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I have met two students of Chotoku Kyan and actually both of them have been to my home: Shoshin Nagamine and Shozen Sunabe. I have no doubt at all that these men studied with Kyan Sensei. In the case of Sunabe Sensei, I am confident that he trained daily at Kyan Sensei's house for twelve (12) years, and then during the summers when he attended college on mainland Japan.
Come to think of it, I met one other man who trained with Kyan Sensei. His name escapes me at the moment, but he is the Sensei of Kunio Uehara (he caught habu and spoke Hogen). I was introduced to him by Uehara Sensei in 2002 during a visit to Okinawa.
But I do not have any proof of other students who trained with Kyan Sensei, except for what I have read or been told by other people. I have no first hand evidence. In short, I do not personally know who else might have trained with Kyan Sensei at this house or at other locations, such as the Agricultural School or the Kadena Police Station.
I do know know who else might have trained with Kyan Sensei and I do not know who did not train with Kyan Sensei. I was born in 1957, about 12 years after Kyan Sensei died. I simply am too young to have been there.
Some people get into heated arguments about who did or did not train with Chotoku Kyan and other Karate "masters" (I put the word in quotes because I doubt that Karate experts would describe themselves as such). I want no part of such arguments. It is not for me to say.
If anyone ever says that I said that a certain person did not train with Kyan Sensei, they are wrong. Well, I can say with certainty that I did not train with him.
The style of Karate that I practice traces to Chotoku Kyan (among others). Arguing about this lineage would be a waste of time. If my Karate traces to Kyan Sensei, the question is how this is reflected? Does the art I practice and teach reflect -- at least in part -- what Kyan Sensei taught? That is the important thing. If it does, then good. If it does not, then practicing a style that traces to Kyan Sensei is irrelevant. A lineage does not guaranty anything.
I respect all styles of Karate and am very grateful to Karate instructors and students who carry on the traditions of the art.
Charles C. Goodin
Students of Chotoku Kyan
I have met two students of Chotoku Kyan and actually both of them have been to my home: Shoshin Nagamine and Shozen Sunabe. I have no doubt at all that these men studied with Kyan Sensei. In the case of Sunabe Sensei, I am confident that he trained daily at Kyan Sensei's house for twelve (12) years, and then during the summers when he attended college on mainland Japan.
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Monday, December 31, 2012
Meet your Canvas
My daughter, my eldest son, and I watch a show on Spike TV called Ink Master. A group of tattoo artists work on a tattoo each week and one of the artists is sent home by the judges (a lot like cooking contests). A winner is named at the end of the series. I am not writing about tattoos. What caught my attention was something that was said to the contestants each week. When the contestants were introduced to the people who had volunteered to receive tattoos, they were told "meet your canvases."
"Meet your canvases." Doesn't that sound like our students in Karate? Tattoos are pretty permanent, and so is what we teach our students. Actually, bad tattoos can be removed with great difficultly or covered by a better tattoo -- there is actually another show on Spike TV for that called Tattoo Nightmares.
As permanent as tattoos may be, what we teach our students -- for good or bad -- is more permanent. The techniques, strategies, attitudes, courtesies, and feelings we teach our students about Karate will last a lifetime. And unfortunately, our mistakes, like bad tattoos, are very difficult to remove.
Our students are our canvases. What a great responsibility we have to create masterpieces.
Charles C. Goodin
The Best Karate Book I Have Read in Years
I hope that the title of this post got your attention. I should say that the book I am going to describe is one of the best Karate books I have ever read.
A few weeks ago I received a package from Mario McKenna. It was a donation to the Hawaii Karate Museum of his recent translation of Morinobu Itoman's "The Study of China Hand Techniques" which was published in 1934. This book captures the techniques, ideas, strategy and feeling of "old style" Karate. By "old style" Karate, I mean the Karate of the turn of the 20th century (when Karate was introduced to the public in Okinawa). We do not know much at all about Morinobu Itoman, but he writes about the Karate that I have heard about from the Karate pioneers here in Hawaii. I encourage you to acquire this book and read. I have read it twice so far and I am certain that I will be quoting from it in my future articles.
Mario McKenna is quite a Karate and Kobudo instructor and student, and a very generous translator. He can read the old books in Japanese. I and most Karate students cannot. I actually saw a copy of Itoman's "The Study of China Hand Techniques" at a bookstore in Okinawa in 2002, but the owner would not sell it to me. Now, you and I can read it in English!
I also had the pleasure of meeting Mario when he recently visited Hawaii. What a nice person! Now I have met Mario and Mark Tankosich. I hope that one day I can meet Patrick McCarthy, Graham Noble, and Joseph Swift. How fortunate we are for their research, articles, and books!
You can follow Mario's Kowakan blog at:
Mario also has a bookstore for the books he has translated and written. Please see:
All of these books are very reasonably priced. He has also translated Karate-Do Taikan by Genwa Nakasone (available in paperback and hardcover), The Study of Seipai: The Secrets of Self-defense Karate Kenpo, by Kenwa Mabuni, and Karate Kenpo: The Art of Self-defense, by Kenwa Mabuni. In addition, he has written a book entitled Ryukyu Kobudo The Students of Shinken Taira.
Charles C. Goodin
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Aloha and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
I am sorry that I have not written for some time. I became ill in November and was sick for almost a month with respiratory problems that were triggered by vog from the Big Island. Then I became very busy with end of year work at my office. Last of all, I was behind in Part 3 of my article about Shozen Sunabe, which I finished on Friday night. So now I am healthy and caught up (for now).
My family photograph (above) was taken in July during my second son Charles' wedding. My first two sons are married, and I have a three year old granddaughter from my first son, Christopher. I am teaching her about the solar system.
I wish you and your family and dojo a very Merry Christmas (belated), and a very Happy New Year.
Who knows what Karate discoveries will be made in 2013!
Charles C. Goodin


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Gas Plume From a Newborn Star in the Orion Nebula
A NASA Hubble Space Telescope picture of a hypersonic shock wave (lower right) of material moving at 148,000 miles per hour in the Orion Nebula, a star-forming region 1,500 light-years away.
Studies of similar objects infer that such highly supersonic shock waves are formed by a beam of material coming out of newly formed stars.
The plume is only 1,500 years old. The image is 112 light-year across.
This color photograph is a composite of separate images taken at the wavelengths of the two abundant elements in the nebula: Hydrogen and Oxygen. The images were taken with HST's Wide Field and Planetary Camera (in wide field mode), on August 13 and 14, 1991.
Credit: C.R. O'Dell (Rice University), and NASA

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Today I have a few recipes to post. I could not decide on which one so I thought I would share what has been made in the past week. The weather is finally feeling like January. Blustery cold winds and sunny skies. It is a shock to think just a few days ago it felt like early March, watching as the little snow we have had melt away. I don't think much of us mind this mild winter weather from last years' experience.
These recipes are the kind of foods that I make on an everyday basis. No need to get fancy here, no special imported food stuff to acquire, just a few quality ingredients and a good turn of the pepper mill can make all the difference. If you experiment with gluten-free recipes you should try this honey hazelnut cornbread. No one would ever guess it was gluten-free! Too bad I did not make any slow roasted ribs to go along with it, but I can guess as summer approaches, an outdoor rib roast will be in order.
Have a great rest of the week!
Carrot & Parsnip Soup Recipe
2 Tablespoons sunflower oil
2 whole cloves
1 small bay leaf
1/3 cup shallots, thinly sliced
1 large garlic clove
1 ½ cups carrots, peeled & chopped
1 cup parsnips, peeled & chopped
3 ½ cups chicken stock -or- vegetable stock
2 Tablespoons honey -or- to taste
1 teaspoon sea salt
Chopped pistachios [for garnishing]
1. Heat oil over medium heat and add whole cloves and bay leaf. Cook for a few minutes.
2. Add shallots and cook until translucent and starting to brown. Add garlic and cook for a minute.
3. Add carrots, parsnips and stock. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook covered until vegetables are tender.
4. Puree soup in a blender and return to the pot.
5. Add honey and sea salt to taste and serve with pistachios and a bit of cream.
Serves 4.
Honey Hazelnut Cornbread Recipe
½ cup gluten-free baking mix
5 Tablespoons cornmeal [gluten-free source]
3 Tablespoons hazelnut meal
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup milled honey
1 large egg
½ cup buttermilk
1/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped [for topping]*
2 Tablespoons hazelnut meal [optional topping]
Preheat oven to 350°F.
1. Whisk together the dry ingredients and set aside.
2. Beat together butter and honey.
3. Incorporate egg and buttermilk. [Mixture will be lumpy.]
4. Add dry ingredients and stir until well incorporated.
5. Fill muffin cups two-thirds full or a buttered dish.
6. Sprinkle tops with hazelnuts and hazelnut meal if using.
7. Bake for 15-18 minutes for muffins and 25-30 minutes for a pan.
Makes 8-10 muffins -or- an 8 inch skillet.
*note: toast hazelnuts for 10 minutes and cool before chopping.
Braised White Bean Recipe
1 cup white navy beans
1 ham shank
½ small yellow onion, diced
1 large garlic clove, minced
2 sprigs winter savory
1 Tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
¼ teaspoon crushed red chilies
3 cups chicken stock, unsalted
soaking & precooking the beans:
1. Soak beans in cold water to cover generously overnight in the refrigerator.
2. Place drained beans in a pot and cover with water.
3. Bring to a simmer and cook for one hour. Drain and set aside.
cooking the beans:
1. In a medium pot sear the ham hock until browned and there is a little fat coating the pot, remove.
2. Sauté onions and garlic on medium heat until translucent and starting to brown.
3. Add drained beans, ham hock, savory, crushed chilies and stock to cover.
4. Bring to a gently simmer and cook until beans are tender.
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Just wanted to say that again. I woke up this morning to find out that the absolute elation of a Super Bowl-winning touchdown drive in the closing seconds was no dream. Big Ben was good Big Ben in those final minutes, and Santonio came up huge, seemingly making all the tough catches look easy.
A lot of people are complaining about the lack of replay on that final Warner fumble. Sure, it could've been reviewed, but I still don't think the outcome would've changed. Since there was no replay, the aggravated fans who didn't have a team in the Super Bowl are all ripe for trying to discount our win. "Ooooh, Arizona would've gotten the ball at the 30 and Warner would complete a jump ball to Larry Fitzgerald and all would be right in the world. Screw Steelers fans. The refs give them everything!" Shut up.
Your speculation doesn't change the outcome. Fans are almost getting to the point where they want replay after every snap, it seems like. Fumble?!?!?!?!? NO, IT CAN'T BE!?!?!?! CHECK THAT SHIT AGAIN!!!! The rule on the field was a fumble, and there was nothing to show that it was a forward pass. Inconclusive evidence? Nope. If it was an incomplete pass, why wasn't Warner pleading that he was throwing the ball like he did on a similar play earlier in the game? I'd almost expect more outta Warner in that situation. But you know why he didn't? Because he knew he fumbled.
So quit over-analyzing just to piss off a bunch of happy fans. Your team didn't make it, so quit trying to bring us down with your meandering bullshit.
Now, I just spent the entire beginning of a SUPER BOWL RECAP IN WHICH MY TEAM WON discussing how obnoxious other fans can be. The Cardinals, Whis and the staff were all respectful after the game, focusing on their positives and how they can improve their team in the future. Warner wasn't running after the officials, screaming for Goodell to fine him. These idiots fans are doing the same thing Baltimore fans did after the Santonio "was-he-over-the-line" touchdown in the regular season. How about, don't surrender the lead on an 80+ yard drive in the closing seconds. The Cards, just like the Ravens, let that happen, and one non-replay doesn't change the outcome.
But now that that's outta the way, how about our team? Mike Tomlin, as improbable as it may have seemed, won a Super Bowl in his second year, easily eclipsing the time lengths set forth by legends Noll and Cowher. Ben has two rings, and must be applauded for leading a run-first team to multiple Super Bowls in which a WR wins MVP. Someone needs to throw to those wideouts, so Ben should take some sort of pride in being a part or two MVP performances in the past 3 years (4 seasons).
The run game didn't hit like we wanted, but that's a non-story if you hoist a trophy after the game. In my mind, the game was perfect in all aspects. If I was giving ratings like I do during the regular season, every facet of this team would get 5 of 5 motorcycle helmets. Sure, I wanted to punch Chris Kemoeatu if he false-started or held one more time, but since he just won a ring, I'll echo Big Ben and say "Who's laughing now, O-Line?"
Enough can't be said about James Harrison and the defense he leads. Much was made about all the other regular-season-award-winners bowing out of the playoffs early. Manning was MVP, Ryan was RotY, and both exited early. Brees was offensive player of the year and didn't even make the playoffs. James Harrison was the top defensive player in the league, and made the longest play, defensive OR offensive, in Super Bowl history. Backed up to his own goal line, Harrison potentially created a 14 point swing with his 100 yard INT return TD. People aren't lying when they say defense wins championships.
There's way too many people I'm forgetting, but you know the facts. There were no truly weak performances last night, and the end-result was the best we could've hoped for. Every negative from the preseason was addressed throughout these grueling past 5 months, from the O-Line, to Ben's decision-making, to the schedule and Mike Tomlin's justification.
At the end of the day, an inconclusive non-replay won't take away our record 6th Lombardi Trophy, one that was earned, not given, on a legendary, game-winning drive. Party hard and burn another couch, Pittsburgh fans.
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Cryo-Cell International, the world's first family cord blood bank, provides premier cord blood stem cell cryopreservation service and is the sole U.S. private-only cord blood bank to be accredited by FACT for adhering to the highest quality standards in the cord blood banking industry.
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Cryo-Cell International, the world's first family cord blood bank, provides premier cord blood stem cell cryopreservation service and is the sole U.S. private-only cord blood bank to be accredited by FACT for adhering to the highest quality standards in the cord blood banking industry.
Business Experience
• From its founding, until today, Cryo-Cell has expanded its expertise all over the world. Cryo-Cell exclusively licensed its technology and service to Europe (2000), Mexico (2001), and India (2004).
• In 2001, Cryo-Cell, in partnership with Dr. Paul Sanberg, the world's preeminent cord blood stem cell scientist, established Saneron CCEL Therapeutics, Inc., to fund research focused on the clinical use of cord blood to treat neurodegenerative diseases, including stroke, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
• In 2002, Cryo-Cell successfully saved the life of a three year old boy from his battle with T-Cell Lymphoma with stem cells from his brother that were processed and stored at Cryo-Cell. This was Cryo-Cell's first transplant and today the boy is a healthy 15 year old.
• In 2005, Cryo-Cell processed its 100,000th cord blood collection, the industry's first company to reach this milestone.
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To view Cryo-Cell's complete company timeline, click here.
Collection Kit
• Cryo-Cell only uses collection bags that are Heparin-free and instead use the anti-coagulant CPD (Citrate Phosphate Dextrose) that is both FDA and NDA approved (Heparin is not) and is the anti-coagulant recommended to maximize stem cell recovery.1,2
• The Cryo-Cell collection bag is sterile so it can be used during both vaginal births and C-sections.
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• The Cryo-Cell collection kit can safeguard stem cells approximately 30 times longer than most other kits which are not insulated. This performance was confirmed through multiple cross-continent tests under extreme temperature variations.
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• Cryo-Cell's kit includes 5 maternal blood tubes in accordance with their accreditation under FACT (an internationally recognized, prestigious accrediting organization) for the purpose of having additional samples in a separate freezer which can be accessed for testing without disturbing the principal cord blood unit.
1Recommended in U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Guidance for Industry: Minimally Manipulated, Unrelated, Allogeneic Placental/Umbilical Cord Blood Intended for Hematopoietic Reconstitution for Specified Indications, published October 2009. It states, "During collection of cord blood, we recommend that you use an appropriate closed, sterile container sealed in a manner that prevents cell loss and contamination. We recommend that you use only citrate-based anticoagulants."
2Publication discussing benefit of CPD as compared to Heparin: Blood (ASH Annual Meeting Abstracts) American Society of Hematology Cord Blood Units Collected with Liquid CPD Appear to Contain Significantly More Nucleated and CD34+ Cells Than Units Collected with Dry Heparin Morey Kraus*, 1, Karen Foster*, 2, Asimena Rigas Bridges*, and 3, Mark C. Walters, MD 4 2009; Blood 114: Abstract 4227
Transportation container
Cryo-Cell's collection kit safeguards stem cells during transportation approximately 30 times longer than other private cord blood banks when exposed to extreme temperatures.
Shipping Info
• Shipping arrangements are made by Cryo-Cell through an experienced private medical courier service. The courier service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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o $150 for Continental U.S.
o $200 for Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico
• Each collection kit and client is uniquely identified. Upon arrival to the laboratory, Cryo-Cell verifies and scans the kit contents and client information to match the information provided at the time of enrollment.
Processing Method
Cryo-Cell is the first major cord blood bank to embrace a new, superior technology that yields the maximum recovery of healthy stem cells and provides superior red blood cell depletion over all other methods.
In the Cryo-Cell laboratory, only qualified technologists handle specimens, and the specimens are individually processed using PrepaCyte® CB, the most advanced processing technology in the field, to maximize the recovery of stem cells. This method depletes up to 99% of the red blood cells and recovers the highest number of Colony Forming Units (CFU), which are the stem cells that are the best predictor of patient outcomes. Less red blood cells post processing means less toxic side effects.
Components Stored
The final component of blood that is stored is the "buffy coat" containing white cells and stem cells. Both the cord blood and cord tissue are over-wrapped for extra protection against cross contamination during storage. All specimens are stored in the vapor phase of liquid nitrogen for cryogenic preservation, at the constant temperature below -180° Celsius. Cryobags with multiple removable segments are used to facilitate cryopreservation and potential future blood type matching and testing.
Cryo-Cell is currently the only private cord blood bank that takes the following measures, in compliance with the highest international transplant standards, to preserve more future testing samples for its clients:
• Collect and store additional maternal blood
• Store the residual plasma and red blood cells that are routinely discarded by other cord blood banks
These measurements are taken to facilitate possible future transplant needs, as well as in anticipation of possible future developments in medical science. Here is a sample of the growing list of future scenarios that Cryo-Cell's foresight makes possible for families without sacrificing the principal cord blood unit:
• In the event that additional transplant matching criteria (HLA antigens) are established by regulators.
• In the event that new infectious agents are discovered and testing can prevent infectious stem cells from being transplanted to another family member.
• In the event that genetic testing is needed on the mother or the child.
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• In case of mis-identification such as hospital errors or questionable lab results, tests can easily be conducted or repeated.
Reports: Within weeks of collection, parents are provided with a certificate of ownership. Included in the certificate are the many test and processing results, including the total stem cell counts cryopreserved and safeguarded at Cryo-Cell.
Storage Method
Final storage is in multi-compartment cryo-bags and the bag is encased in overwrap for an extra layer of protection against cross contamination. A technique called "controlled-rate freezing" is used to prepare the cells for long-term storage. The bag is then housed in a protective cassette and placed in a freezer in the vapor phase of cryogenic nitrogen. Leading scientist believe cord blood stem cells can be cryogenically stored indefinitely.
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Since inception, 100% of the specimens released by Cryo-Cell for transplant have been successfully viable upon thaw. Cryo-Cell International has released 74 cord blood collections for transplants and 40 cord blood collections for autologous therapy.
Patients treated with Cryo-Cell cord blood units were diagnosed with: Cerebral Palsy, Type 1 Diabetes, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Thalassemia Major, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, childhood Apraxia of speech, Static Encephalopathy, Cerebral Hypoxia, Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia Type II, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Aplastic Anemia, Myeloblastic Acute Leukemia M2, Neuroblastoma, Sepsis following liver transplant, Ischemic Brain Injury, Asphyxia by semi-drowning, Lymphoblastic Acute Leukemia in second remission, Anoxic Brain Injury/ Angelman's Disorder, Sanfilippo Syndrome, T-Cell Lymphoma and Sickle Cell Anemia.
Cryo-Cell offers engraftment insurance:
In the event that a client's cord blood, processed and stored by Cryo-Cell, is used for transplant and fails to engraft, Cryo-Cell will compensate the Client $75,000. See limitations and exclusions in our program terms and conditions documents: The $75,000 Cryo-Cell Payment Guarantee
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Cord blood collection, testing, processing
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Cord blood & tissue collection, testing, processing
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Cord blood collection, testing, processing
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Cord blood & tissue collection, testing, processing
& 21 years of pre-paid annual storage: $6374*
*Excludes medical courier fee. Prices displayed are for New Clients, Single Birth only. Please contact Cryo-Cell for multiple birth and returning client prices. Visit http://www.cryo-cell.com/cord-blood-banking-costs for updated pricing information.
Financing Options: Cryo-Cell's family-friendly payment plans make cord blood banking and cord tissue banking easy to afford. Click here for more information regarding Cryo-Cell's payment plan options or 1-800-786-723.
Returning Clients and Multiple births: Cryo-Cell offer special discounts for returning clients and multiple births.
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Cryo-Cell also offers Umbilical Cord Tissue Banking service. Umbilical cord tissue is rich in mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), which give rise to structural tissues such as bone, cartilage and muscle. MSC are currently being used in many clinical trials; for example treating cardiomyopathy, ulcerative colitis, diabetes, anemia, autism and cirrhosis of the liver. Cryo-Cell's cord tissue banking service processes and cryopreserves these cells for potential future therapeutic use.
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New Clients, Single Birth: Cord Tissue (Stand-alone)
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DURHAM, N.C. – Four members of Duke Track & Field are set to take part in the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships beginning tomorrow and continuing through Saturday at the University of Arkansas' John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville, Ark. The four are each making their NCAA Championship debuts in 2009.
Results for each of the four days will be available on Flash Results. Selected portions of Friday and Saturday's action will be televised on the CBS Sports Networks.
Two Blue Devils – seniors Patricia Loughlin in the steeplechase and Jade Ellis in the long jump – earned automatic bids with their top-five finishes at the NCAA East Regional two weeks ago, while senior Tyler Clarke advances to nationals as he maintained the 19th-best decathlon total in the nation heading into this week. Duke's final entrant comes in senior 1500m runner Molly Lehman, who earned at-large bid on June 2 when the top times were pooled to determine the remaining spots.
Loughlin will hit the semifinals of the women's steeple tomorrow, June 10, at 7:50 p.m., while the final round is scheduled for Friday, June 12, at 6:25 p.m. The senior out of Portland, Ore., owns the 12th-fastest time in the nation this season in the 3000m steeple, with the 10:09.77 she clocked to take second at the ECAC Championships May 15. That mark was No. 2 all-time at Duke and qualified her for the East Regional, where Loughlin then ran 10:10.61 to take second in the region.
Ellis will compete in the qualifying round of the long jump tomorrow at 4 p.m., with the finals slated for Thursday, June 11, at 4:45 p.m. Ellis has the 13th-best long jump mark of the 2009 season after leaping a Duke-record 25-6 April 17 to win the ACC championship. Ellis leapt 25-feet on two other occasions, first to win the Duke Invitational and most recently to take second at the IC4A Championships in Princeton, N.J.
Clarke's first day of action in the decathlon will be tomorrow at 11:30 a.m., and will wrap up Thursday starting at 2:30 p.m. He sits 19th in the nation to date with his lifetime-best point total of 7,326 – the Duke school record – notched at the ACC Championships, where he was third overall.
Lehman will race in the women's 1500m semifinals on Thursday, June 11, at 7:55 p.m. The finals of that event are set for Saturday, June 13, at 1:09 p.m. Lehman has the 10th best time in the country in her event this outdoor season, a 4:17.84 coming May 8 to win the UNC Elite meet. Lehman won the 2009 ECAC title and was second at the ACC Championships in the 1500, currently owning the second-best all-time mark in the event at Duke behind only Olympian Shannon Rowbury.
Additionally, Duke sophomore Cory Nanni will continue his season by competing this Saturday in the 1500m in the American High Performance Series in Indianapolis, Ind.


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AMC, who broadcast the critically acclaimed "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad", gave a special presentation today for "The Prisoner" – their upcoming six-part mini-series remake of the classic British 60's cult TV series.
Yet whereas other film and TV panels have made their Comic Con footage exclusive only for those in attendance, the network's official site has posted the full 9.5 minute preview that was screened for the audience. See it below.
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In this silent film, a small-town girl tries to make it in Hollywood.
After driving his ostentatiously dressed daughter Peggy in a battered model T from Georgia to Hollywood, Colonel Marmaduke Oldfish Pepper announces at a film studio gate that he will let the president of the company put her in the movies. At the casting office, where father and daughter tramp past a waiting crowd to speak to the clerk, Peggy, who is asked for her photographs, offers her baby and childhood portraits and then demonstrates her acting skills by making facial expressions she uses to portray various moods. Amused, the clerk signs her up, but, while waiting for her to be cast, the Peppers' money dwindles down to forty cents. At the studio's commissary, after the colonel charms a server into giving him extra crackers, a slapstick comedy artist, Billy Boone, sits down with them at the table. Despite Peggy's pretenses that she is looking over several offers, Billy realizes their desperate situation and offers to get her a job at Comet Studios where he works. On the way to her first assignment, Peggy wanders through several films in progress and disrupts the scenes before finding Billy and his colleagues. Believing that she has been cast in a dramatic role, she is wearing her prettiest party dress and does not realize she is filming a slapstick comedy, until she is thoroughly spritzed with seltzer water as the camera rolls. Although the cast and crew are impressed by her natural, surprised reaction, the horrified Peggy flees the set. Billy consoles her and convinces her to "take it on the chin." Later, during the film's preview at a movie house, Peggy becomes a hit with the audience. She still longs to play dramatic roles, which she considers "real art," but Billy explains that their kind of movie is better, because they keep the audience laughing and happy. Afterward Billy and Peggy go to a restaurant, where a casting director, impressed that Peggy's "real personality" came across onscreen, invites them to High Arts Studio. There, when Peggy and Billy discover that the studio is only interested in hiring only her, Peggy tells Billy she will not sign with the studio unless they are both hired, but Billy says he can "take it on the chin." Back at Comet Studios, where Peggy returns briefly to say goodbye to her friends, she tells Billy they will still see each other, but he predicts it will not be the same, adding philosophically that they are at a "crossroads" where their two paths lead in different directions, and encourages her to seek her dream. Later, at High Arts Studio, Peggy undergoes a screen test. While the camera rolls she is told to pretend that her lover is dying, but despite the valiant efforts of the crew, who play sad music and cut up onions, she cannot call forth tears. Only when the director suggests that Peggy pretend to be in love with someone and at the "crossroads of life," is she able to cry freely. After the crew packs up and leaves, Peggy is still crying when André Telfair, her self-centered leading man, tries to comfort her. After pointing out that she has graduated from "cheap comedy," he suggests that she must now acquire a new personality, a superior manner and new friends, and offers to introduce her to "the elite of Hollywood." Confidentially, he tells her that he is really Andre d'Bergerac, le Comte d'Avignon. Taking his suggestion to heart, Peggy changes her name to Patricia Pepoire and develops affected mannerisms, which she believes evoke refinement. During an interview, when a reporter asks Peggy to talk about her life, André, interrupting before she tells the truth, claims that she is a descendant of Robert E. Lee and "has chosen film as her medium of self-expression." Over time, while Peggy becomes spoiled and self-centered living in a mansion and served by a maid, Billy's life remains the same, except that when he invites her to dinner, he is refused, as she is now dating André. One day Billy discovers that he and his Comet Studio friends are shooting on location near the site where Peggy and André are filming. Billy, who is still in love with Peggy, approaches her, but she is too ashamed to let her colleagues see them together. When she introduces André, Billy recognizes him as Andy, a former waiter who served him spaghetti at an inexpensive restaurant. Offended, Peggy calls Billy a "cheap clown" and returns to shoot her scene, as Billy sadly watches. Later, while having lunch at the stars' table in the studio commissary, Peggy is ordered to the producer's office. Showing her the many telegrams from theater owners across the country who are complaining about her new image and canceling their bookings, he demands that she again become the "real Peggy Pepper." Afterward, the sympathetic André says that no one understands a "great artist" and soon the newspapers announce their upcoming marriage, which will be held at her mansion. On her wedding day, the uninvited Billy sneaks into her house and meets with her in the dining room, which is set for a feast. Billy pleads for her to reconsider, and accuses her of ruining her career and marrying for a phony title. To help her remember the good old days, he impulsively spritzes her with seltzer water. Angrily, she throws food at him, and when he prepares to throw the wedding cake, she ducks, and consequently, when André enters the room, he is hit in the face with the cake. When Peggy cries, the sorrowful Billy admits he is a clumsy fool and does not hear her calling for him as he leaves. Alone with André, Peggy claims that they are both fakes and that Billy was the only real person, and cancels the wedding. Peggy's next picture is set in a European village during World War I. At her suggestion, the director, King Vidor, hires a new leading man, who is unaware that Peggy is his leading lady. When the camera starts rolling, Billy, who plays a soldier reuniting with his sweetheart, is at first stunned to discover that the sweetheart is played by Peggy, who advises him to "take it on the chin." Remembering that the script calls for him to kiss the girl, the overjoyed Billy kisses Peggy passionately, and they are still kissing when the crew picks up their equipment and leaves for the day.
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The San Francisco 49er's are now 0-4, so what now? After jumping out to a 14-0 lead over the Atlanta Falcons in the first quarter on Sunday, it appeared that the 49er's had a new vibe, and new energy. That didn't last long, the Niners never scored another point and the Falcons methodically scored the next 16 points in the last three quarters and won the game with a Matt Bryant field goal with 6 seconds left.
Maybe I jinxed the Niners, I picked them to win the NFC West. Playoffs? That is a distant memory for now. San Francisco would have to go 8-4 in the next 12 games just to get to .500, and right now that doesn't seem possible. This week, the Niners have a Sunday night game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The defense isn't playing well. They surrendered nearly 400 yards of offense to the Atlanta Falcons. The Niners do not have a very good running attack. QB Alex Smith is down right miserable, throwing 7 interceptions and has a passer rating in the 60's. The Michael Crabtree breakout year? 6 receptions for 81 yards in 4 games. This is not a very good team.
So what can be done to fix the Niners? At this point I think a change at the quarterback spot is in order. Throw David Carr out there, Troy Smith, somebody other than Alex Smith. This offense needs to be jump started. It needs something, anything. Averaging 13 points a game is not going to get it done for any team in the NFL. This is a step way back from last season when the Niners were averaging 21 points per game and isn't the objective to improve each season?
After the week 1 massacre in Seattle, head coach Mike Singletary thanked Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll for the beatdown administered by Seattle. So did Singletary buy Atlanta Falcons head coach a new car after loss number 4 yesterday.
This season is over before it ever started. Mike Singletary has lost this team and the season. It's time to start thinking about 2011 and where the Niners are headed. More importantly, time to start thinking whether or not, Mike Singletary needs to be in those plans.


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After Months Of Fox News "Love," Herman Cain Announces 2012 Committee
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Today on Neil Cavuto's Fox News program, conservative commentator Herman Cain made the "exclusive first"* announcement that he's forming an exploratory committee for the Republican presidential nomination. Fox News should feel some pride in the announcement: Cain has appeared as a guest almost exclusively on Fox News (according to a Nexis search) and since April, the network has repeatedly touted Cain -- who CNN.com notes has "virtually no name recognition" but is "a favorite among many Tea Party circles" -- as a potential presidential contender.
Cain is a regular guest with Cavuto, who Cain has called "one of my closest friends." In September, Cain correctly noted that "Neil has been trying to drag" a presidential announcement "out of me for months now."
Cain has also drawn praise from other Fox News hosts. Glenn Beck, on his radio program, said that Cain reminds him of Ronald Reagan when he speaks. Fox Business host David Asman, while discussing Cain's presidential prospects, said, "I love the guy." And Sean Hannity contrasted Cain's business background to President Obama's, and drew applause from his audience when he asked if Cain should run for president.
An Atlanta Journal Constitution article last month quoted Mercer University political science professor Chris Grant stating that it's "kind of hard to imagine him doing anything beyond getting 1 or 2 percent of the vote" but as a "practical matter, this would increase his listenership, he'll gain national notoriety, and he'll set himself up to make national commentary on social and political issues." On the other hand, at the conclusion of the Cain announcement segment, Cavuto said that he has "as much a chance as anyone" of winning.
During the 7-minute segment, Cain unsurprisingly got a plug in for his campaign website.
*Sidenote: The live interview announcement wasn't really a surprise, as CNN reported the news this morning and Cain's campaign website and a Facebook announcement had already been posted.
From the January 12 edition of Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto:
The following are six instances on Fox News where Cain discussed his presidential aspirations.
Hannity. April 14, 2010.
During a tea party themed program on Fox News, Hannity touted "rock star" Cain as a potential presidential candidate. After Cain noted his business background, Hannity remarked, "Well, obviously you've created a job ... This president has lost four million jobs so you would be, you know, way ahead of the game." Hannity also asked his audience, "How many of you would like him to run for president?" which drew loud applause. From Nexis:
HANNITY: All right, guys, good to see you. Appreciate your being here. I got to get this out of the way because, you know, Herman Cain is a friend, colleague, fellow talk show host. And there's a rumor out there that you went down in New Orleans the other day and you gave a speech and you said you're considering running for president of the United States.
Is that true?
HERMAN CAIN, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: No, no.
HANNITY: How many of you would like him to run for president?
CAIN: My exact words were, we have to focus on 2010. We know that is job one. But as we start looking to 2012, I simply reminded everybody that in 2011, as these candidates for president are emerging that there could be a dark horse candidate. That's all I said.
CAIN: Could be. Could be. Those were my exact words.
HANNITY: Now wait a minute.
CAIN: That's all I said.
HANNITY: Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
CAIN: It could be a white guy.
CAIN: It could be a white guy.
HANNITY: I have a quick question. You're getting a little like Bill Clinton to me here and that was not a good answer. I want to know would you consider -- now you have an incredible business background.
CAIN: Yes.
HANNITY: You founded --
CAIN: I used to own Godfather Pizza. But I didn't -- but I ran it for 10 years.
HANNITY: Ran it for 10 years.
CAIN: Brought it back from bankruptcy. Know how to solve problems.
HANNITY: Well, obviously you've created a job.
CAIN: Yes.
HANNITY: This president has lost four million jobs so you would be, you know, way ahead of the game.
Would you consider it seriously?
CAIN: I would seriously consider with a lot of prayer and that's what I want people to do, pray about it. Because as you know, that's one of the biggest decisions could possibly make.
HANNITY: Listen.
CAIN: And I did --
HANNITY: I'm going to make an announcement, too. I haven't prayed deeply about whether or not I should run for dogcatcher in my local community.
HANNITY: That's as far as my political career goes.
CAIN: But I just want people to understand that it takes a lot of prayer. And at this moment my wife is probably watching this show and she's probably falling out of her chair.
CAIN: Just to say it. I'm just saying.
CAIN: Yes, she's praying. But thanks a lot.
Your World with Neil Cavuto, April 15
On his April 15 show, Cavuto prodded Cain to announce that he's running for president on his program:
CAVUTO: Are you -- are you going to run for president?
CAIN: You`re one of my closest friends. I believe in the power of prayer. And I want people to keep praying. And, no, I didn`t answer your question.
Cavuto also drew an apparent contrast between Cain's business background and those in Washington:
CAVUTO: So, what do you make about that, that we need more people with corporate experience, with business experience, who know money in, money out...
CAIN: Right.
CAVUTO: ... something that seems alien among both parties in Washington?
CAIN: You have even reported on the fact that, in the Obama administration, 7 percent of his Cabinet and czars have ever signed a -- have ever had a real job. That`s a problem. The difference between businesspeople getting elected to office at all levels is that they know how to solve problems. They know how to cut through the clutter and solve problems. We don`t have any problem-solvers in Washington, D.C. All we have are politicians in Washington, D.C.
Your World with Neil Cavuto, September 24
Your World guest host Brian Sullivan intro'd Cain as "a rock star on the Tea Party circuit" and spent the segment asking Cain if he would run for president.
Your World with Neil Cavuto, December 6
On his Fox News program, Cavuto again asked Cain if he's running for president. Cavuto quipped to Cain: "Here's my one warning for you. If you announce on Hannity, our friendship is over. ... All right. You announce it here first regardless."
On The Record with Greta Van Susteren, December 17
On her Fox News program, Greta Van Susteren hosted Cain and discussed his presidential aspirations. Greta noted that Cain is "friends with Neil Cavuto" and asked, "Will you come back and tell us first, maybe?" Cain replied that "Neil Cavuto has offered to disown me and send Guido to break my knees if I don't announce it there first."
America's Nightly Scoreboard, December 23
On his Fox Business program America's Nightly Scoreboard, host David Asman asked Cain if he would run for president. Cain added that if he announced, he would do so on Cavuto or he "would have me eliminated."
On December 28, Asman asked radio host Michael Graham if Cain had a chance to be president, and added, "I love the guy." In response, Graham seemed to suggest that Cain wouldn't win the nomination because Republicans are more concerned about nominating someone who can beat Obama.
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We don't have to "like" our enemies, but we do have to stop wishing for evil things to befall them. God does not wish bad things for these people, and neither should we. Our love for them should be redemptive, understanding and creative! Only then can our enemies be transformed into people whom we can love!
To think that Jesus or God will destroy our enemies is to me to miss the mark. I believe that those which on the surface may appear to be our enemies, those who hurt us, cast us out and fight us, are really souls trapped in the fear, hurt, and pain that can result from believing in a God of conditional love, jealousy, control, wrath, and restrictions. And to attempt to "fight hell by giving them hell" is, in my opinion, not what Jesus would do
Literally, focus your
mind on love. Let words of love flow from your mouth. Let your actions be
selfless and
done in love. Regardless of who the person is, practice loving them as you
love yourself.
I say that before we can love our enemies, we must know the love of
God. Because if we know the love of God, and understand His charity
toward us, then we can understand the value that we have with God.
This will help us gain the knowledge of our love for our brothers and
sisters in Christ, as well as our enemies.
We, as gay and lesbian Christians have a powerful witness to the world. We who have been shunned and persecuted still believe. We carry the Light of Christ within us, even after enduring abuse and rejection. But what good is it, if we can't let go and forgive and love?
I claim to be a Christian, which to me, means that I do not claim to be
perfect. It
means that I have shortcomings and faults just like everybody else, (e.g. my
enemies) but when I make the claim that I am a Christian it is a claim that I
am working on my faults and shortcomings. And through that reconstruction and
remodeling of my life, I am supposed to be striving to become more Christ
like. And that means, loving my enemies.
So, Jesus puts it up front: we are to forgive others and indeed even
pray for them who despitefully use us. However, I can find no place in
Scripture that says that "forgiveness" is equivalent to "acceptance" of those
who hate us or in any way pervert the Gospel of Christ!
To write about Daddy is a more ambiguous task than to
write about Mama. Daddy and I didn't have what you would
confuse with a warm, sitcom type of father/son relationship. We
never tossed a ball in the backyard. Conversely, it wasn't a
violently adversarial relationship. He was my father and I was his
son and as such we fulfilled a few of the roles played by such in this
culture. I was misunderstood, he was exasperated. It worked out
pretty well for us.
Whatever has caused the decline and fall of spiritual freedom in our
culture, the solution is clear: Let go and move on! Move on to what?
Jesus plus nothing!
When churches reject anyone for any reason, it can feel like God is rejecting you too. Churches and Christians should to be very careful how they treat or mistreat others in the name of Christ and Christianity.
many individuals and churches speak of "ministries of reconciliation" which,
when closely examined, are naught but demands made that one party accedes to
the demands of another. There is no sense of working together, instead
there is only a determined effort to convince one person or group that they
must conform to the dictates of another person or group.
"We are under fire," proclaimed Rev. Dr. Joan M. Martin at the opening session of Witness Our Welcome 2000. Knowing nods spread through the 1,000 or so attendees. As members of the Welcoming Church Movement whose goal is to move denominations to openly welcome GLBT Christians without reservation, they each are intimately acquainted with what it's like to be under fire.
The [WOW 2000] Conference was a rainbow gathering where black and white, straight and gay, able and
disabled, all experienced Christ's healing presence. When Marsha Stevens sang on Friday night ... I was aware once again how it is the presence of inclusiveness that uniquely enables liberal Christians like me to hear and
appreciate evangelical Christians like her. I came away feeling I had seen the future.
The reality is, sexual assault is a tough subject to
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And, this silence is exacerbated when the
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You can control what happens to you by the way
you treat others. Be generous, and you will receive generosity. Be loving, and you will receive love.
Be hateful, and you will receive hate. Be judgmental, and you will receive the judgement of others.
... we as gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendereds, and whatever else we might be, have been beaten over the head for so long with the notion that God can only use people who practice "acceptable" modes of sexual behavior: namely either conjugal heterosexual activity or chastity. For us, then, Samson's life should provide a powerful argument in our favor.
Brother Paul doesn't say to pray for
those in authority so that certain types of legislation will be passed or
that certain people will be placed in authority (or removed from authority)
but, rather, that we may live quiet, peaceable lives in all godliness and
If someone wants to judge someone else based on the law. Then they are accountable to the law as well. If they miss something in the law they are guilty. So if they quote passages in Leviticus, then they are to follow the law as well. I can't express it anymore. Paul speaks about "no one being righteous in his sight by observing the law!" By the law we become conscious of sin.
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Sutro Library announces Friday, Saturday closing schedule.
The Sutro Library, the most extensive genealogy collection west of Salt Lake City and the San Francisco branch of the California State Library, announces changes in its days of operation. As of July 1, 2009, Saturday hours have been discontinued.
In compliance with the Governor's furlough order, Sutro Library will close three Fridays this month: July 10, 17, and 24.
Beginning August 1, 2009 and continuing until June 2010, the library will close the first, second, and third Fridays of each month.
Regular service hours for Sutro are Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding furlough Fridays and state holidays.
Sutro Library offers the most extensive genealogy collection west of Salt Lake City; a comprehensive local history collection; Adolph Sutro's rare book and manuscript collections; genealogical, family and local history catalogs; and special indexes, guides, and bibliographies. Library materials can be accessed through the California State Library's Main Catalog, and Sutro staff is available to assist in-house customers.
Items from the Sutro Library may be borrowed on interlibrary loan through local public libraries. For additional information or directions to the library, visit, phone (415) 731-4477, or e-mail. Laura Parker, Public Information Officer; California State Library; 900 N Street, Suite 300; Sacramento, CA 94237; (916) 651-6798.
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New York City photographer Shaniqwa Jarvis traveled to Marocco with three close friends and a nice selection of gear from the new Stussy Deluxe Spring 2013 Collection to shoot a mini lookbook. The outcome is a natural and effortless shoot, highlighting the new Stussy Deluxe apparel in beautiful scenery. Shot in the ancient coastal city of Essaouira, Marrakesh, and an area of the Atlas Mountains, the look is rather unique and beautiful.
Also make sure to check out the official Stussy Deluxe lookbook featuring DJ Jesse Marco here.