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ST. CHARLES – Getting good production from every spot in the batting order, Batavia erupted in Saturday's doubleheader at St. Charles North to regain control of the Upstate Eight Conference River Division baseball race.
Limited to three hits in Friday's series opener, Batavia rolled to victories of 16-4 and 10-6, and was only retired in order once in 14 times at bat.
"We just kind of see our pitches. We work the count really well," Bulldogs junior third baseman Andrew Siegler said. "We just keep our hands to the ball, short and quick to it, and we were really driving the ball today."
Batavia (22-6, 16-6 UEC River) took half-game lead on idle St. Charles East (15-6 UEC River) atop the league standings. With North's Cory Wright playing first base – not dealing, as the lefty did in a complete game shutout Friday afternoon – the Bulldogs tallied 26 hits.
North (13-15, 9-12) threw its ace in the opener, but Batavia solved Illinois-Chicago -bound lefty Ankur Shah to the tune of eight runs and eight hits in five innings.
Junior left fielder Laren Eustace ignited the attack, reaching base in seven of 10 plate appearances on the day while stealing three bases and scoring five runs.
"I look to take pretty much any base that I can, whatever opportunity I can," Eustace said. "If I see a guy bobble it or anything, I'm going to go for that base, because more times than not I'm going to get the extra base. It helps the team out."
While the bottom of the order wasn't a complete mirror image of Eustace, it still did its share of grinding, with a signature sequence coming in the third inning of the nightcap.
Sixth-place hitter Aaron Hurd smacked a two-out single up the middle and advanced to second base on a passed ball with Siegler at bat. Siegler deposited an RBI single to right field, and Batavia suddenly was en route to a four-run rally.
Eustace punctuated the inning with a two-run triple, a sharp grounder that hugged the right-field line all the way to the wall.
"To come back from [Friday], that was really hard, but we came back to it," Siegler said. "Our head was there. We were definitely mentally there."
North coach Todd Genke figured Friday's game could be a springboard to a late-season turnaround.
While he lauded Batavia's approach at the plate, Genke also conceded the North Stars made their share of mistakes.
"It's kind of hard to fathom. I mean, we had a lot of momentum coming in with our big win, and I really was expecting us to come in and play well today," Genke said. "We just gave up too many free bases. A lot of things that we need to control, we didn't. Passed balls, wild pitches, just the little things that we talk about all the time. And they took advantage of it. That's what good teams do."
The pitching staffs combined to walk 13 batters and hit three in the nightcap. North's Tim Misner and Brandon Drawant both coaxed RBI walks, the latter of which brought the North Stars within 7-5 after five innings.
That created a rare tense moment, but Siegler swiftly swatted it away with a two-out, two-run single to center in the sixth.
Bulldogs first baseman Micah Coffey finished the day with five hits and five RBIs, while Robbie Bowman had four hits and drove in three runs.
North scored four unanswered runs to chip away at a 5-0 Batavia lead in the opener before the Bulldogs pulled away. Senior righty Austin Shanahan retired the final 10 North Stars after Drawant's RBI single made it 5-4 in the fourth.
"I had confidence in my team, that they were going to back me up, so those runs didn't really affect me," Shanahan said. "I knew that we were going to hit the ball. We had done that in the first three innings, and then that lead just gave me a lot of confidence with the team. I wasn't really worried about it."


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County appeals for water for Sports Complex
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- Category: News
- Published on 18 October 2013
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Three members of the Franklin County Commissioners Court met with 11 members of the Cypress Springs Special Utility District's Board of Directors last week. The Court appealed to the CS-SUD board to support the youth by providing reduced rate water for the Franklin County Sports Complex.
The county proposes to put in a second larger meter at the complex site for use with the automated sprinkler system for the playing fields. This meter would be used to water the fields when the irrigation pond is too low to be used. See the rest of this story in the October 17 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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The new-for-2013 Infiniti JX35 is a nicely sized, well-appointed, luxury crossover sport utility vehicle with impressive room for seven people and combined government fuel economy rating that equals or is better than that of some five-passenger luxury SUVs.
Slotted below Infiniti's QX56 SUV in price and power, the JX35 also is the rare, seven-seat SUV with a continuously variable transmission. CVTs, which drivers operate as they would automatic transmissions, are designed to maximize fuel economy. But most SUVs, even those with five seats, come with traditional automatic transmissions.
Built in Tennessee, the JX35 has more legroom in its front- and second-row seats than the larger Buick Enclave and truckier Cadillac Escalade. An innovative JX35 second-row tilts and slides forward 5.5 inches, even with a child safety seat attached, to allow easier access to the third row, which has more headroom than a pricier Audi Q7.
The V-6-powered JX35 has federal government fuel economy ratings of 18 miles per gallon in city driving and 24 mpg on the highway for a front-wheel drive model, for a combined fuel mileage of 21 mpg.
Also garnering a combined government fuel mileage rating of 21 mpg is the luxury crossover segment sales leader, the V-6-powered Lexus RX 350, which has seats for only five people.
Infiniti's aggressive pricing and generous standard features boost the family appeal of the JX35 even more.
Starting manufacturer's suggested retail price, including destination charge, for a base, front-wheel drive, 2013 JX35 is $41,600.
The base JX35 is $1,395 more than the starting base retail price of a front-wheel drive, 2013 Lexus RX 350. But the base RX 350 doesn't include rearview camera, leather-trimmed, heated seats or moonroof.
The lowest starting MSRP, including destination charge, for an all-wheel drive, 2013 JX35 is $43,000.
This compares with the $39,325 MSRP, including destination charge, for a 2012 Buick Enclave with all-wheel drive. But the base Enclave has cloth seats with limited power adjustment on the passenger front seat and does not include standard rearview camera or heated front seats.
The overall size of the JX35, which is 8.6 inches longer from bumper to bumper than an RX 350 but 5.5 inches shorter than an Enclave, is Goldilocks perfect — neither too big nor too small for three rows of seats.
It also allows a midsize sedan-like 15.8 cubic feet of cargo space behind the third row seats.
Front-seat headroom of 40.7 inches is better than the 38.6 inches in an Enclave, and the JX35's 38.3 inches of second-row headroom are better than what's in the Audi Q7. Certainly, no one felt constrained in the test vehicle.
The two-passenger third row is the most confining, as it is in other SUVs. But the 36.5 inches of headroom was adequate for a 6-foot-tall passenger, and the 30.8 inches of legroom bests the 29.2 inches in the back of the Q7.
The standard sunroof, plus optional second- and third-row moonroof, provided an airy feel inside, and the leather seats looked good and were easy to slide onto and out of.
The ride, overall, was more on the plush side — not wallowy, but not sporty-taut, either. The JX35 body leaned some in long, sweeping curves. Riding on optional 20-inch wheels, the tester sent some road bumps on to passengers, but they were minor.
The JX35's lone engine — a 3.5-liter, double overhead cam V-6 — supplies 265 horsepower and 248 foot-pounds of torque at 4,400 rpm. This is a bit less than the power in major competitors.
For example, the diesel V-6 in Audi's Q7 generates 406 foot-pounds of torque at a low 1,750 rpm, and the Enclave's V-6 delivers 288 horsepower and 270 foot-pounds of torque at 3,400 rpm.
Still, the test JX35 with all-wheel drive moved steadily and with some verve when pressed, though the drone of the CVT grew tiring during acceleration. Additionally, activating the Eco mode sapped some energy.
The JX35 comes with a sport mode that mimics a regular automatic with gear shifts, but it wasn't overly impressive in the tester.
Indeed, despite being in Eco mode most of the time, the tester got just 17.4 mpg in driving that was 70 percent in the city. The government rating for city driving is 18 mpg in an all-wheel drive JX35. So, the range on the test vehicle was less than 340 miles.
The tester, stocked with every option package, had a dizzying number of tech features, including sonar that helped detect moving objects approaching as the JX35 backed up.
There was blind spot warning as well as intervention when the JX35 started to wander out of its lane. The Around View monitor provided the perspective of the JX35 from on high, which helped tremendously when the vehicle was being parallel parked.
One safety recall was issued in August, involving a sensor that might not give an accurate reading of the fuel in the gas tank.
Ann M. Job writes for the Associated Press.


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WOS Radio: Weekly Theatre Briefing - 11 Feb 2008
We've launched a new regular feature for Whatsonstage.com Radio podcasts: the Weekly Briefing. This short update includes an overview of the week's big openings and names in the news – it's a very quick run-down of all you need to know in Theatreland. This week's is presented by What's On Stage Magazine editor Roger Foss.
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By Michael Aneiro
Ben Bernanke's prepared remarks to Congress are out ahead of his actual congressional speaking session a bit later this morning, and the Fed chairman continues to emphasize that Fed policy remains fluid and responsive to incoming economic data, saying that the gradual winding down of the central bank's $85 billion monthly bond-buying program is "by no means on a preset course." More from Bernanke:
I emphasize that, because our asset purchases depend on economic and financial developments, they are by no means on a preset course. On the one hand, if economic conditions were to improve faster than expected, and inflation appeared to be rising decisively back toward our objective, the pace of asset purchases could be reduced somewhat more quickly. On the other hand, if the outlook for employment were to become relatively less favorable, if inflation did not appear to be moving back toward 2 percent, or if financial conditions–which have tightened recently–were judged to be insufficiently accommodative to allow us to attain our mandated objectives, the current pace of purchases could be maintained for longer. Indeed, if needed, the Committee would be prepared to employ all of its tools, including an increase the pace of purchases for a time, to promote a return to maximum employment in a context of price stability.
Of course the real fireworks usually come during the Q&A session that follows any Bernanke congressional testimony (remember what happened in May) so stay tuned later this morning. So far ten-year Treasury yields have dipped below the 2.5% threshold this morning to 2.498% at latest check. Here's David Ader of CRT Capital with his quick take:
On the surface Bernanke's speech seems pretty much the same as we've heard, though a bit of a dovish slant in part because it's not more hawkish (i.e. definite on tapering). He does talk about fiscal headwinds, which had been a diminishing issue. We note too that after QE is done he suggests there will be reinvestment — whether outright or via auction add ons we're not sure, but that could be new. Too, he said that 6.5% is not the trigger, but something under that in terms of [the unemployment rate] so the Funds rates will remain low.


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Some pretty amazing stories thus far in Ankiel and Hamilton and Dmitri Young has rebounded very solidly... Its a little too early for this but theres some pretty interesting discussion here. Who deserves this and why?
D. Young
Some pretty amazing stories thus far in Ankiel and Hamilton and Dmitri Young has rebounded very solidly... Its a little too early for this but theres some pretty interesting discussion here. Who deserves this and why?
Young by a long shot
Most Vottomatic Player
aww my bad...I thought the award only went to one player throughout baseball. I'd say young.
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball - Jacques Barzun
Dmitri deserves it.
Who's on first?
Can you even consider Hamilton "comeback"? I know what he's been through, but when I think of NL Comeback Player of the Year, I think of someone who has performed at a high level in the majors before.
As great as Hamilton's story is, Young's accomplished a little more, IMO. He was an all-star for crying out loud.
I'm just like everybody else. I have two arms, two legs and 4,000 hits."
-Pete Rose
Josh Hamilton is a rookie how is he comeback player of the year? I know what he went through and he has comeback from the brink of hell but he is not even eligble for the award.
When I see the 2016 Reds, I see a 100 loss team and no direction.
"Six outs to a full inning. In a major league game, you're going to play 8½ or 9 innings. That is never going to change. The money changes. People change. But the game itself is never going to change. The people who designed this thing are brilliant."-Jamie Moyer
I dunno... i think that is a viable case that he is "comeback" material judging that he was out of the game entirely at one point. He "came back" to being a legit baseball player and is living up to his potential... i mean rookie with a .900+ OPS is very impressive. Besides... NL Comeback player does not neccessarily mean a player who used to play in the NL before his decline and recently rebounded in the NL; just means recently rebounded.
I would easily give this to Young based on stats and stature alone. Hamilton has been a great Nat'l story in the beginning of the year but has not played enough to be considered "coming back".
Young on the other hand was a star (not superstar, but well known throughout baseball for many years) with many forms of success. After what many if call a wasted season w/ DET last year; he has returned to form as a solid .300 contact hitter.
CHEERS to Dmitri Young...soberity may be the toughest achievement in life
Also applaude Josh for fighting off the demons every day...cocaine is a hell of a drug
Larkin is a First-Ballot HOFer in my book...
It was not an option, but I would give it to Ken Griffey Jr.
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October 22, 2013
All event times are Eastern Time Zone unless otherwise specified.
Tuesday Chapel: Center Hall Tuttle Chapel, 9:25AM
During the academic year, each Tuesday morning that classes are in session, a brief Christian service is held in Tuttle Chapel, second floor of Center Hall. It runs from 9:25 a.m. until 9:35. All are welcome.
IFC Meeting: Student Senate Room, 11:10AM
Finding relevant books: Lilly Library Reference Computer Lab, 11:15AM - 11:45AM
In this sixth Research Reworked session, you will learn how to find at least two books (one at Wabash and one from another library) that support your thesis. This session will be repeated at 7:30 PM.
Fraternity Presidents Meeting: 11:45AM
RA Meeting: 11:45AM
IT Services Tech Talk: Baxter Hall 114, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
Please join IT Services at 12:10pm in Baxter 114 for our next Tech Talk, "Evernote for Everyone: Organize Your Work, Courses, and Research." Evernote makes it easy to remember things big and small from your everyday life using your computer, phone, tablet and the web. In this Tech Talk, Mark Siegel, Professor Michael Abbott and Professor Sara Drury will discuss how they use Evernote to manage everything from their day-to-day activities to their course and research related projects. Information in this talk will be applicable to faculty, staff, and students, and we encourage all to attend. Pizza and drinks will be available in Baxter Lounge at noon.
Physics Talk: Goodrich Hall 104 (Victor M. Powell Lecture Hall), 12:10PM
Soccer vs. Wittenberg: Mud Hollow Field, 4:00PM
Figure Drawing Sessions: Fine Arts Center A133, 7:00PM
The Art Department invites anyone interested in drawing the human form to come participate!
The Figure Drawing Sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings from 7-10 pm in the Fine Arts Center, room A133.
Sessions are free and open to everyone; you do not need to be enrolled in a class to partake! Participants work at their own pace, in their own style, without formal instruction.
Newsprint and charcoal will be provided; if you would like to use other materials, please feel free to bring your own.
Student Senate: 7:00PM
St. Louis Alumni Volunteer Workshop: 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: Mike Duffy's in the Clayton Village Shopping Center. Address is 1024 Schnucks Woodsmill Plaza. RSVP to Chip Timmons at email@example.com This workshop is designed to provide attendees with all of the tools necessary to identify and recruit future generations of Wabash men including roles volunteers can fill, reports on current recruitment strategies, updates on new academic and co-curricular programs, and materials for your recruiting arsenal.
Sister Outsider Poetry Reading: Fine Arts Center Korb Classroom M120, 7:30PM - 8:30PM
WHO WE ARE Dominique Christina and Denice Frohman are Sister Outsider. This duo represents the current top two female slam poets in the world. Their tour, starting Fall 2013, marks the first time two Women of the World Poetry Slam Champions have paired up. Dominique Christina is a writer, performer, educator, and activist. She holds three national titles in the three years she has been competing in slam, including the 2012 Women of the World Slam Champion and 2011 National Poetry Slam Champion. She is presently the only person to have held two national titles at one time. Her work is greatly influenced by her family's legacy in the Civil Rights Movement; her grandfather was a Hall of Famer in the Negro Leagues, while her aunt was one of the Little Rock Nine. She has always known she was a colored girl. Her writing is a celebration of that. Dominique Christina has performed across the country. She opened for Cornel West, and performed for the Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till families in Washington DC at the Shiloh Baptist Church. A former 1996 Olympic Volleyball star, Dominique has over 10 years experience as a licensed teacher, holding double Masters degrees in Education and English Literature. She is the Program Director for Peace Jam and Operations Director for Shaheed Media LLC, booking agency. She will be appearing in the upcoming season of Verses and Flow on TV One, and will be a featured speaker for Ted Talks in the fall. Her first book, Writing In Fire is set for publication in Fall 2013 along with her first full length volume of poetry, Open Mouth Got Teeth. Denice Frohman is an award-winning poet, lyricist, and educator, whose multi-cultural upbringing inspires her to explore the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and the "in-between-ness" that exists in us all. She is the 2013 Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion, and a 2012 Leeway Transformation Award recipient. Her work has been commissioned by Philadelphia's citywide "UnLitt
Finding relevant books: Lilly Library Reference Computer Lab, 7:30PM - 8:00PM
In this sixth Research Reworked session, you will learn how to find at least two books (one at Wabash and one from another library) that support your thesis.
Jeremy Bird '00: After the Election: Baxter Hall Lovell Lecture Room, 8:00PM
How does a Wabash religion major get on the Colbert Report? It might have something to do with playing a major leadership role in the Obama Presidential campaign. Join Jeremy Bird as he discusses life after the campaign, including his work for 270 Strategies. From the 270 Strategies website: Jeremy Bird is a founding partner at 270 Strategies and a longtime grassroots organizer with broad experience across domestic and international politics, labor, and policy. He helped launch 270 Strategies after serving most recently as the National Field Director for the 2012 re-election campaign of President Barack Obama, where he had primary responsibility for building a nationwide army of staff and volunteer organizers. Dubbed the campaign's "Field General" by Rolling Stone magazine, Jeremy was listed among "The Obama Campaign's Real Heroes" and has been cited as "a former Harvard divinity student who took to political organizing as though it were his higher calling." He is credited with helping establish a ground game and turnout machine that in 2012 "reproduced – through brute force, dedication and will – a turnout in the swing states that in some cases bested the campaign's remarkable performance of four years ago."
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Coltrane's A Love Supreme: Live in Amsterdam reissue from the Branford Marsalis Quartet out now and available on vinyl for the very first time Read more »
An Early Father's Day for Ellis Marsalis
June 17, 2009
It wasn't easy, but New Orleans jazz pianist and patriarch Ellis Marsalis managed to cram a few words in edgewise as the annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival drew to an exuberant close at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Monday night.
Dubbed "Celebrating a Jazz Master," the sold-out concert found Marsalis surrounded by family and friends onstage, all eager to toast and roast him. The salute was peppered with tunes designed to evoke various aspects of Marsalis's five-decade career and prominently featured musical collaborations with four of his sons.
The evening opened with some Louis Jordan-inspired jive and closed with guest (and Marsalis protege) Harry Connick Jr. leading a fulgent Crescent City parade up and down the aisles, complete with a twirling umbrella.
In between were reminders of Marsalis's abundant gifts: his winning way with a ballad (eldest son Branford called him a "closet sentimentalist"); his natural affinity for swift bop tempos; his understated way of creating elegantly re-harmonized accompaniments (he and Connick, in fine voice, were warmly paired on "Stardust"); and his mastery of traditional New Orleans rhythms and funk offshoots.
And certainly among the evening's great pleasures was the chance to hear Marsalis and special guest Billy Taylor turn "Body and Soul" into a haunting rhapsody for two pianos. Marsalis, 74, also got a chance to team up with pianist Connick when "Sweet Georgia Brown" acquired a sharply syncopated accent.
Playing with sons Branford on tenor and soprano saxophones, Wynton on trumpet, Delfeayo on trombone and Jason on drums and vibes — and with the support of bassist Eric Revis and drummer Herlin Riley — Marsalis was in typically relaxed form, contributing to moods tinged with various shades of blues and bursting with jubilant polyphony.
The sons were armed to the teeth with family anecdotes — some heartfelt, some uproarious — and Connick, who recalled being "traumatized" by the Marsalis brothers in his youth, was quick to add a few more.
Branford and Wynton recalled early childhood encounters with the jazz life ("old men telling nasty jokes") and witnessing their father's unwavering dedication to his work, no matter how small or inattentive the audience. During one noisy and poorly attended hotel gig, Wynton leaned over the piano and asked his father if all the chatter bothered him, only to be told: "Shhh!"
By far the most stirring and eloquent spoken-word tribute was delivered by Wynton's younger sibling, writer Ellis Marsalis III, who recited a poem he recently composed for his father. It not only drew a standing ovation from the crowd, it left his brothers utterly speechless — that is, until Wynton finally broke the silence. "Now I'm sorry I used to beat you up, man," he said.
When it was the honoree's chance to speak, Ellis Marsalis quickly deflected the attention. Receiving the festival's Lifetime Achievement Award, he thanked his wife, Dolores, for always being "next to me, or out front, leading the way."
Dolores, who attended but declined to appear onstage, was also hailed by her sons for her sacrifices and fortitude — as well as her unambiguous approach to parenting.
Indeed, Wynton recalled complaining once too often about having to eat spaghetti for dinner, back when he was a youngster, full of himself and totally oblivious to the demands placed on his mother's time and energy. After scooping the plate off the table, his mom dumped the spaghetti onto her son's Afro. "Every king deserves a crown," she quipped.
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"They call me Cold Turkey," said Francisco Cubero as he lay collapsed on the sand at the Granada Avenue beach approach in Ormond Beach Monday afternoon.
"They call me Cold Turkey," said Francisco Cubero as he lay collapsed on the sand at the Granada Avenue beach approach in Ormond Beach Monday afternoon.
The 23-year-old Gainesville resident was one of 29 people who cooled their tired feet in the Atlantic Ocean after completing the 116.4-mile, four-day, Grant Lockenbach Memorial Walk Across Florida.
"They call me that because I did it without any training," Cubero said, explaining his alias.
Cubero, like his fellow walkers, suffered through tender toes and aching arches in memory of Grant Lockenbach, a 20-year-old DeLand resident and University of Florida junior who died in a caving accident two years ago.
"Grant believed in me and helped me while I was going through a rough patch," Cubero said. "Now I am doing things I never thought I would do, like getting my master's degree in social work, completing a half-marathon and walking across the state."
Forty-eight-year old Winter Garden resident Nancy Barber also walked the width of the state from Yankeetown to Ormond Beach.
"This is just the great, crazy, ridiculous adventure that Grant would have loved," said the Stetson University lecturer. "It was his idea to start with; he just did not get the chance to do it."
According to group spokesman David Joseph, 28, the third "Grant Lockenbach Memorial Walk Across Florida" originated from a spur of the moment challenge Lockenbach made to some friends a month before he died while spelunking in some caves in Georgia.
"He was always up for something that pushed you," the DeLand resident said.
This year's walk took participants across the peninsula along State Road 40 to raise money for Young Life, a Christian outreach program for DeLand middle and high school students.
"We collected almost $15,000," Joseph said.
Looking back on the journey, Cubero said he almost gave in to the fatigue and pain on day three, but he thought of Lockenbach and was inspired to make it through.
"That was my Mount Everest," he said.


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Report Card: Idaho vs. Nebraska
Nebraska improved to 2-0 on Saturday with a 38-17 win over Idaho at Memorial Stadium. The Husker defense carried most of the load coming up with five interceptions and two touchdowns, while the offense struggled to find any consistency in the second half.
Here is the final report card grade out from Saturday's win over Idaho.
Quarterback: C
Overall, it was an up and down performance for redshirt freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez. Let's start with the bad first. Martinez took a sack on a third down play in the first half in which he fumbled and gave the ball back to Idaho on their own 7 yard line. Martinez also threw an interception on a third down play where he should've either just threw it away or taken a sack. He also missed wide receiver Mike McNeill down field on the first drive of the game on a play that would've resulted in a 58 yard touchdown.
As for the good, Martinez once again proved he can run. He finished Saturday with 157 yards rushing and two touchdowns. His 67 yard TD run in the first half was the longest ever by an NU freshman quarterback. Martinez's other rushing touchdown came on a play where he fumbled it in the open field but recovered the ball in the end zone. Passing wise, Martinez was an efficient 12-of-17 for 106 yards. They really never let him go down field deep. Everything was a high percentage short throw. It's clear they don't want to take a lot of unnecessary risks right now with his throwing, especially when the ground game is clicking like it has the last two weeks.
Running back: B
Senior running back Roy Helu led Nebraska with 107 rushing yards and a touchdown, while sophomore Rex Burkhead finished with 77 yards on nine carries. NU's running backs finished with a total of 204 yards rushing on Saturday on just 23 carries for an average of 8.9 yards per carry. Burkhead was also NU's leading receiver on Saturday with 41 yards on three catches, including a game long 31 yard reception. The low point for the running back happened when Dontrayevous Robinson fumbled the ball on the 1 yard line, taking a way a sure touchdown.
Wide receiver/Tight end: D
It was a very sloppy game on Saturday for Nebraska's wide receivers and tight ends. The third quarter was where things really started to fall apart for this group when Niles Paul fumbled the ball on the first play out of the Wildcat formation. Then both Paul and Brandon Kinnie were charged with costly holding penalties on the same drive. Sophomore tight end Ben Cotton also hurt NU with two 15 yard penalties of his own. Cotton was tagged with a personal foul in the first half and a clipping penalty in the second half. These plays didn't come back to bite NU too bad on Saturday, but you can bet they would be very costly down the road in Big 12 conference play.
Offensive line: C-
Like the wide receiver and tight ends, the offensive line also had their inconsistent moments on Saturday at times, despite paving the way for 360 rushing yards. Senior Ricky Henry was charged with a 15 yard clipping penalty and a holding call - both plays once again that would be very costly in bigger games down the road. Maybe the most disappointing moment of the day for the line though came on a fourth-and-1 play from the Idaho 12 yard line where the Vandal front seven stopped the Huskers cold. This was a play NU needed at that time. They needed to flex their muscles and show they can run with power and not just out of the spread. Nearly all of NU's rushing yards on Saturday came out of the spread or from the zone read option.
Defensive line: A
Defensive coordinator Carl Pelinichallenged his front four to get after Idaho on Saturday and that's exactly what they did. Junior defensive tackle Jared Crick was dominant with four tackles for loss and 2 � quarterback sacks. Sophomore Baker Steinkuhler also added 1 � sacks and two tackles for loss, while senior defensive end Pierre Allen added a sack. This group definitely lived up to their billing.
Linebacker: B
It was a steady game by NU's linebackers, but we really only saw junior Lavonte David play with the first defense. Idaho ran mostly four wide receiver sets, which meant David was the lone linebacker on the field. David finished seven tackles and one quarterback sack, along with two pass break-ups. Sophomore Eric Martin finished with three tackles, while sophomore Alonzo Whaley had one.
Secondary: A+
Nebraska's secondary on Saturday was Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle worst nightmare. NU absolutely dominated the game with the play of their defensive backs, forcing five interceptions and four pass break-ups in coverage. The Huskers ran two of those five interceptions back for touchdowns, which virtually put the game away in the second quarter when the Huskers scored a total of 21 points in a 9 second span. Enderle finished the game just 16-of-31 passing for 141 yards.
Special teams: A
It was a solid day for NU on special teams. The kickoff coverage was much better than a week ago and Alex Henery made his only field goal attempt of the game. Henery also placed both of his punts inside the 20 yard line.


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Does anyone have any statistics on the quantity of words with a particular combination of beginning letters? Please,I will explain. In order to better my vocabulary, I have have been compiling my own dictionary filled with words I do not know. I am up to 1,500 words and I have been alphabetizing them as I go. I find the words I do not know come in at random and it is hard to alphabetize them once they are written down. I have evaluated the letter "S" section in the Merriam-Webster Collegiate dictionary and have found the "sa" combination to have 25.5 columns of words. The "sb" combination of letters has no words. So I have broken down the "sa" combination further to "saa" sab", "sac" etc. By evaluating the amount of words that each beginning letter combination has I am able to allocate pages in my personal dictionary and have a relativly well alphabetized dictionary.
So back to my question. Can you break down your dictionary or the English language to the amount of words that begin with a particular letter combination?
Thank YOU,
In Onelook.com, you could do it by searching for Sa*, or Saa&, etc, which would give you the lists and the stats.


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September 7, 2012
Obama for America is getting into the Twitter ad wars. In advance of President Obama's acceptance speech on Thursday at the Democratic National Convention, the campaign has purchased its first Promoted Trend on Twitter.
A Promoted Trend is an ad unit that gives prominence to a Twitter hashtag by putting it at the top of the Trends lists on Twitter pages, and it is accessible, although not as prominent, on Twitter's mobile apps for Android and iPhone. The Obama campaign is running the hashtag #Forward2012, and is encouraging its supporters to add the tag to their tweets.
Twitter won't say what the ad unit costs, but industry-wide estimates put a one-day buy at about $120,000. The unit is often marketed in conjunction with a Promoted Tweet, which appears at the top of a Twitter stream whenever the Promoted Trend is clicked. Twitter charges for these Promoted Tweet placements based on whether users follow the account in question, retweet the message, click on a link, or mark the tweet as a "favorite".
Mitt Romney's campaign was the first to embrace this Twitter ad unit, purchasing the #RomneyRyan2012 hashtag for the nominee's Aug. 30 acceptance speech. Since then, the Republican National Committee promoted the hashtag #AreYouBetterOff on Tuesday during the Democratic convention to try to steer the Twitter conversation away from the speeches and toward Republican talking points.
Americans for Prosperity, the Republican super PAC launched with funding from energy titans David and Charles Koch, alternated between #FailingAgenda and #16TrillionFail as Promoted Trends on Wednesday, to coincide with speeches by former President Clinton and Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren.
The reach of the ad buy is hard to measure. Twitter spokesman Will Stickney said that the social network has 140 million active members, defined as those who log in at least once a month, either through a computer, tablet, or mobile phone. Twitter does offer ad buyers a glimpse into how a Promoted Trend is gaining traction, through its use in tweets throughout what Twitter calls an "interest graph"—essentially the group of users whose personal networks identify them as being supportive or receptive to the Promoted Trend.
A Promoted Trend is also an invitation to mischief. Alan Rosenblatt of the left-leaning Center for American Progress has organized efforts to hijack Twitter trends that Republicans are supporting, by having liberal Twitter users adopt the hashtags as their own and use them for their own messages. He calls this a "Denial of Hashtag attack," or DoH, in homage to Homer Simpson's famous tagline.
The anonymous Twitter user behind the satirical account @LOLGOP praised efforts by Republican backers to purchase Promoted Trends because it provided him with the opportunity to undercut their message. Because of his large following, the writer wrote in a blog post, "any time you buy a promoted trend on Twitter, I'm going to be able to muck with their kind retweets of my dumb jokes."
As of this writing, Republicans are engaged in their own gleeful DoH attack, using the #Forward2012 trend.
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Just installed Android for X86 processors on my eeePC 4G (the first ones) using UNetBootin. It's tiny and lightning fast. If you want to resurrect an old PC for just basic stuff like browsing and chat, this is worth a try.
Note: Many Apps won't work on x86 because they need to use native ARM-codes, but the OS comes with a good selection of software ready to go.


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James Richard 'Dick' Conley
James Richard "Dick" Conley, 58, of Big Spring died Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in a local hospital. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the First Presbyterian Church.The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2013, at the funeral home.Dick was born Oct. 15, 1954, in Amarillo, Texas, and married Janie Wooten on July 1, 1978, in Hobbs, N.M.He is survived by his wife, Janie; two sons, William and Kyle; one brother, Dr. Mike Conley of Bozeman, Mont.; one sister, Judy Conley of El Paso; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.He was preceded in death by his grandparents, James and Irene Willis and Nelle Conley; his parents, Betty and J.D. Conley; and one sister, Kathy Conley Wilson.The family suggests memorials be made to the Service Committee at First Presbyterian Church, 701 Runnels, Big Spring, Texas 79720.Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com


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BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Potato Commission's Great Big Idaho Potato Truck departed April 16 on its third U.S. tour, scheduled to cover 19,000 miles throughout 26 states over five months.
In preparation for the occasion, IPC refinished the 6-ton replica Russet Burbank, hauled on a flat-bed truck. The truck has also been updated with the image of IPC mascot Spuddy Buddy divulging potato nutritional facts and the logo of a new philanthropic partner — the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women program.
"The recognition and feedback we get from consumers and different companies that use Idaho potatoes is so phenomenal that we had no choice but to send it back out again by popular demand," said Boyd Foster, an IPC board member who farms in Rigby. "Right now, the return on investment is great."
IPC will make a $150,000 donation to Go Red for Women, which seeks to raise awareness among women about the risks of heart disease. The program, started in 2004, promotes and raises funds for women's heart health through fashion shows, heart health checks and sports events, often featuring participants in red dresses, which symbolize the cause.
IPC President and CEO Frank Muir said the charity is a good fit with the truck tour because Idaho potatoes have been recognized with an AHA heart health checkmark since 2011. Muir explained potatoes have twice the potassium of bananas and can help control high blood pressure. He said heart disease claims the lives of one in three U.S. women.
IPC also plans to make stops during its tour at senior citizens centers to promote its former potato truck charitable partner, Meals on Wheels.
Muir said IPC has budgeted about $700,000 for the tour, slightly less than it invested in the truck last year. Students at Riverside Elementary in Boise hosted the official sendoff for the truck outside their school. Muir said ESPN sideline reporter Heather Cox, whose children attend the school, made a video of the event. Cox has an agreement with IPC to promote Idaho spuds while traveling to cover college football.
Tater Team members who will staff the truck include Kristie Wolfe, Ivan Nanney and driver Larry Bathe.
After leaving the school, the truck made its first stop by the commissary at Mountain Home Air Force Base. The truck's first high-profile appearance will be at the Kentucky Derby in early May, where it will roll in the annual Pegasus Parade. Other scheduled stops of note include the Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward, Wis., and the Art Car Parade and Festival in Houston.
In September, Muir said IPC will air a new commercial featuring the truck. Muir said his organization is committed to having at least two more tours after this year.


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Reading boss Nigel Adkins facing up to reality after Southampton loss
Nigel Adkins insisted that Reading have to stay positive after losing to Southampton to slide closer to relegation.
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Adkins suffered defeat against his former club on Saturday as goals from Jay Rodriguez and Adam Lallana left the Royals seven points adrift of safety, with just six games of the season remaining.
He admitted after the final whistle that Reading had needed to win, but says the club have no choice but to keep battling for the remainder of the campaign.
"We'll pick up the positives we can take from it and we'll work very hard on all the aspects of our game to be ready for the next match," Adkins told Sky Sports.
"We have to be positive. I'll pick the players up, the players will pick themselves up and we'll work very hard.
"This is the reality of it and you have to embrace that challenge. It is a situation we don't want to be in but we are in, so we can either start hiding away from things or face up to the reality of where we are and look forward to what we have got to go and do."
Reading started brightly at the Madejski Stadium but spurned a glorious opportunity to open the scoring when Adam Le Fondre blazed over.
Adkins refused to criticise his striker, though, saying: "Alfie is the leading scorer, he is a great finisher and we have got him on the field of play to score goals when the opportunity comes.
"Unfortunately it didn't happen today but I am sure it will happen in the future."
Southampton's opener came against the run of play when Rodriguez beat Adam Federici to the ball in the 34th minute, but Adkins was not sure the goal should have stood.
He explained: "The challenge on the goalkeeper, I think maybe somewhere else on the field could have very easily been given as a free-kick. His foot is very high.
"It was very pivotal because it put Southampton 1-0 up and I thought we had been doing well in the first half. Unfortunately, Southampton got a better grip of the game in the second half."


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NEW YORK – According the Reuters, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it is investigating Greek yogurt maker Chobani's handling of a mold problem with its product after the company asked some retailers last week to remove yogurt cups from store shelves.
Consumers had complained to Chobani over social media about off-tasting yogurt with bloated containers. Some reported gastrointestinal distress; others deplored the characteristically thick Greek yogurt's "runny" consistency.
The company did not issue a recall notice over the problem, the FDA told Reuters, but instead the company contacted stores directly.
Chobani did not provide a response after multiple emails and calls for comment and its website was down on Wednesday evening, making it impossible to access prior statements on the subject.
On Tuesday, Chobani told Food Navigator, an industry publication, that it had "investigated the cause of the (swelling/bloating) and have identified a type of mold commonly found in the dairy environment."
The private company said the problem had affected less than 5 percent of its production and was limited to yogurt cups produced at Chobani's Idaho plant. The company also has a plant in New York and one in Australia.
Also on Tuesday, Chobani said in a Facebook comment that cups with the code 16-012 and expiration dates between 9/11/2013 and 10/7/2013 would be replaced.
On Friday, it posted on its Facebook page that it was "in the process of voluntarily removing and replacing some products from store shelves that did not meet our rigid quality standards."


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about 1880
Herter Brothers (American, 1865–1905)
Object Place: New York City, New York
133.35 x 184.78 x 38.42 cm (52 1/2 x 72 3/4 x 15 1/8 in.)
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Maple, bird's-eye maple, oak or chestnut, stamped and gilt paper, with gilding, inlay, and carved decoration; original brass pulls and key
On View
Robert P. and Carol T. Henderson Gallery (Gallery 228)
Large rectangular cabinet supported on four short front legs terminating in animal-paw feet and four straight rear legs; main body of cabinet contains an arched niche at each side, with a small drawer above and below, flanking a central door with inlaid Asian motifs, including irises, flowers, reeds, dragonflies, and a painted butterfly, and with a bird's-eye maple panel at top; carved and pierced panel below cupboard; lower section with a flat, slightly projecting top with molded edge; upper section includes a large box at center decorated at front with carved and gilt columns; splash board has rounded ends and, along with the entire back, is covered with stamped gilt paper with painted/stenciled rosettes; brass mounts, pulls, and key.
Representing the highest level of art furniture, this elegant cabinet expresses the vocabulary of the Japonesque taste in a rich variety of materials. Its spare and linear form is Neoclassical in character, but its rectilinear design is enlivened by asymmetrical ornament derived from such sources as Japanese screens and woodblock prints. As on the Gorham punch bowl (p. x-ref.), the marquetry decoration of the cabinet celebrates Japanese naturalistic ornament. The panels depict extraordinarily detailed insect and plant life, including tiny beetles munching holes in the leaves on the top panel. Another striking feature is the stamped and stenciled gilt paper that lines the niches and splashboard. Several furniture makers, including Herter Brothers, used textiles to line shelves and niches on furniture in this period, but elaborate paper used in this manner rarely survived. The gold paper, embossed with an intricate pattern, was stenciled with reddish-brown flowers scattered irregularly across the surface. The flowers vary in size and shape, rhythmically echoing the floral motifs of the carved and inlaid panels.
Herter Brothers, headed by Gustav Herter and his half brother Christian, produced some of New York's finest furniture in a rich and eclectic array of styles in the post-Civil War period. A pencil inscription on the back of this cabinet reads "N. 908 Harriman Esq.," suggesting that it may have been made for financier Edward Henry Harriman. Harriman made his money at a young age on Wall Street and in railroads, and was described by contemporaries as both "dashing" and "cold and ruthless." Although his ownership of the cabinet is not certain, the piece represents the costly, sometimes one-of-a-kind designs that Herter Brothers produced for Harriman's peers, the robber-baron elite.
This text was adapted from Ward, et al., MFA Highlights: American Decorative Arts & Sculpture (Boston, 2006) available at www.mfashop.com/mfa-publications.html.
Signed in pencil on back "N. 908, Harriman Esq. "
Stamped "HERTER BROS" twice on back.
Probably owned originally by Harriman family, possibly Edward Henry Harriman (1848-1909) of the railroad industry; purchased from Margot Johnson, Inc., a New York City dealer, by the Museum in 2000 (Accession Date: January 26, 2000)
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One Handed
I have knitting – actual cool, photo worthy knitting – but it has to wait because it is super secret right now. It's pretty frustrating, because my fingers went numb the last month I was pregnant, and I didn't get full feeling back until about a week ago… so to finally be able to knit, have cool knitting on the needles, AND be back blogging… and NOT be able to blog about it? Right?
I should really take that back. I have a 7 week old baby. Not being able to blog about my knitting is the least of my frustrations. I'm typing one-handed right now as I hold the screaming succubus after he woke up from his twenty minute nap. That's how long it took him to realize I wasn't holding him any longer. Happily enough, just long enough for a PB&J and to clean up the kitchen from last night and this morning.
That's what we're working on this week: EJ sleeping without somehow being attached to me. Not all the time, I'm okay with most of the snuggling an infant needs*. Just one. One nap a day where I can go to the bathroom NOT wearing a baby. Straighten the apartment up. Knit without fear of poking him with dpns, which, when near a baby look more like eye-gouging, soft-spot-piercing, mini-impalers that would make old Vlad himself proud.
Last week we mastered burping. I have high hopes for naps.
*In fact I like it. He smells good, and makes sweet little baby noises, and has the nicest smiles when he's all snuggled up with me.
That picture is just so sweet that it makes me want another baby! (almost…)
You're actually lucky. I developed carpal tunnel as a symptom of both pregnancies – at 6 months with the first and 2 months with the second. (Ask my husband how much fun I was when deprived of my needles for so long.) My doc said she saw a lot of that in her practice – despite the fact that it's not considered a common side-effect of pregnancy. The good news is that it does go away, and it is totally worth it in the long run!
Hang in there…it gets easier all of the time.January 9, 2009
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Next weekend I will happily attend to all your baby holding, sandwich making, cleaning up the apartment needs. The going to bathroom? You're on your own for that one!
And he's smiling? Aww. . .I hope I get to see that!January 9, 2009
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Oh my, the cuteness just made my uterus twinge.January 10, 2009
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A grandfather from West Roxbury survived a tour of combat in Vietnam, but he has been helpless to rescue his son from years of medical problems – the most recent of which have left the 37-year-old hospitalized and in need of a heart transplant.
He has been able to help take care of his granddaughter while her dad is in the hospital, however, and he recently wrote to Globe Santa for help in providing the 4-year-old girl with Christmas presents this year.
"I am a disabled Vietnam veteran with my own problems, but my son's have been a lot worse," he wrote. |
"Five years ago, at age 32, he underwent a heart transplant. But last summer, that heart began to fail."
Always a hard-worker, the young man must now rely on disability payments that are a fraction of what he was earning in his job at a Boston-area college, the grandfather wrote.
The family is far more worried about his health than their finances, his letter continued, but they do not want the 4-year-old to suffer any more than she already has. After 16 years of marriage, the son and his wife welcomed their first child, the grandfather wrote, and the little girl has brought the couple nothing but joy since the day she was born.
Her first few years were marked by her father's good health and stability, but these recent setbacks have left her wondering what's going on – and missing her dad.
"She is too young to understand why Daddy can't come home," he wrote. "She is a beautiful and very happy child. Without her, I don't believe my son would have made it this far."
As for his son, all they can do is "hope and pray" that a suitable donor is found in time to save his life. Yet even after all he has endured, when they visit the hospital, the grandfather wrote that "unbelievably, my son is in somewhat good spirits."
As a longtime Boston area resident, the family's grandfather knew that Globe Santa might be able to help them enjoy a merrier Christmas by making sure their little girl did not have to wonder why Santa Claus skipped their house. So he wrote his letter, and summed it up by getting straight to the point.
"The family needs your help," he wrote. "The kind of help only you can provide; a smile for my granddaughter; and hope for my son."
This family will join more than 25,000 others receiving a visit from Globe Santa this year, thanks to the generosity of individuals, groups and local businesses that donate to the fund drive, many of whom making giving to Globe Santa a part of their holiday tradition.
Last year, $1.2 million was raised and more than 50,000 children in 32,240 families discovered presents from Globe Santa under their tree.


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To commemorate National Archaeology and National Fossil Days within the month of October, the AIA East TN Chapter and the Frank H. McClung Musuem are hosting an afternoon event. From 1:00-5:00 pm on Sunday Oct. 21, visitors can bring in Indian artifacts, animal bones, fossils, and rocks to be identified. There will be a pottery demonstration, flintknapping, and activities for kids. Professionals and graduate students within the fields of archaeology and paleontology will have displays showcasing their work and will be available to answer questions. The event is free and open to the public.
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Skip to comments.Mugabe moves to dip his hands into private Foreign Currency Accounts
Posted on 12/12/2005 2:57:13 PM PST by vikingd00d
HARARE - The Zimbabwe government plans to introduce new regulations to allow it to temporarily borrow from foreign currency accounts (FCAs) of private organisations and individuals, in yet another desperate bid to lay its hands on whatever little hard cash is available in the country, ZimOnline has learnt.
Sources within the central Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) said the proposed new regulation that they said could be announced early next year would bring FCAs held by individuals and others such as non-governmental organisations within reach of President Robert Mugabe's hard cash-strapped government.
If implemented as planned, the move would widen the sources of hard cash for the internationally-isolated Mugabe government, currently battling fuel, power and basic commodity shortages due to lack of foreign currency.
"The bank (RBZ) is currently working on the modalities of implementing the scheme. Details will be announced early in the New Year," said a senior RBZ official, who asked to remain anonymous.
It is envisaged that the government, through the central bank, would use the scheme to borrow funds from the FCAs which would be repaid after some time but with interest.
No comment could be obtained yesterday from RBZ governor Gideon Gono or Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa.
Zimbabwe has faced acute foreign currency shortages since the International Monetary Fund (IMF) withdrew balance-of-payments support in 1999 following disagreements with Mugabe's government over fiscal policy and other governance issues.
Several other international money lenders, donors and development agencies, taking a cue from the IMF, have since suspended relations with the Harare administration.
Mugabe's chaotic and often violent farm seizure programme, launched a year after the IMF withdrew assistance, exacerbated Zimbabwe's foreign currency and economic crisis by destabilising the agricultural sector, the backbone of the economy.
Zimbabwe, with an annual inflation rate of 502.4 percent and unemployment of over 70 percent, has been described by the World Bank as the fastest-shrinking economy in the world outside a war zone.
The southern African nation, once a regional economic star, has seen export earnings this year decline by 6.4 percent to US$157 million while imports also fell by 2.6 percent to US$193 million, according to Murerwa, who last week presented the country's 2006 national budget statement.
Murerwa's figures point to a contracting economy, barely able to meet its day-to-day import requirements.
Harare survived censure from the IMF in September after making last-minute payments of its arrears to the Bretton Woods institution which was on the verge of expelling the country from the Fund.
Fuel and food shortages coupled with hyperinflation have scuttled all efforts to resuscitate the economy after more than six years in the wilderness. - ZimOnline
Zimbabwe deserves whatever happens to it. The blacks drove out the whites with glee in the hopes of seizing the white-owned farms and then they were betrayed from their own acts of thievery when Mugabe and his minions came along to pillage the farms first.
Let them starve and wallow in their mess of their own making.
Remove your money from the country and yourselves as well. It is over.
I would have thought they were already proficient in theft! Maybe it's a matter of the proper attire?
I wonder how he can borrow ? his FICO score must really suck.
Brilliant move. This will help immensely.
Why Mugabe and his ZANU moron thugs are not yet room temperature is beyond me.
Yeah. Sure it will.
"Never" is some time; lots of it.
Another toss out the white government and put in the majority black government that knew absolutely nothing about money, how to run a government, how to run an economy. A government set up to make this pig wealthy by stealing land and now starves his country because they have no one able to even farm, as they took over the white farms. Right. Call whites racists? This pig is as big a racist as there is. But, of course, we all know that "people of color" cannot be racists, only whites can. /sarcasm still on.
John Dillinger had a lousy credit rating too, but banks seemed to be willing to let him have some money anyway. And for pretty much the same reason.
On the other hand, why would anyone still have money of any type in a Zimbabwe bank? Was it impossible to withraw it and get it out of the country (or at least buried somewhere) in the past ten year?
If I remember correctly at least one Arkansas public employees retirement fund was a kind of slush fund for BJ and there's "The Clinton Pension Grab." See the Executive Summary of the Joint Economic Committee, 1995
"The Clinton Administration has launched a behind the scenes, incremental strategy to fund its social agenda by tapping into the $3.5 trillion private pension system."
If I remember corectly BJ wanted a "one-time only" 25 percent payment from the private retirement funds.
Hey, there might still be a tiny glimmer of activity left in Zimbabwe's once flourishing economy. Can't have that! You would thing that after a hundred years Communists would get at least half a clue regarding basic economics but no dice.
Mugabe: Smashing prosperity with the iron fist of socialism!
As long as they are a "legitimate government", they might even be able to access accounts held in foreign banks by their citizens.
What would stop them ? Would a US bank, or a French bank honor a "legal" court order from Zimbabwe to place an account held by a Zimbabwe national into some sort of "escrow" status where Zimbabwe could borrow from it ?
I don't know the answer. But it makes you wonder about the fading banking secrecy laws, doesn't it ? At the rate the world is eliminating them, whatever nationality you are, your mother country (and a host of their treaty partners, probably) will be able to find it and get their grubby hands on it.
Don't hold your breath. Get your money out now if you can.
The place would be in far better shape if Mugabe would stop getting his economic policy from the DNC.
FrontPageMag had an article about Ethiopia's Mengistu and he did exactly, nearly, what Mugabe has been doing. The two know each other well.
How classic is it? Well, Karl Marx himself complained bitterly that the Paris Commune fell because it failed to sieze the banks. That was 1871. This stuff has been going on for a long, long time.
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So my friend wants to use my extra tama-go. I go to put batteries in and the screw is horribly stripped! I've tried "screw extractors" and I've used rubber bands between the screw and screwdriver and neither has worked. It seems all I'm doing is stripping the screw more Please help!
Stripped screw on Tama-go
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Posted 01 May 2013 - 10:39 PM ( #2 )
Jewelers or repair shops will be able to screw it out. Remember to look for big famous shops, not small shops round the corner.
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i was able to use a small pair of safety scissors for children to unscrew my tama-go, but it did take awhile. your best bet is to go to a jeweler, though.
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Boffins explain greatest ever free kick
Roberto Carlos and his amazing exponential spiral
Scientists have agreeably concluded that Roberto Carlos's 1997 free kick against France - a seemingly impossible blast into the back of the net from 115ft - was not the fluke some have claimed.
While hapless French keeper Fabien Barthez might have taken solace from the thought that perhaps a gust of wind had accounted for the ball's improbable trajectory, the fact is that it was all down to Carlos and his amazing exponential spiral.
That's according to a team of researchers from the École Polytechnique in Palaiseau, near Paris, who demonstrated that while the ball's trajectory initially conformed to the Magnus effect, which gives a spinning sphere a curved path, the distance of this particular free kick added a surprise ending.
By firing plastic balls into a tank of water, the boffins showed that if a football's spin speed remains constant, "its trajectory follows an exponential spiral", with the bend "surprisingly" increasing as drag slows the ball down.
In the final phase, where both velocity and spin decrease, the ball tends to follow a straight line before hitting the back of the net.
The distance here is critical. Researchers Christophe Clanet and David Quéré explained: "When shot from a large enough distance, and with enough power to keep an appreciable velocity as approaching the goal, the ball can have an unexpected trajectory.
"Carlos' kick started with a classical circular trajectory but suddenly bent in a spectacular way and came back to the goal, although it looked out of the target a small moment earlier.
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Dog's Having a Party - Dog and Duck want to throw a house party at Dog's house. But all they have is the letter H, and they don't know what to do with it! With the help of Sheep they soon realize that H is a fabulous letter; with it they can make hotdogs, hats, hula-hoops and a great party indeed. Hurray! Dog Wants to Play Ball - Dog wants to play ball, but he's having trouble communicating with his friends because they won't stop and listen to him.
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New Delhi, Jan 25 : In his maiden Republic Day eve speech, President Pranab Mukherjee warned Pakistan not to take India's friendship for granted, hailed the spirit of the Indian youth and said brutalizing women amounted to wounding "the soul of our civilization".
In a crisp speech laced with his trademark intellect, the president referred to the numerous doubts and problems plaguing the world's largest democracy but predicted a bright future for India.
"On our 64th Republic Day, there may be some reason for concern but none for despair," said the veteran politician who became the head of state in July 2012.
"If India has changed more in six decades than six previous centuries, then I promise you that it will change more in the next 10 years than in the previous sixty," he said. "India's enduring vitality is at work."
Without naming Pakistan, the president spoke of "serious atrocities" committed on Indian troops on the Jammu and Kashmir border -- an obvious reference to the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistanis.
"Neighbours may have disagreements; tension can be a subtext of frontiers. But sponsorship of terrorism through non-state actors is a matter of deep concern to the entire nation.
"We believe in peace on the border and are always ready to offer a hand in the hope of friendship. But this hand should not be taken for granted."
Mukherjee spoke about the Dec 16 rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi, calling the 23-year-old a "symbol of all that new India strives to be".
Her death, he said, "has left our hearts empty and our minds in turmoil. We lost more than a valuable life; we lost a dream. If today young Indians feel outraged, can we blame our youth?"
The president said that while there was a law of the land, "there is also a higher law" when it came to women.
"The sanctity of a woman is a directive principle of that larger edifice called Indian civilization...
"Mother is our protection from evil and oppression, our symbol of life and prosperity," he said. "When we brutalize a woman, we wound the soul of our civilization."
The president said it was "time for the nation to reset its moral compass... We must look deep into our conscience and find out where we have faltered".
Mukherjee admitted that the Indian youth were today troubled by a range of existential doubts.
"Does the system offer due reward for merit? Have the powerful lost their Dharma in pursuit of greed? Has corruption overtaken morality in public life? Does our legislature reflect emerging India or does it need radical reforms?
"These doubts have to be set at rest. Elected representatives must win back the confidence of the people. The anxiety and restlessness of youth has to be channelised towards change with speed, dignity and order."
The former finance minister underlined that the fruits of economic growth should not become the monopoly of the privileged.
"As we move ahead on the path of economic reforms, we must remain alive to the persisting problems of market-dependent economies.
"Many rich nations are now trapped by a culture of entitlement without social obligations; we must avoid this trap."
Failure to do so could make Maoist violence "acquire far more dangerous dimensions", he warned.
He spoke of India's many successes over the past six decades, the vision of India's founding leaders and asked the civil society and the government to work together for the country's betterment.
"India can double its growth rate by turning today's disadvantaged into multiple engines of economic development," he said.
"Even the British," he said, "sensed that they were leaving a land which was very different from the one they had occupied... The spirit of India is written in stone."


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A few weeks ago, some PR offered me a voucher to spend at Jessops so that I could order some Christmas photo gifts and if I was happy with them, report back to you guys.
Well…I'm not particularly happy with it but I am telling you anyway.
So I could choose two small photo items – I picked a snow globe (£4) with a picture of my family's newest addition, and a Linen cloth bag (£5) with a picture of my kitty.
The premise is simple. Go online, upload your images, then you can choose to have the item delivered or pick it up in store. As the local Jessops store is just round the corner from me, I decided to get it sent there.
So the uploading and ordering process is fine. The prices, at this point seem fine (as a Christmas gift, pretty affordable).*
*I don't actually like getting Photo gifts myself – why do I want to stare at my face or anyone else's (with the exception of creatures with paws) for any permanent length of time? Why do I want to be supping on my Nescafe Gold Blend and looking at my second cousins face whilst I drink it?
I was once given a calendar as a gift and every month of the year had a face of someone…I didn't really want to be reminded of. This person even quizzed Mr Candy to make sure we had the calendar up (we didn't) – by asking whose photo was various months. Narcissistic? Probably. Sadistic? yes.
The problems began when I went into the (tiny) store to collect my items.
The store I went to seem to have hired what I can only describe as a gaggle of overgrown teenage metalheads/scruff bags/geeks in desperate need of a shave and a vigorous shake to wake them up a bit.
So – flumped in, as I do, with my order number in hand and one of the boys (there's about 5 of them in an empty store) hands me my snow globe.
"There's a linen bag too" I add.
"A what?"
"A bag"
"A linen..?"
"A linen bag?"
He looks at me bog eyed, like he's never heard the word Linen before. What, your mum doesn't shop at Marks'?
He flops about a bit, whilst I stand there, stomach rumbling, and starts yelling to the other
artards guys in the back.
Eventually, Metalhead II comes over, reluctantly with a sulky face and starts moving things about.
"I don't even know what a linen bag looks like"
"Neither do I, I've never ever seen one"
"Me neither"
[Me interjecting] "Won't it be in packaging anyway?" [they ignore me]
"I bet its not here"
"No, I've never seen a linen bag before"
"Me neither"
At this point, I see my life flashing before me……..the children I will never get to birth and torture with make up application lessons, winning Frazzle eating champion of the decade, circa 2020, dumping Mr Candy to marry Wentworth Miller….its all happening.
"Look – shall I just take the snow globe and come back when you've found the bag?"
"Mmmm that's if we can find it"
[Metalhead II comes back, he's the annoying one] "Are you sure you ordered the items together?"
"So you only got one order number"
"And you ordered them at the same time?"
"In the same place"
"From my sofa"
"Well on this sheet [shuffles some paper] it says you only ordered one thing. If you ordered two, it would say 1 of 2"
"I can show you the invoice I have on my phone, I'm not lying"
"Nah, nah I'm not saying that you are…[trails off….reads the piece of paper properly]..oh yeah it does say 1 of 2."
This goes on and on and on before finally, we agree to what I said originally – IF the bag came in, they would give me a call. IF. Comforting customer service isn't it. Remember that theoretically, I had already paid for the items so I don't see how "if" comes into it.
"If" what you have already paid for comes in, you can have it. Riggghhhtttt.
So – to Metalhead I's credit, he does indeed ring my back afterwards and the next day to tell me the bag has arrived. I go in to collect it – and this is what annoyed the hell out of me….
Metalhead II was busy chatting up a redhead (a member of staff) so when I turned up for my bag he grabbed it and tossed it at me even though my hand was outstretched….
"I thought you were familiar" he said, without any apology, before turning his attentions back to the girl.
And that was what grated me. I hate having things tossed at me especially when I have reached out to receive it. Its rude. I've worked in retail, and its always an impolite gesture.
He didn't say sorry, he didn't offer me a bag, he didn't say hi or bye – he made out like I was the trouble causer. Rude, rude little Metalhead.
Oh yes – now the products themselves.
I have to truthful here. Whilst the prices are very good, because there are SO many other companies offering this kind of service I can't say Jessops range is particularly good. Why?
1. The Snow Globe
Ironically, I had seen empty snow globes for 99p at Home Bargains (a discount store on the UK) the day before. You cut your own photos down and put them in – very easy.
What I was expecting from Jessops, since they charge £3 more (and delivery if you have it sent to you) was that it would be nicely boxed (it comes in a plain inoffensive cardboard box) and the pictures would be precision cut and put into the globe.
Instead you get:
1. A empty snow globe (remember these can be bought for 99p)
2. Your photograph printed in a rectangle shape (you get the image twice so you can put it in back to front) but you need to cut this into the round dome shape yourself and put it into the globe.
3. The factory packed box.
So basically – they are supplying the globe and the photo printed out. Because….you can't just take the photo you want and cut it out yourself to fit, can you? Oh wait. You can.
2. The LINEN Bag
The bag is better – its fairly spacious (bigger than A4) but is thin so not as strong as I'd like. Its a short strap so needs to be hand held.
Its pretty hard printing on a bag at home effectively (unless you use the iron on transfers and they look pretty crappy and don't last in the wash) so in a way, this service is worth paying for.
HOWEVER – the photo I chose was bright and in the printing process, it turned mega dull. No where as nice as I was expecting and there are also some black spotting marks on that area.
Worth paying for a pro to print on a bag for you, but maybe not Jessops as there is a lack of quality control.
I don't care if I got it for free – its the principle of it, someone else is going to pay for these items and it really should be better (the product and the service).
Have you had some poop service lately? I bet you have…let me know in the comments!


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12:00pm – 7:00pm
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We're proud to host CIOsynergy in Dallas on January 31st: an ideal city to start our 2013 CIOsynergy series. Dallas is the largest economic center of the 12-county Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex has one of the largest concentrations of corporate headquarters for publicly traded companies in the United States. The city of Dallas has 12 Fortune 500 companies, and the DFW region as a whole has 20 making this an ideal city to host the CIOsynergy 2013 series.
Over 100 IT leaders will join us on January 31st, 2013 at The Adolphus Hotel in Downtown Dallas, Texas; these IT leaders represent both the fortune and vast mid-market enterprise community within the Dallas metro area. It's an afternoon of unparalleled networking in an ultimate learning environment with the CIOs of Dallas' enterprise.
Our keynote is Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor, he also created two innovative media companies: Tributes.com and Eons.com. Taylor brings to the table his engaging and interactive presentation showcasing his innovative vision, action, and success with characteristic enthusiasm. He will show you how to conceptualize a vision and break away from the competition to change the face of business and enterprise along the way.
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The CIOpanel has been a staple ingredient of CIOsynergy since its inception 4 yrs ago. Here we pick 5 CIOs who have demonstrated operational excellence within the organization they serve. We look to these CIOs for guidance on what challenges they are facing, what technologies have they adopted over the past year that have elevated and morphed the operating platform of their businesses, and what are their lessons learned.
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As your PBS station, it is KLRU's mission to bring people together around important issues. KLRU does this through various educational and outreach initiatives. This fall, KLRU will present 2nd Half of Life, a six-part series airing weekly on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. beginning October 8 and running til November 12. Created for one of the best-educated, healthiest, and most privileged generations in American history — the Boomers — the series aims to help people reinvent life after the age of 50. Additional resources at KLRU's 2nd Half of Life Web site at klru.org/2ndhalfoflife
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This week:
Back-to-back episodes of Life (Part 2) at 8 p.m.
Life (Part 2) – "Encore Careers"
Playing gold all day might sound like a good idea…until you actually try it. That's why Baby Boomers are busy re-inventing retirement with rewarding "encore careers." Chris Farrell, Richard Leider (The Power of Purpose: Creating Meaning in Your Life and Work) and J. Walker Smith, president of Yankelovich, explain how increasing numbers of Americans are finding fulfilling work later in life.
Life (Part 2) – "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
If you decide to retire — or turn to part-time work — should you "stay or go"… that is, should you move or stay in the community where you've lived your whole life? Dr. Robert Kane (It Shouldn't Be This Way: The Failure of Long-Term Care,) David Savageau (Retirement Places Rated: What You Need to Know to Plan the Retirement You Deserve) and Temple University professor Nancy Henkin discuss how Baby Boomers are finding new ways — and places — to retire.


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If you're new to the business, or an established veteran...whether you're a broadcaster or freelancer...or if you work on camera, off-camera, or on stage...you'll find a Conservatory workshop that will benefit you. (These workshops are for educational purposes and do not constitute SAG-AFTRA endorsement of any product, service or provider.)
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Did You Know... SAG-AFTRA Conservatory workshops are a highly valued Union member benefit because they give you the opportunity to learn from the best in the business – top performers and experts with real-world experience and advice! What's more, the skills you gain, and the contacts you make through Conservatory workshops, can make a big difference in your ability to get more work.
To register for a conservatory workshop members in good standing will see a "Workshop Registration" link in the menu bar to the left. (Good standing is defined as being current in your dues payments to the Washington-Mid Atlantic local). You will need to provide your name, SAG-AFTRA member number and contact phone number(s). Please note, Conservatory enrollment fills quickly and are offered on a first-come first-serve basis. Please don't delay. Members can register for and attend as many workshops as you like each session, but you must register for each class individually. If you have any questions about your membership status, please contact the SAG-AFTRA office.
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so i have a 92 loyale with a two inch lift that is killing axle boots daily. i was going to drop my engine x member my radius rod and my tranny x member 1 inch along with extending my steering shaft 1 inch. i can not figure out how to drop the tranny x member and radius rod though. any help would be apprecated
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dropping subframe 1 inch
Started by 91loyale59 , Feb 02 2013 04:22 PM
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Posted 02 February 2013 - 04:22 PM
Posted 02 February 2013 - 06:03 PM
There is enough length in the bolts to stack a few washers between the body
Posted 02 February 2013 - 06:22 PM
When I installed The SJR 2" Lift Kit for the Front of my Subaru "BumbleBeast" I dropped the Engine's Crossmember 1½" Inches to let the Axles sit as Straight as Possible; The SJR kit came with Rectangular tubes, Strong enough to be Placed between the Body and the Crossmember.
See: ~► http://www.ultimates...t=117874&page=3
I also had to extend the Steering Shaft.
Kind Regards.
See: ~► http://www.ultimates...t=117874&page=3
I also had to extend the Steering Shaft.
Kind Regards.
Posted 03 February 2013 - 01:52 AM
how much did you extend the steering shaft
Posted 03 February 2013 - 07:57 AM
how much did you extend the steering shaft
The same amount that the subframe spacers were.
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So in my latest alt I decided to opt for jewelcrafting. I had not one toon with JC and I like all of them, including alts, to be maxxed out, they feel incomplete without that. This incredibly late in the expansion, two weeks before MoP ... I still make gold out of JC. I had to farm 4-5 hours Azeroth ores since the alt in question is a DK, but after that I've spent no more than 400 gold in leveling JC, which now stands at 424, before starting to make gold back. I am in shock truly. So far I have a grand total of one JC pattern and I've made 200g in three days, with a grand total of 10 minutes spent on it.
Enchanting used to be a good gold-maker before disenchanting became available for everyone else freely, but since prospecting is your sole reliable source of gems, this side of the odd gem dropping for miners, JCers have an unparalleled gold-making potential right now at the moment IMO.
This got me thinking that perhaps Blizzard should also revisit other crafting professions adding perhaps head/shoulder/trinket enchants/modifiers through other professions too. Even mount enchants/modifiers, Why not?


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Jonathan Lucroy, Carlos Gomez and Jean Segura had an RBI apiece during a go-ahead seventh inning, as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Washington Nationals, 6-2, on Sunday.
Lucroy added a run-scoring single in the fourth and Ryan Braun had a sacrifice fly in the eighth for the Brewers, who have won seven of eight and sit 2 1/2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals for the NL's final wild card spot.
St. Louis defeated the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
Yovani Gallardo gave up two runs on six hits over a five-inning start and Brandon Kintzler (3-0) earned the win with a scoreless sixth.
"He's our guy that we go to when we need to stop something going on and he usually pitches a great game," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said about Gallardo.
Chad Tracy and Jayson Werth both had a fifth-inning RBI for the Nationals, who have already clinched a playoff berth and have a magic number of six to wrap up the NL East.
Chien-Ming Wang got the start for Washington and allowed two runs on eight hits over four innings while Ryan Mattheus (5-3) gave up three runs in the seventh to take the loss.
"I thought (Wang) threw the ball well. I didn't want to go too many pitches with him, but I was pleased with the way he threw," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said.
A leadoff single by Rickie Weeks, a double by Aramis Ramirez and an intentional walk to Corey Hart loaded the bases in the seventh.
Lucroy then followed with an infield single to make it 3-2 and Carlos Gomez followed with a fly ball to right, which Werth lost in the sun, allowing Ramirez to score.
Segura's RBI groundout capped the three-run frame.
Jonathan Axford stranded a pair in the ninth to notch his 33rd save of the season.
Braun doubled to start the fourth and moved to third base on Hart's one- out single before Lucroy brought him home with a base hit to right.
Logan Schafer's subsequent double plated Lucroy for a 2-0 lead.
The Nationals tied it in the fifth on Tracy's RBI single and Werth's sacrifice fly.
Game Notes
Gallardo hasn't lost since July 27. He is 3-2 in eight games -- seven starts -- against the Nationals in his career ... Wang made his ninth appearance -- fifth start -- of the season ... Washington leads the season-series, 4-3.


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I would definitely characterize the day as "bittersweet." It wasn't sad to return to Taborville, so much as it was poignant and a reminder that time waits for no man. Everything was smaller than I remembered it, there were no familiar faces apart from my family's and those captured in fading pictures tacked up on the "DTJ Historical Archives" board in front of the hall.
I did finally get to order a beer on my own at the lower bar in the hall (instead of stealing swigs from my uncle's) and of course I chose a Pilsner Urquell. Could it have been anything but?
Standing in front of my Babi's dilapidated cottage was heart-breaking, but to experience that emotion is only possible because of all the wonderful memories I have from the time I spent there growing up. I miss my father and my grandmother dreadfully, and I can't ignore how old my mom is getting, but my life is made up of a rich tapestry of experiences that I'll always treasure. Loss - and by that I don't just mean death - will always be part of living, and the challenge is to push through the sadness and fight to get back to a state of balance.
Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. -- 2 Corinthians 4:16
Cuba, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Boston, Bellevue Borough, China, Italy and Bethel Park. Just a few compass points on this map that I'm unfurling. I wish I'd done a better job of appreciating some of the stops along the way, but there is no going back, and only hope for the future.
In the meantime, check out my Obžínky photos here.
And to avoid being totally morose, I'll admit that something funny did happen yesterday (though it was painful as hell): a wasp stung me just under my right eye when I was about 30 seconds away from the safety of being inside the Audi after we'd decided to jet. Holy smokes - that hurt, but I'm glad it made PJ laugh...
I'm reprinting a post from 2006 which explains a bit about DTJ Taborville:
Sunday, November 05, 2006
DTJ Taborville
For those of you who don't know what DTJ is, I'd like to take a moment to give you a brief explanation.
The initials DTJ stand for "Delnicke Telocvicne Jednoty" or "Workers' Gymnastic Union". DTJ as an organization is a part of the great Labor Movement as the translation implies. It is an International organization, whose program consists of training the youth of the world to enable it to take part in the great movement for a better and more just organization of human society.
A Little History
The DTJ organization was formed by a group of tailors in Prague, 1897. The group was sympathetic towards the Social Democratic movement of that period. Gym work was started immediately, classes being held wherever room could be found, mostly at the Inns.
The first DTJ group to be formed in America was founded in Cleveland, Ohio by members of the Lassalle Senior Club in 1909. Soon after another group was organized in Chicago, Illinois. An organization affiliated with the DTJ is the American Sokol of New York. Although the D.A.S. has a sick and death benefit provision in its program, there is possibility that it will come in closer contact with the DTJ of the future.


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Fabric "SURGE" patch.
Found in "Children of Dune" by Frank Herbert. Published by Berkley/Putnam, 1976.
If you can figure out what "Surge" might be, you're better at searching the internet than I am.
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3 comments:
- MrCachet said...
One possibility: http://www.superiorglove.com/Surge_Fire_Fighters_Glove_C288.html
- April 6, 2011 at 2:15 PM
- Michael said...
@mazumi on twitter found it, it's from the Surge Milking Company.
- April 6, 2011 at 2:16 PM
- filbert said...
Old Surge slogan: If I only had one cow, and she only had one teat, I'd still use a Surge Milking Machine!"
- April 6, 2011 at 3:38 PM
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