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10 Days in Israel
Written by Samantha Stratton on 07/27/201
Louisville Ky. Voice-Tribune Editor's note:
Intern Samantha Stratton just returned from a 10-day trip to Israel with the Birthright organization, www.BirthrightIsrael.org. This is her story.
My journalist granddaughter, Sammy, on her Birthright Israel Trip
When I told my non-Jewish friends about the trip to Israel I was about to take, they were baffled. They couldn't fathom that someone would just give me a free 10-day trip to Israel.
No, I didn't win some kind of contest, I told them. No, you can't just say you're Jewish and they'll let you go too. The questions were endless. After I explained that Birthright Israel is designed to connect Jewish young adults to the heritage and history of their religion, my friends didn't understand why that connection would be important.
Even for some of my fellow Jews, the concept of Birthright seems a little over the top.
Why do young people actually have to go to Israel to learn about it? Books, movies and lectures could probably suffice. Birthright Israel's mission is to help Jews ages 18 to 26 find some kind of connection to the place that is at the center of their religion by showing them the land, providing an Israeli guide to explain each area visited and letting them decide the next step for themselves. On July 10, 2011, my journey to find some kind of "connection" began …
I've just spent more than 10 hours on a plane, flanked by complete strangers, unable to sleep and unaware of what I'm getting myself into. My group and I gather at baggage claim to retrieve the luggage we'll carry for the next 10 days. I'm hot and eager to get out of my airplane clothes. It's only 7:30 a.m. in Israel, and I'm already exhausted.
Our Israeli guide tells us to quickly open our checked luggage and pack a daypack. Our next destination: Mount Arbel, which means we'll be hiking. Then, we'll have breakfast – after the airplane meal and lots of snacking, this will be my third "breakfast" of the day – and raft on the Jordan River. We won't arrive at our hotel until around 6 p.m. Sounds like a sick joke, right? Well, this joke would soon become a sobering reality and possibly the best experience of my life.
During my second semester at American University, I decided on a whim to register for Birthright with two friends from my dorm. Here's the gist of the program: If you're Jewish and between the ages of 18 and 26, you're eligible for a free trip to Israel. I figured, why not? I didn't have much else going on this summer (I hadn't yet secured my job at The Voice) and my mom had been practically begging me to sign up since I turned 18. If I had two friends joining me, it would be a lot less scary.
After I signed up and received an acceptance to the trip, I didn't give it much thought. I saw the trip as filler for my summer boredom. I didn't understand what Birthright was about except a free vacation with people my age. I'm now much more aware of Birthright's mission.
Not many people actually know who started the program; all we know is that Birthright was founded by wealthy philanthropists who sought to send young Jewish people to Israel in order to bridge the gap between Israel and Jewish communities around the world. During our orientation, one of the Birthright staff members explained that this trip was a "gift" and that, in Israel, the program is called "Taglit," which means "discovery" in Hebrew.
During that first meeting, I didn't really connect with what this staff member was saying. However, after just a few days, I discovered more about my religion, the Middle East and myself than I could have imagined. Though referring to Birthright as a gift seemed cliché initially, I won't hesitate to say that this trip was one of the greatest gifts I've ever received.
I'm so grateful for my experience that it is difficult to put into words.
In fact, as the trip progressed, I became more and more apprehensive of even writing this article. How was I supposed to explain the highlights of my experience when almost everything we did and saw was a highlight?
We visited places I'd only heard of in Sunday School as a child. We floated in the Dead Sea, rode camels in a Bedouin village, experienced Shabbat at the Western Wall, learned about Kabbalah in Tzfat, ascended Masada by way of the Roman Ramp and so much more.
Looking over our trip itinerary, I'm still blown away by how much we fit into 10 days and how much I enjoyed each aspect.
We also built relationships with eight Israeli soldiers who traveled and stayed with us for a portion of our journey. Hearing about their lifestyles gave me a huge amount of respect for them. But, at the same time, I realized that they were all just like me. We were the same age and liked the same TV shows and places to shop. Just one thing separated us: When I turned 18, I was preparing for college; when my Israeli friends turned 18, they were reporting for duty in the Israeli Defense Force.
Now, I realize I might be starting to sound a little brainwashed by Israel's charm. But don't be mistaken. I've heard plenty of arguments opposing my experience.
During the early stages of our trip, friends and I discussed some of the negative views circulating the media about Birthright. Opponents of the program criticize it for being a tool to lure young Jews into becoming ultra Zionists and encouraging them to make "Aliyah," immigration to Israel, which many Zionists consider one of the highest forms of worship.
I've heard several defenses against Birthright in the past month – before, during and after my trip. Some suggest that the Israeli tour guides assigned to each group preach Zionism and don't give the full story of the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Others even suggest that Birthright specifically selects good-looking Israeli soldiers to persuade young girls and guys that everyone in Israel is beautiful.
I won't use this article to defend Zionism, Judaism or even Birthright. My only goal is to describe my wonderful experience as best I can.
I sat down on a plane to Israel with a group of 39 other Jewish college students a few weeks ago. I knew two people going in. I feared I'd be surrounded by a bunch of – excuse the term – Jewish American Princesses. I worried that I'd hate the food. I dreaded having talks about Judaism.
A few days ago, I exited a plane at John F. Kennedy airport. I had to say goodbye to 47 new friends, eight of whom are Israeli soldiers.
Instead of ultra-Jewish young adults, I met mostly secular and reform people like me, who'd never truly felt a connection to their religion.
I stepped on American soil and found myself craving falafel (although we'd had it every single day for 10 days straight).
I got on a plane to Louisville missing Israeli accents, debates about the Israel/Palestine conflict and the sweltering desert weather.
I tried to think of the moment I really felt something emotional for Israel, the Holy Land I've always been told I should have a connection with.
I remembered the Western Wall. We visited on one of the hottest days of our trip. Everyone had to cover his or her knees and shoulders out of respect for the holy place, which made us all even more uncomfortable. I wrote down a simple prayer on a piece of paper – nothing too emotional or soul bearing. I approached the wall to place my written prayer in one of the cracks. For some reason, I began to cry. These weren't just a few tears, they were almost sobs.
I rejoined my friends and realized they'd been crying too. We agreed that there was this palpable feeling of sadness at the wall – hundreds of years of pain, suffering and struggle. It was something none of us had ever felt before. It showed me that I could feel something for my religion and its history.
Birthright changed me.
I won't say it made me a better person. I'm not a staunch Zionist. I won't even claim to be a more religious Jew. But I am more connected to my heritage, more educated about my religion and more respectful of the conflict currently affecting my homeland.
Contact writer Samantha Stratton email@example.com.
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If you have ever bought tahini for a special recipe, you may still have the rest of the jar sitting in your fridge or on the shelf waiting for the next time you feel inspired to experiment. But tahini is not a seed butter to be ignored.
Tahini makes delicious dressings, creamy soups, scrumptious sweets and excellent entrées. But knowing how to choose the right variety, store it properly and integrate it into dishes is important. So here are the keys to discovering the talents of tahini.
How Tahini is Made
Different Types of Tahini
Nutritional Content and Health Benefits of Tahini
How to Store Tahini
How to Use Tahini: Dressing, Desserts, Soups, Entrees
How Tahini is Made
I always enjoy learning a bit about how something is made before I go out and buy it, and food is no exception.
Traditionally, tahini is made by soaking sesame seeds overnight, after which they are crushed in order to separate the bran (the hull) from the seed. The crushed seeds are then put into a mix of salt and water, which allows the bran/hulls to sink and the seed kernels to float to the top of the water where they can be skimmed off. After this they are either immediately ground (for a hulled raw tahini) or toasted and then ground into a paste.
Some tahini is also left unhulled as well. This variety is more bitter than its hulled counterpart, but more nutritious.
Different Types of Tahini
You'll usually find these different varieties of tahini in your local health food store or "natural/ethnic" section of the supermarket:
Raw, hulled, unhulled, light and dark roast.
Usually the level of bitterness and nutritional value go hand in hand, except when it comes to a darker roast. Here is an approximate ranking of nutritional value and flavor from highest nutritional content to lowest:
– Raw unhulled (bitter, and much thicker than roasted)
– Raw hulled (less bitter, but still thick)
– Light roast unhulled (semi-bitter, but smoother in texture)
– Dark roast unhulled (a bit more bitter, but with a deep flavor and texture somewhere in between that of raw and light roast)
– Light roast hulled (sweet and smooth, good for replacing cream or adding to smoothies)
– Dark roast hulled (deeper flavor, a bit more bitter, but not compared to unhulled. Also, the texture is usually thicker than that of the hulled light roast)
Tahini is sold both "fresh" and dehydrated. I have never tried the dehydrated version, but I assume it would be good for traveling. In general though, if you're not moving around, I would go for the fresh variety.
At the Gentle World Educational Center, we've been lucky enough to receive quality product donations over the years from Once Again Nut Butter, Living Tree Community and Sunshine International Foods. Sunshine International Foods light and medium roast tahini have a particularly delicious flavor.
An important fact about the information below:
While many of these nutrients will still be present in hulled and roasted sesame seeds, the values are significantly less than those of raw and unhulled tahini. No matter the difference in nutritional value though, each variety of tahini is delicious in its own way.
If your main concern is the nutrient content, it is important to buy the less processed varieties, but if you want an easy to use and smoother sesame paste then I recommend purchasing hulled light or medium roast.
Nutritional content and Health Benefits of Tahini:
– An excellent source of protein, copper and manganese
– A good source of tryptophan, calcium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1 (thiamin), zinc, selenium, essential fatty acids, Methionine and dietary fiber
– The only source of sesamin and sesamolin. Both of these lignans have been shown to lower cholesterol and protect the liver from oxidative damage.
– Also contains vitamin E
What some of these nutrients mean for your health:
Copper contributes to many anti-inflammatory and antioxidant enzyme reactions. For this reason, it has been shown to reduce pain and swelling in rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions. It also plays a role in providing strength, elasticity and structure to the blood vessels, bones and joints.
Magnesium is helpful in preventing spasms and tension in the body. This means that magnesium can help prevent the airway spasms that attribute to asthma and the blood vessel spasm that can trigger migraine attacks. It also helps lower high blood pressure and reduce some symptoms of menopause.
Calcium helps protect certain cells from cancer-causing chemicals. It also contributes to the prevention of bone loss and is said to reduce the occurrence of migraine headaches. It is also known to reduce PMS symptoms during the second half of the menstrual cycle.
Helps preserve bone mineral density, which is essential to both men and women.
Methionine is an important amino acid which contributes to liver detoxification and the absorption of other amino acids.
Storing Tahini
Sesame oil is highly resistant to rancidity so keeping your tahini fresh for an extended period of time is easy to do if you follow these simple steps.
1. Make sure the tahini is kept in an airtight container. Some people recommend keeping it in the fridge as well. This may be more of a concern if you plan to have the same jar around for a couple of years. We use tahini regularly and keep ours on the shelf and it has never gone off.
2. Any spoon, spatula, or other serving utensil that goes into the tahini must be 100% clean and DRY! Even a couple of drops of water can cause a gallon of tahini to go off, which is a huge bummer.
3. If your tahini sits for an extended period of time the oil and solids may separate. Stirring them back together can take some muscle, but it is completely possible to do. If you are unable to stir them back together, or you find some solids at the bottom of the jar, simply use the sesame oil for cooking and blend the solids into dressings using a blender or hand-mixer.
If you follow these simple steps for storage your tahini can last almost indefinitely, but don't worry; if something goes wrong you'll know it! The smell of rancid oil is unmistakable and if foreign particles get in the jar it will cause mold to grow. If the jar smells like sesame and is free of mold then it's most likely still good, but use your best judgment.
Now that you know how tahini is made, the different varieties you find, its health benefits and how to store it, it's time to get down to the really good stuff. How to use tahini!
How to Use Tahini
I find that hulled tahini works best for dressings and sauces because it adds a creamy, light, earthy flavor to dishes without overpowering them or adding a bitter finish. If you're looking to replace cream in sauces or soups, light roast hulled tahini – along with some nutritional yeast and touch of salt – does an excellent job.
When a small amount of water is added to tahini, the tahini becomes thicker rather than thinner, until the water to tahini ratio is far exceeded! Because of this helpful characteristic, tahini is a wonderful healthy thickener for any dressing or sauce. If you add too much though, dressings can become bitter, so start with approximately one part tahini to two parts liquid (water, vinegar etc.) and experiment from there.
The type of tahini you choose to use for desserts really depends on which dessert you're making. But like any nut or seed butter, tahini adds rich body and flavor to creamy desserts. If you're making your own vegan chocolate, fudge, or are simply looking for something yummy to drizzle over your frozen bananas, tahini can be a wonderful addition.
Thicker tahinis such as raw or dark roast add not only flavor, but body and texture. Lighter smoother tahinis, such as hulled light roast, will add a creamy subtler flavor to desserts.
If you're looking to veganize a chowder or creamy soup, tahini may be the key. When blended with potatoes, squash, carrots or miso, it makes a wonderful base for any soup. I usually add approximately ¼ cup tahini for each six cups of water to begin a creamy broth. Don't just dump the tahini into your soup and expect it to dissolve in the water though. Mix your tahini with a cup or two of soup and give it a whirl in your mixer before adding it back to the pot. You'll be surprised how creamy and comforting the soup becomes with this simple addition. Follow the directions listed in "Dressing/Sauces" to use tahini to replace cream in recipes.
One of the things tahini does best is bind ingredients together. It helps make grain into burgers and adds extra oomph to an egg-less omelet and it doesn't take much to do it! Tahini can help bind dishes together with as little as 2 tablespoons per 5 cups of ingredients.
The thicker tahinis, such as dark roast or raw, do the best job of binding ingredients together, but the light roast will work as well.
There are no set rules* for using and enjoy tahini on a daily basis, so feel free to experiment, and enjoy the talents of tahini!
*Tahini does have a good deal of fat in it, but mostly the good kind. Simply use your best judgment on how much to enjoy on a daily basis.

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DOVER, Del. (AP) — A young woman who resigned as Miss Delaware Teen USA this week amid porn site controversy is the subject of two arrest warrants in Maryland.
Ocean City police confirmed Friday that warrants were issued last year for Melissa King after she failed to appear in court on citations for theft and underage possession of alcohol.
Authorities said King was cited last June for allegedly stealing money from a city bus fare box. She was cited in August on the alcohol charge. A warrant in the theft case was issued in August, followed by an October warrant on the alcohol charge.
King resigned her pageant title after an online sex video surfaced, but has denied that she is the woman in the video.
King's attorney did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment Friday.
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Virginia Beach, Va., is using a hybrid GIS application to improve workflow in the city.
What do you get when you cross stylish desktop GIS with user-friendly Web GIS? For Virginia Beach, Va., the combination has meant lower manpower costs and increased flexibility for everyday users to map and manage the city's property.
Virginia Beach started using Intergraph's GeoMedia Smart Client in April. The application distributes the city's Oracle GIS information to both hardcore and novice GIS users. Now city personnel can more easily update maps without relying on GIS experts, which has led to better workflow and efficiency.
"They can edit the city property layer on the fly and make changes to the city attribute information … without the city GIS department," said Rob Jessen, the city's GIS coordinator.
Prior to using the application, any changes to the city's map had to be done using desktop GIS, which is expensive and requires a user with GIS skill. Now individuals with no GIS credentials can fully edit the map layers they have access to.
For example, in the past, Virginia Beach city staff had to produce an annual map book that detailed yearly changes to the city's property. Personnel would cull data from email communications and paper maps and manually make the updates over a six-month period. That time investment is no longer needed, since users can use the GeoMedia Smart Client to do the updating as changes happen.
The technology is a blend of the two GIS worlds because while it connects to the Internet and can be used remotely without any administration or licensing costs like Web GIS, it also has rich editing and stylistic capabilities similar to desktop GIS. Although the city still uses desktop GIS, Jessen said a lot of the GIS work can now be distributed across the city to many users, lessening the impact on the GIS department.
Although the GeoMedia Smart Client has been around for several years, it has come stateside just this year. According to Dave Holmes of Intergraph Business Development, a number of European organizations use the application for asset management, ranging from public works assets to road and rail management. Virginia Beach is one of the first jurisdictions in the United States to use the product.
Future Use
Virginia Beach plans to use the technology for a variety of purposes: to collect addresses, track real estate transactions and the city's 2,000 parcels, note building inspections and plan fire hydrant locations for commercial buildings.
Using the technology's workflow manager, city staff can also customize forms and displays with XML to tailor the product to the needs of each department. Rob Jessen, the city's GIS coordinator, said he has been able to maintain and change those forms, making it a moldable product for Virginia Beach.
"The big advantage for us is that it is a very flexible configuration," Jessen added.
The GeoMedia Smart Client is still in a pilot phase and is being deployed in Virginia Beach's public works, parks and recreation and economic development departments and the city attorney's office. When the pilot ends in October, the city's fire, planning and public utilities departments will also roll out the application.


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Costa Rica sported the highest growth in technology use worldwide during the past five years. Other, once sluggish, technology markets such as Bahrain, Lebanon and Ghana have since followed. However, the gap between the most and least digitally connected nations is widening.
Last November, the Costa Rican telecommunications regulator, SUTEL, raised eyebrows when it hired a PR agency to handle a campaign that would convince customers to accept a new method of charging for internet connections. Even some lawmakers slammed SUTEL's move, claiming that the regulator was spending taxpayers' money to push the same taxpayers to accept higher internet connection fees. SUTEL wanted to start charging Ticos according to the amount of transferred data and scrap the fixed fee that they were paying for a certain connection speed.


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The New World is a dangerous place. See what's coming up this season on Outlander in a new teaser trailer, added by Makeupdiva! Outlander's fifth season premieres February 16 on Starz.
Get a first look at Season 5 of Outlander with the new teaser trailer that debuted at New York Comic Con. Season 5 of Outlander premieres Sunday, February 16, 2020 on STARZ.
Trailer: Dev Patel goes from rags to riches and back again in The Personal History of David Copperfield!
This narrative is far more than mere fiction. Witness the true story of one man's journey from rags to riches and back again in The Personal History of David Copperifeld's trailer, added by rakshasa! The movie stars Dev Patel, Peter Capaldi, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton and Ben Whishaw, and premieres January 10.
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A legend never leaves the fight. Reunite with some familiar faces and prepare for another top-secret mission in a new trailer for Star Trek: Picard, added by rakshasa! Star Trek: Picard stars Patrick Stewart, Santiago Cabrera, Michelle Hurd, Alison Pill, Brent Spiner and Jeri Ryan, and premieres January 23 on CBS All Access.
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It started with horses and carriages, and it ended with tanks. Return to the era where modern war began and enter the trenches with the team responsible for bringing Sam Mendes' 1917 to life in a featurette, added by DarkSarcasm! 1917 stars George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman, and premieres this Christmas.
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers
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Mr. Robot's fourth and final season begins October 6 on USA Network.
A young boy with an auto-immune disorder moves to a sterile manor for treatment and begins having terrifying visions in Eli, a new horror film starring Charlie Shotwell, Lili Taylor, Kelly Reilly, Max Martini and Sadie Sink. Face what's inside in the trailer, added by DarkSarcasm! Eli arrives on Netflix on October 18.
As a last resort to cure their son's auto-immune disorder, the Millers move into a sterile manor during his treatments. Eli is tormented by terrifying visions — deemed hallucinations — but something sinister may lurk within these walls.
What happened to Danny Torrance after he grew up? Go inside Doctor Sleep with the cast and creators to find out more about The Shining's sequel in a featurette, added by rakshasa! Doctor Sleep stars Ewan McGregor, Kyliegh Curran, Rebecca Ferguson, Emily Alyn Lind and Zahn McClarnon, and premieres November 8.
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A big-game hunter for zoos who has booked passage on a Greek shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, including a rare white Jaguar - along with a political assassin being extradited to the U.S in secret.
There's nothing to be concerned about. It's just the War of the Worlds. Witness the arrival of a mysterious object that will change everything in the first trailer for the thrilling miniseries, added by rakshasa! War of the Worlds stars Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall and Robert Carlyle, and will premiere on BBC later this year.
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The saying "if you build it they will come" aptly describes the first full season of playing soccer at the Van Andel Soccer Stadium at Hope College.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has announced that Hope ranked ranked second in average home attendance among all of the 404 colleges that played Division III soccer during the 2010 season.
Hope began using Van Andel Soccer Stadium midway through the 2009 season. The 2010 schedule included nine home games with an average attendance of 983 fans, trailing only perennial leader Messiah, Pa. which averaged 1,709 fans en route to winning the national championship.
Van Andel Stadium provides seating for an estimated 1,500 fans. On September 25, 2010 the Flying Dutchmen defeated rival Calvin 1-0 before a school-record 2,733 fans, many of whom spilled out of the stands and lined the fences at both ends of the field to watch the action.
The 2010 Flying Dutchmen posted an 8-1 record en route to winning the co-championship of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). Hope's two-season record at Van Andel is 12-3-1.
The stadium has stadium-style and bleacher seating. There are accompanying terrace areas for picnicking and tailgating. The stadium includes a concession stand, public restrooms, a first aid/training room, two full locker rooms for Hope's teams, a meeting room for visiting teams, a ticket booth and a press box. The field surface is of artificial turf and there is stadium lighting for night contests.
2010 Division III Men's Soccer Attendance Laders (by average)
1. Messiah, Pa. 1,709, 2. HOPE 983, 3. Christopher Newport, Va. 828, 4. Wheaton, Ill. 770, 5. York, Pa. 678, 6. North Park, Ill. 567, 7. Ohio Wesleyan 547, 8. Connecticut College 536, 9. Swarthmore, Pa. 530, 10. East Mennonite, Va. 520.


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BOZEMAN, MONT. – It may have taken a year with historic low snow fall but Harvard sophomore Rebecca Nadler made her own history Thursday afternoon when she won the NCAA individual national championship in the women's giant slalom event at Bridger Bowl in Bozeman, Mont.
Nadler becomes the first Harvard skier, male or female, to win a national championship. Earlier this year the Harvard sophomore became the first skier to even win a downhill event, also in the giant slalom.
"I was not expecting a first place, but I will take it with open arms," said Nadler, a sophomore neurobiology concentrator. "To come out here this year and get this result was definitely a really good improvement."
With a two-run time of 1:41.82, Nadler also became just the fourth woman from the Eastern Region to win the NCAA giant slalom title at a Western host site in 15 tries.
"It was definitely in the back of our mind that this could happen here, but it's one of those things that you never want to focus on the result," said head coach Tim Mitchell. "It's still a little difficult for me to wrap my head around, from where we were six years ago to where we are right now; clearly this [result] is massive…. I'm just totally overwhelmed."
Although the victory is historic, Nadler was not an unknown heading into the competition. In addition to winning the Williams Carnival this season, she finished the regular season as the East region's second-rated skier, by mere points after her worst race of the season in the EISA Championships.
It was a wild day at the mountain with Nadler being one of just three racers to finish with top-10 times in both runs. In the end, her victory by 0.38 seconds over Vermont's Kate Ryley (1:42.21) ranks as one of the widest margins in recent NCAA annals.
In a field with 35 racers, Nadler produced the second-best time of 52.08 in the first run although she stood 0.66 seconds behind Vermont's Kristina Riss-Johannessen in the title chase. Riss-Johannessen would stumble in the decisive run however, to finish a distant 22nd.
Nadler's nearest competitor would be Ryley, who stood in fourth place after the initial run. The two swap places in the second run with Ryley coming home with the second-fastest time (49.67) compared to Nadler's fourth-best time of 49.75. With the combined times, Nadler finished comfortably ahead in the final tally.
For complete results from Day Two, click here.
Nadler postgame quotes:
"It feels completely surreal. I'm pinching myself. I'm really, really happy.
On this season's goals: "I had goals for myself this was so above anything I could imagine. So, no, I'm totally surprised but very happy."
On how she trained for this season: "I've been working pretty consistently the whole season on a few things. They've really been coming along in training, really powerful about the turn, getting that long outside leg. It's great that I was able to bring that to race day, too."


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Sept. 25, 2007
In the volleyball rivalry between Lipscomb University and Tennessee State home has been where the wins have been.
Tuesday night was no different. In the previous four meetings between the two schools Lipscomb had won twice at home and TSU had won twice at home. Lipscomb's Lady Bisons took the lead in the series winning 3-0 (30-21, 30-27 and 30-26).
"We talked about and worked on controlling our side of the net," said Lipscomb coach Brandon Rosenthal. "We focused on the current point. If we messed up we messed up and let it go.
"Tennessee State is a very athletic team. There is no doubt they do some very nice things on the court."
Junior outside hitter Sarah Snider, a transfer from the University of Alabama, finished with a match-high 18 kills, her ninth match high of the season for the Lady Bisons. Senior outside hitter Ashley Cox finished with 10 kills.
Senior libero Ann Mullins posted a match-high 23 digs. Also in double figures in digs were junior defensive specialist Jessica Turner with 11 and freshman setter Stefine Pease with 10.
"If we play the game like we can, and control what we can control, it becomes a game of motions in the sense of execution," Rosenthal said. "We knew we couldn't give TSU extra opportunities. We did a fantastic job of executing plays when we had the opportunity."
Rosenthal started all four of his freshmen in the match with Stefine Pease, Brittany Simmons at defensive specialist, Alex Kelly at middle blocker and Katie Bradley at outside hitter.
"You look out there and say, oh, my goodness, we have four freshmen starting the match,' Rosenthal said. "It says a lot about our team. I am very pleased with what we did and the production we got out of all our players."
The Lady Bisons, who have opened a six-match home stand with the win over TSU, are 6-8. TSU fell to 5-8.
ETSU visits Friday at 5 p.m. USC Upstate makes in first trip to Allen Arena Saturday at 3 p.m.


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Tired of actually driving when you are in the car? Google might be on the way to bringing us driverless cars sooner than you think.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted Google a patent for its automated future car, VentureBeat's Jolie O'Dell reported.
Google's patent describes "methods and devices for transitioning a mixed-mode autonomous vehicle from a human driven mode to an autonomously driven mode."
Basically, the car would get to its destination using just a QR code, GPS or a URL -- no steering wheel action necessary.
"Some autonomous vehicles may operate in non-autonomous mode where they can be driven similar to traditional human-controlled vehicles," the patent describes.
Google said it already has seven prototypes in operation. And last year alone the cars drove 140,000 miles with "only occasional human control," the New York Times reported. They even made it down Lombard Street and across the Golden Gate Bridge.
If you want some futuristic reading material, check out Google's full patent here. Just don't read it while driving your old-fashioned car.


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HUNTS POINT — The 15-year-old Bronx girl found strangled to death in a lobby had been sexually assaulted by her killer, police sources told DNAinfo.com New York.
Destiny Sanchez was smothered and strangled when she tried to fight back against her attacker, police sources said.
"She apparently was raped and strangled and bleach was poured all over her body," the police source said.
No one has yet been charged in Sanchez' Nov. 23 attack. But Luis Vega, 34, who has ties to Destiny's family, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly drinking liquor with the girl on the eve of her death, according to a criminal complaint.
Investigators are zeroing in on Vega, who is the brother of Destiny's father's girlfriend, as "the total focus of the murder," a police source said.
"We're waiting for the labs to come back, but based on the investigation, how it's going, it looks like we might have our man," another police source said.
Vega appeared in Bronx Criminal Court Thursday, where Judge Raymond Bruce added a $1 bail to the existing $1,500 bail, which Vega has not posted.
The $1 bail was issued because Vega violated his parole for an attempted assault conviction, according to the Bronx District Attorney's office.
At the hearing, Vega's court-appointed attorney, Robert Johnston, said about his client, "The police suspect a homicide and the defendant is a key suspect in that homicide."
Johnston added that his client requested protective custody.
Michael Marley, a private attorney, was not at the hearing but has been retained by Vega.
Marley, reached by phone, would not comment on the child endangerment charge because that case is pending and said he did not know whether Vega would be charged with any other crimes.
"One thing I do know is that the office of Bronx District Attorney, Robert Johnson, will conduct a clean and thorough investigation," Marley said. "My client welcomes that investigation because he didn't kill anybody, particularly his niece."
Marley acknowledged that Vega is on parole, but would not describe the case that related to, or any prior arrests.
"He's not an angel," Marley said, "but he's absolutely not a murderer."
Relatives discovered Destiny bruised and unconscious Nov. 23 in the vestibule of a building at 640 Barretto St., where she had been visiting relatives of her father's girlfriend, according to police and family members. Vega was staying in the apartment at that time, they said.
Cops think Destiny had been at her father's Hunts Point apartment on Thanksgiving, then headed over to the Barretto Street apartment that evening. They believe she was drinking at that apartment with friends and that Vega was present too.
Later that night, police suspect the murderer tried to sexually assault Destiny and that, when she resisted, the person began to strangle her, perhaps unintentionally killing her, cops said. Then the person may have tried to use the bleach to destroy any evidence, cops added.
After Thursday's hearing, relatives representing Destiny and one supporting Vega gave dueling accounts of the night in question and the people involved.
Felicita Caraballo, 49, Vega's aunt, described her nephew as a new father who gets along well with young people and does not drink.
"He's a good daddy," she said, adding that his first child was born this year. "We got a lot of underage kids in the family — his cousins, his nieces…He disciplined them, encouraged them, and told them the good and the bad."
Destiny was one of the young relatives that Vega cared for, Caraballo added. "He loved Destiny."
Vega was jumped and injured in the past, and as a result is currently disabled and unemployed, Caraballo said. A separate illness keeps him from drinking, she added.
"My nephew's got a bad disease on his liver. If he gets a drink, he's gone," she said.
Caraballo also pointed out that Destiny's Facebook page features several photos of her drinking different types of liquor, which Caraballo said shows that she did not need Vega to supply her with alcohol.
"There's a lot of things going on her Facebook page — it's all full of alcohol," she said. "They want to charge everything to my nephew, but other people were hanging out and drinking with her."
Several of Destiny's adult cousins who attended the hearing insisted that Vega is to blame for her death and that whether Destiny drank alcohol is irrelevant.
"He's responsible for her death," said Edwin Soto, 39, Destiny's cousin. "He was the last person to be seen with her. He was giving her alcohol."
Soto added that Destiny may have occasionally drank alcohol, but, "Let's be real — teenagers are teenagers."
A few of Destiny's other relatives said they had been at parties with Vega in the past where he drank alcohol.
Both police and sources close to the family have said that Vega and Destiny's father, Miguel Sanchez, 39, have maintained a longstanding feud.
Sanchez declined requests for comment.
Vega allegedly stabbed Sanchez at a party a few years ago, according to a relative of Sanchez. Sanchez did not initially retaliate because of open court cases, but last week their bad blood came to a boil and the two had a physical altercation, the relative added.
Still, cops have not suggested that Destiny's murder was a payback for any prior feud. The sexual assault and murder appeared "opportunistic," and not premeditated, a police source said.
Either way, Sanchez is hoping the authorities will bring his daughter's killer to justice, according to the relative.
"He doesn't want street justice," the relative said. "He wants the law to take care of it."


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Don't let the name fool you. Athletes aren't the only ones who get the itchy condition known as athlete's foot. Anyone can get athlete's foot if two things happen:
Athlete's foot, or tinea pedis (say: TIN-ee-uh PEH-dus), is a common skin infection that is caused by a fungus (say: FUN-guss), a plant-like microorganism (say: my-kro-OR-guh-niz-um) too small to be seen by the naked eye. This fungus eats old skin cells. And plenty of them can be found on the feet!
Although athlete's foot occurs mostly among teen and young adult guys, kids and women can get it, too. People with sweaty or damp feet are at risk. Walking barefoot where others also walk barefoot is one way the fungus can get on your feet in the first place. That's why your mom or dad might say to wear flip-flops when you're showering in a public shower.
Athlete's foot gets its name because athletes often get it. Why? The fungus that causes it can be found where athletes often are. The fungus grows on the warm, damp surfaces around pools, public showers, and locker rooms. People walk barefoot on these surfaces and fungus ends up on their feet. Or they might use a damp towel that has the athlete's foot fungus on it.
But just having the fungus on your feet isn't enough to cause the infection. The infection happens if conditions are right for the fungus to grow. The fungus likes it wet, so:
Cases of athlete's foot can range from a little annoying to really uncomfortable. A kid who has it might have a rash that itches and burns. Other signs include:
Athlete's foot may spread to other parts of your foot, including your toenails. It also can infect other parts of the body — such as the groin (this is commonly called jock itch) and underarms — but only if someone scratches the infection and touches these places.
A doctor — such as a dermatologist (say: dur-muh-TAHL-uh-jist), a skin doctor, or podiatrist (say: puh-DYE-uh-trist), a foot doctor — can figure out if you have athlete's foot. It could be something other than athlete's foot, too. Kids can get other foot conditions or might be allergic to a material in the shoes they wear.
But a doctor will be able to tell by looking at the skin on your feet. Your doctor may swab or scrape off a skin sample to test for fungus or for bacteria. Don't worry, this won't hurt — you have lots of extra layers of skin on your feet!
Treatment is usually simple. For mild cases, your doctor may have you apply a powder that contains medicine or cream that kills fungus. This should make your feet feel better in a few days. Sometimes you'll need to use the medicine for up to a month to get rid of the athlete's foot completely.
You'll also need to keep your feet dry and keep your shoes off as much as possible because fungus can't easily grow in dry, open air. If doing these things doesn't help clear up the infection, your doctor might prescribe a stronger medicine. This one will be the kind you swallow, not just something that you apply to your feet.
It's important to see a doctor about your athlete's foot because if it goes untreated, it will continue to spread, making your feet feel really itchy and uncomfortable and will become harder to get rid of. Also, more serious infections can develop on your feet.
Many people will develop athlete's foot at least once in their lives. Some will get it more often. To help avoid it:
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Interview with British actor Jim Sturgess, who plays the lead in the new movie "21."
Baby-faced British actor and musician Jim Sturgess had been making the rounds of small film and TV work for the past eight or nine years, when director Julie Taymor decided he would be just right for a lead in her Beatles musical "Across the Universe."
Since that film knocked him up a few rungs on the recognition ladder, he's been busier than ever — with a feature part in "The Other Boleyn Girl" and a lead in "21," the based-on-fact story of the MIT blackjack team that cheated a couple of million dollars out of Las Vegas in a card-counting scheme.
What are your thoughts on so many things happening at once in your career?
It's completely chaotic and exciting and I'm enjoying every minute of it. It's certainly something I could only have wanted but never expected to have.
Did you know the book or the story that the film is based on?
Not at all. Like anything I was just sent a script, I was told that [director] Robert Luketic was interested in meeting me for this project called "21." It was explained to me that it was inspired by this true story about these college students who went to Las Vegas. Normally, any time someone says, "This is based on a true story," your ears kind of slightly prick up a bit — there's an extra sprinkle of interest when it's based on things that happened in real life. I read it, and it was an exciting roller coaster journey that just keeps going right till the end, and I thought it was a project I wanted to get involved with.
Blackjack isn't very exciting to watch. How did you and the director make it interesting?
No, watching a game of cards is not the most exciting thing cinematically. We would spend hours just lifting cards and moving chips, and Robert was saying, "Trust me, guys, just keep going." He would shout, "Jim, would you just blink for me." It was hard with all of this mad stuff going on around us, but he created something where you feel like you're inside the game or insides the players' heads, with the tension of turning the card over, or the sound effect that goes with that.
There's a scene where Laurence Fishburne, playing a Vegas security guy, smacks you around a bit. What was that experience like?
He would just come in and I never knew what he was gonna do. For most of it I had my hands tied behind my back, and he's a giant guy. I remember one time sitting there, tied up, and he was kind of sizing up his shot, working out how far he had to reach, and he said, "Jim, you don't mind if I give you a little tap, do you?" And I said, "No, that's cool. Do what you have to do." And he really hit! But he's kind of skilled in that. He kept saying don't worry, and I kept thinking that he's Morpheus [in "The Matrix"].
How did life change for you after "Across the Universe?"
In many ways, completely, and in many ways, not at all. I've always been working — in music, and independent films and TV. But it took me up to another level. Julie Taymor made that happen for me. It got me known to an American agency, whereas before I was just in England doing small-budget films. It became everything I've dreamed about. I was in England, I was perfectly happy, I was writing music. I was in a band — The Dilated Spies — for a long period of time, and that was a huge part of my life, but that finally came to an end. I was also acting while I was in the band, and doing some really embarrassing stuff — I was just trying to get work. I think the in last acting job I had before "Across the Universe" I was running naked through a pub, covered in petrol, with one line. So I was thinking about maybe doing another career. When the band split up I didn't know where to take myself, and then the audition for this Beatles musical came up.
Is it true that you're going to do a Broadway musical of "Spider-Man" with Julie?
Julie is going to direct it. But all that's happened so far is that she phoned me and Evan [Rachel Wood] last year and asked if we would come and help, playing around, work-shopping it. So we went, and it was a fun thing to do. We knew that Bono and Edge were gonna be there because they wrote all the music. So we worked with those guys for two weeks, playing around with this idea. There was a time when I was singing away on a song, and Bono was behind me doing the backing vocals and the oohs and ahhs. If it's offered to me, it'll be a big decision to make. With theater, you're attached to it for a long period of time. But it'll be an amazing thing, whether I'm involved with it or not.


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Chastain West has looked really good. I realize most of his yards tonight came from a 97 yard TD catch, but that catch and run was awesome and the other catches he's made have been tough.
West dominating
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RayMidge Says:
August 20, 2011 at 5:19 pm |
I can't be the only person who thought of James jones on that catch…


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Hoeft-Edenfield Denied Bail in UC Stabbing Case
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Morris Jacobson denied bail on Monday to Berkeley City College student Andrew Hoeft-Edenfield, who has been charged with the stabbing death of UC Berkeley senior Chris Wootton.
The judge turned down Hoeft-Edenfield's request for bail, saying that the evidence presented in the case had not convinced him that Hoeft-Edenfield had acted in self defense.
Nuclear engineering student Wootton, 21, a Sigma Pi fraternity member, was stabbed once in his upper chest, between his ribs, in front of a group of students outside the Chi Omega sorority house on Piedmont Avenue on May 3.
Hoeft-Edenfield, 20, was arrested later that day.
Conflicting statements from witnesses present at the murder scene have not yet led to any definite conclusions as to what happened on the night of the fateful incident.
Hoeft-Edenfield was represented by a private attorney—Yolanda Huang— who took over from Alameda County Deputy Public Defender Tony Cheng last week.
Huang — an active presence at most of Hoeft-Edenfield's earlier court proceedings — is a member of the city of Berkeley's Parks and Recreation Commission and also volunteers at Willard Middle School in Berkeley.
Hoeft-Edenfield's mother Ellen — who was accompanied by a small group of people — declined to comment on the case outside a courtroom at the Rene C. Davidson courthouse in Oakland.
Some of Wootton's friends from UC Berkeley and family members were also present at the hearing.
Dressed in a yellow jail jumpsuit, Hoeft-Edenfield sat next to his attorney until the judge announced that he had finished reading Huang's request for bail for Hoeft-Edenfield.
The judge added that he had received 16 separate letters in support of the application for bail.
He said that although Huang's summary of the case was concise and persuasive, he would not be able to make a bail determination without consulting the police report.
"If it was a self defense case then I am thinking why was he arrested?" the judge said.
"The DA's office charged him with murder and not self defense."
While reading the police report the judge asked a number of questions of Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Greg Dolge — who will be prosecuting Hoeft-Edenfield – including one about the make of the weapon used on Wootton.
"Was it [the knife] spring-loaded or could the blade be unfolded?" the judge asked.
Dolge replied, after consulting the police report, that the weapon was a three-inch pocket knife with a lockable blade.
Huang emphasized that in one of the statements, a witness described in detail "that only after my [Huang's] client was surrounded in a semi-circle by a larger group of people he pulled out a knife and my client was using the knife to get people to back off."
"I will cut to the chase here since it is a murder case," Dolge said.
He said that the incident started off with four guys who were later joined by more people.
"At some point Hoeft-Edenfield brandished a knife," he said.
"Up to that point nobody was armed. Nobody threatened to get a weapon ... Hoeft-Edenfield was the only one with a weapon. [Wootton] calls 911 before he gets stabbed from his friend's cell phone. He tells the police 'there are two guys here and one of them has a knife.' Shortly after that there is physical engagement. Next thing you know the victim has a two and a half inch wound, the knife goes right through the ribs and into the heart ... At the end of the fight there's only one guy who is dead. Nobody else is hurt except Chris."
Dolge said that after the incident Hoeft-Edenfield separated himself from his friends and threw the knife away.
"He gets a ride to a friend's place, takes off his bloody clothes and washes," he said.
"Then the police take him into custody. Seems to me like a pretty clear cut case of murder."
Hoeft-Edenfield started to say something after Dolge finished talking but the judge cut him off by saying "it's a bad time for you to talk."
Huang repeated that statements from some witnesses showed that Hoeft-Edenfield was surrounded by a number of people and that he was trying to get them to back off.
"I don't know exactly what happened at this point, as it is disputed," she said.
"What is not disputed is that a small number of people was surrounded by a large number of people ... It's an issue of unreasonable force. It wasn't premeditated. He [Hoeft-Edenfield] had a pocket knife used to open boxes. It was perfectly legal to use it for his job."
The judge replied that the primary consideration in the case was public safety.
"I have to consider the seriousness of the charge," he said.
"There is no offense more serious than murder. The alleged injury is death. There is no injury greater than that. After a cursory reading of this case, it appears to me that a good number of people, either participants or witnesses, were involved."
The initial fight had started with five or six people, the judge said, and went on to read the names of six or seven witnesses who had described the defendant as "aggressive" and the person "who first introduced a weapon into the fight before a large group of people got involved" in their statements.
"Then I reviewed a summary of the statement the defendant gave the police," the judge said.
"There are three different versions which are not consistent. The first was total denial ... The police overheard [Hoeft-Edenfield] on the cell phone denying any involvement. When the police presented him with evidence the story changes and he said it was an accidental stabbing. The third version was self defense. If I take the different versions, that by itself would support conviction for murder rather than self defense. The fact that he separated himself from his associates, threw the knife away and washed the blood off, these are further things that would add to it. I am not convinced this is a self defense case. There is substantial proof in the police report that this was a case of murder."
The date for Hoeft-Edenfield's plea to be entered was set for Monday at 2 p.m.


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Before a play heads to Broadway, there's usually that all-important "out-of-town tryout," which allows for tinkering with the script and cast.
It can ultimately determine whether the production makes it to The Great White Way at all.
Next Tuesday, the eyes of political junkies will be focused on Southern California—more specifically, on the special election to fill the 36th CD seat, vacated recently by Democrat Jane Harman.
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The campaign for the 36th CD is basically the inaugural out-of town tryout for the 2012 elections.
Here, national themes and strategies will be tested, communication and GOTV techniques honed, and media "pundits," like gleeful theater critics reviewing a new show, will pick over every campaign hit or dud.
So let's preview this curtain-raiser.
The race is the first Congressional election to be held under California's new "top-two" primary law, passed by voter initiative in 2010. All candidates, regardless of party id, run in the primary and the top two finishers, even if they're from the same party, meet in a runoff.
Proponents of the initiative argued that the change from closed primaries, dominated by the major parties' extremes, to a wide-open election in which independent and moderate voters must be courted by all candidates would lead to more centrist office-holders and less partisan gridlock.
Did it work in the 36th CD?
Among the 16 candidates on the May ballot, the anointed front-runners in this heavily Democratic district were two well-known, politically seasoned Democrats: California's Secretary of State, Debra Bowen—a liberal, and the more moderate L.A. City Councilwoman Janice Hahn.
But, seemingly out of nowhere, came conservative Republican Craig Huey-- a wealthy first-time candidate and Tea Party favorite.
Dumping over $500,000 of his own money into the race helped Huey narrowly out-poll a desultory Bowen, knocking her out of the run-off.
That set up a duel between a centrist Democrat and a Tea Party type Republican.
That's not quite what the initiative's supporters envisioned, but it set the stage for a battle that can offer clues as to whether the impact of the Tea Party, so important in the 2010 mid-term elections, maintains.
It could also check the impact of labor union clout and money on the Democratic side.
For more on the CD36 race, check back with Prop Zero on Monday.


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Spruce, MI
Eunice Nelson Dorrell
Dec. 9, 1924 - Mar. 26, 2013
Eunice Nelson Dorrell, 88, of Spruce, MI, formerly of Stockton CA, passed away Tuesday, March 26, at home.
Born December 9, 1924 to
Clarence and Bertha (Witt) Nelson in Japton, Arkansas, she was raised there. She married Carl Edward Dorrell in 1948, and they were longtime residents of Stockton CA. He preceded her in death in 1992. Eunice was a devoted homemaker who loved cooking, baking, and gardening.
She is survived by three daughters, Donna Hamann of Port
Clinton OH, Dorinda (Curtis) Manson, of Corning CA, and
Debra (Michael) Wnuk of Spruce, MI with whom Eunice resided the last six years. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, one great-great grandson, and one brother, Dan Nelson of Rogers, Arkansas, as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Mable Jackson, Veda Imogene Goines, and Sybil Davis.
Interment will be in Cherokee Memorial Gardens in Lodi, CA. Services were coordinated by Gillies Funeral Home in Lincoln, Michigan.


text: The most obvious features of this predominantly green parrot are its yellow head and the red patch, or speculum, on each wing. Young birds lack these distinctive yellow and red markings, which become more prominent with age. The stout, hooked beak is used not only for cracking nuts and seeds, but also for grasping, exploring and climbing. The feet, with two toes pointing forward and two pointing backward, are highly adapted for grasping. Did You Know? These birds are endangered by habitat loss and over-collecting for pets. Diet In the wild, yellow-headed Amazons consume fruits, nuts, berries, blossoms and leaf buds. They are also known to raid agricultural crops, such as maize. At the Aquarium, their diet includes fruits, berries, vegetables, nuts, seeds and a commercially prepared pellet food. Size These parrots grow to a length of about 15 inches from the tip of the beak to the end of the tail. Females are slightly smaller than males. Range Mexico and northern Central America Population Status The population of yellow-headed Amazons is rapidly declining due to extensive habitat destruction and capture for the pet trade. Predators Widespread deforestation, resulting in the loss of nesting habitat, and continued poaching and illegal trade are the primary threats to this species' survival. Back to the Top