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In what will undoubtably be one of the most scrutinized decision in prep sports history, 5-star point guard and Arizona signee Brandon Jennings has decided to forgo his college eligibility to turn pro. . .in Europe. While most people have been speculating that the decision is based on his trouble achieving a high enough SAT score–met the requirement on his 2nd try, but the NCAA flagged it for being a suspiciously high increase from his 1st try and he is awaiting the results of his 3rd attempt–his family asserts they have been considering going to Europe for a while because of the NBA rule that American high school players cannot be drafted until 1 year after their high school class has graduated. Lute Olson appears to be less than thrilled with the decision and has stated he will not recruit anybody who would be a one-and-done player.
While Jennings probably isn't the 1st American-born player to go straight from high school to an overseas professional league, he certainly is the first with legitimate NBA potential. It will be interesting to see how Jennings does as it will give us a better insight into high-level college basketball versus European pro ball.
On Thursday, Jennings signed with Pallacanestro Virtus Roma of the Italian league. The deal was negotiated by Sonny Vaccaro (surprise!) and is described as a "three-year, multimillion-dollar" contract with an option for a buyout if Jennings wishes to enter the NBA Draft. Vaccaro declined to go into detail about the financials, but I'm assuming Vaccaro is shrewd enough to make sure that the buyout isn't significant enough to affect his client's draft stock.
I'm not that familiar with European basketball outside of a few of the major powers, which Pallacanestro Virtus Roma definitely is not (last European League title came in 1984). However, it seems like Vaccaro has ensured that Jennings is in a position to succeed by placing him with an English-speaking coach and arranging for many other things including taking care of his family.
In order to study what could become a major turning point in college basketball (players skipping it to go overseas before the NBA), we will try to provide updates and analysis of Jennings and his performance along with an attempt to translate it into how it will affect his draft stock. In the meantime, if any of you are familiar with Italian league basketball share your knowledge with your fellow fans in the comment section.

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Those who pray before your holy icon, O Lady, / Are vouchsafed healing and receive the knowledge of the true faith, / And they repel the attacks of the Hagarenes. / Therefore entreat remission of sins / For us who fall down before you. / Enlighten our hearts to thoughts of piety, / And raise a prayer to your Son to save our souls.
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The All of Us Care program boasts a variety of services to serve the children and families of greater Pittsburgh. The programs goal is to provide positive education and recreational opportunities that enrich young people, enhance the community and prevent youth crime and substance abuse. Services provided by All of Us Care range from after-school activities and parent support groups to computer distribution.
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It's game 10 of the Mike Woodson era. The Knicks are 8-1 since the departure of one Mike D'Antoni. Tonight, they will be without the services of Jeremy Lin. Carmelo Anthony will play and is coming off one of his best games of the season. New York obliterated Atlanta 99-82 (and it wasn't that close) in their first matchup. However, that win came under the watch of D'Antoni and it will be interested to see what the Knicks do tonight under Woodson. If recent history is any indication, the Knicks will probably be pretty good tonight.
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- Will Carmelo be Carmelo again tonight? For the first time in a long time, Carmelo Anthony showed up in Wednesday's victory over the Magic. He looked energized and motivated and he was dominant. That is the Melo the Knicks traded for. He's been awful all season, shooting just 39%, but Anthony still has time to make this season successful. New York has enough time left to catch Philly for the Atlantic division championship. They need Anthony to step up in these last 15 games in order to do that. Without Stoudemire in the lineup, Anthony has more room to operate and will get more touches in the offense. He looked very dominant in the post against Orlando and I expect the Knicks to post him up a lot tonight.
- Baron Davis must play well again. With Lin out, the Knicks offense is in the hands of Baron Davis. Sure, Carmelo will take a lot of the shots, but somebody has to get him the ball. Against Orlando, who apparently was partying till 3 AM before the game, Davis had his best game as a Knick. Tonight, Hawks point guard Jeff Teague will give significantly more effort than what the Magic pretended to do on Wednesday. Teague is young and athletic as opposed to Jammer Nelson who is the polar opposite. Davis will have his hands full. That doesn't mean he'll play poorly, but he's going to have to step up tonight.
- The Knicks defense, specifically Tyson Chandler, should dominate tonight. With Melo on Josh Smith and the Hawks having no inside presence, the Knick defense should be very good tonight. I've never been as high on Smith as others seem to be. I think Melo can check him tonight and I think he'll do so. Chandler is miles better than Zaza Pachulia and Jason Collins. Ivan Johnson can do some things if you don't guard him, but overall, the Hawks front court depth sucks. Odds are that Joe Johnson will be in full chuck mode. Shumpert, Fields and the booty hunter should be fine guarding him tonight. Teague could burn Davis/Bibby, but the Knicks can survive that if they defend the other players well.
- I really feel pretty good about tonights game. Usually I always have this underlying worry about the Knicks when they play teams they should beat. I don't have that today. I feel pretty confident the Knicks are going to win tonight. I hope I'm not wrong.
- I bought 5 lottery tickets tonight. If I win the $500 million jackpot, there's a good chance you'll never hear from me again. I may permanently move to the Bahamas. Although, if I were to win $500 million, I would make a run at buying the Knicks. That would be pretty sweet…
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According to Wikipedia, historian Robert Rutland described John Adams as "the most captivating founding father on most accounts". While Benjamin Franklin is described as a charming genius, Thomas Jefferson is known as the writer of the Declaration of Independence, and everyone is familiar with General and then President George Washington, less is known about John Adams - and yet we owe him a great debt for his brilliant defense of the Declaration in 1776.
Born in Quincy, MA, in 1735, he attended Harvard College but instead of becoming a minister, he became a lawyer. An outstanding orator, Adams nonetheless felt that he never quite had public approval and acknowledgment. He married Abigail Smith of the notable Quincy family in 1764, and their loving partnership for 54 years may be the thing most people know John and Abigail Adams for. They are the parents of 6 children, only 2 of whom outlived their father.
Adams entered politics with his opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765. In 1772 he systematically and vigorously defended Massachusetts against British imperial policy. While representing Massachusetts in the Continental Congress between 1774 and 1778, he nominated George Washington as commander-in-chief of the army and, almost from the beginning, supported permanent separation from Britain.
On 7 June 1776, Richard Henry Lee from Virginia presented a resolution to Congress proposing, in 1 sentence, complete dissolution of all ties with Britain. John Adams seconded the resolution. While no consensus was reached that day, a five-man committee was established to rewrite a formal Declaration and given less than a month in which to do it. Benjamin Franklin, as the most senior member, had the right to write the document but excused himself because of poor health. Next in line was John Adams who, recognizing the superior writing ability of Thomas Jefferson, somewhat reluctantly handed the task to him. All five members of the committee (the other two were Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman) contributed to the wording and ideas based upon Lee's Resolution. When the document was completed and presented to Congress on 2 July 1776, John Adams orally defended the Declaration on the floor of the House. It was passed by Congress on 2 July 1776, with 12 of the 13 colonies formally approving it on the 4th.
John Adams served as the first Vice President (to George Washington) between 1789 and 1797, and as the second President from 1797-1801, with Thomas Jefferson as his Vice President. By this time, relations between Adams and Jefferson had become strained; elections were based at that time on number of votes, not on party affiliation or selection as a "running mate". When Jefferson was inaugurated as the third president, Adams did not attend the celebrations, using the recent death of his son as an excuse to be absent.
Adams and Jefferson did not reconcile until 1812, after being urged to do so by a mutual friend, Benjamin Rush (who also signed the Declaration of Independence). Until their deaths on the same day, 4 July 1826, the two men remained close friends. That day was the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration. You can see their signatures by clicking on the image to the right. John Adams' signature is in the right column, 4th name from the top.


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Robert D. Dryden, former dean of the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Vice Chancellor for Engineering for the Oregon University System, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on July 6 at his home in Blacksburg, Virginia.
In 1995, Dr. Dryden was appointed dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science and embarked on a mission to refine, reshape, and expand its role as the region's engineering research hub. By the time he retired in 2008, the College experienced unprecedented growth, including a 35 percent annual increase in externally funded research, 50 new faculty members recruited from some the most prestigious institutions in the world, addition of 41 new laboratories, five new Ph.D. programs, an upsurge in student enrollment, and continuous expansion of research partnerships with regional industries and government agencies.
In 2004, the College received an $8 million dollar private donation, what was at the time, the largest private gift in the history of Portland State University. In recognition of this gift, the school was renamed the "Fariborz Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science."
As dean, Dr. Dryden oversaw the construction and dedication of the 130,000 square-foot Engineering Building, part of the Northwest Center for Engineering, Science and Technology and home to Maseeh College. The Dryden Drop Tower, a five-story lab facility in the Engineering Building atrium, was named in honor of the indelible contributions he made to engineering and computer science education at Portland State University.
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Willow River Days this weekend
Louie Gerard named grand marshal
Not many people are able to say they have danced in Hollywood, served our country, traveled to all of the states and had been married for more than 50 years. Louie Gerard, a small-town boy who grew up in Willow River, is able to tell stories about all of it. His experiences and time serving our country make him a perfect selection for this year's Willow River Area Days grand marshal.
Gerard was born in 1924 to Louis and Eva Gerard. He was raised on an 80-acre farm of sorts along with five siblings. In his early years, Gerard played with friends, fought with siblings, bathed on Sundays and made it to high school. In high school he participated in football, basketball and track.
"I ran the mile, did high jump, shot put, just about everything. However, I was always second best on the team and I was determined to beat my buddy. In the long run, I did," Gerard recalled. He graduated from Willow River High School in 1942, and then received "greetings from Uncle Sam."
Gerard served in the U.S. Army Air Force from July 6, 1943, to February 19, 1946. His rank was sergeant. He attended 10 hours of flight training in Piper Cubs in Montana, basic training at Lincoln Army Air Field in Nebraska, advanced training at Santa Ana Army Air Base in California, and he was assigned to aircraft mechanics in Amarillo, Texas.
He attended the Boeing B-17 factory school in California, where he qualified as an aerial engineer and top turret of a "Flying Fortress," and later served at the Las Vegas Army gunnery school in Nevada.
Gerard's time in the service created a multitude of stories to be told. There was a time for seriousness but also a little bit of time for a laugh or relaxation.
Gerard remembered his first Christmas away from home. "I sat in the governor's mansion eating chocolate and listening to music."
The day he surprised his mother on Mother's Day by hitchhiking back home was worthwhile because his mother was so excited she almost fainted.
He recalled the numerous dances he went to, some even in Hollywood. "There was one dance I went to that the girls had ration books for the number of dances they were allowed to have with the men," he said with a chuckle.
"The nurses' parties were the best. The women paid for everything because the service men couldn't afford anything." During one of these parties, Gerard met his future wife, Maxine Chram.
In 1949, Gerard married Chram, a registered nurse at St. Luke's Hospital. He went to college at the University of Minnesota Duluth where he studied business. Out of his four roommates, he was the only one to graduate.
"Maxine forced me to work hard, and I was happy I married a level-headed woman."
He became a life insurance agent and joined the fire department in 1955. He worked as an emergency medical technician for 33 years with the fire department. Gerard had two children with Maxine — Mike and Cass. They were raised in Duluth and hold very active lives with their own children now. Gerard has five granddaughters and two grandsons, and he is proud to say there are three registered nurses in his family today.
The greatest memories Gerard has are from his travels. Gerard has been to the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, walked across the Mississippi, visited Edison's museum and other major landmarks in each of the states.
His two favorite travel memories were with the people he loved. Gerard and his brother were known for their mischievous behavior. When they traveled to a hot spring together, a friend snapped a picture and commented, "Two farm boys being good." He also loved the times that he traveled to the North Shore with Maxine for powwows. "Each trip was a blast and I will never forget the time I spent at each celebration." Maxine passed away 11 years ago and Gerard still won't forgive her for leaving him without a dance partner.
Over the years, Gerard has served our country, explored the U.S. and danced many nights away. Today he is honored to be named the grand marshal of Willow River Area Days. "I feel very lucky that my hometown chose me to be named as grand marshal." Gerard is excited for this year's celebration and will most likely be found doing the foxtrot.


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Paltrow: We will move back to UK
Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed she will be moving her children back to the UK.
The Iron Man actress and her husband, Coldplay star Chris Martin, recently relocated to Los Angeles with their kids Apple, nine, and Moses, seven.
But Gwyneth has now admitted that the move was an "experiment", telling Red magazine that they are likely to be back in London in a couple of years.
"I don't want them to be teenagers in LA. No way," she said. "I'm looking at this like two years, three years tops, then we will go back."
The actress explained she wanted to give her children a taste of a different culture.
"It's part of my parenting philosophy that children should get the opportunity to reinvent themselves at a few points in their childhood to see where their strengths and weaknesses lie and to experience living in different cultures..." she said. "It's an experiment. We'll see."
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What was your first snowboard? Burton Craig Kelly Air Mini
What was your first snowboard movie that got you hooked? Simple Pleasures or Far East
Scariest moment of the season? Going under the knife.
Best trip? Back to the Boneyard 2 at Waterville, end of the year, all the buzzards, Volcom T shirts, PBR, good times!
One item you always have in your snowboard pants My Wallet because Alex Lopez is too young to have a credit card.
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Future plans? Getting back to it after a season off!
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Savitcheff Scores Six in 16-5 Win for Women's Lacrosse Over Manhattan
ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany women's lacrosse team (2-0) beat Manhattan (0-2) 16-5 on Thursday afternoon behind a six-goal performance by freshman Dakotah Savitcheff.
"I was proud of our team effort today," said head coach John Battaglino. "We held them scoreless for the last 22 minutes of the first half, and we had seven different players score. So it was a well-rounded performance."
UAlbany got out to a slow start, going down 2-0 to the Jaspers before Battaglino called timeout to re-group.
The Great Danes responded by going on a 10-0 run going into the end of the half. Nichole Eamer narrowed the gap to 2-1, and won the ensuing draw. Allie Phelan hit the post in an attempt to tie the game at two, but Eamer found Savitcheff for the game-tying goal moments later.
Savticheff tallied four goals in the first-half scoring rally, with assists from Rachel Bowles and Ariana Parker. Bowles and Phelan also got in on the scoring action in the first half. Sarah Martin notched her first career goal with four minutes left in the first period unassisted.
The Purple & Gold took a 25-2 shot advantage into the locker room at the break.
Manhattan scored two goals to open the second half, making the score 10-4. But UAlbany scored six straight to keep the game out of reach for the Jaspers. Bowles found Savitcheff to kick off second-half scoring for the Great Danes, and Parker scored less than one minute later unassisted.
Martin connected with Maureen Keggins on a man-up opportunity to give the Purple & Gold a 13-4 lead, before Martin scored a goal of her own unassisted shortly thereafter. Eamer and Savitcheff wrapped up scoring for UAlbany.
The Great Danes concluded the contest in Riverdale with a 17-5 advantage on draw controls, led by Kathleen Lennon with five draws. The senior also picked up five ground balls and three caused turnovers in the win.
Bowles finished with three goals and three assists. The sophomore leads UAlbany in points after two games with 15.
Savitcheff's six goals rank tied for fifth in single-game goals in Division I program history. The only rookie to tally more goals in a game is teammate Ariana Parker, who scored seven against Hofstra in 2011.
UAlbany (2-0) returns to John Fallon Field for its first home game of 2014 against Quinnipiac (0-1) on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.


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Maximum Irony Has Now Been Achieved
Yep, it's a Fail Cake Fail.
Jen G., I used to think the shorter the word, the harder it was to screw up. Thanks for ruining another one of my theories.
A Cake Wreck is any cake that is unintentionally sad, silly, creepy, inappropriate - you name it. A Wreck is not necessarily a poorly-made cake; it's simply one I find funny, for any of a number of reasons. Anyone who has ever smeared frosting on a baked good has made a Wreck at one time or another, so I'm not here to vilify decorators: Cake Wrecks is just about finding the funny in unexpected, sugar-filled places.
Now, don't you have a photo you want to send me? ;)
Yep, it's a Fail Cake Fail.
Jen G., I used to think the shorter the word, the harder it was to screw up. Thanks for ruining another one of my theories.
Are you ^sure* this isn't intentional? ;)
It's hilarious!
I didn't know there was such a thing as a "FAIL fail"!
Are you sure it's not supposed to be "Final" as in "Best Wishes for a Happy Funeral. This is Your Final Party."???
Regardless, I need to go brush my teeth just looking at that monstrosity.
Wow. Sniff. Talk about the ultimate depression... receiving your final cake only to discover the misspelling reminds you of a lifetime of failure.
So terribly sad. I'd say happy trails, but -
Alixandra Hice
I think this cake was made to poke fun at one of the entries on failblog- I frequent that site (too funny) and here is the post that probably inspired this wreck...
Not sure why they made a tribute to it in cake form, but- well, it wouldn't be the first time we pondered that on this site, would it?
Sorry to burst your bubble, Jen- but I think they purposely misspelled it.
The urban dictionary says:
1. fial:
The epitome of fail. Fail is used on the internet as an expression of disapproval, so failing to type fail correctly will often lead to subsequent ridicule and derision.
(How appropriate for this cake!)
All that black frosting makes me gag. Yuck!
It's also possible that this particular misspelling was intentional :)
Great blog, keep up the good work!
...I think this is one of my favorites.
Stop - who does this? This has to be a set-up!
I always take delight in celebrating my "fialures"!! :o)
Ok... I cannot imagine the nasty black mouths after eating that cake.
Someday we'll have spell-check cakes... until then...
The idea of eating a cake made entirely of black icing makes me sorta sick. X.X and that blig plop of icing for no reason is a great touch too.
This can't be real. The utter simplicity of it is what shocks me. Sure, forget to outline the tail on an already ugly looking monkey-cake. Believe that it would make sense to make a life-like baby cake. But ... to misspell the word Fail? Really?
LOL oh wow. Truly, this cake is made of fail. And so is the education system.
My husband and I met in college. He had a project due and was showing me the presentation piece that he made. I about had a heart attack when I read it. It said, "Glaciation in Oiho." Yes, Oiho. He panicked. He didn't believe me that he had spelled it wrong until I took him to the license plate and proved it. He had to quickly run home and redo a section of his presentation piece. Thank goodness I found it! His parents proofed it and didn't see it!
So short words-- they can get way butched, too.
Black poo WIN!!! LOL.
Maybe they did it on purpose. I would have.
Can you imagine taking a big ol' bite of those black frosting roses? Yikes!
Maybe they spelled fail wrong on purpose... to make it a fail cake...
*shudder* never mind the bad spelling....can you imagine sitting around a room full of people who are all eating black icing?? Can you imagine the lips and teeth of said people?? Ee-gad!
Ewwww, I would not be able to eat a cake with all-black icing. That is just gross.
How do you get the icing that black?
That was great! I have never commented but I love this blog, I check it every day. Keep up the great cake wreck reporting!
OH MY WORD!!! I wonder what that looks like coming out!!!
Thanks for the translation!
I don't know what to say about this cake...words "fial" me!
I think this one was on purpose... "FIAL" slang for an ultimate fail.
Yes! Fail Blog another of my favorites for a hearty chuckle. The black icing is such a nightmare - seriously teeth, tongues, gums, lips - everyone will be walking around like they've been chewing coal. Ick.
HAHAHA! So what exactly is a fail cake??
I know a few people who would have specifically ordered that spelling for the humor factor. I'd like to think that's what happened here, but I've seen too many misspellings of easy words to have faith.
On the plus side, anyone with enough humor to order a failcake probably appreciated this ironic twist more than the original idea. This is a masterpiece of fail.
ICK--can you imagine what your teeth would like like after that icing? That cake is one of the most unappetizing I've seen on this blog yet!
Beyond the epic misspelling, can you imagine actually eating a black cake? The icing would be so bitter. Not to mention what your mouth would look like. Yuck!
I can only imagine what the inside of your mouth would look like after eating this cakewreck. Ewww.
This may be my new favorite wreck. Absolutely hilarious! Wouldn't you like to see their teeth after they eat all of that black icing?? Epic. Cake. Fail.
Black poo FTW!
I didn't know it was possible to fail at failing but apparently I've been proven wrong.
I thought it was, like, a Norwegian word for dead. Or something.
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Em... who actually gives a "fail" cake anyhow??? isn't that a little twisted to start with????
Ok, this is a plain disaster in sugar!
Does anyone know exactly what black food coloring does to your insides? I'm not saying that I do, but I'd be tempted to think that by the time it circulates through the bloodstream (you know, along with the useful stuff) that your kidneys would be like, aw son-of-a-b!!!
Well, what flavor would the black icing be? "Logic" dictates liquorice flavor—but maybe it's just generic unflavored sugar. Or maybe bubblegum flavor or something.
That is one of the ugliest cakes I've ever seen. All I could think of was that someone ate a ton of black licorice & then barfed. Ugh!
Epic Fial, of course. I'm concerned for the people that ate this as well. I would flat-out refuse to eat that much black frosting if it were ever placed in front of me. Ew.
I think this is probably an intentional fail, but the worst thing of all is the black icing. I can just picture everyone who ate the cake walking around with black teeth.
I think I got the runs just looking at this one..
But yeah I think that the misspelling might be intentional.. maybe.
Fail cake win!
Seriously, I think this was intentional. I believe misspelling "fail" on a Fail cake was total irony.
And if black buttercream does to you what blank fondant does, expect a lot of green poo!
I agree with some of the above comments... the frosting alone is the fail!
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Yes,no asian will go through the group stage
Yes,no asian will go through the group stage
I still have faith in India.Originally Posted by pietersenrocks
And dude, your sig confuses me.
So ?? Indian(and Asian) fans flock in to watch ODIs regardless of who is playing who.Originally Posted by Mr Mxyzptlk
Yes same, I faith in India too.......... but please India don't let us down!!!Originally Posted by Dravid
You jinxed India against WI, don't do it against Aus as wellOriginally Posted by Dravid
"I am very happy and it will allow me to have lot more rice."
Eoin Morgan on being given a rice cooker for being Man of the Match in a Dhaka Premier Division game.
aren't India playign in the same pitch as pak match ?
hope india can get through this time around
Same ground yes.
Same pitch? Doubt it.
Yeah, the sunday match is on the other wicket, which appeared very bare and brown today. I think it's the same one that New Zealand and Pakistan played on, but I may be wrong about that.
It'll certainly help Australia a bit as it's quick and bouncy, but it's nothing like the wicket that we saw tonight.
It's cold on the outside they say
But the cold leaves you clear while the heat leaves a haze
I can never go against India man, no matter if I jinx them or not. They are the pride of the country.Originally Posted by Jono
How does that make it any less ironic?Originally Posted by Sanz
Are you aware of what irony is?
Sreesanth said, "Next ball he was beaten and I said, 'is this the King Charles Lara? Who is this impostor, moving around nervously? I should have kept my mouth shut for the next ball - mind you, it was a length ball - Lara just pulled it over the church beyond the boundary! He is a true legend."
Not really, atleast not so far in this tournament.Originally Posted by Sanz
Didn't know one had to use '' smiley for the statement to be ironic.Originally Posted by Mr Mxyzptlk
Besides whatever the Irony is, India is still in the hunt.
If India show a complete turn around by beating Australia, then winning the semi final match, and then (hopefully) in a re-encounter with the West Indies, destroy them too to win the CT. And then murk South Africa in both Tests and ODIs, and then go on to win the World Cup in a final against Pakistan, then I will be the happiest person on Earth!
Did I not mention amusement at the irony? Contrary to popular belief, the world is not against Asian teams. Don't make much ado of nothing.Originally Posted by Sanz
Looks like India will be carrying Asian Flag, and i am convinced that they can do it. for me India to beat Aus
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WELLESLEY, Mass (taken from a Wellesley College press release) -- Wellesley volleyball used solid floor defense and high-percentage hitting to sweep Brandeis University on Wednesday night at Keohane Sports Center. The Blue out-dug the visitors 47-14, while Wellesley's top three attackers hit a combined .500 in the win. The sweep lifts Wellesley to 3-1 on the season. The Judges drop to 2-2.
The hosts jumped to a 5-0 lead in set one, with efficient serving from Isabel Custodio. Brandeis replied with a three-point series of their own, but the Blue used two more runs to push the lead to 17-8 before cruising to a 25-14 win.
Set two was a tighter affair, as neither team gained an advantage in the opening rallies. Wellesley grabbed some breathing room at the midway point, taking a 15-12 lead, then held off a late charge from Brandeis for a 25-21 victory.
Game three followed a similar script, as the teams traded sideouts until the Blue broke away with a three-point service run from Vivian Hu for a 16-12 lead. The Judges responded with a three-point run of their own from junior MB Becca Fischer (San Antonio, Texas/Clark), but Wellesley sealed the match with a 9-2 spurt for a 25-17 win.
For the Judges, rookie outside hitter Liz Hood (Albuquerque, N.M./Albuquerque Acad.) led the team with seven kills. Sophomore setter Yael Einhorn (Mount Laurel, N.J./Cherry Hill East) had four kills and no errors in seven attempts and added 14 assists. Hood and classmate Elsie Bernaiche (Plantsville, Conn./Southington) had four digs each, while Fischer and sophomore Si-Si Hensley (Fullerton, Calif./Troy) both had three blocks (one solo).
For Wellesley, Sydney Carfagno tallied ten kills, while Amanda Duritsch and Custodio added eight a piece. Traci Hamanaka led a tenacious Wellesley defense with nine digs, as Hilary Ayers and Hu combined for 15 more. Hu and Custodio shared setting duties, amassing 34 assists in the win.
This weekend Wellesley travels to Waltham for the Brandeis Invitational. Both teams open at 4pm on Friday, when the hosts face Babson and the Blue square off against Eastern Connecticut State.


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When RobertPondiscio wrote "How to Get a Big Vocabulary," I knew it was just a matter of time before my defenses would weaken, and I would have to start spouting off about the beauty of language, Latin, etymology, and classical roots. I can't help it. I get excited about these things. I teach Latin, English, and writing, and my happy place lies at the nexus of these subjects.
Just when I thought it was safe to take a break from grading my students' writing assessments and see what's happening on the internet, Core Knowledge blog reader John Webster had the nerve to ask specifically for a Latin teacher's opinion on the value of Latin, and Robert had the unmitigated gall to publicly provoke me into a response to John's comment.
@Robert (comment 30). Here in Minnesota, I know of several public schools that offer – require – Latin. They're called charter schools, and all of them are also Core Knowledge schools. Yet another reason why some alleged supporters of Core Knowledge who oppose all charter schools are in no practical sense real friends of Core Knowledge. My two kids, 9th and 7th grades, study Latin and do the obligatory grumbling about having to learn a "dead" language. I rely on the authority of teachers I respect that Latin helps in developing literacy and vocabulary skills, but I've never read anything addressed to laypeople why this is so. Anyone know of any articles/essays that explain the value of Latin, or can any Latin teachers in the CK blog audience explain this value in a practical, meat-and-potatoes way? Comment by John Webster — December 27, 2012 @ 8:07 pm
Before I get all in a twist about the word "value" as it relates to anything I teach, (Latin valere, to be strong, vigorous, in good health, to have force) let me begin with the low-hanging statistical fruit, all thanks to Bolchazy-Carducci, the publishers of the textbook, Latin for the New Millennium:
1. Studies performed by the Educational Testing Services show that students of Latin outperform all other students on the verbal portion of the SAT.
2. In the District of Columbia, elementary school students who studied Latin developed reading skills that were five months ahead of those who studied no foreign language and four months ahead of those who studied French or Spanish. Two years earlier, the same students had been excluded from foreign language classes because of substandard reading performance.
3. In Philadelphia, students in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades received 15 to 20 minutes of daily instruction in Latin for one year. The performance of the Latin students was one full year higher on the Vocabulary Subtest of the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) than the performance of matched control students who had not studied Latin.
4. Sixth-grade students in Indianapolis who studied Latin for 30 minutes each day for five months advanced nine months in their math problem solving abilities. In addition, the students exhibited the following advances in other areas:
· Eight months in world knowledge
· One year in reading
· Thirteen months in language
· Four months in spelling
· Five months in science
· Seven months in social studies
· One year in reading
· Thirteen months in language
· Four months in spelling
· Five months in science
· Seven months in social studies
But the fun part – the "value" – in learning Latin has nothing to do with these statistics or test scores. It lies in the evolution of our language, the stories revealed through etymology, the history of our culture articulated through the words we preserve and the words we discard.
As Robert's post points out, a big vocabulary does not come from sheer memorization. Anyone who has ever been subjected to an 11th-hour SAT prep course knows that. It comes from a deeper understanding of word origins and repeated exposure to novel words through reading. If I know that the Latin acer means "sharp," I can deduce that "acid" has a sharp taste, an "acute" angle is sharp, "acrid" is a sharp smell, and an "acerbic" person has a sharp wit.
I am all for the memorization of vocabulary; in fact, my school teaches vocabulary using a lovely series called Vocabulary from Classical Roots and my students memorize their share of vocabulary lists. However, if we want our students to achieve true depth and breadth of vocabulary, it's worth spending some time among the Romans. A working knowledge of Latin is worth more than the weight of its word roots. It is an exercise in reverse-engineering our own language in order to understand how all the parts fit together to create a whole.
And as for the greatly exaggerated rumors of Latin's death? Latin teachers squall and writhe in horror when confronted with this rumor as evidence of Latin's obsolescence, but I couldn't care less. In arguing for the relevance and necessity for the continued study of Latin, I call on Charlotte Higgins, chief arts writer at The Guardian.
The most frequent charge laid against the door of Latin – aside from the absurd accusation of elitism – is that it is useless. Why not learn Mandarin, people ask, or Russian or French? For me the pleasure of Latin is precisely because – aside from the points sketched above - it is "useless." Latin doesn't help to turn out factory-made mini-consumers fit for a globalised 21st-century society. It helps create curious, intellectually rigorous kids with a rich interior world, people who have the tools to see our world as it really is because they have encountered and imaginatively experienced another that is so like and so very unlike our own.
I couldn't agree more. My students can "amo, amas, amat, amamus, amatis, amant" with the best of them, but they can do even better than that. They can tell their friends Amy and Amanda where their names come from. They understand how amare meandered north and became amour. They can become enamored, have inamorata, wax rhapsodic about their first paramour. They will know what Catullus meant when he lamented that odi et amo, and take solace in Virgil's observation that omnia vincit amor.
Latin is alive and well in my classroom, thank goodness. My mother likes to remind me that she was the one who forced me to take Latin in seventh grade, and like John Webster's kids, I moaned and groaned about having to study a dead and hopelessly irrelevant language. But thank goodness for my mother's stubborn insistence. My students are far more accomplished readers, writers and students of the world for their years spent among the Romans.


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It's been an exciting few weeks for Dr. Cathy Lee Arcuino.
In late May, she achieved a personal goal of earning her doctorate degree from Colorado State University. Shortly after, she got even better news. Arcuino has been named the director of Pittsburg State University's International Programs and Services, effective June 10.
Arcuino had served as the program's interim director since November 2012, when previous director Chuck Olcese resigned to become director of international programs at the University of Kansas. Prior to that appointment, Arcuino had served as the department's associate director since January 2009.
Arcuino is the co-creator and co-director of PSU's Global Leadership Institute, which challenges students to develop a global leadership perspective and communicate information in domestic and international settings.
"I am very excited about this new opportunity and look forward to working with our team to build upon, grow and enhance our current international endeavors," Arcuino said. "I'm incredibly grateful to have this chance to lead such a forward-thinking program at a great institution."
As director, Arcuino's primary responsibilities will be to provide leadership to the International Office and Intensive English Program. She will also be tasked with developing and leading execution of international recruitment strategies.
"My vision for PSU's internationalization efforts embraces global awareness and international education, includes a strong commitment to recruitment and retention, and demonstrates how these values will continue to be interconnected with international endeavors on campus and in the community," Arcuino said.
Dr. Bill Ivy, PSU's associate vice president for enrollment management and student success, oversees the international office and said Arcuino's experience and devotion to her field make her an ideal fit for the director position.
"Dr. Arcuino has done a wonderful job since joining PSU's international office in 2009," Ivy said. "Her work as associate director and then as interim director has prepared her well for this challenge, and we are very confident that she'll lead our international program to new heights."
Arcuino earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Loyola Marymount University in 1999. She earned a master's degree in education from Framingham State College in 2005.
Prior to joining the PSU staff, she served as co-director of international relations at Otero Junior College in La Junta, Colo. She has also served as the program manager for the International Research and Exchange Board in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which is one of several professional positions she's held overseas. She's also served as a teacher of English as a foreign language in Poland, Thailand, Japan and, as a member of the Peace Corps, in Kazakhstan.
"My passion for working with people around the world has enriched my life mentally, personally and professionally," Arcuino said. "I have dedicated my career to working in the global community, and I'm incredibly excited about the international programs we have at Pittsburg State."


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It looks like TI and Anita Rock have both been upgraded with sensors that give a reading every minute. I'm all for any kind of upgrades we get on IWS. kudos...
That said, I'm finding the readings at any given moment less indicative of actual conditions. For example the average wind speed one minute might be 17 then the next minute is 26. The moment when I actually open my browser would trivially make me believe two entirely different things about the actual current sailing conditions.
I'm wondering if averages over 5-10 minutes are actually more useful to us than the every minute readings. Is anyone else thinking the same thing?
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The iW sensors around here seem to update in less than 15 minutes only if the average changes significantly. A couple of mph change = 15 minutes, but when we see an obvious drop or surge in the wind on the water, the sensor update may occur in one minute. That's useful in evaluating from afar whether and when and where it's time to drive. Each of those cliffs the wind falls over suggests a swim, big but brief surges imply a rigging frenzy for naught, etc. ... all factors in choosing sites and deciding when I'd rather mow the lawn.
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human catapult....you are right. I was driving to Crissy Sunday, it read 21....a few minutes later it was 14, I bailed . Then 5 mins later it was 22. I should have just ignored the thing.
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:46 am
Post subject: 1 minute averages: The story.
Hi human catapult,
For years to keep costs down most of our sensors recorded the average wind every 1 minute but only sent the
of those 1 minute intervals every 15 minutes. This saved us money and gave you useful averages on the wind graphs for each site but somewhat obscured the quality of the wind. Here are two different scenarios:
1. During a 15 minute period there can
great steady winds
with some 1 minute averages being 18 mph to and other 1 minute averages being 22mph so the 15 minute average you see on the graphs would be 20 mph.
2. Or there could
crappy quality wind
with some one minute averages of 12 mph and other one minute averages of 28 mph. But the average 15 minute average you would see on the graph would
be 20 mph despite the extremely up and down wind.
This is one reason why on some days a sensor seems very accurate when you hit the water and on other days a sensor seems way off.
I know the 1 minute averages look really busy and are hard to interpret at first.
The key is to NOT to focus on the just the most recent 1 minute average.
Rather look at the trend of 1 minute averages over the last 20 minutes or so. This will allow you to deduce not just the wind average but also the wind quality much better than just looking at the 15 minute average and peak gust and lull. If you use windalert.com (below) you can zoom into the graph to really see the wind quality.
Incidentally the one minute averages costs us more money. We are doing it for our America's Cup clients and only for Anita Rock, Pt. Diablo, Alcatraz, Point Blunt and Aquatic Park. For a tactician on one those boats 1 minute interval reports are invaluable.
I expect we will revert those sensors to 15 minute intervals after the 2013 AC is over which will give you something to look forward to if you can to adapt to the information overload.
If things go right we will have some awesome new sensors in the Crissy field area by the 2013 season.
Hope all of this helps.
Mike Godsey
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:53 am
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Hi Mike,
I, for one, appreciate the additional information we get from the 1-minute updates. I will be sad to see them go. However, they do increase the cognitive load in evaluating the wind at a glance.
Just a couple of ideas for down the road:
1) Incorporate standard deviation (or some other measure of variance) into real-time measurements, perhaps over a 5 to 15 minute window. "Gust" and "Lull" used to be pretty useful here, but they are just as jittery as the average with the 1-minute updates. Similarly, gust and lull could be clamped over a 5 to 15 minute window.
For standard deviation, you wouldn't have to report a numerical metric, just some visual cue as to the spread. This would help to identify crappy strong wind at a glance (as referenced in your post) without spending the time to load a graph and zoom in on it.
Along those lines, anything you can do to reduce the cognitive load in evaluating the wind is helpful. You could display 5 to 15-minute rolling averages in any list-view of sites, while still showing real-time measurements when looking at a specific site or graph.
2) Incorporate a direction distribution (like the compass rose in the "Wind Statistics" panel for a site at WindAlert.com) into the real-time measurements. Crappy wind is often shifty rather than gusty.
Best regards
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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:06 pm
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Thanks for the explanation.
I typically look at IWS on my phone periodically while I'm *ahem* driving to the spot. The primary pages I use are the "Wind Obs Map" and the "Wind Obs Summary".
Usually I just glance at the summary to make a decision about where I want to sail that day. As a windsurfer you know that the difference between 17 and 21 is huge, but I find that anita rock and TI both oscillate between these numbers with much frequency. I hardly ever look at each location's graph. I usually just look at the average on the summary then make a split second decision based upon that.
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human_catapult wrote:
I usually just look at the average on the summary then make a split second decision based upon that.
Ditto. People asking me for gusts and lulls are frustrated by my shrug and "Dunno. Didn't look." First, it affects my sail size only if the holes and/or gusts are extreme and frequent. Second, all the numbers usually change significantly, sometimes dramatically, by the time I get rigged and dressed. Third, I'm going to rig big anyway for my first session to reduce the odds of having to slog or swim back after a reality check. Overpowered beats underpowered ALL to heck for that purpose, and decimal points are pretty useless for all three reasons.
If the (wind-generated) swell looks appropriate to the wind's average speed, the wind is reasonably steady. If not, the wind either recently changed or is constantly changing. One could almost say that swell size indicates the average wind speed and whitecaps indicate the wind speed at that moment.
Board, fin, and sail size are also often dependent on many other factors, such as time of day, wind shadow, sea state, and the penalty of rigging too small to plane.
All that said, I'd very much appreciate more frequent updates *IF* it adds useful information. At present, with our local iW sensors, I believe that no update means the numbers haven't changed. If that's correct, I don't need to see 22G30 every moment.
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thanks for the tip on zooming in. Those graphs are impossible to read in "normal" mode.
Also-this time of year pay attention to the gust number at Crissy or better yet ignore it completely. Wind in September can be reading 10 knots lighter at Anita than another 50 yards out.
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
Marshmallow Pops
I first wanted to wish a holiday holiday to all of you Chocolate Shavings readers. Your kind comments, emails and readership mean the world to me and make me want to write even after a long day. I hope your holidays are filled with great company, delicious food and a lot of love. Maybe even a few thoughtful gifts too!
For a simple festive treat, here is my recipe for marshmallow pops. These are delicious - and even better with homemade marshmallows!. You can make them as a part of a dessert buffet table or a simple indulgence for an afternoon party. Once the chocolate has set you can lay them out on platters or creatively display them upwards on a table. If you like marshmallows as much as I do, these are the treat for you!
Marshmallow Pops
Makes 12
12 marshmallows
12 lollipop sticks
2 cups of bittersweet chocolate chips
sparkles of your choice
Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate until smooth. Place a marshmallow at the top of each lollipop stick.
Dip in the melted chocolate tapping off excess. Add sprinkles and leave to cool.
10 comments:
- kyleen said...
These marshmallow pops are so adorable!
- December 26, 2011 at 12:57 PM
- Hazel at Chicken in a Cherry Sauce said...
How adorable are these mini candy cane and snowflake decorations! Perfect for your marshmallow pops.
- December 27, 2011 at 12:05 PM
- jas - the gluten free scallywag said...
such a simple idea and so pretty!
- December 28, 2011 at 2:08 AM
- Chocolate Shavings said...
jas - the gluten free scallywag: Thanks - it's definitely an easy treat to put together!
- December 28, 2011 at 5:47 AM
- CulinaryCache said...
This is a great recipe for parties of all sorts, and so versatile.
- December 28, 2011 at 4:59 PM
- Cakebrain said...
Came by to oggle your gorgeous sweets! Hope you're having Happy Holidays! Best wishes for a fabulous New Year!
- December 29, 2011 at 10:53 PM
- Chocolate Shavings said...
Cakebrain: Thank you - wishing you a fabulously sweet year to come!
- December 30, 2011 at 8:12 AM
- Cooking Rookie said...
What a cute and simple treat! Happy 2012 to you, Jennifer!
- December 31, 2011 at 2:45 AM
- Chocolate Shavings said...
Cooking Rookie: Thanks, to you too!
- December 31, 2011 at 8:37 AM
- Amalia said...
How cute and adorable! And not to mention delicious :) I can totally see these being devoured at a party...especially with little kids. Great idea and gorgeous photo!
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WASHINGTON —A panel of scientists testified during a Senate committee briefing Wednesday that New Orleans may go underwater by the end of the century.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - Recently forced out as president of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, one of the primary architects of U.S. President George W. Bush's Iraq war, is heading back to familiar surroundings. And the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute (AEI), one of the United States' premier conservative think tanks, is more than pleased to welcome him back.
Earlier this month, AEI president Christopher DeMuth announced that Wolfowitz would be coming on board as a visiting scholar to work on such issues as international economic development, Africa, and public-private partnerships. Wolfowitz told the Financial Times that he would be "explor[ing] some ways to help advance development in Africa, both through the private sector and through foundation work."
Prior to joining the Pentagon in 2001, Wolfowitz served as a member of AEI's Council of Academic Advisors.
After leaving his post as deputy secretary of defence with the Bush Administration, the World Bank position appeared to be the perfect fit for Wolfowitz; a place to rehabilitate a reputation badly damaged by his serial misjudgments over developments in Iraq.
However, nearly midway through his term at the World Bank, things started to unravel as evidence mounted about Wolfowitz's ethical lapses. His efforts to get his girlfriend (a bank employee) promoted, charges that he was a poor manager, and a growing concern amongst member countries that he was using the bank to advance U.S. interests, fueled the fire.
As Graydon Carter, editor of Vanity Fair magazine pointed out in his June "Editor's Letter" (written prior to Wolfowitz's World Bank exit strategy), things had gotten so bad for Wolfowitz that he had become "a source of ridicule within the international organisation that employees have published a satirical monograph called 'La Banca Swirlla' ('Bank Swirled').
According to RightWeb, a project of the International Relations Centre, Wolfowitz received mixed reviews for his work at the World Bank. On the plus side, "He badgered the United States and other wealthy countries to cut subsidies to aid development in poorer countries, fervently pursued anti-corruption policies, and announced moves aimed at strengthening the bank's internal watchdog, the Department of Institutional Integrity."
Critics, however, were quick to point to the fact that Wolfowitz, a controversial choice to begin with because of his involvement with the Iraq War, exacerbated the controversy by choosing to bring on board "close associates and supporters" of the Bush administration's "war on terror". The case for dumping Wolfowitz was likely sealed earlier this year when it was revealed that he was deeply involved in getting a pay raise and a new job at the State Department for his girlfriend, Shaha Riza, a career bank staffer.
Wolfowitz is familiar with the world of conservative think tanks and public policy institutes. In addition to his previous AEI work, he was a paid speaker for the Heritage Foundation and the Hudson Institute. He was also an original signatory with William Kristol's Project for the New American Century.
Despite his dismal performance within the administration and his questionable activities at the World Bank, Wolfowitz has been welcomed back into the fold. And, unlike other Bush administration employees -- such as FEMA's Michael Brown, who was forced to resign after his incompetent handling of Hurricane Katrina; or Vice President Dick Cheney's top aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who will be forever linked with the outing of a CIA operative, a subsequent conviction for perjury and obstructing justice, and a presidential commutation; or former Interior Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles, who was convicted, and recently sentenced to jail time, for withholding information from the Senate Indian Affairs Committee in 2005 about his meeting with Republican Party uber-lobbyist, the now imprisoned Jack Abramoff -- Wolfowitz is once again in a position to influence public policy.
During the early part of its more than 30-year existence, the conservative AEI was seen as "a mainstream, economic policy and political science think tank". A number of respected centrist analysts still at the institute, like William Schneider and Norman Ornstein, still "embody that old style," Benjamin Wallace-Wells wrote in a December 2003 piece in The Washington Monthly.
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In the early 1980s, AEI was no match for the Heritage Foundation, a younger Washington-based think tank steeped in hard-core conservative politics. The Heritage Foundation combined a capacity to raise significant amounts of money from other conservative foundations with a voracious appetite for publicity. It was able to raise its institutional profile through its unceasing communications with both right-wing and mainstream media sources.
After DeMuth took over the AEI's reins in 1986, the organisation "put in place an astonishingly successful formula for attracting money and garnering influence, which has matched the increasingly aggressive style of Washington's conservative community," Wallace-Wells pointed out.
DeMuth hired the godfather of neoconservatism, Irving Kristol, and the late Jeanne Kirkpatrick, who was Ronald Reagan's foreign policy adviser in his 1980 campaign and who had become the first woman to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
From her position as an AEI fellow, Kirkpatrick promoted the policies pushed by the Project for the New American Century, described by RightWeb as "a letterhead group" based in the same office building as AEI and headed by several neoconservative notables including Irving Kristol's son William. Both before and after the 9/11 attacks, PNAC played an aggressive role encouraging the Bush administration to invade Iraq.
Several other Iraq war architects have also been connected to AEI, including Richard Perle, Cheney, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton, and former undersecretary of defence for policy, Douglas Feith.
In February 2003, President Bush delivered a major policy speech to AEI, mapping out his war plan, "thanking them [AEI] for their service" and support for the invasion. It is not, however, a question of that was then and this is now. AEI's influence within the administration persists to this day.
According to Think Progress, a project of the Centre for American Progress Action Fund, "Bush's escalation plan is largely based on a November 2006 paper by AEI analyst Frederick Kagan, who argued that the U.S. should "re-enter [Iraq] in large numbers".
In his interview with the Financial Times, Wolfowitz indicated that he did not think he was through with public service. "Twenty years ago I was American ambassador to Indonesia and I have to freely acknowledge, because it is pretty much an open secret, that I fell in love with that country," he said. He added that he "wouldn't mind working on some countries like Indonesia and Turkey that I've had a long association with."
Given his miscalculations on Iraq and his sullied performance at the World Bank, another Bush appointment would be a political resurrection for the ages.
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Sometimes it's possible to get an oversize sheet on an undersized platen letterpress. What is important to keep in mind is the distance between the arms on either side of the platen. As long as the sheet is smaller than that dimension, it could fit. This is a long 4 x 18 inch card that needs to fold in half to 4 x 9 inch and fit into a standard #10 envelope. We are set up in this photo to run a 3 point matrix score, but this works for printing as well. To fit this sheet size onto our 10 x 15 size C&P platen press required a special McGill gauge pin for the side guide that fits between the tympan bail and the side of the platen. It extends beyond the platen and adds the couple inches needed to get the sheet to land inside the working area. It is a good solution to handle smaller hand fed jobs.
These guides came with equipment we purchased several years ago and we can not find more. Although, it could be rigged up from hardware store material pretty easily. If anyone has a source for these guides, please share! Someday we'll just get a bigger hand fed press, but then there will be an even bigger sheet.