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|Wise, a former teacher and current home education consultant, explains that she decided to home-school her three children because the local public school "was a terrible environment socially" and ranked academically as one of the lowest in the state, and the private school she and her husband had chosen seemed unable to stimulate and challenge her children. Bauer, her older daughter and now an instructor at the College of William & Mary, adds the student's perspective. Together, they provide detailed information on a home-school curriculum for a type of classical education called the "trivium." Within each of the three stages of learning (grammar, logic, and rhetoric) are suggestions for lessons, how-to tips, and lists of resources.
|With the humor of Bridget Jones and the vitality of Augusten Burroughs, Julie Powell recounts how she conquered every recipe in Julia Child+s Mastering the Art of French Cooking and saved her soul. Julie Powell is 30-years-old, living in a rundown apartment in Queens and working at a soul-sucking secretarial job that+s going nowhere. She needs something to break the monotony of her life, and she invents a deranged assignment. She will take her mother+s dog-eared copy of Julia Child+s 1961 classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and she will cook all 524 recipes. In the span of one year. At first she thinks it will be easy. But as she moves from the simple Potage Parmentier (potato soup) into the more complicated realm of aspics and crpes, she realizes there+s more to Mastering the Art of French Cooking than meets the eye. With Julia+s stern warble always in her ear, Julie haunts the local butcher, buying kidneys and sweetbreads. She sends her husband on late-night runs for yet more butter and rarely serves dinner before midnight. She discovers how to mold the perfect Orange Bavarian, the trick to extracting marrow from bone, and the intense pleasure of eating liver.And somewhere along the line she realizes she has turned her kitchen into a miracle of creation and cuisine. She has eclipsed her life+s ordinariness through spectacular humor, hysteria, and perseverance.
|Four characters burdened by the past intersect at a fading resort town when County Sheriff David Caldwell is called in to restore the order destroyed by the town bully, Cecil Edwards-a giant of a man who operates the Ferris wheel. Caldwell must also face the sorrow that has been his daily companion when he reunites with his son, Todd, who has been in prison for the accidental death of his brother. During this reconciliation, Todd meets a mysterious young woman, Lindsey, who is searching for her long-lost brother and finds a love she never knew possible.
|Kiran Desai's first novel, Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard, was published to unanimous acclaim in over twenty-two countries. Now Desai takes us to the northeastern Himalayas where a rising insurgency challenges the old way of life. In a crumbling, isolated house at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga lives an embittered old judge who wants to retire in peace when his orphaned granddaughter Sai arrives on his doorstep. The judge's chatty cook watches over her, but his thoughts are mostly with his son, Biju, hopscotching from one New York restaurant job to another, trying to stay a step ahead of the INS, forced to consider his country's place in the world. When a Nepalese insurgency in the mountains threatens Sai's new-sprung romance with her handsome Nepali tutor and causes their lives to descend into chaos, they, too, are forced to confront their colliding interests. The nation fights itself. The cook witnesses the hierarchy being overturned and discarded. The judge must revisit his past, his own role in this grasping world of conflicting desires-every moment holding out the possibility for hope or betrayal. A novel of depth and emotion, Desai's second, long-awaited novel fulfills the grand promise established by her first.
|Two short novels by a couple who've each gone it alone very successfully in their previous literary efforts make for a double treat for fans of both authors--Faye, whose mysteries feature a similarly uxorious couple in Rina and Peter Decker, and Jonathan, whose Alex Delaware novels starring a thoughtful child psychologist who's luckier in crime-busting than in love are even more popular. Not as satisfying as each author's full-length efforts, Double Homicide nonetheless offers a tasty side dish for their fans, and their protagonists venture beyond Los Angeles to tread new geographical territory, too. In Boston, a popular college athlete is slain in a busy nightclub, but what seems like an open-and-shut case turns out to hinge on forensic evidence that points to a very different conclusion. Detectives Michael McCain and Doris Breton unravel the mystery in Beantown, while two other new characters, Darryl Two Moons and his partner Steve Katz, discover that gallery owner Larry Olafson's brutal slaying has repercussions that resonate far beyond Santa Fe's trendy Canyon Road. Neither of these novellas makes the most of either author's gifts at character development, which lend themselves to a longer format, but that won't stop their dedicated readers from snapping them up and savoring them until the Deckers or Dr. Delaware turn up in their next adventures.
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|From Chanukah, Purim, Passover, and Shavuot to Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot, Jewish Holiday Treats serves up the traditional with clever twists. Welcome the festivities with tempting treats like Chanukah Star Cookies and Amazing Honey Cake. Tots and grandparents alike will take pleasure in constructing simple toys and decorations such as a deliciously detailed Gingerbread Sukkah. There's something in here for everyone. Classic recipes and fresh ideas combine in an approach to tradition that will involve the whole family. Beautifully photographed throughout, Jewish Holiday Treats will inspire families to cook, create, and celebrate together for years to come.
|Tracy Kidder is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the author of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, Among Schoolchildren, and Home Town. He has been described by the Baltimore Sun as the "master of the non-fiction narrative." This powerful and inspiring new book shows how one person can make a difference, as Kidder tells the true story of a gifted man who is in love with the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it.
At the center of Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious-disease specialist, anthropologist, the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant, world-class Robin Hood, Farmer was brought up in a bus and on a boat, and in medical school found his life's calling: to diagnose and cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. This magnificent book shows how radical change can be fostered in situations that seem insurmountable, and it also shows how a meaningful life can be created, as Farmer—brilliant, charismatic, charming, both a leader in international health and a doctor who finds time to make house calls in Boston and the mountains of Haiti—blasts through convention to get results.
Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes minds and practices through his dedication to the philosophy that "the only real nation is humanity" - a philosophy that is embodied in the small public charity he founded, Partners In Health. He enlists the help of the Gates Foundation, George Soros, the U.N.'s World Health Organization, and others in his quest to cure the world. At the heart of this book is the example of a life based on hope, and on an understanding of the truth of the Haitian proverb "Beyond mountains there are mountains": as you solve one problem, another problem presents itself, and so you go on and try to solve that one too.
"Mountains Beyond Mountains unfolds with the force of a gathering revelation," says Annie Dillard, and Jonathan Harr says, "[Farmer] wants to change the world. Certainly this luminous and powerful book will change the way you see it."
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Cathe, would you say that Picoult book was a little easier to read for a sensitive pregnant mama? Dead baby sounds hard, but I was told it's actually not too heavy in that regard.
|Freelance journalist Dobie grew up in a small Connecticut town in the 1960s, the oldest girl in a Catholic family of eight. Her memoir opens when she's 14, sitting on her front lawn, all dolled up in her "candy-striped halter top, bell-bottom jeans, and platform shoes," waiting to get picked up by some guy-any guy-and lose her virginity. She doesn't know much about boys or men, but she's drawn to the bad ones, those who leer, eyeing her sexual possibilities. Before long, she's had sex with a few and acquired a steady boyfriend. While the sex isn't exactly arousing, she gets something she needs more: a crowd, a scene. Kathy has her Jimmy and a backseat full of Jimmy-wannabes, and they're cruising the neighborhood, drinking and smoking dope. Being "the only girl in the car" is a kick, until the night it turns into a gang rape and Kathy's whole world turns on her. She's ostracized so badly, she can't confide in her closest girlfriends, much less her family. Slowly she recovers by "remaking" herself as a loner, as a writer. Like many coming-of-age stories, Dobie's is painful, in large part because of the cultural cusp her generation of women had to navigate. Sexual liberation was celebrated-even the youth center director talked with the teens while she dallied in bed with her boyfriend-but girls with reputations were doomed. Although Dobie doesn't expose a new world, her text is engaging
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The New York Knicks' first playoff run in seven years (and first legitimately competitive team in even longer) demanded commemoration in stadium-anthem form. Super-producer, longtime New Yorker and devout Knicks fan Swizz Beats was more than willing to oblige, updating the now-classic Knick anthem "Go New York Go" (known in some corners as "Go New York, Go New York Go"), which has been pumping up crowds at Madison Square Garden since its debut back in 1994, with help from current Knick superstars Amar'e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony.
We're not huge here on Swizz's hi-NRG, synth-heavy spin on the Knicks' signature song, since it strips the casual (if somewhat awkward) funk and fun of the original for something that's a little too flashy and frenetic for our tastes. Still, its concessions to trends in current pop music are forgivable in the name of trying to further drum up enthusiasm for the best Knicks squad since Latrell Sprewell slipped and fell on his yacht (true story).
Compare it with the original below, and also check out Dan Devine's power rankings of the five best versions of the song. (No. 1 is "Virtually any other rap song referencing New York, basketball and the New York Knicks that is not "Go New York Go," because it is not, truth be told, a very good rap song." Meh.)


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Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Review by merbss
"Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the best in the franchise."
Peace Walker is the fifth Metal Gear title for the PSP, although it is only the second to be considered canonical. It is also the first game in the series for a portable platform to be directed by series' creator Hideo Kojima. The story takes place after the events of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, both prequels to the original Metal Gear, and features Naked Snake as the protagonist once again. Peace Walker's original title was Metal Gear Solid 5: Peace Walker. The development team that worked on Peace Walker is as large as the team that worked on Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
I'll tell you this first and foremost. For me, this is the best Metal Gear title in the franchise. Sure, you would think that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots holds that title, but for me, this game beats all the rest. The story in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is so good. Never has a Metal Gear game made me agitated and wanted to jump and shout either against an enemy/boss, or due to the excitement of the storyline.
The story is set out after the events of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. Big Boss and his friend established Militaires Sans Frontieres or Soldiers without Borders. Snake and his company are asked by the Costa Rican government to investigate and eliminate the threat of a mysterious military force, which has established a base in Costa Rica, that is equipped with high-end and the latest weapons. From there, the story gets deep and intriguing, especially during the last chapter. Characters in this game are very memorable, and some are even linked to the future Metal Gear (i.e. Metal Gear Solid). Also, since this is a continuation of the story from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, expect a few moments where Snake will mention this that he did in MGS 3: Snake Eater. Plot twists here and there make the story exciting and will keep you up on your toes. Expect a few shocking moments, some hilarious moments, and a lot of OMG moments in the game.
First, let's talk about the controls. Although you can pick 1 out of the 3 options on controls, the shooter type is the best. The analog stick acts as the movement of the character while the right buttons act as the movement of the camera, like a second analog stick. At first, you might get frustrated but trust me, you will get used to it. In no time, you will be an expert at pulling of headshots.
Second, let's talk about the game itself. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is deep, and I mean very deep. Completing the story line will take about 17 hours. That long, and it does not end even after the credits roll. I'm at 20+ hours already but there is still so much to do. Besides the story line, you can do Extra Ops' which are missions outside the story. Some involve bringing back a prisoner of war back to base, retrieving important documents which will be helpful, and boss battles. You can complete the extra ops either solo or with 3 more friends, which is advisable when battling against enemy bosses. Besides co-op, you can also engage other players in versus-op which is a 2 vs 2 game, which adds to your gaming hours. And you've probably seen or heard it already, and the answer is yes. Monster Hunter in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker exists, but you have to unlock it first. It allows you to hunt boss monsters from the MH franchise.
While going along the story, you get to build your mother base a.k.a. Outer Heaven.' Of course Soldiers without Borders will need, of course, soldiers. While in the field, you can recruit enemies to become your allies by putting them to sleep, ambushing and holding them up, or by shooting them until they become half dead. Then you will use the Fulton Recovery System' (if you saw Batman: The Dark Knight, it's like the same when Batman escapes from Hong Kong) to bring them into your base. Neat right? But it doesn't stop there. After recruiting them you can assign them to each team in your base. May it be R&D team, medical team, etc. You can also recruit soldiers by trading with other people or by searching via wi-fi. Asides from recruiting soldiers, you can also capture vehicles like tanks and helicopters that can be used, which will be explained later on.
Also in the mother base, you can research and develop weapons and items which can be used in the battlefield. The weapons have rankings from level 1 to 3, and it depends if you have the classified documents, necessary GMP points, and necessary R&D level to develop them.
Since you are an army that answers to no-one, you can send the recruited soldiers and mechs (tanks/helicopters) out to other countries to fight their war. Depending on the situation, you can have 4 tanks and 4 soldiers, or if the battle is very hard, you can send out 4 tanks and 4 helicopters. All things that happen in those battles are random, but the chances of winning are better if you send out strong mechs and strong soldiers instead of rookie soldiers.
Lastly, probably the most OMG thing in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. You can build your own Metal Gear! While you pick up your jaw from the floor, I'll explain on how this works. You can get parts, either body parts or AI parts, to be used to build Metal Gear by defeating bosses. The only downside of this is that you can't use the Metal Gear you will build in the battlefield. You can only send it out along with mechs and soldiers to other countries to fight their war, as mentioned above. But still, what game allows you to build your own Metal Gear? Only Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker does that.
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker's graphics are top notch. It has one of the best graphics in the PSP. When playing the game, I didn't feel like this was a psp game at all. It's that good. Cutscenes are rendered in comic style, and it works. Though it's far from the CG cut scenes of MGS 4, it successfully delivers the storyline well and beautifully. Also, what differs in the cut scenes in MGS: PW is that some are interactive and requires some button pressing, which makes you not want to skip cutscenes because you might miss these moments. Besides, this game is Metal Gear, who skips cutscenes in a Metal Gear game, right?
Well, this game has sounds..and they are awesome! Voice acting is top notch, probably because the voice casts from the past Metal Gear games are the ones who are voicing in this game. They successfully deliver the intensity and excitement of the story. Also, MGS: PW probably has the best final boss battle due to the fact of the song that is playing in the background, which adds to the intense moment. MGS: PW is best played with an earphone or headphones to truly enjoy the crisp and solid sounds of the game.
For $39.99, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker will give you a bang for your money. It is worth every cent. Only for that price, and it will give you about 17 hours of story game play, 30+ hours of extra ops, and unlimited hours of game play either with co-op or versus-op.
Overall, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is the probably one, if not, the best game in the franchise. The solid story line, deep game play, awesome graphics and audio, and unlimited hours of gaming makes this a solid must buy.
Rating = 5/5
Reviewer's Rating: 5.0 - Flawless
Originally Posted: 06/15/10
Game Release: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (US, 06/08/10)
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Experiment shows Japanese cars can be hacked with smartphones
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Japanese cars could be hacked and remote-controlled through smartphones if they were equipped with devices connected to the Internet, according to an experiment conducted by an associate professor at Hiroshima City University's Graduate School of Information Sciences, according to Kyodo news agency.
In the experiment, Hiroyuki Inoue remotely opened and closed car windows, displayed an incorrect speed meter reading and paralyzed the car's accelerator, although the effects do not directly apply to cars currently on the market as their computers have no Internet access, he said.
But Inoue warns that cars privately altered and attached with Internet devices could be hacked as Japanese manufacturers are developing Internet-linked technologies such as self-driving vehicles.
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You liberals really have your knickers in a twist over Sarah Palin. Six editorials in your Saturday, Sept. 13 newspaper and every one of them a slam on Sarah. You complain about the Republican record. Did you ever hear of Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid? ... Sarah Palin is a breath of fresh air. I hope she gets in and can use her wit and common sense to help straighten out what is wrong with our government.
Dudley Meeter
Editor's note: Actual count from the Saturday, Sept. 13 editorial page was three letters in opposition of Palin, one letter in support and zero editorials about her. Also, we prefer slacks to knickers.
McCain not worth the ink
I'm writing to express my firm belief that John McCain's campaign is showing basic disrespect for this country, and to demand that you stop covering his despicable campaign tactics. I'm not sure what has happened to McCain to bring him to this point, but I can only assume he's been warped by blind ambition. I'm not a mind-reader, so I can only judge McCain on his actions.
Beverly Conway
GOP getting this vote
With communists rioting at the RNC, after peaceful protests at the DNC, you can tell which candidate they are voting for. The Democrats obviously get the Communist vote. If there is any stronger ringing endorsement to vote Republican, I can't think of one.
Eddie Johnson
McCain out of touch
John McCain is divorced from the economic reality of hard-working Americans. In my 70 years of life, I've never seen anything like this. Wake up, people. You should be shaking in your boots. I feel it is a waste of time to write this because some of the newspapers are very biased (toward conservatives).
Phyllis Patterson
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Seems as though the energy "experts" at ABH and others advocating ANWR and offshore drilling failed to tell readers what others long have known: Big Oil is not tied to any country. Those you try to dupe will be thrilled to know Alaska oil goes mostly to China, Japan and India. ... And you and other Republican idiots call yourselves informed.
Mack Elder
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The Slade-Martin-Criswell-Rankin reunion will be held Sunday, Aug. 11 at Benson United Methodist Church on Ky. 1744. A potluck meal will be served around 1 p.m.
The 90th Mastin reunion was held Aug. 3 at the Cynthiana Presbyterian Church. A total of 66 family and friends were in attendance. Carla McCauley Harney called the family together for the meal and asked Joe Judy to offer prayer.
Local ventriloquist, Kevin Barnett, recently attended the 37th annual ConVENTion, a gathering of over 600 ventriloquists from around the world.
Each year the ventriloquists gather for their annual international convention sponsored by the Vent Haven Museum, the world's only museum dedicated to ventriloquism. Barnett attended the gathering held July 17-20. Attendees this year came from as far away as Germany, Brazil, Australia, India, Switzerland, Norway, France, and Israel as well as from across the United States.
Vonda Renea Kearns and Jonathan Michael Gaunce announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.
The wedding will take place Oct. 19, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Edwards Catholic Church. The reception will follow at the Elks Lodge of Cynthiana. Formal invitations are being sent, but all family and friends are welcome.
Kymberlie Jo White, 33, and Brian Reed Price, 34, married on June 14, 2013.
Kristy Elizabeth Smith, 35, and William Scott Nelson, 31, married on June 15, 2013.
Brittany Leigh Connelly, 22, and Taylor Wayne Hoskins, 23, married on June 22, 2013.
Terra Beth Morris, 35, and Johnnie Wayne Doolin, 28, married on June 21, 2013.
Amanda Rose Campbell, 34, and Morris Anthony Barnes, 41, married on June 22, 2013.
Belinda Jo Wilson, 28, and Kyle Wayne Price, 30, married on June 29, 2013.
Hope Elayne Davis was born to Russell and Emily Arnold Davis of Lexington, Ky. on June 22, 2013 at Central Baptist Hospital.
She weighed 5 lbs. 14 1/2 oz., and is welcomed by her brother, Hank.
Maternal grandparents are Lemuel E. and Peggy Pepper Arnold of Cynthiana.
Paternal grandparents are Nelson and Carol Kizer of Lexington, Tenn., and Kenneth Davis of Lexington.
10 years ago . . .
Births announced this week are: Jerry Lee Ingram III, May 27, son of Jerry Jr. and Randie Ingram; Haley Marie Kiskaden, July 8, daughter of Crystal Purnell and Thomas Kiskaden; Tristan Allen Porter, July 22, son of Bobby and Jill Porter; Kayleigh Lynn Simpson, July 7, daughter of Vicky Honican and Kenny Simpson; Elijah Samuel Smith, July 1, son of Terribeth and Tad Smith.
School opening delayed three days due to various construction projects underway at Harrison County schools.
The 42nd annual Copes family reunion will be held on Sunday, Aug. 4 at the Raphael Patrick Fellowship Hall at Curry United Methodist Church. A potluck lunch will be served at 1 p.m.
All family and friends are invited to attend.
The descendents of Nicholas Corbin and Mary G. Holton Marsh will hold their annual family reunion on Sunday, Aug. 4 at 1 p.m. at the Elks shelter on US 62 East. A potluck meal will be served. Plates, cups, utensils and drinks will be provided. Come and enjoy the food, fun and fellowship.
World Breastfeeding Week will be celebrated worldwide Aug. 1-7/Oct. 1-7. The 2013 World Breastfeeding Week theme, Breastfeeding Support: Close to Mothers, highlights the importance of providing support to breastfeeding families.
Elmer and Gina West announce the recent marriage of their daughter, Hilary West, to Clint Gaunce.
West is a 2011 graduate of Harrison County High School and has a degree in dental assisting. She works full time at Walmart.
Grandparents of the bride are Phyllis Claypool and the late Billy Claypool, and Elmer and JoAnn West.
The grooms parents are Kenny and Kim Gaunce. He is a 2011 graduate of Harrison County High School and works full time at Toyota.
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The legacy of the 2011 Eastlake High School boys water polo team as the best-ever in school history was boldly written in the San Diego Section playoffs, even if it had a painful ending.
For the second consecutive season, the Titans won their first round playoff game to advance to the Division I quarterfinals. Sixth-seeded Eastlake drew third-seeded Granite Hills in last Friday's round of eight at La Jolla High School with realistic hopes of advancing to uncharted territory — a trip to the elite semifinals.
And it appeared an exciting new chapter in the program's history would be written in a game.
Playing a defensive-minded game play, the Titans held a 3-2 lead over the Eagles entering the fourth quarter. For the team's seniors, it appeared as if four years of hard work, sacrifice and dedication would be rewarded with the ultimate prize: a quarterfinal round victory.
But fate often writes cruel endings.
And so it was to be for the 2011 Titans — unequivocally the best-ever squad to wear Speedos embossed with the letters EHS.
Granite Hills, no strangers to elite appearances in the CIF playoffs or incapable of scripting magical finishes, answered the four-time Mesa League champions' challenge with six goals in the final quarter to prevail 8-3.
The Titans' best-ever season ended abruptly at 21-10.
"We played very well defensively for three quarters," EHS coach Chris Barrick said. "Our goal going into the game was to play a hard pressing defense and not give Granite an opportunity to counter attack. We were successful for three quarters. I told the boys the game would hinge on our ability to convert on six-on-five opportunities and we didn't do that. We had eight six-on-five opportunities and only converted on one."
Barrick credited the stalwart play of the Eagles' defenders and goalkeeper as factoring into Granite Hills' spirited comeback win.
"We went into the fourth quarter leading 3-2 and playing very good, patient water polo on the offensive side," the EHS coach said.
The Eagles tied the game on a controversial six-on-five goal by Thomas Krueger 38 seconds into the final quarter. After watching game film, Barrick said he still cannot figure out why his player, Daniel Lord, drew the ejection.
The Eagles went ahead, 4-3, on another goal by Krueger after Eastlake failed on convert on a six-on-five man-advantage.
"We made a very good cross pass and shot and their goalie (Kevin Levine) blocked it and they scored the only counter-attack goal we gave up all day," Barrick said.
The game went back and forth from there until 2:26 remained when Darrough Riggs scored on a cross cage skip shot to put the Eagles ahead 5-3.
With 1:31 left, Eric Hum made a defensive steal in the two-meter set position. However, Krueger won the ball back and put a shot into the cage for a 6-3 lead.
The game took a turn for the worse from there for the Titans. "That changed the momentum and we started having to take some chances," Barrick said.
Trailing by three goals, Barrick pulled goalie Rhett McGinty out of position as an extra defender. Granite Hills padded its lead with two more goals.
"The rest of their goals were garbage goals (after) they kept shooting on an empty cage when I pulled Rhett out to press and try and steal the ball," Barrick said.
"It was the toughest loss in my coaching career in a game that we had in hand," the EHS coach said. "Our boys are absolutely crushed."
Dylan Chase, Josue Alvarez and Lord each scored single goals for the Titans.
Krueger led the reigning Grossmont Hills League champions (24-7) with four tallies.
Two days earlier, however, it was a time to celebrate after Eastlake defeated 11th-seeded Rancho Buena Vista, 13-10, in a first round playoff game played at Coronado High School.
The Titans proved their mettle in the Nov. 9 contest by turning a 3-2 first quarter deficit into a 6-3 halftime lead. Defense once again powered the offense.
"The first quarter we did not press," Barrick said. "We came back in the second quarter pressing a lot harder on defense and it opened up the offense for us. We got a couple of six-on-five goals and the momentum changed."
Chase led the Titans with five goals in the win over the Longhorns (18-12) while regular season scoring leader Adam Hilborn scored three goals, Alvarez chipped in with two goals and Mike Tong, Jian Miclat and Hum each scored once.
McGinty had 11 saves in the victory while making two steals.
Alvarez led Eastlake with five steals while Chase and Hilborn each had three steals.
The Titans scored on three of five man-up opportunities while holding RBV to three goals in eight six-on-five chances.
Hum finished the season with a single-season section record 140 steals while Hilborn ended the 2011 campaign with 127 goals.
Chase led the Titans in the playoffs with six goals.
Wet shots
Top-seeded Vista (26-4) will meet second-seeded Carlsbad (22-8) in Saturday's Division I championship game, scheduled at 2:30 p.m. at LJHS.
Vista defeated fourth-seeded Torrey Pines, 13-8, in Tuesday's semifinals while Carlsbad topped Granite Hills, 9-7, in double overtime.
Eric Chasse and Danny Tanner led Vista with three goals each while Matt Ruple keyed eight-time defending division champion Carlsbad with three goals.


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I am just curious about some .22 SMG's I have heard of. Ivers Johnson made a .22lr SMG? Didnt they even make a .22 Short SMG? Didnt Colt make an .22lr SMG? Am I just making this up about the Colt? What about the TEC-22? Was that just a .22 version of the TEC-9? Just curious.


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Area soccer teams enjoy weekend success
Northwestern, Palmerton and Pleasant Valley all picked up boys soccer victories to highlights Saturday scholastic sports card.
James George and Austin Marish scored goals as the Tigers defeated Quakertown 2-1 as part of the Salisbury Falcons Tournament over the weekend.
Tim East added an assist for the locals, who re now 2-0.
Nathan Kester had seven saves in goal for Northwestern while Tyler Munson had five for the losers.
The Tigers also finished with a 16-8 edge in shots on goal.
Palmerton earned its first win of the season with a 5-0 shutout win over visiting Tamaqua.
The Bombers raced out to a 3-0 halftime lead with goals by Dave Kenion, Nate Binder and Adam Berger's penalty kick.
The second half saw Berger complete a hat trick to round out the scoring. Scott Garrett added an assist on the initial score of the game to aid in the effort.
Palmerton held a 12-9 advantage in shots for the game, while PHS' Zack Huber stopped four shots in goal for the shutout.
Tamaqua goalie Caleb Leibenguth stopped four shots.
Northampton-Pleasant Vy.
After battling to a scoreless deadlock at the end of regulation, Northampton and Pleasant Valley went into overtime to see the Bears pull out the 1-0 win.
PV's Ricky Forte was the game-winning goal scorer off an assist from Ryan Habick.
In the game, PV outshot the K-Kids 16-11 to improve to 2-0 on the early season.
Northern Lehigh-Liberty
In a non-league contest, Northern Lehigh and Liberty battled to a 1-1 tie.
The Bulldogs scored first when Taylor Farber received an assist from Alisha Bowers, before pounding it home in the first half.
The second half saw Taylor Mihalik tie things up to send things into an extra session, where the stalemate ensued.
NL outshot the Lady 'Canes 13-6 in the game.
Northampton-Pleasant Vy.
Northampton remained undefeated on the season with a 3-2 win over Pleasant Valley.
The Lady K-Kids took a 2-0 lead into the intermission, only to see the Bears battle back to tie things up, before Northampton's Jackie O'Connell scored the game-winner.
The victors' Jordan Martin scored twice in the initial session and added the game-winning assist.
Meanwhile, Kristin Hart and Maggie Patterson scored PV goals to make things interesting.
The Lady Bears were outshot 9-7 in the game to fall to 1-1.
The defending District champs Tamaqua had an easy time with Nativity for an 8-0 win.
For the Lady Raiders, Alex Wagner had two goals, while Lauren Mateyak, Cady O'Malley, Katie Hummel, Kailee Rottet, and Rachel Confer all had single tallies for the well-rounded team effort. Kayla Hope had a goal and two assists in the win.
THS had a 21-3 edge in shots on goal. Chey Bates to stop three shots in goal for the shutout.
Pleasant Valley-Bangor
Perennial power Bangor handled Pleasant Valley in a non-league encounter for a 5-0 win.
The toughest effort came from PV's number one Kelly Klapatch, who started strong, before suffering a three set loss.
Katherine Salvemini (B) d. Kelly Klapatch 1-6, 7-5, 6-1; Shanna Tucker (B) d. Emily Skutnik 6-3, 6-1; Becky Brossman (B) d. Kristin Cook 6-0, 6-0.
Amanda Darling/Steph Naylor (B) d. Sarah Olah/Rachel Siegfried 6-1, 6-1; Jackie Zeiber/Nadine Snyder (B) d. Emily Young/Sarah Elmontacir 6-1, 7-5.
Panther Valley-Weatherly
The Lady Panthers went the distance to edge the Wreckers by scores of 25-7, 22-25, 25-22, 26-24.
Christa Mantz had 11 kills and 11 service points, Carly Markovich had three kills and 17 service points and Amy Yusella added four kills, two service points, 10 digs and three blocks for the Panthers.
PV also won the JV game by scores of 25-7, 25-22.
Northampton-Pleasant Vy.
Pleasant Valley opened up its season with a straight-set loss to Northampton, 25-15, 25-20, 25-15.
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If you haven't realized by now that the best gifts for the 2012 holiday season are Android smartphones, this article aims to change the way you treat your friends and family.
Unfortunately for those of you with a tight budget, good Android smartphones aren't exactly cheap, so you might have to dig deep in your pockets. But if you really want to impress someone special this holiday season, an Android smartphone is a great idea.
Android smartphones come in a dizzying variety of flavors, so we've decided to prepare this holiday shopping gift guide for Android smartphones.
We'll walk you through the various smartphones that deserve your attention and outline a few reasons to buy (or not to buy) each one.
Samsung Galaxy S3: first choice
You'll likely find the Samsung Galaxy S3 (read review) as part of numerous deals and promotions during the holiday frenzy. It's the best-selling Android smartphone in history, and the only Android smartphone to sell more than the iPhone in a quarter.
One big advantage that the Samsung Galaxy S3 has over other Android smartphones (and exactly what makes it a safe smartphone to recommend as a gift) is the fact that it is available worldwide, on all major carriers (yes, there's an LTE version that works with all North American 4G LTE carriers).
Battery life is satisfying by the most high-end standards, as is its 4.8 inch Super AMOLED display (it would have been great if it had not used the much criticized PenTile subpixel arrangement).
The Samsung Galaxy S3 can also work with microSD cards. That's not what you'd normally call a feature, but it's worrying to see an increasing number of Android flagships without card slots.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 also seems to be in the process of receiving its Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update. The international version (Exynos 4) is a bit faster than what is available in the US, Canada, and Japan (Snapdragon S4) versions. So, if you are a speed freak living in one of these countries, you might want to look at some of the other options.
No matter how you look at it, the Galaxy S3 is a great Android smartphone, without too many drawbacks. Still, other smartphones could be better for you.
What follows are some scenarios when you should consider other smartphones!
LG Google Nexus 4: the budget choice (if you can get it)
Previous Nexus smartphones were usually squarely aimed at Android enthusiasts, users that were looking to get the most out of the operating system. The Nexus 4 (read review)changes all that: it is the Android smartphone to recommend to any person interested in getting an Android smartphone. Quite a change in philosophy, don't you think?
The 4.7 inch 720p IPS panel is amazing, as is the blazing fast Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC, not to mention that it is the only smartphone to use Android 4.2 Jelly Bean (and stock, at that). Future Android updates will reach the Nexus 4 with highest priority.
Although the Google Nexus 4 is both great looking and easily pocketable, the best thing about it is that it costs 300 USD/EUR in its 8GB version from the Google Play Store. Even if you're tight on money, the Nexus 4 is a great phone to give as a gift, provided that you can actually buy it at the price Google is selling it.
One big drawback attached to the Nexus 4 (besides the lack of LTE) is that you cannot expand its internal storage via a microSD card. The 16 GB version costs 350 USD/EUR and partially solves the problem for some, but not all. Another disadvantage with the Nexus 4 is that the battery is not removable. Additionally, although not horrible, battery life could be better.
We believe that the Google Nexus 4 makes up for its minor flaws with its unique design (the holographic pattern on the back has drawn in lots of compliments from reviewers), price, and hardware specs. Did we mention it's cheap ?
Droid DNA: eye candy galore
If the gift receiver is on Verizon, you might want to consider the recently launched Verizon HTC Droid DNA (read first impressions).
HTC's device features the best display currently available on any Android device. We are talking about a 5-inch Super LCD display running at an impressive 1080p resolution (1920 by 1080 pixels). The record breaking 440ppi pixel density is just one part of the story, as the contrast level, color reproduction, and wide viewing angles have earned the Droid DNA glowing reviews.
Inside, there's a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, the exact same SoC powering the Google Nexus 4, plus LTE connectivity on Verizon's network. Unfortunately, the SoC in the DNA has to push roughly three times as many pixels, meaning that, while overall performance is great, frame rates will be noticeably lower than on the Nexus 4.
The Droid DNA lacks an SD card slot, and has a sealed and slightly underpowered battery. HTC's latest flagship is also a bit bigger than your average smartphone, but without going overboard.
The Droid DNA is available for $200 on a two-year contract (with data plan) from Verizon or $599 out front. It's kind of a mixed bag, but if you can handle its shortcomings, Verizon flagship is a wonderful smartphone.
RAZR HD Maxx: the power player
Another attractive high-end Android smartphone is the Motorola (Droid) RAZR HD Maxx.
The name is complicated, but the best thing about the phone really isn't: this is the Android smartphone with the best battery life around. If the gift receiver plans to play a lot of games or use their smartphone intensively in other ways, the RAZR HD Maxx is probably the best solution. Its 3300 mAh battery will surely last through the day, even with intensive use on Verizon's LTE network.
Inside there's a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4, the same chip used by the US versions of the HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S3. The 4.7-inch Super AMOLED 720p display does its job beautifully without really stealing the show, but the design and the build quality of the RAZR HD Maxx are unmatched.
Although the battery is not removable, the Droid RAZR HD Maxx supports microSD cards up to 32GB in size.
Unfortunately, the Motorola Droid RAZR HD Maxx still runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This situation is a bit curious given that Google owns the US-based manufacturer. Overall, the RAZR HD Maxx is probably the most robust Android smartphone you can buy.
Samsung Galaxy Note 2: when you want more
In spite of pundits dismissing it, people actually love the Note 2. The first selling point of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (read review) is its massive 5.55-inch Super AMOLED display running at a 720p resolution (non-Pentile). If you are OK with the large footprint, the advantages of a bigger display become quite obvious with the Galaxy Note 2. You can read more on why David thinks Android is better suited to larger displays here.
Another plus for the Galaxy Note 2 is the overclocked Exynos 4 Quad SoC that powers both the North American and the international version of Samsung's second generation phablet.
Benchmarks show that the 1.6GHz quad-core processor is hard to beat in a multitude of tests. The Mali 400 MP GPU is also decent, although not as much of a champion in test results.
However, what really sets the Galaxy Note 2 apart is its unique accessory, the S-Pen, an evolved stylus that works closely with the integrated Wacom digitizer and a suite of S-Pen optimised apps to provide a unique experience.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean preinstalled. So far, we have no word from Samsung on the imminent Android 4.2 update.
The suite of Smart Functions that the South Korean manufacturer has originally introduced with the Samsung Galaxy S3 is a plus, but it's likely that you'll be more impressed by the suite of software functions that are unique to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (multi-windowing is a step forward in the Android ecosystem).
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is available worldwide, and is likely to make it into numerous deals and offers during this holiday season.
Wrap up
We think that these five smartphones are the best the Android ecosystem has to offer for Christmas 2012. Other devices might shine in certain areas, some are cheaper or more easy to come by, but the five devices above are the all-around best phones you can give this holiday season.
We wish you happy holidays, good shopping, and a wonderful new year!


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24 February 2009
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It puts your shitty day at work into perspective eh?
Death toll is 210, but there are many people still on the 'missing' list who will have to be transferred to the 'deceased' list sooner or later. Strathewen lost 1 in 4 people from its population. Families from the boys' schools have lost their homes, a teacher lost his father ... 'lost' is such a gentle unassuming word for such a devastating trauma.
Speaking of words, I'm joining others in the plea to stop referring to those affected by the fires as 'victims'. 'Survivors' is more accurate. Language is a powerful tool and sometimes the term victim can affect one's dignity. There have been some interesting discussions in the schoolyard lately pertaining to the ethics of charity and the unspoken expectation that receivers of charity 'should' show gratitude. It's a delicate one for both sides I reckon.
The elder boys' school had a bushfire drill last week. I asked them what it comprised and was informed 'When the siren goes, you all go to your own classroom, four monitors fill buckets and put them in the corners (luckily each classroom has a sink and tap and presumably several buckets), the rest of the class put all the tables into the centre of the room, everyone puts their jumpers on and gets under the cave of tables. If bits of the room catch on fire you throw the bucket of water at it. You stay down low in case of smoke.'
I just heard about the upcoming big bushfire relief concert featuring the most incredible line up of bands. Lots of bands I've vaguely heard of but don't really know (ie. bands and singers popular after 1993) but also, get this, Split Enz (!), Midnight Oil (!) (ok enough exclamation marks because I'm about to put one after every single band listed), Hunters and Collectors, Icehouse (!) (I used to have a major crush on Iva Davies when he was in his short hair and brocade smoking jacket phase so the exclamation mark remains), Paul Kelly, Hoodoo Gurus (I saw them at the Armadale pub circa 1987 - best gig ever), Coldplay, Jet, you name em, they're there. Multiple exclamation marks. All performing for free.
I was at home yesterday with the radio and CFA website both going all day. The radio interrupted programming to say there was an urgent fire threat at Upwey and Belgrave. I'd been glancing out the window all day and seen nothing, but at this news I shifted my position so the blind spot behind the large gum tree here ...
was revealed, and saw this ...
Which made me a bit jumpy. At the same time, the siren at the end of the road went off again, making me jump and the dog bark. Luckily for us here the wind doesn't blow from the east but houses were lost in Belgrave and some firefighters injured.
I'm nervous about this Friday which is the next scary forecast day.
In other news, my little hand knitted porkers went to a local four year old girl whose home and toys were lost in the fires.
And the baby of our family turned ten. I'll probably take this photo down in a day or two but wanted to share it for a minute. His hand is blurry because he was waving away the enormous amount of smoke generated by ten candles. Smoke being the theme around here at the mo.
32 comments:
- tut-tut said...
We here don't get much news about all of this; thanks to you and other Australian bloggers for keeping the rest of us informed.
- Tuesday, 24 February 2009 at 22:52:00 GMT+11
- Sarah said...
What a stressful time. I'm glad you could find the spirit to celebrate the big double digit day.
- Tuesday, 24 February 2009 at 23:39:00 GMT+11
- daysgoby said...
Oh, Suse, he's BEAUTIFUL!
A good day to celebrate, especially in the midst of the darkness there.
- Tuesday, 24 February 2009 at 23:47:00 GMT+11
- docwitch said...
What a gorgeous boy. His eyes are full of kindness. Happy birthday to him.
I've been thinking and worrying about this Friday too. Hoping that it will pass peacefully and uneventfully. So many of us just want the season to slip quickly into a (hopefully) cool, calm and safe autumn.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 00:16:00 GMT+11
- Shammickite said...
I've been reading the Aussie news and other blogs. My thoughts are with all Australians right now. My cousin in Ivanhoe is keeping me informed.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 00:23:00 GMT+11
- zephyr said...
What a beautiful boy!
My heart aches for the survivors.
I'm praying that rain will come sooner, not later.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 00:24:00 GMT+11
- ThirdCat said...
I remember similar discussions about 'having to be' grateful a few years ago after the Pt Lincoln fires. You're right. It's delicate - especially because we are are all so fragile at times like this.
Hoodoo Gurus are freaking awesome. (I used the proper adult word, but substituted freaking) - saw them a zillion times. Never, ever left disappointed.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 00:37:00 GMT+11
Thank you for sharing updates and pictures and especially for posting info about how we can help!
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 01:37:00 GMT+11
- sonrie said...
Thinking of you and fellow citizens in this terrible tragedy.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 03:31:00 GMT+11
- tc said...
Just came back to say, it's heartbreaking that people can't have a funeral. Absolutely heartbreaking.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 03:52:00 GMT+11
- kirsty said...
You got me going again! sob sob. I've been thinking of you these last few days. Hope all keeps well for you. Friends of mine lost their home in Belgrave. Very, very sad. Quite a few girls I went to school still live round there as do their parents. I'm praying for rain.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 05:46:00 GMT+11
- alice c said...
Happy Birthday Youngest PeaSouper. You have so much to look forward to this year - enjoy every moment!
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 06:09:00 GMT+11
- fifi said...
yes it does put things into perspective: I have tragedy overload here at the moment. I am surrounded by bad news so much that i feel like the only survivor of some malicious sniper.
Evry time I hear bushfire news I hope it's not near your house, but i also feel hideously sad about animals and their habitat being lost.
Too dreadful.
Why can't it RAIN???
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 07:00:00 GMT+11
- Emma said...
It's all so terrible. I don't know how anyone closer to the fires can bear all this horrible news. Then to hear that Friday is another dangerous day ... All I can say is that you are very welcome to come back to Queensland.
Gratitude is the last emotion I would be expecting the survivors to be feeling. They didn't ask for the fires, they didn't ask for the charity, they certainly have more to deal with than simply being appropriately grateful for our charity. It's my feeling that people should expect nothing when they give, whether it's a birthday present, a charitable donation, or even just the gift of time.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 08:02:00 GMT+11
- eurolush said...
I agree, "survivors" is the way to go. So much sadness, but also endless compassion and goodwill.
It seems to me, it's not truly charity if one expects gratitude, is it?
Happy Birthday to the youngest Soup. He's a regular Huckleberry Finn. Adorable.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 08:07:00 GMT+11
- Penni said...
I was so angry with that fire in Belgrave. I wanted to go and yell at it to stop. Shout with all my might. I'm sick of it, the powerlessness, the waiting, this knot in my stomach, not knowing if I should send my kids to school and creche or not. I feel so sad for the survivors, for the kids who looked death in the face, for all the stories we won't here. It's making me curl up in silence and I can't blog about it anymore. I feel like, 'hey, we're fine, this is is not my story' and yet it's the only story I have at the moment.
Happy birthday to your lovely boy. DOuble figures.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 08:32:00 GMT+11
- katiecrackernuts said...
A celebration in the family. You do well to maintain the ebb and flow of life - and in your part of the world, death. My family was watching Reign Over Me. I watched out of the corner of my eye while doing dinner and washing and cleaning and paperwork and ironing (yes, all in two hours). From what I gather it's about one man's grief at losing his family in the 9/11 attacks in the US. Heartbreaking stuff and yes, I guess, looked at that idea that those of use who are not survivors can ever understand and we move on and call on people to be grateful for our help and for time to heal. But we're not them. They are marked by the tragedy.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 09:15:00 GMT+11
- Badger said...
Happy birthday to the baby boy! The youngest turning 10 is quite a milestone for mum, eh?
Split Enz! Icehouse! OMG, LOVED THEM.
I hope the threat of further fires is over soon. So scary, because my God, what can you do?!
We are under Red Flag Warnings here in Central TX at the moment, due to exceptional drought conditions and high winds. It only takes the sun shining on a bit of broken glass in dry grasses to set it off. SO SCARY.
You all are in my thoughts every day!
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 10:15:00 GMT+11
- Blossom said...
Happy birthday to your boy......gosh 10!!!!
I have to admit I can't watch anything more about the fires and the aftermath...not that I don't care.I do.......but I find it makes me tooo depressed and so I am doing practical things instead..........
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 10:16:00 GMT+11
- Stomper Girl said...
I remember being devastated when my more knowledgeable friend told me Iva Davies batted for the other team. After I stopped being in complete denial about it, natch.
I'm hoping that Friday fizzles out, it is so much worse now hearing these warnings when you know just how bad BAD is. I'm on 774 daily now too, much to my childrens disgust. I don't like this talking. Can you put the eye-a-pod on please?
Happy birthday to your lovely bubsy. February is a busy birfday month for your house.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 11:04:00 GMT+11
- M said...
Happy 10th birthday to your youngest.
Scary that the fires are circling Melbourne and scarier that some of them are just.so.close. Keep safe.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 12:20:00 GMT+11
- lucy tartan said...
I never thought I'd get an opportunity to see Split Enz, but will it really be Split Enz, or just the guys who used to be Split Enz? Dorian grumpily said he'd prefer to pay the $75 to be allowed to stay home (hasn't forgiven Peter Garrett for various betrayals.) I'm thinking of how those Countdown Spectacular concerts look (not good). But still, Split Enz.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 14:01:00 GMT+11
- readersguide said...
Happy Birthday to the Youngest Member. (He is awfully cute.)
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 17:24:00 GMT+11
- Jo Windmill said...
I agree with you about calling those who survived the fires "survivors" and not victims. What incredible stories of survival there have been. It makes the soul feel stirred with human fellowship and of course, Courage, to hear these stories.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 17:30:00 GMT+11
- Eleanor said...
Happy birthday! Thanks for sharing this snapshot with us, I absolutely love it.
I'm thinking of you.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 17:52:00 GMT+11
- Blue Mountains Mary said...
Well that photo of the smoke plume brings it home doesn't it.
I am hoping like crazy too that Friday's forecasts are all wrong.
And happy birthday to your beautiful boy.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 20:46:00 GMT+11
- Janet said...
Happy Birthday to your babe! What a lovely smile he has on his face, looks like a beautiful celebration. Smoke and all.
I think about you up in the hills and of friends near Daylsford and everyone else and you know, I'd just like this awful summer to be over and done with. To be moaning about drying the washing in front of the heater. Although winter's going to be horribly miserable for those who lost houses, I imagine. Sigh.
I think survivor is a much more apt word too. And on gratitude, we so shouldn't expect it. Definitely far too much to ask.
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009 at 22:40:00 GMT+11
- Lara said...
Happy Birthday!
Good point about the word "survivor". I'd much rather be a survivor than a victim!
Thanks for your ongoing posts about the fires, I have good friends in the Dandenongs, neither of whom have blogs, so I feel like you are giving me a little window into what is happening for them, without me calling every day and becoming a pest :)
- Thursday, 26 February 2009 at 09:03:00 GMT+11
- Jo said...
Do you have choughs? My mum (at Wattle Glen) has a flock of them who have lived at her house for about 4 years now, they are pretty full on to have around but she's used to them now and honestly they way they're fed and cared for by her, as royalty, they will never leave.
- Thursday, 26 February 2009 at 09:38:00 GMT+11
- MsCellania said...
Lovely to see your youngest! TEN?! How'd that happen?
Your posts have my heart in my throat. So much loss, so much sadness. Yet good things, too. People at their best, helping those who've lost so much. I cannot imagine such loss. Rainy season, please come. Come now. The world needs some good, clean rain. We are a tinder box, too. And dead, beetle-killed forests all around.
- Thursday, 26 February 2009 at 17:16:00 GMT+11
- Melissa Van Oort said...
Kids grow up too fast, babies just slip through your fingers and POW!, they are 10 years old. I cannot imagine the impact of the brush fires, be safe and take comfort in all the well-wishes of us strangers who genuinely care and are touched by what people like yourself relay first-hand.
- Tuesday, 3 March 2009 at 01:45:00 GMT+11
I love your picture of the white-winged coughs. They are such wonderfully social birds and I enjoy watching them toss through the mulch.
- Wednesday, 4 March 2009 at 07:36:00 GMT+11


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.- Responding to decades of depopulation in Detroit and other declines in Catholic numbers, an advisory council for the Archdiocese of Detroit has proposed closing nine parishes and merging 60 parishes into 21.
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"The recommendations are not in themselves the final plans for the future of the Archdiocese of Detroit, although they are serious and well-researched proposals," the archdiocese said Nov. 30.
Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit will spend the next several weeks reviewing the recommendations. He is expected to release an archdiocesan-wide pastoral plan in February of 2012.
The recommendations focus on seven priorities defined by the parishes and the archdiocesan leadership: evangelization and catechesis; Christian service outreach; youth and young adult ministry; lay leadership; stewardship and administration; Catholic education; and vocations awareness.
There are presently 270 parishes or missions in the archdioceses, a decrease of 43 from 10 years ago. Though the archdiocese has 438 diocesan and 206 religious priests, their average age is 62 years. Only 293 are assigned to parishes and of these, about 71 percent are 10 years or more away from retirement.
The Archdiocese of Detroit is the sixth largest in the U.S., with over 1.4 million Catholics, but there was a six percent decline in the number of Catholics in the archdiocese in the last decade and a 13.3 percent decline in the number of Catholic households.
Population losses have been greatest in Wayne County, where the decline was 26.6 percent. The archdiocese said this change is due to Catholics moving to the suburbs, where about 88 percent of the archdiocese's faithful now live.
The pastoral council's proposals also include some expansions. Twenty-eight proposals offer new or expanded ministries or regular events for youths and young adults, while 19 would form multi-parish initiatives to strengthen vocation awareness. There are 23 proposals for new, multi-parish teams or initiatives focused on inviting non-Catholics into the Church and inviting inactive Catholics to return.
The archdiocese's "Together in Faith" planning process drew the participation of more than 1,500 laypeople from the archdiocese's parishes. They met in small planning groups to discuss their parishes' futures, giving consideration to various factors including local demographics, existing parish ministries, financial records, church maintenance costs, and parish sacramental numbers.
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The Force of the Quantified Self
In my last post, I talked about the Dark Side of the Quantified Self — the possibility that becoming too focused on one's own personal data may begin to diminish our individual real-life experiences and interactions. Mindfulness can be mind numbing if taken to an uncomfortable level. But for every Dark Side, I'm told, there has to be a Force for good. And in the case of the Quantified Self, I see the greatest potential for health improvement in the quiet collection of data that happens without our constant attention.
But don't get rid of your pedometer quite yet. Pedometers, food diaries, and scales are definitely associated with positive changes in behavior, so we do recommend them as external triggers when we have trouble motivating ourselves on our own. But collecting data under the radar (with consent of course) and communicating it to the right people could potentially offer even more than a health course correction — it could save your life. I think that this is the future of the Quantified Self.
The AliveCor ECG device is an example of cool ideas to come. It's simple and beautiful — an iPhone case that fits neatly on your phone. You gently press the phone to your chest and the phone automatically begins to record an electrocardiogram tracing which includes information about your heart rate and rhythm. It can even potentially diagnose a heart attack. The data could be sent automatically to a cardiologist who examines your heart's data and can contact you with any concerns. I recently debuted the device on television and people are already asking when they will be available for sale. This simplicity of data collection, transfer, and health care provider response should be our goal.
So what's the next step? Because ideally we wouldn't need to find our iPhone when we develop an abnormal heart rhythm or a heart attack. Someone else would know about it and would be able to help us. Wouldn't it be great to record this data on an ongoing basis and feed it to a databank which can analyze it and direct us to appropriate health interventions? Enter Everyheartbeat.org, a new platform that will help combine innovative sensors and your mobile phone to upload and track heart data — hopefully for millions of people. Researchers will have access to data to understand our hearts better, and clinicians will be able to give you a call if your heartbeat is irregular, too fast or too slow, or if there are signs of a heart attack. It's amazing, and it's really happening.
Would you want to upload your personal health data? Or does it sound too much like Big Doctor looking over your shoulder? It's true — with big data comes great responsibility… So may the Force be with us.


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HERSHEY, Pa., & SAN FRANCISCO -- The Hershey Co. has partnered with the Academy of Art University in San Francisco to provide students with a hands-on package-design opportunity. Students were asked to create a customized heart-box design for Hershey's Pot of Gold chocolates to help give the collection a contemporary, fresh look for the 2013 Valentine's Day season. After consumer testing, the top student package designs were selected for production and will be featured on-shelf during the 2013 Valentine's Day season. In recognition of the school's efforts, The Hershey Co also donated $20,000 to the Academy of Art University for the creation of the Hershey Design Excellence Award.
"Packaging is such an important part of any brand experience, and we are excited to be able to inspire creativity in students and showcase student-designed work on-shelf," said Moira Cullen, senior director of global design for The Hershey Co. "We are looking forward to helping foster the development of current and future designers by providing a series of scholarships to the school."
Thirteen students were tasked with the assignment of designing a heart box for the Pot of Gold assortment. Split into four teams, more than 40 heart boxes were created and four were selected for retail and will be available beginning in January 2013. Cullen served as one of three judges to select the winning package designs, as well as assisted in choosing the inaugural winners of the Hershey Design Excellence Award.
The Hershey Co., Hershey, Pa., is the largest producer of chocolate in North America and a global leader in chocolate and sugar confectionery. With revenues of more than $6 billion, Hershey offers confectionery products under more than 25 brand names, including such iconic brands as Hershey's, Reese's, Hershey's Kisses, Hershey's Bliss, Hershey's Special Dark, Kit Kat, Twizzlers, Jolly Rancher and Ice Breakers.


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For two summers in the mid-1990s, he and his brother, along with their grandfather, did landscaping work on the two-acre property. He also gave occasional house tours, which he could spice up with anecdotes his grandfather shared on the job. One of his favorite tales to tell was about how he and his brothers had once, as wily kids, painted a marble bust in the library blue. "They got the paint off of it, obviously, but you can still see a little bit of a blue hue to it if it is sitting in the right light," says Garfield.
At his own home in Cleveland, Garfield has an 1881 lithograph of President Garfield, his namesake, in its original frame and glass hanging proudly in his living room. His parents, he explains, defied a verbal pact made by the older generation of Garfields to not name anybody else after the president. "My mother got a very stern letter from James A. Garfield II," he says. But, bearing the name has encouraged Garfield to learn more about the 20th president, who was in office for a short stint in 1881 before being assassinated. "The depth of him is something that people don't know. He was a preacher. He was a lawyer. He was a teacher," says Garfield. "He was a triple threat."
Garfield's studies and continued involvement with events at the James A. Garfield Historic Site allow him to answer most questions that his name elicits. "It surprises me actually how many people do put the connection together. He was only in office for seven months, so he didn't have a lot of fame, as far as being a president goes," says Garfield.


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