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This unusual set (reissued on CD by Blue Note) was one of the most successful uses of a gospel choir in a jazz context. Trumpeter Donald Byrd and a septet that also includes tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, guitarist Kenny Burrell, and pianist Herbie Hancock are joined by an eight-voice choir directed by Coleridge Perkinson. The arrangements by Duke Pearson are masterful and one song, "Cristo Redentor," became a bit of a hit. This is a memorable effort that is innovative in its own way, a milestone in Donald Byrd's career. ~ Scott Yanow


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Insect's organ can be 15 percent the length of the body, extract sperm from males
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The most dramatic genital-shape reversal known — females with long, insertable organs and males with corresponding pouches — has turned up in bark lice living in Brazilian caves.
A female in each of the four Neotrogla species extends a skinny structure up to 15 percent the length of her body to retrieve sperm from the male's body, reports entomologist Kazunori Yoshizawa of Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. Depending on the species, a female bark louse can spend up to 70 hours extracting sperm. Males have penislike remnants but can't deliver sperm with them.
Male sperm packages look as if they could be nutritional bonanzas in dry caves where the insects otherwise rely on bat guano and the occasional carcass, Yoshizawa says. The food value of sperm may change the balance of various evolutionary pressures and end up favoring the evolution of female penises and male vaginas, the researchers suggest in the May 5 Current Biology.
"Absolutely amazing," Menno Schilthuizen of Leiden University in the Netherlands emailed after a first look at the paper's anatomical illustrations. The female organ, he says, "has even copied the penis spines that are so common in many male animals."
Spines may help a female louse anchor her organ inside the male, Yoshizawa says. In three species, males have pouches, and bulges accommodate the spines and may reduce their damage to the males. When the female inserts the structure, it inflates and remains firmly attached. Once, when researchers tried to separate a coupled pair, the male's body broke in two but male and female genitals remained connected.
Neotrogla is a recent addition to the world's known insect genera, described in 2010 based on specimens collected from harsh, dry caves in eastern Brazil explored by Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira of the Federal University of Lavras in Brazil. "They live in such a severe condition that only a few species can survive," he says.
Aside from the wow factor of the insects' anatomy, Schilthuizen calls the lice genital role reversal "important because it is the exception that proves the rule of sexual selection." How much each sex invests in reproduction affects how choosy that sex is. If male cave lice are bundling a lot of their tiny sperm and extras into huge, nutritious packages in a nearly barren environment, the male could become the choosy one and the female the wanton and sexually more aggressive one.
Striking as the cave lice are, he says, "there are still so many unstudied insects out there that I wouldn't be surprised if more examples turn up sooner or later."
Editor's Note: This story was updated on April 17, 2014, to correct how long the insects can spend in a single mating episode. It was further updated on May 9, 2014, to clarify that males in only three of the four Neotrogla species have genital pockets.
K. Yoshizawa et al. Female penis, male vagina, and their correlated evolution in a cave insect. Current Biology. Vol. 24, May 5, 2014. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.03.022.
S. Milius. Sea slug mating features a stab in the head. Science News. Vol.184, December 14, 2013, p. 12.
S. Milius. A most private evolution. Science News. Vol. 175, February 14, p. 2009, p. 16
Göran Arnqvist and Locke Rowe. Sexual Conflict. Princeton University Press, 2005.

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This video demonstrates a basic pair of techniques for drawing a concealed firearm from beneath a concealing garment.
This video demonstrates a basic pair of techniques for drawing a concealed firearm from beneath a concealing garment.
David "DC" Reed is a US government, civilian law enforcement, and NRA certified multi-weapons and tactics instructor. Over the years he has conducted basic through advanced training courses across the US and in select countries as a former private contractor and on behalf of the military. He works with private industry, military, law enforcement and has a 20 year background with SRT/SWAT. He has been a Missouri and Tennessee P.O.S.T. certified Instructor in Firearms, Special Tactics, Sniper, CCW, and Use of Force for more than thirty years.
DC currently holds a Missouri Class 'A' police commission and is a reserve peace officer in Missouri. He is a graduate of several military and LE training courses as well as notable civilian training such as Thunder Ranch, ATC, Action Targets, Surefire Institute, and Gunsite among others. He is a member of International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), the NRA (Life member, current certified Firearms and Sniper instructor), National Association of Field Training Officers (NAFTO), and other professional organizations – as well as life member of the Big Piney Sportsman's Club near Houston, MO.
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Tigers Complete First Full Day in Atlanta; Watch Marlon
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ATLANTA -- LSU's first full day here at the site of the Chick-fil-A Bowl had the Tigers spending most of their Friday focusing on football as the team worked out for just over two hours at the Georgia Dome.
When the Tigers weren't meeting or practicing, the team was treated to the Chick-fil-A Bowl Welcome Party at the ESPN Zone in Buckhead. The welcome party featured an all-you-can eat buffet as well as numerous video games for the players. Among the most popular games for the Tigers was that of the basketball pop-a-shot and wide receiver Brandon LaFell appeared to have been the best at it, scoring over 120 points in just a minutes time in the rapid-fire basketball game.
But before the Tigers were able to have a little fun away from football, the team spent most of the morning and early afternoon getting ready for 14th-ranked Georgia Tech. The Tigers spent the morning in team and individual position meetings before holding a practice session at the Georgia Dome.
"We had another productive practice today," LSU coach Les Miles said. "It was nice to get on the turf in the Georgia Dome and practice. That's a great facility, one that was very comfortable for us and one that we've had some great moments.
"This should be a great game and it's one that gives us a chance to finish our season on a positive note."
The Tigers continue to get ready for a Georgia Tech offense that features the triple-option attack and one that racked up 45 points and over 400 rushing yards in the regular season finale victory over Georgia.
"We understand that we are playing a very good football team, one that does an outstanding job of rushing the football," Miles said. "I can't imagine having to prepare for this offense in three days. Their offense will present a big challenge for us, but we have to be ready to defend more than just the run. They can throw the ball and we have to be ready to defend that as well."
While Georgia Tech's offense has garnered much of the notoriety up to this point, Miles is quick to point out that the Yellow Jackets have a very good defense as well.
"They are very sound on defense," Miles said. "They use a 4-3 front and they will put an extra guy in the box. They have a very good defensive front."
The Tigers will counter Georgia Tech's defense with an offense that is averaging 30 points and nearly 400 yards per game. The Tigers will start true freshman Jordan Jefferson at quarterback and LSU will rely on the running of junior Charles Scott, who rushed for over 1,000 yards in 2008.
Saturday's schedule calls for the Tigers to shift their practice location to the Atlanta Falcons Facility on the outskirts of town. The Tigers will practice at the Falcons facility on both Saturday and Sunday before returning to the Georgia Dome on Monday.
In addition to practice, both teams will take part in the Georgia Power Football Feud on Saturday night at the Marriott Marquis. Both teams are also scheduled to visit the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site on Saturday.


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This Is What Life Is Like Inside Assad's Syria | VICE on HBO
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Six years of civil war has left most of Syria, a country once known for its ancient cities, in ruins. On the battlefield, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's forces continue to fight a loose, and increasingly diminished collection of anti-government rebels. While in the country's east, coalition forces have crippled a once fearsome ISIS, driving the group from its strongholds. War continues to rattle much of the country, and peace remains a notion far off in the distance, but one thing has come into focus with each passing day: Assad isn't going anywhere. To see what life is like under Assad's rule, VICE New sent Isobel Yeung to Syria just as the final bombs were falling over Aleppo. Watch more full episodes of VICE on HBO Season Five here: http://bit.ly/2D3FpHB Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo #VICEonHBO...


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Off-duty security guard shoots Waffle House robbery suspect | Crime
UNION CITY, Ga. -- A man trying to rob a south Fulton County Waffle House was shot by an off-duty security guard grabbing a bite to eat Monday morning.
The incident happened shortly before 2 a.m. at the restaurant on Jonesboro Road just off Interstate 85 in Union City.
Union City Police Det. Gloria Hodgson said the suspect, 21-year-old Ashton MacAfee, was armed with a silver pistol when he entered the Waffle House and demanded money.
In the filed police report, investigators said that off-duty Atlanta police officer Jonathan Sutton and off-duty security guard Chad Pollard were sitting at the restaurant counter near the cash register.
Family members told 11Alive's Duffie Dixon the two have been close friends since childhood and often would meet at that Waffle House.
According to police, Sutton said that when MacAfee pointed his gun at him, he was unable to draw his service weapon. Sutton said Pollard pulled his gun and fired two shots at MacAfee, wounding him. They then put MacAfee in handcuffs.
When police arrived, officers said they found MacAfee handcuffed and lying on the floor just inside the restaurant door, bleeding profusely.
MacAfee was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta for treatment.
No other injuries were reported.


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Four Hope athletes competed at the NCAA Division III track and field championships in Berea, Ohio.
* Junior John Donkersloot (Zeeland/Zeeland East HS) finished third in the high jump for the second consecutive year, clearing 6-10 1/4. He was competing in the high jump for the third straight year. As a sophomore he also cleared 6-10 1/4 and as a freshman just missed All-America status with a ninth place finish (6-6).
* Junior Kara Vande Guchte (Hamilton/Hamilton HS) finished third in the seven-event heptathlon. She entered the competition seeded 16th among 18 competitors. She placed 20th in 2009.
First-Day Results (3rd place after four events, 2,904 pts.)
100-Meter Hurdles - 2nd place, :14.88 (858 pts.)
High Jump - 4th place, 5-3 1/4 (747 pts.)
Shotput - 8th place, 32-11 1/4 (532 pts.)
200 Meters - 6th place, :26.35 (767 pts.)
Second-Day Events (Finished in 3rd with 4,724 points)
Long Jump - 7th place, 16-7 1/4 (576 pts.)
Javelin - 9th place, 116-1 (579 pts.)
800 Meters - 11th place, 2:32.24 (665 pts.)
* Senior Jeff Minkus (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West HS) became Hope's first NCAA All-American in the triple jump with a fourth place finish. Seeded 10th among 18 competitors, he bettered his school record by nine inches with a jump of 48-11. He was competing at nationals for the first time.
* Freshman Sarah Venlet (Zeeland/Holland Christian HS) did not advance to the finals in the 400-meter hurdles after finishing 14th (1:03.65) among 18 competitors in the prelims. She had been seeded 17th. Venlet earlier this spring set a Hope record with a time of 1:03.04.


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10 Great TV Crossover Episodes
Television crossover events, like this week's buzzed-about meeting between Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice, are by nature complicated. Sending the characters of a lesser-known series into a more established hit (or vice versa) is a time-honored move for studios, but making the grammar of two shows mesh isn't always easy. Take the notorious episode of The Simpsons that crossed over with The Critic, a FOX-arranged partnership that Simpsons creator Matt Groening considered enough of an imposition on his creation that he removed his name from the credits in protest. But at their best, TV crossovers encapsulate that marvelous feeling you get when two pieces of pop culture wink at each other from across the room. When they're done well, crossover episodes are tiny links in the sprawling fictional universe of television, from Kramer's turn on Mad About You to Detective Munch's appearance on Arrested Development. We count down ten great crossover television episodes, after the jump.
Cheers meets St. Elsewhere
Medical drama St. Elsewhere wasn't shy about crossing over with other shows. In its six-season run, St. Elsewhere met in some form or another with Chicago Hope, M*A*S*H, and The Bob Newhart Show, among others. But its best mash-up occurred when the staff of St. Elgius stopped by Boston's most famous sitcom bar for a drink. Turns out that Norm is Dr. Auschlander's former accountant and Carla gave birth to her last child in the St. Elsewhere hospital and thinks of it as a "butchery." It's a bizarre bit of cross-promotion, but the interactions between Norm, Carla, and the St. Elsewhere staff do justice to both shows, keeping the cantankerous-but-lovable spirit of Cheers without losing the tension that fueled St. Elsewhere. It's a neat trick, and one that works in no small part thanks to the writers, who make parts of the episode feel like a one-act play.


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Back when I was a graduate student I asked David Freidel for a reprint of a chapter from an edited book. He sent it to me, with a brief note that lamented the fact that the paper was "buried in an edited book where no one would see it." (I remember this because I recently came across the paper and his note in my files). At the time I was puzzled by David's remarks—don't people read the edited books in their field? That was before the explosion of edited volumes, however, and now my attitude is closer to his. Scholarship suffers when important papers are buried in edited volumes.
Two of my best papers were published in edited volumes, and I still regret not sending the first of these to a journal, where it would have had a much wider readership. It sits moldering in a mediocre volume not much consulted any more. I did post it (and other book chapters) on my web site, but the readership and impact remain lower than for a journal article.
I've blogged about problems with edited volumes before, from the perspective of authors and editors. Now I will make some remarks from the perspective of the reader and the advancement of the discipline in general. The example I am going to use is the following paper:
Sheehy, James J. (1996) Ethnographic Analogy and the Royal Household in 8th Century Copan. In Arqueología Mesoamericana: Homenaje a William T. Sanders, edited by Alba Guadalupe Mastache, Jeffrey R. Parsons, Robert S. Santley and Mari Carmen Serra Puche, pp. 253-276. vol. 2. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico City.
This is an important paper, one of the very few works that makes explicit comparisons among royal palaces in a variety of preindustrial cultures around the world. Any archaeologist who uses analogy to make inferences about activities in ancient royal palaces should cite this paper. But because it lies buried in an edited book, its impact on the field has been minimal, and numerous archaeologists have re-invented the wheel in their use of analogy for interpreting ancient palaces. I was astounded at the fact that none of the contributors to an edited volume on Maya palaces cited Sheehy's paper, and I said so in my review of that book:
Christie, Jessica Joyce (editor) (2003) Maya Palaces and Elite Residences: An Interdisciplinary Approach. University of Texas Press, Austin.
I have just been going through a more recent volume on ancient New World palaces, and again was surprised that no one cited Sheehy's paper:
Christie, Jessica Joyce and Patricia Joan Sarro (editors) (2006) Palaces and Power in the Americas: From Peru to the Northwest Coast. University of Texas Press, Austin.
This morning I googled Sheehy's paper, hoping that it was more widely cited and used than is suggested by those 2 books. But I found only five matches. Two are my own journal articles, one is a syllabus of Ken Hirth, one is a book review of the original volume, and one is to the FAMSI bibliography. The paper IS listed in the Anthropology Plus database through OCLS FirstSearch (and if you have read this far and are NOT familiar with that database, you should be!).
I suspect that a big reason for the neglect of Sheehy's paper is that it is primarily focused on an elite compound at Copan, with little indication in its title that it contains an important comparative section. It was quickly superseded by more fieldwork and analysis of elite residences at Copan, and today its contribution to Copan archaeology is minimal. And with its growing site-specific obsolescence its comparative contributions are neglected even more.
One problem with Sheehy's paper is that he buried an important methodological section within a site-specific paper, with little evidence in the title of the paper. But a bigger problem is that it was published in a semi-obscure edited volume in the first place. One could argue that the blame for the paper's obscurity lies with archaeologists who should know the literature in their field and cite it (or perhaps my judgment is wrong and it's not an important paper at all). But if the comparative data had been published in a journal article, the discipline would have been much better served. And today, if important contributions like this were published in Open Access journals the impact on scholarship would be even greater. But that would require archaeologists to start OA journals and use them......
Monday, December 10, 2007
Buried in an Edited Volume
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- Francis Deblauwe said...
Note Peter Suber's interesting comment on his Open Access News blog. That's how I found your blog by the way...
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I think the biggest issue with edited volumes is beginning to be, and will continue to be, integration in online databases like Jstor.
They are only sometimes in the searches, and never actually acceptable. If edited volumes were present, as searchable, these articles would no longer be hidden. Having the text available online would be great, but ILL will always help if not.
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Beaumont Man Passes Bad Check and Drives Stolen Car
It wasn't a good weekend for Rodney Jermaine Johnson. The 36-year-old was attempting to pass a forged check Friday night at the T&J Food Market when the clerk became suspicious and called police.
When police arrived, they discovered that Johnson was indeed trying to pass a forged check. Making matters worse for Johnson was that police also discovered he was driving a stolen car out of Dallas. He was taken to the Jefferson County Jail and his bond was set at $7500. The Beaumont Police said in a release that more charges are pending against Johnson.


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Kris Bryant took note of the applause he received during pregame stretching and the standing ovation before his first at-bat, as well as the cheers after his diving catch to end the fifth inning.
But he will have to learn from his 0-for-4, three-strikeout performance Friday, just as his Cubs teammates are starting to show they have done after the mishaps of the last two seasons.
"You have to embrace the times you're not doing well too," Bryant said after a 5-4 loss to the Padres in his major-league debut before a crowd of 32,138 at Wrigley Field. "It's a part of the game, and you're here to grow from it."
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Virginia Cancer Death Statistics
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Only heart disease kills more people. Roughly 600,000 Americans died from cancer in 2016—nearly 185 deaths for every 100,000 people.
Cancer is caused by the development of neoplasms (tumors) which divide uncontrollably, spreading to and destroying surrounding tissues. There are many kinds of cancer, and many risk factors associated with them—notably tobacco and alcohol use. This report, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shows cancer mortality trends for Virginia. The data in this report is age-adjusted as cancer occurs more often among older people.
Cancer Mortality Trends in Virginia
Nationally, the death rate for cancer has steadily declined since the 1990's. The American Cancer Society attributes this drop to a concurrent decline in smoking rates, as well as better methods for early detection and treatment of cancer [2].
Age-adjusted rate. Source: CDC Wonder.
While cancer mortality rates have declined, the rate of new cancer cases among the population—or incidence rate—has remained relatively stable.
Demographic Differences in Cancer Deaths
By Age
A chronic disease, cancer disproportionately affects the elderly. For young Americans, deaths from cancer, while tragic, are relatively rare. In many localities, the cancer death rate among younger people is rare enough that the CDC only reports it as "unreliable."
Note: Use the time-slider to change the year displayed on charts. For small demographic slices, data may not be reported: the CDC suppresses reporting of small death counts for privacy reasons. This chart shows the crude rate.
By Sex
Nationally, men are more likely to die from cancer than women. In 2016, 185 men per 100,000 died from cancer; for women, the rate was 134 deaths per 100,000.
Both men and women have experienced major declines in cancer death rates. In 1999, 252 men per 100,000 died of cancer; for women, the rate in 1999 was 167 per 100,000. The disparity in cancer mortality between men and women is known to the medical community and may reflect a complex set of factors, including differences in behavioral risk factors, access to medical care, and biological differences [3].
By Race
Cancer affects certain groups of people at different rates. Nationally, African Americans have the highest rate of cancer mortality, and Asians/Pacific Islanders have the lowest.
Just as many factors can contribute to cancer risk, disparities in cancer mortality arise from a complex set of factors as well. For example, members of minority groups are more likely to be poor. People in poverty, in turn, often lack adequate medical care and are more likely to be exposed to environmental risk factors, such as air pollution [4].
Cancer Prevalence Estimates in Virginia
The CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) surveys Americans about many health topics, including cancer prevalence—that is, the rate (percent) of people who have been diagnosed with cancer. These charts show how Virginia compares with the rest of the nation.
More Information
1. "Cancer statistics, 2018." National Center of Biotechnology Information, 2018.
2. "Cancer Facts and Figures." American Cancer Society, 2018.
3. "Sex Disparities in Cancer Mortality and Survival." NCBI (NIH), 2018.
4. "Cancer Health Disparities Research." National Cancer Institute (NIH), 2018.
5. "Cancer Prevention and Control." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018.
About the Data
Mortality data in this story was queried from the CDC Wonder API, based on the following parameters:
• UCD code: [C00-C97].
• All days, autopsy statuses, places of death.
The charts show the CDC's age-adjusted rate, rather than crude rate, to account for variations in age-distribution and population size—with the exception of the chart comparing rates by age group.
Prevalence data is from the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).


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I made a few more crochet hooks yesterday. I like the black, grey & white one the best. They're for sale on Ebay so if you're interested, please take a look.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Fun fur afghan
I started a fun fur afghan for myself last night. I bought 14 skeins of Lion Brand fun fur fun stripes at the $ store. I'm using 1 strand of the fun fur with 1 strand of a very thin acrylic I bought on Ebay. If I hadn't bought the fun fur at the $ store I wouldn't be making this afghan - fun fur is around $5.99 each skein at regular craft stores.
Here's an updated photo of my afghan - it is 33" square.
Friday, April 13, 2007
2 new purses
I've completed 2 new purses - I think that will be all for a little while. The purse on the left has bobbles along the top and is worked with 1 strand of baby pink and 1 strand of a light blue, rose, and white variegated. The purse on the right is a version of the blue magic ball purse, only worked in pink. I've started working on a granny ripple afghan so that should take me a couple of weeks.
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Blue "magic ball" shoulder bag
Here's a picture of my blue "magic ball" shoulder bag. It took me a few nights to make it. I like the style a little better than my 1st pink "magic ball" purse - shoulder straps are better for me - so I started a pink shoulder bag last night. I'm having fun.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Pink "magic ball" purse
The idea for this purse came from a Crochetville member by the name of Fiddleyarn. I used 1 strand of RHSS baby pink with a "magic ball" of scrap pink yarns - I used an L hook. The beads were also her idea. The beads are polymer clay and were purchased from various sellers on Ebay.
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With all the heat generated by the nominations for the Secretaries of State and Defense, it is easy to overlook that President Obama must make nominations for four agencies critical to environmental policy: EPA, Interior, Energy, and USTR. And it says something that there do not seem to be obvious, strong candidates that environmentalists can support for these posts.
Consider Interior, for example. Most of the speculation now centers on outgoing Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire. I have nothing against Gregoire, and many of the most successful Interior Secretaries have been western governors — Cecil Andrus and Bruce Babbitt come to mind. But I don't see anything in her record to indicate that she would bring real leadership to the Department except that 1) she is a western Governor; and 2) she is female, and Obama is getting criticized for inadequate Cabinet diversity. (And this consideration will be even stronger because of the departures of African-Americans Lisa Jackson from EPA and Ron Kirk from USTR, and Asian-American Steven Chu from Energy.). One person who might fit the bill, and whom I would really like to see at Energy is Arunava Majumdar, a distinguished energy engineer who formerly ran the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA – E), and whom Obama had tapped for Undersecretary until Senator Rand Paul (R – Romper Room) decided to have a tantrum and put the nomination on hold.
We don't seem to be hearing a groundswell for any candidates in any of these posts, and I can't help wondering whether says something about the relative weakness of the environmental movement. So now is the time for all good Legal Planet readers to come to the aid of their country!
Whom would you like to see in these posts and why? We can build the movement and dominate the preferences of our close circle of friends! You have to start somewhere…


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Story highlights
- Scientists are working to revive extinct species with advances in genetics
- The field has been termed 'de-extinction' science
- John Sutter: The research is promising
- But Sutter argues it shouldn't distract from essential efforts to protect biodiversity
I almost thought the question was a joke.
Submitted by a reader in response to my recent story on the illegal pangolin trade, it went something like this: Should we be as concerned now as we once were about a rare species disappearing, given that we might be able to use future technology to "Jurassic-Park" an extinct creature back into existence?
Of course not, right? That's such a sci-fi concept. One for Hollywood, not for actual scientific and ethical consideration.
As I learned more about the science of "de-extinction," however, I started to realize how serious that question actually is.
It's not whether we will be able to revive extinct species.
That seems likely, in some form or another.
The debate needs to focus on other areas: "Should we?" and "Where will they live?" And does that change our approach to conservation?
First, a brief introduction to what we know about de-extinction.
In 2003, scientists revived the bucardo, a Spanish mountain goat, from DNA that was frozen before the species went extinct. They implanted a goat egg with bucardo genes and then used a goat-ibex mix as the surrogate parent. The animal that contained once-extinct DNA survived only a matter of minutes, but it was heralded as the first de-extinction on Earth, and researchers are trying again.
Other efforts are underway to revive the passenger pigeon, which was hunted to extinction a century ago, from DNA collected from museum specimens.
I called up George Church, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, and one of the most prominent de-extinction backers, to ask how real this technology is.
"It's already happening," he told me.
The example he gave wasn't a bird or goat.
It was the woolly mammoth.
No one will be able to re-engineer a woolly mammoth that is genetically identical to those that roamed Siberia 10,000 years ago, he said, but we will be able to make something close, likely using elephants as a surrogate. Scientists already have "brought back several mutations (from woolly mammoth DNA) and put them into elephant cells successfully," he said.
Church and others, like Stewart Brand, find these prospects incredibly exciting.
"The fact is humans have made a huge hole in nature in the last 10,000 years. We have the ability now and maybe the moral obligation to repair some of the damage," Brand -- who is founder of the Whole Earth Catalog and is one of our premier thinkers on the environment and technology -- says in a 2013 TED Talk.
"Most of that we'll do by expanding and protecting wild lands -- by expanding and protecting the populations of endangered species. But some species that we killed off totally we could consider bringing back to a world that misses them."
I generally agree with the premise that society should pursue science for the sake of science itself. Look no further than NASA's inventions -- CAT scans, computer microchips, personal water filters -- to understand why that makes some practical sense.
But arguing that de-extinction is to nature what hitting "control+Z" is to changes in a Word document strikes me as potentially negligent.
There are some sins that can't be easily undone.
"In practical terms, in the near future in which action is required, extinction is certainly 'forever,'" writes Paul Ehrlich, a professor at Stanford and founder of the university's Center for Conservation Biology.
There are primarily three reasons for this, as Ehrlich and others have argued:
1. Species need a habitat: Climate change, deforestation and illegal hunting are wrecking entire ecosystems. What's the point in bringing back a pangolin, a weird creature I came to love, if it doesn't have a place to live, or will be hunted again? In a National Geographic podcast, the journalist Carl Zimmer smartly notes that a revived species without a viable habitat could be seen as a "freak show." I asked Church about this and he suggested re-engineering DNA to fit the new ecosystem. Perhaps, but doesn't that sound needlessly complicated compared to protecting what we've got?
2. It's a "moral hazard": As Ehrlich argues in a piece for Yale Environment 360, the prospect of de-extinction science makes protecting the existing environment seem less essential. Again: thinking there's an "undo" button can be dangerous.
3. Have you seen "Jurassic Park?": Any advance in science, especially dealing with ecosystems, has unintended consequences. This is especially apparent in the plot of "Jurassic Park," the 1993 blockbuster in which dinosaurs are brought back from extinction for our amusement -- and end up eating us. Some impacts could be subtler but still significant. Earlier this year, for example, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimated ridding the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin of invasive Asian carp, which have been known to "dominate" native ecosystems, pushing other species out, could cost billions. Who's to say a de-extinct species wouldn't become a similar nuisance, competing with still-living species?
It's possible to pursue de-extinction science and also not use any future developments as an excuse to shirk on conservation. But we have to remind ourselves that extinction, for now, and likely for the near future, is final, the end, forever. Optimism about whiz-bang research shouldn't be allowed to obscure that basic fact.


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Many of you can relate to having your inbox full of emails, the greater part of which are usually junk. Others are chain emails that sometimes contain compelling facts and information. But how are we to know if these facts are true? Because all too often, they are not.
Take for instance the widely spread email that depicts the similarities between the lives and deaths of John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. This particular email is made up of numerous interesting "factual" coincidences, of which only a few are actually true.
The temperature is rising and summer activities are heating up accordingly! There are numerous activities planned throughout the summer for Cedar Key youth, some located here on the island and others in surrounding areas.
To start with, the Cedar Key Youth Summer Program began on June 23, and is open for any youth ages 6 to 18.
Plants and core logs were placed on the shoreline of Atsena Otie Key on May 8 and Nov. 15, 2007 and again this year on May 8 where the old Eberhard-Faber pencil factory was in operation back in 1896.
A hurricane destroyed the mill and the town of Cedar Key's infrastructure that year. Cedar Key was re-established at its present location across the channel on Way Key after clean-up was completed at Atsena Otie Key. Unfortunately, construction costs and a sagging market prevented the pencil factory from being rebuilt.
As a computer junkie, I have to admit that I am extremely dependent on technology, but so are each of you, even if unknowingly. After a bit of research (in other words, a quick Google search), one can find that, according to NASA, even something as common as a conversation on a cell phone involves satellites, since satellites relay your voice. More importantly, matters like weather reports on TV and radio depend on satellites, as well. As a result, satellites are becoming increasingly essential in today's society.
Against a backdrop of budget cuts and skyrocketing costs, the School Board of Levy County heard arguments Tuesday trumpeting Levy County's windows of opportunity. They approved aggressive education programs vital to prepare area students and emerging high-tech job market.
The Cedar Key Media Center at Cedar Key School will be open on Wednesday during the month of June from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for Accelerated Reader Testing for Cedar Key Students.
It will be open in July on Wednesday from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
The AR test for Sunshine State Readers are available and students may test on these books.
If parents cannot make it at this time, call at 352-562- 6472 (cell) or at 352-543- 5722.
Back to the Past
By Caely Hibbits
The English III class has been reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, to celebrate the end of the year and the finishing of The Great Gatsby. This party was set in the 1920s, the era when The Great Gatsby was written.
High school and middle school awards
By Josh Berger and Dylan Webster
The high school and middle school award ceremony is to be held on June 2 in the auditorium the high school will be at nine am followed by middle school at ten.
The awards will be given to students in the classes who have the highest grade point averages. These classes include math, language arts, social studies, science, art, writing, and reading. Additional awards that will be given at the ceremony include the citizenship award and the perfect attendance award.
Cedar Key goes virtual
By Josh Berger
As most of you know Cedar Key was recently visited by Rebekah Ray and Kaye Brynes for the young author's conference but this year there was a twist. Polly Werner from Florida Virtual Schools was here to set up a live feed so Florida virtual students could see and interact with the authors along with Cedar Key students.
Gallery and auction event for middle school photographers
The First Annual Middle School Photography Gallery and Silent Auction will be held Thursday, May 15 from 5-7 p.m. at The Cedar Key Community Center (formerly Lions Club).
All students auctioning art will be present. Please come and see the wonderful pictures these students have taken! Refreshments will be served!
Upcoming Dates
By Jessi Robinson
With the end of the school year coming closer, students and teachers at CKS are going be busier than ever these next few weeks.
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Like they say, all good things must come to an end. I was shocked and so sad to hear from Mary, the owner of The Fabulous Flea, who emailed me tonight to inform me that the final antique sale at her house/shop will be this April 20 – 22. Awww! What a loss this will be!
The Compound: the house is on the left, the shop is on the right. In between, behind the stucco wall is the pool and pool house.
Mary, who lives in this gorgeous compound designed by noted Houston architect Kurt Aichler, also informed me that her house is on the market. Gulp. Quick, can someone loan me some money???? Seriously? This is my DREAM house! I truly have dreams of this house in my sleep! If ever I wish I was a rich interior designer, this is the day. Mary said she will continue selling antiques on the internet and at trade shows, but for now, the days of selling antiques out of her shop are over after her last spring show next weekend. Mary shared why she is selling: "I am coming to learn that the journey for me with the home is much more about the creating of the space, then living in it for a lifetime......Once completed and enjoyed, I am ready to let go and sink my teeth into something new, it has been that way with every house that I have lived in, and lucky for me, my husband is willing to go with the flow...."
Now, if only Mr. Slipper Socks Man would go with the flow and BUY me this house!!!! I don't ask for much. I did ask him for this, though. He did love it. He did ask me if I had gone insane. hehe. Yes. Insane for one of the most perfect houses in Houston! Who will buy it? What lucky family will get to live here? I wonder…will they appreciate it? I hope so.
The Fab Flea shop –two rooms - one indoors and one barn-like space in the garage. Kurt Aichler truly outdid himself with this house. It's name is perfect: Fabulous.
The pool house, open air, with fireplace and kitchen area. This picture was taken from a story in the local magazine Antique Shops and Interiors. Photography by James Farmer.
The pool house set for dinner. I adore Mary's aesthetic. You can see the Fab Flea shop through the doorway. I love the flat screen TV behind the bar!
From the HAR web site: Behind the stucco walls, the house is to the left, while the pool house is to the right. An office is located in the upstairs turret. Downstairs, the living room, dining room, and family room are on an enfilade, one room after another.
From HAR: The building on the right is the Fabulous Flea shop. The pool house is seen behind it.
The family room, as featured in Antique Shops and Designers magazine.
The same family room, today, featured on HAR. Mary has updated the room with new pillows and rearranged furniture. You can see the pool and pool house through the windows.
The living room as shown in Antique Shops and Designers magazine: slipcovers, linen, and seagrass – Houston style decorating.
And today, as featured on HAR. Mary has again rearranged the furniture and changed out art work and accessories. Both the living room and family room over look the pool and pool house.
The dining room, never seen before, on HAR. The kitchen is past the columns to the left and the family room is on the right. I love the ceiling treatment and the wide baseboards. To the left of the long gallery hall, through a series of French doors, is a courtyard.
The courtyard to the left of the house. Through the doors are the long hall leading off the living room, dining room, and family room. The kitchen is seen through the window.
The kitchen shown in Antique Shops and Designers magazine. I LOVE Mary's kitchen: farm sink, open shelving, and the antique chandelier is to die for!
The media room located upstairs. Love the carpet!
The master bedroom with a vaulted ceiling and rock crystal chandelier.
From HAR: The master bathroom. Mary has wonderful hanging fixtures throughout the house.
The office in the upstairs turret overlooking the pool.
Looking into the garage/barn space of the Fabulous Flea, ready for its final sale. The authentic carriage doors are wonderful.
I took these pictures at a sale I went to last year. That iron table is now in my daughter's bedroom! This area is to the left of the Fab Flea shop, overlooking the house and pool.
The left side of the shop: The ceiling is vaulted and Mary always has a great assortment of chandeliers.
These sliding wood barn doors connect the two rooms in the Fab Flea shop. The garage area also has a vaulted ceiling.
Mary has a great eye for antiques which she buys in France and Europe several times a year. I can't wait to see what she does next. I'm sure it will be– fabulous!
The final Fab Flea sale will be held this April 20 – 22, 2010.
Studio doors will be open
April 20-21 9:00am - 4:00pm
April 22 9:00am - 2:00pm
Along with the antiques will be the art work and jewelry by Jonie Jacomini Herring and a collection of Oushak rugs by Necati.
For information on HAR about this property, please go HERE.
For information on the upcoming and final Fab Flea sale, go HERE.
To read the article and see the pictures of the Fabulous Flea home in the Antique Shops and Designers magazine, go HERE.
Finally: Don't forget to enter the Cote de Texas giveaway with Jardins du Jour. To win this painting, go HERE.
And – be sure to listen to the new Skirted Roundtable with Scot Meacham Wood HERE.


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FLORENCE - The Bluffton Bobcats knew they were in for a hard road through the state playoffs.
Despite a near-perfect record in the regular season, the points system used to seed SCHSL Class AAAA Division II teams put them on the road in the first round.
Ninth-seeded Bluffton overcame that first bit of postseason adversity Thursday, knocking off host South Florence 37-13 at Memorial Stadium.
"We're just excited to keep playing football," Bluffton quarterback C.J. Frazier said. "A lot of us are seniors. I'm just happy we can extend it week after week."
Next week, the Bobcats (11-1) likely will have the unenviable task of facing one of the top teams in the country. They will play top seed Goose Creek, the No. 11 team in USA Today's national rankings, or Conway in the quarterfinals.
Frazier and Marquis Webber woke up the Bluffton offense midway through the second quarter, sparking a run that put the Bobcats ahead 20-0 at halftime.
On a fourth and 5 at the South Florence 9-yard line, Frazier completed a short out route to Webber. The receiver fought off a defender to get past the first-down marker for an 8-yard gain. K.J. Ford rushed for a short touchdown on the following play.
"We just wanted to get him the ball," Frazier said of Webber. "We don't think anyone can tackle him one-on-one."
Bluffton moved into South Florence territory twice in the first quarter, but came away with no points. The fourth-down connection got the Bobcats off and running.
"That gave us the spark we needed," said Bluffton coach Ken Cribb, who was the South Florence head coach for six seasons before leaving in 2007.
Tykeem Major ripped off a 64-yard run on Bluffton's next offensive play and Shameik Blackshear made it 14-0 on a 1-yard end-around.
The Bruins (7-5) forced a punt late in the half, but made two miscues that helped their deficit balloon to 20 points. They fumbled the punt and were flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct after Bluffton recovered.
Frazier completed the Bobcats' 31-yard touchdown drive with a 4-yard pass to wingback Gerald Roberson with 53 seconds left in the second quarter. The two-point conversion failed, but Bluffton was in firm control.
Major, who rushed for a game-high 151 yards, added a 3-yard score early in the third quarter to make it 27-0.
The Bobcats limited South Florence's spread option offense to 148 rushing yards. Their talented defensive line, led by Ford and Blackshear, imposed its will starting in the second quarter.
The Bruins scored a pair of second-half touchdowns, but never got fewer than 20 points down. Fabian Johnson's 16-yard touchdown reception from Josh Johnson made it 27-7 late in the third quarter.
"We played hard and we played well against a really good football team," Cribb said.
S. Florence0076-13
B-K.J. Ford 1 run (Mallie Sprouse kick)
B-Shameik Blackshear 1 run (Sprouse kick)
B-Gerald Roberson 4 pass from C.J. Frazier (run failed)
B-Tykeem Major 3 run (Sprouse kick)
S-Fabian Johnson 16 pass from Josh Johnson (A.J. Lowry kick)
B-Ford 2 run (Sprouse kick)
S-Rodney Brunson 12 run (kick failed)
First Downs 18 12
Rushes-Yards 32-264 35-148
Comp-Att-Int 16-25-0 10-22-1
Passing Yards 122 118
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-2
Punts 5-33 3-36
Penalties 7-78 4-54
B-Rushing: Tykeem Major 13-151, Gerald Roberson 4-35, C.J. Frazier 3-(-12), K.J. Ford 3-2, Marquis Webber 4-86, Shameik Blackshear 1-1, Demetrius Smalls 1-4, Jae Middleton 2-(-4), Alex Waddell 1-1. Passing: Frazier 16-25, 122. Receiving: Webber 8-100, Vinny Boni 3-11, Smalls 3-19, Roberson 2-3.
S-Rushing: Rodney Brunson 17-104, Josh Johnson 18-44. Passing: Johnson 10-22, 118. Receiving: Fabian Johnson 4-85, Mason Edwards 3-12, Tabari Hines 1-6, Devin Dubose 1-5, C.J. Powell 1-10.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Senior righthander Martin Dewald (Mannheim, Germany) of the No. 4 Georgia College & State University baseball team (42-17) took the final GCSU Athlete of the Week for the 2009-10 athletic season Wednesday. The honor was the third for Dewald and the sixth for the Bobcat baseball team this year.
Dewald was outstanding in the 2010 Division II World Series this week for the Bobcats, going 1-1 with a pair of complete games and a 1.53 ERA over two games. He started out with No. 1-ranked UC-San Diego, going the distance of 8 2/3 innings, surrendering just three runs on eight hits and three walks while fanning nine.
His top performance came in an elimination game against the eventual National Champions, No. 9-ranked University of Southern Indiana. He shut out the Screaming Eagles on five hits and three walks while striking out eight.
The GCSU Department of Athletics, winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Georgia College prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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No doubt we will have more to say about the election now and then, but it is time to get back to the issues. Conservatism, after all, is about issues far more than political campaigns. Issue number one is the national debt, currently in excess of $16 trillion.
The Obama administration made no effort to address the debt during its first term–other than adding more than a trillion dollars a year to it, that is. Obama won't do anything about it in his second term, either, unless he has to. But I suspect events will not allow him to ignore it for another four years.
If you want a preview of where our debt is taking us, check out Greece. The Economist reports:
Greece has been in recession for over five years. In August the unemployment rate rose for the 39th consecutive month. Joblessness among all workers stood at 25.4%, while unemployment for those aged 15-24 soared to 58%. More sobering still, the European Commission's latest economic outlook forecasts a contraction of 4.2% for the Greek economy in 2013. The Commission reckons the Greek economy might expand by 0.6% in 2014.
So Greeks are rioting:
Greece faced massive strikes turned riots yesterday as its government passed a new round of fiscal consolidation, designed to shrink the budget €18.5 billion by 2016. The contents of the austerity plan hardly seems like the stuff to drive Greeks to firebomb riot police; among the measures under debate were a two-year rise in the retirement age and measures to make it easier to fire public employees.
When Greeks riot, they don't fool around:
Does this guy look familiar?
Of course, there are many differences between the United States and Greece. For one thing, you are a lot deeper in debt than the Greeks are:
Actually, you are deeper in debt than anyone, and Barack Obama doesn't care. We are, as Mark Steyn sometimes says, the brokest nation in history. What can't go on forever, won't, and I don't think Obama can go four more years without the wave of debt crashing on his head. And ours:


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I didn't eat pasta last night as every good runner should. We had a beer can chicken on the barbie, Beringer white zinfandel and double chocolate biscotti. I had intended on doing things properly this year, like the pasta thing, logging more than 5km a day in training and being sure to hydrate myself all week in preparation for the half-marathon. I'm a camel at the best of times, walking around in a mostly-dehydrated state. Eight glasses of water a day could very well put me over the edge. Ironically, I had signed up for the Abbotsford Run For Water.
Before last year's half-marathon I had a jalapeno sausage with sauerkraut and two beers. In 1999, I ran a 20:57 5km race in Toronto after drinking at least eight pints (alternative carb-loading, just not in the traditional tortellini-form) the previous night and was given a bronze medal for it. Ten years later I don't think I could pull off such a strong performance (of drinking eight pints and/or running a 5k that fast).
I've run halfway eight or nine times. My debut was at the "Boston to Brantford" half marathon in Ontario where my then girlfriend and I did it on a whim. We showed up in our best sweatpants and running shoes that we had recently cut grass in. I watched in horror as experienced runners in flashy wind suits and matching spandex with team logos threaded their Asics and New Balance shoes with new shoelaces before the start. The sinewy men rubbed their nipples with Vaseline and a few took off in the opposite direction to run/sprint a 3kmwarm-up. Two snotty spandex-clad women looked Kate and I up and down and asked what our splits and PB's were. I had no idea what they were talking about and confessed that I had only run 5km races before–fun runs at that. Kate said she had her cast removed just a month ago after a fibula fracture. The women laughed like hyenas and warned us that we probably wouldn't make it and swished off to stretch and pose like peacocks.
Imagine our delight when we ran like gazelles past the beet red-faced spandex girls who were clearly sucking wind at the fifth kilometer. Even better was the moment when I could gloat that we finished in a respectable first-time finish of 1:58. But I had to wait until they pulled their sorry asses across the finish line at 2:20. So much for their impressive splits and PB's—the magic was in shabby sweatpants and old shoelaces!
I ran the next half-marathon without Kate (who opted for the 10 km route instead), and figured I'd probably be coming in around the two-hour mark again. My cheerleader dad never missed a Brantford race, and loved the opportunity to holler from the sidelines. When I sailed down Brant avenue at 1:37, I called out to my father who was leisurely walking along the sidewalk towards the finish with a Tim Horton's tea and muffin.
"Flo!" (Dad's nickname)
He was startled to see me so early. As I kept pace, he joined me, as he always did, his tea slopping out of the lid and burning his hand, bran muffin shaking noisily up and down in the paper bag. Winded and covered in milky tea, he insisted that I kick it to the end, he couldn't keep up with his breakfast in hand, and I did. I could hear his voice to the finish, urging me to "Pour it on!"
During those Brantford marathon years I had two other dedicated roadie fans—my dad's sister Buffer(another nickname, short story is I couldn't pronounce Cathy as a kid, it came out Buffer), and my grandmother. My Aunt Buffer drove the pace car, a baby blue Celebrity Classic, with Nan hanging out the passenger window pumping her fist. The two of them followed me along the entire 21km route, waving and honking like I was a celebrity. Indeed I felt like it.
My grandmother enjoyed verbally attacking my fellow competitors and between vicious expletives she dabbed her eyes with Kleenex. She was always so proud, and her voice would wobble with emotion by the end, "C'mon, Horse!" (*Horse–another nickname, intended to be flattering).
This year, running up the heart-attack-inducing Huntingdon hill (which seems to sit at a precarious 90 degree angle), I thought of Nan and felt an instant heaviness in my heart and stride. She died in November, but I'm sure she found someone in Heaven today to drive her around the 21km with me, cheering as she always had. Today I had Wanda as my pace car and designated paparazzi, and it was like Nan was with me all the same.
When my quads turned to liquid cement at the 10km mark, I started channeling Ray Zahab who ran 6,920km in 111 days (November 2006-February 2007) across the Sahara desert. Zahab and his teammates, Kevin Lin (from Taipei, Taiwan) and Charlie Engle (US), battled injury, dysentery, testosterone, blisters as big as pancakes, severe dehydration, blinding sandstorms and an unforgiving African sun.
On Friday night Wanda and I went to see the documentary Running The Sahara, narrated and produced by Matt Damon. The film chronicles the dynamic journey Zahab and his teammates made from Senegal on the west coast of Africa, to the Red Sea in Egypt. Zahab, who attended the Abbotsford screening engaged the audience in a conversation as captivating as a fireworks display. He talked about the intensity, intimacy and mental endurance of running with two guys across a desert. And how many running shoes does one need for a Sahara desert crossing? Twenty-four. And 10 litres of Gatorade a day. Remarkably, Ray Zahab only discovered running in 2004. After visiting Africa he became empowered to focus his future adventures and ultra-running challenges to support the water crisis.
As the founder of Impossible2Possible, Zahab has committed to inspiring young minds into social and environmental action. Linking world-class adventures to classrooms around the world, he has created a forum of possibility and change.
After trotting across the Sahara in 2007, Zahab became the first person to trek to the South Pole on foot, a measly 1,130 km. On January 7th, 2009, Ray clocked in (with two Canadian teammates) at 33 days, 23 hours and 55 minutes. Blogging en route, his adventure garnered the global attention of thousands of school children who had the opportunity to interact via the Internet and SAT phones with Zahab.
Before that he knocked off the 77 km West Coast Trail in 16 hours, a feat which takes the above-average hiker seven days of stubborn slogging. Surely I could run 21 km across Abbotsford when the Sahara team was checking off the equivalent of two full marathons in a day.
I talked myself out of a Gatorade-induced stitch in my side, and focused on Pink's lyrics blaring on my iPod when chills began to rush through my body and I felt on the verge of a heat stroke. I begged my hamstring not to curl up and for my multi-grain bagel to stay in my stomach. I reminded myself of greater, more hellish accomplishments of others. Hell, Kevin Lin crossed the Atacama Desert in Chile (241 km) in 7 days. He had already run across the Gobi in 2003, and in 2006 took bronze in a 250km super marathon crossing of the South Pole.
And here I was fretting about completing a half-marathon on a bright, sunny day with all-you-can-eat Panago pizza at the finish, and a team of massage therapists ready to rub me? Where was the challenge? At 18 km, I reassured myself that I could always be hooked up to an i.v. at the finish if need be. There were ambulances if I collapsed. As Ray Zahab so eloquently said, "running is 90% mental. And another 10% mental." I could sit down all day long after I crossed the finish line.
Terry Fox Memorial at Mile 0, Victoria, BC
As I ran, 100% mentally, and felt potentially disastrous twinges in my left hamstring, metatarsal bones jamming in my right foot, and a dodgy lumbar spine wanting to give out, my thoughts moved from the sands of the Sahara to Terry Fox. In 1980, Terry Fox ran 42 km a day from St. John's, Newfoundland to Thunder Bay, Ontario with a prosthetic leg. After 5, 373km, his Marathon of Hope came to a physical end as Fox's bone cancer had metastasized to his lungs. He died on June 28th, 1981 at age 22. His legacy is far-reaching, extending from Mount Terry Fox in the Selwyn range of the Rockies near Valemont, BC, to Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park, CCGS Terry Fox (a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker), eponymous streets, highways, libraries and schools. Named "Canadian of the Decade for the '80s," Fox is responsible for the fiery spirit behind the world's largest one day fundraiser for cancer research, the Terry Fox Run. A celebration of his courage and ferocious determination, the run is held in September each year in support of his vision, to find a cure for cancer.
And this is when the run took an unexpected turn. As the sun cooked my body, and I imagined the road's surface being a suitable temperature for frying eggs, I thought of water. I could drink clean water at the next re-fuel station, as much as I wanted. I could stick my head under the tap when I got home and drink until my esophagus overflowed. In Africa, 80% of the population doesn't have this basic luxury, and this was the whole point being slammed home by participating in the Abbotsford Run For Water. It wasn't about me winning a race (dream big, right?) or beating a personal best (oh, I was about 11 minutes off that mark!). It wasn't about running at all. The run was designed as a platform to build awareness for a critical situation that haunts anyone who has been to Africa. There are children who have to walk the distance I ran today to gather 'drinking' water from questionable, murky sources.
Today, 100% of the funds raised from the Run For Water (over $81,000 donated this year) will support the construction of wells in Choro, Ethiopia in conjunction with the HOPE International Development Agency.
Even though I was running along blueberry fields with snow-capped Mt. Baker and the Coast mountain range in view, I was in Africa. I was back in Entebbe, Uganda on the brick-red dirt roads. And suddenly my muscles found renewed purpose, remembering the basic and monumental cause I was supporting. Clean water for Africa.


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information on quitting smoking, see the topic
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Healthy Eating.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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Well known herb ensemble Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme today announced they were going their separate ways. While the official reason stated was 'culinary differences', it is widely speculated they can no longer bear to be in the same dish together.
Despite starting the group, Parsley says he has been reduced to a decorative role: 'If I'm lucky, I'll get left on the side of the plate with the broccoli, but more often than not something will happen like a child will stick me up their nose with a cry of 'look mum, a booger'! It has been ages since I have slid down the small intestine inhaling the sweet smell of gastric juices.'
Sage, long regarded as the 'intellectual' of the group, is said to be disillusioned with the Western food movement, describing it as 'the culinary equivalent of Coldplay'. He is continuing his flirtation with Eastern influences by joining Indian duo Coriander and Cumin to form a new group 'Lamb Madras, feat. Sage'. An early review by Basingstoke curry fan Gavin Honiss says the combination is 'indigestible', though Sage protests that it was the 19 pints Mr Honiss consumed before the meal that was responsible for the hasty oral exit.
While Rosemary and Thyme have chosen to stick together, they are taking a break from performance ingestion and instead are moving into potpourri. 'Frankly the constant touring of the digestive tract was becoming a grind' noted Thyme. 'We think being inhaled into the nasal passage is the challenge we have been looking for.'
Herb commentator Jason Bond said Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme's split was inevitable, with the seasoned performers struggling to remain relevant in world dominated by solo sensation Basil, and up and comers such as Oregano. 'They relied on the Simon and Garfunkel connection for too long and didn't innovate – passing up the chance to appear on 'Britain's got Pesto' was a big mistake when you look at the boost it gave Basil' noted Mr Bond.
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