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Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson is a piece that encourages individuals to be nonconformists. Emerson believes that individuals must not conform to what's expected but to step out of the crowd and follow their own judgment. As the title suggests, Emerson stresses that humans must rely on themselves. This piece shows the true meaning of Transcendentalism, which is a literary movement that is an offshoot of Romanticism. It stresses individuality, intuition and self-reliance. Very similar to this piece is the autobiography of Frederick Douglass, which is called My Bondage, My Freedom. In it, Douglass portrays the breadth of slavery's ability to dehumanize through his insights into the mentality of slave owners. Douglass's autobiography is a true portrayal of Realism. It shows how he struggled through slavery to become the most prominent African-American of his day. Despite differences in diction, Self-Reliance and My Bondage, My Freedom are, at their core, very similar. They both encourage humans to believe in themselves, take matters into their own hands and they both stress that humans are divine in their own right.
First of all, Self-Reliance and My Bondage, My Freedom both encourage individuals to believe in themselves. For example, Emerson quotes that, "The power in which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried." By this, Emerson means to say that humans can do whatever they put their minds to and that no one knows their own potential until they try. No one can get anywhere in life if they don't trust their own instincts and follow their dreams. Emerson brings home the idea that human potential is so great that no one can imagine, but that no one can find this out until they search for it. This is very similar to the ideas that Frederick Douglass illustrates in the autobiography. If Douglass never persevered and worked hard learn how to read, Douglass might never have become a free man and helped inculcate the need for abolition into the hearts of so many slaves. Douglass quotes, "The first, and never to be retraced, step had been taken. In teaching me the alphabet, in the days of her simplicity and kindness, my mistress had given me the "inch," and now, no ordinary precaution could prevent me from taking the "ell." " Douglass means to say that in teaching Douglass how to read, Douglass's mistress has made Douglass one step closer to freedom, and nothing could stop Douglass from reaching that goal. Through this inspirational quote, Douglass demonstrates that if individuals believes in themselves, they can essentially accomplish anything they try.
In addition, Self-Reliance and My Bondage, My Freedom both encourage humans to take matters into their own hands. Individuals shouldn't depend on others. Emerson believes that people are more happy when they've done something with their own hands. Naturally, the result of believing in oneself is doing that thing they believe in. They should just take matters into their own hands if they want something done. This exactly the meaning of self-reliance. It means that people should rely on themselves. Emerson states, "no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till." Transcendentalism urges people to rely on themselves so they can understand hard work and appreciate the fruits of their labor. In similar terms, Realist pieces illustrate how people actually lived and died. They show how people worked and toiled in slavery and how harsh life was for people during that time. But, Douglass's autobiography actually shows how he took education seriously and taught himself how to read so he could prove he wasn't ignorant. Even though he had no help, he just kept his goal in mind and resolved to reach it. He says, "Seized with a determination to learn to read, at any cost, I hit upon many expedients to accomplish the desired end."
Lastly, Self-Reliance and My Bondage, My Freedom both demonstrate that humans are divine in their own right. Emerson believes that humans should have self-worth and think of themselves as good. From Self-Reliance, he quotes, "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind." In essence, Emerson says that humans must respect themselves and not degrade themselves by following the will of others. Another quote of his stresses the idea that every human being has unique talents and is special in their own way and should show that to the world. Another quote of his explains that, "Whosoever would be a man must be a nonconformist." Emerson believes that humans must not conform to the rules of society and should follow their own path. This quote shows that Emerson believes deeply in individuality. On the same token, Douglass portrays that slaves are human beings, not property, and should be treated as such. Slaves should be given an education because they deserve it. For example, Douglass quotes, "It was no easy matter to induce her to think and to feel that the curly-headed boy, who stood by her side...sustained to her only the relation of a chattel. I was more than that, and she felt me to be more than that...I was human, and she, dear lady, knew and felt me to be so." Douglass truly believes that blacks were no less perceptive, intelligent, and capable than whites, but slavery prevents kind whites from showing this. Through his speeches as a free man, Douglass showed that blacks are exactly the same as whites and that all humans have potential.
On the flip side, the diction of these two pieces shows how each is specific to Romanticism or Realism. The diction in My Bondage, My Freedom is straightforward and clear. The language is at a level where most people can read and understand it without much difficulty. On the other hand, the diction in Self-Reliance has a more elevated tone, and, truthfully, only educated people can read it, even though it geared toward everyone. Realist pieces attempt to serve the subject matter with truth and accuracy so they can show how people actually lived and died. Douglass's autobiography shows how he grew from a slave to an esteemed orator for abolition very factually. Romantic pieces tend to glorify the human spirit and values intuition. Emerson piece Self-Reliance tells humans to work toward self-reliance and encourages people to rely on their inner voice. Realism isn't as idealistic as Romanticism. It's more down to earth and factual.
In conclusion, Self-Reliance and My Bondage, My Freedom have many similarities despite differences in diction. They both encourage people to believe in themselves, take matters into their own hands, and both stress that humans are divine in their own right. By believing in oneself, one can accomplish anything they set their mind to. Relying on oneself can help people learn to work hard and appreciate the fruits of their labor and in turn, grow as human beings. Both pieces stressed that humans are divine in their own right. Humans are unique and must not conform to the beliefs of those around them. They must believe in themselves and learn to harness their individuality to better themselves. Even though these pieces are different in their themes and diction, they still instill the idea that every human is special and should express themselves, no matter what other people say.
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Screw that, this is where you go Bittersweet Symphony on their ass..
Rolling stones bent over The Verve and took all the money generated from their #1 hit because it contained "too much of a sample" that they had licensed.
I say let this track run iTunes, and then sue them for all the money it generated.
IANAL, but if you believe your IP is being violated, wouldn't it look pretty bad in court if you just let damages accrue, and only filed a case after the defendant had made a bunch of money? Especially since this guy is on the books as having noticed his IP is being violated.
wouldn't it look pretty bad in court if you just let damages accrue, and only filed a case after the defendant had made a bunch of money?
Generally, no. In the specific case of trademark law, you can lose your trademark if you don't defend it, but with copyright and patents, there is no such 'problem'. Submarine patents are a real thing, look at the case of GIF.
wouldn't it look pretty bad in court if you just let damages accrue, and only filed a case after the defendant had made a bunch of money?
Generally, no. In the specific case of trademark law, you can lose your trademark if you don't defend it, but with copyright and patents, there is no such 'problem'. Submarine patents are a real thing, look at the case of GIF.
If you know about copyright infringement and don't act on it, then infringers might be able to employ the defenses of "laches" (unreasonable delay) or "equitable estoppel" (misleading the infringers to believe you're not going to pursue them). I'm not familiar with the GIF case, but my guess is that they were able to show that they were still actively enforcing the patent (even if "actively" is an exaggeration).
He contacted Fox. Everything is on them now. (And actually, it doesn't really matter whether he contacted them or not. But he probably has a more solid case since they knew of the infringement claim and continued to infringe.)
And Fox has contacted back ( http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2013/01/18/baby-got-back-and-glee/ ) to tell him he should be grateful for the exposure they gave him. You know, that exposure they gave by using his arrangement without any credit whatsoever. The Super Secret Exposure. I wonder how grateful Fox is for the exposure that a Bittorrent user gives them by sharing out full episodes of Glee.
It almost makes me want to start watching Glee just so I could stop watching them in protest.
Screw that, this is where you go Bittersweet Symphony on their ass..
Rolling stones bent over The Verve and took all the money generated from their #1 hit because it contained "too much of a sample" that they had licensed.
I say let this track run iTunes, and then sue them for all the money it generated.
They Also did the exact same to Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine over the song After The Watershed [youtube.com]
They took Carter for a sizeable sum of cash and Jagger then got writing credits as well. apparently the song also contained a bass riff from "satisfaction"
Carter then pretty much used the money from their next album to pay the rubber lipped old twat linky [wikipedia.org]
And Youtube, obviously. And most importantly: Hulu and any other sites that host Glee on demand -- Fox, for example. Dish and DirectTV also have on demand access, are they susceptible to DMCA requests?
Coulton got the ok to do a version of baby got back. He did a new and unique arrangement and performance. Glee did an identical rip-off of his song without permission, then aired it and put it on itunes for purchase.
Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY84MRnxVzo [youtube.com]
Coulton's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCWaN_Tc5wo [youtube.com]
Glee rip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yww4BLjReEk [youtube.com]
You'll notice the second two are identical and very different from the first.
I think the issue is less that they didn't pay him and more that they are fronting as if they came up with it rather than giving him the professional courtesy of credit.
There is separate licensing for covers and derivative works. Coulton only got a license to cover, although his certainly an original take on it, he has no special ownership over his version, anyone else getting a license to cover can perform a version identical to coultons.
Except the Berne Convention gives him copyright over the derivative work. They cannot just steal it and say "welp, it's a cover, so you have no rights." Especially since it's an original arrangement (he didn't just sing along to the original instruments).
And it's not that they just got a licence and decided to do an acoustic, folk-like version like Coulton did. They literally used inverse phase wave mapping to remove the vocals on his song, then sang the same lyrics, including the "Johnny C's in Trouble" line (whereas the original was "Mix-a-Lot's in Trouble"), and this is key: On top of his original instrumental track.
They blatantly stole a song online, are attempting to profit from it, and oh yeah, the producer for Glee basically taunted Coulton on Twitter, suggesting he should be happy he got ripped off.
Oh, and did I mention that this isn't the first time they've done it? By far?
They literally used inverse phase wave mapping to remove the vocals on his song, then sang the same lyrics, including the "Johnny C's in Trouble" line
Although the Glee version is a very close reproduction, I don't think it's done by channel phase inverting trick because that technique results in a mono backing track, and their backing track is clearly stereo. Plus if you listen closely on headphones you can hear they're using different drum samples and the instruments sound a bit different.
However, it's worth noting that the only thing used in Jonathan Coulton's cover from the original is the lyrics. The cover has completely new chord progression and vocal melody that doesn't exist in the original rap at all. Essentially in this case the "cover" is a completely different song with the lyrics from "Baby got back", so I think it's still a clear copyright violation regardless of how they reproduced Coulton's music.
Here's a version where someone synched up the two versions via the first few instrumental hits at the start of the song:
https://soundcloud.com/alacrion/joco-v-glee [soundcloud.com]
Literally they are note for note the same as far as instrumental bits go. Ok, there are SMALL differences are when they used the audio version of a poorly done photoshop job to remove certain elements, like the duck quacking (which can still be heard, faintly), but, that's just me.
And yeah, it's a clear copyright violation. And the guys from Glee should know better. However, I *believe* their stance is that JoCo is just some silly little Internet artist and they can get away with this because what can he do, eh?
I personally think they vastly underestimated how big his followings are on the Interwebs, and how loud us computer nerds can be when we feel one of our own (remember, Coulton was a Slashdotting computer programmer before making it big as a musician) is being thrown under the bus.
Hehe... The original actually samples 2 Live Crew's "Me So Horny", which in turn... Nah, enough is enough. Everybody samples each other. Stop arguing about money and just give credit, okay?
What, did anyone think that copyright was intended to protect anyone except the rich and powerful?
It's not????????
interesting to see how a joe average gets smacked down like a gnat with a buick on youtube, but then we see the exact opposite here? Or didn't they file a takedown notice?
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/18/3891836/glee-uses-jonathan-coultons-cover-of-baby-got-back-without-permission [theverge.com]
There's no protection for a cover. However, the Glee people weren't nice because they didn't credit him for his ultra-boring cover of a great song.
What Glee released is not a "cover." It actually samples his recording. If they'd re-recorded all the instrumental parts in the exact style that JoCo arranged them, they'd be in the clear. But they didn't. They sang, karaoke-style, over his instrumental recordings.
From your link:
(If Glee's producers used clips of Coulton's actual recording, like the duck sound, it's different: that would be copyright infringement of his sound recording.)
What Glee released is not a "cover." It actually samples his recording.
And Coulton's version isn't just a cover either. If you listen to the Sir Mix-a-Lot version and then to the Coulton version, Coulton's puts the lyrics to a melody that wasn't there in the original rap song. Coulton owns the copyright of this melody.
I will quote the article, which does indeed quote Title 17, section 115 (copyright law compulsory license). The author bolds the parts he thinks are important and ignores the whole middle including a very important part that I will bold.
"A compulsory license includes the privilege of making a musical arrangement of the work to the extent necessary to conform it to the style or manner of interpretation of the performance involved, but the arrangement shall not change the basic melody or fundamental character
Huh? "Baby Got Back" is most certainly not licensed under Creative Commons.
Actually, no. If you look up the law, arrangements are not owned by the arranger, they are owned by the original copyright holder. Even Coulton said as much in TFA.
Now, IF they sampled his actual audio (the "mechanical copyright" in legal terms) then that would be copyright infringement. It's possible they did that, but will be pretty hard to prove definitively...
Now, IF they sampled his actual audio (the "mechanical copyright" in legal terms) then that would be copyright infringement. It's possible they did that, but will be pretty hard to prove definitively...
Hard to prove, but there's certainly a lot of evidence that they did.
A derived work can still be infringed.
Effectively, it is: See the Verge [theverge.com] for a discussion. Unless they used his actual voice, he has no leg to stand on.
Oh the VERGE! Now there's a paragon of reliable legal information!
I don't really see how the melody he wrote for the song is not covered though, that isn't a copy of the original song at all. A song is not solely com
since they also used Coulton's unique additions to the song
and possibly stole his audio
super, super relevant. Everyone in this post who is glossing over that part is completely missing the point, legally speaking.
According to the article, which was written by someone who knows nothing about copyright law, because it's a cover it's not really covered by copyright law.
A cover is a derivative work. It is covered by copyright to the extent that it contains new, original creative expression above and beyond the original work. So to say that "it's not really covered by copyright law" is pretty much completely wrong unless the cover sounds almost exactly like the original, which his cover clearly does not. At all.
I don't really see how the melody he wrote for the song is not covered though, that isn't a copy of the original song at all. A song is not solely composed of lyrics.
Oh, his melody is most assuredly covered by copyright. Unquestionably. Anyone who says otherwise is either deliberately lying or knows nothing whatsoever about copyright law. It's an independent musical expression sufficient to be protected on its own by copyright if not combined with those lyrics. Therefore, it is protected just the same as any other artistic creation. If Fox really stole his original melody, and continued to use it even after having been informed that their use was not authorized, that meets the criteria for willful infringement. I believe the words "treble damages" come to mind.
Based on what I'm reading, it sounds like Fox isn't remotely on the right side of the law here. I would strongly urge Mr. Coulton to contact a lawyer who specializes in copyright cases. What Fox's lawyers are telling him is complete bulls**t, and they're pretty much pissing their pants hoping he doesn't sue, because they have a pretty good idea how many figures they'll lose if he does.
I would also strongly urge Mr. Coulton to file a proper takedown request with Apple. This forces Fox to put all their cards on the table, and gives them notice that you intend to take action if they don't come to a reasonable settlement. It also takes their content off of iTunes for at least a few days, during which they're losing a metric f**kton of sales. This has a tendency to force their lawyers to take your claims seriously, where they otherwise might not.
That said, IANAL, and this is not legal advice except for the the "you should contact a copyright lawyer" bit.
...yet ASCAP and BMI frequently go after those who allow public domain music to be played claiming the arrangement was copyrighted by one of their members (and it's up to you to prove it wasn't)
Just more proof that copyright is only for the big guys.
Just more proof that copyright is only for the big guys.
As was and ever shall be. Look up the history of the concept. From the very beginning, it was invented to allow publishers to sue other publishers for releasing the same work. Never, in all its history, was it ever created to benefit artists.
The idea that copyright was invented for artists is one of the biggest of the Big Lies plaguing society, and it's a lie that's literally hundreds of years old.
The thing is that TV has MANDATORY licensing... So FOX doesn't technically have to "prepay" or ask to use any music they want. The INDIVIDUAL stations punch their cards and turn in X royalties per musical number for every Commercial and Show they air.... This avoids the "YouTube" problem, of infringing background music, everybody keeps bringing up.
He can probably get the song taken down from iTunes as that is a seperate distribution.
Despite I like JoCo and that I agree overall with your opinion. I think we should not forget that it is copyright infrigment, and not theft.
They stole Greg Laswell's arrangement of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" about a year ago.
There is (or was) a YouTube artist who called herself Venetian Princess who took recordings of songs and sang her own parody lyrics over the top of them. (For those keeping track, when Weird Al does a parody, he records his own version of the music, thereby avoiding this problem.) Unfortunately for her, that's infringement, of precisely the type Fox has committed. She got crushed like a bug. Her videos were yanked off of YouTube and the lawyers ate her face.
So.... we're waiting. We can expect every Glee episode to be yanked for alleged infringement now, right?
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Except for talking while dancing, I think it's all good advice and not any different than what I would expect today.
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Wow, cool trailer. That, and from the first taste of looking at the manga for a bit, it seems I'll be watching this series for sure next season. Looking at the episode listing of one case per week (hopefully it won't be too rushed, but I suppose they can cut some parts with no problem) as well as the fact of the word 'psychic' on the title, I'm not expecting a Fair Play Whodunnit here. A bit disappointing for me, but the mystery will still be there, so it's still good. Can't wait for 3rd of October!
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Anime is darker than I expected which is quite nice . Not that fond of featured track must be the stereo sound . Like the character designs so far .
The promo art seems like a ripped off . Lulu Anyone ?
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|2010-09-19, 12:17
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well anyone can think that the most time they see that is Lulu....and they always think that everytime they are remember Lulu they think its copied from CG but that novel or manga first came out than CG!
|2010-09-22, 15:50
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Nice, the trailer looks good - totally can't wait to see this series. I hope it'll be longer than the 13 or so episodes it's slated for.
That scene in the trailer, with the woman wearing the red necklace, looked like she was choking a child? A glimpse into Yakumo's past maybe? Gah, can't wait to delve into the mysteries and make predictions. This will so remind me of the GH thread, I'm sure.
|2010-10-03, 12:16
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Just watched the first episode!!! It's realy, really, really good! Wow.
Both seiyuus (Yakumo's and Haruka's) are fantastic.
The story is a little bit different from the manga (both versions) and the novel, but that makes it even better.
And I gotta say the BGMs are awesome!!! Love the OP and ED!!!
|2010-10-03, 18:53
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The story is very different, they cut most of the mystery stuff to fit one case per episode. Given that Psychic detective Yakumo is never very strong in terms of mystery, it is not too bad a move.
The good point is that it is alot more creepier in the anime than in the manga. The director really knows how to make animation have an impact on the viewers.
|2010-10-03, 20:41
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Just saw the first episode raw. I can't understand a single thing they said but I wasn't blown away by it. It wasn't too bad but I felt it was a bit rushed.
Spoiler for ep1 raw:
Yakumo is total eye-candy though! <3 This series could probably develop better if it was longer than 13 episodes but then I probably shouldn't judge until I watch a few more episodes (...and actually understand them. )
BGM is very good. As well as Haruka's and Yakumo's seiyuu. Ono Deisuke fits Yakumo perfectly. <3
|2010-10-04, 04:20
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Don't think it was a bad move to have the focus on Yakumo and Haruka rather than rehash that story to detail. I read/seen multiple versions of the locked room story (read: it bores me now), but the anime still managed to be "fresh" and engage me.
I'm looking forward to hear more of the soundtrack. What I've heard from the OP and the episode this could be a really good one.
Spoiler for about that..:
|2010-10-04, 22:58
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Hope the mystery aspect of it gets more complicated...also I must say, I couldn't really relate to the main girl at all. Just not enough time/room for development, just happened too fast, so I didn't really care for her that much. Meh.
Not too sure what to expect out of this, but the ending of this first episode did set this up for some more interesting stuff, so I'll give it a few more episodes to see how this thing goes.
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the only thing i kept thinking about is... how short that skirt was on that girl the whole time and if the ladies in japan really wear it that short (probably not but a few inches lower)
that was how totally bored i was watching. i am sure i read two cases from the manga adaption months ago so nothing was new to me this episode.
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Worked for me. Loved the understatement of the two main characters, and the nice, spacious feel of things. I'm not in this for the plot, so the simplicity of it didn't bother me. More like gave me a classic feeling. Particularly liked the OP, but liked the ED, too. Had no idea OnoD would sing that style of music.
This may not hold me long, but I loved ep1. For me, the time just flew by.
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Hmm which part of the music onoD sang, because I can't tell I rly like the OP
I think it felt rushed since the manga had more comedy elements and flashed out the characters even more. In here however, Yakumo is just so...bland, and so is the girl -_-
Boring episode imo, hope it will improve in the future.
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John Salmons tried and failed to come up with just how the Milwaukee Bucks could come up with such a poor effort against the Sacramento Kings with the playoffs still seemingly within reach.
"It's a shame," he said. "That's all I'll say, it's a shame."
Marcus Thornton scored 27 points, Beno Udrih added 25 and the Kings beat Milwaukee 97-90 Wednesday night to damage the Bucks' fading playoff hopes. Milwaukee (28-42) fell three games behind Indiana for the eighth and final spot in the Eastern Conference with 12 left to play after the Pacers won earlier in the night.
"We just didn't have the type of intensity and focus you'd like to see and understanding the enormity of the game, we were kind of passive," Bucks coach Scott Skiles said. "It hurts for sure."
Sacramento has won two of three on this five-game road trip and rebounded from an ugly 40-point loss to Chicago on Monday night, the Kings' worst in more than two years. Kings coach Paul Westphal said he challenged his young team after the blowout to the Bulls.
"I think they heard me in the second half. We really did crank up our defense," the coach said. "We got some really good performances from our backcourt, but mostly it was our defense and our rebounding in the second half that won it for us. It was first class."
Milwaukee's Carlos Delfino scored 30 points for the second consecutive game to again match his career high, but had 22 of them in the first half.
The Kings, who are expected to get Tyreke Evans back for Friday's game at Indiana, got contributions from all over, including 13 points from DeMarcus Cousins and 11 points and 12 rebounds for Samuel Dalembert to snap Milwaukee's two-game winning streak.
"Mixing Tyreke in there gives us a very strong backcourt rotation," Westphal said. "The way Beno and Marcus are playing, it shows we have a chance to have a really, really good backcourt."
Andrew Bogut scored 15 points, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had 11 and rookie Larry Sanders added 10 despite back spasms for Milwaukee, but the Bucks' schedule gets much harder from here.
They play at New York on Friday and have a home game with Chicago on Saturday.
Salmons, who started 1 for 9, hit a 3 that gave Milwaukee a 79-78 lead early in the fourth quarter, but finished 3 of 14 for the game as Milwaukee faded away.
"That's a shame, too," Salmons said. "I didn't feel in rhythm from the beginning for whatever reason."
Jason Thompson answered with a big one-handed slam, Thornton had a dunk of his own and Thompson added a layup as Sacramento went ahead 86-81 with 5:44 to play.
The Bucks, the worst-shooting, lowest-scoring team in the NBA, went cold at the wrong time, missing six of their final seven shots and committing three turnovers in the final 3:20.
Delfino hit a 3 that cut the Kings' lead to 92-90 with 1:11 left, but after a miss by Udrih, Bogut was called for an offensive foul when Milwaukee had a chance to tie.
Thornton missed a jumper, but Thompson grabbed the offensive rebound and Udrih was fouled with 18 seconds left and Sacramento hit five of their last six free throws to end it.
"We aren't going to just quit on the season," Thompson said. "We want to finish strong."
Thornton, acquired from New Orleans with cash in exchange for Carl Landry this year, continued his run of strong performances, scoring in double figures for the 14th time in the last 15 games.
Sacramento began the trip with a 32-point win at Minnesota before losing by 40 at Chicago.
They rebounded in a big way against Milwaukee and should be even better when they get back Evans, the reigning NBA rookie of the year who has missed the last 19 games with plantar fasciitis in his left foot.
"It will be great to have him back," Udrih said. "It will be interesting to see how coach is going to divide up the minutes."
Notes: Delfino finished 12 of 20 from the field and is 29 of 46 in his last three games, averaging 28.7 points. ... Sanders fell to the court untouched in the final seconds of the first half and had to be helped off by teammates after a back spasm. He returned late in the third quarter. ... Bucks PF Drew Gooden (left foot plantar fasciitis) was active for the first time in six weeks, but did not play. ... Bucks G Michael Redd now expects to play Saturday after initially planning to return on Friday. He has missed 14 months and the better part of two seasons after twice tearing the same ligaments in his left knee.


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The Past, Present and Future of HIV Microbicide Research Advocacy
An Interview With Polly Harrison, Founder of the Alliance for Microbicide Development
Winter 2011
Polly Harrison founded and led the Alliance for Microbicide Development from 1998 to early 2010. She is now a senior policy advisor at AVAC. TAG worked closely with Polly in support of microbicide research and in fall 2010 TAGline interviewed her to seek her wisdom and vision for the future.
What were things like when you founded AMD?
Fairly bleak, which was why the Alliance was founded in the first place. The idea came from Mahmoud Fathalla at the Rockefeller Foundation, who provided a seed grant to form a coalition of scientists, biopharmaceutical companies and advocates to be a "catalyst" at a time when progress toward microbicides was slow, fragmented and woefully underfunded. There were just 20 of us at the first Alliance meeting in March 1998 but in a year we had almost 100 active participants, a database and regular reporting activities and busy with constituency building, outreach, media work and funding analysis. We had two staff and little money, but there was such engagement and enthusiasm that we got tons done in those early years and began to attract more funding. It's been said the Alliance "made the microbicide field" and there's truth there. People were attracted by the fact that the Alliance was a neutral convener, educator and problem-solver. The neutrality aspect caused us problems later but it's what many value and recall, rather wistfully since the Alliance no longer exists.
You asked when the "HIV microbicide" idea was first suggested. As early as 1987, the National Institute of Child Health and Development was supporting work on "contraceptive microbicides." Then in 1990 came a hugely influential article by South African epidemiologist Zena Stein that called for "HIV prevention methods that women could use."1 Zena argued that absent male concurrence with condom use, women had no way of protecting themselves from HIV infection and that AIDS was becoming a women's as well as a man's disease, not a popular concept at the time.
The Alliance didn't arise in a total wasteland. Microbicides were in the portfolios of the NIH, Population Council and International Working Group on Microbicides, in U.S. legislative language and the International Conference on Population and Development Plan of Action, and at the 1996 Vancouver International AIDS Conference, there was the first public announcement of U.S. funding for microbicide research. Still, no one had any real money, the broader HIV advocacy community was focused on therapy and later on vaccines and the idea of something topical that could help with women's special risk was seen as scientifically and practically improbable. The failure of the UNAIDS-funded COL-1492 trial announced at the 2000 International AIDS Conference in Durban [South Africa] didn't help! COL-1492 was a commercial product based on nonoxynol-9, which was the active ingredient in topical spermicides and also showed activity against sexually-transmitted infections. However, the trial found that COL-1492 not only didn't protect against HIV infection, but might increase that risk.2 We were stunned by the results, didn't know how to handle them and for a field just getting itself organized, they were traumatic and have had a long half-life.
How have things changed since then?
A lot. Getting an advocacy movement organized and ramped up was vital. Microbicides acquired a public "personality" and some understanding of what they were and might do, and we mobilized constituencies that got successive versions of a Microbicide Development Act introduced in three sessions of the U.S. Congress. None passed but all got introduced with a lot of education, publicity and new allies and leveraged establishment of a Microbicide Branch [at the NIAID Division of AIDS, NIH] and a dedicated position for microbicides in the Office of AIDS Research. We helped establish the International Partnership for Microbicides and pushed steady increases in microbicide funding so NIH attracted more scientists, USAID raised its investment levels and more developers advanced more concepts.
What do you think are the leading questions facing microbicide research today?
If you mean challenges to advancing toward a safe and effective product with reasonable likelihood of user adherence, I'd say:
Those women still don't have the kind of protection from HIV infection that they need, which is why we set out to develop microbicides in the first place!
If you mean scientific questions, then I'd say we still don't have:
Goosby, Emanuel Address Progress, Potential Roadblocks Ahead for Introduction of Microbicides in Developing Countries
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
I'm going to SCGS Jamboree!
Even though I was away and incommunicado in Spain, on April 29th Thomas MacEntee, on his Genealogy BlogTalk Radio Show, announced that I was the winner of a free registration to the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree! (Please see the right sidebar for a link the Jamboree website and to archived versions of this wonderful internet genealogy radio show).
With the luck of free registration, some Marriott points and frequent flyer miles I will be attending this conference in June. Stay posted, and I promise to not be incommunicado while I'm in Burbank. I'll be posting stories from Jamboree, and keep everyone updated with the latest genealogy news from the conference.
Message #1- I'm already loving the Jamboree 2011 app for my iPhone! I can't tell you all the ways I tried to put together a Rube Goldberg style version of this app on my iPhone for the 2011 NERGC conference in April using Google Documents, scanned schedules and links to the NERGC website. This new app will blow your mind!
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For parents of children with food allergies, school lunchtime can be terrifying.
"If a parent brings in a snack, Ryan can't have it," said Colene Birchfield, whose son, Ryan, has suffered from allergies to milk, eggs and peanuts. "He has to sort of be alienated from the rest of the class, which is sort of difficult."
Teresa Walters also knows just how devastating children's food allergies can be. She lost her son Nathan seven years ago when he died from a severe allergic reaction to a peanut butter cookie at age 9.
On a field trip with his class, Nathan was supposed to have received a special lunch for his allergies, but was mistakenly given a bagged lunch that included a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, trail mix with peanuts and a peanut butter cookie. Although Nathan spoke up and did not eat most of the food, he did eat the cookie, thinking it was a sugar cookie without peanuts. He died several hours later on the way home.
"My understanding is that Nathan might have survived if he had been given his Epipen [a medicine that treats severe allergic reactions], especially considering how close emergency medical care was," Walters said in a statement today to a congressional panel. "I know he would have survived if his health care plan had been followed; if his school had received additional training on the severity and risks of food allergies."
Birchfield and Walters were among several who testified today before a Senate panel about the challenges that face children with food allergies.
It's an issue that hits close to home for Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions panel's subcommittee on children and families. Dodd's daughter is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, shell fish, sesame and tropical fruits.
"It's been a real challenge," said Dodd's wife Jackie Clegg Dodd. "And, in fact, we've had teachers at a public school tell us, 'You know, we don't really think we can keep your daughter safe here. We don't have a full-time nurse. We don't have the guidelines in place.'"
A bill sponsored by Dodd would provide schools with consistent guidelines for managing food allergies, and would give grants to schools that decide to implement them.
"The greatest danger young children face is in the school environment," Dodd said. "We could actually come up with a cure for this thing. We could deal with this problem in an effective way. Children shouldn't have to go through this. Parents shouldn't have to go through this."
According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 6 to 8 percent of children 4 years old and younger suffer from food allergies. Food allergies are also the most frequent cause of emergency room visits for anaphylaxis.
Milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soy top the list of foods kids are allergic to. Peanut allergies, especially, have been on the rise.
"When we looked in 1997, there were one in 250 young children with a peanut allergy," said Dr. Scott Sicherer, associate professor of pediatrics at the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute of Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. "We repeated that study just five years later and the number had risen to one in 125. A doubling -- which is quite shocking, actually."
According to the Centers for Disease Control, data from 2006 showed that nearly 98 percent of schools gather and keep information about severe food or other allergies in student records. Nearly 77 percent of school nutrition services programs had a written plan for feeding students with severe food allergies.
Still, parents and schools need to be vigilant.
"The medication must be with the child, even if they are too young to administer it themselves, because in the time it takes for a staff member to go from the classroom to the nurse's office, that child could die," Birchfield said.
Sicherer added, "If you suspect your child has a good allergy, you really want to talk to your pediatrician. You want to make sure you have the right diagnosis and you know what you're doing in case of accidental exposure or reaction."
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Experience One's block scheduling allows equestrian students to truly connect with the horses they work with.
Ross Miller has a passion for horses. It started as a hobby that eventually led him to pursue a very unique college degree in equestrian studies at a very unique university. At the same time Miller began to consider how to make his passion a more significant part of his life, the University of Montana Western added the country's only four-year degree in natural horsemanship to its curriculum.
"When I first heard about Montana Western adding a natural horsemanship degree, I was very excited," Miller said. "Initially the school offered their classes in the traditional way, then they added Experience One, and what a difference that made."
Experience One is Montana Western's unique class scheduling system in which students take only one class at a time. This allows students to devote their entire attention to the one subject they study. Students at Montana Western take one class, three hours a day for 18 days then they move on to their next class. This "block" scheduling encourages students to go beyond reading or hearing lectures to truly experience their education. Because students experience one class at a time, Montana Western calls it's system Experience One (X1).
Miller's story is just one from hundreds of students who are experiencing their education at Montana Western. The equine studies program at Montana Western offers both associate and bachelor degrees to students who are interested in equine-related careers.
"Experience One is a particularly good fit for natural horsemanship students," Miller said. "Coming from a background of horses and horsemanship, I can really see the improvement in the horse when you get to work with them every day for 18 straight days. They retain everything that you teach them. It is a much smoother progression for the horse and the student."
When asked what he likes about X1 specifically, Miller said, "Experience One works very well. Students are able to stay current in their class. You don't forget what you learned the previous week. Going 18 days straight is nice. You finish one course and move on to the next."
At Montana Western, the Experience One philosophy is simple: smaller classes, hands-on learning and face-to-face interaction with professors is the best way to learn.
"One of the major advantages of Montana Western is the smaller classes," Miller said. "The professors are easier to get to know and easy to get ahold of if you have any issues. If you are having trouble in the class, they are ready, willing and able to help. That one-on-one relation with our professors and students is something the larger institutions don't have. At Montana Western, all students have the opportunity to develop invaluable relationships with professors. In our smaller classes, students get to know each other while working in groups. It is a much more learning-friendly atmosphere you won't find at a much larger university."
Montana Western Assistant Provost Brian Price agrees.
"With block scheduling, experiential learning and low student-to-faculty ratio, we have created at Montana Western just about the best possible circumstances for learning that exists in higher education," Price added.
Montana Western offers a broad range of equine related degrees, including a bachelor of arts in biology with veterinary science emphasis. Miller said the bottom line is that equine studies students at Montana Western learn by doing and are actively experiencing their education in horsemanship. For more information about the equine studies degrees at Montana Western, call toll free (877) 683-7331.


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I used to think I wanted four children, which is pretty funny when you know how overwhelmed we are with two. But before we adopted our daughter (when our son was 7 years old), we were pretty sure we'd be back to the agency again.
We started trying for another baby when my son, Noah, was just about to turn 4. Getting pregnant with him hadn't been easy although it had been quick; I had two early miscarriages before getting a pregnancy that stuck. Happily the difficult conception didn't translate to a difficult time being pregnant. Noah was born after a fairly uneventful nine months and I settled happily into motherhood.
Getting pregnant with our second baby proved harder. After 18 months of unsuccessful effort we headed to the fertility doctors to see what our options were. We tried Clomid. We tried IUI (intrauterine insemination) but decided to walk away when neither worked to solve our unexplained infertility. That's when we started thinking about adoption.
We looked at foster-to-adopt but decided it wasn't right for us for a number of reasons, most having to do with what we felt then 6-year-old Noah could handle. International adoption was way outside our budget. Then we found a local agency specializing in domestic infant adoption.
I was pretty naïve about how domestic infant adoption worked back then – my feelings about it have changed with our experience. But then it looked like the fairly easy answer to our baby dreams. Our agency placed babies younger than six months – most only days old – and there was the possibility of having some kind of contact with our child's birth family. This appealed to us because we felt our child would value his or her birth ties and the more we were able to give them, the better off we felt we'd all be.
Once we made our decision things moved fairly quickly. We completed our homestudy in the summer of '03 and Madison arrived to our family at the beginning of April '04, just three days old, weighing two pounds more than her older brother weighed at that age, and sporting a full head of hair.
Madison enlarged our family in ways we didn't expect. We are fortunate to have a fully open adoption with Jessica, her birth mom, and with some of Jessica's extended family. Because we adopted transracially (we are white and Jessica is African American), we have also been asked to stretch culturally as we explore ways to support Madison's access to the black community. My life is richer for her presence as well as for the way she arrived.
But I couldn't do it again. It turns out that two kids is our limit and I'm just glad we figured it out before we added a third to our family. That sounds more negative than I intend. I mean to say really that it turns out two is perfect. We thought we wanted a whole big brood and Madison's arrival made us realize that her spirit was the only one we were missing.


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Amaro: Smaller-scale deals 'essential' for Phillies
General manager believes in four complementary pieces, hopes to find a fifth
By Todd Zolecki /01/07/13 3:54 PM ET
PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies have four fresh faces headed to Clearwater, Fla., for Spring Training next month.
They still hope to find a fifth.
The Phillies are still pursuing a corner outfielder, a source said Monday, and the usual suspects remain: Scott Hairston, Vernon Wells, Alfonso Soriano and Michael Cuddyer. But even if the Phils fall short in their pursuit of a veteran outfielder, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said recently the additions of setup man Mike Adams, center fielder Ben Revere, left-hander John Lannan and third baseman Michael Young will help a team that missed the postseason last year for the first time since 2006.
"They're maybe not the biggest and sexiest moves, but those are moves that were essential to help our club," Amaro said.
In winters past, the Phillies acquired arguably the best players available at their position: right-hander Roy Halladay in 2009, left-hander Cliff Lee in '10 and closer Jonathan Papelbon in '11.
Adams, Revere, Lannan and Young are more complementary pieces than those splashy offseason acquisitions that had fans rushing to the team store at Citizens Bank Park to snatch up jerseys for the holidays.
"They're not Josh Hamilton, and they're not Zack Greinke, but they're moves that were important to our team," Amaro said. "I think they'll certainly help us. I don't know what you consider small moves, but getting an everyday center fielder and an everyday third baseman don't constitute small moves to me. I guess the public doesn't view those as superstar moves, but at the same time, you've got an All-Star-caliber third baseman, who's produced offensively for 12 years. We've got a center fielder who is on the rise and plugs a very significant hole for us, especially defensively. He's a young player with some dynamic speed and can create some offense for us.
"How they produce, I couldn't tell you. But I like what they can bring to our club."
The best-case scenario for the Phils is Young coming close to replicating his 2011 numbers (.338 with 41 doubles, six triples, 11 home runs, 106 RBIs, .854 OPS), Revere blossoming into a younger Juan Pierre, Adams pitching like one of the best setup men in baseball and Lannan proving a solid fifth starter behind Halladay, Lee, Cole Hamels and Kyle Kendrick.
The worst-case scenarios are Young's production tumbling, Revere taking a step back in his development, Adams having issues following thoracic outlet syndrome surgery and Lannan struggling to the point where the Phillies must dip into the Minor Leagues to stabilize the rotation.
"There is some risk with the injury and the operation," Amaro said about Adams, "but we felt after examining him and how he's doing overall, it sounds like he's doing pretty well. So he should be ready at 100 percent in Spring Training.
"I don't know if you can compare the team we thought we were going to have in April 2012 to the April 2013 team. I'm not sure it's better or not. I think if we just get those guys on the field -- Doc, Chase [Utley] and Ryan [Howard] -- I think we're automatically better. If we get them producing at their more accustomed levels, we're automatically better. It was pretty obvious at the end of the year last year, even without [Shane] Victorino and [Hunter] Pence, we still had a very good club. We just got a late start on having our personnel there."
Phils pitching coach Rich Dubee watched Halladay throw Friday. He told Amaro he threw "very well," although Halladay has not started to throw from a mound, which will be a truer indicator of his progress.
"Some of the work he's done in the offseason, strength-wise, has been a positive," Amaro said. "He's done a couple of mechanical things to get back closer to where he was in 2010 and 2011. If we can get Doc closer to that, and I have a good feeling about it, I think that's very positive."
Phillies head athletic trainer Scott Sheridan will visit Utley in California in the middle of this month, but reports remain upbeat. Amaro also said Howard seems to be doing well with his offseason training program.
"All that said, you don't know where injuries might pop up as we go through the spring," Amaro said. "But right now I'm a lot more optimistic about our overall health than I was when Howard was out with his Achilles last year. Obviously we won't know how Chase and Doc are doing until they're going full bore in Spring Training. But all indications seem to point to them being 100 percent."
If they are, Amaro believes those four newcomers should round out the 25-man roster quite nicely.
And don't count out a fifth newcomer, either. The Phils are still looking.


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Manchester United winger Nani was involved in a collision with a police car on Friday, it has been reported.
A police driver who was responding to an emergency call in an unmarked car has been suspended following the incident, which occurred in Gately, Stockport on Friday evening, Greater Manchester Police have confirmed.
The car collided with Nani's Bentley Continental, causing damage to both vehicles. A passenger in the police car received treatment for minor injuries, while the 26-year-old Manchester United player appears to have been unhurt in the accident.
A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: "The police driver has been suspended from driving duties in line with normal procedure."
Nani hasn't featured for Manchester United since the start of February, and failed to make the subs bench for the Red Devils' Champions League clash against Real Madrid on Wednesday.
The Portuguese winger has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford in recent months, and is said to be stalling on signing a new deal while he wieghs up his future.
The impending arrival of Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has also cast doubt over his future at Manchester United.
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- 1 pound fresh raspberries
- 1 pound fresh blueberries
- 2 cups sugar, in all
- 1/4 cup Chambord
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch plus 2 tablespoons water to form a slurry
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/4 cup scalded milk
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 scoops vanilla bean ice cream
- Fresh sprigs of mint
- Powdered sugar in shaker
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 13-inch by 9-inch baking pan. In a sauce pan, add the raspberries and blueberries. Using a fork, slightly macerate the berries. To the berries, add 1 cup sugar and the Chambord. Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Whisk in the cornstarch slurry and continue to cook for about 3 to 4 minutes, just until the berries thicken. Remove from the heat and pour into the prepared pan. Using an electric mixer, whip the eggs until light in color and have a ribbon-like texture, about 3 minutes. With the mixer running, slowly add the sugar. Combine the milk and butter together. Stir the milk mixture into the whipped yolks. Fold the flour into the egg mixture. Pour the batter evenly over the berries. Run a knife through the batter to bring some of the liquid from the berries to the surface. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the batter is set and golden brown. Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool. Spoon some of the cake into a shallow bowl, serve with the ice cream. Garnish with the fresh mint sprigs and powdered sugar.
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Boaties get dangerously close to whales on Gold Coast, Sea World expert saysBy Russell Varley and Tom Forbes
A marine expert on Queensland's Gold Coast says boaties are putting themselves in physical danger by getting too close to whales during the current migration season.
The director of marine sciences at Sea World, Trevor Long, says there have been some "near-misses" during the current migration, with vessels getting too close.
He says boaties should not go within 100 metres of whales, or 300 metres if there are more than three vessels in the area.
Mr Long says boaties need to abide by the regulations.
"These whale numbers are going to increase and increase quite a lot like this year," he said.
"We've got probably 15,000 to 16,000 animals - that means there's around about 1,500 to 1,600 new babies with their mums.
"The babies are very inexperienced - they don't understand boats, mums are very, very protective of their young.
"They will do anything to protect their young."
He says boaties really do not know where the whales will surface if they get too close.
"These animals move at around about three to four knots," he said.
"[Boaties] try and calculate where that whale will come up for its next breath and they want to be there as close as they can.
"They don't understand that that whale once it makes its choice, it's got to take that line so they could be right underneath that, so there's a lot of dangers."


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The Morris soccer team lost for the first time this season Tuesday, dropping a 4-0 decision at DeKalb.
"This was a the test for us to see how really good we are as a team," Morris coach David Valdivia said. "The better team won and we got outplayed and out-hustled. This was our worst game and they pressured and made us chase the ball. We have a lot of work to do for the regional and the sectional."
Morris 163,
Plainfield East 181
The Redskins were led by a 40 each from Trevor Lines and Justin Larsen in the event held at the Links at Carillon.
At the JV level, Morris won 189-293 behind a 45 each from Andy Peters and Kendall Enger.
Streator 178,
Dwight 179
Streator won the nonconference outing at the Dwight Country Club.
For the Trojans, Ryan Folkers had a 43, Andy Froelich a 44, Nathan Zabel a 45 and Seth Galloway a 47.
Morris 5,
DeKalb 0
Morris swept in the Northern Illinois Big 12 match to improve to 7-3 overall and 3-3 in league action.
At No. 1 singles, Megan Davy won 6-3, 6-1 and at No. 2 singles, Emma Dingbaum won 7-5, 6-2. In doubles action, Leah Lines and Monica Davy won 6-1, 6-1; Savannah Carter and Carly Williamson won 6-1, 6-1 and Alyssa Larsen and Mary Bush won 6-1, 6-0.
In JV action, Morris won 4-1, taking all but the third doubles match. Winners included: Bridget Byrne (8-4); Pauli Stevens-Robinson (8-2); Autumn See and Hanna Burbulys (8-3) and Regan DeGrush and Rach Burbulys (8-3).
GSW def. Donovan,
25-9, 25-8
Lexi Posing had five kills and Maranda Residori eight assists in the River Valley Conference win.
Sophie Barna had four digs.
Coal City def. Plano,
25-12, 25-21
Kassie Aldridge had 18 assists, six digs and two blocks for the Coalers in the win.
Nicole Borgetti also had five kills, five blocks and seven digs; Emily Halliday nine kills, four aces and 10 digs and Britta Spelde five kills and four aces.
Minooka def. Plainfield South,
25-12, 25-23
For the Indians, Skyler Day had eight kills, Ginger Perinar six kills, Brenna Perinar four kills and Jessica Karalow three kills in the Southwest Prairie Conference win.
Additionally, Natalie Yard had seven digs and two aces and Morgan Bauer and Kelly Clucas 10 assists each.
Newark def.
25-17, 25-20
For the Lady Norse, Rachel Lape had 16 assists and seven kills, Kristina Nichols five kills and Alexa Myre six kills in the win.
Seneca def. Sandwich,
25-18, 25-18
Kayla Haines had seven kills, six points, 11 assists and five digs in the win by the Lady Irish.
Madison Wyss added seven points and seven assists.
Morris 7,
Yorkville 6
Joe Webb had the lone TD for Morris in the win and Keagan Sobol stopped the key PAT conversion attempt for the Redskins.
Elwood 17
Alyssa Hauch had 10 points and six rebounds in the win. Alex drives added nine points and six rebounds.
In the seventh grade game, MVK won 23-11. Alyssa Binion led the Mavericks with eight points while Rebekah Chapman added six points and six rebounds.
Reed-Custer 38,
Brittney Helms had 12 points and Hauch added nine points and 13 rebounds.
In the seventh grade game, MVK won 38-13 behind Madison Tondini's 13 points. Kylie Winsor added nine points.
Ottawa Shepard 21,
Shabbona 4
Rori Griffin and Haley Aukland had two points each in the loss for Morris.
In extra-quarter action, Mary Chellino had two points and Ashlyn Williams one.


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Mui Ne is a nice resort area in Phan Thiet, near Ho Chi Minh City (south Vietnam).
Northeast of Phan Thiet the coastal road climbs over the slope of a Cham-Tower-topped hill and descends onto the long, sandy crescent of Mui Ne Bay. The formerly little-inhabited beach south of the fishing village of Mui Ne proper has seen some serious development in the last 15 years. Now it is a 15 km long strip of resorts that line up like pearls on Nguyen Dinh Chieu street, shaded by coconut palms. The main resort strip lies between the addresses of 2 and 98 Nguyen Dinh Chieu and is actually named Ham Tien.
Given the choice, nature would move the sand around, much to the dismay of some developers. Beach sand tends to migrate up and down the coast seasonally, leaving some (but not all) spots with just a concrete breakwater rather than sandy beach. There is always a good sandy beach somewhere along this 10 km beach. Accommodations at higher addresses tend to be smaller and less expensive, somewhat removed from the main tourist section and more mixed in with local life. If a sandy beach is important to you, some research is called for before booking in that area.
A few bargain hotels have popped up on the inland side of the road, across from the beach-side resorts. If you stay on the inland side, you will need to pass though one of the resorts to reach the beach, which might or might not result in some hassle from the guards. The resorts jealously guard their lounge chairs and palapas, though the beach itself is open to everyone. If all else fails, you can always access a nice sandy stretch of beach via the Wax Bar at 68 Nguyen Dinh Chieu.
Get in
By bus
Most overseas visitors reach Mui Ne via "Open Tour" buses that run between Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang. Most depart from HCMC between 7:30 and 9:00AM or PM (7:30AM for Sinh Cafe in air-conditioned bus and arrive at Mui Ne at about 1:00 PM, same for night schedule). In the opposite direction, buses typically depart from Mui Ne around 2:00PM or AM and arrive in HCMC at 7:00PM or AM~ five hours at night or in the morning. Joe's Cafe is a good place to catch an outgoing night bus as it offers full service all night and you never know how late the bus will be. Outside HCMC, the coach will stop at a petrol station with a pretty large shop and stalls selling snacks, drinks and fruit.
The buses stop in the heart of the tourist strip in Mui Ne, so there is no need to take a taxi. The cost is about US$6 (105,000VND - Vietnamese dong) each way, and tickets are sold all over the tourist districts of both HCMC and Nha Trang. If you are traveling to HCMC from Mui Ne, you will most likely be put on an already full bus traveling from Nha Trang. Since you are not assigned a seat you may not be able to sit with any traveling companions, and at some of the less scrupulous travel agents you may not even get a real seat (we were put on a mat at the back of the bus with four other people).
Public buses from both destinations also travel to Mui Ne, though finding the departure stations and figuring out the schedule is difficult for visitors. It's not worth the trouble unless you have a strong need to depart at a different time of day than when the Open Tour bus leaves. Travel agencies play dumb because they don't earn anything from helping you find a public bus.
By train
A train runs daily from HCMC to Phan Thiet, departing around 6:30AM and arriving five hours later. The return trip leaves Phan Thiet around 1:30PM. The cost is quite modest at around 60,000VND per person each way (similar to the bus). The train station in HCMC (Saigon Railway Station) is in District 3, about 3 km from the center. The railway station in Phan Thiet is about five km (80,000VND taxi ride) from the beginning of the Mui Ne resort strip, and taxis are abundant to take you there. The railway also sometimes runs a mid-sized bus from the station to Mui Ne for 25,000VND per person. Tickets are sold on the train, though the announcement might be made in Vietnamese only, and you need to watch carefully for the ticket sellers to pass by.
The train has regular carriages operated by the state railways, and sometimes other carriages booked and operated by private companies. The latter have somewhat larger seats for a higher price, but fall short of luxury. The regular carriages are a bit cramped for the western-sized body. When the train is not full, railway staff usually pack everyone into one carriage, leaving another one empty, and then run a side business selling "upgrades" to the quiet, empty carriage. The entire train will be jammed on on holidays.
Overall, the train is probably less comfortable and convenient than the open-tour bus, though it has some advantages - you get a better view of the countryside and avoid the endless honking of horns and lunatic driving of the bus drivers.
By taxi
You might considering coming from Saigon to Mui Ne by Taxi, instead of Open Bus. Not only the departure times of the Open Buses might not suit your schedule, they are also slow sometimes, because the driver makes various stops at rather bad restaurants where he receives commission. The ride by taxi takes 4 to 5 hours, depending of the road condition, and will cost 70-100 US-Dollar, depending on your ability to bargain. Talk with all taxi drivers in airport to get best prices.
There are few paid roads on the way to Mui Ne, so taking extra money is common way to increase the bill. Tell the driver, that you want fixed price with all fees included. Using taxi counter will usually increase the bill to more than 100$.
Get around
You can't get lost in Mui Ne, since the whole place consists of one long strip along a main street, Nguyen Dinh Chieu. Motobike ta xi (xe om) are everywhere and their drivers will bug you each time you leave the hotel. Bargain hard to get appropriate prices (10,000 to 15,000VND is more than enough to pay for a ride from one place to another along the main strip). Taxis are also abundant, with fares slightly higher than HCMC but still reasonable (starting at 12,000 dong and going to around 20,000 dong).
You can also rent motorbikes and bicycles at many resorts and tour agencies. Since traffic is light, motorbikes or bicycles are a pleasant way to explore the surroundings. Motorbikes cost anywhere from 60,000 to 150,000 dong per day depending on how late in the day you start, how many hours you need, and age / type of motorbike (automatics can cost 230,000 dong). The locals say it's getting harder to rent because of bike thefts and police enforcement of Vietnamese driving license. Your hotel may rent to you, which may be a bit more convenient since they already have your passport.
By law you need to be in possession of a Vietnamese driving licence to drive a motorbike and all people on the motorbike have to wear a helmet. The police is friendly but quite straight forward in enforcing the helmet obligation. If failing to wear a helmet you will be stopped most probably. Because most tourist, besides not wearing a helmet, are also not having a Vietnamese driving licence, your personal data will be taken down, the motorbike will taken into police custody immediately for about 6 weeks along with a fine of about 1,500,000 dong (about $75 USD). Besides the fine, if you are renting a motorbike, the rental company or your hotel might will make you to reimburse you for the loss of the six weeks the motor bike will be in custody. Some owners claim, that they have agreement with police. So if police have taken your bike, they will get it out by themselves. If the police stop you, you should stop immediately and be cooperative and friendly - that will the best reaction. In contrast, if all people on the motorbike wear a helmet, you normally will be not stopped by the police.
Even-numbered addresses are on the sea-side of the street, and odd numbers on the inland side. Even and odd addresses do not line up closely in the main resort strip, so (for example), 39 on the odd side is several hundred meters from 40 on the even side.
There are several Kite Surfing Schools along the beach, which all employ Beach Boys who will help you to start and launch the kite. It is widely common to tip the Beach Boys with 1 USD/Day. If you bring your own equipment and don´t want to carry it from and to your hotel every day, you can store it at one of the Kitesurfing Schools for $20 USD/week or $60 USD/month, including usage of their compressors and shower facilities.
If you are a beginner but already can practice independent without an instructor, you might avoid the area around Sunshine Beach Hotel/Sakara/Wax, because their are too many Kite Surfers and swimmers which may lead to accidents, particularly if you can not fully control the kite. Try the western part of beach front around the Kitesurfing School Windchimes. Here Kiters are not the much and you can practice without bringing you and others into danger.
Along the Mui Ne strip are several small nameless shops; all selling the same sundries and souvenirs. You can find packaged snacks (Oreos, cakes, biscuits, ice cream, etc), liquor, clothing, and souvenirs.
Anything beyond very basic neccessities should be brought with you. There is a small pharmacy, but it would be wise to bring your own first aid kit.
Standard souvenirs offered include wooden and laquered bowls, wooden statues, snake whiskey, and pearl necklaces. Compared with Ho Chi Minh City, souvenirs are almost five times more expensive in Mui Ne. The same small wooden bowl selling for $3USD in HCMC is priced at $14USD in Mui Ne.
Several travel agencies along the strip also double as used book stores. Most have a few shelves of English books, along with a small selection in German and French. Books cost 80,000 - 100,000VND and most shops will cut the cost in half if you trade in a book.
Every resort area is surrounded by restaurants specializing in seafood. The food is invariably fresh, well-prepared, and served in friendly and interesting surroundings. By all means get out of your hotel and try one of the local restaurants. The best restaurants are a moto ride away, found outside of the tourist/resort district on the ocean.
If you're in the middle of the Mui Ne strand and want to wring out as much of the day and night as you can then you might consider the Wax Bar if you're a beach party type or The Club if you like casino, disco, karaoke, billiards etc. For after you party~ Joe's Cafe is a quiet stop open 24 hours a day and good for late food and drinks even in low season.
Mui Ne has dozens of properties to choose from, in every price category (US$15-200), along the main ocean strip.
Accommodations at higher addresses tend to be smaller and less expensive, somewhat removed from the main tourist section and more mixed in more with local life. If a sandy beach is important to you, some research is called for before booking in that area. Many "beach side" resorts are actually against a sloping cement wall that leads into the sea. The sand itself migrates up and down the long coast seasonally leaving some areas with expansive beaches and others with little at any given time.
A few bargain hotels have popped up on the inland side of the road, across from the beach-side resorts. If you stay on the inland side, you will need to pass though one of the resorts to reach the beach, which might or might not result in some hassle from the guards. The resorts jealously guard their lounge chairs and palapas, though the beach itself is open to everyone. If all else fails, you can always access a nice sandy stretch of beach via the Wax Bar at 68 Nguyen Dinh Chieu.
Remember that during Tet (Vietnamese New Year), hotels are booked way in advance.
NOTE: Beware, mosquitoes are a big nuisance in Mui Ne. So bring or buy either insect repellent or long-sleeved shirts and pants for the evening. You may also consider bringing/buying the fun mosquito-killing racket (maybe 50,000 dong) to "sanitize" your room before sleeping soundly to the break of ocean waves, all available in Muine.
Free WiFi connections can be found in several resorts and restaurants. Joe's - The Arts Cafe has a good WiFi connection.
There are a few Internet Cafes along the strip with ASDL connections and charging 5,000VND/hour.
Laundry services are offered by several restaurants and hotels. Upscale hotels charge 1,000 - 5,000VND per piece of clothing. Budget hotels and restaurants charge 15,000VND/kg. Confirm they will machine wash and dry your clothes (and if not, go elsewhere). Be sure to check your clothes immediately when you pick them up: t-shirts have gone missing and if you don't realize until the next day it is almost pointless to go back and ask.
There are a couple ATM machines along the strip. Vietcombank has a 24hr ATM near 12.3km marker, with another ATM located just past it.
Get out
There are dozens of small travel agencies along the Mui Ne strip that sell daily excursions around Mui Ne, as well as airline, rail, or open tour bus tickets to other cities. Be sure to shop around since some unscrupulous agents will often overcharge the unwary buyer.
Note of Warning on one tour company: Victor Tourist Company (part of Victor Cafe) charges a cheap price 300,000 - 340,000 dong to Hoi An, however, the overnight bus was severely overloaded with people sleeping on the floors and make shift beds placed over the bathroom. Not what you get from other tourist companies like Sinh Cafe.
The bus journey to Nha Trang takes about 5 hours. Departure for Nha Trang is at about 1 PM and 1AM.
Sinh Cafe buses stop right inside the compound of a large guest house in Nha Trang. The beach is just across the road. Air-conditioned rooms are US10. Rooms are spotless and even at this rate, rooms are cleaned daily.


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Golden Horseshoe hosts Spring Military Invitational tournamentThey won't be Redcoats with muskets or Colonists in three-cornered hats, but members of the military will do battle at Colonial Williamsburg's Golden Horseshoe Golf Club when it hosts its Spring Military Invitational tournament March 15 and 16. The annual 36-hole event will be played on the historic destination's Gold and Green Courses.
Open to the public, the Military Invitational welcomes two-person amateur teams that include at least one active-duty, retired, or reserve military or National Guard member. Advance registration is $295 per team and must be received by March 11, 2014.
Colonial Williamsburg's Williamsburg Inn and Golden Horseshoe Golf Club recently received the prestigious GOLF magazine Premier Resort Gold Medal for 2014-2015, continuing its time honored position among elite golf resorts throughout North America.
The Gold Course, built by master golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Sr. and opened in 1963, celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2013. The adjacent Green Course, designed in 1998 by Rees Jones, teams with the Gold as one of the first father-son golf layouts. The nine-hole Spotswood Course rounds out Colonial Williamsburg's historic links offerings.
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