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Like to fly by the seat of your pants? Listen, that's great and all, except it might be the seat of your pants that causes all the problems. Especially if it's because you downed that 64-ounce Diet Cherry Coke.
No, we're not going to recommend astronaut diapers. But if you've been paying attention to this site (and there WILL be a test later), you might already know about RunPee.com. Users supply a two- or three-minute synopsis at certain points in the movie; you can visit the site to plan your movie bathroom run in advance, secure in the knowledge that you'll know exactly what you're missing.
You can call it Wiki-pee-dia. (Sorry, we couldn't resist.)
So here's where the flying-by-the-seat-of-your-pants thing comes in. It's all well and good if you're planning to hit that movie ahead of time. But what if you just spontaneously decide to go to a movie, or end up seeing something different than you'd planned? Rejoice: RunPee.com has now launched an iPhone application.
The app, which costs $0.99, has a built-in timer to let you know how long it is until the next "pee time." Start the timer when the movie begins, and safe break times are scheduled throughout. It also lets you know whether you should stay till the end of the credits, since some films like Wolverine include bonus footage afterwards.
After all, every film has scenes that aren't crucial to the plot -- and a $10 movie ticket is a terrible thing to waste.

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Hi teachers.
I have these probable answers to questions. I would like to know whether the answers are grammatically correct. And also, if you have better ways of constructing the sentences, you are more than welcome to revise
I would really appreciate your input. Thanks!
1. The role and responsibility in your job
To begin with, I have been working in the International Department of the same company for nearly/about 7 years. Ive been involved in several engagements although these engagements are mostly (what we call) referral jobs.
*When we audit a global company, of course we have to audit its branches. From there, the primary team, which is the auditor of the parent company, assigns the audit of the branches to the local firm/auditor, these are referral jobs.
As a senior staff, I have the role to oversee fieldwork and review the documents which my subordinates prepared.
Furthermore, I prepare the deliverables such as Summary of Review Memorandum, which is the most important document for the managers review before reporting these to the primary team. Finally, these deliverables will be reviewed by the primary team and if they have questions, they consult us about it.
2. Outlook about your job
Businesses nowadays are becoming global and as a result, auditors now have wider opportunities to work with foreigners or foreign offices.
So, I want to brush up on my English skills since I expect to be active in such market.
3. Changes experienced after promotion
As far as I can recall, I was promoted from being a junior to a senior staff about 3 or 4 years ago. Actually, it didnt have much impact to my routine at that moment except for the salary and job description but my role and responsibility gradually became heavier and more difficult.
As time passed, the manager entrusted me with more challenging tasks which means performing some parts of his job. For instance, I even prepared all of the deliverables for the primary team.
4. interesting story about your job
Theres not much interesting things to do and talk about in the office but recently
Ive heard from an English partner who was involved with the Siemens engagement that EY London or other branches in England have yearly seats in the Premier League. Im not sure as to which team they support but nevertheless any team is fine with me as long as they have good stadium seats. I believe they must have really good seats knowing that EY is one of the biggest firms in England so I hope I could capitalize on the chance to watch the match.
I have moved this to the Editing and Writing Topics section as it is too long for the Ask a Teacher section.
Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
I appreciate your effort in reading and correcting my answers Gil.
1. Yes, I've learned way back about writing numbers but I guess I didn't mind at all because these probable answers are to be spoken rather than written.
I think 'engagement' is rather a specific term in Audit. I can read such word in our documents so I assume it's correct.
2. If I actually meant travelling to other countries for auditing jobs, I suppose the use of 'foreign offices' is correct?
3. As far as I can recall - Could you suggest other ways to introduce the sentence?
4. Working in an auditing firm, things are really pretty boring. Aside from that, I don't exactly socialize and talk with my colleagues as much.
I would say that 'they' refers to EY London or other branches, not specifically the athletic team.


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Mary, you always raise the bar for us! I make these too, but I'll have to remember to make mine as pretty as yours :-) I recently had orange sections dipped in chocolate. Wow!ReplyDelete
What a great decorative idea and tasty I'm sure!ReplyDelete
How simple, beautiful and tasty! Mary, you never cease to amaze me!ReplyDelete
These are beautiful and such a meretricious but sweet snack.ReplyDelete
Mari, these are just the cutest little things ever. Where do you come up with these creative ideas? I have just the plates to serve variations of this on and you have inspired me to do it soon. What a fun and beautiful post! I so love to come visit here.ReplyDelete
So creative and yummy!ReplyDelete
Darling, Mari! I am already thinking of the possibilities ;) Lovely photos.ReplyDelete
Another use for toasted almonds!! Of course you can add me to your favs. If I weren't so presumptuous, I would have asked before adding you a couple of months ago ;-)ReplyDelete
Cezanne said, "The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution!" Well, I feel that way about your grape-nut cups. This should start a wonderful trend in the culinary world. It is one of the most unique finger foods I've ever seen--and so fresh and healthy.ReplyDelete
How fun are these !!!! Thank you xoxo ClariceReplyDelete
Well...Yuuuuum! And oh so pretty!!ReplyDelete
I read the post title and thought hmmm, grape-nuts with chocolate, now *that's* a breakfast I can get into! LOL These are so cute and look refreshing and sinful at the same time!ReplyDelete
how cute is this! i look forward to cherries plunked from the tree and plunked right into this little nest! MY KINDA FOOD!ReplyDelete
Mari, what a cute idea ... my husband would love it with cherries.ReplyDelete
What a great idea! Nicely presented.ReplyDelete
How dainty and pretty. I love chocolate covered strawberries but these are lovely little morsels with the nuts. We were just talking about "grapenuts" cereal the other day so when I saw this I thought that is what you meant. Tricky tricky! Have a great day Mari!ReplyDelete
Si c'est joli Mary!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2009 at 5:45 PM
So cute, Mary! They look great! You come up with such great ideas!ReplyDelete
How can something so simple look so very elegant! You make everything prettier Mary. I am sure I would love your combination. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us!ReplyDelete
Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such kind comments.ReplyDelete
You've each absolutely made my week!
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Thank you again. :)
Mary, they are so cute! What a great idea!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 16, 2009 at 8:41 AM
They look lovely! And so healthy :)ReplyDelete
CHARMING. I am beginning to see a fun fest with the pinguins and the grape nuts. TTFNReplyDelete


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Ingham County Register of Deeds Cutris Hertel Jr. said he will begin requiring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to pay full transfer taxes on all property transfers in which they are the seller.
The two companies had claimed to be exempt from paying taxes upon filing new deeds, saying they were government entities.
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For many years all of the major CAD vendors have been touting the importance of managing the mountains of design, engineering, and manufacturing data created using their software. Conversely, most manufacturing organizations, large and small, have made the transition from 2D to 3D and are finally investigating how to best manage these mountains of CAD and associated product development data beyond files, folders, Excel spreadsheets, Window Explorer, and FTP servers.
It is estimated that approximately 70% of commercial CAD seats today still are not connected to any product data management (PDM) system, and the CAD/PDM/PLM companies are very aware of this situation and are doing everything possible to change it. It has come down to an aggressive SMB-marketing of existing "scaled down" or "right-sized" PLM solutions, as well as introducing of new opportunities by leveraging cloud and open source solutions.
The biggest challenge in the SMB space is promoting an answer to the question, "Why change?" At the end of the day, if a company can get things done by using Excel, Office and email, a very compelling alternative solution to change is needed. Small doesn't necessarily mean simple. Small- and medium-sized business is complicated and competitive. Cost and implementation challenges are still two key elements that every vendor struggles with when trying to provide a viable PDM solution for SMBs.
Various sources claim the following benefits of PDM, including:
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While these are impressive figures, many SMBs are still not convinced of the benefits of PDM and remain on the fence as to whether to implement it or not. This indecision presents both a challenge and an opportunity for making believers of SMBs in PDM.
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If you're very attached to your unlimited data plan, Verizon's Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo knows better. Speaking at an investor conference Shammo has claimed that "unlimited is just a word"—and one that you don't understand at that.
Android Central has posted a direct quote from the call. Shammo explained:
So what customers are understanding and through our good sales routine is once you explain to a customer their usage on a monthly basis, unlimited is just a word, it doesn't really mean anything and that people don't really — I think a lot of consumers think they consume a lot more data than they really do. So that whole unlimited thing I think is going by the wayside and they see the benefit of going to the shared.
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Rechargeable Battery and Cell Phone Recycling Program
The phrase 'Green Then. Green Now.' reflects Farmingdale's proud history of environmental stewardship since its founding in 1912. To support that legacy, Farmingdale State College (FSC) has joined a national program called Call2Recycle™ to conveniently recycle used rechargeable batteries and old cell phones generated on Campus. This program will strengthen and enhance FSC's existing recycling programs by providing more convenient and safe disposal options for these particular waste streams to the Campus Community.
Participating in this new program is easy - simply bring your spent/old/unwanted rechargeable batteries and/or old cell phones to any of the locations on Campus where a Call2Recycle™ collection box (see image below) has been set up, follow the packaging instructions that are posted at each box location and on each box itself and you're done! It's that simple.
Want more information? Check out this instructional slide show about the program and the process, or this informative program overview document Call2Recycle.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What types of rechargeable batteries can be recycled?
- Where can I recycle my used rechargeable batteries and old cell phones?
- Are there any safety guidelines that must be followed when dropping off my rechargeable batteries?
- Can alkaline (non-rechargeable) batteries be recycled?
- Does it matter if the cell phone is digital or analog? Do you take any brand of cell phone?
- What happens to the personal data on my cell phone after I recycle it?
- Can I still recycle my rechargeable battery if it does not have the original seal on it?
- How to obtain more collection boxes and how does the auto replenishment system work?
- How are the rechargeable batteries and cell phones recycled?
- Has Farmingdale State College ensured that its retail locations are in compliance with the December 5, 2011 Battery Recycling Law?
What types of rechargeable batteries can be recycled?
If it's rechargeable, it's recyclable! The following rechargeable battery chemistries can be recycled - Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion), Nickel Zinc (Ni-Zn), and Small Sealed Lead Acid batteries weighing up to 11lbs/5kg per battery (Pb). Rechargeable batteries are commonly found in cordless power tools, cellular and cordless phones, laptop computers, digital cameras, two-way radios, camcorders, and remote control toys.The Call2Recycle program does not accept alkaline, lithium, non-rechargeable, or wet-cell batteries.
Where can I recycle my used rechargeable batteries and old cell phones?
Boxes are set up and will continue to be set up throughout Campus dependent on program participation - for a list of such locations, please contact Environmental Health & Safety at 631-420-2105, or click Environmental and Health Safety.
Are there any safety guidelines that must be followed when dropping off my rechargeable batteries?
To minimize any safety risks, before dropping your rechargeable batteries or cell phones into the collection box, please place each individual rechargeable battery, or cell phone with battery, into a separate plastic bag (plastic bags can be obtained where each collection box is stored). If plastic bags are unavailable at the collection location, you can cover the battery terminals with tape (electrical, duct, or masking). Remember: ONE rechargeable battery or ONE cell phone with battery, per bag.
Can alkaline (non-rechargeable) batteries be recycled?
Call2Recycle only recycles rechargeable, dry cell batteries. The good news though is that in 1996, U.S. legislation was signed that required alkaline manufacturers to phase out the use of mercury in their batteries. So, although your alkaline batteries can't be recycled through this program, those that were manufactured after 1996 pose little to no threat to human health or the environment and can therefore be disposed of to the regular garbage.
Does it matter if the cell phone is digital or analog? Do you take any brand of cell phone?
Any cellular phone and cellular phone rechargeable batteries are accepted in the Call2Recycle program. Any size, make, model, age of phone, digital or analog, with or without battery or charger will be accepted. However, household cordless phones, mobile installed or bag phones, two-way radios and pagers cannot be included for recycling. IMPORTANT: State employees should check with their departmental manager to determine if their State-issued cell phone(s) are eligible for this program. Due to contractual obligations, State-issued cell phones may have to be returned to the manufacturer/distributor.
What happens to the personal data on my cell phone after I recycle it?
Personal data in the phones will be erased before they are resold. However, Call2Recycle encourages you to terminate your service and erase your personal data according to manufacturers' guidelines or consult your service provider before recycling.
Can I still recycle my rechargeable battery if it does not have the original seal on it?
Yes. If it's rechargeable, it's recyclable! As long as it's a Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, Li-ion, Ni-Zn, or Pb rechargeable battery. Most batteries will have the chemistry listed on the battery pack.
How to obtain more collection boxes and how does the auto replenishment system work?
Empty boxes will be provided by EH&S to pre-determined locations around Campus. When the full boxes are shipped via UPS to the recycling facility, the automatic replenishment system will generate an order to ship to Horton Hall, where the Environmental Health and Safety Officer will inventory the box(es) and distribute to the building where the original box was generated. It may take up to 3 weeks transit time for the return of the boxes to the recycling facility and the replenishment order delivered to its respective location. Remember to notify EH&S of any changes in storage location or contact information by calling 631-420-2105 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
How are the rechargeable batteries and cell phones recycled?
All the rechargeable batteries and cell phones collected through the Call2Recycle program are sent to the INMETCO recycling facility in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania for processing. The materials are separated by type. A thermal recovery process reclaims the reusable metals (nickel, iron, cadmium, lead, and cobalt) from the batteries and prepares them for use in new products such as new batteries and stainless steel. The process has been determined by the U.S. EPA to be BDAT (Best Demonstrated Available Technology) for reclaiming cadmium.Cell phones are refurbished and resold when possible through Market Velocity. All of the rechargeable batteries from the collected cell phones are recycled at INMETCO. A portion of the proceeds received from the resale of phones benefit select charities, such as Boys & Girls Clubs of America and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the United States; and Kids Help Phone in Canada. None of the reclaimed materials from the recycling process of rechargeable batteries and cell phones are sent to landfills (domestic or abroad).
Has Farmingdale State College ensured that its retail locations are in compliance with the December 5, 2011 Battery Recycling Law?
As of December 5, 2011, it is against the law for New Yorkers to knowingly dispose of rechargeable batteries in their regular garbage in the State. Therefore, New York retail locations, including those operating on campus, that sell rechargeable batteries (and equipment containing rechargeable batteries) are required to accept used batteries of the same type for recycling. By partnering with Call2Recycle, Farmingdale State College has ensured compliance with this new law and has helped to keep our work environment and surrounding communities cleaner and healthier.


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) – The Florida State women's basketball team clicked on the offensive end right from the beginning as it started its season with a 93-59 victory over UNC Greensboro on Friday evening at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
A layup from freshman Brittany Brown three seconds into the game off the opening tip set the tone for a Seminoles (1-0) group that saw five double-figure scorers and hit a scorching 58.6 percent (41-of-70) from the field. It was Florida State's best shooting performance since hitting 62.3 percent of its shots in a victory over Yale on Dec. 28, 2011.
Senior point guard Cheetah Delgado was assertive all night, finishing with 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting. The Kissimmee, Fla., native established her career high with 10 assists as she was the driving force behind a beautiful offensive showing where Florida State did a lot of sharing of the basketball.
Delgado's 12 points and 10 assists also mark the first double-double of her Florida State career.
"It really starts with not just myself, but the team getting to good spots, setting good screens to create space to get open, me getting off the screen having space so I can see it," Delgado said. "So it really starts with our offense and just getting in the right spots and the right position."
Fellow senior Natasha Howard, a Senior CLASS Award candidate, tied her career high with 24 points on 10-for-14 shooting. The Toledo, Ohio, native was a go-to force in the second half, racking up 18 points as she became a focal point of the offense for a large stretch of time.
With a host of Seminoles running and gunning, Florida State was able to hold a decisive advantage in fast break points at 22-0. The `Noles also generated 33 points off turnovers and turned in 64 points in the paint.
However, FSU's defense also had a good performance after holding UNCG (0-1) to just 29.9 percent from the floor.
"The statistic I am most proud of is that we held them to under 30 percent from the floor and that is something that I think a growing team really needs at this point," head coach Sue Semrau said. "I was not pleased with our rebounding effort. I was not pleased with our free throw percentage and those are things that we'll make sure we shore up before we head up to Cincinnati this week."
Brown enjoyed a strong debut for FSU, tallying 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the floor. The Fort Walton Beach, Fla., native made arguably the finest play of the game when she led the fast break down the right side and sent a behind-the-back bounce pass to a cutting Howard for a pretty layup.
Redshirt sophomore guard Morgan Jones added 13 points on 6-of-14 shooting while registering eight rebounds and six assists. Freshman forward Ivey Slaughter also picked up her first career double-double with 12 points and 11 boards in 31 minutes of action.
Through the first two media timeouts the `Noles held a 21-10 advantage, as five of the seven FSU players who saw court time were able to record a basket. Florida State got into its fast break early, with six of their first 10 points coming on the run as Delgado spear-headed FSU's quick scores down the floor.
UNCG hung around in the first half, using a layup by Janae' Stevenson with 6:27 in to stay within reach trailing 30-23. The Spartans forced a few turnovers during the stretch as they tried to close the gap and create a manageable distance before halftime.
A big flurry shortly before the end of the first half helped the `Noles take a 48-26 lead at halftime. The 16-0 run was culminated by a layup from Slaughter to punctuate the decisive stretch that saw FSU clinging to a 32-26 lead at the beginning of the run. Florida State shot 21-for-35 at the 20-minute mark, good enough for 60 percent while the Spartans were held to 10-for-32 (31.3 percent) from the field.
Florida State started the second half strong, carrying over its first-half run and creating a 22-0 run to take a 54-26 advantage at the 17:38 mark in the second half. FSU would shoot 57.1 percent in the game's final 20 minutes, outscoring the Spartans 45-33.
"It started because we took better care of the ball, we took better shots and we were able to score more easy baskets," Semrau said of the big run. "Sometimes when you take better shots offensively, it makes you better defensively."
The `Noles have now won 20 consecutive season openers and are 17-0 in season openers under Semrau. FSU entered the night averaging nearly 83 points per game under its current head coach in season openers and raised that average.
Florida State plays its first road game of the season on Wednesday, Nov. 13, against Cincinnati at 7 p.m.
For more information on Florida State women's basketball, follow the Seminoles on Twitter at @FSU_WBasketball and like their official Facebook page (Facebook.com/FSUWomensBasketball).


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Bruce Willis has been a bona fide blockbuster action star for about 25 years now, and in that time, like most A-list actors, he has been well compensated for his work. Over the course of his career he has signed many multi-million dollar contracts - to the point where you'd think that $1 million wouldn't be that much. Apparently it means everything, though, because it was that sum that ended up stopping the Die Hard star run in the Expendables movies.
Following Sylvester Stallone's announcement yesterday that Willis would not be returning as the mysterious Mr. Church in The Expendables 3, The Hollywood Reporter did some digging and apparently discovered what caused the fallout between the two action stars. According to the trade's anonymous source, Willis was offered $3 million for four days of work on the set of the anticipated sequel, but said that he wouldn't return for less than $4 million (a.k.a. $1 million for each day). Stallone and "everybody else involved" rejected this counter-proposal, and Willis walked away from the table. Within three days of that negotiation Stallone reached out to Ford and got him to sign on. Said the insider, "I think [Willis] was pretty surprised he was replaced in 72 hours by Harrison Ford — a better actor, a much nicer person and a more interesting direction for the film."
When Stallone revealed the news about both Willis and Ford yesterday he was quite vocal - and a tiny bit passive aggressive - about his disappointment with Red 2 star. Said the actor/writer on his Twitter feed,
Hopefully someday the two sides will be able to bury the hatchet and then we can have Willis come back for The Expendables 16.


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On November 4, we published a Media Alert, 'Smearing Chomsky', detailing the Guardian' s October 31 interview with Noam Chomsky by Emma Brockes. The alert produced the biggest ever response from Media Lens readers - many hundreds of emails were sent to the newspaper.
The Guardian has since published a " correction and clarification" in regard to Brockes' piece by ombudsman Ian Mayes, which we discuss below ('Corrections and clarifications. The Guardian and Noam Chomsky,' The Guardian, November 17, 2005). The Guardian editor has also sent a form letter advising of the paper's retraction and apology. The letter notes:
" The Guardian has a fully independent readers' editor, who has sole charge of a daily corrections and clarifications column on the most important page of the newspaper, alongside the leader columns. No other daily British paper has such an office or mechanism. It takes only one complaint to trigger his attention. The Chomsky case was highlighted by more than one website, some of which urged their own readers to write in and complain.
" While we welcome all correspondence, this had no bearing on the action of the Readers' Editor. It is, obviously, difficult to respond personally to such a quantity of email." (Rusbridger, forwarded to Media Lens, November 17, 2005)
This letter represents a significant change for the Guardian, which generally ignores emails from Media Lens readers as the work of a manipulative " lobby" organising a robotic and ignorant response. This would be reasonable if we were inaccurate or dishonest in representing the issues under discussion. It would also be reasonable if readers' letters were not overwhelmingly cogent and thoughtful.
Journalists and editors would do well to recognise that, while we +do+ facilitate public criticism of the media, that criticism is nevertheless often very rational and very sincere. In reality, the whole mass media system inclines readers to view what we write with scepticism. After all, we are not well-known professional journalists working in high-profile media companies, and we are often not in agreement with what most mainstream journalists are writing. We are also writing for an audience with little tradition of directly challenging often highly respected ' liberal' media from a left perspective. We believe that readers are therefore inclined not to respond unless they feel our arguments are genuinely compelling - exactly the reverse of the Guardian view.
It is clear that the Guardian' s distortions were so obvious on this occasion - and so obviously damaging to its reputation - that the editors felt obliged to respond seriously to complaints. We are willing to accept the Guardian claim that Mayes - who deserves real credit for the newspaper' s apology - would have published his correction if just Chomsky had complained. But the editor' s additional reply to readers clearly suggests that mass public engagement +did+ raise the issue to a higher level of seriousness within the Guardian. For example, a number of correspondents wrote to the editor saying they had been buying the paper for many years - sometimes as long as 30 or 40 years - and would not be doing so again. This is something the Guardian could ill afford to ignore - a point well worth reflecting on for all who aspire to a more honest and democratic media.
Fertile Fabrications - The Guardian Story Spreads
On November 6, the Independent on Sunday published a short account of events up to that point:
" Noam Chomsky and The Guardian are still at loggerheads over an interview with him the newspaper published on Monday. The American academic and activist was incensed at what he calls 'fabrications' in the Guardian piece, and had a letter published on Wednesday in which he accused Emma Brockes of inventing 'contexts'. Chomsky denies saying that the massacre at Srebrenica has been overstated, as Brockes had claimed. But, to Chomsky's fury, the letter was printed next to one by a survivor of the massacre, both under the headline, 'Falling Out over Srebrenica'.
" Cue further letters to The Guardian's ombudsman, Ian Mayes, protesting that such a juxtaposition was further misrepresentation and stimulating a false debate. 'As I presume you are aware, the " debate" was constructed by the editors on the basis of inventions in the article you published,' Chomsky wrote.
" Mayes, who is also president of the international Organisation of News Ombudsmen, is no longer replying to Chomsky's emails. He was unavailable for comment." (Media Diary, Independent on Sunday, November 6, 2005)
As ever, the focus was on dissident fury and anger. This was reinforced by the observation that ongoing disagreement provoked " further letters" from Chomsky to Mayes who was " no longer replying to Chomsky's emails" . This suggested Mayes had given up on an irate, hectoring Chomsky. In fact, Mayes had not replied to +any+ of Chomsky' s letters at the time the Independent' s piece appeared.
Meanwhile, the Guardian had published a piece by columnist Norman Johnson which also smeared Chomsky ('Yes, this appeaser was once my hero,' November 5, 2005). From the emails we received, it is clear that many readers are not in on the Guardian' s joke - they are unaware that Norman Johnson is a pseudonym, and that the column is intended as a spoof of the 'Cruise Missile Left' : commentators such as David Aaronovitch, Nick Cohen, Johann Hari and Christopher Hitchens.
Whatever the intention, Johnson' s piece struck many people as yet another attack on Chomsky. Given that the paper was now under significant public pressure – having published its initial fabrications about Chomsky, and also the further smear pairing his letter with that of an understandably outraged Bosnian survivor - this 'spoof' was in extremely poor taste, to say the least.
Guardian comment editor Seumas Milne nevertheless responded to one Media Lens reader:
" As to the Norman Johnson article in today's paper, most readers take it to be a spoof column satirising a strand of liberal/former left thinking now in sympathy with the neocon project - so I hardly think it can seriously be regarded as an attack on Chomsky." (Email forwarded to Media Lens, November 5, 2005)
Edward Herman, co-author with Chomsky of the book Manufacturing Consent, disagreed:
" Johnson obviously tries to be a wit as he writes, but the piece on [Chomsky] drips with venom and is larded with straightforward errors and misrepresentations that are in no way spoofing."
Herman added:
" Johnson has mastered the art of error or lie by implication, arguably more dishonest than a straightforward error or lie." (Email to David Cromwell, November 7, 2005)
For example, the Johnson article included this comment:
" It wasn't easy for me, either, when I realised the brilliant academic [Chomsky] whose linguistics lectures had once held me spellbound, that the political theorist I'd revered for his unsentimental computation of Mao Zedong's balance sheet, and firm evaluation of Pol Pot's achievement in creating modern Cambodia, had morphed into an unfeeling appeaser to whom the murder of Milosevic's victims could be assessed with an amoral sophistry that might have been lifted, with barely an adjustment, from the speeches of Douglas Hurd." (Johnson, op., cit)
It seems remarkable that this could have been published as a spoof, just three days after the Guardian had published a letter by Chomsky strongly attacking the Guardian' s " distortions" about essentially this same charge of " amoral sophistry" , and after many emails had already arrived challenging the Guardian smear. After all, the charge was clearly taken seriously by senior figures within the Guardian. For example, on November 11, the following exchange was published between the Croatian journal Globus and leading Guardian columnist and former editor, Peter Preston:
Q: "In an interview to the last week's Guardian Noam Chomsky stated his opinion about the crime against the Bosniaks in Srebrenica, supporting those who hold that that crime is exaggerated. What do you think of that?"
A: "I don't agree at all with Chomsky's opinion. I think it's impossible to rewrite history that way. After all, about Srebrenica speak mostly mass graves that were discovered and are still being discovered. I think to deny the crimes like that one in Srebrenica is in vain and wrong, because there is a clear position in the political and intellectual circles about them, to what, I must say, my colleagues from the Guardian have contributed a lot. That position is based on irrefutable facts and known scenes from Srebrenica."
Q: "Why does Noam Chomsky has a need to revise those facts?"
A: "I have to admit I don't know. Perhaps it's his need to be controversial? I think the crime in Srebrenica has become part of planetary humanity, like Nazi crimes in the WWII, and it is really strange to draw the attention to oneself by denying that fact. I think that a much more important public duty would be to point out the fact that those who ordered that crime, Karadzic and Mladic, are still at large." (http://www.globus.com.hr/Default.aspx?BrojID=133)
Preston thus accused Chomsky of " denying" the crime in Srebrenica, but offered no evidence for this serious accusation. Was this also a spoof?
One might have thought Preston would have been aware of the growing furore surrounding the Guardian' s fabrications at the time of his comments.
Two days later, Chomsky wrote that he had by then received a print copy of the Guardian interview. He responded in an open letter:
" ...the print version reveals a very impressive effort, which obviously took careful planning and work, to construct an exercise in defamation that is a model of the genre" .
Chomsky pointed to the photographs that accompanied the piece:
" One is a picture of me 'talking to journalist John Pilger' . The second is of me 'meeting Fidel Castro.' The third, and most interesting, is a picture of me 'in Laos en route to Hanoi to give a speech to the North Vietnamese.'
" That' s my life: honoring commie-rats and the renegade who is the source of the word 'pilgerize' invented by journalists furious about his incisive and courageous reporting, and knowing that the only response they are capable of is ridicule." ('Chomsky answers Guardian,' November 13, 2005; www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?)
Chomsky' s letter outlined the actual events and background behind the photographs used by the Guardian, adding:
" Quite apart from the deceit in the captions, simply note how much effort and care it must have taken to contrive these images to frame the answer to the question on the front page.[Q: Do you regret supporting those who say the Srebrenica massacre was exaggerated? A: My only regret is that I didn't do it strongly enough.]
" It is an impressive piece of work, and, as I said, provides a useful model for studies of defamation exercises, or for those who practice the craft. And also, perhaps, provides a useful lesson for those who may be approached for interviews by this journal.
" This is incidentally only a fragment. The rest is mostly what one might expect to find in the scandal sheets about movie stars, familiar from such sources, and of no further interest."
Bad Arguments For Good Faith
In its correction and retraction, the Guardian accepted that Chomsky has never denied that a massacre took place in Srebrenica. It noted that the headline answer printed at the top of the article was in response to a question that had not been posed to Chomsky in that form in the interview. It also accepted that the juxtaposition of a letter from a survivor of Omarska with Chomsky' s letter exacerbated his original complaint.
While this is indeed a remarkable and humbling apology from the Guardian - Mayes describes it as " unprecedented in my experience in this job over the past eight years" (Email forwarded to Media Lens, November 19, 2005) - it is seriously flawed. Note, for example, the following comment:
" Prof Chomsky has also objected to the juxtaposition of a letter from him... with a letter from a survivor of Omarska... At the time these letters were published... no formal complaint had been received from him. The letters were published by the letters editor in good faith to reflect readers' views."
This is outrageous. In fact, the letters only add to overwhelming evidence that the whole affair was carefully planned and managed at the editorial level. How, after all, can a pair of letters be published under the title " Falling out over Srebrenica" when one of the letters deplores the massacre and the other says nothing at all about it, asserting simply that the author takes no responsibility for anything written in the original interview, where everything relevant was "fabricated" - the word the Guardian asked Chomsky to remove from his letter, but which they knew he had used? This is a logical impossibility, and the editors who paired the letters and wrote the headline are surely capable of elementary logic.
This, and much other evidence, gives the lie to editor Alan Rusbridger' s astonishing claim to readers:
" I believe Professor Chomsky's concerns about a wider editorial motive behind the interview, suggested in an open letter, are wholly without foundation." (Rusbridger, op. cit)
Mayes also also wrote in his correction:
" Both Prof Chomsky and Ms Johnstone, who has also written to the Guardian, have made it clear that Prof Chomsky's support for Ms Johnstone, made in the form of an open letter with other signatories, related entirely to her right to freedom of speech. The Guardian also accepts that and acknowledges that the headline was wrong and unjustified by the text.
Ms Brockes's misrepresentation of Prof Chomsky's views on Srebrenica stemmed from her misunderstanding of his support for Ms Johnstone. Neither Prof Chomsky nor Ms Johnstone have ever denied the fact of the massacre."
Brockes' s misinterpretation surely also stemmed from her " misunderstanding" of Diana Johnstone' s honest and courageous work. In an earlier response, Johnstone added a more general corrective that is missing from the Guardian apology:
" Neither I nor Professor Chomsky have ever denied that Muslims were the main victims of atrocities and massacres committed in Bosnia. But I insist that the tragedy of Yugoslav disintegration cannot be reduced to such massacres, and that there are other aspects of the story, historical and political, that deserve to be considered. However, any challenge to the mainstream media version of events is stigmatized as 'causing more suffering to the victims' - an accusation that makes no sense, but which works as a sort of emotional blackmail." (Diana Johnstone, 'Johnstone Reply,' http://www.zmag.org/, November 9, 2005; www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?)
Conclusion - Where Egos Dare
It is remarkable that such a deceitful and incompetent piece of journalism could pass unhindered up the Guardian' s editorial chain. Where were the paper' s fact checkers, the editors insisting on some small semblance of fairness, the experts advising on the issues under discussion? Who, other than Brockes and her G2 section editor Ian Katz, was behind the article? To what extent, for example, was Ed Vulliamy involved?
It is hard to avoid the conclusion that standards collapsed in deference to a clear decision by one or more senior figures on the paper to target Chomsky for a carefully planned attack.
It is surely the case that the intense liberal dislike of one of the world' s leading radicals - someone they perhaps imagined had little power or inclination to defend himself - played a role in blinding the Guardian editors and journalists to their folly.
This bias is exactly reversed when the Guardian interviews powerful figures such as Bill Clinton - then instinctive support for fellow ' liberals' and keen awareness of their ability to hit back with real force combine to produce fawning hagiography, as we have discussed elsewhere.
The Guardian' s bold as brass smear and subsequent pained retraction inevitably call to mind an insightful comment made about Chomsky in, ironically, the Guardian itself. As we have once again seen, it is an observation that can of course be broadened to mainstream journalism:
" His boldness and clarity infuriates opponents - academe is crowded with critics who have made twerps of themselves taking him on." (Birthdays, The Guardian, December 7, 1996)
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The modern Arab village of Medeba (Madaba) is built on the ruins of biblical Medeba. During construction of the Church of St. George, the beautiful "Madaba Map" was found. This map was originally part of the floor of a Byzantine church, built during the reign of emperor Justinian, AD 527-565. It is the oldest map of the Holy Land that is still extant. Five other Byzantine churches have been discovered in Madaba, all with nice mosaics. This has led to Madaba's designation as "the city of mosaics." Madaba is 20 miles (32 km) south of Jordan's capital city of Amman.
Madaba Map
St. George's Church
The map is in the center of the modern church, with the crowds gathered around it in the picture at right. The current remains are 34.5 ft x 16.5 ft (10.5 m x 5 m, but patchy and not entirely square), only about one-third the original size. There are currently 750,000 cubes remaining. The original size of the map was approximately 51 ft x 19.5 ft (15.5 m x 6 m), although no borders are visible. The map is made of various colors. It has 150 Greek inscriptions in various sizes, and covers the area from Tyre in the north to the Egyptian Delta in the south.
Bible Places
Most of the labels are in Cisjordan (modern Israel), and are concerned with Biblical locales, regional names, and events. For example, the map marks Jericho with palm trees, 12 stones at Gilgal, Jacob's well in Shechem, tribal allotments, the Oak of Mamre at Hebron, John's baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, Benjamin, Judah, and Bethlehem. The map was restored in 1965 under the direction of H. Donner.
Dead Sea
The map has an east orientation (east is at the top) and was probably based on Eusebius' Onomasticon (with some corrections) and road networks. It is interesting to note that there is no "tongue" (land mass) protruding in the Dead Sea; possibly there was a higher water level at this time. In the Jordan River, the fish are swimming away from the (deadly waters of the) sea, there is boat traffic, and on the banks are gazelles and lions.
Walls are visible around the big cities, including Jerusalem, Jericho, and Ashdod. Jerusalem is the focus of the map. Clearly visible are the north-south Cardo and valley streets (lined with columns), the Damascus Gate plaza and pillar, the city walls, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Church of Holy Zion (Hagia Sion), and Justinian's "Nea" Church.
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Related Websites
The Madaba Mosaic Map (Franciscan Cyberspot) An excellent and detailed website listing each of the sites on the map, with explanations of each. Expanded from a chapter in M. Piccirillo and E. Alliata, The Medeba Map Centenary 1897-1997.
Madaba Map – 100 years (Franciscan Archaeological Institute) Compiled for the 100 year anniversary of the map's discovery, this site offers discussions about various sections of the map with a few pictures. It also discusses the town's history and its other archaeological sites.
Medeba (The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed., 2001) Brief encyclopedia article on Madaba providing basic information about the site.
Madaba and Mt. Nebo (Petra Moon Tourism Services) Introduces the sites of Madaba and Mt. Nebo.
Medeba (Eastons Bible Dictionary) Briefly summarizes the biblical significance of Madaba and the archaeological discoveries made there.
Jerusalem on the Madaba Map (The New Jerusalem Mosaic) Details the map of Jerusalem. Has helpful links which highlight various sections (such as the Church of the Holy Sepulcher) and discusses them more fully.
Madaba Map (Genesis Jerusalem Institute) Fascinating presentation of the Jerusalem portion of the map. Highlights the various features on the map, provides a unique 3D presentation of some of the buildings and streets, and overlays a more modern style map on the 3D model.


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NEW ORLEANS – The UMBC women's track and field team has received the All-Academic Team honor from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the organization announced late Tuesday night.
The Retrievers were one of 208 women's Division 1 teams to earn the honor by compiling a team grade-point-average (GPA) of 3.00 or better last year. UMBC recorded a 3.03 GPA during the 2013-14 academic year. In total, six America East schools were awarded the distinction with Binghamton, Hartford, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont also listed for their women's programs success.
The UMBC squad finished fifth at the 2014 America East Indoor Championships and then moved up to fourth-place at the outdoor conference meet in May. The Retrievers won three gold medals at the America East meet, led by Deborah Adelola (Lanham, Md./Bladensburg) and Mercedes Jackson (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) who each captured an individual gold medal and then combined, along with Kirsten Jones (Brentwood, Tenn./M.L.K. Magnet) and Paulette Fogle (Washington, D.C./Bishop McNamara), to win the 4x400m relay. In addition, Jackson received the Coaches' Award and was named the America East Most Outstanding Female Track Performer.
The Retrievers excelled in the classroom, as well. Earlier this month, the conference office announced that 27 athletes from the women's track and field team were named to the America East Honor Roll with 19 athletes receiving a spot on the Commissioner's Honor Roll for earning a 3.50 GPA or higher during the Spring 2014 semester. In addition, Adelola and Kirsten McGovern (Sykesville, Md./Century) were selected to the America East All-Academic Team.


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Jim Furyk shot a two-under-par 68 on Saturday in the third round of the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y, and will take a one-shot lead over Jason Dufner into the final round.
So far this year, none of the 54-hole leaders at the three majors –- the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open -- have held on to win.
Furyk, the 2003 U.S. Open champion, is at nine under 201. A pair of Swedes, Henrik Stenson (seven under) and Jonas Blixt (six under) are close behind.
Furyk dropped a shot at the par-three 15th, lipping out his par putt after driving into the sand to fall to eight under, and it seemed he might lose the lead. But a hole behind him, second-round leader Dufner was having his own troubles and had to sink a 12-footer for par.
Masters champion Adam Scott "settled" for a birdie after driving the 323-yard, par-four 14th to get to even par in the third round and a shot behind Furyk and Dufner.
But Scott double bogeyed the 16th hole just after Furyk took the lead with a birdie on the 509-yard 17th, only the seventh birdie of the day on that hole. Furyk's birdie putt was about 12 feet. Scott's six dropped him into a tie for fifth with Steve Stricker at five under.
Scott's drive on the 17th was into the deep, thick rough. His second shot came out to the fairway, though, and Scott ended up with a par-saving 15-foot putt.'
Dufner, his playing partner, started the 17th hole by driving straight down the middle. His second shot landed in the middle of the green.
On the final hole, Furyk's drive also landed in the deep rough. His second shot was a safe stab onto the fairway, about 90 feet from the hole. His approach had so much spin that it landed on the green about 15 feet above the hole and finished about 12 feet below it.
The par putt dropped and the understated Furyk did a little fist-pump action after that save.
"It's big," Furyk said. "This week I haven't let too much bother me. It was a nice way to finish the day."
Furyk said his plan for Sunday was just to "go out and hit. It's a crowded leaderboard."
Stenson, who finished with a one-under 69 Saturday, said, "A lot of hard work has gone into this but nothing is easy in this world. You get nothing for free in this game. My 69 today, I'm happy with it."
On the final hole, Dufner's drive was low and ugly, whichi caused Dufner to drop his driver angrily on the tee box. He punched his second shot onto the fairway to leave himself 84 yards from the hole.
Dufner's third shot was nearly perfect, spinning the ball to within about eight feet, a makeable par putt to keep him alone in second place. Dufner almost turned his back on the putt that seemed ready to rim out. Instead it fell in and Dufner, who shot a 71, will play in Sunday's final pairing with Furyk as he goes for his first major title.
Rory McIlroy shot a 67 and is six shots behind Furyk at three under. Dustin Johnson had the best round of the day with a five-under 65 that moved him up 51 spots into a tie for ninth at two under.
Tiger Woods' 73 left him with a three-day total of 214, 10 over for the tournament and in a tie for 48th place. Phil Mickelson had an eight-over 78 for a total of 220, second-worst score of those left. Only Gary Woodland, at 223, is worse.
Jim Furyk has slim lead late in round | 3:10 p.m.
With the leaders heading into their final four or five holes, Jim Furyk holds a one-shot lead over Jason Dufner. When last we left them:
Furyk's score of 8 under par survived after a drive into the trap on the par-three No. 11. He left himself about a three-foot par putt that seemed easy for the calm Furyk.
But his lead couldn't survive Dufner's 15-foot birdie putt at No. 10 that tied the two at 8-under, two shots ahead of Adam Scott, Jonas Blixt and Henrik Stenson. Blixt is in the clubhouse at 6-under after a third-round 66 that moved him 12 spots up the leaderboard.
Furyk retook the lead at 9-under with a confident 15-foot uphill birdie putt at No. 12. After starting 2-over through three holes, he's now 2-under for the third round.
Steve Stricker drew to within four shots of the lead with a birdie four on the par-five 13th. Stricker, 46, has never won a major championship, coming closest at the 1998 PGA Championship when he finished second. He's playing in only his sixth tournament this season. Stricker had said at the start of the season that he'd play about 10 times this year so he could spend more time with his family in Wisconsin.
Henrik Stenson pulled to within two shots of Furyk with a birdie on the par-five 13th. Stenson, 37, finished second to Phil Mickelson by three shots at the British Open last month. And he pulled another shot closer to the lead with a second consecutive birdie on the 14th. That put him into a tie for second with Dufner at 8-under.
But Dufner was in the process of working on a birdie on the par-five No. 13. He didn't get that but he drove the green on the 323-yard par-four 14th.
Adam Scott, three shots behind Furyk, might get closer though. He drove further onto the par-four 14th green. Scott has about a 15-foot putt for eagle.
Jim Furyk takes lead over Jason Dufner | 2:05 p.m.
Jason Dufner's wild adventure at the par-four fifth hole ended with a double bogey on the 428-yard hole Saturday, his third-round lead down to a shot over Adam Scott and Jim Furyk. That was his first hole worse than par in 32 holes at the PGA Championship.
Somewhere -- out of TV sight, thankfully -- at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., Dufner was probably spitting some more.
Steve Stricker drew to five-under par and within two shots of the lead with a birdie at No. 8. Lee Westwood, with a birdie at No. 14, was four-under, and defending champion Rory McIlroy birdied the 17th and 18th to get to three-under.
The crowd roared as McIlroy threw his golf ball to some lucky fan. McIlroy then went out for some practice to get ready for Sunday with a realistic shot at the title. McIlroy, who had been five-over on his second nine Friday, had a 67 for the day when scores were rising as was the wind.
Sweden's Henrik Stenson moved into a tie for second with Scott and Furyk with a birdie on the eighth hole. His was a quiet round with little attention being paid.
Jonas Blixt has 10 one-putts Saturday and is only two behind Dufner at this moment.
The moment didn't last long as Dufner birdied the seventh to take a two-shot lead over Scott and Furyk and three over Blixt.
And then another moment, a Furyk birdie on the seventh, and he moved within a shot of Dufner.
On the eighth hole, Dufner missed a two-foot putt for par and fell into a tie for the lead with Furyk at 7-under.
The lead then changed on the 10th hole. Jim Furyk, the 43-year-old whose only major was the 2003 U.S. Open, birdied the 429-yard par-four hole to move to eight-under with a six-foot putt.
Jason Dufner finds trouble after four pars | 1:11 p.m.
And as we continue, leader Jason Dufner, after a horrible tee shot on the fifth hole, was taking a drop. This hole might be his first non-par of the third round.
Earlier, Dufner had been introducted as "Auburn, Alabama's Jason Dufner is on the first tee." Anyone in Auburn, Ala., know that? Because, you know, he's not playing spring football.
Always wondered why, if you're not from the United States, on the first tee you just hear, "From Australia, Adam Scott." Scott, who is from Perth, blew his ball down the center of the fairway.
Jim Nantz of CBS tells us Ben Hogan always considered this first hole the most difficult in golf.
While introductions were being made on the first tee, Matt Kuchar, who tied for third at the 2012 Masters for his best finish in a major, was carding a birdie on that hole to move within a shot of leader Dufner, at 8-under par.
Justin Rose missed a long par putt on the second hole and his shoulders slumped in a tired sort of way as he dropped four shots behind the Dufner.
Jim Furyk's purple shirt is perfect. His approach to the first green, not so much.
Scott, meanwhile, birdied No. 1 and gave an early fist pump. Whatcha got to follow up Dufner? A birdie putt that just touches the edge of the cup and turns into a par. Dufner now leads Scott and Kuchar by a shot.
The leaders are off and don't seem nervous.
Well, except for Furyk, who bogeyed the second hole to fall three shots off the lead.
Justin Rose keeps getting in trouble. He drove 70 yards left on the par-three third. He did make it on the green but the putt will be long for par and it will also be long for bogey.
Rory McIlroy moved back under par with a birdie on the par-five 13th and when he birdied the 17th, he got to 3-under and into the conversation for the final day.
Meanwhile, Dufner started out with four consecutive pars and not a single expression change on his face.
Webb Simpson, who had a 64 on Friday, cards a triple bogey at No. 5 to go 6-over for the day.
The par-three third hole was taking its toll. Kuchar double bogeyed and fell three shots behind Dufner. We'll let you know when Dufner's facial muscles move.
--Diane Pucin
Leader Jason Dufner, contenders on course | 11:55 a.m.
Now, maybe, "Dufnering" can go from viral to mainstream.
With Jason Dufner scheduled to tee off just before noon PDT at the PGA Championship, leading the pack at 9-under, more sports fans might get to know the Ohio golfer and the art of impersonating his laconic style.
Dufner seems to wear the same facial expression whether sinking a putt for eagle or hooking a tee shot into the trees. Earlier this year, social media circulated photos of him doing concentration exercises with grade-school kids.
One snapshot showed Dufner sitting against a wall, arms at his side, face blank. "Dufnering" was born.
This week at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., tournament officials struck the pose and fans cheered as Dufner -- showing almost no expression -- shot his way to a 63 on Friday, tying the record for lowest round in a major championship.
"I'm probably like everybody else," he said. "But I can hide it a little better."
Saturday's third round will show whether he can continue to master his emotions – and his game – as the front-runner in a major. The likes of Adam Scott, Matt Kuchar and Jim Furyk are chasing just behind.
Among the earlier starters, Jonas Blixt showed signs of making a run with two birdies in the first five holes. At 4-under, the Swede was only five strokes off the lead.
Steve Stricker inched to 6-under with a birdie on the first hole and Martin Kaymer reached 5-under in similar fashion.
"A guy playing really well here, hitting a lot of fairways, you can find yourself hitting a lot of middle and short irons into holes," Kuchar said on Friday. "If you are hot and taking advantage of those holes, you have got a chance to really post a good number."
Yet some marquee names struggled with Phil Mickelson at 10-over and Tiger Woods at 3-over for the day.
Coverage shifts as leaders prepare to play | 11:22 a.m.
The PGA Championship telecast now switches from TNT to CBS for the remainder of Saturday's third round, which means that many golf fans in Los Angeles and other major markets will be left in the dark.
The problem centers on a distribution dispute between CBS and Time Warner Cable. Last week, Time Warner pulled the network off the air in the homes of more than 1 million subscribers across Southern California.
New York and Dallas subscribers have also been effected.
"I don't think it's really our position to comment on the negotiations that CBS is having with Time Warner, other than that they have done a great job of keeping us really abreast of any developments, almost on a constant basis," PGA of America chief executive Pete Bevacqua said earlier this week. "So we will continue to keep an eye on it."
For those willing to spend the afternoon in front of a computer, PGA.com is scheduled to fill the gap with live video coverage beginning at 11 a.m. PDT. There is another option: Though Time Warner has blocked CBS content on the Internet service it provides, fans can take their laptops to a wifi café to watch on CBS.com.
So far on Saturday, the activity has been confined to early starters, not much movement in the vicinity of the leaderboard save for Kevin Streelman and Dustin Johnson making impressive runs to finish under par. Both would probably need a monster final round –- and some help from above -– to vie for the title.
Midday is when the real action begins at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y.
Sergio Garcia and a cluster of golfers who stand a handful of strokes behind Jason Dufner are scheduled to tee off around 11. The rest of the leaders will begin their third round as noon approaches.
Dustin Johnson goes low with a 65 | 10:10 a.m.
Dustin Johnson needed a late birdie to make the cut at the PGA Championship. On Saturday morning, he made good use of the extra golf.
The seven-time PGA Tour winner scorched the back nine with four birdies and a nifty par save on the final hole, climbing to 2-under through three rounds with a 65 on Saturday at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y.
That still leaves him well back of the leaders, but things could change as the day progresses.
Oak Hill continued to surrender some red numbers through the early portion of the third round. Kevin Streelman was playing 4-under for the day with Marc Leishman and Ken Duke almost as good.
Apparently, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson forgot to read the memo, the marquee golfers sinking deeper into plus-territory.
It remains to be seen if the course will dry significantly and if the winds will continue to stiffen when Jason Dufner and the rest of the leaders tee off closer to noon Pacific time.
After his Friday round, Dufner talked about the advantage of hitting on rain-softened fairways and greens through the first 36 holes.
"For me, it felt like I could be more aggressive off the tee," Dufner said. "You can be more in attack-mode during this championship. Obviously, with the moisture on the greens, you can be very, very aggressive from the fairways."
Tiger Woods struggles early | 9:10 a.m.
It's moving day at the PGA Championship and Tiger Woods has the van stuck in reverse.
With the leaders scheduled to tee off later, all eyes shifted to Woods as he missed a par putt on the third green to drop to three-over par, a hefty dozen strokes behind leader Jason Dufner.
So this figures to be a day for the world's top-ranked golfer to work on his game in an attempt to try to regain confidence after a string of lackluster performances in major tournaments. A tweet from PGA.com producer John Kim showed him in an impromptu training session with coach Sean Foley the night before.
Standing behind a courtesy car in the parking lot, Woods watched as Foley demonstrated proper swing technique with an umbrella.
"Obviously, I need to hit it better than I have," Woods said after the second round. "Obviously, keep the ball below the hole so I can be aggressive with the putts."
Oak Hill Country Club could prove a little more difficult on the weekend. Though the scoring average through the first two days was better than two-over, there were plenty of red numbers for the leaders. Saturday, however, brings drier greens and a steady northwest breeze.
"I think it should add to the challenge and the entertainment," PGA executive Kerry Haigh said.
Dufner holds a two-stroke lead at nine-under, followed by Adam Scott, Matt Kuchar and Jim Furyk two strokes back. The leaderboard also features Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson and Robert Garrigus.
Third round to bring tougher test at Oak Hill | 7 a.m.
All those golfers who toyed with the layout at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., like it was a pitch-and-putt course during the first two rounds of the PGA Championship can thank the rains that softened normally treacherous fairways and greens.
Mother Nature made things easier, but the imagination of famed course architect Donald Ross -- not to mention the machinations of nearby University of Rochester -- could have the last laugh.
The course where 36-hole leader Jason Dufner and the rest of the field will tee off for Saturday's third round is the product of historical twists and turns that date to 1901.
Back then, the club was formally incorporated on a relatively small and barren stretch of land beside the Genesee River in Western New York. Members built the place up as best they could, adding a decent clubhouse.
Then, in 1921, the university needed to expand and proposed a land swap. Not only did school administrators offer the club 355 acres of farmland -- four times the size of the original property -- they also pitched in $360,000 to help with construction.
That gave Ross enough room and money to create two 18-hole courses and, by 1926, the current version of Oak Hill opened for play. The fairways were lined with thousands of oaks, maples, evergreens and elms.
"The Almighty was the greatest landscape architect of all," said Dr. John R. Williams, who was instrumental in planting the trees. "It was his plan to have oaks at Oak Hill."
Those trees made for tight landing areas and Ross' sloped greens are usually tough to read. Even after Friday's generous second round, players warned that a drier track and more-devious pin placement could put the teeth back in Oak Hill.
And that could make for some interesting golf with Dufner only a two strokes ahead of Adam Scott, Matt Kuchar and Jim Furyk.
"We'll have to play it by ear and see what Mother Nature has in store, see how the golf course responds," Dufner said. "If we get some fairways a little firmer, a little fast, I'll be changing some clubs off the tees."
--David Wharton
Jason Dufner calmly makes history at PGA Championship
Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson struggle in second round too


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Bonnie Kathryn Lawrence
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Bonnie passed away due to a long term illness cancer. She was a homemaker and loved gardening.
Survived by her lifelong love, husband of 52 years Robert Lawrence, daughters Ronda Galvan (Larry), Lori Sanchez; grandkids: Justin Galvan, Alexandria and Henry Sanchez Jr., sibling Sandra
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Community Conversation gets people talking about mental health
About 200 people gathered Oct. 12 at Stillwater Middle School for the Make It OK Community Conversation. Make It OK is a campaign to reduce the stigma of mental illness. The event included Minnesota Public Radio presenter John Moe, who hosted the first season of the "Hilarious World of Depression" podcasts earlier this year sponsored by HealthPartners and Make It OK. Moe said he continues to hear from listeners who find inspiration from the comedians who have dealt with depression.
"What I always try to tell people is, 'You have the power to actually do something about this mental health crisis in America, and that is to have a conversation,'" Moe told the audience. "These are tough times that we live in, but you can do something about it. You can talk. So tonight, tomorrow - talk to someone, ask them how they are doing; tell them how you are doing." The free event was made possible with sponsorship by the Stillwater Area Foundation. It was the St. Croix Valley's second Community Conversation. The first was held at the Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson in March.
Red Cross calls for blood donors before the holiday season
With the busy holiday season approaching, the American Red Cross encourages donors to give blood to help ensure a sufficient supply for patients this winter. Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, many regular donors delay giving due to holiday activities and travel, decreasing the amount of donated blood available for patients, according to a news release.
To make an appointment to give blood, download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 800-RED CROSS.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities:
• Hudson Middle School - 4 to 8 p.m., Nov. 1
• St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Red Wing - 1 to 7 p.m., Nov. 2
• St. Croix County Services Center, New Richmond - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 7
Community invited to meet Hudson Hospital & Clinic's new president
The community is invited to meet Tom Borowski, the new president of Hudson Hospital & Clinic, at a community open house 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, in the hospital conference center. Refreshments will be provided and no registration is required. Borowski was CEO of the Waseca and New Prague Medical Centers, part of Mayo Clinic Health System's Southwest Minnesota Region. His 20-plus years of health care leadership experience includes physician collaboration, building high performing teams, executing strategies, organizational development and community engagement, according to a news release.
Unused medicines to be collected Oct. 27-28 in Hudson
Hudson Hospital & Clinic is partnering with the Hudson Police Department to take part in Wisconsin Drug Take Back Day this Friday, Oct. 27. Community members can turn in unused medications near the hospital information desk between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Hudson Police will hold a second event the following day, Saturday, Oct. 28 at Family Fresh in Hudson from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Items that can be accepted include:
• Prescription medicines - controlled and uncontrolled
• Over-the-counter products
• Ointments and creams
• Patches
• Non-aerosol sprays and inhalers
• Pet medications
To find out more about Wisconsin's Drug Take Back Day, visit www.doseofrealityWI.gov.
Programs for Change returns to hospital campus
Programs for Change - Hudson Hospital & Clinic's alcohol and substance abuse recovery program - will move back to the hospital campus, 405 Stageline Road, on Monday, Nov. 6. For nearly three decades, Programs for Change has provided recovery and counseling services to residents in Hudson and surrounding communities; and since 2008, these services were located at 901 Dominion Drive. Integrating Programs for Change on the hospital campus with other hospital and clinic services will provide clients with easier access to supportive care such as internal medicine, psychiatry and the Well-Being Center, according to a news release. For more information visit www.hudsonhospital.org or call 715-531-6755.
Lighter U classes to start in Hudson
YMCA in Hudson will offer two Lighter U weight-management classes next month at Catalyst Sports Medicine, 1830 Hanley Road, Hudson. The classes will meet Thursday from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. beginning Nov. 2 and Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. beginning Nov. 7.
"The YMCA Lighter U class has helped me lose more than 25 pounds to date, and still going," said John Knutson, president and CEO of Catalyst Sports Medicine, in a news release. "The 12-week class is easy and informative, giving me the tools to succeed with my personal health goals."
The price for Lighter U is $249 for YMCA members and $299 for nonmembers. To register, visit the YMCA website or stop by the Y at 2211 Vine Street in Hudson.
River Falls immunization clinics
Pierce County Public Health will hold an immunization clinic next month in River Falls from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 1234 South Wasson Lane, Suite A. The clinic is for children through 18 years of age who are Medicaid eligible, uninsured, American Indian or Alaska Native or have insurance without vaccine coverage. Some adult vaccinations also are available for a fee. For more information or to make an appointment, call the health department at 715-273-6755.


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I was reminded about why this is important to women and public speaking this morning, thanks to Marci Alboher's excellent Shifting Careers blog at the New York Times, which today points out blogger Michael Melcher's attempt to analyze the Myers-Briggs personality types of the presidential candidates. Here's a bit about how he devines Hillary Clinton's personality type (emphasis added):
Introversion/extraversion refer to where people get their energy. Extraverts get their energy from other people, the external world, and experiences. Introverts get their energy from themselves or their own space. Extraverts are often chatty, social and open; introverts are often quiet, reflective and contained. Introverts open up to their close friends; extraverts open up to everyone. Bill Clinton is clearly an extravert; I think Hillary is an introvert...Since 75% of the population is extraverted, extraverts are considered normal...Introverts often have to feign extraversion to succeed in the professional world; their natural style is often not valued. Much of the criticism of Hillary Clinton's authenticity is criticism of her introversion.As one who had my personality type professionally assessed, I also learned that, on the thinking/feeling scale, the majority of men fall into the "T" camp and the majority of women in the "F" camp. As a result, men whose personality types have a stronger "feeling" preference and women with a stronger "thinking" preference are bound to be misunderstood by others--they're literally not acting to (the more common) type.
It's important for women to factor in their personality type as well as their gender when considering what works for them as speakers. Introverts may need to schedule some down time before and after a speech or presentation, as the experience might use up much more energy than it would for an extrovert. (It's exhausting, colleagues have told me, to stretch themselves in this way.) Women who score higher as analytical "thinkers" should understand that they'll be misunderstood by both men and women in the audience. (Being a strong "thinker," by the way, doesn't mean you don't get emotional--everyone has some of each pair of traits, with a preference for one more than the other.) I've observed in many discussions with women about public speaking that some assume their difficulties are based on gender bias, when they may simply reflect a personality preference on their part and the part of the audience members.
For an easy read on figuring out your own (and others') Myers-Briggs types, check out Type Talk and Type Talk at Work, or check with your human resources office about taking the personality type assessment. It's often a relief to find out how your type reacts in a variety of settings--public speaking included--and to use that knowledge to make your path easier.


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Another subway was fumigated Thursday after bedbugs were found, making it the fourth time this week a train had to be pulled out of service because of the creepy critters, the MTA said.
All of the bugs were found on N trains, including in the most recent case. The MTA fumigated the fourth train Thursday; it had fumigated two on Sunday and another Monday.
MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz wouldn't say where on the trains the bugs were found, nor would he say at which point in the line they were discovered.
The Daily News reported some bugs were spotted in seat cushions in train cabs used by conductors and motormen. The paper also reports one conductor's home was infested.
Ortiz says this isn't the first time the MTA has had to deal with bedbugs, though he said there have been no recent cases. The spike in sightings has some calling for the MTA to fumigate every car on the N line.
The MTA said there are no plans to fumigate the entire N line, but that it has solicited the help of bedbug-sniffing dogs to check out spots where they have been reported.


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Eminem's Grammy wins are in the double digits, but despite a career that has been as commercially successful as it has been critically acclaimed, he's never won a trophy for album of the year on music's biggest night. On Wednesday, he might get another shot at it. The rapper is a leading favorite when Grammy nominations are announced at the Recording Academy's annual nominations special, broadcast live on CBS at 10 p.m. EST from Club Nokia in Los Angeles. The hourlong show hosted by LL Cool J will include performances from likely nominees Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Miranda Lambert.
Eminem's "Recovery" is the top-selling album of the year so far, with almost three million copies sold. But more than a sales triumph, it's also a creative one, marking a return to form after years of battling prescription drugs, lags between albums, and sub par material with last year's "Relapse." There are no guarantees when it comes to the Grammys, but an album of the year nomination for "Recovery" is about as sure as it gets.
Eminem is also likely to get nominations for either song of the year, record of the year, or both, for hits "Love the Way You Lie," featuring Rihanna, and for "Not Afraid." He's also a virtual lock to be nominated in several rap categories, where he's won the majority of his 11 Grammys.
Lady Antebellum's sophomore album, "Need You Now," was almost as successful as "Recovery" and is the second best-selling album of the year. The country trio is likely to be nominated in their own genre category, but a nomination for song and record of the year for "Need You Now" is also a strong possibility. And they may get a nod in the album category as well. Country singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert may also find herself in the album of the year category for her "Revolver," which won top honors at the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association awards this year.
Lambert rehearsed for the nominations concert late Tuesday at downtown L.A.'s Club Nokia, backed by a band that included a trio of guitarists as she performed her single "Only Prettier."
"I'm excited to do something for the Grammys," she said. "This is kind of a cool thing for me, an introduction to this world. There's other great artists on the bill, and it's not just country, it's across the board for music genres, and I'm just glad to be here representing country music." Taylor Swift took home the album of the year trophy for her multiplatinum "Fearless" at last season's Grammys. Could 2011 be another crossover year for country artists? "I hope so," Lambert said. "Country music right now, we have a great name for ourselves, and we've all worked real hard to get it out there and make it cool and I think it's working, so I'm glad to be part of it."
Sade is also a key contender for album of the year; her "Soldier of Love" received raves and was a best-seller when it was released in February, her first album in 10 years. Other possibilities for album of the year nominations include Arcade Fire for their CD "The Suburbs" and Jay-Z for "The Blueprint 3," which spawned the massive "Empire State of Mind," another top Grammy contender.
"Empire State of Mind," which features Alicia Keys, could get nominations for song and record of the year. Other possibilities for record of the year include Perry's summer sensation, "California Gurls"; Train for "Hey, Soul Sister"; and two from rapper B.o.B, who had two of the year's biggest hits with "Nothing on You" (featuring Bruno Mars) and "Airplanes" (featuring Eminem and Paramore's Hayley Williams). B.o.B may be nominated for best new artist; rapper Drake is another favorite, along with teen sensation Justin Bieber, a big winner at last month's American Music Awards.
Previous winners from last year, including the Zac Brown Band, Lady Gaga, and Kings of Leon, could also be among the overall nominees. While Eminem, Bieber and Jay-Z are among the biggest names as far as Grammy contenders, mainstream acts represent only a portion of the hundreds of nominees to be announced on Wednesday night in 109 categories ranging from pop to folk to polka to classical and gospel. The Grammys will be awarded Sunday, Feb. 13, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live on CBS.