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According to matriarch Diana McCullough, there are two sets of twins and an uncle in her family all born on the first day of the year. And now there's Davon Johnson, born Tuesday when 2013 was but 95 minutes old — the first and, as of mid-afternoon, the only baby born New Year's Day at Munroe Regional Medical Center, which boasts the only maternity center in Marion County.
Davon, born 6 pounds, 9 ounces and 19.5 inches long at 1:35 a.m., makes the eighth grandchild for McCullough. "No more," she declared Tuesday afternoon. "I love them all, can't live without them, but no more."
Davon's mother, Candace McCullough, 27, was at church Monday evening when "I just started having contractions," she said. "So I dropped the two kids with me off and drove myself here. I was told by (an attendant) in the emergency room I had to move my car.
"When I got back from moving my car, he said, 'I've got your chair ready,' " she added.
Little Davon, who slept through an interview and photographs Tuesday, has four older siblings; two of them, Dallas, 2, and Danay Washington, at 9 the oldest of the siblings, were with their mother and grandmother Tuesday at Munroe.
Danay said she helps her mother raise her younger sister and brothers. "I put their clothes away, help them turn on the TV, fix their cereal," she said.
"She's a big help," Candace agreed.
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"The first baby of the year," Candace said softly to her newborn son.
High-profile people through history born on Jan. 1 include actor Dana Andrews, British statesman Edmund Burke, former Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater, longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, actor Frank Langella, early Americans Paul Revere and Betsy Ross and Onyx rapper Fredo Starr.
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Saturday, June 11, 2005
The JoCo
Part 1 -- The Church..."Left Behind"
The Joseph Company is less about "ministry in the marketplace", and more about a provisioning scheme for the end times. It this manner it differs little from the Y2K schemes that plagued the church just a few years ago. A simple review of the vision statement provided by the Joseph Company will confirm this to be true.
The premise of this concept is that there will be a great end-times judgment (there will) and the emergence of "the (left-behind) Bride of Christ" to release "abundant supply." In this manner, the Joseph Company distances itself from the pre-tribulational viewpoint held by many Protestants. Although it is often confused and contradictory, the theology of the Joseph Company, and many charismatic churches today, is post-tribulational and something Mike Bickle calls "apostolic pre-millenialism" which almost seems a variant of post-millennialism. 15 years ago most charismatic churches were pre-tribulational. The theological shift is significant. They now believe that the church will not be raptured.
The usual response is that such talk is devisive. Can't we all be friends?
Friends discuss the bible together. Consider this:
It is unknown how "the bride will be the epicenter of supply and sanctuary" without taking the mark of the beast, as all commerce during the end times will be regulated by the anti-Christ. This theological slant is worth noting simply because few proponents of the Joseph Company have thought this through.
As bait for the bigger picture, they emphasize the "ministry in the marketplace" (lay ministry) aspect of this program. It is far more than the simple model promoted by organizations such as the ICWM. The JoCo organization, and parent church (Kansas City Fellowship) has its roots in Kingdom Theology (Dominion Now!) and this can been seen in their vision statement. In extreme versions of this warped theology Christ never makes a physical return to the earth, but the body of Christ somehow morphs into Christ himself, negating the need for a physical return in the end times.
The usual response is that such talk is devisive. Can't we all be friends?
Ok, just for drill let's pretend that theology is not important. Let's talk about wealth. Any fool (outside the church) knows that gold corrupts. Let's "follow the money."
Part II -- "the power to get wealth"
"This plan must surely stir every member of the body of Christ to step out and play their part in this plan and plunder the ungodly of their wealth and pass it on to the extension of the Kingdom."
The "Great Transfer of Wealth" (GTOW) is another hallmark of this program. Seen by many names, the concept is the next logical progression from the now-stale Charismatic prosperity gospel.
The concept behind GTOW is that God will ordain the transfer of wealth (from the wicked) to the Godly. As explained by Latter-Rain theologian C. Peter Wagner, the GTOW looks more like a multi-level marketing scheme than anything God would have in mind. Really!
Which fits right in with the Joseph Company, if you review the internships offered for seemingly exorbitant sums of money.
Mention of this has (wisely) been removed from the JoCo website(archive), but the deal is this- if you "qualify", you could be invited to invest into business incubator-type programs. Presumably, the "qualification" is gullibility and a thick checkbook. The investment-scheme flavor of this program should make anyone with an IQ above room-temperature uncomfortable.
Joseph Company founder Bob Fraser calls those who take money from the wicked the "treasure bringers" ("providers" in Wagner's scheme shown below). According to Fraser, "The Treasure Bringers are those with an anointing from God to facilitate this massive wealth-transfer." "They are spiritual 'Robin Hoods.' Their greatest joy is plundering the wealth of the world for their Lord." Now that's a religion that's easy to sell. link
The GTOW concept is not new. Here is another explanation of this concept:
The bible sets forth a divine plan of God that as we draw near to the second return of Jesus, his Kingdom will grow through out the world and his kingdom will draw in the wealth of the ungodly and will use it to bless and bring the Kingdom to the poor and lost and the last and the least. This plan must surely stir every member of the body of Christ to step out and play their part in this plan and plunder the ungodly of their wealth and pass it on to the extension of the Kingdom. link
The key verse quoted by JoCo and others is Isaiah 60:11 which is often quoted "so that men may bring you the wealth of the nations." Interestingly, KJV says "the Gentiles", which describes most Christians today. I might mention that Isiaih 60 talks about the Glory of Zion- so this third-wave interpetation is made by those who do not believe in a literal restoration of Zion, but believe instead that God is finished with Israel and that the Church has become the spiritual Israel. Not all of us are convinced.
Part III - "Cities of Habitation"
Finally, it is worth noting the Latter Rain concept of "cities of habitation" promoted by the Joseph Company as noted in the vision statement. This is a central theme in the third-wave movement (see "The Third Day Church" sections 5 & 6). It is hard to differentiate this concept from cult-like communities such as the Branch Davidians. Indeed, little is said about this, but according to testimony from the late 80s, it in fact has been the intention with the Bickle crowd from the start:
"We also asked him in a congregational meeting about the so-called JosephCompany, which we had heard about. This was to be a community that he was beginning, which would be totally independent of all outside needs, such as electricity, water, etc. . ..Mike denied that such a plan existed. "While in his church for a meeting, they passed out literature asking for electricians, builders, etc., to help in building this community, the Joseph Company." link (see page 50)
The concept of "Cities of refuge" or "Cities of habitation" is common within the third-wave movement; Rick Joyner has been embroiled in controversy in North Carolina with county officials who are seeing their tax-base eroded as more and more property becomes exempt.Charlotte Observer
The Jo-Co concept of "Cities of Habitation" with "self-government" should alarm localities even more. As stated earlier, "It is hard to differentiate this concept from cult-like communities such as the Branch Davidians." Hard, because in a practical sense, you cannot.
The Sum of the Parts
Eschatology is important, even if many do not want to discuss it. I think it is interesting that the last time the church was involved in plundering was when it thought that the millenium was finished. In 1095, a thousand years after Christ, the Church started a series of holy wars known as the Crusades. A prominent feature of the Crusades was the plunder of wealth from the ungodly.
Now we have a church that thinks, once again, that things are coming to an end, and that we must somehow by brute force (Joel's Army) establish His kingdom on earth. The call to plunder, ultimately to finance the "cities of habitation" is the natural evolution of such a mindset. In King James, the word "natural" is typically rendered "carnal." It is.
Originally posted June 11, 2005
Footnote: A good discussion of the last-days viewpoint of the Kansas City Fellowship and its confused eschatology is here.
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To look on the surface of the Joseph Company.....why would a Christian not want to be a provider? Go see the ant of Proverbs, how she stores up her goods for lean times. There is conflicting thread that permeates the Joe's Co. All this provider training is actually "training for reigning".....quoted from their own book. These Joseph's are "annointed" to become the next level of "super saints". You pays your fee, get your training, along with your secret decoder ring and your key to the "special saints" wash room. It smacks of another scheme to suck Christians in, fleece them, and then leave them even more disallusioned than before. Where is the Word of God in their organization? In many respects they make up annointed words and then wash them up kingdom word speak and then hide the truth.ReplyDelete
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Interesting stuff. I'll definitely look more when I get more time. Seems like we're doing similar things. I've got family that's "on staff" at IHOP and it's really been a concern of mine since coming out of the charismatic movement.ReplyDelete
Trying to keep links on this article current; they are dropping like flies.ReplyDelete
I think we have all experienced Christians who exploit. I do not know Bob F. well enough to speak entirely on his character, but I can say that the point of his conferences is not focused on getting other people's money.ReplyDelete
I think there will be wealth transfers (not motivated by greed) and it is an assumption to suggest that antichrist's regime will control all supply on the earth or even necessarily the majority of it. In the spheres of his control there will certainly be this though. The question is how far and wide is that control? And what will God be doing for his saints for provision in spite of it?
Solve those questions Biblically first.
The Joseph Company concept and Cities of Refuge really only work from a postmillennial (NOT post-tribulational or dispensationalist) perspective.ReplyDelete
After the Summer of Mercy in Wichita in 1991, when there were no abortions performed because 30,000 Chrsitans showed up in the city to pray for two months, I had a word (or an inclination) that there would be these "Cities of Refuge" throughout America -- regions where there is no shedding of innocent blood and where the ground is prepared for Revival.
Several pro-life leaders also told me that God had showed them that what happened in Wichita in 1991 would happen in cities all over America and it would be the beginning of the Third Great Awakening. At the time, it was the 250th anniversary of the First Great Awakening that began in New England in 1741. The iron curtain had also just fallen and there was a revival of sorts in eastern bloc countries. In fact, I was with Christians Youth International in Moscow when the Summer of Mercy was happening in Wichita.
I was living in Orlando at the time. I interviewed Keith Tucci, the director of OR in 1993 and found he was moving to Florida to begin a strategy in six cities called "Cities of Refuge."
This also is a concept that has been touted by the "prophetic movement for the past 20 years. I agree in part, but their version of it is affected by their dispensationalist eschatology.
While I don't think we can ever know if we are in the end times, I agree that Christians ought to be about the business of securing through prayer, fasting and the public proclamation of the Gospel, regional zones throughout the world where we can be governed by the Law of God -- not man's law.
The problem with the prophetic movement is that they are riddled with antinomianism and bizarre eschatological theories within their ranks. Not all the leaders are antinomian, but several key leaders certainly despise God's Law.
Only a Law-based theology that sees God's covenantal blessings and sacntions playing out in a long-term postmillennial view, in which repentance of sin follows after grace, can correctly fuel the Revival movement we need to restore America.
Thank you for your ocmments. Interesting to note that Bickle is historic pre-mill (what he calls "apostolic pre-mill).
The cities of refuge that they talk about seem to be a different concept (eschatological differences).
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Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley was finally picked first on Saturday, the only problem for the once-hyped prospect is that it was the first pick of the fourth round.
Barkley's stunning fall, which ended with his selection by the Philadelphia Eagles at 98th overall, highlighted a confounding NFL draft in which the biggest names were selected well after a nameless bunch of tackles and pass rushers were picked in the top 10 on Thursday.
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After deciding to return for his senior year with the Trojans, Barkley was the presumed number one pick for this draft coming into the 2012 season. Shoulder injuries and mild team success hurt his stock and he found himself picked behind quarterbacks like Florida State's E.J. Manuel (Bills) and West Virginia's Geno Smith (Jets). Still, no observers had Barkley falling to the third day of the draft.
Barkley wasn't the only famous quarterback picked on Saturday. Former Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson, now a wide receiver, was the Jaguars' fifth round selection.
It was that kind of draft this week. The first pick was Central Michigan tackle Eric Fisher, who is now property of the Kansas City Chiefs. Teams seemed more concerned with building fundamentals than bringing in stars. The most famous person in this draft, Notre Dame linebacker Mani Te'o, most notable for having a fake girlfriend, couldn't even cash in his star power for anything more than being the 38th overall selection with San Diego.
Other highlights from a busier-than-expected day three of the draft included the Giants selecting Syracuse quarterback Ryan Nassib in the fourth round and St. Louis getting Alabama star center Barrett Jones at no. 113. There was also a run on quarterbacks with Oklahoma's Landry Jones (Steelers) and Arkansas' Tyler Wilson (Raiders) joining Barkley and Nassib in the fourth round.
The San Francisco 49ers, defending NFC champions, made perhaps the most savvy move of the later rounds, snatching former South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore 131st overall. Lattimore was considered a top pick until a gruesome knee injury last season that raised questions about his ability to return to health. At full speed, however, he's been untouchable, gaining 1,197 yards in 2010. Lattimore, in an interview this week said he will not be ready for week one but could return later in the season.


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OPTIMUM ACREMAX 1 may be the proverbial silver lining in 2010 for seed company giant Pioneer Hi-Bred, a subsidiary of DuPont.
After weathering a tough 2009, and beset by the delay of its Optimum GAT technology, the company expects to introduce the first phase of its Optimum AcreMax insect protection system to corn growers this spring, upon regulatory approval.
Jerry Harrington, sales and marketing public relations manager for the company, explains that there is no impact or relationship between the two technologies: Optimum AcreMax 1 is a refuge management system in corn that uses existing and proven insect protection traits, and Optimum GAT is a transgenic trait.
"Within our corn product lineup, Pioneer expects to offer corn growers a wide range of choices in high-yielding hybrids in 2010 to match their field-by-field needs," Harrington says. "The recent decision on the Optimum GAT traits will have no impact on that."
Pioneer expects the new Optimum AcreMax 1 system to provide corn growers with improved productivity by increasing the number of acres they can plant to hybrids with insect protection traits.
"We have existing products and traits that corn growers know and trust that are being used with this technology," says Bill Belzer, Pioneer senior marketing manager for corn. "We're confident in our approach and believe it will greatly simplify how a grower manages refuge into the future."
Optimum AcreMax 1, which is based on the strength of the Herculex Xtra trait, is designed to eliminate the need to plant a separate corn rootworm refuge. Although the in-the-bag system would satisfy the corn rootworm refuge, growers would still be required to plant a corn borer refuge within half a mile of the field. In addition to belowground protection, Optimum AcreMax 1 delivers in-plant protection against aboveground pests, including corn borer, western bean cutworm and black cutworm.
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Beginning as soon as 2012, Pioneer expects to introduce the next generation of its integrated insect protection program — Optimum AcreMax 2. The product will combine the YieldGard corn borer gene with the Herculex family of traits to deliver two modes of action for aboveground pests. Upon approval, this addition will extend integrated refuge options for aboveground pests and allow growers to meet all of their refuge requirements in a single bag.


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The Levy County Public Safety & Hurricane Preparedness Expo, sponsored by the Levy Department of Public Safety, will be Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Williston Airport. Admission is free.
There will be demonstrations of vehicle extrications using the Jaws of Life, and working dogs for Search & Rescue and the Sheriffs' Office.
Displays will include ambulances, fire trucks, helicopters, hazardous materials equipment, police cars, a medical simulator lab, and forestry equipment from several counties.
Levy County Delta Kappa Gamma Society assembled in Cedar Key to induct new officers and members.
Rick and Patti Fabiani gave the Cedar Key Woman's Club a presentation on the Fisher House coming soon to Gainesville.
And, after a short video on the foundation, there were few dry eyes in the clubhouse.
The Fisher House, according to the organization's website, is about "Supporting America's military in their time of need, we provide 'a home away from home' that enables family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful time — during hospitalization for an illness, disease or injury."
What are you doing July 2 through 6?
A Children's Summer Art Program at the Cedar Key Arts Center for 1st through 12th grade students is planned.
Youth can learn from the experts about ceramics, drawing, sculpture, photography etc.
Classes are from 9-11:30 am daily and there will be an exhibit of students' work on Friday, July 27.
Registration forms are available at the Cedar Keyhole, Chamber of Commerce or from Kathy Hudson at Cedar Key School.
Enrollment is limited and deadline is June 112. There is a $20 materials cost, but scholarships are available, just ask.
Pancake, sausage breakfast benefit
The Levy County Tax Collector's Office is having a benefit pancake breakfast for the Heddins Family from 7:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Levy County Courthouse.
Proceeds will be used to help defray the medical bills for James & Michelle Heddins' daughter Ashley. She is undergoing her fourth round of chemotherapy. The latest treatment is working, according to the family, and in coming months she will begin the stem cell transplant.
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Experts at UK security company Sophos suggest Apple might be the best route to security for the masses - that is, until consumers all buy one
UK security company's senior technology consultant Graham Cluley rolled out the damning virus statistics for 2005, showing that with a 48 per cent rise in new viruses, buying a Windows box has never been more risky.
This year saw nearly 16,000 new viruses added to the Sophos database. It's a recognition of the responsiveness and efficiency with which the virus underground operates, using a variety of techniques such as using different packaging algorithms, releasing multiple virus variants simultaneously and tweaking old versions to broaden the scope for successful infection.
Last month saw the biggest slew of new viruses on record, with some 1,940 new signatures added to the Sophos library. And with so much advice and code available online, it's never been easier to add to this list. 'It's kind of like open-source,' said Cluley of the ease with which it is possible to access and edit viral code off the Net. 'There is a problem with too much information being out there.'
And it's the ease with which viruses can now be written in conjunction with a generally homogenous computing environment that is the biggest hurdle for computer security.
Virus writers can now be far more opportunistic. The massive numbers of Windows computers hooked up to broadband connections are a big, big target. Whether it's spamming campaigns exploiting avian bird-flu hype, 419 and phishing scams on the London bombings or public proof of concept code for a software flaw, malware authors can initiate a campaign within hours.
Cluley is full of praise for Microsoft however - particularly for the success of Windows Service Pack 2. 'Microsoft should be applauded for improving its operating system, because it has made the Internet a safer place,' he said.
Plug an unprotected XP computer to the Internet and there's only a six per cent chance of avoiding infection within an hour. Add in SP2 and that figure plummets.
Yet that's clearly not the end of the story. And Microsoft itself is concerned over its own figures showing that barely 30 per cent of customers are running up to date antivirus software.
Cluley too thinks that much of the virus infections are within the consumer rather than business space, with millions of computers running out-of-date antivirus software, if they're running any security software at all.
So something has gone wrong. Two-thirds of Microsoft's own customers are not getting the message and shoring up the systems against the viral tide. No wonder it's bringing out its own OneCare antivirus solution for Windows users.
But perhaps they see it as Microsoft's job to provide a secure platform in the first place, and not their responsibility to dig into their wallets to patch up the bits Microsoft got wrong.
Cluley said that a recent survey it took on the Zotob worm revealed that 35 per cent of the businesses polled thought it was all Microsoft's fault.
But Cluley disagreed, on the basis that it's impossible to guarantee a perfect flawless system. It's the homogeneity that is the problem.
'If everyone used the same antivirus, then that's a disaster too,' he said.
In fact, he thinks Microsoft is now doing such a good job on the security front that attackers will increasingly turn to applications and tools such as Google's Desktop Search as the vector for the next wave of attacks.
'They'll be looking for the add-ons and plug-ins that are popular, and used by lots of people, to find holes in and exploit,' he said.
But there are other options. Plug an unprotected Apple or Linux box onto the Internet, and you can expect to see the infection rate flatline, said Cluley.
That's not to say there are no viruses for Mac OS X or the various Linux distributions, but Windows viruses dwarf them.
'It wouldn't really work for businesses,' said Cluley, 'But for consumers I think [Apple] is quite good.'
You can accuse it of security through obscurity, but in a world where 70 per cent of Windows users don't feel the responsibility of securing their computers, perhaps they are better off with a less targeted platform. Perhaps they don't deserve Windows.


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I've written about the need for continuing support for higher education and, in particular, support for first-generation students. But it is also true that college students must take responsibility for their own education. Every year a majority of entering freshmen across the country indicate they aspire to be medical doctors or lawyers. Yet, one third of all college freshmen never complete a degree. In fact, the success of four-year degree completion is now measured by the percentage of students who complete in six years!
While frosh might say they wish to be a lawyer or a medical doctor, in fact the most popular major is "uncommitted" or "no major declared." Our institutions must take some of the blame for not pushing students to choose, but the students themselves (and their parents) also have responsibility to make a decision. Back in the day, it was acceptable to take time to "find yourself." Going to college was the start of a journey in which students might take courses in many different disciplines and then, at some point, make a choice regarding a career focus. "Finding yourself" was not about job preparation, but about developing a critically thinking individual and citizen in a thoughtful and educated manner.
I started at a community college, first thinking that medical school might be in my future, but my experience as an orderly at our local hospital ( as well as some tough biology courses) convinced me that a career path following in the steps of Clarence Darrow might be less icky and more interesting. But my first semester GPA, while above average, was probably indicative that law school was not in my future. Fortunately for me, I found a professor who took the time to dissect my writing. I took all of his political science and government courses and soon became used to receiving back papers with red ink all over them. He taught me to think and to understand the importance of evidence in argument. If there is a reason I hold a Ph.D., it is that I learned to write effectively -- not necessarily the undergraduate degree I earned. Eventually, I transferred to a large university where I majored in philosophy. But when every attempt I made to contact my advisor failed, (not to mention a course I took in metaphysics where I battled to a successful "C" but never really understood the intent of the course), I transferred again to a smaller university. I changed my major to English with a double major in speech and graduated with a BA and a teaching license four and a half years after entering college. Throughout my journey, I was fortunate to attend public institutions where most of the costs of my education were borne by public subsidy. Tuition was modest, and I believe my loan total for four and a half years was $4,000.
But things have changed. Now students at public higher education institutions pay about two-thirds the cost and graduate (if they do) with a debt load averaging $22,000. Market forces would seem to drive students to focus on a career path and to complete as quickly as possible. (I don't necessarily think that a college education is only about a "job," but that is a topic for another time). At my institution I see some students who figure this out, take full loads, study, and graduate in four years with little debt; but I also see some students who never complete, earn low GPA's, and end up with a debt burden they may never repay. Not all are poorly prepared, but they seem to lack motivation to work hard and focus. I have no answer as to how to solve this problem for these students. There is not a measure of motivation embedded in admission scores. Some low scoring students succeed and thrive in spite of what their ACT or SAT score says; some high school stars don't make a successful transition and never graduate. As a society, we can no longer afford to pay for students to "find themselves."
Anyway I'm still looking -- this quest isn't necessarily completed during the college years.


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The Recreation, IntraMural and Athletic Complex (RIMAC) is the cornerstone of UC San Diego's sports facilities. This nearly-200,000-square-foot facility is located just south of the 12-acre North Campus Recreation Area Field on the northwest corner of campus.
Opened in January of 1995, RIMAC is a multi-purpose facility with the most advanced forms of quality control, state-of-the-art equipment and a strong staff commitment to customer service. Every room in RIMAC is climate controlled and many of the spaces feature an abundance of natural lighting. RIMAC houses the offices of the Intercollegiate Athletics, Recreation and Sports Facilities departments. RIMAC also features recreational, educational and meeting spaces which can accommodate a variety of activities.
RIMAC Arena is a multi-use facility capable of accommodating activities ranging from large spectator events including ceremonies and concerts to athletic competitions and tournaments. The 44,000-square-foot floor is also capable of hosting large floor exhibits. The arena floor is spring loaded, employing the use of Robbins Bio-Cushion I and is curtain divisible for multi-sport use in basketball (total of five courts), volleyball and badminton. The arena is furnished with 10 retractable glass basketball backboards as well as floor plates and sleeves for volleyball and badminton.
Employing the use of telescopic bleachers and floor seats, RIMAC Arena can accommodate up to 5,000 spectators.
RIMAC is home to the UCSD men's and women's basketball teams, along with the men's and women's volleyball squads. With enthusiastic support from both the campus and surrounding communities, the Tritons truly enjoy a home court advantage.
In your map application, enter this address:
9730 Hopkins Dr., University of California San Diego, San Diego, California 92093
Directions to RIMAC Arena
- From Interstate 5, exit Genesee Avenue
- Head west on Genesee
- Turn left on North Torrey Pines Road
- Turn left on Northpoint Drive
- Continue through two stop signs. As the road curves to the right it becomes John Hopkins Drive.
- Park in Hopkins Parking Structure, which will be on your right. RIMAC Arena is directly north of the parking structure.
- Parking permits are required (Monday-Friday only) and can be obtained from the machines in the lots and parking structures.


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whose invaluable book, War and Decision, has just come out in paperback. The paperback edition touts Doug's book as a Washington Post and New York Times bestseller. There's some irony here, inasmuch as both newspapers declined to review War and Decision, and the Times rejected a series of news stories about the book submitted by its award-winning correspondent James Risen.
The MSM's decision to ignore War and Decision was understandable. Through the painstaking use of documentary evidence, Feith destroys much of the false narrative the MSM labored so hard to assign to the Iraq war and the decisions surrounding it. The MSM apparently had no substantive response. In fact, Doug said today that, to his knowledge, no one has identified a single factual inaccuracy in the book. Under these circumstances, from the standpoint of the liberal MSM, the best approach was simply to ignore the book. Meanwhile, lefty bloggers limited themselves, as usual, to invective.
Looking back at the past six years, Feith finds plenty to criticize in Bush administration Iraq policy, including some of his own decisions. The administration's major mistakes, he says, were the prolonged occupation and the failure to build up Iraqi forces quickly enough. Feith rejects the idea that the tactics underlying the surge — notably policing techniques that immersed our forces in Iraqi neighborhoods — could have succeeded in 2004, prior to the "Sunni awakening." But my talks with folks who were policing Baghdad in 2005 and 2006, cause me to think that the "surge" techniques might well have been effective in that city a year or two before they were finally tried.
Feith takes satisfaction not just in the success of the surge, but also in the series of Iraqi elections since January 2005, including the provincial elections held just a few days ago. He is certain (as I am) that the rest of the region has noticed with envy that Iraqis get to select their leaders, and believes (as I do) that these sentiments will likely have a positive impact down the road.
Feith insists, however, that the invasion of Iraq was not about promoting democracy; rather it was intended to eliminate the threat the administration believed Saddam Hussein posed. The decision to promote democracy in Iraq was not the motive behind the invasion, but rather the answer to the question of what do we do in Iraq after we have toppled Saddam for other reasons. The claim that the administration took the U.S. to war to "impose" democracy in Iraq is, in fact, one of the many myths Feith destroys in War and Decision.
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The Generosity of Drug Companies
At a major press conference this week, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 13 drugmakers, along with the World Bank, the US, Britain, and UAE, announced a joint effort to attack 10 neglected tropical diseases. The drug companies will be contributing $785 million to this effort and Gates is pledging $363 million to try to eliminate these diseases in the next decade. This is indeed a noble initiative, one that should be applauded for its ambition and scope. It will involve not just money and medicines, but also the talents of scientists at these companies who will help guide the critical research needed to make breakthroughs in eradicating these diseases. The fact that so many organizations are working together for the first time should help drive the success of this initiative.
But, for the pharmaceutical companies involved, this isn't something new.
For decades, pharmaceutical companies have been working on programs designed to help people in the developing world. In 1987, Merck began efforts to eradicate river blindness, a disease spread by black fly bites and characterized by disfiguring dermatitis and eye lesions leading to loss of sight. Merck formed a partnership with the World Bank, the WHO, UNICEF and various ministries of health to provide free Mectizan (Ivermectin), which treats river blindness with a single annual dose, to anyone who needs it. More than 69 million Mectizan treatments are given each year across 33 different African and South American countries. The WHO estimates that 40,000 cases are prevented annually as a result of this program.
The Merck example is not unique. Zithromax (azithromycin) is a great drug to treat Chlamyida trachomatis, the bacterium responsible for causing trachoma and the leading cause of preventable blindness in the world. In 1998, Pfizer co-founded the International Trachoma Initiative (ITI) and, through the ITI, has provided over 54 million treatments of Zithromax to trachoma patients in 15 countries. This program is part of the WHO's SAFE (Surgery, Antibiotics, Face-washing and Environmental improvement) strategy, which is designed to eradicate trachoma by 2020.
Virtually, every major pharmaceutical company has been involved in these types of efforts. GSK, AstraZeneca, Lilly, Sanofi-aventis and Novartis are all working to combat tuberculosis. Similarly, Pfizer, GSK, Novartis, Eisai and Sanofi-aventis are all working on malaria. The same can be said for AIDS and tropical diseases. In fact, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) lists on its website 213 different efforts aimed at improving the plight of those suffering in the developing world.
Moreover, pharmaceutical companies historically have led all businesses in terms of generosity. In her Forbes article entitled "America's Most Generous Companies" (October 10, 2010), Jacquelyn Smith reported that in 2009, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, six of the top 10 corporations were pharmaceutical companies. Pfizer led the list with $2.3 billion donated in total cash and product-giving. The top 10 also included Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Abbott, Lilly and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
There are cynics who will say that pharmaceutical companies are only doing this to help their image. The fact is that the companies have been doing this for so long that it is part of their culture. The men and women in these companies who help in these type of projects take great pride in this work. This new public-private partnership to combat 10 neglected diseases is a terrific initiative and hopefully will be met with great success. But for pharmaceutical companies, it is a continuation of decades of work and billions of dollars of investments.
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It's a darned if you do, darned if you don't situation for Pharma with regards to these initiatives. If they contribute, people say it's only about image improvement. If they don't, well….we know what people say, and it's not often pretty.
I'd rather they do the good deeds and let the "haters" hate, as the kids say. : )
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With tough decade's perspective on 9/11, some see US decline, but in NYC others see rebirth
For Kevin Wolford, the last decade has been a descent from security to loss. Once steadily employed as a roofer in a booming area of Florida, now his unemployment checks are gone, and he's used up most of his savings and his 401k. He and his wife are separated, partly because of finances.
He blames his problems on the economy. But looking back over the last decade, Wolford feels like he's been witnessing a national decline ' one that began with the attacks of Sept. 11.
More than 1,000 miles away, from his vantage point at the construction site that tourists still call ground zero, Jose Bonilla has a different view. In his last decade he helped wage a war, had two kids, and stayed employed as he joined the crews building the soaring skyscraper that will tower over the trade center. When he looks back at the transformation he has seen since 9/11, he sees rebirth. Like a phoenix rising up from the ash, he says.
For some, especially in the parts of the country most hard-hit by these past years of war, loss and economic hardship, 9/11 seems the moment that everything started to go wrong. That sunny Tuesday morning took root as a lingering fear: What if it was the beginning of a downward slide? What if we were witnessing an empire in decline?
But talk to New Yorkers about Sept. 11, and many will offer a different perspective. In New York, the memory of smoky devastation remains vivid, but the apocalyptic moment has already come and gone. While the last decade has come with bureaucracy and economic challenges, the dark fears that shadowed this city after the attacks never seemed to materialize. The ash and the rubble are gone, and so ' for the most part ' are the uniformed men carrying machine guns.
When New Yorkers look back now, many see strength and perseverance. It is the fire they walked through and survived.
"There's even more pride that you get from that ' that you made it through that dark time ' that cloud," Bonilla says. "That's one of the reasons we get knocked down, is to learn how to get back up."
In the days after Sept. 11, 2001, lower Manhattan was covered in grey ash from the demolished twin towers while stunned people posted flyers of missing loved ones throughout the city. The rest of America watched the horror on TV, helpless. There wasn't much else to do; massive blood drives were organized around the country, and folks lined up to donate. Yet few people had been pulled out alive from the World Trade Center debris, so no blood was needed.
A decade later, New Yorkers are no longer stunned, said John Baick, a professor of history at Western New England University in Springfield, Mass.
"New York got over 9/11 much faster than anyone expected," said Baick, who is also a New York City historian. "New Yorkers are better at compartmentalizing. Nowhere else in the world is there this kind of diversity, tension and strangeness. New Yorkers adapt and adjust remarkably quickly."
While the city of New York picked itself up, the rest of the country also mourned ' then mourned again when soldiers died in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. And mourned yet again when the housing market went bust and when the Great Recession began.
"Maybe in New York, they can see a phoenix rising out of the ashes," said Tony Brunello, a political science professor at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla. "But to people around here, it's a world of fear, with no evidence of the recovery."
New Yorkers weren't spared the hardship of the recession and wars. But their morale might be higher a decade after 9/11 because they see evidence of progress and accomplishment at ground zero, Brunello and Baick said, while folks in places like Florida, Arizona and Nevada felt an ever-worsening string of events over the past decade, with no end in sight.
"The rest of the country is still trying to grasp the meaning of these things, trying to make sense of them," said Baick. "The rest of the country, which was not as affected by 9/11, is still coming to grips with this."
Wolford is finding that getting back up isn't always so easy. Out of work yet again, the 54-year-old Fort Myers, Fla., construction worker is back at the unemployment office, trying to puzzle through the newly mandated process of applying for benefits online.
When he first learned about 9/11, Wolford was in a different world. He'd been working for about a dozen years at the same roofing company. Lee County, halfway between Tampa and Miami, was booming. Houses were sprouting up everywhere on what were once orange groves. Unemployment that year hit a record low of 2.1 percent.
Watching the twin towers burn on a hospital TV during a break from his roofing job, Wolford was shocked, sad, but not personally impacted. He figures most people outside of New York felt that way.
Looking back now, it seems Sept. 11 heralded a shift. It's not the same country that he grew up in, he says. There's less confidence, less opportunity, especially for guys like him. He has a sense that America's best days are gone.
"I hear people talking on TV and radio about how we're the greatest nation," he said. "I just don't believe that any more."
Columbus Brown Jr., a 46-year-old out of work construction worker, said he used to make upward of $175 a day pouring concrete foundations for homes during the boom. He noticed a slowdown in work right after Sept. 11, 2001, and it gradually tapered off over a seven-year period.
Now he's lucky to make $175 a week.
These days, he files for unemployment and works the occasional day-labor gig. He doesn't have a cell phone, cable TV or Internet. Sometimes he takes his 13-year-old son to the library, so the teenager can help him file for unemployment on the computer.
He lives with his father after he moved out of the apartment he shared with his wife and four children so she could obtain food stamps.
"Before Sept. 11, everything was booming," he said. "There was a lot of work. Now, everywhere you go, it's very hard. America's not growing like it used to."
Wolford points to the economy when talking about his own troubles, but thinks that the U.S. as a whole probably began to decline on 9/11. The terror attacks and the housing bust were like one-two punches to America.
Since he was laid off in the housing slowdown in 2007, and then again last year after a two-year stint at a lower paying job, Wolford's applied for dozens of jobs and had zero interviews. No one needs roofers, not anymore. Lee County was one of Florida's fastest-growing areas. Until the housing boom crashed, and took the economy with it. By January of last year, the unemployment rate there was 14.2 percent ' nearly seven times what it had been a decade earlier.
He's started looking for work in Orlando, some three hours away ' and about the future of places like Lee County. New York, he thinks, will be OK because he believes lots of bankers and rich people live there.
"It's doing better than Lee County," he says, shaking his head.
For Bonilla, it was a different decade.
He watched the events of 9/11 on a television on a Marine base in Georgia. As he stood in a briefing room with the other Marines, all of them crammed in close to the screen, he saw wide eyes, mouths hanging open, heard whispers of disbelief. He felt scared, shocked, then angry.
They didn't see the second tower fall. As soon as the first one collapsed, they all rushed to the phones and started calling reservists to make sure their paperwork was ready for the orders they assumed were coming.
"From there, everybody put on their game face," he says. Now he calls it unfortunate, but at the time he wanted vengeance.
Today, he's rebuilding what he saw knocked down. And from where he stands, there's work. Everything is picking up. The builders are starting to build.
And Bonilla realizes he's been luckier than many; New York City, too, has faced a tough economy. But whether it was serving in the Marines in Germany, or on the crew at 1 World Trade Center, he's had a job.
Bonilla works in the bowels of the building that he ' like so many others ' still calls the Freedom Tower. Each day, he installs drainage, waste and vent pipes that will one day do the daily work to allow this building to support the population of a small city.
Sometimes he wishes he could work on an upper floor, and whenever he's been able to, he's gone up. From up there, looking out at the sweeping view from inside the changing skyline, it seems like he's in a different city. A silent one. Peaceful.
"Once it gets built this can be another beacon," he says. "That's what it is to us."
Far above, amid the dust and the clang of raw concrete and tools, Alignn Edwards grins broadly under his blue construction helmet inside the building that will become 4 World Trade Center. Behind him, a breeze runs through the open netting, and here, above the cranes, there is still a fresh-air view out on the Hudson River and on the Statue of Liberty in the distance.
He, too, takes special pride in rebuilding this piece of land. Like Bonilla, he says that he feels safer now than he did a decade ago ' the Sept. 11-inspired security measures at work sites have assured that.
He doesn't like to look behind him to that day, when he saw people falling from the sky. Even though he watched it on TV it seemed so real. "You got to pretend nothing ever happened," he says now.
Instead, he focuses on the city's strength.
"There's nowhere like New York," he says. "We drop, we fall, we come right back up. That's who we are."
Bonilla believes his kids ' now 2 and 6 ' will be proud of his part in it all. One day. Once they realize that the buildings around them ' those massive structures ' haven't just been there forever. They go up ' and they fall.
When they do learn, 9/11 will be a "life lesson" to them, he says. His children won't grow up with a false sense of security, thinking that they're immune to the violence in the world.
The story of the attacks, and the story of the building their dad helped raise, will teach them another lesson, he says: "Don't stay down. Get back up when things get tough."
With so many bodies unrecovered, some still view this place as a cemetery of sorts. But to Bonilla, it looks different. Here to one side, the guys sit and rest during their lunch break, while the business-suited people bustle past. There, one hard-hatted man, another worker, points out the different buildings to some out-of-towners who have come to this spot to mourn. There's the Freedom Tower, he tells them, finger pointing high.
And here Bonilla stands, with his arms caked in dirt from the site, talking fast ' the way he says he works.
"I think the grieving period has passed," he says. " We're looking toward the future."
EDITOR'S NOTE ' Tamara Lush is traveling the country writing about the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tamaralush . Follow Samantha Gross at http://twitter.com/samanthagross .


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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Fox analyst Terry Bradshaw did not take part in the network's Super Bowl coverage after the death of his father.
Bill Bradshaw died Thursday after a long illness, Fox said Sunday. He was 86. Terry Bradshaw was with his family in Louisiana.
Fox Sports dedicated the broadcast to the Bradshaws.
Michael Strahan, who was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame a day earlier, replaced Bradshaw on Sunday's pregame show. Strahan, the former New York Giants defensive end, was originally scheduled to help host Fox's red carpet coverage.
A U.S. Navy veteran, Bill Bradshaw retired as vice president of manufacturing for Riley Beaird.
Terry Bradshaw won four Super Bowls as quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers before going into TV. The Hall of Famer joined Fox's pregame show in 1994.
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How To Make Bread
Baking a loaf of bread can seem both intimidating and like an awful lot of work. Don't worry - it's really quite simple once you get the hang of it! In this tutorial, we've broken it down into teeny-tiny steps to walk you through the whole process of making a traditional artisan-style loaf of bread.
What You Need
Water - 3 cups total
Yeast - 1 teaspoon total
Flour - 6-7 cups total
Salt - 1 Tablespoon
Large Mixing Bowl
Baking Pans (optional)
Baking Stone (optional)
1. Make a Poolish (Optional) - In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup of water, 1/2 teaspoon of yeast, and 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour. Mix it for a few minutes, until it forms an elastic and smooth batter. Cover and let this sit for 2-10 hours. It will look like the picture above when it's ready.
Skip this step if you don't have time, but it's an easy way to add flavor and good texture to your bread. It's also a little insurance to make sure the dough rises! If you skip it, just add the ingredients into the main dough.
2. Measure the Water - Measure 2 1/2 cups (or 20 ounces) of water into a large bowl.
3. Measure the Yeast - Add a half teaspoon of yeast to the water.
4. Let the yeast sit in the water until it has dissolved. Don't be concerned if you don't see any bubbles at this point.
5. Add the Poolish - If you made a poolish, add it into the bowl now.
6. Stir the water, yeast, and poolish together until the poolish is dissolved into the water. You might see some bubbles and foam, but don't be concerned if you don't.
7. Add the Flour Add 1 cup of flour.
8. Stir until a thick batter is formed.
9. Stir in 1 tablespoon of kosher salt. Salt can inhibit the growth of the yeast, so it's good to add a cup of flour first to give the yeast a little protection and then add the salt.
10. Add 4 more cups of flour and stir until the dough is too stiff to stir anymore. It's ok if there's still some loose flour left in the bowl that hasn't been incorporated into the batter.
11. At this point the dough will look shaggy and be very sticky.
12. Knead the Dough Sprinkle a little flour on your work surface and scrape your dough on top. Begin kneading, adding up to another cup of flour if the dough is very sticky. (We'll have a video of how to knead bread dough for you later today!)
13. The dough is finished kneading and ready to rise when it springs back when you poke it, if it holds its shape in your hands, or if you can form a "window pane" without it breaking (as in the picture above)
14. Put it in a large oiled bowl and let the dough rise until doubled in size, 1-2 hours.
15. Shape the Loaves - Sprinkle a little flour on your work surface and turn the risen dough out on top. Divide the dough into two pieces and shape the dough into round loaves or sandwich loaves as desired. Let these loaves rise until they've nearly doubled in size, about 1 hour. (We'll also have videos of this process up later today.)
16. Bake the Loaves - Preheat the oven to 450°. Quickly cut a few slashes 1/2-inch deep into the tops of the loaves with a serrated knife and place them in the oven. Round loaves should be baked on a baking stone while sandwich loaves in baking tins can be baked right on the oven rack.
17. Bake for 30-40 minutes until the loaves have developed some color on the crust, sound hollow when tapped on the bottom, and the inside registers 190° on an instant-read thermometer. Let the loaves cool before slicing into them.
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• This recipe we followed in this tutorial is adapted from the "Country-Style Hearth Loaf" from Bread Alone by Daniel Leader and Judith Blahnik. This is a great book for anyone wanting to get into bread baking. (Buy It! $25 on Amazon.com)
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White River (West Fork)
The West Fork of the White rises as an insignificant creek near the Ohio border in central Indiana and winds gently westward. By the time it passes Muncie, however, it is a substantial river. Near the center of the state it abruptly turns south as it builds from the strength of hundreds of creeks and streams. One of those, Fall Creek, marks the chosen site for the state capital. Indianapolis now overshadows the confluence with the landmarks of urbanization.
Further south the scenery changes to a broad, more open valley, but soon the river passes through hill country as it travels into Martinsville. The valley opens once more as the river continues its southwestern flow through Indiana's southern coal fields and sandy farmland. The West and East Forks finally combine to form the boundary between three counties as the White River flows another fifty miles to feed the Wabash.
The banks of the West Fork are lined with woods of varying depth and include species such as maples, oaks, sycamore, river birch, cottonwood and others. As the season permits one may see Canada geese, cranes, ducks, deer, muskrat, fox and herons in addition to the usual numbers of squirrels, turtles, groundhogs and other common animals. Fishing in the stream varies from section to section with possibilities for largemouth and smallmouth bass, catfish, perch and crappie.
Farmland to Muncie
The put-in site is located approximately three miles southwest of Farmland on County Road 1100 W. There is parking available for two or three cars with best access to the river at the northwest corner of the bridge. The canoeist, through this section of the river, will experience a very shallow rocky bottom that may require wading in some stretches.
There are five dams on this section all of which must be portaged. After the fifth dam, take-out access is available at Tuhey Park on the right. A dirt road on the flood plain parallel to the river provides an easy take-out. To reach the take-out site from the County Road 1100 W Bridge, go north on 1100 W. to SR 32 west through Muncie (Main Street) to Franklin Street, which is the first one-way street past the court house. Turn right onto Franklin Street, then left to cross the High Street Bridge. Turn left at the light at the north end of the bridge to Tuhey Park.
Muncie to Chesterfield
This fifteen-mile trip begins at Tuhey Park along White River Boulevard in Muncie. There are shallow areas in this section that in low water may require pulling your canoe through. West of Muncie, the river becomes wider and deeper providing easier canoeing. There is one dam at the sewage disposal plant about one hour downstream that would have to be portaged in low water. Approximately 2 1/2 or 3 hours downstream, Buck Creek flows into the main channel from the left.
The take-out site is at the County Road 400 E bridge north of Chesterfield. Use the southwest corner for access which consists of a moderately sloping bank with dense low vegetation. From the put-in site, the shuttle route should follow White River Boulevard west to Tilloston Avenue then turn left (south) to State Road 32. Continue west on State Road 32 to Chesterfield, then turn right (north) at the stop light on 400 E and continue to the bridge.
Chesterfield to Perkinsville
The put-in site is at the southwest corner of the 400 E bridge, north of Chesterfield. This 19-mile trip passes through Anderson to the small town of Perkinsville. The take-out site is at the State Road 13 bridge. The moderately sloped bank in the southwest corner of the bridge is the best access point. Parking areas are available in Perkinsville. From State Road 32 in Chesterfield, the shuttle vehicles should continue west to State Road 109 on the edge of Anderson then turn right (north) to Cross Street Road and turn left (west). Continue to County Road 600 W and turn right (north) to County Road 300 N then turn left (west) and continue to Perkinsville. Then left at State Road 13 and go south to the bridge. An intermediate access is located in Anderson. Access to the White River via a short stretch of Killback Creek is located in the Killback Wetlands which is accessible from Grand Avenue just east State Road 9 (Broadway).
Perkinsville to Noblesville
This 15 1/2 mile trip begins at the southwest corner of the State Road 13 bridge at Perkinsville and continues to Noblesville flowing along treelined banks through primarily agricultural lands. Approximately four hours downstream there is a dam that requires a portage of 75-100 yards on the left. Changes in ownership of the old county road right-of-way after the removal of a bridge immediately downstream of the dam have resulted in the former portage downstream of the old bridge abutment being blocked by fence. Do not trespass; ask before crossing any fence. It may be prudent to take out above the dam and return to the river downstream at the next county road crossing the river.
The take-out site is at the Logan Street Bridge in Noblesville at the southwest corner. To reach this site from Perkinsville, go north on State Road 13 to State Road 37 then turn left (southwest) and continue to State Road 38 and turn right (west). Take State Road 38, also called Conner Street, downtown and at the courthouse turn right (north) and go one block to Logan Street. Turn left (west) and cross the river. The take-out site is then on your left.
Noblesville to Broad Ripple Park
This section of the river, flowing southward, continues to widen as it flows from one urban edge through agricultural lands to another urban and residential area. Allow approximately 6-8 hours for this 20-mile trip.
The put-in site is at the southwest corner of the Logan Street Bridge in Noblesville. Parking is available along the road. The slope of the bank is moderate to steep and the vegetation is fairly open.
The take-out site is a boat ramp in Broad Ripple Park along the left bank. The shuttle route from Noblesville should take 10th Street south which then becomes Allisonville Road. Continue on Allisonville Road across I-465 to 62nd Street and turn right (west) and cross Keystone Avenue to Broad Ripple Park on your right. Turn in the main entry and bear left as you enter the park. The boat ramp is straight ahead. Parking is available adjacent to the ramp.
Broad Ripple Park to Riverside Park
The put-in site for this nine-mile float is at the boat ramp at the southwest corner of Broad Ripple Park. Approximately one-half mile downstream there is a dam that must be portaged on the right.
Continuing downstream, the take-out site is located on the left bank at a boat ramp about one-half mile south of the 30th Street bridge in Riverside Park. There are parking facilities at both the put-in and take-out sites. To reach the take-out site from Broad Ripple Park, go west on 62nd Street until Westfield Boulevard then turn left (southwest) and follow the canal until Meridian Street turning left (south). At 38th Street, turn right (west) and then before crossing the river turn left (south) on White River Parkway East Drive. Continue past 30th Street for approximately one-half mile to the public boat ramp.
Riverside Park to Henderson Ford
The put-in site is at Riverside Park described in the previous section. Three dams are encountered within this 23 mile, 10-12 hour section, all of which must be portaged.
Access to the river for take-out is at Henderson Ford Bridge 4 1/2 miles north of Martinsville and 5 miles south of Waverly on State Road 37, then 0.7 miles west and north on Henderson Ford Road (County Road 390 E). An intermediate access point seven miles downstream from the put-in site is at Southwestway Park. Take Burdsal Parkway to Northwestern Avenue where you turn right (south) and continue out of the city. Northwestern Avenue then becomes State Road 37 which you take to Henderson Ford Road and the access described above.
Henderson Ford to Martinsville
The put-in site is located on the Henderson Ford Road. The public access site can be found by following the directions in the previous section. Within this 15 1/2 mile float, there is one dam located approximately twelve miles downstream from Henderson Ford and about 3/4 mile downstream from the power plant, on your left. In high water, the river is very swift around the dam.
The take-out is at Martinsville at the State Road 39 bridge. The south corner of the bridge provides best access.
The shuttle route from the put-in site is east on Henderson Ford Road to State Road 37. Turn right (south) and continue on State Road 37 to State Road 39 where you should turn right (northwest) to the bridge.
Spencer to Farmers
The twenty-mile float to the ferry crossing near Farmers, Indiana takes about seven hours. Near the start, railroad tracks parallel the river in several places but the banks are wooded for the most part. The closest public camping and general recreational facilities are in McCormick's Creek State Park near Spencer.
The put-in site is a state-owned public fishing site south of Spencer. In Spencer, turn south on State Road 43/46 and proceed east through town and across the bridge over the West Fork of the White River. Beyond the bridge turn right and follow the signs to the Spencer Public Fishing Site. Plenty of parking is available and the launch ramp provides easy access. By canoe, stay to the left bank as you pass under the State Road 43/46 bridge and proceed about 1/2 mile to the launch ramp. The take-out is south of the small town of Farmers. Take State Road 67 south through Farmers and turn left (east) on County Road 990 N. Follow this road about 1.5 miles to the ferry crossing ramp which is still in operation. By canoe, the site is on the right about 2 1/2 hours downstream from Freedom, Indiana.
The car shuttle should take County Road 990 N back to State Road 67. Turn right (north) and proceed to Spencer then take State Road 46 east across the river turning right and following the signs to the Spencer Public Fishing Site.
Farmers to Bloomfield
This seventeen-mile, six-hour, float passes primarily through farmland as it winds south with little development visible from the river except near Worthington. The put-in site is the ferry crossing used as take-out in the previous section. The take-out is off a county road west of Bloomfield. By canoe, watch for the old bridge abutments in the river at the mouth of a creek within sight of the U.S. 231 highway bridge. The take-out is at the mouth of the creek on the right bank. By car, take U.S. 231 and State Road 54 west from Bloomfield. By canoe, watch for the old bridge abutments in the river at the mouth of a creek within sight of the U.S. 231 highway bridge. The take-out is at the mouth of the creek on the right bank. By car, take U.S. 231 and State Road 54 west from Bloomfield, cross the river and take the first left then left again under the highway bridge. Proceed across the tracks to the take-out site beyond the mobile home.
The car shuttle should take U.S. 231 back to Bloomfield and north on State Road 157 to Worthington. In Worthington turn right (north) on State Road 67 and proceed about 4 1/2 miles to County Road 990 N. Turn right and proceed about 1 1/2 miles to the ferry crossing, our put-in site.
Bloomfield to Elnora
This 20 mile, seven hour, float passes through a relatively flat area as the river twists past wetlands along tree-lined banks.
The put-in is along a county road west of Bloomfield as described in the previous section. The take-out is a public fishing site northwest of Elnora. By canoe, the river makes several horseshoe turns and passes under two railroad tracks downstream from Newberry. About one mile beyond the second railroad bridge watch for the launch ramp on the left. By car take State Road 57 south toward Elnora turning right at the sign for the public fishing site on an unmarked road, later labeled North Street. Follow the state signs about two miles to the Elnora Public Fishing Site.
The car shuttle should take North Street back to State Road 57 turning left (north). At the junction with State Road 54, turn right and proceed east toward the river, turning right on County Road 150 W which winds around and under the bridge. Then cross the railroad tracks to the put-in beyond the mobile home.
Medical assistance is available in Washington further south.
Elnora to Edwardsport
This 22.5-mile, seven-hour float continues through the winding region of the previous trip as creeks and ditches continue to feed the White, increasing its flow and width. Some sections are scarred with debris, particularly near the take-out. The put-in is at the public fishing site as described in the previous section. The take-out is south of Edwardsport on a levee along the river. By canoe, watch for the beginning of the levee road on the right about one hour south of Edwardsport. The access is a short clearing on the bank about 50 yards upstream from a pile of junked cars. By car, take State Road 67 south through Edwardsport and turn left (south) on County Road 1100 E. This road becomes the levee road as it curves to the right. Watch for an abandoned cab in on the left which is fifty feet before the take-out on the same side of the river.
The car shuttle should take County Road 1100 E to State Road 358, then right. Proceed east to Plainville then north on State Road 358/57. Where State Road 358 turns east again, stay on State Road 57 through Elnora and turn left at the sign for the public fishing site on an unmarked road about two miles north of Elnora, following the signs to the put-in site.
Edwardsport to Washington
The first stretch of this 14.5-mile, five-hour trip is littered with debris, but downstream the tree-lined banks winding through the foothills are quite scenic. The moderately difficult put-in site is on the levee road south of Edwardsport as described in the previous section. The take-out site is about four miles north of Washington, Indiana. By car, take U.S. 50 and 150 west through Washington and Maysville, turning right on 300 W at the railroad tracks. Proceed north about 2 miles to 150 N, then left past the first bridge over Prairie Creek to the White River bridge. The best access is on the northeast corner and limited parking is available along the road. The car shuttle should return to Washington, take State Road 57 north to Plainville then proceed west on State Road 358 across the river, turning south on County Road 1100 E to the put-in.
Washington to Petersburg
This float follows the last miles of the West Fork, passes by the confluence with the East Fork and continues to Petersburg on the main stem of the White. Along the 17-mile, 5 1/2-hour trip the river winds through lowland and swamp areas with little evidence of development. The put-in is north of Washington as described above. The take-out is a public access site on the north side of the river under the State Road 61 bridge near Petersburg. By car, take State Road 61 north from Petersburg and turn left at the first opportunity after crossing the White River. The public access site under State Road 61 has ample parking and a launching ramp for easy carry-out. By canoe, the take-out is at the right under the first highway bridge after the confluence with the East Fork.
The car shuttle should take State Road 61 back to Petersburg then north on State Road 57 to Washington. In town take U.S. 50 - 150 west to the railroad tracks at Maysville, turning right at 300 W. Proceed north about 2 miles to 150 N then left to the put-in at the second bridge over White River.
Petersburg to Hazleton
This 24-mile trip will probably take at least 6 1/2 hours. Though it is a long stretch, the combined flow from both forks moves at a moderate rate. The water is murky, but debris along the banks is not as bad as upstream on the West Fork. Sticking to the banks, watch for obstructions in the water as the level fluctuates considerably through the seasons.
The put-in site is a public access site on the north side of the State Road 61 bridge near Petersburg. The takeout is the Hazleton Public Access Site, a concrete boat ramp on the corner of 1st Street. From U.S. 41, turn east on State Road 56 toward Hazleton. Make a right on South Street, a left on Mill Street and a right on 2nd Street. From there, turn left on 1st Street. A paved parking lot is at the bend in the road.
The car shuttle should proceed back to Hazleton and take U.S. 56 east to Petersburg. Turn left on S.R. 61 to the river and the put-in across the bridge.
Hazeleton to Mt. Carmel, Illinois
The put-in site is the Hazleton Public Access Site described above. Limited development will be in evidence along several short stretches, but on the whole the scenery is quite pleasant along the six-hour trip. A check should be made before leaving, of course, to make sure the flow and level is not dangerous for canoeing, particularly in the spring.
The put-in site is under the U.S. 41 bridge near Hazleton as described above. The take-out is a similar site under the State Road 64 bridge on the west side in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. As you enter the Wabash cross to the right bank and take out about 100 yards upstream of the highway bridge. By car take State Road 64 across to Illinois turning left at the end of the bridge. Follow the dirt road under the bridge to the primitive launch ramp.
The car shuttle should take State Road 64 East to U.S. 41 near Princeton, turning left. Proceed north to the junction with State Road 56 and turn right toward Hazleton. Where State Road 56 turns right into town go straight toward the old U.S. 41 bridge but bear left on the parallel road down to the river. Turn left on the gravel road rather than crossing under this bridge and proceed along the river to the put-in site under the new U.S. 41 bridge.


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Two men face charges after state police resolve a standoff peacefully in the Washington County town of Harrington.
The incident started yesterday afternoon when state police were called to the Robinson home and shutdown a portion of Route 1.
Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland says 60 year old Elliot Robinson, and his 78 year old father Vernon Robinson, didn't want Mrs. Robinson removed from the home for the purpose of medical treatment.
McCausland says 84 year old Elva Robinson is under adult protective custody of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services for treatment of long term illness and Elliot Robinson allegedly threatened violence if state officials attempted to remove her from the home.
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Awesome TED talk about how fictional languages are developed for TV shows and movies
There are seven different words in Dothraki for striking another person with a sword. Among them: "hlizifikh," a wild but powerful strike; "hrakkarikh,"a quick and accurate strike; and "gezrikh," a fake-out or decoy strike. But you won't find these words in George R. R. Martin's epic series A Song of Ice and Fire, which is where Dothraki originated as the language of the eponymous horse-riding warriors; rather these and more than 3,000 other words were developed by David Peterson, the world's authority on Dothraki.
At TED2013, Peterson gave this fascinating TED University talk on the process of creating Dothraki for the TV series Game of Thrones. Based on Martin's books, the HBO series premieres its third season on Sunday.
Peterson, who has a masters in linguistics from UC San Diego, was teaching English composition at Fullerton College when he heard that HBO was hiring someone to develop Dothraki for Game of…
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Sounds like what I'm doing without all the programming. I'm a bit behind you here. I have all the images in Lab in PS, and I'm about to align them. Jim
Why are the errors for no push so big? Because I used a different exposure for the baseline image and the test image. That tells me that we're pretty much just looking at noise here.
I'd be happy to post my spreadsheet assuming I can figure out how to get into a format I can host at smugmug. I thought pdf would work, but no.When all else fails, take a picture This is the data from the aforementioned quick test I did.
John,Here are my results using Imatest and consolidating the data in an Excel spreadsheet. The results are similar to yours and confirm that the exposure adjustment causes little color shift.Bill
ACR/Lightroom assume that integer TIFFs (the vast majority of TIFFs are written as integer TIFFs) are output-referred, and that floating-point TIFFs are scene-referred (e.g., HDR files). The bit depth itself is not critical (ACR/LR will read 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit floating-point formats for TIFF and DNG), but the data type itself (floating-point vs integer) matters to the default interpretation.
There are really just two paths in ACR/Lr: one for scene-referred images, and one for output-referred images.
Anybody know what's going on?
I'm not entirely sure how Ps itself handles 32-bit images and conversions to/from 16-bit or 8-bit, but I'm pretty sure that 32-bit images in Ps are always considered linear light (regardless of which color space you have assigned in your Color Settings or in the Assign Profile dialog ...) and are displayed as such.


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In Pakistan – a guy gets ten years in prison and a large fine for misquoting a Hadith.
After a trial spread over 14 months and conducted in an uneasy environment, Additional District and Sessions Judge Raja Pervez Akhtar jailed a blasphemy accused for 10 years and imposed a fine of Rs200,000 on Tuesday evening.
Convict Ghulam Ali Asghar, a resident of Chinji village in Talagang tehsil, was booked on Nov 17, 2011, on a charge of blaspheming the Holy Prophet (PBUH) by misquoting a Hadith in Punjabi language.
Judge Raja Pervez Akhtar acquitted Ghulam Ali Asghar of the allegation levelled under 295-C (the section which forbids blaspheming the Holy Prophet [PBHU]), but imprisoned him for ten years under 295-A (which forbids outraging religious feelings) and also imposed a fine of Rs200,000. The convict will have to undergo an additional jail term of six months if he does not pay the fine.
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Sometimes expectations are right on the money. In the case of this week's bouts featuring ranked fighters in action, we pretty much got what we expected. However, sometimes the expectations fight fans put on a particular bout are way too high and leave us all a little disappointed and deflated. Such was the case of the welterweight bout between Brandon Rios and Diego Chaves. From the moment it was signed, Fight of the Year implications became rampant. I even listed the bout in last week's edition of On the Move with neither man actually being currently ranked in the SecondsOut top ten at welterweight. This was in spite of the fact that Rios had not won a bout since 2012 and was out of the ring since last November due to a suspension for banned substances. Chaves' reputation was based largely on a tenth round TKO loss to Keith Thurman last year; his only ring appearance since yielded an early stoppage over a well-worn Argentine journeyman.
The action between Rios and Chaves produced some fine exchanges here and there, but was hardly fought at the torrid pace HBO and fans expected. From the onset, the two fighters mauled and bent the rules at will. Both fighters were penalized points and rightly so. The Argentine slugger held, pushed, laced Rios frequently. He even tried to snap his head into Rios several times during breaks, but the attempt at a foul went unnoticed by Vic Drakulich and HBO commentators. Rios stuck with pushing mostly and eventually dumped Chaves to the canvas. Late in the bout, Chaves was disqualified in round nine for allegedly gouging Rios' eyes in a clinch. Referee Vic Drakulich seemed to go off of Rios' word on the break more so than actually seeing the foul himself, but the excessive holding was likely what drew his attention to Chaves for the umpteenth time.
The bout was marred by two fighters more interested in fouling and cursing at one another than trading big-time leather in an attempt to deliver the fight fans expected. The opportunity was wasted by two fighter who, perhaps, should not be given any more big fight opportunities on premium cable for the foreseeable future. In the end, Chaves, Rios, Drakulich and HBO subscribers may have been better off if the Argentine's visa trouble had not been resolved.
SecondsOut ranked fighters in action:
On Saturday, August 2, at Revel Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, Sergey Kovalev stopped Blake Caparello in two rounds of a WBO light heavyweight title bout. The official time of the stoppage was 1:47. Kovalev was dropped controversially in the first round. Caparello had three knockdowns ruled against him in the second. Kovalev defended his title for the third time and lifted his ledger to 25-0-1 (23). Caparello fell to 19-1-1 (6).
Kovalev remained SecondsOut's number three light heavyweight with the victory. A November showdown with Bernard Hopkins could put the winner at the top of the division. Caparello, ranked tenth by SecondsOut, fell out of the rankings. Eleider Alvarez returned to the ten spot.
Also on the card, Isaac Chilemba scored a seventh round stoppage of Corey Cummings in a light heavyweight bout. The TKO came at the 2:28 mark. Chilemba lifted his record to 23-2-2 (10). Cummings crashed to 17-7-1 (13).
Chilemba held onto his number nine light heavyweight ranking at SecondsOut.
At Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Jessie Vargas won a unanimous decision over Anton Novikov in a twelve round WBA light welterweight title bout. The three judges scored the contest 118-111 twice and 117-111. Vargas earned the first defense of his title and remained unbeaten at 25-0 (9). Novikov fell to 29-1 (10).
Vargas preserved his number eight junior welterweight ranking at SecondsOut.
SecondsOut ranked fighters in action through Sunday, August 10, 2014:
On Friday, August 8:
At Gimnasio Yuyin Luzcando, Betanio, Panama, Liborio Solis versus Jose Carlos Vargas in an eight round bantamweight bout
On Saturday, August 9:
At Auditorio General Arteago, Queretara, Queretara, Mexico, Andres Gutierrez versus TBA in a twelve round super bantamweight bout
At Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Francisco Rodriguez Jr. versus Katsunari Takayama in a twelve round WBO/IBF minimumweight unification bout
At Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa, Thabo Sonjica versus Roli Gasca in a twelve round super bantamweight bout
At Sands Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, Vyacheslav Glazkov versus Derric Rossy in a ten round heavyweight bout
At Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA, Danny Garcia versus Rod Salka in a ten round junior welterweight non-title bout; Lamont Peterson versus Edgar Santana in a twelve round IBF junior welterweight title bout; Danny Jacobs versus Jarrod Fletcher in a twelve round vacant WBA middleweight title
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