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Hurigruten [3] (Norwegian Costal Steamer) is a voyage along the Norwegian coast from Bergen to Kirkenes.
Hurtigruten (literally The fast route) is a ferry line along Norway's jagged coastline. It is sometimes called the world's most beautiful sea voyage. Originally, Hurtigruten was used as a means of transportation for passengers, goods and mail along the coast of Norway. The ships still transport a limited amount of cargo, but today the ships resemble cruise ships more closely than the original coastal steamers.
The voyage is a simple way of combining lodging, eating, and transportation. Unlike many other cruise ferries, Hurtigruten is not a place for drinking and partying. A one way travel takes 6-7 days, while the round-trip takes 12. This contrasts Norway-in-a-Nutshell tours which are 2-3 days. It's also possible to purchase off-&-on tickets. Port stops vary in length. They can be as short as 5 minutes and up to 5-6 hours.
A museum, including parts and one whole, prior versions of the ship Finnmarken, sits in one port, Stokmarknes, which explains the history of the line.
Some ports livelihood revolve around the daily arrival and departure of these ships (at all hours of day and night).
Hurtigruten is quite expensive; a full round trip from Bergen to Kirkenes and back will at cheapest cost almost 10 000 Norwegian kroner/person (€ 1200, US$1600) in the lowest season in a cabin with shared bathroom and without window. The per person price means that there will be many passengers in your party; if you're using the cabin yourself it costs more. If you're traveling in the summer season the price will be doubled, if you want a "nicer" cabin with window, add an additional 30-100% to the price. The best suite in the middle of the summer costs 72000 kr/person. On the upside, the ships are very clean and anti-social behavior, noise etc. are practically non existent on board.
However it is possible to join the voyage only for part of the voyage. The cost for a such voyage is calculated partly for the distances traveled, and for the cabins. If you would like to cut the cost. This can therefore be done by only traveling during daytime, or stay onboard only one night. Most ships are capable of carrying cars (typically 40-50, excepting the two oldest ships). This could make possibilities for an interesting round-trip.
The dress code on the ship is casual, but remember to bring warm clothes if you want to walk on the deck. In northern Norway the temperatures can sink to +10°C in the middle of the summer, in the winter the temperatures are more likely than not -20°C or less. The wind from the Atlantic and the Arctic Sea will make it even colder.
Get in
The southern end stop for Hurtigruten is Bergen. The northern stop is Kirkenes, by the Norwegian-Russian border. It is possible to embark the ship on all ports the ship calls.
Visiting the ship
If you simply want to see what the ship looks like on the inside, go to the ship in the port and say that you want to visit the ship. You'll be given a temporary "port guest" ticket and you can eat and buy souvenirs on the ship. But do remember to get out of the ship before it leaves, the tickets are checked whenever embarking and disembarking so you can't simply sneak out in the next port.
Hurtigruten call these ports, listed from south to north:
On each boat there is a souvenir shop.
Aside from the cafeteria the ship's restaurant serves up-scale buffet breakfast (135 kr), lunch (285 kr) and dinner (395 kr).
Stay safe
The ships themselves are very safe and it is unlikely that anything bad will happen on board. Sea-sickness: yes, it is possible. A number of reaches are exposed to the full force of the Atlantic.
Get out
Drive back in a car. A full roundtrip Bergen-Bergen with ship one way, driving one way, would require two weeks.


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BELLEVILLE, Ill. — A judge in St. Clair County has ordered the state to take custody of a 9-year-old boy charged with first-degree murder in a toddler's death.
Associate Judge Walter Brandon on Thursday ordered that the Illinois Department of Human Services take custody of the boy.
The Belleville News Democrat reports the judge also ordered that the boy undergo a psychiatric evaluation by doctors at the Alton Mental Health Center.
The boy isn't being identified because of his age. He's charged as a juvenile in the beating death of a 14-month-old Cahokia boy in August.
Three adults are facing child endangerment charges in the case after prosecutors alleged they allowed the toddler to be left unsupervised in a Cahokia home with four other children.

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So the question is: A curve rise from the origin of the xy plane into the 1st quadrant. The area under the curve from (0,0) to (x,y) is 1/5 the area of the rectangle with these points as opposite vertices.
So i'm solving for f(x):
So far what i have is:
Area(D)=1/5 xy=integral 0 to x y(t)dt
and then
rewrite as: 1/5xy = integral 0 to x g(x-t)y(t) dt, where g(t)=1
then the next step i get stuck, because when i take the Laplace of both sides i get: 1/5L[xy]=L[y]
Thanks in advance for any help.


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Transmeta News
Simon Janes wrote in with the following update on Transmeta, the mysterious company that nobody really knows exactly what they are doing, but the names of the people involved are amazing. Simon writes "Alexander Wolfe's "Wintel Watch" column ' Hot x86 chips for '98 and beyond' for EETIMES asserts that Transmeta is possibly working on a x86 alternative for low-power, multimedia, or network computing, or all of the above.
Wolfe is not ignorant of Transmeta's recent hire of Linus Torvalds and easily sees Linus's importance in the Unix community, giving Transmeta "a big leg up in any effort to design a processor tuned to handle real-world networked applications."


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Why Does My Cambodian Chick Call So Often And At Strange Hours?May 18, 2009
After I returned to the U.S. from my last visit to Phnom Penh , I called my new Cambodian quasi-girlfriend for a friendly chat. I mentioned that if she ever wanted to talk to me, she was free to call my cell phone in the U.S., hang up after a few rings, and I would call her back. That way it wouldn't cost her anything. This was a mistake.
She has taken this as an invitation to call me daily. I'm not enough of a conversationalist to have daily conversations with anyone. So we tend to have repeat, awkward conversations, that usually go something like this:
Me: "It's nice to hear from you. Again. So what did you do today?"
Her: "Nothing. Go market. Stay home. What you do?"
Me: "I went to work."
Her: "You eat already?"
Me: "Yes, I just had a slice of watermelon and a half a sleeve of Fig Newtons."
Her: "Fig what?"
Me: "Forget it. What are you wearing?"
Her: "Shirt, pants."
Me: "What kind of shirt?"
Her: "Blue shirt."
Me: "That's hot."
At this point in the conversation, she normally goes into a ten minute "drum solo" of a semi-intelligible monologue about her feelings, family problems, phantom health difficulties, etc. I usually take this opportunity to finish off the rest of the Fig Newtons. Then we wrap up the conversation, to be continued in "Groundhog Day" fashion tomorrow.
To make matters more difficult, she has recently started calling at odd hours. I've tried to explain the time difference, and I think she gets it, as she usually calls at the same reasonable hour every day (late morning in Cambodia/ early evening in the U.S.). But lately she has also started calling me very late at night or very early in the morning, for no real reason.
Does she genuinely miss me and long to hear my mellifluous voice?
Is she bored out of her mind, as she can't afford to go out and have fun if I'm not around?
Is she trying to check if she can hear a woman when I answer my phone at 2 a.m?
Has anyone else experienced this phenomenon? I would appreciate any pointers on dealing with it.
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Lol i guess thats all your gonna get with someone who is limited in English. Just curious do you speak khmer?
If being with Cambodian women bothers you so much, why are you even with them? Seems like a bunch of useless rants.
Lol! very funny:)
answer to your questions.
question #1. NO
question #2. Yes
question #3. maybe
question #4. I don't know man, since I never give out my #
You wrote:
"At this point in the conversation, she normally goes into a ten minute "drum solo" of a semi-intelligible monologue about her feelings,family problems, phantom health difficulties, etc."
1. She's trying to kiss your ass about her feelings.
2. And she's telling you that she needs help, she wants you to send her money $$$ duh!
you seems very good at talking gossip about women because i can see most of your topic only talking creepy of cambodian women. maybe u are too much free and nothing to do in usa? then don't forget to write topic about your mother story as well.
she's in love with you.
"You eat already?"
That's it! Haha


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Smarter Ways to Work with PDFsby Giles Turnbull
One of the nicest things about Mac OS X is the effortless way it creates PDF documents in just about any circumstance you can think of. If you can preview something for printing, you can make a PDF of it with one additional click. It's one of the features that newcomers from the world of Windows always comment on, "Wow, you can make a PDF as easy as that?! Amazing!"
But there's a less attractive consequence of this remarkable feature: a build-up, over time, of PDFs all over your user directory. On my computer they're mainly invoices, e-books, receipts, travel documents, and anything "official" that I feel the need to save for posterity. Other people, especially those in academia, build up considerably larger collections of considerably more important material.
Spotlight does a great job of searching PDF content on your hard disk, but the default Spotlight interface is not well suited to managing a large collection of PDF documents. So, how do you manage it all?
That's what we intend to look at in this article. We shall be looking at how you can use the simplest of tools (including iPhoto and iTunes), as well as third-party applications built to offer document management features. We will also take a look at alternative PDF readers, in the event that Apple's own Preview doesn't live up to your expectations.
Start Simple
Let's start with the basic stuff, the software that comes with your Mac (or with iLife, if you have to purchase it separately). Both iTunes and iPhoto can import PDFs, but have different ways of dealing with them and offer quite different management options.
iTunes will cheerfully copy into its database any PDFs that you throw at it. Just drag them into the library, or onto a blank space in the sidebar to create a new playlist. By choosing the Kind criterion in the Smart Playlist dialog (Kind contains .pdf, or Kind is PDF document, you can create a new playlist that will display all your PDFs together.
Because iTunes is geared up for file metadata from the start, it provides a decent environment for managing small-to-medium collections of PDF files. It's unsuited to larger ones because of the large amount of time you'll need to spend entering more data to make it worthwhile. Every PDF you import will need to have meta information like Author, Keywords, and Comments.
Kirk McElhearn suggested that iTunes would be a good tool for musicians wanting to store their own digital copies of sheet music. He's right, but there are limits to what you can achieve.
It's possible to adopt certain metadata fields for your own purposes, say by using the Genre field to create a list of types of file. This is fine for basic-level use, but in the long term might be counter-productive. Professionals, and anyone likely to build up a very large collection of PDFs, need something that's built for the job.
That thing is not iPhoto.
You can add any document to iPhoto via the Send PDF to iPhoto control in the Save dialog, including PDFs. But what actually happens behind the scenes is your document is first converted to PDF (if it isn't one already), then converted again into a jpg image file, and that's what iPhoto imports. The end result is documents-as-pictures, unsearchable and not really much use for anything text-based.
What's strange is that Apple thought to include this Send PDF to iPhoto control in every Save dialog, but oddly didn't include a Send to iTunes option, which, given its better features, would have been a lot more useful. Of the two options, iTunes is by far the better.
Apps to Organize PDFs
What's needed for serious document management is an app designed for the job. Thankfully, there are several for you to choose from.
In this brief overview we're going to concentrate on apps that were built for management of PDFs. I stress the word management because there's a very large number of applications that will open, display, or edit PDFs, but those features are not the ones concerning us this time. We want to know how to keep PDF collections under control. We're also going to leave out apps that offer some degree of PDF organization alongside other information management (products like Yojimbo, DEVONthink, and EagleFiler), not because they're not great apps (quite the contrary), but simply because they've been discussed in great detail elsewhere.
So the apps we will concentrate on are organizers Yep, Papers, and freeware alternative PDF reader Skim.
Yep: iTunes for PDFs
Yep: iTunes for PDFs (Click to enlarge)
The first great thing that Yep does is run a complete scan of your hard disk, hunting down all the PDF files you might have lying around. It doesn't matter where they are or how you have them organized, Yep will find them and, when it's done, show you a window that's a hybrid of iPhoto and iTunes. Your PDFs are in the middle, ready for browsing.
Yep really does live up to its tagline, "iTunes for PDFs." It doesn't care where your PDF files are, but it will nonetheless make organizing them simple. The primary means of sorting in Yep is via tags, so your very first task when using it will be to go through everything it has found and add new meaningful tags on top of the ones that Yep automatically adds, which, to begin with, are based on the folder and file names it has encountered along the way.
What Yep won't find is PDFs stashed away in databases. If you already have a bunch of them stored in an app like Yojimbo, you'll need to export them into a folder somewhere first. By default, the app stores new files in (user)/Documents/Yep Documents, but you can tell it to put them anywhere.
The way Yep employs tags is its greatest strength. Everything you need to do in Yep can be done by browsing the tag cloud in the sidebar. The process of adding, searching, and managing tags is nicely made.
There's only one downside to this, which is that you will need to spend time tagging up your documents after moving them into Yep. This could be time-consuming for large collections, but would probably be worth doing nonetheless.
Yep includes a decent PDF viewer, but it lacks any features for making notes or annotations. It also has a Loupe tool for use in the main browser view, which makes it much easier to pick out something specific from a display of broadly similar text documents. It also reaches out to the academic community with a direct search link to Google Scholar. Overall, Yep is a very attractive and easy-to-use tool with some sensible and well thought out features. Development is very active and new releases are frequent. At $34, it represents excellent value for your money.
Papers: PDF Management for Academics
Papers: an academic approach (Click to enlarge.)
While you could argue that Yep and Papers are similar products, in the sense that they both manage collections of documents, in use they are very different.
While Yep has some features that may appeal to academics, Papers is designed from the bottom up for academic research. Every element has been designed with the academic process in mind, from the presentation of the document library to the preferences on offer for saving and managing individual documents.
There's an instant and direct consequence of this: Papers won't be much use to you unless you're an academic. While it could possibly be used for general-purpose PDF management, you'd have to wrestle your way past a lot of features, and wrangle others to meet your needs. It's not worth the hassle. Non-academics simply don't need Papers.
If you are in academia, though, then Papers is just what you need.
It's built around the established patterns of reading and research that you'll already be accustomed to, but does an excellent job of making the whole process that bit easier.
Built-in support for PubMed, EndNote, Bookends and BibDesk is just a starting point. Papers will automatically keep a record of the journal, date, and author of everything you import (if it can find the data) and lets you divide data up into sensible subsets. Authors, for example, can be labeled as Colleagues, Competitors, Coworkers or Friends.
By default your library can be sliced by author, journal, and an iPhoto-like Last Import. And, naturally, you can create your own collections (Smart or otherwise) in playlist-style folders in the sidebar. An unobtrusive tab bar keeps all your current documents within easy reach, without hogging too much screen space.
Papers costs 29 euros (just under $40).
Other options
Cloister by Daniel Cutting is an open source, specialist document manager for those who work with technical papers, particularly with their BibTeX reference data. Papers can do this job too, but Cloister is a completely different kind of app. It's very stripped-down and basic in comparison to the others mentioned here; you can assign documents to groups, and view them in a drawer, and that's about it. But simplicity (and open source) appeals to some people, so you might find it handy to have around.
Document Wallet is more akin to Yep, aimed very squarely at home or office users who need to tidy their lives up a little. Indeed, Document Wallet's selling point is as an electronic replacement for a filing cabinet, and it has been designed to work directly with a scanner. Anything you add to it can be categorized, added to a plain or smart collection, and annotated to a certain extent. There's no built-in viewer, however, so anything you want to see in detail has to be opened up in Preview (or Skim, or any other PDF-aware app).
An Alternative PDF Reader
Skim is a relatively young newcomer, but is nonetheless a very impressive and capable document viewer.
Skim: superb, free PDF reader (Click to enlarge.)
It has been built for people who not only have to gather together a lot of PDFs, but who also have to do a lot of on-screen reading. It offers much that's included in Preview, but a whole lot more besides.
The full-screen reading mode is gorgeous and makes reading long documents much more enjoyable. The configurable Reading Bar adds to the pleasure, highlighting one line at a time to keep your eyes in the right place. The slightly different presentation mode is designed for display of whole pages; full screen mode zooms everything much larger and is for personal reading.
Naturally you can annotate what you read with various sorts of highlight or in-situ sticky notes. Other controls, such as navigation and tool switchers, will be familiar from Preview. Skim, however, makes reading long documents much easier on the eyes and the brain. And since it's free, you have nothing to lose by downloading it.
The Right Tool for the Job
All the apps we've mentioned here have slightly different tool sets and will be suitable for different kinds of users. Papers, Cloister, and Skim will appeal to academics or scientists whose research activities are dependent on PDF files. (DEVONthink will also be of interest, because of its value as a tool for extracting interconnectedness from large collections of data, but that's another issue). Yep and Document Wallet have broader appeal (although even Yep includes a built-in access to Google Scholar). Users with the very simplest of requirements probably won't need one of these PDF-specific tools; their needs will be amply met by simple use of the Finder and Spotlight, or perhaps a general-purpose storage app like Yojimbo or EagleFiler.
Giles Turnbull is a freelance writer and editor. He has been writing on and about the Internet since 1997. He has a web site at http://gilest.org.
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text: since i don't have enough money right now to pay someone to make me a box, I'm thinking about making my own. i have a jig saw and a drill. i figure i need to get some clamps to hold the 2 pieces together as they dry. but can i even get straight pieces with just a jig saw? so i would need the sheet of MDF, some glue, and some silicone sealer for the inside of the box. i would probably end up using screws also since i probably wont have the straights cuts. so what do you guys think? should i even attempt it? should i wait till i have more money and get someone else to do it. thanks. by the way i was think something like this:


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VILLA PARK — John Heidelmeier, a candidate for Villa Park village president and the town's former police chief, will remain in the April 9 race after a partially nude photo of him surfaced online.
In a statement, Heidelmeier apologized to family and supporters about two pictures recently found on an Internet sex website. In one picture, Heidelmeier is wearing a blue shirt and looking at the web camera, while the other shows an exposed genital underneath that shirt.
"I am aware that a website surfaced ... which contains private pictures of me that are personally embarrassing," Heidelmeier wrote. "I acknowledge that these images on this website are of me. I did nothing unlawful or anything that diminishes my ability to serve the people of Villa Park.
"I regret that this private situation became public and I apologize to my supporters, but more importantly to my wife and family," he said in the statement. "I appreciate the continued flood of support from those who have stood by me throughout this campaign and believe in my abilities as a leader. I have discussed this situation with my wife and her support remains unwavering. How this became public is meaningless, but I want to assure my opponent and supporters that I will stay steadfast in the race and let the voters take a careful look at the real issues facing Villa Park on April 9th."
Heidelmeier, who could not be reached directly for comment, is running against Trustee Deborah Bullwinkel for village president on April 9. He most recently served as police chief of Villa Park before he was ousted in January 2012.
"I still think he'll do a good job," said Rich Biagioli, a candidate for Villa Park trustee who has run his campaign closely with Heidelmeier. "I truly do."
Trustee John Davis discovered the photos on Tuesday, when someone anonymously printed them out and put them in his mailbox, along with a photo of the website.
When reached via email on Thursday, Davis declined to comment further, saying he runs "a clean race" and did not want to spread any more information.
"I do not want to have anything to do with this issue," Davis said. "This is a private matter for the Heidelmeier family."
Bullwinkel said she was made aware of the photos by Davis on Tuesday. She said she did not receive any similar, anonymous mailings.
"I certainly consider this a private matter," she said. "John and his family are dealing with it and we need to give them their privacy."
• Reporter Ed McMenamin contributed to this report.


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Congregation Beth Tikvah will host its spring fundraiser at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the synagogue, 6121 Olentangy River Road.
Congregation Beth Tikvah will host its spring fundraiser at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the synagogue, 6121 Olentangy River Road.
Members of the congregation and the community are invited to attend the family-friendly fundraiser. Bets will be placed on video horse races, with half of the proceeds distributed to winners, and half to Beth Tikvah.
Guests will be able to watch 10 real horse races projected on a video screen. For $20 each, a horse can be "purchased" and named. Owners of winning horses will receive a prize; $2 wagers to "win" are available on all horses in each race.
General admission will provide appetizers, desserts and a cash bar. A sponsor raffle and a silent auction with prizes such as Florida condos, sports tickets, massages, rounds of golf and other activities will add to the fun.
Don't forget to dress to impress in your best Derby attire; judges will pick the best hat and award a prize.
Sponsorships are available for purchase in advance: $250 "Win" sponsorship entitles one to the ownership and naming rights to four horses, three sponsor-only raffle tickets and two drink tickets; $125 "Place" sponsorship allows for the ownership and naming rights to two horses, two sponsor-only raffle tickets and one drink ticket; $75 "Show" sponsors will receive ownership and naming rights to one horse, one sponsor-only raffle ticket and one drink ticket. All sponsorship prices are per person.
Adult general admission is $20 in advance and $25 at the door, $10 for teens ages 13-18 and $5 children ages 5-12. The advance purchase ticket deadline is Friday, April 26.
For more information on this event and other temple events, contact the temple office at 614-885-6286.


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MORE: PG College Top 25 | College Position Power Rankings
Oregon State (19-1)
The Beavers had yet another outstanding weekend, beating Arizona 8-4 to capture an important road series sweep. OSU starting pitcher Ben Wetzler had a solid performance, while hard-hitting outfielder Michael Conforto continued his impressive ways with a home run, two hits and an RBI. It also should be noted that catcher Jake Rodriguez had two hits and a career-high five RBIs.
Upset of the day
Presbyterian over Connecticut
The Huskies had a weekend to forget down in the Palmetto State, dropping a series to Presbyterian College with a 5-4 loss on Sunday. UCONN starting pitcher Brian Ward allowed just a run on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings of work, but the bullpen was unable to take care of business in the losing cause.
Player of the day
DJ Peterson, 3B, Jr., New Mexico
The Lobos picked up a huge road series over UNLV with Peterson and others leading the charge. Peterson went 3-for-5 with a pair of homers, three runs scored and eight RBIs in the winning cause. Peterson now has 10 homers on the season.
Teams feeling good
Kentucky (16-3): The Wildcats put together a solid rest of the weekend against Florida after dropping the series opener. UK left-handed pitcher Corey Littrell struck out seven and allowed just a run on 10 hits in eight innings of work, as the Wildcats captured a 6-2 win over the Gators. Meanwhile, catcher Michael Thomas had a home run in the contest.
North Carolina (18-1): Talented right-handed pitcher Hobbs Johnson struck out seven, walked three and allowed just a run on three hits in five innings, as the Tar Heels captured a 4-1 win over Miami. Meanwhile, the bullpen also performed at a high level with relievers Trevor Kelley and Chris McCue each putting together impressive outings.
Texas A&M (14-7): The Aggies couldn't have put together a more impressive first weekend in the SEC, sweeping Georgia with an 11-4 victory in the series finale on Sunday. A&M third baseman Blake Allemand led the offensive charge with a home run, two hits and three RBIs, while first baseman Cole Lankford had a home run and three hits.
Virginia Tech (16-5): Hokies talented senior left-handed pitcher Joe Mantiply was solid in his return to the bump, allowing just two runs on six hits in five innings of work, while reliever Clark Labitan struck out four and allowed just three hits in four shutout frames in a 6-2 win over Duke to solidify the series sweep. The win was coach Pete Hughes' 500th of his career.
Georgia Tech (17-2): Yellow Jackets right-handed pitcher Cole Pitts struck out four, walked three and allowed just a run on three hits in 6 2/3 innings, as the Jackets captured a 9-1 win over Boston College to claim a series sweep. While Pitts led the charge on the mound, catcher Zane Evans capped off a huge weekend with two hits and three RBIs.
Virginia (17-2): The Cavaliers captured their most impressive series win to date with an 8-5 win Sunday afternoon over Clemson. UVa. starting pitcher Nick Howard struck out three, walked one and allowed just two runs on seven hits in six innings of work, while Jared King led the charge at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a double, three runs scored and three RBIs.
Texas Tech (14-8): Red Raiders starting pitcher Matt Withrow didn't have a great start, allowing two runs on three hits in two innings of work. However, relievers Jonny Drozd and Jerad McCrummen rose to the occasion. Drozd, who has made a name for himself with strong midweek performances, allowed just four hits in 5 1/3 shutout frames, while McCrummen struck out three in 1 2/3 innings. The series win was Tech's first over Texas in Austin since 2001.
Vanderbilt (19-2): Commodores freshman outfielder Rhett Wiseman went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBIs and a walk, as the 'Dores captured an impressive 8-6 win over Auburn to sweep an important three-game set. Meanwhile, leadoff hitter Tony Kemp went 3-for-4 with two runs scored.
Western Carolina (12-8): The Catamounts have struggled at times this season, but they're off to a nice start in the Southern Conference with a 4-2 record after taking a road series from College of Charleston with a 10-6 win on Sunday. Jacob Hoyle went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, while Julian Ridings and Tyler White each had two hits and two RBIs.
Mississippi (20-2): The Rebels scored a pair of runs in the top of the 13th inning to beat Arkansas 6-4 to claim an important SEC three-game set. Rebels starting pitcher Sam Smith, still starting in place of Chris Ellis, allowed just a run on three hits in five innings of work, while reliever Tanner Bailey was fantastic, striking out nine and allowing just five hits in 5 1/3 shutout frames.
Georgia Southern (12-7): It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that Rodney Hennon has his Eagles off to a hot start this season. Georgia Southern starting pitcher Josh Stevenson allowed just one earned run on four hits in five innings, while reliever Kyle Rowe threw 2 2/3 scoreless frames in a 6-3 win over Samford.
Teams wanting a do-over
UNLV (15-5): Rebels starting pitcher John Richy shined last weekend against Stanford, but struggled in a tough 12-7 loss to New Mexico. Richy allowed eight runs (six earned) on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings, while reliever Bryan Bonnell didn't do much better, allowing four runs on six hits in 2 2/3 innings.
Fresno State (4-14): What a tough campaign the Bulldogs have had so far this season. They dropped yet another tough series, losing 4-2 to San Diego State on Sunday. Fresno starting pitcher William Munro allowed just three runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings, the Bulldogs weren't able to do much against SDSU starting pitcher Ryan Doran and the Aztecs bullpen.
Arizona State (12-4): It's safe to say the Sun Devils had a weekend to forget against Washington State. Starting pitcher Adam McCreery allowed six runs on three hits in three innings of work, as the Devils dropped a tough 11-8 decision and the series to the Cougars.
Wichita State (11-8): The Shockers had hoped to hit the road and earn a huge road series win over Long Beach State. However, starting pitcher A.J. Ladwig allowed five runs on eight hits in four innings of work in a 5-4 loss to drop the series. WSU knocked Long Beach State starting pitcher David Hill out of the game after third innings, but LBSU's bullpen was able to get into a groove.
Tennessee (10-9): The Volunteers didn't finish the weekend at Alabama in impressive fashion, dropping a tough 15-1 bout in the series finale. UT starting pitcher Andy Cox allowed five runs on three hits and didn't get out of the first inning, while the offense was unable to do much against Alabama starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull, who allowed just a run on nine hits in seven innings of work.
TCU (8-11): Horned Frogs sophomore left-handed pitcher Brandon Finnegan struck out seven, walked two and allowed just five hits in 6 2/3 shutout innings, but the Frogs were unable to do much offensively against Kansas in a 2-0 setback. The Frogs left nine runners on base.
Best individual performances
Derek Umphres, 3B/SS, Fr., New Mexico State: Umphres certainly had a day to remember against Alabama A&M, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs scored and five RBIs to lead the Aggies to a dominant 30-3 victory.
Grant Watson, LHP, So., UCLA: The talented left-handed pitcher tossed a gem in a win over Washington. Watson struck out three, walked one and allowed just four hits in six shutout innings of work. He threw 95 pitches, 60 for strikes.
Skye Bolt, OF, Fr., North Carolina: Bolt is having an impressive freshman campaign for the Tar Heels, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a run scored and three RBIs in a huge home series win over Miami. Bolt is hitting .418 with four homers and 20 RBIs.
Kendall Graveman, RHP, Sr., Mississippi State: Looking for a win over LSU this weekend, the Bulldogs relied on Graveman to get the job done. He didn't disappoint, striking out four, walking three and allowing just a run on seven hits in six innings of work.
Jason Monda, OF, Jr., Washington State: The Cougars had an impressive showing against Arizona State over the weekend with Monda and others leading the charge. Monda went 3-for-4 with a run scored and three RBIs.
Kevin McCanna, RHP, Fr., Rice: McCanna put together an impressive performance as the Owls took care of business 12-0 against Harvard. McCanna, who has good velocity on his fastball, only struck out one batter, but also only allowed one hit in seven shutout frames.
Mike Tauchman, OF, Sr., Bradley: The Braves picked up an important win over Lipscomb with Tauchman leading the way. He went 3-for-4 with a run scored and three RBIs. He also induced two walks in the contest.
Thomas Taylor, RHP, Sr., Kansas: Taylor put together an impressive start in a 2-0 win over TCU to capture a Big 12 series win. Taylor struck out just one batter, but also allowed just four hits in seven shutout frames. He threw 90 pitches, 54 for strikes.
Brett Houseal, RHP, Sr., Marist: The talented senior right-handed pitcher was fantastic in a 1-0 win over Villanova. He struck out six, walked two and allowed just four hits in seven shutout innings of work.
Chris Lewis, DH, Fr., Sacramento State: The Hornets captured an impressive 13-7 win over UC Santa Barbara with Lewis leading the way. He went 3-for-6 with a double, three runs scored and four RBIs to help the winning cause.
Kyle Hunter, LHP, Sr., Dartmouth: The Big Green is off to an impressive 6-0 start with Hunter leading the charge. The talented left-hander struck out four, walked one and allowed just seven hits in six shutout innings.
Jonathan Dziedzic, LHP, Jr., Lamar: The talented left-handed pitcher is having a solid campaign. He struck out eight, walked three and allowed just five hits in seven innings of work in a 6-0 win over Texas Pan-American. He threw 104 pitches, 70 for strikes.
Brad Elwood, 2B, So., Charlotte: Elwood couldn't have had a much better performance in a 14-4 win over Siena. The talented sophomore went 4-for-6 with a double, two homers, three runs scored and four RBIs to lead the offensive charge.
Andrew Morales, RHP, Jr., UC Irvine: The veteran right-handed pitcher tossed an absolute gem in the win over the Huskers. He struck out six, walked two and allowed just four hits in 7 2/3 innings of work. He also threw 96 pitches, 64 for strikes.
How the PG Top 25 fared
1 North Carolina: Took two of three from Miami over the weekend
2 Vanderbilt: Hit the road and swept Auburn to begin SEC play
3 LSU: Hit the road and took two of three from Mississippi State
4 UCLA: Did a clean sweep of Washington at home
5 Oregon State: Hit the road and did a clean sweep of Arizona
6 Georgia Tech: Did a clean sweep of Boston College at home
7 South Carolina: Hit the road and took two of three from Missouri
8 Mississippi: Hit the road and took two of three from Arkansas
9 Cal State Fullerton: Hit the road and swept Oral Roberts
10 Louisville: Swept Xavier over the weekend
11 Florida State: To no surprise, the Seminoles took two of three from Maryland
12 Kentucky: The Wildcats hit the road and took two of three from Florida
13 Arizona State: The Sun Devils dropped a home series to Washington State
14 Mississippi State: The Bulldogs dropped a home series to LSU
15 North Carolina State: Took a road series from Wake Forest
16 Arkansas: Dropped a tough home series to Ole Miss
17 Notre Dame: Won a huge road series over Cal Poly
18 Stanford: Off this week
19 Oregon: The Ducks hit the road and won a series over USC.
20 Rice: To no surprise, the Owls did a clean sweep of Harvard.
21 Oklahoma: The Sooners stepped out of conference to sweep Northwestern State.
22 Virginia: The Cavaliers captured an important road series over Clemson
23 Arizona: The Wildcats had a rough weekend, getting swept by Oregon State
24 UNLV: Dropped a tough home series to New Mexico.
25 Central Arkansas: Hit the road, took two of three from Southern Miss.


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|4 years 44 weeks ago
|Another long term position coach...
Mike Levenseller was the WR coach at Washington State for 20 years, 1992-2011 - he came in during the early days of Mike Price, stayed on when Price left for Alabama (!) and DC Larry Doba was promoted, then kept his job when Doba was fired and Paul Wulff came on.
It was only upon the arrival of the Dread Pirate Leach last year that Levenseller saw a pink slip. At which time he moved into the same job eight miles down the road at the University of Idaho for the 2013 season...
|7 years 21 weeks ago
|What I just realized
As I am watching this game, it occurs to me that I saw both of these teams in person earlier this season. Back in September, I saw FIU play at Maryland when I was in DC for a week. I also drove down from Ann Arbor to catch some mid-week MAC-tion, Toledo vs Bowling Green, last month.
This raised two questions in my mind...
1. Am I the only person in the country that can claim to have attended games of both of these teams this season (prior to tonight?)
2. Do I need to enroll in a 12 step program due to my obvious college football addiction?
|7 years 27 weeks ago
|Holy cow
Just turned the game on, and it's not even close! 3-0 and H. Saad just hit the cross bar - remarkable.
|7 years 27 weeks ago
|Golazo! Golazo! Golazo!
That was neat.
|7 years 35 weeks ago
|Classy fans
So this isn't about the team.... but in responding to the death of the UMass band director, the crowd (especially students) gave the Minutemen band a warm reception when they took the field, and roundly cheered them after they performed. It was completely appropriate and deserved. Nice job Michigan fans.
Lloyd Carr approves.
|7 years 35 weeks ago
|(Nods head violently)
I hate the traffic control setup they are using on Plymouth with the fire of a thousand suns. It makes me so glad that I do not live nor work on that side of town.
|7 years 36 weeks ago
|Alma Mater wins
I grew up in Corvallis, OR and was a die-hard Beaver fan - family had season tickets to multiple sports, never missed a football game, etc. Then I went off to college 500 miles away in Idaho (just in time for the Beavers to start winning games), and my passion for OSU (NTOSU) was never the same. I still follow them, but I don't care like I do about the alma mater. In rare instances when the play each other, I root for Idaho.
Then of course my wife moved me to Ann Arbor so she could continue her medical training, and now I haunt mgoblog late at night and count down the hours to each week's UFR being posted... so who knows if I'm a good example to go by.
|7 years 36 weeks ago
|No more football at Northeastern
As of the end of last year, they dropped their football program. So I guess it makes sense that there would be a lot of transfers from Northeastern into other New England area schools.
|7 years 36 weeks ago
|See mgoblue.com
Per the schedule posted there, the BG game is a noon start on "ESPN or ESPN2"
|7 years 36 weeks ago
|Great stuff
Man, for 10 months I've been seeing that "She might be in Tangier" post at the top of the blog and wondering when new content might arrive. This was a welcome addition to my morning reading...
|7 years 36 weeks ago
|Utah State
It is a minor point, but it seems unlikely that USU would end up near the top of the Mtn West standings, as they are currently a member of the WAC.
|7 years 37 weeks ago
|Only @ Hawaii
The waiver to add a 13th game is only in years that you play at Hawaii, not if they come to the mainland to play you. That's why in any given year, half the teams in the WAC have a 13 game schedule and half of them have a 12 game schedule.
|7 years 38 weeks ago
|TC West's schedule
That is one weird schedule they put together - start the year with five straight home games, then finish with four on the road. Is that typical, or some kind of weird quirk this year?
|7 years 40 weeks ago
|It is a Done Deal
Per the Salt Lake Tribune, BYU going independent is now a "Done Deal" - check it out here:
As someone that did their undergrad studies at Idaho, I am completely in favor of this move for selfish reasons. It raises the profile of the WAC for basketball (and for football if they get the 4-6 games per year against BYU that are rumored), and it screws BSU who are now left with a Mountain West conference that really isn't any better than the WAC they just left.
|7 years 41 weeks ago
Everyone else is seeing a clip of the Idaho Marching Band in this post, right? Doesn't quite compute.
I do encourage everyone to watch the clip though - if for no other reason than to see the sousaphone section and their unique sartorial selections.
|7 years 41 weeks ago
|Yeah, this
I think I am currently 7 or 8 issues behind on SI - they keep piling up, and I don't seem to be able to find the time to read them. Yet I refresh this site every few hours all day long....
|7 years 42 weeks ago
He is such a study in contradiction - his repeated run-ins with the law are well documented, yet at the same time he received a bachelor's degree in just three years (one at community college and two in Eugene). I don't recall seeing a player with that type of pedigree before. Good luck to him, I say.
|7 years 45 weeks ago
|I think a game at Dodger
I think a game at Dodger Stadium would have a healthy AL fanbase. There are so many people in LA that are from somewhere else, they'd buy up the tickets and arrive in their Yankees/Red Sox/other AL gear.
I have been to Dodger vs Angel games in both stadiums, and visiting fans travel fairly well both ways. There are perhaps less Angel fans at Dodger Stadium, if only because some Angels fans might be a bit reluctant to leave Orange County comfort for the trip to downtown LA to sit in the Left Field Pavilion with the great unwashed. But they'd brave it for the all-star game.
|7 years 45 weeks ago
|Monty Python's Black Knight, right?
That is who I figured it was a reference to, in which case I think it is perfect.
Have at you!
|7 years 49 weeks ago
While I fear his future presence on the field and perpetual eligibility, I still laugh whenever Tacopants comes up.
|7 years 52 weeks ago
|I don't know if that was a
I don't know if that was a crippling error (overthrow in bottom 6th)... but it made you look a little prescient.
|7 years 52 weeks ago
|So my question is why,
So my question is why, at some point, the pings didn't start getting cc'd to Bill Martin? If Draper sees that Martin is cc'd, and thus his boss knows that the football admin isn't doing their job, perhaps that spurs him and his staff into action.... what would stop Van Horn from going up the ladder with these problems? That's how bureaucracy works, amirite?
Maybe it's a sign that getting Martin involved would have been futile, and compliance knew it - I don't know. I do feel confident that if DB was around in 2008, he would have been made aware of these issues, and he would have fixed it.
|8 years 16 hours ago
Looks like an Idaho plate to me. Specifically someone from Lemhi County - the first two letters of ID plates indicate the county in which the car is registered.
|8 years 5 days ago
|Columbus vs Ann Arbor
I grew up on the west coast, and when my wife was finishing up medical school in California and interviewing for residency, she visited both UM and OSU hospitals. I went on trips to both programs with her.
I preferred Columbus.
In my defense, it was a bigger city, better job prospects for me, and having lived on the left coast my whole life I hadn't gotten the memo about the "Worst State Ever".
She overruled me and ranked UM first, where she eventually matched. Which is yet another reason why I love her so much.
It's good to get that off my chest.
|8 years 6 days ago
|Entry draft vs. Futures draft
So from following the links, it looks to me like Lessio was taken in the USHL entry draft, as opposed to the futures draft as Brian states. I don't claim to really understand the difference, but perhaps someone can comment on that and whether being selected in one versus the other changes his likelihood of matriculating.
|8 years 8 weeks ago
|I second this post
I'm a registered civil engineer, and I can't recommend that you tackle a bridge yourself.
One solution that's a little easier to handle (mentally at least) would be something like a corrugated steel pipe arch culvert. You can get them in very large diameters and you'll know they will hold up to vehicular loads as long as you install them according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Here's one supplier...
|8 years 8 weeks ago
|Comedy Central - doesn't look
Comedy Central - doesn't look like they've indicated a time yet.
|8 years 8 weeks ago
When asked in future
|8 years 9 weeks ago
|Road trip indeed
Time to turn Memorial Coliseum into Yost Southwest
|8 years 9 weeks ago
|Interestingly, Red seems to disagree
Here's his quote from AFTER the win last night:
Of course, he goes on to say that what he really likes is a goalie who battles, and that's what Hunwick did, etc.


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The 20-year-old had originally been named in the under-21 party for their European Championship play-off against Serbia but was called up by Roy Hodgson for the injured Frank Lampard. He was banned for Friday night's first leg at Carrow Road but is available again for Tuesday's return match, the same day the senior side play Poland in a vital World Cup clash and Steven Gerrard returns from his own ban.e may have to wait for his second appearance under Roy Hodgson.
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Honestly they looked tired this season..
With the emergence of Russell Wilson, RGIll and CK we definately have to address the Defense this off season all across the board. Starting with Perry Fewell. We need to get rid of old players and implement a much more aggressive scheme on dedense. At this point a bunch of NFC teams are better than we are right. Seattle, SF Atl, Skins...are better.
Missing the playoffs this year may be a sign that we are ready for a new era ....a more aggressive style of play? Im on board for one last run for Coughlin.....winning a SB would sent all these current coaches off on top and sure enough to get quick jobs(IF)IF...we dominate or win the division....we cant have another collapse and get in by the skin of our teeth.
Either way its our last run with ground and pound football...its a more dynamic league now...with a more open style of play we have to build this team up to be able to compete at that level for years to come.
It would be sweet to win the SB in our house and close out the TC era as the most success HC in Giants history and start a new era of smash mouth football with Bill Cowher....then hopefully we can build s dynasty of consistent playoff dominance and become the alltime SB winning team in NFL history.
We need LBs to address the mobile QB issue. Ones with the speed to get to the edge. Williams and Paysinger are our fastest, but not exactly the best around.
Our RFAs:Albert Breer@AlbertBreer
And here are the tenders for RFAs ... High tender is $2.879M (1st-Rd comp); Next is $2.023M (2nd-Rd comp); Then $1.323M (original draft rd).
Cruz (this is the one that really matters as far as that pay and compensation above)
Stevie Brown
Typically our RFAs have been 2nd stringers or TEs. 3 of our biggest players for 2012, Stevie Brown, Andre Brown and Cruz, are RFAs this year. Some teams just might take a stab at them if we tender them.
Given that they have plans for a deal on the table for Cruz, he probably won't get tendered, but if negotiations stall at all he sure will while they work out a deal through the offseason and preseason. Fortunately he's a classy guy who might not hold out.
If KP doesn't get a deal, I'm sure Stevie Brown WILL, so that's not likely an issue.
Andre Brown is another story. With the money they have tied up with Bradshaw and now a 1st rounder in Wilson, they can't afford to tie up a lot of money at one position with the needs on oline, D and FAs. Unless Bradshaw is cut loose, traded or restructured, it might be tough to hang onto Andre Brown with a tender.
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I thought for sure that Lovie Smith would get a head coaching job and it no longer looks like that will happen.. Can the Giants PLEASE bring him in as a D coordinator! Would be a GREAT fit!
Wisenhunt to Broncos for OC.. I'm a Gilbride defender but that would have been a great upgrade for us..
ERFA isnt RFA, just FYI GGGGG-Men
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Exclusive Rights Free Agent. Andre Brown, Tracy and Trattou. Means they are a FA with no more than 2 (? or 3) years experience and the team has exclusive negotiation rights to them; meaning they give him an offer that is at or above the minimum and the player HAS TO accept it or leave the NFL.
^Pretty much that. Its just technically not restricted (by NFL terms, not dictionary definition)
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Topic: Nicholas II
Tsar Nicholas II and his family in 1913 (left) Colonel Eugene Kobylinsky (right)
A recent article appeared in Russia Beyond the Headlines, in which the author, Daria Gonzales explores the 12 most highly sought-after treasure-troves in Russia. Of particular interest to readers will be the Romanov heirlooms:
Tsar Nicholas II may have relinquished the throne, but he remained the richest man of his time. When he was exiled to Tobolsk, the Romanov ruler was allowed to take some of the family treasures with him. However, upon reaching Tobolsk and sensing the tragic fate that was to befall him, the tsar divided the treasure three ways and entrusted it to his loyal servants. The valuables were then taken out of the Tobolsk governor's house where the tsar and his family were being held and hidden in a safe place.
Later on, KGB servicemen discovered part of the Romanov treasure and confiscated two stashes. These collections contained 197 items that held a combined value of three million rubles ($96,000). The Soviets later used these valuables to buy supplies for Russia.
The third stash has yet to be found. It was rumored that the tsar's security guard, Colonel Eugene Kobylinsky (1875-1927), gave some of the treasures (including the family's gold swords, the emperor's daggers, and the empress's ornament cabinet) to Omsk resident Konstantin Pechakos. The secret police also got wind of this account. Konstantin Pechakos and his wife were found and tortured, but their lips were sealed. Pechakos never denied that he had hidden the treasure. However, since he had given his word to the emperor – and therefore to God – Pechakos would not reveal the location of the Romanov valuables. The authorities searched every inch of Pechakos's house, but nothing was ever found.
At the end of 1918 Kobylinsky joined the White Army, where he served as an officer under Admiral Kolchak. He later served as a witness into the murders of Tsar Nicholas II and his family by the White Guard investigator, Nikolai Sokolov. In December 1919, Kobylinsky was captured by the Bolsheviks near Krasnoyarsk, and sent to a concentration camp. He was released in September 1920, whereupon he joined the Red Army, eventually becoming its treasurer. In the summer of 1921 he married Claudia Bitner--a former tutor to the children of Tsar Nicholas II at Tsarskoye Selo. In 1926 he was accused of being in possession of jewellery that once belonged to the Imperial family. An investigation was conducted between June and September 1927. The alleged jewellery was never found, however, it was revealed that he had connections with the Yugoslav White Army. He was subsequently fired from his job, charged with "monarchical conspiracy" against the Soviet state, and was sentenced to death by a firing squad at Moscow in December 1927.
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A couple of nights ago, while watching the Retro Dome's production of SHOUT! The Mod Musical, I was reminded what a groovy time the 1960s were for clothing, dancing, language and, ah yes, music. Featuring smash hits by Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Lulu, Nancy Sinatra and more, SHOUT! is a swinging and hip-swaying glimpse into the sounds and styles of an era. Here are a few standout songs that are still considered some of the great pop hits of all time.
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Oh my!! Stephen Hill is TERRIBLE! He cost the Jets a win in NE two years ago by dropping a wide open pass at the end of the game. Hill has done absolutely nothing and I doubt he makes the roster. Totally invisible player.
He told you that?
All true however he still makes the team . Look how long it took for the team to give up on ducasse
I mean some people don't like him, they are disappointed with his production and don't look into why this and that happened, so they're frustrated with him as if he's not good enough to play and therefore they want him to fail and get cut. If they actually put some thought and research into this they'd feel differently. With an established passing game / QB and healthy knees (which is where he is right now) he will have a good year and make plenty of bigplays for us. Remember, last season a handful of bigplays were called back because of some BS flags and/or Geno underthrowing him on some long balls when he was wide open. When healthy and once Geno starts throwing the ball a little better and with more consistency Stephen is gonna make a lot of people in here eat some crow.
It's on Hill now. He has it in him to make the team and be productive. But it's put up or shut up time for him. There is a very real chance he gets cut.
This is what idzik wants.. competition at every position.. in a matter of two days we are having wrs battle it out for roster spots.. personally I think it will come down to Hill and Ford.... if hill can't show what he has now then he never was going to in the first place.. he better be training hard.. I hope he has the intestinal fortitude because he is so gifted..
I will say this too, it's no lock at all that all 3 WRs make the roster, people on the board need to prepare that some of our draft picks will not make the team, one of the facts and realities of having 12 picks and loading up competition on the roster with multiple picks at the same position.
This is a good problem for the team to have and improve
Of course we will have some jets fans that will automatically bash Idzik and the team for drafting poorly in their usual ignorant way...
OK so we are assuming that a guy that has been injured two years in a row is not only going to be healthy but stay healthy. Got it. And we are also assuming that somehow he is going to LEARN basic football WR instincts that he has never shown at this level.
I like Hill. I liked the pick. But at some point he needs to show progress and ability with things that he can control. We made the same excuses for Sanchez about supporting cast and those are valid but only to a point. There are things that he does poorly that fall squarely on his shoulders.
I think Stephen Hill will have EVERY chance to compete in 2014.
If he is amongst the best and most productive 6 WR's, with material upside and potential, he'll be on the roster.
If not, he won't.
I'd like to hope he makes the team, personally, but I share the OP's pessimism on it at this point.
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I think the organization is still high on Hill. The team had chances to draft talented WRs in all 3 first rounds and passed. Another poster also mentioned a conversation that he had with Tony Pauline from draft insider. Pauline reported that some in the organization still had hopes that Hill could develop into a starter.
Hill was always going to be a three year project coming out of college. He started off well last year. There were reports (by Cimini I believe) that Hill was the most improved player in training camp. He started off the season well and was on pace for a 1k yard season after the Buffalo game. Hill then got hurt against the Titans and was never really the same after that.
Hill's problem last year was not the dropping of passes. He needs to learn how to run better routes and how to use his height (don't jump when you don't have to and learn to extend your arms to high point the ball). These are deficiencies that are correctable through hard work and repetition.
There were also times last year that he was getting open but Geno was not pulling the trigger. This was during the part of the season that Rex decided to scale back the offense.
I think bringing in all these new receivers is a positive thing for Hill. He has to know that he roster spot is in jeopardy and that he has not shown enough to guarantee another team giving him a chance.
I think Hill's ceiling is an Alvin Harper type receiver. I'm not guaranteeing Hill will ever develop, but I believe it is premature to write him off at this juncture and I think it is in our best interests as fans to hope that he does develop.
I have been far from impressed with Hill thus far and wouldn't be shocked if he was put on the PS or got cut ultimately for not showing enough progress or(best case scenario, IMO, for him) being relegated as a 5th string WR.
The Wide Receivers drafted are ALREADY ahead of the curve as far as Hill is concerned.
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The OpenSolaris governing board fell on its collective sword Monday and resigned en masse after Oracle continued to ignore its ultimatum to appoint a liaison guy to work with it on the future of the open source project. The move was anticlimactic to say the least. Oracle last week leaked an internal e-mail into the wild effectively saying OpenSolaris is dead. The news of the mass resignation, coupled with Oracle suing Google claiming Android infringes on its Java patents, had Adobe's director of open source and standards David McAllister casting Oracle as the New Microsoft and saying "the axis of evil has shifted south about 850 miles or so".
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Where were you this month when Oracle made the official announcement regarding Solaris 11, Solaris 11 Express, and the roadmap going forward?
Yes, OpenSolaris as a source-based development version for people to hack on is dead. The binary-based Solaris 11 Express will take its place. After official Solaris 11 releases are made, source code for the what-used-to-be-OpenSolaris parts will be made available for others to look at.
IOW, the OSS development that occurred via OpenSolaris is dead, and Oracle is taking Solaris back to it's binary-only roots.


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HI Henci,
I am wondering if you can point me in the direction of any evidence, regarding a friends upcoming c-section. Her baby is breech, and doctor wants to do an ECV at 36 weeks (he says that is full-term). She is very interested in having as normal a birth as possible, and would much rather wait until 37 weeks, just in case the ECV sends her into labour. SHe is hopeful that they will be able to resolve that issue at her next appt. However her bigger concern is this: if the version is not successful, what are the risks of allowing her body/baby to go into labour naturally, and THEN go to the hospital for the c-section? This is her first pregnancy and she is otherwise very fit and healthy.


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Monday, October 11, 2010
Yinka Shonibare
Yinka Shonibare MBE was born in 1962 in London, England. After growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, Shonibare studied at Byam Shaw School of Art, London (1984–89) and earned an MA from Goldsmiths College, London University (1991). Known for using batik in costumed dioramas that explore race and colonialism, Yinka Shonibare MBE also employs painting, sculpture, photography, and film in work that disrupts and challenges our notions of cultural identity. Taking on the honorific MBE as part of his name in everyday use, Shonibare plays with the ambiguities and contradictions of his attitude toward the Establishment and its legacies of colonialism and class. In multimedia projects that reveal his passion for art history, literature, and philosophy, Shonibare provides a critical tour of Western civilization and its achievements and failures. At the same time, his sensitive use of his own foibles (vanity, for one) and challenges (physical disability) provide an autobiographical perspective through which to navigate the contradictory emotions and paradoxes of his examination of individual and political power. Among his awards are the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) (2005); a fellowship at Goldsmith's College (2003); and the Art for Architecture Award, Royal Society of Arts (1998). Shonibare was nominated for the Turner Prize (2004). His work has appeared in major exhibitions at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California (2009); Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, (2005); Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia (2004); and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (2004), among others. He has participated in international events including Documenta (2003); Spoleto Festival, Charleston (2003); and the Venice Biennale (2001). Yinka Shonibare MBE lives and works in London. (art 21)
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Composer Will Gregory and vocalist Alison Goldfrapp, both from the UK, have been writing music together under the name Goldfrapp since 2000, when they released "Felt Mountain" — a weird, seductive venture into a world of retro and futuristic synths, cabaret atmospherics, and Bond songs that never were. Later, they moved toward electropop/dance music. "Tales of Us" is closer to "Felt Mountain" and "Seventh Tree" (their folk-influenced 2008 album) than to the rest of their work. The songs are impressionist character sketches, often dark. "Annabel" is a confusing tale of gender confusion; "Clay" evokes forbidden love. Goldfrapp's vocals flit Björk-like between whispers and swells, occasionally climbing to the highest peaks of an incredible range. Most of the tracks feature strings, but only one, "Thea," a breathless dance ballad, has a beat. Like "Felt Mountain," the album has a movie score feel, but this time every track is its own short film. (Out now)
ESSENTIAL "Annabel"
Goldfrapp plays the Paradise Rock Club Sept. 20.


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Richard L. "Dick" Bellettini, 77, of Morris, Ill., and formerly of Coal City, Ill., and Ottawa, passed away Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, at the Morris Hospital.
He was born March 25, 1936, to the late Mildred (Bry) and Primo Bellettini in Ottawa, Ill., where he was raised and educated, graduating from Marquette High School with the Class of 1954.
He is survived by his loving wife, Margaret "Peggy" (Bretag) Bellettini, who he married Oct. 6, 1956, at St. Columba Parish in Ottawa; beloved father of Karen (Raymond) Berta of Normal, Ill., Kirk (Rose-Anne) Bellettini of Seneca, Ill., and Kerrie (Joseph) Doglio and Karlene (Craig) Benson, both of Coal City; proud grandfather of Nicholas (Catherine) Berta, Alex Berta, the late Taira Bellettini, Britney (Brian) Olson, Loren and Morgan Bellettini, Ashley Doglio, Brianne Doglio and Natalie Benson; two step-grandchildren, Eric and Erin Wilson; two great-grandsons, Dayten Wood and Tanner Wallace; several nieces and nephews; and his special aunt, Mary Zanarini.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one granddaughter.
Mr. Bellettini was a dedicated retail grocer for many years, as the owner and operator of Bellettini Food Stores serving the communities of Sandwich, Ill., Seneca, Washburn, Ill., Wilmington, Ill., Spring Valley Ill., and Coal City. He was a member and past chairman of the Illinois Food Retailers Association. Dick and Peggy also operated the Montgomery Ward Catalogue Outlet and Bellettini TV and Appliance, both in Coal City. After retirement, he spent 13 years working for the Grundy County Sheriff's Office.
Mr. Bellettini was also a member of the Coal City Lions Club, a former Grundy County Deputy Coroner, volunteer for the Coal City Fire Department Emergency Squad and board member of Assumption Catholic Church and Coal City Schools.
Dick enjoyed golf, playing cards and cooking, especially his famous rib eye sandwich.
Funeral services for Richard L. Bellettini will be Thursday, Nov. 7, at 9:30 a.m. from the funeral home to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Morris, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Edward Howe is the celebrant. As it was Richard's wish, cremation rites will be accorded following Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorials in his name to Immaculate Conception Church or Morris Hospital would be appreciated.
The visitation is from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 1201 W. Route 6 at Deerpath Dr., Morris. For information, visit www.fredcdames.com or call 815-942-5040.


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No sign of Darren McFadden or Jacoby Ford as the Raiders completed the early portion of practice Thursday and began the team session.
Wide receivers Darrius Heyward-Bey and Denarius Moore were present, but neither was moving around much other than tossing a football with wide receivers coach Sanjay Lal.
Defensive tackle Richard Seymour wasn't at practice, and could end up in the same role as he did against Minnesota _ as a defensive tackle in pass rush situations. Defensive end Lamarr Houston was suited up and on the field.
Wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who was absent Wednesday on maternity leave, was back on the field.
Running back Taiwan Jones was slowly making his way to the field, not suited up, making him an unlikely participant against Chicago.
Brian McCann was fielding kickoffs. Also fielding a few was Tyvon Branch, who held that role for a time as a rookie. Branch then gave way to Rock Cartwright.
A few post-practice notes later . . .


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12th July 2006, 05:08 PM
I think I have a place for this fellow to go but just in case, I am posting him here. Ricky is a 5 year old male blenheim and is intact so needs to go for his snips! Therefore he needs a foster for about 2 weeks til he can have his op and recover before being rehomed. I am told he is very friendly and good with kids; he belonged to an elderly person who has passed away and the relative says her boxer can't get along with him though he is very sweet. He loves her young daughter.


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Thank you to everyone who has supported KLRU during this final push toward our end-of-fiscal-year goal. This is the LAST time we'll be asking for your support for the Countdown Campaign, so now is the time to show that you value everything that KLRU does for Central Texas.
Think about what you value about public television – is it the quality of the productions? Is it the way each program draws you in with engaging and thoughtful content? Is it the absence of advertising and interruptions? Is it all of those things and more?
Donate today for the reason you turn your television to KLRU or visit klru.org on your computer or watch KLRU programs on the PBS app or come to KLRU for a screening or event. Give for that reason, right now.
Your support goes a long way – even the smallest gift can help us accomplish so much. In 2011-2012, the support from individuals like you helped us:
- Acquire 16 iPads, loaded with PBS Kids and other PBS multimedia apps to take to schools, community centers, and other public events.
- Air Growing Hope Against Hunger the Emmy-winning Sesame Street episode on family hunger in August. Tagged onto the broadcast was a bilingual message to call 2-1-1 if access to food is a concern. Call centers during this period recorded an increase of nearly 100 calls coinciding with the broadcasts.
- Collaborate on local productions showcasing the best Texas has to offer with The Daytripper, On Story from Austin Film Festival and the brand new local music series, Hardly Sound.
- Purchase new episodes for the fall season like Call the Midwife, Doctor Who Series 6, Upstairs, Downstairs Season 2, Dust Bowl by Ken Burns and new independent films from POV and Independent Lens.
Thank you for your commitment to KLRU and let's end 2011-2012 with a bang!


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Arizona quarterback Matt Scott has taken a beating this season and usually found a way to rally his team.
Against Arizona State, the Wildcats' biggest rival, he couldn't bring the Wildcats all the way back.
Scott threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns, but also had three interceptions and a key fumble in Arizona's 41-34 loss to Arizona State Friday night.
"We had some tough losses, but our team never gave up, even in blowouts," Arizona running back Daniel Jenkins said. "Matt is a great quarterback, and I told him not to hang his head. At the end of the day, he's a great quarterback."
Trailing by eight at halftime, Arizona (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12) scored 18 points the third quarter after Scott hit Aaron Hill on a 22-yard touchdown and Garic Wharton on a 40-yarder, and John Bonano kicked a 23-yard field goal.
The Wildcats just couldn't hold on.
Arizona gave up the blocked punt, Scott had an interception and a fumble, and Arizona State scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to pull out the victory.
Ka'Deem Carey ran for 172 yards and a touchdown to lead Arizona.
"I'm disappointed we lost," Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez said. "I love our kids and I'm really proud of our seniors, but I'm disappointed we lost. The kids are, too, I'm sure. Our guys competed hard."
Arizona State (7-5, 5-4 Pac-12) stormed back after trailing 27-17 in the third quarter.
Jon Mora got the rally started with a field goal. Marion Grice, who ran for 156 yards, scored his third touchdown on a 4-yard run to tie the game after Keelan Johnson forced Arizona quarterback Matt Scott to fumble.
Kevin Ayers blocked a punt to set up Cameron Marshall for an 8-yard touchdown to give Arizona State the lead. Robert Nelson then returned an interception 66 yards before Michael Eubank's 1-yard touchdown made it 41-27.
Even after Scott hit David Richards on a 17-yard touchdown pass in the final two minutes to cut the lead to seven, the Sun Devils didn't let Arizona come up with the onside kick and ran out the clock.
The memorable victory ensured Arizona State's first winning season since 2007 and gave coach Todd Graham a leg up on Rodriguez in the 85-game series' first game between new coaches since Arizona's John Mackovic beat ASU's Dirk Koetter in 2001.
"We were down by 10, we kept battling, kept making plays, forced a couple of turnovers; then what? We won the game," said Arizona State senior linebacker Brandon Magee, who had 17 tackles. "It happened just like that."
A heated rivalry to begin with, the Territorial Cup took on added meaning this season with new coaches trying to get a head start on each other.
After an unsuccessful stint at Michigan, Rodriguez brought gas-it-all-the-time offense to the desert, hoping to turn around a program that had fallen off hard the previous couple of seasons.
Even without much depth on his roster, Rodriguez's debut has been a success: Seven wins, two over Top 25 teams, and bowl eligibility in his first season.
Just 90 minutes up Interstate 10 in Tempe, Graham put his mark on the Sun Devils with his no-nonsense approach and high-octane offense. Arizona State got off to a great start, winning five of its first six games, then rallied from a four-game losing streak to become bowl eligible by beating Washington State last weekend.
For all they accomplished, Friday night's game was the biggest of the season. Bragging rights, an advantage in recruiting, a boost for fans and alumni — plenty was riding on this game.
"This game was everything," Graham said.
It took a while to get going.
The only player on either team to get much going early, Carey passed Trung Canidate's single-season school record of 1,602 yards rushing, set in 1999, on Arizona's second drive, then launched himself over Arizona State safety Alden Darby for a 1-yard touchdown run to cap it.
Bogged down early, Arizona State got going by picking off two of Scott's passes. Grice followed both with touchdowns: a nifty 52-yard run and a score from 3 yards out to help the Sun Devils to a 14-9 halftime lead.
After that came the fireworks, the rivals trading big swings of momentum by combining for 52 points, 502 yards of offense and disparate emotions from teams that wanted this game more than any other this season.
"This was a high-energy game, and I didn't expect it to be any different," Arizona nose guard Tevin Hood said. "There were a lot of momentum shifts, and that really played a big part of the game."
The Sun Devils got the biggest shift, in the game and for the rivalry's two new coaches.


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Topic: Plushie Boba!
Alas, he has no jetpack or blaster, I was to lazy to make patterns for them.
I am currently debating about wither or not to do a do a limited (2-5) run of these and but them up on evilbay to start a bidding war. If I did make more, they would be out of different materials than this first one, due to all of the fabric used on here being either expensive, difficult to work with, or both expensive AND difficult to work with.
If I did, would people be interested?
Train your sons to be strong, and your daughters to be stronger.


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David Platt says Edin Dzeko must appreciate that he is part of a squad at Manchester City, with it not possible for everyone to play.
Dzeko is building a reputation as something of a super sub, as he stepped off the bench again to net a crucial winning goal in Sunday's 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur. The Bosnian openly admits that he would prefer to be playing from the start, with top players frustrated with life on the bench.
City coach Platt appreciates that Dzeko will feel that he has done enough to merit a place in Roberto Mancini's plans, having found the target six times in the league this season, but hopes the striker realises that different games call for different options.
He said: "I think after the West Brom game when he came on and scored two goals and we won the game, I said then we can only pick 11 players and we put people on the substitutes' bench to come on. "That's the way that it's been at this football club, since I have been here anyway. It's the way that it is at everybody's football club.
"We've got a lot of players that would play in almost any Premier League team and we can only pick 11 of them. Edin's one of those players that can either start a game or be a substitute. He can either come off the bench or not come off the bench.
"We felt that we needed an injection, just a bit more height to maybe get a platform and hold the ball up, but we also know that he's a goal threat and he's fresh and he's scored lots of goals this season and since he's been here as well for the last 18 months when he came here in January.
"He's got some heavy goals is what I said after West Brom and I will continue to say it. He's a valued member of our squad of which we rotate but, as I say, we can only put 11 on the pitch."
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Tulum Vacations
Use the quote box at left to price Yucatan Mexico hotels.
Serviced by and located approximately two hours from the Cancun International Airport, Tulum is a fantastic tropical escape. Its ancient Mayan ruins are the most visited of those in the Yucatán, but there is even more to discover in this area. Sunbathe, swim or snorkel at a deserted beach near your hotel, or take the Coba Road south to more white, sandy beaches. Experienced divers may want to try cavern diving, and some hotels offer excursions to the Sian Kaan Biosphere Reserve, south of Tulum.
The Tulum resorts on this page are all-inclusive, where lodging, meals, activities and more are rolled into one price.
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It's difficult for a non-artist to describe the beauty of the Adirondacks over this weekend, looking at the tree colors at lake shore and across the shimmering water. I guess because there has not yet been a frost, which would be very unusual in October if our planet was not heating up, the colors are slightly more subtle, but maybe even more beautiful than with the stark contrasts created by cold. Younger folks are still waterskiing, for heaven's sake.
So for the sake of contrast this weekend, I viewed the results of the Valuev vs. Barrett fight online. Valuev's fist is the same size as Don King's head. The pictures of the fight could have represented a tall heavyweight against a flyweight, but the difference was even more dramatic. "King Kong Invades Chicago," was the title of one sports writer's piece. Even if freakish, it at least injects some fresh interest in a fading sport. Unfortunately, promoters can't put Valuev against Tyson for the ultimate carnival act, because even if Tyson punched straight up, he could still not avoid low blows.
The most fun thing for the weekend, though, might have been my vivid dream with Marilyn Monroe. She had come ahead in time from 1950, arriving in a 1950 convertible Ford. At first I just said hello to her, as she exited her car to go into a building, but then I chased after her, not wanting to miss perhaps a chance encounter of a lifetime. I ended up showing her around all the changes that had happened since her earlier time, including microwave ovens and designer items, which she didn't find as fascinating as the ovens. Concerned more with my image than actually wanting to help another person, I passed on mention of dental floss.
The wines of the weekend, in addition to omnipresent California whites for filling and contrast, were 1999 Phelan Segur and 1997 Talbot, again. '97 Talbot will probably become my wife's and my wine to represent the vintage. I bought a case in 2000, but bought two more cases over time and am now picking up a local retailer's last few bottles. His other clientele found them to be nonentities, apparently. The Talbot has gone through so many changes, and you never know whether the changes are bottle variations or results of evolution. I had declared the wine moribund a couple of times, but it always bounces back. Last night's was best ever. It was so silky, with some tertiary asphalt and such flavors emerging around some glorious perfume. (Just realized that is probably what inspired the MM dream, seriously. Synesthesia.)
The '99 Phelan Segur, on the other hand is questionable. Right now it seems out of balance, the tannins maybe slightly outstripping the fruit. Nose was wonderfully complex, a little evolved and deep, but the rest was just nice and classy but fainter than the tannins. It will be fun to buy a couple more bottles just to trace the wine in the further to learn a little more about its dynamics.


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Kentucky State Police investigators are re-interviewing people about a 21-year-old slaying after turning up new information in the case. Detective Laura Isenberg told The Daily News that technological advances are allowing the probe into the death of 36-year-old Danny Martin Kennedy of Russellville to move forward with evidence collected just after he died.
A fisherman on Barren River found Martin's partially clothed body on Sept. 5, 1991, wrapped in a blue tarpaulin and chains that snaked around both the tarp and the body tied to a cinder block. Kennedy died of blunt force trauma to his head.
Investigators used fingerprints to identify Kennedy's remains two weeks after they were found.
Isenberg says "we're in the process of re-interviewing everyone" involved in the case.


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The South Coast Artists 11th annual Open Studio Tour is this weekend.
Artists working in the coastal towns of Westport, Dartmouth, Little Compton and Tiverton will open their doors to visitors this weekend for the annual South Coast Artists 11th annual Open Studio Tour.
Held every July and August, the Open Studio Tour provides art lovers with an opportunity to meet the artists and see how they work in their studios. The self-guided tour this weekend, July 19 and 20, will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the second tour will be held during the same time on Aug. 16 and 17.
Don Cadoret, a well-known Tiverton based painter and one of the original organizers of the Open Studio Tour said the work of between 55 to 75 artists will be on display in studios and galleries. "It's not your typical studio tour, it's held in a beautiful, rural area," he said of the event that combines scenic drives between studio visits with the rare opportunity to meet the artists in the spaces where they're at their most creative.
Maps of the tour, available to download online at the South Coast Artists site or at various stores and stops on the tour, provide the framework for visitors to create their own customized tour. While its usually not possible to visit all the sites in one day -- or even one weekend -- Cadoret said people take a variety of approaches. Some will visit one or two of the four towns each day, while others will arrange their stops by interest in a particular media such as paintings or sculpture.
"People really like that element of being able to see the artist's space. We do have some significant galleries in the area, but there are collectors who want to meet the artist and see what they're doing in their space. I love meeting people and having them come in to see how I work," said Cadoret.
A non-juried open studio tour, Cadoret said the featured artist vary each year as new ones join in and others decide not to take part in what's become an annual summer highlight for those who love art. Some of the artists who will open their doors for this weekend's tour include painters Cadoret, Brenda Wrigley Scott, Sarah Fielding-Gunn and Kelly Milukas in Tiverton; Chris Donovan in Little Compton; Debra Lee Valeri, Kate Flynn and Susan Strauss in Westport; and Barbara Edlund Healy, JP Powel, Jill Law and Sarah Benham in Dartmouth. Several stops along the tour feature multiple artists including Bow House Studio in Tiverton; Beach and Bass Studios in Little Compton; and Heather Bentz Studio in Westport and Slocum River Studio in Dartmouth.
There's also between eight to 10 new studios and art spaces on the tour, said South Coast Artists President Kelly Milukas. This year's theme, "Fresh Art," inspired each artist to submit a piece to represent the tour based on the theme of bold/vibrant/fresh and new, she said. Stephanie Stroud, one of the winners of the Fresh Art competition, is also a new featured artist this year. Some of the other new places include the Sakonnet Collective gallery on Main Road in Tiverton.
The tour features a variety of media, said Cadoret, from fiber art to photography, to woodworking and jewelry. "It runs across the board -- this area is so rich with artists," he added.
There are also more than a dozen featured demonstrations at some of the stops along the tour on both days. For more information or to download a map of the tour, visit www.southcoastartists.com. The map is also available at each artist's studio.
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Saturday night's big turn-off
You can be part of a global movement of a billion people, and it's a lot easier to join than the Catholic Church. All you have to do is turn off your lights for an hour on Saturday night.
This year marks the third annual Earth Hour. On Saturday (March 28), people all around the world will be turning their lights off at 8:30 p.m. local time. The movement started in 2007 when the people of Sydney, Australia band together to turn off their city. Last year it went global with an estimated 50 million people participating. This year organizers are aiming for 1 billion participants.
I don't know if that's possible, but they already have nearly 3,000 cities and more than 36,000 businesses, schools, and organizations, including U.N. facilities, signed up. The goal is to send a message to international leaders meeting in Copenhagen this year that the world wants action on climate change.
It'll be amazing to see the darkening of landmarks from the pyramids of Giza and the acropolis in Greece to modern marvels such as China's Bird Nest Stadium and Water Cube or our very own Golden Gate Bridge and Empire State building.
This hour could be an interesting personal and spiritual challenge as well. The website suggests a variety of activities to do in the dark, but what if that hour included prayer? We Catholics know how a darkened, candlelit church can set a prayerful mood. What if we gathered in churches to be together as a community during Earth Hour?
This being a movement fueled by the Internet and directed at those of us who are constantly plugged in, it'd also be good to remember those who live off the grid in developing countries as we fast from electricity. Really, one hour isn't bad. I spent a summer in Honduras without electricity, but even then I got to come home to my electronics.
Will you participate? If you do, let us know how it goes.