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New: A Meeting of Wizards: Indra's Net's "Copenhagen" at Berkeley's Osher Studio
There is something special about seeing Michael Frayn's "Copenhagen" in Berkeley. Oppenheimer's home, the Lawrence lab's cyclotron, and this small city's part in the history of the creation of the nuclear bomb makes it a special place to see it, a masterstroke to produce it here, and a must for Berkeley-ites of intellect to attend.
Indra's Net Theatre, founded and directed by Bruce Coughran, presents "Copenhagen" as their inaugural production in the Osher Theatre Complex in the Arts Passage at 2055 Center Street through this weekend ending Sunday, May 26 with performances at 7:30 on Thu-Fri-Sat and 2 pm on Sunday.
"Copenhagen," which won the Tony award for best play, is about the friendship between Werner Heisenberg and his mentor Niels Bohr who together formulated the explanation of the physical universe we know as quantum mechanics in their "Copenhagen Interpretation." The meetings are at Bohr's home in Copenhagen during WW2 when Denmark is occupied by the Third Reich. Bohr's mother was Jewish. Heisenberg is a German and heading the weaponizing of fissionable material in Germany.
It is a nearly perfectly written play about intellectual and moral conflict. Frayn makes us witness to the strain of the aforementioned struggle and provides insight into the personal and professional contests between these wizards who changed the world, people smarter than almost all the rest of us.
(For those who didn't know or remember what these Uber-intellects discovered and theorized—like I was before I saw the play—a précis of their accomplishments can be found at the bottom of this review under the heading "Background.")
Michael Kern Cassidy* convincingly portrays Heisenberg, torn between his patriotism to his country that he knows is corrupt and his loyalty to science, humanity, and his father-figure Bohr. Blonde and poised, Cassidy's portrayal with reserved demeanor and calm, noble bearing is the very image of a proper Teutonic intellectual.
Cassidy's portrayal is the highlight of the play, second only to Frayn's superlative playwriting which blends personal and historical fact together while almost solely relying on the words the men spoke. He makes the science understandable while revealing the psyches of these God-like revealers of the secrets of the universe. This moment in history "when everything changed forever" demands the audience's concentration while rewarding us with an awe-inspiring understanding.
Coughran's production is the third version this reviewer has seen of "Copenhagen." His insightful interpretation— making Heisenberg the central character—differs from the other two, and makes for a dramatically superior interpretation. Having a pivotal main character rather than sharing equally among the three—as was done in the previous two versions—seems to more accurately represent the writing. The other two versions had the actors firing constant salvoes of language at a "theatrical" speed approximating 180 wpm, perhaps to show the superior rate of fire of the characters' preternatural synapses. But the material is too dense to understand at that heightened rate. Delivery here was maybe 160 wpm, and though it runs 2hrs 30min which includes intermission, it is very understandable.
There are problems with the production, however.
As preamble to the piece, the Mozart piano sonata in A minor and a Beethoven piece are played competently if stolidly by Ben Malkevitch, but the recital is a bit too long for our anticipation of the play to begin.
Robert Ernst*, one of the founders of the legendary Blake Street Hawkeyes, is less convincing in the role of Bohr, assuming a Berkeley casualness with passionately animated gestures. He alternates between histrionic exuberance and postured introspection with folded arms and covered mouth, or else with hands shoved into pockets or defiantly on hips. That flamboyance and relaxed American easiness seemed to this reviewer to be at odds with the assumed European properness of the scion of a university professor, born in 1885 into a staid Nordic world of manners and protocol.
The character of Margrethe Bohr, his wife, typist, and sounding board, is undertaken by Karol Strempke, whose regal profile and upswept silvering blonde hair finished in a French braid bun is visually the image of Dronning or "Queen" Margrethe as she was known. However, her use of a tremulous voice to show emotion and stilted manner undercuts the image. Both actors seem to be performing rather than interacting realistically with one another.
The sound design by Teddy Hulsker duplicates the description of the action by the players in an error of artistic "indicating": when Heisenberg describes walking down the gravel drive and opening the door, it is accompanied by the sound effects of walking on gravel and a door opening; when table tennis is mentioned, we hear the momentary sound of a ping pong ball knocked by a paddle, etc. Verbal description is meant by playwrights to trigger the images in the audience's mind, and such aural duplication is distracting and interferes with that process.
The lighting by Maxx Kurzunski, recent Critics Circle award-winner, complements the action and is at times properly dramatic but hurts the aesthetic by using a bank of red lights to signal conflict and distress.
Costuming consists of modern suits for the men and a warm embroidered sweater for Margrethe, and missed the opportunity to transport us to the 1940's with the eye-pleasing fashion of that great era for couture. Bohr doesn't wear a tie (there are few photos of him without one). There was no costumer listed in the program, and in spare theatre productions like this, the use of costumes is one production value that can be capitalized on to help us enter the era of the drama.
Lili Smith's set design consists of three Danish modern chairs, a small couch, two white circular rugs and hanging tapestries of the outdoors with a babbling brook (again, the sound of a babbling brook throughout is disconcerting and competes with understanding the words and sometimes abstruse ideas). The set is spare and more recognizable as the furnishings of a Berkeley starter apartment than of a European drawing room of the 1940's. The comfortable leather chairs and vintage love seat in the lobby seemed more appropriate to that era of drawing rooms than the furnishings on the stage.
The round white rugs seemed almost a metaphor for the production: they were lovely and nearly perfect in design, but they turned up at the edges to reveal the matting beneath which interfered with the picture.
The staging employs much unmotivated rising and sitting with obvious counter-crosses, and Coughran allows the players to employ those over-used moves of a consoling hand on shoulder or of grasping the other's arms in a display of sincerity. Too often an actor is positioned too close to the audience during a monologue which breaks the "empathetic distance" and temporarily bursts the bubble of our suspended disbelief.
Regardless of this production's short-comings, it is an inexpensive, enlightening, and enjoyable evening which should not be missed.
P.S. Bring a pillow—the seats in the Osher Studio supply little cushioning.
P.P.S. I had the good fortune to attend the one-time pre-show talk with Dr. David Presti, molecular biologist and senior lecturer at UCB, who recounted the scientific lineage from current Berkeley professors back to Bohr, and whose succinct and eye-opening description of the cyclotron was worth coming out just to hear. The background he offered significantly informed the understanding and enjoyment of the play.
Indra's Net Theater plans to produce plays that deal with science and scientific inquiry and their human and philosophical implications. The new theater derives its name from the quotation from the Rig Veda, "In the heavens of India, there is said to be a network of pearls, so arranged that if you look at one you see all the others reflected in it."
More info at http://www.indrasnettheater.com/
*member, Actors' Equity Association, which is celebrating its 100 anniversary of protecting actors and stage managers by laboring to improve working conditions in the American Theatre and to provide them with a fair chance to prove their talent, to receive reasonable compensation for their work, and to be treated with dignity and fairness.
Bohr was a Danish physicist who developed the "Bohr model of the atom" with the atomic nucleus at the centre and electrons in orbit around it, which he compared to the planets orbiting the Sun. He helped develop quantum mechanics, in which electrons move from one energy level to another in discrete steps, instead of continuously. For this he won the Nobel Prize in 1922. From the 20's through the 50's he was known as "the Pope" in the hierarchy of physicists ("Einstein was God") and pilgrimages were made to his home in Copenhagen to discuss great thought that changed the world. After escaping to the US, he worked at Los Alamos on the A-bomb dropped on Japan.
Heisenberg is best known as Bohr's student, then as his assistant, his collaborator, his rival, his enemy, and finally his prodigal son.
At 26, he was appointed Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Leipzig. He won the Nobel ten years after Bohr
For his new theory of quantum mechanics and the applications of it which resulted especially in the discovery of allotropic forms of hydrogen, Heisenberg was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for 1932 when he was only 23.
His new theory was based only on what can be observed, that is to say, on the radiation emitted by the atom. We cannot, he said, always assign to an electron a position in space at a given time, nor follow it in its orbit, so that we cannot assume that the planetary orbits postulated by Niels Bohr actually exist. Mechanical quantities, such as position, velocity, etc. should be represented, not by ordinary numbers, but by abstract mathematical structures called "matrices" and he formulated his new theory in terms of matrix equations.
Later Heisenberg stated his famous principle of uncertainty, which lays down that the determination of the position and momentum of a mobile particle necessarily contains errors the product of which cannot be less than the quantum constant h and that, although these errors are negligible on the human scale, they cannot be ignored in studies of the atom.
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Three University of South Carolina football players were named to Phil Steele's 2012 Midseason All-America team, it was announced Wednesday.
Steele is a well-known football analyst who puts together a college football preview guide each season.
Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was a first-team selection, while offensive center T.J. Johnson earned second team accolades. Punt returner Ace Sanders earned a spot on Steele's fourth team.
Clowney, a 6-6, 256-pound sophomore from Rock Hill, SC, ranks second in the SEC in both sacks (6.5) and tackles for loss (11.5). He is a two-time SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week recipient.
Johnson, a 6-6, 319-pound senior from Aynor, SC is the reigning SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week. He will tie the school record for career starts this week at LSU. He currently has started 46 consecutive games, one shy of the record held by Cliff Matthews.
Sanders, a 5-8, 175-pound junior from Bradenton, Fla., has returned 17 punts for a 15.5-yard average, third in the SEC. A two-time SEC co-Special Teams Player of the Week, Sanders returned a punt 70 yards for a score against Georgia last week.
Steele's all-conference teams will be announced on Thursday.
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Eric Schmidt took the stage to kick off the Motorola event this afternoon and rattled off some new Android activation figures that are simply staggering.
Every single day, there are now 1.3 million Android devices activated. That's up from one million per day at the end of June, which means they've seen a real acceleration over the last couple months. Only one guess as to which device can take the most credit for that surge.
Schmidt also revealed that total activations now stand at 480 million. At this rate they'll crest the half a billion mark before the end of the month. That's made all the more amazing when you realize that the total has doubled since January of this year.
The one perhaps sour note was that "only" 70,000 Android tablets are being activated per day, but Schmidt acknowledged that they were late to the tablet game and are looking to turn this around. It's hard to imagine that the Nexus 7 hasn't already started to accelerate that figure.
The lawsuits might be a thorn in Android's side, but it looks like nothing is going to slow its momentum.


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Policy I-17
(Approved: BFC 10/7/97, 12/1/09; UFC 10/14/97, Trustees 12/5/97)
As an institution devoted to the creation, discovery, and dissemination of knowledge to serve the public, Indiana University is committed to complying with all applicable laws regarding intellectual property. That commitment includes the full exercise of the rights accorded to users of copyrighted works under the "Fair-Use" provision of federal copyright law. It therefore is the policy of Indiana University to facilitate the exercise in good faith of full Fair-Use rights by faculty, librarians, and staff, in furtherance of their teaching, research, and service activities. To that end, the University shall:
1.Inform and educate its faculty, librarians, and staff about their Fair-Use rights and the application of the four factors for determining those rights set forth in 17 U.S.C. Section 107; 2.Develop and make available through the office of the University Counsel, the Copyright Management Center, and other appropriate units, effective resources concerning Fair-Use and intellectual property laws generally and the application of Fair Use in specific situations; 3.Avoid adopting or supporting policies or agreements that would restrict Fair-Use rights; and 4.Defend and indemnify faculty, librarians, and staff in accordance with provisions of the Officers Liability Insurance resolution, dated May 22, 1971, or any successor indemnification policy.
Accompanying this document is a proposal for a new "Policy on Fair Use of Copyrighted Works for Education and Research" for Indiana University. This proposal is the work of the Advisory Board of the Institute for the Study of Intellectual Property and Education. The Institute was funded pursuant to the Strategic Directions Charter, and in December 1996 President Myles Brand charged the Institute and its Board with developing a new fair-use policy for Indiana University. The Advisory Board has met regularly beginning in early 1997, and the accompanying proposal is the result of those efforts. This document explains the underlying principles of this proposed policy, and it will answer some common questions about it. Please note, however, that this document is not intended to be a tutorial about copyright and fair use. Preparing and disseminating such materials will be an important part of implementing the proposed policy, and a comprehensive educational program should follow adoption of this policy.
Principle 1: An appropriate exercise of fair use depends on a case-by-case application and balancing of four factors as set forth in a statute enacted by Congress.
- A proper determination of fair use--in daily practice and in the courts--requires applying these four factors to the specific circumstances of the use:
- 1. The purpose or character of the use;
- 2. The nature of the copyrighted work being used;
- 3. The amount and substantiality of the work being used; and
- 4. The effect of the use on the market for or value of the original.
These factors must be evaluated to determine whether most of them weigh in favor of or against fair use. Explanation of the meaning of these factors is available from the Copyright Management Center at: http://www.iupui.edu/~webtrain/web_samples/cmc.html
Principle 2: Nonprofit educational purposes are generally favored in the application of the four factors, and a robust concept of fair use is crucial for advancing education and research.
The educational purpose will usually weigh the first factor strongly in favor of fair use. Keep in mind, however, that a nonprofit educational purpose does not by itself make the use "fair." One must always consider and weigh all four factors together.
Principle 3: Responsible decision making means that individuals within the university must know the fundamentals of fair use and understand how to apply them in typical situations.
To that end, the Copyright Management Center and other university offices will provide information, answer questions, and conduct seminars in an effort to prepare IU faculty, staff, and librarians to resolve fair-use questions in a good-faith and well-informed manner.
Principle 4: The university is confident that its faculty, staff, and librarians are able to make good-faith decisions about fair use, and that their decisions will best reflect the particular circumstances relevant to the decision.
Fair use depends on the facts and circumstances of the given situation. Therefore, the person closest to those facts is likely best suited to determine the law's application. The proposed policy consequently does not mandate a particular decision, but instead calls on each member of the university to be responsible for the fair-use determinations with respect to the projects within their authority. The Copyright Management Center and other offices will be available to assist with decisions.
Principle 5: Reasonable people--including judges and legislators--can and will differ in their understanding of fair use.
Copyright law rarely offers a definitive meaning of fair use for any specific application. Thus, the real meaning of fair use depends on a reasoned and responsible application of the four factors. One person's judgment and situation may not match the next, and the differences may be based on variations in facts and circumstances.
Principle 6: Because of the flexible and interpretive nature of fair use, Congress provided significant protection for educators.
Not only does the law apply particularly to educational purposes, but it also limits the monetary liability that educators may potentially face, as long they hold a reasonable and good-faith belief that their activities are fair use in light of the four factors.
Principle 7: Through educational efforts, the university should move over time toward common understandings of fair use for local needs, but such detailed interpretations ought not be part of a formal policy statement.
By keeping the policy itself concise, the university preserves the flexibility inherent in fair-use law and preserves the opportunity to respond to a changing law and the changing demands of education and research.
Principle 8: Fair use is not determined by "guidelines" that purport to quantify the boundaries of fair use.
In an attempt to clarify the meaning of fair use for common situations, various private parties have negotiated "guidelines," but those externally developed guidelines are often inappropriate for the realistic application of fair use to higher education. Such guidelines are too often an unduly narrow or rigid definition of fair use, and they usually impose additional restrictions and conditions that are not part of the law. No such guideline has been read into the law by Congress or the courts, and the guidelines are not binding. Fair use must be determined according to the circumstances of each situation.
Principle 9: If a member of the IU community acts in good faith and consistent with his or her university duties, the IU indemnification policy will also likely offer protection in the event of an infringement allegation.
Good faith increases the likelihood that activities are in fact fair use. Good faith reduces the risks of liability in the event of infringement. Good faith is also one important prerequisite to having the benefit of university assistance and support in the event that its faculty, staff, and librarians may face infringement allegations. Ultimately, good faith is best manifested through knowledge of, and reasonable application of, the four factors.
1. Why do we need a fair-use policy?
Copyright law increasingly affects scholarly pursuits. Not only are members of the university community creating new works that have copyright protection, but the routine conduct of research and teaching regularly touches the set of rights that the law grants to the copyright owners of a vast range of protected works. The range of protected works encompasses text, images, software, video, Internet sites, and other media that instructors and researchers commonly deploy in furtherance of their academic objectives. The set of rights belonging to the copyright owner of each of those works includes the right to make copies, to distribute copies, to make "derivative works," and to perform or display the work publicly. Such uses of protected works are common in the university setting, but they will not be unlawful "infringements" if they are fair use. Some of those uses also will be allowed under highly specific exemptions in the copyright law, but those exemptions are not technically "fair use" and will be addressed outside this policy.
2. What are the origins of this policy?
The genesis of this policy occurred in a meeting of various officials of Indiana University with President Myles Brand on December 19, 1996, in which President Brand expressed a desire for a fair-use policy for Indiana University and a standard of fair use that was not unduly restrictive on the university's essential teaching and research activities. He assigned the task of drafting the policy to the Institute for the Study of Intellectual Property and Education and its Advisory Board, which comprises diverse members of the IU community who share a strong interest in and knowledge of copyright. The Institute had been recently established pursuant to the Strategic Directions Charter of Indiana University.
3. What are the purposes and effects of this policy?
The central purpose of this policy is to assist members of the IU community with the use of copyrighted materials in furtherance of the institution's education and research mission and in accordance with a good-faith understanding of the principles of copyright and fair use. The intended effects of this policy are multifold. Readers should be able to make a more informed and responsible exercise of fair use, and they should be able to meet teaching and research needs without infringing the rights of copyright owners. While the policy calls on individuals to learn about copyright and to reach informed conclusions, one purpose of the policy is to motivate decisions that allow faculty and others to keep their focus on serving the university mission.
4. If I do everything that this policy directs, will the university defend me?
If faculty, librarians, and staff act in good faith and consistent with their university duties, the general indemnification policy at IU will also likely offer protection in the event of an infringement allegation. Good faith increases the likelihood that activities are in fact fair use. Good faith reduces the risks of liability in the event of infringement. Good faith is also one important prerequisite to having the benefit of university assistance and support in the event that its faculty, staff, and librarians may face infringement allegations. Ultimately, good faith is best manifested through knowledge of, and reasonable application of, fair use.
5. Who is subject to this policy?
This policy explicitly applies to all faculty, librarians, and staff of Indiana University. While the policy does not address the activities of students who are not also employed by the university, the advice and guidance about fair use will be available to students as well. While the university does not offer indemnification for students and is not legally responsible for the independent fair-use activities of students in pursuit of their study or projects, the university does expect its student to act responsibly and ethically, in a manner consistent with this policy.
6. What do I need to know about fair use?
First and foremost, an underlying philosophy of this policy is that you will learn about fair use and help yourself reach responsible decisions. The Copyright Management Center will make information available about fair use on its web site: http://www.iupui.edu/~webtrain/web_samples/cmc.html
7. Why not put explanations about fair use in the text of the policy?
While the supporting and explanatory materials are important for assisting members of the university community to meet their responsibilities under this policy, elaborations on fair use ought not be included in the policy itself. Fair use is an area of the law that changes with court rulings, and that is adaptable to changing needs, technologies, and objectives. To put details into the policy itself would tend to freeze the doctrine of fair use at a time when it is in continuous transition. Thus, the policy remains flexible to reflect changing needs and the dynamic nature of fair-use law. The policy also remains flexible to address the growing innovations of our teaching and research.
8. Who can help me with copyright decisions?
The university recognizes that innovative research and instruction give rise to the need for additional insight or support for rethinking fair use. In addition, various officials at the university have developed experience with addressing certain matters and may be able to help you respond to the circumstances more efficiently. For assistance with understanding or applying this policy, offices at Indiana University that you may contact include:
- 1. Your department chair, dean, director, or other supervisor.
- 2. For library matters, the library director or designated copyright liaison in the library.
- 3. The Copyright Management Center, which you may contact:
- By telephone: (317) 274-4400
- By fax: (317) 278-3301
- By e-mail: email@example.com
- On the World Wide Web: http://www.iupui.edu/~webtrain/web_samples/cmc.html
- 4. The University Counsel Office.
9. Who is responsible for making fair-use decisions?
This policy makes no change in the designation of authority within the university. The primary responsibility for decisions about fair use belongs to the individual with authority to oversee the relevant project or activity. That responsibility is subject to customary review by and oversight from supervisors or senior officials at the university. Thus, if you are responsible for the activity or project, you are responsible for learning about the applicable fair use and reaching the appropriate conclusion.
10. Why does the policy resist adoption of "guidelines" that explain fair use?
Fair use is not determined by "guidelines" that purport to quantify the boundaries of fair use. In an attempt to clarify the meaning of fair use for common situations, various private parties have negotiated "guidelines," but those externally developed guidelines are often inappropriate for the realistic application of fair use to higher education. Such guidelines are too often an unduly narrow or rigid definition of fair use, and they usually impose additional restrictions and conditions that are not part of the law. No such guidelines have been read into the law by Congress or the courts, and the guidelines are not binding. Fair use must be determined according to the circumstances of each situation.
11. Who are the members of the Advisory Board that proposed this policy?
Members of Advisory Board of the IU Institute for the Study of Intellectual Property and Education are:
- Fred H. Cate, Professor of Law
- Kenneth D. Crews, Associate Professor and Institute Director
- Jeremy Dunning, Professor of Geological Sciences
- William Farquhar, Assistant Vice President for Research
- J.T. Forbes, Coordinator of Federal and Community Relations
- Michael Klein, Associate University Counsel
- Arlen Langvardt, Associate Professor of Business Law
- Christopher Peebles, Information Technology
- Suzanne Thorin, University Dean of University Libraries
- Julie Watson, Vice President of Technology Transfer
Coordinator of the Institute:
- Dwayne K. Buttler, J.D.


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Nov. 12, 2001
As expected, both the men's team and Katie Appenrodt received confirmation to compete at the NCAA Championships, scheduled to be held Monday, November 19th in Greenville, South Carolina. Both the team and Katie's acceptance breaks new ground for the Gaucho program, marking the first time in UCSB history either team will be represented at the national meet.
The men are currently ranked 13th in the country and will have their sites set on intruding as a top-ten finisher. Individually, Josh Horton and Eric Gans will challenge for All-American honors, as will Appenrodt. Horton finished 7th at the NCAA Regional race last weekend while Gans was 19th. Both athletes recognized the race as a sub-par performance and are hoping for a better effort in South Carolina. Appenrodt has continued to improve all season, and after taking 10th in the competitive women's race, she appears to be peaking at a very high level.Women's Regional Recap | Women's Regional Stats
Men's Regional Recap | Men's Regional Stats


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The Pocono Mountain School District is ending its pursuit of higher tax assessments on four properties.
The Pocono Mountain School District is ending its pursuit of higher tax assessments on four properties.
In a decision it didn't publicly comment on at a December meeting, the district passed a resolution to end actions against Sanofi Pasteur in Swiftwater, the Chateau Resort and Conference Center in Tannersville, the Mount Pocono Shopping Plaza (Kmart plaza) and Pocono Village Mount Pocono (ShopRite plaza).
The resolution said it would be "counterproductive" and "not be in the best interests of the school district due to changes and developments in the law, and other factors" to continue with appeals.
The resolution came about three months after Skytop Lodge became the first of the properties to challenge and defeat the district on an appeal of its proposed new assessment value.
Property value negotiation amounts are not public record, but district spokeswoman Wendy Frable said the district believed many of the properties had a market value of "two to three times the value implied by their assessment."
There are no more tax appeals left, Frable said. All have been settled or dropped.
In 2008, the district informed about a dozen property owners that it intended to reassess their properties.
Many of the properties on the list were well-known landmarks.
The process started when outside consultants informed the district many of its largest properties were being under-taxed.
The district then set its own values on the properties and negotiated with the owners as to what the assessed property value would be.
Over the last four years, many of those businesses — including The Crossings, Great Wolf Lodge and Mount Airy Casino Resort — settled out of court with the district for new assessment amounts.
The new assessment for Mount Airy and Great Wolf came at an opportune time last year, when the district was trying to close a $22 million budget gap.
The settlement netted the district a $3.9 million cash infusion.
Other properties, however, chose to appeal the district's proposed reassessments in court.
Five of them remained in the fall, but that's when Skytop became the first business to win its appeal over the district.
The district wanted the 500-acre property in Barrett Township to be assessed between $24 million and $34 million.
Skytop argued the value of the property was closer to $12 million and $14.5 million and won the case.
The new value forced the district to rebate Skytop $1 million in previous tax collection.


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The Wam is the allround model, suited for strapless as well as strapped riding, the 6'0 is
amazing for riders over 80kg while if you are 70-80 the 5'10 and under 70 the 5'8. I prefer the thrusters set up, but the quad option does give you more drive in onshore conditions.
The Kontact is aimed at big wave riding but it also works really well in onshore (which was a big surprise to me) due to
its narrower shape allowing you to lay down full speed carves without bouncing out. It is also real fast and smooth in choppy water. If you like going fast and carving big cutbacks into the pocket, in chunky onshore conditions then
this is probably the board for you.
The Whip this year comes in 2 sizes and I've found it performs best when ridden with straps. The 5'8 has a fair bit of volume and is good for over 80kg riders and the 5'6 under 80kgs, who mostly ride strapped in onshore or cross on waves up to head high, if you ride in bigger stuff, I'd recommend the Wam.
The last 2 boards are the X Surf 5'11 and Nugget 5'0 which I haven't had time to get on yet but both look really exciting as strapless boards. The X Surf is going to be my board for strapless fun in not ideal waves up to head high while the Nugget is a chop and small wave fun strapless jumping board.
If you want to demo any of the boards I will have them in the van when I'm back or email firstname.lastname@example.com
All the demo boards will also be available to test on our wave clinics and coaching holidays this winter.
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Commerce City, Colo. - It may not be the biggest rivalry in college sports, but tomorrow's NCAA soccer match between Ivy League schools Cornell and Brown will be closely followed by the Rapids' Scott Palguta and Jeff Larentowicz, who graduated from the respective schools.
"When I was there it wasn't a rivalry, but at the moment it is because Cornell's undefeated and Brown is right behind them," Brown alumn Larentowicz told ColoradoRapids.com Friday. "They are the only two teams ranked from the Ivy League, so I think it's developed into a little bit of a rivalry."
"This year it looks like Cornell and Brown are far and away the best two teams in the Leauge, so it makes this game all the bigger," said Palguta, a Cornell alumn. "It's national bragging rights on top of just the League."
Cornell enters the match at 12-0-0 and ranked #10 in the nation. Browns comes in at 10-1-2 and ranked #18 nationally.
Palguta was a four-year started for the Big Red, playing 64 games and serving as one of the three captains in his senior year. Larentowicz made 66 appearances as a defender for Brown in his four years. Both players scored seven goals during their four year careers, and both keep up on their school's programs to this day.
"They've been fun to follow this year," said Palguta of the Big Red. "They're the only unbeaten and un-tied team left in Division I, have the second leading scorer in the country, and one of our Academy guys plays for them."
Cornell junior Daniel Haber ranks first in the NCAA Division scoring charts with 16 goals and seven assist. Rapids Academy 6'-5 defender Patrick Slogic is one of Cornell's starting center back.
Larentowicz said he follows the Bears through the school's website, but he is also part of a network of former Brown soccer players who keep each other up to date via email.
In the Conference, Cornell are 3-0-0 and Brown is 2-0-1. A win by either team gets them one step closer to the NCAA College Cup.
"The Ivy League games are always competitive because there's no Conference Tournament," said Palguta. "So whoever wins the regular season gets the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament."
Brown leads the all-time series 35-19-5 and hasn't lost to Cornell since 1999. The schools tied 1-1 last year.
Saturday's match kicks off at 3:30 ET at Stevenson Field in Providence, Rhode Island.


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Monday, October 23, 2006
When You Can't Unburn The Bridge
I think one of the hardest things to deal with is where the personal and professional intersect. I know I certainly encounter that potential conflict of interest in my own life, and have built some walls to protect myself from it. Not because I even doubt my own ability to be impartial, but because the appearance of impartiality can compromise the merit of the achievements of others if I don't have those boundaries in place. Take the cozy noir contest with Spinetingler. I had to send out multiple emails yesterday, telling some people good news, telling a lot more people unhappy news. There were people I knew on both lists, and I felt it when I sent out those notices.
Especially the ones to people who didn't place.
As I explained to someone else, having the boundaries enables me to approach my role pragmatically. I mean, it's all good and fine to be personal and fun when the news is good, but it's far from that when the news isn't what the recipient hopes to hear.
This isn't on my mind so much because of Spinetingler today, but because of other things, and it's going to get pretty personal after my initial comments, because I've been working through a lot of stuff lately. I had a high school friend visiting last week, and it had been years… I think five years, since I'd seen her last. A lot has changed in my life in that time. A lot has happened in her life. It isn't always as though you can just pick up where you left off, especially when she's meeting my husband for the first time, and for the first time since high school she's seeing where I live. There are growing pains that go with the territory.
And that's one of the strongest friendships in my life. We've literally been friends for 20 years, and the ties that bind us have survived time, distance, marriage and divorce, kids, career changes, sickness etc. Peak or trough, we're always friends.
It can be trickier to know that about people you build friendships with as an adult. You don't have a shared history, a track record. In my experience, a lot of people have been users. They come along for a time and take what they can get and move on.
There are those you'll try to befriend, but there's something that keeps you from building the bridge. It can be nebulous, elusive, hard to define. It might be that their quota is full – they have a full stable of friends and don't feel the need for more. Or they've been burned and aren't sure if they want to risk opening up to you, because they fear they might be hurt. Or they have their own reasons to doubt your motives.
I worry about stuff like this a lot. I know, I worry too much sometimes. But when I first started meeting people in the writing business, I used my married name, didn't mention Spinetingler and approached people strictly as a fan.
And I watched.
I've seen aspiring authors try to work an introduction to people in the business from successful authors. I've seen the guard go up as authors are asked for favours. I've seen that invisible yet tangible shield go up around editors, agents and publishers when they see a writer charging a path toward them.
You know, in some ways, it sucks to be successful. Think about it. If you were a millionaire, would you ever really trust that someone loves you for you, or would you wonder if they loved you for your money? I mean, come on, surely that must occur to everyone.
I worried about all of this as I was getting into the business. I worried about it because I feared I'd be viewed like so many others out there, looking for a hand out. Willing to step on anyone if it would help them get to the top.
That's why there are some people I've been extra enthusiastic about. They're the people who never graded me with a checklist before they decided if I was worthy of being acknowledged or not. They also happen to be great writers, authors who top my list for must-reads.
I still don't like where friendships and the business side of this industry collide. Some people thought I was nuts to not ask Michael Connelly to blurb my book last week, but as far as I'm concerned, if Michael Connelly reads it, what an honour. I decided that, since Stuart helped me so much this past year, I didn't want to impose on him for a blurb. I know he said he would, and he's sweet and all, but it just didn't seem fair to ask for more of his time. The book is stronger because of the counsel he gave me, and for that, I'm permanently in his debt. If I'm a better writer now than I was four months ago, you can credit Stuart for that as well.
I didn't want to ask Mark for a blurb either. I know he's a friend, and I've asked other friends… it's hard to explain. Mark is one of the people in this business I've known longest, and the kind of friend I'd take any problem to. This past year, at a few of my lowest points I've had a 'virtual' cry on Mark's shoulder. Lucky for him he hasn't had to deal with me actually blubbering in person. He's gone way beyond the realm of acquaintance and has become one of the people I trust most in this business. If there's one thing I know about him, it's that he won't feed me any bullshit, and boy, do I ever appreciate people who'll be straight with me and not change their tune depending on who they're trying to impress from one day to the next.
This isn't the first time I've mentioned trusted friends and the people I'm thankful for, but it's on my mind today because I've been struggling with a situation that has me wondering. It's a situation where I've been feeling betrayed.
The truth is, the past few months have been very stressful. When I talk about being down, people sometimes express surprise, that I don't sound like I have been, but I tend to let things build up to the point where I can't cope anymore. Then everything simply adds to the stress, and I don't handle anything particularly well. It affects my personal life, it affects my concentration, it affects my health...
And when things get like that, I do vent. And when I vent, I say, I'm not thinking clearly. I can't really explain it all. My judgment is clouded. When I'm talking like that, I'm not looking for answers. I'm looking for ears and shoulders.
The trouble is, I said that recently to someone, and instead of being an ear and a shoulder, they relayed stuff I'd told them to someone else. Someone I don't really know.
I'm not going to take the situation any further than that here on my blog, but this is where I'm at with it. It's made an already stressful time in my life feel unbearable. Instead of just dealing with the things that were already weighing on me, now it's been compounded by external pressure... Pressures that involve commitments I've made, finances, my publishing contract, everything. There are some things I've been actively involved in that I think people want me out of and I've had almost a week to think about it. I can't shake that suspicion.
Of course, it goes back to what I already said. When I'm stressed, my judgment isn't the best. And so it doesn't necessarily matter if I'm right or if I'm wrong. What does matter is that someone I trusted to talk to about my feelings has made me question if I was wrong to confide in them.
To be brutally honest, I can't remember a more difficult week in my life in quite a while, and I have had some rough spots recently. I didn't think it could get much worse, but it has. And I'm not interested in pity. 100% not. The truth of the matter is, I'm left questioning a lot of things right now, and first and foremost, I'm questioning my judgment.
I'm going to be rather selfish and say that it sucks Mark is still on tour, because if there was one person I would talk to about absolutely everything, it would be him. But then, that's hardly fair of me. He's given me advice and support on more than one tough situation this year.
Unfortunately, we all like to turn to the people we've found reliable in the past. The people who've already proven that they will keep our confidences and give us space to say a few things we don't mean and retract them later, because they know we're blowing off steam. I mean, if there's one thing I know this year it's that I've struggled with some situations that prompted snap judgments. And I've had to consciously choose to step back and force myself to keep an open mind while I got all the facts. There were people I thought were responsible for some problems I was having, and when I looked into the whole situation, I found out they were just the people who actually brought it to me – that the problems didn't start with them but others.
I believe in forgiveness. I just don't believe in laying back down to be a doormat again and again for the same people, so if you believe someone is just going to keep kicking you, you don't get down for them. You steer clear.
There are things I've been told this year that I feel the weight of knowing. Things I've experienced that automatically set me apart from some others. There have been a few times I've wondered why a person told me what they did, and hoped to hell everyone else they told has tight lips because I don't even want to deal with being suspected of betraying their confidence.
And there are times I've had to make choices to break confidences in the past. When I believe that someone might actually be hurt, for example. Or when the situation is having a direct impact on me and I've been pressured to keep an unreasonable confidence. Those are painful situations to be in. And I'm not perfect. I've shown errors in judgment in the past, and there have been times I've had to own that. I'm not saying I'm faultless, not by a long shot.
Where I go from here in this situation is completely up in the air. I have resolved only one thing, and that's to do nothing about it right now. Usually, I like to clean things up and move on, but not this time. This is one of those times I feel the need to emotionally withdraw and protect myself first. It may well be the only way to avoid making a snap decision that wouldn't be wise and could have a negative impact on a lot of people.
It means leaving a few things hanging for now, but this is one time where I can't worry about that. I have my priority list for this week, and those are the only things I'm dealing with right now and until I'm emotionally ready to address this problem, it's going to have to wait.
It does leave me wondering how you guys decide if trust can be repaired or if it's been completely destroyed.
16 comments:
- Julia Buckley said...
Well, this is very mysterious, and I hate to think you've been put through the emotional wringer. I'll be happy to be the first ear or shoulder, though. And I hope things look better in the light of morning.
I know what you mean about friendships, though. Very tenuous things . . . .
Send me an e when you have a chance!
- 11:49 p.m.
- anne frasier said...
this sounds like some heavy stuff, sandra. so sorry you're going through a rough time. and as far as the contest -- i got a little taste of that with the clarity of night contest. friends entering, then not being finalists. feeling do get hurt, because they do take it personally.
new adult friendships are a curious thing that i don't quite have a handle on simply because most of the people i'm really close to i've known for years. i like the idea of new friends, but i wonder if those friendships can ever be as strong as the ones built over time. what's weird is that i can be friends with assholes if it's happened over time. because they're kind of like family after a point. but with new people i'm not going to put up with the crap.
- 1:04 a.m.
- Sandra Ruttan said...
Anne, I think I know exactly what you mean about time and assholes.
Julia, I do appreciate it, very much. One of the things that's nice about my British friends is that they're somewhat personally removed from the people I have conflicts from. So, it's safer to take it to them because you can just deal with your problem without worrying about it impacting other friendships.
On the one hand, I don't like being cryptic. On the other, I get to the point I need to vent. I thought I'd done that, and ended up crying over the phone last week, but when the realities of what had happened really sunk in I got angry. And since all the main aspects of my life are entangled in some way, I don't feel like I have a safe corner to withdraw to.
I just feel like my head is going to explode.
- 1:17 a.m.
- SAND STORM said...
Well I can't even begin to guess what this is all about but I have had a lot of experience with backstabbing and breach of trust.
I have few close friends (my choice)and my own history has shown me that they are the only ones I could ever really count on.
I'm a loner by nature and don't sweat relationship drama normally but I 've been where you are and it sucks! Sometimes the trust can be repaired mostly I think its over. Try not to let the events of the recent weeks effect your health, life is short "Fuck it and them" and move past this.
I know easier said than done.
Of course there is always revenge:)
- 1:26 a.m.
- Amra Pajalic said...
Well as one of the people who was on the bad news list-don't sweat it. Rejection isn't ever good, but it's something we all have to deal with. Some days are better than others.
I'm sorry to hear about the backstabber. If your instincts are telling you to lay low, act on it. There's always time to give them the proverbial slap on the head, but sometimes you need to just not act because you can only deal with so much at the one time.
I'm with Anne on the friendship theme. I don't make new friends easily. The ones I've got have passed the test of time and I know they've got my back. True friendships are priceless. But you have to kiss so many frogs until you find the good ones. I've been through the merry go round like you-probably will be again. Just don't be too harsh on yourself. You don't know someone until you know them.
- 2:13 a.m.
- Patrick Shawn Bagley said...
I wouldn't enter a competition for which a friend was the judge. It's unfair to the judge/friend and, if I actually won, it wouldn't look good to others.
- 11:20 a.m.
My sympathies Sandra-my sister recently betrayed a confidence (to our parents no less, then looked at me and said Is that okay?) I could have punched her, but that would have put the parents even more on her side.
Once trust is gone, it's hard to rebuild a relationship. It can be done, but it's a lot of work and you do have to wonder if it's worth it all. Go with your gut. You know this person and your past with him/her. In the end only you know if you want to put the effort into rebuilding that trust. norby
- 12:11 p.m.
- Stephen Blackmoore said...
Sorry to hear you're having a rough patch, mon ami.
Burning bridges is not a decision to make lightly. I've burned my share and more, and though I haven't regretted many, there's a price to pay. A few years ago I burned damn near all of them. One fell swoop and I cut myself off from people I'd known since childhood. It was a tough decision. These are people I love very much, who I care about deeply.
But having them in my life was causing me more grief than not. So I hit the reset button and started over. I hadn't quite realized how much I had depended on some of that support system, but I also hadn't realized how much that support system depended on me. It felt very one sided.
I don't think I'll ever be mending those bridges, and really don't think I want to. It's turned out better for me, and, I suspect, for them as well.
- 12:20 p.m.
- mai wen said...
Seriously, you and me must be long lost sisters or something because I feel so on the same wave length with you all the time. I've struggled with friendships a lot and it's been difficult for me to come to terms with it all, especially recently. I'm a very loyal friend who would do almost anything for someone I consider a good friend, and I tend to put this expectation onto my friends as well, which many of them do not come through with. I'm the type of person that makes new friends easily and quickly as I'm super outgoing and open, but if I get burned once by them it's difficult for me to forgive them and I usually have a snap reaction, which essentially burns the bridge. I think it's wise of you to sit back and wait to react because I've hurt many of my friendships by rash reactions that I regret now.
I've also been disappointed with many of my friends who have moved away. I try to keep in contact with them by calling, sending birthday cards, etc. and rarely do I get a response, and if I do it's hurried. I don't have a "best friend" (unless you count my husband, which I sort of do, but I need a best girl friend too) and I only keep in touch with one girlfriend from childhood and it's more polite and updating each other on each other's lives. We met in person once after I move from Minnesota and it was quickly obvious that we weren't the same and didn't click anymore, so our friendship is mostly based on keeping each other updated in life, not a close friendship by any means.
At times I definitely feel that void of not having someone you feel you can trust to vent to (and I Totally and Completely understand about just needing to be heard and understood, not given advice necessarily) and it's been difficult and stressful for me. My husband's the Mr. Fix-it type and anytime I try to vent about something he tries to fix it which is so frustrating, so sometimes he's just not the right guy for me to vent to.
ARgh, if you figure out the friendship puzzle let me know, it's something I struggle with a lot too.
- 12:44 p.m.
I tend to give folks too many chances before someone bops me over the head and orders me to stop it! From a gal who needs to learn this lesson herself, I say, let it go and move on - life is too short and there are better people out there deserving of your time. =)
- 1:21 p.m.
- Sandra Ruttan said...
Sand Storm, you're right. There is always revenge. gr
Amra, you have the kind of attitude that will serve you well in this business. Professional, not personal.
Patrick, I definitely didn't enter the contest Anne was judging because Anne was a judge. I'm with you there - it's awkward. Of course, the more people you know, the harder to avoid that in your career, unless you don't put your books forward for awards.
Norby, wow. What a tough situation for you with your sister. Go with Sand Storm, and remember revenge is a dish best served cold.
Stephen, what a hard but courageous thing to do. I've gone through some of that, being cut off from people from my past, including family. And this year I've been rebuilding a few of those bridges. To be blunt, it's stressful. As stressful as severing the ties.
Good inspiration for writing, though.
Mai Wen, did we marry brothers? LOL. Seriously, I'm sorry to hear you've been having a similar struggle. For me, this is the one thing about the blog that really helps - venting it out there in such a way that purges it. You can write something in a notebook, but it's still just your thoughts until you share it. Then, people add in perspective and it evolves and changes and you start to see things from different angles. I don't expect to always be right, and I expect the odd slap on the head myself. You have to have someone with no vested interest in the outcome tell you when you're being an ass- I might blow up in the short term but end of the day I always listen. Unless I know they're wrong.
Dana, I'm the same way. And I don't like to 'discard' easily. Maybe some friendships need a longer probationary period and the mistake is mine for not showing more discretion about sharing my feelings. I mean, you don't know someone until you know someone. I've made mistakes and been forgiven, so how do you really decide that you aren't willing to overlook something?
This is why I'm often super-personal on my blog. If it isn't a secret, then nobody can betray your trust. I don't trust easily.
Which is likely why it's a bit of a recurring theme in my books. :(
- 2:22 p.m.
- Daniel Hatadi said...
When my last relationship ended, so did a number of friendships associated with it. Not through a deliberate effort as such, but when you realise that someone is using you and all the people around them as resources, quietly moving on ends up being very liberating.
There. A bit of mystery from Daniel. I hope things get ... no, wait! No sympathy! :)
- 8:13 p.m.
- Eileen said...
So sorry it has been a heavy week. If there is ever anything you need you just do a call out.
- 9:12 p.m.
- S. W. Vaughn said...
Here's my shoulder, lady. :-)
- 10:28 p.m.
- Lisa Hunter said...
Sorry you've had such a hard time, Sandra. If it's any consolation, sometimes "lost" people come back, or people we've hurt in the past decide to forgive us and let us back into their lives.
- 10:48 p.m.
I completely understand how you are feeling at the moment as I have just found out that I have been the subject of slanderous playground gossip from "the rottweillers". For a short while it destroyed me as the main perpetrator was someone I considered a friend.
The healing came from my real friends - old and new. Their shock, laughter and anger at the situation was great (and well-aimed bitchiness was even better!)
I was so sad to lose the friend initially and felt so betrayed. Trust me, it is something that we can never get past, so the relationship is now dead. What surprised me is that I feel better for it. I hadn't realised how this particular bunch of women got me down with their little judgements on the people around them and their self-righteous attitude to life around them.
Since I started talking to other people, I find I have more fun.
Most of my best friends are old friends and I'll put up with no end of crap from them because as someone else said, they are like family. I have one friend who if I want unadulterated sympathy I will call. I have another friend who I will call if I want some real straight-talking. I have other friends who I call my "Sex and the City" friends who I will bore with the minutiae of my day-to-day life and they do the same with me!
I have other more recent friends who are close, but I am always aware that they are not 'tried and tested' friends yet so while generally I give 100%, I am sometimes a bit wary because I know we don't have the foundations yet to ride a storm! (How mixed is that metaphor?)
As for the original ex-friend, well I must admit I had quite a nice feeling of satisfaction the other day when she came out of her house as I was coming near to it, my daughter called her, I blanked her and she literally ran away!!!!
Treasure your friends because there are times when you need the true ones. And they don't have to be old friends. One of my closest ones is someone I met online six years ago who happened to be the only other Brit on the forum and lived in the same town as me. I couldn't do without her now! We are rant-buddies!!!
And Mai Wen - I am married to a Mr. Fix-it too and it is very annoying. It is why I need my rant-buddies!
- 6:52 a.m.


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Big Ben Roethlisberger vs. the distinguished Donovan McNabb: Now there's a matchup made in heaven. In a game to be presented on Pittsburgh's Heinz Field next Sunday, McNabb, the Philadelphia Eagles' veteran quarterback, will lead pro football's only 7-0 team against the 6-1 Steelers.
Like McNabb, Roethlisberger is undefeated this season. Astonishingly effective for a rookie, he has made five starts as a pro and won them all since coming over from school at Miami (Ohio). Most recently, Roethlisberger presided during Pittsburgh's surprise 34-20 conquest of New England, which ended the Patriots' record winning streak at 21. It happened for two reasons:
First and most meaningful, with running back Corey Dillon injured and out, the Patriots lost their vital ground-game threat.
Second, Roethlisberger gave the Steelers what they have missed most since Coach Bill Cowher began to open up his offense:
They've needed a quarterback with superb passing skills and the instincts of a born leader, and that seems to be Big Ben. The Steelers, heading into 2004, could block, run, catch, and defend. They could do it all but throw the ball with consistent brilliance, and lately they've been doing that. Their upset win could only have materialized, to be sure, in a passing era. Running teams can't do what the Steelers have done. And it could only have been accomplished by a coach with a double-barreled pass-run threat. That, surprising his old friends, is Cowher.
Is Roethlisberger Better Than Waterfield?
THE STEELERS almost certainly aren't yet on the same road the old Cleveland Rams traveled in 1945 when they wound up in the NFL championship game — the 1940s equivalent of the Super Bowl — and won it with a rookie quarterback, Bob Waterfield. But so far, Roethlisberger has been playing better football than almost any other rookie since Waterfield. And he's a better passer than Waterfield, the great all-around athlete who made the Hall of Fame as a leader.
In another respect, Sunday's Patriot-Steeler game was also unique. When Roethlisberger carried the Steelers toward a 21-3 first-quarter lead with well-placed passes, two for touchdowns to wide receiver Plaxico Burress — and when, later, Cowher opted for a bunch of running plays to protect a lead that grew to 34-13 in the third quarter — the sports fans of Los Angeles didn't see any of it on network TV.
For the second week in a row, CBS, whose executives keep saying they have more viewers than anybody, shut L.A. viewers out of the NFL's big game. And these weren't merely big games. They were historic games. No NFL team had ever won 21 consecutively until last week, when New England set a record that has defied all other pro clubs for 85 years. And on Sunday, Pittsburgh became the only team in the NFL's 85-year history to beat a 21-game winner.
Those were the two most historic events of the season in pro ball; and if CBS could keep them out of the L.A. market, it's a good thing that Sunday's Roethlisberger-McNabb matchup has been awarded to Fox.
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The confusion on this point is rampant in the NFL. In every game, to all four platoons (defensive or offensive) first is the critical down. And the precise question for the defense is whether a good offensive team, on any given first down, will be running or passing. On that down, provided the offense has made a mystery of its tendencies, no defense can accurately forecast what's coming, run or pass. It must, as a rule, prepare for both. (Defensive strategy on second and third down is much simpler.)
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An offensive objective — staying in first down on play after play — can often be met by parlaying an assortment of long and short passes. No offense can avoid second and third down forever, of course, but the strategy should be unchanged: passing on running downs (like first and 10, third and one) and running on passing downs (second and 10, third and four.)
To succeed, a passing team needs to continuously confront the defense with a running back like Dillon or Edgerrin James, and at times the runner has to run. You can't keep crying wolf. Occasionally, you have to show the defense the wolf. The Patriots, after winning an unprecedented 21 in a row, lost No. 22 because their wolf came up with a bad foot.
Ravens Don't Have Enough Defense
THE BALTIMORE RAVENS lost a nationally televised game to McNabb and the undefeated Eagles Sunday because the Raven coach, Brian Billick, is still trying to win with his defensive team — and without enough passer. In retrospect, one of the worst things to happen to Billick was winning the '01 Super Bowl with quarterback Trent Dilfer. That gave him the notion that he could always do it with any quarterback so long as he continued to field a great defense. (Actually, Baltimore only won in '01 by knocking out two or three opposing quarterbacks in a season when NFL rules enforcement was looser, but that is another story.)
In pro football today, the problem with aiming to win with defense is that air-tight defense can't be played in every minute of every quarter. In Sunday's game, McNabb and wide receiver Terrell Owens couldn't often break the Raven defense, but they burst through once or twice — and in a 15-10 game, that was sufficient because Raven quarterback Kyle Boller was insufficient.
Although Boller looks as if he has the arm to play longball, it takes more than an arm. And for whatever reason, the Ravens have him doing something else virtually all the time. Against Philadelphia, he conducted the shortest short-pass game of the year, of any year. Recurrently, his passes crossed the line of scrimmage by no more than four or five yards. That isn't a short-pass offense as conceived by the better teams. It's a give-up offense.
Football Can Be a Game of the Mind
THE NEW YORK JETS won an easy one Monday night, outplaying the Miami Dolphins, 41-14, in a laugher illustrating that football is at times a game of the mind more than of muscle. To begin with, a week earlier, the Jets had lost by seven points to the New England Patriots when, at just the right time in the second half, the Patriot defense was ready for the Jets' favorite long pass play, quarterback Chad Pennington to wide receiver Wayne Chrebet far down the middle. The New England coach, Bill Belichick, somehow knew it was coming, and just when it was coming, and positioned two Patriot defensive backs where Chrebet couldn't get to the ball.
That, however, didn't discourage the Jets, who, certain that the Chrebet bomb is as sound as it is spectacular, hauled it out of their offensive bag again Monday night and used it to take a quick 7-0 lead. The Dolphins, like the Patriots, are a reputed defensive power — though it was clear when Chrebet darted into the end zone that they aren't as savvy as the Patriots. In fact, the Jets, remembering their troubles in New England, scored so easily on the Dolphins that they lost interest in playing on. They only woke up when, shortly before halftime, the Dolphins somehow scored the tying touchdown, 7-7.
Stung, the Jets, their heads in the game at last, retaliated with 17 points in the next 10 minutes to take a 24-7 lead. And this time, fearing Miami's erratic passer, Jay Fiedler, they kept their wits until the end and kept pouring it on.
The Miami problem is the same as Baltimore's. During a passing era in pro football, both teams think they can win with defense. Thus, year after year, they bring back the same ineffective quarterbacks. The defection of a running back can hurt, too, but not as much as misunderstanding the modern game.


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Mythbuster #3: "The harder I train, the better I'll get"
Too much of a good thing is, well, too much. Stuffing yourself at a massive holiday spread, despite the incredible food, will leave you moaning. The same goes for training. Despite a culture of bigger, faster, stronger, a bit of moderation will not only keep you injury free, but will instill consistency and smooth training progress for a lifetime.
The old-school myth that training harder and faster will make you better and stronger, or "no pain no gain", is one of the most dangerous training practices today. I am a fan of hard training, but high intensity training must be well orchestrated, occur infrequently and coordinate the right protocols. Having adequate mobility and stability are requisite, as well as competent and well-developed movement patterns. A deep understanding of fatigue and its management is key. Even more importantly, you need to properly develop mechanical control of your body in a variety of tasks, positions and metabolic demands.
Big issues arise when people decide to "get in shape" and proceed to participate in a program that makes quantity and intensity the cornerstones. Without first discovering what type of physical roadblocks may be present and how much risk for injury is lurking under the surface, training can do more damage than good, despite the best intentions.
Training is stressful. When done in the correct fashion and dosage combined with active rest, your body adapts to the stress appropriately, a response called supercompensation. At the least, too much stress leads to overtraining. At the worst, injury. Training too hard, too fast and turning exercise into a constant competition (day in and day out) is even more detrimental. The body responds in a defensive manner to this type of workout, limiting your potential, decreasing vital potentiation, and frying your nervous system.
Training should be like dating. Showing up and simply going through the motions is a sure fire way to go nowhere. On the other hand, pushing things into overdrive on the first date is also guaranteed disaster. It takes time and patience to get to know the likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses, of a date, and your body. Take the time to be intimate, engaged, interested and gentle while you build trust in each other.
Your body wants to move and get strong, but if it senses that you are training in a harmful way, your brain can throw itself into high alert lockdown. When this happens, you are blocked from the healthy bond of a relationship with your body. Even worse, your mind and your body could become locked in some Alien versus Predator death match. Your mind will be yelling Push it! while your body screams NO! This approach to exercise creates a threat instead of an enjoyable pursuit designed to make you healthy, strong and better at everything life has to offer.
"No Bueno" (gotta love the spotter, maybe he's tickling him)
Here's a list to help you evaluate your exercise program:
1. Does your training leave you tweaked, bruised, hurting, unnecessarily sore or actually injured? Run as fast as you can from that program or mentality. When you train, you should always be better after your practice than before you started, rather than a sweaty sobbing train wreck.
2. Repeatability is key. You can gauge the consistency and safety of your program by asking yourself this question: Can you repeat the same practice day in and day out? (I'm not stating that your workouts should be the same, that's a different discussion. The goal of training shouldn't be to maintain your peak, but to raise your base levels.) Consistent perfect practice will give you an appreciation for subtleties and mechanical details that will empower you and keep you safe. Even at an elite level, controlled periodized protocols keep an athlete from overtraining or injury, a very real and harmful outcome from training too hard, too frequently.
3. Train somewhere between 60 – 80% of maximum effort, intensity, and capability to build steady improvement. Leave those high intensity sessions for a blue moon. When intense sessions are utilized, only use exercises you have already mastered and in which you are very skilled, while selecting the correct exercises designed for specific responses and protocols.
Remember, your delicate yet powerful nervous system is running the show, regardless of what you want your body to do, your brain is keeping you safe in times of stress or injury even if YOU think you're engaged in a healthy pursuit.
Get better; not sore.
Train smarter; not harder.
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by Larry Austin
Seventy students at Connor Middle School will present another musical based on a popular children's book this week.
"The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Jr." opened Thursday night and continues Friday and Saturday, directed by Andrew Boron and Sarah Russo from the school's music department. In the spring, VCMS brought "Willy Wonka" to life with a successful show.
Eighth-grader Sam Sommer said his title character in "Flat Stanley" is an "average 10-year-old, who wishes to do amazing things." Stanley aims to "travel the world, do something no one has ever seen before."
"In a way it comes true, but with a twist," Sommer said of the wish.
A shooting star helps make Stanley's wish come to fruition. As he sleeps, Stanley is hit with a bulletin board and wakes up flattened, in fact thin enough to fit in an oversized envelope.
Eighth-grader Marina Wittmann plays Mrs. Cartero, who works for the United States Postal Service "at your service." Director Andrew Boron said Mrs. Cartero is the "quirky neighborhood postal lady that sends Stanley on his adventures." Stanley doesn't take a jet or drive a car. He lets the USPS do the work for him.
"She's the one that mails Stanley everywhere," Wittmann said of her character. Stanley can travel from Hollywood, Hawaii and Paris, to name a few destinations where he enjoys his adventures, such as making a movie and saving a couple of paintings in the Louvre, among other things.
"She is a bit kooky," Wittmann said of her character, comparing Mrs. Cartero to Alice from "The Brady Bunch." In fact, the show is full of characters who are a little bit off and is based on the children's books by Jeff Brown that many middle school classmates have read.
"I read the books," Sommer said. "The funny thing is, that was actually my favorite childhood book when I was little."
"It just seemed so fun and amazing and imaginative."
Though they share a spirit of imagination, the books and the musical are not identical.
"The book is still in there, but more details have been added," Sommer said, calling the musical "like a cartoon comedy."
"It's very animated," Wittmann said. Likewise, the music encompasses a broad range of genres, such as calypso, country and Broadway. "I really like the songs. The songs are great. The music is really, like, bright and happy, and the songs get stuck in your head easily."
Parents will enjoy the message "to encourage children to explore their world," Russo said. "But at the end, Stanley comes back home and he says he misses his family. It's no fun to be all by himself without his family. So it also goes into how home is not a bad place to be, either," Russo said.
"I can't wait for everyone to see it actually. It's pretty fun," Sommer said.
"The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Jr."
•Date: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Oct. 11, 12 and 13.
•Show times: 7 p.m.
•Where: Grand Island High School auditorium, 1100 Ransom Road.
•Tickets: $5 or $3 for children under 10.


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Marjorie Lucille McIntosh Hobbs Cunningham, 86, formerly of Humphrey, has gone to meet her savior. She will be sorely missed by her children, grandchildren, family and friends. She was the center and mainstay of her family. She passed away early Wednesday morning, March 6, 2013, at St. Michael's Hospital in Texarkana, Texas.
Born July 19, 1926, in Lepanto, she was the youngest child of 11 children to Walter Washington McIntosh and wife, Ada Ann Wallace. Her parents and all her brothers and sister preceded her in death.
She was married Feb. 18, 1944, to James Hobbs at Four Mile Corner in Des Arc. From this union nine children were born: Carolyn Sue Gossom, Helen Delores (H.L.) Putt, Barbara Christene (Steven) Pollack, Margaret Lucille (Randall) Lockhart, James Malcolm (Glenda) Hobbs, Sandra Kay (Samuel) Maddox, Ronald Dale Hobbs, Connie Lynn (Victor) Orsak, and Donald Ray Hobbs. She has 16 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Her husband, James Hobbs, preceded her in death along with two of her sons, Ronald Dale and Donald Ray on May 10, 1964. She also lived to say goodbye to a grandson, Matthew Major Lockhart on July 8, 1998, and a son-in-law, Samuel Jesse Maddox on January 12, 2012.
On June 30, 1984, she married Ralph Lee Cunningham of Cabot. Ralph preceded her in death on Feb. 26, 1996.
She was a member of the Central Baptist Church at Texarkana, Ark., and a faithful Christian her entire life.
The visitation is scheduled for Friday, March 8, from 5-7 p.m., and the funeral for Saturday, March 9, at 11 a.m., both at Turpin Funeral Home, 1107 W. 22nd St. in Stuttgart. The interment will be at Center Point Cemetery in Hazen, next to her first husband and two sons.
Her family requests memorials be made to BMA Ministries Breakfast, c/o Central Baptist Church, 2117 E. 35th St., Texarkana, Ark. 71854.
Reception will be at the home of her granddaughter and her husband, Dale and Cindy Leder, 695 Leder Road, Stuttgart.
Please go to www.turpinco.com to sign the online guestbook.


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With prices starting at a little over $20,000 and standard 4-wheel drive, the classic Wrangler is one of the best SUV values available. The 6-speed manual transmission helps the Wrangler achieve a not-too-shabby 15 mpg city and 19 mpg highway rating. Jeep considers the Wrangler's off-road prowess integral to the brand, and they continue to make one of the most capable 4-wheel drive vehicles out there. The Wrangler is one of the only vehicles that come from the factory a true adventure vehicle, and the best part is how inexpensive it is.
A four-door version of the Jeep Wrangler, the 2012 Wrangler Unlimited is compact 4WD SUV with superior off-road capabilities. The Wrangler Unlimited is powered by a 3.6-liter V6 engine, yielding 285 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque, that can be paired with either a 5-speed automatic or 6-speed manual transmission. Towing capacity is a modest 3,500 lbs. and fuel mileage falls within an EPA estimated range of 16 mpg city to 21 mpg highway. Features include removable doors, 18-inch wheels, removable top, halogen headlamps, wash-out interior with drain plugs, removable carpet, heated front seats, automatic temperature control, automatic transmission shifter, steering-wheel mounted controls, and remote start. Safety is comprised of advance multi-stage airbags, traction control, anti-lock brake system, brake assist, electronic roll mitigation, hill start assist, and tire pressure monitoring. The Wrangler Unlimited is backed by a 3-year/36,000-mile warranty.


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TUCSON – Real Salt Lake picked up a point in its FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup opener on Wednesday night, turning in a solid defensive performance to draw New England Revolution 0-0 at North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex.
RSL currently sits in a four-way tie for second in the Desert Diamond Cup standings with one point. Chicago Fire lead the DDC after Wednesday's opening matches with three points, RSL, New England, Chivas USA and FC Tucson are all tied on one point, while Colorado Rapids sit in sixth with no points. RSL will take on Colorado in its second DDC group stage game on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. MT. Saturday's match will be streamed live on RealSaltLake.com and MLSsoccer.com.
New England had the first chance of Wednesday's affair in the fifth minute. Rookie MF Steve Neumann collected a bouncing ball behind the RSL backline for a 1-v-1 with Claret-and-Cobalt GK Jeff Attinella, but couldn't keep his shot on frame, hitting it high from just inside the penalty spot.
RSL hit back with a chance of its own in the 20th minute. MF Javier Morales rolled a corner kick from the right side to DF Tony Beltran at the top of the box, with Beltran curling a first-time right-footer toward the left post that New England GK Brad Knighton tipped over the bar.
The sides battled it out in the midfield for the remainder of the half, with neither club able to register much in the way of chances prior to the break.
New England switched nine of 11 players at halftime, with the Revs' new group registering the first chance of the second half in the 57th minute. FW Marvin Ogunjimi collected a long ball just outside the box on the right side, turned and fired a half-volley that Attinella held with a dive at the near post.
Real Salt Lake made wholesale changes of its own a couple of minutes after New England's chance, with Head Coach Jeff Cassar changing all 11 of his players in the 60th minute. RSL's new lineup notched its first opportunity in the 71st minute. FW Joao Plata curled a free kick in from the right flank, finding strike partner FW Alvaro Saborio in the center of the box. The Costa Rican international directed his header on frame, but couldn't beat Knighton, who held the 10-yard effort at the near post.
The Revolution had a good look in the 72nd. Unnamed trialist "Player X" had the look for the Revs, playing a neat give-and-go down the left side before half-volleying just wide of the left post from 18 yards out.
RSL had its best chance of the match in the 76th minute. Plata started the play, slaloming through several New England defenders on the right side before slipping a ball to MF John Stertzer in the area. Stertzer collected and immediately turned to goal, chipping a six-yard shot toward the far post that was smothered by the onrushing Knighton.
Claret-and-Cobalt GK Lalo Fernandez preserved RSL's point with a big save in the 90th minute. New England MF Donnie Smith got on the end of a dead ball at the top-left corner of the six, powering a free header toward the near post. The ball looked ticketed for the back of the net, but Fernandez came up big, reacting quickly to paw Smith's header away and keep the clean sheet.
Real Salt Lake will resume Desert Diamond Cup action on Saturday, when it will take on Rocky Mountain Cup rival Colorado Rapids at 3:30 p.m. MT at North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex. Saturday's match will be streamed live on RealSaltLake.com and MLSsoccer.com.
Goals by Period 1 2 F
Real Salt Lake 0 0 0
New England Revolution 0 0 0
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Misconduct Summary:
Real Salt Lake (4-1-2-1-2): Jeff Attinella (Lalo Fernandez, 60'); Tony Beltran (Ryan Neil, 30'; Rich Balchan, 60'), Nat Borchers (Chris Schuler, 60'), Aaron Maund (Carlos Salcedo, 60'), Abdoulie Mansally (Chris Wingert, 60'); Cole Grossman (Joey Dillon, 60'), Sebastian Velasquez (Ned Grabavoy, 60'), Luke Mulholland (John Stertzer, 60'); Javier Morales (C) (Jordan Allen, 60'); Olmes Garcia (Joao Plata, 60'), Devon Sandoval (Alvaro Saborio, 60')
Substitutes not used: Nick Rimando (GK), Kyle Beckerman, Benji Lopez, Kwame Watson-Siriboe, Justen Glad*
*RSL-AZ Academy Player
New England Revolution (4-4-2): Brad Knighton; Kevin Alston (Donnie Smith, 46'), A.J. Soares (C) (Jose Goncalves, 46'), Stephen McCarthy (Darrius Barnes, 46'), O'Brian Woodbine (Jossimar Sanchez, 46'); Andy Dorman (Zach Herivaux, 30'; Scott Caldwell, 46'), Dimitry Imbongo, Steve Neumann (Alec Sundly, 46'), Lee Nguyen (Player X, 46'); Pierre Omanga (Patrick Mullins, 46'), Jerry Bengtson (Marvin Ogunjimi, 46')
Substitutes Not Used: Paolo DelPiccolo, Luis Soffner
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Referee's Assistants: Frank Anderson, Jonathan Johnson
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The Point Loma American Cancer Society Discovery Shop will hold an "In the Kitchen" event on Friday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, June 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, June 8 from noon to 4 p.m. The store is located at 3609 Midway Drive, Suite C. There will be lots of gadgets, cookbooks, cookware and accessories offered. All proceeds go to cancer research and education. A free weeklong salon is available for cancer survivors. Volunteers and donations are welcome. For more information, call (619) 224-4336.
SUNDAY, June 8
Shades Oceanfront Bistro will host a pet-adoption event from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. Shades received the 2014 Animal Compassion Award from The San Diego Humane Society in March, and with The Food Network recently doing a dog-themed show at Shades (airing next season), event organizers are hoping for a healthy turnout. Participating organizations include Second Chance Dog Rescue, Labrador Rescuers, SD Spaniel Rescue and Almost Home Animal Rescue. Shades is located at 5083 Santa Monica Ave., No. 1F. For more information, visit www.ShadesOB.com.
THURSDAY, June 12
Point Loma Assembly Tea from 4 to 6 p.m. at 3035 Talbot St., featuring entertainment by the wildly popular Pizarro Brothers. The Pizarro Brothers began studying classical music at the age of 3 and a half. They started performing duets on one piano in 2003, when Dominic was 7 years old and Angelo 4. The duet has been featured on CBS, Fox News and KUSI and has performed for numerous charities and special events, including Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Ronald McDonald House Charities. The musicians have been inspired by music greats like Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Ray Charles and Billy Strayhorn. Admission for non-members is $15. For more information, visit www.pointlomaassembly.org.
• Point Loma High School will host its 89th graduation at Bennie Edens Field, 3 p.m. All guests enter through Voltaire Street entrance only. Ticketed guests arrive at 2 p.m. Seniors arrive at gym at 1 p.m. Attendance will be taken at 1:15 p.m. All graduates must be present at this time.
June 14-15
Calling all wooden boats. On June 14-15, Koehler Kraft will continue its 24th Father's Day weekend tradition of hosting San Diego's Wooden Boat Festival. The Wooden Boat Festival is a rare opportunity for the public and wooden boat enthusiasts to view these crafts up close. The Wooden Boat Festival welcomes vessels of any size and in any stage of their restoration process, with spaces available in and out of the water. Additional family-friendly activities include free steamboat rides, live music, food and beverages and crafts projects hosted by local vendors. Koehler Kraft is a boatyard and marina located on Shelter Island. All proceeds from the festival benefit Challenged America, a recreational rehabilitation, adaptive-sailing program which was launched by disabled veterans in 1978. For more information and to register, visit www.koehlerkraft.com/wbf.
WEDNESDAY, June 18
The Point Loma Republican Women Federated will host its monthly luncheon meeting at 10 a.m. at Point Loma Café, located at 4865 Harbor Drive. The program will be "Meet your Republican Central Committee Representatives and Learn How They Represent You." A no-host lunch follows, and guests are welcome. For more information, call Marilyn at (619) 222-9532.
THURSDAY, June 19
The Ocean Beach Historical Society is celebrating an important historical gift to the Peninsula by hosting a presentation on the 105th anniversary of Collier's Parklands. The event will feature John Noble, Richard Dhu and Kathy Blavatt. In 1909, D.C. Collier's dream of a park for the future children of his beloved community was on its way to being established. More than a century later, parks on the property include Collier Park, the Point Loma Native Plant Reserve, the Ocean Beach Community Garden and Cleater Park (ballfields). Learn about the parks' turbulent past, including areas that lost protection as designated parkland. Also hear about the home for unwed mothers that sat on the parkland's site for decades. The program takes place at 7 p.m. at the Point Loma United Methodist Church, located at 1984 Sunset Cliffs Blvd. For more information, visit www.obhistory.wordpress.com.
SATURDAY, June 28
Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off Festival, hosted by the Ocean Beach MainStreet Association. Look for all the details in our special edition of the Peninsula Beacon on June 26, devoted to all things street fair.


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The Milton Bradley Company is a game company established in 1860. One of the company's first games was The Game of Life, first published in 1860 and still in print today. Milton Bradley is also known for the games Battleship (1943), Candy Land (1949), Stratego (1961), Operation (1965), Twister (1966) and Connect Four (1974).
Children's Television Workshop first contracted with the Milton Bradley Company in 1973 to produce Sesame Street puzzles under the Playskool label. Milton Bradley and Playskool also acquired the licenses for The Muppet Show and Fraggle Rock, and produced a variety of puzzles, games and toys for all three.
The Sesame Street license continued when the company was bought by Hasbro in 1984. Hasbro still maintains the Milton Bradley and Playskool brands.
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