text: Student Profiles Gemma Leghorn '10 Gemma Leghorn '10 Major: English; minor: Education Hometown: Needham, Massachusetts Why did you choose to come to Bowdoin? From an early age I had wonderful memories of Maine, and specifically the Brunswick area. My dad is a Bowdoin alumnus, and our family friends live a few miles down Harpswell Road from the College. It was always a treat to stay with them during Reunion and Homecoming weekends, when we were attending Bowdoin events. On one weekend, I learned to figure skate at Dayton Arena, and on another occasion I jumped off the diving board at the pool—though not without at least 20 minutes of convincing. Although having fond memories of Maine was important, I considered Bowdoin just as critically as any other school to which I might have applied. In the end, I was lucky—Bowdoin was everything I wanted in a school: intelligent and lively professors, an engaged and friendly student body, and a beautiful campus. Why did you choose your major? Although I was completely willing to discover that another major was my calling, I came to Bowdoin wanting to major in English and never changed my mind. As a prospective student, I attended a literature and film class taught by Professor Aviva Briefel, and I enjoyed it so much that I enrolled in Professor Briefel's first-year seminar called The Victorian Fantastic. Our texts included ghost stories and narratives about vampires, and from that moment on I was hooked. The department has broadened my interest in literature, and introduced me to authors and texts I would have otherwise overlooked. Since sophomore year, my schedule has been monopolized by English courses—and I wouldn't have it any other way! What has been a course you especially enjoyed at Bowdoin? Looking back to my first year, I loved Mona Lisa and the Mafia with Professor Arielle Saiber in the Italian department. Our class discussions were lively and interesting, and we studied everything from canonical works like Dante to contemporary films. Last semester, I took a course devoted to studying Oscar Wilde with Professor Briefel, and it was phenomenal; I always looked forward to both class time and the readings. I had never properly studied or read Oscar Wilde before the class, and it was fascinating to read the work of an icon on a detailed and critical level. What professor or professors have especially inspired you during your time at Bowdoin? I worked with Professor Anthony Walton last semester on a creative writing independent study in poetry. I took my first class—Nonfiction Literary Narrative—with Professor Walton at the beginning of my sophomore year. It was then I realized that despite my love of creative writing, I had barely chipped the surface of what I needed to learn. Professor Walton was a patient and wonderful teacher. It is a considerable privilege to have someone who is so knowledgeable about the writing world as a mentor. In addition, I have always loved taking English courses with Professor Briefel, thanks to her intelligence and enthusiasm. She was exceptionally helpful and caring as a first-year seminar professor. Over the courses I have taken with her, I have become far more confident in my ability to think critically and creatively about texts. Gemma (left) working with the editorial board of The Bowdoin Orient: (l. to r.) Seth Walder '11, Will Jacob '10, Piper Grosswendt '11. What extracurricular or work experiences have you had at Bowdoin? My primary extracurricular activity has been working for The Bowdoin Orient. In my first year at the College, I was a news writer for the paper. In my sophomore year I was the Features editor, a position I loved because of the variety of stories that go into the section. For Features, I've written stories ranging from vehicle collisions with moose to sexologist Alfred Kinsey's life as a Bowdoin undergraduate. During my junior fall, I was the News editor. It was an exciting time to be in charge of News—one of my favorite issues was one covering the results of the 2009 presidential election. Now, I am Editor-in-Chief with my fearless co-leader, Will Jacob. It's a huge time commitment, but we work with a great team of section editors and writers. Though I never expected so much of my time at Bowdoin would revolve around the newspaper, I am very attached to the Orient and happy that it's played such a large role in my life. In addition, I also worked as a writing assistant for the Writing Project for two years. I really enjoyed helping students with their current projects, whether it was a first-year seminar paper or a grant application. Being a writing assistant also taught me to think methodically about my own writing, and I often refer back to my training. Gemma in Italy. Did you study abroad during your time at Bowdoin? I studied abroad in Florence, Italy, during the spring semester of my junior year. I lived in an apartment on a small street off the Piazza Santa Croce, and my walk to the NYU in Florence campus was about 45 minutes. I had taken Italian language and culture classes at Bowdoin, and was able to continue my study of both while in Florence. In addition, I took a course focused on relics and sainthood, which combined religion and art history—two subjects that I had never formally studied before. Though I missed Bowdoin, I loved being in Florence. The locals were friendly, the city and surrounding countryside were beautiful, and its small size allowed me to walk anywhere and everywhere. What have you done during your summers? Before returning home from my study abroad program this past summer, a friend and I traveled through countries in Western and Central Europe for two months through a host-traveler program called Servas. As Servas members, we were given lists of families who had opened their doors to travelers, and it was up to us to contact people in the places we wanted to travel. Although we generally stayed with each family for two nights before moving on, some families invited us to stay longer. I was so touched by the overwhelming generosity we encountered while traveling. Our hosts went above and beyond the expectations I had—though we were strangers, most of the time they treated us like members of their family. After returning home this summer, I also attended Middlebury College's Bread Loaf Writers' Conference in Ripton, Vermont. It was thrilling to be in an environment so devoted to writing, and I often felt overwhelmed by the amount of talent around me. Though the days were filled with readings, classes, and lectures beginning early in the morning and continuing late into the night, I was inspired by the energy around me. Despite my usual shyness about public speaking, a friend persuaded me to sign up for an event, which featured 60 writers reading for one minute each. "It's the same podium that Robert Frost read at," she said. "How can you not?" Despite being terrified, I read, and was ultimately happy to have participated. For the past three summers, I have taught swimming lessons at a lake in Orleans, Massachusetts. Though I have returned to the same job for several years, it can often be the most rewarding part of my work to see kids improve their skills and confidence. There's never a dull moment—if it's not a rowdy class of 12 three-year-old boys, it's the giant, fabled snapping turtle named "Oscar" swimming through my lesson. What is your best Bowdoin memory? Oddly enough, many of my favorite Bowdoin memories fall during finals periods: putting the Orient joke issue together, getting take-out Indian food with friends for "study breaks" while listening to music from A Charlie Brown Christmas, and dropping everything to run around in the snow. What are your plans for after graduation? Though I would like to attend graduate school, I plan to take a year off before applying. As for next year, my plans change every day! I would like to eventually wind up in a job that allows me to write and teach in some capacity, but for next year I'm considering applying for an AmeriCorps position in Maine or Boston. I've also considered the SALT Institute in Portland, Maine, or interning at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts—but nothing is certain yet. What advice would you give to a prospective student or first-year about the Bowdoin experience? Though some people thrive at the beginning of school during Orientation, many don't. If you feel out of your element, it's not because you made the wrong decision about what school to attend. There are some things about Bowdoin that you will love immediately, and there are some things that will take time to grow on you. What quirky or fun thing do you wish you had known before you came to Bowdoin? Most people would consider this common knowledge, but L.L. Bean moccasins aren't exactly your best defense against 3-foot snowdrifts, despite my stubborn attempts to prove the opposite! Story posted on March 03, 2010 « Back | More Student Profiles | Go to News Home


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In what may prove a last barrage of documents, the Securities and Exchange Commission and Los Altos resident Mark Feathers filed dueling requests for a judge's final decision last month.
Feathers, accused of misleading investors in the funds he managed, asked U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila for a summary judgment exonerating him.
His Los Altos-based company, SB Capital Corp., managed two funds that had gathered approximately $42 million from investors over the past five years. When the SEC seized them in June, an appointed receiver assessed the funds' holdings at approximately 75 percent of their stated value, suggesting that investors lost some but not all of their money.
SEC prosecutor John Bulgozdy seeks more than $12.3 million from Feathers, the amount approximately representing what his 400 investors stand to lose as the business is dismantled, plus a $300,000 additional penalty. Bulgozdy did not suggest that Feathers necessarily had that money among his assets, currently frozen by the court.
In its case, the SEC depicts SB Capital as a company that had lost money on underperforming investments in recent years.
Bulgozdy presented evidence that Feathers had moved money around the business to disguise losses, present investors with the appearance of success and continue to pay himself.
Feathers, in turn, submitted documentation of SB Capital investor correspondence that he believes demonstrates that his company operated transparently and with investor notification and approval.
At the heart of the case lie questions of comprehension: Did investors understand, read and sign documents concurring with SB Capital's business practices; and did the company break the law even if it had investor support?
Investor approval or deception?
One document, an SB Capital mailing introduced as evidence, illustrates the contending interpretations heard in court. In it, Feathers cheerily stated that fund note investments were "performing as agreed" but requested that investors sign a form allowing the company to make a loan to itself, or, as he defined it, "assume any deficit to the note amount through a receivable to the fund." He assured them that "this action will not likely have any material bearing on future fund member earnings."
According to the SEC's interpretation, Feathers sought to borrow funds so that he could continue to return interest at a rate approaching 7.5 percent and fund his business, even as the investments failed to perform. Feathers alleged that this act of borrowing was explained in writing, but some investors interviewed by the SEC claimed they absolutely did not understand that their investments were not performing as well as returns seemed to indicate.
Campbell resident Robert Morris described investing larger and larger increments of money with Feathers' company, as his account statements showed a rosy rate of return each month. He reinvested that return, sinking himself deeper into the enterprise.
"At no time did I understand that I was being asked to approve (SB Capital) borrowing money from IPF (Investors Prime Fund) or SPF (SBC Portfolio Fund), nor did I understand that I was being asked to ratify prior borrowing from the two funds," he wrote in a declaration.
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David Gruebele, a consultant who worked with SB Capital on accounting issues, explained in a declaration that because SB Capital borrowed the money as a "due from" or manager's note, it was recorded as an "asset" of the funds rather than an expense.
"I advised Mr. Feathers that (the funds) had distributed more to investors than the funds' income at that point in time," Gruebele said. "In response, Mr. Feathers usually assured me that additional income was going to be generated in the near future from new transactions that would balance the overdistributions and/or generate net management. From early 2010 through early 2012, the amount owed by (SB Capital) to the funds grew by millions of dollars."

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Patricia Iglesias Victoria is an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Previously, she served as an assistant professor at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and as an associate professor at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Spain. She received her BSE in Mechanical Engineering and her Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering from Polytechnic University of Cartagena. Dr. Iglesias completed a post doctoral stay at Purdue University (Indiana) where she worked on Large-Scale Manufacturing of Bulk Forms with Nanocrystalline Structures. Her career as an educator encompasses teaching and designing undergraduate (Materials Science, Manufacturing Processes, Welding Technology, Computer-aided Manufacturing, Statics, Strength of Materials and Thermal Fluids lab) and graduate courses (Advanced Materials for Industrial Applications, and Corrosion and Wear of Materials).
Her research focuses on wear and friction of materials, metallic and polymer matrix composites, nanostructured materials, and the use of ionic liquids and liquid crystals as lubricants or additive of lubricants. She maintains active collaborations with the research groups of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (Spain) and Materials Processing and Tribology at Purdue University (Indiana). As a result of these collaborations, some of her articles have been published in important journals of her field of expertise, and her article entitled "1-N-alkyl-3 methykimidazolium ionic liquids as neat lubricant additives in steel-aluminum contacts" has been named one of the TOP TEN CITED articles published in the area in the last five years (2010). Dr. Iglesias is American Sign Language (ASL) proficient and since she started working at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, she is actively involved in the field of the Deaf access technology and education. Dr. Iglesias also strives to enhance undergraduate research experiences, particularly for underrepresented minority groups as Hispanic and deaf and hard of hearing students.
Dr. Iglesias' current research plan is to utilize her experience in tribology and ionic liquids to develop new lubricants and surface treatments or coatings to improve the wear resistance of gearboxes and bearings of both land-based and off-shore wind turbines.
Research Interests
- Wear and friction of materials
- Nanostructured materials
- Polymer and metal matrix composites
- Ionic Liquids and Liquid Crystals as lubricants and additive of Lubricants
- Deaf and deaf blind access technology
Selected Publications
- Iglesias, P., Jimenez, A. E., Bermudez, M. D., Rao, B. C., and Chandrasekar, S., 2013, "Steel Machining Chips as Reinforcements to Improve Sliding Wear Resistance of Metal Alloys: Study of a Model Zn-Based Alloy System," Tribology International, in press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2013.03.004.
- Iglesias, P., Bermudez, M. D., Moscoso, W., and Chandrasekar, S., 2010, "Influence of Processing Parameters on Wear Resistance of Nanostructured OFHC Copper Manufactured by Large Strain Extrusion Machining," Wear, 268(1-2), pp. 178-184.
- Bermudez, M. D., Iglesias, P., Jimenez, A. E., and Martinez-Nicolas, G., 2009, "Influence of Sliding Frequency on Reciprocating Wear of Mold Steel with Different Microstructures," Wear, 267(11), pp. 1784-1790.
- Jimenez, A. E., Bermudez, M. D., and Iglesias, P., 2009, "Lubrication of Inconel 600 with Ionic Liquids at High Temperature," Tribology International, 42(11-12), pp. 1744-1751.
- Carrion, F. J., Martinez-Nicolas, G., Iglesias, P., Sanes, J., and Bermudez, M. D., 2009, "Liquid Crystals in Tribology," Journal of Molecular Science (International Edition), 10(9), pp. 4102-15.
- Bermudez, M.-D., Carrion, F.-J., Iglesias, P., Jimenez, A.-E., Gines, M.-N., and Sanes, J., 2008, "Ionic Liquids Interactions with Materials Surfaces Applications in Tribology and Nanotechnology," Proc. 2008 MRS Spring Meeting, March 24, 2008 - March 28, 2008, San Francisco, CA, United states, 1082, pp. 1-11.
- Iglesias, P., Bermudez, M. D., Moscoso, W., Rao, B. C., Shankar, M. R., and Chandrasekar, S., 2007, "Friction and Wear of Nanostructured Metals Created by Large Strain Extrusion Machining," Wear, 263, pp. 636-642.
- Iglesias, P., Bermudez, M. D., Carrion, F. J., Chandrasekar, S., and Compton, W. D., 2007, "A Study of the Wear Behavior of Polymer-Matrix Composites Containing Discontinuous Nanocrystalline Alloy Reinforcements," Tribology International, 40(3), pp. 479-489.
- Jimenez, A. E., Bermudez, M. D., Iglesias, P., Carrion, F. J., and Martinez-Nicolas, G., 2006, "1-N-Alkyl -3-Methylimidazolium Ionic Liquids as Neat Lubricants and Lubricant Additives in Steel-Aluminium Contacts," Wear, 260(7-8), pp. 766-782.


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Terrence Roberts, one of the "Little Rock Nine," will visit Suffolk University Law School to discuss his experience as one of the African-American students who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., in 1957.
Little Rock Nine: Discussion with Terrence Roberts, hosted by the Suffolk University Black Law Student Association, the Women of Color Law Student Association, and Fidelity, will take place from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at Suffolk Law's Sargent Hall, 120 Tremont St., Boston.
Roberts was 15 years old when he joined in one of the most important civil rights events in the 21st century, following by three years the watershed Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision guaranteeing equal protection under the 14th Amendment.
Living history
"It is indeed an honor to host Terrence Roberts at Suffolk University Law School; he is literally living history," said Associate Clinical Professor of Law Kim McLaurin. "His belief that Brown v. Board of Education was much more than a case and that it required action on his part has had a significant impact on all of us as American citizens."
Roberts' test of the law began on Sept. 4, 1957, when he and eight other African American students made an unsuccessful attempt to enter Central High School, where an angry mob of about 400 people had gathered despite the presence of the National Guard.
Local police replaced the National Guard; the mob grew in size; and on Sept. 24 President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent U.S. Army troops to accompany the students to school.
"The fact that he had this foresight and willingness to integrate as a 15-year-old boy is quite remarkable," said McLaurin. "The issues that compelled him to leave a place of familiarity, safety and comfort and go where he was not wanted, in danger and vilified each day, are still present and are hotly debated. All students can learn from his history."
Roberts is CEO of Terrence J. Roberts & Associates, a management consulting firm devoted to fair and equitable practices. He also maintains a private psychology practice and lectures and presents workshops and seminars on a wide variety of topics.


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Seibertron.com - The Ultimate Transformers Fansite
leokearon wrote:Please be in Ireland
Ravage XK wrote:Its a shame that the Smyths online webstore groups products by their class so you cannot select which figure you want, seems you might just get a random from that class.
Miscreant wrote:Having had a look at barcodes, i noticed something that might explain why.
My BB Bumblebee (Euro packaging) Has 5 010994 503154 on the bar code.
My Axor even though it's from a different wave (BBBB was bought long before Wave 4 was released)
has the exact same number on the bar code.
In fact, Even Tracks and Jazz both have that same bar code number. Even though it's a different subline.
Compare this to (US) packaged Tomahawk and Terradive
Tomahawk 6 53569 51638
Terradive 6 5369 51369
Looking at an Oil Pan, Brimstone, and Hubcap i bought in Tesco a while back, they all have the same bar code number as each other too.
It's not necessarily impossible for them to distinguish them, but when every product has the same bar code, it's a fair bit harder.
EDIT: Is this uniform barcoding why Hasbro UK can never tell us what exactly is coming?
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There's something about a rapidly strummed guitar chord followed quickly by an urgent vocal that is one definition of an effective rock song, and Fresh Air critic Ken Tucker thinks he's found quite a few examples of this on Benjamin Booker's self-titled debut album. The 25-year-old guitarist-singer-songwriter has already served as an opening act on Jack White's recent tour, and he may be ready for headliner status.
This is FRESH AIR. There's something about a rapidly strummed guitar chord followed quickly by an urgent vocal that helps define an effective rock song. Our rock critic Ken Tucker thinks he's found quite a few examples of this on Benjamin Booker's self-titled debut album. The 25-year-old guitarist singer-songwriter already has served as an opening act on Jack White's recent tour, and Ken says Booker may be ready for headliner status.
BENJAMIN BOOKER: (Singing) Where I'm going - where I'm going. Where I'm going - I'll never know. Into the fire - I thought you would pull me girl - the I've ever known. Try your best to trust this thing. I try to break it - oh, no shame.
KEN TUCKER, BYLINE: There's a raw yet disciplined energy running through Benjamin Booker's debut album. He comes on all out of control in passion - torn up in love. But just a few listens and you begin to appreciate the craftsmanship and thought that's gone into creating this music. The song that begin this review is called "Violent Shiver" - a phrase that aptly describes one possible reaction to hearing the doomsday romance scenario that Booker lays out in the lyric.
On another song, "Always Waiting," Booker commences slowly. You think, after the first 30 seconds, that the tune is going to be a balled or a dirge - a feeling seemingly confirmed by the lyric which is addressed to a young woman with a strong spiritual life. But then, Booker's guitar picks up the pace and he starts getting impatient - urging the girl to abandon her faith and come with him. He's got some devil in him for sure.
BOOKER: (Singing) All is broaching - all is broaching - all is broaching. He said God is working - said God is working. All is searching. All is searching. He said - devil's working - said devil's working. Baby don't wait. I will love to see you away. I will love to see you.
TUCKER: Raised in Tampa, Florida and moving back and forth between there and New Orleans, Benjamin Booker has a lot of southern soul in his blues rock. When he slows down the tempo, you can hear the grit and the moan in his voice with the starkness that still doesn't make all the details clear. A song such as "Slow Coming" takes off from what Booker describes as a news report about a little girl shot while bending down to tie her shoes. It sends him into a tailspin of despair as though he thinks nothing in life is ever going to become easier, better, more humane.
BOOKER: (Singing) At the top of the hour - today you're not me. Little girl is shot down. But don't you know how she is? Honestly, how can I be bothered now? To tell you the truth, I ain't been sleeping too well. Although our parents fought to be equal.
TUCKER: Benjamin Booker has cited influence ranging from the bluesman Blind Willie Johnson to the LA punk band the Gun Club, emphasizing a broad spectrum for the vehemence of his often blaring sound. The way he growls and tears away at syllables and phrases, pitching his voice low, he sounds much older than a guy in his 20s. It's as though he wants to, right out of the gate, sound like he's been around - that he knows the score - so does his drummer Max Norton as you can hear on this pounding track.
BOOKER: (Singing) Told me that the world is full of sinners and placed the Bible at my feet. I could hardly understand you. Boy, just mind that you mind me. I heard that you were calling on me, boy, asking for answers - heard that you were calling out my name - my name - that you cried for a whole week. My son is asking the world.
TUCKER: There's another element at play in Benjamin Booker's music - one that adds tension to this album - his relationships with women - lovers, friends, a sister - are characterized by a protectiveness that can seem alternately considerate and controlling. Booker's honesty - his awareness of this - just makes the intensity of the music all the more intriguing. You're left really wanting to hear where this guy's going next and who he wants to take along for the ride.
BIANCULLI: Ken Tucker reviewed Benjamin Booker's debut album. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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FROM Om Malik
Shaking up the USDA, 'The Beef Cookbook' and 'Tartine All Day' Peggy Lowe explains why Trump's pick for USDA Secretary is rattling rural America. Dario Cecchini talks future plans for Chianti ramen, and Richard Turner shares cuts from "PRIME: The Beef Cookbook." Writer Matthew Sedacca looks at the controversy behind liquid smoke. Jonathan Gold tries Chengdu-style dishes, and Elisabeth Prueitt of Tartine fills us in on the latest. Plus, chef Michael Beckman shares a recipe for cactus confit.
Previewing James Comey's blockbuster testimony Former FBI director James Comey testifies Thursday in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, but his opening statement has been released. In it, he says he felt pressured by Donald Trump to declare loyalty to him and publicly clear him of any wrongdoing in the Russia investigation.
Kenya Barris: Black-ish Black-ish creator Kenya Barris joins Elvis Mitchell to discuss utilizing his show as a conversation starter.


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text: Look, I'm as big a fan of Google Maps as the next guy. I think they have the best site-to-site directions on the web, the satellite imagery provided is incredibly helpful, especially when home-shopping or checking out past residences, and I don't really buy national security arguments, as it's not like you're seeing live images, no matter how detailed they are. However, the new Street View feature, where you can virtually drive down the street in many towns (go here and then click Street View (I recommend choosing to look at Juneau, Alaska) - it's hard to link correctly to Google Maps) that have been already videoed from the top of a car, has given me some pause. In this case, the detail is pretty fine, and if you should happen to be out in your front yard - a place I don't consider to be a public place - you could easily find yourself perpetually online. And I'm not sure I'd like photos of myself mowing the lawn, all sweaty and high-socked (tick protection, dontcha know), online forever. Now, one town is telling Google to buzz off. North Oaks, a private community outside of St. Paul, Minn., sent a letter to Google last January, asking to be removed from any maps the company uses on its Web sits. The community's roads are privately owned and the city enforces a no-trespassing ordinance, according to reports. "It's not the hoity-toity folks trying to figure out how to keep the world away," North Oaks Mayor Thomas Watson told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "They really didn't have any authorization to go on private property." I think it will be interesting to see where the courts start coming down on these video issues. Say you've got residential video on a private street - do you have authority to video the cars going by? Say you're a company using video for both operational and security purposes - is there a difference in how and by whom the video can be viewed dependent on how the video is being used? What video can be posted online and for how long? Maybe Google's pressing of the envelope will lead to some interesting case law.


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Matthew Sakies tewa Gilbert, Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies and History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), is enrolled with the Hopi Tribe from the village of Upper Moencopi in northeastern Arizona. Centering his research and teaching on Native American history and the history of the West, he examines the history of American Indian education, the Indian boarding school experience, and American Indians and sports. In addition to his research and teaching responsibilities, he serves on the Editorial Board of History Education Quarterly and as a board member of the Hopi Education Endowment Fund.
Dr. Sakiestewa Gilbert received his Ph.D. and M.A. in history from the University of California, Riverside, and holds a M.A. in theology from Talbot School of Theology/Biola University. Prior to his current post in American Indian Studies & History, Professor Sakiestewa Gilbert served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in American Indian Studies at UIUC, and as an adjunct faculty in History at the University of Redlands, Azusa Pacific University, San Bernardino Valley Community College, and The Master's College.


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"Grammy fever" seemed merely tepid during the poorly produced show Tuesday night, but the parties surrounding the awards lived up to the hype. Record biz revelers played musical chairs all over town, creating "limo lock" on the streets of New York.
Michael Keaton skipped the ceremonies ("I didn't go. I don't really keep up with it, I don't care and I find the show the most boring I've ever seen.") but turned up at the swinging MCA/Geffen party at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Keaton joined Joe Perry, Steve Tyler and the other members of Aerosmith, Patti La Belle, Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole — natty in a Richard Tyler pinstriped suit — Jody Watley, Danny Bonaduce — who scalped his tickets to the show for $100 and "went drinking" — and Meat Loaf, who found out he'd won a Grammy while he was backstage at the David Letterman show.
"It think I appreciate it more now than I would have then," Meat Loaf said, a reference to the 15 years that have passed since his first hit, "Bat Out of Hell."
Liza Minnelli also turned up at the Four Seasons after whipping through the EMI party at the Museum of Modern Art.
It was at MOMA that Boy George, all done up in mismatched plaids by Moschino and Vivienne Westwood, met Minnelli, which sent him more over the top than usual.
"Forget me!" he kept telling reporters. "She's the real star!"
Three floors of the museum were crawling with musicians, actors and socials — although not all of them got up to the third floor VIP area where a diligent security guard turned away even Juliette Lewis and her entourage.
Frank Sinatra weaved in and out, but Tony Bennett and Bonnie Raitt stayed for hours. Bennett made his way over after holding court at the Polygram party in the Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center. Howard Stern was also there, taping a broadcast, and Vanessa Williams and Aaron Neville hung out at nearby corner tables. Bono and his wife, Ali, later joined the party after being brought up on the service elevator.
Ensconced at the Museum of Natural History for the Atlantic party were Danny Glover, Garry Shandling, Dwight Yoakam, Neil Young, Snoop Doggy Dog and award-winning producer David Foster. Foster confessed to pre-award jitters, even though "The Bodyguard" was favored to win.
"I knew Whitney was on a roll and sometimes it carries on, but sometimes it runs out of steam," he said.
Mayor Rudy Giuliani chatted with Foster for more than an hour, skipping some of the other parties he'd planned to attend.
The night before, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and husband Bobby Brown, Iman, Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson, and Carly Simon were all at Clive Davis's party at The Plaza.


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D.E. Marvin, comp. Curiosities in Proverbs.
Proverbs Suggested by the Bible or Suggesting the Bible
A double-minded man is a post in the mud swinging to and fro. (Telugu).
See James i:8; iv:8; Matt. v:24.
The proverb is applied not only to men who vacillate but to those who seek personal advantage by trying to follow two opposite courses of action.
The word of an unstable man is a bundle of water. (Telugu). Riding two horses at the same time. (Arabian). Who stands hesitating between two mosques returns without prayer. (Turkish). Do not embark in two boats, for you will be spilt and thrown on your back. (Malayan).
All seek their own object. (Sanskrit).
See Phil. ii:21; I Cor. x:24, 33; xiii:5.
A match will set fire to a large building. (Marathi).
See James iii:5.
A little fire burns up a great deal of corn. (English). Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled. (Hebrew). More than one war has been kindled by a single word. (Arabian). A little stone may upset a large cart. (Italian, Danish).
As a mans heart is so does he speak. (Sanskrit).
See Matt. xiii:34, 35; Luke vi:45.
That which is in the mind is spoken. (Persian). If better were within, better would come out. (English). As we are inwardly, so shall we appear outwardly. (Marathi). As the life is, so will be the language. (Greek).
As is the king, so will the virtue be. (Telugu).
The reference being not to the kings virtue, but to the virtue of his subjects.
See Isa. xxiv:2; Jer. v:31; Hos. iv:9.
Such a king, such a people. (Latin). Like king, like law; like law, like people. (Portuguese). As the king, so are his people. (Sanskrit).
A woman spins even while she talks. (Hebrew).
See I Sam. xxv.
Abigail sought her own interests while she talked with David.
The proverb is not intended to teach feminine industry so much as shrewdness.
Blind with both eyes open. (Bengalese).
See Mark viii:18; Rom. xi:8.
This proverb is used not so much in referring to people who lack spiritual discernment as in administering reproof to those who, in excess of anger or excitement, do not realize what they are saying or doing.
Bread in one hand, a stone in the other. (German).
See Matt. vii:7; Luke xi:11.
Can water be divided by a stroke? (Tamil).
See II Ki. ii:8, 14; Exod. xiv:16, 21; Josh, iii:13, 16.
Day and night are one to the Ruler. (Telugu).
The reference is to God, the Supreme Ruler.
See Ps. cxxxix:12; Heb. iv:13.
Do not think today of what you are to eat tomorrow. (Osmanli).
See Matt. vi:2534; Luke xii:2230.
See Contradicting Proverbs: Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
You ought not to suffer today the grief which belongs to tomorrow. Enjoy the present time and dont grieve for tomorrow. Who has seen tomorrow? (Persian). This last Persian question is often used as an excuse for indulgence in pleasure. Enough for today is the evil thereof. Tomorrow never comes. Leave tomorrow till tomorrow. (English). Tomorrow will be another day. (Spanish). Tomorrow is a long day. (German). The provision for tomorrow belongs to tomorrow. (Arabian).
Avoid inquiring what is to be tomorrow, and whatsoever day fortune shall give you, count it as a gain.
One today is worth two tomorrows.
B. Franklin.
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.Quoted by
B. Franklin
and by
Lord Chesterfield.
Eat and drink and let the world go to ruin. (Arabian).
See Isa. xxii:13; Luke xii:19; I Cor. xv:32.
Either friends like Jobs friends or death. (Hebrew).
See Job ii:11.
Every Pharaoh has his Moses. (Persian, Osmanli).
See Exod. i:1; xv:27.
Everything forbidden is sweet. (Arabian).
See Prov. ix:17, 18; xx:17.
Except the thread of Mary there was none fit for the needle of Jesus. (Persian).
A proverb of respect for the Virgin Mary.
Father and mother are kind but God is kinder. (Danish).
See Ps. xxvii:10; Isa. xl:11; xlix:15.
Give to him that has. (Italian).
See Matt. xiii:12; xxv:29; Mark iv:24, 25; Luke viii:18.
God afflicts those whom He loves. (Persian).
See Prov. iii:12; Ps. xciv:12; cxix:75; Heb. xii:6; Rev. iii:19.
Good fruit never comes from a bad tree. (Portuguese).
See Matt. vii:1520; xii:33.
See also Bible ProverbsNew Testament: The tree is known by its fruit and Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.
Good tree, good fruit. (Dutch). One knows the horse by his ears, the generous by his gifts, a man by laughing, and a jewel by its brilliancy. (Bengalese). Will the tigers young be without claws? (Tamil). As the tree, so the fruit. (German). Of a good tree the fruit is also good. (Modern Greek).
Good to the good and evil to the evil. (Persian).
See Exod. xxi:24, 25; Levit. xxiv:20; Deut. xix:21; Matt. v:3842.
Great cry and little wool. (English).
See I Sam. xxv. See also Quotation Proverbs: Mair whistle than woo, quo the sauter when he sheared the sow.
This is derived from the ancient mystery of David and Abigail, in which Nabal is represented as shearing his sheep, and the Devil who is made to attend the churl, imitates the act by shearing a hog. Originally the proverb ran thus: Great cry and little wool, as the Devil said when he sheared the hogs.
E. Colham Brewer.
Hast given (the poor) to eat and to drink, accompany them on their way. (Hebrew).
See Gen. xviii:58, 16.
This proverb was taken directly from the story of Abrahams treatment of the three angels.
He has been weighed in the balances and came out wanting. (Osmanli).
See Dan. v:27.
He is as poor as Job. (Dutch).
See Job i:2022.
He is a wolf in lambs skin. (English).
See Matt. vii:15.
He sells his friend more easily than the brethren of Joseph sold him. (Arabian).
See Gen. xxxvii:2328.
The story of Joseph is found in the Koran and is therefore familiar to the Arabs.
He that returneth good for evil obtains the victory. (English).
See Exod. xxiii:4; Prov. xxv:21; Matt. v:44; Luke vi:2738; Rom. xii:20.
It is easy to return evil for evil; if you be a man return good for evil. (Persian).
He that sows iniquity shall reap sorrow. (English).
See Job iv:8; Prov. vi:1419; xvi:28; xxii:28; Gal. vi:7, 8.
See also Bible ProverbsNew Testament: Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.
He that sweareth falsely denieth God. (English).
See Exod. xx:7; Levit. vi:3; xix:12; Deut. v:3; Matt. v:33; James v:12.
He lives in the land of promise. (Dutch).
See Deut. xxvii:3.
He that runs will obtain. (Hindustani).
See I Cor. ix:24.
He was born with Noah in the ark. (Arabian).
See Gen. vi:5; viii:19.
This saying is used by the Arabs in referring to any practice or monument of great antiquity. The story of the flood is found in the Koran.
He who is not satisfied with the government of Moses will be satisfied with the government of Pharaoh. (Arabian).
See Exod. v:21; vi:9; xiii:17; xiv:12; Num. xiv:114; The Acts vii:39.
See also Bible ProverbsNew Testament: No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will hold to one and despise the other.
This saying has latterly been often quoted to express that those who did not like the Mamelukes must now submit to the still more tyrannical government of Mohammed Aly.
J. L. Burckhardt.
Hopes delayed hang the heart upon tender-hooks. (English).
See Prov. xiii:12, 13.
Human blood is all of one colour. (English).
See The Acts xvii:26.
Idleness is the root of all evil. (German).
See Eccles. x:18; I Tim. vi:10.
If God save, who can kill? (Marathi).
See Ps. cxviii:6; Rom. viii:31.
The reverse of this question is sometimes heard in Western India. When human effort does not avail to save life the people say, If God kill, who can save?
If God wont give, how can Solomon give? (Persian).
See I Ki. x:129; Job i:21; Ps. civ:135; Eccles. v:18; vi:2.
If men had not slept, the tares had not been sown. (English).
See Matt. xiii:25.
If our predecessors were angels, we are human; if they were human, we are asses. (Hebrew).
See Eccles. vii:10.
If you will be great, then be little. (Bengalese).
See Prov. xv:33; xviii:12; xix:23; Matt. xvii:4; xx:26, 27; xxiii:11, 12; Mark ix:3337; x:3545; Luke ix:4648; xiv:711; xviii:14.
In Golgotha are skulls of all sizes. (Oriental).
See Matt. xvii:33; Mark xv:22; John xix:17.
In his purse there is the blessing of Abraham the Friend. (Osmanli).
See Gen. xii:2; xviii:4; II Chron. xx:7; Isa. xli:8; Gal. iii:14; James ii:23.
In the place of beauty, disfigurement. (Hebrew).
See Isa. iii:24.
In the twinkling of an eye. (English).
See I Cor. xv:52.
Father, come; Ill take my leave of the Jew in the twinkling of an eye.Shakespeare:
Merchant of Venice.
In truth they must not eat that will not work in heat. (English).
See Gen. iii:19; The Acts xx:3335; I Cor. iv:11, 12; II Cor. xi:9; Eph. iv:28; I Thess. ii:9; iv:11; II Thess. iii:812.
Paradise, that was mans storehouse, was also his workhouse. They bury themselves alive that, as body-lice, live on other mens labours; and it is a sin to succour them. Seneca professed that he had rather be sick in his bed than out of employment.
John Trapp.
Isaiah does not know Moossa, he knows only himself. (Osmanli).
Equivalent to the saying, Every man for himself, which is sometimes lengthened by adding And God for us all, or And the devil take the hindmost, or Quoth Merteine. No such person as Merteine ever lived; he is simply an imaginary man to whom is attributed the authorship of many proverbs both in England and in France. It seemed sometimes necessary to people in olden times to attribute the authorship of a proverb to someone to give it authority or quaintness of expression and Merteine was often selected for the purpose.
In the kings court everyone is for himself. (French). At court everyone for himself, Every man is best known to himself. (English).
It is easier to turn the tongue than a big ship. (Gaelic).
See James iii:4, 5.
Jacobs voice, Esaus hands. (German).
See Gen. xxvii:22.
Jacob did not lament so much as he did. (Persian).
See Gen. xxxvii:34; xlv:28; xlvi:30; xlvii:27.
Jesus is a prophet, Moses is a prophet, but the master of all is a club. (Urdu).
A club in the sense of forceful speech.
Job was not half so patient as we were. (Persian).
See Job i:21, 22; ii:9, 10; James v:11.
The patience of Job is not easy for every servant.that is, for every servant of God (Osmanli). Sometimes the proverb takes the form of The patience of Job is not easy for every man.
Joseph in Egypt is a king. (Persian).
See Gen. xli:4045; xlii:6; xlv:8, 26; Ps. cv:21; The Acts vii:10.
The Persian word used in this connection signifies not merely a king in a general sense, but it is a common title for the King of Egypt.
Judge not a man by his appearance. (Japanese).
See Lev. xix:15; Deut. i:16; I Sam. xvi:7; Prov. xxiv:23; Matt. xxii:16; John vii:24; viii:15; II Cor. x:7; James ii:19.
Lean not on a reed. (English).
See Isa. xxxvi:6; II Ki. xviii:21; Ezek. xxix:6, 7.
Let everyone be content with what God has given him. (Portuguese).
See Matt. vi:2534; II Cor. vi:10; Phil. iv:11, 12; I Tim. vi:6, 8; Heb. xiii:5.
Let the ass of Jesus go to Mecca; when it returns he will be still an ass. (Persian).
See Zech. ix:9; Matt. xxi:111; Mark xi:111; Luke xix:2840; John xii:14, 15.
The Persians also say, The ass of Jesus does not go to heaven. Jack will never make a gentleman. (English). An ape is an ape even though it wear golden ornaments. (Latin). An apes an ape though he wear a gold ring. (Dutch).
(Like) the lamentation of Adam on his departure from Paradise. (Arabian).
See Gen. iii:2224.
Used in referring to unavailing grief as when one is in great mental distress because of the death of a loved one.
Man has many devices. (Marathi).
See Prov. xvi:9; xix:21.
Many things lawful are not expedient. (English).
See I Cor. vi:12, x:23.
Moses writes so that God alone can read it. (Hindustani).
This curious proverb is applied to one whose writing is so poor or illegible that it is practically useless in correspondence. In the original it is a kind of pun, giving one meaning when written and another when spoken. When spoken it may signify He that writes as fine as a hair, let him come and read it himself. The Behar peasants have the same proverb.
Nature teaches us to love our friends; but religion, our enemies. (English).
See Matt. v:43, 44.
Nimrod can never go to heaven by the wings of vultures, nay by the kick of mosquitoes he will fall to the ground. (Persian).
See Gen. x:8, 9; I Chron. i:10.
See also Bible ProverbsOld Testament: Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah, and Proverbs Suggested by the Bible: There is a gnat for every Nimrod.
According to an old tradition, Nimrod built the tower of Babel, which was so high that it is said to have taken a year to reach the top. It is declared that there were three classes of builders among those who were engaged in its construction. The first said, Let us ascend into the heavens and wage warfare with God; the second said, Let us ascend into the heavens, set up our idols there, and pay worship to them; the third said, Let us ascend into the heavens and ruin the inhabitants thereof with our bows and spears.
The Koran informs us that the tower of Babel being destroyed by God, Nimrod planned to ascend to heaven by means of a chest borne by four monstrous birds and contend with the Almighty, but when the chest rose from the earth it wandered about in the air for a time and then fell.
Nothing so deaf as an adder. (English).
See Ps. lviii:4.
Though the adder is not deaf it was regarded in the past as at times devoid of hearing. For centuries men sought to discover some plausible reason for its occasional deafness and the explanations that were given were amusing, in that they were absurd and charged the reptile with causing its own deafness. The adder, said a twelfth-century preacher, seeketh a stone and layeth an ear thereto, and in the other ear she putteth her tail, and so stoppeth up both. John Trapp held the same opinion, as is seen in his commentary on Psalm lviii:5, for he declared, The serpent here spoken of, when she beginneth to feel the charmer, clappeth one of her ears close to the ground and stoppeth the other with her tail. He referred to Jerome, Austin, and Cassiodorus as agreeing with him, and added that some declared that She doeth this, although by hearkening to the charmer, provoking her to spit out her poison, she might renew her age. George Swinnock gave the same explanation of the serpents deafness as did many others in his day. Matthew Henry rejected the theory calling it a vulgar tradition, but declared that he believed it was generally accepted as true in the time of David and suggested to him the reference in his Psalm.
There is an old superstition that somewhere on every deaf adders body these words may be found in mottled colours:
If I could hear as well as see,
No man of life should master me.
At the present time As deaf as an adder is a common simile, and the following old English rhyme taken from the above superstition is still repeated:
If I could hear and thou couldst see,
There would none live but you and me,
As the adder said to the blind worm.
One Joseph and many purchasers. (Persian).
See Gen. xxxvii:28, 36; xxxix:1; xlv:4, 5.
Spoken of things that are in great demand or that are wanted by many people but possessed by few.
There are two other Persian proverbs that express the same thought: One pomegranate and a hundred sick, and One raisin and a hundred Qulundurs.
One ploughs, another sows, who will reap no one knows. (Danish).
See John iv:37.
Pride will have a fall. (English, Scotch, Hindi, etc.)
See Prov. xi:2; xvi:18; xvii:19; xviii:12.
See also Bible ProverbsOld Testament: Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Pride goes before and shame follows after. (English). When prides in the van, beggings in the rear, Yell fa in the midden looking at the moon. (Scotch). Pride sought flight in heaven, fell to hell. (Basque).
Samson was a strong man yet could not pay money before he had it. (English).
See Judges xiv:120.
The braying of an ass and the sweet songs of David are alike to him. (Persian).
The children of Adam are formed of clay; if they are not humble, what pretensions have they to name? (Persian).
The deluge alone can extinguish the fire of the heart of Noah. (Persian).
The faults of a mother are visited on her children. (Tamil).
See Exod. xx:5; xxxiv:7; Num. xiv:18; Job xxi:19; Ps. xxxvii:28; cix:1014; Isa. xiv:20, 21; Jer. xxxii:18.
See also Bible ProverbsOld Testament: As the mother, so is her daughter.
The fewer the words the better the prayer. (German).
See Matt. vi:7, 8.
The generous man enriches himself by giving; the miser hoards himself poor. (Dutch, Danish).
See Prov. xi:24.
What is given to the poor will be paid on the day of doom. (Welsh). Giving much to the poor doth increase a mans store. (English, Scotch). Spend and God will send, spare and be bare. (Scotch).
The greatest conqueror is he who conquers himself. (German).
See Prov. xvi:32.
The hand that gives is above (the hand) that receives. (Osmanli).
See The Acts xx:35.
Their grandfather has eaten sour grapes and the teeth of the grandchildren are made to ache. (Osmanli).
See Jer. xxxi:29.
The Lord will not fail to come, though he may not come on horseback. (Danish).
See Hab. ii:3; Heb. x:36, 37.
The meekness of Moses is better than the strength of Samson. (English).
See Num. xii:3; Judg. xiv:5, 6; xv:4, 14, 15; xvi:3, 6, 12, 29, 30.
The Panre would teach others; but he himself stumbles. (Behar).
See Ps. l:16; Isa. iii:12; ix:16; Mal. ii:8; Matt. xv:14; xxiii:139; Luke vi:39; John ix:34; x:41; The Acts xxi:21; Rom. ii:1923; I Tim. i:6, 7; v:35; II Tim. iii:5.
See also Bible ProverbsNew Testament: Physician, heal thyself.
Panre is a Brahman sectthe word is used in this proverb for one who presumes to teach others.
Practise what you preach. An ounce of practice is worth a pound of preaching. Practice is better than precept. Example is better than precept. A good example is the best sermon. Examples teach more than precepts. (English). Example does more than much teaching. Good example is half a sermon. He is a good preacher who follows his own preaching. There are many preachers who dont hear themselves. (German). He is past preaching who does not care to do well. Precept begins, example accomplishes. (French). Good preachers give fruits, not flowers. (Italian).
Men trust more fully to their eyes than to their ears: the road is long by precept; by example it is short and effective.
The people will worship a calf if it be a golden one. (English).
See Exod. xxxii:16.
There is a special providence in the fall of the sparrow. (English).
See Matt. x:29; Luke xii:6, 7.
There is a time for all things. (English).
See Eccles. iii:1, 7; viii:6.
There is a time to gley, an a time to look even; (Scotch). Everything has its time. (Portuguese). There is a time to wink, as well as to see. (English). Time for food, time for worship. (Welsh). It will happen in its time, it will go in its time. (Hindoo). There is a time to fish and a time to dry nets. (Chinese). There is a time to jest and a time when jests are unreasonable. (Spanish). Yules good on Yule even. (English). Everything must wait its turnpeach blossoms for the second month and chrysanthemums for the ninth. (Japanese).
There is a gnat for every Nimrod. (Persian).
See Bible ProverbsOld Testament: Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Jehovah, and preceding proverbNimrod can never go to heaven by the wings of vultures, nay by the kick of mosquitoes he will fall to the ground.
The proverb is taken from the story of Nimrods war with Abraham as found in the Koran, where we are informed God plagued Nimrods followers with swarms of gnats. One gnat, it is said, penetrated Nimrods brain through his ear or nostril and then increased its size, giving him great pain. Finally Nimrod in the extremity of his suffering ordered that his head should be beaten with a mallet. This practice of having his head beaten to relieve his pain was, according to the tale, kept up for four hundred years.
There is more Samson than Solomon in him. (English).
That is, he has more brawn than brains.
There is no greater folly than turning back after having once ventured to run a risk. (Telugu).
See I Ki. xix:1921; Luke xvii:32.
There must be a blow for a blow and a word for a word. (Telugu).
See Gen. ix:6; Exod. xxi:12, 2325; Lev. xxiv:1721; Num. xxxv:30, 31; Deut. xix:1113, 21; Matt. v:38.
This proverb is not used by the Telugus so much in the sense of Exod. xxi:2325 as in the sense of the Italian saying, One word brings another.
There will be a day when (one) will see face to face. (Osmanli).
See I Cor. xiii:12.
The provision for tomorrow belongs to tomorrow. (Arabian).
See Matt. vi:34.
The right hand knows nothing of the left hand. (Arabian).
See Matt. vi:3.
This saying was probably borrowed by Mohammed from the words of Jesus. Another of Mohammeds expressions is: A man distributes alms, and his left hand does not know what his right hand dispenses.
The son of Noah associated with the wicked; and lost the dignity derived from his father. (Persian).
The time will come when they will solicit Gods mercy from Pharaoh. (Arabian).
Times are so hard that the reign of Pharaoh will seem a blessing.
The tongue produces good and evil. (Tamil).
See James iii:10.
The wolf and the lamb drink together. (Persian).
See Isa. xi:6; lxv:25.
The wolf instead of being falsely accused by Yoosoof (Joseph) obtains acquittal. (Persian).
See Gen. xxxvii:31.
The Persians sometimes say, The wolf was unjustly accused of devouring Joseph.
This is not the place for even Gabriel to speak. (Persian).
An allusion to the necessity of silence on the part of those who live under a tyrannical government.
To become a mountain from a grain of mustard. (Hindustani).
See Matt. xvii:20.
Used in referring to anyone who has risen from poverty to wealth, power, and influence. It is also said, He (God) turns a grain of mustard to a mountain and a mountain to a mustard seed.
Until I see with my own eyes I will not believe. (Hindi).
See John xx:25.
Were an ant to crawl on the head of Solomon, people would not esteem it any disgrace to him. (Persian).
People of real worth and high rank do not suffer from the disrespect of others.
What! beautify the outside of a wall, while the inside is neglected? (Tamil).
See Matt. xxiii:25, 26; Luke xi:39, 40.
The Tamil people also say, Garnish the inside of the wall and then the outside.
What can the enemy do if God be our friend? (Persian).
See Num. xiv:9; Ps. cxviii:6; Rom. viii:31.
What dread has he of the waves of the sea, who has Noah for a boatman? (Persian).
See Gen. vii:23.
Sometimes the Persians change the form of rendering the proverb and say, What has he to fear from a storm who has Noah with him?
The question is asked in speaking of people who are under powerful protection.
What is seen is perishable. (Marathi).
See II Cor. iv:18.
When Christ was alone the Devil tempted Him. (German).
See Matt. xli:1; Mark i:12, 13; Luke iv:1.
When David grew old, he sang pious psalms. (German).
See Ps. xxxvii:25.
When the tale of bricks is doubled then comes Moses. (Hebrew, German).
See Exod. v:123.
Women are part cut out of men. (Arabian).
See Gen. ii:23.
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By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronaut Neil Armstrong may not have been speaking entirely off the cuff when he delivered the most iconic quote in the history of manned space flight.
Armstrong wrote out the sentence, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind," before blasting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with Apollo astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins in July 1969, his brother now says, according to the transcripts of a documentary recently aired on BBC Two.
Because of a radio communications glitch, millions of people watching on television as Armstrong became the first human being to step onto the surface of the moon never heard him utter the word "a" before man.
Armstrong, who died in August at the age of 82, had always maintained he composed the words after touching down on the moon on July 20, 1969, while he waited to leave the Eagle lunar lander.
But Armstrong's younger brother Dean, speaking in an interview for the documentary, "Neil Armstrong - First Man on the Moon" aired on Sunday, said that was not entirely accurate.
"Dean told me that Neil shared the words with him shortly before he left for the Cape, so maybe a couple weeks before the mission," producer Chris Riley told Reuters.
An Armstrong family spokesman did not reply to a request from Reuters for comment.
"I find the timing of Dean Armstrong's revelation to be curious," said Robert Pearlman, owner and curator of CollectSpace.com, a space history website.
"Why wait until after his brother died? He was interviewed for Neil's authorized biography in 2002 and apparently never mentioned this story, despite Neil giving permission to his family and friends to speak openly," Pearlman said.
Andrew Chaikin, author of "A Man on the Moon," which served as a template for an HBO miniseries produced by Tom Hanks, said Armstrong was asked many times over the years when he came up with the quote and always replied that it was spoken spontaneously.
"He had said that many times publicly before I wrote my book, so I never asked him when he made up the quote," Chaikin said.
In the documentary, Dean Armstrong said he and his brother were up one night shortly before Neil left for Florida playing the board game, Risk, Riley said.
Dean said Neil slipped him a piece of paper with the sentence "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind," written out and asked Dean what he thought of it, Riley said.
Dean replied, "Fabulous," a transcript of the documentary shows.
Riley, who was commissioned to produce the documentary after Armstrong's death, said he doesn't see it as raising any real questions about the astronaut's integrity.
"Anybody making that historic step onto another world as a human being would have appreciated the significance of it, as Neil did, and would have given it some thought beforehand. It wasn't something that just sort of came to him as he headed down the ladder. But I don't think he fully decided what to say until maybe after landing," Riley said.
The documentary, produced in partnership with PBS's NOVA is due to air in the United States later this year.
(Editing by Tom Brown)


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Some tough choices with so many quality players on international duty, and approximately thirteen different teams on bye weeks over the next three rounds. The best managers will look ahead over the next three weeks and know exactly who they are picking and dropping and when. In this week's article we help shed some light on those hard choices.
Obafemi Martins ($9.7m), Seattle Sounders – With Eddie Johnson ($9.7m) missing the next 2 weeks, Martins (our captain this week) is a lock for some quality time. Seattle faces a bye week in Round 16, that's when we will be swapping Martins for Marco Di Vaio ($8.8m) as Montreal will be on a double game week. Seattle take on two favorable opponents in Chivas USA and Vancouver Whitecaps to help overcome that shellacking they received from LA Galaxy.
Diego Fagundez ($6.0m) New England Revolution – Three goals in as many games, four goals in six games and only $6m? Yes please! The midfielder who's listed as a forward in the game is a bargain buy. He may not score against the Galaxy this week, but he won't be missing a game until Revolution's round 17 bye week. Round 15 and 16 he faces great opponents in D.C. United and Vancouver Whitecaps.
Hard Choices (Round 14):
Graham Zusi ($10.2m) Sporting Kansas City – With International duty and bye weeks Zusi won't see action until week 17. We've sold the best player in the game, as his $10.2m price tag is bound to drop and is not worth holding on whatsoever, we'll plan to be picking him up round 17 at under $10m.
Mike Magee ($8.8m) Chicago Fire – Mike Magee is finally back home. While the story is nice, we're very hesitant to jump on him. Coming off an injury Magee needs to score goals to get points as he isn't a playmaker, zero assists and he hasn't even picked up a key pass since Round 5. Granted, he is playing at home against D.C. United so he's worth the risk, but don't be surprised if he struggles.
Marco Di Vaio ($8.8m) Montreal Impact – He's the hottest player in the game but we're holding off him until his double header week in Round 16. As we don't like his match up away against Kansas City this round and want to avoid his bye week in Round 15. But he'll be our captain in week 16, that's for sure.
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The 40th and final NCIC girls' track and field championships came down to a dual meet in Chillicothe Monday where Princeton defeated host IVC 73-65.
St. Bede was unable to compete, with the meet being postponed from Friday and scheduled to run in the Illinois Valley Meet.
The NCIC title was the first in school history for PHS, which competed in the beginning of the conference when it had a long run of 12 members.
"It was nice to win our first NCIC during the last running of it," PHS coach Pat Hodge said.
NCIC champs for Princeton were Phoenix Smallwood (LJ, 17-0 3/4; TJ, 35-11), Colbi Schertz (shot, 36-5), Taylor Clark (discus, 104-6), Kathyrn Krieger (3200, 14:59.73), Tieg Sisler (100 hurdles, 19.78; high jump, 4-6) and Zoe Mead (400, 1:06.09; 200, 27.57).
Three Rivers Meet: Bureau Valley had one first-place finish and a handful of top five finishes in placing fourth in Monday's makeup contest of the Three Rivers Conference girls' track and field championships in Morrison.
Sophomore Regan Weider repeated as the 1600-meter champion with a top time of 5:30.27. She set the meet record as a freshmen at 5:23.07.
"This is probably the best I've felt in a while," Weidner said. "I had a hip injury right after indoor season and my times were nowhere near where they should have been. I missed two weeks, but finally, last week, I ran the mile fresh like I did today and saw some of my old self coming back."
The Storm's runner-up finishes were highlighted by senior Krista Naaktgeboren's personal best of 7-0 in the pole vault. She matched the vault of Ashlynn Steel by the E/P sophomore won on fewer attempts.
"Krista has worked hard all season on the vault, and the weather has not always cooperated. With all the wind we get at BV, we can not get as much vaulting in as we would like. She has done everything all year that we have asked, and it was great to see her take second place."
Lindsey Hoffert claimed seconds in the 200 (27.81) and long jump (16-2 1/2). Also for BV, Lauren Peterson was second in the 100 hurdles (18.36), Haley DeVoss was third in the 100 (13.84) and Sydney Lebahn was fourth in the discus (99-2).
The Storm also placed third in the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays.
Amboy/LaMoille placed sixth (40) as a team in the eight-team field. Top placers for the Lady Clippers were Jennifer Popovich, second in the 3200 (13:32.42), Autumn Smith, second in the shot put (36-2), Kaitlin Boers, third in the 800 (2:39.28) and Laura Rieker, fourth in the high jump (4-10).
Kewanee's Freya Block, a senior from Neponset, set a meet record in the shot put at 40-4, breaking the previous mark of 40-1 1/2 set by BV's Madison Lebahn in 2004. Block also won the discus a 131-3.
Illinois Valley Meet: LaSalle-Peru edged Hall by the narrowest of margins, 111-110, to claim Monday's Illinois Valley Conference Meet at Ottawa. L-P's title snapped a 12-year reign by Ottawa (106), which placed third.
Brooke Keegan was a double winner for Hall, claiming the long jump (13-8 1/2) and 400 (1:04.4). She also placed second in the 200 (28.03).
The Lady Devils also got a blue ribbon from Katie Hoffert, who won the triple jump at 31-1.
For sixth-place St. Bede (48), Zoe Postula won the 100 hurdles (17.69) and Lauren Urbanowski won the discus (92-10).
Ottawa also won the boys' championship, scoring 168 points to top L-P (132), Hall (70) and St. Bede (68).
Hall senior Landon Piccatto, who on Tuesday signed to play football for Illinois Wesleyan, won the triple jump with a mark of 41-0 and placed second in the 300 hurdles.
The Red Devils also won the 4x800 relay (8:55.61) on the legs of Al Baldonado, Rosy Fuentes, Joseph Parochetti and Colin Aimone.
St. Bede's Steven Gualandri made off with a blue ribbon on the 300 hurdles (40.34) and was second in the triple jump (40-11).
At Princeton: Caleb Strom scored a hat trick to lead the host Tigers (108) to a sweep over St. Bede (59) and Ohio (10) Tuesday. The PHS junior won the 100-meter dash (11.4) and the 200 (23.43) on the track and claimed the long jump (19-5) in the field.
Drew Pranka won the 110 hurdles (16.4) and the pole vault (10-0) and Austen Stewart took a double in the high jump (6-4) and 300 hurdles (44.47). Other winners for PHS were Zach Andersen (3200, 10:31.1), Kai Tomaszewski (400, 54.82) and Cody Workman (1600, 5:20.01).
St. Bede's Michael Slingsby swept the weights with tosses of 45-10 and 122-6 and Steven Gualandri won the triple jump (40-0 1/2). Johnee Schulte scored a first for Ohio in the 800 (2:24.08).
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2012: Two-year letterwinner ... an athletic midfielder with play-making ability … expected to be among the team's top options in the midfield this spring.
2011: Played in 11 games with two starts ... did not play much early in the season while recovering from a football injury ... notched nine points on three goals and six assists ... also had six groundballs and three caused turnovers ... had two assists in a 12-8 win over Randolph-Macon (4/23) and logged one goal and one assist in a 9-7 loss to Lynchburg in the ODAC Tournament (4/30).
2010: Played in nine games during his rookie season, totaling two goals and two assists ... snared three groundballs and caused three turnovers ... notched a pair of assists in a 12-6 win over Randolph-Macon (4/28) in the ODAC Tournament ... also had one goal in a 15-7 loss to Roanoke in the ODAC Semifinals.
High School: Lettered in football, lacrosse and basketball at The Covenant School … four-time first team all-conference pick in lacrosse, helping lead the team to a trio of state championships … also earned all-state honors … tallied 142 goals and 104 assists over his four seasons … in football, earned first team all-conference honors each of his four seasons … was named the conference offensive player of the year as a sophomore and senior and was a three-time first team All-Central Virginia and three-time all-state selection as a running back … earned second team all-state laurels as a linebacker as a first-year and sophomore … rushed for 4,736 yards and 70 touchdowns during his high school career.
Off the Field: Grandfather, Lee McLaughlin, coached the W&L football team from 1957-67 and is a member of the W&L Athletic Hall of Fame … sister, Angie Carrington Murphy '94, is also a member of the W&L Athletic Hall of Fame after a stellar career with the lacrosse and soccer teams … father, Eric Heinsohn '83, also attended W&L … is a three-year letterwinner for the W&L football team as a running back ... has rushed for better than 2,200 yards and 26 touchdowns over the last two seasons … business administration major.


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Speech Language Hearing Association chapter recognized
Within a year, the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) chapter at Lamar University went from defunct to distinguished, and Gina Watson, faculty advisor for the organization, credits students in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences for the achievement.
"The students were very motivated to get the chapter up and running. They did lots of planning and organization. They held local fundraisers and have done a great deal to raise recognition for our field," said Watson, Speech-Language Pathology clinic director.
Lamar's NSSLHA chapter recently received bronze-level recognition from the national organization. Chapters that earn recognition demonstrate an awareness of student issues and concerns, outreach to the community, educational opportunities, and social and fundraising activities.
"NSSLHA is the first step in the development of professionalism and advocacy in the field of Speech-Language Pathology," Watson said. "The association promotes community involvement which is one of the missions of our department."
The campus chapter has provided speech and hearing screenings at several elementary school campuses in low socio-economic districts, started a stuttering support group and held fundraisers to support the Stuttering Foundation of America.
"Our community service projects are all locally done, and one of our main goals is to promote awareness of our field," Watson said. "We are all very proud of this recognition and the valuable services provided by our students."


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The ramblings & obsessions of a fisherman's wife! ~ a potpourri of history, genealogy and books. Also some general ramblings if they take my fancy!
Friday, 21 December 2012
Postcard Friendship Friday - Australia Christmas Greeting 1917
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What a fascinating WWI piece...interest in all things WWI related is increasing as the 100th anniversary of the start of the war gets closer...ReplyDelete
Happy PFF...thanks for dropping by!
THAT is totally cool. It is amazing to think the 100th anniversary of WW1 is nearly here. My Grandfather was drafted during WW1. Dad fought in WW2--he was imprisoned in Germany at a Nazi prison camp. Uncle Jody fought in Vietnam, and Uncle Kelly fought in the Korean War. My brother in law drew a line in the sand, and my nephew is in the army.ReplyDelete
It is hard to believe nearly 100 years has passed since Grandpa was in WW1. He told some gruesome stories.
What a lovely postcard Julie! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!ReplyDelete
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I just find out that I've been accepted to Touro. I have applied to 10 schools and still waiting for the other 9 to reply. MY GPA is a 3.1 and sadly my LSAT is a 150 (with KAPLAN). I could only apply to NY tri-state area law schools that offered part time evening programs so my choices were very limited. I'm a bit nervous about the other schools decisions, but here's my plan B. If I dont get accepted anywhere else and Touro is my only option, I will go to Touro for the 1st year, work really hard to finish in the top 15% and transfer to another school. I've heard that the school's ratings by law firms and judges are not very high, so since I want to work in NY, having a degree from Touro would not serve me will in the large firm world. Is it wise to go to Touro and transfer (only if this is my only option)? Any advice would be helpful.
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January 06, 2012, 04:57:43 PM »
Don't go into law school with the intent to transfer. Chances are very low you are going to be in the top 15%. Your 1L year is gonna have a brutal curve at a school such as Touro, and everyone is going to be gunning for the top 10-15%. At a school like Touro -- much like Cooley -- most go in with the intent to transfer, and not everyone is going to be able to. The curve forces a spread: so many people must get Cs, must fail, etc. Only the top 15% will be top 15%, and yet you are going to be fighting against everyone for this. No one at Touro is going to go in there being satisfied with being in the middle of the pack.
Furthermore, your first year of law school is going to be like nothing you have ever experienced before. It's a ton of work, and there is no way to know how well you are performing until you take your final exams. This is because your entire grade is based on your final. And then it takes about a month to get your grades back, so you are into your second semester by the time you know how you did in your first semester. Look at it this way: you take Contracts your fall semester. You have no quizzes, homework, or tests until December 15th, when you have your final exam. The only feedback you have received is from your fellow classmates and maybe an office hour with the professor. You take that final, wait a month, and then find out you got a B. You will never be in the top 15%, and lost your chances of transferring. That's how law school, especially the first year, works. Everyone wants to be at the top, and no one really knows what they are doing. Like a bunch of chickens running around with their heads cut off.
I would advise against going to Touro with the intent of transferring, and would stay far away from it unless you can get tuition covered by a scholarship. I went to a T2 state school and had a good scholly, so I came out with little debt. I took and passed the July bar, and I received a job offer just before Christmas (after sending out 200+ resumes). They started me at 47K/year. If I had serious loan payments, I would be screwed. That is the reality of this profession as it currently stands.
Do a simple Google search: many schools that are just like Touro are currently involved in a massive class action lawsuit. Although you are a 0L, you know what a class action suit is. They are fraudulently misrepresenting career statistics and starting salaries. There are very few jobs waiting for those who graduate from the top schools, let alone those who fall out of the T14. Unless you have connections, or the means to go solo (which you won't right out of law school unless you have prior experience), law school is a losing game right now.
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You should only attend a school at which you would be happy finishing your JD. Transferring sounds easy in theory, but it's extremely difficult in practice. Obtaining top 15% is next to impossible. The odds are stacked against you. In fact, you have an 85% chance of finishing outside of the top 15%. Your competition isn't your run-of-the-mill undergraduate. Most everyone in law school are intelligent, motivated, and determined to do their best. That fact coupled with the 1L forced curve makes achieving your goal very difficult, indeed. Even if you meet your goals, there are a lot of school administrations that are reluctant to allow their "best and brightest" from transferring out. They can't stop you from transferring, of course, but many schools will make the process unnecessarily difficult and troublesome for you. A gentle nudge to dissuade you from your pursuits.
Again, only attend if you'd be happy finishing your degree at a particular school.
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January 06, 2012, 05:31:37 PM »
CK and B54, thank you both for not sugar coating anything. I will definitely take your views into consideration. At this point, I'm going to wait until I hear back from the other schools and go from there.
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Jesse Boykins III Performs '4 U 2 Be Free' on the Streets of New York City [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]
Jesse Boykins III urges you to free your mind -- especially when you're in a relationship. The soulful singer knows that good love also comes with the bad, a topic he widely explores on his new album, 'Love Apparatus.'
Drawing inspiration from his personal life and from those around him, Boykins penned all of the lyrics to the 14 songs featured on the effort. '4 U 2 B Free,' an ethereal ode to letting go, among them.
"['4 U 2 B Free' is] talking about a relationship between a man and a woman, a period of time when you're in the relationship and everything is a battle and it becomes a competition and it becomes a fight and insecurities are flared," the self-described underdog tells The Boombox. "This song is about basically saying that we love each other so everything that's pressuring us to be like we are right now, we need to let go."
How does Boykins suggest one go about doing this? Well, having positive communication with a significant other is the first step. "The only way for that to happen is if you have the concept to know that I want you to be free, I want you to be who you are, when you are, what you are as much as you want to be and I'll be lost in myself," he explains. "Like I'll be lost in the world with you being free. 'Cause I feel being lost means to be free, take risks, take chances, live life to the fullest."
Boykins is all too familiar with taking risks -- it's how he's arrived to this point in his career. After hitting the streets of New York City to perform 'Plain,' the first single off 'Love Apparatus,' the 29-year-old treats us to an a cappella version of '4 U 2 B Free.' Take a look at Jesse Boykins III in action.


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Greetings, fellow shed heads!
I covered a lot of ground today. Found a small spike and a very small half of an assumed 6-point. Feet are aching, but it was a productive day.
I also found a large, dead buck that had already shed his antlers. Scavengers already got to the carcass, but his antlers were untouched. I believe we had seen this buck around Christmas-time; he was limping badly at that time.
The buck was still intact enough that I was able to determine he had been the victim of a gunshot from last season. Believe it or not, he had a slug wound in the chest right where you would hold the cross-hairs, Big deer die hard! Don't know why the shot didn't put him down … maybe an angle shot … but hole was pretty much round, no slice. However, his front shoulder seemed to be screwed up a little bit.
I also found a dead doe today. That makes nine dead deer we have found so far this winter.
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TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - A woman accused of killing her ex-boyfriend after alleged abuse testified on Wednesday that she continued to have sex with him after they broke up, even though he had found a new girlfriend.
Jodi Arias, whose broadcast testimony in the capital murder trial has riveted U.S. television viewers, said it upset her continue having sex with former lover Travis Alexander after their breakup. "Old habits die hard," she said.
Arias, 32, told the jury she was concerned about being the girl on the side, while Alexander, 30, was dating another woman, Lisa Andrews.
"I knew it was unhealthy, but I wasn't making healthy choices at that time, so I just continued sleeping with him."
Alexander's body was found the shower of his Phoenix valley home in 2008. He had been stabbed 27 times, shot in the face and his throat was slit.
Prosecutors say Arias killed Alexander in a jealous rage, and her lawyers claim the killing was in self-defense.
The trial in Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix has included graphic testimony about the couple's sex life and allegations that Alexander was a pedophile.
Wednesday morning's testimony centered on Arias' actions and feelings when she left Mesa, Arizona, after the couple's breakup. Arias moved to California, where she started a photography business.
She testified that she and Alexander had made love and then had a "serious" argument on the morning she left Mesa. She had spent the night at Alexander's house, but did not remember details of the argument.
As she was driving away in a rental truck, towing her car, Alexander flipped both middle fingers at her from his front porch, she testified.
"I just remember I left crying," she said. "It hurt my feelings. I didn't want to leave things like that."
Arias told the jury on Monday that Alexander had become increasingly violent. At one point he pushed her to the ground, kicked her in the ribs and broke one of her fingers, she said.
Alexander's body was found five days after his death. Arias was linked to the crime after sexually explicit photos were found in Alexander's cell phone.
Testimony is expected to continue Wednesday afternoon in Arias' sixth day on the witness stand.
Judge Sherry Stephens on Wednesday denied a defense motion for mistrial based on prosecutorial misconduct.
Arias' lawyers had claimed prosecutors violated a court order by contacting witnesses who were scheduled to appear in the trial. Prosecutors admitted contacting the potential witness, but claimed no wrongdoing.
(Reporting by Ian Simpson; Editing by Alden Bentley)


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Obama issues call for 'wild rumpus' (while reading 'Where the Wild Things Are')
Inadvertently adding another trailer to the promotional campaign for the upcoming movie, President Obama, below, reads "Where the Wild Things Are" at the White House Easter Egg Roll, April 13. Seattle Book Examiner, where I found this clip, likes his reading, crediting him with offering "a wonderful example of how to read to children."
Among other things, he acts it out, pauses for audience participation, and makes sound effects. He reads it, in fact, pretty much the way I used to to my kids, except I would generally hit the concluding, "And it was still hot," a little harder.Buy Where the Wild Things Are on amazon.com


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25 years of inspiration for Edward Health and Fitness Center
Sports enthusiasts Chuck and Mary Kay Graber moved to Naperville in late 1988 and joined a fledgling Edward Health and Fitness Center as a way to meet like-minded friends.
Twenty-five years later, Chuck is a spin-class master who also weight trains. Mary Kay, once an occasional swimmer, has completed several triathlons, 14 marathons and a few half-ironman competitions, all inspired by the experts at the Edward facility.
Oh, and she also works at the service counter.
"I've just gone completely crazy. My husband, not so much," Mary Kay said. "He's all about his fitness and his weight-training but I've become a competitive beast. It's fun."
Staff and guests this week have been celebrating the 25th anniversary of the medically-based fitness center at 775 Brom Court, which was considered far ahead of its time in 1988.
"We were the first of four hospital-based fitness centers in the Chicago-area," said Executive Director Cindy Eggemeyer. "We were a cutting-edge center then, as a wellness-based company integrated with a hospital, and we're cutting edge now. That's awesome."
Currently 12,000 members strong, averaging 8,000 visits a week, Eggemeyer remembers a time when membership was capped at 5,000 and the technology was nonexistent.
"The entertainment and education side of working out has been brought to the forefront in our equipment. And our members are demanding that," she said. "Now we have televisions and Internet access linked to most of our equipment. That just didn't exist in the late '80s, so that transition has been fun to watch.
Eggemeyer said she's also seen programming reach new heights.
"We're no longer a weights and treadmill place. You can do those things but we're so much more now," she said. "Being affiliated with Edward, we're also offering many more step-down programs relating to Parkinson's, diabetes, cardio rehabilitation and pre- and postnatal care."
Graber said the programs are also kept fresh to keep up with the latest fitness trends.
"Everyone wanted Zumba and they got Zumba. Now we've even got Zumba under water. It's crazy," Graber said. "But the staff is great at putting all of the latest stuff on the floor and letting us, members, decide if we like it or not."
Throughout the week, members have been surprised with freebies in assorted lockers, giveaways and raffles to celebrate the anniversary.


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Mendocino gets most of the ink when the virtues of quaint, oceanside Northern California villages are written up, but Fort Bragg, its more working-class neighbor to the north, is no slouch when it comes to charms. My sweetheart and I spent a few days here last winter and could have filled a few guidebook chapters with all the good goings-on. Tallied up, we spent about $650, which included $340 for two nights at the North Cliff Hotel, just listed on TripAdvisor as a 2013 Travelers' Choice for Romance.
The bed
The craggy California coast is a big draw in these parts, and the North Cliff Hotel [1005 S. Main St., Fort Bragg; (866) 962-2550, http://www.northcliffhotel.net] supplied us with a big picture window to gaze at its wave-breaking glory. Our second-floor digs were roomy, with a nice couch and chair looking out to the balcony, which itself looked out to that shifting Pacific and to the channel that feeds the Fort Bragg marina, so we could watch the boats parade in and out. The hotel's new owners are underway with remodeling all 39 units, though only a few at a time, so they can continue to welcome guests. A complimentary continental breakfast, a gas fireplace, wireless Internet and its more-than-decent Cliff House Restaurant rounded out a satisfying stay.
The meal
There's something winning about a restaurant that can take an ungainly setting (upstairs in an almost barn-like historic building, with a big staircase that slices the room) and make it comfy, interesting and artsy. That's the Mendo Bistro [301 N. Main St., Fort Bragg; (707) 964-4974, http://www.mendobistro.com. Entrees $18-$26], which showcases hearty salads and fine fish dishes. A savory crab cakes appetizer followed by expertly grilled salmon (paired with a couple of good glasses of local Pinot) made it grade "A." Sustainable and organic selections abound.
The find
Looking for 47 acres of concentrated gorgeousness? The Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens [18220 N. Highway 1, Fort Bragg; (707) 964-4352, http://www.gardenbythesea.org. Admission is $14, $10 for seniors] opens its broad blossoming arms to perennials, succulents and woodland and meadow areas alike. Bird song fills the air amid unique sculptures. Don't miss the Cliff House view, with its floor-to-ceiling windows on the Coastal Bluff trail.
The lesson learned
The Point Cabrillo Light Station (www.pointcabrillo.org) has much to recommend it, including the availability of the restored head lightkeeper's house for rental. But man, the winds rip through there. It's also a pretty good walk from the parking lot to the lighthouse, so bring your parka .
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The Florida Department of State on Friday confirmed that it has forwarded complaints about alleged voter registration fraud against the Democrats and two other groups to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The groups are the Florida New Majority Education Fund and the National Council of La Raza/Democracia USA.
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