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In the Garden:
Northern & Central Midwest
October, 2011
Regional Report
This bed of fall greens is simply awaiting its portable cold frame.
Planting Fall Crops
The cold weather is coming on fast, and I can't stand the idea of giving up my Swiss chard, mustard greens, and lettuce that are thriving right now. So I'm hauling out the cold frame. I still have some small Chinese cabbages and endive also, so I'm going to protect them and see how they go through the winter.
Plant Greens Now and Again in February
Although some gardeners swear they can keep salad greens growing in a cold frame all winter, we can't grow much past end of November in our area since the days are too short to store up enough heat. However, we can start again in mid-to-late February for the early spring greens.
Cold Frame Worth the Effort
I'm always on the lookout for ways to push both ends of the gardening season, and I've had pretty good luck with cold frames. Even if an occasional plant is lost to frost, succulent greens for salad in late fall make a cold frame well worth the extra gardening effort.
Portable Cold Frames Easy to Move
I bought a used cold frame last spring, and it is very portable. I can pop it over anything I want to save. It was built out of plywood with rails to hold two storm window panels and is quite sturdy. I plan to leave it in the garden over the winter. I'm sowing lettuce, mustard, and mixed Asian greens in flats to put in the cold frame. I've left enough room to put in jugs of warm water on the coldest nights, and I plan to bank the sides with bales of straw. I know the greens will not get to full size, but as long as they grow somewhat, I can cut them for a tender salad or stir fry.
Cloches and Bell Jars Work on a Smaller Scale
If you don't have a cold frame, you can use smaller scale season extenders such as cloches and hotcaps. These are bottles or caps to slip over individual plants that allow you to extend the growing season three or four weeks on each end. Traditional cloches such as the beautiful bell jars of French intensive gardening are quite expensive, so it usually makes more sense to use the plastic or paper ones that are readily available commercially or to recycle your own milk jugs.
Disposable Covers
You can purchase simple plastic covers that are meant to be discarded after the season is over or more elaborate ones such as the plastic sleeves with water-filled tubes that surround the plant with insulation, called Wall-O-Water. I also used my Wall-O-Waters last spring to protect my tomatoes from the late cold snap we had.
With a little extra effort, you really can have fresh greens for the Thanksgiving table and perhaps even for the December holidays. Besides, what can it hurt? It's only seeds.
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hi tinker, hope the dog recovers soon, has it eaten something it doesn't normally
Hi guys, great final of scd thoroughly enjoyed that, a good evenings entertainment, thought the final three all deserved their places and couldn't call the result after the final dances, Hi Jean that jasmine is so close to flowering, as brucie would say keep on misting.
Afternoon forkers "big shop" done, Ouch££££!. Great tree Dean, love the dolls Bjay, very festive conservatory jean, Haven't a clue on the choccie so will guess snowflake , spent a few hours this morning doing the nearest I get to cooking which was starting off some homebrew, if all goes well 5 gallons of fine irish stout will be ready to enjoy sitting out on those long warm summer evenings next year. (I know but we can all dream).
I always lose my car Jo, I'm partially colour blind which doesn't help so an RNLI pennant adorns it's aerial. Looking forward to relaxing watching SCD
sounds lovely, my dream is to move to somewhere more rural, Sadly the wildlife where I am tend to wear hoodies.
if there on your pc click on the oak tree symbol, this should guide you thro finding and uploading them into your post
Aye funny things animals, we don't often associate them with having feelings or emotions but I know from the dogs I've been fortunate enough to have that they definitely do, they have a sense which knows when your coming home, when your sad etc, my old german shepherd supposedly a big tough dog would cry and howl like a baby when I went to work, I used to joke with the missus that she loved me more than she did . I fear were maybe getting a bit morose and apologies if I've been party to that but that story did upset me so as I've now finished work for christmas let's lighten the mood who's organized, zippy has a tree in a plastic bag, Jo or at least I think it's jo has three rings on her hob and were off tommorrow for the "big shop" ouch I fear my wallet will take a bashing.
Just read the story about the poor dog in China, staying with its mate how touching is that, brought a tear to my eye,
Hi Guys, nice to be back in the warmth, just drying out as I have been absolutely soaked through today, It's not stopped here today, some more wonderful trees and decorations on show well done everyone, noted the comment on the coke truck which made me smile as we always think christmas has arrived when that advert is shown, the truck was given to me a few years back by someone who has sadly passed away now and I've never seen another like it, it has flashing lights all over the trailer and has become a cherished part of our decorations. Off for some tea and a noggin of something warming.
Thanks verdun, I'll hopefully try this out too, thanks for the advice. |
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suggestion on converting an outdoor cat to an indoor cat
#1
Posted 05 September 2012 - 08:52 PM
i won't keep it as an outdoor cat.
girl at work suggested finding where it's been going and bringing a sample home.
the only thing i can think of is some type of quarantine - no options situation.
#2
Posted 05 September 2012 - 08:57 PM
But, yeah, putting it in the box and scratching around a little is always the first step. Most cats are smart enough that they just get it, but if this has been an exclusively outdoor cat, then maybe it needs some coaching.
#3
Posted 05 September 2012 - 11:02 PM
maybe 4 - 6 weeks ago w/ one 1/2 + 1/2
#4
Posted 05 September 2012 - 11:25 PM
I tried it a couple of times and gave up, those bastards sat at my door meowing all night to go out, then to come in, then to go out......... It's not worth alcoholism and mental issues IMO, send the cat packing and start fresh.
Good luck
#5
Posted 06 September 2012 - 02:28 PM
so this morning i go to set up a barrier so the cat couldn't stay in the living area, didn't want any part of that - kept thorwing itself at the thing until it gave way - only to bolt outside when i went to leave.
the cat lady suggested keeping it in a dog pen until it figured out the whole box thing - wtf does everyonehove a spare dog pen laying around ?
anywho i think i've got something figured out, but if that lil f'r would just use the damn box, he'd get free run of the place.
#6
Posted 06 September 2012 - 04:26 PM
#7
Posted 06 September 2012 - 04:44 PM
prolly will change now that the food is inside
#8
Posted 06 September 2012 - 04:49 PM
#9
Posted 07 September 2012 - 05:03 AM
I actually do have one laying around, I was going to put it on Ebay soon, but if you need it, its yours! Its pretty big, could fit a medium sized dog, stands about 3ft high or so....
#10
Posted 07 September 2012 - 05:08 PM
i'm hoping to get it into the shelter by the time i leave for VA next week, and unless i give up my living room, i have no place for one indoors.
#11
Posted 07 September 2012 - 06:41 PM
#12
Posted 07 September 2012 - 07:25 PM
#13
Posted 19 September 2012 - 05:16 PM
not when i leave, not when i come home.
once i get to the top of the stairs i'll get a visit, but that's about it.
#14
Posted 20 September 2012 - 12:36 AM
#15
Posted 20 September 2012 - 12:38 PM
2 weeks later and he doesn't even go down the stairs anymore or try to get out.
not when i leave, not when i come home.
once i get to the top of the stairs i'll get a visit, but that's about it.
YAY
#16
Posted 20 September 2012 - 01:37 PM
2 weeks later and he doesn't even go down the stairs anymore or try to get out.
not when i leave, not when i come home.
once i get to the top of the stairs i'll get a visit, but that's about it.
Yay! So happy you and kitty and settled in
#17
Posted 20 September 2012 - 11:55 PM
does this mean you are keeping him, dave?
hope so...
if you can put something he can hang out on next to a window, so he can look outside and sunbathe, he would probably like that
they sell little hammocks that you can attach to the sill but just a chair and a pillow or towel works, too
maybe put some catnip nearby to encourage him to use it
if you have any kitty-poppa questions, post em and we can help!
#18
Posted 21 September 2012 - 03:28 PM
might be having some upper GI issues, but since i have no idea what his diet was - garbage/dry food/critters ?- hopefully they are just related to changes.
since he was out for so long, i was planning to go to the vet anyway - so i'll just move up the plan.
for now he had to go back into segregation -
#19
Posted 22 September 2012 - 11:00 AM
#20
Posted 22 September 2012 - 03:46 PM
i'm headed back out in a few hours, i'll see the results tomorrow
#21
Posted 22 September 2012 - 09:31 PM
and def, the transition from free-range food to other food can make them pukey...
also, if he sheds a lot, he can get hairballs from grooming which end up being puke torpedos
is he showing you affection yet?
i wanna see more pics
#22
Posted 23 September 2012 - 01:26 AM
Doesn't someone sell a converter for that?
that was my first thought
the second thought I had was that he needs some cool places to hang out, but apparently he found it.
There's this pretty cool show on Animal Planet called "My Cat From Hell." It's very interesting and informative... this cat behaviorist goes and helps people with their misbehaving cats.
Basically, cats just need lots of places to climb and hide and they like looking out the window.
If you play with the cat, you might see him more often. You could get one of those feather things on a string, or a laser... but I have mixed feelings on the laser. They love it but maybe a little too much. They seem to look for it long after you stop shining it... makes you feel bad.
I give mine catnip a lot... but for medical reasons
Oh and don't forget something to scratch on... otherwise it'll be something you love. They need to scratch for their nails.
#23
Posted 23 September 2012 - 04:35 PM
since day one - no problems petting, really likes getting brushed - not shedding, scrathes under the chin.
took to the scrathing post thing, chases the toys i put some treats in, has 2 wondow sills for looking out.
i also leave some treats on top of on old chest, on top of the scratch post or one of his hiding places.
not many just one or 2of those temptation things.
will be making vet appt tomorrow.
i met this guy years ago, helped w/ some strays and didn't charge my friend.
that seems like 100 years ago.
photos - will try, once i find the gdmf camera - maybe in the car, ????
i'm on the dl right now, jammed my left elbow preventing a fall - maybe the vet can check me out too ?
#24
Posted 23 September 2012 - 04:52 PM
I'm looking forward to pics.
sorry about your elbow
#25
Posted 23 September 2012 - 06:15 PM
hope your elbow feels better soon
i may just not remember reading it, but did you name him yet?
#26
Posted 24 September 2012 - 12:16 PM
Dr appt is 7:00 PM tonight
#27
Posted 25 September 2012 - 01:39 PM
cat does not like to get put in the box.
are taping up the almost destroyed box from the first 2 attepmts, i did manage to get him out to the car.
where it took the first oppertunity to bolt.
there was a slight chase around the inside if the car, no damage to dashboard etc.
I still went to the vets office and found out they have someone there between 8:00AM and midnight ,7 days a week.
"just bring him in when you can".
cat was a no show all last night - untill 10:00PM anyway
when i went to leave this morning it was 50 degrees out, and the cat was back in the apt as fast as he left the car yesterday.
getting a real carrier today or tomorrow, but i might wait a few days before i try that again.
i have a wake i need to get to tonight, and may need to see dr. about the elbow
update -
hard carrier secured,
#28
Posted 25 September 2012 - 08:40 PM
#29
Posted 26 September 2012 - 01:10 PM
i might try to find a way to spring load the door and make it into a cat trap to use when i'm home.
once the door closes, i can be at the vet in less than 5 min.
he's pretty much keeping his distance from me right now, so it might be a few days.
#30
Posted 26 September 2012 - 01:49 PM
Like nancy said, you have to outsmart them. Let them eat safely in there for a few days or so... leave the thing with the door open so he can go in and out as he pleases, and then on the day you bring him to the vet you shut the door when he least expects it.
That worked for Poncho. Sometimes it even seemed as if she enjoyed being inside the carrier. She'd just go in there and lay down.
#31
Posted 26 September 2012 - 02:38 PM
#32
Posted 26 September 2012 - 03:24 PM
this guy wants no part of any box i've ever put down, so hopefully it just hates cardboard boxes/trips in cardbaod boxes.
i will move the new one inside tonight and see what happens - maybe take off the door + put in some nip and treats.
#33
Posted 26 September 2012 - 03:41 PM
#34
Posted 27 September 2012 - 03:39 PM
the other problem seems to be friming / clearing up, but he is still going to the vet. |
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Bracewell feels foreign shores will benefit Gloucestershire
10:00am Saturday 23rd February 2013 in Gloucestershire Sport By SNJ Sport
JOHN Bracewell is confident that all the Gloucestershire players who have spent this winter abroad will benefit from hugely positive experiences.
Some members of the squad, including newcomer Gareth Roderick and Paul Muchall, have already returned to England to begin pre-season training.
Others, such as Ed Young, Ian Cockbain and Jack Taylor, are continuing to enjoy success with their club sides in Australia and New Zealand.
Bracewell said: "Players are starting to head back from their various winters in the sun. Gareth Roderick arrived from South Africa this week and Paul Muchall has returned from New Zealand.
"James Fuller gets back from New Zealand next week so the squad is starting to build up, although some of the lads who have stayed at home are taking a short break before the start of pre-season."
The highlight of Young's winter has been a T20 century. He blasted 106 off just 49 balls for his club side in Adelaide, much to the delight of Gloucestershire's Director of Cricket.
Bracewell added: "It's good to see that Ed has taken the initiative to get more batting by putting himself up to the top of the order in club cricket in Australia.
"That means he is getting to face the new ball and his position in our team often requires him to face the second new ball, so that is valuable experience.
"Ed is also getting in a lot of bowling and at different stages in an innings. I think he opened the bowling in the same match as he made his T20 century.
"We knew he had it in him to play that sort of innings. It was whether he was prepared to let it out.
"He is a lovely clean striker of a cricket ball, but has tended to soak up a few balls getting in. Obviously he has taken the bowlers on from the word go to get his T20 ton and proved to himself that he can do it."
Elsewhere, Gloucestershire players have been helping their winter sides to successful campaigns with good individual performances.
"A number of guys are going into finals with their respective teams," said Bracewell.
"Ian Cockbain got a hundred a couple of weeks back opening the batting for his club side, which was pleasing.
"It looks as though both Jack Taylor and Benny Howell are going to reach finals with their teams, which, while it might delay them coming back, will ensure they are involved in very competitive cricket right to the end of their winter trips.
"We want the ones not involved in finals back as soon as possible now and, whatever happens, none of the players currently abroad will miss any games at the start of our season.
"James Fuller's winter in New Zealand offered the bonus of being picked for Otago's T20 squad and, although we had to pull him from some games recently because of a knee problem, it was really no more than a precaution. "He also managed to get in a first class game and record his first ten-wicket haul in a game, which is great for his confidence." |
Archivist preserves her place
Katherine Demrow
Age: 83
Community: Rural Janesville
Occupation: Retired
Family: Husband of 60 years, Ken Demrow; son, Steven Demrow, 59, of Algonquin, Ill.; daughter, Sharon Clark, 52, of rural Orfordville; and another son, the late William "Bill" Demrow
Hobbies: Golf
Books: Histories of the area written by others, including friends
Philosophy on life: If you're going to do something, do it well, not halfway.
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JANESVILLE If Kay Demrow isn't at the Luther Valley Historical Society archiving or researching history, she's most likely in her home office doing the same thing.
"It keeps me busy and fills my life up a little bit more with meaning. I don't want to die in a rocking chair doing absolutely nothing," she said.
Odds are that won't happen.
Demrow is archivist, treasurer, newsletter editor and speaker for the society. During the past two years, she has volunteered 2,050 hours and logged more than 10,000 miles traveling between her rural Janesville home and the society in Footville.
Genealogies of Demrow's and her husband's families fill glass-encased bookshelves in their home office. On a card table and on other shelves, between her and her husband's desks and computers, are more historical census records, plat maps, diaries, church, town and cemetery records. She is working on them or already has indexed, transcribed, researched, organized and compiled them into booklets and books.
"The amount of her volunteer time is phenomenal. She is tireless, dedicated, driven and modest," said Margie Douglas Boylen, society president.
Demrow, who has survived two knee replacements and breast cancer and endured the deaths of a son and grandson, is direct. She also is hard working, a trait that was instilled in her at a young age as the oldest of five siblings growing up on the family farm.
After retiring and helping her father chart his family genealogy, Demrow got interested in history and began volunteering in 1991 at the society. Since then, the group's membership has grown from five to 200 members, she said.
Although her time spent collecting and preserving the history of Southwestern Wisconsin benefits others, it also fills an emptiness for Demrow since her son killed himself.
"That's one of the reasons why I do history—to keep my mind occupied," she said as tears pooled in her eyes.
Demrow was on her knees crawling from tombstone to tombstone in Center Cemetery doing historical society research the day her son died. Fourteen years later, she still hasn't gone back.
"I know he's gone, learned to live with it. But going back there brings back immediately the whole chain of events," Demrow said.
Still Demrow has never lost her intrigue with history that she believes must be preserved and shared.
"It's addictive to find out all the stuff," she said. "How can you go ahead if you don't know what happened in the lives of the people before you?"
Demrow also was instrumental in saving Rock County's property tax records, which are now stored in the basement tunnels of the courthouse.
For her efforts, she received the 2008 Governor's Award for Archival Advocacy and also was inducted into the Rock County Hall of Honor in 2007.
"I don't think I'm deserving of any of them," Demrow said. "To get an award for something I enjoy doing is redundant. I don't do it because I want to get an honor. I just like doing it. I was embarrassed."
Boylen said she is deserving.
"Rock County would not have the wealth of genealogy and historical records it does were it not for dedicated historians like Kay."
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Ingalls fights hard, but doesn't advance at state volleyball tournament
Published 10/27/2012
By CONOR NICHOLL
Special to The Telegram
HAYS — The Ingalls High School volleyball team didn't make it out of pool play at the Class 1A, Division II state tournament Friday at Fort Hays State University's Gross Memorial Coliseum. However, Ingalls had plenty to be proud of - both with the season and its play Friday.
"We played as good as we could have," Ingalls coach Kim Batman said.
Ingalls went 1-2 in pool play and finished third behind perennial powerhouses Baileyville B&B and Wheatland-Grinnell. B&B is the No. 1 overall seed and defending state champion. Wheatland-Grinnell was state runner-up two years ago. Those teams qualified to Saturday's semifinals.
Still, Ingalls pushed those teams. The Bulldogs lost 25-20, 23-25, 25-12 to Wheatland-Grinnell in the day's first match and then defeated McPherson-Elyria Christian 25-14, 25-18. In its last match, Ingalls dropped the first set, 25-11, to B&B. At that point, even if Ingalls came back to win the match, it had virtually no chance to pass B&B and Wheatland-Grinnell on tiebreakers.
Still, the Bulldogs, with three seniors and three freshmen on the floor, rebounded to win the second set, 25-23.
"To come back and win the second match was just incredible," Batman said.
Then, it lost the third set, 23-15. Ingalls, the No. 4 seed, finished 31-11.
"I was really proud of them," Batman said. "They did awesome. ... I think we always thought we had the potential (to make state). It's just whether the chemistry was on on the day that we were playing. Because we can play incredibly well, or we can play not so well. But the girls just need to learn to have fun."
In the first match, Ingalls led 9-6 in the third set against Wheatland-Grinnell, but the Thunderhawks finished on a 19-3 run. Wheatland-Grinnell consistently delivered kills from the left side, as Ingalls had trouble shifting its block.
"We always said, 'They get one serve,'" Thunderhawk all-state senior setter Brooke Ostmeyer said. "We always try to sideout as soon as we can. If we mess up, we don't let it bother us."
Junior Tristan Rathgeber collected seven kills in the third set for the Thunderhawks.
"We didn't block her as well as we should have, and we weren't covering exactly where we should have either," Batman said.
Against B&B, Ingalls had what Batman called "some chemistry issues." Ingalls' three freshmen included one who hadn't seen much playing time.
"We had to work through those," Batman said. "End of the first set, there was a lot of friction on the team. Made a few changes and the girls really pulled together and they wanted to win, and represent our school very well, so we wanted to finish strong. We didn't want to end the year on a bad note."
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FTP serverWith the NSA325, you can establish your own FTP server and manage access authorization for it. The auto-upload function can automatically upload files stored in the NSA to FTP servers; it’s a very efficient way to update multiple FTP servers simultaneously and share with your friends and family.
One-click hosting sites downloadingIn addition to serving as an eMule/P2P Download/FTP server, our one-click hosting download manager makes it easy for you to manage large files downloads from RapidShare.
Organize media at your fingertips The zPilot™ file auto-classification function of the NSA325 enables you to easily store and manage media files through simple drag-and-drop operations. With zPilot™ software installed on your computer, you can drag one or more files or folders to the zPilot™ icon on the desktop, and they will be identified and delivered automatically to music, photo, video or other designated folders on the NSA325.
Smart fanWith smart fan technology, the NSA325 can run at slower speeds to reduce power consumption when the system temperature is low.
Wake-on-LANA new green feature dubbed "Wake-on-LAN" enables users turn on the NSA325 and access media files remotely anytime and anywhere, even when the device at home is powered off.
Hard disk hibernationThe internal hard disks in the NSA325 can automatically spin down when there is no data transmission after a period of time.
Power schedulingWith the power scheduling function, the NSA325 can be turned off automatically based on your usage patterns and needs to conserve power and expense.
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Comments about ZyXEL NSA325 2-Bay Power Plus Media Server w/SuperSpeed USB 3.0 & Dropbox Support:
Use this device to store photos, videos and movies. Very easy for these to be set up. Only con so far is that fact that there is not a hdmi port on the device. that would be very easy to plug into the non-dlna smart tv. I am sure there is a usb-hdmi adapter just havent got that far yet. Very satisfied with the unit.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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ZyXel NSA325 is a very nice NAS box!
By Gilligan
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Very nice NAS box with many cool features. Western Digital red 3tb drives work perfect, I have them in RAID 1. Manufacturer support seems good. There was a firmware update needed, super easy to install. No problems streaming large (.mkv) HD movies to TV or computer.CONS: Large file transfers max out the processor. Transfer speed is around 50 to 60mb/sec on a gigabit network. Wish that was higher. Overall I am very happy. It's fun to play with all it's features. It's well worth it's price! |
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We had our monthly society meeting today, with officer elections and member sharing (a tradition for the November meeting). This year, we asked our members to comment on their "2006 Research Successes" in 3 to 5 minute talks.
We had 11 members share - all the way from long-time members down to one of our newest members (who joined in October). There was a tremendous variety of remarks - from pure research experience to vacation summaries. Here are my summary of each person:
1) Bobbie (new member in 2006) - found immigration records for her German great-grandparents, and found much French-Canadian data while searching for, and finding, a Native American link.
2) Barbara - found data on her biological grandfather in World War I draft registrations and marriage certificate.
3) Martha - found probate records in South Carolina for her RevWar ancestor.
4) Kathy (new member in 2006) - connected with cousin through Internet with 11 generations of family
5) Shirley - found 1850 to 1880 census data for a previously elusive family with four different surname spellings - added a generation of ancestors.
6) John - found land record in PA for an ancestor, then googled the surname and found cousin with two published books, which extended his line 3 more generations.
7) Randy - started a genealogy blog, organized a successful workshop, found many probate records in MA and RI, got a lead on parents of an elusive ancestor, and visited New England to visit relatives, take pictures and drive through Maine, NH, VT and MA looking at the foliage.
8) Bill - received an email from somebody who found a letter with his surname in a purchased used book. He also vacationed in NC and found connections.
9) Helen - vacationed in Philadelphia and found lots of info on her ancestor, James Wilson, a Declaration signer and Supreme Court Justice.
10) Jan - visited the National Archives, DAR, and Colonial Dames libraries in Washington DC and found RevWar connections.
11) Penny (new member in 2006) - received a letter from a distant cousin (who did not respond to her 1993 letter earlier) who provided lots of data and introduced her to cousins in CA and WA.
Our members enjoy these sharing times because they reveal experiences and research tips, in addition to providing insight into their research problems. Several connections were made between members who had suggestions on further research.
Yours truly was elected President of CVGS for the next two years, and very capable people were elected for the officer positions. Our challenge will be to continue the excellent programs, to find ways to help our members in their research, and to not mess up a really good thing. |
GEN News Highlights : Nov 18, 2010
OSEO, the French state innovation agency, has pledged €10.4 million (about $14.3 million) to fund a six-year collaborative program led by Pharnext, focused on developing an early-stage diagnostic for Alzheimer disease (AD) and a corresponding therapeutic Pleodrug™.
The funding will take the form of a €2.7 million grant and €7.7 million loan. The loan will only be repayable if the Dippal (diagnostic précoce et Pléothérapie de la maladie d’Alzheimer) project is successful. Collaborating with Pharnext will be biosystems international, the Bordeaux Center for Memory Resources and Research, the Unviersity Bordeaux Segalen, and Inserm’s epidemiology and biostatistics unit U897.
The Dippal project has three main goals: To develop and validate a prototype multiparameter blood test for the early diagnosis of AD; to discover and develop a Pleodrug™ for the treatment of AD through to the end of Phase II; and to develop a companion diagnostic for monitoring Pleodrug’s effectiveness and determining whether there are subpopulations of responder patients. The prototype diagnostic, theranostic, and Pleodrug will subsequently be licensed out to relevant industry partners for further development and commercialization.
Established in 2007, Pharnext is commercializing its pleotherapy platform, which is based on network pharmacology. The associated discovery engine is designed to identify rational drug combinations known as Pleodrugs, comprising cocktails of low-dose, off-patent drugs that have already been approved for other diseases. Pleodrugs are designed to target different mechanisms within the biological processes associated with a particular disease, Pharnext explains. A number of candidates are currently in development against a range of diseases, including Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy, Charcot disease, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis and polycystic kidney disease.
In June Pharnext inked an exclusive research, development, and marketing agreement with Ipsen for its lead candidate against Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Under the terms of this agreement Pharnext will carry out development of the Pleodrug to the end of Phase II clinical trials. Ipsen will then take over to further the development and commercialization of the drug in Europe, the U.S., China, and certain other territories. Pharnext retains exclusive rights in other key markets. |
Six Generals Earn VaSID Academic All-State Honors
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Six Washington and Lee student-athletes have been named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Academic All-State team for the 2010-11 school year.
Recent graduates Greg Kurkis (Roswell, Ga./Westminster) and Emmy Mathews (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr), rising seniors Sam Campbell (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier), Tamara Morse (Bristow, Va./Brentsville) and Chris Washnock (Greer, S.C./Greenville), and rising junior Lauren Schultz (Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton) were among the 174 student-athletes from the 29 schools located throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Each was nominated based on the minimum criteria of a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average (GPA).
Kurkis was the 2011 Doc Jopson Award winner as the top male scholar-athlete in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). A two-time Academic All-American and recipient of an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, he graduated in May with a degree in biochemistry. The Pres Brown Award winner as the top male athlete at Washington and Lee, he started all 40 games as an offensive lineman on the football team, earning all-conference honors all four years and helping the Generals to the 2010 ODAC title while serving as a team captain.
Mathews received the 2011 Majorie Berkley Award as the top female scholar-athlete in the ODAC. She also received the Pres Brown Award as the top female athlete at W&L. She was a four-year starter in both field hockey and lacrosse, she was a two-year captain in both sports and she earned degrees in both philosophy and business administration. In field hockey, she was a three-time All-ODAC selection after totaling six goals and 18 assists for 30 career points. In lacrosse, was also a three-time All-ODAC honoree and the 2011 ODAC Player of the Year. A Second Team All-American as a senior, she finished her career ranked third all-time at W&L in goals (161) and fifth all-time in points (199).
Campbell is a two-year captain for the wrestling team and a 2011 Third Team Academic All-American. The politics and English double major finished the 2011 season with a 15-9 overall record at 141 pounds, totaling a team-best 53 takedowns. He will enter his senior campaign with a 48-26 career record.
Morse is a two-time winner of the ODAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award for equestrian. A three-time First Team All-ODAC honoree, she won the 2011 Cacchione Cup as the top rider in the region. The accounting major and team captain finished fourth at the 2011 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championships in the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF)/Cacchione Cup competition.
Washnock is a religion and Spanish double major and a 2011 Third Team Academic All-American. He participated at the NCAA Division III Championships for the third consecutive season last spring,).
A geology major, Schultz earned Academic All-District honors for cross country and track & field in 2011. The 2009 ODAC Rookie of the Year in cross country and 2010 ODAC Outdoor Track & Field Rookie of the Year, she is a two-time First Team All-ODAC honoree in cross country and she earned all-region accolades in cross country as a first-year. In track & field she is the two-time defending ODAC champion in the 3000m steeplechase and she won the 5000m at the 2010 Outdoor ODAC Championships. Additionally, she is a member of the school-record-holding 4x800m relay team.
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A listing of news releases from other National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes and centers, academic and non-profit institutions, and scientists or scientific societies related to NHGRI-funded work.
NHGRI-Related News Archive
2013
April 17, 2013: Coelacanth genome surfaces
From the Broad Institute:. NHGRI supported the Broad Institute's contributions, including genome sequencing.
April 4, 2013: Painted turtle gets DNA decoded
From Washington University in St. Louis:. The research team includes scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the University of California at Los Angeles, St. Louis University and other institutions. Their analysis is now available online in Genome Biology. NHGRI helped fund the research.
March 29, 2013: Study reveals the genetic variations that raise the risk of breast, prostate or ovarian cancer
From Cancer Research UK: results are also based, in part, on data generated by The Cancer Genome Atlas Pilot Project established by the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute.
March 24, 2013: Study finds molecular 'signature' for rapidly increasing form of esophageal cancer
From the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute:
During the past 30 years, the number of patients with cancers that originate near the junction of the esophagus and stomach has increased approximately 600 percent in the United States. The first extensive probe of the DNA of these esophageal adenocarcinomas (EACs) has revealed that many share a distinctive mix-up of letters of the genetic code, and found more than 20 mutated genes that had not previously been linked to the disease. The research, led by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Broad Institute, and other research centers, may offer clues to why EAC rates have risen so sharply. The findings, which are being released as an advanced online publication by Nature Genetics, point to an array of abnormal genes and proteins that may be lynchpins of EAC cell growth and therefore serve as targets for new therapies, according to the study's authors. The work was supported in part by grants from the National Human Genome Research Institute.
March 19, 2013: New Database to Speed Genetic Discoveries
From Johns Hopkins Medicine:
A. The Baylor-Hopkins Center for Mendelian Genomics is funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
March 6, 2013: Circuitry of cells involved in immunity, autoimmune diseases exposed
From the Broad Institute:. Support for this work was provided in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
February 24, 2013: Ancient lamprey DNA decoded
From Michigan State University:
In the current issue. The research was funded primarily by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
January 23, 2013: NIH clinical trial begins for treatment of rare, fatal neurological disorder
From the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences:. NHGRI is one of the collaborating institutions on the research.
January 20, 2013: Genes And Their Regulatory 'Tags' Conspire To Promote Rheumatoid Arthritis
From Johns Hopkins Medicine: on Jan. 20, the researchers at Johns Hopkins and the Karolinska Institutet say their study bridges the gap between whole-genome genetic sequencing and diseases that have no single or direct genetic cause. The study was funded in part by the NHGRI Centers of Excellence in Genomic Scienes program.
2012
December 23, 2012: New findings in the search for genetic clues to insulin production
From the University of North Carolina:
A cutting-edge genomic analysis method has helped researchers track new genetic contributors relevant to diabetes. The results provide a first example that the new tool can help decipher many complex diseases such as obesity and cancer. NHGRI helped fund the research.
December 19, 2012: What do leeches, limpets and worms have in common?
From the University of California at Berkeley:
A multinational team, led by researchers at UC Berkeley, published the genomes of the leech and two relatives, the limpet and the marine worm, or polychaete, in the Dec. 20 issue of the journal Nature. The publication comes after five years of efforts analyzing mountains of information provided by the initial sequencing effort to learn what leeches have in common with other animals another and with humans. NHGRI helped fund this research.
November 19, 2012: International team of investigators discovers likely basis of birth defect causing premature skull closure in infants
From the University of California Davis Mind Institute:
An international team of geneticists, pediatricians, surgeons, and epidemiologists from 23 institutions across three continents have identified two areas of the human genome associated with the most common form of non-syndromic craniosynostosis - premature closure of the bony plates of the skull. The research was supported in part by grants from NHGRI.
October 24, 2012: New Approach Will Analyze Important, Poorly Studied Areas of Human Genome
From the Baylor College of Medicine:
The latest genomic analysis of pancreatic tumors identified two new pathways involved in the disease, information that could be capitalized on to develop new and earlier diagnostic tests for the disease. A study of pancreatic cancer published online in the October 24 edition of Nature suggests that the disease sometimes involves alterations to genes and pathways best known for their role in axon guidance during embryonic development. The study is the first to report findings from primary tumors in the disease. Previously only cell lines or tumors transplanted into mice had been used because the tumors are so small. NHGRI helped fund the research.
October 2, 2012: New Approach Will Analyze Important, Poorly Studied Areas of Human Genome
From the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health:
Each year, more and more pieces of the human genome puzzle fall into place, but large holes still remain. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison hope to fill in many more pieces with a new $1.1 million grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The grant will support a School of Medicine and Public Health team of researchers who have created new computational tools to analyze important yet poorly studied areas of the human genome.
September 21, 2012: Dark matter DNA active in brain during day-night cycle
From the National Institutes of Health: NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC), an NHGRI Affilated Center, collaborated on the research.
September 20, 2012: How the Cheetah Got its Stripes: A Genetic Tale by Standford Researchers
From Stanford University:. NHGRI's Jim Mullikin contributed to the research.
August 21, 2012: Stem cells can become anything - but not without this protein, U-M scientists find
From the University of Michigan:
Stem cells have the ability to become any type of cell in the body, but researchers weren't sure why. Now, a University of Michigan Medical School team has published a key discovery that could help answer that question. In the current issue of the prestigious journal Cell Stem Cell, researcher Yali Dou, Ph.D., and her team show the crucial role of a protein called Mof in preserving the "stem-ness" of stem cells, and priming them to become specialized cells in mice. NHGRI helped fund the research.
August 2, 2012: Brain Development is Delayed in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
From Biological Psychiatry:
Is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) due to a delay in brain development or the result of complete deviation from typical development? In the current issue of Biological Psychiatry, Dr. Philip Shaw and colleagues present evidence for delay from a National Institutes of Health study. Dr. Shaw is an investigator with NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch.
July 30, 2012: Penn-led Study of African Hunter-Gatherers Elucidates Human Variation, Evolution and Interbreeding
From the University of Pennsylvania: research was funded in part by NHGRI.
July 20, 2012: Hundreds of random mutations in leukemia related to aging, not cancer
From the University of Washington. NHGRI helped fund the research.
July 8, 2012: Exome sequencing of health condition extremes can reveal susceptibility genes
From the University of Washington:
Comparing the DNA from patients at the best and worst extremes of a health condition can reveal genes for resistance and susceptibility. This approach discovered rare variations in the DCTN4 gene among cystic fibrosis patients most prone to early, chronic airway infections. The results of the cystic fibrosis infection susceptibility study appear this Sunday, July 8, in Nature Genetics.The study was funded in part by NHGRI.
July 5, 2012: NIH Common Fund announces new programs
From the National Institutes of Health:
New programs exploring novel approaches to cell-to-cell communication, and understanding undiagnosed diseases, are the latest priorities for the National Institutes of Health Common Fund. The Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) - led by NHGRI Clinical Director William Gahl, M.D., Ph.D. - will provide a new network of medical research centers focused on the discovery, diagnosis, and ultimately care of undiagnosed patients by capitalizing on recent advances in genomics and the infusion of basic researchers in clinical projects.
June 13, 2012: The bonobo genome compared with the chimpanzee and human genomes
From the Max Planck Institute:.
June 11, 2012: Decoding DNA finds breast tumor signatures that predict tumor response
From the Washington University in St. Louis:
Decoding the DNA of patients with advanced breast cancer has allowed scientists to identify distinct cancer "signatures" that could help predict which women are most likely to benefit from estrogen-lowering therapy, while sparing others from unnecessary treatment. The research, which involved Washington University physicians and scientists at the Siteman Cancer Center and The Genome Institute, was published June 10 in the advance online edition of Nature. The research was funded in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
June 4, 2012: How Infectious Disease May Have Shaped Human Origins
From the UC San Diego Health System: coliK1 and Group B Streptococci, the leading causes of sepsis and meningitis in human fetuses, newborns and infants.
May 9, 2012: New under the sun: recurrent genetic mutations in melanoma
From the Broad Institute:. The work was supported in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
April 25, 2012: Researchers announce GenomeSpace environment to connect genomic tools
From the Broad Institute:
Researchers.
April 5, 2012: DNA sequencing consortium unveils patterns of mutations in autism
From the Broad Institute:. The research was supported by ARRA funding from the National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Institute of Mental Health.
April 5, 2012: Tiny fish bares all: New insights on evolution from study of sticklebacks
From the Stanford University School of Medicine:. Scientists found that the animals - despite their different haunts - repeatedly developed the same traits through changes in similar regions of their genomes. The research was supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
March 27, 2012: Tiny reader makes fast, cheap DNA sequencing feasible
From the University of Washington:
Researchers.
March 7, 2012: What have we got in common with a Gorilla?
From the Welcome Trust Sanger Institute:-utans. NHGRI researchers contributed to the study.
February 29, 2012: Confused by genetic tests? NIH's new online tool may help
From the National Institutes of Health:
An online tool launched today by the National Institutes of Health will make it easier to navigate the rapidly changing landscape of genetic tests. The free resource, called the Genetic Testing Registry (GTR), is available at. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
February 17, 2012: Express Yourself: How Zygotes Sort Out Imprinted Genes
University of California at San Diego:
Writing in the February 17, 2012 issue of the journal Cell,. The research was funded in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
February 16, 2012: UNC-based collaboration, NC resources fuel genetics and disease discoveries
From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:
A series of scientific papers published this week put North Carolina at the center of a scientific resource that could help fast-track important discoveries about genetics and disease, resulting in new tests and treatments that benefit human health. Scientists have begun to create libraries of genetic material and the UNC-based Collaborative Cross is one such resource. Lead author Pardo-Manuel de Villena lauded the efforts of the collaborative cross consortium, a global group of scientists that includes National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., and National Human Genome Research Institute scientist Samir Kelada, Ph.D.
February 9, 2012: Fruit Fly Genome Catalog Completed
From North Carolina State University:
Scientists searching for the genomics version of the holy grail - more insight into predicting how an animal's genes affect physical or behavioral traits - now have a reference manual that should speed gene discoveries in everything from pest control to personalized medicine. In a paper published Feb. 8 in Nature, North Carolina State University genetics researchers team with scientists from across the globe to describe the new reference manual - the Drosophila melanogaster Reference Panel, or DGRP. The research was funded in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
January 12, 2012: Gut microbe networks differ from norm in obese people, systems biology approach reveals
From the University of Washington: For the first time, researchers have analyzed the multitude of microorganisms residing in the human gut as a complex, integrated biological system, rather than a set of separate species. Their approach has revealed patterns that correspond with excess body weight. The research was funded in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
January 11, 2012: Chemotherapy may influence leukemia relapse
From the Washington University in St. Louis: The. The research was funded in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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$299.00
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Perfect for daily use, this powerful electric double pump is a favorite of moms everywhere! It simulates natural nursing patterns to help provide maximum milk flow, and comes in a stylish tote that lets you take it anywhere.
Why it's a giggle pick This fully-loaded breast pump is the top-of-the-line model7.27 lbs.
- AgeNewborn - 12 Months
Rated 4.8 out of 5 by 26 reviewers.
Rated 4 out of 5 Great, but handsfree is better You have to buy a handsfree bra in order to use this, which is ~$40, so I recommend, just buy the handsfree pump for the beginning. Being handsfree while pumping is absolutely necessary! December 12, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by pizzalover A must have for a working nursing mom! I used my Medela Pump in Style with both of my kids with great success. I was able to breast feed excessively through their first birthday while working full time, which was my goal. I will say that with my second child it seemed like toward the end the pump wasn't as strong. Maybe it was wearing out after being used multiple times a day through two kids? Not sure. Maybe it was just me too. But overall, it was easy to use, needed replacement parts were easy to get, and it worked well! December 11, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by RyansMom8 Must Have for Working Moms While it is not always ideal to have to be nursing and back at work, this pump makes the process so much easier. The cooler located in the bag is perfect, and the tote's bigger size allows you to stuff in extra parts. Three recommendations...if you need the battery pack, keep lots of extras on hand. It requires 8 but I found it drains them pretty quickly. I would also recommend buying extra Medela bottles to pump into. Even though I was using the Playtex system, I found it easier at work to use the bottles and then dump them into my own freezer system when I got home. The Medela wipes were also a must for me...as it made it easier not to run back and forth to the sink with all the parts (for work) while the steam bags were great for home. Highly recommend March 26, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by CoolMom A must! This pump will be your best friend. This is the pump to get. Don't question it. Just get it. Don't think about the price. Just do it. You will need this powerhorse! March 26, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Chellins Great for the working mom This is great and made it possible to breast feed past the one year mark. Excellent pump, I will be using it again when my next baby arrives in a couple months. March 21, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Rehanna My Medela saved me ! Out of everything we bought for the birth of our little baby I consider the breast pump the best thing we ever purchased. My baby had a very hard time latching on (in fact she never latched on!) that our lactation consultant suggested this breast pump and OMG it was such a life saver! I pumped at least 3~5 times a day for 3 months and my baby got her breast milk! I HIGHLY recommend this pump for new mother. Please it will save your life ! March 21, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by moonrose2715 Love this pump Although I have the backpack version (not the tote version) I love this pump. It was relatively quiet and super easy to use. I definitely recommend getting a hands-free bra to use with it, since I typically needed to do a little massage to get my best production, or needed to entertain my baby. I had severe supply issues and ended up pumping a great deal more than planned or expected. I also had a hospital grade pump for a couple of months. I found that the Pump-In-Style worked just as well as the hospital grade pump did. Also, it is very easy to take on the go. I could easily load up everything I needed in my bag, including pesonal items, and carry it as my "purse". It is worth every penny to invest in a good pump. March 20, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Artmom Working Mom Must Have I am gone from the house 12 hours a day. This pump has allowed me to continue breast feeding for my son. I am so greateful for it's easy use. Gentle suction that works and it's so portable and easy to pack up. Great product March 19, 2012
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Q:I noticed that the Medela Pump in Style requires 8 AA batteries. Generally, how long can you pump for before needing to replace them?
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A:Medela's Pump in Style Advanced On-the-Go pump may be operated with a battery pack that uses 8 AA alkaline batteries, or, for more consistent pump performance, use rechargeable batteries. Each set of batteries will provide approximately 2 hours of pumping time. It is recommended that batteries be replaced or recharged between the 10th and 12th pumping session.
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So you’re mashing potatoes and have a mound of skins. And maybe T.G.I. Franchise has made you think that those skins are only for being covered in 2500 calories-worth of neon cheese. But—surprise!—potato peels are nutritious, tasty and useful even without bacon bits. Turn them into crusts for savory pies, crunchy snacks, and even use them in place of breadcrumbs; their sturdy, earthy flavor and ability to crisp are so intriguing when they’re unexpected.
But first, we’re talking uncooked peels that look good enough to eat, so skip peels from potatoes that are shriveled, green from sunburn, or tentacled with sprouts. The best peel comes from large, starchy potatoes with thick skins, like russets, although really huge baking potatoes can be too leathery. Small, waxy, so-called new potatoes yield only flimsy tatters that cling to your fingers like damp tissue, so skip them. (Just leave their skins on whenever you’re cooking them for extra flavor and fiber.)
Potato peel should taste earthy, not earthen, so start with well-scrubbed potatoes. A sharp Y-shaped peeler removes wide, even strips of peel that are easy to handle. To store the peels for up to three days, submerge them in cool water, cover, and refrigerate. A pound of potatoes yields about 1¼ cups of packed peels, and here are four commendable ways to make the most of the lowliest part of a potato.
Crumbs: Bits of peel can replace the fresh bread crumbs used to bind meatballs, meatloaf, or croquettes. Chop or pulse the peels in a food processor, into pieces just small enough to look like rolled oats (excess processing will spin them into a gluey mess) and substitute them one-to-one.
Crackers: Remove the peel in pieces as long and wide as possible. If they curl, snip the edges to help them lie flat on the baking sheet. Brush with oil and sprinkle with one or more of the following: coarse salt, ground pepper, finely grated Parmesan or other hard cheese, a pinch of dried herbs, and/or garlic or onion powder. Bake at 450°F until crisp and lightly puffed, about 6 minutes. Serve hot or let cool, uncovered. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days.
Crisps: Remove the peel in long, wide strips and pat them very dry. Leave the strips whole or thinly slice them to make frizzled straws. Fill a deep, heavy skillet or pot to a depth of 1 inch with oil and heat it to 350°F. (If you don’t have a deep-fat thermometer, test the temperature by sprinkling a pinch of flour into the oil; it should immediately sizzle and begin to brown without hissing or spitting.) Adding no more pieces than can float freely, fry them until they are lightly blistered and the flesh sides are golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain well and season while hot with salt, Old Bay, BBQ rub, or anything else you like.
Crusts: Potato peel crust is softer and darker than pastry crust, but it delivers the hearty, satisfying flavor that one expects from well-seasoned potatoes. This versatile mixture can be formed into a pie shell or baked flat for a kind of flatbread. (When cool, it even folds like a slice of pizza.) Chop 2 cups of firmly packed peel (from about 1½ pounds of potatoes) until the pieces resemble coarse sawdust. Toss with 1 heaping teaspoon kosher salt and drain in a sieve for 15 minutes. Squeeze out every drop of moisture. Transfer to a bowl and stir in ¾ cup very finely chopped onion, 2 large beaten eggs, and ¼ cup all-purpose flour (or rice flour for a gluten-free version). If you like, add up to 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh herbs, such as rosemary, thyme, sage, oregano, or parsley. Press the mixture into one of the baking pans described below. Bake at 425°F until set, about 15 minutes. Brush lightly with olive oil and continue baking until the crust is very firm and lightly crisped along the edge, 6 to 8 minutes more. If the crust still isn’t as crisp as you like, stick it under a preheated broiler, but watch it carefully.
- For a pie shell, press the mixture into a greased 9-inch pie tin. For mini shells, press the mixture into 12 standard or 6 jumbo muffin cups (but the baking time will be shorter). This crust is great with savory egg custard fillings, such as quiche.
- For “pizza” crust, press the mixture onto an oiled 12-inch pizza pan.
- For flatbread, press the mixture to a ¼-inch thickness on an oiled baking sheet. While warm, cut it into serving pieces and serve warm or at room temperature, either unadorned or topped. When cool, the pieces can be filled and then rolled or folded, like soft lavash or a tortilla.
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I am really nervous about going to school next fall. I mean, I went to a community college its not like I havent been in a college atmosphere, but this is a HUGE university! I know people who are going there but I dont know a single person who is in my area of intrest or in any classes with me. My best friend who is going there is no longer my friend so that kind of rules out having a good friend there. I dont know where my classes are, and I am worried that I will have one class on the west bank and 15 minutes later have another one over on the east bank or something!!! And I am worried about my classes what if they are too hard?? I am just freaking out here...
What I always did was as soon as I had my schedule, I walked around and found where all my classes were located. If there are back to back classes on opposite sides of campus, you might want to switch to a different section (class time/location). If it's a big univesity, then there should be several sections of the same class to choose from.
As far as not knowing anyone, the first university that I went to was 8 hours from where I grew up and I knew no one going there. I ended up making friends with my roommate and a couple of people from my classes. Study groups are also a good way to meet people.
Good luck!
Lisa
don't freak out. go to campus a day or two early and look around and find your buildings. it makes life easier. i can help you if you want. you'll be fine!
Erika, if you have the time that would be awesome! I was thinking of going a few days before school starts and finding all my classes... it would be cool if you want to come with me.
i know that your school is a hundred time bigger than ours... erika can atest to my awe when i saw it... but really it was nt that huge of a transition for me going from communtiy college to university.
i knew no one when i started, and it has gotten btter.. especially my second semester i started recognizing people that were in my same field and i had taken classes with.
i always have nightmares that my classes with be soooo far apart.
let erika help you, she is a pro at that campus!!
and congrats, and good luck!!!
also the student parent help center is a HUGE resource!!
where is that?
in johnson hall, basement i think. its got a lot of community resources. runs a parenting group. lots of neat mamas. good staff. scholarships for childcare. toys. coloring books.
cool! i think i know where that is... its the place where they have the advisors and stuff right? i will have to check that out, thanks
It's in Appleby Hall, actually.
And Skylar, you should give me a call and we can find your classes. I have free time on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays right now. |
wow i only have 45-50 tubes of lipgloss. and thanks for the drawing ideas, btw! And i'm a swimmer too! ^^
ToasterKisshuFanGirl97 on 12/30/2009 3:08:53 PM
lol thnx for the laugh.
ya know, ya gotta wonder y half of those things were made in the first place. Somebody must of tried doing one of those things and thats y they had to put the warning on there. I have a ton of other warnings for u if u want them! lol
Hershey on 12/30/2009 2:59:06 PM
... i totally didn't fall for that one...hi!???! xoxo -C
fashionista10 on 12/30/2009 1:55:54 PM
Thank you.
xxscarygirlxx on 12/30/2009 12:19:44 PM
Oh my gosh your poems are awesome!!! I really like the first one. For, like, a chapter in my story I'm gonna focus on death.
xxscarygirlxx on 12/30/2009 12:16:14 PM
Yeah me too. I wanted a Reptar shirt from Hot Topic for Christmas. Maybe my birthday. What song???
xxscarygirlxx on 12/30/2009 12:10:36 PM
Thanks for the comment/advice you left on my profile!(:
Hey_hayy on 12/30/2009 4:35:14 AM
Uh yeah! But it's been getting too Twilight-y for my taste.
xxscarygirlxx on 12/29/2009 10:47:19 PM
eriously?! You do not mix football and poetry. Fine I wrote this for extra credit and got 20 points...
Lost at War
I walk on these barren lands
Watch the blood flow from my hands.
The gut-retching terror in my soul
I feel like I’m spiraling out of control.
I watched the people I trusted die
Barely having time to say good-bye.
I feel the mental and physical pain
This whole idea is purely insane.
The bloodshed, the hatred, the ultimate fear
Watching all life suddenly disappear.
Why do these warriors slowly fall?
Why do they take the risk of losing it all?
And as I watch the horrors come to an end
I realize that they may be trying to defend
A country, full of lives and full of choice.
A country of freedom and of every voice.
Do I fight with the blood and the terror?
For the country with hope that is even rarer?
For the unnamed lives that will be lost
I thank you, and will help you, at any cost.
xxscarygirlxx on 12/29/2009 10:41:53 PM
i luv haha!!
PuppyLover290 on 12/29/2009 5:29:17 PM
Thanks for your advice!
I just fear for that to happen, but they worked things out considering they are not fighting anymore.
(:
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evercole95 on 12/29/2009 2:52:22 PM
I try to write poems but they aren't that good. I mostly start writing stories for school and if I think they're good I'll write more. Right now I'm writing a story about assassins. 32 (roughly) people have died already!
xxscarygirlxx on 12/29/2009 12:54:41 PM
Aww I'm sorry. THe only bad thing about being right-handed is that almost everyone is. I wish I could be both.
xxscarygirlxx on 12/29/2009 12:52:20 PM
woah our dream jobs are like almost the same. i wanna be an author, poet, and a reading and writing teacher! that's so freaky! and my lucky number is 14, and we both luvvvv green.
i have a few Qs-
how can you have 1 1/2 sisters?
and would you mind telling me how you already ruined your life?
-abbs
rupertgrint014 on 12/29/2009 11:49:05 AM
hey sweet profile girl. we like the same music. and if you wanna put your work on young writers club maybe you could like tweek it so that it is appropriate. like if there's any bad words make it like if it's a swear/cuss (whatever you call it) maybe change it to like stupid or lame or whatever. cuz well if it's not appropriate i don't think it'd show up. but i'd love to see your work.
young writers club on 12/29/2009 11:42:04 AM
haha ok...? happy new years! xoxo -C
fashionista10 on 12/28/2009 5:30:46 PM
Yeah, thanks for the advice!
peacelovecandy on 12/28/2009 9:49:02 AM
Thanks for the advice!
peacelovecandy on 12/27/2009 8:23:24 PM
Lol! im 14 too!
rightfield1 on 12/27/2009 9:42:59 AM
hey! my b-day is september 14!!!! how old are you? my friends are weird too! 2 of them have to take pills to make them less hyper and another has a mountain dew with her at all times! lol!
comment back!
rightfield1 on 12/26/2009 9:08:47 PM
Hey girl! Of course you can join! Thanks so much for joining!
A blog is just a place for girls to come and share stories quizzes and just do fun stuff...no it isn't like a facebook
Thanks again for joining!
-The GL Blog
The GL Blog on 12/26/2009 5:14:21 PM
wow u must be sooo tired. LOL
JazzyJennpartygrl on 12/26/2009 8:28:10 AM
Oh, I love the best. game. ever.
WaffleAddict on 12/25/2009 9:22:50 PM
That's so cool girl. I got a great new purse, like 3 new games 4 my wii. Kohl's gift card for $75, Gap gift card for $50, and lots of jewelery. I am going on a shopping spree tommorow. I can't wait. Comment back.
JazzyJenn
JazzyJennpartygrl on 12/25/2009 7:22:51 PM
yeah same for me. i ALWAYS get tons of graphite on the side of my hand that rubs against the paper. its so annoying!!! mry xmas! xoxo -C
fashionista10 on 12/25/2009 7:04:18 PM
cool! i love being a lefty! its funny bc i have really good handwriting so whenever ppl say i have handwriting ill say im a lefty and they won't believe me! lol happy holidays! xoxo - C
fashionista10 on 12/24/2009 11:46:02 AM
hi
4fact on 12/24/2009 10:35:58 AM
cool me 2! what do u want 4 Christmas?
JazzyJennpartygrl on 12/24/2009 6:02:18 AM
Hey girl. Ok so for xmas i really want an ipod touch. I love owl city, especially fireflies its da best. Comment back.. XOXO
JazzyJenn
JazzyJennpartygrl on 12/23/2009 4:07:26 PM
Hiyya!! LOL
JazzyJenn
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iloverupert on 12/20/2009 2:40:14 PM
lol thats cool, if i tried doing that i'd probably just fall asleep doing something totally random!
hit.the.surfs. on 12/20/2009 2:17:02 PM
sweet profile
sixteengirl93 on 12/19/2009 12:34:03 PM
Ummm... Sorry, but, got what?
SierraRylee on 12/19/2009 11:43:02 AM
Aww, thanks girl!
SierraRylee on 12/15/2009 6:18:06 PM
Totally!!! I love Christmas it is my favorite holiday!! Have you ever won a daily prize before??? Tell me on my profile!!!! BYE!!!! P>S> HAVE AN AWESOME CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!
#1selena fan on 12/13/2009 4:23:44 PM
Hey, just choose the right time. if he helps you out with something just be like "thanks, your really a great help. u know i appreciate you a lot.", but dont sound too clingy or anything.
hope i helped :]
-Sierra
SierraRylee on 12/12/2009 9:43:01 PM
oh okay thanks for the advice! did you see my MOD post or something lol
hit.the.surfs. on 12/12/2009 8:11:36 PM
Well... we are all entitled to our opinions. you can tell me anything you want to know about me and i will be happy to tell you!!! Comment all the time... Tell me whats up or whats down!!!! TTYL!!!!!!!!! BYE
#1selena fan on 12/12/2009 7:55:16 PM
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totaldramaislandisawesome on 12/11/2009 10:58:51 PM
TWILIGHT AND NEW MOON ARE LIKE A PART OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH TAYLOR LAUTNER!!!!! I JUST WISH HE NEW ME!!!!!!! TAYLOR LAUTNER IS THE CUTEST BOY EVER I TOTALLY WANT TO BE HIS GIRL FRIEND!!!! COMMENT ME ALL THE TIME ON MY PROFILE I TEND TO GET LONELY!!!!!
#1selena fan on 12/11/2009 7:06:38 PM
Nope. Its not my cat but I sure wish it was!!!!!!!! Cool profile
Stephrika on 12/11/2009 3:28:35 PM
Hey
nt much
XxSkilletXx on 12/9/2009 6:47:32 PM
y r u depressed? i'm just tired and have soooo much homework
hit.the.surfs. on 12/9/2009 6:21:25 PM
ya i do i LOVE xmas. every year my fam and our neighbors have a brunch at my house. i luv thattradition. wat do u do?
iloverupert on 12/5/2009 5:38:07 PM
thnx!!!!!! and haha i LOVE UR ICON
iloverupert on 12/3/2009 10:36:54 AM
Cool I went to see it it was not as good as everyone says...
Alidster
Alidster on 12/1/2009 8:13:37 PM
oh ok then.... =) did you see new moon?
alidster on 11/29/2009 10:50:21 PM
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XxSkilletXx on 11/28/2009 9:46:30 PM
Hey cool profile! Yep a lefty and I see your one too that's awesome!! I'm in the 9th grade (freshman woo woo haha) what about you, what grade are you in?
Isabella
Isabella58 on 11/28/2009 1:13... |
@izzyrose
This can be very hard! But you gotta hang in there. I'm sure that everyone has told you "When one door closes, another one opens!" But it can be hard to find that door. Take a look at your new class. Be extra vigilant. Did you find someone that looks like potential friend? The shy girl in the corner? Well, don't keep quiet. Find your new acquaintance! Start out small. Offer her a piece of your dessert. Then the next day, do the same. Until you feel your strong enough, ask her if you can sit with her at lunch. She should say yes. Build on your relationship from there! hope this helps!
(And if it doesn't, don't sweat! Try finding clubs or activities outside of school you'll like. You'll most likely find a friend with the same interest!)
by indibrown10 on 1/14/2012 10:35:47 AM
Okay so ive moved to a new school this yr and I feel like nobody want me there. Ill have to stay at this school for the rest of my elementary hood so that makes it even worse. Im depressed sometimes and sometimes cry because of it and I dont like it at home either. I feel like I belong at my other school because of like a million things. What should I do?
by izzyrose on 11/9/2011 5:41:26 PM
I am kind of going through the same thing when I think about it, except to not that extreme where I have no real friends and don't talk at all. But I'm trying to get over it, too
by marshmelo on 11/8/2011 6:12:17 PM
I think it's so amazing that you sort of healed yourself. I know that some people can't do that and I think it shows just how strong you are as a person to be able to do that. I'm so so sorry that you had to go through that though. Now that you know how it feels, help other people too! Good job getting the word out! You're very inspirational to me
by reesesgal16 on 11/2/2011 10:44:49 PM
Wow. That is so sad. It wasn't even other people to begin with.
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Being an avid New York Mets fan (yes, it is as painful as it sounds and some), I've run across many an interesting post from Mets beat writers, bloggers (including the guys over at Amazin' Avenue, which by the way, if you're not familiar with, is one of THE VERY BEST blogs out there in the SB Nation network, and if you're a baseball fan of any team I'd recommend it) and fans. But one of the most captivating ideas I've seen in any setting is the yearly "Take 'Em Or Trash 'Em" segment done by Adam Rubin, who covers the Mets for ESPN.com. In what has become a yearly exercise, Rubin will ask fans to vote on members of the Mets roster, giving them option of either taking them (or keeping) or trashing them (basically what it sounds like). And while he has included Manager Terry Collins, General Manager Sandy Alderson and the Wilpon Family (Majority Owners of the Mets) this year (couldn't tell/remember if he did a year ago, as the posts glitched and somehow merged), he didn't offer his opinion like he did for the players. So as this is a site for all things Virginia Tech, and colleges can't really trash players (well actually they can, and when they do it's even more disgusting, but let's just say it happens less often at Tech) and they don't actually tender the players contracts and pay them to play (yet), I thought it would be fun to do a Keep 'Em or Trash 'Em (I changed Take to Keep because I think it just makes more sense) for the entire Virginia Tech football coaching staff and similarly, let the fans decide the fate of the Hokies' coaches (well...at least on here). But before you fire from the hip and cast your vote, make sure you read the pros and cons below to see if there's anything that would change your mind or alter your opinion. If not, happy voting and have fun.
So after reading the title for this article, you might be thinking, "If you're going to do a series of posts on which Virginia Tech coaches should be fired and which should keep their jobs, why in the world are you starting with Shane Beamer?" To which I would answer, I understand what a peculiar choice it seems like, but I will be doing these posts chronologically relative to when the coaches were hired. So, by virtue of being the newest hire on the staff (two days senior of Cornell Brown), Shane is up first. So let's dive right in.
Reasons For Keeping Him
I think this is going to be one of the quickest posts in this series, if not THE quickest. Let's start with his best asset. The younger Beamer is somewhat of a master recruiter, having made a name for himself on the recruiting trail both at Virginia Tech and his previous stops. According to Rivals.com, since 2009, (only the second year he was given a full recruiting load), Beamer has individually landed an astounding EIGHT four-star recruits, including guys like Alshon Jeffery, Connor Shaw, and for the Hokies, Joel Caleb, Holland Fisher, Drew Harris and Deon Clarke. He was also assigned as the personal recruiter for names like A.J. Green, Robert Quinn, and Trent Richardson at South Carolina, so it shows the kind of faith Steve Spurrier and his staff put in Beamer.
For the Hokies, he has also been assigned as the personal recruiter for guys like Derrick Green (the nation's top running back prospect), Jarron Jones (a huge Notre Dame commit from a year ago), Tim Harris (now a UVA decommit) and Dorian Johnson (a Pitt commitment that the Hokies desperately wanted), all of whom were ranked four stars or higher by Rivals and two of whom may not have even considered Tech without Shane Beamer being their personal recruiter. It is also worth noting that for whatever reason, Rivals shows that Beamer did not have a full load in 2011 as well, so if you were to take an average of how many four star recruits Beamer raked in between the recruiting classes of 2009-13 (seasons in which he had a full recruiting load), you would come up with two per year. That's pretty terrific for an individual recruiter.
Over that time period, the coach who was previously considered as Virginia Tech's best recruiter, Bryan Stinespring, has nabbed exactly five four-stars. In fact, going back all the way to 2006 to include Virginia Tech coaches' recruiting efforts (the first year Rivals began tracking recruits landed by an individual recruiter), no Hokie coach landed as many four-star or higher recruits individually in those eight classes as Beamer did in the five classes since 2009. Just in case you were interested, Coach Cavanaugh pulled in six and a half, Gray and Stinespring landed six apiece and Newsome added five and a half (the halves represent a player in which the two coaches shared the lead as a primary recruiter for Tyrod Taylor). So it's fair to say that Shane has galvanized the recruiting efforts, as in his two years at Tech, the football program has seen probably its best two recruiting years in school history (as long as the 2013 class remains intact).
To that end, he is personable, relatable, charismatic, courteous and young, character traits that players and their families take note of. That's why Virginia Tech players (particularly running backs like David Wilson) have oozed about how much they've enjoyed playing for him and how much he fires them up. It's always great to have guys like that on the sideline (ahem, Stinespring, you too buddy) as a lot of the Virginia Tech coaches seem fairly vanilla in their interactions with players on the sideline.
Reasons For Trashing Him
So here are the knocks on Shane Beamer. He is a positional coach who has coached at least three different positions in his assistant coaching stints. There is nothing wrong with being a positional coach, but often it's hard to judge a positional coach because you don't get to see the X's and O's, and unless you know what you're looking for or the commentators point it out, a lot of what a positional coach teaches is technique. And let's be honest, if you're watching a game and the running back goes 80 yards, are you paying attention to his technique, or are you saying "Holy hell look how fast that kid is," or "Man what a great call that was" (I am aware you're not saying that for Hokie games, just giving a hypothetical). In fact, David Wilson fits the first part of that scenario to a T, and given that Beamer inherited that supernatural freak athlete at his position, coupled with the struggles of the group this year (even thought the offensive line often played horribly), it is fair to ask how much of the success Tech has had with their running backs in the last two years was David Wilson/J.C. Coleman, and how much of it was Beamer? TBD.
The point is, while positional coaches are rarely the goat, you often don't know what you have in them until they take a position as a coordinator or a head coach, something Shane might be poised to do in the near future. Speaking of which, Shane's name came up as a a person of interest several times during coaching searches after the season, including reported interest by Georgia State, who ended up replacing the retiring Bill Curry with Trent Miles. To several people I have spoken with, taking a job as the head coach of another team for a few years to develop some head coaching experience wouldn't be a bad thing. I understand that logic, but what I don't understand is why he would leave a job working for his father in which he is essentially being groomed as the coach-in-waiting. As far as head coaching experience goes, I think having been around the elder Beamer in his coaching career can only help to prepare him. I know that Shane taking another job isn't necessarily trashing him, but the end result would essentially be the samd: Shane would not be at Virginia Tech under either scenario.
The very last thing I think you could fault Beamer for is the sporadic and often questionable running back rotations used this season. I don't know if Shane really has full control over personnel decisions, but at any rate, some of the substitutions for certain plays/packages were so boneheaded (for instance using J.C. Coleman as a lead blocker and Martin Scales on outside runs) that even being a part of the decision-making and not objecting signals a pretty significant problem. Also, contrary to what the staff said about the running back-by-committee in the off-season, they often went away from the hot hand instead of sticking with it. So the rotations and substitutions based on play-calling/packages has to get better, no matter who's responsible for it.
Final Argument
Again, as I said in the beginning, this one is pretty easy. I don't see any reason to want to fire the team's youngest coach, most successful recruiter and potential head coach-in-waiting. Shane has a promising future (most likely at Virginia Tech), and despite some unknowns to this point, he has brought a lot to the program with his influence both in recruiting and on the sideline. I think he is and will continue to be a stabilizing force on the staff for years to come.
Verdict: Keep 'Em
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RADFORD, Va. - The Coastal Carolina University volleyball team took home two of the top awards and had four players earn Big South Conference honors for their play in the regular season, announced the awards ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 18 prior to the Big South Tournament.
Senior middle blocker Jill Nyhof was named the 2009 Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row and teammate Sierra Livesay was named the 2009 Big South Freshman of the Year. Junior Chelsy Kimes earned First Team All-Big South honors and junior Megan Bickford earned Second Team honors.
Nyhof, who has a 4.0 grade-point average in political science, has played and started in every match except one this season and has been a huge contributor at the net. She is a two-time Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2008 and 2009 and an ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District selection in 2008 and 2009 and Second Team honoree in 2007. She ranks second in Coastal Carolina history in career block assists with 312 and total blocks with 422 and had a career-high 13 blocks against Dayton in the first match of the season on Aug. 29. She is a two-time Big South Defensive Player of the Week and leads the Big South in blocks, averaging 1.28 blocks per set, having been ranked as high as second in the NCAA in blocks per set. Nyhof also earns her third All-Big South Academic Team honor.
Livesay has played in 28 matches and started 27 for the Chanticleers this season. She ranks second on the team in kills, averaging 2.44 kills per set, and ranks third in digs at 2.18 digs per set. She had a career-high 18 kills against Gardner-Webb Oct. 16 and is a two-time Big South Freshman of the Week honoree.
Kimes remains a lethal threat for the Chanticleers in the Big South, averaging 3.70 kills per set, leading the Chants and ranking fourth in the league. She enters the tournament sixth in the Coastal Carolina record book with 1,264 career kills and has had 25 double-digit kill matches, including 14 double-digit kill performances in a row this season. She also has had 15 double-doubles and the Chants are 11-4 when Kimes records a double-double. Kimes earns her second straight First Team All-Big South honor and was a Big South All-Freshman Team selection in 2007.
Bickford has been a consistent contributor all season for the Chanticleers, starting in every match this season. She has had the top hitting percentage on the team for the past three years, and ranks fifth in the Big South in the category this year with a .322 hitting percentage. She also ranks third on the team in kills per set at 2.30 and earned Big South Player of the Week honors Oct. 19. Bickford was an All-Big South Tournament team selection last season and a 2008 First Team All-Big South and an All-Freshman Team honoree in 2007.
In other Big South Awards, Winthrop's Kelley Taylor was named Player of the Year and UNC Asheville's Julie Torbett was Coach of the Year.
No. 4-seed Coastal Carolina will open the 2009 Big South Tournament Thursday, Nov. 19 against No. 5 High Point. The match is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. at the Dedmon Center in Radford. |
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Who can I call about doing a mineral rights search? This is for LA.
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There are about 5 properties that my grandmother, mineral rights rather..
The family found this out by accident. Going through her paperwork one day, we discovered that a company tried to buy her mineral rights to 5 sections of land. We figured we would do our own research.
We also figured this company would not have offered her money to buy mineral rights if she didn't have them. So this is why we are trying to find this info out.
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As an aside... While Ken Boone's grandmother may have known what she owned, she didn't convey that info to her heirs. I have created, for my family, a "land book" that has a section devoted to every piece of land I own, no matter how tiny. In that book I note what I own (and include maps), names and contact information for any other joint owners, what (if anything) is under lease (oil, gas, lignite, pipeline ROWs), how I came to own it (purchase, inheritance), and anything that might occur in the future (prescription, expiration of leases, timber cuttings) that my heirs would need to know about. I also included copies of all past deeds, leases, contracts, division orders, etc. If everyone would create such a book and keep it up to date, it would make life easier for one's heirs. JMHO.
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Great post, Henry! I suggest that you make it the topic of a Main Page discussion. Everyone who owns mineral interests beyond the size of a residential lot should have a book.
Agreed.
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I went to the Panola County deed records and researched my ownership from 1911 to current date. It took about six hours so take a snack and drink for a break. But I can tell you I found the land men and researchers there very helpful. The room was a beehive of activity. It was also very interesting looking thru the old conveyances. I would have gone to the wills but found it was not necessary. Found what I needed. I had/have an O&G attorney but by researching it myself saved hundreds of dollars. It just happened that the landman walked in as I was leaving and I told him what I had found, he called his office and within minutes the "problem" of my interests was solved.
The oil companies do make mistakes.
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And public records are not always correct or complete. Better to discover omissions or mistakes with a chain of title and fix it before it potentially becomes a problem. In the land business they call it title curative. One common problem is that a succession or judgement of possession is recorded in the county/parish where the owner died but not in the county/parish where the mineral estate is located. Heirs should get a certified copy of that instrument and have it recorded in the additional jurisdiction.
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History suggests U.S. Open is Tiger's to lose
- By Doug Ferguson
- Jun 16, 2012 3:53 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO – The expectations came back before Tiger Woods did.
For the longest time, there was a sense of inevitability about Woods when he was in front going into the weekend at a major championship. Eight times he had the outright lead after 36 holes, and eight times he went on to win, a streak that Y.E. Yang finally ended in 2009 at the PGA Championship.
The circumstances were slightly different Saturday at the U.S. Open.
This was the first time Woods has shared the lead at a major going into the third round, and the other leaders have some experience.
Jim Furyk won the U.S. Open nine years ago at Olympia Fields, where he had a chance to set the 72-hole scoring record until meaningless bogeys on the last two holes. David Toms is 11 years removed from his lone major at the PGA Championship, though not quickly forgotten is the resolve he showed. With the gallery one-sided in its support of Phil Mickelson, Toms laid up on the 18th hole at Atlanta Athletic Club and made a 12-foot par to win.
The other difference?
This is 2012.
Woods removed his cap on the putting green Thursday, revealing an increasingly receding hair line. That was always going to be a losing battle, though it was a subtle reminder that Woods is not the 24-year-old who completed the career Grand Slam at St. Andrews, nor was this the 30-year-old who won consecutive majors.
He is 36.
He has gone through four operations on his left knee.
He has gone through public scrutiny of a very private life.
In some respects, this week could be the start of a new era for Woods, who will always be compared against his old era.
This business of the ''new Tiger'' looking like the ''old Tiger'' needs to stop, for no other reason than the new Tiger is older. For all this talk about whether Woods is really back, he has won two times this year on the PGA Tour, and that's as many as anyone else. Woods won five times in 2003 and it used to be called a slump because it didn't include a major championship.
So now Woods is among the leaders going into the third round at The Olympic Club, and the expectations are that he will win the U.S. Open for a record-tying fourth time, and finally get to his 15th major in his delayed pursuit of Jack Nicklaus.
Woods' mother is at Olympic this week, and she rarely goes anywhere but the Masters and Honda Classic, her new home. Maybe she's onto something.
Then again, it's hard to imagine Woods not expecting the same thing.
If a 70 in the U.S. Open at Olympic is equivalent to a 66 at a regular PGA Tour event, then this would be a stretch of golf that should get some attention. He closed with a 67 to win at Memorial, then joined Furyk and Toms as the only players who have not gone over par this week.
''It's one thing to have a game plan, but you also have to execute the game plan,'' Woods said. ''And I think that's one of the reasons why I was so excited about how I hit the ball at Memorial,.''
Perhaps it helps that he has two players whose game he admires joining him as the only golfers who remain under par.
Woods thinks so much of the Furyk's toughness that he finally got his wish to have Furyk as a partner in the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup. A few years ago, Woods was presented one of those age-old hypothetical questions: If his life depended on someone making a 15-foot putt, and he couldn't pick himself or Nicklaus, which player would he choose? Among the names he eventually mentioned was Toms.
The lesser-known players have proved far more dangerous over the years.
Bob May took him to a playoff at Valhalla in the 2000 PGA Championship. Woods had to hole one of the biggest putts of his life at Torrey Pines just to get into a U.S. Open playoff with Rocco Mediate in 2008, and he still had to go 19 holes to beat him. Rich Beem didn't blink when he beat Woods in the PGA Championship at Hazeltine. Yang remains the only player to win a major when Woods had the lead going into final round.
His former caddie, Steve Williams, once said that what looked like the easiest of Sundays felt like one of the hardest. He was talking about the Buick Open in 2009. Woods went into the final round with a one-shot lead over a group of players that made it look like a Nationwide Tour leaderboard. Only two of the seven guys behind him had won on Tour, and none was ranked among the top 100.
The tournament, in the eyes of everyone except the players, was over.
Woods is not at that stage yet, though Saturday could go a long way toward raising the expectations even higher. Woods is known for closing on Sunday, but he traditionally has set himself up for the win on Saturday. |
Which pro-am is better: Alfred Dunhill or Pebble Beach?
- By Randall Mell
- Oct 6, 2012 9:00 AM ET
With plenty of celebrity and tradition on both sides of the pond, the GolfChannel.com team debates the better pro-am: AT&T Pebble Beach or the Alfred Dunhill Championship?
By RANDALL MELL
Even if you don’t like golf, walking along the fairways during the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am is anything but a good walk spoiled.
Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods all played at Pebble Beach, but they never made contact more spectacularly than the way the surf hits the rocks in Stillwater Cove. The old Crosby Clambake will never lose its charm because of that, no matter which stars show up.
There are few vistas in the game as stunning as the tee box at Pebble Beach’s seventh hole, the shortest tough hole in golf. The views on the eighth and 18th tee boxes are not bad either.
The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship also offers some special settings with St. Andrews and Carnoustie among the courses the event is played upon. There is no more sacred ground in golf than the Old Course, but Pebble Beach feels as if it takes you to heaven's doorstep. Robert Louis Stevenson didn’t call it “The most felicitous meeting of land and sea in creation” for nothing.
By JASON SOBEL
Athletes want to be rock stars and rock stars want to be athletes. Blondes want to be brunettes and brunettes want to be blondes. (And yes, some of us just want hair.) The point is, as Mick Jagger has been screeching for decades, you can’t always get what you want.
The grass is always greener on the other side. Unless, of course, the other side happens to include a three-course rotation of St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, where faded fairways and brownish greens are not only the norm, but perfectly acceptable.
It only makes sense that a British golfer would long for the lush shorefront real estate of the Monterey Peninsula, just as an American secretly craves the hallowed ground of Scotland’s yards. You won’t find me bellyaching about the majestic California courses, but given my choice of whether to compete in the grandest stateside pro-am or the coolest overseas edition, I’ll take the latter and run with it – for as far as my punched 2-iron will take me on those vaunted links.
Kingsbarns is the most awe-inspiring “new” course I’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting; Carnoustie is a dreaded beast best left untamed and St. Andrews is, well, it’s St. Andrews – and if that simple explanation isn’t enough to get you salivating, then you clearly haven’t been paying attention these last couple of centuries.
So give me that 2-iron in a romp over a hybrid. Give me another pint at The Dunvegan in a 1-up victory over a cocktail in The Tap Room. Give me the Dunhill Links by the smallest of margins over the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Maybe someday it’ll happen. After all, you can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need.
By REX HOGGARD
With a monsoon of respect to the home of golf and Auld Grey Toon, there is only one Clambake and only one pro-am that is a must-see, or must-play if one is lucky enough to merit a tee time.
What the Old Course and St. Andrews enjoy in historical significance, Pebble Beach makes up for with postcard views, an “A” list of celebrities and a rejuvenated rotation of courses that is second to none.
Iconic Pebble Beach has always been the centerpiece of the annual PGA Tour stop, but in 2010 Monterey Peninsula Country Club was added to the “Crosby” rotation and may be, according to many a Tour frat brother, a better golf course. By comparison Carnoustie and Kingsbarn, the other two courses in the Dunhill Links rota, are consolation prizes.
While neither event enjoys a world-class field, other than Bill Murray – whose shtick seems lost on the U.K. galleries – the Dunhill lacks the star power that Pebble Beach enjoys.
And if that wasn’t enough, consider the weather. For all the annual hand-wringing over “Crosby weather,” Pebble Beach has enjoyed Chamber of Commerce-like conditions in recent years. By comparison, on Saturday at St. Andrews the morning groups will tee off in breezy conditions with temperatures in the 40s.
There is no place better than St. Andrews in July, at the Open Championship, but when it comes to a pro-am, Pebble Beach is the gold standard. |
New Nightclub Laws Make Downtown Safer
Saturday, July 23, 2011
When college students all over Providence return to campus next month, they will undoubtedly kick off their years with trips to the city’s many nightclubs and bars. But they could face stricter guidelines when it comes to places they’ll have access to and they will be following a different set of rules than they’ve become accustomed to.
That’s because both the city and the General Assembly passed laws this summer in an attempt to control both underage drinking and the violence that occurs when the bars close early each weekend morning.
Now, bars and nightclubs that fail to prevent underage patrons from consuming alcohol can be barred from having events that cater to young people under the age of 21. In addition, the city has decided to stagger closing times for clubs in a response to a series of melees that took place in part because of the overcrowded downtown area after 2:00am on the weekend.
Underage Drinking Bill
The underage drinking bill in the General Assembly was sponsored by Rep. Chris Blazejewski. His legislation, which was signed into law by Governor Chafee last week, is meant to encourage establishments to comply with laws concerning alcohol and to directly prevent minors from accessing alcohol by shutting off an easy source.
“If nightclubs can’t control underage drinking, it doesn’t make sense to let them admit underage people,” said Blazejewski. “The licensing board needs these tools to respond to violations both as a means of enforcement and for the safety of patrons and the public, especially in light of recent violence at or near some Providence nightclubs.”
Because of the high number of college students in the area, Providence has always been known as a place where the underage crowd could find a place to acquire alcohol. With many clubs promoting 18-and-up nights and some bars failing to ask for identification at the door, students have seen the city as an easy place to drink illegally.
Places Have A Reputation For Serving Underage Crowd
The result, often times, has been trouble for the city at closing time. Fights break out. Intoxicated people get behind the wheel. Downtown becomes a major traffic jam.
Under the new law, the places known for allowing underage drinking will likely enforce stricter guidelines so they can continue to allow young people to at least enter their place of business.
“Places that have a proven reputation for serving minors become magnets for those who are underage and want to drink,” said Providence Senator Harold Metts. “That reputation is actually a competitive advantage, bringing more people to that club to drink and spend money. Not only are they violating the law, but they’re making a profit as a direct result of that illegal activity.”
State Rep. Joy Hearn echoed her colleague’s thoughts. She said establishments known for serving underage drinkers should be punished.
“If we are serious about preventing underage drinking, we can’t let those who repeatedly serve minors continue to invite them into their clubs,” she said. “Those establishments have already shown they are either unable or unwilling to stop them from drinking, so they shouldn’t be allowed to let them though the door.”
Staggered Closing Time
The new underage drinking law comes shortly after Providence decided to stagger closing times for nightclubs throughout the downtown area. The decision came after rival gangs got into a shootout shortly after the bars closed one night last month. Shots rang out and sent hundreds of clubgoers into a panic.
Now, almost a dozen downtown nightclubs are permitted to stay open until 3:00am on weekend nights, with drink service still ending at 2:00am. The city hopes the changes will alleviate some of the congestion that takes place downtown and possibly, some of the crime.
But will it work?
“I think it will make for less of a traffic jam downtown,” said Kevin Hoffman, a Providence student from the West End. “I’m not sure about the crime. As long as there is alcohol, there will probably be crime.”
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8:05am on Saturday, July 23, 2011
>> said Kevin Hoffman, a Providence student from the West End. “I’m not sure about the crime. As long as there is alcohol, there will probably be crime.”>>> WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT??
Cara Mella
4:09pm on Saturday, July 23, 2011
>> said Kevin Hoffman, a Providence student from the West End. “I’m not sure about the crime. As long as there is alcohol, there will probably be crime.”>>>
I THINK I'M GONNA HAVE A GLASS OF WINE...THEN GO ROB A BANK TONIGHT ...
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Dan, go interview a few of the clubs...go sit in at a meeting of the Hospitality Resource Partnership. Now you would have a fair representation of is really going on.A follow story would be fair. |
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In 2001 ITV's talent show Popstars was on the lookout for five girls, or boys, to be part of a group, that would go on to try and make it big in the charts. Kym was one of the lucky one's who impressed judges with her vocal talent.
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However, the media were quick to savage the group, and scrutinise their every move. The band enjoyed one more single before tensions started to emerge.
In July of 2003 Kym released her debut solo album which contained her three solo singles and twelve other tracks.
Kym's 'make-or-break' 3rd single, Sentimental, stalled at #35 resulting in her being dropped by her record label. Kym has since expressed her unhappiness whilst she was in the music industry.
In a surprise move in early 2006, she entered Making Your Mind Up, the UK show to pick a singer and song for the Eurovision Song Contest with a song called "Whisper To Me". Kym came fourth in the contest, losing out to the winner Daz Sampson.
From July 2004 to February 2005, Marsh played "Annette" in the hit West End musical Saturday Night Fever at the Apollo Victoria Theatre to much critical acclaim, The Guardian calling her 'sparkling'. In November 2005, Ryder re-joined the musical during it's UK tour with a short run of performances at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
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After settling in St Albans with husband Jack Ryder, the couple had early difficulties and a split for a short while. In light of her regular roles in north-west-produced dramas, while Jack generally tours in theatre, the couple moved to Manchester and closer to Kym's family in 2005.
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I've heard that the coyotes found here are as big as wolves, or a German shepherd?
The average Eastern coyote in Nova Scotia is about 15 kg (34 lbs) with some males reaching 23 kg (50 lbs.). This is about twice the size of coyotes found in southwestern USA. This larger size has been attributed to past interbreeding with wolves, as coyotes spread northward and eastward across the continent. Today, the coyotes found here are considerably smaller than wolves. In terms of dogs, they're about the size of a border collie or approximately 61 cm (24 in.) at the shoulder. See visually the size of coyotes.
Weren't coyotes brought into Nova Scotia by people?
No. Their arrival here was part of a natural range expansion that began in the southwestern United States in the late 1800's due to pressures on their traditional habitat caused by land clearing and development. The first coyotes in Maritimes travelled here from Ontario, Quebec, New England. They eventually reached Cape Breton by crossing the ice-covered Canso Strait.
Are there wolf/coyote crossbreeds in Nova Scotia?
It is highly unlikely. It appears that interbreeding with wolves was in the past and that the Eastern coyote is now genetically distinct.
What about coyote/dog crosses, or coydogs?
There were reports of coyote/dog crosses during the initial stages of range expansion across the continent. Today the likelihood of successful coyote/dog crosses is remote. As young would be born mid-winter, their likelihood of survival would be low, and unlike wild dogs, male domestic dogs do not help provide food for the young.
How can I tell if what I'm seeing is a coyote. See visually the size of coyotes.
Is it more common to see coyotes during.
Don't coyotes hunt in large packs?
Coyotes may hunt alone, in pairs, or family units. Family units often occur in the fall or early winter as an adult pair teaches their young to hunt.
Is it true that female coyotes can have super-sized litters to compensate for population losses due to hunting and trapping?
In Nova Scotia the average litter is five to seven pups. Our records show a low of two, and a high of ten, pups per litter. If the coyote population goes down there will be less competition for food and as a result females will be in better condition and the litter survival rate may increase, but there is no evidence that a female can somehow control the size of her litters.
Why is the population of coyotes in Nova Scotia increasing?
The population of coyotes in the province is actually fairly stable. There are slight variations often dependent on the amount of trapping activity as well as availability of traditional food sources.
Why are coyotes also found in urban areas? Have we invaded their home?
As coyotes are a relatively new species to Nova Scotia, we have not invaded their traditional home. Coyotes are very adaptable opportunists and will live in and near human settlements, and take advantage of any food sources found there. Does the provincial government trap nuisance coyotes when people lose pets? No, but your local Department of Natural Resources office can provide a list of nuisance wildlife operators who are available for hire to capture animals that come into conflict with humans. Why do we have a pelt-incentive program instead of a bounty? The pelt-incentive program was put in place to increase trapper participation and thus have more coyotes harvested. Increased trapping can also affect coyote behaviour causing animals to fear and avoid humans. This is different from a bounty, which is a broad-scale price put on the target species to promote killing by anyone at anytime.
Isn't there some way to get rid of coyotes once and for all?
No. The Eastern coyote is a permanent year-round resident in Nova Scotia. Even a full scale bounty would have only a temporary effect on reducing coyote numbers. The best measure we can take is to Keep Coyotes Wild by not willingly or inadvertently providing food sources for them. This will help preserve their normal behaviour of avoiding people and places of human settlement. |
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In december 2011 I received a call from a tele-caller who introduced himself as calling on behalf of bag-it-today. I was offered a 7 nights/8 days holiday at luxury hotels/Resorts all across the globe. I told him that I would only be interested in resorts in and around delhi. He then went on to give me some website addresses around delhi/Rajasthan and asked me to see for myself the kind of resorts that would be available to me if I bought this package. The sites were some lovely resorts nearby delhi which anyone would like to visit. I said what is the assurance that I would definitely get bookings at these resorts? he told me I would need to book 0-45 days in advance and I would 'definitely get my choice of resort'. He also made me speak to his superior who told me I would definitely get an assured booking, in one of the resorts, if I booked as per the procedure of booking 0-45 days in advance. On these assurances the transaction was completed as per the following details: item code: a1671 - affordable holidays-7 nights 8 days amount: rs.7000 invoice no.Trnpl/DLI/2011-2012/410569 order no. 2078 invoice date: 31/12/2011 order date: 31/12/2011 the points where I have been misled /Cheated are: 1. The resorts / Sites that were shown to me before booking are not there on the list of resorts available for booking. These were the resorts I wanted to visit. How can you show me one thing and then not have it on your list? this is definitely misleading/Cheating. 2. It was said that 0-45 days advance notice would be required and you will 'definitely' get one of the two resorts you opt for. On making inquiries I am told that the resorts availability depends on the resorts being up for promotion at the time when we want to visit. You can only opt for the resorts that are up for promotion at that time. What happens to the resorts you want to visit/Wanted to visit/Or were shown as being on the list when you booked? this means that they can just show few resorts as being up for promotion at any given time and you 'take-it or leave-it'. What I booked for is not on the list, and even if it is on the list it will not be up for promotion, so we are back to square one - take seven nights at a shady resort that they offer or just forget it! this is cheating/Misleading of the highest order. I request a complete refund, immediately, with interest, and an apology from the company for the mental agony and financial loss caused by such wrong/Fraudulent dealings by the company. If the company fails to take action then I request grahak seva to help me file a case in a consumer forum to teach these cheats a lesson. Thanks for the great help to consumers like me by grahak seva. Atul sharma |
Faulty parallelism
Can anyone help me understand what is wrong with this sentence and how I can make it any clearer?
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As an Industrial Designer I look forward to not only solving functionality problems but also challenging and stretching the limits of my creativity, and as a poet and writer, I anticipate creating comprehendible beauty in the things I write and fully expressing and sharing the things most important to me.
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I don't think there are any 'faulty parallelism' errors in your sentence. All of your clauses contain gerunds so there are no problems there which relate to 'faulty paralellism'.
However, this sentence is quite long, and, first of all, it would be more effective if it were broken down into two sentences, as follows:
As an Industrial Designer, I look forward to not only solving functionality problems but also challenging and stretching the limits of my creativity. What's more, as a poet and writer, I anticipate creating comprehensible beauty in the things I write and fully expressing and sharing the things that are most important to me.
But there is more for you to think about. 'Functionality' is a horrible word. I am not at all familiar with the 'industrial design' field, but if you are also a poet/writer, you should be able to come up with a less jargony word for that.
Comprehendible is an actual word in the dictionary, I found out, but comprehensible is much more common. Neither word particularly lends much to your sales pitch, or whatever it is. It might be a good idea to get rid of it.
'Anticipate' may not be quite the exact verb you want, either. It simply means 'expect' (which is not the same as 'look forward to'), and I think you need a stronger, more desirous verb to express yourself. How about something like this:
What's more, as a poet and writer, I strive to express the world's beauty, and connect my everyday concerns to the universal.
You seem to be melding two quite different identities into one thought/marketing statement/sales pitch, and if that is your project, more power to you! Without any other context, I can't quite understand how 'industrial design' matches up with 'poetry and writing' so I am not sure what this text is trying to achieve, or who you want to appeal to. And the part where you said you are interested in challenging and stretching the limits of [your] creativity doesn't sound particularly related to industrial design, which your text links it to, but seems more connected to writing, including specifically writing poetry.
I hope my comments are of some help. Good luck!
Shawn
Shawn thank you so much! The sentence is part of a college application supplemental essay for a dual degree program that wants to know how I intend to meld my passion for the two. If you were to see the sentence in context it would probably make more sense. Thank you so much for your feedback! I hope it will be ok using some part of your corrected sentences in my revision :)add comment |
ONLINE EXTRA: Treumann Lykken's war: Rural Adams, N.D., native's service in 164th launched lifetime of vet involvement (Aug. 12, 2007)From Herald archives, 2007.
"I was on a weekend pass down in Beaumont, Texas" in December of that year, recalled Lykken, 21 then, now 87 and a Grand Forks resident. "Four, five of us got in a car and drove down there, just for the weekend. Just looking the sights over down on the beach there.
"Well, we come to the gas station, we were going to gas up for the trip back home (to Camp Claiborne), and the guy says, `Are you ready? ' And we said, `Ready for what? '
That's when they learned about the Japanese attack on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor.
"So, we said, `Well, we better head back to camp.'"
Lykken was among the first troops sent to the Pacific Northwest - the nation's, not the ocean's. His squad was assigned to guard a railroad bridge at American Falls, Idaho. "We slept in a boxcar right outside the bridge and ate uptown at the cafe."
They ultimately were sent by ship to Australia, then New Caledonia, both in the South Pacific, in 1942.
By the time the rural Adams, N.D., native's Pacific Theatre tour of duty was over, it was latter 1945, and World War II had just ended.
Lucky and unlucky
Recuperated from a bout with jaundice that late summer, Lykken was aboard a ship bound for the States that had stopped at Hawaii for repairs when word came that the Japanese had surrendered.
"I was one of the last (discharged)," a chuckling Lykken said. "I guess I wasn't lucky.
"You took it a day at a time. Not much you could do about it. ... I was happy to serve, of course. There were ups and downs, but I come through it hale and hardy."
Not completely. After dodging malaria throughout his island-hopping combat service in the Pacific, Lykken says, he was stricken at home by the infectious tropical and sub-tropical disease around Thanksgiving and Christmas.
But return home, he did.
Not all members of the 164th - which, at the battle of Guadalcanal, became the first U.S. Army unit to take the combat offensive in World War II - were as fortunate, Lykken knows all too well.
The records show that the war killed 325 members of the 164th and wounded nearly 1,200 more.
"We were lucky to get through it alive," said Lykken, assigned to 60-millimeter mortars during the war. "We're grateful."
Active veteran
He's come a long way from the high school kid who went with several friends in the late 1930s to sign up with the National Guard's Grafton, N.D.-based C Company. Then, he was paying little attention to the uneasiness in Europe involving Germany's rising Nazi Party.
"Really, I just wanted to get into the service. Hope I'd pass the physical and so on," he recalled, laughing softly.
Post-war, Lykken quickly left farming when North Dakota dirt and dust gave him frequent nosebleeds. He worked eight years in retail sales for Gamble stores in Grafton, Carrington and Bismarck, and in Webster, S.D. Shortly after moving the family to Grand Forks in 1954, he began a 28-year career at Sears, retiring in 1982.
But he didn't abandon his military ties. Back in '45, Lykken and an older brother, Harvey, an Air Force mechanic in the war's European Theatre, quickly joined the American Legion post in Adams. "I guess most guys were joining veterans organizations at the time," Treumann said.
He became an active, involved member, serving twice as a post commander, at Carrington and Grand Forks; and once as state commander, in 1975-76. He also spent three terms of three years each on the Legion's National Americanism Commission.
A den in his home contains memorabilia from 60-plus years of service in the Legion and other veterans organizations.
He lives alone now.
His wife of 56 years, the former Margaret Lothspeich of Langdon, N.D., died in May 2002. She spent most of the war years in Washington as a secretary for the offices of the War Production Board, which oversaw the wartime rationing of fuel, rubber and other materials. They married in 1946. Three of their five children - Diane Kraemer, Warren Lykken and Debra Muus - live in Grand Forks.
Treumann Lykken's life may be far removed from his first combat experience in 1942. But he hasn't forgotten Guadalcanal.
Restless nights
From Australia, the 164th were sent to join other troops to form the Americal Division at New Caledonia. Then, they were sent by small boats to Guadalcanal to help Marines defend Henderson Field, a vital airstrip to the war effort, from Japanese naval and infantry attacks.
Reaching Guadalcanal in October 1942, Lykken and other 164th soldiers saw beach debris and other evidence of shelling. "We got our first casualty while unloading," he recalled. "He was killed by a sniper."
On Guadalcanal, the soldiers quickly tried to find places to dig a sufficiently deep fox holes amid the shale and rock. The landscape "was infested with roaches and other insects, you know. They'd chirp at night. Pitch black. You couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Any movement, you'd think it was (Japanese soldiers)."
For several days, "we were really bombed from land, sea and air. I don't know, but a lot of people said we really could have been pushed back into the ocean very easily. But we held on. ... We almost lost (Henderson Field) many of times. It was bombed and strafed, of course, and we had very few aircraft left at one point."
The 164th's C Company was several miles from the field, and some other companies took higher casualties. In the Battle for Henderson Field, the 164th saw 26 of its own killed and double that number injured.
"I know I spent 30 days in the foxhole without getting a bath or a darned thing," Lykken recalled. "Thirty days on the line, (under fire) anytime, all the time," with only C-rations - prepared canned food - for meals. "I spent a lot of restless nights there."
Deadly individual battles and patrols replaced the fierce fighting of those first weeks. The 164th saw nearly 150 of its soldiers killed by the time it left the island in early 1943.
Closest call
From Guadalcanal, Lykken and others got some rest, relaxation and more training on the Fiji Islands before being sent in late 1943 to Bougainville, part of the Solomon Islands.
The 164th stayed there for most of 1944, going out on patrols, checking for signs of Japanese combatants.
At Bougainville, Lykken says, he came closest to losing his life.
"We were advancing on a ridge. There happened to be a ridge to our right, and it was higher up than we were, actually. The Japanese had a pill box there, and we got strafed by machine gun fire, you know. So, we got off of that hill as fast as we could, of course, on our stomachs.
"That's where my gunner was hurt, and I think the lieutenant up ahead of me there, he was hurt. ... The shells were peppering all right around me, and it took the front sight off my rifle. ... It scared me."
Shock of loss
Combat training helped save his life, but it couldn't prepare him for a different loss that occurred while at Bougainville.
An Army chaplain found Lykken at his position in the Solomon Island hills one day and delivered a letter with news from home.
"I lost my mother when I was in Bougainville," he recalled somberly. Ragna Lykken had not been sick. "Not really," he said. "She died in the Langdon hospital. That's where they went. She had a blood problem of some kind. ... She wasn't very old. 47, 48. Maybe a little older than that.
"Never expecting anything at all, you know, that was wrong with her," Lykken recalled, his voice softening. "So, it was shocking."
That news from home, he says, remains one of his most distinct war memories.
A year later, back in the States, Lykken was discharged at Fort Lewis, Wash., and he took a long bus ride across the Rocky Mountains and Northern Plains to Grafton. His sister Beulah picked him up at Grafton and brought him back to the farm home north of Adams.
Once there, one of the very first things Treumann Lykken did was to visit the gravesite of Ragna Lykken. |
ANN BAILEY: Are we raising a generation of nincompoops.
After reading a story a few weeks ago that questioned whether we are raising a generation of nincompoops, I decided to check out the definition of the word and find out where it originated. I had a general idea of the meaning, but wanted to get the official word on it.
According to the Merriam Webster online dictionary, nincompoop means fool or simpleton and synonyms include ding-bat, ding-dong and doofus. The first known use of nincompoop was in 1676, but its origin is unknown, the dictionary said.
In the Sept. 27 news story about nincompoop children, Beth J. Harpaz, an Associated Press writer, talked about second-graders who can’t tie shoes or zip jackets, 4-year-olds in diapers and teens and pre-teens who are befuddled by can openers and ice cube trays.
The story quoted a mom who said that her kids struggle with coat hangers and that her teenager daughter doesn’t know how to use a can opener. Meanwhile, Harpaz noted, a 12-year-old who visited her house didn’t know how to remove ice cubes from a tray.
Whose fault is it, anyway?
The rest of the story quotes a person who condemned the younger generation’s lack of skills and another who defended them. Mark Bauerlein, author of “The Dumbest Generation,” argued that kids are confused when technology isn’t available and that there’s a loss of independence and initiative, according to Harpaz’ story.
Meanwhile, Lenore Skenazy, who wrote a book called “Free Range Kids,” said parents are partly to blame for children’s apparent incompetence. Parents are told kids need to go to Gymboree or their children won’t learn to hum or clap. Meanwhile, she said they’re also pressured to buy some kind of contraption to teach them to walk.
My thinking on who to blame for raising nincompoops falls into Skenazy’s camp.
If kids are nincompoops it’s because their parents are encouraging them to be that way. Kids have no incentive to do things for themselves or get themselves out of a bind if their parents do everything for them.
Consequences
I’m a firm believer that adversity builds character and that if kids never have to solve conflicts, they won’t have any survival skills. So maybe instead of hand-wringing, parents should teach their kids how to use a can opener or put their clothes on a hanger. After the kids are shown how to do it, the parents should step out of the way. If their kids still are perplexed about how to get the contents out of a sealed can or leave their clothes on the floor they can deal with the consequences.
It’s unlikely that the children will starve and it’s their problem if their clothes lay on the floor and they wear wrinkled garments to school. Going a little hungry and being slightly unkempt may be incentive enough to learn the mechanics of can openers and hangers. If it’s not, again, it’s the kids’ problem and as parents, we have to grit our teeth and live with kids who complain they’re hungry and who wear rumpled clothes.
The other point that Harpaz’ story brings up, that kids are nincompoops because society is pressuring parents, from the moment their children are born, to take them to classes and buy gadgets for them also is valid.
It’s true that parents today get a lot of expert advice coming at them from all sides and from a variety of sources. Not only are there parenting magazines, newspapers and books filled with advice on how to raise kids, there also is a plethora of information on the Internet.
Just say no
Still, I don’t think parents can use information overload as an excuse for raising clueless kids. Our job as parents is to sift through the information, retain what’s useful and dismiss the rest. A lot of parenting comes down to using common sense and determining what will be best for the child in the long run.
If that means that a child doesn’t get a cell phone when he or she is 9 years old, then the child — and parents — will learn to deal with it. Some parents may find it hard to believe, but, my sons, who are 13 and 11, do not have their own phones. They use the family home phone if they need to call someone, just like I did when I was their age. Or, if they’re at a friend’s house, they ask to use the phone.
Sometimes, that turns into a learning experience. Recently one of my sons needed to make a phone call from a house that still had a rotary phone. He learned a lesson in dialing the old-fashioned way that day and thought it was pretty “cool.”
Trust
While it makes some parents uneasy that they can’t call their kids to check up on them when they’re not with them, it doesn’t bother me. I figure if they’re at their friends’ houses, their friends’ parents are keeping an eye on them. If the kids decide to go out and explore the woods or ride their bikes around town, then I trust my sons’ good judgment to stay safe.
That philosophy has worked so far and I plan to keep embracing it when my children are older. I hope to resist the temptation to constantly call them to get updates on where they are and who they’re with. I want to raise children who are independent, responsible adults and I think that allowing them some space is the way to do that. If they make mistakes, and they likely will, then they will have to deal with the consequences.
The decision not to give our sons cell phones doesn’t mean that Brian and I eschew all technology. The boys and Ellen have a variety of electronic gadgets, big and small, to keep them entertained. They also have board games, horses to ride, footballs, basketballs and baseballs. They enjoy them all. Life is about balance and as I see it, technology can fit into the balance.
Chores also are an important part of the equation. Our children are expected to help keep the house clean, the yard mowed and the buildings painted. If, as the article says, many kids aren’t doing chores, I feel sorry for them. I think raising children who are helpless is setting them up for a rude awakening when they are adults and have to live on their own.
That is, unless their parents plan to take care of the kids when they’re adults. While some parents seem to be OK with doing that, I’m not..
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When horticulturalist and sustainable gardening expert Jeff Epping daydreams about his field of study, he sees a meadow.
Epping, a featured speaker at this year's March Garden Day in Grand Haven, will challenge gardeners to reimagine their landscapes to include a “fescue meadow that has spring flowering bulbs that would be mowed two or three times a year, and require limited water and chemicals.”
“We like to replace Kentucky bluegrass turf when that’s possible,” Epping said.
The annual March Garden Day, with the theme "A Celebration of Gardening," is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Grand Haven Community Center, 421 Columbus Ave.
Organized by the West Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association, March Garden Day attracts approximately 300 gardeners of all skill levels from across the state. The event offers lively and informative programs, a garden market filled with vendors and greenery, and a welcome peek at the growing season to come.
In his program titled “Sustainable Gardens: Designs and Plants for Greener Gardens,” Epping acknowledges the need for lawn areas for recreation, but suggests many other ways gardeners can “go green” in their home landscape, such as making smart plant choices.
“We’re looking at plants that are as disease-hardy as possible, and matched to the garden we’re putting them in — not just because they look good,” he said.
Smart plant choices minimize the use of water and chemicals, Epping said.
Epping, director of horticulture for Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Wisconsin, will also discuss “Small Trees with Big Impact.” He’ll be joined by Chuck Martin, curator of woody plants for Dow Gardens in Midland, who will present “Shrub Roses: A New American Love Affair.”
Martin said the shrub rose’s profusion of blooms, disease resistance and general ease of care has allowed it to grasp a huge share of the market once dominated by the comparatively fussy hybrid teas.
“It’s definitely where the rose industry is going,” he said.
Martin will help gardeners sort out the myriad “brand” shrub roses on the market today.
The daylong seminar also includes break-out sessions with plant and garden experts covering topics such as: adding color with bulbs, vertical gardening, deer-resistant plants, rain gardens, bees and other pollinators, and propagating azaleas.
Registration for the seminar is $45 in advance and $50 at the door. A gourmet box lunch, provided by Grand Haven’s Landyacht Bake House, is included in the price of the ticket.
To pre-register and reserve your space at March Garden Day, visit Grand Haven Garden House in Grand Haven or Jonker’s Gardens in Holland. For additional information, visit wmnla.com.
The West Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association is a nonprofit organization of gardening and landscape professionals. Proceeds from March Garden Day, including a silent auction, help support the association’s efforts to aid horticulture education.
— By Lynne Boezaart, Special to the Tribune |
Lakeway House for Rent: Shoreline Villa, A Lake Travis Waterfront Home - Property 3510897
House 4 bedrooms, sleeps 12
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My kids were in Daniel's run Elementary school, I had to move them because one of my son had a lot of troubles, yes St Leo ipis very strict and there are more rules than other school, my kids are doing great the teachers are so professional and the most important think Religion is the best, I'm very happy that they've been educating by good teachers, they are safe, professionalism I give them 10 stars ;) God Bless you guys
This is a great school my kids are happy, teachers are always there with the answers for all the questions they are great ;)
The middle school teachers at this school are extremely biased, they favor The girls over boys, the front office staff are just blatantly rude when they found out I was transferring out of this school, the vice principal kept questioning us about why we were transferring. The students there were great, However there was alot of hatred and discontent towards many teachers though. There are barely any students, about 400. For pre-K through 8th grade.
Great school, excellent Christian formation, great education, friendly and knowledgeable faculty. We have our two daughters at Saint Leo since Pre-School. We have seen many children of our friends and even though we are aware that most of the Christian foundation is provided at home, we are also aware that reinforcement and dedication will make the difference. We made a great decision and can see the difference with other kids even from other religious schools. Public schools were never an option, as we can see all the problems and exposure the new generations need to live in. I was shocked when I read about the parent who was not even happy with the Principal. On the contrary, the Principal, Mr. DiPippa makes really the difference. We strongly recommend this school, one of the feeders to Paul IV, another excellent Religious school in Fairfax and where my daughters will go after they graduate from 8th grade.
Last year was my last year at St. Leo's. To start, the administration is terrible. The principal doesn't even do their job so they leave it to the vice principal to do everything. They care more about the dress code than student actually achieving good grades. Also, they care more about what the middle schoolers are doing on Facebook than anything else. And I'll probably get tracked down for writing this review. Seeing as I have a limited amount of characters on this review, I can't really write about personal experiences but there is a list of MANY. The middle school teachers favor female students over male students to an EXTREME extent. The science teacher thinks it is her duty to reveal her whole personal life such as telling her students that it is THEIR FAULT that she can't watch Jeopardy and American Idol every night. Also, extremely incompetent considering it is almost June and my 7th sister has made it through only 4 chapters in their text book. They absolutely do NOT put religion as a priority. I enjoy the fact that my religion teacher last year taught about sexism and she is the biggest sexist in the whole school. I'd advise you to take your money elsewhere. 0 stars
I have had two children in St Leos if they had not changed principals my youngest would not be there. With a change in the church and the new staff at the school it is better. But I agree that it is too much run like a public school for my taste. I don't want PC I want a strong base with a Christian basis and St Leos does not do this well, When she gets to middle school will really be the test.
I was shocked to read the review from the parent who said that religion was not a priority or incorporated. We have had the absolute opposite experience. The priests are engaged with the children, my children have weekly assignments in religion - between writing reports on saints to memorizing prayers - all of my children learn a great deal about the faith and religion as a whole. Of course, even being able to mention God, Jesus and the Holy Trinity is leaps and bounds ahead of what the children are allowed to be exposed to in public school. Kudos to Saint Leo s! Keep up the good work!
This is a good but not a great school. My children attended the local public school for two years prior and had better academic programs there. We transferred to this school due to the expectation that religion would be incorporated into the curriculum, but that has been spotty at best. Religion is not a priority for the administration, so if the teacher makes time for it great, but it is not consistent throughout the school. Administration more concerned about finances of the school than quality of the school, has a tendency to act more like a private school than a parochial school.
We have been extremely happy with the school. My son attended two years of preschool here and is now enrolled in their full-day K program. The teachers are exceptional and have shown a great deal of caring towards the students. The preschool emphasizes learning through play and is like a small family with low teacher/student ratios. The school recently upgraded all their equipment and has interactive whiteboards, etc. in all the classrooms (including K, where they project the books being read that day, etc.). The academic standing of the school is excellent. My son enjoys going to school everyday!
We are extremely pleased with the quality of eduaction that our children are receiving at St Leo's. The faculty and staff are professional and nuturing which is the perfect blend. As with any school, there have been issues but they are quickly reviewed and addressed.
A National Blue Ribbion School that has a wonderful community that focuses on the whole student. Religion and Spanish are part of the core curriculum. Parent participation and engagement is the norm.
This school is absolutely wonderful! The teacher's are well educated and well informed. They respect the students' differences and bring out the best in them. Administration is cooperative and the front office staff is always cheerful and helpful. Both my children attended St. Leo's from preschool to grade 8. They were well prepared for high school!
This is the best elementary/middle school in the area! Selected as a 2006 'Blue Ribbon School' by the US Dept. of Education this year, it is known for its consistent high standards of excellence in the spiritual, academic, and technological preparation of children in grades PreK-8. The principal is top-notch as are the teachers. We wouldn't send our children anywhere else!
The staff at St. Leo's is good but not great. he real problem is the administration. The answer to everything is get a tutor. If the teachers are doing their job then they would not need a tutor. The school is poorly run and the teachers reflect that. For the most part this school could turn around quickly if they replaced the administration.
Education is average to good. The main issue with the school is the Principal, Mrs. Drews, and the Administrative staff. They are not friendly, nor working well with parents. They treat parents like children --> one way communications. Enrollment is at the lowest point. Unless the school staff starts showing attention and care to students, the school will not improve. Facilities are old and poor. The Extended Day Care program does not provide enrichment program to students, as everyone congregates at the school gym with basketball hoops and a small climbing wall. The school gym is also used as the cafeteria at lunch time. From former parents.
Teaching,Administration, and Maintenance staff are outstanding. They are thorough and informative. The atmosphere is challenging! I like the way the teachers take control and run the classes. My kids are in 3rd and 6th grades. The learning environment is filled with love and positive feedback. My kids feel very secure and happy here. I wish St. Leos went to 12th grade. The parent support with school activities is also excellent. I have a hard time getting my kids to leave the extended day program because they enjoy it so much. My gratitude goes out to the Principal4 Old Lee Hwy
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This table summarizes the meaning of various strings in different regexp syntaxes. It is intended as a quick reference, rather than a tutorial or specification. Please report any errors.
BRE refers to POSIX "basic regular expressions" and ERE is POSIX "extended regular expressions".
grep is supposed to use BREs, except that grep -E uses EREs. (GNU grep fits some extensions in where POSIX leaves the behaviour unspecified). egrep uses EREs. grep -F doesn't use regexps at all, of course.
ed uses BREs. ex and vi use BREs but additionally support \< and \> as described above, and use ~ to match the replacement part of the previous substitution.
expr uses BREs with all patterns implicitly anchored at the start.
awk is supposed to use EREs, plus the extra C-style escapes \\, \a, \b, \f, \n, \r, \t, \v with their usual meanings. sed is supposed to use BREs, plus \n with its usual meaning.
lex is also supposed to use EREs with some extensions: "..." quotes everything inside it (backslash escapes are recognized); an initial <state> matches a start condiiton; r/x matches r only when followed by x; and {name} matches the value of a substitution symbol. A variety of escape sequences, including the usual C ones, are recognized. Possibly this deserves a new column.
regcomp uses BREs by default but can also use EREs. It has a variety of other options which modify the syntax slightly.
Boost's regex++ supports a variety of syntaxes.
PCRE is almost the same as Perl, though it doesn't support the embedded Perl feature and the man page lists a number of other differences.
Vim has enough differences and extensions that it perhaps deserves a column (or two) to itself.
Subexpressions or groups are surrounded by ( and ), or sometimes \( and \). They serve two purposes; firstly they override the precedence rules of other operators, and secondly they "capture" part of the text matched by a regexp. This can then be used later on in the regexp via the \digit syntax (this is called a back-reference) or outside the regexp to extract the appropriate part of a string.
"Shy grouping" has the precedence-overriding feature but not the capturing feature.
"Symbolic grouping" allows groups to be identified by name rather than number.
The syntax of this varies a bit; sometimes you used \{ and \}, and sometimes you use { and }. However the idea is the same:
It is worth nothing that the GNU Grep manual says:
Traditional `egrep' did not support the `{' metacharacter, and some `egrep' implementations support `\{' instead, so portable scripts should avoid `{' in `egrep' patterns and should use `[{]' to match a literal `{'.
This refers to expressions in [square brackets], for which POSIX defines a complicated syntax all of their own.
Firstly, if the first character after the [ is a ^ (caret) then the sense of the match is reversed.
The rest of the bracket expression consists of a sequence of elements selected from the following list. The bracket expression as a whole matches any character (or character sequence) that is matched by at least one of them (or is matched by none of them, if an initial ^ was used).
1. Collating symbols. These look like [.element.], where element is a collating element (i.e. a symbolic name for a multi-character string), and match the value of the collating element in the current locale. This doesn't seem to work in GNU grep.
2. Equivalence classes. These look like [=element=], where element is a collating element. They match any collating element (single or multiple characters) which has the same primary weight as element, i.e. if they appear in the same place in the current locale's collation sequence. This doesn't seem to work in GNU grep.
3. Character classes. These look like [:class:], where class is the name of the character class to match. The following character classes exist in all locales:
[:alnum:] [:alpha:] [:blank:] [:cntrl:] [:digit:] [:graph:] [:lower:] [:print:] [:space:] [:upper:]
4. Range expressions. These look like start-end where start and end are either single characters or collating symbols. The behaviour is only specified in the POSIX locale, where they match all the characters between start and end inclusive.
5. Single characters. These match themselves.
To include a ], put it immediately after the opening [ or [^; if it occurs later it will close the bracket expression. The hyphen (-) is not treated as a range separator if it appears first or last, or as the endpoint of a range.
Emacs "character sets" are similar to bracket expressions, except that collating symbols, equivalence classes and character classes aren't supported.
Perl "character classes" are also similar. They support POSIX character class syntax (argh, confusing names!) and recognize, but don't support, collating symbols or equivalence classes.
GNU Grep has slightly strange handling of . and newlines.
Firstly, the manual says that . matches "any single character". Superficially it appears not to match the newline character:
$ echo | grep . $
The outcome is actually in keeping with standard and traditional behaviour for grep, where the newline is not included in the text to be matched. But that doesn't appear to be quite what's going on with the GNU version, as explicitly searching for a newline does produce a match:
$ echo | perl -e 'exec("/usr/bin/grep","\n");' $
So is there a newline to match against or not?
The other case to consider is when the -z or --null-data option is used. In that case, . definitely does match a newline, exactly as the manual says:
$ perl -e 'print "\n\0";' | grep -z . | od -tx1 0000000 0a 00 0000002 $
The /s modifier changes the meaning of . to match any haracter including \n.
The /m modifier causes ^ and $ to match at the start of any line within the subject string rathe than just the start and end of the subject string.
Perl's lookbehind matches, i.e. (?<=p) and (?<!p) only work for fixed-width patterns, not arbitrary regular expressions.
The POSIX regular expression specification can be found at. For the regexp languages used by particular programs, I looked at the documentation for GNU Grep 2.4.2; GNU Emacs 21.2.1; Perl 5.6.1; Python 2.2.1; and Tcl 8.3.3.
All errors are my own!
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Last Monday, Freakonomics had a post called How About Them (Wrapped) Apples? suggesting that packaging on foods is a good thing because "in addition to protecting food from its microbial surroundings, packaging significantly prolongs shelf life, which in turn improves the chances of the food actually being eaten." Later in the article, the author suggests that Americans waste half of all the food they buy.
The same day, Arduous took up the argument with the assertion, "If the waste trade-off is either the plastic bag for a bag of pre-washed lettuce, or an entire head of lettuce that rotted before you got to eating it, I would probably say to go with the bag of lettuce."
I have all sorts of opinions that I could toss into the discussion (none of them on the side of food packaging), but for me, one of the main issues seems to be that Americans don't know how to store produce. Why buy lettuce in a plastic bag when you can keep it crisp for just as long in your fridge without a bag? If you know how...
I bought this head of lettuce last Wednesday. On Monday when I took the picture, it was still in perfect condition. The carrots came in my CSA box last Thursday. By Monday, they were getting floppy, so I chopped them up and put them in a bowl of water. They crisped right back up.
How to Store Specific Vegetables
Cut the tops off of carrots and store in a container of water. Periodically change out the water. We generally buy carrots once a month, and they will last all month if stored this way.
Celery can be stored the same way.
Wrap lettuce in a damp cloth and store in a container with a lid.
Keep kale, collards, cabbage, and other greens wrapped in a damp cloth. The outer leaves will go bad first - simply peel them off and eat the inner leaves.
Potatoes should be kept in a cool, dark place.
Onions should also be stored in a cool, dark place, preferably not touching. One tip I've seen is to store onions in old panty hose, twisting the hose in between onions to keep them from touching.
Cut the greens off of root vegetables. Store the greens separate from the vegetables.
Extra Random Tips
Most vegetables will last longer if you wrap them in a damp cloth.
Plan meals so you eat the most likely to spoil veggies first.
If you get fresh vegetables from a CSA or farmer's market, it's best to hold off on washing them until you're going to use them.
On the other hand, if you're more likely to choose fresh fruits and vegetables as a snack if you can grab and go, take 30 minutes after your shopping trip to peel, cut, and store your veggies. Put carrots and celery sticks in a bowl of water. Wrap cucumber slices and broccoli trees in a damp towel. Wash fruit and put it in an easy to access bowl on the counter.
If That's Not Enough
Fake Plastic Fish recently linked to a huge document about how to store fruits and vegetables without plastic: HowTo: Store Fruits and Vegetables - Tips and tricks to extend the life of your produce without plastic (at the bottom of the post)
What tips do you have for storing fruits and vegetables?
19 comments:
Just a note: storing cut vegs in water will leach nutrients so water should then be used as stock or baked into bread or other baked goods so vitamins are not thrown out.
Erin, this is priceless! Thank you--this is absolutley info I will use. I'm one of those people who all-too-often loses the produce to rot, and nine times out of ten it used to do its rotting INSIDE the plastic produce bag I bought it in. Oddly (or not!) since switching to mesh bags a lot of problems have gone away, but your suggestions will help us a lot! Thanks--
Jenn
I cannot tell you how helpful this post is! Thank you!
@Olivia - Great point. I often use the carrot or celery water when I'm making broth, but I hadn't thought of using it in bread. Love that idea.
I learned from my mom to also put radishes (cleaned up and ready to eat) in water.
Great tips!
Kathy
Thank you so much for this list! I also wrap my lettuce in a damp towel and it lasts over a week, did not know about the carrots, though. Another tip - store apples away from other fruit and veggies since they emit Ethylen which will cause other fruits and veggies to ripen faster.
Great post Erin!
If we're going to throw something (food or plastic) away anyway, I'd much rather throw a rotten head of lettuce into my compost heap than a plastic bag into the landfill.
We store asparagus standing up in the fridge with the bottoms in a bowl of water. Also, store bananas away from your other produce. Keeping bananas close to all your other fruit will make it go bad much faster.
Putting potatoes in a paper bag helps keep them good. I just use one that my in-laws had, since I don't get any.
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Thanks for the link! My favorite tip of all is immersing carrots and celery in water. We've been doing it for years and they stay crispy for many weeks. Not that it takes us that long to eat them.
Glad you responded to that Freekonomics article. It pissed me off.
@Beth - Me too - I fumed to my husband about it for days. They got so many things wrong in that article.
like Kellie says, asparagus + fresh herbs if you're buying not growing, do well standing up in a cup of water. I freeze a lot of extra herbs as well -- and make veggie broth from peelings and such, so if something is a little past prime but not rotting, I throw it in my freezer bag for the next broth batch. Love this post....
This is great, just a little bit of water on a cloth can make a huge difference in the quality of your produce- you just have to remember to do it right after you get home. We use foil to wrap our celery and have found that it stays really crisp this way for weeks and you don't lose nutrients by soaking them in water. Even better, you can reuse the foil every time you buy celery preventing you from producing more waste.
Great tips, thanks! I'm going to try the carrots/celery in water. Then, to use up all the leftover veg I always make a quick pureed veg soup at the end of the week - just boil the veg in stock, season, whizz with immersion blender (the best kitchen gadget!) and maybe drizzle in some cream if you're feeling naughty. Yum!
Great tips. I've found that the store in water trick also works for olives and fresh mozzarella, as long as you keep remembering to change the water.
@Jenn the Greenmom - I too have discovered that produce seems to keep longer in mesh produce bags. Glad to know it's not all in my head.
Great tip about lettuce! I store onions, potatoes and carrots in our garage because it is cool and dark. They have been lasting forever.
Great tips. Thanks a lot for the advice. They're very helpful.
When you put the carrots or celery in a bowl of water is it one with a top? and do you mean to store them in the fridge that way?
when you said to cut up the carrots/celery, do you put them in a bowl with a top??
and also do you store them in your fridge?
really appreciate your help :) |
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When my son entered a new nursery school at the age of 3, I arrived to pick him up on his first day to hear two mothers having a conversation about how well their kids were reading and how they had hoped that this particular nursery school would continue to enhance their children's academic performance.
Curious about how my son had done on his first day, I checked in with his teacher, who reported that he had been particularly "friendly and polite."
I thought to myself, "Well, he might not be reading at the age of 3, but hearing that he's friendly and polite is the kind of feedback I want to hear. That's the person that I want my son to be."
When my daughter was in second grade, she had a teacher that would reward the students for random acts of kindness.
These random acts included times when a student would offer to help another student, when a student would compliment another student or when a student would offer appreciation toward others. There were many times that my daughter would earn this type of reward.
And each time she would come home with one, I would once again shake my head and smile thinking, "I'm so proud of her. She's becoming a good, caring person." As parents it's all too easy for us to get caught up in our children's grades, reading levels, the age they completed their first "chapter book," whether or not they've been chosen for advanced placements, etc. Of course we want to know that our children are reaching appropriate milestones and are performing well. But despite my conscious attempts to not compare my children to others, I have occasionally found myself doing just the opposite and got caught up in academic competition.
Mind you, I've never felt that my children are competing with their friends and classmates. Academic competition seems to be among parents. Granted, I've been blessed with three children who are all good students.
But somehow, I've become overly sensitive to statements like, "My child read his first book at the age of 2," or, "My child could recite the Periodic Table of Elements at the age of 3." When I hear that I just want to scream, "My children have been complimented for becoming good, caring people!" I'm not suggesting that smart children don't have good manners. And of course it's a wonderful accomplishment when a child has a special talent or excels in something. But sometimes I feel like we focus so much of our attention on how advanced our children can be that we often take the risk of missing out on enjoying the people our children are growing up to become.
When we feel like we're becoming trapped in the world of academic competition and questioning ourselves about our children's educational achievements, perhaps we might want to stand back and take a look at who our children have become. How do they interact with their friends? Are they sensitive? Polite? Do they reach out to others? Do they assert themselves appropriately? Do they show empathy? Sympathy?
I'm proud to admit that when I ask myself these questions I am constantly reminded of how proud I am and how much I truly enjoy the people that they have grown to become. And most importantly, they are proud of themselves.
I truly believe that as parents we have quite a bit of influence on our children's education. If we are positive, involved and invested in their education then it only stands to reason that they will have a positive experience. With that said, however, perhaps we can spend less time competing with each other and instead devote that time investing into the development and recognition of our children's character.
Think about it. When the day comes that they are applying to colleges, nowhere on the application will it ask "what reading level were they in first grade," and "how old were they when they first recited Shakespeare." What will matter the most is the person they have grown up to become.
Donna Spellman is Family Centers' director of self-sufficiency and independent living. With offices in Greenwich, Stamford, Darien and New Canaan, Family Centers is a United Way, Darien Community Fund and New Canaan Community Foundation partner agency that offers counseling and support programs for children, adults and families. For information, call 203-869-4848 or visit. |
STAMFORD -- Building and Land Technology's path toward redeveloping the South End waterfront into a hedge fund headquarters suffered a potentially damaging blow this week after a chorus of attacks made during a state public hearing on its proposal to relocate a working boatyard to Shippan.
"This whole thing is a joke," said Charles Weiner, an 88-year-old Stamford resident and longtime boater during a Wednesday public hearing at the Government Center held by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Referring to the South End peninsula where the Harbor Point developer last year dismantled the city's largest working boatyard, he voiced the sentiment that seemed to be widely shared in the audience.
"The boatyard property is sacred, it's designated and mandated," he said. "Why would you want to change it?"
For months, critics have attacked BLT's proposal to erect a boatyard on a 3.5-acre site at 205 Magee Ave. as both an unworkable and blatantly unfair solution.
The project aims to re-establish services to the city's boating community in the aftermath of the developer's decision to raze a 14-acre boatyard in the South End without zoning approval. With the support of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, BLT is seeking to rezone that site from a strictly water-dependent use into a $750 million office headquarters for the Westport hedge fund Bridgewater Associates.
Wednesday's hearing, which came on the heels of a city-commissioned report released Tuesday that identified severe deficiencies with the Shippan plan, was the first public opportunity for opponents to bring their case against to the state. The DEEP has granted BLT a draft permit to perform in-water boating-related construction as well as dredging along the shore of 205 Magee Ave.
More than 100 people, mostly boaters, showed up for the proceedings. About a dozen, several with detailed slideshows, took turns speaking at the podium. Among the repeatedly raised objections was whether BLT's application should have been considered by the DEEP because the property it owns at 205 Magee Ave. does not include a critical 4,200-square-foot parcel bordering the waterfront.
In December, Mayor Michael Pavia signed a letter of intent that gives BLT the right to include the city's property in its development plans as well as the right to negotiate for rights to it in the future. But many, including city board members, have called the validity of the agreement into question, raising questions about the parcel's intended status as part of a park. Representatives from the city's Harbor Management Commission also challenged the DEEP's decision to grant the permit, citing environmental concerns. Last month, the commission ruled the project is not consistent with the city's harbor-management plan, in large part because the dredging involved would affect tidal wetlands.
Safety concerns about the boatyard's proposed location on a narrow and heavily trafficked portion of the eastern channel of Stamford Harbor were voiced by boaters and businesses alike. Among the speakers, a spokesman for O&G, an asphalt manufacturer that uses barges, said that the plan as designed would impede the company's operations and cause accidents.
To date, the agency that is charged with protecting water-dependent uses has not addressed BLT's unauthorized removal of the South End boatyard, which the city has said constitutes a violation of the Coastal Area Management Act.
"The elephant in the room tonight is that what this company is attempting to do is take a 14-acre piece of land and eliminate a water-dependent use," said Peter Alviti, director of programs for the New England Laborers' Health & Safety Fund.
Afterward, John Freeman, an attorney for BLT, refuted some of the environmental and safety allegations. Dredging, he said, would not affect any portion of the tidal wetlands, which he said the DEEP had concurred with. He said the developer would offer a full response to the criticisms on Feb. 20, when the hearing is to continue at the DEEP's offices in Hartford. The public has until Feb. 13 to submit further written comments.
Despite being clearly outnumbered by opponents, Freeman said he was gratified to see growing support for the boatyard plan. He pointed to a petition signed by more than 400 South End residents as well as the three individuals who spoke in favor.
Among them was Stamford boater Paul Norton, who called BLT's ultimate aim of developing the South End for Bridgewater as one that "will bring a lot of high-paying jobs."
Of the Shippan plan, he said, "I'd like to see a ball rolled toward getting a boatyard in Stamford."
He then added, "Personally, I don't think there's ever going to be a 14-acre boatyard in Stamford."
As he wrapped up, he was met with disapproving headshakes and some boos. One person, however, could be heard clapping in the back.
"That's my wife," he confessed, with a smile.
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Fri., Oct. 26 - Charlotte Checkers at GRIFFINS - 7 p.m. - Fox Sports Detroit / WOOD 106.9 FM/1300 AM / Sirius XM NHL Network Radio / AHLLive.com
Sat., Oct. 27 - Rockford IceHogs at GRIFFINS - 7 p.m. - WBFX 101.3 FM / AHLLive.com
Sun., Oct. 28 - GRIFFINS at Chicago Wolves - 5 p.m. - WOOD 106.9 FM/1300 AM / AHLLive.com
Last Week’s Results
Fri., Oct. 19 - GRIFFINS 3 at Rochester Americans 4 - 0-2-0-1, 1 pt. (T4th, Midwest Division)
Sun., Oct. 21 - GRIFFINS 4 at Toronto Marlies 3 SO - 1-2-0-1, 3 pts. (T3rd)
Three in Three: The Griffins will play the first of this season’s nine three-in-threes this weekend, hosting the Charlotte Checkers on Friday and Rockford IceHogs on Saturday (both games at 7 p.m.) before making their first visit of the season to Chicago to battle the Wolves on Sunday at 5 p.m. EDT. Grand Rapids will play a three-in-three in back-to-back weekends, as it visits San Antonio, Texas and Houston on consecutive days next weekend (Nov. 2-4).
Live by the Sword: A strong penalty kill was the story of the Griffins’ opening weekend, as the unit killed 12 of 13 power plays and scored a league-high two shorthanded goals. Special teams also played a factor in the team’s 4-3 shootout victory over Toronto on Sunday. The penalty kill denied all six Marlies power plays, including two brief 5-on-3 advantages. The Griffins’ power play capitalized on two opportunities in the second period, as Gustav Nyquist scored his first goal of the season to cut a two-goal deficit in half and Tomas Tatar scored late in the second period to bring Grand Rapids within one heading into the third. Nyquist scored again to tie the game in the third period, and was one of three Griffins to score in the shootout to give the team its first win of the season, and Jeff Blashill his first win as the Griffins’ head coach.
Die by the Sword: While special teams drove the Griffins to Sunday’s win, it proved to be the opposite in the team’s 2012-13 road opener at Rochester on Friday. Grand Rapids got out to a two-goal lead but surrendered four unanswered goals to the Americans, including three straight power play goals. The Amerks’ power play was 3-for-5 in their 4-3 victory, while the Griffins’ power play did not capitalize on any of its four opportunities.
Weekend Promotions: Fans attending this Friday’s game versus Charlotte can enjoy $1 hot dogs and $1 domestic drafts from 6-8 p.m., while supplies last. Fans can also ride the Rapid busses to and from any Friday game and enjoy complimentary fare by showing their, which allows fans to have $1 beers and $1 hot dogs served directly to their seats. Call (616) 774-4585 ext. 2 or visit griffinshockey.com/dzone for D-Zone tickets. The first 1,500 fans through the turnstiles before Saturday’s contest versus Rockford will receive a Griffins 2012-13 team calendar, courtesy of Delta Imports. Fans are also encouraged to participate in the team’s Halloween costume contest. Members of the Griffins’ game day staff will patrol the stands and concourse and select the best-dressed fans for a contest that will be held at ice level during the second intermission. The winner will be determined by a round of applause. Finally, for every home game this season is a Military Night. Current members of our military can purchase up to four upper bowl tickets for $13 each (or $11 in advance at The Zone) with a valid military ID. The offer also extends to veterans who present a VA ID or discharge papers.
We Interrupt This Broadcast:. Additionally, the game will be carried on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (Sirius 207, XM 92), which will air live AHL hockey games nearly every night during the NHL lockout. The current broadcast schedule is available here.
Close Calls: The Griffins are one of just three teams in the AHL, along with Hershey and Milwaukee, to have each of their games decided by one goal. The Griffins lost their season opener to Milwaukee on Oct. 12 (3-2) and picked up a point against Hamilton the following night (3-2 SOL) before splitting decisions last weekend against Rochester (4-3 L) and Toronto (4-3 SOW). Additionally, all four Griffins games this season have featured comebacks after two-goal leads. The Griffins had early 2-0 leads in their losses to Milwaukee and Rochester, and they came back from two-goal deficits in their shootout loss to Hamilton and win against Toronto.
Feels Like the First Time: Griffins forward Tomas Jurco opened the scoring in Friday’s 4-3 loss to Rochester, beating the Amerks’ David Leggio off a centering feed from Trevor Parkes for his first goal and point as a pro. The high-scoring right winger tallied 68 points (30-38—68) in 48 games with the QMJHL’s Saint John Sea Dogs in 2011-12 and added another 29 (13-16—29) in 16 postseason contests. Jurco helped Saint John to three consecutive appearances in the QMJHL finals, earning back-to-back championships and a CHL Memorial Cup title in 2011. The Kosice, Slovakia, native also scored on his first professional shootout attempt to help the Griffins beat the Toronto Marlies 4-3 on Sunday.
Three Cheers: Rookie defenseman and Marysville, Mich., native Chad Billins also picked up his first professional point last weekend, doing so in style with three assists during Sunday’s 4-3 win over Toronto. Billins recorded helpers on the team’s two power play goals by Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar and also helped to set up Nyquist’s second of the game that knotted the game at three and sent it to overtime. Billins’ three-point night was the third by any Griffins defenseman over the last three seasons, joining Logan Pyett (3-0—3 on February 27, 2011) and Doug Janik (1-2—3 on November 11, 2011). He also holds a share of the team scoring lead along with Landon Ferraro, Gustav Nyquist, Tomas Tatar and Nathan Paetsch and is tied for third among AHL rookie blueliners.
Shootout Specialist: Through four games, Jordan Pearce and Tom McCollum have evenly split the Griffins’ goaltending duties, with two starts each. Both of McCollum’s starts have gone into a shootout – a 4-3 shootout loss to Hamilton on Oct. 13 and a 4-3 victory over Toronto on Sunday. The fourth-year pro has stopped six of seven (0.857) opponents in the shootout this season, tying him with Chicago’s Eddie Lack for fourth in the AHL in shootout save percentage. The number also matches McCollum’s shootout save percentage from 2011-12, which was the fourth-highest in the league and second-highest in Griffins franchise history, trailing Drew MacIntyre’s 0.875 mark during the 2005-06 season.
Mr. 300: When he steps on the ice for Friday’s contest versus the Charlotte Checkers, Francis Pare will become the sixth player in franchise history to reach 300 games. Pare, who also ranks second all time in goals (81), sixth in assists (113) and fifth in points (194), has spent his entire five-year professional career with Grand Rapids and finished in the Griffins’ top-five scoring leaders in each of his first four seasons with the team. Pare will join Travis Richards (655), Michel Picard (364), Jamie Tardif (316), Derek Meech (304) and Ryan Oulahen (302) as the only Griffins in the 300 club.
Walleye Watch: Several familiar faces continue to perform well for the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye, who are off to a 2-1 start. Petr Mrazek took his first pro loss on Saturday night when Toledo fell to the Kalamazoo Wings 4-2, despite making 36 saves on 40 shots. Mrazek is 11th in the league with a 0.932 save percentage after his first two professional games. Willie Coetzee is tied for third on Toledo with three points (2-1—3) in three games. Coetzee tallied a goal and a game-high 11 shots on Saturday night. He currently leads the league with 26 shots on goal – twice as many shots as Terry Broadhurst, who is second on Toledo with 13, and 10 shots more than any other player in the ECHL who has played fewer than four games. Andrej Nestrasil also has three points (1-2—3) in three games after recording a three-point night in the Walleye’s season-opener versus Kalamazoo.
Scouting Report
Fri., Oct. 26 vs. Charlotte Checkers (3-1-0-1) – Van Andel Arena – 7 p.m.
TV: Fox Sports Detroit at 7 p.m. Radio: WOOD 106.9 FM/1300 AM at 6:40 p.m. and SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (Siriux 207, XM 92) at 7 p.m. Web Casts: Video web cast at AHLLive.com, free audio available through woodradio.com. All-Time Series: 0-4-0-0 Overall, 0-2-0-0 Home. Season Series: First of four meetings overall, first of two in Grand Rapids. NHL Affiliation: Carolina Hurricanes. Head Coach: Jeff Daniels (3rd season). Notes: Charlotte swept Grand Rapids in the teams’ first-ever season series in 2011-12…The Checkers finished ninth overall in the Western Conference last season with a 38-29-3-6 record…Charlotte has one of the AHL’s top power plays through two weeks, ranking sixth in the league at 28 percent, due in part to forward Drayson Bowman, who has a league-leading three of Charlotte’s seven power play goals…Checkers forward Jerome Samson is tied for the AHL lead with 21 shots…Charlotte’s Justin Faulk leads the team’s defensemen with five points (0-5—5) in four games. Faulk was a member of the NHL All-Rookie Team in 2011-12 as a first-year pro…Eleven Checkers skaters and both goaltenders (Dan Ellis and Justin Peters) saw time in the NHL during the 2011-12 season. Ellis (Anaheim), defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani (Buffalo/Vancouver) and forward Tim Wallace (NY Islanders/Tampa Bay) played more games in the NHL than the AHL…Zach Boychuk leads Charlotte in scoring with six points (3-3—6) in five games.
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Rockford IceHogs (1-3-0-1) – Van Andel Arena – 7 p.m.
TV: 23 Weather Now (WIFR-DT 23.2 Rockford). Radio: WBFX 101.3 FM at 6:40 p.m. Web Casts: Video web cast at AHLLive.com, free audio available through 101thefoxrocks.com. All-Time Series: 8-13-2-3 Overall, 6-6-0-1 Home. Season Series: First of eight meetings overall, first of four in Grand Rapids. NHL Affiliation: Chicago Blackhawks. Head Coach: Ted Dent (2nd season). Notes: Grand Rapids was 1-2-0-1 in four meetings against Rockford in 2011-12…The IceHogs finished fifth in the Midwest Division last season with a 35-32-2-7 record…Ten IceHogs saw time in the NHL last season, including six who appeared in playoff games with the parent Blackhawks…Rockford defenseman Nick Leddy and forward Marcus Kruger spent the entire 2011-12 season in the NHL. Kruger is tied for the IceHogs’ lead in scoring with five points (2-3—5) in five games, along with veteran Martin St. Pierre (1-4—5).
Sun., Oct. 28 at Chicago Wolves (4-1-0-0) – Allstate Arena – 5 p.m.
TV: The U Too (WCIU-DT 26.2 Chicago). Radio: WOOD 106.9 FM/1300 AM at 4:40 p.m. Web Casts: Video web cast at AHLLive.com, free audio available through woodradio.com. All-Time Series: 49-39-2-4-2 Overall, 24-23-0-2-0 Road. Season Series: First of eight meetings overall, first of four in Chicago. NHL Affiliation: Vancouver Canucks. Head Coach: Scott Arniel (1st season). Notes: Chicago won the Midwest Division in 2011-12 with a 42-27-4-3 record but lost to San Antonio in the Western Conference Quarterfinals…The Wolves are 3-0 at home this season…Chicago has struggled on special teams this year, with a power play that sits 30th in the AHL at four percent and a penalty kill that ranks 24th at 72.7 percent…Chicago is led in scoring by Zack Kassian with four points (3-1—4) in five games…Former Griffin Darren Haydar is second among active AHL players (behind Toronto’s Keith Aucoin) and 22nd in league history with 731 points (272-459—731) in 709 games. Haydar led the Griffins with 80 points (31-49—80) in 2008-09.
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Six Sessions of IPL Hair Removal For Areas Such as Full Leg for £99 at A Touch of Beauty (Up to 91% Off)
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- Open until 7pm on Thursdays
- Two salons located in Olbury and in Edgbaston
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- Six sessions of IPL Ecolite hair removal for two small areas or one large area
- Small areas: bikini, underarm, side of face, and navel hair line
- Large areas: full leg, Brazilian, full face, back, and full arms
- Sessions last up to 45 minutes
Limit 1 per person. May buy multiple as gifts. Booking required. 24 hour cancellation policy. Must book patch test and first session by 1 Aug 2012. Must leave 4-6 weeks between sessions. Valid at Langley High Street (B69 4SL) and Pershore Road, Edgbaston (B5 7NY) salons. Must be 16 or older with valid ID. Patch test required and included. Valid for 2 small areas or 1 large area only. Small areas: upper lip and chin, side of face, underarm, bikini, navel hair line. Large areas: full face, full arms, full leg, back, Brazilian. Sessions last up to 45 minutes. Not suitable for pregnant women, nursing mothers, or those with epilepsy. Original value based on most expensive option.
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Hair, like ice cream, comes in many varieties, has colourful toppings, and can sometimes leave behind messy trails. Let follicular worries melt away with today's Groupon: £99 for six sessions of IPL hair removal for a choice of one large or two small areas including bikini and full legs at A Touch of Beauty.
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IPL hair removal aims to serve undesirable bodily hair an eviction notice with more controlled authority
The team at A Touch of Beauty turn nimble hands to a range of treatments including hot stone massage, acrylic nails, and microdermabrasion. The salon is elegantly placed on Langley high street, a light walk from the local train station, while a second salon is located on Pershore Road in Edgbaston. Both men and women are invited through its doors, which swing open six days a week including until 7pm on Thursdays.
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Following a patch test to determine suitability, male and female clients can attend six sessions of IPL hair removal which will use Ecolite technology. Each session lasts up to 45 minutes and will focus on either two small areas or one large area, as listed below.
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The turnaround began in the run-up to Sydney in 2000 as the first substantial proceeds from the lottery began to flow into sport. There was investment in infrastructure – tracks, swimming pools, velodromes – but crucially also in the structures supporting individual sportsmen and women. There were funds for world-class coaches, such as Jim Saltonstall in sailing and Dave Brailsford in cycling, and for nutritionists and sports psychologists. Also for science and technology where appropriate, ensuring we had the best bikes and boats.
Crucially, the money was not distributed through one statist institution pursuing a centrally determined strategy, but through the varying intermediate bodies, from the Royal Yachting Association to British Cycling. They knew their sport well, could direct the spending where it was most needed, but still had to show – through results – that they deserved the cash. Last but not least was a ruthless approach to picking potential winners and grooming them for success in a world of intensely global competition, all dramatised by the reality that Britain would host the Olympics.
Everything was underpinned not by a raucous jingoism but by a determined pride in what our country now is and to show that we can be the best, a patriotism that allows us to be open to the cream of the world but also to use it for our own purposes. The alchemy is, as we have seen, extraordinarily powerful.
Not only do we need to sustain these principles so they become structurally and culturally embedded for continuing Olympic success, but they should also be applied elsewhere. The problem is that they are born of an ideological hybrid that wrong-foots our political class. They are mostly rooted in liberal social democratic values that understand the importance of public investment, public organisation and institution-building. But they also involve an unashamed recognition that in the end individual application, resolve and will to win are indispensable.
David Cameron and London mayor Boris Johnson are happy to celebrate the element that is rooted in competition, elitism and individual effort. But they flounder the instant the conversation moves to the role of public investment and the necessity of understanding and sustaining our unique sport ecosystem, just as nearly every Labour politician flounders the other way round.
The number of British politicians who understand this hybridity – and will argue for it – is tiny. Michael Heseltine always has and Peter Mandelson finally got there in the dying days of the New Labour government, a government that should have been all about such hybridity but was racked by the desire to show its "business friendliness" and warmth to the City.
In today's government, only Vince Cable consistently argues for it and is thus nicknamed the "anti-business" secretary by many on the right whose understanding of what drives success in modern economies and societies is close to zero. The big point is that success depends on recognising that both elements count.
So what to do economically? The first part of the alchemy is for the state to trigger substantial public investment in everything that supports enterprise – communications, science, knowledge generation and transfer, housing and education. And to do so with purpose and consistency. It should be running at least £30bn a year higher than the Treasury currently spends, financed either by taxation or borrowing, depending on the particular economic conjuncture. Currently, it should be financed by borrowing at the lowest interest rates for 300 years. A plan B should begin immediately with such an ambition.
But that is only the start. The next step is to reproduce sector by sector the kind of ecosystem that sport has developed. There needs to be specialist knowledge, commitment, long-term finance and coaching for business and a new web of intermediate institutions that can do for companies in life sciences, robotics and new materials what the RYA, British Gymnastics and British Cycling have done for sportsmen and women. For example, the fledgling network of "catapults" designed to transfer technology into varying sectors must become centres of open innovation, coaching and support and scaled up quickly so they can reproduce the Olympic effect for business.
But for any of that to work, engaged owners have to be committed to their companies over time and banks need to behave more as business coaches – not sellers of credit and of useless financial products. They need to become organisations that attempt to co-grow the companies in an active partnership, not organisations that opt for money-laundering, Libor manipulation or mis-selling. This will demand a wholesale recasting of Britain's system of business ownership and finance, informed by the same pride and ambition for Britain as our athletes and Olympic crowds have shown.. But such focus is meaningless unless informed by an understanding of what to do and a determination to do it.. But first it has to find politicians who understand the necessity of hybridity. They are not Osborne and Camer |
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The most desirable and exclusive Burgundy. Bottles that come onto the market are sold at prices from 600 to thousands of euros in few days. Best drunk after 15 years in bottle to be able to taste the best vintage on the planet. In 2002 some 1990 magnums were auctioned for 5,800 dollars each. Amongst all the vineyards in the Domaine, Romanée is the most exquisite. Its Pinot Noir grapes give a dense ruby coloured wine, delicate in the mouth and very long.
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Ascalon Catacombs (AC) is a level 35 dungeon that is the first players can undertake in Guild Wars 2. Like the other dungeons in Tyria, there are 3 paths with several bosses overlapping between them all. In this second guide to AC, we take a look at route two: “Detha’s”. – “Detha's.
Room Of Pits
This encounter might appear difficult at first but it’s incredibly easy and incredibly quick. After defeating Kohler you’ll head down into a long rectangular chamber that has an altar towards the back and a series of pull chains. Interacting with these chains results in a series of spikes erupting from the floor, in the water below. When the encounter begins, Gravelings with rush from the back of the room towards the altar (and thus over the spikes) to attack Detha. All you and your party need to do is keep the Gravelings in the middle of the room (away from the altar) so that the spikes, operated by your party, can kill them.
The best tactic here is to have 3 members of your party operate the spikes (one to the front left lever, one to the middle and one to the front right) while the remaining 2 stand in the water in front of Detha. The two tanking at the front will then distract the Graveling’s long enough for them to be spiked, providing Detha enough time to do what she has to do. You will need to keep this up for 20 seconds before the encounter is considered “complete”, at which point you can loot the chest and exit the room, even if there are Graveling’s left.
Roundup
- Place 3 members of your party on the chains (front left, middle and front right).
- Have 2 members of your party stand in the water, in the middle to hold the aggro of the Graveling’s.
- Time the activation of the spikes for when there are large amounts of Graveling’s present as the recharge time is quite long.
- While your chain is recharging, if you have ranged AOE skills it’s a good idea to use them on the Graveling’s before re-using the chain.
- Once you’ve survived the onslaught for 20 seconds, the chest will appear for you to loot.
- You can exit the room and ignore any remaining Graveling’s.
Defending Detha
Easily the most difficult part of the dungeon is the final part before the end boss. As with the previous encounters, you have to defend Detha while she repairs three cannons. When Detha fixes a cannon (roughly 30%) a series of ghosts, of varying professions, will spawn. At this point I’d sincerely suggest you kill the Elementalists and Rangers first followed by monks, mesmers, necromancers and warriors. Personally, I always target the Rangers immediately as their single target attacks really hurt and can kill players in seconds. I then target Elementalists because although they hit hard, their attacks are easier to avoid. When the first wave of Ghosts are killed, Detha will finish the repairs and work her way to the next cannon, where she will once again begin the repairs, with more ghosts appearing for a total of 3 waves. Once all the cannons are repaired, the encounter is finished and the final boss will appear.
Roundup
- Detha will always repair the lower left hand cannon first, followed by the lower right and upper middle.
- Target the ghosts in the following order: Ranger, Elementalist, Monk, Mesmer, Necromancer and Warrior.
- The Elementalist and Necromancer ghosts can cause a great deal of AOE effects so ensure you stay out of their fire.
- If Detha dies, you will have to start again so ensure you protect her.
- Using skills such as Feedback are an excellent way of combating the heavy hitting Rangers.
- Don’t forget to loot the chest!
The Ghost Eater
The easiest boss in all of Ascalon Catacombs is very similar to the Howling King in Hodgins path with the exception that he doesn’t have his shout, but retains his burrowing attack. Replacing the shout is a skill which causes oozes to appear that do little or no damage. All you and your party need to do here is tank-and-spank, while killing any oozes that appear. It’s also useful if one of your party members uses the Frost cannon to keep the Graveling chilled.
Roundup
- Have one member of your party man the Frost cannon
- Attack the Patriarch
- Kill any spawned Oozes
- Profit????
Another great writeup, thank you. Some more tips:
In the room of pits, the left and right chain spikers have 2 chains each, and they can run back and forth between the 2 chains to cause more dmg. The middle guy just has the one chain, as you say. Also, having the 2 tankers run around in opposite circles seems to help (clockwise & counter-clockwise).
Isn't the room of pits event over when the graveling boss dies? Once that's dead, the spikes no longer do any dmg to the other gravelings, so either ignore them and grab the chest (as mentioned above) or kill them normally and proceed onwards.
Whilst protecting Detha, I always kill the necros first, as their conditions are horrible. The kill order is then the same as yours. |
How Jazz Music Can Make You a Better Guitarist
(by guest blogger Chris Huff at Behind the Mixer)
Jazz music, specifically instrumental jazz, forces the listener to focus on the instruments and the arrangement. You can’t get lost singing along. Jazz brings all the instruments to the forefront and it’s there where you will learn a lot.
Great jazz musicians know how to play off each other, how to play behind the other instruments, how have the right sound for their instrument, and how they sound along with the other instruments.
Electric guitarists (that means YOU), have spent a lot of time and energy finding that perfect tone you love to hear from your guitar. It might even be song-specific. But there are two questions I have to ask you; 1) did you set your tone based off what you heard on the stage or from the house speakers? 2) did you ever check that tone against the other instruments?
There is a lot your sound guy can do for shaping your sound and the sound of the band. HOWEVER, the best modifications are made first at the instrument level. Welcome to some extra time in the church sanctuary.
The five steps to a better sounding electric guitar tone;
1. Arrange time with your sound guy to work in the sanctuary when it’s not in use.
2. Set up your equipment in the middle of the sanctuary. Connect to the audio system with the help of the sound tech.
3. Play and listen to how it sounds from the house speakers.
4. Tweak your settings (guitar, effects, amp).
5. Play and repeat step number 4 until you find the best sound.
You’ll find that great tone you thought you had on the stage sounds different in the sanctuary.
Now that you’ve got that great tone, how does it sound against the other instruments?
I’m not saying you have to drag the whole band to the sanctuary. What I am saying is there are specific instruments you should work with during your practices to create the best complimentary sounds. Specifically, the bass player and the keyboard player. The two instruments can fight for audio frequencies that you share and if there is more fighting and too much sharing, your instruments will sound like mud.
For example, a keyboardist playing pads can really fill out the sound of a band. But if the pad sound sounds so much like the electric guitar effects, then the sounds blur together. The sound guy can tweak the frequencies to a limited extent but when the two instruments are so similar in frequency / sound, then the mix (your sound as a band) will suffer.
Therefore, the next time you are practicing with the band, spend some time with the bassist and the keyboardist one-on-one so that you have all found the best patches and effects that prompt the great sound of your respective instruments while also making room for the other instruments in the mix.
What Type of Tomato Are You?
Odd question, definitely, but follow me on this point. The sound tech is like a cook. I can take all the ingredients and create a pot of chili. The success of the chili, however, is based largely on the quality of ingredients I use. Rotten tomatoes, dried out beans, spoiled meat…are these ingredients you’d want to make a pot of chili? View your sound as an ingredient and you’ll find yourself striving to be vine-ripened. And if you want to know what it sounds like to have instruments that make a great pot of chili, look to jazz.
–Chris Huff.
(Ready to learn and laugh? Chris Huff writes about the world of church audio at Behind The Mixer. He covers everything from audio fundamentals to improving instrument sounds. He can even tell you the signs the sound guy is having a mental breakdown.)
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Typical ost from a “sound guy”. In all seriousness, great post. Us guitarists need to start thinking as part of the band with our tone and not just our playing. It’s all fine to say “let’s create space” or, “use layers” or, “other cliche worship guitarist line”, but if our tone doesn’t work with the other musicians, it’s all useless.
Thanks Samuel. I should have mentioned in the article that I play guitar – used to play on a worship team or two or three. It came down to always being on the stage or in the sound booth on Sunday so I picked one so I could spend the rest of the time worshiping with my family. So I’m not saying anything that I haven’t lived.
good points. but i think choice of notes and dynamics are more important than tone. don’t get me wrong, tone is important … but that should be up to the soundguy to figure out the best way to mix on the board via EQ. of course it helps if the source tones are already EQ’ed properly
I really like some of your suggestions. Our keyboard player just recently started experimenting with pads and I think we need to spend some one on one time figuring out how we interact with each other. Especially with her being new to it.
I usually work with the sound guy to get my tone to a place where it melds well. We keep the amps in a back room which I have found helps me understand how I sound to everyone else. Usually if there is an EQ issue we try to fix it on the amp first and only use the eq on the board for quick fixes during a set.
Don’t forget Piano as well. But I agree choice of notes / chords shapes and dyanmics are more important. A good rhythm session also helps.
Notes and chord shapes are definitely important! I had to draw a line somewhere in the article and that was it.
You don’t want your sound guy yelling out “Try that with a G Dim7th instead!”
fwiw, the article was good and you made your points clear about tone … and soundguy yelling the progression would really be something
Hey thanks for the suggestions, I just might do that middle of the sanctuary thing. Unfortunately guitarists like other fanatics on this planet are a bit irrational at times, and we don’t want to even consider the possibility of our sound being sculpted better at any other source than our amp. Maybe because we spent a pretty dollar on it? Maybe because the house speakers can’t match the perfect ones inside our cabinet? Haha insert any other slightly ridiculous reason here.
But every Sunday, it does travel beyond that point, so it’s good to know what it sounds like further down the line. I’ll say it’s transmitted, not replicated, so as not to injure the source *pats amp*. I’ve listened to CD’s of our worship service but I can’t remember how our sound guy records it–if it records the straight in sound before he mixes it or if it records the mix he lays down. Anyway, I am interested in how it sounds to the audience, with the best way hearing it with other instruments.
And on the jazz, playing with other musicians always helps. I’m always impressed by a musician who can meld well.
Hearing your self form the middle of the sanctuary is a great idea. I recently got myself a wireless unit for my guitar and was actually able to stand out in the seats for a few songs during a Sunday am run-through (we’re a portable church meeting in a school’s caf-a-gym-a-torium so Sunday am is the only time I get to hear the main system) and it was really useful hearing myself in that context.
The other option if you can’t get to the middle of the auditorium is to place a recording souce there. I have a little flash based recorder, the zoom something or other, and it is GREAT about showing flaws and successes in performance.
The other thing to consider as well is that sound changes once you got a bunch of people in there, so all that time you spent perfecting your tone is going to have to change again.. ah well.
Thanks for the great post.
What’s the best option for using an amp to get good tone through the house? Direct out through the speaker out or with a dynamic SM58 offcenter?
@BenG – Between the two options? I tend to go with offcenter. Direct out can work but I like capturing that true “from the speaker” sound.
Hi there Chris! Thanks so much for this post, very helpful. As a guitar player I really struggle with finding good tones. There’s so many variables from cords, pickups and amps to pedals, mics and mic placement that it’s a really hard thing for me to find good tones, especially distorted or overdriven tones. Gonna see if I can really get some time to focus on getting a good tone for all applications within the church. Thanks for the tips, and I really love your site! |
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
DULUTH - Three Duluth residents are vying for a vacant seat on the Duluth City Council.Billy Jones, George Rhode and Elise Whitworth are running for Council Post 3, a seat being vacated by retiring Councilman Jim Hall. All three candidates agree the struggling economy is a big challenge the council will have to face. Jones, who served on the Citizens' Budget Committee, said he knows how hard it was for the city to balance the fiscal year 2010 budget. "I know FY '11 will be just as hard, if not harder," he said. The lifelong Duluth resident has been active in the community for years, volunteering for the annual Duluth Fall Festival and serving on the city's Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. He also filled an unexpired term on the City Council in 1992. "I decided to step it up a notch," he said on why he decided to run for the council. "I have five generations living in the city limits. I have a very vested interest in the city and its future." As the economy recovers, Jones said the council needs to have a prioritized plan to address the city's infrastructure needs and improve the roads and parks. Rhode, who has lived in Duluth for 28 years, has also been active in the community, serving in several civic organizations and as chairman of the Duluth City Alcohol Review Board. "I decided it was time to step forward to the front line," he said. "I feel like I could bring a new perspective and energy to the City Council." If elected, Rhode said he will work with employees to learn as much as possible about city operations. He wants to tackle economic redevelopment projects, such as revitalizing the Buford Highway corridor, and build a senior activity building at W.P. Jones Park. As for redeveloping the old City Hall block, Rhode said some parts of some of the buildings must be torn down. "I'd like to see as much saved as possible because it's part of the character of the city," he said. Whitworth, a longtime Gwinnett County resident who moved to Duluth more than two years ago, said the city's major challenges are aging infrastructure, economic decline and job loss, and overdevelopment of retail space. She said she wants to serve as a catalyst for increased job opportunities, sustainable economic growth, improving infrastructure, crime prevention, increasing sidewalks, walking and biking trails, preserving Duluth's historical heritage and hometown character, and advancing the fine arts. "I am concerned about the direction our country is taking and the impact it has on our local citizens and economy," she said. "I want to be an active part of the solution and serve as an advocate for Duluth families and businesses, preserving and advancing core values of faith, family, and flag." Incumbents Marsha Anderson Bomar and Jim Dugan are running unopposed. SideBar: Post 3 Post 3 · Billy Jones · Age: 50 · Education: Some college · Occupation: Project manager at Cisco · Political experience: Filled an unexpired term on the City Council in 1992 · Family: Divorced; children David, 28, and Dana, 23, granddaughter Madison, 2 · If Elected: With five generations of family living in Duluth, Jones said he'll bring a unique perspective on the history and needs of the city. "No other candidate has that connection," he said. · Elise Whitworth · Age: 61 · Education: Bachelor's in psychology from Medical University of the Americas, master's in adult education from the University of Georgia and master's in divinity from Emory University · Occupation: Online faculty with Axia College of the University of Phoenix · Political Experience: Appointed to Duluth Ethics Board in 2009 · Family: Single · If elected: "I will facilitate increased job opportunities, improved infrastructure, crime prevention, multi-generational planning, sustainable growth and preservation of our historical heritage and hometown character." · George Rhode · Age: 60 · Education: Bachelor's in business administration from Southern Illinois University and graduate work in hospital and rehabilitation administration · Occupation: Retired from U.S. Army · Family: Single · If Elected: "I plan to work closely on the Buford Highway redevelopment (and the) 'Old City Hall' block and secure funding to build a senior activity building."
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There's nothing like a night out to pick up your spirits. And when it's National Night Out, it also sends the message that everyone in the community is of the same spirit when it comes to fighting crime.. Lilburn was one of them.
This year, under the leadership of SafetySmart Lilburn President Margot Ashley, residents will gather once more to show their support for their community.
"(National Night Out) is designed to send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back," Vice-President Teresa Czyz said.
And it's not just about a few volunteers putting up posters for a party.
"Gwinnett Police Department offers community building organization to subdivisions that garner 65 percent participation. Three initial meetings are led by Eric Rooks, followed by yearly meetings," Czyz said, noting that NNO provides a good opportunity for people to get out and connect with each another.
But let's get back to this big night out. The organization has gathered more than 50 sponsors so far for the Aug. 7 event at Lilburn City Park. Many local restaurants are donating food and drinks. Entertainment will include music, cookie decorating, police K-9 demonstrations and a chance to see the latest firefighting technology up close.
The activities will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. But it doesn't stop there. After the main event, the celebration goes on. And even those who are unable to attend NNO in the park still have the chance to participate by "Lighting Up Lilburn."
"This year, SafetySmart Lilburn wants everyone in the entire Greater Lilburn area to participate. And it's easy. All you have to do is turn on an outside light or porch light from 8 to 10 p.m." Czyz said.
Participation in NNO can be as simple as that. It does not have to be a major event in order to be included in the national statistics. Registration information and ideas are available at
Norcross will be participating in its first NNO from 4 to 9 p.m. in Thrasher Park, tying in with the community spirit of the Whistle Stop Farmers Market which conveniently runs at the same time.
Registration is still open, and I repeat, this does not have to be complicated. With all the online communication we have available it should be easy enough for every community in the county to get the word out. And how cool it would be to support every policeman in the county by following that familiar advertising slogan of "We'll leave the light on for you."
Susan Larson is a writer from Lilburn. Email her at [email protected].
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Susan 10 months ago
Correction:
David Chandley is not available to be master of ceremonies as I had understood him to be.
Teresa Czyz is the main organizer, but is not directly involved with recruiting vendors and sponsors. Margot Ashley, Steve Holevoet and Demetrius Galfas are the primary recruiters.
sarahldavis 10 months ago
Great idea! Neighbors meeting each other is a big part of the solution.
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Don Debats (Flinders University)
Published on H-Pol (May, 1998)
One of the reasons to hope that the effort to re-invigorate American political history succeeds is the flow-on effect such a revival might have for the development of studies of the American state. The changing role of government, especially the central government, and the relationship of the citizenry to that state should be major themes in the study of American history, but this is not the case. Yet the role of the state is at the heart of an essential difference between today's, no less than yesterday's, political parties. Many scholars suspect that the growth of bureaucracy has had important consequences for the downturn in voter participation, just as the lateness of the growth of the state in the United States helps explain some of the most important and enduring differences between the United States and other Western nations. Certainly the comparative theme in American history would be stronger than it presently is if there were a broader history of the American state. And finally, at a time when everywhere in the West the state appears to be shrinking (though hardly withering away), it is interesting to ask about the earlier circumstances which led to the growth of state activity. One of the interesting claims to emerge from Canadian studies of the state is the notion that governmental roles grew in response to increasing levels of international trade in order to provide a new level of protection for the citizenry against the vagaries of the international economic order. If we understood the growth of the state in those terms, we might be even more alarmed by the sudden decline of state activity at the very time that global economic interdependency reaches new heights. The state and the growth of the state are rich historical themes with broad integrative powers. Moreover, a long run historical perspective on the rise and relative decline of state activity is the best means by which we can evaluate the changes of the moment.
Ballard Campbell's book is a helpful step in each of these respects. The focus here is on the growth of U.S. government, and he means essentially the government in Washington, from the late 1880s to more or less the present. Campbell argues that a fundamental shift in the scope of state activity occurred in the late 1880s with the Cleveland Administration effectively separating a past in which the central government performed few functions from the modern era of a vast and activist state. But of course the actual process of change has been more gradual, both in the development of state activity and in the seeming retreat of government in the modern era. Campbell sees the shift as involving four stages of civic expansion.
The first, the longest period, stretched from federation to the 1870s. The "Republican Polity" reflected the traditional view--the Revolutionary fear--of governmental power. Government performed few functions, had limited revenue which it derived largely from indirect rather than direct taxes. Government, certainly at the federal level, was small because a wider range of functions was deemed dangerous to notions of republican virtue. The fact that the national government had access only to indirect taxes constituted a powerful limitation on any wish to expand the governmental role. Locally based property taxes were important, but closely watched and always contested. Citizen involvement was high in the absence of a direct governmental bureaucratic role simply because reliance on temporarily commissioned citizens was the only means by which important public functions, particularly road building and school construction, could happen.
The "Transitional Polity," from the 1880s to the 1920s, saw an increasing level of governmental regulation and higher indirect taxes. The Interstate Commerce Commission serves as the quiescent transitional agency. Campbell sees Cleveland's 1886 "State of the Union" address as a clear departure from so much of the "small government" thought which had preceded it, especially in Cleveland's call for relief for those financially destroyed by the collapse of the Freedman's Bank and in his call for a pension bill for all Civil War veterans in preference to the previous policy of individual claimants. And of course there was the ISCC. Campbell provides telling reminders of this smallness of government against which one must set these innovations--the governor's office in Wisconsin which consisted of five people, including the janitor, and of Cleveland answering the White House telephone and on occasion the front door. But the changes came gradually, reflecting a "great debate," a rehearsal for that conclusively conducted in the New Deal era, about the proper role of government.
The incrementalism of the transition period is captured in the growth of the "on the ground" functions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In due course, the Department began radio broadcasting as well as purchasing of farm surplus. County Agents became features of virtually every county of the United States, and in many counties there was a female agent to address the problems rural women encountered. Government was indeed proving to be a solution to many problems.
No doubt the most controversial part of the book is the treatment of the "Claimant Polity," stretching from the 1930s to the 1970s. It is not difficult to demonstrate that this short period involved a categorical shift in the responsibilities of government, building on the Cleveland departure but involving new levels of activism at all levels of government and demonstrating as well a new capacity to marshal power. In part, this was made easier by Hoover who, in a re-statement of traditional views, Campbell sees as holding firmly to the older understanding of a limited governmental role, regardless of the circumstances. War was of course a more powerful impetus to expansion than even Depression. In the midst of WWII, federal government expenditure was ten times the highest level of the Depression era. This was possible only because direct taxation by the federal government became part of virtually all citizens' lives. Social welfare became a central responsibility of the federal government and direct taxes rose accordingly.
Why did government grow so fast? Campbell advances four explanations--genuine responses to industrialism and its consequent dislocations, pressure from interest groups seeking favors, voters who want and come to expect new levels of governmental programs, and finally government itself in seeking its own growth. Campbell's argument is that all of these are both interrelated and important. This is not the most compelling argument, though one cannot but agree that there is no "magic bullet," as Campbell says, to explain the growth of government. If the enormous expansion of the state for war and welfare are familiar themes, Campbell is very useful in denoting the price which underlay this expansion. Taxes were one issue, excessive levels of regulation was another; adding power to both objections was the perception, increasing since the Kennedy administration, that big government was slowing down positive change.
Enter the "Restrained Polity" perfectly represented by the Reagan and Bush, and Clinton, administrations. Government, Reagan said, was the problem, not the solution. Tax cuts and privitization became central issues of national political debate. Increasingly critics perceived that the state was behaving as some of the republicans of so long ago said it would--for the few at the expense of the many. But Campbell makes clear that while the language of the "Restrained Polity" may resemble that of the old republicans, in fact there has been a sea change. The old fear of central government which animated the republican ideology is gone or at least largely displaced. The state under Reagan, after all, expanded; it did not contract. Taxes were reduced and capped, which meant that government income slowed. But spending rose and debt grew enormously. Perhaps more importantly in terms of Campbell's developmental trajectory, there is no evidence that Reagan or his administration were as afraid or distrustful of government power as the true republicans were. The modern Republicans pushed harder to reduce taxes than they did to reduce spending. Military spending expanded enormously. The republican era is not upon us and will not return. Americans have come to accept large government.
In delivering this message, there are some inevitable problems. The most serious goes to the core of the book's purpose and market. Is this a textbook or a monograph? In one sense, the sheer vastness of the subject constantly pushes the book to high levels of generalization and treatment. Campbell accentuates this sense of a generalized account by providing too many formal definitions and thinly developed models from other areas. There are, for example, echoes of systems theory's feedback loops in the discussion of the explanation for the growth of government in the "Claimant Era." Some parts of the general story are familiar; a closer focus would provide the different perspective necessary to the re-telling. This is always a difficult matter to gauge but a lesser treatment of the familiar would leave more space for the specific. Even the most general sections would be improved with a clearer statement of how this book intersects with the standard works in the field. Campbell does not see his state as particularly "maternalist" in the fashion of Theda Skocpol. Nor does he emphasize the development of administrative capacity to the degree that this dominated the earlier work of Stephen Skowronek, though the ability to marshal power and act directly upon the citizenry are central points in Campbell's argument. This book places greater emphasis on tax and revenue flow than either of the above, and it would be useful to draw out more fully the differences and convergences in at least these three quite different approaches to the history of state development in the United States.
Second, the aspect of the book which most effectively served as a counterpoint to the excessively generalized account of the ebb and flow of federal power is the use of two case studies--Arlington, Massachusetts, and Birmingham, Alabama--introduced here as exemplars of the impact these developments had on ordinary lives. This side by side treatment of the macro and micro levels of state development is a highly imaginative and potentially very successful aspect of the book's methodology. Unhappily, the process is not sustained, and the two case studies become less and less visible as the book proceeds. Now perhaps there is a message to be read into that trajectory, but if so it is not stated and one suspects that there in the end was just not room for the effort to trace national changes in any detail back to the local level. A dramatic alternative would have been alternating national and local chapters with the latter exploring the consequences of changes in the former. The gradual and unexplained weakening of the Arlington and Birmingham case studies reduces the book's effectiveness.
Third, in line with the above, the book would be stronger with a more sustained and systematic focus on governmental activity at the state and local levels. Campbell notes that state and local governments were "the workhorses of the republican polity" (p. 16). These governments were never "small," and certainly they always impacted on the citizenry; indeed state and local governments were for all intents and purposes the most important levels of government activity until the modern period. This in itself, of course, undermines a notion of all government as being "small" before the late nineteenth century. Local government, in the republican era, involved tremendous numbers of citizens, often in the form of independent boards and commissions, both with large and rapidly changing memberships. A philosophy of low taxation ensured that most of the activity of local government was in lieu of a bureaucracy. Functions--especially road building in rural areas--could only happen if it depended on citizen labor. Road districts were created and road taxes levied, but the expectation was that the tax would be acquitted by labor on the roads of each district. Reality and ideology were mutually reinforcing. All of this deserves a greater emphasis, even if only to help sustain the argument of the book positing a clear conceptual break between the traditional and modern worlds. Likewise, the older "commonwealth literature" on the state--largely ignored here--might have been usefully deployed. Our understanding of the earlier periods of state activity would be further enhanced if alongside the notions of republicanism there were also some attention to the legal philosophy prevailing which saw the purpose of government being the release of private energy. The book could have done more with the fact of the growth of bureaucracy and the implications of this growth for traditional republican notions of political engagement.
Fourth, there is little reflection here on the consequences and costs likely to be associated with the disappearance and/or privitization of state services. At one point Campbell notes that government grew "as a mechanism to reduce the risks of an unpredictable and sometimes harsh world" (p. 53). That point could be drawn out more carefully and used as a evaluative ground against which to consider the modernizing trends which seem to leave more and more citizens at the mercy of a newly deregulated world.
Against these complaints should be set the great virtues of this book. First it is a valuable step in the right direction. The state is a tremendously useful focus for political inquiry and one which, while common overseas, seems remarkably muted in the United States. The long term development tables in the book are marvelous; the effort in putting them together must have been enormous. They chart and summarize whole eras of state development, especially of the growth in federal government activity and costs. The Growth of Government certainly fills an important gap in charting exactly that. If the republican polity remains less fully discussed than might be the case, the discussion of the growth of government during the transition and New Deal eras is excellent. Campbell shows convincingly that government responsibilities at all levels, state and local as well as national, expanded enormously. In the aftermath of WWII, management of the economy became a federal government responsibility. Federal outlays were suddenly twice those of the most expansive year of Hoover's administration; federal debt went from 16 percent of GDP in 1929 to 46 percent in 1939. The "great debate" changed from a fixation over the degree of government power to a debate over the uses of governmental power.
Second, the book puts the complaint about government spending in a useful context. The U.S. remains, by European standards, a low tax nation, but taxes have gone up enormously in the period. Campbell notes that in Cleveland's era, most Americans were not paying any direct governmental tax at all; the Civil War experiment with income tax had collapsed under adverse court rulings and the 16th Amendment was yet thirty years in the distance. Only a minority of people directly paid property taxes because only a minority of people owned property.
When the income tax did come in 1913, only one percent of the workforce was eligible and the maximum rate was seven percent. By the end of WWII, however, two thirds of workers were paying income tax. Congress provided for these increasingly large taxes to be withheld, reducing the visibility of the tax bite, if not the pain. The surge in the flow of revenue to Washington was under way and would not slow for forty years; the federal government came to capture three quarters of all tax dollars. And, Campbell insists, revenue flow drove expenditure programs. Chapter Six on income security is outstanding in its own right and as an example of that process. Campbell reminds us that the federal government spends three times the amount on non-means tested insurance programs such as social security than it does on means tested programs. The former are virtually sacrosanct; the later are the red meat of political debate. The elderly universally receive social security; only a third of the poor receive welfare.
Third, the book traces the rise of executive government, beginning with the New Deal's focus on the presidency. Campbell emphasizes, however, that the same trend toward reliance and focus upon executive government is evident at all levels. In the "republican polity," the emphasis was on short political careers and short terms in office while the "Claimant Polity" helped keep bureaucrats and politicians in power for long periods. Congress responded in a telling way by creating its own retirement scheme in 1946. The republican era rested upon a largely passive executive--a "low-key stewardship"--whereas in the modern polity the executive has become the core of government and the presidency, "the dominant institution in the nation's civic life" (p. 209).
Finally Campbell shows how the worm turned, how government increasingly came to be seen as a problem rather than a solution to a problem. The first signs emerged in the Kennedy Administration with the argument that greater growth would be possible through curtailing taxes. A second shot was fired in the early 1970s in the increasingly vocal resistance to the vast regulatory system then in place. Campbell sees a rather Machiavellian aspect to this process. Money, he argues, became the lifeblood of the "Claimant Polity" and the most lucrative taxes were tied to the most popular spending programs. This explains why Reagan's presidency was decisive, but not in the ways we often think it was. No new ideology was put in place; the old republicanism did not re-emerge. Programs (some) grew and debt rose. But the flow of revenue changed dramatically. Reagan reduced taxes by 25 percent, reduced the tax brackets to three and, perhaps even more importantly, indexed the brackets for inflation while simultaneously launching a decisive war on inflation itself. The slowing of inflation and the indexing of bracket thresholds ended "bracket creep" with its painless flow of ever increasing levels of revenue to the central government. The expansionary state stopped expanding. Policy changed because the revenue flow, the lifeline of the "Claimant Polity," slowed. Campbell, it should be clear, is no fan of unrestrained government growth, which, as he notes, confuses responsibility and concentrates power while all the time building the claims for yet more revenue. The "Claimant Society" said that government should respond to needs and perceived needs; the problem was that it became increasingly difficult to obfuscate, to use Campbell's word, the true costs of special benefits.
This is a valuable book, broad in its scope and thus capable of charting over two centuries the expansion and contraction of governmental, especially federal government, activity in the United States. The costs and benefits of that expansion and contraction are judiciously stated. Campbell helps provide a sense of our own time in this large scale pattern. The Reagan presidency was important for the seriousness of its attack on at least some programs; while welfare was the easy target, even Social Security--hitherto sacrosanct--was curtailed in the most substantial changes in the life of the program. Yet the state was not cut back dramatically by Reagan, Bush or Clinton. Only the rate of increase has been slowed. The goals were limited--lower taxes and less welfare.
Far more important is the continuity in the ideas which Campbell sees as rising to ascendancy in the "Claimant Polity" and continuing into the "Restrained Polity." Today government is less feared and more trusted than it was in the past. There is a broad social consensus in favor of governmental programs to support education, to protect the environment, to conduct drug education programs and to protect the health of individual citizens. The powerful state, Campbell argues, is here to stay. Our time is a moment in the continuing great debate over the role of the state; the underlying consensus in favor of governmental action and the faith in the capacity of government to act positively will no doubt loom larger to future historians than the modest restraints on the growth of the state which recent years have seen. Campbell concludes that the present is best understood as continuing the long-standing debate between one set of values emphasizing the necessity of individuals to be free to flourish and another set which emphasizes the need for government to provide the security necessary for the flourishing of freedom. Campbell helps us understand why it is that the consensus of the moment revolves more around the latter proposition.:
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Mofaz sets his sights high
A mistake or two by Netanyahu, such as his withdrawn ultimatum regarding the referendum over disengagement, is all that separates Shaul Mofaz from a victory in the next battle for the leadership of the Likud and the premiership.
It is possible that the next government, the disengagement government, which people mistakenly insist on calling a "unity government," will be the last government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. On the assumption that the new government is intact when it reaches the elections in November 2006, when the next Knesset completes its term, Sharon will be 82 years old. The prime minister himself generally says that he has taken it upon himself to disengage Israel from the Gaza Strip, and that he is leaving the challenge of the final status agreement to the next generation of leaders. The evacuation of a few thousand settlers from Gush Katif and from the northern part of the West Bank is only a preliminary to the withdrawal from most of the territory of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. After the disengagement plan pushed the Labor Party into the back seat, it is reasonable to assume that this important and difficult task will devolve partly on the next leader of the Likud.
The prevailing opinion in recent years is that anyone who doesn't want Sharon will get Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. However, according to public opinion polls, a mistake or two by Netanyahu, such as his withdrawn ultimatum regarding the referendum over disengagement, is all that separates Shaul Mofaz from a victory in the next battle for the leadership of the Likud and the premiership. On the eve of the last elections, the High Court of Justice managed to stop the general, who was in a rush to get into the Knesset, and forced him to make do with the cabinet. Now Mofaz is already a full-blown party activist. He has his own "camp," and his own "candle-lighting ceremony," and an emotional "Likud now and forever" speech. If everything goes as planned, next Rosh Hashanah he will already be inviting his friends to drink a toast at the Fair Grounds in Tel Aviv. Just like Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom and Health Minister Danny Naveh.
When Major General (res.) Ami Ayalon, who became a civilian over four years ago, expressed interest in becoming prime minister, it was claimed that he was rushing from the army into politics. Lieutenant General (res.) Mofaz cooled off for barely one winter out of uniform before entering the Defense Ministry and registering for the Likud, and he is already storming the Prime Minister's Office and galloping ahead in the polls. It is difficult to understand why Mofaz is enjoying special treatment, and not only from the right wing. Why did Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alon alone bear the criticism for the epidemic of harming innocent Palestinian citizens, the "confirmed killing," abuse of dead bodies and humiliation at the checkpoints?
Mofaz always remains untouched, as though the concept of "ministerial responsibility" has nothing to do with him. The defense minister is not called to account for the expansion of the outposts located within his area of jurisdiction, nor for the uprooting of thousands of olive trees and theft under the noses of Israel Defense Forces commanders. He didn't find it necessary to apologize for the scandalous planning of the route of the separation fence, which caused Israel a great deal of political and economic damage, and dealt a mortal wound to the fabric of life of thousands of Palestinians. According to his recorded whisper into Sharon's ears, had it been up to Mofaz, instead of force majeure quietly removing late Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat from the area, an IDF would have been sent to the Muqata, and the territories would have been burning.
Until it became clear that Sharon is determined to pass the disengagement plan, and that most of the public stands behind him, Defense Minister Mofaz openly opposed IDF withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Lieutenant General Mofaz did the same on the eve of the withdrawal from Lebanon, and at the height of the negotiations over the Camp David 2 accord, and the Clinton proposal. Regarding Mofaz's contribution to igniting the territories - Shlomo Ben-Ami, who was foreign minister at the time, wrote that then minister Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, who coordinated the effort to achieve a cease-fire at the start of the intifada, expressed fury at the fact that the army under Mofaz's command "was conducting on the ground an entirely different war from the one ordered by the political echelon" ("A Front Without a Rearguard: Voyage to the Boundaries of the Peace Process," published in Hebrew by Yedioth Ahronoth).
Ben-Ami testifies that "the IDF operated in this crisis according to its own ideals ... which in the final analysis led to an expansion of the cycle of violence." The distorted image of a soft-spoken general among belligerent political activists is placing in the front ranks a person who sees the world through the gun sight - just when there is a special need for a statesman with broad horizons. |
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A tall, graying pilot in a U.S. Air Force uniform walked through the General Staff Building in Tel Aviv last month with a thoughtful, or maybe worried, expression on his face. This was Lt. Gen. Paul J. Selva, assistant to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, following his meeting with a pilot in an Israel Air Force uniform, Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel, head of the army's Plans and Policy Directorate.
Selva is the Pentagon official who accompanies Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her trips abroad. He also has another role left over from the days of former secretary Condoleezza Rice and the Annapolis summit: He is the road map peace plan's kashrut supervisor.
The Obama administration's statement that the Annapolis understandings no longer obligate Israel has no real substance. At bottom, in Jerusalem as well as in Washington, there is continuity between administrations. Selva, like Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton, who is building up the Palestinian security forces, was held over from the previous administration to the current administration. If Israel wants former president George W. Bush's vague promise to former prime minister Ariel Sharon - that any Israeli-Palestinian deal will recognize "the new realities on the ground" - to obligate Bush's successor, President Barack Obama, then there must also be continuity from Sharon through former prime minister Ehud Olmert to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Interim agreements have always been considered nonbinding until there is a comprehensive agreement. The talks between Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, or between former foreign minister Tzipi Livni and former Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qurei, would not have obligated Livni, either, had she formed the current government. But practically speaking, national, organizational and personal memory form the basis for continued talks. There is no such thing as a clean slate. There are only slippery leaders.
Nor is Annapolis dead in a more profound sense. American policy has two stages: It starts with ana, which means "please" in Hebrew, and moves on to polis, which means "police" in Turkish. If polite urging does not suffice, we will glimpse the international policeman's baton - that of military, economic and diplomatic aid, and also that of the police force that hightails it out of the neighborhood when war breaks out between gangs who murder each other. A degree of isolationism, expressed in bumping Israel and its neighbors down on the list of international locales to which the White House gives its attention.
Fear of the impact of a failed diplomatic process led by America formed the background to both the talks with Egypt in 1977 and those with the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993: Both began courtesy of a third party (Morocco, Norway), but were handed over to the Americans as a draft account when the time to close it arrived. Processes that begin with an American initiative - such as the talks with Syria, from the Madrid summit to Shepherdstown - have never succeeded, even if through no fault of the mediators.
The indirect talks between Netanyahu and Abbas, after nearly 17 years of direct talks between former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and his successors on the Israeli side and Yasser Arafat and his successors on the Palestinian side, reflect a regression presented as progress. One must look not only at the talks' exterior casing, but rather at the ridiculous deal that ended with each side getting what it wants - Netanyahu the casing and Abbas what isn't inside it. The former will be able to say he talked, and the latter, that he has proved there is no one to talk to and nothing to discuss.
Israel's real problem is not with the Palestinians or the Syrians; its real problem is with itself: It has no self-definition. Israel has not yet decided what it wants to be when it is no longer so big. It is avoiding actions that accord with what is ostensibly its guiding idea - "to be a free nation in our land" - because it is still not clear on what our land is, who belongs to our nation and how concepts of freedom, independence and sovereignty should be implemented in an impossibly knotty world of dependency and reciprocal relations. Therefore, Israel's representatives conduct empty, conditional talks, on the implicit assumption that toward the end, they will have to go back to those who have sent them to receive the authorization without which the talks had no point to begin with.
Without an overarching idea, a vision from which to derive the moves that together make up a path, Israel is subject to endless turbulence, which is making it seasick. It has only political captains, who fear to lead and whose message is "both this and that." "Situation assessments" and "staff work" are the faded substitutes for statesmanship, leadership and winning the hearts and minds.
Prior to real proximity talks between Israel and itself, any contacts with any Arab party will become proximity fuses - detonators of bombs, landmines, booby traps or missile and rocket warheads, which cause explosions when the intended victim draws near. |
On Saturday, the Year of the Dragon draws to a close. 新年快乐! In other equally important news, Purdue gets a shot at payback for the blowout loss they suffered in East Lansing last month. In addition to their eccentric chest-thumping techniques and hidden cameras, here are some highlights of the statistical profile the Spartans will be bringing into Mackey:
1 They haven't been quite as awesome as their record suggests.
Although they remain tied for first in the Big Ten, Michigan State has not exactly been dominant. With the exception of their blowout victory against us (yay!), all of their wins have been by fewer than 12 points. Compare this to Michigan, five of whose victories have been by more than 12.
Or look at the Spartans' conference efficiency margin. Good, but not great. More Naomi Watts than Scarlett Johanssen. (I'm talking hotness, not necessarily acting chops.)
This is not to disparage the Spartans. I'd be quite happy to wake up with either their record or their efficiency margin (or Naomi Watts for that matter). But the tempo-free perspective reminds us that Izzo's team is not quite the juggernaut that their conference record would suggest.
What to watch for: Do the Spartans come out looking like their record or their efficiency margin? The preview at The Only Colors included this interesting tidbit: During its last two games, MSU has shot 33% during the first half and 76% in the second. Their last two games have also been at home. If Purdue can hound them into another poor first half, perhaps momentum and the road environment can finally get them to wilt under pressure.
2 They're good at limiting opponents' scoring opportunities.
The Spartans are 3rd in the Big Ten at forcing turnovers. They do so on 19.1% of opponents' possessions. And when their opponents do get shots off, the Spartans collect most of the rebounds--71.3%, good for 2nd in the Big Ten. Now it just so happens that limiting turnovers and getting offensive rebounds are two of the (very small list of) things that Purdue doesn't suck at, so this will be an area where Boilermaker and Spartan strengths are in conflict. Dominating either category would be a big advantage for either team.
What to watch for: As far as rebounding goes, how big is our lineup? All of our bigs grab offensive boards at a decent rate, but they can't grab them if they're sitting on the bench. In the last game against MSU, Purdue's post players got 79 minutes. If that happens again, there's no excuse not to compete on the offensive glass.
As far as turnovers go, does Ronnie continue to value the ball like he has the last two games? Since finishing as co-champion of the impromptu turnover competition that broke out during the Indiana game, Ronnie has only surrendered the ball twice. But Michigan State is much better at forcing turnovers than either Northwestern or Penn State is. A third consecutive good performance today would be some solid evidence that young Ronnie has turned the corner as far as ball security goes.
3 They don't take very many threes.
For the conference season, about 27% of Michigan State's shots have been from distance, fewer than everyone in the Big Ten except for Purude and Ohio State. That may seem surprising since their threes killed us in East Lansing, but even in that game, fewer than 25% of the Spartans' shots were from behind the arc--the problem was that they hit over half of them. That and free throw shooting were the big difference in that first matchup.
What to watch for: Does Purdue tempt the Spartans from three? According to The Only Colors, Travis Trice is questionable for the game, while Gary Harris is likely to play but is not in great shape. Those two shoot over 40% from three, but without them, the team is right around 31%. Why not pack it in and try to keep Nix and Dawson from getting the ball while also keeping our bigs out of foul trouble?
Predictions:
Since I hadn't started doing these write-ups at the time of the first MSU game, I didn't have a good grasp of the Spartan's statistical profile. After looking at it, I felt happy because what I saw was a good but not great team--A team, moreover, who comes in battling injuries and has to play on the road. To me, that screams "toss-up game," whether the game's being held at the Bryce Jordan Mausoleum or the Kohl Center.
Aside from the
Indiana game Will Sheehey technical foul dress rehearsal, Purdue has been decent at home during conference play. In addition, the appearance of Stephen Toyra last game plus the extended minutes given to Donnie Hale gives me hope that Painter is ready to shake things up to get solid performances from whoever is ready on a given night.
So let's welcome the Year of the Snake with a surprise victory that gets us thinking NIT again and might even start those NCAA sugar plums dancing in dreamier heads. Am I stupid to predict a victory against a Top 10 team? Yes I am. Am I going to do it anyway? You betcha.
Purdue 66, Michigan State 63
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"Don't blame us!" was the theme of a Facebook court filing submitted Friday in response to lawsuits that shareholders filed after the company's disastrous IPO.
More than 40 lawsuits in different state and federal courts have been filed in the weeks since Facebook went public on May 18.
The offering was plagued with problems. On day one, a "technical error" on the Nasdaq exchange led to delays and errors in Facebook trades. Later, allegations surfaced that Facebook disclosed certain financial information in advance to analysts for big banks and not to average investors.
Friday's filing was Facebook's first response to the lawsuits, which the company wants consolidated into one case in a New York court.
Facebook used the filing to preview its defense, blaming Nasdaq for the trading issues that marred its debut day. It also admitted to having private conversations with analysts, but insisted it "followed customary practices" and didn't disclose anything improper.
First, the company tackled the Nasdaq meltdown.
'Shock and awe': Problems with Nasdaq's software systems made a hash of Facebook's first few trading hours, leaving many buyers in the dark about what they had bought and at what price they scored shares.
Those problems "created market uncertainty and caused investor losses," Facebook said in its court filing. It pointed to the the mea culpa Nasdaq issued, and quoted a smattering of press articles spotlighting the role Nasdaq's errors played in Facebook's share-price drop following its IPO.
"The head of NASDAQ's trading operations reportedly responded with 'shock and awe' over a mess out of his control," Facebook wrote, citing a Wall Street Journal article.
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'Selective disclosure': disclose -- in less specific ways -- in a publicly available amendment to its IPO paperwork.
Facebook admitted in its court filing to having "follow-up conversations" with analysts from the banks underwriting its offering. Those analysts, according to the plaintiffs, then "discussed their forward-looking forecasts with certain institutional investors."
Even if they did, nothing illegal happened, according to Facebook.
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Similarly, Morgan Stanley has insisted that it followed "the same procedures for the Facebook offering that it follows for all IPOs."
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman elaborated on that theme in a CNBC interview last month.
"There was no nefarious activity. There wasn't any desire to obfuscate or hide [information]," Gorman said during that interview. He also acknowledged that several regulatory bodies are looking into the allegations.
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Prime numbers
From HaskellWiki
1 Simple Prime Sieve
The following is an elegant (and highly inefficient) (factorize n) primeFactors 1 = [] primeFactors n = go n primes where go n ps@(p:pt) | p*p > n = [n] | x `rem` p == 0 = p : go (n `quot` p) ps | otherwise = go n pt
2 Simple Prime Sieve II
primes :: [Integer] primes = 2:filter isPrime [3,5..] where isPrime n = all (not . divides n) $ takeWhile (\p -> p*p <= n) primes divides n p = n `mod` p == 0
3 Prime Wheels
Notice in the above Prime Sieve II, only odd numbers are tested, because we know that all the even numbers (greater than 2) are composite. In effect, odd numbers, and not even numbers, are candidates for primality testing.
A prime wheel is a scheme to generate candidate numbers that are "pre-screened" so that they don't have certain predetermined divisors. For example, suppose we want candidates that are neither even nor divisible by 3. In that case, we need numbers of the form 6n + {1,5}.
primes :: [Integer] primes = 2:3:5:filter isPrime wheel where -- these numbers are automatically not divisible by 2 or 3 wheel = 7:11:map (6+) wheel -- don't bother to check for divisibility by 2 or 3 ps = drop 2 primes isPrime n = all (not . divides n) $ takeWhile (\p -> p*p <= n) ps divides n p = n `mod` p == 0
This generator runs slightly faster than Prime Sieve II above because it doesn't bother to perform prime testing on multiples of 2 or 3.
Here is why the scheme is called a prime wheel. Imagine that you had a wheel of circumference 6, and you are rolling that wheel along the number line. The wheel is marked along the edges to automatically tell you which numbers are candidates and which numbers to exclude. Specifically, multiples of 2, 3 or 6 are excluded, while numbers of the form 6n+1 and 6n+5 are candidates.
We can go further and exclude multiples of 5. To exclude multiples of 2, 3, and 5, our wheel has to increase in multiples of 30.
primes :: [Integer] primes = 2:3:5:7:11:13:17:19:23:29:filter isPrime wheel where -- these numbers are automatically not divisible by 2, 3, or 5 wheel = 31:37:41:43:47:49:53:59:map (30+) wheel -- don't bother to check for divisibility by 2, 3, or 5 ps = drop 3 primes isPrime n = all (not . divides n) $ takeWhile (\p -> p*p <= n) ps divides n p = n `mod` p == 0
This generator runs slightly faster than the (2,3) prime wheel because it doesn't bother to check multiples of 2, 3, or 5.
We can go even further and exclude multiples of 7, but this requires a much bigger wheel, and it provides only a very small additional speed-up. This wheel has a length of 210, and at this point we are probably well beyond the point of diminishing returns.
primes :: [Integer] primes = initPrimes ++ filter isPrime wheel where initPrimes = [2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29,31,37,41,43,47, 53,59,61,67,71,73,79,83,89,97, 101,103,107,109,113,127,131,137,139,149, 151,157,163,167,173,179,181,191,193,197,199] -- the following numbers are automatically not divisible by 2, 3, 5, or 7 wheel = [211,221,223,227,229,233,239,241,247,251,253,257,263,269, 271,277,281,283,289,293,299,307,311,313,317,319,323,331, 337,341,347,349,353,359,361,367,373,377,379,383,389,391, 397,401,403,407,409,419] ++ map (210+) wheel -- don't bother to check for divisibility by 2, 3, 5, or 7 ps = drop 4 primes isPrime n = all (not . divides n) $ takeWhile (\p -> p*p <= n) ps divides n p = n `mod` p ==) |
pardon if this is the wrong context to ask, but whats the approriate way to do that on os x? 2009/7/31 Rafael Gustavo da Cunha Pereira Pinto <RafaelGCPP.Linux at gmail.com> > Carter, > > It seems you need to install opengl-dev or something like that in your > Linux instalation (using apt-get, yum or similar tool). > > Regards, > > Rafael > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 17:24, Carter Schonwald < > carter.schonwald at gmail.com> wrote: > >> I just the the rebuild of the haskell glut / opengl libs and I got the >> following message >> Configuring OpenGLRaw-1.0.1.0... >> cabal: Missing dependency on a foreign library: >> * Missing C library: GL >>: >> GLURaw-1.0.0.0 depends on OpenGLRaw-1.0.1.0 which failed to install. >> OpenGL-2.3.0.0 depends on OpenGLRaw-1.0.1.0 which failed to install. >> OpenGLRaw-1.0.1.0 failed during the configure step. The exception was: >> >> >> and I don't see how to get the openglraw to build or what has changed >> >> thanks for any help >> -Carter >> >> On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 8:23 PM, Rafael Gustavo da Cunha Pereira Pinto < >> RafaelGCPP.Linux at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Here is a patch that makes it compile, but then it breaks all code >>> developed for GLFW-0.3, as all Floats need to be changed to CFloat. >>> >>> For all haskellers here: >>> >>> Sorry for all this annoyance, but I was starting to study those libraries >>> (OpenGL, GLUT and GLFW) using Haskell and the update broke some of my code. >>> >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> >>> Rafael >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Haskell-Cafe mailing list >>> Haskell-Cafe at haskell.org >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Haskell-Cafe mailing list >> Haskell-Cafe at haskell.org >> >> >> > > > -- > Rafael Gustavo da Cunha Pereira Pinto > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: |
Administrator | 28.07.09 03:52
Gary Buckland's victory over Henry Castle in the British Lightweight title eliminator and Danny Butler's British Middleweight Masters triumph over Paul Samuels at Newport last Friday are now available to buy on DVD.
All seven fights on the Hatton Promotions show are included along with the post fight interviews with the winning boxers.
Just follow the link to the Hatton Merchandise section to buy your copy for just £10 + £1 p&p
Buy the DVD for £10
Administrator | 27.07.09 05:12
Danny Butler came out of Friday night's British Masters Middleweight title fight with Newport's Paul Samuels not exactly unscathed, but with his reputation intact. The Bristol prospect was given a tough ten round examination by the veteran and at times looked as if he was in trouble during the middle rounds. However, he eventually got the right verdict and now turns his attention to hsi challenge for the English Middleweight title against the holder Darren McDermott in Manchester on 25t...
Administrator | 25.07.09 05:55
Ricky Hatton showed he was back in the peak of health after his recent illness when he spoke to the crowd at the Hatton Promotions show at the Newport Centre. Ricky made a brief speech to thanks the fans for their support.
Administrator | 25.07.09 10:42
Gary Buckland got a single point decision over Henry Castle to earn his chance to challenge for the British Lightweight title.
Referee Richie Davies scored the official eliminator in Newport 96-95 in favour of the Cardiff boxer. Afterwards Buckland spoke to Hatton TV. You can see the whole fight on the Professional Events page.
Professional Events
Administrator | 23.07.09 08:28
British Lightweight title contenders Gary Buckland and Henry Castle have weighed-in ahead of their final eliminator at the Newport Centre tomorrow night (Friday).
Buckland was slightly the heavier at 9st 8 & 1/2 lbs. Castle scaled 9st 8lbs & 1oz. After leaving the scales both men spoke to Hatton TV.
You can see the entire weigh-in on the home page of this website.
Administrator | 22.07.09 06:30
Wayne Batten who has been training Henry Castle for the past six fights believes that his man is maturing at 30 and is more than ready to step up to challenge for the big belts. Castle has somehow missed out on the opportunity to challenge for the major titles, but not now. His British Lightweight eliminator against Gary Buckland in Newport this Friday is the perfect opportunity for him to put that right according to his trainer..
Watch out for the weigh-in on Thursday. Hatton TV will be the...
Administrator | 22.07.09 04:55
Ricky Hatton has been allowed home from hospital and is making a good recovery from the severe gastric illness which caused so much concern last week. The Hitman is feeling much better and is expected to make his scheduled appearance at Friday's Hatton Promotions show at the Newport Centre where Gary Buckland will fight Henry Castle in a British Lightweight title eliminator
Administrator | 21.07.09 03:42
As the countdown continues to Friday's big clash between Gary Buckland and Henry Castle at the Newport Centre, the Welshman's trainer Tony Borg says his man is ready for action. Borg has been keeping a close eye on Buckland's development and says that he thinlks his man's speed and sharpness could prove to be the difference.
Administrator | 21.07.09 03:25
In recent weeks we have invited viewers of Hatton TV to tell us about their favourite boxing club or gym. Thanks to all of you who have replied, including Downend ABC from Bristol who sent us an email. So we sent our cameras to have a look at a club which is really in touch with its local community.
Administrator | 20.07.09 04:12
Newport's Paul Samuels & Bristol's Danny Butler are both in confident mood ahead of Friday's clash at the Newport Centre when they will be contesting the British Masters Middleweight title. The fight, is the chief supporting contest to the British Lightweight title eliminator between Gary Buckland and Henry Castle. Butler beat Samuels in the Prizefighter series earlier this year so Samuels will be looking to overturn that result in front of his own fans. |
CD Reviews: Alt-Stringbands Black Prairie and Real Vocal String Quartet
So yeah, I kinda made up the genre "alt-stringband", but I think it fits well. There are a good number of groups taking the old stringband idea and ramping it up with avant-garde arrangements inspired by jazz listening and conservatory training. These two bands are some of the best examples of where traditional stringbands have been taken today.
Black Prairie. A Tear in the Eye is a Wound in the Heart.
2012. Sugar Hill Records.
By now, most people should know that Black Prairie is the "stringband" side project of Decemberist members accordionist Jenny Conlee-Drizzos (Sparklepony from Portlandia!), dobro multi-instrumentalist Chris Funk, and bassist Nate Query (plus drummer John Moen). Portland roots scene stalwart John Neufeld (Jackstraw, Dolorean) rounds out the band, and Portland fiddler Annalisa Tornfelt steps up to the mic on the new disc, assuming lead vocal duties. She's got a gorgeous, ethereal voice, so it's great to hear Black Prairie bringing her more to the fore. Though the arrangements and compositions on the new album are notably complex and nuanced, really the key to Black Prairie is their insane blend of a hundred different cultural influences. In the space of one song, say "Dirty River Stomp," you can hear barrelhouse piano, old cartoon musical accompaniment, Parisian cafe nuances, and some grooved-out Zydeco accordion. "Taraf" features guest musicians Paul Beck on cimbalom (Hungarian hammered dulcimer associated with Roma music) and Irish pennywhistle player Hanz Araki and sounds like a full-blown Eastern European party. Perhaps the most interesting track conceptually is "34 Wishes," a riff-based folk jam that started off, according to Nate Query, as an attempt to put Mastodon's crushing heavy metal jams on to folk instruments. Hunting out strange musical influences in this new Black Prairie album becomes something of a fun game as you progress through it. But this hides the fact that only the best players can unite so many strange ideas into a cohesive whole. Don't try this at home folks, otherwise you end up with the gypsy-jazz-klezmer-slam-grass hybrids that seem to proliferate everywhere. Throughout all these madcap musical melanges, Annalisa Tornfelt's voice floats supreme. And the best tracks on the album are definitely the songs. "How Do You Ruin Me" got a ton of plays at our house before we got the advance copy, mainly because it's such a gorgeous, catchy song. "Little Song Bird" is another keeper, a great folk song that could fit on a lullaby album. "Rock of Ages" sounds like it could have come off a Sarah Jarosz album. Which makes sense since they're labelmates and have collaborated before. I guess the main point here is that Black Prairie is clearly having far too much fun rifling through each other's record collections for cool ideas to bother coming up with some kind of new genre definer for their music. Good thing too, who needs those phony genres anyway!
Black Prairie: Nowhere, Massachusetts
Real Vocal String Quartet. Four Little Sisters.
2012. Flower Note Records.. The cello buzzes along, often treated like a bass instrument (actually this is a tradition itself from Appalachia, where early stringbands couldn't afford or couldn't carry around full string basses, so used cellos), the fiddles soar together in twin flights, and the viola spins between both axes, pulling down grumbling rhythms and smooth melodic runs at the same time. This is definitely the kind of band that must have formed at a music conservatory from virtuosic musicians who were chafing from the strictures of classical music. I can see them all gathered in a rehearsal room in the stuffy conservatory, happily poring over their lists of favorite songs from any genre and dreaming up ways to arrange these songs for the quartet. I've met two of the four members of Real Vocal String Quartet actually, both at the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, and they're dedicated roots musicians with the kind of chops to pull off these lush arrangements. Nice folks too!
Four Little Sisters is all over the map in terms of influences. Malian wassoulou singer Oumou Sangare is given a tribute track, Brazilian songwriter Gilberto Gil is featured as well with an arrangement and translation of his song "Copo Vazio", there's a nod to Cajun music with a cool remake of the common song "Allons à Lafayette," Swedish roots crossover band Väsen gets a nod as well with "Falling Polska", and there's even a cover of David Byrne's "Knotty Pine". Fiddler Alisa Rose's composition, "Elephant Dreams" is another standout track, matching a lilting Celtic-ish melody with some really cool harmonies and counterpoint.
There's no doubt this is a masterful album from a group with great vision and a lot to say. Search it out for yourself and you'll find that these four musicians leave few stones unturned in their quest to bring new traditions into their chamber stringband.
Real Vocal String Quartet: Elephant Dreams |
God's One Wish Today
What is the one thing you would like to be true today? What is your heart longing for? If you could have one wish fulfilled today, what would it be?
This is hard to say because you find you have many wishes, and you don't want to give up any of them. Nor should you.
But today, write your list of wishes, and pick one, not three, to put up top. Don't worry. This will not exclude the others from tomorrow or even today, but today you pick one before all the others. It is like this: If you can have only one ribbon in your hair this morning, which one would you choose? The other ribbons remain for another day or perhaps even later today. It is the same with your wishes. Choosing one does not make the others less timely nor does it delete them.
Even when it is understood that you are not giving up anything by choosing one wish for today, still it is hard to come down to one, for many of your values are at stake. Naturally, you desire excellent health and wealth and love and success and you also wish for peace in the world. You also wish for lost loves to return, even if they are no longer on earth. So your wishes also fall under innately possible and innately impossible in the earth realm. Are there any other categories that your wishes fall under?
Do you perhaps feel guilt when you choose personal love over peace for the world, or success for yourself, as if you are putting yourself before others and somehow denying them? Be truthful. Now you are getting to why some of your longings have not been fulfilled. It is not clear to you that you are fully entitled to them.
You do not help others go forward when you straggle behind. As you personally manifest your desires, you bring others with you. So, right now, I limit the wishes you write down to those that are for your personally. This is the assignment. For the moment, put aside your wishes for others and the world and stick with your personal desires, even the wild ones. Never mind what you are supposed to wish for.
Read no further now. Stop, and write your long list as fast as you can. Write now.
Now that you have written your list, what have you learned about yourself? What is important to you? Which one of your wishes do you choose to head the list? Listen to your heart for this one. You are not choosing which one you think would come first if you were a better person or a more ambitious one or anything like that. Which one would you choose for your heart's content right now? When you let your heart choose, it is clear. It is only your mind that is confused and would waver.
I daresay that, when all is said and done, wealth is not your priority. You might have thought it would be. Well, when you worry, it is. Without worry, it is not. I will even venture that health is not at the top of your list. Again, when you worry it is. When you are not worried, it is not. I daresay that, perhaps to your surprise, neither fame nor whopping success head your list. I daresay that physical beauty does not. I will venture that your top wish has to do with love.
I do not want to tell you what your deepest wish above all is, but shall I tell you what My deepest wish for you today is? Shall I tell you? Or shall I not? I think I will.
My wish for you today above all is that you feel love in your heart.
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Master Class 2013
August 5st - August 13th, 2013
Sponsored by
The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
Sten A Olssons Stiftelse för Forskning och Kultur
Gustaf B. Thordéns Stiftelse
Grand Concert/Avslutningskoncert
The Helena Döse Master Class 2013 will be the eighth event in a successful series of Master Classes held in Kungälv, Sweden. World renowned teacher Professor Rudolf Piernay, pianist Ulrich Staerk, and Anita Åstrand together with Helena Döse are teaming up to deliver high quality voice education. The course starts on Monday the 5th of August and ends with a public concert on Tuesday the 13th of August. A select group of 12 singers will be admitted.
Masterclass Faculty
Professor Rudolf Piernay is regarded as one of the most respected voice teachers around the world. Among his famous students are leading opera stars Bryn Terfel, Michael Volle, Melanie Diener, Anke Vondung and Kate Royal. Mr Piernay divides his time between Germany teaching at The Hochschule für Musik in Mannheim and London where he is based at The Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Ulrich Staerk will be giving interpretation classes and creates magic. His coaching sessions with singers are extraordinary. He is regarded as one of the finest concert pianists in Scandinavia and is very sought after as a song- and opera accompanist worldwide. We are extremely proud and happy to have him as a member of our faculty.
Anita Åstrand is a licensed physicaltherapist, instruktor of yoga and dalcrozerythmic and a former professor at Academy of Music and Drama at Gothenburg University. She will guide the participents through the "Elsa technique" in groups and in private sessions. The work is focused on a greater body awareness to free creativity and vocal possibility to enable a stronger and freer voice with true expression.
Helena Döse has been appointed Royal Court Singer of Sweden and has more than 45 years of experience of a stage career at the most significant opera houses around the world. In September 2012 she sang the part of The Old Baroness in Samuel Barbers Opera „ Vanessa“ at The Opera Frankfurt, Germany.
Fee
The total course fee is SEK 13.000. This is an all inclusive package for 9 days of classes with the teachers mentioned and also including 10 nights of accommodation in a 2-bed room and full board.
There is an extra fee for a single room.
The course fee includes:
- Lessons every day with Professor Rudolf Piernay and Ulrich Staerk 4 X 45 minutes each. This also comprises an additional daily workshop. Please note that all the classes are open to all registered students.
- Lessons every day with Anita Åstrand working in groups for 1 1/2 hours plus additional private lessons.
- Coaching lessons with Helena Döse. Rehearsal with coaching for the public concert the 13th of August, when our concert pianist Ulrich Staerk will be accompanying all performers.
- A trip to the island of Marstrand including a guided tour and dinner. Marstrand is a beautiful old summer resort with an ancient fortress and a very special history.
- Full board including breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Networking, a lot of singing and fun!
Application
The last day of application is the June 5, 2013. Please use the application form and attach a CD with 3 sample songs or arias and send to Helena Döse-Gross by regular mail. You will receive confirmation before June 14 confirming your admittance to the Master Class. A pre payment of SEK 2.000 will be required. The last day for payment of the remaining course fee SEK 11.000 is July 21.
Send application to
Helena Döse Gross
Eschenweg 19
DE-61440 Oberursel
Germany
Payment Details
National payments: Bankgiro 430-4275, SEB
International payments: BIC ESSESESS, IBAN SE3350000000051521016852.
SEB bank
Box 624
SE 44217 Kungälv, Sweden
Please do not hesitate to contact Helena Döse for more information by mail or by phone +49 6172 93 41 46.
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If you've paid attention to BMW over the years you know that the 7-series is not only their flagship line but the test bed for new design cues and technologies that eventually trickle down to their other models. Few cars let alone BMWs have sparked as much controversy as the E65 7-series. Introduced in 2002 to replace the aging E38 the E65 featured a polarizing new look and more technology than most modern battleships. Despite mixed initial reactions the car went on to become the best-selling 7-series of all time simply by being an extraordinary car to drive be driven in and live with every day. Dressed in a tasteful palette of grays this 2004 745Li is a great example of the car so many BMW enthusiasts have grown to love. Low-mileage and clean in every way this 7-series is a perfect intersection of luxury power and value. If that sounds like the perfect combination for you settle in and learn a bit more about this sharp '04 745Li.
The design was a joint effort between Adrian van Hooydonk and then chief designer Chris Bangle. Though the car seems straightforward at first glance a closer looks reveals a complex blend of short long angular and curved lines that combine to give the E65 its calm stately appearance. The front remains pure BMW with kidney grilles framed by dual bi-xenon headlights. The side profile extends a straight line from the edge of those headlights all the way back to the taillights. Dual heated rear view mirrors anchor the A-pillars for some added luxury when the weather outside is frightful. Above a coupe-like roof line flows into the split-level rear view that critics nicknamed the ''Bangle butt''. With its distinctive light bar chrome trim and bold '745Li' badge at the edge of the automatic deck lid no one will ever question this BMW's identity. As a low mileage car this 745Li presents as new with crisp dent-free panels and the excellent fit and finish so closely associated with European luxury cars. The bodywork is dressed in an even coat of Sterling Gray which complements the car's personality perfectly.
Open the soft-touch doors and this E65 offers all the luxury you've come to expect from BMW. The Basalt Grey leather interior is accented by large expanses of dark wood trim which can be found on the dash center console and door panels. The front features seating for two on heated leather bucket seats while a large standard seat fills the back. In between the front seats the well-dressed console offers control over the iDrive system - a computer system used to control accessories such as climate control the audio system and the navigation system from a single location. While there is a bit of a learning curve with iDrive it eventually becomes second nature and a very welcome presence in the cabin. The console also hosts bonus niceties like a climate-controlled storage compartment. From the driver seat a simple but attractive gauge cluster mixes plainspoken gauges with red backlighting for a contemporary feel. In front of the cluster control of the front wheels is granted through a leather-wrapped steering wheel mounted atop a power tilt/telescopic column. Above the driver a large sunroof brings the outdoors inside. Behind the rear seat a cavernous trunk offers more storage than most apartments making the car ideally suited for extended travel.
Motivation for the sedan comes from a stout N62 DOHC 32-valve 4.4 liter V8. Named the ''Best New Engine'' of 2002 the V8 utilizes variable valve timing for both the inlet and exhaust cams as well as variable valve lift. With 325hp at its disposal the 4545lb sedan is capable of impressive 6-second 0-60mph sprints. Behind the V8 a six-speed Steptronic transmission monitors a variety of perimeters in order to adapt to the driver's preferred driving style. The chassis is equally as sophisticated with systems like Dynamic Stability Control Dynamic Traction Control and Dynamic Braking Control which clamps down on four-wheel ventilated discs controlled by electronic proportioning. Steering is also adaptive thanks to its speed-sensitive variable-assist variable-ratio power rack and pinion setup. All these systems pair with the basic aluminum double-pivot strut-type front suspension and four-link integral rear suspension for a driving experience worthy of the BMW name. At the corners attractive 18x8 inch alloy wheels meet the road through new Falken tires.
As a late-model car all the standard BMW paperwork comes with the car. This includes a leather-clad owner's manual BMW marketing materials and the original window sticker which pegs the price of the car at $76430 brand new.
The BMW 7-series has always had an authoritative presence on the road. The E65s took that presence and expanded it into a car that everyone stops and notices. Powerful luxurious and worthy of the ''flagship'' title it's difficult to think a more comfortable daily driver. If you loved the distinctive styling of the E65 but had a hard time swallowing the $75k+ price tag here's your opportunity to buy a practically new 745Li for a fraction of the price. Everyone deserves a little luxury after all.
Price: $29,900 |
Here are the spiritual directors who have agreed to be part of this service. All are experienced in spiritual direction, are familiar with Henri’s writings, and subscribe to the guidelines for ethical conduct as outlined by Spiritual Directors International (SDI). You can order your own copy of the guidelines by going to the SDI web site.
Spiritual Directors: Mark Anderson, Rick Hatem, Wil Hernandez, Joann Nesser, Karen Patena, Susan Vander Woude
Mark Anderson
My wife, Petra and I have two children in College and together co-pastor a small congregation in Vancouver, British Columbia. In addition to offering Spiritual Direction, I also draw on my background as a consulting engineer to provide Whole Life Coaching to leaders in ministry and the corporate world. My passion is to help professionals have an inner experience of God that is just as real and formative in their lives as their career and family. To this end, I have an M.Div. from Regent College with an emphasis on biblical spirituality and a 2-year Certificate in Spiritual Direction from SoulStream. I grew up outside the church and remember as a young adult finding the hope which faith in Jesus can bring. However, professional training and the complex demands of life in our society can steal away all our joy if we do not continue to mature spiritually. This results in a deep emptiness and hunger for more. Doctors, lawyers, teachers, business executives, sales people, artists, pastors, and church planters ... if you are looking for more to life: healing, freedom, and effectiveness, I'd love to join you in paying attention to what God is doing in and around you. While meeting in person for Spiritual Direction has definite advantages, I do most of my one-on-one work with people over the phone. When I'm not walking with people, I'm out walking with our dog, or paddling a canoe, or snowboarding, or mountain biking, or planning a trip, or ... well, you get the idea!
Rick Hatem
I am in my late 50’s, single and Catholic. My training as a spiritual director was with the Spiritual Renewal Center in Syracuse, NY. Today I work as a spiritual director through The Spirituality Network in Columbus, Ohio and am a supervisor in Wellstreams, an Ecumenical Program of Spiritual Formation and Training in the Art of Spiritual Direction. I lived in Jerusalem between 1986 and 1991 and was active in dialogue with Jews, Muslims & Christians. In 1987 I joined l’Arche Bethany, the first l’Arche community in the Middle East. Daily Bible reading, centering prayer, experiences with the three Abrahamic religions, and 12 years in l’Arche influence my spirituality. I lead retreats using scripture stories to explore life. Beginning in 2001, I helped my parents for nearly a decade in the challenges of aging and my mother’s Alzheimer’s. They were able to remain in the rural home they built until shortly before their deaths five months apart.
Wil Hernandez
I graduated with a Ph.D. in Practical Theology with a special concentration in Spirituality from Fuller Theological Seminary (with additional training from the University of Notre Dame and Loyola Marymount University). I am a trained counselor and a certified spiritual director who holds a private practice in Southern California. In addition, I teach courses and conduct retreats all year round on Henri Nouwen and his writings. I have written three books on the spirituality of Nouwen all published by Paulist Press: Henri Nouwen: A Spirituality of Imperfection (2006) and Henri Nouwen and SoulCare: A Ministry of Integration (2008) and Henri Nouwen and Spiritual Polarities: A Life of Tension (2012). I consider it a privilege to accompany people on their spiritual journey regardless of where they're at. I enjoy working ecumenically with both Catholics and Protestants, two faith traditions I feel equally at home with. I have been married now for more than 25 years to Juliet and blessed with two grown-up sons, Jonathan and David. Reading books of all types remains my favorite pastime of all! You can check out my website at:
Joann Nesser, DMin
I am a graduate of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation, have an MA in Pastoral Theology and Ministry from Luther Seminary and a DMin in Spiritual Direction. I am Founder and retired Executive Director of Christos Center for Spiritual Formation outside St. Paul, MN. USA. I have led retreats, workshops and classes on contemplative prayer, spiritual direction and formation in the US, Canada, Europe and Africa as well as authored several books and articles on related topics. After reading Henri’s books for years, by happy chance I was able to spend a week retreating at Dayspring with him. I accompanied him to offer Eucharist at the group homes in Toronto, we ate meals together, washed dishes together and I was able to attend the daily Eucharist and much informal chatting. I have never met a person so open, and real. He was a window to God for me. I will treasure these memories always. My Book titles: Contemplative Prayer: Attending to Prayer When the Well Runs Dry and Journey Into Reality. Articles: Presence Magazine (Spiritual Directors International Journal) several including June 2011 issue; The Lutheran; Thrivent Financial Publication. I am available for email and telephone spiritual direction.
Karen Patena
I am a spiritual and retreat director as well as a certified lay ecclesial minister in the Cleveland, Ohio Catholic Diocese. For 9 years I facilitated lay ecclesial minister candidates in their spiritual formation year. My ministry includes giving retreats, one-on-one and group spiritual direction as well as preparing couples for marriage and guiding couples already married. I have a particular love for praying with Scriptures and reflecting on the lives of the saints, the 'big S’ and 'little s’ saints as I like to call them. I see in the stories of their lives God’s passionate love for us and the invitation for all of us to respond to His incredible love. Henri Nouwen is a great example to me of a 'little s’ saint. He has served at times as my mentor and spiritual director through the gift of his life and his writings. His honesty, openness of sharing his life’s struggles, the clarity in which he wrote, and the depth of his insights has touched my life tremendously. My incredibly supportive husband, Jim, and I take great delight in our two grown sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren. I love reading, walking, and nature, especially sunsets on Lake Erie.
Susan Vander Woude
I graduated from Tyndale Seminary, Toronto with a Master of Divinity Degree with a counseling focus in 2000, received training in spiritual direction at Tyndale and at Loyola House in Guelph, Ontario, and have been a spiritual director for several years. Henri Nouwen has been an influential mentor to me through his writing and life witness. It is great privilege for me to witness and accompany others as they journey more intentionally with God. I’m a supervisor for spiritual directors, facilitator for SoulStream’s Art of Spiritual Direction Program, and facilitate Spiritual Direction Groups. I have been married to Tony for 45 years and we live in British Columbia, Canada. I'm mother to three grown children and grandma to six grandchildren. I enjoy walking, hiking, reading, traveling, exploring, gentle yoga, watercolor painting and being a grandma.
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By Stephen Wiblemo
Sports Editor
The concept of hard-working, tough-nosed athletes from rural America has become somewhat of a cliché these days, and with that cliché has sprouted a number of stereotypes. Some of these stereotypes are true, but most do a grave injustice to the kids they represent.
Yes, these kids like putting their hands in the dirt and getting their faces a little muddy, as the cliché goes, and yes, the hard work they put in at their family farms often helps make them physically stronger, but that is where the comparisons end.
Some movies and television shows in popular culture like to paint these kids as corn-fed hicks, bred for strength, but not brains. They have names like Billy Ray and Bobby Sue, but these misrepresentations couldn’t be farther from the truth.
The reality is that these homegrown athletes from farms and rural communities across the country aren’t just strong, but smart, to boot. They might have to work harder in life than a kid that grows up in a metro area, and they probably don’t have as many resources, but that is why they learn to adapt, and become stronger physically, and mentally, in the long run.
Senior Mark Nowak, junior Jasper Asplin, and sophomore Kelsey Hartkopf are three such Dassel-Cokato student athletes.
All three of these kids have grown up on local farms, and all three find time to play in two sports or more while also going to school, and helping at home.
They and their coaches agree, it has given them a strong work ethic and determination that propels them to become better at their sports.
Nowak lives on a farm south of Dassel, and helps his father with things around the farm.
“It’s like a hobby farm,” he said. “My dad rents quite a bit, and then I just have to help him. We have a couple cattle, but it’s small.
“I do some digging in the fall and spring. After we combine, we go out and dig it. Sometimes I combine corn. I haven’t done beans yet; dad does those.”
Nowak plays football in the fall and basketball during the winter. He is also thinking about going out for track and field this spring.
Fall is the busiest time for him between school, football, and chores at home, but he finds a way to make it work, even if he has to get up early, while many of his classmates are probably still sleeping.
“With football, it is kind of hard with evening practice until 5 p.m., and then I have homework,” Nowak said. “I still go out and help him a little bit. Sometimes, in the mornings, I have to bring him out to the field.”
Nowak is proud of the work he does, and feels it helps him in other parts of his life, like sports and school.
“It gives you a lot of values, like hard work,” he said.
Asplin is another farming athlete, and he lives on the Asplin family farm south of Dassel.
“We have a family farm, the Asplin farm; that’s my dad’s farm,” he said. “We’ve probably been farming there for a couple generations.”
He, too, plays football and basketball, but he also plays baseball during the spring and summer. His is a good-size farm, and that keeps him busy.
“We have eight steers at our house, and what I usually do is bale hay and rock pick,” Asplin said. “I mainly do the manual labor, but I have been starting on the tractor now, and that is fun.
“I usually work on the weekends because of how busy I am during the weekdays with school and sports. Being in three sports, and summer baseball, takes up a lot of time.”
For Asplin, the best part about working on the farm is the quality time he gets with his family.
“I like spending time with my dad,” Asplin said. “That is our main time together, with my brothers.”
The work isn’t always fun, though, and he says that one of the jobs he likes the least is cleaning the corn out from the bottom of the silo bins.
“We have to do it manually with a tube, and that is the worst,” he said. “It is so hot.”
Even though he hates this part of the work, he puts up with it. This is the type of attitude that makes Asplin and Nowak great kids to have on a team, and DC head football coach Ryan Weinandt is well aware of that.
“They have a big-time work ethic,” Weinandt said. “Mark and Jasper are two of the hardest working guys on our team. And, there is just a sense that there is no excuses and no complaining.
“They are used to putting their nose to the grindstone and doing what is expected, and then some on top of that.”
Hartkopf is the youngest of the three farming athletes, but, is no different when it comes to what is expected of her at home, and the effort she puts out.
What is different is the work she does, and the type of farm she lives on an elk farm south of Howard Lake.
“I have to feed them, and sometimes care for them by giving them shots and stuff like that,” she said. “Usually, I work at night, around 6 p.m. We’ll go out and feed them, and tend to whatever needs they have. It’s usually after practice.”
Hartkopf is another three-sport athlete. She plays volleyball in the fall, basketball in the winter, and softball in the spring.
She loves the work she does at home, and also appreciates the values she learns.
“I like the experiences with animals,” she said. “Doing different stuff with them. Learning how to take care of them, and being responsible with them.”
Not only does she feel her work helps her physically, but it also helps her in another important aspect of life and sports.
“I think it helps with my strength. Carrying the feed around makes me stronger,” Hartkopf said. “It also helps my communication skills. Working with animals, you have to communicate a lot.”
Although Hartkopf is just a sophomore, and her full potential as an athlete is still developing, she is being noticed by coaches, including DC head volleyball coach Beth Flick.
After seeing Hartkopf’s tough work ethic coming into this season, Flick decided Hartkopf should be one of only four sophomores on the varsity roster.
“She played on the ninth-grade team last year, and the other sophomores that are playing with us were on the junior varsity team, so she has made a big jump,” Flick said. “It’s really her work ethic that caught my eye right away. We saw her do some things during the offseason, and the more I saw her, the more I felt we really needed her to be playing and practicing at the varsity level.”
Farm kids like these three are a credit to their schools, and lifestyle. While some stereotypes try to make them out to be something they aren’t, you won’t hear them complaining. They’ll just keep going to work every day, whether that be at school, in sports, or on the farm, knowing they are the true representation of rural athletes.
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STEUBENVILLE - City Council and administration officials met behind closed doors for two-and-a-half hours Tuesday to discuss "personnel and contract negotiations" before listening to local residents ask for the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center to remain open in the light of a looming general fund $822,968 budget deficit.
City Manager Cathy Davison said the executive session, "saw progress in us moving forward to correct the projected deficit. The council and administration have agreed on a plan to resolve the issue."
"Unfortunately, almost 90 percent of our general fund budget is salaries and benefits. We have requested the city unions to join the rest of us in reaching a solution to the projected deficit," said Davison.
Davison sent an e-mail following last week's special city council closed-door meeting to union representatives requesting the three city unions agree to changes in the employee health care program and a 7 percent cut in wages.
Davison, Law Director S. Gary Repella and Finance Director Alyssa Kerker met with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2015 last week and with the International Association of Firefighters Local 228 on Monday.
She said she has not received a response from the Fraternal Order of Police Ohio Labor Council .
"We are asking union and non-union to share equally to resolve the deficit issue for the future of our city," Davison said following the Tuesday night council meeting.
"If we," stated Davison.
She said the city finance office, "will be moving a small cash balance to the 2013 budget.
Sixth Ward Councilman David Lalich, who serves as chairman of the council Finance Committee, said Tuesday night the deficit, "is especially stressful on city employees as well as the community."
"We are discussing difficult options. Personnel cuts may be necessary if we don't see cooperation from everyone. I hope all city employees consider their fellow workers who also have families when making their decisions," said Lalich.
Davison also met Tuesday morning with Jefferson County Commissioner Thomas Graham and Jefferson County Auditor Pat Marshall, "for discussions on collaboration."
"Councilman Lalich has discussed the need for regionalization of water services in the county. So, with the agreement from Commissioner Graham, I will be contacting the waterworks association and asking them to conduct a feasibility study on how we may be able to create a regional water utility," explained Davison.
"We will continue our discussions with the county and I believe we can move forward with collaboration efforts. Council will meet in executive session next week to continue to review our end-of-the-year projected budget deficit and our options in resolving the deficit," Davison noted.
Council heard from three residents who urged city officials to keep the MLK Recreation Center open.
"I understand the city is facing difficulties. But can we start a drive to save the MLK Center? I am afraid if the center closes there will be more violence because the youth will have no place to go," Terese Elder told the council members.
"I agree. I understand we are facing a deficit. But we are going to see more violence if the center closes. Children go there to play. Senior citizens go there to socialize and play games. I am asking you to please find a way to keep the MLK Center open at least a few days a week or a few hours a day," said Delores Wiggins.
During the meeting, council approved two ordinances as emergencies and supported a resolution opposing n Ohio House of Representatives bill now under consideration.
Council authorized Davison to proceed with a task order with MWH Constructors Inc. for repairs to the 100-year-old sewer line that runs under University Boulevard.
City officials have said the sewer line is in immediate need of repair and a void created beneath the brick and block sewer must be backfilled in order to avoid a sinkhole in the future.
Members also passed an energy service agreement as an emergency with Plug Smart for a review of all energy used by the city.
And, the council passed a resolution opposing the passage of HB 601 by the Ohio General Assembly which proposes uniformity measures for municipal income taxes.
First Ward Councilman Gerald DiLoreto reported a recent tire drop-off campaign coordinated by the city and the JB Green Team saw 503 tires brought to a collection center.
"Next, we are going to start cleaning up all of the mattresses that are dumped in the city," promised DiLoreto.
And John Poole of county Road 26 asked the city to replace a water line in his neighborhood that has broken several times.
"I am tired of buying heating elements for my hot water heater because every time the city shuts off the water to repair the line it acts as a siphon and drains the water from our local residences. In my case it drains water out of my hot water tank," said Poole.
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Causes for Low sperm Count, remedies
Causes for Low sperm count and helpful remedies
By Veena Deo
This article is about causes for low sperm count and some of the remedies that can be followed to alleviate this situation.
The male sperm is an impregnating fluid. The semen is a Viscid whitish fluid of the male reproductive tract consisting of spermatozoa suspended in Secretion of the accessory glands and of the Prostate and Cowper’s gland. As per Ayurveda the properties of a good sperm are being thick, slimy, White, Sweet and unctuousness.
Causes for low sperm count that men experience-
Stress, Strain, Blood sugar conditions, Obesity, advanced age, excessive intake of alcohol, steroid usage, smoking, excessive exposures to heat, use of antidepressant pills, unbalanced food, are all the causes of low sperm count. Studies show that electromagnetic frequencies also affect the sperm count. Researchers find that men who spent more than four hours a day on their cell phones had lower sperm counts, less motile sperms and more irregularly shaped sperms than men who did not use cell phones.
Hormones also play an important role in semen production and in the fertility of men. One of the main hormones is testosterone. Insufficient levels of Testosterone, imbalance in Lutinizing hormone and Follicle stimulating hormone in men can affect the Sperm Production. Diet also has a big impact on sperm health. Let us discuss how deficiencies of Vitamins minerals affect the sperm count or sperm quality.
Herbal remedies for low sperm count and low libido Video
Zinc – Zinc deficiency results in the less production of Testosterone levels. A study done at Michael Busk Sorensen and published in MHR Basic science of Reproductive Medicine in 1999 showed that Zinc concentrations are crucial for adequate sperm mobility. Dietary sources of Zinc are Yogurt, Cashew nuts etc.
Folic Acid – Recent Research done at Netherlands shows that zinc can become most effective in improving semen quality in sub fertile men. The Dutch team published their findings in the March issue of the Journal Fertility and sterility. Zinc and Folic acid both are known to be essential for the creation of DNA and sperm. Research Done in Holland shows a diet rich with folic acid and zinc can effectively improve semen quality in Sub Fertile men.
Co-enzyme Q10 – A study done in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hadassah – Hebrew university medical school in Israel revealed that oral administration of 60mg of Co-enzyme Q10 significantly increased fertilization in study subjects. The results of this study favorably predict the positive function and mobility. Dietary sources – Soybean oil, Sesame seeds Peanuts etc.
L-Carnitine, Amino Acid L – Carnitine plays an important role in the process of sperm formation, sperm maturation and in the maintenance of sperm quality L-Carnitine plays a crucial role in sperm development and maturation. It plays a vital role in maintaining the sperm membrane and the metabolic processing of endogenous fuel into energy, expressed as sperm mobility.
Vit B12 – is found only in animal foods. Some studies suggest that B12 supplements may improve sperm count and sperm mobility. But lot of research work is required for this. Some researchers observed that the men, who have Vit B12 deficiency, have fertility issues also.
Also read articles on- Stress supplements
Two Brazilian studies published in 2005 confirmed earlier suspicions that caffeine could improve sperm mobility. But lot of research work is required to establish this.
Now let us discuss about the Herbs known to improve sperm count, mobility and quality.
1. Blepharis Edulis (Utangan): Is an aphrodisiac, sex stimulant and spermatogenia can be given in spermatorrhoea and impotency situations.
2. Chlorphytum Arundinaceum (Safed Musali) Indicated in impotency. It is a nourishing and rejuvenating, aphrodisiac. Ref. Material, Medica of Ayurveda by Vaidya Bhagwan Dash et. al, 1980, 50 ;Raj Nighantu.
3. Argyrevia Speciosa – It promotes fertility, increases sperm count and sperm mobility. It is also effective to treat male impotency and sterility as evidenced by increase in Testosterone in alcohol exposed rats. Ref. Mitra SK, Muralidhar TS, Roo D.R. “Experimental assessment of relative efficacy of drugs of herbal origin on sexual performance and hormone levels in alcohol exposed and normal rats. Phytother Res. 1996, 10, 10: 296-9
4. Hygrophila Auriculata seeds (Talmakhana) - Prescribed seeds in impotency and spermatorrhoea. This herb can be used as an ingredient in herbal formulations prepared for aphrodisiac, impotence and in seminal and other debilities. Ref. IMM – 668-669.Sushrut samhita, Chikitsa sutrasthan 26; Ashtang Hridya Chikitsathan 22; Raj Nighantu.
5. Orchis Latifolia (Salabmisri) - Restorative, invigorative and aphrodisiac. Useful in impotency. Charak, Sutrasthan 27, recognized its anabolic, tonic and aphrodisiac properties.
6. Leptadenia Reticulate (Jeevanti) - Increases sperm count and sperm – mobility. Promotes Spermatogenesis by improving the testicular, seminal vesicle and epididymal function.
7. Saw palmetto (serenoa-repens) - A natural steroid that tones and strengthens the reproductive system. It increases libido and sperm count.
8. Horny Goat Weed - It supports healthy seminal emission by action on the prostate gland and the seminal vesicles. It is a powerful sexual tonic. It promotes production of healthy testosterone. Several studies show that this herb has a potential to increase sperm production.
Here are a few simple things that people can do to increase sperm count naturally-
Quit smoking, follow a balanced diet, avoid working in stressful atmosphere, sleep for about 6 to 8 hours, avoid hot showers and avoid wearing tight undergarments.
I hope this article helps all men to understand as to the causes for low sperm count and some remedies that can be followed by all.
Dr. Veena Deo is an Ayurvedic Doctor in India. All the information provided above and opinions expressed above are her own and should not be construed as medical advice. This information and on herbal supplements is provided for educational purposes only. For questions or to consult Dr. Veena Deo, please send an email to [email protected]
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The Let's Practice Outcomes session scheduled on Thursday, April 25th has been cancelled due to health issues.
Welcoming Community
Will Miller, president of The Wallace Foundation in New York City and former president and CEO of Irwin Management Company was the keynote speaker at the Human Rights Commission Annual Meeting on April 10th. The theme of the meeting was “The Columbus Journey to Building a Welcoming Community.” Will focused his speech on how a commitment to making everyone in a community feel welcome and respected is in everyone’s best interest.
Will’s speech in 2004 at the Economic Development Board Annual Meeting was a key driver to the Heritage Fund’s Outreach Committee’s Welcoming Community work. His graphic of critical issues a community needed to address to create a healthy and vibrant economic base was based on the presence of three factors:
• Attractive Educational Opportunities
• Leisure and Cultural Activities
• Welcoming Culture
Following the 2004 speech the Outreach Committee conducted its first Welcoming Community study and found that while Columbus has many positive attributes it was not perceived as a welcoming community to all people, particularly:
• People outside the traditional mainstream
• Young people
• Newcomers
In the years since results of study were published community leaders and organizations have worked to address recommendations made by the Committee. The Outreach Committee conducted a follow up study; Welcoming Community II (WCII) in 2011 to gauge whether there had been improvements. Will referenced the groundbreaking work of the studies during his speech at the Human Rights Dinner. WC II reported many areas of improvement within the community and offered seven recommendations for community leaders, organizations and residents to continue to grow the welcoming factor.
Welcoming Community II Report
The Outreach Committee continues its work in promoting the importance of a welcoming culture in Columbus and Bartholomew County. We encourage you to read more about the study and contact Lyn Morgan, [email protected] with any comments and questions.
Community Fund Grants Program
Heritage Fund invited staff and Board members from local not-for-profit organizations to attend a breakfast meeting at YES Cinema on March 12th to learn about changes to the Community Fund Grant Program.
In 2012 the Heritage Board undertook a detail review of policies and procedures. The process included a revision of the Areas of Initiative. Heritage Fund’s Board of Directors has identified four community issues where the foundation intends to take an active leadership role. The Areas of Initiative provide the framework for the.
Community Investment Grants
The Community Investment Program was created to encourage innovative ideas and solutions that will address our community’s most pressing needs and make Bartholomew County a welcoming and vibrant place to live and work. The grant program is designed to offer support for programs and initiatives that provide a strategic and innovative approach that will positively impact the community and deliver measurable results.
Positive Change Grants
The Positive Change Grant Program is designed to support community programs and projects that strengthen and improve the quality of life in Bartholomew County. The grant program is designed to support programs and initiatives that offer solutions for positive change for our community and its residents.
Targeted Grants
The Targeted Grants Program provides an opportunity once a year for not-for-profit organizations to submit a grant proposal through a Request for Proposals (RFP) Grants Program.
Opportunity Grants
The Opportunity Grants Program provides an opportunity for not-for-profit organizations to seek funding support for governance and effectiveness projects, staff training programs or urgent needs.
Detailed information regarding the restructured program as well as grant forms can be accessed in the Grant Application/Document Center.
Grant a Wish 2012
We would like to thank everyone who made gifts to the Grant a Wish Program during the holiday season. This year Heritage Fund received gifts totaling $31,000 to the Grant a Wish Program from 140 individual and family donors. More than 233 wishes were granted, many as holiday gifts in honor of friends and family members.
The Heritage Fund’s Community Fund along with Elwood Staffing, MainSource Bank and Marguerite Rust provided matching funds which will result in more than $58,000 being distributed among the 38 Grant a Wish organizations.
Tracy Souza, President and CEO, spoke about the program, “Once again the generosity of our community was demonstrated by the response to the Grant a Wish program. Every non-profit organization that submitted a wish will receive grant funds and the Heritage Fund had the good problem of finding additional match money to ensure that all donor gifts were matched.”
Lincoln Centeral Neighborhood Family Center had a number of wishes granted. Randy Allman, Executive Director shared the following, “The Heritage Fund never ceases to impress! Its understanding of - and appreciation for - the non-profit community throughout Bartholomew County is simply amazing! The proactive nature of the Grant a Wish Program challenges all non-profits to think creatively when serving our clients. Individuals, families, children and adults have benefited from the visionary leadership of the Heritage Fund’s Board and staff!”
The generosity of Heritage Fund donors meant that:
- Children living in foster homes will have the opportunity for family outings to the zoo
- Children from less fortunate families will be involved in sports activities at Foundation for Youth and Columbus Parks and Rec.
- Cats and Dogs at the Humane Society will be fed and receive medications
- Children with Special Needs will attend the Very Special Arts Festival
- Love Chapel clients will receive gift cards to purchase meat.
- Simmons One Room School House can replace worn and damaged old fashioned toys.
- Aging and Community Services will provide meals to home bound seniors
- Sans Souci will provide blankets to clients to enable them to stay warm over the winter
The Grant a Wish program is now closed. We encourage individuals and organizations interested in providing support for the changing needs within our community to make a donation to the Community Fund. The Community Fund provided support for the Grant a Wish program aswell as funding support for a significant number of community programs. Grant awards from the Community Fund during 2012 totaled more than $400,000.
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Donating sperm and eggs: have your say
Consultation closed
Donating sperm and eggs: have your say closed on 8 April 2011. We received a record number of responses with over 2400 surveys completed by around 1100 people (of which 890 fully completed their submission).
We would like to thank everybody who completed the surveys and contributed to the consultation – in order for the Authority to make an informed decision, it is important that views are heard from the public and all affected groups.
Alongside the online questionnaire we held meetings with academics and professionals and ran focused engagement with donors, parents, patients and donor conceived people.
Consultation findings
The findings regarding the family limit, family donation and the changing landscape of donation were presented to Authority Members for decision on 13 July 2011. The findings on compensation and benefits in kind were presented to Authority for decision on 19 October 2011.
Implementation of the new donation policies
The new donation policies resulting from the Donation Review will come into force on 1 April 2012.
For more information on the new policies please see the Chair's letter of 28 January 2012.
What our consultation covered
Read about the issues we covered during our public consultation:
The changing landscape of donation
Many aspects of donation are beyond our remit but they impact on the areas we do regulate. Find out about the wider context of donation.
...more about the changing landscape
Donor compensation and benefits in kind
What do you think about compensation for sperm, egg or embryo donors in the UK? We consulted on what people think a fair and moderate compensation scheme looks like and what ethical principles the scheme should be based on.
...more about compensation and benefits in kind
Family limit for donated sperm or eggs
Should the number of families created with sperm or eggs from a single donor should be capped? Should the current limit of 10 families be raised? Or should it be lowered? Read up on the issues we consulted on as part of our consultation
...more about family limits
What are the issues around sperm and egg donation between family members? How should this form of donation be regulated? Discover the issues and the ethics behind this type of donation.
...more about family donation
Discussion pack
This downloadable pack was designed to facilitate discussion and help to prepare responses to our online consultation. The printable discussion pack contains the background information as seen on these webpages as well as the complete list of questions that appeared in our online consultation.
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“The human being is the centre in all our projects", says Sofia Olandersson, a Ph.D candidate involved in the Hand project. The aims of the Hand project are to develop methods to examine muscles acting on the hand and to a better understanding of the dysfunctional hand in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases affecting joints and muscles. Hopefully this will create possibilities to a better understanding of disorders and environmental factors that may affect the musculature. Possible environmental factors may include nutrition, injuries and physical training. See also the presentation of PRODEA — Centre for product development within the network alliance Health Technique.
The Pain project also focuses on the human being. The team collaborates with other partners to develop methods to examine the function of pain sensitive nerves. In addition, this will open up possibilities to better diagnostic tools and new strategies for the treatment of pain.
The project Training focuses on training and elite athletes, in which the exercise efficiency and the effect on the immune system are being studied.
In all our research projects there is a close collaboration with researchers nationally and internationally. “This is essential", says Marita Hilliges, the research team leader. Studies of patients would not be possible without the collaboration with experienced clinicians. Our collaborations are a prerequisite for research at a high scientific level and give our research students possibilities to make international experiences.
Contact: Lina Lundgren
Wind turbines and humans
Wind turbines produce renewable energy with low impact on the environment, but the planning process is often delayed by public objections based on fear of disturbances. Are people living in the vicinity of wind turbines affected by noise and shadows? If so, is this effect due to the exposure or to other factors influencing the variation in perceived annoyance?
Environmental effects of nitrogen deposition
The northern hemisphere receives large amounts of atmospheric inorganic nitrogen deposition. Beneficial effects that initially appear, e. g. increased forest production or decreased emissions of carbon dioxide from soils may turn into negative effects after long-term high deposition. Such negative effects are increased emissions of the greenhouse gas dinitrogen oxide and coastal water eutrophication. The possibilities to counteract negative effects are poorly known and are studied from regional and global perspectives.
Effects of nitrogen deposition on plants
Other effects of nitrogen deposition are increased concentrations of different nitrogenous compounds in forest trees and ground flora which may lead to changes in plant nutrient balance and in plant species composition. Plant species show differences in their sensitivity to high nitrogen deposition. Studies are made on forest edge effects and in areas near point sources of ammonia in order to find the limits for stable forest ecosystem functioning.
Environmental effects of use of biogas residue as fertilizer
Farm-scale anaerobic digestion produces, apart from gas, also a digested residue. Digestion of manure and agricultural residues produces a stabilised fertilizer with a more controlled nutrient release than regular manure. Thus, emissions of ammonia and greenhouse gases to the atmosphere and nutrient leaching can be avoided. Studies are made on how different substrates and process conditions influence the quality of the digested residue, including nutritional and environmental aspects.
Effects of eutrophication on suspension feeders in Fucus communities in the south-east Kattegatt
Eutrophication has a negative impact on various suspension-feeding organisms. Further studies in this field may relieve a variety of shortterm- and longterm effects on the biodiversity in the coastal seaweed communities. These are important breeding and feeding areas for many species of fish and should be considered of major environmental interest.
Biodiversity, indicator species and morphological adaptations
Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) are used to detect changes in species richness in agricultural and forested areas in Sweden. Dragonflies are predators and their presence in aquatic habitats may indicate high diversity. Similar studies are performed in tropical environments: rain forests in Costa Rica and deserts in Namibia. In addition, morphological and ecological adaptations of these insects to different environments are studied in relation to their known phylogeny.
Contact: Marie Mattsson
The research has a wide application range. General methods within research areas, such as signals analysis, statistics, physical metrology, and quantitative topography characterisation can be applied to support engineering applications. The applications vary from the automotive industry with manufacturing of low fuel- consumption engines, silent gear boxes, and complex car body panels, to manufacturing of dental implant surfaces and characterisation of artificial hip joint-implants for improved function and long product life.
The topic within the functional research group are by definition cross- and multi- disciplinary. PhD students and researchers from the University in Halmstad, Chalmers in Göteborg, Göteborg University, Linköping University, and Lund University co-operate and find partners within the mechanical- and biotechnical industry. Most of the financial support comes from the industrial branches mentioned and the governmental VINNOVA, as well as the national SSFand KK-foundations.
Focus for the research is to analyse surface topography and texture to enable detailed modelling of manufacturing and function of general surface applications.
The two main application areas: Automotive and Biotech, are organized in project areas; engine cylinder-liner and piston interactions, transmission surfaces, car body panel surfaces, and dental implant surfaces. Common for the automotive applications is the endeavour towards friction and wear control. Dental implant surfaces need to be correctly characterised for improved manufacturing quality and bone integration. The research in the Bio area is placed within the research platform/centre PRODEA.
The manufactured micro- and nanostructures on the titanium dental-implant screws (left picture) contribute significantly to a strong jaw-bone anchoring and possibilities for early, safe loading after the surgery.
When controlling the manufacturing of the micrometer-large criss-cross pattern of the cylinder liner walls of an internal combustion engine, the research group and its partners have the tools to significantly change the fuel- and oil consumption, with strong impact on the environment.
Contact: Bengt-Göran Rosén
In a rare case of technology transfer into new research and development, the Photonics and Microwave group, with research in radio astronomy, at the University of Halmstad and MEFOS of Luleå are together developing new technologies for dynamically and in real-time measure multiple levels and off-gases in industrial processes. The development is close collaboration with Swedish and European steel and metal industries, in some cases within the frame works of the European Coal and Steel Collaboration (ECSC).
The research program includes:
* Three-dimensional imaging with microwaves. This project aims to develop a new fully 3-D imaging system which from a single vantage point will make a complete microwave holographic image of the burden surface of a blast-furnace.
* Analysis of off-gases. The project aims to analyze the molecular composition, concentration, and temperature of the off-gas from industrial and combustion processes. The analysis is made with a phase-coherent microwave spectrometer mounted across the duct channel.
* Tomographic imaging of fiber material. This project aims to make holographic images of fiber material, e.g. meat and wood, with coherent polarized microwave signals.
Contact: Lars Bååth
This process is unique for plants, algae and photosynthetic bacteria. In the mitochondrion, the cellular respiration takes place. In this process, common to both animals and plants, energy is recovered when energy-rich compounds (carbohydrates and fats) are degraded. Both photosynthesis and cellular respiration are complicated processes, which can be divided into many partial reactions. Despite the fact that photosynthesis may appear as the opposite of cellular respiration, the two processes do in fact share many similarities. One important similarity is that many of the enzymes involved are membrane proteins, integral components of biological membranes.
Most of the proteins in the organelles are synthesised outside the organelle and must be transported into it. They are synthesised with an extension called presequence, which functions as an "address tag". This tag is recognised by receptors on the surface of the organelle, and thereafter the protein is transported into the organelle. In plant cells, which have both chloroplasts and mitochondria, this process is more complicated than in animal cells. The presequences directing proteins to mitochondria and chloroplast are similar, but there are small differences that determine to which organelle the protein is directed.
We study the structure of these address tags, and how they are able to direct a protein to chloroplasts or mitochondria and also further within the organelle. As experimental organisms, we use higher plants, mostly pea and wheat, and the unicellular alga Chlamydomonas.
To map the mechanisms that regulate the transport of proteins to and within chloroplasts and mitochondria, we use isolated DNA clones encoding specific chloroplastic and mitochondrial proteins. Using the DNA clones as templates, we produce radioactively labelled proteins. These labelled proteins are mixed with isolated chloroplasts or mitochondria, or with purified membrane fractions. In this way, we can study the molecular mechanisms of protein/ membrane interactions. To study protein transport directly in living cells, a hybrid gene with a modified sorting signal has been constructed. When this gene is introduced in algal cells we will be able to compare the sorting of the modified protein and the original protein in the cells.
Contact: Lars-Gunnar Franzén
Flow-proportional water sampling. Variation in nutrient removal values between wetlands is very large, and removal values also vary between years for the same wetland, weakening modelling estimates on overall nutrient removal. We attempt to produce better data for modelling nutrient removal by applying flow-proportional water sampling in three agricultural wetlands in South Sweden. We intend to test if removal data from periods with different water flows can be used for modelling the removal capacity of individual wetlands.
An experimental wetland research facility with replicated wetland units. The experimental wetland research facility consists of 18 similarly shaped wetland units (mesocosms) in which water flow, water depth, and vegetation composition can be controlled individually. The number of wetland units makes replication of treatments possible, thus facilitating statistical evaluation of obtained results. Experiments are primarily performed to reveal which factors are most important to obtain a high nitrogen removal in wetlands. Important factors assessed in the experimental wetlands and assumed to be important for nitrogen removal are: hydraulic load, nitrogen load, temperature, water depth, and vegetation composition.
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in wetlands. This project approaches the different impacts of species composition and diversity on magnitude and stability of ecosystem functioning. How are biodiversity and plant composition linked in constructed wetlands in the agricultural landscape? How is ecosystem functioning (specifically retention of phosphorus and nitrogen) linked to biodiversity and vegetation composition in these wetlands? How can ecosystem functioning and biodiversity be optimised in such wetlands? The answers will enable us to deliver concrete guidelines regarding wetland construction and management.
Contact: Stefan Weisner |
- West Boulder Canyon
- Pinnacles near first pass en route to Superstion Crest
- The Superstition Mountains are vast and rugged.
- Weaver’s Needle, the most celebrated sight in the Superstitions
- East, from the mouth of West Boulder Canyon
- Saguaro cacti at twilight
In the Canadian Rockies, winter is a malicious brute. And here he is again, barging back into our lives, obviously intending to stay a while and rough everybody up. For the next week, the forecasted high temperatures in Canmore and Banff are approximately -20°C. The lows will plunge to -30°C.
Even if winter isn’t quite so brutal where you live, we urge you to run for it. Because it’s surprisingly easy to escape. You don’t have to go far to find sunny skies, warm temperatures, and an abundance of hiking trails accessing exotic, spectacular wilderness.
Our recommended destination for winter hiking: Arizona’s Superstition Mountains, a mere 45-minute drive east of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. If you’re a keen hiker, the Superstitions are worth a two-week vacation.
“The Supes,” as we call them, comprise 160,000 acres (646 square km) of snow-free, desert mountains and canyons. Summers there are too hot to safely enjoy hiking. But late October through April, the days remain warm enough that you can often comfortably stride in shorts. We’ve backpacked in the Supes in January, when daytime temperatures averaged 21°C. After twilight, however, heat always dissipates rapidly in arid lands, so be prepared for freezing nights.
From Calgary or Vancouver, Westjet and US Air fly to Phoenix. Round-trip fares start at about $350. Within the States, US Air offers inexpensive fares to Phoenix. Renting a car at Sky Harbor might cost as little as $20 per day.
If you arrive in Phoenix in the morning, that afternoon you can begin sampling the Supe’s extensive trail network. You’ll hear the satisfying sound of gravel crunching beneath your boots. You’ll be surrounded by bizarre cacti: writhing ocotillo and statuesque saguaros. You’ll see monolithic cliffs, sharp pinnacles, plunging, boulder-strewn ravines. Tilt your head back, and you’ll likely be staring into a brilliant, blue sky. Not only will you see the sun, you’ll feel it massaging the muscles that just hours ago you’d held taut against the onslaught of winter. Only on weekends, on certain trails, might you encounter many Phoenicians. Tranquility reigns in the Supes.
Trails Illustrated Map 851 “Tonto NF Superstition and Four Peaks Wilderness Areas” is adequate for dayhiking. If backpacking, get the USGS 1:25 000 topos so you can pinpoint springs, which will be your only water sources.
These are our favorite hikes in the Supes:
Siphon Draw
Drive the Superstition Freeway, then Hwy 60, east to Apache Junction. Turn left (north) off Hwy 60 onto Idaho Road. Set your trip odometer to 0. In 0.6 mi (1 km) turn right onto Hwy 88. At 6.2 mi (10 km) turn right into Lost Dutchman State Park, at 2080 ft (634 m). This is a very appealing campground.
The trail leads to the mouth of Siphon Draw, where a steep route ascends 2470 ft (753 m), culminating at 4550 ft (1387 m) just below the summit of Flatiron where you’ll enjoy a vast, aerial panorama. Time it right, and you’ll see the sparkling lights of Phoenix on the western horizon while you descend.
LaBarge Creek / Boulder Canyon
Drive the Superstition Freeway, then Hwy 60, east to Apache Junction. Turn left (north) off Hwy 60 onto Idaho Road. Set your trip odometer to 0. In 0.6 mi (1 km) turn right onto beautiful, winding Hwy 88, known as the Apache Trail. Drive northeast 14.5 mi (23.3 km) to Canyon Lake. Park at the marina, then return to the trailhead opposite the marina entrance. The trail initially climbs above an arm of the lake, then enters a dramatic desertscape. Most people will want to return the same way rather than loop back northwest through boulder-strewn LaBarge Creek Canyon.
The trail climbs above La Barge Creek 1 mi (1.6 km) to a ridgecrest, then descends into LaBarge Creek drainage at 2.5 mi (4 km). Turn around anywhere along here for a fulfilling, half-day hike.
Strong hikers who examine the map will see they can continue south to 7 mi (11.3 km) where Trail 104 splits into east and west forks. Go right (west) briefly, then right (northwest) on Trail 241 to pass beneath Black Mesa. Loop right (northeast) on Trail 236 back to Battleship Mountain at 13 mi (21 km). Then rejoin the Boulder Canyon trail and you’re on familiar ground for the final 3.5 mi (5.6 km). Total circuit distance: 16.5 mi (26.6 km).
Fremont Saddle
From Idaho Road in Apache Junction, continue east 8.5 mi (13.7 km) on Hwy 60. Pass King Estates. Turn left (north) at the sign for Peralta Trailhead. Follow FS Road 77 (unpaved but graded) north 8 mi (13 km) to the trailhead at 2400 ft (732 m). This popular trail leads 2.5 mi (4 km) to 3766-ft (1150-m) Fremont Saddle and a startling view of the Supes’ most famous sight: Weaver’s Needle. Elevation gain to the saddle: 1440 ft (439 m).
Swift, eager hikers will continue, descending the far side of the saddle, proceeding northwest of the Needle to a junction at 5.5 mi (9 km). Go right (south, then southeast) beneath Black Top Mesa. At the 6.5-mi (10.5-km) junction, go right (south) on Trail 234 to 3410-ft (1040-m) Bluff Saddle. Bear right on Trail 235 in Barks Canyon to return to Peralta Trailhead. Total loop distance: 11.5 mi (18.5 km). Map: USGS Weavers Needle.
West Boulder Canyon to Siphon Draw via Superstition Crest
This 8- to 9- hour, one-way traverse is for athletic hikers who are competent, cross-country navigators and have either a second vehicle or a willing shuttle slave. The USGS topo maps Goldfield and Weavers Needle are required equipment for this long, highly scenic route linking the east end of the crest with Siphon Draw in the west. The distance, a mere 12 mi (19 km), sounds relatively easy but isn’t. Though the route is distinct the entire way, the terrain is rough, going astray is a constant possibility, significant ups and downs are frequent, and the elevation gain and loss totals about 5000 ft (1524 m).
In winter, it’s essential that you start hiking by 8 a.m. because the sun will set at approximately 5:30 p.m. If you think you’ll be too pressed by the limited daylight, consider hiking out and back. Start at the east-side trailhead and go only as far as the cluster of pinnacles on the ridge near 4300 ft (1311 m). Well before reaching the pinnacles, you’ll attain an impressive view of Weaver’s Needle. The ridge climaxes at 5057 ft (1541 m).
To reach the West Boulder Canyon trailhead, follow the above directions for Peralta Trailhead. About 1.2 mi (2 km) shy of Peralta, just before the road dips into a wash, park in the unsigned but obvious trailhead on the left.
Begin hiking the rocky road (chained to block vehicles) north-northeast. Ahead you’ll see two drainages. Your trail will ascend the one on the right. Soon reach a fence where you’ll pass through a hiker’s maze. About 1.5 hours from the trailhead, surmount a pass. Bear left here. The trail contours briefly. Do not descend right into West Boulder Canyon. Further directions should not be necessary if you have a compass, the topo maps, and the requisite experience.
Tortilla Flats / Upper LaBarge Box / Peters Mesa
For a superb two- or three-day backpack trip, drive Hwy 88 to Canyon Lake marina (described above for LaBarge Creek / Boulder Canyon). Set your trip odometer to 0. Continue past the tourist hamlet of Tortilla Flats. At 8.6 mi (13.8 km), immediately after milepost 221, reach Tortilla Flats trailhead on the right.
Ascend FS Road 213—a rough, 4WD route best traveled on foot. Gain 350 ft (107 m) to a pass. Follow the road southeast, descending 200 ft (61 m) to the wilderness boundary at 3.2 mi (5.2 km). You’ll pass a windmill and watering hole. Hike the JF Trail 0.75 mi (1.3 km) southeast on a rocky hill to a junction. Turn right onto Hoolie Bacon Trail 111.
At 8.5 mi (13.7 km) reach the east side of Upper La Barge Box and possible campsites. Exit the west side of the Box at 10.25 mi (16.5 km). At the junction with Whiskey Spring Canyon, go right (northwest) toward Music Canyon. Another good campsite is at 13.5 mi (21.7 km), near Charlebois Spring. Go right on Trail 105 over Peters Mesa, then generally northeast via Kane Spring to Tortilla Flats trailhead. Total loop distance: 20.5 mi (33 km).
Further Information
There are several guidebooks on the Superstitions. None is exceptional. All will suffice. In addition to describing the trails, they explain the intriguing legend of the Lost Dutchman Mine. Supposedly, enough gold to finance a life of luxury awaits you at the tip of the Weaver’s Needle shadow. Precisely where the gold is buried along the arc of the shadow is the question that remains unanswered.
Nice site. There’s some good information on here. I’ll be checking back regularly.
Posted by Susan Kishner on December 6th, 2009.
Thanks, Susan. We’ll do our best to keep the good info coming.
Posted by hikingcamping on December 18th, 2009. |
By Noam Weinblatt Hillel presented eight exceptional Hillel professionals with its Richard M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence Award for their outstanding commitment to fulfilling Hillel’s mission of service to Jewish students around the globe. The awards were given at Hillel Institute, a conference of Hillel professionals held at Washington University in St. Louis, August 10-13.
“These Exemplars are in various stages of their careers, hold different positions and hail from a variety of Hillels and communities,” says Hillel President Wayne L. Firestone. “They are all committed to enriching the lives of our students and ensuring that every facet of Hillel reflects a culture of excellence.”
The award, named in honor of former Hillel President Richard M. Joel, is presented to individuals who emulate Joel’s devotion to professionalism, extraordinary faithfulness to Jewish principles, a profound interest in the welfare of friends and colleagues, and a passion for connecting new generations to the joy of Jewish living.
The exemplars are:
Marni Blitz, Assistant Director at Princeton HillelBlitz understands that meaningful Jewish experiences and developing relationships go hand in hand. Her passion for Judaism is genuinely inspiring. Students appreciate her warmth and enthusiasm. Blitz’s supervisor said, “Marni is a true thought partner who balances strategic insight with practical wisdom, helping to envision future directions while recommending a reasonable pace for growth and new initiatives.”
Shana Teig Kantor, Executive Director at Hillel BinghamtonAn experienced Hillel professional, Kantor brings a strategic approach to Hillel’s work, figuring out how to engage more students with fewer resources. Her vision has led to an explosion of participation in the Hillel’s Freshman Orientation, expanding the impact Hillel has on students from the moment they step on campus. Kantor has demonstrated how to balance the demands of a growing family and an expanding campus program. Even the Binghamton’s vice president of student affairs said, “Shana’s efforts distinguish Hillel among student organizations by its deep and enduring commitment to community service,” adding that he “frequently consults with Kantor to help develop the university’s own alternative breaks.”
Sheila Katz, Assistant Director for Jewish Student Life at North Carolina HillelKatz is a natural bridge builder with infectious enthusiasm, compassion and charisma. She is strongly committed to the values and growth of Hillel, not just in her local environment, but also more broadly for the field. When presented with a critical need for program processionals, she helped organize a grassroots initiative to address the problem. A colleague wrote that Katz “is profoundly sensitive to the power of language and non-verbal cues that welcome or alienate students.” From a diverse Jewish journey that included years teaching through Teach for America, Katz draws on past experience to continue to be innovative in her work.
Rabbi Adam Naftalin-Kelman, Executive Director at Berkeley HillelRabbi Naftalin-Kelman is a humble leader who inspires others to act positively through compassion, kindness and poise. He believes in the importance of strategic and authentic relationships on campus and in the community that can lead to positive and constructive dialogue. Colleagues have said that he is insightful, intellectual and innovative, managing complex situations while also advancing Hillel’s engagement efforts through the development of meaningful relationships. His campus was recognized by the Israel on Campus Coalition for its work in preventing a passage of an anti-Israel divestment resolution.
Rabbi David Komerofsky, Executive Director at Texas Hillel FoundationVision, humor, and generosity of spirit are at the core of Komerofsky’s efforts to energize Hillel. He has been able to balance the needs of a large state university Hillel and to give it a new fresh identity. As someone who understands true partnership, Komerofsky continues to explore how to diversify Hillel’s funding sources. He is able to balance the ebb and flow of making difficult decisions while maintaining a sense of joy and humor in any situation. As a result of his leadership, every Taglit-Birthright returnee receives contact from Hillel within five days of returning to campus, inviting them to share what has been exciting and challenging about their “reentry” into campus life.
Rabbi Danielle Leshaw, Rabbi and Director at Ohio University HillelRabbi Leshaw harnesses every possible resource to ensure that Hillel engages students in breadth and depth. With a strong commitment to Israel, she is already preparing plans for a unique immersive experience in summer 2011. Despite having only 600 Jewish students on campus, Rabbi Leshaw continues to mentor Peer Network interns which engaged nearly 200 students this past academic year. She is well respected by her local Jewish community and across North America for giving a strong voice to small and mighty Hillels.
Rabbi Dan Smokler, Senior Jewish Educator at the Edgar Bronfman Center for Jewish Life at NYUAt the beginning of his Hillel career, Rabbi Smokler pioneered a new methodology of engagement, bringing Torah to life, on several small and mighty campuses. Since then, he has become a magnet for Jewish life, continually adapting to the changing environment of the college campus. Rabbi Smokler understands what it means to build networks and micro-communities. In interactions with students, he is careful to not shy away from difficult questions while still allowing students to steer the conversations. A colleague noted that Rabbi Smokler loves to provoke and challenge while simultaneously setting the stage for safe and open dialogue. Rabbi Smokler was recently featured in the largest Jewish newspaper in North America for creating a conference of scholars to discuss the creation of a unique field of Jewish education for emerging adults.
Olga Tovkach, Director at Dnepropetrovsk HillelTovkach is a genuine model for others to learn and grow. She has an uncanny ability to relate to others and is wonderful at welcoming students, new and old. A professional who has transformed Hillel to become a center for Jewish life on campus, Tovkach focuses on preserving the past while looking toward the future. One colleague noted that she harmoniously combines creativity with rationalism, a big vision with punctuality in details. Always looking to lead and develop staff, Tovkach creates professional development opportunities through scheduling regular learning sessions and other educational opportunities.Noam Weinblatt is a Hillel communications intern and a rising junior at the University of Maryland, College Park.Reprinted by permission from the St. Louis Jewish Light.See also:
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Dec 13 2012 by Emma Ray, Hinckley Times
A NEW building contractor has been given the job of rescuing Hinckley’s multi-million pound council offices scheme which hit the buffers after its previous building contractor went into liquidation.
Rugby-based Stepnell has been selected as the new building contractor to complete the construction of the Hinckley Hub civic offices, based on the corner of Hawley Road and Rugby Road.
The council’s development partners MRP and Aviva selected Stepnell after the original building contractor, Hallam Contracts, of Oadby, went into administration at the end of last month with the loss of 100 jobs.
Council bosses say Stepnell will be taking on full liability for all aspects of the construction, including that carried out by Hallam and key sub-contractors, many of whom are local to Leicestershire, will be retained.
Work stopped on the Hinckley Hub three weeks ago after the firm went into receivership but council chiefs say work will start again before Christmas and is set to be completed by the end of April. Council services and other partners will begin the relocation into Hinckley Hub shortly afterwards.
Councillor Keith Lynch, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council’s executive member for finance, ICT and asset management, said “While it is regrettable that Hallam has gone into administration, I am absolutely delighted that our development partner MRP, with the support of their funding partner Aviva, have turned the situation around so quickly and have chosen Stepnell as the new contractor. Although there will inevitably be some delay in completing the building, this is not significant, given the circumstances. I can once again confirm that, because of the contractual and funding arrangements negotiated by senior officers under direction of the administration, the council has not incurred any financial costs from this unfortunate situation.”
Richard Anderson, director of MRP, said “Hallam Contracts were an excellent contractor on this project. We were very saddened that they were unable to survive a tough economic climate for construction companies. Stepnell have shown a strong interest in completing the job and their professionalism is demonstrated by the amount of due diligence they have undertaken in a short space of time. This has enabled them to assume full liability for the project. Stepnell’s financial position is very strong and this is obviously important to ourselves, the council and Aviva in view of what has happened.
“We look forward to working with them to complete this important regeneration project for the town of Hinckley.”
Mark Wakeford, managing director of Stepnell, has met with senior officers of the council and anticipated a start on site before Christmas, with the full workforce on site in the New Year.
He added: “We are able to re-commence works on site and take over all warranties with confidence on the basis that Hallam have carried out works to the highest standards. I look forward to working with MRP and completing this iconic building.”
Hallam Contracts had been working on the £12 million project to build new headquarters for Hinckley and Bosworth for the last 10 months.
Once completed the 41,000 square feet office development will house staff of the borough council, allowing it to vacate its current accommodation in Argents Mead and at St Florence House. It will also provide office space for other partner organisations. |
Aditya Hridayam, or Aditya Hrdaya, is a hymn dedicated to Lord Surya (Sun God) Valmiki Ramayana. Aditya Hridaya consists of 31 verses and is found in the 107th chapter of Yuddha Kanda of Ramayan. It was narrated to Lord Rama by Sage Agastya to energize him in the battle against Ravana.
Aditya means ‘Sun’ and Hridayam means ‘heart or the essence’.
English Translation of Aditya Hridayam along with Sanskrit Text
tato yuddha parishrantam samare chintaya sthitam |
ravanam chagrato drishtva yuddhaya samupasthitam || 1
Sri Rama, who standing absorbed in deep thought on the battle-field, exhausted by the fight and facing Ravana who was duly prepared for the war
daiva taishcha samagamya drashtu mabhya gato ranam |
upagamya bravidramam agastyo bhagavan rishihi || 2
The glorious sage Agastya, who had come in the company of gods to witness the encounter (battle) now spoke to Rama as follows:
rama rama mahabaho shrinu guhyam sanatanam |
yena sarvanarin vatsa samare vijayishyasi || 3
'O Rama', 'O Mighty armed elegant Rama', listen carefully to the eternal secret by which, 'O my child', you shall conquer all your enemies on the battle field and win against your adversaries.
aditya-hridayam punyam sarva shatru-vinashanam |
jayavaham japen-nityam akshayyam paramam shivam || 4
By chanting the Aditya Hridayam which is very auspicious and highly beneficial, you will be victorious in battle. This holy hymn dedicated to the Sun God will result in destroying all enemies and bring you victory and permanent happiness.
sarvamangala-mangalyam sarva papa pranashanam |
chintashoka-prashamanam ayurvardhana-muttamam || 5
This supreme prayer is the best amongst auspicious verses, it will destroy all sins, dispel all doubts, alleviate worry and sorrow, anxiety and anguish, and increase the longevity of life. It is a guarantee of complete prosperity.
rashmi mantam samudyantam devasura-namaskritam |
pujayasva vivasvantam bhaskaram bhuvaneshvaram || 6
Worship the sun god, the ruler of the worlds and lord of the universe, who is crowned with effulgent rays, who appears at the horizon and brings light, who is revered by the denizens of heaven (devas) and asuras alike.
sarva devatmako hyesha tejasvi rashmi-bhavanah |
esha devasura gananlokan pati gabhastibhih || 7
Indeed, He is the very embodiment of all Gods. He is self-luminous and sustains all with his rays. He nourishes and energizes the inhabitants of all the worlds as well as the host of Gods and demons by his Rays.
esha brahma cha vishnush cha shivah skandah prajapatihi |
mahendro dhanadah kalo yamah somo hyapam patihi || 8
He is Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Skanda, Prajapati, the mighty Indra, Kubera, Kala (eternal time), Yama, Soma (the moon god that nourishes), and Varuna (the lord of sea and ocean).
pitaro vasavah sadhya hyashvinau maruto manuh |
vayurvahnih praja-prana ritukarta prabhakarah || 9.
adityah savita suryah khagah pusha gabhastiman |
suvarnasadrisho bhanur-hiranyareta divakarah || 10
He is the Son of Aditi (the mother of creation), the Sun God who transverse the heavens, he is of brilliant golden color, the possessor of a myriad rays, by illuminating all directions he is the maker of daylight. He is the all pervading, shining principle, the dispeller of darkness, exhibiting beautiful sight with golden hue.
haridashvah sahasrarchih saptasapti-marichiman |
timironmathanah shambhu-stvashta martanda amshuman || 11
He has seven horses yoked to his chariot, shines with brilliant light having infinite rays, is the destroyer of darkness, the giver of happiness and prosperity, mitigator of the sufferings and is the infuser of life. He is the Omnipresent One who pervades all with immeasurable amount of rays.
hiranyagarbhah shishira stapano bhaskaro ravihi |
agni garbho'diteh putrah shankhah shishira nashanaha || 12
He is Hiranyagarbha born of Aditi of a golden womb, He is Sisirastapana the destroyer of the cold, snow and fog, illuminator,
vyomanathastamobhedi rigyajussamaparagaha |
ghanavrishtirapam mitro vindhya-vithiplavangamaha || 13
He is the Lord of the firmament and ruler of the sky, remover of darkness. the master of the three vedas Rig, Yaju, Sama, he is a friend of the waters (Varuna) and causes abundant rain. He swiftly courses in the direction South of Vindhya-mountains and sports in the Brahma Nadi.
atapi mandali mrityuh pingalah sarvatapanaha |
kavirvishvo mahatejah raktah sarva bhavodbhavaha || 14
He, whose form is circular and is colored in yellow and red hues, is intensely brilliant and energetic. He is a giver of heat, the cause of all work, of life and death. He is the destroyer of all and is the Omniscient one sustaining the universe and all action.
nakshatra grahataranam-adhipo vishva-bhavanah |
tejasamapi tejasvi dvadashatman namo'stu te || 15
He is the lord of the constellations, stars and planets and the origin of every thing in the universe. Salutations to Aditya who appears in twelve forms (in the shape of twelve months of the year) and whose glory is described in his twelve names.
namah purvaya giraye pashchimayadraye namah|
jyotirgananam pataye dinaadhipataye namah || 16
Salutations to the Lord of sunrise and sunset, who rises at the eastern mountains and sets in the western mountains. Salutations to the Lord of the Stellar bodies and to the Lord of daylight.
Jayaya jaya bhadraya haryashvaya namo namah |
namo namah sahasramsho adityaya namo namah || 17
Oh! Lord of thousand rays, son of Aditi, Salutations to you, the bestower of victory, auspiciousness and prosperity, Salutations to the one who has colored horses to carry him.
nama ugraya viraya sarangaya namo namah |
namah padma prabodhaya martandaya namo namah || 18
Salutations to Martandaya the son of Mrukanda Maharisi, the terrible and fierce one, the mighty hero, the one that travels fast. Salutations to the one whose appearance makes the lotus blossom (also the awakener of the lotus in the heart).
brahmeshanachyuteshaya suryayadityavarchase |
bhasvate sarva bhakshaya raudraya vapushe namaha ||.
tamoghnaya himaghnaya shatrughnayamitatmane |
kritaghnaghnaya devaya jyotisham pataye namaha || 20
Salutations to the dispeller of darkness, the destroyer of cold, fog and snow, the exterminator of foes; the one whose extent is immeasurable. Salutations also to the annihilator of the ungrateful and to the Lord of all the stellar bodies, who is the first amongst all the lights of the Universe.
taptacami karabhaya vahnaye vishvakarmane |
namastamo'bhinighnaya ravaye (rucaye) lokasakshine || 21
Salutations to the Lord shining like molten gold, destroying darkness, who is the transcendental fire of supreme knowledge, who destroys the darkness of ignorance, and who is the cosmic witness of all merits and demerits of the denizens who inhabit the universe. Salutations to Vishvakarma the architect of the universe, the cause of all activity and creation in the world.
nashayat yesha vai bhutam tadeva srijati prabhuh|
payatyesha tapatyesha varshatyesha gabhastibhih || 22
Salutations to the Lord who creates heat by his brilliant rays. He alone creates, sustains and destroys all that has come into being. Salutations to Him who by His rays consumes the waters, heats them up and sends them down as rain again.
esha supteshu jagarti bhuteshu parinishthitaha |
esha evagnihotram cha phalam chaivagnihotrinam || 23
Salutations to the Lord who abides in the heart of all beings keeping awake when they are asleep. Verily he is the Agnihotra, the sacrificial fire and the fruit gained by the worshipper of the Agnihotra.
vedashcha kratavashcaiva kratunam phalam eva cha |
yani krityani lokeshu sarva esha ravih prabhuh || 24
The Sun God (
ena-mapatsu krichchreshu kantareshu bhayeshu cha |
kirtayan purushah kashchinnavasidati raghava || 25
Listen Oh Rama! Oh Raghava, scion of the Raghu dynasty, any person, singing the glories of Surya in great difficulties, during affliction, while lost in the wilderness, and when beset with fear, will not come to grief (or loose heart).
pujayasvaina-mekagro devadevam jagatpatim |
etat trigunitam japtva yuddheshu vijayishyasi || 26
If you worship this lord of the universe, the God of all Gods, with concentrated mind and devotion by reciting this hymn (Aditya-Hridayam) thrice, you will emerge victorious in the battle.
asmin kshane mahabaho ravanam tvam vadhishyasi |
evamuktva tada'gastyo jagama cha yathagatam || 27
O mighty armed one, you shall triumph over Ravana this very moment. After blessing Lord Rama thus, and predicting that He would slay (the demon) Ravana, sage Agastya took leave and returned to his original place.
etachchrutva mahateja nashtashoko'bhavattada |
dharayamasa suprito raghavah prayatatmavan || 28
Having heard this, that great warrior Raghava, feeling greatly delighted, became free from grief. His clouds of worry thus dispelled, the lustrous Lord Rama obeyed the sayings of sage Agastya with great happiness. With composed mind he retained this hymn in his memory, ready to chant the Aditya Hridayam.
adityam prekshya japtva tu param harshamavaptavan |
trirachamya shuchirbhutva dhanuradaya viryavan || 29
Having performed Achamanam (sipping water thrice) and being purified, Rama gazing at the sun with devotion, recited the hymn Aditya Hridayam thrice, then that great hero Raghava was thrilled and lifted his bow.
ravanam prekshya hrishtatma yuddhaya samupagamat |
sarvayatnena mahata vadhe tasya dhrito'bhavat || 30
Lord Rama thus cheered, seeing Ravana coming to fight, put forth all his effort with a determination to kill him. (Ravana)
atha ravi-ravadan-nirikshya ramam
mudita manah paramam prahrishyamanaha |
nishicharapati-sankshayam viditva
suragana-madhyagato vachastvareti || 31
Then knowing that the destruction of Ravana was near, the Sun-God Aditya, surrounded by all the Gods in heaven, looked at Rama with delighted mind and exclaimed 'Hurry up' - 'Be quick'.
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Good . Such translations spread the knowledge amongst computer users irrespective of cast and creed.
Both the translation and transliteration is very good...i liked it...thanks for publishing this one...hope to see more....
that sure do look like a nice place to live at. I reely like it!
hai
thanks for the stotram
very very nice translation easy to understand which makes the stotram even easier to recite
thanks a lot.
once again very good work..
translation is very nice and can be understood easily.thanks
THANKS I AM CHANTING IT FOR LONG TIME.. THANKS FOR THE TRANSLATIONS
But this sanskrit verse seems to narrate the conversation between Agastya and Rama about Adutya Hridhyam. But where is Aditya hridhyam which Rama recited?
Criticalmass...could please clarify what you mean
Abhilash, In my understanding, this verse narrates the converstaion between Agastya Rishi and Rama.
Agastya Rishi speakes to Rama from stanza 3 to stanza 27 and praises the Sun God and advises Rama to recite Aditya Hridhyam.But which Hymn did Rama recite as mentioned in stanza 28?
Am I clear now?
Ok i feel the particular prayer you wants starts from Stanza 6 and ends in Stanza 24. But as far as i know chanting of Aditya Hridayam means chanting these 31 stanzas.
Hey,
Wonderful job! Thanks for the verses in English., ppl like me can chant it. and translation is also very useful.
ThanQ!
This is one of the powerful 'mantra' of all time... I have personally benifitted from this. To get the full benefit of this 'mantra', one should recite it at the time of sunrise (strictly after bath).
Reciting Gayatri Mantra before Aditya Hridayam gives the complete benefit.
-Thank you.
Dhananjaya
Very nice and precise explanations, it is always better to understand and say Slokas; But why is that it is said we have to say this slokam during the day times only? That too specifically during Sunrise or Sunset.
Thanks
Many thanks Abhilash...
keep up the great work that u r doing. you r doing a great service to Hinduism and for people who r trying to explore Hinduism.
Best Regards, Kumar
Excellent.All can chant aditya hrudayam and particularly those afflicted by planet SUN
Excellent.All can chant aditya hrudayam,particularly those afflicted planet SUN.
thanks.. very very good work you have done.. !!!!
Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent!!!
thanks.. very nice transalation..
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On March 17, 1901, paintings by the late Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh are shown at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery in Paris. The 71 paintings, which captured their subjects in bold brushstrokes and expressive colors, caused a sensation across the art world. Eleven years before, while living in Auvers-sur-Oise outside Paris, van Gogh had committed suicide without any notion that his work was destined to win acclaim beyond his wildest dreams. In his lifetime, he had sold only one painting. One of his paintings--the Yasuda Sunflowers--sold for just under $40 million at a Christie's auction in 1987.
Born in Zundert in the Netherlands in 1853, van Gogh worked as a salesman in an art gallery, a language teacher, a bookseller, and an evangelist among Belgium miners before settling on his true vocation as an artist. What is known as the "productive decade" began in 1880, and for the first few years he confined himself almost entirely to drawings and watercolors while acquiring technical proficiency. He studied drawing at the Brussels Academy and in 1881 went to the Netherlands to work from nature. The most famous work from the Dutch period was the dark and earthy The Potato Eaters (1885), which showed the influence of Jean-Francois Millet, a French painter famous for his peasant subjects.
In 1886, van Gogh went to live with his brother, Theo, in Paris. There, van Gogh met the foremost French painters of the postimpressionist period, including Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Gauguin, Camille Pissarro, and Georges Seurat. He was greatly influenced by the theories of these artists and under the advice of Pissarro he adopted the kind of colorful palette for which he is famous. His painting Portrait of Pere Tanguy (1887) was the first successful work in his new postimpressionist style.
In 1888, van Gogh, mentally exhausted and feeling he was becoming a burden on Theo, left Paris and took a house at Arles in southeastern France. The next 12 months marked his first great period, and working with great speed and intensity he produced such masterful works as his sunflower series and The Night Cafe (1888). He hoped to form a community of like-minded artists at Arles and was joined by Gauguin for a tense two months that culminated when van Gogh threatened Gauguin with a razor blade and then cut a piece of his own ear off. It was his first bout with mental illness, diagnosed as dementia.
Van Gogh spent two weeks at the Arles Hospital and in April 1889 checked himself into the asylum at Saint-Remy-de-Provence. He stayed there for 12 months and continued to work between recurrent attacks. One of the great paintings from this period was the swirling, visionary Starry Night (1889). In May 1890, he left the asylum and visited Theo in Paris before going to live with Paul-Ferdinand Gachet, a homeopathic doctor and friend of Pissarro, at Auvers-sur-Oise. He worked enthusiastically for several months, but his mental and emotional state soon deteriorated. In late July 1890, feeling that he was a burden on Theo and others, he shot himself. He died two days later, on July 29, in the arms of his brother.
He had exhibited a few canvases at the Salon des Independants in Paris and in Brussels, and after his death both salons showed small commemorative exhibits of his work. Over the next decade, a handful of other van Gogh exhibits took place, but it was not until the Bernheim-Jeune show in 1901 that he was recognized as a truly important painter. In subsequent decades, his fame grew exponentially, and today his paintings are among the most recognized works of art in the world. |
The Battle of Hampton Roads is the most famous naval encounter of the American Civil War, and one of the most significant battles in the history of naval warfare. This despite the most important fighting only involving one ship on each side!
What makes this small scale battle so important is that it saw the first fight between two ironclad warships. Neither U.S.S. Monitor nor the C.S.S. Virginia can claim to have been the first ironclad warship, although both ships were significantly different from earlier designs. The first ironclad warships of modern times were produced by the French. These ships were ironclad gun batteries, based on barges, and needed to be towed into place by other ships. They were first used during the Crimean War, where they demonstrated the value of their iron armour during the bombardment of Kinburn. Their success convinced both the British and the French to start working on ocean-going ironclad warships. The French won this naval race, launching the Gloire in 1859. The British followed in 1860 with H.M.S. Warrior, a much bigger ship that even made the Gloire obsolete! However, both of these ships were otherwise typical ships of their time, powered by both steam and wind power, and with their guns arranged to deliver broadsides.
Compared to these ships, both the Virginia and the Monitor were revolutionary designs. At the outbreak of the civil war it was obvious that the south was never going to be able to match the north in conventional warships, and so the Confederates concentrated their ship building efforts on producing an ironclad ‘secret weapon’ capable of sweeping the U.S. Navy’s wooden ships from the seas.
The Confederate effort had been greatly aided by the North’s unnecessarily rapid evacuation of the Norfolk naval base. There the Confederates found the U.S.S. Merrimac, a steam powered frigate that had been sunk but not destroyed by the retreating Federals. The C.S.S. Virginia would be built around the hull of the Merrimac and using her engines. The Merrimac was raised from the bottom, her top decks removed, and a new armoured structure built on top to house her guns, arranged in broadside. She relied entirely on her steam engines for power.
The U.S.S. Monitor was even more revolutionary. She too was an entirely steam driven ship, but there the similarities to early warships end. She was one of three designs of ironclad build in the north in response to news coming out of the south about the Virginia. She was much smaller than the Virginia(172 feet long compared to 264 feet for the Virginia, and only a quarter of the weight). She was designed to sail with her deck only a couple of feet above the water. All of her firepower would come from two eleven-inch guns contained in a rotating turret.
Despite a much later start, the Monitor was launched on 30 January 1862, two weeks before the Virginia. On 6 March the U.S.S. Monitor left New York to begin her trip to the James River, where a small Union fleet at Hampton Roads was guarding the river and nervously waiting for the Virginiato emerge from Norfolk.
That fleet contained five ships, but of them three (the St. Lawrence, Congress and Cumberland) were obsolete sailing ships. Of the two modern steam frigates, the Roanoke had a broken propeller shaft, effectively leaving her immobilised. That left the U.S.S. Minnesota as the only functioning Union steamship at Hampton Roads.
On 8 March the C.S.S. Virginia finallywas now revealed to have some serious flaws. The most significant on 8 March Welles was able to calm the atmosphere somewhat by announcing the arrival of the Monitor at Hampton Roads, but she was an entirely untested ship. Only the events of the next day would tell if she was a success or a failure.
On 9 March the C.S.S. Virginia sailed back out to Hampton Roads, unaware that the U.S.S. Monitor had arrived. The stage was set for the first fight between ironclad warships. Over the next two hours the two ironclads pounded away at each other, and soon discovered that they could hardly hurt each other. The Monitor was much more manoeuvr quite vulnerable. After the battle ninety seven dents were found in the Virginia’s armour, twenty of them from the Monitor’s guns. Six of these shots had broken her outer armour,iaran, then they would have been able to sink the Monitor, but the Union ship’s vastly superior manoeuvrability makes that seem somewhat unlikely. The first battle between ironclads was a tactical draw.
Strategically it was a Union victory. The Monitor had proved that she could fight off the Virginia, immediately reducing the threat she posed. Union operations in the James River could continue, as could the planned expedition to the Peninsula. In some respects the battle had a greater impact in Britain. The Times considered the battle to have reduced the size of the Royal Navy from 149 first class warships to just her two ironclads. This was something of an exaggeration. The Monitor was almost totally un-seaworthy. She could cope in a river estuary, but had nearly sunk on her first sea journey, and would soon be lost at sea in heavy weather. The Virginia was so slow and un-manoeuvrable that she could only pose a serious threat in the confined spaces of an estuary. Nevertheless, the lesson of Hampton Roads was clear – the wooden warship was now virtually obsolete.
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In the early years of the war Cromwell was not a major figure. He achieved an early success on 10 August 1642, when he prevented the Royalists from taking the plate from the Cambridge colleges, and was present at the battle of Edgehill with his small cavalry troop, but his role is unknown. In 1643 he was one of several Parliamentary commanders in East Anglia, and took part in a series of battles, now with a regiment of horse, soon to become the famous Ironsides. Cromwell and his associates spend most of the summer attempting to block the advance of the earl of Newcastle's northern army in their attempts to march south as part of Charles I's strategy for 1643. The first skirmish came on 13 May (battle of Grantham), where a parliamentary force led by Lord Willoughby of Parham, Sir John Hotham, and Cromwell defeated a 1,200 strong Royalist force under Charles Cavendish. The fighting then centred on Gainsborough, captured by Willoughby in July. Cromwell, ordered to go to his aid, once again encountered Cavendish (battle of Gainsborough, 28 July 1643), which saw the death of Cavendish. However, the Parliamentarians then found themselves faced by Newcastle's main army, marching to besiege Gainsborough, and rapidly retreated. Cromwell once again reduced to a junior role, as one regimental commander amongst many under the earl of Manchester. When battle came (Winceby, 11 October 1643), Cromwell's role was minor. He appears to have been taken out of the battle after his horse was killed, and missed most of the significant action, with the battle being won by Thomas Fairfax, who cavalry charge carried the day. Winceby helped decided Newcastle against marching towards London, and thus helped spoil Charles's plan for the year. Although Cromwell had not yet achieved his later prominence, he was well known for the quality of his cavalry, served as governor of the Isle of Ely, and was second-in-command to the earl of Manchester. When Parliament created the Committee of Both Kingdoms (16 February 1644), to control the war, Cromwell was one of the initial members. By Marston Moor (2 July 1644), he had enough to gain command of the Parliamentary left wing, and while his own role is perhaps unclear, his cavalry played the most important part in Parliament's victory, and for that Cromwell can take the full credit. He was still reletivly junior at the 2nd battle of Newbury (27 October 1644), only ranking as commander of the cavalry of the Eastern Association, in what was a very badly run battle for Parliament.
Only now does Cromwell begin to gain the importance we are used to seeing him with. In the aftermath of the failure at Newbury, Cromwell accused Newcastle of 'continued backwardness', and disputed his version of the battle. In the ensuing debate, it became clear that the army was in need of reform, and on 23 November 1644 Parliament ordered the Committee of Both Kingdoms to come up with a plan, and on 6 January 1645 the committee delivered the plan which was to produce the New Model Army. In the meantime, probably under Cromwell's direction, the Self Denying Ordinance was introduced in the House of Commons on 9 December. This would remove from command anyone who sat in Parliament, and was quickly passed by the Commons, although was refused by the Lords on 13 January 1645, and only passed by them on 3 April, in a version which made exception for Cromwell, who now became General of Horse, and second in command behind Fairfax.
By the time the Ordinance was picked, Cromwell was already back in action, having been sent to join Waller in the west country to deal with the threat posed by Goring, who despite some success in keeping Waller out of the west country was soon contained, allowing Cromwell to return for what was to be the deciding battle of the war. When the main armies came together at the battle of Naseby (14 June 1645), Cromwell commanded the Parliamentary right. As the battle developed, it was only on this flank that Parliament was initially victorious, but that was enough, and once Cromwell had driven off his direct opponents, and sent a force to stop them rallying, he was able to attack the now defenceless Royalist infantry, which was almost entirely destroyed, mostly through capture. The Royalist position now began to collapse. The New Model, including Cromwell, moved against Goring and the Royalist army in the west, which was effectively defeated at the battle of Langport (10 July 1645), where Cromwell's Ironsides played a key part in the Parliamentary victory. Cromwell then embarked on a series of sieges which rapidly captured Devizes castle (23 September), Winchester (6 October), and Basing House (14 October), before defeating some of the few remaining Royalist horse at Bovey Tracey (9 January 1646). By this point, the fighting was almost over, and for a short period, Cromwell was more concerned with politics than fighting.
The main issue facing the army was it's future. With the real fighting over, Parliament wanted to disband the army. Cromwell joined with Fairfax in forming the General Council of the Army, which over the summer of 1647 made it clear that it would not disband until satisfied both politically and financially. However, for the moment the spectre of civil war loomed again. After escaping to Carisbrooke, Charles I had made his 'engagement' with the Scots, and provoked the Second Civil War. By the summer of 1648 a Scottish army once again threatened the north, this time on behalf of Charles. Cromwell was sent north to deal with it, and was soon on the trail of the 17,000 strong Scottish army, with somewhere between 6,500 and 9,000 troops of his own. Despite being outnumbered, Cromwell's troops were in much better shape that the Scots, and, even worse, as Cromwell approached them at Preston, the Scots were badly spread out. The resulting battle of Preston (17-19 August) was Cromwell's first major battle as commander in chief, and he acquitted himself well, defeating a much larger force component by component, and ending the threat from the Scots.
Cromwell was now determined to see Charles removed for good. On 6 December, Pride's Purge removed those members of Parliament who might have objected to the trial and execution, and after a trial of doubtful legality, Charles was executed on 30 January 1649. While England began life without a monarch, in March 1649 Cromwell was given command in Ireland, where the Irish revolt still went on, by now under the earl of Ormonde, who had managed to unite most of Ireland against Parliament. Cromwell reached Dublin in mid August, taking Drogheda on 12 September, and Wexford on 16 October, in each case acting ruthlessly towards the garrison and any captured priests. However, Cromwell's time in Ireland was cut short by trouble in Scotland.
After an abortive landing for Charles II by Montrose, Charles, who had been in negotiation with the Scots, agreed on 23 June 1650 to accept the Covenant, thus gaining Scottish support. Charles landed in Scotland, and an army was raised. Parliament was not idle while this was going on. After Fairfax resigned command in protest at a plan to invade Scotland, Cromwell was appointed general, with command of the war against the Scots (26 June 1650). By 19 July, Cromwell, with 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry of the New Model Army, was at Berwick. Against him was David Leslie, with an inferior army, recently recruited and lacking experienced officers. Cromwell crossed into Scotland on 22 July, secured the port of Dunbar, and moved against Leslie, defending Edinburgh. However, Cromwell found himself facing a strong defensive position, and was forced to withdraw back to Dunbar. His army was now suffering a very high level of sickness, and a second sortie north also ended on 1 September back in Dunbar. This time, Leslie cut the road links back to England, and Cromwell found himself trapped and relying on the sea for his supplies. Leslie now appears to have assumed that Cromwell was planning to retreat, and prepared to attack the beleaguered English army. However, it was Cromwell who took the initiative, and the resulting battle of Dunbar (3 September), saw the Scottish army almost wiped out, with 10,000 men taken prisoner. Dunbar was probably Cromwell's most impressive military victory, defeating an enemy who outnumbered him, with an army suffering from series sickness, and after a series of futile marches across hostile territory. However, the war was not over. Charles II was still in Scotland, and Leslie began to raise another army, this time including English Royalists, excluded until Dunbar, which gave it a more experienced core. After a period of manoeuvres in which Cromwell managed to cut the Royalist army off from it's supply lines, Charles II ordered his army to march south and strike for London. By 22 August 1651, Charles and Leslie had captured Worcester, where they once again faced Cromwell. The Royalist position was strong, but they only had 12,000 men to face Cromwell's 25,000-30,000. In the resulting battle of Worcester (3 September 1651), Cromwell was able to launch two separate attacks, separated by the river Severn, a plan that at one point threatened to backfire, before the Royalist's crumbled. Charles II was one of the few senior Royalists to escape, and the Civil Wars were finally over.
Cromwell now found himself the most important figure in the army, the true source of power in the country. On 20 April 1653 he dissolved the Rump of the Long Parliament, which was briefly replaced by the Barebones Parliament, itself desolved on 12 December 1653. Finally, on 16 December 1653 Cromwell accepted the post of Lord Protector, ruling at first with a single chamber Parliament, which Cromwell soon dispensed with. Amongst his first problems was the First Anglo-Dutch War (1652-4), which he soon managed to bring to an end. Cromwell proceeded to rule through the army, dividing the country up into twelve districts, each under the control of a Major-General, with a troop of cavalry to enforce their decisions. Finally, a new constitution was put in place 1657, which provided for a second chamber appointed by Cromwell, as well as giving him the power to appoint his own successor. Cromwell did not long survive the new arrangement, dying on 3 September 1658. He was buried in Westminster Abbey on 23 November, and for a brief period succeeded by his son Richard, but after the restoration his body was disinterred, and on 30 January 1661 hung on the gallows at Tyburn.
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Most of the safety people here are a bit like that....paranoid, that is;
but there was one woman a few years ago who actually did say to me,
"you're grown up, you know what you're doing." She was originally from
Russia and apparently had chosen not to swallow the "protect people from
themselves and everything" line. I think she is still with us, just on
a different campus.
I always think it's funny when the safety people come around here,
because we're part of the Pharmacology & Toxicology dept...who would
know better than us what's dangerous and what isn't? :o)
Kathleen
Philip Oshel wrote:
> Ah, I no longer feel so alone. I recall using bunsen burners in junior
> high (that ought to date me -- "middle school" now), high school, as a
> college freshman and so on. Never a problem, no burned-down schools,
> no explosions, no kids on fire. (Mind, my brother did make nitrate
> contact explosives with his chemistry set, so I never got to have
> one.) Is common sense so dead that even experienced lab workers must
> be protected from themselves?
> I've never understood the anti-bunsen paranoia. Someone should write a
> history of the bunsen burner: a modest little device, but where would
> chemistry, microbiology, and science in general be without it?
>
> Phil
>
>> In the good old days of Bunsen burners we used to fry the end of the
>> forceps; nothing survived that and if it did it was readily
>> identifiable.
>> Alas the Bunsen burner has been consigned to the politically
>> incorrect as
>> the 'Scientists' of today would incinerate themselves whilst the
>> 'Technicians' of yesterday didn't (well not often).
>>
>> The sad demise of mercury, lead, Bunsen burners, formalin, anything
>> too hot,
>> too cold, too explosive, too poisonous, etc. Having your tea in the
>> Lab next
>> to the specimens and processing TB specimens 'on the bench'.
>>
>> Would Histology have the techniques and stains it now has if harmful
>> chemicals had not been experimented with? Will anything new be
>> discovered by
>> the HistoTech if all that we can use is 'safe' chemicals and
>> procedures? I
>> don't see the kids fiddling with things like we use to, no
>> explosions, no
>> fires and no injuries. Am I just an old reactionary waiting to be put
>> out to
>> pasture and ruminate on what was?
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
>> sheila adey
>> Sent: 17 November 2007 20:41
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: [Histonet] (no subject)
>>
>>
>> Hi Netters,
>>
>> We are trying to minimize possible embedding contaminations. What are
>> other
>> people doing to prevent contamination due to forceps etc.
>>
>> Thanks in advanceSheila Adey HT MLTPort Huron HospitalMichigan
>
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Xavier Palin
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Im in a rap group called The Lower Class. Hers one of our songs
I couldn't be your man, i'm complex
its hard to understand, what's coming next
i'm bad at making plans, just follow my steps
or my heart, whatever feels best x5
i'm daydreaming about a girl in my life
um probably 'bout sex, or video tapes of porn sights
whatever it is i entice
ideals of the future moments in my life, right? x2
maybe i'm drunk, bartender please can i have another drink for the night?
ride her to my house to unwind, lets watch some movies that i'll find
less interesting than the thought of your thighs, eyes, lips
can i have kiss? damn, sweeter than chocolate bliss
full were my hands as i gripped, a bottle and her hips
move her to my room no slip
except for the hat on the head of my dick
i'm getting nervous like system
shocked that i'm finally with you
wake up, you're gone i miss you
chorus repeat
follow my voice, leading you down the road less traveled
acting like we ever had a choice, the option is yours
you can play or pass, move on with me straight forth clear a path
move from a rough past, the mountain that we're climbing can't last
there's always a second half, for every tear there's a laugh
for every 1, there's another one go and do the math
i'm intelligent, but never been smart, i'm just telling you i've never played the part
always the main character now a supporting role
not really sure what to do when the film shows
my bad side, i blame it on the lighting
it shouldn't be a drama but it seems we're always fighting
if it was up to me i promise i'd be writing
a happy ending with you sitting right beside me
chorus
i'm the worst at this relationship
i can't believe you can stand there and take my shit
i make my lip and feel like a dip shit
i need a psychiatrist, call doctor lipschitz
i miss it, the times when we'd chill
destroying all clocks with the times that we'd kill
all the guts spilled, till the sun came up
i'd give fame up but still
i had to go and be a fuck up
my walls went up and my nose stuck up but
when other dudes came and tried to run up
i was like nuh-uh, back the fuck up
but thats beside the point
this is about you, this is about 2, this is about truth
i can choose to do anything i wanna do
but i don't wanna lose you
chorus
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Hoboken Condo prices up 15%. Inventory down 75% in a little over two years. Mortgage Rates in the 3% range. Buyers and sellers are doing the Hula! Get the report emailed to you. … [Read more...]
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From zero to hero: Seguin's breakout saves B's season
Bruins winger Tyler Seguin (left) celebrates a goal with Patrice Bergeron during Game 6 against the Capitals. (Getty)
After leading the Bruins with 67 points during the regular season, Tyler Seguin was in the midst of crafting an unforgettable playoff story heading into a do-or-die Game 6 against the Washington Capitals. Unfortunately, it was a tale of colossal disappointment that the 20-year-old forward would have to live with for the entirety of the offseason and beyond.
With neither a goal nor an assist to his credit through Boston’s first five postseason contests, the wildly talented winger could’ve been one pointless effort away from putting the finishing touches on an extremely discouraging playoff showing.
Luckily for the Black and Gold, that wasn’t in the cards on Sunday afternoon at Verizon Center.
Seguin notched his first playoff point with an assist on Andrew Ference’s goal in the third period before silencing the packed house in D.C. in overtime. The speedy winger took a pass from Milan Lucic 3:17 into the extra session, broke in down the middle, waited out Braden Holtby and deposited the puck into the back of the net to give Boston a 4-3 win and force a Game 7 on Wednesday night.
“Yeah, I mean that’s the dream is to get those big goals and keep your team alive,” Seguin said. “I think looking back on my career so far this is probably one of my (greatest moments).”
With a team-high 21 shots in the series coming into Sunday, the chances had certainly been there for Seguin, especially in Game 5 back home when he narrowly missed putting a rebound past Holtby to get off the schnide.
“I thought yesterday he was a pretty good player,” coach Claude Julien said of Seguin’s performance in Game 5. “He missed that great opportunity to … the goaltender made a great save. When those things start happening, you know it’s coming around. I thought he was skating extremely well tonight and used his speed and had a chance really to gain and to be able to skate for him to get that goal.
“First of all, he made a great play on [Andrew] Ference’s goal and figured maybe jump on that, skate around their goaltender and finished it off. It’s great to see a young player like that gain some confidence for him to come together down the stretch.”
For Sunday’s hero, it sure felt great, too.
“Yeah, I mean I think in this series we’ve had a lot of chances and opportunities and I haven’t been bearing down and finishing them off,” Seguin said. “It’s just really nice to get that feeling off your back.”
Now, the Bruins and Capitals will embark on a decisive seventh game on Wednesday after six hard-fought games that were all decided by a single goal.
“It’s been a great series,” Seguin said. “Washington’s a great team. We were battling and for whatever reason the game lasted and they didn’t make it easy on (us). You go the extra mile. Game 7 at the Garden is what we’ve been working for, home ice advantage, so we’re going to seize the opportunity.”
If he can bring to that same productivity to the table on Wednesday at the Garden and help the Bruins advance to the second round, you can say sayonara to any chance of Seguin’s 2012 postseason being categorized as a tragic tale.
Jesse Connolly can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter at @JesseNEHJ. |
ECAC Hockey Journal: Quinnipiac's fight for respect continues.
"We talk about that being a good thing," Zurevinski said. "It's low pressure. We get overlooked sometimes because supposedly we don't have as much talent as other ECAC teams. That fuels the fire."
Quinnipiac made the most noise among ECAC teams during its non-league schedule in October. The Bobcats are 7-2 after winning at Princeton Tuesday night and have outscored opponents by a count of 40-18.
It's a far cry from a team that included 18 freshmen and sophomores, and finished 16-15-8 last season. It was a season not unlike many others for Quinnipiac since it joined ECAC Hockey in 2005 -- respectable, but not spectacular.
The Bobcats have never won the ECAC or qualified for an NCAA tournament since 2005. Among the 12 league squads, the Bobcats typically finish in the middle group of four teams in the standings.
"Being a Quinnipiac player, I'm very aware that we haven't won the ECAC tournament or been to the tourney," Zurevinski said. "That's definitely the goal."
The Bobcats have shown they will be led by a group of players who have yet to experience the team's ECAC struggles. Sophomore Jeremy Langlois, the team's leading scorer with eight goals in eight games, was not around in 2009-10, when the team started 12-1 but then bottomed out, winning just eight of its final 26 games.
Freshman Matthew Peca, who has already earned ECAC Rookie of the Week honors, wasn't on last year's team, which fell to Cornell in overtime in the ECAC tournament.
"The biggest difference in our room is that we've gone from a young team to a veteran team without carrying much baggage," Zurevinski said. "We have sophomores in the lineup all over the place, and the guys are willing to work."
Heading into league play in November, Quinnipiac appears to have established a slogan for the 2011-2012 season: Ignore your history.
Game of the Week
Cornell at Yale, Friday
It's a rematch of last year's ECAC Hockey championship, a game that the Bulldogs won 6-0. Under coach Keith Allain (Worcester, Mass.), Yale is 8-3-3 against Cornell with two shutouts.
The game will be aired live on the CBS Sports Network.
ECAC power ratings
1. Yale (1-0-1): Goaltender Jeff Malcolm stopped 55 of 58 shots in two games at the Ivy Shootout.
2. Union (3-1-3): Outshot UNH 38-23 in a 2-1 overtime loss on Friday.
3. Colgate (4-2-1): Played the most entertaining game of year in ECAC, a 7-6 overtime win over Niagara.
4. Quinnipiac (7-2): The Bobcats have scored four or more goals in eight of nine games.
5. Cornell (0-1): After a quiet October, the Big Red have road tilts at Yale, Brown, Harvard and Dartmouth in a span of eight days.
6. Clarkson (5-1-2): Unbeaten in their last six games.
7. Dartmouth (1-1): Big Green are 0-for-9 on the power play in two games.
8. Brown (1-1-0): Bumps up a few spots in the ranking after beating Princeton in the Ivy Shootout.
9. Princeton (0-1-1): Tigers have a nice feather in their cap with a tie against Yale in Ivy Shootout.
10. Harvard (0-0): Think Harvard will be ready to drop the puck for its opener Friday against Princeton? Crimson are last ECAC team to play a game that counts.
11. RPI (1-6): Has scored a total of five goals in seven games.
12. St. Lawrence (0-4): Will be looking for its first win this weekend with home tilts against Union and RPI.
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Dennis Endras undoubtedly makes a save. Because he's awesome. Photo by Chris Krafcik of HoustonSportsZone.com.
Here are the things we know unequivocally about the Houston Aeros after this weekend:
Need shorter pre-game naps
That or they need to find a way to sneak a fake 0th period in before the 1st period to get the boys going in time for the actual game. Because bad Aeros starts are like hot days in Houston: There are too many of them.
In 10 games, the Aeros have scored only 4 goals in the first period, where opponents have scored 8.
Unstoppable the rest of the game
On the flip side, if you play the Aeros, you better not be within 3 goals of them because they have every bit of the ability to come back and smack you upside the head with a bunch of goals once they get their legs going.
They have scored 14 and 12 goals in the second and third periods, respectively, over the first 10 games. 4 vs. 14 and 12. Lopsided much?
Vets provide the foundation
Lots of scoring coming from prospects like Justin Fontaine, Kris Foucault, Casey Wellman, and David McIntyre is being supported by the vets like Jon DiSalvatore, Jed Ortmeyer, and Warren Peters. How lucky are these young guys to have wily vets with great vision and hockey smarts setting them up? Very. That’s how much.
Bad at shootouts
Aeros are 0 for 3 in shootouts so far this season. Before you start blaming goalies, look to the other end of the ice, where the shooters have 1 goal (Fontaine) in 20 attempts during the skills competition.
Hot Sticks
In spite of his 4 game suspension, Carson McMillan has quietly racked up 5 points in 6 games. Chay Genoway is finding his inner Max Noreau, too, heating up the score sheet with a few apples over the weekend.
Jeff Taffe has two goals from the weekend as well, looking like his scoring is ramping up as he adjust to the system.
Coach isn’t worried
John Torchetti is, understandably, unhappy with the bad starts, but said he knows this team is good… or at least will be when they figure out how to play a full 60 minutes.
Part of me wonders if this team isn’t so confident in their ability to pull things out at crunch time, they’re a) failing to prepare for individual games but also b) pacing themselves game to game, because even with these problems, they still lead the conference with 15 points and are tied for the league lead with the Norfolk Admirals.
Roster News
Defenseman Jordan Hendry leaves a hole on the blue line as he heads off after 10 games to the Swiss league. It never seemed like it was quite clicking with him, and with Prosser getting the first defenseman call-up, that was probably his cue to bail.
We'll see Thursday if this means big Mike Hoffman finally gets in the line-up or if the Aeros end up calling someone up.
Short and sweet this week, y’all, since I’m on the road and didn’t get to see any of the games over the weekend. When all else fails, stats stats stats! More first-hand meatiness next week, I promise!
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If you haven't been paying attention, you may have noticed that one Minnesota-based college hockey team started the season white-hot, and has since played rather average hockey (at least in comparison).
Another Minnesota-based college hockey team, coming off its first-ever national championship, started the season 1-3, got swept at home by a rival in two scintillating but gut-wrenching games, and hasn't lost in 16 games since.
Because of that 16-game run, Minnesota Duluth has become the nation's top-ranked team in virtually every mathematical or subjective metric that you can concoct. Minnesota, meanwhile, is starting to look like a team that isn't going in the right direction.Minnesota started the season 9-1, looking virtually unstoppable at times. Like UMD during its streak, though, the Gophers were finding different ways to win games. They blew a 2-0 lead at UMD, fell behind in the final two minutes, needed a lucky bounce to get to overtime, but then made an amazing play to set up a Nate Condon overtime winner. The next night, the Gophers were outshot 50-16, trailed 2-0, but then took a 5-2 lead before holding on for dear life at the end.
They swept North Dakota at home, getting a huge goal from Kyle Rau late in the second game to secure the win. They blew out Sacred Heart twice.
But the wheels have started to wobble a bit for Minnesota as of late. The bounces they may have been getting are not coming now. Over the last 13 games, Minnesota is just 6-6-1, with losses to Northeastern, St. Cloud State, and Wisconsin, all teams hovering around .500 (if not below .500).
Minnesota has lost one-goal games in this stretch. They haven't been blown out. In fact, of Minnesota's seven losses, six have been by a single goal. The Gophers are 4-6 in one-goal games.
This is still a very good, very talented, very tough, and very dangerous team. The Gophers play a pretty tough second-half schedule, starting this weekend at rival North Dakota. Minnesota also plays road series at Nebraska Omaha and Denver, while hosting Colorado College.
UMD, meanwhile, has done little wrong over the last 16 games. The Bulldogs have faced two-goal deficits three times, rallying to tie two of those games and win the other. UMD has allowed the first goal seven times total in 16 games.
Simply put, the Bulldogs look unstoppable at this point. Things change, but coach Scott Sandelin has the team clicking in all areas, and unlike previous UMD teams, this one looks like one that can score at will five-on-five.
The Bulldogs are also showing superior conditioning, repeatedly wearing down teams and grinding out wins in the third periods of games. Over this stretch of 16 straight without a loss, UMD has outscored its opposition 27-10, including 6-0 in a weekend sweep of Western Michigan last week in Kalamazoo.
In those same 16 third periods, UMD senior captain and Hobey Baker favorite Jack Connolly has eight goals and ten assists for 18 points, an incredible run of third-period success.
Are the Bulldogs peaking right now? It's hard to say. UMD is playing with a lot of confidence, but the players are not over-confident. They believe in themselves, but yet appear to be taking nothing for granted, in practice or in games.
Any time you get a team this hot, the worry is that they are not peaking at the right time. An experienced group of players and coaches, however, is not likely to allow such a thing to happen. It seems UMD is in this for the long haul, and with more balance across the scoring lines, and more balance in the offense they're getting from the defensemen, it could be argued Sandelin actually has a better team than the one he won the whole thing with last year.
UMD and Minnesota do not play again during the regular season, and any future meetings would likely be contested at the XCel Energy Center in St. Paul, either at the WCHA Final Five, or at the NCAA West Regional the following weekend.
Or both.
One thing is abundantly clear. With these two teams tied at 22 points in league play, there's no chance that the league title race is over yet. And with Colorado College finally healthy and at full strength, there's no doubt the Tigers -- and possibly the likes of Nebraska Omaha, Denver, and North Dakota -- will insert themselves into this race if UMD, Minnesota, or both were to falter in the next few weeks.
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With the Major League Baseball All-Star game taking place last night – which signifies the halfway point of the professional baseball season – Virginia Tech will peak into where and what its current and former players have done so far this summer. Below is a listing of their efforts and follow them on your own by clicking here.
Playing in the Cape Cod League for the Harwich Mariners, Andrew Rash has 10 hits and six RBI in 13 games, while Joe Mantiply has thrown 12.2 innings in three starts with 16 strikeouts and Devin Burke struck out 15 in 17.2 innings.
Playing in the Coastal Plain League is five Tech players, which includes Charlie McCann, who has thrown five innings in three relief appearances and has allowed just one run for the Outer Banks Daredevils.
In the same league, playing for the Peninsula Pilots, Zac MacAneney has 23 hits, 13 runs and 10 RBI in 24 starts and has stolen a team-high 14 bases. Chad Pinder has 20 hits, including three triples and a home run, 20 runs, nine RBI and has 14 walks in 21 starts. Jake Atwell has 15 starts, 14 hits and 10 runs scored.
On the mound, Patrick Scoggin is 1-1 with 29 innings pitched in 14 appearances (three starts) with a team-high 35 strikeouts. MacAneney has thrown two scoreless innings with two strikeouts, while Atwell has 13 strikeouts in 12 innings pitched.
In the New England League, six Hokies are spread across three teams, with Tyler Horan blasting a team-high six home runs for the Danbury Westerners, which is also tied for the league lead. He is batting .299 with 20 hits, 19 RBI and 11 runs. Also on the team, Chad Morgan is hitting .333 with 18 hits and 10 RBI with one home run. Click here for a recap of a game from the other night featuring the two Hokies.
Playing for the Mystic Schooners, Ricky Hodges has 13 strikeouts in 15.2 innings all out of the pen (11 appearances) and has five saves. Colin O’Keefe has 15.1 innings pitched in four starts with eight strikeouts. Both are 0-1 and have allowed just six earned runs. At the plate, Gabe Ortiz has 16 hits in 20 games, is second on the team with 14 RBI and three home runs and is third in runs scored with nine.
Lastly, Eddie Campbell has been lights-out for the Newport Gulls, posting a miniscule 0.55 ERA in 16.1 innings pitched. He is 2-1 in seven games (one start) and has 13 strikeouts.
In the Valley League, Jake Joyce has tossed 26.1 innings for the Covington Lumberjacks in five appearances (four starts) and has 23 strikeouts and a 2-1 record. Clark Labitan has appeared in just three games for the ‘Jacks.
Kyle Wernicki is batting .309 for Jersey Pilots in the Atlantic League and is among his team’s leaders in hits (21) and runs (11).
Johnny Morales has struck out just five times in 99 at-bats for the Orange County Pioneers of the California Collegiate League. He has 20 hits, 14 runs and has stolen five bases.
Morales will play in the CCL’s 2011 All-Star Game, which will be played tonight, the first Hokie named to a team this summer. Three leagues, the Coastal Plain (July 18), New England (July 27) and Cape Cod (July 29), have yet to play their leagues’ All-Star games.
On the professional front:
Joe Parsons picked up his first win last night after two relief innings and is now 1-0 with two saves in seven games for the GCL Pirates. He has struck out five batters in eight innings.
Tim Smalling has batted .458 over his last five games to raise his batting average to .318 for the Tri-City Dust Devils. In 19 games played, he has team-highs in runs scored (20) and doubles (8) and has 27 hits and 11 RBI.
Also playing for the Dust Devils, Rhett Ballard is 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA in 15.0 innings pitched (nine appearances) and has six strikeouts.
Ben Rowen is 1-2 with a 3.33 ERA for the Hickory Crawdads. In 14 games, he has thrown 27.0 innings and struck out 23 batters.
Leading the Great Lakes Loons with a .330 batting average is Steve Domecus, who has 33 hits in 30 games with 17 runs, three home runs and 11 RBI. He also leads the team with a .490 slugging percentage.
Justin Wright was 5-1 with a 1.26 ERA in 17 games out of the pen for Quad Cities River Bandits. He had 54 strikeouts in 35.2 innings pitched and was named a Midwest League All-Star before being promoted to the Florida State League.
Austin Wates is batting .588 over his last four games raising his average to .314 with a team-high 111 hits in 87 games for the Lancaster JetHawks. His 59 runs, 52 RBI, 152 total bases and five triples are second on the team, while he is third in doubles and stolen bases (15 each).
Steven Bumbry started the season in the South Atlantic League, but after nine games moved on to the Frederick Keys of the Carolina League. He has 48 hits in 64 games, with 38 runs and 17 RBI. He was named the Carolina League Player of the Week on June 13.
Warren Schaeffer spent 40 games in Double-A before just last week being promoted to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League and has made the most of it so far. In just four games, he has five hits, including a 3-for-4 effort with two doubles and an RBI in a July 9 game.
Kevin Barker is still going strong in his 13th year in professional baseball. He was recently named a Mexican League All-Star and is among the team’s leaders with a .353 batting average with 98 hits, 54 runs and 11 home runs, and leads the team with 65 RBI and 30 doubles.
It has been an interesting summer for Wyatt Toregas, who started the season with the Indianapolis Indians, was called up for a week by the Pittsburgh Pirates and played in three games, but has been back with the Triple-A club since June 16.
Lastly, Joe Saunders has improved his numbers since the first month of the season (0-3, 5.93 ERA) to post a 6-7 mark at the break with a 3.86 ERA in 112 innings of work (18 starts) and 64 strikeouts. In his last five games for the Diamondbacks, he had four quality starts and won his last three decisions. He is 2-0 in July with a 1.50 ERA.
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As Love Actually begins we are told that perhaps the world isn't such a dire and hateful place that "love actually is all around." Around London anyway. The film explores no less than seven different romantic scenarios within the bustling British capital--all of which interconnect and eventually resolve on Christmas Eve. There's the newly elected dashing Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) who is smitten with his secretary the earthy Natalie (Martine McCutcheon); Karen (Emma Thompson) whose husband Harry (Alan Rickman) has strayed with his seductive secretary Mia (Heike Makatsch); Sarah (Laura Linney) the American wallflower who has a crush on her colleague Carl (Rodrigo Santoro); Jamie (Colin Firth) who falls for his pretty Portuguese housekeeper Aurelia (Lucia Moniz)…there are lots more but you get the gist. As love goes things may not get tied up neatly in brightly colored packages for everyone but there's still enough good cheer to spread around.
Showcasing some of Britain's finest actors Love Actually doesn't have a bad banana in the bunch. Floppy-haired Hugh Grant turns in an endearing performance and proves there isn't a romantic comedy he can't handle. He has an uncanny knack for connecting with any actress he happens to be romancing; in this case it's the adorable McCutcheon best known for the hit British TV drama EastEnders. Rickman and Thompson are quite good as the couple whose long-term marriage is beginning to crack; Thompson especially does a nice job trying to hide her pain while being a happy mom. Linney too shines as Sarah who glows with excitement when she finally gets what she so ardently wished for. Veteran stage and film actor Bill Nighy (Underworld) however steals the show as a carefree aging rock star desperate for a comeback. His Billy Mack smacks of Mick Jagger Keith Richards and Rod Stewart all rolled into one.
"I'm worried that we don't have the word 'massacre' in the title " writer/director Richard Curtis fretted to Entertainment Weekly referring to how horror-loving American audiences might not take to his new romantic comedy that is already a huge hit in Britain. True perhaps a romantic comedy starring a multitude of A-list British actors might not bring in the required masses. But who cares about the money (did I just say that)? Curtis who has written some of the best romantic comedies of the last decade including Four Weddings and a Funeral Notting Hill and Bridget Jones' Diary steps behind the camera for the first time here and is able to give each story a unique point of view from the lovesick to the wacky. There actually may be too many stories in Love Actually but it's a small gaffe. Love Actually is a refreshing good old fashioned warm and gushy movie that takes your mind off the bad things for the holiday season and Curtis should feel confident about his directing debut. |
Board of Trustees
About the Board of Trustees
Holy Cross High School was founded in 1957 by the Diocese of Trenton and operates under the authority of the Bishop of Trenton. In 2004 then Bishop John M. Smith formed the Holy Cross High School Board of Trustees to assist the Diocese in perpetuating the mission of the school. The Board is a powerful partner with the school that works to secure the future of Burlington County’s only Catholic high school through strategic planning and fundraising.
10th Bishop of Trenton, was born April 21, 1955, in Philadelphia. A priest of the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission, also known as the Vincentians, Bishop O'Connell grew up in Langhorne, Pa..
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Biographies of the Board of Trustees
A graduate of the school’s first graduating class, Miss Schlindwein is committed to the mission of Holy Cross High School. She has served on the Board since its formation. A member of Sacred Heart Parish, Riverton, she is a former member of the Parish Council and the Palmyra Board of Health.
Mr. Bianchi currently serves as the Director of Administrative Services and Human Resources for the Diocese of Trenton. Former executive with Prudential, he has an extensive background in investment auditing and administration. While at the Prudential, he created and managed a major healthcare division.
He began his involvement with Holy Cross over twelve years ago when he volunteered his expertise and assisted the school with insurance, employee benefits and labor relations issues.
A former senior manager with the American Red Cross of Greater New York, Mr. Cinti is also the proud grandfather of two current Holy Cross students. An active member of Resurrection Parish, he currently serves as a member of the parish’s finance committee.
An active retiree, he keeps busy volunteering for a number of church-related organizations and is a past president of the Ashley Crossing Association.
A graduate of the University of Scranton where he received his undergraduate degree and Marygrove College where he received his graduate degree, Mr. Guida has served Holy Cross High School as a teacher, coach and administrator since 1979. He was appointed to his current post of school president/principal in June 2007.
As the school’s leader, he has directed Holy Cross to fulfilling its mission, "Empowered by the Gospel message of Jesus", and for the student experience to be Sacramental, Catechetical, and Transformational. His vision of a 21st century classroom has brought about many changes such as collegiate scheduling and the TabletPC program while focusing on the Catholic Identity of the school.
The father of four children, his youngest child Matthew, graduated from Holy Cross High School in 2006.
Mr. Myers is owner of two award-winning businesses and has been active with Holy Cross for a number of years. A graduate of the University of Delaware, Mr. Myers is married to a Holy Cross alumnus. He and his wife, Karen (Coyle), expect their three children will also become Holy Cross alumni starting in 2013.
A member of the Advisory group for the University of Delaware’s Entrepreneurial Program, he is also active with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and efforts to combat childhood brain cancer.
Father David is pastor of Resurrection Parish, Delran/Riverside and chairs the Board’s Catholic Identity Committee. He is an experienced administrator and continues a notable career in his religious community. Father David has worked with Holy Cross High School in developing partnerships with the Catholic parishes of Burlington County.
While assigned in Atlanta Georgia, Father David lead the restructuring of a local community services organization. He also served as chair of the Forum for the Catechumenate while assigned in Atlanta.
A former insurance company executive, Mr. Tiene has more than twenty-five years experience in marketing and public affairs management, and for more than a decade was the chief spokesman and lobbyist for the Garden State’s $12 billion property/casualty insurance industry. He joined the HCHS Board in late 2010 and focuses on the school’s fund development activities. He previously served on various Board committees.
Active in his parish, he is a former chairman of the All Saints Parish Council (now part of St. Katharine Drexel Parish, Burlington) and the School Advisory Council of All Saints Elementary School. Tiene is also a former chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey where he continues to serve on the executive and Board of Trustees as well as the Advisory Council of the Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Jersey (CASANJ), child advocacy organization.
He and his wife, Ellen, are the proud parents of John T. Tiene, a 2007 graduate of Holy Cross and 2011 graduate (cum laude) Fairfield University.
A former Catholic School elementary school principal, Mrs. Tier had a nine year tenure serving in the Diocese’s Office for Catholic Education prior to being named Superintendent of Catholic Schools in 2009.
She received a Masters Degree in Administration, Supervision and Curriculum Planning from Georgian Court University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Holy Family University.
She is a graduate of Holy Cross High School and the mother of three children who also graduated from Holy Cross High School. She is a life-long parishioner of St. Katharine Drexel Parish, Burlington (formerly All Saints Parish).
A former Director of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Mr. Vassallo is a practicing attorney specializing in matters related to liquor licensing and alcoholic beverage control.
A Deacon for the Diocese of Trenton, he has been assigned to his home parish of Corpus Christi Parish, Willingboro for more then thirty years. The father of two daughters who graduated from Holy Cross HighSchool; he is a graduate of Fordham University Law School. He and his wife, Barbara, are proud grandparents. |
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