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ESD Announces Utica College to Establish New Online Division in Downtown Utica
UC to Rent 4th,5th Floors of Harza Building
The college receives $250,000 grant from Empire State Development
Utica, NY (12/13/2012)- Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that Utica College, an independent, private college located in Utica, NY, will lease space in downtown Utica's Harza Building for the expansion of its Online Division. The expanded online education program will help the college to attract students from far-reaching locations over the next five to seven years. The project, which is being supported by a $250,000 State grant, will retain 27 jobs and create 25 new, permanent jobs over the next five years.
"Utica College's decision to expand and create jobs in downtown Utica is great news for the community, including students and area businesses," said Empire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Kenneth Adams. "By making a quality college degree attainable online, this project encourages more New Yorkers to seek out higher education and is building a workforce that will grow the regional economy by helping industries expand. I commend President Hutton for his approach to delivering a solid education, and Tom Clark for bringing new life to one of Utica's most prominent downtown locations."
The availability of higher education programs online is on the rise, and all of Utica College's programs will be face increased competition as more colleges enter the online world. Through its Online Division, Utica College will be able to compete nationally with its offerings of 38 undergraduate majors, 29 minors, 20 graduate degree programs, and a number of pre-professional and special programs. Additionally, the college offers several programs that address emerging disciplines, including cybersecurity and economic crime, and areas of high need such as nursing and health professions.
Utica College currently has 1,300 online students; plans call for the addition of more educational programs in the future, which will, in turn, add more jobs. The college hopes to increase its numbers of online students to 4,000 over the next five to seven years.
Todd S. Hutton, president, Utica College said, "With today's announcement, Utica College joins an elite group of forward-looking, entrepreneurial colleges that recognize the power of online learning to provide affordable, career-focused courses for working adults. Our goal is to expand the number of online programs we currently offer, adding between two and five programs each year."
Utica College's new Online Division will be located in leased space in downtown Utica's Harza building. Once a department store, the Harza building is an 87,500-square-foot historic property located on Genesee Street in the central downtown Utica area long known as "Busy Corner." This project will allow the college to continue to expand upon its long history as an educational leader in the Mohawk Valley, and as one of the city's main economic drivers.
To accommodate expansion into the Harza building, the college will renovate 16,000 square feet to include electrical upgrades, carpeting, office build-outs, stairwell improvements, data and phone wiring upgrades, and fiber infrastructure to the building. The project will also include the purchase and installation of furniture, fixtures and equipment to support the initial set-up of back office operations with workstations, computers and furniture, smart conference room facilities, copiers, scanners, fax machines, phone systems, building signage, and moving costs, which would include ties to the college's main campus network.
The building was renovated by the Utica Industrial Development Agency in the early 1990s, but fell on hard times after a major tenant vacated the building. After many years of attempting to to identify find long-term tenants, the largely empty building was purchased in August 2012 by Utica businessman Harold "Tom" Clark, who is also president of the neighboring Adirondack Bank Building and owner of a local chain of McDonald's restaurants.
"I have a long history with Utica College, so I am excited that they have decided to start their new venture in downtown Utica," said Tom Clark, owner/operator of McDonald's Restaurants and CEO of Adirondack Bank.
ESD will provide Utica College with a $250,000 City by City capital grant to assist the College's move into the Harza Building, the retention of 27 jobs and the creation of 25 new, permanent jobs. In addition to ESD's assistance, the college will be matching the State's investment into the project.
Utica Mayor Robert M. Palmieri said, "Today history is being made. Tom Clark, Todd Hutton and our New York State partners helping to transform our city. The revitalization of the Harza Building and Utica College's expansion brings new hope and new life to Downtown Utica."
Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. said, "This is a very good step for the city of Utica and our entire region. We all know how much Tom Clark's past and current investments in downtown Utica have been vital to the preservation of future potential of downtown Utica. This new activity in the heart of downtown will help bring new vitality to the city. By putting this important program in this vital space, Tom Clark and College President Todd Hutton have taken a big step forward. I applaud their efforts and thank them for their work to develop this project."
Senator Joseph Griffo said, "Utica College's commitment to downtown Utica is an important part of the city's hopes for a revitalized downtown. I particularly want to voice my deep gratitude to Tom Clark, who, in the tradition of successful businessmen such as the Proctors investing the community, has done so much for downtown Utica and for Utica College. Utica College offers educational excellence in many areas, and this project will help them enhance Utica's footprint in on-line education. This is a tremendous win-win for the community and college."
Assemblyman Anthony J. Brindisi said, "This announcement today shows that there is indeed a future in Utica's downtown business district. I think Utica College's decision to grow in the Harza Building will lead to continued growth and economic development downtown. It is good to see this landmark building being used to employ local residents for a program that educates students."
Empire State Development (ESD) is New York's chief economic development agency (www.esd.ny.gov). The mission of ESD is to promote a vigorous and growing economy, encourage the creation of new job and economic opportunities, increase revenues to the State and its municipalities, and achieve stable and diversified local economies. Through the use of loans, grants, tax credits and other forms of financial assistance, ESD strives to enhance private business investment and growth to spur job creation and support prosperous communities across New York State. ESD is also the primary administrative agency overseeing Governor Cuomo's Regional Economic Development Councils and the marketing of "I Love NY," the State's iconic tourism brand. For more information on Regional Councils and Empire State Development, visit www.regionalcouncils.ny.gov and www.esd.ny.gov.
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"It seems crazy to say but many of you are in the Class of 2019, and you are about to embark on the most unforgettable 4 years of your life."
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"My Utica College Mathematics professors are extraordinary teachers, and I attribute my success largely to them." "A great mathematician once said he could see far into mathematics only because he stood on the shoulders of giants.' My UC professors are extraordinary teachers, and I attribute my success in mathematical endeavors largely to them."
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Spinlister: Bringing IRONMAN Athletes Together
New IRONMAN partner Spinlister brings a simple solution to bike-related snafus with one word: Community.
This article is sponsored by Spinlister.
Every triathlete has their own unique system of training, and when all goes well, the process is like a well-oiled machine. However, plans gone awry can lead to feelings of panic. Having a community of athletes around you—others training for IRONMAN competitions who understand what you're going through—is one of the best ways to deal with the unexpected.
While many triathletes yearn for this sort of tight-knit community, it can sometimes be hard to find. Fortunately for triathletes, a company called Spinlister is working to foster this sense of camaraderie and become the go-to solution when the unknown strikes.
Cole McIlwraith: The cure for a stolen bike
Cole McIlwraith was two weeks away from IRONMAN 70.3 Vineman when his bike was stolen out of his garage in San Francisco. To make matters worse, he had plans to head out of town for ten days, leaving him no time to shop around for a new bike.
After making several calls to different bike shops in the area, he was still empty handed. Then he found out about Spinlister. Immediately after signing up, McIlwraith was contacted by the CEO to see if he could help. "It just shows how much they are really out to help people," McIlwraith said.
McIlwraith's positive experience didn't end there. After quickly finding a rental bike through the service, he exchanged numbers and email addresses with the bike's owner, who was, according to McIlwraith, "extremely flexible, understanding of my situation, and willing to bend over backwards to make it work for me."
The rental bike wasn't your average rental. McIlwraith said he found it even faster than his old bike, and even better suited to racing. He was able to compete on a bike he had never used before without any problems or complications, experiencing first-hand how Spinlister connects IRONMAN athletes.
Jeremy Geer: No more training hiccups
Jeremy Geer has also experienced Spinlister's ingenuity. In the middle of training for an IRONMAN race, Geer and his wife traveled to San Diego from Colorado so his wife could take part in a marathon. The trip to San Diego presented a possible hiccup in Geer's training schedule.
Rather than take on the hassle of packing up his bike and shipping it to San Diego, Geer decided to give Spinlister a shot. "Spinlister has just enough structure to make finding a listing that fit my requirements quickly, but also enough flexibility to quickly determine if there was something else that wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but might actually be a better option," Geer said.
For triathletes who are hoping to train while away from home, Spinlister's app makes it especially simple. Geer says that despite not being familiar with San Diego, the app paired his location with the closest available bikes.
Spinlister enabled Geer to continue training in a way that wouldn't complicate his vacation. "Spinlister allowed me to relax and not worry about packing up my bike and all the accessories—I only needed to pack my cycling clothes." He was able to successfully maintain his training schedule, save money and avoid the headaches of transportation.
What is Spinlister?
Founded on April 1, 2012, Spinlister is a company that unites cyclists and IRONMAN athletes around the globe through one of their most prized possessions: their bikes. Spinlister has options for everyone, whether an athlete needs to rent a bike or is looking to make money off of the bike they already own.
Ronald Hudnet, a fireman in San Diego, uses Spinlister as a way to earn some extra money on two high-end bikes that he owns, Hudnet says, "The set-up is easy and you can reject people whom you feel sketchy about. The overall ease of use is the number one factor." For renters, Spinlister is an ideal way to bring in some additional income with little to no effort. Even while working a full-time job, Hudnet finds it easy to manage his bike rentals.
Though Spinlister is first and foremost a bike rental platform, it now also functions as a peer-to-peer sharing community for skis, snowboards, stand-up paddle boards and surfboards. For IRONMAN competitors, it's proven a unique way to meet other like-minded athletes and make training and competing easier.
How does it work?
→ Athletes can search for bikes wherever they are, in cities spanning 54 countries all around the globe, simply by connecting with the Spinlister web, iOS, or Android app.
→ After that, it's simple. Just message the renter, requesting a specific date and time. When that is finalized, a pickup location is determined and the ride is yours to enjoy.
→ Using a database of user reviews, Spinlister's security is seamless. Renters and listers alike can feel confident in who they're renting to and from. After every rental, reviews are collected from both the renter and the lister in order to benefit others in the community. The opportunity to hear about the experience of others is one of the things that makes Spinlister so valuable.
→ All bikes rented or loaned through Spinlister are insured up to $10,000. Many triathletes are understandably cautious about renting out one of their most prized possessions, but this insurance sets Spinlister apart. Triathletes can hand over their bikes knowing that it will be in good hands from the beginning of the process all the way to the end.
So what are you waiting for? Whether you're in need of a bike to train with for an IRONMAN competition, looking to make a little extra money off of the bike you already own, or find yourself in the middle of a crisis with no easy way out, Spinlister functions as one of the most accessible and uncomplicated solutions for athletes today.

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Finding a Match
I've been doing the singles scene for years and now that I'd like to get married, I realize that my chances of just stumbling upon Mr. Right are quite slim. What's a good Plan B?
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You're right. Meeting dating partners becomes harder the older one gets. Singles bars and parties don't provide many opportunities to meet someone whose goals complement your own.
The best solution is to network. Make a list of your friends, relatives, co-workers, educators, rabbis, and more-than-casual acquaintances. Let the members of your network know the kind or person you would like to date. Prepare a short description of what you're looking for: your top-3 deal-breakers, as well as 3 key points about yourself. Then ask them to think about someone they can introduce you to.
You can increase your "exposure to the market" (and at the same time enrich yourself on other levels) by getting involved in a community-service activity, adult educational programs, or finding a group outlet for your creative or athletic interests.
Finally, you may want to consider a matchmaker as another source of introductions. A growing number of accomplished, forward-thinking men and women have seen the benefits of modern-day "Yente's." The advantage is that they already know a large pool of eligible people, and they can pre-screen those who are not suitable for you. Ask around for recommendations and make sure you are comfortable with your matchmaker's personal style. You may be asked to pay a nominal registration charge, or even a set fee if the "match" is successful. But if you can achieve results, the payment will be well worth it. One such online version is www.sawyouatsinai.com
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In order to understand what is the reason behind the sudden usage jump on the Faculty of Law section on RegCourse Professor, we actually did interview quite a number of CUHK Law students. The general feedback from them is actually not quite far away from what presented on the site and there are both positive and constructive comments for many of the professors. We do not publish any kind of random comments by ourselves, in fact, as we traced down to our database, there are many of them actually published by real students taking the exact classes. This is worrying, the ineffectiveness of the existing official paper-form evaluation might actually causing an issue to our fellow students' campus study experience.
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Slow-Cooked Crab Dip Recipe
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This is great for entertaining because it frees up the oven. Crab lovers will adore it. Serve leftovers on a baked potato. —Susan D'Amore, West Chester, Pennsylvania
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- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped sweet red pepper
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cans (6 ounces each) lump crabmeat, drained
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained
- Dash hot pepper sauce
- Assorted crackers
- In a 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker, combine the first nine ingredients; stir in crab.
- Cover and cook on low for 1-2 hours. Stir in capers and pepper sauce; cook 30 minutes longer to allow flavors to blend. Serve with crackers. Yield: 2-1/3 cups.
Originally published as Creamy Crab Dip in Simple & Delicious May 2010, p15
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"Used about 1.5 cups fresh crabmeat and served on toasted baguette slices. Omitted capers and hot sauce. Very good."
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"Thanks bfify80. I'm so glad you "messed up" by mixing up the recipe and putting it in the over for 30 minutes. I will make it that way. This sounds delicious! I can't wait to make it, and rate it "will make again" later :)"
Reviewed May. 26, 2010
"I messed up and did not read the directions all the way through before making it. I did not see that it needed to be in a crock pot for a few hours and so I still mixed it up and put it in the oven for 20-30 minutes and it tasted great!! Next time will make it the "right" way!!"


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POLI 334 Law and Public Policy (1)
This course examines the law in its social context and the extent to which law reflects social philosophy and public policy. It analyzes law in its formal setting - opinions, precedents and rules - and its informal setting - policy discretion and the political nature of juries and prisons. The course considers the impact of legal education on values and social responsibility.
- Prerequisite: POLI 210 or consent of instructor
- Offering: Annually
- Instructor: Carella


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Now in its 42nd season, Minnesota Legislative Report continues as the region's longest-running public affairs program. Hosted by WDSE WRPT news and public affairs producer Greg Grell, the hour long program is a weekly review of activity at the state capitol, featuring lawmakers from Northeastern Minnesota. Most importantly, it offers viewers an opportunity to call or email their legislative questions and have them answered live, on the air.


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In recent years, a number of observations have highlighted anomalies that might be explained by invoking dark matter annihilation. The excess of high energy positrons in cosmic rays reported by the PAMELA experiment is only one of the most prominent examples of such anomalies. Models where dark matter annihilates offer an attractive possibility to explain these
observations, provided that the annihilation rate is enhanced over the typical values given by conventional models of thermal relic dark matter annihilation. An elegant proposal to achieve this, is that of a Sommerfeld mechanism produced by a mutual interaction between the dark matter
particles prior to their annihilation. However, this enhancement can not be arbitrarily large without violating a number of astrophysical measurements. In this talk, I will discuss the degree to which these measurements can constrain Sommerfeld-enhanced models. In particular,
I will talk about constraints coming from the actual abundance of dark matter and the extragalactic background light measured at multiple wavelengths.


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I always start with a brainstorming session to list all possible words and phrases that people would use to find what I/my client has to offer. Remember to put yourself in the mindset of the potential customer. This is an important step and one that people try to rush through.
You know your product/service and target audience so your input here is invaluable. Ask colleagues and any customers that you have a good relationship with – different perspectives are always great.


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When man holds sign protesting school prayer in front of schools, others come out to take the other side.
When Becky Sharp heard that her daughter had to pass a man protesting against prayer in schools on the first day of classes, she felt she had to do something.
She went out with her own sign against Brian McIlroy, quoting a Bible verse.
McIlroy carried a sign "Keep prayer and 'god' out of school. It's the law! Religion has no place in school."
Becky Sharp said she dropped her daughter off near Taft Union High School and found out the girl had to walk past McIlroy and his sign.
That was enough to motivate her to come out with her own sign quoting scripture.
"For where two or three are gathered in my (Jesus') name I am there also," her sign read, quoting Matthew 18:20.
McIlroy was at Sixth and Warren before school, then later moved to Sixth at Emmons Park Drive, next to a crosswalk in front of the Taft City School District's Education Center where students cross from Roosevelt and the Lincoln annex to the Lincoln main campus.
Chief of Police Ed Whiting monitored the pair for a time.He said there were not problems, but did say McIlroy cussed at Sharp when she showed up.
McIlroy said he was motivated to protest when he saw news reports about prayers for schools Sunday.
"I'm doing this because I saw on the news a report about prayer in the school and all that," he said. "I'm pretty upset because people are trying to take away the rights of other people. I'm just trying to stand up and and see that all people are protected."
Sharp declined to give her name to a reporter, but said just hearing that her daughter had to walk past McIlroy and his sign was enough to motivate her to counter protest.
"I'm not trying to be in the paper. I's just trying to stand up for what I believe in," she said.
Sharp wasn't alone for long. She was soon by a handful of fellow Christians who joined her. They continued to sit in front of the Education Center, waving signs at passing motorists even after McIlroy left.
They said they were getting a lot of friendly honks and waves from passing motorists, includin g school buses, transit buses and police officers.


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Pierson Orchards Farm Market will be hosting a new event this fall to thank community members for their support this season.
Pierson Orchards Farm Market will be hosting a new event this fall to thank community members for their support this season.
The event will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday and will take place at Pierson Orchards Farm Market, located at 5348 N. State Road.
"We wanted to do this because we had a bad year last year. Our apple crop failed, but this year, we had a decent crop and lots of community support. This is just our way or giving back," said owner Sarah Schmid.
Schmid, along with her husband Randy, have owned Pierson Orchards for the past seven years. Before them, Randy's parents owned and operated the orchard for 28 years.
"Leon Pierson, he was a second generation Pierson, he ran it. The Pierson family owned the orchard for 70 years," said Schmid.
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the Masters of Mayhem Pumpkin Chuckers will be "punkin' chunkin'" every 30 minutes, except for at 2 p.m.
The Masters of Mayhem use math and science concepts to complete their "punkin' chunkin'" as a way to show youth that learning can be fun.
The group consists of Russ Oakley, Tony Mapes, Rob Lemire, Gary Christensen, Ariel Oakley and Sarah Lemire.
In addition, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., RAVE will be hosting pumpkin painting events, along with games and will be serving cider and doughnuts to participants.
At 2 p.m. there will be a pumpkin pie eating contest. The cost to join the contest is $10. The contest is limited to 30 competitors, so Schmid recommends signing up early.
The first-place winner of the pumpkin pie eating contest will receive $100, the second-place winner will receive a $50 gift card for Olivera's and the third-place winner will get a Masters of Mayhem T-shirt and hat.
Throughout the event there will be a bounce house and horse-drawn wagon rides through the orchard and to the pumpkin patch. To ride, there will be a one canned good fee per rider.
According to Schmid, the canned goods will be donated to a local food bank.
For individuals who wish to pick their own pumpkins, the cost is $3 each or four pumpkins for $10.
"I'm looking forward to hopefully good weather and lots of people having lots of fun," Schmid said.


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RIM's BB10 Campaign Requires Some Serious Work 171
adeelarshad82 writes "With the BlackBerry 10 launch just around the corner, there is a lot of pressure on RIM's CEO to provide a 'Steve Jobs Moment.' However, given BlackBerry's 1.1% percent market share compared to the combined 92% share between rivals Android and iOS, it's a long road back. To add to the struggle, no other first-generation smartphone leader has been able to pull off this kind of rebirth. Palm and Symbian are dead and Microsoft is struggling. But, as one mobile analyst explains, RIM has a chance to carve out its own market with tomorrow's launch of BlackBerry 10 given that they get a few things right. They need to heavily promote their devices to CEOs, heavily promote the top apps to users, and most of all, they need to be able to explain why people should give it a look."


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A statement from one of his biggest fans, Jello Biafra:
We lost Wesley Willis some time before 9PM Chicago time August 21, 2003. Word is he died peacefully. The likely cause may be heart failure. Wesley had been battling leukemia for close to a year. There will probably be a memorial concert, or at least a gathering in his honor in Chicago in the near future.
Wesley will go down as one of the most unique songwriters and entertainment personalities in history. His music, lyrics, drawings, insight and the way he put them together are like no one else. Ever. There will never be another.
As I got to know Wesley, what really struck me was his sheer will power, his unrelenting drive to succeed and over come a horrifically poor background, child abuse, racism, chronic schizophrenia and obesity among other things. He was the most courageous person I have ever known. Yet through it all he had such a deep, all-encompassing love of life. Little things, big things. He loved bus rides. He loved watching trains. He loved writing songs about how much he loved his friends. He loved travelling to new towns so he could headbutt new friends. Is there any band he saw that escaped being in their own song about how much he loved their show? He was so warm, so sweet, so giving. He could be a handful when he came to visit; but as soon as he left, we'd miss him immediately.
As his long time friend Dennis Cooper said, "No More Demons." The voices in Wesley's head can't yell at him and put him down any more. Wes was deeply religious. He was afraid that if he died he would no longer get to go see bands play. If there is a hereafter I hope he's right up front as Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, his beloved Otis Redding and his dear friend Bradley from Sublime "storm the stage" as the crowd "roars like a sea monster." All opening for Wesley, of course.
It will be hard now that he's gone, but I'm not going to let myself stop enjoying the funny stuff, or the look on people's faces when they first hear "Rock n Roll McDonald's," or the memories of the good times and Wesley's big adventures. He wouldn't want it any other way. There are many down times when all I have to do is think of one of his songs, something he said or simply marvel at his Wesley-isms, and the clouds part and a smile comes to my face. I think he does that for a lot of people. He always will.
Rock over London Rock on Chicago Sail on, Wes. I love you.
Wesley was my brother, and i never new the bounds of his music. We were all in foster homes as children and until i was 17 had never spent much time with him..sure we had visits but they were all supervised so we never got to play and frolic like children did. People take things for granted like having a mom and dad a feeling of security that all children should feel, we didn't have that, but thru all the adversity we rise.Wesley was 20 when he got his first keyboard it was a casio . It was so small in his hands he could barely hit the keys , so when he sold another drawing he would get another one bigger than the last ! Wesley also loved listening to rock bands like The scorpions,BonJovi,Pink floyd,the cure, many others.He would ask our brothers Steven and Walter to play songs for him to dance to,and they would play them all night they had record collections that would rival Dr.Wax!! He would hold his arms out to his sides like he was flying and bounce around like he was on fireand would sing so loud !!
He also had a love for clocks as well. One day he came home with a school clock ,so i asked him why don't you get a wristwatch not realizing his wrists are large he said "cause i like it " so that was that:)
Our mother was very abusive and an alchoholic. she would take his money and drink herself to sleep for what reason i never knew. Roger Lee was her recent boyfriend at the time . he was far from being a model citizen, he would have my older brothers running back and fourth to the liquor store all night long !! He was the straw that broke up our already fractured home ..
But Wesley, Walter, Steven, Richard were the
backbone of my teen years they tought me to appreciate life no matter
how hard it was living in the projects. We were always under ridicule
by the people there, getting robbed life was very hard, but thru it all
wesley reached for his brass ring and headbutted it! PROVING WHERE
THERE'S A WILLIS THERE'S A WAY!!!to all of his fans/friend god bless
you for the kind words you have for my brother >ROCK ON CHICAGO ROCK
OVER LONDON!!!you gave music and memories never to be forgotten! i'll
see you soon so save me a seat !!
"where there's a willis, there's a way"
All of our Friends,
I was really sorry to hear the news about Wesley. He deserved many more years of life and making music. I never got to meet him, but he certainly seems to have made one hell of an impression on everyone who did. Max Decharne - Flaming Stars
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December 30, 2006
After having its first home meet of the year blown away thanks to heavy winds, the HRVHS wrestling team hit the road again for the Best of the West Wrestling tournament in Pasco, Wash., just before Christmas.
While the Eagles did not get a first place trophy to put under the tree, the team did finish eighth out of 25 teams in the tournament after dueling with several highly ranked teams for Oregon and Washington.
After losing to Deer Park in the first round, HRVHS recorded wins against Topenish, Hanford, Crook County, and former Intermountain League rival Pendleton to get into the sixth place game of the consolation bracket before falling to Crook County.
Joe Johnson continued his standout season going 6-0 in the tournament and pushing his season record to 14-1 with 11 pins and No. 11 ranking at his weight class in the state.
Alex Titus showed why he is worthy of his No. 2 state heavyweight ranking going 5-1 in the tournament to push his season record to 9-1.
Lucas Mondragon also finished the tournament with a 5-1 record and is now 13-2 on the season with 8 pins.
Gage Morris recorded the quickest pin for the Eagles when he put down Crook County's Zach Hite in 31 seconds.
Other wrestlers recording wins for the Eagles included Julio Avila, Brandon Gass, Brandon Nakamura, Sean Baker, Ben Eddy, Aaron Mallon, Bill Hunter, Justin Tolentino and Cameron Kiyokawa.
Thomas Eddy made his varsity debut at 125 pounds for the Eagles.
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Petition of the day
The petition of the day is:
Shaygan v. United States
Note: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys contribute to or work for this blog in various capacities, filed an amicus brief in support of the petitioner in this case.
Docket: 12-44
Issue(s): Whether the government is exempted as a matter of law for Hyde Amendment sanctions, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, under the statute's prohibition on "bad faith" prosecutions despite subjective malice in its filing decision and extensive and pervasive prosecutorial misconduct during the course of the litigation, merely because there was probable cause to support the filing of the indictment.
Certiorari stage documents:
Recommended Citation: Ben Cheng, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Sep. 10, 2012, 11:00 PM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/09/petition-of-the-day-331/


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Following an 0-2 road trip at OVC opponents Southeast Missouri and Eastern Illinois last Saturday and Monday, the Tennessee Tech women's basketball team will return to the familiar surroundings of the Eblen Center where the Golden Eagles will take on Morehead State on Thursday.
Tech has played nine of its first 13 games this season away from the Eblen Center, and the Golden Eagles are the only OVC team to play its first three conference games on the road. Life on the road has been tough going for the youthful TTU squad, posting a 2-7 mark away from home, but playing in front of the home fans has given Tech a boost in the early stages of this season, as the Golden Eagles are a perfect 4-0 in Cookeville.
TTU will need every bit of its home court advantage on Thursday when the Eagles of Morehead State come to Eblen for the first of two meetings this year. Morehead State, picked to finish first in the OVC according to the OVC preseason poll, has been the class of the conference to start the season with a 4-0 record in OVC action and an 11-5 mark overall.
Thursday's game will feature a pair of explosive scorers in Morehead State's Chynna Bozeman and Tech's Tacarra Hayes.
Bozeman leads the conference in points per game (18.8) and 3-pointers made per game (3.4). The junior guard, who entered the season as the Preseason OVC Player of the Year, has been named OVC Player of the Week three times this season.
Hayes enters Thursday's contest as the second leading scorer in the OVC at 15.1 points per game, while also ranking among the league leaders in steals per game (2.0), free throws made (69) and assists per game (3.5). The OVC Player of the Week during the first week of the 2009-10 season, Hayes is coming off a 22-point performance against Eastern Illinois on Monday.
Historically, Tech has owned the series between the two schools, compiling a 52-16 record since the two teams' first game back in the 1977-78 season. The two teams split their match-ups last season as both teams held serve on their home courts. Tech won, 72-67, at Eblen Center in the most recent of those contests.
Game time for Thursday's showdown is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tickets are still available and can by purchased by visiting or calling the Tennessee Tech Ticket Office at 372-3940.
Fans can hear all the action for free on Teamline either online or on the phone. The broadcast can be accessed through Tennessee Tech's athletic Web site, TTUsports.com, or fans can call 1-800-846-4700 and enter the team code 0654 to catch all the action. TTUsports.com will also have live stats for the game, while Web streaming can be accessed through ovcsports.tv.


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Saturday I hit the park with great anticapation as others have mentioned so far. The temperatures climbing into the 60's and sun shining I hit Elkmont at high noon with hopes of high water temps, but really because I made a lesiurely start of my Saturday. I made a quick stop at LRO for part of the spring fly collection now on display, made note of the crowd and ran for Elkmont. The parking lot was filled with you name it we got it, from fisherman to license tags reading from everywhere, I contiued on with getting into my waders. There were even numerous international visitors on the trail, I can always tell them because for some reason they tend to pick up and carry sticks twice their body length. I am not sure if they are planning to pole vault out of trouble or signal to bears they come as a package with attached meat skewer.
The best description about Saturday is from Ian & Charity Rutters website that said and I paraphrase, "a good day for fishing not catching!". I saw a few short bursts of blue quills hatch but very short-lived and nothing rising to the occasion. I did get in about 6 1/2 hours of casting practice and plenty of fly changing from nymphs to drys to droppers and back again.
Here's a shot of an Elkmont hole I love, even in winter it's coverd in tangles and brush, fishing so so but great place to contempalte your navel.
If anyone has wondered how much rain we got this winter here is a shot in an area everyone knows. Please note for scale my 7' 9" 2wt on the right side of pictue. I wonder if they will blast it open, leave it alone, or make the world's largest jinga puzzle for the tourists!
Now it's about 4 PM and I head down the road to Metcalf where many times I start or end the day. If the end of day, I will hit some holes, light a cigar and verify why amber bock should be considered a food group on the governemnt's food pyramid!
I was below the bridge downstream halfway across the water about 5:30 and to tell the truth I was tired and scorched from fishing all day and yes for those pre-judging, I had not even had the required dosage of cigar and bock libation. So now as I half-hearted casted I could see a rise in the deeper water below the riffles I am in. The closest way I can describe it is sometimes in the low water in the Clinch at the jail you can see buffalo carp rising in the low water making a racket. I am never sure if they are chasing something or making love, either way I don't like to be in the middle of it.
This was diffrent, the rise was moving like a freight train at high speed and the bulge in the water was getting bigger with every moment. As I stood there looking like Forest Gump, thiinking what the ......., the water started parting and I now saw it was not the 28 inch brown of my lifetime, but a high speed otter moving like a german submarine straight twoards me now 25 feet away and hammer down! As I heard my interior voice yell retreat in a very high pitch, he zigged right in the shallower water running right on top of the water and zagged left, I realized that no matter what a great catch I consider myself, it was a fish he was after not me, still not much consolation, because based on previous exposure to otters, I knew they have the single mindness of a bird dog at a time like that. I also knew the fish at that point did not care if escape was between my legs or in my waders and neither fish or otter would let me in the middle slow either one of them down.
Right as I started to make my retreat, the otter and prey dropped out of sight 10 -12 feet in front of me. I stood there waiting for the next explosion of sound, when the otter's head popped up with about an 8 inch trout sideways in it's mouth. As I stared in disbelief and awe if this had been a Diisney movie right than I am I sure he would have said thru a mouthful of trout, " and that's how it's done sucka!"
Now for added effect I have added below a picture of two otters underneath the tree, in one of my favorite holes about 1/2 mile up from last summer. Please note these bad boys in the Smokys aren't ferret size but big eough and probably tuff enough to eat a new Fiat 500 compact car. Saturday may not have been my day to catch but I can tell you I was humbled by the best fisherman on the water that day by far. I can promise you I learned two things, you ain't gonna outfish or outrun an otter in the water.


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Cal earlier this week released its post-spring practice depth chart, notable primarily for the battle that looms at quarterback when fall practice begins Aug. 5. No real news here, but worth revisiting.
New coach Sonny Dykes' first spring workouts ended with three players still in the mix for the No. 1 quarterback spot — redshirt freshman Zach Kline, freshman Jared Goff and junior Austin Hinder.
Two other areas with questions entering the spring — the offensive line and cornerback– gained some clarity.
Penciled in as the first-team offensive line are left tackle Freddie Tagaloa, left guard Jordan Rigsbee, center Matt Cochran, right guard Alejandro Crosthwaite and right tackle Bill Tyndall. Tyndall missed the final week of practice after undergoing surgery for a broken left ankle, but is expected to be healthy by late July.
Junior Kameron Jackson, a part-time starter last fall, and sophomore Stefan McClure have won jobs at corner. McClure was a highly touted recruit who played significantly as a freshman in 2011 before suffering a major knee injury that sidelined him for all of 2012.
Bryce Treggs and Kenny Lawler have secured the X and Z outside wide receiver spots, with Chris Harper and Jackson Bouza listed at the H and Y inside slot receiver positions. Tight end Richard Rodgers, who sat out the spring while recovering from hand surgery, is expected to mount a serious bid for one of the inside spots.
Cal went through all of spring ball without the three players expected to get most of the time at running back. Junior Brendan Bigelow (knee) and sophomore Daniel Lasco (shoulder) both were sidelined in the spring while rehabbing following surgery, and Khalfani Muhammad, a speed back from Sherman Oaks, will enroll in the fall.


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Dogberry played by Sarah Woodward
Much Ado About Nothing (2004)
Written by: William Shakespeare
Sarah Woodwood played Dogberry in the 2004 production of Much Ado About Nothing, in her first season at Shakespeare's Globe.
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This is Sarah's final blog post. This week she discusses the first previews, surprises during the run and her overall experience of performing at the Globe.
In her penultimate blog post Sarah discusses her feelings of anticipation, the tech week and developing Dogberry on stage.
In her fifth blog post Sarah discusses moving on to the Globe, the forthcoming preview period and exploring the Globe's dressing rooms
In her fourth blog post Sarah discusses the difficulty of learning prose, working on Act 5 Scene 1, and working on stage.
In her third blog post Sarah discusses a visit by the Tudor Group, working on voice and whether or not Dogberry should be armed.
In her second blog post Sarah discusses this week's rehearasls, rehearsing the jig and her favourite moments of rehearsals so far.
This is Sarah's first blog post. This week she discusses how she came to be cast as Dogberry, the discovery of different connections between characters in rehearsals and her thoughts on the Globe.


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There are few desserts as simple and comforting as the fruit-bottomed cobbler. This dish, made up of seasonal fruit that's baked until its juices are thick and sticky, is topped with buttery biscuits and a dusting of crunchy sugar.
The familiar flavour of this homey dish mimics that of jam with freshly baked scones, a point I argue to mean that this last course may also moonlight as your first for the day: breakfast.
It's the addition of corn starch to the fruit flooring of this dish that produces a jam-like consistency. When corn starch is mixed with a fluid (in this case, juices released from the baking fruit) and heated to a bubbling temperature, this thickener binds with the liquid to give you a sweet, syrupy result.
This is favourable for a few reasons: juices won't run everywhere when serving, the bottoms of the biscuits don't become soggy and the fruit gains a glossy sheen (fresh fruit has a tendency to look rather flat when heated).
It's not uncommon to see a surge of the folksier, fruit-based desserts, like cobblers or crumbles, during the summer season. This time of year produces some of the juiciest fruit and it's these extracts that culminate into a great cobbler.
This recipe uses plums as they're available in late summer and easy to find. You can use both the red and black variety, but I prefer the colour and flavour that red produces. These tart but sweet fruits are seasoned with subtle hints of spice, foreshadowing the fall flavours to come.
But it's not all about the fruit. In fact for most, it's the biscuit topping that's the most alluring part of this dish and for that, this recipe makes no skimps on this craved component.
A good method for biscuits works butter into the flour mixture to create small pockets that melt when heated. This gives the interior a layered effect, making them light, tender and easy to pull apart (or pick at, something I tend to do when waiting for supper).
Morning or night, try your hand at this laid-back dish. Although easy, it will grant you exceptional results.
Spiced Plum Cobbler
Preheat oven to 375 F
Add all of the filling ingredients to medium-sized baking dish.
Toss together lightly to combine and set aside.
To a large bowl add flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Whisk to combine.
On cheese grater, grate cold butter before adding to flour mixture (this makes it easier to work into the flour).
Using hands, work flour mixture and butter together to combine. Do this for a minute or two until it reaches a crumb-like consistency
Using a wooden spoon to blend, add milk to flour mixture until wet dough has formed. Be careful not to over mix.
Drop large spoonfuls of dough on top of the fruit filling to make biscuits.
Sprinkle top of dough with 1-2 tablespoons of sugar and a light dusting of ground cinnamon.
Bake in the centre of the oven for 45 minutes. Check at the 30-minute mark of the baking time and cover with tinfoil if biscuits are already a deep brown before continuing to bake.
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Since many think the season is over and others like me are bored waiting for the game on a Holiday. I thought I would try to get some opinions on next year's team. I have categorized the players based on how I see it. Obviously, the guys in the Back for Sure and Others I keep categories are "touchable" in the right deal (but can't really predict deals). The Trade Bait guys are guys who should be shopped or used as sweetener in deals involving others. Just trying to spur some discussion.
Back For Sure (14)
Adam Dunn, Edwin Encarnacion, Aaron Harang, Brandon Phillips (at SS), Ryan Freel (as a Roving 80% of the time player), Bronson Arroyo, Scott Hatteberg (Just signed), Eric Milton (Stuck with him), Ken Griffey Jr (Stuck with him but in RF ), Javier Valentin (Just signed), Bill Bray (Trade Justification), Gary Majewski (Trade Justification), Rheal Cormier (probably Stuck), Todd Coffey
Others I'd Keep (5)
Rich Aurilia (at a reasonable price as a roving 80% of the time player), Kyle Lohse (at 80% of current pay), David Weathers (on a deal same as this year), Brendon Harris, Brian Shackelford (cheap loogy)
Trade Bait
David Ross (sell High), Jason Larue (Payflex), Matt Belisle, Jason Standridge, Elizardo Ramirez, Chris Denorfia (blasphemy I know), William Bergolla
Kent Mercker, Juan Castro, Royce Clayton, Todd Hollandsworth, Scott Schoenweiss ( I like him but we are stuck with lots of lefties and can use the money elsewhere), Ryan Franklin, Paul Wilson, Chris Michalek, Joe Mays, Eddie Guardado
Injury Comebacks to Gamble With
Grant Balfour, Brandon Claussen
Contributers from the Minors
Rey Olmedo (In Castro's role), Homer Bailey (at mid-season), Joey Votto (at Mid-season), Probably one or more of several relievers that I don't know enough about (Shafer, Coutlangus, Medlock, etc).
I see a need at Starting Pitcher, Closer, CF (who has power, range and plays good defense) and maybe catcher but probably either Larue or Ross will be back. Although both Milton and Griffey are on bad contracts, I wouldn't just give them away for payflex (I would Larue). Even with the flaws they have, it would cost a lot to replace Griffey and even Milton.
Hatteberg and Aurilia are keepers while in contention and if they are playing well. Otherwise they move to the bench or could be traded with their roles going to Votto and Harris.
With the money going out and the new TV deal, there should be some money available to add some impact players. CF and Closer are probably more realistic than a starter who is an improvement and who will be worth the money.


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This is a delicious chicken salad recipe made with poppy seeds, almonds, celery, onion, lemon, Dijon mustard, chives and parsley. The base of the dressing is a mixture of mayonnaise and sour cream or Greek yogurt.
I was hit with a lightning bolt of inspiration and I made my own pita bread too! They were so easy I can't wait to make them again. Like magic they puff up and form a pocket in the middle. The secret is a really hot oven. They were soft and tender with great flavor – not at all like the hard pita bread you buy at the store.
I don't know what it is about poppy seeds that I like so much! Maybe it's visual. Maybe it's texture. They automatically elevate food to a new level of deliciousness for me making it irresistible.
Chicken salad is the perfect Spring/Summer meal and it works out great if you already have leftover chicken hanging around. This one is extra creamy with a little bit of zing but not overly rich or heavy like some chicken salad can be.
The chicken breasts I used were incredibly juicy making the chicken meat soft as butter and incredibly succulent. Letting them cool off all the way allowed pockets of juice to form under the chicken skin and throughout the breast itself. I hardly ever cook bone-in chicken but this totally changed my mind about them. Sliced almonds are a must whenever I eat tuna or chicken salad – they add a nice texture for a little bit of crunchiness.
Everyone loved this salad! Not a spoonful was left. And someone even licked the bowl clean! I know who but I'm not telling…
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Dell is making some major changes its PartnerDirect program to include more software-only requirements as it looks to integrate the various channel programs it inherited through acquisitions the last couple of years.
The change also is part of a much-larger Dell Software initiative that includes new help for businesses to better plan, deploy and manage mobile and BYOD environments, as well as additional enhancements and integration between existing products, according to the company.
The new Dell Software requirements for PartnerDirect will complement current requirements for hardware, allowing VARs to focus on either hardware or software, or both, according to the company. Previously, partners focusing on software had similar revenue targets as hardware resellers. Dell launched its Software group in February 2012, tapping former CA Technologies CEO John Swainson to run it.
[Related: Dell's (Yes, Dell's) Vitagliano Talks About His New Role]
Under PartnerDirect, Dell Software resellers now have their own specific requirements, including revenue goals, to become Premier and Preferred partners. Dell did not immediately detail what those requirements would be for what products.
Dell has acquired several software companies over the last couple of years, including AppAssure, Quest Software, Credant Technologies and Gale Technologies in 2012. The Round Rock, Texas-based vendor plans to fully integrate solution providers from those and other acquisitions into its PartnerDirect program over the next several months.
In the fall, Dell plans to add four software-related competencies under PartnerDirect: Security, Systems Management, Data Protection and Information Management.
Thomas Allen, marketing manager at CyberStreams, a Bellevue, Wash.-based solution provider and Dell partner, said more specific terms for software lines make sense. "In general, the whole one-size-fits-all [model], as far as volume goes, tends to be a bad model," Allen said.
Some product lines, even within software, may need different criteria to achieve a certain level because of the complexity of the sales cycle and the product, he said.
"What you do for an individual sale could be a lot of work and you don't sell as much volume as another product. As with product differences, requirements should be adjusted accordingly too," he said.
Meanwhile, Dell has also bolstered BYOD enablement with new Dell Mobility Solutions that aim to increase security of data being accessed remotely and improved users' mobile experiences accessing business applications, according to the company.
The Mobility portfolio can accommodate corporate-owned devices, employee-owned devices, or a "choose-your-own" model and can be sold as a stand-alone offering or integrated into other solutions including endpoint management, remote network access, monitoring, virtualization, data protection, security and identity management, according to Dell.
In addition, Dell Software has developed new endpoint security enhancements, including Dell Kace management appliances, Dell Quest user workspace solutions and Dell Wyse Cloud Client Manager.
The Kace K1000 Management Appliance improves patch management with support for Windows 8 and expanded patch coverage, while the Kace 3000 Mobile Management Appliance extends systems management to smartphones and tablets.
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February 20, 2012
Boy Oh Boy! What a Suprise!!
21 comments:
- Wanda Cullen said...
This is so darling, Jackie! Love the papers and the fun bears "hanging out"!
- February 20, 2012 at 5:21 AM
- Luanne said...
So sweet Jackie! I love everything about your celebration of twins! And I love your advise ~ I think Julee will too. Mark? Not so sure...lol!
- February 20, 2012 at 7:40 AM
- Marisa said...
Totally cute card, Jackie. Love those bears and the little kite is a great touch. Wonderful advice too :)
- February 20, 2012 at 8:56 AM
- scrappingnana said...
How adorable. Perfect for twin boys. Love the papers and the way you did the sentiment. TFS
- February 20, 2012 at 9:21 AM
- Ravengirl said...
Jackie, this is darling! I just love Jack and Moe hangin' out on the frame and flag. And your advice is perfect...why do we try to do it all?
- February 20, 2012 at 9:48 AM
- alma said...
What a sweet card and so clever with the twine around that bear. My mom used to do that to me...
- February 20, 2012 at 11:30 AM
- Julee (Vervegirl) said...
Ack! Such an adorable card, Jackie! Love Jack & Moe (LOL) and how you tied the kite to his little arm! Thanks for the advice... I'm of the Superwoman mindset, so I think this will be very handy advice. :)
- February 20, 2012 at 11:43 AM
- Vickie Z said...
Well Superwoman, I love these monkeys and this card!!!! Excellent advice!!!
- February 20, 2012 at 2:28 PM
- Vickie Z said...
Why did I say monkeys???
- February 20, 2012 at 2:42 PM
- Teresa Kline said...
such an adorable card Jackie...your advice is the best...thanks for making the hop extra special!
hugs *~*
- February 20, 2012 at 4:51 PM
- Denise Marzec said...
I love these bears...kinda asking myself WHY I don't have them already! :) Love how you have them hanging over the signs and I love the papers you used. I don't have those, but I think I'll be adding those to my list as well. Great card for Julee and Mark!
- February 20, 2012 at 4:57 PM
- Sherry Gardner said...
This is a perfect little boy's card....love it...
- February 20, 2012 at 5:27 PM
- Amy Sheffer said...
Super cute, sweet card, Jackie! Love the kite with the twine!
- February 20, 2012 at 6:39 PM
- Tosha Leyendekker said...
Now this is just way cute Jackie!! Love your "outta the box" bears!! So creative!!
- February 20, 2012 at 8:37 PM
- Maureen said...
eek! Jack and Moe!! That's right! Boys names, check! Love how you repeated the BOY...too clever :)
- February 20, 2012 at 9:22 PM
- Janelle said...
Egads! This is super cute! Love the rambunctious bears on your card.
- February 20, 2012 at 10:46 PM
- Dawn Easton said...
Jackie, this is totally adorable! Love how you added the little kite tied to his arm! Sweet!
- February 21, 2012 at 4:22 AM
- Michelle said...
Wonderful baby boy card, cute but not cutesy. The colors are great and the kite is the perfect finish.
- February 21, 2012 at 4:54 AM
- Andrea Ewen said...
Super sweet Jackie...love those papers and the fabulous way you perfect your designs with stitched edges...looks fantastic!
Love your advice too, I started out as "Alpha" mom, but quickly decided that "Beta" mom was really what it was all about. :)
- February 21, 2012 at 5:23 AM
- Becky Carafa said...
Such a sweet card! Love the bears! And great advice too, heehee.
- February 21, 2012 at 9:34 AM
- Debbie Carriere said...
this is darling!!! Love, love these papers and those two bears!
- February 22, 2012 at 5:25 AM


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Monday, October 16, 2006
The Stained Man
Number 2 Sister said...
What the hell is with this new subtitle --"Refutation and Overthrow of Falsely So-Called Knowledge" ?! Sounds kind of arrogant. If I didnt' know "The Hanged Man" was you, I'd keep right on surfing after seeing that subtitle.
I was really partial to the former subtitle that referred to spilling things on yourself. It was humorous. It was humble. It was true.
(factoid for anyone not related to us: All of the Hughes progeny spill on themselves. It makes our wedding dinners easy to find in over booked hotels. Just look for the room full of people with stained shirts and you're there.)
Oh believe me, I'm still spilling things on myself. In fact, just last week I was talking to a co-worker about something work-related. When I finished, she nodded her head and then pointed to my chest: I had slopped red marinara sauce on my white shirt. I responded the only sensible way. I yelled "Goddammit!" and got some club soda.
The new subtitle is not my original. I stole it, word for word, from the title of a five-volume book by Irenaeus, the second century Christian philosopher. "Refutation" was his interpretation of the four gospels, and was influential on the council at Nicea when they decided what beliefs would make up the Catholic (ie "universal") Christian Church. In the early years of Christianity, there were many sects, each with varying interpretations of Christ's words and actions. Irenaeus sought to establish an orthodox system of beliefs, and made plain that those who strayed from these beliefs were heretics. So if the title sounds arrogant, well, take it up with Irenaeus.
Personally, I thought it was funny. In these days when language is used to completely confuse and obscure (ie - "The Clean Air Act" which actually increases the number of pollutants allowed in the atmosphere) something about the strength and the directness of the words amused me, not to mention how completely inappropriate they were for this website.
I never intended the subtitles to be permanent, so I'll probably be changing it soon.
Fun with SpellCheck: For "Irenaeus," "ironies" was suggested, and the "Nicean" Council should actually be the "Nice" Council.
4 comments:
- Carol said...
That you even know who Iraneus (sp?) is astounds me.
Have you read "Don't Think of an Elephant" by George Lakoff? If you haven't, let me know and if I can find our copy I'll send it to you.
- the hanged man said...
I only know of Irenaeus and his work because he is mentioned in Beyond Belief by Elaine Pagels. Ms. Pagels has written several excellent books about the intellectual development of the early Christian church. I love her work, and would probably throw myself at her feet if I ever met her.
Don't Think of An Elephant sounds great. I've often thought about the fact that whoever sets the terms of an argument almost always wins it, to the point where it's not worth even engaging in a debate with someone once they have set the parameters. So, please send when you get a chance, and thank you.
I didn't know the quote came from St. Irenaeus and it rather surprised me when you said it was. I remembered that he wrote against the Gnostic "heresy" in the early days of the Church and I always thought that you were a bit of a Gnostic. I did get a kick out of the "Nice" Council though. It sounds as if Monty Python could have used the idea for a skit.
Love you,
- Bob Fingerman said...
Yeah, but you know what Irenaeus's friends called him behind his back, don't you?


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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky junior left-hander/first baseman A.J. Reed has been named National Hitter of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and NCAA.com National Player of the Week, it was announced.
A member of the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Watch List, Reed was named national hitter of the week by the NCBWA, with VMI right-hander Reed Garrett earning NCBWA Pitcher of the Week after tossing a no-hitter last week. NCAA.com announced Reed, Garrett, UC Davis junior Nick Lynch, Tennessee Tech's Daniel Miles and UNC Wilmington righty Nick Monroe, LSU ace Aaron Nola and Maryland righty Jake Stinnett as its national players of the week.
A native of Terre Haute, Ind., Reed was also named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week and one of four national players of the week by Louisville Slugger and Collegiate Baseball. In his career, Reed has now been named SEC Player of the Week, NCBWA Hitter of the Week and Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week twice, also winning SEC Freshman of the Week in 2012.
A first-team preseason All-America selection, Reed has a historic three-game weekend at the Old Dominion Tournament, becoming the first player in school history with five homers in a three-game stretch. On Friday, while also working seven, one-run innings on the mound for the win, belted two homers in an inning – including a grand slam – becoming the first UK player with two homers in a single inning since Jason Kipnis in 2007. In a Saturday win at ODU, Reed erased a one-run hole with a two-out, two-run single in the third inning, before erasing a second deficit with a solo homer in the seventh inning to tie the game, later spanking a double off the wall. Sunday, Reed had his second two-homer game of the weekend in a win over St. John's.
On the year, Reed has hit .424 (14-for-33) with 10 runs, three doubles, six homers and 17 RBI. On the mound, Reed has a 2-0 record – including a season-opening win over No. 1 Virginia – and a 1.50 ERA in 12 innings. In his career, Reed has hit .300 (134-for-447) with 20 doubles, two triples, 23 homers and 112 RBI, while owning a 9-11 record and a 3.28 ERA in 148 innings on the mound.


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An environmental group is going to court in an effort to protect several rare amphibians and reptiles found in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona.
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a formal notice of its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in an attempt to add the scaly and slimy creatures to the federal threatened and endangered species list.
The species include the Rio Grande cooter, Arizona toad, Arizona night lizard, Bezy's night lizard, the reticulate collared lizard, the Yuman Desert fringe-toed lizard and the Cascade Caverns salamander.
The Center for Biological Diversity contends the species are in danger because their habitat is being threatened.
Biologist and lawyer Collette Adkins Giese says the creatures, although rarely seen, are part of what make the Southwest unique.
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Rodrigo Garcia has made a career telling stories from a female perspective, a style he turns on its head in 'Albert Nobbs'
It's not even 7 a.m. in California, but Rodrigo Garcia has already been awake for hours. He's been in production on a series he's shooting for the web about female characters.
It is nothing new for Garcia to be telling stories about women, although the format — webisodes — may seem a bit out of place for someone best know for writing and directing feature films and premium cable series. But it doesn't bother Garcia — he lets his interests lead his career, not vice versa.
"What's still driving my interest is the content — issues of identity, family dynamics … those kinds of things," he says. "The studios are making less of those now, and more tentpole and high concept movies for young people. So why not the Internet? The platforms are still being explored. The draw is where can you tell stories that interest you."
And the stories that have interested Garcia have often been those related to women, and frequently gay characters, as in his new film Albert Nobbs.
This is not unique in Hollywood, although it does put him in some rarefied company.
"There is a long line of male directors interested in female characters, from Bergman to Truffaut and Antonioni, all of whom had female characters at the center. Also Cukor and Minnelli in Hollywood. It's not uncommon for guys to just go there."
Garcia's career arc has been rangy but compelling. He received an Emmy nomination for directing the pilot of Big Love, the HBO series about modern-day polygamists — another topic rife with women's issues. He helmed several episodes of Six Feet Under, which famously had several gay characters, and was even invited by his friend Ilene Chaiken to direct The L Word, though he was never able to schedule it. ("I liked that show, obviously I felt comfortable with the subject matter," he says.) His feature Nine Lives told interconnected stories of women, many about gay life.
But it started for Garcia with his first film, Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her, a portmanteau of shorts about women. It wasn't his initial intent, though, to tell only women's stories.
"When I was writing that movie, I wrote the women first. They were so complex, I just kept going. Ultimately, I don't feel the movies are about women or female problems but things that interest me. But the subject matter could be male also, like the ties that bind us."
Garcia walks the razor's edge between male and female with his latest film, Albert Nobbs, which begins a staggered release this week (it opens in Dallas in late January). In it, Glenn Close plays Albert, a servant in an Irish hotel who for 30 years has been a gentleman's gentleman.
Only Albert was born a woman, and has chosen to live her life as a trans man in an era where there simply was no definition of that. When Albert meets another woman living on the down-low, and begins to explore his feelings for a young chambermaid, his life is turned upside-down. The set-up means Garcia addresses issues of male-female identity with rare depth.
"The themes and conflicts were very strong. Albert is beyond from being 'inside a closet' — she has erased herself and supplanted it with her butler, now in her 50s.
I've started to recognize [the theme in my work] where you can't live with someone and you can't live without them. In the movie, the young girl that was Albert — I don't even know what the young girl was called — and [the adult] Albert is that relationship."
It was a reunion of sorts with Close, who worked with Garcia on both Things You Can Tell and Nine Lives. Close also produced and co-wrote the screenplay to Albert Nobbs.
As unusual as the plot may seem, Garcia says there are "many, many instances" of women hiding out as men to make their livings, working as butlers, or even as coal miners. Making the audience believe this could happen, though, is another matter.
"It's happened many times where you're in a public place and you see someone and you think, 'Is that a man or a woman?' But you would never consider asking them, 'Are you something else?' As long as you believe those around her couldn't see it, you believe it. It's extremely hard to pull off, but it didn't worry me with Glenn."
Garcia insists Close wore very little makeup to achieve the effect. "You don't want the audience to feel like they didn't even try so the nose is sort of a masculine version of the nose that sits on Glenn's face and the ears are a little bigger — that's it," he says.
"The movie is about closets and what you have to repress to fit in, but it was not about a gay character because she's not gay or straight — she's erased that, too. It's so sad she has to hide who she is."
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition December 23, 2011.


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Get off your high fucking horse Preacher - I have no idea what your beef is with me, but I was merely pointing out that to some people, family orientated games are all we buy (me not Ryn, obviously) and 90% is pretty much 'all'.
Further more, I did not once say I disagreed with anything you said, I was doing exactly what people do on forums, having a discussion. My participation, was another view on the selection of games available to people.
Sorry for wanting to join in... again.


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Beer Law & Legis: Russian River Gets Registered with Registration Ale
Some of you might know that the writers of this blog are huge Russian River Brewing fans. We love the hoppy ones, we crave the sour ones. Vinnie Cilurzo makes a damn good beer.
Russian River Brewing has been the topic of discussion on this blog on several occasions. But none was more read and reviewed than our post on the 2010 release of Pliny the Younger, Beer Advocates, previous #1 beer in the world. (now #2)
Last spring, Vinnie sent some specialties to Philadelphia, including some of that delicious Pliny the Younger. Because the beer had not been registered with the state, officials raided bars that had it on tap and confiscated the goodness.
This is not going to happen again.
With Philly Beer Week in full bloom, Russian River made sure that their beers were registered this year. In fact, Vinnie is even poking a bit of fun at the ridiculous raid that probably resulted in a bunch of state troopers getting drunk on amazing beer that they didn't even enjoy.
BeerNews.Org published a story that Russian River has registered "Registration Ale" and will be pouring it this week. From their site:
Earlier this spring, Russian River Brewing and a host of other breweries were caught in the middle of some controversy in Philadelphia. Officials raided some beer bars for unregistered beers and some brews were confiscated as a result. For Russian River Registration Ale, Vinnie Cilurzo made sure to properly register this one with the local liquor governing body. He asked me to keep this a secret back in April and I obliged. Not sure if it is new or a re-label of an existing beer in the catalog as he was pretty tight-lipped about it. People can enjoy it on tap around the city this week.
Who knows what's in that keg – who cares. That beer is golden. I hope that everyone in Philly enjoys – it cost them $75.00 to get that puppy registered.


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Experiment of The Month
Dielectric Relaxation in an Electrolytic Capacitor
In our second experiment of the month, we reported that our measured capacitance for electrolytic capacitors was consistantly higher at dc than at audio frequencies. This month's experiment reports on measurements to clarify the situation. When it came time to choose his senior project, senior physics major Ed Tangradi renenbered his physics 2 experiment and decided to follow up by measuring capacitance as a function of frequency.
His circuit is shown in the figure.
The resistor is used to determine the current with channel 1 of the oscilloscope. Its resistance is 3.3 Ohms. Channel 2 measures the emf across the RC circuit. From the amplitudes of the two readings and the phase difference, we can determine the capacitance and the power absorption of the capacitor, as a function of frequency, w.
The relations we need are in the figure below. The capacitance is proportional to the dielectric constant, K.
The idea for the analysis is that the dielectric constant of the dielectric material in the electrolytic capacitor is due to rotating dipoles. (The theory also applies to induced dipole moments, but rotating dipoles are easier to visualize.)
The dipoles together as a group produce the polarization of the material. The ratio of the polarization to the electric field, E, determines the dielectric constant. In MKS units, the dielectric constant, K, is
If the dipoles are rotating in a viscous medium, the toque applied by the electric field to the dipole determines the angular velocity, rather than the angular acceleration. (It is assumed that the motion reaches terminal velocity quickly.)
The viscosity causes the orientation to lag behind the applied electric field. At very low frequencies the lag is not noticeable, but at higher frequencies, the polarization does not have time to relax to the value it would have for a static electric field. The result is lower measured capacitance.
In a perfect capacitor, the velocity of the rotating dipoles is 90 degrees out of phase with the driving torque, for a sinusoidal applied EMF. This means that the net work per cycle on a dipole is zero. When the dipole motions lags due to viscosity, the phase angle changes and the net work on the dipole per cycle is positive. The energy delivered to the dipole is in turn dissipated by the viscous force.
The theory for this problem was worked out by Debye and described by Kittel (1956 Introduction to Solid State Physics, Wiley, pp 174-179). A more directly applicable discussion is "Dielectric loss due to polar molecules in solid paraffin wax" by D. R. Pelmore, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Vol. 172, No. 951, (Sep. 4, 1939), pp. 502-517, avaliable by googling "dielectric loss in solid paraffin."
Pelmore uses the Debye result that the power loss is:
where t is the charactistic relaxation time for the dipoles in the viscous medium. The capacitance is:
Some results for power loss and capacitance as a function of frequency, along with a fit to these two functions, with relaxation time t = 4.5msec are shown below. The magnitude of the capacitance effect is consistant with that described as "soakage" in this Wikipedia article.
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Freshman Ryan Mathews ran for 171 yards and
three touchdowns, Clifton Smith scored on a 67-yard punt return and
A.J Jefferson returned a blocked field goal 40 yards for another
score Saturday as Fresno State beat Nevada 49-41.
Mathews scored on runs of 3, 54 and 67 yards, the longest coming
on the second half's first play from scrimmage. That opened up a
35-13 lead for the Bulldogs (3-2, 2-0 in the Western Athletic
Conference), who totaled 307 yards rushing, including Lonyae
Miller's 72-yard TD run to seal the victory with 12:35 left in the
Nevada freshman quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who replaced the
injured starter Nick Graziano in the second quarter, completed
23-of-36 passes for 384 yards and four touchdowns for the Wolf Pack
(2-3, 0-1 WAC). But two of the touchdowns came after the game had
been decided - a 36-yarder to Luke Lippincott with 28 seconds left
and a 34-yarder to Adam Bishop with 3 seconds on the clock.
It marked the first time in his 23-year coaching career that
Nevada's Chris Ault lost to Fresno State in Reno, where the Wolf
Pack's home record is now 17-4 since Ault returned to the sidelines
three years ago.
Nevada pulled to within 35-20 on Kaepernick's 10-yard touchdown
pass to Brandon Fragger with 9 minutes left in the third quarter.
But Smith ran 15 yards for his second touchdown of the game on
the next series to put the Bulldogs ahead 42-20 with 2:36 remaining
in the quarter.
The Wolf Pack threatened to score again when Mike McCoy took a
33-yard pass from Kaepernick to the 1 yard line, but two plays
later nose tackle Jason Shirley forced Fragger to fumble and
linebacker Ben Jacobs recovered it in the end zone.
Tom Brandstater completed 10-of-16 passes for 168 yards. Miller
finished with 95 yards rushing on 12 carries for the Bulldogs.
Marko Mitchell caught nine passes for 135 yards and McCoy
grabbed five passes for 116 yards for Nevada.
Trailing 21-13 late in the second quarter, Kaepernick scrambled
14 yards and dove into the goal-line pylon, but the touchdown was
called back because offensive lineman John Bender was called for a
15-yard penalty for a hand to the face mask of a Bulldog defender.
On the next play, Mitchell dropped his second pass of the game
and when Brett Jaekle tried a 46-yard field goal, Bulldog tight end
Bear Pascoe blocked it. Smith came out of the pile with the ball
and raced to the end zone for a 28-13 lead 1:45 before the half.
On Fresno State's first series of the game, Mathews carried
three consecutive times for 16, 6 and 3 yards - the last one for a
touchdown and a 7-3 lead with 9:09 left in the first quarter.
A minute later, Smith returned a punt for a touchdown for the
fourth time in his career.
Nevada managed to move inside the Bulldogs' 20 on Graziano's
43-yard pass to Mitchell, but Jacobs tackled Fragger for a 3-yard
loss and Jon Monga sacked Graziano for a 3-yard loss. The Wolf Pack
settled for another 36-yard field goal by Jaekle to pull within
14-6 12:05 before the half.
Fresno State got the ball back when Alex Rosenbloom fumbled a
punt at Nevada's 17. Two plays later offensive tackle Andrew
Jackson was called for a 15-yard personal foul and Clint Stitser
ended up missing a 40-yard field goal attempt.
On the next series, Kaepernick replaced Graziano - who injured
his leg when he was sacked - and hit Mitchell in the back of the
end zone for a 9-yard score to pull within 14-13 with 5:22 left in
the first half.
But A.J. Jefferson returned the ensuing kickoff 38 yards to
Fresno's 46 and Mathews ran 54 yards for a touchdown to go ahead
21-13 at 5:04.


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Canonical (Nearly) Halts Development of Ubuntu For Android 55
rjmarvin (3001897) writes "In a since-removed bug report on Launchpad, Ubuntu's issue tracker, Canonical's Matthew Paul Thomas stated that Ubuntu for Android is no longer in active development. In a statement, Canonical stated that while the project is not completely dead, Canonical is currently focusing on pushing Ubuntu for Phones. The company is open to working with partners on Ubuntu for Android, but will not proceed with further U4A development unless they can form a partnership with an OEM partner to launch it. The Ubuntu for Android project was first announced in early 2012."


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by John Calvin (compiled by John H. Kromminga)
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Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. —Psalm 119:136
Wherever the Spirit of God reigns, he excites this ardent zeal, which burns the hearts of the godly when they see the commandment of the Most High accounted as a thing of nought. It is not enough that each of us endeavor to please God. We must also desire that his law may be held in estimation by all men. In this way holy Lot, as the Apostle Peter testifies, vexed his soul when he beheld Sodom a sink of all kinds of wickedness.
If, in former times, the ungodliness of the world extorted from the children of God such bitter grief; so great is the corruption into which we at this day are fallen, that those who can look upon the present state of things unconcerned and without tears are thrice, yea four times insensible. How great in our day is the frenzy of the world in despising God and neglecting his doctrine! A few, no doubt, are to be found who with the mouth profess their willingness to receive it, but scarcely one in ten proves the sincerity of his profession by his life.
Meanwhile countless multitudes are hurried away to the impostures of Satan and to the Pope; others are as thoughtless and indifferent about their salvation as the lower animals; and many Epicureans openly mock at all religion.
If there is, then, the smallest portion of piety remaining in us, full rivers of tears, and not merely small drops, will flow from our eyes. But if we would give evidence of pure and uncorrupted zeal, let our grief begin at ourselves—at our seeing that we are yet far from having attained to a perfect observance of the law, yea, that the depraved lusts of our carnal nature are often rising up against the righteousness 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.
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"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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Twenty some-odd years ago, my uncle died of kidney cancer. He spent months lying in bed at home, every now and then asking when the boys from the funeral parlor were coming to take him out. Eventually he was moved to hospice where I visited him a few times. He made his final goodbyes to me, at that point only able to move his head. A long month later, he died. As my father said, "We wouldn't treat a dog that way."
My father died this spring. After a decade of ill-health his bowel ruptured and he was in tremendous pain. Death was knocking. The surgeon said in the unlikely event he could survive surgery, the recovery would kill him. With no surgery, he would develop a massive infection and die. There was no surgery, that simply would have been cruel for my father and those who loved him. Instead, on a morphine drip, he lost consciousness. Periodically the pain brought him to the surface, thrashing and crying out. Then the dosage would be increased, until many days later he died. As my father said, "We wouldn't treat a dog this way."
Please vote yes on Question 2. Someday it will be you or someone you love in that bed.