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"Turning the Curve on Opioid Abuse in Bernalillo County"
Thursday, September 19, 2013
UNM Rotunda - 801 University Blvd. SE - Albuquerque, NM
On September 19, 2013, at the request of Bernalillo County Commissioner Maggie Hart Stebbins, the Health Council convened the first of four summits on opioid abuse in Bernalillo County to take place over the next two years. The meeting was intended to discuss recommendations for improving systems and barriers to implementation of those recommendations in reducing opioid abuse and overdose death rates in Bernalillo County. Four panels comprised of subject area experts were convened to present on the four pillars of opioid abuse reduction: prevention, harm reduction, law enforcement, and treatment. Participants were then provided with the opportunity to ask questions of the panelists. During the next several months, panelists, participants, and other community leaders will meet regularly, working together to address each of these four pillars and prepare to meet for a follow-up accountability summit in mid-2014.
Please review the following documentation and video recordings of the proceedings to learn more about this important initiative.
Agenda and accompanying documents:
Panelist Bio
Potential Indicators & Performance Measures
Bernalillo County data - graphs & maps for potential indicators
Recommendations for Action
Welcome by Commissioner Maggie Hart Stebbins and Health Council Coordinator, Marsha McMurray-Avila (5:22)
Welcome and Overview with Commissioner Maggie Hart Stebbins, Sam Donaldson (1:00), Staff of Congressional Representives (2:35), and Dr. Harris Silver (6:15)
Overview Presentation by Dr. William Weise
Prevention Panel - Part I - Presentations by Frank Magourilos, Louise Kahn (8:25), and Susan McKee (18:31)
Prevention Panel - Part II - Presentations by Julie Martinez, Dr. Megan Thompson (8:44), and Q&A (17:15)
Law Enforcement Panel - Introduction by Dr. Weise
Law Enforcement Panel - Part II - Presentations by Detective Sergeant Jerome Sanchez (3:06), Detective Mike Geier (13:53), Judge Cristina Jaramillo (22:52), Chief Ramon Rustin (29:05), Craig Sparks (34:49), Mike Estrada (42:10), Deputy County Manager Tom Swisstack (49:09), Audience Q&A for Law Enforcement panel (1:01:30)
Keynote Presentation - Mr. Sam Donaldson
Harm Reduction Panel - Presentations by Miriam Komaromy, Dale Tinker (7:33), Melissa Heinz (11:22), Anita Cordova (18:15), Dr. Sally Bachofer (25:49), Dr. Andru Zeller (31:05), and Dr. Bruce Trigg (36:23), audience Q&A with Harm Reduction panel (43:30)
Treatment Panel - Part I - with presentations by Dr. Harris Silver and Dr. Anne Foster (8:47)
Treatment Panel - Part II with presentations by Moriah MacCleod (3:32), Dr. Julie Bohan (5:19), Paul Tucker (13:57), Yolanda Briscoe (19:42), and Miriam Komaromy (27:09)
Treatment Panel - Part III with a presentation by Katrina Hotrum and Q&A with the Treatment panel (10:20)
PowerPoint Presentations
Overview presentation by Dr. Harris Silver
Prevention recommendation overview by Frank Magourilos
Prevention Panel: Home visiting as opioid abuse prevention by Louise Kahn
Prevention Panel: Successes of Taos Alive by Julie Martinez
Prevention Panel: Education and prevention program presentation by Dr. Megan Thompson
Treatment Panel: Overview by Dr. Harris Silver
Treatment Panel: DSAP programs by Katrina Hotrum


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The food you want from the farmer you knowThe Brick Farm Market philosophy is simple: offer the best quality, most sustainable food possible. Look for meat and produce from our farm: Double Brook Farm. If we can't raise or grow it ourselves, we source from like-minded vendors in this order: locally, regionally, nationally and worldwide. Come experience our many offerings from prepared foods to juices to cheese classes and our highly popular market dinners. We also offer a variety of house-made products ranging from preserves, spice blends, salsas, sauces and simmering sauces to dog treats, soaps and more - all using ingredients from the farm. There is something for everyone at the Brick Farm Market.
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Alcoa Inc. has slightly lowered its aluminum demand expectations for the rest of the year largely because of China's economic slowdown.
Alcoa, which makes aluminum for a wide range of businesses, predicted aluminum demand would grow 6 percent this year, down from 7 percent in the previous quarter.
Chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld said the main driver was China's slower growth. The world's second largest economy is investing in infrastructure projects that will help demand but that likely won't begin to show until the end of the fourth quarter, he said.
The revised forecast was released as Alcoa reported a loss of $143 million in the third quarter largely on hefty one-time charges, but its adjusted results beat Wall Street estimates. It was Alcoa's second consecutive quarterly loss.
Alcoa's loss equaled 13 cents per share. That compares with net income of $172 million, or 15 cents a share, a year ago.
Excluding $175 million in charges, Alcoa earned $32 million, or 3 cents per share.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet forecast break-even results on a per share basis. Such estimates typically exclude one-time items.
Revenue fell to $5.83 billion from $6.42 billion but still beat analysts' expectations.
Kleinfeld told analysts on a conference call that he believes the market is being driven more by concerns about the economy rather than the fundamentals of lower inventories and a balance between supply and demand.
"But currently the market sentiment dominates the pricing," he said. Aluminum prices in the July-through-September quarter dropped 17 percent.
Among the $175 million in one-time charges during the quarter was $40 million for a settlement in a lawsuit. Alcoa agreed to pay $85 million in cash to Aluminum Bahrain BSC, or Alba, without admitting liability, to settle the suit.
Alba had alleged that Alcoa and others paid millions of dollars in bribes that resulted in Alba overpaying for raw materials. The two companies agreed on a long-term contract for alumina, a material used to process aluminum. Alba said the settlement released all claims against Alcoa.
Alcoa produces aluminum for a wide range of businesses, from automobiles to appliance makers and energy companies. It is the first company in the Dow Jones industrial average to report quarterly earnings, so investors often watch its results for signs of how earnings may unfold for other companies.
Alcoa has been challenged by the global manufacturing slowdown that cut into demand from many of its customers. Alcoa has curtailed production this year and restructured some of its higher costs assets to offset falling revenue as a result of slower demand.
In the third quarter, the company continued to see stronger demand from aerospace and automotive customers. But demand was weaker in the commercial transportation, commercial construction and industrial markets.
For the year, it expects growth in the aerospace, automotive, beverage can packaging, commercial construction and industrial gas turbine markets. The commercial transportation business is expected to decline.
Argus Research analyst Bill Selesky said the third-quarter results were solid but he expects the fourth quarter to be somewhat average. And investors will remain worried about aluminum prices, he said.
Alcoa released its results after the market closed. In regular trading its shares rose 1 cent to end at $9.13. They fell 4 cents in after-hours trading.


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Videos | June 24, 2009
Briny Breath of Enceladus
NASA's Cassini has found salt in Saturn's E ring, hinting that the moon Encelaus could have an underground liquid reservoir, perhaps even an ocean.
Transcript:Linda Spilker, Cassini Deputy Project Scientist:
Recently, Cassini has found that a tiny moon that orbits around Saturn has jets and plumes of water coming out of it.
These particles go out and they form the E ring and in flying through the E ring one of the instruments on Cassini, the Cosmic Dust Analyzer, can take those particles and get a composition, and as part of that, they see salt.
Text: SALT
Sascha Kempf, Cassini Scientist:
This is salt and this is what we found in the ice particles detected in Saturn's E ring. And what we think is that the salts come from an ocean below the surface of the moon Enceladus. The sodium is a tracer for a subsurface ocean.
That the material of the ice particles is a kind of water like on Earth.
Linda Spilker:
And that that salty ocean tells us something about what might be going on inside of Enceladus to create the jets and plumes, that you need water, liquid water in contact with a rocky core to get out the sodium.
You could sort of think maybe the plumes are maybe sort of the breath of Enceladus, you know, coming out and telling us something about its interior.
Sascha Kempf:
So what we can say is we have the reservoir of liquid water and liquid water is one of the preconditions for forming life.
Places known or believed to have liquid water layers include:
Linda Spilker:
I was surprised and also very excited to find out that you know we're getting closer and closer to the conclusion that you have liquid water, possibly a liquid ocean on a moon that's so tiny and in a place where we didn't expect to find conditions where you might find life.
This tiny moon, just 300 miles across, that might have liquid water and the conditions, the precursors for life.
The focus as Cassini continues into its Equinox mission and continues on into the future will be to have more close flybys of Enceladus, to fly through that plume, fly close to this tiny moon, to learn more about the processes going on inside.
Text: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology


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This year my Day of Archaeology is quite different from last year (http://www.dayofarchaeology.com/digging-with-kids-historic-archaeology-education-and-fun/). I have recently begun a new career as a Transportation Planner in the Office of Environmental Review at the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CT DOT). My education and background in archaeology are what allow me to do preliminary project reviews for impacts to historic and cultural resources. At the CT DOT, projects can vary from line painting on a road, to bridge replacement, to major infrastructure construction. What I do day-to-day changes and it certainly keeps the job interesting. Outside of work I also have other commitments of an archaeological nature. I am on the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Office of State Archaeology (FOSA), and I also volunteer my time running public archaeological excavations for local museums. A lot of my "free" time is used organizing events.
Here is a general schedule of what my day looked like today:
6:15-6:45AM: While eating breakfast I spent time searching for organization contact information to solicit participants for FOSA's Public Archaeology Fair, which will be held Oct. 27th 2012 in Wethersfield, CT.
7:00-7:30AM: While commuting to work I listened to The Archaeology Channel's podcast (http://www.archaeologychannel.org/AudioNews.asp).
7:30-9:00AM: At the office I organized site maps and photos and filled out archaeology site forms to be submitted to the CT State Historic Preservation Office (CT SHPO) and CT State Archaeologist in order to get site numbers for two historic bridge and mill sites (in Plymouth and Woodbury) that were identified while out on a bridge survey last month. This site information will eventually be added to the database of CT archaeological sites maintained by the CT SHPO and CT State Archaeologist. This information is used by state officials for planning purposes and by CRM firms for research purposes.
9:00-11:00AM: I organized project information, maps, and recommendations to submit to the CT SHPO for review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA).
11:00AM-4:00PM: I reviewed 4 new projects for impacts to socio-economic resources, parks, refuges, scenic roads and bikeways. (My job actually entails investigating impacts beyond cultural resources under NEPA & CEPA.) These projects included bridge replacements and roadway and utility improvements.
5:00-6:00PM: Sent e-mails asking (begging & pleading) local archaeology and historical groups to participate in FOSA's Public Archaeology Fair, sent out a rough draft of an advertising blurb for the event, and sent my FOSA Archaeology Awareness Month Committee an update.
That just about sums up my day. Suffice it to say, much of my day revolves around archaeology in some way, even though I spend less and less time in the dirt.


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Brian Lee (born November 26, 1966) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Prime Time" Brian Lee. In addition to his time in ECW, he is well known for his first tenure in the World Wrestling Federation, where he portrayed the impostor Undertaker and subsequently feuded with the "real" Undertaker.
Brian Lee made his debut in 1988 for Jerry Jarrett's Continental Wrestling Association in Memphis, where he held the CWA Heavyweight Championship once and the CWA Tag Team Championship twice. In 1989, the CWA merged with World Class Championship Wrestling to form United States Wrestling Association, where Lee held the USWA Tag Team Championship four times. He would remain with the USWA until 1991.
He appeared in a dark match at the World Wrestling Federation's 1991 special Tuesday pay-per-view event This Tuesday in Texas.


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NASCAR 3 Racing
Stock car racing. The great buffer zone for non-basketball fans between January & September (when football season starts). There have been many games attempting to simulate the intricacies of racing with the "big boys," but, one developer has consistently turned out the best racing games. Papyrus, a division of Sierra, has hit the virtual jackpot with their NASCAR series. The original NASCAR Racing, with fully licensed drivers lists and tracks (except for Indy & Daytona), became an instant hit. NASCAR Racing 2 was just as successful, taking the original game and adding 3DFX support. Now, in 1999, NASCAR Racing 3 has hit the shelves. This game promises not only to be the greatest NASCAR racing sim ever, it has the potential to become the greatest racing simulation of all time, period.
The graphics, including full 3DFX compatibility, are second to
There have been many improvements over the NASCAR 99 graphics
model, including:
Skid marks on tracks showing where you or another racer have spun
out, damage marks on the walls from impacts, superb smoke effects from
both accidents and blown engines, an animated starter in the flagstand,
waving appropriate flags, are just some of the many improvements in the
graphics category of this game.
Now, some people have complained that, since Papyrus abandoned
their original plans to base N3 on the Grand Prix Legends engine, that
it detracts from the realism.
Let me assure readers that this is not the case.
Although it is not possible in this model to flip a car after an
accident, the real Winston cars have flaps installed which automatically
deploy after a crash, insuring that the cars will not spin.
So, we just imagine that this game has those flaps already
installed, we just can't see them.
Another great improvement is the ability to select resolution up
to 1024x768(If someone knows that you can take it higher, please, let me
This is a great improvement over the original NASCAR and NASCAR
99 games, which were stuck in 640x480.
Frame rates on my system were excellent in all modes, between
20-30 fps.
Also, the cars are modeled more accurately than in any previous
NASCAR sim.
Then, there's the sound.
One of the biggest knocks on the NASCAR Racing series was that
its engine sounds didn't quite measure up.
So, in development of this game, Papyrus took recorders to
Richard Petty's Driving School and was allowed to tape one of their cars
on test runs for use in the game.
These cars, incidentally, use the same engines as the real WC
& BGN cars.
This guarantees that the sound will be realistic.
And, the computer-controlled cars use the same engine sounds, so
it's guaranteed to make your teeth rattle.
Controls haven't really changed since the original NASCAR.
You can set up a joystick for your control (my setup), or, if you
have a steering wheel on your system, the game will adapt quite easily
to that as well. The menus are identical to the N99 interface, so
veterans should have no trouble finding their way around.
Newbies will be pleasantly surprised at the ease of movement
through the interface of this game.
One neat new feature is the track descriptions.
Each track, in the opening screen, shows a very attractive photo
of the track, with all the setup options, and then, a description of the
track itself (length of front straights, back straights, angle of bank
in turns, etc).
This info can be a help in designing that winning setup.
One of the great things about the NASCAR series has always been
the ability to tweak your car to your heart's content, and, N3 continues
this tradition excellently.
There is a full pitshop where every little detail of the car,
from gear ratios to "grille tape," which will improve
aerodynamics, can be tweaked through easy-to-use control options.
There is also a complete paintshop where budding team owners can
design their own teams and sponsors.
With the proliferation of user-created "carsets" for N2
& N99, the possibilities for this game are as limitless as the
imaginations of the owners.
As for the actual racing, N3 differs from previous NASCAR games
in several ways.
The CTS (Craftsman Truck Series) was, for some unknown reason,
not included in N3.
This omission has not been explained, but, is a minor absence,
since the (nearly) complete Winston Cup & Busch Grand National
schedules are available to race, including nearly every track on both
One glaring omission from N2 & N99 has been rectified,
N3 owners can now race the famous "BrickYard"!!
Papyrus has secured the rights to reproduce Indianapolis for N3,
and, I must say, the reproduction is very true to the original.
Daytona, however, is still MIA.
There are two separate modes of competition in N3.
The single race mode allows you to race any track, from any
schedule, with any car list.
Want to race the Winston guys at a BGN track?
Go ahead.
Want to see if the BGN gang can handle the Brickyard?
It's your pleasure.
The other mode, Championship mode,
offers both Winston and BGN 1999 schedules, as well as a "NASCAR
Championship," including all the tracks.
This promises to make even the most seasoned driver want to come
back for more.
Screen Shots
Final Comments
Is N3 everything it was hyped up to be?Just about. The only omission, IMHO, is the decision to scrap the GPL engine and build this game around an updated version of the N2 engine. However, it's an update that does wonders for this franchise. Is this the best NASCAR Racing game ever? Absolutely. In fact, this could very well be the best racing game of all time. Period. In short, I can sum up my feelings about N3 with these words: Buy this game, buy it now!!
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Tyra Banks is building a bigger catwalk, inking an expansive overall deal with Warner Bros. and hiring a new exec team to run her Bankable Prods. banner.
Multiyear pact calls for Banks to develop scripted skeins via Warner Bros. Television and reality fare via Warner Horizon. In addition, she's expanding into film, working on direct-to-DVD projects for Warner Premiere, starting with adaptations of the bestselling Clique series of teen novels.
The "America's Next Top Model" producer-host has also carved out a series development deal with the CW, which is half-owned by Warners. Agreement covers both scripted and nonscripted projects.
Hyphenate is set to continue on "Top Model" and as host of her syndie gabber, which is produced via Warner's Telepictures unit. "Top Model" has just begun lensing in Gotham on its 10th cycle.
Banks said the new deal "represents the growth of an already successful relationship" with the studio.
"Warner Bros. understands my brand and the reach and demand of our audience," she said.
WBTV topper Peter Roth said the studio looked forward to working on scripted projects with Banks, calling her "one of television's most versatile talents."
Banks has tapped Laura Armstrong — a former staffer at Doug Liman's Hypnotic banner — to serve as senior VP of development and production. She joins Bankable from Endemol USA, where she held a similar post.
Banks said that execs at Warner Bros. and Endeavor both suggested she meet with Armstrong.
She has also upped Bradford Sisk to VP of production. He's been with the company since 2004 and will continue to oversee production of "Top Model" for Bankable.
Banks is teaming with Alloy Entertainment for a series of DVD movies based on the Little, Brown-published Clique books, which delve into young-adult social politics; they've sold more than 4 million copies in the U.S. She'll serve as an exec producer on the project, which has been in the works since last summer (Daily Variety, June 27).
"I've been a mean girl and I've been teased, so I identify with both sides of it," Banks told Daily Variety. "This is very much my brand, especially as teenage girls are dedicated to watching both my shows."
Warner Premiere prexy Diane Nelson said the studio plans to market Banks-produced titles under the banner of "Tyra Banks Presents." Exec said Banks will help give the films "a built-in audience."
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Prepare to be Entertained – Live Theaters in Lancaster
If you love the theater and performing arts, you'll love the options in Lancaster County. You'll find popular Broadway shows and original theatrical productions, comedies and musicals, Biblical epics and children's theater. You can even enjoy dinner and a show at one of our local dinner theaters.
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Texas Drug Intervention and Alcohol Intervention in Texas
Wondering if you are in need of a Texas Drug Intervention? We've created this page to help provide you with a better understanding of why intervention is necessary and how it works. Most important is that you take the time to reach out. Your loved one's freedom and very life could depend on it.
Texas is a massive state, with over 26 million people as of a few years ago. Considering it's proximity to the Mexican border, it's no surprise that drug use is a real problem here. Consequently, the long 1,254-mile border is one of the main entrances that drug trafficking organizations use to bring marijuana, meth, cocaine, and heroin into the United States.
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Movie Review: The Last Eagle Scoutstevejb68 on August 26, 2013 in Eagle, Film & Books
One of Boy Scout Troop 68's Eagle Scouts stopped by Sunday afternoon to watch a new movie I had recently received in the mail. Both of us had been waiting for "The Last Eagle Scout" to be released since we had read about it on Facebook a couple years ago. Here is the synopsis from the movie's website:
In the not-so-distant future, society has allowed political correctness to go beyond the point of the absurd. For years the Boy Scouts have been under the government microscope and finally have been mandated to close their doors for good. Boy Scout, Cliff Elliot, stirs the pot as he tries to cling to the last shreds of patriotism and earn his Eagle Scout Award. In this 'dramedy', watch as Cliff jumps through ridiculous hoops, avoids the bumbling antics of government cronies, and tries to escape murderous plots against him, as he sets out to accomplish what he sees as the ultimate honor—becoming the Last Eagle Scout.
As we sat down with our pizza, popcorn, and soda Dakota and I understood that this was an independent made film, not a major studio financed super blockbuster. We had both seen the trailer which looked interesting and promising. We hoped that it would be a decent and fun film.
By the time the end credits rolled across the scene Dakota and I both agreed that we enjoyed the movie. The plot may have been simple but the film moved along at a nice pace and kept our interest. A few of the special effects may not have had the polish of a high budget Hollywood film but the acting was good and the action sequences were fun.
The movie is described as a dramedy in the description above, but I felt it played a bit more toward the drama side. There were a couple scenes that gave me a good chuckle though. Cliff, the hopeful Eagle Scout, decides to go against a government ban of flying the US flag on public property and in teenage fashion may not have though about the repercussions before doing the deed. The slow moving chase scene was another part I found humorous. I also enjoyed the homemade "iWatch" used by the Scouts in the movie.
One thing Dakota did not like was that for a lot of the movie Cliff was not wearing his uniform properly. It did not bother me because Cliff was on the run for nearly half the film. Keeping your shirt tucked in would be a low priority when you are running from government stooges.
Dakota and I both felt the "political correctness run amok" theme was a bit frightening. To tell the truth, we felt the tone set at the beginning of the film may not be that far in our future if this country continues on its current course. Can you imagine a United States of America government that decides to shut down the Boy Scouts of America?
Like I stated earlier, Dakota and I both enjoyed The Last Eagle Scout and give it a thumbs up. I consider it a solid addition to my Scouting-themed movie collection. Have you seen the movie? What did you think about it?
The trailer for the movie can be scene at:
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The kernel image and modules are signed for use with Secure Boot.
https://packages.debian.org/sid/linux-i ... d64-signed
I will try this out this weekend and report back!
The kernel image and modules are signed for use with Secure Boot.
BootCurrent: 0006
Timeout: 1 seconds
BootOrder: 0000,0006,0005
Boot0000* Debian sid HD(1,GPT,876168c2-2afb-4f50-ba94-cc7732d47b98,0x800,0x100000)/File(\sid\vmlinuz)r.o.o.t.=./.d.e.v./.s.d.a.3. .r.w. .r.o.o.t.f.l.a.g.s.=.s.u.b.v.o.l.=.s.i.d. .q.u.i.e.t. .z.s.w.a.p...e.n.a.b.l.e.d.=.1. .e.l.e.v.a.t.o.r.=.n.o.o.p. .i.n.i.t.r.d.=./.s.i.d./.i.n.i.t.r.d...i.m.g.
Boot0005* UEFI OS VenHw(99e275e7-75a0-4b37-a2e6-c5385e6c00cb)
Boot0006* UEFI OS HD(1,GPT,876168c2-2afb-4f50-ba94-cc7732d47b98,0x800,0x100000)/File(\EFI\BOOT\BOOTX64.EFI)
tomazzi wrote:1. The UEFI/SecureBoot is fully documented - so actually where's the problem?
2. Apparently the Ubuntu already works with SecureBoot enabled -> solution already exists -> there's nothing to invent.
Since the SecureBoot doesn't offer any real improvement of the OS security and the UEFI implementation allows to easily brick the motherboard, the obvious, but rethorical question is: Where's that "gain"?
Head_on_a_Stick wrote:I am slightly confused though as to why the kernel image will not boot directly without a bootloader (taking advantage of CONFIG_EFI_STUB) when Secure Boot is enabled.
Do you have any ideas why this may be the case?
tomazzi wrote: I would try an alternative EFI boot manager, like rEFInd.
tomazzi wrote:maybe it likes to be kick-started directly from a native fs partition (like btrfs)
root@sid:~# wipefs /dev/sda3
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Kipnis proud to play behind Mariano in ASG
MINNEAPOLIS -- There were times when Jason Kipnis had trouble getting to his locker inside the American League's clubhouse during All-Star week. That was due to the fact that Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was positioned in the adjacent stall.
Rivera plans on retiring at the end of the season, and the All-Star Game served as a kind of farewell celebration for the game's all-time saves leader. Needless to say, Rivera drew a constant crowd throughout the festivities at Citi Field earlier this week.
"I couldn't even get to my locker sometimes," Kipnis said. "That guy had a lot busier couple days than I did. But to be able to play behind him for his last All-Star Game appearance, that's going to be one of the things I'll take away the most."
Kipnis was at Target Field on Friday, reunited with his Indians teammates for the start of the season's second half. The second baseman reflected on his first All-Star Game experience, which he said he will always cherish for his part in Rivera's sendoff.
Kipnis entered the game in the seventh inning and stepped to the plate in the eighth, when he drilled a pitch from Braves closer Craig Kimbrel to left field for a run-scoring double. Kipnis gloved a grounder from Milwaukee's Jean Segura in the bottom of the eighth with Rivera on the mound for the final time as an All-Star.
"I'm not going to lie, for a while I didn't want a ball hit to me," Kipnis said. "I almost wanted to just sit there and watch, and I didn't want to screw anything up. Of course, the first guy hits it my way."
Kipnis also caught the game's final out to seal a 3-0 win for the American League, but the ball did not wind up in the second baseman's equipment bag. He gave it to Texas closer Joe Nathan, who sealed the game and, in turn, delivered the ball to Rivera.
The more All-Star Games Kipnis has under his belt, the more likely it is that he will be recognizable.
Consider that an employee assigned to help Kipnis welcomed him to New York as "Mr. Swisher," referring to Indians outfielder Nick Swisher. There was also a moment when a fan walked right by Kipnis and instead asked one of his brothers for an autograph.
"I can blend in usually and keep my head down and walk by people," Kipnis said. "My brother is 6-foot-2 and in shape. I'm not surprised at all that they thought he was a player and I wasn't."
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I have often wondered at the way Aikido developed.....and how O'Sensei was so revered and yet the Aikido that I did was so cr*p..that's in my past now .....but I still like to look back and think of what I might have been if I'd found the right club or the right instructor. In many ways this describes the way that Aikido changed from something that was martial to something that wasn't.
To me if you say someting is martial and spiritual.............and then further down the road you discover that it is not martial at all........well then you have lost the spiritual as well ..........and for me that is a very big part of what I do..............and the rational for why I do it


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The chassis and lens for the new model are essentially the same as the predecessor, and the most immediately obvious difference is probably the fact that the camera comes in several new colors. The existing silver style remains, but three new choices are zen grey (a flat, matte finish grey), midnight blue (a deep and highly polished blue), and garnet red (also with a deep, lustrous finish). The main hardware change is a switch from a four megapixel to a five megapixel image sensor, and other changes include a Print / Share button on the back for direct printing / Windows downloading (unfortunately the back of the camera isn't visible in the photos we were given), a switch from five-point to nine-point autofocus, an auto rotation sensor, and an upgraded movie mode which now includes 10fps VGA with a 30 second clip length.
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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Sept. 21, 2004 – Whether accentuating the hottest new attire during a memorable night on the town, or a fun day of shopping with friends, style enthusiasts are sure to zoom in on the most picturesque fashion accessory this fall – Canon's five-megapixel PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH cameras. The new PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH cameras combine excellent image quality with sultry sizzle – all the while keeping their slim, (3.6 x 1.9 x 0.7 inches) modelesque figure.
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"With the introduction of these four new aesthetically designed PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH cameras, consumers on the cutting edge of fashion can match their best fall looks with a digital camera that provides uncompromising quality and style," said Yukiaki Hashimoto, senior vice president and general manager of the Consumer Imaging Group at Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ). "The PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH cameras offer upgraded features and enhanced image quality from their predecessors, in a compact package that is sure to be the must-have accessory this fall."
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Settings on the PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH cameras include: five new scene modes, including portrait, landscape, night snapshot, indoor and underwater; Super Macro mode which supports auto-focusing on subjects as close as 1.2 inches from the tip of the lens, resulting in impressive close-ups; and Quick Shot mode, which reduces the time lag between pressing the shutter button and starting the exposure, thus improving the SD20 Digital ELPH cameras' ability to capture spontaneous moments and Photo Effect Mode.
The SD20 Digital ELPH cameras' built-in flash features auto/on/off/slow sync operation modes and covers a span of one to six feet in normal shooting mode when ISO sensitivity is set to Auto. Maximum distance can be increased to approx. 13 feet at ISO 400. Red-eye reduction is also available in Auto mode.
The digital cameras offer Super Fine, Fine and Normal JPEG compression modes and features resolution settings of 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200 and 640 x 480 (VGA) for still images. The SD20 Digital ELPH cameras can also shoot AVI movie clips with sound up to three minutes apiece at resolutions of 640 x 480, 320 x 240 or 160 x 120. The PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH camera kit includes an ultra-compact 32MB SD memory card and features video out and USB cables.
Print/Share…At the Touch of a Button The Print/Share button, found on most of Canon's new PowerShot models makes it easy, quick and convenient for anyone to produce high-quality photos without the need for a computer. Direct printing also speeds and simplifies printing to compatible Canon and PictBridge-enabled printers. The Print/Share feature also enables one-touch Direct Transfer to Windows XP, Me, 2000 and 98 computers, uploading to the Internet or emailing. Once connected, the Print/Share button will light up blue, indicating that it is ready to print. When used with Canon's portable Compact Photo Printers, consumers can make 4 x 6 inch photos in 85 seconds from virtually anywhere.
The DIGIC™ Difference Canon's new PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH digital cameras include Canon's DIGIC technology. Canon developed the proprietary DIGIC (Digital Imaging Integrated Circuit) Image Processor specifically for use with its line of digital cameras. The technology combines the jobs of image processing and camera function control into one chip. Because it was specifically designed for use in digital cameras, it is also capable of handling JPEG compression/expansion; memory card control; LCD/Video control and processing; gain control (control of CCD signal amplification); Auto Exposure; Auto Focus; Auto White Balance control and most other functions of the camera. The result is a product that offers faster and more powerful auto focus than ever before, faster image processing, better image quality and longer battery life.
Dedicated accessories will include Battery Pack NB-3L, Battery Charger CB-2LU as well as a matching soft leather case with the purchase of a SD20 Digital ELPH a different color to match each camera and an optional, attractive All-Weather Housing AW-DC10 that is designed for popular outdoor activities such as snowboarding, snow skiing, water skiing, and boating as well as underwater photography at depths up to 9.8 feet. The Canon PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH cameras will be available through authorized dealers in October for estimated street prices of $349.99*.
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The committee was constituted in 2010 and comprised representatives from government ministries involved in transportation and the private sector.
In its three-volume report, which was released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday, the committee has said it does not see any reason for the government to continue with its exclusive ownership in the national carrier.
A plan for progressive disinvestment of the governments stake in Air India over a period of three to five years, based on a phased scheme with defined milestone, should be achieved, the report said.
The committee has observed that Air India would need to be recapitalised, restructured organisationally, its working capital debt burden written off and some divisions made independent and corporatised with government retaining perhaps a 26 per cent stake.
Air Indias future prospects remain precarious, the report said, as the airline is overmanned and unproductive with sub-par operations and has failed to invest in technology need to retain its competitiveness.
Air India must therefore be provided the opportunity to reinvent itself with new professional management, managerial and operational autonomy, while taking over all existing productive assets.
The government, in April 2012 approved financial support of over Rs 30,000 crore to the airline to be spread over a period of nine years till 2020-21. The national carrier has already received Rs 12,000 crore in the first two years and the government, in its interim budget, has another Rs 5,000 crore for FY15.
Air India has shown revenue increase and reduction in losses but continues to lose around Rs 10 crore a day. The airline is also trying to monetise its assets.
The recommendations assume significance since a section of the government is also talking about privatising Air India. The civil aviation minister has also said it the government should not be in the services industry and privatise Air India, which was opposed by several parliamentarians.
In other recommendations, the committee also wants the government to rationalise tax on jet fuel, a long-pending demand of the aviation industry. Tax on jet fuel in India is as high as 33 per cent and the airlines have been petitioning the government for bringing it down to 4 per cent.
Analysts welcome the recommendation but say that the divestment should happen as early as possible and three to five years is a long time.
The government should constitute a special administration like Satyam to oversee the airlines privatisation and should happen as quickly as 12 months in spite of recent significant improvement in financial performance, the real turnaround of the airline is unlikely, said Kapil Kaul, CEO of CAPA in India.


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BVT offers the AC9 design in many different variants. This array with 8 working electrodes and a huge combined reference and counter electrode can be ordered with different materials for the electrodes.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The U.S. dollar slipped Thursday as plentiful demand from investors at a Spanish debt auction indicated worries about the euro zone have eased.
Limiting the dollar's losses, Japanese officials backpedaled on comments that arrested the yen's decline of recent weeks.
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The good auctions came amid reports that some Spanish banks are planning to pay back money borrowed from the European Central about a year ago — funds which were used to buy government bonds, propping up those markets temporarily. Read: Spanish banks likely to start repaying ECB loans.
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She still warned that excessive optimism could yet undo the market.
The dollar briefly pared losses after a pair of U.S. economic reports came in better than expected. See: U.S. weekly jobless claims drop 37,000See: U.S. housing starts jump 12.1%.
U.S. data is unlikely to materially change the dollar's direction until its strong enough (or weak enough) to alter the Federal Reserve's current easy monetary policy stance and bond-purchase operations, which are seen as devaluing the currency.
The Japanese yen took a big turn south against the dollar and euro, after Economics Minister Akira Amari said his remarks on the yen earlier this week, in which he warned about the dangers of an excessively weak currency, had been misinterpreted.
On Thursday, Amari told The Wall Street Journal that he still believes the currency market is "in a phase of correcting from excessive yen strength." Read: Japan minister says yen still correcting.
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The aussie bought $1.0543 from $1.0572 Wednesday.
The currency still trades like it's overvalued, and may soon drift toward the bottom of its $1.03 to $1.06 range, said Kit Juckes, head of foreign exchange at Société Générale.
"The rates market has been extremely divided in its view of how much more easing we can expect from the Reserve Bank of Australia, and indeed about the outlook for the economy as a whole," he said. "Iron ore prices have recovered and money is flowing into Asian assets and currencies with gusto."
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A good brush is a must for kiting. My next vehicle will not have any rugs. Although you can get some pretty good rubber mats to try and catch most of the sand and salt water, carpets are just a pain. I think I had more problems with the car getting skanky from spring snowboarding than kiting.Westozzy wrote:Yep wet gear bucket.
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I have written an application in VB 6.0. The program will look for a specific
file in an input directory every 5 minutes. Whenever the program sees the
input file in the input directory, process the file.
Input directory is stored in the variable strIPdir
Input file is strIPfile
Input File name is test.txt
I have the code like this
strFileDir = Dir(strIPdir & "test.txt")
If strFileDir <> "" Then
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Call FileProcess(strIPdir, strFileDir)
End if
The size of the file will be between 100 M.B to 130 M.B. Sometimes the size
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Richard Littlemore | December 8, 2009
By Richard Littlemore • Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 22:12
Great Richard Grave piece on Huffington Post points out the parallel's between the curret "gate" - Climategate - and the original paranoid right wing break-in that gate rise to the unimaginative, but in this case appropriate suffix.
As Graves points out, Watergate showed the worst side of a paranoid right-wing group clinging desperately to power. They committed a quite famous break-in, got nothing useful for their troubles and then crashed historically trying to cover their tracks.
This "gate" began the same way. We can only hope it ends with similar calamity for the perpetrators.
paul s replied on Permalink
Nobody will ever top the Left
Nobody will ever top the Left for conspiratorial-minded thinking. After all, most lefties in the US and Canada still think GWB was behind the 9-11 attacks.
The e-mails reveal petty, and possibly criminal behaviour. Trying to shift the topic to the mindset of the political right won't and isn't working on the incriminating e-mails.
And do we know any more about how they came to be released? Were they hacked or is there a whistleblower inside the CRU?
Dennis W. replied on Permalink
Case in Point
Your comments about 9/11 and criminal behaviour are good examples of the paranoia that Richard mentions.
caerbannog666 replied on Permalink
left-wing loons vs. right-wing loons
There's a big difference between the loons on the left and the loons on the right.
The loons of the left occupy the outer fringes of the Democratic party.
The loons on the right *are* the Republican party.
The loons on the left are pretty much confined to the comments sections of whatever blogs/web-sites they happen to be visiting.
The loons on the right can be heard from dawn to dusk on the most popular radio and cable tv stations.
The loons on the left have no more than a tiny number of "back-bencher" congresscritters sympathetic to their causes.
The loons of the right have the entire leadership of the Republican party down on its collective knees in front of them.
CamMacKay replied on Permalink
I don't know about that, the biggest leftwing Loon of all Al gore seems to be calling most of the shots right now. Almost the entire press seems to be subject to the whims of these left wing loons.
paul s replied on Permalink
The majority of Democrats
The majority of Democrats still believe GWB was behind 9-11. You don't get loonier then that.
Scott Anthony replied on Permalink
I don't know, thinking
I don't know, thinking there's a giant global super conspiracy to control the world through climatology is pretty far out there.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
giant global super conspiracy to control the world
Who started the IPCC? Go ahead and check. I'll wait…..
No? Ok, it was Maurice Strong. He is on record stating that demoracies have to be dismattled and a one world communist government put in power to even the playing field for all countries. That's code for making everyone in the Western world poor. As poor as an Ethiopian.
So what we have is like minded people, like many here, who agree with that premise working to the same goal. We've seen it before many times in history. The most recent was 1930's Germany. No conspiricy just like minded people working to the same goal, and squashing anyone who gets in their way. Kinda what we are seeing with AGW, except the guns have not come out (yet) to enforce the will.
RWTaubman replied on Permalink
Topping the Left
Well, I believe going to war in Iraq over the yet-to-be-found weapons of mass destruction is going to be difficult to top. Most Americans believe Sadam Hussein was behind the 9/11 attack. Wrong again but it was a good excuse to go to war.
paul s replied on Permalink
Get smart
Now greenies think the e-mail hack was a "highly sophisticated, politically motivated operation" by the Russian secret service. LOL.
No need for evidence, just make things up.


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Budget stalemates constrain national security planning, Michèle Flournoy says.
Political paralysis on Capitol Hill constrains the United States' ability to act as a global leader and prevents the government from transforming itself and addressing major issues, a former Defense Department official said Tuesday evening.
In an event at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, Michèle Flournoy, the undersecretary of Defense for policy from 2009 to 2012, said that Congress' inability to pass a budget and set long term policy goals was detrimental to the government, especially in an "incredibly complex and dynamic security environment worldwide."
"When the Congress is not able to pass appropriations bills, it locks [agencies] into the approach of the past and restricts the ability to manage changing facets of global security environment," Flournoy said. Quickly evolving situations such as the Arab Spring and the rise of cyber warfare require long-term planning, she said.
Flourney added that operating on continuing resolutions prevents the executive branch from modernizing outdated and inefficient systems, including information technology and health care infrastructure. She gave the example of the military service branches' individual medical systems, which she said could be combined with adequate direction.
"There are a lot of these areas, where if we had congressional support, we could improve performance," Flournoy said
In addition, the acquisitions process needs serious reform to speed up delivery and deliver better results, she said, referencing the government's "bifurcated system" for acquisitions -- one for wartime needs and the second for general government demands. She said that taking elements from the quicker wartime process into the general acquisitions process would increase responsiveness and lower costs. Flournoy also said that buying broad platforms for defense was inefficient, and a smarter future would involve procuring smaller elements to place upon a wider foundation.
"We tend to over specify our requirements, and we tend to want everything to be Lamborghinis, when the truth is that there are a lot of good solid Fords that would do the job," she said.
Sequestration was another major issue, and Flournoy said that the automatic cuts set to kick in on Jan. 2, 2013, would be devastating for the Defense Department, and would be extremely detrimental for current wartime priorities. Flournoy said that cutting the budget rationally would avoid hollowing out the force and leaving the United States constrained for future challenges.
"Trying to implement sequestration would be a disaster for our national security accounts, especially when you have 60,000 troops in Afghanistan," she said.


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Narathiwat, ThailandKirsty Turner
75 percent of this beautiful province consists of jungles and mountains, and there is a lot for the nature lover to explore. There are also pretty beaches on which to top up your tan and magnificent temples to discover.
The name Narathiwat literally means "the residence of good people" in the Thai language, and visitors will soon find that the area lives up to its name as hospitality is as warm as the weather. The city of Narathiwat has preserved its traditional culture and authenticity and has a feel of village-like tranquillity. The residents of Narathiwat are mainly farmers and fishermen and the majority are Muslim.
If you love nature, a visit to Hala-Bala Wildlife Reserve should be top of the list. Established in 1996, the reserve covers the Sankala Khiri mountain range, Hala forest and Bala forest and is a good place to see a large selection of wildlife. Lucky visitors have the chance to see hornbills, gibbons, the large Thut frogs, and rhinoceroses.
Another area of great natural beauty is the Sirindhorn Peat Swamp Forest Nature Reserve, and you can combine a visit with a trip to the Khao Kong Buddhist Park, which is situated about 9 kilometres from town. Here you will find Wat Khao Kong and the golden Phra Phuttha Thaksin Ming Mongkhon Buddha image sitting in the lotus position atop a mountain. And the park offers spectacular views over the province.
Other interesting temples to explore include Wat Chon Thara Singhe, Wat Choeng Khao, the Old Central Mosque and Taloh-manoh Mosque, while Thaksin Ratchaniwet Palace is situated on Tanyongmat Mountain, and contains throne halls decorated with an assortment of trees.
Back to nature; don't miss the stunning Ao Manao Park, which features a 4 kilometre sandy bay lined with pine forest to explore when you tire of soaking up the sun. Other beaches include Hat Narathat, Kubu Beach-Ban Khlong Tan and the small, peaceful island of Ko Yao.
Visitors arriving during one of the area's lively festivals are treated to displays of traditional song and dance, combined with much laughter.
The Narathiwat Products Fair showcases the highlights of the province, such as special arts and crafts.
The Kolae-Long Boat Races are held on Bang Nara River opposite Sala Prachakhom (community pavilion). This is an annual event held when the Royal Family is in residence at Thaksin Ratchaniwet Palace.
Krachut Sedge Day is held around the same time as the boat races in order to promote hemp products. Activities include an exhibition on production from the preparation of raw materials that are the Krachut sedge trees that grow in peat swamp forests or waterlogged areas of the province, to weaving the sedge into beautiful mats or transforming it into other unusual products such as hats, handbags, letter holders, food covers, and lamp shades. There are also Krachut contests and stalls selling Krachut sedge products.


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Indiana DNR Public Meetings Set to Discuss Deer Hunting Changes
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has scheduled five open house meetings to share information about proposed changes to deer hunting regulations.
A rules package put forth by the DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife received preliminary approval from the Natural Resources Commission in July. The rules package is open to public comment and will be the subject of official public hearings sometime in early 2011.
"We think it's important in the meantime to inform deer hunters and the public about the reasons behind the proposals," said Mark Reiter, director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife. "With the feedback we've received so far, it's clear there is some misunderstanding about the goals of our management strategy and how the various pieces fit into our plan."
Dates, times and locations for the open houses are:
- Aug. 16, 2-6 p.m. at Pike Township Public Library, 6525 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis
- Aug. 18, 2-7 p.m. at Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area, 4320 W. Toto Road, North Judson
- Aug. 18, 2-7 p.m. at Jennings County Public Library, 2375 N. SR 3, North Vernon
- Aug. 19, 2-7 p.m. at DNR Northeast Region Office, 1353 S. Governors Dr., Columbia City
- Aug. 19, 2-7 p.m. at Sugar Ridge Fish & Wildlife Area, 2310 E SR 364, Winslow
Division of Fish and Wildlife biologists will be present to provide information in an informal discussion format. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions to learn more about the proposed changes.
Attendees also will be able to submit written comments, which will be delivered to the DNR Division of Hearings and the NRC.
The proposed changes include reconfiguring the traditional 16-day firearms and muzzleloader seasons to nine days each while adding new antlerless-only "seasons"-two days in October in designated counties, and eight days in late December statewide.
Another change would extend urban deer zone hunting through Jan. 31. Under current rules, the urban zone season ends the first Sunday in January. Other changes would allow hunters age 64 and older to use crossbows in the early archery season, allow hunters of any age to use crossbows in the firearms, muzzleloader and urban deer zone seasons, and create a new nonresident youth deer license.


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CLEVELAND – A balanced offense that saw four different players score touchdowns and a dominant defensive effort led the way as the Case Western Reserve University football team opened the 2013 season with a 37-16 rout of visiting Marietta College on Saturday night at Case Field.
The Spartan defense forced three turnovers and did not allow an offensive point until late in the fourth quarter. The effort was led by a pair of career-best performances from sophomore linebackers Everett Dishong (Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls) and Gavin Sandidge (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic), who totaled 12 and 11 tackles, respectively.
Of the four Spartans to score TDs, senior running back Kenny Riordan (Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton) accounted for a pair on the ground to go along with 51 yards rushing on 14 carries.
The Spartans began the first drive of the season deep in their own territory after a promising kick return by junior wide receiver Sean Lapcevic (Presto, Pa./Chartiers Valley) was negated due to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. The drive stalled after an initial first down, and the Spartans punted.
Marietta's first offensive series ended quickly as well as Spartan sophomore safety Scott Suren (Brunswick, Ohio/Brunswick) intercepted a pass at his team's 38-yard line with 11:26 left to play in the first quarter.
The teams then traded possessions until the Spartan offense came to life when junior quarterback Billy Beecher (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra) connected with junior wide receiver Colin MacLeod (Tacoma, Wash./Charles Wright Academy) for a gain of 42 yards which saw the third-year wide out drag several Pioneer defenders down to the visitor five. On the ensuing play, Riordan took a pitch left end and found the pylon on an outstretched dive to the endzone. A botched snap on the extra point attempt kept the score at 6-0 at the 4:56 mark of the first quarter.
Marietta got on the scoreboard at the 2:19 mark of the quarter when a high snap went over the head of Spartan senior quarterback/punter Erik Olson (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel park) and out of the end zone for a safety, making the score 6-2.
The Spartans then took control in the second quarter with an eight-play, 71-yard drive that culminated in a one-yard TD run by junior RB Manny Sicre (Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit Preparatory). Freshman kicker Nick Bavaro (Medina, Ohio/Medina) hit the extra point to make the score 13-2 with 8:51 remaining in the second quarter.
After another three and out by the Pioneers, the Spartans cashed in with another scoring drive that ended in an eight-yard pass from Olson to sophomore wide receiver Ethan Albers (Oviedo, Fla./Hagerty) in the right flat of the end zone. Another Bavaro PAT moved the lead to 20-2 at the 3:22 mark of the second.
Shortly after halftime, Riordan added his second score of the game to cap a four-play, 43-yard drive with 10:52 left in the third quarter. Bavaro connected on his third PAT then hit a 21-yard field goal several drives later to make the score 30-2 at the 5:43 mark.
Junior running back Ricky Hanzlik (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) became the fourth Spartan to reach the end zone on the opening play of the fourth quarter with a 14-yard TD run that capped a five-play, 76-yard drive. Bavaro's final extra point increased the lead to 37-2.
The Pioneer offense finally scored with 6:20 left in the game when QB Tom Fulton scrambled to "pay dirt" from three yards out to wrap up a nine-play, 50-yard drive. Garret Butler connected on the point after to bring the score to 37-9.
The visitors scored once more at 1:48 on a 12-yard pass from Fulton to Josh Llaneza, and Butler tacked on the PAT to bring the final to 37-16.
For the game, Olson completed 7-of-9 passes for 119 yards, while Beecher was 8-for-12 for 127. Freshman WR John Mangelluzzi (Gates Mills, Ohio/Mayfield) was the top receiver in the game with four receptions for 96 yards.
Marietta was led Llaneza with four receptions for 65 yards and linebacker Jake Hammer with 13 tackles.
The Spartans take to the road for the first time next Sunday, September 15 at Oberlin College at 1:00 p.m.


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Mathis lifts Marlins with walk-off grand slam
Catcher follows intentional walk with game-winning shot to left field
MIAMI -- Jeff Mathis slammed the door on a big June for the Marlins.
Mathis belted a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning Sunday, lifting the Marlins to a 6-2 win over the Padres at Marlins Park.
The blast to left field capped an impressive June for the Marlins, who finished 15-10 in the month after being 14-41 in April and May combined.
"That was awesome," Mathis said. "That's the first walk-off home run that I hit. That was up there with the walk-off in the playoffs."
The setting was different Sunday from when Mathis delivered a walk-off double for the Angels to beat the Yankees, 5-4, in 11 innings on Oct. 19, 2009. Still, the feeling of elation crossing the plate and being mobbed by teammates was the same.
"Any time you are celebrating with your team on the field, no matter what it is, it's a good feeling," Mathis said.
The Marlins on Sunday honored their 20th anniversary, inviting back several prominent former players. Mathis came through with what turned out to be the 3,000th home run in franchise history.
Mathis' second career grand slam was his first walk-off home run, and it gave the Marlins a 2-1 lead in the four-game series that concludes Monday.
"He's a veteran guy," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said of Mathis. "He does such a great job with the pitching staff. I think sometimes we forget, not only are we developing our young players, we're developing our pitching staff as well. That's probably going to be the thing that carries us over that long haul, our pitching staff and our defense."
Leading off the ninth, Tyson Ross walked Logan Morrison on five pitches, and the Marlins were immediately threatening. Marcell Ozuna singled, setting up the Marlins with runners on first and second and no outs. Derek Dietrich's fly ball to right advanced Morrison to third, and pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs was intentionally walked to load the bases.
Mathis entered the game 1-for-15 (.067) with runners in scoring position, so he understood why the Padres opted to go after him.
"I've had a bunch of chances with guys on base, and I hadn't really gotten the job done, which is why that is even more sweet right now," he said. "To be able to produce."
The Padres loaded up their infield by shifting center fielder Alexi Amarista in, positioning him at second base.
Mathis ended it by blasting a 1-0 offering into the Padres' bullpen.
"Too much plate," Ross said. "Bases loaded, down 1-0, had to come with a strike right there and just got too much plate."
The Marlins celebrated their fourth walk-off win of the season and first since April 30 against the Mets.
Nathan Eovaldi, making his third start since coming off the disabled list, worked six scoreless innings in a solid start. The hard-throwing right-hander scattered four hits and three walks.
For the first time in 18 straight starts going back to last season, Eovaldi did not record a strikeout. His last start without a strikeout was exactly one year ago against the Mets.
Eovaldi threw a season-high 89 pitches, but he was lifted an inning after being struck on the right shin on a comeback grounder off the bat of Kyle Blanks. The ball deflected to Morrison at first for the out. Eovaldi tested the shin by throwing one warmup pitch, and he retired the next two batters.
But Redmond saw no reason to chance anything.
Andrew Cashner held the Marlins without a hit for 3 2/3 innings before surrendering three consecutive hits and two runs in the fourth.
Morrison started the rally with a flare to left field that was just out of shortstop Pedro Ciriaco's reach. Morrison had a mental lapse, forgetting how many outs there were when Ozuna's single dropped in front of a diving Will Venable in right field.
Morrison hesitated to see if the ball would be caught and advanced just to second instead of reaching third. It did not matter, as Dietrich delivered a two-run double to deep left-center, opening the scoring.
In the seventh inning, the Padres tied it on Carlos Quentin's two-run, pinch-hit homer off Chad Qualls.
Before belting his walk-off slam, Mathis made a big play in the top of the ninth inning, throwing out Mark Kotsay trying to swipe second on a botched hit-and-run. Mike Dunn walked Kotsay, and Steve Cishek was brought in to face Yasmani Grandal.
On a 1-0 pitch, Grandal swung and missed, and Mathis threw a perfect strike to shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria, who applied the tag.
"It's a tie game, and that's a big play," Redmond said. "If he hits a ground ball and it's first-and-third, that's a big play for them. He swung and missed, and we threw him out. That was really a transfer of momentum for us."


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An Interview With WTC Memorial Designer Michael Arad
March 2, 2004
Architect Michael Arad was selected in January to design the World Trade Center Memorial. Arad, who lives in New York, has worked for the New York City Housing Authority and for New York-based Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF). He is working on the memorial project with a team that consists mostly of designers from KPF.
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD: Can you describe your reaction when your design was chosen for the memorial?
MICHAEL ARAD: It didn't feel quite real. It took me a few hours to understand it, and I still have that "reality check" experience every once in a while. It's astounding to find myself in this position, and it's very daunting. Really, all I can do is not focus on that aspect, but focus on what I would like to accomplish.
AR: Can you describe the design process for Reflecting Absence?
MA: I started thinking about the idea a few months after September 11. I envisioned a memorial that would be on the Hudson River, close to the site. You would walk up to the river's edge and you'd see these two voids which would be sort of inexplicable-how do you have voids in the river? Then I became very curious about how it could work, and I tested it time and time again. I went to the model shop that I used to go to when I worked at KPF. I spent a few days there with [model builders] Edison Morales and Jamil Awad, and we built this functioning model together. I bought one of those little desktop fountains from Bed Bath & Beyond and broke it open and tore the pump out. It was a fairly complicated little fountain and it worked, which amazed me, because I drew it and drew it, but when you actually poured water into it and plugged it in and it started flowing, it was an amazing moment to see it. At that point I put it aside for a few months and focused on going back to work. Then came the competition. I thought, how would I take this idea that I've been working on for a long time and apply it to the site? I had the idea of creating these two voids, with water flowing away from you and into this void that never fills. The space needed to be a procession: You're moving from space to space focusing on each area. The space also needed to be intimate enough for each person to have their own experience, an understanding of that day.
AR: What does the design symbolize to you?
MA: I don't want to be too literal about the interpretation of the design. I think it should be something that is open to different readings, so different people can bring their own understanding to the memorial. But one idea that was important to me was reflecting the continued absence in our lives brought upon by these deaths. So the void remains empty though water flows into it.
AR: Can you describe your working relationship with [master planner] Daniel Libeskind?
MA: Daniel's been really supportive, and he's been very generous in his praise. I'm very grateful. He understands that there's a basic premise to this site very much in sync with his idea. While he envisioned a single, large void, this is about the creation of two. If he was upset [with my design], I'm not aware of that.
AR: How did you choose Peter Walker as a design partner?
MA: I've known and admired Peter's work for years. I thought we could find a solution together that would reinforce my intentions of minimalism and an architecture experience. I haven't seen many landscapes like his that aremodern and minimal without being cold and reductive.
AR: Why did you choose to arrange the names of victims in random order?
MA: I thought that listing the names alphabetically would impose an order upon the haphazard brutality of that day. I wanted the names as they were listed to reflect the events of the day. I wanted each location to be unique and distinct, belonging to that person alone. Not a reflection of where that name is in the continuum of the alphabet. Many people don't have a grave they can go to. I though this would give people the ability to go to a place that was uniquely theirs. There will be a directory to help people find their loved ones, and there will be staff on hand to assist people.
AR: Many family members have expressed an interest in leaving some artifacts from September 11 above ground. Do you plan to do this?
MA: When I saw the artifacts I was struck by how moving they are, but also by how fragile they are. They're decomposing, rusting away at this hanger at JFK airport. So I wanted to find a way in which I could bring them back to the site and preserve them from the elements. I also didn't want to leave the artifacts as an open-ended experience. I think in the memorial center there's an opportunity to talk about the history of that day and to have different curators involved in that effort. To exhibit them in a way in which their significance is explained. We don't want them to sit there without anything to accompany them. I want to exhibit themin an environment in which their history can be told in a more didactic manner.
AR: What kind of timeline do you have?
MA: The timelines are fluid. One thing I heard was to finish construction by 2008. Any estimate at this point is a guess because of the complexity of everything that's going on. It's intense right now because we're playing catch up with the other projects which have been planned for a long time.
AR: What parts of the design are the most essential?
MA: I think one of them is to have the plaza be as unencumbered as possible so that it really reads as a single, flat, level plain on which these two voids are in sight. The moment that plain starts being eroded or pushed upon then the sense of those two voids disappears. They're enormous spaces, but they also need a large plain for their absence to be noticed.
AR: Do you think the trees can distract from that?
MA: Yes. There's a very deliberate strategy as to how we will approach the trees to really emphasize the void and the totality of the field that you're standing on. It's very much about shaping the trees in a way that will emphasize the horizontality, and a canopy condition overhead. The tree trunks would be a sort of very healthy, very critical element which create a screen in effect, but they can't create visual obstructions with low branches.
AR: How has this assignment affected your life?
MA: One thing I really liked about working for the Housing Authority is that in addition to working on great design and public projects, it was also a great job for balancing family and work. With many other New York it's extremely time intensive, working late every night is very common. So this was a job which I was happy with the type of work I was doing and the amount of time I that I had to spend at home with my family. But I doubt that I will have that much time for the next few years to spend at home with my family. Lately I've been working very, very long hours. It's all consuming - it's every waking hour of the day and then waking a few times during the night with 'oh, I need to do this, need to do that' - making lists and you don't get to do half of the things that are on your list. But I think it's settling to a sort of more structured framework, it will be easier to handle this process.