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Latrobe, PA, United States, 2013/04/25 - Kennametal, Inc. reported results for the fiscal third-quarter 2013, with earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $0.67 compared with the prior year quarter EPS of $0.93 (NYSE: KMT) - Kennametal.com. NYSE: KMT
Reported EPS of $0.67; Stellite accretive $0.02 per share;
Delivered double-digit operating margin;
Strong operating cash flow of $150 million year-to-date;
Guidance modestly revised for weaker macro-economic environment.
In the March quarter, we again delivered double-digit margin performance and generated strong cash flows, despite another difficult period for industrial and infrastructure activity globally said Kennametal Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Cardoso.
We're navigating well in a challenging economic environment, while strengthening our business to be ready to serve our customers as growth returns. In addition, our Stellite acquisition which completed its first year with Kennametal on March 1 expands our growth prospects in the energy and power generation sectors. Our company-specific initiatives will continue to provide opportunities for maximizing revenues, earnings and cash flows.
Fiscal 2013 Third Quarter Key Developments
Sales were $655 million, compared with $696 million in the same quarter last year. Sales decreased by 6 percent, reflecting a 6 percent organic decline, a 5 percent unfavorable impact from fewer business days and a 1 percent unfavorable effect from currency exchange, partially offset by a 6 percent increase due to two months of revenues from Stellite.
Operating income was $75 million, compared with $103 million in the same quarter last year. Stellite contributed $2.9 million of operating income in the current year quarter, compared with a net operating loss of $4.6 million in the prior year period. Operating income declined due to lower absorption of manufacturing costs related to reduced sales volume, as well as an ongoing inventory reduction initiative. Partially offsetting these effects, the company reduced operating expense with its continued cost discipline. Excluding the impact of Stellite, operating margin was 12.1 percent, compared with an operating margin of 16.0 percent in the prior year.
The effective tax rate was 18.5 percent in the period, compared with 20.4 percent in the prior year. The decrease was primarily driven by the extension of the credit for increasing research activities contained in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 that was enacted during the current quarter, partially offset by higher relative U.S. earnings in the current year relative to the rest of the world.
In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) rules, which require a minimum 25 percent public float, Kennametal was required to sell shares of the company's subsidiary in India by June 2013. The company sold 13 percent of the subsidiary's shares and received net proceeds of approximately $27 million. The company now owns 75 percent of the Indian subsidiary.
EPS were $0.67, compared with the prior year quarter EPS of $0.93. The current year includes $0.02 per share accretion from Stellite. The prior year quarter included net loss of $0.05 per share from Stellite.
Adjusted return on invested capital (ROIC) was 10.8 percent as of March 31, 2013.
Year to date, the company generated $150 million in cash flow from operating activities, compared with $164 million in the prior year period. Cash flow benefited from the company's ongoing inventory reduction initiative which reduced inventory approximately $40 million year to date, excluding raw materials. Net capital expenditures were $52 million and $56 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. For the current nine-month period, the company realized free operating cash flow of $98 million compared with $108 million for the same period last year.
Capital stock repurchased during the quarter were 786,000 shares. Year-to-date purchases total approximately 2.1 million shares, under the amended, multi-year share repurchase program announced in July. Approximately 6.5 million shares remain available for purchase under the program.
Segment Developments for the Fiscal 2013 Third Quarter
Industrial segment sales of $374 million declined 11 percent from $419 million in the prior year quarter. The results reflect a 5 percent organic decline, a 5 percent unfavorable impact from fewer business days and a 1 percent unfavorable effect from currency exchange. On an organic basis, sales declined 12 percent in general engineering and 2 percent in transportation, while aerospace and defense sales grew 14 percent. Customer inventory levels remained low, impacting sales in general engineering. The decline in transportation reflected lower vehicle production rates in most geographic regions, while aerospace and defense sales grew with increased production of commercial aircraft. On a regional basis, sales declined approximately 12 percent in the Americas, 10 percent in Asia and 9 percent in Europe.
Industrial segment operating income was $45 million compared with $71 million in the prior year. Industrial operating income decreased due to lower absorption of manufacturing costs related to reduced sales volume and an ongoing inventory reduction initiative. Industrial operating margin was 12.0 percent compared with 17.0 percent in the prior year.
Infrastructure segment sales of $282 million, up 1 percent from $278 million in the prior year. The increase was driven by 15 percent growth related to two months of revenues from Stellite, partially offset by an 8 percent organic decline and a 6 percent decline from fewer business days. On an organic basis, sales declined by 15 percent in the energy and 6 percent in the earthworks markets. Energy sales decreased globally due to lower drilling activity in oil and gas. Earthworks sales declined from persistently weak underground coal mining activity in North America, where a number of additional mine closures further depressed sales, as well as a delayed start to the road construction season due to the colder March weather. On a regional basis including the organic growth of Stellite, sales decreased approximately 18 percent in the Americas, 6 percent in Europe and remained relatively flat in Asia.
Infrastructure segment operating income was $32 million, compared with $34 million in the same quarter of the prior year. Stellite contributed $2.9 million of operating income in the current year quarter, compared with a net operating loss of $4.6 million in the prior year period. Operating income decreased due to the effects of the organic sales decline, as well as lower absorption of manufacturing costs. Infrastructure adjusted operating margin was 13.4 percent compared with 15.1 percent in the prior year.
Fiscal 2013 Year-to-Date Key Developments
Sales were $1,918 million, compared with $1,997 million in the same period last year. Sales decreased by 4 percent, driven by a 7 percent organic decline, a 3 percent unfavorable effect from currency exchange and a 2 percent decline due to fewer business days, partially offset by an 8 percent increase from Stellite.
Operating income was $206 million, compared with $299 million in the same period last year. Stellite contributed $11.1 million of operating income year to date, compared with a net operating loss of $4.6 million in the prior year period. Operating income decreased primarily due to lower sales volume, lower absorption of manufacturing costs, related to reduced sales volume and an ongoing inventory reduction initiative, as well as unfavorable currency exchange. This decrease was partially offset by reduced operating expense achieved with cost control. Excluding Stellite, year to date adjusted operating margin was 11.2 percent, compared with an operating margin of 15.4 percent in the prior year.
EPS were $1.76, compared with the prior year period EPS of $2.72. The current year includes $0.04 per share accretion from Stellite. Prior year included net loss of $0.05 per share from Stellite.
Reconciliations of all non-GAAP financial measures are set forth in the tables attached, and corresponding descriptions are contained in the companys report on Form 8-K, to which this news release is attached.
Recent Actions to Enhance Liquidity and Further Strengthen Financial Position
In April 2013, Kennametal further enhanced liquidity and strengthened its financial position by amending the company's existing revolving bank credit facility, capitalizing upon current market conditions to extend the company's debt maturity profile. The amendment extends the maturity of the existing $600 million credit facility to April 2018.
Kennametal adjusted its full-year outlook due to a slower than anticipated recovery in the company's served industrial end markets globally, as well as continued softness in road construction, underground mining, and oil and gas markets in the U.S. However, the company notes that its order rates have reflected a sequential increase over the prior quarter and expects continued modest improvement, primarily in its industrial end markets.
The company now expects fiscal 2013 sales decline in the range of 5 to 6 percent, with organic sales decline ranging from 8 to 9 percent. Previously, the company had forecast total sales decline ranging from 2 to 4 percent with organic sales decline of 7 to 9 percent.
Based on the revision, the company has reduced its EPS guidance for fiscal 2013 to range from $2.45 to $2.55, versus its previous expectation of $2.60 to $2.80. Included in this outlook is the accretive contribution of the Stellite cquisition, net of integration costs, which is now expected to range between $0.05 and $0.10 per share as compared to the previous range of $0.10 and $0.15 per share.
The company now expects to generate cash flow from operations between $260 million and $280 million for fiscal 2013, compared with the previous range of $290 million to $325 million. Based on anticipated capital expenditures of approximately $90 million to $100 million, the company expects to generate between $170 million and $180 million of free operating cash flow for the full fiscal year, as compared to the previous range of $200 million to $225 million.
Dividend Declared
Kennametal also announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share. The dividend is payable May 22, 2013 to shareowners of record as of the close of business on May 7, 2013.
Kennametal advises shareowners to note monthly order trends, for which the company generally makes a disclosure ten business days after the conclusion of each month. This information is available via the Investor Relations section of Kennametals corporate website.
The company will discuss its fiscal 2013 third-quarter results in a live webcast at 9:00 am. ET today. This event will be broadcast live on the companys website. To access the webcast, select Investor Relations and then Events. A recorded replay of this event also will be available on the companys website through May 24, 2013.
Certain statements in this release may be forward-looking in nature, or forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are statements that do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. For example, statements about Kennametals outlook for earnings, sales volumes, and cash flow for fiscal year 2013 and our expectations regarding future growth and financial performance are forward-looking statements. Any forward looking statements are based on current knowledge, expectations and estimates that involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, our actual results could vary materially from our current expectations. There are a number of factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. They include: economic recession; availability and cost of the raw materials we use to manufacture our products; our foreign operations and international markets, such as currency exchange rates, different regulatory environments, trade barriers, exchange controls, and social and political instability; changes in the regulatory environment in which we operate, including environmental, health and safety regulations; our ability to protect and defend our intellectual property; competition; our ability to retain our management and employees; demands on management resources; demand for and market acceptance of our products; integrating acquisitions and achieving the expected savings and synergies; business divestitures; and implementation of environmental remediation matters. Many of these risks and other risks are more fully described in Kennametals latest annual report on Form 10-K and its other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as a result of future events or developments.
Celebrating its 75th year as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal, Inc. (kennametal.com) delivers productivity to customers seeking peak performance in demanding environments. The company provides innovative wear-resistant products and application engineering backed by advanced material science, serving customers in 60 countries across diverse sectors of aerospace, earthworks, energy, industrial production, transportation and infrastructure. With approximately 13,000 employees and nearly $3 billion in sales, the company realizes half of its revenue from outside North America, and 40% globally from innovations introduced in the past five years. Recognized among the World's Most Ethical Companies (Ethisphere); Outstanding Corporate Innovator (Product Development Management Association); and "America's Safest Companies" (EHS Today) with a focus on 100% safety, Kennametal and its foundation invest in technical education, industrial technologies and material science to deliver the promise of progress and economic prosperity to people everywhere.
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Engagements this week include Miss Beatrice Hirschberg to Joel Ritz Parker of this city, son of Mrs. D. Parker of Pelham, N. Y., and the late Mr. Parker. Miss Hirschberg is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hirschberg of Riverside drive.
Miss Hirschberg attended Calhoun School in this city and the National Park Seminary in Washington. Mr. Parker attended Columbia University and the Law School of St. Lawrence University. He is a member of the law firm of Kraus, Leman and Parker. The wedding will take place in the latter part of December. The brother of the groom, Rev. Dr. Benjamin M. Parker of Cambridge, Mass., will officiate.
Miss Beatrice Edith Serge, daughter of Mrs. Samuel A. Serge of this city, has pledged her troth to Samuel L. Schlossberg, also of New York.
Miss Serge is a Barnard graduate, class of 1932. Mr. Schlossberg was graduated from New York University in 1925. A December wedding is planned.
Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell W. Passerman of 115 West Seventy-third street, announce the birth of a son, Steven Richard, on October 14 at the Doctor's Hospital. Mrs. Passerman, the former Miriam Rosenthal, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rosenthal of 251 West Eighty-ninth street.
A daughter, their second child, was born to Mr. and Mrs. William Frankel of 15 West Eighty-first street, last Sunday at the Doctor's Hospital. Mrs. Frankel is the former Miss Selma Rentner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Rentner.
Dr. and Mrs. Vernon B. Herbst of Chicago have announced the engagement of Mrs. Herbst's daughter, Miss Elinor Rosenwald, daughter of the late Morris Rosenwald and niece of the late Julius Rosenwald, to Dr. Joseph Harris of Los Angeles.
Mr. and Mrs. Lessing Rosenwald of Philadelphia have announced the surprise marriage of their daughter, Miss Helen A. Rosenwald, to Harry H. Snellenburg Jr. of Wyncote, Pa., on Monday night at Harrison, N. Y. Although it was an elopement, both families heartily approve of the marriage, the announcement of which was made by Mrs. Lessing Rosenwald.


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You are destroying everything that a woman should be 30 seconds at a time ... almost as if you're administering mental poison by degrees, and you're taking the young people with you. A little bit of shock value here and a little bit of shock value there until it's just 'OK.' ... If you were a TV show or a movie with a rating, then we would know how and when to avoid you, but you are sneaky and it's impossible to retract those images once they've hit their little brains. —Greg Trimble
Although the commercials have been around for years, many bloggers have begun vocalizing their disgust for Carl's Jr. ads.
With comments coming from concerned parents and other offended viewers, many are pushing for a change.
The fast-food company, which is run by CKE Restaurants and acquired Hardee's in 1997, became known for its suggestive commercials after Paris Hilton was featured in a racy 2005 advertisement. Since then, the company has continued to use sexual marketing tactics not only in commercials but also through social media.
Family media groups, including One Million Moms, have campaigned against the advertisements. One Million Moms released several statements regarding a Carl's Jr. commercial in 2013.
But since the release of the company's most recent commercial on July 28, others have taken a stand.
Blogger Greg Trimble addressed this topic in his post titled "A Letter From A Dad to Carl's Jr. and the Women in their Commercials."
"I've been a big fan of your burgers for a long time. You've always had a unique taste that kept me coming back," Trimble wrote.
"But things have changed between me and you. Your little smiling stars now make me frown. I haven't eaten your food for at least two years now. So many times I'm in a hurry during a busy work day, and your food sounds so good to me, but I just won't let myself because of what you stand for now."
Trimble explains that while he understands he is responsible for raising his children and determining what media they consume, commercials like those for Carl's Jr., which air between family friendly programs, make that hard to do.
"You are destroying everything that a woman should be 30 seconds at a time ... almost as if you're administering mental poison by degrees, and you're taking the young people with you. A little bit of shock value here and a little bit of shock value there until it's just 'OK,' " Trimble wrote.
"If you were a TV show or a movie with a rating, then we would know how and when to avoid you, but you are sneaky and it's impossible to retract those images once they've hit their little brains."
Other parents have echoed Trimble's comments on YouTube and social media sites.
"I'm disappointed. What does soft porn have to do with a hamburger?" Cindy Cross wrote on YouTube. "I'm ashamed for Carl's Jr. and their attempt to advertise. My kids shouldn't be subjected to things like this while we're watching football. Makes me sick."
"Not a family restaurant," Mary Weeks wrote on YouTube. "You just lost lots of families that just rushed to change the commercial when this came on. I'm trying to teach my son to respect women and they are more than their bodies. And I'm trying to teach my preteen daughter that being sexy is not something to strive for."
Over the years, several campaigns have tried to combat the controversial advertisements, including a change.org petition and Facebook pages asking for the commercials to stop.
Viewers also continue to voice their opinions on the National Consumer Complaint Forum for Carl's Jr.
"Well, it looks like I've had the last straw with Carl's Jr. I used to take my family regularly to have a nice sit down to enjoy a burger but after seeing your ... commercial, I was stunned, disgusted and disappointed in myself for giving money to a corporation that cares nothing about women, children and families," one viewer wrote.
"Your advertising is obscene, indecent, disturbing, degrading, objectifying and targeted to whomever will look, including children who should not be exposed to adult content."
Beauty Redefined, a site run by sisters Lindsay and Lexie Kite and dedicated to taking back beauty for girls and women, has responded to the Carl's Jr. commercials with a campaign pledging to #CutTheCarls.
Lexie Kite's husband, Travis, accepted the challenge and encouraged others to do the same in a blog post titled "To my fellow 18-35 year-olds." In the article, Travis questions why men have supported such content.
"We never should have let it get this far. Maybe, like me, you've cared about women and how they feel about this sort of thing all your life, but have mostly been on the sidelines. Well, it's time to step up to the plate, son," Travis said.
Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, defended the company's advertising in 2005, following the release of Paris Hilton's commercial.
"Maybe people are excited because it's Paris Hilton, but there are far worse things on television that these groups should be worried about," Puzder said.
But not all parents see it that way.
"I'm just begging you on behalf of all the dads, and all the youth of our nation, to go back to selling burgers and get away from selling sex and promiscuity," Trimble wrote.
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McADAMS - On Tuesday, March 18 at 12:05 a.m., James Dorsey, father of Otto, Mrs. Paul Gordon and Thomas, all of Braddock, John and Clarence, both of Murrysville and brother of Mrs. Emma Lewis of Mt Lebanon, Mrs. Elizabeth Shutterly of Lincoln. Funeral services at the Zorn Funeral Home 445 4th St. in Braddock on Friday at 2 p.m. Friends invited.
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Personal submarines emerge on boat market
Bored with the luxury yacht? Personal submarines are a growing trend for the mega-rich.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich - owner of the world's largest private luxury yacht, Eclipse - are among those who have their own mini-sub.
Other ocean explorer types, such as British billionaire adventurer Sir Richard Branson and film director James Cameron, have custom-built subs.
In March last year, Cameron descended 11 kilometres into one of the ocean's deepest nooks, the Mariana Trench, in his Australian-designed solo sub, Deepsea Challenger.
Recreational subs could soon be jostling for space on board the world's luxury yachts, if latest design trends are any indication.
The first family-friendly five-seater has hit the market and could soon be vying to become the new must-have toy of the mega-rich.
The C-Explorer 5 was created by Dutch submarine maker U-Boat Worx to accommodate four passengers and a pilot, and has been dubbed "the world's first the subsea limousine".
This airconditioned mini-sub - which will set you back a couple of million - can descend to a depth of 300 metres, reach speeds of three knots underwater and stay below the surface for eight hours.
A range of larger recreational submarines that seat many more passengers are also on the market, but because of their size and price - in the tens of millions of dollars - they are mostly pitched at the luxury resort market.
The market for recreational mini-subs is relatively new, according to Barry Jenkins, chairman of Superyacht Australia, which represents businesses that sell products and services to the superyacht industry.
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Defending the Faith: Daniel Peterson: How Nephi understood the Tree of Life (and why the Book of Mormon is an ancient record)
cmtam lake forest, caOct. 15, 2010 8:29 p.m.
Bill in Nebraska: The tree of life stood by the river. "Then an angel showed me the 'river of the water of life' as clear as crystal flowing from the throne of God and the Lamb." (Rev 22:1)
"Whoever beleives in me as the Scriptures has said "streams of living water'(river of life) will flow from within him."(John 7:38) By this he meant,The Holy Spirit(Ghost).
"As the the deer pants for streams of water,so my soul pants for you O God. My soul thirsts for God,but for the living God..."(Psalm 42:2)
Bill in Nebraska Omaha, NEOct. 15, 2010 12:18 p.m.
To cmtam:
The Book of Mormon gives a great analogy of the Tree of Life, which is the Love of God, not Paradise. What you are describing is what the New Jerusalem will have and will be built upon the American Continent in the area of present day Kansas City. The entire dream of Lehi and interpretation is given in 1 Nephi in the Book of Mormon.
Here is some of the interpretation of it:
Iron Rod = Word of God, the scriptures (ie. Bible, Book of Mormon and currently Doctrine & Covenants) along with modern revelations as they are revealed. There are other scriptures waiting to come forth.
The River: The wickedness of this world.
The Spacious Building: The materialistic world.
Notice that in the vision more people are swayed to the wickedness of this world than who shall partake of the Tree of Life.
I know where I am in the vision and I hope that I'm able to stay there but I know that the whole thing is fleeting. Where do you think you fall within the vision?
brokenclay Scottsdale, AZOct. 15, 2010 11:59 a.m.
It brought a smile to my face when I saw a Mormon scholar (of sorts) employ a theory about the origin of the OT that is pandered by miracle-denying theological liberal scholars (the documentary theory--see Peterson's comment about "Deuteronomist priests"). Wellhausen's theory today is largely rejected in Europe (yes, even by the liberals!), which is where it originated.
It has always struck me as paradoxical how Mormons must defame one of their holy books in order to make another one look better. Supposedly they have a prophet with a direct line to God; why doesn't he just correct all of the error in the Bible and restore its original content? And if this is what the JST's do, then why is the Bible still considered error-filled? Why say that you reverence it when you pick it apart every time you speak of it?
And there is no shortage of irony when Dr. Peterson links a BoM account with ancient pagan goddess worship. There is definitely a connection there, though its not what Dr. Peterson thinks.
cmtam lake forest, caOct. 15, 2010 9:44 a.m.
Thes Tree of life is Paradise. Heaven is a literal place. "down the middle the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river of life stood 'the tree of life',bearing twelve crops of fruit,yielding twelve crops of fruit every month,and the the leaves of the tree are for the healing nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city and his servants will serve him."(Revelation 22:3,4)Describes in part the New Jerusalem the Holy City of God.
Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river..."(Ezekiel 47:12)
Jeff Temple City, CAOct. 14, 2010 10:55 p.m.
I found Dr. Peterson's article to be very interesting. It's clear that the Tree of Life as a symbol is very important to the Nephites, and this provides a plausible reason why.
KC Mormon Edgerton, KSOct. 14, 2010 10:34 p.m.
Idaho Coug | 7:36 a.m. Oct. 14, 2010
You said "whiteness of the driven snow" seem out of place among dark skinned and dark haired Arabs living in a very hot, dry, arid, snowless (at least in my understanding) world."
It does infact snow in Isreal. Infact on Feb. 4 2010 Parts of Isreal recieved upto 1 foot with Jerusalem recieving a dusting. They even have a Ski resort in Isreal, Mount Hermon.
HCW Mesa, AZOct. 14, 2010 9:24 p.m.
@sharrona | 6:09 p.m. Oct. 14, 2010
"The tree of life,"which is in the midst of the paradise of God."(Rev 2:7)
"now the Lord God had planted a garden(paradeisos 3857)in the east of Eden..."(Genesis 2:8 Greek Septuagint)
Jesus said today shalt thou be with me in paradise(Luke 23:43)
"...caught up to the third heaven..."(2Cor 12:2)verse 4,was caught up to paradise.
These scriptures only provide evidence that the tree of life was a concept familiar to the ancient prophets. It is puzzling that the tree is only referred to in passing in the Bible but the BOM delves deeper into the subject. The BOM says a lot about trees, especially the allegory of the olive tree which nobody yet has been able to explain how Joseph Smith could put pen to paper and come up with that complex allegory, especially since a man in his early twenties had no knowledge about composing and writing an allegory. I don't recall any friends of his who had degrees in ancient cultures and writing that could have been the author for this chapter in the BOM.
Sarah Nichole West Jordan, UTOct. 14, 2010 8:51 p.m.
Throughout the scriptures, multiple people have visions of the same things. Prophets from one age to the next often have the same visions.
Joseph Sr. was a righteous man who was Patriarch of the early church before his death. He was quite capable of receiving direct revelation.
Over the years, the Smith family certainly had their share of being mocked for the Lord's sake. They had children who lost their way, and they had children who stayed true to the faith, just like Lehi and Nephi's family did. A dream showing just how important it would be for their family to stay true to God is not that surprising.
The scriptures show multiple accounts of visions coming through dreams. It's not something our culture tends to think of when we have a vivid dream, but that doesn't mean it's not possible today.
Nephi and Lehi both saw the same vision. Why couldn't Joseph Sr. have seen the same thing, or something similar, in a dream?
sharrona layton, UtOct. 14, 2010 6:09 p.m.
"The tree of life,"which is in the midst of the paradise of God."(Rev 2:7)
"now the Lord God had planted a garden(paradeisos 3857)in the east of Eden..."(Genesis 2:8 Greek Septuagint)
Jesus said today shalt thou be with me in paradise(Luke 23:43)
"...caught up to the third heaven..."(2Cor 12:2)verse 4,was caught up to paradise.
Dennis Harwich, MAOct. 14, 2010 2:41 p.m.
Cats, relax.
Mr. Peterson is an expert at taking history and manipulating it into an LDS mindset.
Anyone who reads history knows the "tree of life" story is just a retelling of a dream Joseph Senior had years before Joseph supposedly translated the BoM. Just because someone says something with conviction doesn't make it so.
Idaho Coug Meridian, IdahoOct. 14, 2010 1:54 p.m.
To Hellooo - excellent points! I had not considered that snow was referenced elsewhere in the Bible. I guess it's just can seem a bit out of place to use driven snow as an analogy given the geographic location.
I understand that JS was not particularly educated. But I think he was EXTREMELY intelligent and had a very keen imagination. I am not saying he wrote the BofM at all - but I think we are selling him short to claim he could not have (particularly in collaboration with his scribes) if he had the desire and motivation. He organized and lead a church, was Mayor, General and Presidential candidate. Writing the BofM is certainly something he COULD have done if he so desired.
Bill in Nebraska Omaha, NEOct. 14, 2010 12:13 p.m.
It seems to me that we have been taught for a number of years the meaning of the tree of life as it is outlined in the Book of Mormon. There are also depictions through out some of the South American countries that have a representation of the same meanings.
In reading the ROUGH STONE ROLLING you will find that it specically states that Joseph Smith was not a very learned man in the beginning as he seldom went to libraries or any major schooling. To insinuate such is listening to the old critics that have been debunked time and time again. All the apologists are doing is trying to answer some questions but in most regards have much knowledge as Idaho Cougar or I have. The difference is I don't need or care about what critics say or what the apologists state. What I find interesting is the way critics and members try to play on words when the answer to the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon comes from the book itself. It is by faith that we can know the truth of all things via the Holy Ghost. I have my witness of the truth.
Hellooo Salt Lake City, UTOct. 14, 2010 11:53 a.m.
Idaho Coug, you may want to consider this passage with regard to the Middle East understand of climate during Lehi's time from Isaiah 1:18 "...though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow...". Obviously, in Judah around the time of Lehi and Nephi snow was known and used for comparison to cleanliness and purity. Purity and whiteness and evil and darkness is an ongoing theme through out ancient writing. It fits in the time period and would be well accepted as a description of such during Lehi's time in Judah and through out the region. So, while it may appear to be "straining" or in more of a context of 1830 USA, it apparently is appropo in Judea as well no matter the native features which may or may not have been as you say. Mr. Peterson may or may not be correct with regard to why Nephi from the vision now understood the meaning of the tree of life, but it is an interesting suggestion and I appreciate the work. Thanks, Mr. Peterson.
Cats Provo, UTOct. 14, 2010 11:30 a.m.
Dr. Peterson is an EXPERT in middle eastern culture. He has many insights that are not apparent to many of the rest of us that are not so informed. Also, to think that JS could have derived any of this from his Bible is absurd. He was an uneducated farm boy who, according to his mother, was the least inclined of ANY of her children to read the Bible.
NO ONE in Palmyra EVER made the claim that JS wrote the BofM. Why? Because they KNEW him and they KNEW he was incapable of it. They always claimed he stole it from someone else. It wasn't until MANY years later that detractors started to claim that he wrote it. That was after the Solomon Spaulding and View of the Hebrews theories were totally discredited.
Honestly, the contortions people go to in order to claim that JS could have had ANY knowledge of these things or could have written it are LUDICROUS. His wife said he could barely put a letter together.
Besides, wordprint analysis proved MULTIPLE AUTHORSHIP of the BofM back in the early eighties. BofM authors are DISTINCTLY different from JS and his writing.
Truth marches on!!!!
sharrona layton, UtOct. 14, 2010 10:54 a.m.
"The inclusion in 1 Nephi of an authentically pre-exilic religious symbol that could scarcely have been derived by a New York farm boy from his Bible."
The Bible and Asherah the female counterpart of Baal,translated "groves"in(Judges 3:7&1Kings 18:19)Translated "Astaroth"plural in (Judges 2:13)and many more. JS did not need a modern translation. he had Jeremiah 7:18,44:17 which warns against godess worship "Mother in Heaven". Also, "And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun,and the moon under feet,and upon her head had a crown of twelve stars."(Rev 12:1).
"The mother of the Son of God"(Theotokos)the controversy is something JS would have been aware of this in his day as well.
Otis Spurlock Ogden, UTOct. 14, 2010 10:42 a.m.
ID Coug,
I agree with you. I believe the term many apologists suffer from is "Parallelomania". Parallelomania is the practice of overdoing supposed similarities between certain things. Very loose and even non-existent parallels are dressed up as parallels.
Parallelomania is a disease, but it is not incurable. It is treatable if the patient is willing to go through detox and remain within an accountability structure thereafter.
Verdad Orem, UTOct. 14, 2010 10:30 a.m.
Nephi wasn't an Arab. He was a Hebrew who lived in (or just outside) Jerusalem, which does sometimes get snow in the winter.
Idaho Coug Meridian, IdahoOct. 14, 2010 7:36 a.m.
Given that we believe Lehi had the Gospel and taught it to his family, wouldn't an easier explanation be that they were taught of and anticipated the Savior and knew that he was to be born of a virgin? Couldn't the spirit have also helped him understand the connection when he saw a virgin with child in his vision?
Not trying to be negative, but it seems our scholars and apologists are straining at times to find connections - any connections. A pagan Goddess was taught in ancient Israelite culture in connection to a tree, therefore.....
And some of traditional concerns about this dream were not even addressed. For example, the reality that JS heard his father discuss this same dream. And how the expressions "exceedingly fair and white" and "whiteness of the driven snow" seem out of place among dark skinned and dark haired Arabs living in a very hot, dry, arid, snowless (at least in my understanding) world.
I understand that we are discussing parallel evidences and potential connections but at times they seem so stretched and tentative that they only add to the questions and uncertainty.


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They formed a bond only people that go through the same thing over and over again can form.
So when New York Rangers' forward Brandon Prust answered his telephone Friday night sitting in the stands at Yankee Stadium, the news was too shocking to comprehend.
Derek Boogaard, Prust's Ranger teammate, had been found dead in his Minneapolis apartment. He was 28.
Boogaard was perhaps the toughest guy in the NHL. He hadn't played in almost five months because of a concussion.
Prust said he had been communicating with Boogaard.
"We were both positive because he was getting better ... he was looking forward to next year," Prust said.
"He said 'I will be there to help you' in that fighting way, because with him gone, a lot of fighting was put on me. He was excited to be there on the ice next year, doing his thing."
Instead, Boogaard's career and death will lead to debate and more research on the damage done because of the way he played.
Prust is trying to come to terms with the death of his teammate. They were also roommates on the road.
"I don't know if (his death) really hit me until the next day," Prust said. "It was 'no way, no way is this really true.' Then it started to get out in the media. It was a shock. It's always a shock when someone that young passes.
"We were pretty close. I just met him this year and we have that natural bond as kind of another fighter, someone who is in a similar role. On any teams, I always feel closer to the tough guy because he knows what you go through and you need each other. I liked when he was in the lineup because it took a little pressure off me. You have that mutual respect and it brings you closer."
Prust and Boogaard play the game the same way, but Prust had made himself into a regular in the Rangers' lineup.
But both he and Boogaard play the game the same tough way and they understood their roles. Whereas Boogaard is 6-foot-7 and 265 pounds, Prust is 6 feet and 195.
Prust understands the risks and accepts it as a way of life.
In 2009, Boogaard was assessed a five-game suspension for elbowing Prust when Prust was with the Flames.
"There's always risks in any sport. But this is the sport we chose, the sport we love to play. There are injuries that can happen. For me it doesn't change the way you play."
Prust said he wouldn't change the way he plays the game.
"The fighting is the toughest thing when you know you have to fight someone who can hurt you," Prust said. "Some games when I know I'm going to fight, I don't think about anything except that fight. I don't think about what I'm going to do with the puck or how to play the game. The only thing on my mind is that fight.
"That's the game that we love. That's something I am good at and as tough as it is, I still love it. I still enjoy the rush, that I won't change."
Prust said Boogaard on the ice was a far different person than off the ice.
"He was a tough guy on the ice and one of the most feared guys in the league," Prust said." ... off the ice he was a big Teddy Bear. He was a nice, warm-hearted guy ... he didn't have a mean bone in his body. He was a gentle guy."
Boogaard will be remembered for his toughness, but Prust will remember him for a lot of other reasons.
"I was going through my phone because I have pictures when we roomed together and there were pictures that always made me laugh," he said. "That's the stuff I will remember about him. His warm heart and his smile and laugh. He had that same smile and laugh every day and I'll really miss that."
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April 9th, 2013 06:59 PM #21
She didn't exactly make an argument, but her point was pretty clear. Why quibble?
I agree that the trend of giving traditionally male names to girls pretty emphatically sends the message that "masculine" qualities are desirable and "feminine" qualities are not. It's especially clear when you take into consideration the fact that there is no evidence of this trend operating in reverse (traditionally feminine names being given to boys), and, in fact, traditionally male names that have begun to see frequent use on girls are now often considered suspect.
I also think it's interesting that there are multitudes of male name feminizations (Georgia, Petra, Theodora, etc.), but you rarely see a name that's the masculine form of a female name. I posted a thread about it not too long ago, actually: http://nameberry.com/nametalk/thread...feminine-names (it got one reply, which I completely missed seeing until just now)it's name-o'clock somewhere
Daria | Jethra | Ramona | Claudia | Zenobia | Niobe | Tullia | Solveig | Greta | Cyra | Rivka | Hypatia | Junia | Moira | Phoebe
Ferris | Otto | Dorian | Arthur | Leif | Robin | Fox | Cassander | Desmond | Cyro | Grover | Sirocco | Rory | Quentin | Tycho
Mildred "Red" ☆ Obedience "Bede" ☆ Relief "Leafy" ☆ Dorothea "Doro" ☆ Cressida "Sid" ☆ Ruth "Rue" ☆ Eudoxia "Exie" ☆ Ramona "Momo"
April 9th, 2013 07:13 PM #23
I'm glad this is being discussed and some sort of point is being made about it, granted, it's the same point I've been pushing on Nameberry for ages: the whole idea of boys names on girls changes the categories from 'boys names, girls names' to 'names for people, girls names'. Naming your little girl Rhys is not making a statement of equality, it's just labelling her friends Isabelle and Laura as inferior.
But this article isn't well written. Its very noncommittal and frankly if I wasn't already interested in both feminism and names I probably would have taken little from it at all.
I have no problem with genuinely unisex names, place names, nature names, virtue names etc - Jordan, Rowan, Noble.
Rory, Ryan, James are NOT unisex. They are male names. Stop giving them to females, unless you're prepared to not ridicule little boys named Alice and Lily.
Rosemary Una ''Romy''
Fenella Briar ''Nell''
Maud Evangeline
Sibyl Constance
Edith Aveline
Iseult Matilda
Agnes Eilidh
Alba Madeline
(Eilidh = ay-lee. Iseult = ee-soolt)
(im twenty and live in london. names calm my soul.)
Isidore Jack ''Sid''
Emmett Kielder
Hugh Raphael
Alec Oberon
Wilfred Fox
Rufus Colm
Jeremy Aidan ''Jem''
Nicholas Hwyl ''Cas''
(Colm = col-um. Hwyl = hwill)
April 9th, 2013 07:43 PM #25
It seems to me that there is a disturbing trend of "One/Ten Syndrome." That is on a scale of 1-10, a baby needs to either be hyper-masculine (One) or Feminissima (Ten). Hence the profusion of lacy, lissome, liquid, substanceless girls' names [Lilou, Annabella], and near-cartoonishly masculine boys' names [Gunner, Ryker, Cannon].
I do think it makes sense to name a baby a name traditionally associated with its biological sex at birth. If later the child's gender turns out not to match that sex, or to match it somewhat imperfectly, the child can adopt a new one much as s/he changes the rest of their identity, dress, etc. I don't think it's a big strike for feminism to name a boy a confusingly feminine name, just as we all agree it's almost counter-productive to name a girl Douglas.
I'm dipping my toe into waters that are not my own here, but I do think divergent *male* sexuality is socially much more feared and unacceptable than divergent *female* sexuality. This is reflected in multiple attitudes and expectations placed on boys in areas which are much more important than names, but since Names R Us, I'll give an example. Just look at the nameberry description of my son Antoine's name: "your friendly neighborhood hairdresser." The implication, of course, is that Antoine is a gay name (because it's French and somewhat soft; of course no one would ever say that about Anthony or Antonio), and being a gay name is obviously undesirable and mockable. I can't think of a single name that is an 'undesirable' 'lesbian' name; they're usually glossed as 'tomboy' or 'boyish' and viewed quite positively. Hence the frequently expressed worries on nameberry by posters wondering whether 'soft' names on boys are OK, or if they should stick to the safety of the machismo camp, but I cannot recall a thread where a poster queried whether or not a particular name being considered for a girl was too masculine or hard.Blade, MD
XY: Antoine Raphael; Julian Victor
XX: Cassia Viviane Noor
Allaire * Emmanuelle * Honora * Lysandra * Marina * Rosamond * Serena * Sylvie * Thea * Verity / Blaise * Cyprian * Evander * Jules * Laurence * Lucian * Marius * Quentin * Rainier * Silvan
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April 9th, 2013 08:03 PM #27
Blade, thank you for making me look up a new word. Going to add lissome to my list of words to teach my students.
I have nothing to add without feeling hypocritical. I have admitted to liking Asher and Elisha for girls, although I would never do it and I would also never name a son Victoria. This is quite fascinating, however, and I'm curious to see what else people have to say. I do agree with blade about the trend of "hyper-masculine"names for boys and "feminissima" names for girls.Zoe Milena and Lucas Emmanuel
April 9th, 2013 08:13 PM #29
Africa that many lesbians cannot even leave their houses. It's all oppression, but each "letter" in the GLBTQ acronym experiences unique manifestations of that oppression. We also have to take into account intersections of privilege. The idea that certain boys' names are "gay" (and yes, the NB entry for Antoine is hugely problematic) is homophobic, and it's also misogynistic. Male homosexuality is seen as undesirable because it's coded as feminine...which says a lot about how our society views women.Simon, Eloise/Louise, Faye, Judah, Thea, Felix, Iris, Cordelia, Roscoe, Lydia, Jasper, Phaedra, Adrian, Lucinda, Jane, Conrad, Wallace, Finnegan, Sylvie, Charlie, Dashiell, Juniper, Atlas, Matilda, Julian, Alice, Marlowe, Octavia, Jack, Marigold, Archer, Gabriel, Persephone, Raphael, Dov
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KARACHI, July 26: Skipper Javed Mansoor led from the front to guide KESC beat hosts and defending champions Aga Khan Gymkhana by 30 runs in Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Trophy Silver Jubilee cricket tournament at the AKG Ground here on Thursday.
Javed scored a breezy 42 not out off 24 balls with a brace of sixes and as many fours as KESC collected 152-6 after being asked to bat first by AKG skipper Mir Afzal.
Slow left-armer Hussain Ali took three for 23.
Aga Khan Gymkhana, were restricted to 122-8 in reply with Ammar Hasan making 31.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — If Bobby Jenks' first season with the Boston Red Sox was difficult, his offseason was worse.
In 2011, the first of a two-year, $12 million contract with Boston, Jenks was limited by several ailments, including a right biceps strain, left back tightness, and a pulmonary embolism. He finished with just 19 appearances, 15 2-3 innings, a record of 2-2 and an ERA of 6.32.
He was scheduled for offseason surgery on his back, but had to wait for the embolism to clear on its own before he could do so.
Jenks then had the surgery on his back at Massachusetts General Hospital on Dec. 12. But serious complications from that procedure led to an emergency follow-up surgery on Dec. 30 in Scottsdale, Ariz., near his home.
"Obviously," Jenks said, "my winter didn't go very well."
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The Pub has been re-vamped, taken over by the owners of The Stag at Offchurch Pub of the Year 2010, at the request of Chrales Wells, oodles of dosh spent on it. It is brilliant went today for Lunch packed out, staff fantastice Food simply the best in Leamington SpaHazel & John Airey
Grotty and tired decor, poor service and a real disappointment.Went on a Sunday when there is a carvery but we wanted to order from the bar menu - it seems that they were not geared up for these 'additional orders' and we waited 40 minutes for food which came in 3 different servings each at least 5 minutes apart! By the time the last meal was served the first person had finished theirs.Manager gave a poor apology and stated that they always serve kids food 5-10 minutes before adults' as they will be hungry - never heard such rubbish in my life. The last meal to be served was fish and chips - raw and nearly white chips, wet fish with palid batter - obviously cooked in a hurry but they needen't have bothered because we didn't eat it.
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Calcutta - Walking through Kolkata with its dust-filled air, open sewers and cacophony of car horns, it's hard to believe that just over a century ago this was still the "second city" of the British Empire and the capital of India until 1911.
The East India Company established a colony at the heart of old Kolkata in the late 17th century. The British ruled here through perceived might rather than numbers of administrators, so it was important that their buildings be large, imposing and regal with lots of sculptured swords, shields and rampant lions.
A good place to begin a colonial heritage walk is outside the magnificent neo-Gothic red and cream Calcutta High Court (3 Esplanade Row West) built in 1872 as a replica of the Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle) in Ypres.
Cross Old Post Office Street and continue walking east. On your left you'll pass the Town Hall (4 Esplanade Row West), fronted by six white Doric columns, and then the massive bulk of the Treasury Building (2 Government Place West). Outside you'll come across street traders keen to fill your stomach, mend your umbrella, or bring you good health and fortune by strapping medicinal herbs to your forearm.
Across Council House Street are the gates to Raj Bhavan (Government Place), the former Government House, built at great expense in 1803 on the orders of Governor-General Lord Wellesley. Modelled on Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire, it is Kolkata's best example of colonial architecture, but Wellesley had his knuckles rapped by London for wasting East India Company money on it and he was called home in 1805. (The best view of the building is from the North Gate.)
Walk north along the front of the Treasury Building and you arrive at KS Ray Road. On the opposite corner is the entrance to St John's Church (2/1 Council House Street), an imitation of London's St Martin-in-the-Fields completed in 1787. The churchyard feels like a bit of old Britain with a few stray dogs added.
The room to the immediate right of the church's front door, hung with portraits of former ministers and political dignitaries, was originally the council chamber of the East India Company. The walls of the nave are studded with memorial plaques to the good and great. Even Johann Zoffany's painting of The Last Supper, restored in 2010, has disciples with faces modelled on colonial movers and shakers.
In the churchyard stands a white Moorish-style mausoleum containing the remains of Job Charnock, the British East India Company trader whose arrival in 1690 led to the foundation of Calcutta, and a memorial bearing the names of the 123 victims of the so-called Black Hole of Calcutta, a small dungeon at Fort William that held British prisoners of war.
After leaving the church, walk two blocks along Council House Street to BBD Bagh (formerly Dalhousie Square). On the far side of the square stands the redbrick Writers' Building (1 BBD Bagh), headquarters of the East India Company from 1777, named in honour of the scribes who kept the ledgers. On the opposite corner is the GPO building, built on the site of the original Fort William. An inlaid brass rail on the steps marks the outline of the south-east corner of the fort that contained the infamous Black Hole. Cross Netaji Subhash Road and walk along the front of the Writers' Building and you'll see the spire of St Andrew's Kirk (15 BBD Bagh North) built in 1818 for the Scottish community. Allegedly its weather vane was added to make the spire taller than neighbouring St John's. As my guide commented: "British rivalry carried on around the globe."
Take a right on Old Court House Street and walk two blocks to Waterloo Street. Take a left on this street and carry on to Bentinck Street where you take a right going south to the main thoroughfare of Chowringhee Road (also known as JL Nehru Road). On the left hand side of the fifth block down stands the Oberoi Grand (15 Chowringhee Road), a 19th-century hotel that's managed to maintain its premier standing. Pass through its security gates and you're immediately a world away from the bustle and noise outside. Have a lunchtime snack in La Terrasse or a cool drink in the Chowringhee Bar beneath gently beating ceiling fans.
Head back down Chowringhee. Turn left on Sudder Street to reach the city's backpacker hub. Here you'll find the Fairlawn Hotel (13a Sudder Street), a wonderfully eccentric remnant of the last days of the Raj. Still run by 92-year-old Violet Smith who opened it in 1938 with her ex-army husband, it's adorned with museum-like quantities of framed photographs, press cuttings, potted plants, brass plates, vases, flowers and pieces of pottery.
Go back to Chowringhee and carry on walking down until you reach Park Street. This is Kolkata's most fashionable thoroughfare. On the left is the well-stocked Oxford Book Store (17 Park Street), established in 1932, which has a café and frequent author events. Over the road is Flurys (18 Park Street), an Art Deco tearoom that opened in 1927 and is best known for its fine selection of cakes, pastries and confectionery.
Park Street turns into Mother Teresa Sarani and 800 yards along you arrive at Park Street Cemetery, opened in 1767. Walter Dickens, son of Charles, is here, as is Richard Thackeray, father of William Makepeace. The tombs of the British bigwigs of the 18th and 19th centuries were ludicrously large and self-important but are now somewhat diminished by moss, discolouration and erosion. It's a fitting end to a colonial walk and a sombre reminder of the final destination of all power, and all empires.
The Oberoi Grand Hotel (00 91 33 2249 2323; oberoihotels.com) is in the Old Colonial area near Park Street, with tranquil double rooms from R11,155 (about R1 800), room only.
Vikas Mehra can be contacted at (00 91 98 3047 6872; email [email protected]). - The Independent on Sunday


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Longhorn's Bye Week Always Something to Look Forward toSeptember 29, 2009
Most college football fans might not know what to with themselves during their favorite team's bye week in the season.
However, every season, I look forward to Texas' Saturday off because of one thing. The Austin City Limits Music Festival.
For once in the autumn, the city of Austin won't be focused on Longhorns football.
October is always a month Longhorn fans and students look forward to, except for those pesky midterms.
The Red River Rivalry and ACL makes October one of the favorite months of the semester. It's something that attracts many students to the University of Texas as well.
This weekend-long concert has quickly become an annual Austin tradition in the heart of Texas, which brings many headliners every October.
The festival brings in more than 130 bands and feature a number of genres. Zilker Park is packed with tens of thousands of visitors to attend this great Austin event. It's quickly becoming one of the nation's premier music festivals.
There's always an artist for everyone to enjoy. From country to hip hop and everything in between, ACL has got it covered.
Past headliners have included Foo Fighters, Bob Dylan, John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Tom Petty, and many more.
This year's acts include Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Ben Harper and Relentless7, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mos Def, John Legend, and hometown favorites Ghostland Observatory.
Last year's bye week for Texas didn't work out as scheduled. Hurricane-like conditions a couple weeks earlier against Arkansas had to postpone the game and re-schedule on the off Saturday. Texas fans' passion was tested by making the tough decision to spend part of their Saturday on campus or in Zilker Park.
However, this upcoming weekend won't be a difficult decision for me to choose. It's a nice to enjoy the midseason break before Texas starts to really get into the heart of their schedule.
Who knows, maybe I'll even catch a glimpse of some of the players in attendance.
The Longhorns at this point in the season just need the rest right now. Besides those pesky injuries, the players should enjoy the day off and take their mind off of football for once. Working too hard might lead to a 275-pound bar landing right on the juggular, just ask Southern California head coach Pete Carroll.
The only thing Texas needs to keep up is their excellent performance of late
My Saturday won't involve me watching countless hours of college football in front of the television, wearing burnt orange, or heading to Darrell K Royal—Texas Memorial Stadium to attend the Longhorns game.
I'll be at Zilker Park enjoying the delightful sounds and party.


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If you're a PC gamer, chances are you play at least two or three games which either can be modded, are or themselves mods of other games. However, you might not even realise it.
Here are three of the best and most influential mods. Mods which have affected the games industry and genuinely changed the state of gaming.
Counter-Strike is a multiplayer first-person shooter with an emphasis on team combat and competitive play.
Counter-Strike was arguably the pre-eminent shooter of the 2000's, with Counter-Strike version 1.6 becoming a standard for competition even after the release of the follow up, Counter-Strike: Source.
Counter-Strike was originally a mod of Half-Life 1, designed by Minh "Gooseman" Le and Jess "Cliffe" Cliffe. The mod went through multiple betas before eventual release in 1999, before later being re-released for retail, and then again as a download.
By the fourth beta, Valve, makers of Half-Life began assisting in the development of Counter-Strike. Following its release as a mod, Valve bought the rights to the game and continued to develop the title further.
Counter-Strike contained gameplay elements which we now take for granted in the genre, for example, being able to carry only one main weapon and one sidearm. As opposed to shooters of the 1990's where protagonists routinely carried at least four or five assault rifles, and several thousand rounds of ammunition.
One of the real downsides to Counter-Strike, which anyone who's played it will tell you, is the cheating and hackers, which were so prevalent.
Ranging from aimbots and wallhacks, which auto-aim the player's weapons, and make walls see-through, to speedhacks and anti-flash, which increase the movement speed of the player, and remove the effects of flash-bang grenades.
The competitive and eSports aspects are only one side of Counter-Strike's coin, following its release as a stand-alone game, Counter-Strike was itself modded. With players making their own maps and game modes, notably the Gun Game mod, where players must progress through the weapons one by one, requiring a number of kills to progress to each new weapon.
Over the last 13 years, Counter-Strike has received major updates, most notably Counter-Strike: Source with the release of the Source engine, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive being released in 2004 and 2012 respectively.
Defense of the Ancients (DotA)
However you look at it, Defense of the Ancients is one of the most significant games of the last 10 years. It has literally created an entire genre of games, known as MOBA games, multiplayer online battle arenas. These include one of the world's biggest eSports, at least by viewership, League of Legends.
DotA began life as a mod of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos using the StarCraft map 'Aeon of Strife'. DotA was developed by mapmaker 'Eul', although it has been updated and changed many times by a variety of different modders.
Defense of the Ancients, and MOBA games in general, pitch two teams of players against each other, each player controlling a powerful hero character with varying abilities and strengths which level up and unlock new abilities as you play.
Players must work as a team to control 'lanes' on the map, killing enemy minions (weak AI controlled units) and assaulting enemy towers to work towards the enemy base, while preventing the enemy team from destroying their own towers.
Players gather gold by killing minions and generate it over time as well, and spend gold to buy items to increase their character's stats.
Defense of the Ancients became a popular eSport in Asia, although its popularity in Europe has waned in the last few years in favour of other MOBA games, notably Riot's League of Legends.
A follow up was released in 2009 by Valve, after hiring IceFrog, a modder who contributed to the maintenance of the original DotA. Valve's sequel, rather originally called DotA 2, is a standalone sequel released in 2010.
Both Blizzard, who own the Warcraft franchise from which DotA was modded, and Riot Games, who made League of Legends opposed Valve's franchising DotA. Although this was conceded in May 2012.
Blizzard are developing their own competitor to DotA 2, Blizzard Allstars which appears to be a MOBA game, where the heroes are taken from Blizzard franchises, WarCraft and StarCraft.
This was undoubtedly the most exciting thing to happen to first-person shooters in 2012. DayZ was designed as a mod for military sim Arma 2's expansion, Operation Arrowhead.
DayZ is a multiplayer open world survival horror game designed by Dean Hall following his attendance of survival training during a five year career in the New Zealand Army.
DayZ puts the player on a zombie infested island with limited supplies. The player must scavenge and search for supplies like food and water in order to stay alive. As well as basic needs, players must also search for medicine and ammunition, which is in scarce supply.
DayZ goes down the route of extreme realism with a variety of features which make its world even more dangerous. Keeping warm is very important for player's survival, forcing the player to focus on their human needs rather than try and 'game' the system.
As well as having to avoid or kill zombies, players must deal with other players, with players competing for scarce resources, but survival being easiest in groups.
The modding community is, in my opinion, one of the best parts of PC games. Literally thousands of people creating new content for the games they love, and releasing it for free.
In the case of DotA, a group of modders created an entire genre of games, and many of them have since been hired by development studios looking to create MOBA games of their own.
Mods have been responsible for some of the best content we've seen on PC games. I've spent more time playing Elder Scrolls games completely differently because of the mods I use than I have playing them as they were intended.
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I purchased the original Kindle Fire a few years ago and wished I had waited once the Kindle Fire HDX came out. Now I've had the 7″ HDX for about a week and it is much better. Videos and games are clearer and I haven't had them get hung up like they did on the old version. The browser is also much faster and the wifi connection is almost immediate when the device is turned on. It also has better speakers than the older Kindle Fires. I haven't tried reading in the sun yet because it's been so cold, but I've heard that there is less glare, and there's also an option for a black background with white text which may help.
The HDX does have a camera, but only a front facing camera, which means if you're holding it the camera points at you. So it's fine for "selfies" and using a service like Skype, but it won't replace a regular camera for taking normal pictures and videos.
I haven't really timed the battery life, Amazon says it's 11 hours mixed use, and 17 hours when just reading. I don't think it's that good, but the battery lasts longer than both my laptop and my iPhone.
I also bought the Poetic Keybook Bluetooth keyboard and case which I just tried out today. I used it to write a quick post while sitting in a gym waiting for my son's wrestling match to begin. The keys are a little bit small and will take some getting used to, but it`s preferable to using the on screen keyboard. Using the small touch screen for copying and pasting links and text will take a little bit of getting used to.The larger HDX would probably be more user-friendly, but blogging isn't all that lucrative so I figured I'd save the money. I have small fingers, so the smaller screen and keyboard are fine for me.
Blogging from a laptop or desktop unit is definitely easier, but the Kindle Fire HDX will be great for using in places where I don't want to lug along a full sized laptop. All in all I'd say I'm pretty happy with it, and I'm using it much more than the old Kindle Fire.


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Jimmy Fallon is one of those polarizing figures in the entertainment business. To some, he's a natural, energetic and likable comedic talent. To others, he's a mugging goofball who's done more with less than any other performer to step out of the Saturday Night Live spotlight.
Regardless of anyone's take on his TV and movie career, Fallon did six years on SNL before taking over for Conan O'Brien on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon when the former headed out for his ill-fated run as Jay Leno's Tonight Show replacement. He's a heavy enough hitter to warrant his own night during the prestigious, two-week 2011 Paleyfest – the annual gathering of the biggest stars and most popular series sponsored by the The Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles.
So, before sell-out crowd of fans and assembled press and CraveOnline, Fallon appeared onstage at the Saban Theater on Wilshire Blvd. to discuss his rise to stardom on late night TV.
CraveOnline: How did you get into comedy and onto SNL?
Jimmy Fallon: I started doing stand-up and doing did impressions of different celebrities with a troll doll. I also studied at The Groundlings in Los Angeles before auditioning for SNL. I didn't get hired when I first auditioned. They wanted someone black, so Tracy Morgan got the job that year.
CraveOnline: Why did you decide to move on from SNL and over to Late Night?
Jimmy Fallon: After six years on, I wanted to leave because I was still friends with everyone, and I wanted to leave while I was at peace with the show. Lorne (Michaels) mentioned Conan was going to take over for Leno down the line, and they'd need someone else at Late Night.
And, to be honest, my movies didn't work out.
CraveOnline: How have you tried to make your Late Night different?
Jimmy Fallon: We decided to hire writers by talent, and not by resumes. We also brought a lot of women onto the staff. We have the most women on staff of any late night talk show.
We were also one of the first shows to embrace Twitter. We figured, if we got 300 followers before the show starts, that's 300 more people in the audience. Two years later, We have over 3.5 million followers. I love the immediate feedback we get through Twitter.
CraveOnline: You jumped right in on the Charlie Sheen incident with viral videos. And you spoof different shows and personalities on the show. How do you pick your targets?
Jimmy Fallon: First, I used my own hair to look like Charlie Sheen – thanks to our make-up and hair people. Otherwise, we spoof shows that we love – like Real Housewives of Late Night, Jersey Floor and Late (Lost).
For Jersey Floor, we got Rachel Dratch to come on and do Snookie. In the video, she slips and falls on a table. After we shot the video on an abandoned floor at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Rachel actually did fall. A perfect Snookie fall.
CraveOnline: What's the average day like for you on Late Night?
Jimmy Fallon: It's a lot of meetings about guest chats and monologues. I also practice the monologue jokes for 50 people we pull out of the NBC studio tour to figure out which ones are the best to use in the show.
After two years doing the show, we still work our asses off. As the host, there's one thing I realize. You can't get sick. You cannot be sick because a lot of people's jobs depend on me.
CraveOnline: One of your most famous skits featured you as Neil Young with the real Bruce Springsteen in disguise. How did that come together?
Jimmy Fallon: The most amazing part of that wasn't getting Springsteen, but it was getting him to wear a fake beard, a hat and a wig. I was so nervous knowing Springsteen was going to join me on stage for the show.
CraveOnline: Was that your most nervous moment as the show?
Jimmy Fallon: I had Robert DeNiro as my first guest, and I knew DeNiro doesn't really like to talk. So, not the best idea for a first guest, huh? This is why you keep your studio temperature very cold. We call it "Letterman Cold." You can keep meat in his studio. That's for flop sweat that may develop during an experience like the one with DeNiro.
I didn't know how to do the interview because I had no talk show experience when I started the show. But, we figure you worked all day. You're stressed out, and you just want to go to bed and get one laugh. That's what we want to do. That's our philosophy because we're lucky we get to do this crap, right?
CraveOnline: In addition to Late Night, you also hosted the Emmy Awards.
Jimmy Fallon: I had to convince the TV Academy to let me host the Emmys. Lorne made a phone call to help them make the decision. For the opening number, we picked Born To Run as the song to sing and we had Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, Joel McHale and others sing. It was great.
CraveOnline: Letterman had Leno to battle with, and you have Craig Ferguson. Is the war as intense?
Jimmy Fallon: Actually, there is no war. Craig is a friend. I think all of the late night TV guys actually get along better than people think. Sorry.
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Though May 30th has been the Memorial date for a long time it was moved up to the weekend earlier this year, by the calendar, and many folks were in our area decorating graves the past weekend.
Friendly Neighbors Extension Club will have their Thursday, June 5th picnic at Rocky Top campground at 6:00 p.m. with a potluck supper. Diane Easterday is a member of the club and she with husband, Joe, are good hostesses. All members are encouraged to attend.
Neoma and Arreaun Moody were at Lilly Ridge and other cemeteries in Arkansas decorating graves Monday. Neoma and I visited by phone Monday evening. Daughter, Karen, and I were in Mountain Home this week for my two doctor appointments and did some shopping.
Coming home for decorating their loves ones graves, and visiting in their sister's home for refreshments afterward, were Helen Miles and Jun Ownby from Springfield, Elaine Baldwin from Pineville, Louisiana; Tammy Childress from Jefferson City, Theresa Bridges, from Kansas City, Steve and Debbie Robinson, nieces and nephews from Springfield of Jean (Gaddy) Guiley's daughters visited her also.
Paralee Rea and Ruth Stone took flags to all graves of veterans at Oakland Arkansas Cemetery.
Karen Davis had a long weekend at her Hardy, Arkansas fleamarket booth and Dave accompanied her there for the long weekend.
Jerry Miller kept some flowers for me over winter months and brought them home to me the past week. I appreciate her and granddaughter Dana Taylor, who brought me nice blooming flowers also, she bought.
Over a year ago Beulah Satterfield and I bought young smoke trees and mine has four unusual blooms this year.
Remember if no one has a smile, give them one of yours.


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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — President Barack Obama made a historic four-hour visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday, where he vowed to "stand by" Puerto Ricans should they make a "clear decision" about whether to remain part of the United States.
He sprinkled his speech with Spanish, went to a Cuban bakery and had a medianoche sandwich for lunch, and spent more than an hour at the historic governor's mansion. Then he tapped deep-pocketed supporters who paid $35,800 each to raise nearly $1 million for his campaign and the Democratic National Committee.
With his whirlwind trip, Obama became the first president since John F. Kennedy to make an "official" visit to Puerto Rico. Because Lyndon B. Johnson and Gerald Ford didn't meet with local officials during stops here, Obama's trip was considered significant and underscored the growing importance that Puerto Ricans have in the upcoming elections.
The last presidential visit was from Ford in 1976 — well before current trends showing 35,000 Puerto Ricans a year moving to Florida.
"The most important thing about President Obama's visit is that it changes the paradigm — after five decades, he gave respect and attention," said San Juan lawyer Andres Lopez, a Democratic National Committee member who organized the trip. "There is a lot of pride in Puerto Rico today, and justifiably so. The new census numbers show the Puerto Ricans in Orlando are the battleground constituency in the battleground state, and this White House took notice."
Even Republican Gov. Luis Fortuño agreed: "Whoever shows up in person has 50 percent of the game on his side."
Accompanied by Pedro Pierluisi, Puerto Rico's nonvoting Democratic delegate to Congress, Obama was greeted at a National Guard base by several hundred dignitaries who waited hours in the sweltering sun to see him and a roaring crowd who responded enthusiastically to Obama's speech honoring Puerto Rican veterans and Dallas Mavericks star J.J. Barea.
"Puerto Ricans … have put themselves in harm's way for a simple reason: They want to protect the country that they love," Obama said. "Their willingness to serve, their willingness to sacrifice, is as American as apple pie — or as arroz con gandules'' (a rice and peas dish).
Some 200,000 Puerto Ricans have served in the U.S. armed forces in every conflict since World War I.
"When I ran for president, I promised to include Puerto Rico not just on my itinerary, but also in my vision of where our country needs to go," he said. ". . . In that same spirit, we've been trying to make sure that every family on the island can find work and make a living and provide for their children."
Obama also vowed to support any "clear" decision Puerto Ricans arrive at regarding whether to stay a commonwealth, seek statehood or become independent.
Fortuño said Puerto Ricans would hold a plebiscite on the island's status within 18 months. The issue is already controversial, and he and the opposing party argue over the referendum questions.
And while the pro-statehood governor positioned Obama's visit as a nod for the statehood movement, the president made a point to have a surprise guest while eating at the Kasalta bakery in Ocean Park: Alejandro Garcia Padilla, a senator who is the opposing party's top gubernatorial candidate.
Jose M. Rodriguez Baez, president of the Puerto Rico Federation of Labor, said, "I thought his speech was a bit insufficient: He didn't seem to recognize that thousands and thousands of Puerto Ricans have lost their jobs here. We have to get out of colonization that has held our people back."
A White House Task Force on Puerto Rico, which accompanied Obama, will remain behind today to discuss the jobless situation.
Rep. Pichy Torres Zamora, a Republican legislator who attended the welcome event, liked Obama's message.
"He had a message of inclusion," Torres said. "Puerto Rico is part of the United States and has struggled by its side to defend democracy. We also have a lot of economic problems, and for not being a state, for having an ambiguous status, we don't have equality in federal funding."
In a call with reporters afterward, Gov. Fortuño said he hit three topics with the president: job creation, clean energy and security. Puerto Rico struggles with all three. Unemployment has passed 16 percent, sending many jobless professionals to the United States for work. Electric bills here are astronomical, and the governor is fighting to build a natural gas pipeline to generate alternative energy.