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(MCT) — NORMAL — Final exams start next week at Illinois State. Coach Dan Muller had a test waiting for his Redbird basketball team Saturday night.
Play defense.
All out.
For 40 minutes.
ISU was sometimes too aggressive on defense, piling up fouls to the point where Muller once yelled, "Stop fouling!" However, the Redbirds put a stinging loss to Wyoming four days earlier behind them as Jackie Carmichael's 24 points led the way to an 85-63 victory over Western Michigan before a Redbird Arena crowd of 6,269.
"We had a lot of guys who really contributed. Our defensive intensity and focus with the game plan was good," said Muller. "They run a lot of good stuff and we guarded it well.
"We've been a consistent team other than 15 minutes against Wyoming (in an 81-67 loss on Tuesday). I would have been surprised if we did not play well."
John Wilkins added 16 points and Tyler Brown 13 for the Redbirds (6-3), who snapped a three-game losing streak. Johnny Hill, who made his second start at point guard, did a lot of everything with six points, six rebounds and a career-high 10 assists to go with no turnovers.
The Redbird bench also contributed 39 points and 10 rebounds.
"I think we responded pretty well," said Carmichael, who also had seven rebounds and six blocks. "We got a little bit loose in the first half and a little bit in the second, but other than that we took charges which is what he wanted and which definitely was part of the game plan.
"Johnny, Kaza (Keane) and BA (Bryant Allen) put great pressure on the ball in our full court press, which was great."
Western Michigan (6-3) was paced by guard Nate Hutcheson's 15 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Darius Paul added 14 points. The Broncos shot 33.9 percent from the field (19 of 56) and enjoyed a 41-35 rebounding advantage.
ISU built a 42-35 lead at the intermission and gradually expanded the margin in the second half.
A pair of 3-pointers from Nick Zeisloft helped put ISU ahead, 59-45, with 12:30 left. Western Michigan got the deficit down to 66-57 after Shayne Whittington sank two free throws with 6:43 left, but the Broncos couldn't get any closer.
Western Michigan was done after Jordan Threloff stuffed Whittington's dunk attempt and Hill converted that into a three-point play at the other end for a 74-59 lead with 4:13 left.
It took the Redbirds a while to get going. Western Michigan zoomed to an 8-0 lead as ISU missed its first five shots from the field.
"I thought at the start of the game we were a little nervous," said Muller. "We wanted to play so well that it froze us a little bit, but Johnny Hill had some deflections and made some plays that got us going, and from then on it was good, solid play."
ISU took its first lead at 15-14 on Carmichael's 12-foot bank shot with 11:05 left. The Redbirds used a 12-3 run, sparked by Wilkins and Geoffrey Allen off the bench, to gain its biggest first-half lead at 29-20.
The rest of the half turned into a free throw contest. There were 22 fouls called and 24 free throw attempts in the first half as both teams – and the crowd – were getting annoyed by the whistles.
Carmichael scored 16 points in the first half, hitting an 18-footer from the top of the key with two seconds left to give ISU a 42-35 lead. Carmichael also had five rebounds and four blocks in the first 20 minutes.
ISU will take next week off for final exams before returning Dec. 16 to face Morgan State at 4:30 p.m. at Redbird Arena.


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A young gun enthusiast has been locked up for five years over his illegal possession of a Magnum revolver.
Dominic Barker was just 19 when he claimed to have bought the weapon, which had a silencer with it, for £250 from a flea market in Huddersfield.
Barker's possession of the prohibited weapon came to light in June last year after he injured his hand at the Elland factory unit where he was living and an operation was mounted involving police and bomb disposal experts.
The police inquiry led to road closures and the temporary evacuation of the area as a precaution.
Bradford Crown Court heard today (Friday) that 20-year-old Barker, who had no previous convictions, was a talented engineer who had a keen interest in firearms and militaria and his barrister Stephen Wood argued that the mandatory minimum sentence of five years for possessing a prohibited weapon should not be imposed.
Mr Wood stressed that it was not a case of a teenager about to go on some sort of rampage and there was no suggestion in the psychological report or the pre-sentence report that he was a danger to the public.
''He has the continued support of an extended and loving family who have attended on every single occasion from Scotland with him,'' said Mr Wood.
''He is a hard-working, highly-thought of, dedicated, trustworthy, loyal young man. There is nothing anti-social in his personality.''
Mr Wood submitted that imposing the five-year sentence would be disproportionate and would destroy Barker's future prospects.
He pointed out that Barker's activities at the factory unit off Halifax Road were very open and he had regular visits from police officers.
''He was on friendly terms with the local police who used to visit him for coffee and tea - he was known to them,'' said Mr Wood.
''He also had a network of associates who have a common interest.''
Mr Wood said there was no ammunition found that could have been fired by the Magnum and the ammunition that was present would have been sold on at arms fairs.
But the Recorder of Bradford Judge Roger Thomas QC said Barker's interest appeared to have developed from that of an enthusiastic amateur into the ''unhealthy side'' of such material.
The judge indicated that there may also have been some element of the 'Walter Mitty' in the way Barker presented himself.
''The items you had in your premises, not reflected all of those on the indictment, show the extent of the paraphernalia that you had there,'' added the judge.
Judge Thomas said the Magnum revolver would have been a terrifying weapon in the wrong hands and he rejected Barker's assertion that he believed it was only a starting pistol.
Barker, who has been living in Springholm, Castle Douglas, admitted possessing the prohibited weapon and also admitted further charges related to his possession without a certificate of various types of ammunition.
He admitted the offences last autumn, but his sentence hearing was delayed because of the legal arguments over the way his case should be dealt with.
Despite the submissions from Mr Wood, Judge Thomas concluded that there were no exceptional reasons not to pass the minimum term as decreed by Parliament and he sentenced Barker to five years in a young offenders institution.
The judge said the Magnum had been re-activated and was capable of firing live ammunition and it was impossible to sentence Barker on any other basis than that it was a very dangerous weapon.
Speaking after the case, Detective Sergeant Simon Archer, of Calderdale District CID, said: "Barker initially told ambulance staff that his injuries had been as the result of an industrial accident, but a search of the premises where this occurred revealed several firearms as well as a large quantity of ammunition.
"It became clear that Barker, despite his young age, had an extensive knowledge of firearms and was using the premises to store and manufacture potentially deadly weapons.
"The sentence he has received today should serve as a warning to others that firearms offences are taken extremely seriously and that West Yorkshire Police will always look for the strongest sentences against those found to be involved in such crimes."

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Submission + - LHC/CMS Narrows Search for Higgs Particle (discovery.com)
astroengine writes: "On Wednesday, the CMS Collaboration announced its first science results. But no Higgs boson has been detected, yet. Physicists have instead narrowed the search down, and with a 95 percent certainty, the Higgs does not have a mass range of between 144 and 207 GeV/c2. In this quantum search for a proverbial needle in a haystack, it helps if the haystack shrinks a little."


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by John Calvin (compiled by John H. Kromminga)
Bible Text:
The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness: —Isaiah 38:9
"The writing of Hezekiah." Though sacred history gives us no account of this writing, yet it deserves to be recorded, and is highly worthy of observation; for we see that Hezekiah was unwilling to pass in silence, or to bury in forgetfulness, so remarkable a blessing which he had received from God. By his example he shows what all believers ought to do, when God miraculously and in an unusual manner exerts his power on their behalf. They ought to make known their gratitude, not only to their contemporaries, but also to posterity; as we see that Hezekiah did by this song, which may be regarded as a public record.
We see that David composed many psalms on this subject, when he had been delivered from very great dangers, so that he took care to celebrate till the end of the world what was worthy of being remembered by all ages (Psalm 18:2; 27:1). Especially, the more eminent any man is, and the higher the station which he occupies, the more is he bound to consider himself as placed by God on a stage, and enjoined to perform his duty.
Yet all men, whether they be of ordinary rank or nobles and great men, ought to beware of ambition, lest while they profess to imitate Hezekiah and David, they magnify their own name more than the name of God. —Commentaries
John Calvin was the premier theologian of the Reformation, but also a pious and godly Christian pastor who endeavored throughout his life to point men and women to Christ. We are grateful to Reformation Heritage Books for permission to use John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart as our daily devotional for 2013 on the OPC Web site. You can currently obtain a printed copy of that book from Reformation Heritage Books.
Dr. Joel Beeke, who is editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books, has this to say:
"Calvin shows us the piety of a Reformed theologian who speaks from the heart. Having tasted the goodness and grace of God in Jesus Christ, he pursued piety by seeking to know and do God's will every day. He communed with Christ, practicing repentance, self-denial, and cross-bearing. Moreover, his theology worked itself out in heart-felt, Christ-honoring piety. The selections of this devotional bear this out, and hopefully will be used by God to direct pious hearts in our own day."
These devotional readings from John Calvin were compiled by John H. Kromminga. Be sure to read his "Introduction" to John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart.


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There's nothing like rabid bats to get you into the Halloween spirit. Unfortunately, that threat is all too real in Mesa County.
The Mesa County Health Department has confirmed three bats have tested positive for rabies in the last week.
Health officials urge people to never handle or touch wild animals. They say if a bat or other animal allows a person to approach it, it is probably injured or ill and will lash out in self-defense.
The rabies virus is spread by the infected animal's saliva and affects the nervous system. It is fatal if not treated.
If you are bitten, immediately call Mesa County Animal Services and go see a doctor.
Health officials also want to remind pet parents to get their pets' rabies vaccinations up-to-date and keep them away from wild animals.
Rabies is most likely to be found in bats. Colorado cases of the virus in cats, foxes, skunks and cattle over the last 20 years have typically been due to bat exposure.
Know more about the signs of the virus in animals: rabid animals will have difficulty walking or moving and may approach humans or other animals. Some may become very aggressive, while others will become lethargic.
Another warning sign is if you see any nocturnal animals being active during the day.
Call Mesa County Animals Services (970-242-4646) or the Mesa County Health Department (970-254-4120) if you have questions.


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I think this myth started when Randy Moss was on the cusp of being an also ran... He came to NE and had a great season with Tom Brady.. Thus the Patriot Way..
And if a thug like Moss could do it then any scumbag could just join the Pats and just be that type of character player...
Cough: I mean if they wanted that type of player why would they even take a chance on Hernandez..
If all the other teams let him fall three rounds because of being a punk scumbag why would the beyond fabulous "Patriots" with their bogus "Patriot Way" take him??
It's like BB will talk to him and show him the light and he will be an alter boy..
What a poser team.. POSER!!!
They used to say it in player interviews with regularity and as a result, the media latched on to it.
Bare in mind this is when the Pats were in there heyday and won 3 superbowls in 4 years. Everybody believed the Patriots did things differently then other teams and thought that was why they were so successful.
The reality is the Pats had a great group of core players in that time period (some of which were mentioned above) not to mention Tom Brady at his peak, which are the main reasons they were so successful, not because of any "Patriot Way".
The funny thing - at least to me - is that the Patriots have not won a superbowl (and have actually lost 2) since Adam Vinatieri left. Conversely, Vinatieri signed with the Colts and proceeded to win another ring with that franchise. I don't think there has ever been a kicker in the history of the NFL that was such an integral (and very overlooked) part of a team's success.
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The Patriot Way
Formerly 'more holier than thou'
Lately 'more homicidal than thou'
He just can't seem to do it can he??
Just needs edge don't he??
If Hernandez was on any other team in this situation, I guaranteed they also would have cut him even if every single member of their front office was medically brain dead. Only difference is they wouldn't have drafted him in the 1st place and given him a 50M contract extension. In the Pats defense I guess there werent really any warning signs with him besides the gang ties, blow up at Welker, and shooting someone in the face in February.
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Daily Links, Oct. 7: Adoption, contraception, and entertaining homilies
It's Friday, and boy has this week flown by. It also seems that after being slow earlier in the week, the flow of Catholic news is starting to pick up.
The big story today is the newest development in the ongoing battle between Catholic Charities agencies and the state of Illinois over adoption and foster care services. The Diocese of Peoria announced today [1] that it is pulling out of the legal battle and withdrawing from all state-funded contracts because it will not place children with same-sex couples, as now required by state law.
But there's a silver lining to this story - all of the Peoria diocese's contracts will be transferred [2] as of Feb. 1 to the new Center for Youth and Family Solutions, a new secular entity that will be unaffiliated with the Catholic Church.
Adoption services, however, aren't the only headache for Catholic agencies in the realm of religious freedom. Arguments are still ongoing over the proposed HHS mandate [3] to require health insurance plans to cover contraception. At the Washington Post, Anthony Stevens-Arroyo backs the church's argument [4] against the mandate. Other Catholics, however, have a different view [5].
Of course, the other story occupying the headlines this week is Occupy Wall Street. Many have noted that they lack organization and focus, but in an insightful commentary, Jeff Mirus at CatholicCulture.org says [6] we should focus on what is causing the movement, and how Catholic teaching on solidarity might factor into our economic situation.
Around the office here at U.S. Catholic, we often use the phrase "that's dumb." Well, Lisa Miller uses the same eloquence in discussing a study that finds those who use reason are less likely to believe in God, concluding that "it's dumb to dismiss religious believers as dumb [7]." Well said.
Finally, how are the homilies in your parish - fun and inspiring or dreadfully boring? Blogger Randy Hain argues that it shouldn't matter [8], because we don't go to Mass to be entertained. Can't say I agree with his assessment that a good homily is "a bonus" though. Thankfully, the US bishops are working on helping [9] priests perfect the art of a good homily.
Have a good weekend, hopefully one that includes an inspiring homily on Sunday.


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Comedy of Errors Comes to the Quad
Oregon State University Theatre's popular Bard in the Quad series is back for its eighth summer with the Bard's absurd farce of mistaken identity and coincidence, Comedy of Errors. Set in a wild contemporary Ephesus inspired by the outlandish worlds depicted in The Jersey Shore, The Sopranos, and The Godfather, this production embraces the passionately physical and funny quirks of Italian-American culture. Performances run August 8-11 and 15-18 at 7:30 pm in the MU Quad on the Oregon State University campus. Join this exciting Corvallis summer tradition of Shakespeare under the stars.
Comedy of Errors is an extremely witty and physical comedy. As a young man, family patriarch and Syracuse native Aegeon and his beloved wife, Aemelia, bore twin sons and, soon after, adopted a second pair of twins - each pair of twins bearing the same name. After a series of tragedies, Aegeon is separated from his wife and two of his children. Years later, a series of bizarre coincidences leaves both sets of twins in the city of Ephesus unbeknowst to them or their families and friends. Comedy occurs as the paths of strangers and friends cross throughout a day of confusion, fights, death threats, sex, love, and discovery.
The cast features OSU students Irene Drage as Gallow, Richelle Jean-Bart as Balthazar, Chris Peterman as Dromio of Syracuse, Brittany Potter as Luciana, Sam Thompson as Solinus, Erin Wallerstein as Adriana, Joseph Workman as Antipholus of Syracuse, and Ricky Zipp as Nell. OSU Theatre alumni Arin Dooley (Angelo), Alex Johnston (Dromio of Ephesus), and Tucker Minnick (Courtesan) join the cast along with Corvallis community members Craig Currier (Aegeon), Ariel Ginsburg (Aemelia), and Jonathan Thompson (Antipholus of Ephesus).
Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for students and seniors, and $5 for OSU students. Tickets are available for online purchases now at http://oregonstate.edu/dept/theatre/ or call the OSU Theatre box office for more information at 541-737-2784.
Bard in the Quad continues its tradition of bringing quality, innovative Shakespeare productions to Corvallis in a casual, fun summer atmosphere. This is an outdoor performance and no seating is provided. Patrons are encouraged to bring low lawn chairs and/or blankets. Make the most of your experience by bringing a picnic dinner and warm clothing or blankets. Seating begins at 6:30 p.m. No one will be seated prior to 6:30 p.m.
Contact box office manager, Bryanna Rainwater (541-737-2784) with any questions regarding tickets, seating, and other accommodations.
CONTACT: Elizabeth Helman
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$15 General Admission, $10 Student/Senior, $5 OSU Student
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I am having sort of a brainstorm here so bare with me but I am about to make a statement that may offend some and others may agree, and yet still others will sit and wonder what the heck am I talking about?
Here it goes.
I believe that Black people can become the new moral compass for America. Meaning, in contrast, back in the day (50's & 60's, and earlier) it was considered that the "white" or "Eurocentric" culture was the dominant culture in America. Sort of a trickle down theory, whites established our societal norms if you will of what was moral and accepted and what wasn't. Then maybe midway through the Civil Rights movement there was a paradigm shift and you had the minority (i.e., Blacks) having a stronger influence on the over-arching American culture, especially in the areas of mainstream popular culture, i.e. Motown, Athletics, and even in the arts and literature, but especially in Music and Sports. America went from the Beattles to the Jackson 5, Ludacris and Kanye West, from Babe Ruth to Bo Jackson and Michael Jordan, all of a sudden the mainstream began to look more and more Black. Many of our heroes are not white any more, no more is it just the Lone Ranger or John Wayne, now it's all about the Rock, Will Smith, or P-Diddy! Yet, with this shift there is a down turn, especially with the infiltration of the negative aspects of the hip-hop culture, and gangs coupled with the growth of multi-culturalism, and moral relativism, into the white middle class, there is a decline in the strength of the family unit in both Black and White communities. There are many other factors for this to consider as well from the feminist movement, legalizing abortion and the introduction of the welfare state, to sexual promiscuity becoming more widely accepted, I could go on and on. Yet, this decline in the family structure in both Black and White communities, seems to have been spawned from first a top-bottom influence, i.e. radical feminism and multiculturalism first infiltrating middle class/upper class whites as specified before, and as a result, morality being defined downward, a relaxing of social norms takes place. It would then seem as if much of the negative aspects of "Black" or "urban" culture became more and more accepted as a result of this defining deviance down, infiltrated middle class and uppper middle class America. So, with the breakdown of the more afluent elements of society we have a natural breakdown of the less afluent, in inner-city, urban areas. Sort of the sh*t rolls down hill theory if you will.
Right now in this country I believe to a large extent the next shift needs to come from the Black community again and what has to happen is a shift back to the foundations that made Blacks strong, stable and even prosperous in spite of turbulent times. Times where the very laws of the land were designed to keep us subjugated under the feet of a ruling class. Now, here we are at a time where the very laws of the land are stacked, heavily (affirmative action anyone?) in favor of Blacks and yet Blacks have a deplorable record of performance within it's urban areas and even among the more afluent! 60 to 70% out of wedlock births, high divorce rates, within the church at that, high incarceration rate among Black men, and the most tragic of all, killing our own black babies at an alarming rate! What happened in New Orleans should have demonstrated several very important points to Black people; that racism is not the issue for Black folks anymore, poverty is not perpetuated by external forces, most Black leaders(you know who they are) are not looking out for the best interest of the Black community, and most importantly, relying on government aid to survive is detrimental to individuals and the greater community because it strips us of dignity and God-given freedoms.
Racism is not an issue, it never really was. The events that took place in New Orleans had nothing to do with race or class, it had to do with moral character. The leaders failed, from the white house, the governor, to the mayor, and down to the citizens trapped on roof tops or in the Superdome, all failed due to a lack of moral character which generates basic common sense(which is not so common anymore). The inability to plan for something ahead of time when you know it is coming. The inability to respond to crisis with organized thought and fortitude, the lack of patience, grace, and emotional strength in a time of great adversity, all demonstrate this point. Our own moral character is what's at stake here. Our ability to sustain our own families and as a result our communities based on the rudimentary understandings of right and wrong. This is all our fore-fathers had and yet they managed to prosper, achieving amazing successes in their lifetimes, from Garrett Morgan and Madam C.J. Walker to George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington, Blacks were able to achieve amazing things during probably the worst time in American history. Today, we still witness great success among Blacks but at the same time great despair and tragedy, why? What is different now versus then? I believe the answer lies in adversity and moral character. My personal philosophy is that Blacks of moral standing tend to strive and excel in the mist of adversity and strife. When someone says you can't, a Black man stands up and says "yes I can!" Plain old, stubborn, will to not only overcome but resist being controlled, put down and kept down is what seems to be innate to the Black person of moral fortitude. Maybe this just isn't happening enough today, where our youth are not being challenged to strive, exceed, and excel. We keep reminding them of the "struggle" but they go out and see that there is no struggle, at least not overtly, watching rap videos about 'hos and bling' bling'. You see, the struggle, to me, was never against the "white man" but against evil, the evil within ourselves. I think Blacks back in the day some how understood that basic principle, "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" Ephesians 6:12(KJV)
They understood that racism wasn't a product of the white man but the product of the devil as a means of keeping Black men and women from experiencing the blessings of God. There was an intellectual assent to God's will as well as a spiritual, but where is that same volition today? I speak not of the emotionalism many witness in so many churches, this only serves to weaken people even more so. Allowing them to be controlled and manipulated by corrupt preachers.
Do Black preachers and other leaders carry the same qualities that their forefathers had?
I think there needs to be a shift back to the basic foundations of good and evil, right and wrong, God vs. Satan. Blacks on a whole and individually need to get back to the foundations of God's word, stop questioning the scripture rather than embracing it, understanding it, loving the truth. I truly believe that if Blacks get back to these basic precepts of faith, holiness, love, and truth coupled with down-home common sense, which is not so common anymore, there would be a dramatic change in the dominant culture in America. Getting back to the basics and abandoning the liberalism that got Blacks into such a mess to begin with would begin to not only change popular culture but ultimately profoundly affect governmental policies as well.
The Black community is an untapped power that is being exploited by race hustlers, political pimps, and media whores ( You know who they are). Blacks are being used and abused with no gain whatsoever. This has been happening for many years now and has gotten Blacks no where fast. This must stop, but it won't until they stand up on their own, stop the group think and begin getting back to basics. The very foundations that their forefathers stood on to get them through slavery and Jim Crow, are the very same foundations the founding fathers stood on in birthing this great nation.
Only then will Blacks become a key for change.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Blacks Are The Key For Change In America...
Posted by Jerry McClellan at Tuesday, October 11, 2005
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Blacks Are The Key For Change In America...
Hey, this is one of the most powerful thing's I've ever read. I agree wholeheartedly.
- Wednesday, November 02, 2005
- Jerry McClellan said...
Thank you for that and thanks for visiting my site, I hope you will return often!
- Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Great Article
Glad to see you know the preserved word of God.
- Saturday, April 07, 2012
- Jerry McClellan said...
Thank you! Blessings.
- Sunday, April 08, 2012
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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Boston Celtics have been in this losing position before, but that was seven years ago.
The Celtics are mired in a season-high eight-game losing streak and hope the trend comes to an end Monday versus the Houston Rockets in the opener of a three-game homestand at TD Garden.
Boston last lost eight in a row during a franchise-worst 18-game slide from Jan. 7 - Feb. 11, 2007. Boston came up short on a recent five-game road trip, which culminated with Saturday's 112-104 setback at Portland. Avery Bradley scored a game-high 25 points and Jared Sullinger added 14 and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who lost the last three quarters after a 32-27 edge heading into the second stanza.
"We haven't been able to finish games out the way we've wanted to, we had a chance to win multiple games on this road trip. It's just unfortunate," Bradley said.
Jeff Green (16), Jordan Crawford (13), Jerryd Bayless (12) and Kris Humphries (10) rounded out the double-digit scorers for Boston.
The Celtics are 8-10 at home and averaging 95.3 points per game. They are facing a Houston squad that is fourth in the league with 105.3 ppg. On a positive note, Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, who is still recovering from knee surgery, is hoping to return for the All-Star break next month.
"It may be this month (or) next month," Rondo told reporters before Friday's game against Golden State. "It'll be before All-Star break."
Toronto and the Los Angeles Lakers will visit Boston on its homestand.
Meanwhile, the Rockets will continue their four-game road trip and are 1-1 after losing in Atlanta and beating Washington. In Saturday's 114-107 victory over the Wizards, James Harden scored 25 points to go along with eight rebounds and five assists. Harden has scored 25 or more points in five straight games, posting an average of 32.6 ppg in that time.
Dwight Howard scored 23 points and pulled down seven rebounds and Terrence Jones recorded a double-double of 19 points and 17 rebounds for Houston, which has won three of four and six of its last nine games. Jeremy Lin finished with 18 points and eight assists and the Rockets rebounded from an 83-80 loss to the Hawks the night before.
The game was delayed at the start of the second and third quarters due to a leak in the Verizon Center roof that continuously dripped water onto the floor at halfcourt near the scorer's table.
"Luckily we go into a rhythm after the first delay and were able to build a lead," Harden said.
Houston will close the trek Wednesday at New Orleans and is 9-9 as the visitor this season.
Rockets forward Chandler Parsons has missed three straight games with a knee and hamstring issue and is probable against the Celtics. He is averaging 17.2 points per game this season.
The Rockets crushed Boston, 109-85, at home on Nov. 19, as Jones scored 24 points and Harden added 15. The Rockets have won five of seven matchups with the Celtics and are 8-4 in the past 12 trips to Beantown.


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PRINCETON — The Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce will welcome author and entrepreneur Jack Schultz as he shares the principles in his book "Boomtown USA: The 7 ½ Keys to Big Success in Small Towns," Wednesday, at Wiseguys Bar & Grill in Princeton.
Schultz's book describes how shaping a vision, leveraging your resources and building your brand with a can-do attitude makes a positive impact on your community.
The breakfast, which is open to the public, will begin at 8 a.m.; registration begins at 7:45 a.m.
The cost of the breakfast is $20 per person, and reservations can be made by calling the Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce office at 815-875-2616.
This event is sponsored by Midland States Bank of Princeton.


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Byung-Chul Hyun, chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea, addresses the audience (Photo by Rebecca Kendall)
Abuses against children, political prisoners and families among the topics addressed
The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in December 2011 brought the isolated Asian nation into the headlines, but the stories of life in North Korea, including human rights abuses, that garnered global attention have since left the headlines and, in turn, the public consciousness.
But not everyone has forgotten.
Human rights in North Korea was the subject of a half-day symposium held May 14 at the Charles E. Young Research Library. Hosted by the UCLA Center for Korean Studies and the National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea (NHRCK), the event attracted a standing room only crowd, as well as media from a number of Korean-language news agencies.
Following opening remarks from Byung-Chul Hyun, chairperson of NHRCK, and David Schaberg, interim dean of humanities at UCLA, the audience heard from keynote speaker Jong-yil Ra, director of the Korea Millennium Institute and a professor at Hanyang University, who gave a heartfelt presentation on the prolonged abuse of human rights by the North Korean government and spoke of the "common responsibility of humankind" to not sit idly by as atrocities are committed.
He also spoke of the physical and intellectual repression of people, the isolation of North Koreans from the rest of the world, and the constant fear felt by North Koreans, who risk being reported on by their friends, family and neighbors and subsequently imprisoned for their "crimes."
"People are compelled to think, feel, enjoy and act according to official guidelines," said Ra, adding that former inmates have shared accounts of the atrocities experienced in North Koran political prisoner' camps. "Even an act of passivity is not permissible. One has to actively conform to the guidelines. As one refugee recalls, there is no freedom even not to weep when they are expected to."
Ra's talk was followed by a panel discussion, moderated by John Duncan, director of the UCLA Center for Korean Studies, that featured a presentation by Sung-young Kim, NHRCK commissioner, and insights from David Hawk, from the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, who highlighted political prisoners' camps in North Korea; Sandra Fahy, a post-doctoral fellow at the USC Korean Studies Institute, who discussed human rights violation committed against children; Lee Ki Wook from the Korean Assembly for Reunion of Ten-Million Separate Families, who spoke about the eight- to ten-million people in South Korea who remain separated from their extended families due to the political division that exists between North and South Korea; and Hannah Song from Liberty in North Korea (LiNK), who spoke about the repatriation of North Korean regugees by China.
The second panel, moderated by Jae-Chun Won, a law professor at Handong University in South Korea, featured a presentation by Professor David Kang, director of the USC Korean Studies Institute, as well as talks by David Hawk, who returned to speak about ways to apply United Nations mechanisms; David Austin, operations manager of Mercy Corp, who spoke about food security the role of international organizations; Lynn Lee, from NED, who spoke about the role of international non-governmental organizations; and Gi-Wook Shin from Stanford University, who spoke about how Korean American student activists in the are spreading the word about human rights abuses in North Korea.
"Korean American students have helped to raise awareness in a variety of ways, ranging from movie screenings about North Korean human rights to speaker events involving North Korean defector guests," said Shin. "Not only are these student-organized events gaining popularity among student bodies on the whole, they they are also generating steady interest within the larger surrounding communities."
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The routine trial and conviction in a Manhattan courtroom of Osama bin Laden's son-in-law sends two messages to the nation 12 years after the 9/11 attacks.
To those, namely congressional Republicans, who have demanded that suspected terrorists be tried in military instead of civilian courts, the fair prosecution and guilty verdict last week in U.S. District Court demonstrated that justice in such cases can be dispensed by a jury of everyday Americans at a trial open to the public.
To President Barack Obama and his Democratic administration, which continues to maintain an offshore prison for terror suspects and combatants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the case proves that security and order can be maintained even when the defendant was a high-profile operative for al-Qaida's late kingpin.
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the husband of bin Laden's daughter Fatima, is a Kuwaiti-born cleric who taped fiery speeches for al-Qaida extolling the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and pledged that more assaults on the United States would follow. He was found guilty of conspiring to kill Americans and giving material support to terrorists. He could be sentenced to life in prison.
Unlike many marquee criminal cases, Abu Ghaith's moved quickly. He was captured in Jordan in 2013 and brought to the United States. Unlike the detainees at Guantanamo who have sat for years in prison cells awaiting their disposition, Abu Ghaith was put on trial within 12 months. The proceeding lasted three weeks, with the jury reaching a verdict on the second day of deliberations. No terrorist assault or security threat occurred.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. was correct to say afterward that the verdict was "a major milestone" in the government's effort to prosecute those involved with 9/11. The best way for Congress and the White House to mark the achievement is by similarly moving the Guantanamo detainees to trial and closing that prison as Mr. Obama promised.
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Release Notes: New backends: kodak (Kodak i18xx), kvs1025 (Panasonic KV-S10xx), and p5 (Primax PagePartner). 224 more scanner models are supported. Many backends have been updated. Improved compilation on uncommon platforms. More consistent option naming. Scanimage no longer writes image to TTY. A modern translation infrastructure. An improved saned network daemon. Internal SCSI, USB, threading, TCP, and UDP code updates. Updated HAL and udev support. A new sanei_magic image processing library. Documentation updates. Bugfixes.
Release Notes: This release adds four new backends: canon_dr (Canon DR-series), coolscan3 (Nikon LS & Coolscan), rts8891 (Umax & HP 44xx), and xerox_mfp (Samsung/Xerox/Dell MFPs). It updates most of the existing backends. 75 more scanner models are supported, including several stand-alone networked units. There is a new build system and Avahi support. HAL and udev support are updated, particularly with SCSI scanners. Improved saned configuration for use with firewalls. Epson and coolscan2 backends are deprecated; use epson2 and coolscan3 respectively. There are numerous bugfixes, updates, and enhancements.
Release Notes: New backends were implemented: cardscan (Corex Cardscan 800c), epjitsu (Epson-based Fujitsu), epson2 (various Epson scanners), hp3900 (HP ScanJet 3970 and more), hp5590 (HP ScanJet 5590 and more), hpljm1005 (HP LaserJet M1005 and more), and hs2p (Ricoh IS400 series). Dozens of backends were updated. Scanimage now detects more chipsets. Internal SCSI, USB, TCP, and UDP code updates were made. Basic HAL .fdi creation support was added. The build system was updated. Translations and documentation were updated. Bugs were fixed.
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Rush Limbaugh responded today to the Bureau of Economic Analysis estimate that Gross Domestic Product estimates grew at an annual rate of 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2012 by claiming: "There isn't any economic growth, there's government growth. But there isn't any private sector growth."
But that's actually the exact opposite of what happened. Private sector gains led to GDP growth, but the growth rate was depressed because of decreases in government spending.
Here's Limbaugh:
And here are the facts from The Bureau of Economic Analysis
The increase in GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected positive contributions from personal consumption expenditures, exports, private inventory investment, and residential fixed investment that were partly offset by negative contributions from federal government spending, nonresidential fixed investment, and state and local government spending.
Essentially, economic gains made in the private sector were responsible for the growth in overall output, despite reductions in federal, state, and local spending.
Indeed, in a blog post today, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman noted that "Obama, far from presiding over a huge expansion of government the way the right claims, has in fact presided over unprecedented austerity, largely driven by cuts at the state and local level."
Krugman included a chart that illustrates government expenditures and gross investment over the past decade:
That explains why Krugman is a Nobel Prize winner, and Limbaugh is not.


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A dog owner is celebrating after being reunited with seven puppies that were stolen from her home in a burglary.
Franchesca Knapton, of Cusworth feared she would never see the six week old Poodle and Bichon Frise cross breed puppies that were taken from her home on May 28 again.
She said: "I was giving up all hope, I couldn't believe it when we got them back."
A26-year-old man was due to appear at Doncaster Magistrates' Court yesterday charged with the burglary.
Richard Thomas, from Arksey, was arrested on Tuesday, June 3, and questioned by detectives.
On the same day, South Yorkshire Police recovered the puppies safe and well and they were returned to their Doncaster owner.
A 25-year-old woman from Arksey and a 29-year-old woman from South Elmsall, were also arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of handling stolen goods.
They have been quizzed and released on police bail, pending further enquiries.
There were fears for their safety as they were too young to be away from their mother.
Sergeant Stuart Rowse said: "The owner was gobsmacked and relieved when all the puppies were returned."


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Almost a year after winning the national championship, the Yale lightweight crew team will take the first step in defending its title Saturday. The Y150 will begin its spring season on Saturday, Mar. 31, with a race against Navy for the Johnson cup. This will kick off a two-month stretch of races where Yale will compete nearly every weekend, culminating in Eastern Sprints and the IRA National Championship.
The following weekend, Yale races against Dartmouth for the Durand Cup. Yale will be looking to avenge last year's loss and recapture the Durand Cup.
Yale then concludes its regular season with the Harvard-Yale-Princeton regatta on Apr. 28. The race will be held on the Housatonic River, Yale's home course. The Bulldogs will be looking to claim the Goldthwait Cup in the varsity eight and the Vogel Cup for overall team standings. Yale will be looking to improve on last year's third-place finish.
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July 25 – Happy Birthday Mick Kelleher
If I managed a Dick's Sporting Goods store in an area with a high demographic of Yankee fans, at the end of the aisle in which the store's baseball equipment was sold, I'd have a life-sized cutout of Yankee first base coach, Mick Kelleher. Why? Yankee hitters use today's Pinstripe Birthday Celebrant as their on-the-field locker. Excuse me, I need to elaborate on that statement. I should have started it with "Successful Yankee hitters." In fact, when I tune into a Yankee game in progress now-a-days, I can sometimes tell how the Yankee offense is doing when a camera shot of Kelleher performing his first base coaching duties comes up on my big screen. If things are going good for NY hitters in that particular inning, Kelleher will be adorned with the hitting accessories of those Yankee players who successfully reached base that inning. He might have A-Rod's or Cano's elbow pad on one arm and Mark Teixeira's ankle guard on the other. Or it could be Jeter's wrap-around hitting gloves coming out of Mick's back pocket and Curtis Granderson's sun glasses resting on top of his hat. Its a good thing for Kelleher that Yankee hitters can run the bases with their jock straps on, huh? In any event, if I managed a Dick's Sporting Goods store, I'd load up my Kelleher cutout display with every piece of hitting accessory we had in stock.
The ironic thing about that would be that when Kelleher was a big league player himself, he was a horrible hitter. In fact, during his 11-season big league playing career that began in 1972 with the Cardinals and ended in 1982 with the Angels, this native of Seattle averaged just .213 and remains the last big league player who had over 1,000 career at bats without ever hitting a home run. Kelleher made it to the Majors because he was an exceptional defensive infielder, who could play a solid second, short or third. It was also those same defensive skills and Kelleher's ability to help others learn them that first got Kelleher hired as the Yankees roving minor league infielders coach. His job was to help Yankee prospects like Robbie Cano, Ramiro Pena and Eduardo Nunez become better defensive infielders. His ability to teach defense was also the primary reason the Yankees hired him to replace Tony Pena as the Yankee first base coach in 2009. Its Kelleher who runs all Yankee infield drills for New York including hitting thousands of practice ground balls to Jeter and Cano when the two superstars feel they need the extra work.
Mick turns 65 years-old today. He shares his July 25th birthday with this former Yankee starting pitcher and this one too.


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The beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers sparked the chain of events that led to the deadly L.A. riots 20 years ago this weekend. Host Michel Martin speaks with Rodney King about his memories of the riots, the beating, and his new book, The Riot Within: My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption.
Rodney King: 'Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right'
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Latest update : 2013-02-04
The World This Week - February 1st, 2013
After moving to PSG and pledging to give his salary away to charity, David Beckham is welcomed with open arms in France as the anti-Depardieu. Also, the temptation of saying "Mission Accompished" in Mali, Cameron in Algeria and Morsi's missed opportunity.
- Paul Taylor. European Affairs Editor, Reuters;
- Anne Penketh. Freelance journalist;
- Craig Copetas. Correspondent-at-large, Quartz/The Atlantic Group;
- Hassan Zitouni. Correspondent, Saudi channel MBC.
Produced by Anelise Borges, François Picard, Mary Colombel, Paul Maakad.


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The San Diego Padres have agreed to terms with pitcher Luke Gregerson on a one-year contract for the 2013 season, avoiding arbitration.
According to MLB. com, the deal is worth $3.2 million. Gregerson had initially asked for $3.75 million, while the Padres offered $2.875 million.
Gregerson, 28, appeared in 77 games last season, going 2-0 and recording career-bests in ERA (2.39) and saves (9).
Over four seasons with the Padres, Gregerson owns a 11-14 record with a 2.92 ERA in 290 games, all in relief.
With Gregerson signed, third baseman Chase Headley and pitcher Clayton Richard are the Padres' remaining unsigned arbitration-eligible players.


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(SHERMAN, TEXAS) -- Area lake officials will soon be enforcing new zebra mussel rules in Texas' ongoing effort to combat the spread of the invasive species.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved new rules requiring all boats operating on public water in 17 Texas counties be drained after use to help stop the spread of zebra mussels.
Zebra mussels were first found in Lake Texoma in 2009, since then they've been expanding their reach to neighboring lakes by hitching rides on boats and trailers and when people don't properly drain their boats the fast-reproducing invasive species hitch a ride to the next lake.
Bill Reedy says, " they stick to anything..and they can live. We've had boats come up from up north..down here and they'll live through a blizzard on the side of those boats and get here and still be alive."
That's why the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved new rules in an effort to slow down the expansion of zebra mussels.
Bruce Hysmith says " will be required to drain all water from their vessel..no matter how small the container..they can have no standing water."
Bill Reedy owns a boat fiberglass shop and boat wash. He says he's no stranger to the damaging effects of zebra mussels.
Bill Reedy says " they'll stop up your outlets..they'll stop up your generator and make it overheat and quit..it'll stop up your water systems and everything else on a boat..you have to get them out of there."
Bruce Hysmith with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission says the effects of zebra mussels stretch farther than damaging boats, " it can make hazardous recreation ..make recreation hazardous because the edges of this little shell are razor sharp.


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Fred Houseknecht, an Army corporal who was stationed at Camp Hero in Montauk in 1946 and was so taken with the scenery that he never left, becoming a builder who made his mark on the hamlet by constructing Montauk's first motel, along with a host of others, died on Sunday at the Westhampton Care Center. He was 86 and had complications of a stroke he had five months ago.
Mr. Houseknecht served as the grand marshal in the Montauk Friends of Erin St. Patrick's Day parade in 2004. In an interview with The Star at the time, he told how, after his discharge from the Army in 1949, he learned several trades, plumbing and electrical work among them, before starting his own building business in 1952.
Montauk's first motel, which was called the Maisonettes before becoming the Ocean End, was followed by more of Mr. Houseknecht's projects: the Oceanside Beach Resort, the Montauk Motel, the Snug Harbor Motel, and other buildings, including one containing a hardware store. That downtown building was being reconstructed after a fire eight years ago, when, Mr. Houseknecht told The Star with a smile, "The part I built didn't burn."
He was married on July 11, 1947, to a Montauk girl, Myriam Cox. She died in October 2011. Another marriage, to Ann Stephens, ended in divorce.
Ms. Cox's father, Sam Cox, had owned the East Deck Motel on the beach at Ditch Plain, which started as a group of individual cabins that had been moved from the bay beach at Navy Road. Over the years, Mr. Houseknecht connected them by building hotel units between, creating, by the late 1960s, the project of which he said he was most proud.
For another project, Mr. Houseknecht renovated a building that he had moved from New Jersey to Montauk's Main Street, where he and his wife opened the Montauk Diner. Today it is the Point Bar and Grill.
The couple had two sons, Steve and Charlie Houseknecht. Both predeceased their father.
Mr. Houseknecht discussed his years in the service at Camp Hero in a chapter of "American Gibraltar: Montauk and the Wars of America," a history book by Henry Osmers. He had been stationed at Fort Wright on Fishers Island and was sent as a caretaker and later to help decommission the big guns at Camp Hero.
He enjoyed Nascar racing and was once a partner in a car entered in Riverhead Raceway competition. A hunter, he used to travel several times a year to Maine and to Hughesville, Pa., his hometown.
He was born there on Aug. 3, 1926, a son of Frank Houseknecht and the former Pearl Kempner. Three brothers predeceased him.
Mr. Houseknecht is survived by three stepchildren, Gary Stephens of Montauk, Bob Stephens of Zephyrhills, Fla., and Terie Stephens of Los Angeles, as well as Alice Houseknecht of Montauk, a daughter-in-law. Three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive.
Mr. Houseknecht was cremated. A graveside service will be held today at 11 a.m. at Montauk's Fort Hill Cemetery.
The family has suggested memorial contributions to the Montauk Friends of Erin, P.O. Box 1472, Montauk 11954.


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Does chronological order bother you — in comments sections and elsewhere? You know, you have to live your life in chronological order. And that's what's so cool about blogging. Like life, it's in chronological order. I used to resist chronological order. I have an old fantasy of living life out of order, having the power to reshuffle one's allotted days. But you can't do it. And if you abandon chronological order for you blog, it's not a blog anymore.
Respect chronological order. It's the order to beat. You think you have a better order? Prove it.
IN THE COMMENTS:Peter Hoh said:
There ought to be a way to highlight or star a comment like Freeman's "weird out, future man" comment.My way to highlight or star a comment is front-paging! Now, you might think I should front-page Freeman's comment, which — I agree with you — was great, but under the circumstances — "standing between two mirrors" — it makes more meta-sense to front-page you.
That way, someone who is part of this community, but having a busy day, could still read a comment like that without having to plow through the whole thread.
Of course, one could do like I do when there's a long thread -- use the "find" function in my browser to see if Freeman stopped by to leave a comment.


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WORCESTER -- For Acton-Boxboro varsity field hockey coach Mae Shoemaker, November 17th is an especially lucky date.
"You know, our first title in '07 was won on November 17th," said Shoemaker with a laugh after her team pulled out a 3-0 victory over Shrewsbury High School for the state Division 1 crown Saturday at Worcester State University. "This team never gave up."
For the first 20 minutes of the first half, the Colonial game plan of utilizing junior scorer Eleana Cardarelli was jeopardized, as the aggressive defenders of Shrewsbury double- and triple-teamed her.
Acton-Boxboro would have to look for other options on the offensive side, and the call would first be answered by Colleen Fowler, who would score unassisted to put the Colonials up 1-0 with 5:05 to go in the first half.
The Colonials would not wait long to strike again, with Eleni Neyland scoring with 3:06 left in the half off a beautiful pass from sophomore Leah Cardarelli.
"They did their homework," said Shoemaker. "They took my top two scorers (Carderelli sisters) out of the game early, so we had to look for other options."
The Acton-Boxboro defense would take over in the second half. Led by goalie Kathryn Salemme, who recorded five saves in the shutout, the Colonials swarmed the Shrewsbury attackers, with Cara Conery and the Carderelli sisters disrupting the Shrewsbury attack and never allowing Shrewsbury a chance to set up any sort of offense.
It was A-B's 15th shutout in 24 games as it finished with a 22-1-1 overall record.
"I think the shape we are in really showed with our defense," said Shoemaker. "We moved up the pressure of our defense, and it really disrupted their offense."
Neyland would score again off a Leah Cardarelli pass with 7:57 to go in the game, and AB would hold the 3-0 lead to the end of the game.
The state championship is the third won by Acton-Boxboro in the past six years. A-B will graduate only six seniors: Fowler, Katherine Gnall, Lauren Roche, Kim Marrion, Brianna Taylor and Kori Church. So you might expect the Colonials back in the state finals next year.


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We have only had our Bunnies for around a month now, but it is incredible to see how big they have grown. Also along with their growth, has come the development of their own very different and distinctive personalities.
Sooty is more curious than Fluffy, she is the first one up to the door, when you go to play with them or feed them. She is more jumpy and full of life. Where as Fluffy is more cuddly and happier to be held. She always tries to nibble the children's shoes and loves to follow them around.
Fluffy is obviously 'fluffier' than Sooty and also bigger in size, but still they are both small bunnies and a pleasure to have as members of our family.


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by Nate Hagens
www.theoildrum.com (April 01 2010)
Dear theoildrum.com readers:
Many of you may have wondered about my absence here over the last six months or so. Suffice it to say that I've had a sea change of understanding about both our situation and on the opportunities it presents. As such, I've made some career change decisions, which Kyle and Gail are allowing me to share with you here (based on my prior efforts at The Oil Drum). Starting May 1, I have accepted an offer from Goldman Sachs to become a Managing Partner in a new energy and resource hedge fund where I'll be one of three people responsible for security selection and risk management. Details and the story of how I came to 'see the light' on resource depletion opportunities are below the fold. Basically I feel like a kid in a candy store.
OK - here it is in a nutshell. Though I used to think the main problem with economic theory was that it ignored biology on the demand side and ecology on the supply side, I now see the reality is that neither biology nor ecology has incorporated enough economic theory. Basically, my efforts at falsification of positive economics even down to the day to day micro level have come up wanting. There are more people, more wealth, more stuff and more novelty in the human sphere of influence then ever before. After all humans are separate from and above all others in the animal kingdom and as such adhere to different rules. The physics of money works - Malthus and Odum RIP. My friend George Gilder said it best:
'The United States must overcome the materialistic fallacy the illusion that resources and capital are essentially things which can run out, rather than products of the human will and imagination which in freedom are inexhaustible'.
- George Gilder
And here are some quotes from a few other books I've had the opportunity to read after spending less time on The Oil Drum that have had an influence on me:
'The world can, in effect, get along without natural resources'.
- Robert Solow - Nobel Prize winner in Economics - 'The Economics of Resources or the Resources of Economics'. Journal of Economic Literature 6 11. 1974.
And this book, which everyone at my school used to criticize, but I never had a chance to actually read the air-tight logic throughout the book until last Thanksgiving:
'On average, human beings create more than they use in their lifetimes. It has to be so or we would be an extinct species. This process is, as the physicists say, an invariancy. It applies to all metals, all fuels, all food, all measures of human welfare. It applies in all countries. It applies in all times.'
- Julian Simon and Norman Myers from Scarcity or Abundance? (Norton: 1994), pages 133-134).
First, let me say that I've learned an amazing amount talking with energy and ecologically minded folk on this site - they (you) are truly a great bunch of people, though in the end, I think a bit misguided about resource depletion prospects. My key 'aha' moment was when I was in a conversation last year with new The Oil Drum contributor Art Berman discussing the amount of affordable unconventional natural gas in the US. He has (mostly convincingly) debunked the standard view that there are 100 years of natural gas remaining by hypothesizing that it will be extremely costly to produce. His (and others) logic is then, that we won't be able to procure this resource because consumers won't be able to afford the $10, $15, $20 et cetera per thousand cubic feet (mcf) needed to pay the energy companies. But guess what - technology is getting better. But much more importantly, even were tech improvements to stagnate, we can print the money to pay for it.
Some other sea changes in my thinking are:
1. The 'decreasing returns to complexity theory' just falls down: (a) we aren't Romans or beavers and (b) complexity is needed to grow. Ergo growth feeds complexity and vice versa in a virtuous cycle.
2. I used to think reserves were more relevant than resources in oil and gas until I realized that the resource has to be found first!. There is a sequence of events here. Duh.
3. Those that think we are headed for eventual currency reform due to debt overshoot are missing three fundamental truisms: (a) more debt satisfies our evolved need for hierarchy, (b) of the houses with mortgages in US, in aggregate they are almost at 100% loan to value right now, meaning people NEED more debt. And the zinger: (c) new credit/dollars require very few natural resources - some paper (forestry product), ink and machinery, most of which is already built!
4. Those attached to abstractions of the 'trillions of yet unborn humans and other species' (I'm thinking of that moonbat commenter Greenish), and hypothetical damage to the earth via human activity are not grounded in the reality of mortgage and car payments, and vacations.
5. I used to think markets represented liquidity only and not predictors of future earnings stream but I now realize that liquidity creates its own wealth and earnings stream. And we have nearly unlimited liquidity! (I'm embarrassed that I missed this, but sometimes we get tunnel vision.)
Even though I now fundamentally believe that resources, at least on the scale of my lifetime are unlimited, that doesn't mean that I've not picked up some valuable things from the contributors here over the years, like cool stuff about phosphorous, algae and cows, and by living modestly during this time. I have reset my brain for a multiplicity of dopamine surges as I ratchet back into conspicuous consumption.
Basically I've spent five years learning really interesting stuff, attempting to share knowledge with other civically minded citizens of the world, and with what was in retrospect naive optimism tried to push our cultural metric away from Veblen goods and conspicuous consumption towards something more in balance with future solar flows. What a load of crap. All on a graduate stipend of $21,000 a year. Sure I've had more free time than ever before in my life, met all kinds of interesting people, learned how to grow and store food, and experienced nature at a level never available to those who work fifty hours a week, fifty weeks a year. But screw all that - given the opportunity cost of money think of everything I've missed.
Graphic showing world electricity availability vs GDP, and my minimum acceptable threshold: See http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6343?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theoildrum+%28The+Oil+Drum%29
I've decided that while there are plenty of resources, the distribution of those resources is likely to be increasingly uneven (which is an opportunity if I ever saw one). I also like hot food, hot tubs and large wattage stereo systems, amongst other gadgetry, particularly if I know other people don't have as much of this stuff. Really, let's be honest, relative wealth is the very best kind since it's the most satisfying. I've figured out my minimum threshold of personal household kilowatt requirement and a graduate student salary just isn't going to cut it. Irrespective of future electricity per capita, I've basically chosen the 93.5 percentile of electricity usage as 'nates minimum', which is part of the reason I've succumbed to Goldmans advances. And since I'm now aware of the hedonic ratchet, I have a plan for negotiating this level higher (in my contract) by bumping that percentile a bit each year.
Another reason is I want to leave a large nest egg to my progeny (not for them, actually, but for the way it makes me feel now as I brag about it). Though I currently don't have any children, my new 'aha' that we can print our way out of the limits to growth corner has kickstarted what I refer to as my 'No condoms - No standards' policy. So I'm guessing I will have over a dozen kids due in about seven or eight months. Mom get ready. Moreover, in an homage to the future of globalism I'm "outsourcing" my reproduction to the third world by awarding $500 grants for each genetically verified child conceived with the sperm I've sent to various third-world refrigeration facilities. In that way I intend to finally embrace the agenda of my genes.
Back to the details of Cornucopia LLC. Here is what I can tell you right now:
Our investment thesis revolves around three core tenets:
(1) the obvious fact that the environment falls outside of our market system, and therefore excess wealth derived from processing and packaging it, at least for those who have the balls to take it, is basically free.
(1b) And God wants us to (see Genesis 9, verses 1-2).
(2) That growth and subsequent profits depend only in very small part on energy, but are primarily based on information, skill and human ambition. That human cleverness is the ultimate resource, requiring nothing but vacuum and time to create (almost) all conceivable value; and that matter and energy will always fall into line if we think about them cleverly enough. Since energy is a human concept, how can it be more fundamental than we are? This finally became clear to me.
(3) The generation of financial capital (money) ushers in abundant social, human, natural and social capital as byproducts, but only to the ones near the source. Entropy does exist, just not in energy as I thought. As money is printed, you have to be close to its genesis to reap outsized rewards as the benefits it confers get watered down by the time it trickles into the economy at large.
As such my main trading strategy will be as follows:
(a) Sell short energy stocks, especially the low cost producers.
(b) Buy companies that use a lot of energy to both produce and transport their products (preferably consumer discretionary - the maximum power principle shows that they will have the advantage, of course)
(c) Loan out our vault gold and silver and use the proceeds to buy Japanese Yen and Pound Sterling at one percent haircut.
(d) Whenever possible, increase our gearing ratio.
Though this isn't really public yet, my (new) colleagues were fortunate to hook me up with not only with great lawyers but great administrative and marketing people as well. We are going to securitize the future profits of Cornucopia LLC. Basically it will work like this. Given the background and expertise of everyone involved, on a ProForma basis we expect to make around fifty percent net in profits per year on an initial seed of $100 million. If we discount that income/trading stream back to the present, the net present value of our fund is about $500 million - we are offering people shares of this $500 million entity at a twenty percent discount! (total of $400 million). If you do the math, we those of on the inside are going to do very well. Hey, life is about reallocating resources away from others and the future towards oneself in the present - if you can't beat em join em!
As a bone to you resource junkies, I am no water expert, but those of you crying wolf over looming water shortages might want to look at this image: See URL cited above.
Here's one little tidbit from our research team I can share with you. I've discovered that (over) seventy percent of our planet's surface is water. Apparently it isn't called the Blue Planet for no reason. I think those fretting over shale gas fraccing fluids water issues and large irrigation requirements for biofuels and solar thermal really should do more homework. (We're currently looking for a way to short water, using leverage, for the fund as well.)
In conclusion, someone once said 'All the good things in life are free'. I think this is only partially true. A better statement would be 'the good things in life are free, but the great things cost money'. And, given my understanding of neural habituation to unexpected reward, one can't easily stop at 'great', and 'greater' will certainly require more funds. As for the rest of you who remain unconvinced, best of luck growing those tomatoes in humanure and roping goats in the suburbs. I'll think about you often. That's what relative wealth is all about.
It's good to be back ...
Nate Hagens
Managing Partner
Cornucopia LLC
Bill Totten http://www.ashisuto.co.jp/english/index.html


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Area holiday weekend events
Live music Sunday
Burntshirt Vineyards will celebrate Memorial Day with live music from 3-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the vineyard, 2695 Sugarloaf Road, Hendersonville. Food will be available for purchase. For more information, call 685-2402.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park program
Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park will hold a Memorial Day program at 11 a.m. Monday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 538 Tracy Grove Road, Hendersonville. Congressman Mark Meadows will serve as guest speaker. The invocation will be conducted by Chaplain Roy Mabe.
The event will include the singing of the national anthem by Sam Brinkley, the Pledge of Allegiance, a flag-folding ceremony, a guest speaker, presentation of wreaths, salute to all veterans, the Henderson County Honor Guard and a benediction.
The Hendersonville Antique Car Club will provide veterans with transportation from the VFW and American Legion to the services. The club cars will be at the VFW and American Legion from 9 to 9:30 a.m. After picking up veterans, the club will parade its cars through downtown Hendersonville and proceed to the service.
For the first time, Operation Toasty Toes Chapter 7 will present a wreath to honor fallen heroes. For more information, call the funeral home at 692-9188.
Saluda Veterans Park
Dr. Jerry Russell will host a Memorial Day service at 2 p.m. Monday at Saluda Veterans Park. Events include a flag- raising and the national anthem, the register of new veterans and an awards presentation. Veteran Bill Holbert will lead "God Bless America."
Singing for the Soldiers
The sixth annual Singing for the Soldiers will take place at 6 p.m. Monday at Columbus Veterans Park. Care package items for troops overseas are collected at the event, as well as money through food sales for shipping costs and purchase of additional items to remind troops that people back home care.
Music at the event will include Colt Creek Bluegrass from Saluda; the southern gospel group Soul Vision; southern gospel music legend Archie Watkins, a member of the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame; and the Watkins family from Georgia with special guest fiddler Randall Franks.
Food includes hot dogs, roasted corn on the cob, desserts, drinks, beans and chips. Food sales begin at 5 p.m. Any size monetary donation will be accepted, or attendees may bring a bag of toiletries, personal items, snacks, CDs, batteries, sunglasses or lotions to send to the troops.
A Memorial Day ceremony will feature the Polk County Honor Guard at 6 p.m. In case of rain, the event will take place at the fire department, 100 S. Peak St., Columbus. Call 817-3722 or 749-3347.
Lake Lure service
A Memorial Day service will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at the Hickory Nut Gorge Veterans Memorial in Lake Lure, sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10473. Buddy Poppies made by disabled veterans will be distributed. For more information, call Ralph Kirby at 242-3985.
Memorial Day weekend events: Sunday, Monday
Area holiday weekend events


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2003 Women's Soccer
Manchester 4, Bluffton 0
Saccomen posts 29 saves to tie season best at goal
By Ben Risinger, SID
October 28, 2003
BLUFFTON , OHIO - The Bluffton College women's soccer team (1-12, 0-5 HCAC) was defeated by conference opponent Manchester 4-0 on Tuesday afternoon. The day marked the last home contest for the Beavers in the 2003 campaign.
Gina Berelsman (Delphos/Delphos-Jefferson) and Hannah Kehr ( Goshen , Ind./Bethany Christian) posted one shot each for Bluffton. Goalkeeper Rochelle Saccomen (Ashland/Ashland) tied her season high saves total at goal with 29 for the contest.
The Beavers will be back in action for their last contest of the regular season this Saturday when they travel to Franklin for a men's and women's doubleheader. The women's game is scheduled for with the men's at


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If it's fine for El Toro Ted to switch his allegiance then it must be fine for players to do the same.
There is no logic in allowing coaches to ply their trade for several international or provincial sides while restricting players to one nation.
Players must look at coaches' deals with envy and Graham Henry's move should persuade some to tackle this restraint of trade again.
Isa Nacewa was a classic case. He spent a few minutes on the field for Fiji at the 2003 World Cup and that disqualified him from ever representing any other nation.
Now Gaucho Graham has gone from Wales to the All Blacks to Argentina. Nice for some, isn't it? No stand down, no waiting, no period of grace.
Let's take a few examples. If unwanted All Blacks Joe Rokocoko, Andy Ellis and Daniel Braid want to play for Fiji, Scotland or the Wallabies and those countries accept them, how is that different from Henry's career changes.
We've had one Henry clause, now we might get another.
When he slid away in 1998 to coach Wales, there was a hellfire and damnation NZRU reaction that he would never coach the All Blacks.
That ruling was rescinded and eventually, Henry was promoted and then given a second shot at claiming the Webb Ellis Cup.
Henry's latest move has created tension in the All Blacks, especially as he carries eight years of mental dossiers on their work.
Meanwhile, the IRB hasn't allowed players to change allegiances even with a stand-down period of a few years.
Yet El Graucho nips out of his NZRU deal and signs up for the Gauchos.
There were times when Henry scoffed at some like Ti'i Paulo who disappeared overseas without giving the All Blacks a decent shot.
But he felt he was looking after his life, just as Henry is no doubt rationalising his latest switch.
If Henry is comfortable coaching the Pumas, I see no reason to pour huge scorn on him.
His currency is his current CV, and his conscience is his only arbiter.
But players must be given the same choice. If Adam Thomson is surplus to All Black needs this year, he should be able to take a deal in Japan and also represent that country.
It doesn't have to select him but it should have that opportunity. Touche, Ted?


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My green business heroes of 2012
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My green business heroes of 2012
Some say, and with reason, that 2012 was the best year ever. Never in the history of the world has there been less hunger, less disease and more prosperity. Of course there's plenty to worry about — the fiscal cliff, gun violence, chaos in Syria and the Congo — as always there will be. But, to paraphrase Martin Luther King, the long arc of history bends towards a more just and sustainable world.
In the little corner of the world that occupies much of my attention — the places where business and sustainability intersect — it has not been a good year. Global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. We're burning more coal, oil and gas than ever. Policy is stuck, in the US and internationally. This will be the hottest year on record in the US, and still people don't accept the science of climate change. Go figure.
That said, in this final blogpost of 2012, I'd like to salute some people (again, mostly from the world of business and sustainability) who fought the good fight during the year just past. Some are business people, others are politicians, activists and even journalists, but they are all doing what they can to bend the arc of history. They're my green business heroes for 2012.
Bill McKibben, the Carbon Tracker Initiative and 350.org: McKibben's Rolling Stone story — Global Warming's Terrifying New Math — is a pathbreaking work of journalism. If you haven't read it, please do. It will change the way you think about the fossil fuel industry, including natural gas, the so-called bridge fuel. McKibben (pictured above) builds on the fine work of a small NGO in the UK called the Carbon Tracker Initiative, which is also well worth your attention. What they've found, in essence, is that burning all the fossil fuels now carried on the books of the publicly-traded oil, coal and natural gas companies will drive atmospheric concentrations of CO2 and global temperatures beyond the targets agreed upon by virtually all the world's governments.
With 350.org, the student organization that he helped start, McKibben this fall organized a national bus tour called Do The Math to spread the word about climate change, and demand that colleges and universities to divest their holdings in fossil fuels. Whether that's the right goal or not — it seems unwinnable to me — McKibben is doing what the other big environmental NGOs have not: He is trying to build a climate movement. If he can get some traction, he's going to force investors to think anew about putting their money into fossil fuels.
Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever: No big company that I'm aware of is doing as much as Unilever to promote sustainability. With bold goals, and a sustainability drive that measures environmental impact from the very beginnings of its supply chains to the consumption of its products, Unilever's efforts are broader, deeper and more radical than those of its rivals. I'll have more to say about Polman and Unilever early in 2013 — his approach carries with it risks — but this $60 billion behemoth bears watching. Sustainability — solving the world's biggest environmental and social problems, albeit with personal care products, laundry detergent and mayonnaise — has become Unilever's core strategy.
Michael Bloomberg (and a hat tip to Michael Brune): Thanks to Mayor Bloomberg, New York's a much greener city–check out the bike lanes next time you visit. Thanks in part to the $50 million that he gave to the Sierra Club and its Beyond Coal campaign, led by executive director Michael Brune, the US is burning a lot less coal than it used to. (Cheap natural gas prices and EPA rules help, too, of course.) It takes guts for a Republican businessman turned independent mayor to give money to an activist group, but Bloomberg appears to be a politician who does what he believes to be right and then deals with the consequences. Bloomberg also raised he climate issue after superstorm Sandy (duh!), and he leads the C40 Cities, a network of the world's biggest cities that are coming together to take climate action.
Patagonia: An awesome company, Yvon Chouinard's privately-held firm is helping its customers rethink consumption. This company embraces radical transparency and actuallyencourages its customers to buy less. Rick Ridgeway, who leads Patagonia's sustainability efforts, has spent a lot of his time building the impressive Sustainable Apparel Coalition; now he's at work trying to expand the model to other industries, including some where Patagonia doesn't play. Here are the five pillars of Patagonia's Common Threads initiative:
- Reduce what you buy.
- Repair what you can.
- Reuse what you have.
- Recycle everything else.
- Reimagine a sustainable world.
In a word: Wow.
David Crane, the chief executive of NRG Energy: His company still burns lots of coal, but Crane has become an evangelist for solar power. He's installed solar on half a dozen NFL stadiums to promote solar energy to the mainstream, and NRG acquired Green Mountain Energy, a leading retailer of clean electricity. Crane has also lobbied Washington (to no avail) for greenhouse gas regulation and, with the Clinton Foundation, his company has helped develop a model solar village in Haiti.
Reporters and editors at the New York Times: These remain very tough times for the news business, but the journalists at The Times have had a very, very good year reporting on business and sustainability, broadly defined. I'm thinking in particular of themarvelous series of stories (eight of them!) on the iEconomy, the ongoing investigation of the Walmart bribery scandal in Mexico and recent reporting on the Bangladesh garment factoryfire. Andrew Revkin's Dot Earth is invaluable. If The Times weren't doing these stories, who would?
I'll conclude with a personal note. This has been an enormously rewarding year for me, personally and professionally, and for that I'm deeply grateful. I've enjoyed working with longtime colleagues at FORTUNE and GreenBiz, as well as new ones at YaleEnvironment360 and the Guardian Sustainable Business. I wrote my first ebook. My Washington Nationals won 98 games, and I staggered through my 21st marathon. Best of all, my beloved daughters Sarah and Rebecca were married to the wonderful Amy Krosch and Eric Bacaj. It will be hard to top that next year.
Here's wishing all of you much joy in 2013.


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TOWSON, Md. – The Tigers will be seeking their third consecutive victory when they host Rhode Island at Unitas Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers are facing the Rams for the 13th time in a series that is even at six wins each. Towson has won four of the last five meetings, including a 28-17 win at Meade Stadium last year. That victory enabled the Tigers to clinch their first Colonial Athletic Association championship.
Towson enters this week's game tied for fourth place in the CAA with Richmond (6-3, 4-2) and Villanova (6-3, 4-2). The Tigers and the Spiders do not play this season and Towson beat Villanova.
Next week's opponent, New Hampshire (8-2, 6-1) leads the CAA, one-half game ahead of James Madison (7-2, 5-1) and Old Dominion (8-1, 5-1). ODU is not eligible for the CAA championship because of its plans to move to NCAA FBS status.
The Tigers, who are the defending CAA champions, have won 11 of their last 14 CAA games. Towson was 7-1 in 2011 and has a 4-2 record this year. From 2007 to 2010, the Tigers were 3-29 in CAA games.
Towson is also seeking its second straight appearance in the NCAA FCS playoffs. Last year, the Tigers earned the CAA's automatic bid as conference champion. Towson earned a first-round bye and dropped a 40-38 heartbreaker to Lehigh in the second round of the playoffs before a sellout crowd at Unitas Stadium.