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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Jason Eskridge opened lots of windows to opportunities during his years as a Tennessee Tech student. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering, allowing him to begin a potential career with NASA. He played football for the Golden Eagles, one of his tackles stopping a player who would go on to a headline-making NFL career.
Who could have imagined the one small, relatively insignificant event that would eventually point toward his path in life came on the night he sang the national anthem in Eblen Center before the start of a volleyball match.
Deep down, Jason knew football and engineering would take a back seat to his music.
He's now a recording artist with three CDs, sang the voice-over on a motion picture, was a backup singer for Lyle Lovett and his Large Band, has toured with Jonny Lang, and has performed at both Carnegie Hall and the Ryman Auditorium.
And, he's only just beginning.
"When I was growing up, my grandfather (J.C. Eskridge) sang in a gospel group called the Five Stars, based out of Rockwood," Jason recalls. "They traveled throughout the Southeast, and they had a Sunday morning radio show. I would travel with them, riding in the car, listening to music. I think that's where my love for music initially burst. I always loved listening to music."
"Eventually, I started singing in the church choir. I sang in the high school choir, and then in college. I've always had a little bit of music going on," he says.
At Christmastime, he returned to a small music venue in Nashville for a one-night performance to a standing-room-only crowd of friends, families and others who wanted to hear his songs.
At the close of the show, he delivered a message of encouragement for everyone.
"I'm a believer in Jesus Christ, and I feel he's the answer to a lot of folks. I don't get the opportunity at all shows to do that, but whenever possible, I try to encourage people that there's something bigger than themselves. They can find joy and peace through Jesus Christ. That's a part of who I am. A lot of music comes from that passion," he says.
Yet, he doesn't really consider himself a Christian artist with a singular message.
"I don't know that there's any one message. My basic desire as a musician is to create music that causes the listener to love God, love themselves, love their fellow man, think harder, think deeper, think broader, laugh until they cry, laugh when they want to cry, try something new, remember something old, and ultimately live life to the fullest," he says.
Despite his blossoming music career, it's difficult to be passionate about music every day.
"Honestly, I'm not passionate about it every single day. Just like any other job, there are days when it's frustrating or monotonous. It's not often, but it does happen from time to time."
"That being said, one of the things that keeps me passionate about music is the powerful affect that it can have on the life of the listener," he says. "You can be having a horrible day, but let your favorite song come on the radio and it just makes things a little better. Another thing that I love about music is the process of creating it. It's awesome to start a song from scratch and then walk through the process of bringing it to a finished product.
Jason admits to numerous influences on his music.
"I'm a fan of many different types of music. I definitely gravitate toward old-school soul music, like Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. I'm also a fan of some of the great singer/songwriters out there, namely James Taylor and Tommy Sims. I really like the storytelling side of country music. I love the amazingly tight harmonies and melodies of bluegrass."
And, there are the songs his grandfather used to sing.
"I think my earliest musical influence would be the gospel music that I grew up listening to with my late grandfather. He opened me up to groups like the Jackson Southernaires, The Gospel Keynotes, and The Mighty Clouds of Joy."
Now that we've returned to his grandfather's influence, let's go back, and fill in a few blanks.
Jason Eskridge grew up in nearby Rockwood, Tenn., playing linebacker and runningback at Rockwood High School well enough to earn the District Player of the Year award as a senior. He also earned honorable mention McDonald's All-America recognition.
For that gridiron prowess, Golden Eagle coach Jim Ragland offered Eskridge a scholarship. In 1992, he spent a redshirt season, then played four years, working directly under linebackers coach Mike Hennigan.
"I chose Tech for two reasons," Eskridge recalled. "I was offered a football scholarship, and that was a big part of it. Also, anyone will tell you that Tech is one of the best engineering schools in the country. To be that close to home and get to attend a school of that quality. It was all positive."
Of all the games in his memory, a trip to play at Marshall University in 1995 stands out.
"Chad Penington (now the quarterback with the Miami Dolphins) was the quarterback, and I tackled him," Eskridge recalls.
Closing his football career, Eskridge embarked upon a career with NASA, putting his mechanical engineering B.S. degree to work.
"That's pretty much where my head was, career-wise," Eskridge said. "As a kid, I was always intrigued with how things worked, what made things go and not go, so all throughout my years growing up, I had kind of 'nerdy' curiosity for how things worked."
While at NASA working as a contract engineer, Eskridge made numerous visits to Nashville and was in the midst of the music scene.
"I spent lot of time in Nashville, hanging out with friends and looking at other ventures in life," he says. "I started meeting people, I sang in a couple of weddings, and there were other random occurrences that put me in contact with some music folks. I started forging relationships with people who encouraged me to try music. I've always wrote songs, and I fooled around with the guitar, and I thought I'd give it a chance."
He stayed in Huntsville less than two years.
"I pretty much centered my move to Nashville around music," he says.
In the next two years, Jason met Elizabeth Piedmonte. A native of upstate New York, she was attending college in Nashville, and in 2001 they were married. The couple has a daughter and a son.
Today, Jason manages his own career, but admits he has a couple of folks who look out for him, serving as sounding boards for things he want to do.
Primary among them are the producing duo of Shannon Sanders and Drew Ramsey.
"They hired me to sing on Jonny's record, which led to my traveling with him. They were instrumental with that, and they've helped me with my own projects.
He has also assembled his own band.
"In the years I've been here in Nashville, whether it be through sessions or other interaction, I've become friends with tons of musicians," he explains. "I've forged relationships with the folks I work with. They are some of the best in the world to work with. They play my music with passion and love, and they're also good people to be around."
Jason has released three CDs, all independent releases which he recorded himself. He sells them at his shows, and they are all available on his website or on ITunes.
In 2002, he released a live recording of music that he played at a camp in Missouri. In 2006, he released a six-song Christmas CD. Last year, he released a six-song extended play CD.
"I think the biggest challenge for me has been having to regularly recreate myself and stay new and fresh while at the same staying true to the things I desire to be as an artist," he says.
For more information, check out his website at jasoneskridge.com.
Written by Rob Schabert
This story was first published in VISIONS magazine
Note: Jason will present a holiday concert Thursday night at the Douglas Corner Cafe in Nashville, beginning at 8 p.m.


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Like it or not, we have a decision to make. Election Day is quickly approaching and there's a matter of one more of those presidential debates to watch and learn from - if you can tolerate the interruptions from all camps.
I have to admit that I find politics fascinating. Always have. My minor in college was political science and those were some of the most interesting classes I remember from attending the University of Alabama in the 1980s.
We did mock debates in a grad-level course I took when I was a senior. It was fun and taught me a lot. In fact, there were times when I thought I would make a good attorney. Given enough information, I thought I could make my case and argue "for" or "against" anything. But here we are today and I stayed with the journalism career and what fun it is. My job is actually even more fun during the political season.
I like the banter and the letters to the editor about the issues and the candidates. I like the online dialogue and sometimes spirited debates about the issues and candidates that we are able to host and sometimes moderate.
Everyone has an opinion about the candidates, the parties, the press, the people, the moderators at the debates and even other stuff that probably is not in reality relevant, but it becomes relevant thanks in large part to social media.
You can't honestly tell me that after the most recent debate you didn't Google or think about "Googling" binders full of women.
That phrase was trending on Twitter, Facebook and the Internet within moments.
Both candidates are working to get as much political mileage as they can in these last important weeks before the Nov. 6 election. It's their job. Someone is going to win and someone is going to lose. That's just the way it is.
There have been salient points made during the debates on Twitter. One of the reactions after last week's debate that I have held onto is someone asking why the debates are only 90 minutes and that they should be longer. The comment was made that the election is very important but the candidates are debating for a shorter period of time on one night when compared to an NFL game. That point made me pause and think. It made me also wonder why there are so many undecided voters still wafting in the wind. It also kind of makes me nervous if one good or bad debate performance can sink a candidate or propel one.
Even analysis after the fancy charity dinner asked people who they thought was funnier: Obama or Romney. The national media will play that one over and over. I watched the clips. They both were pretty funny. They had to be. There's a lot at stake.
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Last night was "Prom Night" -- hope none of you are hungover, locked up, or pregnant this morning.
They're playing Flo Rida, but it's Huey Lewis I see up on the stage. HUEY! HUEY! HUEY!
Now, we're recapping last night and I am again twice subjected to Andy Dick's naked torso. They should warn us about such things.
Apparently, the Twitter-chosen Prom King and Queen get two extra bonus points. And the King and Queen are Jacoby and Zendaya!
I'm not at all surprised about Zendaya -- I saw her hashtag in the US Trending Topics last night on Twitter. And it must be more than just Baltimore that's feeling the Jacoby love. As a bonus, Tom tells both of them they're also safe from elimination.
And now, it's time for HUEY! Huey Lewis & the News are releasing a 30th anniversary expanded edition of their classic album Sports. TRUE STORY: I have a friend who's from England and lives in London. She's a HUGE Huey Lewis & the News fan, but had never seen them perform live. So, she flew all the way to Naperville, Illinois (outside Chicago) to go to Ribfest with me to see them. The best part? She's a vegetarian.
Anyway, they're playing maybe my least favorite song from the album, "The Heart of Rock 'n' Roll." I would've hoped for "If This Is It" or "Heart and Soul" but I get why they did this one. By the way, if you ever, ever get the chance to see Huey Lewis & the News live, whether or not it's at a Ribfest, do. They're a TREMENDOUS live act. Great musicians, tight band, and the crowd is with them start to finish. They'll also occasionally rework old songs in a way that doesn't make you go, "Oh, I wish they'd just played it like the album."
Now we see a "Prom Week Photo Booth" and they give out awards: Andy Dick is the "Class Clown." "Except when he cries," Ingo points out. Oooh, mean. But true. Andy says Lisa is "Most Likely to Flirt with the Judges." Lisa says Derek is the Hottest Guy. Cheryl asks "Who is the black guy on the show who has no rhythm?" D. L. waves his hand sheepishly.
Kellie and Derek are wearing enormous glasses and when Kellie says she's the most likely to hit someone and puts up her fists, Derek asks, "You wouldn't hit a guy with glasses, would you?"
Lindsay says Victor is the one Most Likely to Talk Back to the Judges and she's always reminding him to be quiet when they're getting their feedback from the judges.
Karina identifies Jacoby as "the best farter." And then they show him letting one rip in the rehearsal studio. JACOBY RASHI'D JONES! We have seen your mother and I'm pretty sure she brought you up better than that! I kid, I kid. … But seriously, ewwww.
Brooke explains that because the audience choose the Prom King and Queen, the judges get to pick tonight's encore dance. Len says that he and Carrie Ann couldn't decide, so they left it up to Bruno.
Then the camera pans over to Bruno and he's not there. And, yes, it's the YMCA routine again, with Bruno as the "biker." I totally approve of us getting to see Bruno dancing. Someday, I'd love to see Len do a routine. Maybe a tango?
Bruno comes out at the end for the finishing pose. And I have to say, Bruno's in good shape still. Tom kids him about his "four pack" and Bruno protests that he works on it. Tom says, "I know you do." It's kinda nice to think these people might actually like each other in addition to working together.
Tom mentions that they have cameras everywhere, all the time, and we see footage of Len giving himself a pep talk in the hallway out to the ballroom last night. I don't know if this is real or staged, but it's funny. Especially when a young female employee bumps into him and he says, "Don't touch what you can't afford, sunshine."
Now here's Kellie and Derek to get their results. They show some footage of Kellie situating herself for the beginning of her routine last night and she strikes up a conversation with the audience members seated around her spot. She really does seem genuinely nice. She's not so great at doing math in her head, as proven by their post-dance interview. Hey, I can't do it sometimes when it's on a page in front of me, as readers have been more than happy to point out to me in the past. Anyway, Kellie and Derek are safe.
Tom's got D. L. and Cheryl on stage with him and we see footage of D. L. saying that he thinks Len took the criticism too far last night. Len says that he's been "kind" this season and that actually he was generous last night. Stand up for yourself, Len! You're a judge and you're judging. Suck it up, D. L. Which he's going to have to do again at least for another week because he and Cheryl are safe.
Now it's an all-male dance routine to "Seven Nation Army" aka the Ravens' unofficial fight song of late. They better be careful or Jacoby may try to run 108 yards across the ballroom.
More couples, more results: Sean and Peta are safe. Lisa and Gleb are in jeopardy. Victor and Lindsay are safe. Andy and Sharna are in jeopardy.
There's a big debate about whether or not celebrity men or women have an easier time on DWTS. Female celebrities have gotten a higher percentage of the perfect scores. The average score for women is higher, too. And men have won 8 seasons and women 7.
Tony argues that female celebrities have it harder because they're going backwards and are blind. Karina thinks male celebrities have it harder because they have to lead. Derek says that's bull because the female pros prop up the male celebrities during the routine. I think the challenges are different but equally difficult.
Macy's Stars of Dance performance. Tom explains that they taped it before the live show began and says we'll understand why they did that way when we see it. My curiosity is duly piqued.
Oh, wow. It's mesmerizing. It's one of those things where they danced it forwards but we're seeing it played in reverse. Like, we see scarves and umbrellas fly off the floor up into the hands of the dancers. The one thing I can't figure out is the slide to the side of the stage. I have no idea how they made the one guy look like he was sliding up it and then moments later the three guys were sliding down it. It must have been very clever editing or something, but it made my brain go all funny.
Really really a cool performance. Absolutely worth hunting down and watching if you missed the show on tv.
Now Demi Lovato sings and I feel old.
More results: Aly and Mark are safe. Ingo and Kym are safe. Wynonna and Tony are in jeopardy.
The three "in jeopardy" couples are on stage. The couple announced as safe are Lisa and Gleb. This means Wynonna & Tony and Andy & Sharna were the bottom two in scores/votes.
Wynonna and Tony are going home. Whew. If she's not relieved, I am on her behalf. She looked liked she'd stopped having fun, maybe after Week 1. And this show is, as much as it can be inspirational or redemptive, first and foremost about fun. I mean, have you SEEN that mirrorball trophy?


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Clinton campaigns in Waterbury for Murphy
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Waterbury —Former President Bill Clinton stopped in Connecticut Sunday to support Democrat Chris Murphy's U.S. Senate campaign, telling an audience of about 2,600 that his Republican opponent, Linda McMahon, stands for the same failed policies as her party's presidential nominee, Mitt Romney.
In a nearly half-hour long speech at The Palace Theater in downtown Waterbury, Clinton took aim at the core of McMahon's campaign message: She has a jobs plan and Murphy doesn't.
"The Murphy plan is far better for you, the average citizens of Connecticut and the United States, than the McMahon plan, which is the Romney plan," said Clinton, the nation's 42nd president.
Much of the state's Democratic Party establishment was in attendance, including Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
Clinton dismissed McMahon's six-point plan as "the same old same old," containing "more tax cuts for higher-income people and big cuts to pay for it in education and training and science and technology — in the future of America."
He said Murphy's plan, by comparison, is a call to "buy American with American tax dollars, to invest in new technology, in bringing manufacturing back, in supporting small businesses and clean energy and education."
But McMahon's campaign spokesman, Todd Abrajano, said there is nothing in McMahon's plan that would cut education, training or science. He said the plan grants tax relief for many middle-class families, lowering their federal income tax rates to 15 percent from 25 percent.
"It is very clear President Clinton doesn't know what is in Linda's plan" Abrajano said. "There would be no tax cut for the 25 percent bracket under Congressman Murphy's plan — that would be 'the same old same old' that President Clinton was talking about."
Clinton is the latest big-name politician to journey to Connecticut for one of the two candidates. New Jersey's Republican Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., made separate visits this month to campaign with McMahon.
A new Quinnipiac University poll last week showed Murphy overcoming earlier 3-point and 1-point deficits to lead McMahon by 6 percentage points. However, recent Rasmussen and Mason-Dixon polls still have the race in a statistical tie.
The former president argued that Murphy and President Obama have better plans for long-term debt reduction than McMahon and Romney. He faulted the two Republicans for offering few specifics on how the nation would afford their proposed tax cuts and military spending.
"Remember what your mother told you," Clinton said. "If something sounds too good to be true, then it probably is."
Clinton spent several minutes on the auto industry. He said McMahon, like Romney, didn't support the 2008-2009 auto bailout that began under President George W. Bush and was significantly expanded under President Obama. The bailout had an impact beyond just Michigan and Ohio, Clinton said, as it saved countless auto supplier jobs throughout the country,
He applauded the Obama administration's new fuel mileage standards and warned that Romney would repeal them. The new rules will require by 2025 that all new vehicles sold in the country average 54.5 miles per gallon, up from a reported average of 28.6 miles per gallon last year.
In his remarks Sunday, Murphy, who represents Waterbury in the 5th Congressional District representative, recounted how it was during one of his campaign's "tougher moments" when he first learned that Clinton would visit.
"I wondered if I could really do this," Murphy said, and then "I got a phone call and the voice on the other end said, President Clinton is coming. And I straightened my spine and I thought to myself, we can do it."
Blumenthal, who defeated McMahon by 12 points in the 2010 Senate race, said Murphy would be a colleague who would add to his vote.
"I don't want his opponent to cancel it out," he said.
"I think I know her better almost than anyone here," Blumenthal said of McMahon, a former wrestling executive. "I know what it's like to have that constant pounding."
He continued: "When I wake up in the morning, like this morning, the first person I think of is Chris Murphy — after I look across the bed and see Cynthia. Because I know what his day is going to be like. I know what it is like to run against a $50 million attack machine."
McMahon was in Watertown today at a "Job Creators for Linda" campaign rally. The honored guest was Sheila Bair, former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp from 2006 to 2011.
Murphy also told how in anticipation of Clinton's visit, he and his 4-year-old son, Owen, had a talk about former presidents. His son asked, "But daddy, haven't there been any girl presidents."
"Recognizing who was coming, I said, 'Well, you might just have to wait four years,'" Murphy said. "And I'm not talking about Michele Bachmann here!"
Clinton's wife, Hillary Clinton, who turned 65 on Friday, has announced that she will not serve a second term as the nation's secretary of State. However, she hinted to the Wall Street Journal last week that many people have talked to her about staying on.
Asked whether she'll run for president again in 2016, she told the newspaper "I have ruled it out."
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You can read about it, you can ponder it, you can imagine it, but nothing teaches you what its like to be an artist in La Plata County like actually creating something.
That was the premise of Scott Hagler and Bill Bishops plan for this years Leadership La Plata Art & Culture Class, which took place Nov. 9, at Durango Arts Center.
Angela Atkinson and Rebecca Wildbear led a leadership skills training session before class members got down to business, or should I say, fun. DAC Artistic Manager and Theater Director Theresa Carson got them on the Diane Panelli stage for improvisational and acting activities.
Barbara Conrad Gallery Director Mary Puller talked about past and future exhibits and planned collaborations between the art centers gallery, education and theater departments.
Then it was back to hands-on art as Education Director Sandra Butler (no relation, as far as we can tell) led the class in making a Buddhist mandala.
Because it was important for the class to understand the impact of the arts on our community, Sherri Dugdale, with the city of Durango, and DAC Executive Director Peggy Zemach, talked about the economic impact of the arts. Tim Birchard, Paul Boyer and Indiana Reed all shared accounts of their lives in the arts before Morgan Gurney of Sweet Treats by Morgan and pastry chef extraordinaire, demonstrated the culinary art of cake decorating. She left behind the end result, a delicious pumpkin cake for the class to sample.
Jonathan Latta, assistant professor of music at Fort Lewis College, kept the cakes sugar high going when he engaged the class in a drumming circle with some African dance included.
Loath to let the day end, the class adjourned to Cocktails and Creations on Main Avenue to continue the fun.
The members of this years class are Sam Beardsley of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; Neil Dolder from Jaynes Corporation of Colorado; Gregg Dubit, executive director for Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency; Jackie Fischer, program coordinator for the TRIO Upward Bound Program at Fort Lewis College; Susie Fisher from Needles Country Store; Bayfield Middle School Spanish teacher Janae Hunderman; Elsa Jacgniecki of Bright Green LLC; Denise Leslie of Shared Vision Publishing; Caitlyn McCullough from Resources for Medical Education & Collaboration; Athletic Program Training Director Carrie Meyer of Fort Lewis College; Bethany Powell; Meggin Roberts from Animas Surgical Hospital; Carla Schuck from the Records Department of the Durango Police Department; and entrepreneur Jack Turner.
During the year, the diverse class will learn about different segments of La Plata County, including health and human services, our criminal justice system, government, the business sector and other aspects of what makes our community work.
Heres a disclaimer. As a graduate of the Class of 1991-1992, I am a big fan of the program. I use what I learned every day in this job and knowing who to call to get a piece of information is incredibly helpful. I also made enduring friends in the program, particularly Barbara Conrad, the namesake of the gallery at the DAC, so you see, life really is a circle.
Enjoying the light of birthday candles in these dark nights are Lauren Biery, Lance Kirk, Kathy Phelps, Bradley Briscoe, Brock Ontiveros, Jackie Gillespie, Nancy McCaddon, CeCe Sallee, Scott Sohle, Vayle Townsend, Bob Conrad, Sandy Goodell, Jacob Hillburn, Henry Larson, Linda Mack Berven, Alice Robinson, Katie Cunnion, Adrienne Aronson and Carter House.
Mercy Regional Medical Center never stops hopping, but in addition to its contributions to keeping us healthy, staff members, medical personnel and supporters have an active social life.
On Nov. 2, the Mercy Health Foundation held its annual Circle of Caring, a thank-you party for substantial donors. They took over Mahogany Grille, Office Spiritorium and Oak Room at the Strater Hotel for the festivities, which included a signature drink, the Captain Kirk, in honor of retiring, make that stepping down, Mercy CEO Kirk Dignum.
The recipe for the drink? Citrus vodka, a splash of brandy, cranberry juice, grapefruit juice, a cherry and orange twist served in a martini glass rimmed with Pop Rocks.
The Strater served quite a spread, with food stations spread out across the various rooms. It was a culinary tour around the world.
At the salad station, guests could select a caprese pasta salad, a Caesar salad and raw vegetable crudités. Over at the Asian station, a stir-fry station offered chicken, veggies, lo mein noodles and steamed and fried rice, carved Asian pork loin and vegetable spring rolls.
The fish station served a whole house-smoked salmon with French bread, capers and lemon aioli, grilled shrimp skewers and California sushi rolls. On the Mediterranean table, hummus and pita chips, tabbouleh, chicken souvlaki and grilled vegetables were on offer.
The Strater always does great desserts, and guests could choose a sampling of minis, including cheesecakes and a wonderful crème brûlée. Yum.
Because it was Dignums retirement, there had to be a few farewells and thank yous. For a man who has seen Mercy through the politics, fundraising and design of our magnificent new medical center, as well as a organizational merger with Centura Health, there were too many thank yous for the introvert and not enough for the more than 200 attendees.
Chaplain Diana McKenna, Mercys director of mission and spiritual care, offered a prayer from Saint Ignatius, finishing with an Irish blessing. Thats perfect because the religious order of the Sisters of Mercy, who founded the hospital in 1882, was established in Dublin.
May you always have walls for the winds, a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire, laughter to cheer you, those you love near you, and all your heart might desire, McKenna said. Ive got to remember that one.
Mercy Health Foundations board President Beth Drum said in the last three years, the foundation has raised more than $6.2 million, turning around and plowing $5 million of that back to the medical center and Hospice of Mercy.
The results are visible both inside and out of 1010 Three Springs Blvd. Hopefully, youll never need Flight for Life, but the foundation helped Mercy get started with the service. The Brain Matters program, working to get people in helmets when pursuing activities prone to brain injuries; Journey of Hope, helping uninsured and underinsured women get mammograms for early detection of breast cancer; and if youre having surgery, you might appreciate the rapid-infuser blood warmer. Then theres Mercys Global Health Missions project in Tanzania.
Kudos go to Chief Development Officer Karen Midkiff, Development Officer Joy Hess, Kay Hoppe and administrative assistant Lauri Wilson-Lacy for working so hard behind the scenes every day.
Missy Rodey, president of the Mercy board, had the honor of thanking Dignum for his contributions, which, during 14 years as CEO and 17 with the hospital are too numerous to count. (Not to mention that no one has officially been keeping score.) But she didnt need a laundry list to say the most important thing.
Kirk never loses sight of Mercys mission to care for those in need, she said. I wish you time, good health and the knowledge that you always made a difference.
Dignum, never one to miss a moment to be self-deprecating, gave credit for his accomplishments to his team and the community.
With Tom Gessel (the new CEO), youve traded up, he said. Its kind of like getting Peyton.
The speechifying ended with a special presentation to Dignum Mercys first Leadership Philanthropic Award.
Dignums lovely wife, Ginny, and beautiful daughters, Kelsey and Megan, were on hand for his big moment, which he is glad is over.
Let me add my thanks and congratulations, Kirk. The folks at Mercy have saved my life twice in the last seven years, and they did it because they had the right equipment, facilities and organizational support behind them.
Not bad for a medical anthropologist.
Its been a bit hard getting in the holiday spirit when its dry, brown and 50 degrees plus. But the way to get revved up is to attend the Festival of Trees from 1 to 6 p.m. today, Sunday and Dec. 7, 8 and 9 at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum, 479 Main Ave.
More than 20 businesses and individuals decorate gorgeous trees, all kinds of local groups provide dance and musical entertainment, and local food vendors provide free goodies to the first 100 to walk through the door each day. (Today is Bread, and Sunday is Fuzziwigs Candy Factory day.)
Admission is free, there are drawings to win trees (valued from $400 to $1,000 and complete with the gifts underneath), and its a great way to spend time with the family.
Topping it all off, the event, which is a collaboration between Community Connections and DeColores Civitan Club, is a fundraiser for the only local organization that works with our developmentally disabled neighbors on a 24/7 basis. So important, and I dont write about it nearly enough.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi's top elections official says the state should start issuing free voter identification cards in early 2014, months before the first election in which people will be required to show photo IDs at the polls.
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said the cards will be available to any voter who lacks a government-issued photo ID. People who already have an acceptable form of photo ID – including a driver's license, a U.S. passport, a gun permit or a college identification – will not need a separate card.
"If you have those, of course, we will thank you for coming, but we will not issue you an ID," Hosemann said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Voters will have to start showing photo ID at the polls in June, during party primaries for U.S. House and Senate races, Hosemann said. No ID is required for people who vote by mail.
Mississippians approved a voter ID constitutional amendment in 2011, and legislators put the mandate into law in 2012. At that time, Mississippi and other states with a history of racial discrimination needed federal approval, or "preclearance," to alter their election laws.
The Mississippi voter ID proposals were still being analyzed by the U.S. Justice Department this past summer. Then, a Supreme Court ruling in late June struck down part of the Voting Rights Act and erased the requirement for federal approval in the "preclearance" states.
Since that ruling, Hosemann has been working on rules to implement voter ID.
Hosemann and other supporters say requiring ID will prevent people from masquerading as others to vote. But, opponents have long said that requiring photo identification could squash the constitutional rights of people who forget to obtain a required type of ID or leave it at home while trying to vote.
Mississippi House Democratic Leader Bobby Moak of Bogue Chitto said, for example, that an older veteran who no longer has a driver's license might not remember to go to the circuit clerk's office to get a voter identification card. He said prosecution for voting fraud is rare, and requiring ID "is trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist."
"It's setting the house on fire so you can say, 'I saved the occupants,'" Moak said.
Hosemann said the state-issued voter ID card will be the same size as a driver's license, so it will fit in a wallet. It's designed to look different from a driver's license, though, with a larger photo and no date of birth.
Legislators set aside money during the 2013 session for the secretary of state's office to buy cameras to take pictures for the IDs. Hosemann said the cameras will be distributed in December to 92 circuit clerks' offices. Mississippi has 82 counties, and 10 of those have two courthouses. In early 2014, Hosemann's office will provide training about the voter ID law and procedures for circuit clerks and election commissioners.
Under administrative rules that Hosemann wrote, anyone who needs a voter ID card can get a free ride to the local circuit clerk's office. Once the person is there, the clerk will run a free records check, if needed, to validate information from the voter's birth certificate. Hosemann said the rules are supposed to address opponents' concerns that voter ID is tantamount to a poll tax.
The Justice Department has sued Texas over its voter ID law, but no lawsuit has been filed so far in Mississippi.
Hosemann said that based on a survey his office commissioned in November 2012, fewer than 2 percent of Mississippi voters lack an acceptable form of photo ID. His office did not provide an estimate of how many people that is.
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These boots clearly belonged to a Beatles fan, possibly a musician of sorts, before they (the boots) arrived here…except, the heels are too low. No, no, these belonged — I see it now — to a member of the Sherlock Holmes Irregulars. It's a Spanish boot style, ankle-high, an English-made job with expandable canvas separating the heel area from the front of the boot. Exactly the kind of footwear Holmes favored. The price is $14; I end up getting them for $6. I would attribute that to my redoubtable bargaining skills, except I haven't any.
Meanwhile, I hunt around the 9000 square feet of items for a stylish coat. Here's one: a brown leather, wide-lapelled, calf-length deal that would be perfect if I were in Chicago or New York. I'm not. And here's one next to it, almost identical, only black. It is obvious that the previous owner was a rabid Nazi with delusions of being an SS gruppenführer. I wonder if his jackboots are in here somewhere.
This leads me back to thinking about the Holmes Irregular guy's boots — which I've already told you I'm about to buy. I picture this guy smoking, not a calabash pipe as he is so often mistakenly pictured, but a straight-stemmed briar. Of course, he'd be in his imitation Baker Street flat (located in El Cajon), dressed in a mid-thigh, burgundy silk smoking jacket and probably hovering a magnifying glass over a small pile of Turkish, opium-laced Latakia tobacco, shouting, "Ah-hah! Quick, Watson, the needle!" His wife, infant on her hip, calls out from the kitchen, "Cut it out, Larry. And stop calling me Watson!"
Meanwhile, back to the coat search. I want nothing heavy, just lightweight, San Diego–appropriate, yet something without hibiscus or bird of paradise design. Here's one, promising. A calf-length (again) black leather with too-wide lapels. Belonged to a pimp. No question. His disco platform shoes (the heel possibly transparent Lucite with live — or dead — goldfish swimming around or floating in 'em — I once saw a guy named Sugar Boy in New York wearing exactly that) are probably next to the gruppenführer's jackboots over in the shoe department. This coat's not for me…
Next to it, same length, is an almost identical coat with thin lapels, beautiful condition, and no buttons — anywhere. Perfect for San Diego on, say, a slightly cool day. The previous owner was clearly a man of taste and probably an extrovert. Maybe a hip scientist or professor of modern American poetry. Of course, he rode not a Harley but a Norton or a Triumph. His female students liked him, but he was ethical. Or was he? Hmm…no buttons. Maybe his secret vice was exhibitionism. Yes, there is a quiet mystery and danger about this coat. I paid $6 for that item, too. So far, I have resisted the temptation to wear an ascot or white silk scarf with the thing, but it's only a matter of time.
Wandering through this most unusual curiosity shop, I hear "See See Rider," performed by the Animals. The last time I heard the Animals' recording of that was more than four decades ago. I did see Eric Burdon live in San Diego some years ago, at [1990's] Street Scene, with Robby Krieger from the Doors. They made hash of the identifying riff in "See See Rider" by employing a bottleneck slide on the fretboard. This reminded me of Barbara Ann DelVechio at a high-school dance in 1967, dancing erotically — that is, shaking her upper torso as she leaned forward for the benefit of my band (me, particularly, I figured), "The Yard Dogs." The thought of Barb, now my age and maybe as shot-out, gave me a shudder.
I moved quickly on to the CDs and LPs. There were a hundred thousand or more LPs alone, plus an equal number of CDs. Probably more.
Here were obscure bands from the '50s and '60s. Dean Martin and Julie London just inches away from the Strawberry Alarm Clock, and the Rivieras, the Count Five album with "Psychotic Reaction"… I looked at the staff in this place and saw some very pretty, possibly eccentric young ladies to whom Bo Diddley's name would mean nothing. Eccentric in the sense that, first of all, they were working here, and, secondly, several of them sported goth-type items (studs in uncomfortable looking places, for one), hair dyed the color of radioactive material. One girl clearly was a fan of Johnny Depp's Edward Scissorhands, her hair a riot of bituminous spikes that gleamed in the overhead lighting as if waxed, her face in subliminally changing aspect the closer she stood to a lava lamp some 20ish customer had set next to the antique cash register. The girl plugged in the lamp, checked it out. Bought it. The hollows beneath her eyes like semicircles of ash.
Now the house sound system was playing "Mystic Eyes," by Them, Van Morrison singing.
After picking up a Little Feat album and The Most of the Animals, I continued my tour.
Naturally, I was attracted to the book section: nice editions, cheap, but on my way I was arrested by a woman's mini-skirt. Unfortunately, no one was in it; it was hanging on a rack. A multi-colored item, rainbow hues, and finished with colored bangles, now flaking off the garment in sad, small numbers.
You may have noticed that I am psychic about the previous owners of much of this establishment's stock. As I fondled the skirt, eyes closed and murmuring ancient Egyptian phrases from The Book of Thoth, I got a jolt of what I call my "Auto-Bio Mesmeric-Imagery."
I could see, as clearly as I could see the traffic on University Boulevard (only yards away), that a girl named Loretta whom everyone called either "Peaches" or "Boom Boom" wore this skirt. Her classmates in Moline, Illinois, gave her a hard time, and a fictional reputation was woven around her, no doubt due to her upper-torso endowments and cheerleader-muscled legs.
I always thought the song was "C. C. Rider." But Googling it, I found that it's also called "See See Rider." And many singers have recorded this old song over the years.
The Dead always listed it as CC Rider on their set lists. I think they were doing it as far back as '68 or '69 when I first saw them. One of my Bob Weir sung favorites.
Welcome back, John. Auto Bio Mesmerism? Sounds like something I've been looking for...or suffering from, all my life.
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LSAT: 150 (Retaking in June for better scholarships)
KU: Total cost of attending $107,367 (Living expenses, books, medical, transportation, loan fees and personal expenses... I currently live in Kansas and qualify for grants but am not yet sure how much)
Washburn: $97,342 (Same)
UMKC: $107,163 (Same minus possible grants)
Ok... So I got unlucky with the LSAT's and took them during a school semester. It was my fault for waiting so long to take them. The test fell on the same week I had a 50 page paper of which I had to turn in and defend my topic. Stress took over and reflected on my score. Thus, I chose to, instead of taking it again in February in which I had a few other "fun" classes to be a part of, take it again in the summer and try my luck in at least applying to a few schools. These are my top choices mostly do to COA. I believe I can do much better on the LSAT and all of these schools said they would re-evaluate scholarships based on my new scores. However, I don't want to base my decision on possibilities which is why I put up the current cost with my current scores. With all of this said, I want to emphasis in either real-estate law or litigation of which all three schools have. Originally I wanted to do international law but am choosing against do to being confined to the Midwest. I don't want to wait another year and have excepted my position. IF I make it through my 1L in the top of my class then I guess I will consider transferring schools.
Based on all of this, which school is my best option. Any advice is appreciated.
if it pleases the court
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Hi. I believe that you're thinking about this all wrong. Law school is very unlike college. There are many bloggers that will probably disagree with what I am about to write, and that's okay, but it will be the truth. There is no such thing as being confined to the midwest when it comes to the practice of law. Also, by the end of law school, you're going to follow your dreams because you'll be broke and single, everyone will want a piece of you because you're a new lawyer, and you'll have nothing really to loose. If it is international law you want, then it is international law you'll find. A lawyer is kind of like a preacher and law school a seminary. A preacher can go preach anywhere and the preacher will usually go where he or she can preach to the most people. The same is true with law albeit that you must get barred in the state you practice. If you want to emphasize litigation or real-estate, then you'll be doing that no matter where you went to law school. The truth is, and this is the cheesy part, law professors cannot teach you to be a good litigator or a real estate attorney, because if that's what you want to do, then it will come naturally. Yes, you're still going to have to learn the black letter law. Thus, it really doesn't matter where you go to law school. There are probably those typing away right now saying, "Yes it does because you eventually get a job in the region or state or city that you went to law school!" That's not true. You can go to any state and if you are passionate and competent then it really won't matter where you went to law school. My advice to you is relax and take a few deep breathes. Then carefully study each of your choices web sites looking for what you interests you. By the end of law school, you'll find that key to not abrogating from your destiny is to be happy with where life takes you.
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May 21, 2013, 10:39:29 PM »
I don't know if the world is exactly your oyster when you are a recent grad and realistically you will be confined to the region you attend law school most likely. Even if you had opportunities arise elsewhere you would have to take another state bar and over 3 years of law school you develop many connections in the area you attend law school making it hard to leave. Are there exceptions of course, but I would bet substantial sums of money that if you attend law school in Kansas you will end up living in Kansas
With that said there are numerous things to consider when choosing a law school and please, please, do not use U.S. News Rankings as the primary reason for choosing a law school remember this is nothing more than a for-profit, unregulated magazine, and whatever difference there is between any of these schools does not matter and I have no idea and don't care, which of these schools are better. I know Kansas blew my NCAA tournament pool and I know nothing about the other two schools.
I would recommend you consider the following things when choosing your law school.
1) Location: I realize these are all in the Midwest, but I imagine Lawrence, Kansas is obsessed with College Sports while Topeka, Kansas might be more low Key and UMKC might be a bit more of a bigger city. I no nothing about you, but whatever town you live in will be your home for three years so make sure it is a good fit.
2) Personal Feelings About School: It is also important to realize each school has a vibe to it when I was a 0L some schools I liked others I didn't just my own personal opinions and you might like what I hated and vice versa. I would encourage you to visit the schools, talk to professors, the dean, admins, students, and just see if it is a fit. If any of these schools give you a bad feeling cross them off if you feel good about it listen to your gut.
3) Reality of Legal Education:
Realistically whatever school you attend you learn the same thing your first year is Torts, Contracts, Property, etc and you read Supreme Court Cases and they do not write separate opinions for different law schools.
There is no "right" school and certainly no anonymous interent poster can tell you what is best. It appears you are considering the costs, but really think about what school and city suits you best it will be a life altering decision. Good luck.
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As a recent law graduate, I'll pass on the best advice I received entering law school.An attorney colleague told to try different types of law during school as once you're out you'll likely end up practicing in one specific area. I was fortunate be at a school that offered a wide curricula including some excellent clinical courses. I tried a couple different clinical courses and they reshaped my idea of what I wanted to do when I started practicing. These clinical courses were not something I thought about when choosing a school. I suggest that you take a look at each school's class schedules to see what they regularly offer and see if there's something that piques your interest.
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funny pic of my little rico :
rico" if i look like this am i cute?"
tobi (cat) "NO picture please"
tobi (evil eyes)
RICO 3yrs, TOBI (bouncers) 1yr
Posted 24 July 2006 - 07:10 PM
You've got some precious pets, there, SpiritLady! I'm loving the "evil eyes."
Well, my little Freud is quite the character, so it's easy to catch him in silly actions. Here are two of my favorites.
I woke the poor dear up, here. I think I'm getting evil eyes, too:
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Posted 25 July 2006 - 10:44 PM
My talking Midnight.
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I have 2 here that you can have! LOL, just kidding, we have a boy and a girl. They are full grown and do the funniest things when they are mating/fighting (we haven't been able to figure it out)....but picture them staring eye to eye with their front feet out in front shaking their feet at each other, like they are spaztic or something. You would really have to see it....but trust me its the funniest thing I've ever seen!
Very cool Sammy turtle!!!
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i'll have to get some more funnies of the cat and dog.
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So he's not cute and cuddly, but he is ours and we love him. I caught him 3 1/2 years ago in the pond near our house, at that time his shell was only about the size of a half dollar, now his shell about 7 inches long. Oh, did I mention he's spoiled too, he's not only got a 30 gallon tank with his repto filter, but he's got a dry landing dock and ceramic cave in his tank with a heater. We do give him feeder fish from time to time and he loves his lettuce and carrots along with his food, he also gets dry shrimp too! So, this is our Sammy! I don't know who said turtles were slow, but he is a fast little booger across the carpet and scadaddles (like scooby doo) across the kitchen floors. Sammy may not look that big in these pics, but he is good size, that's my sisters hand (comparision size) to holding him.
aww he's adorble, i just love little turtles!!!
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A common example of the type of failure that would result in this issue is a corrupted Ethernet driver causing memory addresses to be used, but not released again to be recycled by the system. This particular example's symptom would only display itself when the system is connected to the network via the onboard Ethernet connection. Often times, during the course of troubleshooting this error, an OS reinstall would correct the issue.
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Our father among the saints Alexis of Wilkes-Barre was missionary priest, send from his homeland in Slovakia as a Uniate, who in order to serve and protect his flock in the United States in a hostile Latin environment recognized the need to lead them in a return to their Orthodox Christian heritage.
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Alexis Georgievich Toth, was born to Father George and Cecilia Toth on March 14, 1853 near Eperjes (now Presov) in Zepes county of Slovakia during the reign of Franz Joseph Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. He followed in the steps of his father who was dean of the United Greek Church in the county. He was educated in the local preparatory schools and then went on to the Roman Catholic Seminary for a year and then on for three years to the United Greek Seminary in Ungvar. He continued on to the University of Prague where he graduated with a degree in Theology.
After marrying Rosalie Mihaluk on April 18, 1878, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1878 by Bishop Nicholas Toth, the United Greek Catholic bishop of Presov. In a few years his wife Rosalie, whose father also was a priest, and their only child were to die. After his ordination Father Alexis was an assistant priest in Saros county before becoming the curate in the United Greek Catholic Church in Homrogd. Then Bishop Nicholas Toth appointed Father Alexis his chancellor. In 1881 the bishop appointed him director of the United Greek Catholic Seminary of Presov and professor of Canon Law and Church History. He continued in these position under Bishop Toth's successor, Bishop John Valyi.
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10 years ago, I watched the pilot episode of Wonderfalls on TV for the first time. About 20 minutes in, the main character, Jaye Tyler, starts chasing after a quarter following a little wax lion's instructions to do so. As she runs down stairs to try and catch the bouncing coin she asks herself, "oh my god, what am I doing?!" At this point, I was completely sold on this show.
Seemingly banal and pointless instructions from (normally) inanimate animal objects like "lick the lightswitch" or "take a picture" have huge ripple effects that ultimately improve Jaye's life and the lives of those she encounters. This show has often been compared to "Joan of Arcadia", which on the surface is apt. However, Wonderfalls is so much more fun and charming. Watching underachiever Jaye go from thinking she's completely lost her marbles to begrudgingly doing what the talking muses tell her to do is nearly always hilarious. Not just because of the absurdity of her tasks, but also due to the show's characters' wit and snark.
While the show is actually pretty grounded (aside from the bossy animal figures) and deals a lot with the characters' relationships, it has at often times reminded me of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Not surprising since one of the show's creators, Bryan Fuller, loves the movie. While Wonderfalls isn't nearly as influenced by the movie as Fuller's other show, Pushing Daisies (also excellent), there's something at the heart of it that captures some of Amlie's magic.
Even 10 years after this show first graced screens, I still don't get tired of watching it again. The great dialog and humor is a huge factor in the show's re-watch-ability. And while this show was short-lived, the creators did a good job of offering the viewers a bit of closure after only 13 episodes - a feat few cancelled programs manage to do.
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Illinois Nano EP Seminar Series Fall 2011: Low-Power Switching of Phase-Change Materials with Carbon Nanotube Electrodes
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Phase change materials (PCMs) are promising candidates for future data storage and reconfigurable electronics [1]; however high programming currents have so far presented a challenge to realize ultra-low power operation. In this work, we enable control of PCM bits using single-wall carbon nanotubes (CNT), which represent the ultimate nanoscale electrodes; this reduces programming currents to the 1-10 A range, up to two orders of magnitude below present state-of-the-art [2]. I first created nanogaps (20 to 300 nm) in the middle of CNTs via electrical breakdown. Then I sputter-deposited a 10-nm film of amorphous GST to cover the device and fill the nanogaps (Fig. 1). This forms PCM devices with CNT electrodes and extremely small bit volumes, of the order of just a few hundreds of cubic nanometers. The CNT electrodes are very effective in addressing nanometer scale PCM bits, and thus the programming current and energy are scaled down significantly. This is confirmed by electrical characterization showing amorphous-to-crystalline switching at ~1 μA and ~3 V (Fig. 1). Reversible switchine is obaained using pulsed voltages, with crystalline-to-amorphous transitions at <5 μA and <100 fJ per bit, approximately two orders of magnitude lower than existing state-of- the-art PCM devices.
Fig. 1 (A) Schematic of CNT-PCM device obtained after deposition of Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) thin film [2]. The device is in its OFF state immediately after fabrication, with highly resistive amorphous GST in the nanogap. (B) The device is switched to its ON state after an electric field in the nanogap transforms the bit to its conductive crystalline phase. (C) current vs. voltage of a device with CNT diameter ~3 nm, nanogap ~35 nm, and GST film thickness ~10 nm. The initial sweep (#1) turns the bit ON (amorphous→crystalline) at ~1 μA and 3.5 V. The crystalline GST bit is subsequently preserved (#2). The right inset shows how the device resistance vs. current characteristics. The width of the SET and RESET pulses are 150 ns (20 ns falling edge) and 50 ns (2 ns falling edge), respectively, as limited by our experimental setup. sharp transitions are seen at 1 μA (SET) and 5 μA (RESET) current, two orders of magnitude lower than present state-of-the-art. (D) and (E) show AFM images of the same device before and after switching. Small changes of GST volume in the gap are sometimes noted after switching without a capping layer. A ~5 nm layer of Si02 deposited immediately after the GST without breaking vacuum is used to improve reliability.
Feng Xiong, Graduate Student with Prof. Eric Pop at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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[1] Nature Materials 6, 824 (2007). [2] Science 332, 568 (2011).
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Researchers should cite this work as follows:
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"Former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz took the stand here today as a witness for the defense, and disputed Oracle's claim that Java APIs were proprietary code from Sun. Google's lawyer, Robert van Nest, asked Schwartz whether, during his tenure at Sun, Java APIs were considered proprietary or protected by Sun. 'No,' Schwartz said in explaining the nature of open software, 'These are open APIs, and we wanted to bring in more people... We wanted to build the biggest tent and invite as many people as possible.'" Whoopsie for Oracle.
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RE: The irony here...
by Beta on Fri 27th Apr 2012 17:15 UTC in reply to "The irony here..."
RE[2]: The irony here...
by tanishaj on Sat 28th Apr 2012 04:14 in reply to "RE: The irony here..."
"Given that MS at least somehow formally asserted they won't do that
So did Sun, time changes things, but of course…
.Net seems a saver choice on free systems now...
Wait for the verdict. "
Actually, Sun did not.
1) They actively pursued Java licensing
2) They insisted on passing the TCK to call it Java
3) You were not allowed to "superset" the language
4) If you did not pass the TCK, they did not provide a patent grant
The kind of suit that Oracle has brought against Google would not have been possIble if Sun had offered the same patent grants and binding promises not to sue that Microsoft has.
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MILWAUKEE, June 20 (UPI) -- Corey Hart had the first of Milwaukee's three second-inning home runs, sending the Brewers off Wednesday to an 8-3 interleague over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Hart, Martin Maldonado and Carlos Gomez each hit home runs in the inning, and Ryan Braun added a two-run homer in the seventh to complete the scoring.
Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo (6-5) used the barrage to get the win. He allowed three runs on two walks and seven hits over 6 2/3 innings. He also struck out seven.
Joel Carreno (0-2) was victimized by the five-run second and was pulled after three innings. He allowed five hits in addition to the five runs. He walked two and struck out three.
Edwin Encarnacion connected for his 20th home run of the season in the top of the second but Hart's 15th homer of the year tied the score. After the inning's second out and a walk, Maldonado hit his home run and, after Gallardo doubled, Gomez made it 5-1.
Nyjer Morgan singled in a run for the Brewers in the fifth. Colby Rasmus doubled in one run in the Toronto seventh and Encarnacion was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded for another.
Braun negated those runs with his 20th home run of the season.