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Overseas Phone Call from Mauritania
Peace Corps Volunteer Michael Thoms Talks With Maumee Valley Country Day School
Once a year, a few Peace Corps volunteers get to talk by telephone with U.S. classrooms they've been communicating with. We've recorded some of those conversations. Today, Maumee Valley Country Day School in Toledo, Ohio speaks to Michael, a Peace Corps volunteer currently serving in Mauritania.
- Ron Tschetter
- Hi, I'm Ron Tschetter, Director of the Peace Corps. For more than 45 years, the Peace Corps has helped communities around the world. Volunteer Voices is a collection of audio stories from just a few of the more than 182,000 volunteers who have served since 1961. For more information on the Peace Corps, go to peacecorps.gov.
- Class
- Hello!
- Michael
- Great!
- Student
- What's a typical day like in Mauritania for you?
- Michael
- In the terms of a typical day, it depends on what season it is because in Mauritania we have three seasons. We have starting early July maybe through October—the rainy season. People are very busy because they are going out in the fields farming planting corn, sorghum, and peanuts. So it's very busy in that respect. For those days, what I've been doing, I'm an agro-forestry volunteer. So go out in the fields, I can help them with that or learn how they cultivate here. After that it's the cold season. It doesn't rain until the next rainy season. During the cold season, people usually plant vegetables. That's when they do their vegetable gardens. There, it's similar things, working with the cooperatives as well. Starting this coming month, it's about to be the hot season. During the hot season, people really just sit around because it's really, really hot and really dry. You kind of search for shade wherever you can get it and sit around and drink tea. It's very peaceful and very, very boring too a little bit. Usually, where I am, I live with a host family. I eat all of my meals with them. Lunch and then dinner. Lunches are usually, since we're by the river lunches are usually rice and fish pretty much every day. For dinner, there's couscous and milk or sometimes couscous with a kind of bean sauce or like bean water. Also, here, they make a dish that's made out of bean leaves. Just regular green bean leaves that they kind of just chop up. It's actually very good. So what do you do in a day? So you get up, kind of walk around. A lot of it is culture a lot of what you do is greet people. So if you go around to a village, I've spent a whole morning some days just going around saying hi to people. The greetings here take a long time. You say "hello. How are you? How is the family? How is your health? How is everything?" They can last for a good minute. It's kind of the polite way to do it. Once you go into someone's house or compound they'll invite you to sit down. They'll invite you for tea. Which is a Mauritanian tradition or cultural thing here. They make a very, very sweet minty tea. Which is very good, but it takes a while to make. You have three glasses of it. So the whole process takes like about an hour. But anyway, a lot of it is people just sit around and talk if they're not out working. Usually after lunch, it's kind of a dead time because it's very hot so people just usually take naps or just lie down and don't really do anything until the evening. There's a pretty busy nightlife just because the evening is cold, or cooler, so a lot of people will circulate the village just saying hi to people, similar things, some people have boomboxes going.
- Teacher
- Is it too hot to work on your wells and other projects?
- Michael
- It's too hot for me. The people here, they'll work all day, they don't really care because they're used to it. It's certainly too hot for me to work on the well project in the afternoon. It depends, there are some days when the actual Mauritanians here will come to you and say "Boy, it's really hot today." Those are the days that you don't really want to be outside or inside or anywhere really in this country.
- Student
- How do people in Mauritania perceive the United States and the western world in general?
- Michael
- At least down south where we are, when we introduce yourselves "I'm a volunteer from America." The immediate reaction is not "Oh America, why are you in a war in Iraq? Why don't you like Muslims?" The immediate reaction is "America! Can you get me a visa? Can you teach me English?" Where we are I've never once felt like I was being accosted or like I was in danger because I was an American. And it's weird because at the same time, in their marketplace they're selling a wallet that has a picture of the American flag. In the corner where the stars and stripes are there's a picture of Sadaam Hussein. You don't really know what to make of stuff like that. My favorite is there's a taxi right here in Sélibaby that has a Madonna decal on one side and on the other side is Osama bin Laden. There's cultural mismatch. It's the century we live in I guess. I don't know.
- Teacher
- What percentage of the country is Muslim, Michael?
- Michael
- Everyone. 100%. It's officially an Islamic republic. It's the official religion. There are one or two churches in the walkshot which are allowed by the government because they're lots of expats or foreigners who would want to go to church. There's one more in Nouadhibou and one more in Rosso. But pretty much everyone here is Muslim. So that's another whenever you travel in the country there are always mosques, always prayer call going on. When you take a long trip in a car—as you know Muslims pray five times a day—so they'll stop the car, get out to pray, like the entire car will get out of the van to pray and then get back in the car and away they go again. It's a very important part of living here. It's a pervading part of the culture, I guess.
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WEST POINT, N.Y. - Army fans around the globe will be able to watch or listen to 21 Army baseball games from their computers this season as the Black Knights unveiled their 2012 multimedia schedule on Thursday.
The 21-game package begins this weekend as all four of Army's games versus Harvard will be streamed live on the internet and broadcast locally on the radio.
The four-game series versus Harvard kicks off a stretch of five consecutive weekends of Army baseball on the air waves. The Black Knights' series at Navy (March 31-April 1) will also be available, as will consecutive home weekends versus Lehigh (April 7-8), Lafayette (April 14-15) and Bucknell (April 21-22).
The final regular-season game to be offered is the WPDH Hudson Valley Baseball Classic versus Marist on April 25. All of Army's Patriot League Tournament games will also be available, should the Black Knights qualify for the postseason.
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Date Opponent Time
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Freedom of the Press - Cyprus (2006)
|Freedom House
|Publication Date
|27 April 2006
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|Freedom House, Freedom of the Press - Cyprus (2006), 27 April 2006, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/473451b44e.html [accessed 24 May 2016]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
Status: Free
Legal Environment: 5
Political Influences: 9
Economic Pressures: 8
Total Score: 22
Population: n/a
GNI/capita: n/a
Life Expectancy: 77
Religious Groups: Greek Orthodox (78 percent), Muslim (18 percent), other (4 percent)
Ethnic Groups: Greek (77 percent), Turkish (18 percent), other (5 percent)
Capital: Nicosia
Freedom of the press is generally respected in law and practice in the Greek part of Cyprus, where the independent press is vibrant and frequently criticizes authorities. However, media came under extralegal intimidation in 2005, when violent exchanges erupted between journalists and police during a truckers' strike in July. The incident escalated when police turned on television crews to prevent coverage of the event; the Cyprus Media Complaints Commission accused the police of using excessive force in the arrest of a cameraman connected with the incident. Although Turkish Cypriot journalists can enter the south, Turkish journalists based in the North are often denied entry across the border. Also in July, all Turkish national journalists from the North were refused entry to cover a football match between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot teams. However, Turkish Cypriot journalists were able to cover the match since they are not subject to the same restrictions.
Cypriots have access to Greek and Turkish broadcasts. There are seven major dailies, one weekly newspaper, and six major magazines. However, most daily newspapers belong to or are linked to political parties or other groups. A few private television and radio stations compete effectively with government-controlled stations, but only the state broadcaster has sufficient funds to produce its own programming. Ownership is highly concentrated. Over 300,000 Cypriots are able to access the internet on a regular basis and are not subject to any known government restrictions on internet use.
In the North, laws are in place for freedom of the press, but authorities are overtly hostile to the independent press. Several local daily newspapers are available, but the broadcasting service is controlled exclusively by the Turkish Cypriot administration. Independent newspapers, in particular the outspoken daily Afrika, have frequently been targeted by the government, and cases brought by the government against Afrika are ongoing; however, no new cases of intimidation were reported in 2005.
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RESULT: UIC def. Butler 25-22, 25-23, 25-16
CHICAGO - UIC used a balanced offensive attack and the Flames held Butler to .192 hitting as the BU volleyball team was swept at UIC, 3-0, Saturday afternoon. Senior Porshia Allen had 13 kills and nine digs and junior Jessica Wolfe had 12 kills and seven digs to lead the Bulldogs.
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"We broke down at crucial times," head coach Sharon Clark said. Their defense kept them in the match and we didn't step up defensively when the pressure was on us."
Butler (15-9, 5-2 HL) seemed to be in control early, taking an 18-11 lead on a service ace by freshman Gina Vera. The Flames quickly ran off a 10-2 run to take a 21-20 lead. The two teams traded points until UIC eventually prevailed 25-22 in the first set.
The Bulldogs, who entered the match having won five of their last six, again established a lead in the second set. BU led 11-7 on four service aces from Wolfe and two kills from Allen. The Bulldogs would lead by its largest margin at 18-11. UIC then went on a 10-4 run to pull within 22-21. The Bulldogs led 23-22 before committing three straight attack errors to lose the second set 25-23.
Butler trailed 12-9 in the third set when the Flames won four straight points with Taylor Szatkowski serving. The Flames cruised the rest of the way to take the set 25-16 and clinch the sweep.
Vera had 29 assists and seven digs while junior Katie Daprile had 13 digs.
Kelsey Safranek had 12 kills and hit .474 for UIC. Szatkowski had a match-high 16 digs.
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1armerjacquino says:
Yikes. Scary stuff, but sadly not atypical of BTL comments.
Parterre is, in general, an exception to the golden rule of the web: NEVER READ THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE INTERNET.
1.1Tory Adore says:
Good lord- the comments ARE the best part of internet articles. Reading them always makes me happy to be an educated East Coast liberal. And reading them gives me a good idea of the pulse of mainstream Amerika. With marriage equality now legal in 18 states and legalization of pot medical and/or recreational looming on the horizon, mainstream Amerika is in for a big shakeup. But please, please, please keep the schlagsahne in Rosenkavalier. lol
2Opera Teen says:
How I feel whenever I read something from Norman Lebrecht:
3Quanto Painy Fakor says:
Wow, that Roger really had a field day there. His ability to limn is really something. Bravo Roger! Gelb's comment there is total hubris. Borioso polve!
3.1messa di voce says:
There's no hubris in Gelb's comment, he's just stating facts. Lebrecht's insane headline, that's another matter.
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Here's a blog where the owner insists that the Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are secretly married and have a baby and are hiding a baby in the dungeons.
5Feldmarschallin says:
Roger says:
December 30, 2013 at 1:47 pm
This man is the number #1 responsible for the destruction of opera in America. I despise him so much that I can't wait for his dismissal by the board. These self-proclaimed "saviours of opera" are throwing the art form to a deep abyss and they are doing this on purpose. Now, as I go to New York, I can't go to the MET anymore. It's almost impossible to navigate in this ocean of mediocrity that is the opera scene nowadays. First, in Europe. Then, in the USA. I suppose it fits very well with the big liar and criminal Barack Hussein Obama at the White House
Those girls don't play nice there. Seems like they are even more conservative than Rowna here.
5.1bluecabochon says:
I don't know anything about Rowna's politics, but I know that she is a lady (a wonderful word that is fast becoming outdated) who would never make a cruel joke about another poster's suicidal thoughts that were posted here at a vulnerable moment. A gentleman wouldn't have done that, either.
5.1.1Feldmarschallin says:
I meant in her love for the 'traditional productions'. Or is this a site about politics. Please tell me if it is. I am not a gentleman but a Feldmarschallin and do as I wish.
18.104.22.168bluecabochon says:
….and no rules of polite behavior apply to Feldmarschallins.
Got it.
126.96.36.199Batty Masetto says:
Eigentlich hat die echte Fürstin Resi die Liebe und Verehrung aller eben durch ihr Mitgefühl und ihren endlosen Takt gewonnen…
…Feldmarschallin says:
Well I didn't know I was unpolite by merely stating someone was conservative but if you wish to pick a fight bluecabochon go ahead I am ready. But you seem to like to stick your nose in other people's business or is your name Rowna now?
…bluecabochon says:
You know what I am referring to, FM. Once your words are published, it's everyone's business.
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5.2operaassport says:
That person sounds crazy. But I think there is NO correlation between one's political views and one's openness to new opera production.
I consider myself a Libertarian and I'm completely open to new theater and opera production. I welcome it, in fact. While my husband, who is to the left of Bill de Blasio hates anything that isn't "traditional."
I find that's pretty common.
5.3messa di voce says:
I think your characterization of Rowna is not accurate, and just a cheap shot that is irrelevant to this discussion.
5.4Regina delle fate says:
I love the way swivel-eyed rightwing loons emphasis Obama's middle-name to suggest that he is some kind of secret Muslim, when, let's face it, the rest of his name isn't typically WASP-ish and he is a person of colour. The undisguised racism of the people who hate him probably vouchsafed his re-election. I hope so, anyway.
6La Valkyrietta says:
Wonderful is moderation, the Greek ideal. Excess should only be permitted to a lady,
7Quanto Painy Fakor says:
"Overall … we've stopped the ageing of the audience. Obviously we can't stop people from getting old but we've stopped the increasingly elderly attendance."
Elderly people know better than to waste their money on Gelbdrek and ridiculously inflated prices.
7.1operaassport says:
Gelbdrek? Man, increase the dosage of your meds!
7.2Tory Adore says:
Judging from the audiences attending Met HD performances in my provincial corner of New England, I would say the elderly would rather watch these movies with loud omni present sound than dress up and trundle off to the closest opera house.
8bluecabochon says:
Comments have been removed? Showing up in the side feed but not in this thread.
9redbear says:
I first heard Gelb speak at a Opera Europa conference in Paris a couple of years before he took over. While the other articulate intendants spoke of their artistic vision, Gelb concentrated on those two "average age" polls from the Met files, one shown an old audience and the other, five years later, showing the average age plus five. "At this rate, the audience will be dead in some years." Clearly a marketing man, he gave not the slightest hint of any artistic vision. His video broadcasts, however, did increase the "brand identity" around the globe. He did travel and became aware that European productions were moving in other directions than the familiar "comfort food" that the Met provides and began asking for recommendations. A simple questions like "As America's leading opera company, what role should the Met play in staging American opera, commissioning new American opera or encouraging creative American stage direction" is never asked. "Have you stopped dipping into your endowment to balance the books?" Never asked. He just repeats his "average age" story. Too bad Glenn Greenwald is not an opera lover..
10Noel Dahling says:
Whew! And people talk about this site being 'bitchy' and 'negative.'Most posters here are intelligent and polite.
I've never seen anything on Parterre to compare with Roger's comment. What a repellent creature!
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Jonathan Pogash
Jonathan Pogash, "The Cocktail Guru™," is one of the most premiere cocktail consultants and bartenders for restaurants and spirit companies. His signature cocktails can be seen and enjoyed in many of North America's most upscale cocktail lounges and restaurants. With nearly 15 years experience in the hospitality industry, Jonathan shares his insights with the most influential publications from around the world, and contributes his unique talents to morning television shows and national radio. As the in-house mixologist for NBC's "Weekend Today in New York," Jonathan is able to "spread the good word…one cocktail at a time."
Just as an Executive Chef may work their way up through the ranks "behind the line," Jonathan has worked his way up from being a barback at The Russian Tea Room in NYC, to Owner and President of "The Cocktail Guru™," a well-respected, full service beverage consulting firm. Jonathan was trained by cocktail luminaries Steve Olson, Gary Regan, Julie Reiner, and Albert Trummer. Throughout the years, a style emerged – that of a career bartender interested in studying technique, cocktail history, fresh ingredients, and seasonality. His inspiration lies in unique ingredients and quality ensuring that every beverage program he creates remains consistent and thrives throughout the years.
In addition, Jonathan and his Cocktail Guru team offer bartender services for special events, mixology classes and demonstrations, and signature drink development for weddings and occasions. The Cocktail Guru's sister site, Wedding Cocktail Design, was created specifically for that couple-to-be seeking a unique specialty cocktail for their wedding.
Jeffrey Pogash
For the past eighteen years, Jeffrey Pogash has worked in the Communications Department at Moet Hennessy USA, the importer of luxury wines and spirits. He retired as Director of Communications on Sept. 1, 2011. During his tenure, Jeffrey's responsibilities included garnering press for the entire Moet Hennessy portfolio of champagnes, wines, and spirits.
Prior to joining Moet Hennessy, Jeffrey spent seventeen years as the U.S. representative for the CIVA, the organization that works on behalf of all growers, shippers, and cooperatives in the region of Alsace, France. Before joining the CIVA, Jeffrey studied wine and wine tasting with Steven Spurrier and Jon Winroth at L'Academie du Vin in Paris, where he lived for three years. Upon his return to the United States, Jeffrey studied for his Master's Degree in Philosophy at Rutgers University and was a freelance writer and copy editor for Vintage Magazine. In 1975, he wrote his first book, How To Read A Wine Label, A Dictionary of French and California Wines. Jeffrey's most recent book, Bloody Mary , will be published in October 2011 by Thornwillow Press.
We are pleased to announce that Jeffrey has joined The Cocktail Guru™ team to lend his expertise in media relations, marketing, and brand management. He will be working directly with Jonathan and on independent projects.
Hal Wolin
As a boy who grew up on Long Island, Hal was stuck drinking Mudslides, Long Island Iced Teas and bad beer. Then he had his first real cocktail at the Flatiron Lounge while on a date. To this day, Hal doesn't remember who the date was with, but remembers being in awe of the atmosphere and experience of cocktails. Over the years that followed, Hal slowly became obsessed with all things cocktails, moving from The Flatiron Lounge to PDT, Pegu Club and Death & Company until he started to become the guy leaving with recipes written on napkins. As time progressed he continued to geek out on all things cocktail-related and learned about the personalities and stories behind the bar.
Hal decided to take his obsession and love of cocktails a step further and began writing about cocktail lounges, reviewing spirits, and creating original cocktails on his blog, A Muddled Thought (www.amuddledthought.com). Since then, Hal has participated in several contests, worked several events and has become a very involved member of the NY Chapter of the USBG. Hal currently resides in New York City, prefers his cocktails to be a bit outside the box, and has been known to accept any cocktail challenge, including combining chartreuse and burnt marshmallows in a hotel room at 4am while attending Tales of the Cocktail.
Hal has been a member of The Cocktail Guru team since 2008.
Pamela "Wiz" Wiznitzer
Pamela Wiznitzer has a true passion and zest for the industry that is seen and tasted in every drink she serves and also transcends the bar. Since 2006, Pamela has been working throughout NYC and currently can be found s
haking things up at the award winning (World's Best New Bar and Best Drink Menu) The Dead Rabbit down in the Financial District. She has earned honors from her industry peers such being selected as one of the 20 Diageo World Class 2012 Contestants, winning Bacardi Limited's "Champions Drink Responsibly" Mocktail competition judged by #1 ranked tennis star Victoria Azarenka and most recently took second place in the national 2013 Auchentoshan Switch competition, 1st place in the 2014 National Restaurant Association's "Star of the Bar" competition and 1st place in the 2013 Louis Royer "Show Me the Proof" competition.
She is an active member and serves as the President of the New York City chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild. Pamela is committed to and believes in the continuation of her pursuit of knowledge and is currently working towards a master's degree in Food Studies, with a concentration on spirits and alcohol, at NYU's Steinhardt School. Additionally, she presents her research at seminars and conferences including topics such as Women and Whiskey and Safety, Laws and Legalities of being behind the bar. Pamela is a recent graduate of the rigorous Beverage Alcohol Resources 5 day program earning top honors by passing the course "Bar Ready."
Pamela writes for various publications about the spirit and alcohol industry and works with sites such as Julibox.com as one of their cocktail experts. She has been featured in multiple publications including the recent cover of The Tasting Panel, Bar Business Magazine, The Village Voice, Zagat, CitySip.com, Glamour, The Forward, The Examiner, MetroNY, ABCNews.com, and Underground Eats as well as reccurring media appearances on the the Food Network, Vh1, NBC, LXTV, Fox & Friends and BetterTV.


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Penn State to Play a Football Game in Ireland?
Monday, February 11th, 2013 | By Katie
After a successful kick off to The Gathering when Notre Dame played Navy in Dublin, Ireland during the Emerald Isle Classic on September 1, 2012 it sounds like Penn State wants to follow suit. The Penn State Football team is prohibited from playing in the postseason until 2016 so they're out to add some excitement to their schedule.
The Nittany Lions have been looking to schedule a destination game, and after the success and popularity of the Notre Dame vs. Navy game, Ireland is a perfect option. "We are definitely looking into playing in Ireland, no question about it," Coach Bill O'Brien told reporters Saturday night.
Tenon Tours wants to know, would you travel to Ireland to see Penn State football? Who would you like their opponent to be?
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I'm getting a bottle of Captim Morgan, and a six pack of Fat Tire.
I'f you guys want me to pick you up anything, let me know. I'm making a list.
I'm getting a bottle of Captim Morgan, and a six pack of Fat Tire.
I'f you guys want me to pick you up anything, let me know. I'm making a list.
Fill up my extreme gulp cup with some pina colada slurpee on your way by. It's only .99c for a refill. Thanks bra.
-One (1) goat
-Two (2) bottles os Patron tequila
-One blindfold
-A pack of chips and salsa (medium)
If you can find a drunk goat, ditch the liquor and bring me back the change.
1959 Krug, or 1951 Dom Perignon, please!
. He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
What Tom said + Johnny Walker -- Blue, Of course.
Would you like a dream with that?
A fifth of Hendrick's gin would hit the spot- oh, and I'm running low on dry vermouth- make it Martini & Rossi, please. It's 'tini time!
I'm all set with my Campari and lemon-infused soda water, thanks.
"Real wars of words are harder to win. They require thought, insight, precision, articulation, knowledge, and experience. They require the humility to admit when you are wrong. They recognize that the dialectic is not about making us look at you, but about us all looking together for the truth."
A bottle of Jack Daniels Single Barrel.
I'll take a foutay of Schlitz and a box of Franzia.
Singletrack Mind
Already drunk and some d-bag just told my girlfriend she was "top heavy", i think he likes dental bills...
Jose Cuervo
But only after you get home.
Grab me an Erdinger. Thanks. I'll gladly pay you for it on Tuesday.
2012 TransAm Tour journal link: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/Threeisacharm
Naked Carbon Weave Aegis Aro Svelte, Purpleen Cannondale RT3000 Tandem, Orange Santana Triplet, Surly Long Haul Trucker
So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand." Thucydides, 4th Century B.C.E.
See if they have any free pens. Sometimes liquor stores give out free pens.
JD. And B&B.
Ummm, if its not too late, a bottle of Laphroaig please, 15 year old for preference.
Oh! and could you have it smuggled in please, I hate paying duty.
Thank you kindly!
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." Robert A. Heinlein


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U-T San Diego Street Fest 2012
Saturday night's eight-hour street festival featured nine bands, including G. Love, veteran reggae vocal star Pato Banton and surf-folk troubadour Donavon Frankenreiter. The lineup also includes such top homegrown local favorites as The Nervous Wreckords, Mattson 2 and The Styletones. Artists showed their talent too and food trucks and local brewers sold their fare. U-T Photography by John Gastaldo and Sean Haffey Return to Street Fest


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Planning Your Future
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How many times has someone asked you, "What do you want to do with your life?" Or even worse, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Let's get real. Nobody is a huge success without some degree of planning but you don't have to decide your whole life by the time you're 14 years old. However, with some thought and planning in high school, you can be on the right road to success by the time you graduate.
Use this general overview to see what types of career and college planning steps to take each year of high school. Remember, this is only a guide. It's up to you, your parents and your guidance counselor to work on a plan that's right for you.
Freshman Year
Begin career exploration. In addition to using resources at your school, check out the local library for career information. Use the Education and Career Opportunity System (ECOS) at any Milwaukee Public Library.
Begin asking questions to the people around you. Ask people about their jobs. Ask teachers, church leaders, doctors, plumbers, salespeople, bank tellers, tax preparers, busdrivers, computer specialists, auto mechanics, factory workers, web designers, business owners and anyone else you can think of! There's a difference between a job and a career. Quite often people work at a certain type of job as part of their career plan. Even though you're in high school, do you know what you want to do after high school?
Sophomore Year
Continue career exploration and evaluate your high school course selections and activities. Are you planning to take classes related to your strengths, abilities, interests and career preferences? If you think you might want to be an auto mechanic, then take electives that will help you reach your goal. Likewise, it's hard to be a doctor without scientific knowledge in chemistry and biology. What's your plan? What types of classes will help you reach your goal?
Junior Year
Maintain a good course schedule that will help you reach your goals and make sure you have the credits and courses that you need to graduate on time. Continue to be involved in school activities, explore a part-time job or volunteer. Explore all post-high school choices including college, technical school, apprenticeship programs and military service. Use the Education and Career Opportunity System (ECOS) available at any Milwaukee Public Library.
You may need to take some tests related to your career and college goals. Ask your counselor about PSAT, SAT, ACT and ASVAB tests. Typically, you can take these tests in your Junior year but it is best to talk to your counselor about your personal goals to determine which test to take and at what time.
If you're considering college, think about what's important to you in making that selection: Close to home or far away? Small campus or large? 2 year program or 4 year program? Public or private? Think about the type of career you want and the level of education you need for that type of Career. Use the "Choosing a College" list to help keep track of your choices.
Attend college fairs and college night programs. Prepare for and visit colleges. What other information will help make your decisions? See "COLLEGE TIMELINE FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS".
Senior Year
Take challenging courses and continue to work toward your goals. Double-check with your guidance counselor to make sure that you have the credits and courses you need to graduate on time. Make decisions about college, military, apprenticeships, etc. and if necessary begin the process of application.
You can apply to a University of Wisconsin school after September 15th for the following school year. Each campus sets its own priority dates and deadline. You can use the UW-HELP website as a reference. CHECK CAREFULLY, no matter which school you choose. Do you have all the necessary forms? Are you sure of the application deadlines? Are you required to write an essay? Obtain application forms. Observe deadlines. Submit transcript and test scores.
Begin a scholarship search. Use COMPASS Guide for local scholarships or use ECOS, for national and local scholarships. Sign up for ECOS at any Milwaukee Public Library. If you use ECOS, you can save all of your information into a "virtual locker" available on the web, for free!
If you are going to college, apply for financial aid; consult the financial aid office at your chosen college. You can complete the FAFSA after January 1, but you will need your parent's completed tax information. See steps in "Applying for financial aid".
Make final decisions. If you are not planning on attending college, what steps do you need to take to reach your goals? Have you inquired about apprenticeship programs or military options? Have you met the deadlines and requirements to begin your training program? If you are not going to college, trade or technical school, you are not starting an apprenticeship program, and you are not enlisting in the military, what will you do?
If you are going to college, and have received an acceptance letter, you must confirm your decision with the school. Make sure that you decline any other offers you received.See "COLLEGE TIMELINE FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS".
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Q&A with Bill Gates and Warren Buffet via FORTUNE
Posted By Jim On 10/18/2005 @ 12:33 pm In Personal Finance | No Comments
Don't miss this article, a Q&A with $91 billion in net worth: Warren Buffett and Bill Gates: The $91 Billion Conversation [3]. This is an interview following a Q&A the two had with 2,000 extremely lucky participants at University of Nebraska's Lied Auditorium, the first since the two did it in 1998 at the University of Washington. I've hit up some highlights of the five page article below.
The first question is the best book they've read recently…
When asked about the S&P 500 in 5 years, both agreed it would likely return under 10% a year.
Both are concerned about the ballooning U.S. trade deficit.
And their favorite desert at a Berkshire subsidiary, Dairy Queen, differs when faced to choose between the Dilly Bar or the Blizzard. Buffett prefers the Blizzard and Gates the Dilly Bar.
There are many other topics covered such as inheritances and philanthropy, it's an interesting and quick read. The interplay between the two men is very entertaining too.
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[4] Katharine Graham's Personal History: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0375701044
[5] The Bottomless Well: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/r/amazon.php?asin=0465031161
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End of redevelopment leaves scraps for 'hood
A year after state dissolved agencies, little money's left for affordable housing, other priorities
Feb. 1, 2012, was a dark day in the annals of California city building, as the state officially ended redevelopment agencies.
At least that's the view of some neighborhood activists and civic leaders, because as of that date, property taxes collected in targeted areas were no longer set aside for affordable housing, infrastructure upgrades and economic revitalization.
So what's happened since then?
Money that wasn't used to cover outstanding bond payments and manage leftover properties was redirected to schools, counties, special districts and city general funds in a roundabout attempt to help the state plug its budget-deficit hole.
By year's end, state voters had temporarily increased income and sales taxes and closed the hole, at least for now.
But redevelopment is dead for now and there's no prospect for reviving it in any meaningful way anytime soon.
Of course, many critics of redevelopment complained that the program deserved to be terminated if it wasn't vastly reformed. They didn't like the special treatment accorded some favored developers, the forcible transfer of property from one owner to another or the high cost of building housing for low- and moderate-income families.
Many cities spent their redevelopment dollars on new city halls, police stations, libraries, sports and performing arts facilities, shopping centers, convention centers and other public buildings -- all debatable catalysts for neighborhood revitalization.
In the trenches, Jeff Graham, president of Civic San Diego, which the city set up to manage the transition to a post-redevelopment era, has faced 12 months of puzzlement when dealing the state.
"We the city of San Diego, as well as many other cities in the state have found the dissolution legislation far from perfect and it has caused a lot of angst and problems for agencies and projects that were all in the pipeline when redevelopment was eliminated," he said.
The state retained veto power over unfinished projects and forced CivicSD to find other ways to get those done or to drop them for now.
In one case, the city used precious bond funds to keep an affordable housing project alive. In another it put a fire station on hold after spending several million dollars of redevelopment funds on design and now finding no construction money available.
According to the League of California Cities, local agencies filed 42 lawsuits against the state -- San Diego County cities and organizations figured into eight of them -- to clarify or reverse state decisions. Many suits have been settled but more are expected every time a new round of spending plans is submitted and a few rejected.
A parallel network of newly appointed bodies called oversight boards went to work to review former redevelopment projects. Sometimes they objected and other times their approvals were vetoed by the state Department of Finance. The county auditor and controller and state controller also have been drawn into the redevelopment wind down.
Setting aside the bureaucratic confusion, Graham fears for California's competitiveness. This is now the only state, besides Arizona, that does not employ tax-increment financing. That's a method for automatically setting aside taxes in a redevelopment-designated area for its improvement.
"It's going to be hard for us as a state to keep up with what other cities and states are doing to redevelop their inner-city neighborhoods and make them safe and viable places to live and work," Graham said.
He said the go-getter Millennial Generation wants to live in walkable, urban, exciting neighborhoods.
"If we can't create neighborhoods where those folks want to live, they're going to go to other cities," he said.
No dependable replacement for those funds has been identified that doesn't involve raising taxes on businesses, real estate transfers, new development or the general public through voter-approved bonds or new and higher taxes.


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|Martin S Weber; Thomas Prod'homme; Juan C Patarroyo; Nicolas Molnarfi; Tara Karnezis; Klaus Lehmann-Horn; Dimitry M Danilenko; Jeffrey Eastham-Anderson; Anthony J Slavin; Christopher Linington; Claude C A Bernard; Flavius Martin; Scott S Zamvil
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|B-cell activation influences T-cell polarization and outcome of anti-CD20 B-cell depletion in central nervous system autoimmunity.
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|OBJECTIVE: Clinical studies indicate that anti-CD20 B-cell depletion may be an effective multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy. We investigated mechanisms of anti-CD20-mediated immune modulation using 2 paradigms of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). METHODS: Murine EAE was induced by recombinant myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (rMOG), a model in which B cells are considered to contribute pathogenically, or MOG peptide (p)35-55, which does not require B cells. RESULTS: In EAE induced by rMOG, B cells became activated and, when serving as antigen-presenting cells (APCs), promoted differentiation of proinflammatory MOG-specific Th1 and Th17 cells. B-cell depletion prevented or reversed established rMOG-induced EAE, which was associated with less central nervous system (CNS) inflammation, elimination of meningeal B cells, and reduction of MOG-specific Th1 and Th17 cells. In contrast, in MOG p35-55-induced EAE, B cells did not become activated or efficiently polarize proinflammatory MOG-specific T cells, similar to naive B cells. In this setting, anti-CD20 treatment exacerbated EAE, and did not impede development of Th1 or Th17 cells. Irrespective of the EAE model used, B-cell depletion reduced the frequency of CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Treg), and increased the proinflammatory polarizing capacity of remaining myeloid APCs. INTERPRETATION: Our study highlights distinct roles for B cells in CNS autoimmunity. Clinical benefit from anti-CD20 treatment may relate to inhibition of proinflammatory B cell APC function. In certain clinical settings, however, elimination of unactivated B cells, which participate in regulation of T cells and other APC, may be undesirable. Differences in immune responses to MOG protein and peptide may be important considerations when choosing an EAE model for testing novel B cell-targeting agents for MS.
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Alright, everyone, you can delete your Qwikster bookmarks. That isn't happening anymore.
Noting that "It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult"--because, before the public outcry, it was somehow unclear that two disconnected websites would be more of a hassle than one--Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has bent to the will of the people and reversed his decision to spin off his company's DVD rental service into a separate division given the catchy name of "Qwikster."
Hastings announced the separation in September in an apologetic letter that tearfully explained he had "messed up," adding that Netflix and Qwikster needed "to let each [other] grow and operate independently," babe. The public responded with shock and vocal outrage--as no one saw this coming, and the two used to be so good together--and the CEO today, less than a month later, admitted his mistake and took back DVD rentals--which were all too happy to be back, having lost almost all their friends in the divorce. And so, this weekend, mail-order and streaming remarried in a simple ceremony that included re-directing all traffic from Qwikster.com over to Netflix.com, the former once again taking on the latter's name.
July's similarly-unpopular price increase, unfortunately, is here to stay, and it remains unclear how the previously-announced decision to integrate video game rentals into the mail-order service will be handled--though, if history is any indication, it will probably be handled in the least tactful, most inconvenient, difficult way possible. A new service called "Gaimster" that requires you to remember your MySpace password to sign up for?


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|Beef cook-off seeking recipes for contest
All entries for the "What's for Dinner" beef cook-off must be received by the end of business on Friday, Aug. 27.
Does anyone have a creative, kid friendly beef recipe? Could anyone use a new set of kitchen appliances?
If the answer is "yes" to both of these questions, then enter this contest!
The 'What's for Dinner' Beef Cook-Off is currently seeking recipes for the 2010 cook-off which will be held in conjunction with River City Roundup at the Qwest Center in Omaha on Saturday, Sept. 25.
The top five recipes selected will compete on the 'What's for Dinner' cooking stage sponsored by the Nebraska Beef Council.
A stove, dishwasher, refrigerator and microwave will be awarded to the contest winner. Beef certificates of $300, $200, $100 and $50 will be awarded to the second through fifth place finalists as well.
The basic recipe guidelines are as follows:
• Contestants should submit their original beef recipe that is healthy, is loved by kids and has an all-around family appeal.
• Recipes should include one of the 29 lean cuts of beef (examples below), include no more than eight ingredients (not including water, plain salt, or pepper) and can be prepared and cooked in 45 minutes or less (not including marinating time).
• Types of recipes may include but are not limited to main dish lunches or main dish dinners, one-dish meals, sandwiches or wraps, pasta and grain-based dishes, or main dish salads.
Beef used in your recipe must be one of the 29 lean cuts of beef.
The 29 lean beef cuts, beginning with the leanest, include: eye round roast and steak; sirloin tip side steak; top round roast and steak; bottom round roast and steak; top sirloin steak; round tip roast and steak; 95 percent lean ground beef; flat half brisket; shank cross cuts; chuck shoulder pot roast; sirloin tip center roast and steak; chuck shoulder steak; bottom round (Western Griller) steak; top loin (strip) steak; shoulder petite tender and medallions; flank steak; round steak; shoulder center (Ranch) steak; and tri-tip.
Complete contest information is available at www.nebeef.org or by calling the Nebraska Beef Council at 800-421-5326.
Only original and unpublished recipes are eligible for the contest.
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Big deception
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
I forgot to weigh in yesterday morning, so I did it this morning instead.
Huge deception: 161 pounds.
I was so happy to be in the 150's. In my mind, there was no coming back. The 160's were just completely out and impossible. Not happening ever again. Well there you are. I know it's just a freakin' number on the scale, but it really crushed me. I've rarely went this quickly from real happy to totally depressed.
I drank my smoothie and then crashed on my bed, not knowing how to react. I was... pissed. Really, really pissed. And when I told my boyfriend why, the only thing he told me is:
"Well, maybe you just gotta try a little bit harder."
As I thought the situation couldn't get any worse...
I hit the gym 6 times a week. 5 times for my regular training and once for 75 minutes of zumba. I TRY to jog twice a week (usually it's once), I swim for half an hour once a week and I walk as often as possible. I've honestly put my whole social life apart for the sake of training. I'm following a meal plan that's leaving me hungry and frustrated a day out of two. I only have ONE day left for socialties - Saturday nights, and I'm pretty much always booked a month in advance because all my friends want to see me. I quit drinking altogether until December for my Transform program. I have made so many concessions it's not even funny anymore. It's almost sad. And there you go at 161 pounds.
I know. A number. Only a number. Just a freakin' number. But it crushed me. And I wasn't sad, just really, really frustrated. Why do all these efforts?! I haven't lost any weight since JULY. Three months later, I'm still at the same point. It feels like no matter how much efforts I put into this, the result is the same: plateau, plateau, plateau. Late September I pretty much half gave up and didn't train a lot. I didn't eat too well either. And I still plateaued. So it feels like my body is just drained and tired and over. Not losing, not gaining. Stuck there with this extra 10 pounds I can't bear anymore.
I'm still torn between hiding the scale away or... or... or whatever else, I don't know. I'm not addicted to the scale - I forget weigh in one Monday out of two - but the number feels worse every week. What should I do? I really need advice here. I know it's just a number, I know I'm doing a lot, I know I'm good, but WHY WON'T IT CHANGE?!
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Try not to let the scale ruin your mood. I weigh everyday and sometimes it is hard if the scale is mean!!!!
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That sucks. I can only imagine how frustrated you must be..and to have your boyfriend make a comment like that. Ugh. I think it's just so hard for some of us, just the way we're made...our bodies like being heavy no matter how hard we work. At least, that's what I think is happening for me, from my own experience. For me to get thin I have to practically starve myself. At least you're making yourself really healthy through all your efforts...and probably losing fat and gaining muscle, too.
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Maybe you're actually trying TOO hard. You know, your body needs to rest, it's part of the training and an important part of the process.. if you're not relax and chill your body will be more in a state of "fight or flight" than anything and won't give you the results you want. You should train for fun and see your friends :) Maybe do some physical activities with them, like hiking or badminton!
Also, I used to have a lot of smoothies until I realised they were actually making me fat.. Too much fructose is not a good thing. I don't know if it's your case, but just saying. It took me a while to realise it was from the smoothies :P
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I've finally got my scanner working, cheak my devient art to see them and don't be afraid to comment. the link is on my page
I hate these dumb-ass, big mouths that don't know what they're talking about. I was sitting in my school cafe when I heard someone call all metal gay and retarded, and the people who listen to it are idiotic faggots. You can't argue about what I did, I dragged the guy out of the building by his hair and threw him to the floor. He got up and slapped me, haha, I kicked him in the stomach and...
I've realised I should write songs for some of the title I come up with. However, on to what I wanted to say. I've gone on a crash course through the last month, I lost my bass skill from a massive hit to the head while practicing, I'm focusing on controling my rage at all times because it feels like everyone is trying to push me closer into the inviting arms of insanity. And my mind...
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LOS ANGELES—You might think that just because I've got a career, happy family and blue eyes that I've got it all. You might think because I'm writing books and have the greatest friends known to man that I'm perfectly content and satisfied. You might think that I have no idea what it feels like to be lonely, frustrated or irregular.
LOS ANGELES—You might think that just because I've got a career, happy family and blue eyes that I've got it all. You might think because I'm writing books and have the greatest friends known to man that I'm perfectly content and satisfied. You might think that I have no idea what it feels like to be lonely, frustrated or irregular.
You'd be wrong.
As tears fell on the cherry wood surface, I thought about this setting. Just a few nights earlier, cherished friends had traveled from all over the country to spend time with us and celebrate my husband's birthday. The same table absorbing my sorrow had recently absorbed the condensation of about 12 different alcoholic beverages while old friends told six hours worth of stories and gave birth to a few more.
I wiped my face, avoided a few phone calls, and thought about my kitchen table and all the ways it has participated in my personal history.
At that table, after hauling it from one city to another as a newly married couple, we built friendships with so many wonderful people over microbrews and fine wine"¦years before we all went crazy and stopped using birth control.
At that table, we entertained intimate crowds for holidays and birthdays and Friday night dinners. Crowds who didn't mind vegetarian meals that almost always needed salt.
At that table, Husband and I discussed the idea of becoming parents and probably climbed up and tried once or twice.
At that table, our boys were brought into the Jewish community. Husband paid closer attention to their circumcision than he did watching Wimbledon.
At that table, after hauling it to our first house, I wondered how the hell we wound up in the suburbs.
At that table, Husband and I taught our children to appreciate vegetables and hard work.
At that table, I taught our boys how to write their names and subtract two from four. If you look closely you can still see scribbled out math problems forever embedded in the wood because my kids don't understand the meaning of, "Put a goddamn book under that worksheet."
At that table, I've contemplated out-of-control chin hairs and what to do with the rest of my life.
At that table, we bless our children every Friday night and pray that they bring honor to themselves, their family and flag football fans.
At that table, we've listened to family members share their souls while being honored to be a part of their legacy—despite the propensity toward constipation and varicose veins.
At that table, Husband and I decided to chance it all and move to another state.
At that table, I laughed, folded laundry and shared secrets with people who would later break my heart.
At that table, I watch the love of my life pretend to like my cooking and ask him, over and again, for the love of God, to please chew with his mouth closed.
At that table, I've written countless posts, queries and newspaper columns. I've answered hate mail, love letters and expressed regret over friending my parents on Facebook.
At that table, Husband and I decided to chance it all and move back home.
At that table, my mom, dad, brother, sister and I began to understand each other.
At that table, we've connected with old and new friends. They pretend to like salt-free cooking, too.
At that table, my children practice manners, math problems and listening skills.
Through good times and bad, that table is where I gather with loved ones and try to figure it all out. Other times I sit alone.
As I trace the cracks, stains and ink marks, and think about the years of breakdowns and breakthroughs held up by four legs and a boatload of history, I realize that although I might not have it all, my happy family and best friends known to man count for a heck of a lot.
And where did I realize that I should focus on what I have instead of what I don't?
That kitchen table, of course.
Still participating in my history; it's sturdier than I realized.
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Sometimes danger is hard to see… until it's too late.
Britt Pfeiffer has trained to backpack the Teton Range, but she isn't prepared when her ex-boyfriend, who still haunts her every thought, wants to join her. Before Britt can explore her feelings for Calvin, an unexpected blizzard forces her to seek shelter in a remote cabin, accepting the hospitality of its two very handsome occupants—but these men are fugitives, and they take her hostage.
In exchange for her life, Britt agrees to guide the men off the mountain. As they set off, Britt knows she must stay alive long enough for Calvin to find her. The task is made even more complicated when Britt finds chilling evidence of a series of murders that have taken place there… and in uncovering this, she may become the killer's next target.
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BLACK ICE is New York Times bestselling author Becca Fitzpatrick's riveting romantic thriller set against the treacherous backdrop of the mountains of Wyoming. Falling in love should never be this dangerous…
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Not trying to jack this thread or anything, but elkohlic got me thinking. Are using snowshoes during hunting practical? The snow was really bad this year (the kind of snow that you think you might stay on top of but end up falling through 95% of the time). I got home and thought snowshoes would have been nice. Never done it before so I wouldn't have a clue if it would be good for hunting or not. Just sounded good. Can you walk in them without the poles? Thoughts?
Elkoholic307, just thought I'd add that there is a good write up on the REI site below on snowshoes. A good option might be to rent so you can see if it is something you might want to get into or not and perhaps try some out that the folks here recommended. I have a pair of modified bear paw Sherpas with crampon grips that I use winter backpacking here in the Sierras. There are a lot of cool different brands out there depending out what you want to use them for.
WYrider, I've used snowshoes without poles and on level ground it's ok to cruise on. For me like Bitterroot Bulls notes I think they are a must as well. If I have a pack and I'm going up any kind of uphill grade the poles sure help a lot in balance and foot placement on the hills. Falling over and getting back up while on snowshoes with a pack on is not the most graceful of things.
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Jockey Joe Talamo wins five at Del Mar
DEL MAR "The day belongs to Joe Talamo," Del Mar track announcer Trevor Denman said Thursday after the 22-year-old from Marrero, La., crossed the wire on his fifth winner of the day.
"That was a great day," Talamo said as he walked up to the jockey's room. "I've had five before at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans as a bug boy and five at Hollywood, but never five at Del Mar. It was one of those days when everything worked out. I had great horses. Can't do it without the horses."
Talamo, won the first on Beau Royale ($5.20) for trainer Vann Belvoir, the second on The Roan Ranger ($6.40) for Mike Puype, the fifth on Indy Beauty ($12) for Jack Carava, the seventh on Obviously ($8.20) for Mike Mitchell and the eighth on Northern Iowa ($12.60) for Vladimir Cerin.
The win on Obviously was over one mile on the turf course. It was Talamo's sixth win on the turf this meeting. He has 17 wins, tied with Rafael Bejarano and one shy of leader Garrett Gomez.
"I know Joel Rosario isn't here, but you can't take for granted the colony here," Talamo said. "Gomez is riding unbelievable, and he's kind of a mentor of mine, anyway. Then there's Bejarano, Victor (Espinoza), Mike (Smith) and all these guys are doing really good. It's not like you can go out there and think it's easy pickings. But I really love it that way. I feel I learn a lot more in the competition."
He says he's not doing anything differently riding horses on the turf, but he certainly has figured this course out.
"It's about getting good horses, and we've had some really lucky trips," Talamo said. "Here at Del Mar it's really important to save ground, and we've been lucky that a lot of holes are opening up, and Scotty (McClellan), my agent, has been getting me some great horses."
McClellan predicted a big meeting for his young rider. He knew there would be a lot more live horses after the exit of Rosario, who won the Del Mar riding title the last three years but now is riding back East.
"He works harder than anybody," McClellan said. "Last Saturday he worked 11 horses in the morning and rode nine in the afternoon. It pays off if you're riding for the right people and on the right horses."
McClellan feels Talamo's success on the turf can only be explained by the rider's style.
"He's very good on the turf, but he loves the salad bar, too," McClellan said. "I think he's just patient. He tries to save ground a lot. He tries to tuck in and save ground, and his style just seems to fit the course. He's 22 years old, but he's accomplished so much already. He's getting better and better every day. He was brought up right, has a great attitude. I've never seen him mad. He just has a great outlook on life."
Notes: Ruben Hernandez, Del Mar's clerk of scales, has been reassigned after the Del Mar stewards slapped him with a five-day suspension for disorderly conduct and for being intoxicated before the races on Sunday, July 22. The former clerk of scales now is a film analyst and patrol judge, removed from any contact with the jockeys. Charlie McCaul, who handled clerk of scales duties for 11 years on the entire Southern California circuit more than a decade ago, replaced Hernandez. Stewards Scott Chaney and Kim Sawyer said Hernandez' suspension and reassignment was an agreement arrived at by the DMTC, the stewards and Hernandez. He now is bound by a testing agreement with the California Horse Racing Board and must fulfill requirements the tracks have with the Winners' Foundation, an organization that helps folks in the racing community overcome addictions and other personal problems. Someone suspected Hernandez was intoxicated before racing began July 22. He was ordered to take a Breathalyzer, blew a .09 and was replaced by McCaul for that day's racing. The clerk of scales checks all the jockeys weights before they ride and immediately after races.


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BOSTON The editor in chief of Boston University's student newspaper has resigned following an April Fools' story that made light of rape and drug use.
The chairwoman of The Daily Free Press' board of directors posted on the paper's website Tuesday that it had asked Chelsea Diana to resign and she had done so.
Monday's print-only edition led with "seven frat dwarves" arrested for drugging and sexually assaulting a female student, "the fairest of them all," and a picture of Snow White's drink and a date-rape drug.
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This is a historic week in our quest to strengthen our armed forces and secure equality for all Americans.
Today, the Pentagon has released its yearlong study of how to implement repeal of the corrosive "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. This report makes it unambiguously clear that the risk of repeal on military effectiveness is minimal, that any risks can be addressed by implementing the report's recommendations, and that a clear majority of active duty servicemen and women have no problem with repeal. It should come as no surprise that the men and women who serve bravely in our military don't care about the sexual orientation of their fellow servicemembers, they just want to serve their country proudly and believe others should be able to do the same.
Later this week, the Senate Armed Services Committee is scheduled to hold hearings on the results of the study. Thursday will be devoted to supporters of repeal, including Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Admiral Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and then Friday's hearing will be devoted to the opponents of repeal. It's my hope that the study and these hearings will move those Senators who've been on the fence or who have reserved judgment pending the release of this study to support repeal.
The fact is, repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" has strong majority support in the country and now we know it has strong majority support within our military.
Since DADT was instituted 17 years ago, more than 14,000 American troops have been discharged at an estimated cost of over $400 million; those discharges include more than 800 specialists with skills deemed mission critical by the U.S. military and include over 300 of our foreign language speakers. We've lost pilots, engineers, doctors, nurses, and combat medics to this policy, all of which are disciplines where the military has faced shortfalls in recent years.
In addition, this policy has disproportionately impacted women. While women make up approximately fifteen percent of the armed forces, they account for nearly a third of all "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" discharges from the military.
This must end.
Over the past year and a half, I've spoken to many of my colleagues about repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and what I heard most was that they needed to see leadership from the military. So last year I requested the first ever hearings on the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy in the US Senate. Then in January, President Obama offered a strong voice for repeal in his State of the Union address and then in early February, both Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen expressed their support for repeal at the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
As Admiral Mullen said then:
It is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy that forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens. For me, personally, it comes down to integrity -- theirs as individuals, and ours as an institution.
I couldn't agree more.
We simply can not lose one more brave man or woman to this destructive policy. It is immoral, it is discriminatory, and at a time when we are fighting two wars abroad and need all of our best and brightest serving, it hurts our military readiness.
This is a national security issue, this is a fairness issue and this is a measure of who we are as Americans. We are now closer than ever before to repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and lifting the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military.
I call on my colleagues in the US Senate to support cloture of the Defense Authorization Bill with DADT repeal language in tact this year. It's what the nation wants, it's what our military wants and it's the right thing to do.


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Birth Place: Davison, Michigan, USA
Years Active: 2001—present
Genres: Post-hardcore
Years Active: 2001—present
Genres: Post-hardcore
Chiodos is an American post-hardcore band from Davison, Michigan, formed in 2001. Originally known as "The Chiodos Bros," the band's name was a tribute to filmmakers Stephen, Charles, and Edward Chiodo, responsible for the movie "Killer Klowns from Outer Space." Chiodos released their first full length album, entitled All's Well That Ends Well, on July 26, 2005. It reached #3 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and #164 on the Billboard 200 chart. Their second album, "Bone Palace Ballet," was released in North America on September 4, 2007 and debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Independent Albums chart. Warner Bros. Records released "Bone Palace Ballet" on Janu... Continue Bio >>
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