes through the centre of the composition into the horizon with buildings with red and blue roofs along either side.
Winnipeg River
Landscape of the Winnipeg River with trees on the rocky riverbank in the foreground.
Sunlight and Shadow (Sunshine and Shadows, Minaki)
Trees and rocks within a forest with shadows from the sunlight.
Man (The Fighter)
Three-quarter depiction of an athletically-built nude male standing with his left arm slightly raised and right hand in a fist at his side; other nude males are partially visible in the background.
Cranberry Lake, La Cloche Mountains
Winter landscape dominated by a grey cloudy sky with mountains in shades of blue-grey in the bottom of the composition and a barren stick emerging from the bottom into the sky.
Still life of a red begonia plant.
Winnipeg River
Landscape with a boat docked at Winnipeg River in the foreground. Buildings along the horizon in the background.
River Road, Lockport
Landscape with a tree stump in the foreground and the road that runs along the Red River through Lockport, Manitoba. Hydro power poles and a building in the background.
Decolonization I, II, III
Triptych of the interior gallery space of the Plug In ICA's former location in Winnipeg's Exchange District painted in shades of grey. In each of the three panels, structural columns in the space have been sheared off at the base and lie on the floor in structural assemblages. Light from the building's exterior windows casts shadows on the floor and faint reflections of the piles of columns are visible in the windows.
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New ACT Foundation Envisions a Future Where Performance Matters Most in a National Learning Economy
Posted: October 3rd, 2013
October 3, 2013 AUSTIN, Texas—Today, the new ACT Foundation launched as a national, operating foundation to catalyze and advance a National Learning Economy that will cultivate the success of working learners, businesses, and the nation as a whole.
The ACT Foundation announced at its inaugural meeting its vision of a National Learning Economy, in which every person is highly valued for his or her knowledge and skills, and an individual's ability to perform is rewarded by life satisfaction and career success. In collaboration with thought leaders and stakeholders representing economic and community development, business and industry, education, technology, talent development, and philanthropy, the Foundation aims to raise the learning and economic trajectories of working learners, including young low-income working learners, by reimagining the learning ecology through an economic development lens.
"We are focusing on working learners—individuals who weave together learning opportunities from various environments, resources, and experiences while juggling the demands of family, life, and work," said ACT Foundation Executive Director Parminder Jassal. "We need to reengineer education and talent development so individuals can access a portfolio of learning options anytime, anywhere to increase performance that is highly valued and will lead to success in careers and life."
The ACT Foundation was endowed by ACT, the nonprofit public trust known for its multiple measures of individuals' competencies and characteristics. The ACT Foundation announced that it will be an action organization that builds evidence, convenes cross-sector stakeholders in service of public-private collaboration, and focuses on three strategic impact areas to catalyze a National Learning Economy: develop and release transformative and actionable evidence, catalyze and advance innovative solutions, and optimize real-world solutions.
Four Inaugural Investments The Foundation will seek not only to incubate new research and evidence but also to shine a light on results-based solutions already in the market. Toward this end, the Foundation unveiled four inaugural investments during the launch event in Austin: a national council of working learners, a national applied research network, support for learning technology innovators, and a national network of business and industry associations.
The Foundation is launching a Working Learner Campaign to raise awareness about the challenges and opportunities working learners face and to help empower working learners to choose their own learning journey. The ACT Foundation will recruit outstanding working learners to lead the North American Working Learner Council. Those selected will receive $12,000 stipends to advise the Foundation on its investments and activities.
To shape its research agenda, the Foundation has enlisted nine experts called "Aces" representing diverse disciplines to focus on the National Learning Economy and working learners. The disciplines represented by the Aces range from work- and competency-based learning to skills-based hiring, technology infusion, and inclusive competitiveness. The Aces Research Network includes economic development consultant and columnist Amy Kaslow, a former senior fellow with the Council on Competitiveness, and scientist and education innovator Merrilea Mayo, founder of Mayo Enterprises, LLC.
The Foundation announced a network for learning performance technology innovators called Moving Mind to Market that will assist these entrepreneurs on their journey to market, from prototyping to partnerships and beyond. The Foundation also announced the launch of the Network of Business and Industry Associations, to help bridge the business-education divide and provide the necessary voice and influence of business in designing or supporting solutions that expand all types of learning opportunities to produce a highly competent and skilled workforce.
ACT CEO Jon Whitmore, whose organization pledged during its 50th anniversary celebration in 2009 to create the Foundation, said, "Businesses small and large recognize that learning doesn't stop at the schoolhouse door or on the college campus. We face intense competition in the world that will continue to erode our standard of living unless we help more Americans reach their full potential."
Jassal adds, "We are committed to telling the stories of working learners, to amplifying their voices, as we work together to build a National Learning Economy. We want to strengthen the connection between industry needs and learning experiences to create a culture that recognizes and rewards increased performance resulting from diverse learning experiences.
The Foundation launch event itself is a learning journey for the 140 leaders assembled from various sectors and perspectives. Together the launch participants will travel to different learning settings across Austin to hear from entrepreneurs, educators, business leaders, researchers, and learners themselves.
"Together with some outstanding thinkers, innovators, and practitioners, we are embarking upon a new journey with a thoughtful road map to impact the social and economic culture through change in our learning and working systems," said Jassal. "But although we have an initial road map, we also know that we have to be constantly open to integrating changing ideas and practice so we can adapt to new realities and transition to a performance-driven economy."
Before taking the Foundation's helm, Jassal, who holds a doctorate in education leadership from the University of Louisville, was a key player in The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Postsecondary Success initiative for low-income young adults. She also worked in corporate America and was Louisville's workforce development director.
About the ACT Foundation
The ACT Foundation is an Austin, TX-based national operating foundation that reaches across organizational boundaries, sectors, and the nation, to fund and develop strategic approaches to working and learning that supports working learners in their individual journeys to successful careers and lives. The ACT Foundation was endowed by ACT, a nonprofit public trust focused on helping people achieve educational and workplace success. As a private, independent foundation, the Foundation connects fifty years of data and insights to catalyze and build a National Learning Economy that will nurture the success of working learners and their families while fueling a stronger economy. Learn more at actfdn.org.

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By Benyamin Yoeli (Yevalavsky)
February 1917 Russia. World War I is raging in full force. Nesvizh is located about 40 miles east of the front. In Petrograd, the capitol, a revolution. The Czar is deposed. A temporary government is in place. The chains of the czarist regime lifted. Slogans of freedom and brotherhood are heard all through Russia.
The Jews are breathing a sigh of relief. In a stroke were all restrictions against the Jews lifted. The old Jewish proletarian parties were resurrected again: Bund", The Proletarian of Zion (Poalie Zion) are the ones who put their hope in realizing the socialist dream in Russia as a solution for the Jewish problem. This was their rational for rejecting the Zionist idea and the recognition of the Hebrew language as the Jewish national language. The assimilated inteligencia and the masses of underdog workers flocked to these parties since they were discriminated socially and had no national conciseness. The Zionist movement was also awakened at this time, coming out of hiding. Zionist chapters were established spontaneously in all the Jewish localities attracting mostly a concentration of middle-class educated youth.
About one month after the beginning of the revolution an assembly was called by the brothers Moshe and Abraham Tzudick who were influenced by veteran Zionists Benyamin Isenboud and Shlomo Levin. The meeting took place in the Dekatzavim synagogue. Most of the youth from the Russian schools and some refugees from the areas of Brisk and Bialistock, who came into the city, participated.
Benyamin Isenboud, Shlomo Levin and Moshe Tzudick were the prominent speakers. It was decided to establish a Zionist association and name it Poalie Zion (Workers Of Zion) (Tze'irei Zion).
The name wasnt original, since even before the war there was a Zionist movement by this name in Russia, and in the beginning of the revolution many chapters reopened in Russia. The elected committee came in contact with the movements center and accepted its authority. Representatives and counselors from the center often visited in the chapter. There were discussions and clarifications on the relationship between Poalie Zion (Workers Of Zion) movement and the general Zionist movement. Differences surfaced slowly. The Poalie Zion (Workers Of Zion) in Russia organized as an autonomous organization called Poalie Zion (Workers Of Zion) popular fraction as a part of the Zionist organization.
It started its activities in the village by renting a club and establishing a public library. The seed for the library was a collection of about 1000 books in Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian from the Zionist library, established in 1898. In 1905 the Russian authorities shut down the library, and the book were stored in sealed boxes by the police. Some Jewish and general publications from the Art and Literature Association that existed until the war were also brought to the library. As time passed, more books were purchased in Odessa, Moskva, and Minsk. Since Jewish press was not prevalent in the city and few read newspapers (Jewish or otherwise) the library contributed immensely to increase the Zionist awareness among the members of the association. It served to widen their horizons in respect to Zionism, the settlement efforts in Eretz-Israel and world Jewry in general.
In the library one could have found volumes of Jewish publications in Hebrew and Russian: Voschod [ascent in Russian], Rasvit [the dawn in Russian], Haolam, Hpoel Htzair, Hshilowach.
To the youth active in the association, a treasure of books on Jewish subjects (they didnt dream existed) was unveiled. Now they had the opportunity to read about and to discover the Zionist movement and the land of Israel they longed for since their days in the Cheder [a Torah school for small children]. For the first time they could learn about chapters in the history of Zionism from Shivat-Zion to their time. That is how many learned about the struggle for Jewish work, the fight of the Boazim [from the Hebrew name BOAZ meaning Landowners] against Jewish work and Jewish labor, the revival of the Hebrew language and the beginning of the settlement in Eretz Israel. Clearly this literature had influenced and formed the ideological thinking of the Poalie Zion (Workers Of Zion).
Standing: Yakov Androsyer, Avram Tzudik, Chanah Grons Yoeli, Aba Sheshevsky, Mordechai Karpech
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The association distributed the Shekel, collected donations for the National Fund and held information meetings, mainly in the main synagogue. It also actively participated in the election for city council side by side with the general Jewish block, while the Bund joined the social democratic Russian party.
On May 1st the association participated in a large demonstration by all the Jewish and Christian parties and public bodies. The association gathered under the red flag next to the national flag and carried Zionist and general banners calling for the land of Israel for the people of Israel", "long live the free republic", and national rights to the Jewish nation. The first the meetings took place in Russian, since it was easier for the youth to articulate themselves in this language. Very quickly though, the influence of the national spirit, and opposition to assimilation prevailed, and the Poalie Zion (Workers Of Zion) started to conduct meetings in Yiddish.
The level of activity increased in 1917 as the elections for the general convention of Russian Jews and the Russian general assembly approached. The election quarrel among the parties was very strong. Many gatherings and assemblies convened and plenty of propaganda was disseminated.
Three months later, in February of 1918 the city was taken by the Germans. The association increased its activities. A new Hebrew school was open. It was named the Chlenov Public Hebrew School and was located in the Market [de-shuk] Synagogue, in the womens wing. About a month later it was moved together with the library and the club to the Rosenberg High School were it remained for many years. The initiative for the school came from a Jewish soldier, a Hebrew teacher from Lodz, Moshe Melnik. He happened to come to the city after its conquest by the Germans. He suggested to the association to open a school under his directorship, and his offer was accepted. A committee including Benyamin Izenbod, Israel Rabinovitz, Enshel Potzepovsky and Aharon Apshtein dedicated themselves to the management of the school, to get furniture and to determine the tuition. They also conducted amateur plays and held flower sales to help in maintaining the school. For several years Melnik the teacher, would duplicate material on a hectograph machine and distribute it to the students due to a shortage of books.
The association also initiated a Hebrew kindergarten, but it did not need any help from the community since it supported itself from tuition. The activity of the association did not cease after the Germans left the city, in December of 1918 and the return of the Bolsheviks. The school and the library continued to operate and the language of teaching continued to be Hebrew.
In honor of the Purim holiday the committee published a humoristic paper, Dar MagenDavider Hamentoush [The Star of Hamentash]. It was read in a party that took place two weeks after the holiday, because of the eruption of the Polish revolt.
When the city was conquered by the Poles in 1919, the association was invigorated to action. The social interaction increased among the members. New courses were established: Geography of Israel, history, and literature combined with Saturday night get-togethers. The association also published four issues of Kadima written by hand by the members. Newspapers such as "Hapoel Hatzair and Kuntres (The Pamphlet) were obtained from Palestine.
In March 1920 democratic elections for the community council were held. The association ran as an independent party. Other parties were from the members of different synagogues, Poalei tzedek [charity organizations] and merchants. The Zeirei Zion list won four seats when it obtained the largest number of votes. The extra votes were assigned to the General Zionists with four seats out of 23 which chose the Community Council. [The extra votes concept occurs in proportional voting, where so many votes allot one seat. When there are extra votes that can't lead to a seat, they are not simply thrown away, but combined with the votes of another party to afford them a seat accorkng to the minimum number. Thus, if it takes 100 botes for a seat, and a party got 180, those 80 botes are not lost, but combine with another party according to pre-election agreements to give that other party a seat, if, forexamplem it had 20 votes]. The representatives were Benyamin Isenboud, Zalman Shifres, Benyamin Yavelevsky-Yoeli and Israel Rabinovitz. The members of Young Zion on the council took an active roll on the committees and together with the General Zionists they became the most influential element on the council. After Shifres made Aliah to Eretz Israel, Moshe Melnik filled his position.
The events at Tel Chai on the 11th of Adar and in Jerusalem on Passover 1920 caused deep tremor. That is when the idea to organize and get ready to go to Israel ripened. After a discussion, a committee was selected. The members of this committee were supported by some veteran Zionists. About 20 members signed in to make Aliyah, and the committee had them sent for medical examination to approve the ones suitable. In June, the region organized a conference of Poalie Zion (Workers Of Zion) with the participation of a Shaliach from Eretz-Israel, Lipman Levinson. He described the grave situation in the land of Israel and told about the beginning of Arabs organizing against the Aliyah and Jewish settlement. He called the youth to come to Eretz Israel immediately in every way possible because the land is in need of thousands and even tens of thousands of pioneers. The two delegates to the conference, Shifres and Shteinhoise-Ben-Artzi, who were also on the Aliyah list, came back and related the words of the messenger from Eretz-Israel. It inspired the people to get ready to go no matter what. In the mean time the war took a turn, and the Polish army pushing east and arriving to Bobroisk, had to retreat along the entire front due to Russian attacks.
In light of this development it was decided to leave the city before it fell into the hands of the Soviets. In the city were at the time members of the organization of former residents of Nesvizh from the United States. Dr. Mogilansky and Landa gave financial assistance to those who could not pay their own way.
On the 20th of Tamuz (July 6, 1920) a large memorial service was held to mark the situation in Eretz-Israel and the departure of the Aliyah group. Shteinhoise-Ben-Artzi and Elisheva Kaplan-Eshkol spoke with fervor. Two days later, on 8 July 1920 in the yard of the school and in the club of the Poalie Zion (Workers Of Zion) many gathered together with members of the General Zionists, the messengers from America, parents and relatives to say farewell to the first group of pioneers. Boris Misel and Dr. Mogilansky spoke and in the name of the Chalutzim answered Moshe shteinhoise-Ben_artzi and Shifres.
That evening a group of 13 pioneers departed on wagons to Horodzay, escorted by a large crowed of people.
The Aliyah of the group left a vacuum in the activities of the association. Prior to the departure of the pioneers, others also left to continue their studies or immigrated to America. A handful of activists remain to work in the library and the school committee. The association decided to establish a youth organization to serve as a reserve for the party. And so it was, at the call of the party, many youth did come forward and joined the organization. The active people then were Alperovitz Yehuda, Yosef Brazin and Baruch Poteshnik. The cultural activities were guided by the chairman of the association Benyamin Yavalesky-Yoeli.
The youth organization was intended to be unaffiliated with a political party, but as time went on most of its members joined Poalie Zion (Workers Of Zion). In 1920 the international movement of Poalie Zion (Workers Of Zion) became devided. Some established the Mizrach Association of the Zeirei Zion party. The association in Nesvezh joined Mizrach Association that had its central office in Warsaw. Only one member of the leaders of the association, Binyamin Eisenbod, did not join the party but remained close because of his activities in the school committee. The association, whose members belonged to Tzeirei Zion (not just Z. Z.), in cooperation with veteran Zionists Yoel Rosovsky and Baruch Shmoshkovitz was active for the National Fund, Keren Hyesod, established a chapter of Hechalutz and then in 1922 established the sport organization Maccabi.
Initially, in the first few years of the Russian rule, police and undercover police broke into the clubhouse, and searched the library. They were suspicious and were looking for communist literature. They demanded to receive a catalogue of the books with a Polish translation. In those years the association was not registered with the authorities. It operated as a library for lending books only.
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Initially, in the first few years of the Russian rule, police and undercover police broke into the clubhouse, and searched the library. They were suspicious and were looking for communist literature. They demanded to receive a catalogue of the books with a Polish translation. In those years the association was not registered with the authorities. It operated as a library for lending books only. [This paragraph was a repeat of the last one on page 102.]
In the early years, the association was not registered with the authorities. It operated as a library for loaning books. Meetings and lectures took place in rooms at the school without approval of the authorities. But for a public lecture the council did provide a request with a signature of Yoel Rosovsky, who represented the party for the purpose of dealing with the authorities. Later on it was announced by the center that a chapter was established and its legal status was obtained. The secret police continued to investigate and checked from time to time the ideological direction of the party, and whether communist elements had joined. They did this mainly to scare the members and as a deterrent.
The party suffered a great shortage of members for public action. Most of the old timers, except for Binyamin Yavalasky left the city. One immigrated over the ocean or went to Eretz Israel, another married a bride and moved to another city. For these reasons the party could not carry the responsibility for managing the library and the Hebrew school. The Tarbut chapter that was open in the city assumed these responsibilities.
New members came to the party, from graduates of the youth unions, which were active especially in the Zionist Socialists union and then Freihiete [Freedom in Yiddish], Hchalutz [the Pioneer], the National Fund, Hapoel, in the professional association established through the initiative of the party with the permission of the Non-Professional Workers association in Warsaw that was under the influence of the party.
In 1925 the Association joined the merger of the Zeirei Zion Z. S. with the Polei Zion (Right) Party and since then carried the name Workers of Zion. The consolidated party established a network of schools Shul-colt with Yiddish as the teaching language with a wide range of study of the Hebrew language and its literature.
The Yiddish school was planning to build a new building, and for that they needed help from the supporters. The influence of Zionist ideology, and the fact that there were no leftist parties, facilitated the teaching of Hebrew and the Bible in this school. It also contributed to the fact that there was no anti-Zionist propaganda in the school. This helped members of the party to join the efforts to manage and support the school. With the influence of the party a new chapter of the Scout Union was established, and most of the members came from the Jewish school.
This cooperation with the leftists non-party circles for the Yiddish school impacted also the establishment of a unified list for the city council elections in 1927. The list managed to get 4 seats, among them a member of the party, Binyamin Yavalavsky-Yoely that was the secretary of the inspection committee.
The party also initiated in 1933 a chapter of Haoved with about 25 members of varied vocations. Their purpose was to make Aliyah to Eretz Israel.
by Shlomoh Damesek
From his book The Sun Rose There Too Tel Aviv, 1960
When I speak about the loyal few, the guardians of the Zionist movement, I must mention the loyal members of Poalei Zion (The Workers of Zion) in Nesvizh, the group that stood on guard during the difficult years and continued its work in the undergroundwith great danger and with splendid devotion.
This group congregated in the home of Hazel Herzog.
Hazel Herzog was the grade school teacher and was a central figure in the Poalei Zion movement in our town. She was sensitive and inspiring. All her life she devoted to the movement (she passed away in her early forties). For the movement she sacrificed everything she had - her personal happiness and all her spirit and soul. Hazel Herzog worked relentlessly for the poor and homeless in our town even in her last days when she was ill, weak and near death.
In the days of the pre-communist government of Alexander Kerensky, Hazels home served as the underground center to the small group of loyal members of Poalei Zion including: Goldah Halperin the teacher, Moshe Arkey Shkolnik the talented tailor who had a keen sense for music, (he also loved the Yiddish literature and folk songs), Itzhak Chalavsky from Kozimir, an intelligent young man and delicate, Berl Lipovsky, Idel Prinsky and others.
Abraham Machtey suddenly appeared from time to time in Hazels home, bringing to the loyals information from the central committee of the party. He would work vigorously for a period of time, leave an impression, and disappear again.
The influence and accomplishments of this small loyal group, who gathered in the home of Hazel Herzog, led to the development of, after the revolution, in the days of the Karenskey government, the multi-member association of Poalei Zion in our town. It also launched the Bar-Borochov Yiddish school where the teaching of the Hebrew language took top priority.
Many of the sons and daughters of the poor of our town received their education in this school. In the management of this school were three of the old-timers: Moshe Arkey Shkolnik, Berl Lipovsky, and Goldah Halperin. Joined them later from the youth group were: the teacher Yosef Raven, Katriel Greenbalt and his older sister, Leible Isenbud the honest businessman who did much for the establishment of the school, Idel Landa, Idel Prinsky and more.
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A NURSERY near Winchester has been enjoying the fruits of its labour with a family trip.
After successful fundraisers throughout the year, staff, children and their families from Kings Worthy Pre-school visited Finkley Down Farm, near Andover.
The group held rabbits and stroked chicks, made full use of the go-karts, sandpit, trampolines, swings and slide, and had a picnic.
Jo Parker, manager, said: "It was a lovely day out and a fantastic learning opportunity for all the children. We have had many interesting conversations with them about the animals they saw."


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The Bookie is an area of the Casino. At the bookie, you can bet money on games from various sporting events to special events like the Royal Wedding and X Factor evictions.
The bookie works with a system of odds that gives higher rewards for betting correctly on a competitor that was not favored to win. Basically, the team or competitor that is likely to win has better odds, and will pay less for correctly betting. The team or competitor that is least likely to win has the worst odds, but will pay much more for betting on it and winning.
Understanding handicap bets
Sometimes when a team/player is so heavily favoured then there will usually be a Handicap placed on it (sometimes shortened to H/C) this means that the team less favoured to win are given an advantage to help balance out the result and (hopefully) make the betting more interesting.
For example;
Team A (-1)
Team B (+1)
Handicap Draw
In layman terms, this means at the start of the match/race Team B has a 1-0 advantage automatically.
Team A can only win the bet if they win by 2 or more goals/points.
Team B can win the bet if they either win or draw (as they already have the 1-0 advantage at the start of the match/race)
Handicap draw will win if Team A wins by just 1 goal/point.
Sometimes in the bookies you will see handicaps of -3.5, this means that the team who are the favourites will have to win by 4 or more.
For example;
Team A (-3.5)
Team B (+3.5)
Team A can only win if they win by 4 or more goals/points.
Team B can win if they draw or are up to 3 goals/points behind
As .5 in sports is very rare and only used in a minority of sports these type of handicaps never have a draw option.
In some cup competitions (mainly in soccer (US), football (everywhere else)) where extra time can be involved, if there is an option for a draw then that means only the score up to the regulation time counts. Extra time does not factor in these games. If, however there is no option for a draw then the winner is the one who wins the game at the final whistle(whether it be in regulation time or extra time).
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The Davisburg trucker from Ferndale, who hauled power transformers, got turned away at New York because he wasn't a union worker. Let New York suffer in in the aftermath of Sandy if it refuses any other help.
-- Pontiac
Isn't it a shame we have to pay for telephone service to get all these nonsensical robo calls?
-- Lake Orion
Regarding the comment in Sunday's paper about the woman who collected all the money from the government: That is a total lie. I'm sure it is, because I am on Social Security and disability and receive less than $900 a month, and that includes food stamps.
-- Walled Lake
I read that independent truckers from Holly took five loads of generators to New York to provide help, and they were turned away because they were independent and did not belong to a union. With all that devastation, there is something very wrong with this picture.
A very special thank you goes to all those running for office who kept my mail box full. I did not read any of their information. I just took my name off the mail and carried several grocery bags of it to recycle at Andersonville school. For those who called, I did not listen. I just sat the phone aside for the time it took up, and perhaps saved one other person this invasion of our homes and privacy. Political calls should be at the top of the do-not-call list.
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I think it would be of interest if The Oakland Press could research the amount of money the state and federal government pays to have our roads, bridges and roundabouts built and repaired, compared to the cost of Medicare and Social Security that is paid out.
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Bringing in the New Year with a big bang, Los Angeles has been buzzing about Oprah Winfrey's "The Color Purple". One of the primary reasons is due to the outstanding performance of Mister played by Rufus Bonds, Jr.
Bonds Jr. electrifies audiences night in and night with a rare and unforgettable performance. The character Mister has never been portrayed with such an in depth view and emotional commitment. . Just as when you read the novel, while watching the musical you can grow with the characters and never is that more evident than with the performance of Mister played by Bonds, Jr.
"The Color Purple" musical also features stars of the Broadway production, Jeanette Bayardelle, Felicia P. Fields (Tony Award Nominated for the role of Sofia), along with Destiny's Child's Michelle Williams and "American Idol" alum Latoya London.
This musical of love and passion is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and has been called the "best ticket in town" by many satisfied patrons. Seeming as though he was born for the part, the Sentinel sat down with Rufus Bonds Jr. and asked him a few questions about his overall experience with "The Color Purple" musical and how he came to play the unforgettable role of Mister.
(Sentinel) How did you originally get involved with the musical?
(Bonds, Jr.) When I first saw the movie, I always admired the project and the journeys of the characters. I called my agent and told him I wanted to audition for the part. That's basically what it is, I really went after it. I did the homework and studied the material they gave me. I read the book again and just began to ask my parents questions about the south at that time period. I auditioned and actually didn't get the Broadway show but then when they started the tour I auditioned again and now I'm on the road.
(Sentinel) When you first read the book, what really stood out about the story and the character of Mister?
(Bonds, Jr.) The story was amazing in itself. When I read the book and then I saw the movie, to see that what I saw in my mind was actually the same thing that was on the screen, pretty much was fascinating to me. And then when I looked at Danny Glover and looked at him playing the role and really looked at him, I didn't see this viscous man but I saw this man who was in pain and I saw also the gentle side of him and I wanted to show that. Bring those qualities to life that couldn't be done on film but try to show the entire complexity of the black man in that time period. When I read the book and I saw that Alice Walker was stating that Mister loved Shug desperately. You know they had three children together, they played together, they played dress-up, and all of these silly little kid things that also showed his freedom as a man during that time period. I wanted to show all of those things as well
(Sentinel) What would you say is one of the more powerful scenes in the musical that allows you to bring the character of Mister to life?
(Bonds, Jr.) It's the whole journey of him (Mister) because he is so vastly different almost every scene as he reaches to go toward the end. He doesn't know about the end yet because he doesn't know he needs a transformation in the beginning. When you start off with the violence in the scene, you are really into that because of the projection of the pain and the image of somebody who is before you that you did not want, which is another reiteration of love not being available to you.
(Sentinel) How has it been working with your fellow cast members?
(Bonds, Jr.) The other cast members are great and they have great spirits. That makes it very easy to go to work and be able to play in a playground with kids that want to play.
(Sentinel) So tell me a little bit more about yourself and your background as an actor?
(Bonds, Jr.) I was a chemist and I went to the University of Cincinnati. I was extremely shy growing up but I sang all my life growing up in church so my gift was my voice. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati, I got a job and I thought about going to medical school because a lot of my friends wanted me to go with them but it just wasn't my passion and I knew I didn't want to be a lab technician all my life. So a good friend of mine, Donald Lawrence who is known on the gospel circuit, taught me two songs that helped me get a full scholarship to a conservatory school. I was 26 years old starting completely over.
(Sentinel) Does Mister ever take a toll on you emotionally where you might leave work and still be in character?
(Bonds, Jr.)For some reason I am able to leave my emotion at work and it's probably because my character Mister redeems himself in the end. When I did "Big River", here at the Mark Taper (Forum Theatre), it was very hard on me emotionally because my character was a slave. That was very wearing on my being. But there have been certain roles I've played and I can recall my wife saying I can't wait until this is over.
(Sentinel) What can the Los Angeles crowd look forward to and take home from the Color Purple experience?
(Bonds, Jr.) I think its going to allow people to reevaluate themselves and think for a moment in terms of what in them is painful? What is it in them that makes them happy and then question themselves on where they want to be in their lives.
Oprah Winfrey Presents "The Color Purple", opened at the Ahmanson Theatre in December of 2007 and performances will continue until March 9th, 2008. Tickets are available by calling Center Theatre Group Audience Services at (213) 628-2772, in person at the Center Theatre Group box office or on-line at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org. Groups: (213) 972-7231. Deaf Community: information & charge, TDD (213) 680-4017.


text: SC, Capital gain valuable experience vs. quality foes By Rick Ryan January 19, 2014 Story Share Kyle Lovern A.D. Cunningham (3) scored 19 points in South Charleston's win over Knott County (Ky.) at the Hatfield-McCoy Shootout Saturday night. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- South Charleston and Capital, the Kanawha Valley's two ranked Class AAA teams, faced quality opponents over the weekend and even though they experienced different outcomes, each hopes it learned some valuable lessons.The Black Eagles held off Knott County Central (Ky.) 75-71 Saturday night at the Hatfield-McCoy Shootout in the Williamson Field House, while the Cougars led most of the way but fell at No. 2 Huntington 69-68 on Friday.SC (8-1) began the week ranked No. 7 in AAA, and Capital (5-1) was third. The new state rankings will be released this afternoon.The Black Eagles overcome several obstacles to post their win, not the least of which was guarding Knott's 6-foot-2 junior guard Camron Justice, who has already committed to Tennessee. Justice hit 12 of 19 shots and 11 of 12 free throws to pour in 38 points.Knott's front line of 6-5 Evan Hall (14 points, nine rebounds, two dunks) and 6-3 Chance Cornett (13 rebounds) gave SC some matchup problems, but the Black Eagles were able to persevere."That's the best team we've played so far this year,'' said SC coach Vic Herbert, "and that's no knock on anybody. That [Justice] kid is a legit D1 kid - he can play. He's the best individual player we've seen since last year in [Dominique] Hawks of Madison Central, who's now getting 20 minutes a game at the University of Kentucky.''South Charleston never trailed over the final 16 minutes and Herbert likened the situation to what his team faced in its lone loss, a 72-71 setback at Capital on Jan. 9."We talked about that during one of those late timeouts,'' Herbert said. "I think we were up seven with two minutes to go, the exact same position we were in at Capital."We asked them, 'What are we gonna do? Are we gonna squander it like we did there or are we gonna man up, be strong with the ball and get this win?' We didn't fall into the same trap like we did at Capital. They manned up and got the job done on that. That tells me they've learned something.''A.D. Cunningham, who scored 19 points to join SC teammates Brandon Knapper (22) and Anthony Billings (16) in double figures, also felt like Saturday's experience will help down the road. "It was big,'' Cunningham said, "because this prepares us for other teams like ones at the state tournament. We've got another team from North Carolina we play that will help us [later in] the season.''SC is set to tackle Flora MacDonald (N.C.) during the Feb. 19 Shootout at the Big House at the Charleston Civic Center.nnCapital, meanwhile, didn't fare as well in the waning moments of its showdown at Huntington, which matched 5-0 teams that were ranked among the state's top three.Huntington led only twice, with both leads coming in the final 1:11. The game-winner came on a layup with 38 seconds left by Arick Nicks (33 points, 13 rebounds) off a nifty pass from Tavian Dunn-Martin (25 points, three steals). Capital had three possessions after that, but two ended in turnovers and the other a missed shot. Cougars coach Carl Clark was asked if his team took away anything positive from the performance against one of the top teams in the Mountain State Athletic Conference and West Virginia AAA."It depends on how the kids respond to it,'' Clark said. "I think there are a few things we can learn from this loss. It's always a good thing if you learn from your mistakes, and we made too many mistakes."We didn't run our stuff, we turned the ball over too much and we weren't guarding the people that were scoring.''Huntington coach Ron Hess knows his team can't have enough tests when competing in a league where nine teams have winning records."It's all good basketball teams in this conference,'' Hess said. "Every night will be a tough game for us. It's a big week for us, beating the No. 3 team in the state. It proves to us we're definitely one of the better teams in the state as well.'' nnAnother Kanawha Valley team pulling off a commendable win in the Hatfield-McCoy Shootout was Hurricane, which knocked off previously unbeaten Greater Beckley Christian 69-60.Greater Beckley came into the game ranked No. 2 in Class A with a pair of AAA-type players in Elisha Kidd (23 points) and Javonne Staunton-Bailey (20 points, nine rebounds).For the Redskins (8-2), it was a continuation of their long and winding road, which in the previous 10 days had taken them to games at Point Pleasant, Woodrow Wilson, Princeton, Riverside and Williamson.They're hoping all the travel and different looks improve their chances to make a return trip to the state tournament, a goal they reached for the first time last season."When we did the schedule at the beginning of the year,'' said coach Lance Sutherland, "our goal obviously was to make it back to Charleston, and we wanted a schedule that would prepare us."We're playing in an arena like this and the one down in Beckley that are kind of similar. It gives us a chance if we ever make it back [to the Civic Center] to play on a similar floor against good competition.''Hurricane does get a couple of home games this week - its first since Jan. 7 - but at what cost?The Redskins host George Washington (6-2) Tuesday and Winfield (5-3) Saturday, with a game at SC sandwiched between. Next up are dates at Spring Valley (4-3) and versus Parkersburg South (10-0) at the Big Atlantic Classic in Beckley."This is our murderers row,'' Sutherland said. "If we can come out of here not too bad, we'll be in good shape.''Reach Rick Ryan at 304-348-5175 or email@example.com. 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NECA continues to tap the popularity of Ubisoft's hit video game series Assassin's Creed with a new figure from Brotherhood. Presenting Ezio donning his Onyx hooded costume. Featuring his newer bearded look, Onyx Ezio comes armed with two retractable wrist blades and a brand new weapon: a crossbow. Like the ebony and ivory Brotherhood versions before him, this figure stars an abundance of new articulation, including fully ball-jointed shoulders, thighs and head... even hinged toes! Like his ever evolving elaborate outfits, NECA's Assassin's Creed figures just keep getting better and better - Onyx Ezio being their best release yet. Look for him on store shelves this May.
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Humina humina! As if it weren't enough to get close to Brad Pitt's lips, now he'd like to take a shower with you. Well, kind of. He's teaming up with Kiehl's to launch a new product, Kiehl's Aloe Vera Biodegradable Liquid Body Cleanser ($16.50). The body wash is free of parabens, sodium lauryl sulfate, and dyes — and it's packaged in 100% recycled plastic.
But here's the twist: Brad isn't appearing in any ads, and Kiehl's isn't making a bundle of cash from this deal. Instead, 100 percent of profits will go to JPF Eco Systems, a green charity that Brad created with Kiehl's. WWD estimates that more than $1 million will go to support various ecologically friendly projects, beginning with Make It Right, the post-Katrina charity that helps build green homes in New Orleans. Brad's hands are all over the project, including the label that features his own handwriting.
It's nice to know that Brad's thinking of all of us when we're naked in the shower, isn't it? And it's even better to know that when the cleanser comes out in October, we'll all be able to return the favor while doing good.


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|Shop Spotlight - The first White Stuff Emporium, 89 George Street, Edinburgh..
|In our very first 'Shop Spotlight' we'd like to tell you about our biggest ever shop; the Edinburgh Emporium. 89 George Street is very special to us - we call it an Emporium because it is so big (over 2000ft!) and because it houses all of our lovely products under one roof.
|Although it's vast, we've worked hard to keep our warm, local shop atmosphere and to restore the history of service and community spirit to the historic Gray's building. The emporium is run by our shopkeeper Richard and his team - they are always on hand with information on new stock, ideas on outfitting or simply to serve a hot chocolate or cup of tea. Our friendly concierge greets every shopper at the door and prides himself on his knowledge of the Edinburgh area.
|Every White Stuff shop is unique and the Edinburgh Emporium is even quirkier; once inside shoppers are literally taken to a different world. The Narnia-inspired dressing rooms are shallow wardrobes that open to reveal much bigger spaces, all lovingly themed. They include; a disco with a working mirrorball, a 1960's pantry full of food and a Scottish souvenir shop complete with tartan wallpaper and Irn Bru! There's a magic mirror in the dressing rooms too - this enables shoppers to send photos of their outfits via email or Facebook.
|If you'd like to know more about White Stuff Edinburgh, or the events which are hosted there, just drop the team an email: email@example.com


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Close games become commonplace for Cubs
MIAMI -- The 2013 season has been a season of almosts for the Cubs.
The team has seen 18 of its first 21 games decided by three runs or fewer, which equals the franchise record set in 1950. The Cubs have gone 6-12 in these contests.
In the last four games, not only did two runs or fewer decide the winner, but three decisions came down to the final at-bat. Luis Valbuena was the source of the late-game heroics on Thursday night, knocking a solo home run off Miami closer Steve Cishek into the Marlins' bullpen with two outs in the ninth to give the Cubs a 4-3 lead they would not relinquish.
"I tried to be aggressive," said Valbuena. "I was hoping he would give me a good ball to hit."
The Cubs haven't had a good run of it lately. On Monday they fell to Cincinnati, 5-4, in a 13-inning marathon, but collected a 4-2 win in 10 innings on Tuesday. Prior to that, they were on a four-game skid, losing to Milwaukee by two runs or fewer three times.
"It's part of the game. You can't control that," said Valbuena. "If we lost last night, you have to come here today and try and get past it. It's a new day and you have the opportunity to win.
"I have a good team, and we know what we can do."
Darci Miller is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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For this week's baby name news, Appellation Mountain's Abby Sandel picks the nine newsiest names, but looks at why it's a plus to pick a popular name ahead of the curve, what the hottest new nickname is, and when some names have run their course.
Let's say you named your daughter Stella back in 1999. Your Stella is now in her teens, but somehow every friend-of-a-friend is using your name for their new daughter, and it isn't just your imagination. Stella barely registered in the US Top 1000 back in 1999, but today, it is a Top 100 pick – and rising. You find yourself thinking unkind thoughts about Tori Spelling, and wondering why other parents can't be just as creative as you were, back in the day.
While parents might find it irritating, I suspect that the kids who grow up with ahead-of-the-curve names probably like it just fine. I know a 30-something Mackenzie, a 20-something Hannah, and a recent conversation about a teenaged Sophia made me think: is the happiest of occurrences to receive a fashionable name early in its rise?
It is a tricky feat to pull off, but if you're lucky enough to be the parent of a 6 year-old Harper or a tweenaged Lucy, congratulations. Your child will probably grow up sharing her name with attractive fictional characters, as well as the kids she babysits.


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SCOTTS VALLEY -- Scotts Valley will work with its partners over the next year to develop a long-range plan for the 160 acres of open space off Glenwood Drive, ultimately leading to a trail system for use by school children and the public at large.
Those plans have been in place since 2003, when the city approved the creation of the Glenwood Open Space Management Plan. Baseline conditions in the area have already been documented, and work on a plan to protect the area's plant and animal species will soon be completed.
Plans call for the area, located near the high school and Vine Hill Elementary, to be managed by the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County. The trust's conservation director, Bryan Largay, conceded at Wednesday's City Council meeting that the process has "dragged on perhaps longer than it needed to," but said the trust wants to work with the city to "finalize the plan and get public access as efficiently as possible."
David Sanguinetti, a commissioner with the city's Parks and Recreation Department, said he was glad to hear talks have "revved back up," adding the best way to protect the area's resources is to develop a workable plan.
"Even though it is closed to the public, the public is still using it, and they're using it inappropriately," he said.
When the city approved the Glenwood subdivision nearly a decade ago, an endowment also was created. It now stands at $1.2 million, and the long-term goal is for the property to be maintained with those funds rather than dipping into the general fund, said Corrie Kates, the city's deputy city manager.
In other business, council members held a lengthy discussion on a proposal to consolidate the water district with the city, an idea that has also languished in recent years.
Two years ago, the council created a subcommittee to look into the possibility of the merger to erase any duplications in staff and facilities. Some talks were held later with water district officials, but the idea never picked up momentum because of lack of interest from the water district, Councilman Dene Bustichi said last month.
At Wednesday's meeting, the council agreed to ask that the item be discussed at a future water district board meeting so it can get a better idea whether there is enough interest to justify the time and expense of pursuing the matter.
The discussion came about six weeks after Bustichi filed a public records request for information on a special meeting held by the water district's board of directors, largely to discuss the future of the district. Officials have so far declined to fill the request, saying personnel issues were involved.
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Households to Receive Influenza Preparedness Guide
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
July 6, 2007
Note to Media: Gloria Addo-Ayensu, M.D., M.P.H., Fairfax County health director, will be available for interviews Thursday, July 12, from 11 a.m. to noon. Call 703-246-8642, TTY 711 to schedule.
Fairfax County to Begin Mailing Influenza Preparedness Guides to All Households July 16
Residents of Fairfax County soon will receive in their mailboxes a reference guide "Caring for Yourself and Others: Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza" to help individuals and families prepare for influenza.
The 17-page guide features six color-coded sections:
- Influenza – the Flu
- Protecting Yourself and Others Against Influenza
- Managing Influenza (information on self-care at home and guidance on when to seek medical care)
- Planning for Pandemic Flu
- Hand Washing Guide
- Emergency Information
"People should expect – and plan for – an extended stay at home if they or someone in their family gets sick with flu," said Gloria Addo-Ayensu, M.D., M.P.H., Fairfax County health director. "This guide helps individuals prepare, protect themselves and others from catching the flu, and it provides information on how to administer care at home."
On July 16, Fairfax County will begin mailing its new publication to approximately 420,000 households. The guide was produced and is being mailed using federal pandemic flu preparedness grant money from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The guide is one component of a major pandemic flu preparedness effort being undertaken by
Fairfax County. The county's other recent outreach initiatives include trainings, conferences and summits for physicians, businesses, child-care providers, faith-based organizations and other segments of the community.
"Planning for pandemic flu is not just a government issue," said Addo-Ayensu. "It is important that residents understand their individual responsibility to prepare themselves and their families for pandemic flu."
Fairfax County began planning for pandemic flu in 2005, and has posted its Pandemic Flu Response Plan online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/emergency/pandemicflu. The county will continue its outreach activities and hosting educational events to help residents, businesses, health care providers and community organizations prepare for pandemic flu and other public health emergencies.
For more information about pandemic flu preparedness in Fairfax County, call the Health Department at 703-246-2411, TTY 703-591-6435, or visit its Web page at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/hd. Additional pandemic flu resources are available on Fairfax County's pandemic flu Web page at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/emergency/pandemicflu.
For more news and information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news.


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Tauntauns and Jabbas...
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With this year marking the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, are there any plans to release updated versions of the Tauntauns with Luke and Han in their Hoth gear?
Recently, a single image has surfaced of a Wal-Mart exclusive Jabba with throne enviroment and Oola boxed set. Can you please elaborate more on this and tell us what else will be included in the set and possibly show us some new images as well?We had new Tauntauns on the drawing board originally, but the retailer passed on them and they came off the table. We are still looking at the possibility of a new Tauntaun for 2011.
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The Stone Foxes Continue Winter Tour; SMALL FIRES Album Set for 2/12 Release
Praised Bay Area rockers The Stone Foxes will be performing in NYC at Gramercy Theater tonight, December 8, continuing their winter tour through December 29, where they will play at The Fillmore in San Francisco.
Small Fires, the long awaited album from The Stone Foxes, will be released February 12 on INgrooves Fontana. The new record follows the band's 2010 sophomore album Bears & Bulls. The first single "Everybody Knows" premiered as a free download via the band's fan newsletter, visit the their website for more details: www.thestonefoxes.com. To support the release, the band will embark on a national tour. See full details below.
Small Fires was recorded at The Carriage House in Los Angeles and produced by Doug Boehm (Dr. Dog, Drive by Truckers). The band is comprised of brothers Shannon (drums, harp, vocals) and Spence (guitar, vocals) Koehler, Aaron Mort (bass, drums, vocals) and Elliott Peltzman (keys, vocals). Of the new record Peltzman notes, "makingSmall Fires with Doug Boehm felt like being in a dream." Shannon Koehler continues, "It feels like we finally made the record we set out to make. The sound feels like us. We said what was on our minds, whether it was political, about a relationship, or anything else. It's darker than our first few records, but making it put a big old smile on my face."
The Stone Foxes, who formed in late 2005, started out performing in San Francisco, writing, even on stage as they played, and have opened for critically acclaimed artists including Cage the Elephant and Grammy-winners The Black Keys. They spent the past year touring extensively, including stops at Wakarusa, Outside Lands, Voodoo Music Experience and Joshua Tree Roots Music Festival.
THE STONE FOXES TOUR DATES (continued)
December 8 /// New York, NY /// Gramercy Theatre
December 11 /// Cambridge, MA /// The Middle East
December 13 /// Milwaukee, WI /// Shank Hall
December 14 /// Davenport, IA /// RME Hall
December 15 /// Des Moines, IA /// Vaudeville Mews
December 16 /// Kansas City, MO /// The Record Bar
December 29 /// San Francisco, CA /// The Fillmore


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Hinchinbrook is one of Australia's most impressive and rugged continental islands. Hinchinbrook Channel, which separates the island from the mainland, is renowned for its variety of mangroves and dugong populations. The island's cloud-covered mountains support fragile heaths, and rainforest and eucalypt forests descend to a mangrove-lined channel in the west with bays, beaches and rocky headlands along the east coast. The island lies within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and its surrounding marine park waters, fringing reefs and seagrass beds are home to some vulnerable species, including dugong and green turtles.
This island park offers isolation and wilderness. Take a short walk from Macushla to Cape Richards, North Shepherd or South Shepherd bays. Enjoy bird watching and experience vibrant wildflower displays in spring. Trek along the remote east coast Thorsborne Trail for four to seven days or explore the island's coastline by sea kayak, bush camping along the way. Book early to avoid disappointment.


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Regulate This!One troubled agency—many, many conflicts
If you've ever turned on your heater, called your mother, used the internet or gone to a doctor, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has influenced the transaction. The PRC, which consists of five handsomely compensated ($90,000 a year) elected officials, is charged with ensuring New Mexicans pay "fair and reasonable" rates for public utilities—and, in return, receive "reasonable and adequate services."
In other words, turning on a light shouldn't break the bank—and electricity should always be there. Like freedom.
Because the PRC plays such an integral role in New Mexicans' daily lives, ethical lapses within its leadership are particularly disturbing. Last year, two commissioners—Jerome Block Jr. and Carol Sloan—were accused of serious crimes. Block's indictment, for election code violations and embezzlement, now languishes in the New Mexico Court of Appeals. This past April, Sloan was convicted of two felonies related to an incident that occurred last fall, in which she attacked with a rock a woman she believed to be her husband's lover.
But 2010 ushered in a whole new set of scandals, this time related more to the commission's actual work than its members' extracurricular activities.
In February, Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico announced plans to increase rates for its customers by as much as 24.6 percent in order to cover rising health care costs. In April, minutes before a hearing on the proposed rates, the PRC Insurance Division's then-superintendent, Morris "Mo" Chavez, announced that the case had been settled—and that Blue Cross could levy rate hikes averaging approximately 21 percent.
A public outcry ensued, resulting in Chavez' resignation amid allegations of a backroom deal, as well as the revelation that Blue Cross' parent company enjoyed a surplus of approximately $6.7 billion. But even customers' outrage didn't sway PRC commissioners—because, according to Commissioner Sandy Jones, that's just the way the agency works.
"We make decisions not based on public comment at a hearing, [but] on actuarially sound testimony that is subject to cross examination," Jones says. "That's what made that whole Blue Cross deal so absolutely frustrating: Somehow, the public was led to believe that they could come out there and make a difference in how that rate case was made."
But Commissioner Jason Marks says that system alone is reason for change.
Marks says he still disagrees with the PRC's decision to allow the rate increase, but acknowledges that the rate case at least brought attention to the lack of public influence in how utility rates are set.
Marks foresees legislation to provide for more public hearings—but he also says change is needed in the way commissioners are chosen. Among lawmakers' proposals to streamline state government is the idea of appointing commissioners. It's unpopular among most current commissioners—Jones calls the idea "ridiculous"—but Marks says he's willing to consider the idea.
"I thought, [since] there are a lot more voters out there who are consumers than who own regulated companies," elected commissioners "wouldn't necessarily favor consumers," but would "at least be fair," Marks says. "Yet I see commissioners who tend to be deferential to large, regulated companies, so my theory doesn't work."
But he describes another idea on the table—abolishing the PRC entirely, via constitutional amendment—as "very, very dangerous. It's basically an opportunity for the powerful regulated companies to rewrite things in a way that favors their interest."
But not unprecedented. The PRC itself was created in 1996 after voters abolished by constitutional amendment its predecessor agencies.
Blue Cross isn't the only company making headlines for its rate hikes. Public Service Company of New Mexico, the state's largest utility, also seeks rate hikes of 20 to 22 percent.
"If we could have avoided asking for a rate increase at this time, we would have," PNM spokeswoman Susan Sponar writes in an email to SFR. Electricity costs will already rise for PNM customers by approximately 35 cents each in January; if the PNM case is approved, Sponar writes that the average monthly bill of $60.61 would increase by an additional $10.19 in April and by another $4.25 in January 2012.
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|April 17, 1999, 10:19 AM
Join Date: October 6, 1998
Location: South Florida
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I'm in the process of putting together a "long range" rifle (not quoted euphemism) and am looking for info on the Springfield Armory scopes. (Specifically, the 4-14X52 MilDot). These were mentioned in another thread and I went to their site to take a look. Sexy stuff.
Question: Can anyone speak to the issue of leans quality and durability?
|April 17, 1999, 12:00 PM
Join Date: April 8, 1999
Location: WA, USofA
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I personally don't have one, but I can say I've been looking into one for the same reasons you are. Two of my co-workers (both of whom are qualified snipers and are SOTIC graduates) have Springfield Armory optics on their Model 700's. One of the guns is a .308 and the other is a .300 Win Mag. They've never had a single problem with them as far as repeatable accuracy, holding zero, etc. I've considered the SA, Leupold, and Shephard as my choices, and for the money the SA seems hard to beat. The Generation 2/3 versions are loaded with features that just beg to be used: lit reticles for low light/dark background, anti-cant level, simple 3/4 Mil-dot reticle, etc.
I'm in the same boat you're in, and when I can afford the right sight, I'm heavily leaning towards the SA first, with the Leupold being my second choice.
"There's gunpowder and there's pu**y. Live by one, die by the other, and love the smell of both."
|April 17, 1999, 01:29 PM
Join Date: October 6, 1998
Location: South Florida
Posts: 10,204
Mad Dog McClung informs me that the 3rd Generation SA scopes run int the 2lb range! (32oz). Compared to the Leupold equivalent scope at 17.5oz, this is *heavy*.
I note that the weight of the SA's jumped with the development of Gen II...these have the adjustable objective. There was no further weight gain with the illuminated reticle provided in Gen III. All styles are constructed of the same materials.
|April 17, 1999, 05:21 PM
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I can't help you with the SA scope as I haven't had opportunity to do any more then look through them at the Shot Show. However, the scope I have been most impressed with recently is a J. Unertl. Very bright fast focus and quick "click" adjustable for windage and elevation.
|April 17, 1999, 06:15 PM
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My $.02 FWIW. A little back ground first.
I've got a Leupold Mark-4 M-1 on my "precision" rifle. In regard to the cost of the rifle the price of the scope was not a consideration. I wanted the best scope possible for the application at the time. The requirements were as follows
1 – MilDot Rectical
2 – Target Knobs
3 – Adjustable Objective
4 – Great Optics
It really came down to either the M-1 or M-3. I settled on the Mark-4 M-1 for the following reasons. The M-3 was a vari-power but it had to be set on 10X for the MilDots to subtend correctly for ranging. Also, the M-3 has a bullet cam that is designed move POI for a specific projectile (.308 Match). I wanted the versatility of being able to change rounds... from say Match Ammo to rounds taken off a MG belt to soft points for hunting to those "Magnum" .308s that deliver 30-06 ballistics.
With the M-1 it was a fixed 10X and the MilDots always subtend correctly. With the Target Knobs (vice cam) I could make up different Trajectory Cards for each round I may shoot (which I've done for the three I've shot so far).
Now as far as the Springfield is concerned. Had the current generation of SA Scopes been on the market I'd have probably gotten one of those. I like a variable scope (and a 10X is a little hard to use to pick up a moving target (ohhhh… say the size of a chicken that is in a full "get out of Dodge" run ) at < 100 yards.
The biggest selling point of the current SA IMO is that the MilDot recticle is on the focal plain that allows it to always subtend correctly at every power. There are two focal plains that variable power recticles can be placed on. Americans are use to the plain on which the recticle does NOT change in size when the power is increased or decreased. Europeans use the other one where the recticle changes size in relation to the power setting. This takes some getting use to but IMO is much better. While the recticle may LOOK bigger as you increase power it really does not get bigger… you are only making the entire field of view (target) larger.
This is how the SA is set up. The MilDots still subtend correctly (i.e. 3.6" @ 100 yds) no matter what the power. They look bigger as you increase power because you are looking at the target "closer"… but they still subtend only 3.6"s.
I didn't have a chance to shoot with the SA my friend was testing as it was already off the rifle to be returned to SA. But just playing with it out his window into his back yard I was impressed. The scope was clear and bright. And as I said the recticle is set on the correct focal plain.
I also like the lighted recticle. I could have used this a few times during hunts. Leupold, BTW, now has a lighted recticle… but theirs only illuminates the center + and not the entire recticle like the SA (i.e. you can only aim with the Leupold… with the SA you can also range in low light).
The SA also has a little bubble level located in the scope. Whether or not this is an "important" feature is debatable. I understand the concept but unless you are shooting WAAAAY canted I don't think you POI will change to any great extent (it may at long range (>500 yd.)). BUT on the other hand ANYTHING that helps you to repeatedly hit your target…
The only thing I dislike about the SA is the location of the AO. It is in the "normal" location. The Mark-4 has an extra knob on the left side of the scope that is used for the AO (on the SA this knob housed the battery & illumination brightness switch)…. This has just spoiled me. I think SA should change to this set-up and put the battery housing/switch in another location… say another knob in front of the AO knob on the left side.
As for the weight of the scope. Does that REALLY matter with the kind of rifle you are setting up? Are you going to be using you rifle to stalk game? Or are you going to be set-up some where overlooking a large area waiting for game. Same Same with targets… you going to be stalking them or set-up shooting @ long yardage. If you have a problem with carrying you rifle/scope combo to say a camp… well… Eagle Industries makes a GREAT Drag Bag. I keep mind loaded down with 40 extra rounds, cleaning gear (including a full-length rod), my spotting scope/tripod, a few targets, along with the rifle. The EI Drag Bag has straps that turn it into a "Rifle Back Pack.
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"Si vis Pacem Para Bellum"
|April 17, 1999, 06:39 PM
Join Date: October 6, 1998
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Thanks very much for the additional info. I ordered a Gen III today. Though I can cancel or change the order on Monday, I think I really need to handle this toy!
Now for the next question. I know your background is with the MilDot system. My experience with anything but Leupold's rangefinder rifle scopes is *very* limited. That said, are you opposed to SA's proprietary ranging system? It seems a bit complicated at first, but as you said, look at the purpose of the rifle.
Whether shooting prairie dogs or human size silhouettes, it would seem that you'll quickly learn to use one scale or another (10", 18" or 24"). And, unless you're using lots of different ammo types, it seems to free you from having to reference the card.
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|April 17, 1999, 11:57 PM
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>are you opposed to SA's proprietary ranging system?
In theory no. In practice yes. You have to remember that I'm a Retired Marine and Marines are not known for their intelligence. We like the "KISS" principle. Keep It Simple Stupid. That said here is my thoughts on proprietary systems. I've never shot a SA proprietary system but I did do a work up with a Shepherd (DON'T even get me started on THAT scope!)
First off… there is, IMO, WAYYYYY too much happening in the scope. All those lines and +s or circles all over the sight picture. Additionally, you have multiple ranging areas that are suppose to subtend 18" (or whatever) at a given yardage (usually in multiples of 100). Now in theory what you are suppose to do is find one of the ranging areas that line up with an 18" part of your target. Fine… in principle. But what do you do if none of them line up? You know what you do… you guess. When you guess you stand a chance of being wrong on the range.
With a MilDot the reticle is "clean" and uncluttered. All you need to know is the approximate size of your target in yards and you can get your range. Also, a MilDot retcicle can be broken down to 1/8th Mils (that's 4.5" @ 1000 yds). You can get more accurate ranging when you use fractions of Mils in the formula.
Secondly with a MilDot not only can you range with it but also you can use the dots themselves as aiming points for hold overs/hold unders/leads/windage. Good example… my deer stand sits at the bottom of a field that is shaped like a V. The right leg goes out to about 110 yards, the left 290. I have my scope zeroed for 200 yards. With the trajectory of my hunting round I use the bottom of the first mildot above the cross hair for any deer that shows up to my right (hold under). I use the first mildot below the cross hair for any deer that shows up at the far end on the left (hold over). I know where 200 years are on my left so I hold dead on. No knobs to turn, no anything… just use the correct aiming point and shot. Took a few deer this year this way.
The same can be used for leads/windage. Say your target is 300 yards out and you got a strong wind. Yeah Yeah you could "dial" it all in but you may not have time. OK so you use the MilDots for your hold over and Kentucky windage. Nope… you won't have a "aiming" point but your eye will be able to draw intersecting lines down/over from the correct dots. It is kind of hard to explain, but in practice it is fairly easy.
I'm sure the proprietary systems work well (or might they just be a Sales Gimmick?). But think about it for a minute. What recticle do the people who make a living at precision shooting, have a real need for accurate ranging, might need to make quick shots w/o adjusting their knobs and whos life may depend entirely on weather or not they make "this one shot" usually use. 10 to 1 it isn't a Proprietary system… it's a MilDot.
After you understand the MilDot you'll be saying to yourself... "How friggen simple... how friggen versatile". If it were at all possible I'd have a MilDot recticle in every scope I owned. I'm going to check with Leupold to see if they could put a MilDot in their Scout Scope (though I doubt it because of the low power of that scope and there is probably not that much demand for it)
As I said in a previous post had the Gen III SAs been available when I was in the market for a Precision Scope I probably would have gotten one. But with a full MilDot recticle, not their proprietary system nor the bastard combination proprietary/MilDot.
A great write-up on MilDots can be found in Maj. J Plaster (sp?) "Ultimate Sniper".
Disclaimer... the above is the rantings of a hard-headed, brain washed former Marine who is, in fact, in love with MilDots.
Schmit, GySgt, USMC(Ret)
NRA Life, Lodge 1201-UOSSS
"Si vis Pacem Para Bellum"
|April 18, 1999, 12:26 AM
Join Date: October 6, 1998
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I, for one, am getting a bit tired of you beating around the bush. I just wish you'd come out and tell us how you really feel!
Seriously, thanks for the examples and the education.
|April 18, 1999, 02:18 AM
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Nice scope. I have one with the range finding reticle on a Steyr SSG Match (Pre-PII). Made by Haako in Japan. I was always impressed with the Haako line but they do not sell directly in this country, just do OEM stuff. Much less expensive than the Leupold.
|April 18, 1999, 07:41 PM
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Had both M4 Leupold, and SA. I would rather have the SA and put the $ difference in ammo to help learn the SA system. GLV
|April 18, 1999, 09:44 PM
Join Date: October 24, 1998
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Rich and David...Just to muddy the issue further I thought I would tell you about a thrid reticle pattern that Springfield has just started advertising. It is called the "Pattented Mil Dot" if I remember correctly. It seems to combine the best of both reticles. The horizontal cross hair and the top portion of the vertical cross hair are standard mill dots. The lower portion of the vertical cross hair are small cross hairs instead of the mil dots. These small cross hairs are set to compensate for bullet drop at 200, 300, 400 yards etc... The ranging is done with the mil dots, then the correct cross hair is used. These additional cross hairs appear to be only slightly larger than the mill dots and do not have the brackets for range estimation. It leaves the reticle looking very precise and uncluttered.
Chris in MO
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