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The process of giving, taking, receiving a name holds deep meaning. Miller's story about the evolution of his own name, and that of his children. Tell us yours.
Sarah Kay says that listening is the better part of speaking. A spoken word poet who's become a role model for teenagers around the world, she shares how she works with words to make connections — inside people and between them.
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I enjoy listening to your show, while I work in my art studio, I especially enjoyed the program today with Sarah Kay it was so inspiring and interesting.I hope you continue doing this good work for many many years, it truly is appreciated.
I had the opportunity to listen to Sarah Kay's wonderful poem about Noor Ibrahim. I have been to District 6 when just a remnant of the Indian neighborhood remained. Her story about the museum reminded me of the small museum that used to be in St. Paul's church in NY near the World Trade Center that briefly commemorated the rescue efforts. I could not bear to be inside for long and went outside, leaned against the iron fence and nearly collapsed crying. How could such terrible things like the bombing of the WTC or destruction of District 6 occur due to political orthodoxy? As you might guess from my last name, I am Jewish; I walked into a church; District 6 was mixed. Her poem brought that same grief and tears into my eyes. It was the same grief I felt during the wars in the former Yugoslavia when mixed communities were slaughtered or chased at gunpoint into ethnic enclave. I remembered, then, not the violence of apartheid but its terrible wastefulness and loss of human contact. I wanted to buy a 'black' record and it could only be purchased in a 'black' designated district where I could go. It was just a record but also a sign of how total the violence forced against daily life, like the public bath that no longer existed after the destruction of District 6. Thank you four presenting her work, listening to the Tshotshaloza song and the chance to re-experience my connecting grief about our world. May we live together in peace.
I send you love and blessings
I send you love and blessings to encourage your effort to contain your grief. I suspect you are bearing the grief of this world, which goes way beyond your own personal grief, and it is a service to humanity to bear more than your own. May the unconditional love at the heart of this creation surround you and protect you throughout the night and throughout each day.
When I was listening to Sarah
When I was listening to Sarah Kay's Poem "Tshotsholoza" about Noor Ebrahim in South Africa and his 50 pigeons returning to the empty plot of land after being set free as if they were asking where is our home, I immediately thought of the words of one our your earliest guest in the interview Desmond Tutu's God of Surprises when he describes the feeling of freedom after Apartheid, but specifically about the true meaning of Freedom. Mr. Tutu spoke about the preposition "from" – you are free from and then you are free "for". He described South African's having gone from being free from, which turns out to be one of the slightly easier things to get to do, although it took so long, however, the being free for, he mentions is the toughest part. So what is the free "for" turns to be the most important question!
Sarah's poem evoked the same type of question in me. Although I am apparently free in this country/world, I often wonder like those pigeons in her poem… where is my/our true home? In terms of spiritual freedom, eternity, heaven, peace. I wonder if this is what Sarah is alluding to in her poem.
Marvelous work, Sarah is one of the finest. Thank you Krista for giving us such high quality programs with teachings, education, and entertainment. I highly admire your work!
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I just heard this while feeding my dog early on Sunday morning. I have a friend from Capetown who was just in a film , MATERIAL, the movie that has at it's core a family struggle that happened in District 6 and will send the link to London. I liked what Sarah said about taking care with language, not something people do that often and was just happy my dog got me up an hour earlier than usual so I both can enjoy the sun and early morning and think about the show I just heard.
many thanks.
Great show! Sarah is
Great show! Sarah is extraordinary. Hope she doesn't lose her freshness under all her publicity.
How can I download show w/o MP3? I'm non-tech w/ just plain pc.
This presentation wound up on
This presentation wound up on my podcast player. I wasn't sure I wanted to hear it. A young contemporary poet.
Great presentation! From there, it was off to TED to hear her TED talks.
I'm moved. Awed. And humbled.
It is disappointing that
It is disappointing that young people require a role model to be nearly as young as they are. But it's not their fault - in our culture, young is good and old is bad. It is all of us who failed to say NO to that for years now.
I am so grateful that I was lucky enough to have elders as my role models.
The young can only learn so much from other young people, They need the wisdom of the 40+ generation pf artists.
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I would appreciate parallel windows, were the user can choose to either have two Bibles or Bible/Commentary or Bible/Notes.
It would be good if those windows would be adjustable in size. Which ever you choose to move, the other shall follow to show the same verses.
I need to change some of the underlying code in order to get this to work. So I'll start to look into that after the v1.1 release
How is it with readability in olivetree when you have the iPhone in portrait view and have two versions open?
is it too small or is it ok?
i added some thoughts as http://www.crosswire.org/bugs/secure/attachment/10533/paralell.jpg
what i would feel would be good for me and when studying the bible.
(the "second" version has strongs numbers, and when you press a word you get the explanation opened..)
As you see on the pictures above from Olivetree the parallel view in Portrait is under each other, and that's bad. On my old Palm you could only use it in Portrait, but the two parallel windows are beside each other.
I think myself that Bible Readers with parallel windows shall ALWAYS be besides each other, both in Portrait and in Landscape!
But I prefer reading the Bible parallel in Landscape, and want the possibility to lock it in Landscape even if I lay on my pillow and read it on the side, so it won't use the iPhone automatic rotation.
I also like a lot that the sizes between the windows are adjustable, I prefer to have the window I'm actually reading a little bit larger then the other.
Re mindstorming in Photoshop: Something like that will be excellent!
I would really love to have parallel panes that sync like Tecarta or olive tree's last version. I currently use the olive tree hcsb study bible with study notes in one adjustable pane and the text in the other. Also- you have the first bible I have seen with Chinese pinyin. I would love to have pinyin in one and characters in the other. Better yet- an option for 3 panes on iPad and have english, pinyin, and characters in three panes- Wow- that would rock!
What do you think Nic Carter?
I don't know it it helps but I just added this in the last release of And Bible. Users were really keen on this feature.
There is a demo video here: http://tinyurl.com/SplitDemo
The code is all Java so won't be any use but the video might give some thoughts regarding design.
I just wanted to add another vote for the value for this feature. This feature is particularly helpful for users with minority languages among another majority language, where they may be assisted by seeing both minority/majority languages. Are there any plans to work on this?


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DWOLF is buying Nolan Clemons' Geo 2.1, the original sales thread can be seen here.
DWOLF will be sending me the funds for the item as well as $20 for my fee as a gift. Once I receive the funds I'll let Nolan know that he can then ship the gun. Once the gun arrives and DWOLF has inspected it and states that everything is as it should be the money will be forwarded as a gift to Nolan. A 1% fee will be taken by PayPal for the transfer of the money to Nolan.
Third party Deal for DWOLF and Nolan Clemons
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please pm me your name, and full adress, and i'll get it in the mail when orange gives me the thumbs up.
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marker was sent out today, will be delivered in 6-10 business days.
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hey man did u bend the reg from the frame or something? it shoots but when it shoots it leaks are out this gap between the reg and the trigger frame??? I looked at other geo2.1 's and there is not suppose to be a gap there, u had to of bent it. here is a pic
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Batterie-en-Valise + TIGUE Percussion Trio perform original work, Brooklyn – Oct. 5thPosted by s21concerts in Concert Announcement, tags: Batterie-en-Valise, brooklyn, Duchamp, Eric Farber, found objects, Heidegger, kinetic art, new music, percussion, sonic sculpture, The Question Concerning Technology, Tigue Percussion Trio
Kinetic Ontology presents an evening of original percussion works
Batterie-en-Valise: music for two percussionists and five suitcases
"…this performance is sure to astound and confound." -Classicalite
Part found-object sonic sculpture, part new music performance, and part interactive conversation about human relationships with objects, Batterie-en-Valise is currently presenting a suite of five original compositions entitled, "The Question Concerning Technology." Recent performances include HERE Arts Center and Barbès; coming soon to World Maker Faire, 2013.
Five gutted-out vintage suitcases – each housing a collection of carefully curated found objects – transform into a cacophonous jungle gym of repurposed harmonic assemblages and other dangling curiosities.
Created by Brooklyn-based found-percussionist Eric Farber, featuring Dylan Thurston, the music juxtaposes a long history of traditional rhythms with hyper-contemporary breakbeats and object-oriented "samples."
TIGUE Percussion Trio
TIGUE Percussion Trio is the latest project from Matt Evans, Amy Garapic, and Carson Moody. Founded in early 2012, TIGUE presents contemporary music of friends, contemporaries, and themselves through a lens of percussion elements. TIGUE has recently presented at The Stone, The Color Field Festival and The Beethoven Festival.
Saturday, October 5th, 2013, 7:30pm
The Great Room at South Oxford Space
138 S. Oxford St. (bet Fulton & Atlantic)
Brooklyn, NY
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There was an Associated Press article today that stated "The gun lobby released an online video Tuesday that called Obama an 'elitist hypocrite' for having armed Secret Service agents protect his daughters at school while not committing to installing armed guards in all schools."
Using the term "elitist hypocrite" is way out of line. No President really has much choice in the matter of protection. A threat of harm to his family for gain is a national security matter. We don't want to have the President forced to choose between his family and a terrorist's demand.
A terrorist attack at that school could be a real problem for the Secret Service though. Their first priority is to get the protected person out of danger, not to fight a battle with a gunman who is shooting up a classroom in another part of the school. If they are able to do both then that would be the best result but that is not always possible. If they can't do both, they lose big time. The criticism would never end. I hope that never happens but it could. We have to believe that the Secret Service has considered the possibility and has planned for how to handle it.
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Ronan Farrow, Special Adviser for Global Youth Issues, will hold a conversation with Bill Reese, President & CEO, International Youth Foundation, on Global Youth Issues. The discussion will be moderated by Cheryl Benton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, and will be available for on demand viewing soon here on DipNote.
You are invited to participate by submitting questions, some of which will be selected for response during the broadcast. Submit your questions below on DipNote, and join the ongoing discussion via Twitter using the hashtag #GlobalYouth. Please submit questions via DipNote and Twitter by April 4 for consideration.
Through Conversations with America, leaders of national nongovernmental organizations have the opportunity to discuss foreign policy and global issues with senior State Department officials. These conversations aim to provide candid views of the ways in which leaders from the foreign affairs community are engaging the Department on pressing foreign policy issues.
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Editor's Note: This Conversations With America webcast occurred on April 6. You can read the transcript here.
Daniella M. in New York writes:
How do you think the recent success of the youth movement in the Senegalese presidential elections (via M23 and Y'en a marre) will affect youth engagement in politics in sub-Saharan Africa?
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A great idea! and very inclusive :)
Katharine K. in Colorado writes:
I would like to know how going forward, Americans will take a larger role or a leading role in aiding children under humanitarian circumstances; such as children starving in Africa, the child humanitarian crisis in Syria, AIDS orphans etc. The relevancy of my question to the State Dept. seems less so than to the United States' Role in the UN so if you want, could rephrase to State Dept.'s role in protecting US youth abroad on Humanitarian missions described above. Thank you.
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I work with children in the court system, particularly in family and juvenile court. What is the United States doing to help ensure children's voices are heard when they are involved with the courts through no fault of their own?
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How to motivate the youth to unify the christian world (the western nations, Latin and South America, Russia) instead of those demode cold war policies which have been potentially destructively labeling and classifying some as Latinos or communit Russians, which have been giving their shared potential or historical enemies, great chances to guide great destructive economical, regional or drugs smuggling wars anti them all!
Davron in Uzbekistan writes:
It's great that DoS realized importance of youth in promoting its interests and significance of youth issues in today global agenda! How are you going to prioritize youth –adult partnership within Department of State, in order to ensure that youth is not only seen as target group or beneficiary , but youth meaningfully involved in Dos strategy development , implementation and monitoring?
Tiburce C. in Benin writes:
I am part of the Global Youth Innovation Network, a youth led organization sponsored by Ifad and Phelps Stokes and operating in the Americas, Africa and Asia. Our focus is on Agribusiness- Innovation- Leadership and Employment. As an African, I would like to know the perspective and the key points around which The US Department of State will collaborate with the African Youth in order to bring practical results to the problems there are facing.
Gina M. in California writes:
What are the newest initiatives for educating younger children on the importance of Financial Literacy?
Mark E. in Washington, D.C. writes:
The main global instrument that addresses and protect the rights of children and youth is the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Unfortunately, the US is one of only three countries that has not ratified the CRC. How does that affect our ability as Americans to work on youth issues globally? How can we convince the Obama Administration to finally move this treaty forward to the Senate for consideration?
Maciej C. in Washington, D.C. writes:
What have organizations such as, The International Youth Foundation, done in the delicate balance of work and school for teens (16+) around the world? More specifically the developing/under developed regions? There seems to be heavy emphasis on education, but when teens are the main income generators for their households how do we balance these two? And, what have these organizations done in developing adequate and sustainable educational programs in these developing countries to ensure an efficient balance?
Sulaiman T. in Virginia writes:
Since the Arab Spring, protests, riots, and revolutions involving tens of millions of teenagers and twenty-somethings have shaken the global political orders. How are children/teens's voices are heard and not ignored in other nations such as the Arab/Middle East Countries.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Question for the global youth;
How would you define change you can live with?
And how can you assist the older generation in power on the world stage today in creating the reality you seek in the world for your's and future generations to come?
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How do you dissuade a young person from using his talents for crime? We all talk about engaging youths to be change agents of the world, but we know that there are those who consciously choose to be a negative agent. What can we do? Thks.
Musse O. in Oregon writes:
As Somalia situation is improving and Al-shabab weakening, is there a possibility the Somali community in USA (Somali diaspora) can partner with the State Department on addressing and the resolution of the youth issues in Somalia. As Al-Shabab fades away and Somali government increases its reach the most important issue will be the issue of human rights. The lack of respect for human rights is the main reason Somalia ended up 21 years of chaos. To have a stable, prosperous and democratic government will require that everyone rights to be respected. This notion is very foreign to those living inside Somalia for the last 21 years of destructive civil war and the absence of democratic authority. All they know is the lawlessness of the warlords followed by the limp & throat cutting Al-Shabab style justice. This is a country where overwhelming majority of the population is under 18 years.
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Communicable Disease Control/Immunization: As a Public Health Nurse with more than 30 years of experience internationally and here at home, I often wonder what it will take for those Nations who have resources, to provide aid, much needed aid to countries who for example lack access to the HPV vaccine!
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Your department has declined to comment on the status of human rights leader and trainer from Bahrain AbdulHadi AlKhawajah who has been on a hunger strike for over 50 days in the prison of the Bahraini Monarchy. Is your silence because of cultural differences you have with Arabs and Muslims?
John in Canada writes:
The Youth around the world today should listen to one song ("Real Situation" Bob Marley) and get inspired to identify the real problems - rather then to be herded into becoming part of the problems.
Sadly the sheeple have no sheperd. Only wolves leading them to slaughter.
Sustain in Washington, D.C. writes:
It is positive to see that DOS is including youth into their international agenda. However, it seems like it is only limited to youth in the middle East. How to we go in streamlining youth participation in all DOS priority areas such as: energy, conflict and economic development. For example, the business sector had more opportunity to be listen and to be represented in the upcoming Rio+20 Summit. Why youth did not had the same chance? Why dont get to be part of the US Delegation when the topics being discussed are linked to our future?


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Vajrayana Buddhism is most closely associated with Tibet and can be characterized by the figure of the siddha, the master whose spiritual realization is so profound that he or she has power over the phenomenal world, and in whom the profundity and vastness of absolute truth is fully and completely manifested. Many of our most well-known authors come from this tradition of Tibetan Buddhism .
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Natural Bravery
Fear and Fearlessness as a Direct Path of AwakeningIncreasingly, we seem to live in a culture of fear, amid threats of terrorism, violence, environmental disasters, and distrust in our leaders. Fear and groundlessness are pervasive, but according to Buddhist teacher Gaylon Ferguson, it is the very potency of this fear that makes it such a powerful tool for personal and cultural transformation. Natural Bravery offers wise and pointed teachings for helping us to look at fear with immediacy… Read More
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Buddhas, Deities, and Enlightened Masters from the Tibetan TraditionTibetan Buddhism is rich with figures that embody the teachings and history of this great tradition. This book pays homage to the bodhisattvas and buddhas, teachers, and deities within the Indo-Tibetan tradition, and the great range of practices, teachings, transmissions, and long retreats that many of these great masters undertook during the course of their lives. Engaging with the fifty illustrations here through coloring is an intimate and simple way… Read More
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Gypsy Gossip and Other AdviceThis book contains the direct counsel and imperishable wisdom speech of Kyabje Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, one of the great realized Nyingma masters of our age. Many problems arise when modern values clash with the precious teachings of the Buddha. Western Dharma students are faced with obstacles born of materialism, attachment to self, and resistance to traditional doctrines like karma, rebirth, and devotion to the Guru, while Asian students under the… Read More
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A Study of SvatantrikaA Study of Svātantrika represents an important contribution to our understanding of Mādhyamika philosophy in India and Tibet. The Mādhyamika is considered to have two subschools, Svātantrika and Prāsaṅgika. The Prāsaṅgika school of Candrakīrti is better known than Svātantrika, in part because the major Svātantrika texts are preserved only in Tibetan translation. The Svātantrikas, however, made important contributions to Buddhist philosophy in their expositions of the nature of reality, the… Read More
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Fonda dissolves Fire Department
FONDA – After more than 100 years in service, the Fonda Volunteer Fire Department is shutting down.
The village board voted 4-1 Monday to dissolve the department, citing increased costs.
The board also voted to contract with the Mohawk Volunteer Fire Department for coverage in the village, effective March 14. The village is awaiting Mohawk's approval.
Fonda Trustee Timothy Healey, a former fire chief and 31-year veteran of the Fonda Fire Department, voted against the dissolution of the department.
Mayor Bill Peeler said he doesn't enjoy dissolving the department.
"This is nothing of a personal nature with anyone," Peeler said via Skype from Florida.
"We all strongly understand, and even for us who aren't members of the department, we feel compassion for what you do and have done for the village of Fonda," Peeler said of the department. "And by no stretch of the imagination was disrespect meant for anyone involved."
In November, Peeler said the budget for the village's Fire Department is roughly $43,000 a year.
If the village contracts with the Mohawk Fire Department, he said, the cost would be around $22,000 a year.
Fonda Fire Chief Donald Wagoner said, "It's unnerving. I understand the financial part, and I understand what they're doing, but it doesn't have to make me happy … We were all pretty upset."
Village residents would have to pay a fire tax to be covered by the town Fire Department.
Wagoner said he does not know if the village department's dissolution would affect homeowner's insurance rates for property owners in the village.
Current Fonda Fire Department members have been invited to join the Mohawk Fire Department, but they must go through the application process.
Some Fonda members, such as Wagoner, cannot join the Mohawk department because they live in Glen, which is in another fire district.
Wagoner, a 21-year veteran of the Fonda department and a three-year chief, does not know what he will do next.
Under the proposed contract with the Mohawk Fire Department, the village would retain ownership of Fonda's equipment and would be able to decide what to do with the equipment on an item-by-item basis.
The Mohawk Fire Department would need to keep the village Board of Trustees informed about fire matters, according to the contract.
Wagoner said members of the department's administration will be part of a committee to see what would happen with Fonda's equipment.
The Fonda siren will ring for the last time March 14 to signify the end of the department.


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I spent over half an hour this morning on the phone with a parent, who had been ejected from his daughter's 12-and-under volleyball tournament yesterday. He has a daughter who plays another sport, where referee heckling is part of the culture and he is struggling with learning the culture of volleyball. It was a very enjoyable conversation all-in-all, evolving from a "who do I write my letter of complaint to?" to a philosophical discussion on who the game is for, and leadership/role modeling lessons which can be learned, along with the randomness of sport and the great effort shown in certain plays in last ****ht's great Super Bowl.
I often speak in my clinics about changing the role of the referee and the impact this would have on the game. Specifically, what I posit would be to simply allow the referees to heckle, jeer and even spin their head like seen in the Exorcist, at any "bad" line up/"missed" time out opportunity/playset error and more, by the coaching staffs. Of course, the referees would also get to do the same to any parent after their child erred – so that we wonderfully get to hear things like "Whose child is THAT? She/he is TERRIBLE, I can't believe she missed that easy pass, what is she/he blind? Do you PAY for this child's training, because if so, you need a refund…" and ad naseum. Thankfully, the referees, even those in their teens, are far more professional than the coaches and parents, and they do not give out such drivel. It is a point.
Hockey Canada and USA Hockey partnered several years ago to make a brilliant series of 30 second clips, which end with either "What i****ids treated us the way we treat them" and "If it is wrong, here, what makes it right at the rink." It was part of their "Relax. It's Just a Game" campaign in 2002-2004. USAV got permission to share them on the MVP CDs, as they are wonderful parent education clips. They can be found at the links below:
Well, leave it to some nine-year-old Canadian hockey player doing a school assignment to add another GREAT piece to YouTube in the same vein. To view a YouTube clip on Magic Hockey Helmet, click here. It is a MUST see, and must share to others as we continue to remind ourselves on how sports are for the KIDS, and must not be acted upon as if they are much older, or even professional. Miller got on Canada AM this morning, so this video has already been seen 100,000 times, but my bet is it will go viral as we share his insights and humor via the magic of his helmet.
Dave Epperson, founder with his wife Bernice of the famous Volleyball Festival (now moving to Phoenix in summer of 2009) has been hard at work over the years working to help parents and other sports leaders get "Sport's Promise" to shine, and eliminate the more negative sides seen in sport. His work can be found at Parents For Good Sports. USAV Affiliate Organization - the Positive Coach Alliance (PCA) - also has been working with USA Volleyball on an excellent program called the "PCA Coaching Tools".
Next up for me, a trip to Washington, D.C. to work over the weekend with parents, players and coaches, along side Stacy Sykora and Tom Hogan from our silver medal women's team in Beijing. Then three days later it is off to the NORCECA Technical and Coaches Commission in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where we will be holding our 5th Annual NORCECA/FIVB Development Centre Teachers and Educators coaching clinic, with three-time Olympic Gold medal Cuba coach Eugenio George and some other great zonal coaches. This year the focus, per FIVB Development Commission member Mark Tennant of Canada, will be to build on the "Volleyball in the School Symposium" I spoke at in Canada in 2007, for the elementary age groups. Some good developmental things still happening at the 5-12 year old level and will share what I learn on my return.
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Police spokeswoman Deborah Doty confirmed that Gloria James was arrested at the Fontainebleau Hotel early Thursday morning.
She would not say what led to the 4:47 a.m. arrest, or what charges Gloria James may face. Doty said police will issue a statement later Thursday.
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The amazing team at Molson has done an amazing job in creating a great space for Hockey and Olympic fans to enjoy hockey at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games.
In their partnership with with Canada and the IHF. They have been able to provide a comfortable, safe space for players and their family to have some quality time together nearby the Canada Hockey Place (GM PLace).
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We at Vancouver Access have had the opportunity to experience the house on a few occasions and I will be watching the Gold medal game and Closing ceremonies at the Molson Canadian Hockey House with new and old friends.
Last Saturday I went to Whitehorse for Yukon day.. (Stories coming soon..) I've been slacking off on the final production trying to capture as much of the games as I could in the moment…
Anyway, while in the Yukon I met Ron Flatter, a famed Radio Sport 927 Australia personality…
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Benn Fraker (Peachtree City, Ga.) won the Gold medal in Men's C-1 Sunday at the 2012 Slalom Pan American Championships in Foz do Iguassu, Brazil, March 9-11. More importantly, Fraker's performance clinched a 2012 Olympic slot for Team USA in the event. The U.S. team accomplished its goal of earning the two remaining slalom Olympic slots.
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Fraker, a 2008 Olympian, finished with a final run time of 94.50, including two penalty seconds. Trailing by 1.46 seconds, Casey Eichfeld (Drums, Pa.) turned in the second best time of 95.96, including two penalty seconds. Cameron Smedley of Canada placed a distant third in 99.76. Zach Lokken (Durango, Colo.) entered the final round in third place, but missed three gates to finish tenth.
The three U.S. canoe athletes combined to finish second in the men's C-1 team final with a time of 132.01, +8.69 seconds behind Brazil.
Fraker, Eichfeld, Lokken and others will continue to compete for the right to fill the newly qualified Olympic slot. The athlete will be determined by performances at the 2012 Slalom National Team Trials in Charlotte, N.C., April 12-14, and the first stop on the 2012 World Cup circuit.
The 2012 U.S. Olympic Canoe/Kayak Team will settle at six boat quota slots, comprising of seven athletes. Eric Hurd (Woodstock, Ga.) and Jeff Larimer (Marietta, Ga.) qualified a U.S. start position in slalom double canoe on Saturday. The U.S. qualified one slot in both men's and women's slalom kayak at the 2011 World Championships. The Olympic Team will also include two sprint boats - one men's single kayak and one women's single kayak.
Eichfeld, Fraker, and Lokken concluded the semifinal round ranked first, second, and third, respectively. Eichfeld's penalty-free semifinal time of 91.88 was 3.73 seconds faster than Fraker's run. Fraker and Eichfeld led all paddlers after Friday's qualifying heats, with Fraker turning in the top time of 88.77.
Fraker, 23, hopes to return to the Olympic stage, where he placed 6th in C-1 in Beijing. He finished fourth among a top class of C-1 athletes at the 2012 Australian Open in February. In the 2011 season, Fraker won the Men's C-1 National Championship Title and placed 7th at World Cup No. 2.
Joe Jacobi, USA Canoe/Kayak CEO: "While I am sure Benn and Casey would have loved to have qualified the C1 spot at last year's World Championships, this process has made our program stronger and represents a critical step on the road to London. Securing a full Slalom Team for London required a huge team effort in which we saw the development and talent of our Pan American competitors dramatically improve. We're proud of our athletes, coaches and staff who executed a great game plan and accomplished this important goal."
William Irving, USA Canoe/Kayak National Teams Director: "Today all three C-1s came out hungry for the one Olympic slot and put everything into their run. After first runs, the team was 1-2-3, but we knew that Canada, Brazil and Argentina all had some really good paddlers in the finals. Benn Fraker was feeling the pressure coming out second from last, but worked to stay clean and really pushed himself at the bottom of the course to come out on top."
"Eric and Jeff had a great run in the C-2 yesterday and showed that with more time in the boat they will get only better in the lead up to the Olympics. The Pan Am region is only going to get more competitive between now and 2016, so our young paddlers have their work cut out for them in the next quad."
"This was a great weekend for our Canoe's and now we can turn our focus to filling our Olympic slots with the most competitive athletes in the country who will represent USA Canoe/Kayak at the Olympic Games. Olympic Trials at USNWC [National Whitewater Center] will be a great competition as we really begin the process of filling our Olympic Team."
Saturday Update:
Eric Hurd (Woodstock, Ga.) and Jeff Larimer (Marietta, Ga.) won the Gold medal and earned a 2012 Olympic boat quota slot for Team USA in the Men's C-2 final Saturday at the 2012 Slalom Pan American Championships in Foz do Iguassu, Brazil, March 9-11.
Click HERE for a Q&A with Hurd and Larimer.
The duo finished in 107.13, +2.16 seconds ahead of the second place finishers from Brazil. Casey Eichfeld (Drums, Pa.) and Devin McEwan (Salisbury, Conn.) turned in the third best time among eligible boats - 110.90, including two penalty seconds.
The win expands the 2012 U.S. Olympic Canoe/Kayak Team by two athletes and one boat for a total of six athletes and five boats quota slots.
Hurd and Larimer will still have to compete in order to be named the U.S. athletes to fill the Men's C-2 boat at London 2012. The 2012 U.S. Olympic Team will be determined by performances at the 2012 Slalom National Team Trials in Charlotte, N.C., April 12-14, and the first stop on the 2012 World Cup circuit.
Hurd, 25, and Larimer, 30, entered Saturday ranked second among eligible boats after two qualifying heats, trailing the Canadian duo of James and Adam Cutts. Hurd and Larimer moved ahead of the Canadians to finish first with a semifinal time of 105.76, including two penalty seconds.
The Cutts brothers missed the last gate in the final round, finishing sixth. Hurd and Larimer nearly missed the same gate, losing speed and earning two penalty seconds before crossing the finish line. The Brazilian tandem of Cassio Petry and Charles Correa rose from 6th in the semifinal to earn the Silver medal.
The U.S. will attempt to earn one final Olympic slot Sunday in Men's C-1. Benn Fraker (Peachtree City, Ga.) currently leads all competitors heading into the semifinal round. Casey Eichfeld and Zach Lokken (Durango, Colo.) will also compete for a spot in the finals. The semifinal round begins 7:41 a.m. Eastern.
The U.S. must win the Gold medal to earn an Olympic slot for Team USA.
Eric Hurd, C-2: "The last run was pretty much what we were asking for until the last gate, where we ended up a bit short in the last offset, causing a few seconds in time plus a touch. From there, we just pushed hard to the finish and hoped for the best. But the fast overall run still gave us the lead."
Jeff Larimer, C-2: "An Olympic berth is everything. It is the reason we are still doing it after all these years of not making it. Between now and Trials, we plan on hitting the gym and doing as many curls as we can."
Casey Eichfeld, C-1 and C-2 via Facebook: "The day was long, but the United States will be going to the Olympics in C-2! Devin and I had [some] decent racing today, but thanks to 'Butter' [Hurd] and Jeff, the United States have the position. Now to rest... C-1 still to come tomorrow."
Joe Jacobi, USA Canoe/Kayak CEO and 1992 Olympic C-2 Gold medalist: "The quality of C-2 racing around the world continues to improve and qualifying a start position at the Olympic Games is more challenging to accomplish each year. Jeff and Eric brought the exact spirit our Slalom program needed today – they took some bold risks on the water, were extremely confident and most importantly they executed a great plan for fixing small mistakes. They were the best boat on the continent today and I'm thrilled that a C-2 will represent the United States at the Olympic Games in London!"
Friday Update:
Benn Fraker (Peachtree City, Ga.) finished Friday's qualifying heats with a commanding first place lead in Men's C-1 at the 2012 Slalom Pan American Championships in Foz do Iguassu, Brazil, March 9-11.
His penalty-free second run time of 88.77 was 2.75 seconds faster than the second place time, which was turned in by Casey Eichfeld (Drums, Pa.). Eichfeld finished in 91.52, including four penalty seconds.
Zach Lokken (Durango, Colo.) ranks fifth with a penalty-free first run time of 94.16. Devin McEwan (Salisbury, Conn.) ranks 13th with a second run time of 106.91, including eight seconds worth of penalties. All four athletes will compete in Sunday's semifinal run, after which the top 10 finishers will compete in the final later that day.
In Men's C-2, Eric Hurd (Woodstock, Ga.) and Jeff Larimer (Marietta, Ga.) currently rank second among eligible boats after two qualifying heats. A boat from the Czech Republic turned in the top time, but they do not qualify for Pan American medals or Olympic slots. Hurd and Larimer finished their second run in 98.72, including two penalty seconds. The duo trails the first place finishing boat from Canada by 0.15 seconds.
Eichfeld and McEwan rank fourth, finishing in 105.29 with four penalty seconds. Both U.S. boats will race in Saturday's semifinal, after which the top 10 fastest boats will compete in the final later that day. The C-2 semifinal begins 11 a.m. Eastern Time.
The U.S. must finish first in the Men's C-1 or C-2 final to earn an Olympic slot for Team USA.
William Irving, USA Canoe/Kayak National Teams Director: "Today was a good day to just get out and race after training for the past two weeks. Although no one was eliminated from the heats, we were able to position ourselves well for tomorrow. Tomorrow's course is very similar to the heats course and the athletes feel they can be fast.
"The Brazilians, Canadians and Argentineans will all make a push for the open Olympic slots and will make our team push to have two clean runs tomorrow. Our coaches,Silvan Poberaj and Rafal Smolen have done a great job preparing our athletes for this weekend's competition and our athletes do a great job executing the race plan."
This weekend marks the last chance for U.S. athletes to qualify boat quota slots for the London 2012 Olympic Games in canoe/kayak. Six U.S. canoe athletes will hope to qualify two boats at the 2012 Slalom Pan American Championships in Foz do Iguassu, Brazil, March 9-11. The athletes must finish first in men's single canoe (C-1) and men's double canoe (C-2) in order to earn the Olympic slot.
Representing Team USA are:
C-1 Benn Fraker (Peachtree City, Ga.) 2008 Olympian
C-1 Casey Eichfeld (Drums, Pa.) 2008 Olympian
C-1 Zach Lokken (Durango, Colo.)
C-1 Devin McEwan (Salisbury, Conn.)*
C-2 Eric Hurd (Woodstock, Ga.) and Jeff Larimer (Marietta, Ga.)
C-2 Devin McEwan and Casey Eichfeld
Coaches: Silvan Poberaj and Rafal Smolen
*McEwan's C-1 scores will not count.
The U.S. men's canoe athletes were unable to earn 2012 slots at the other Olympic qualifier - the 2011 Slalom World Championships. As of yet, no athletes from the region have qualified Olympic slots in men's C-1 or C-2, which makes for a full and competitive field.
Foz do Iguassu also hosted the 2007 World Championships and Olympic Qualifier. The Brazilian slalom course is shallow, which has led to broken boats for other countries training this past month
Leading the U.S. contingent will be two 2008 Olympians - Benn Fraker and Casey Eichfeld.
Eichfeld, 22, competed at the Beijing Games in Men's C-2 with Rick Powell (Parkesburg, Penn.). He placed 17th in C-1 at the 2012 Australian Open. In 2011, Eichfeld finished as high as 13th on the World Cup circuit and placed 19th at the 2011 Slalom World Championships.
Lokken, 17, is right about where Fraker and Eichfeld were four years ago. Lokken turned in a dominant 2011 season in the junior ranks, earning two Gold medals and a Silver on the 2011 Vadja Teen Cup circuit. He participated in the 2010 Senior World Championships, finishing 42nd.
Devin McEwan will team up with Casey Eichfeld in men's C-2. The duo combined to place 15th at the 2012 Australian Open. McEwan's father, Jamie, won a bronze medal at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games. Eric Hurd and Jeff Larimer form the other U.S. C-2 boat. Together, they finished 18th at the 2011 World Cup No. 3 and 32nd at the 2011 World Championships.
Casey Eichfeld, Single and Double Canoe: "I have to say that four years feels like they have flown by. I can't believe that it is an Olympic year already. Nevertheless, I am pumped and ready for this next round, and will be seeking an Olympic position in C-1 and C-2. Pan Ams have a lot of pressure on them, but I am going to race my best and leave it all on the course."
William Irving, USA Canoe/Kayak National Teams Director: "The Canadians are the favorites in the Kayaks and we are in the C-1's, but the C-2 is going to be a close battle to look out for. Our C-2's have not been together nearly as long as the other countries, but in 2011, our C-2's had some of the best international results in the Pan Am region. The Canadians have been here in training for over a month in total and are very familiar with the course."
Joe Jacobi, USA Canoe/Kayak CEO: "Our Slalom Canoe athletes have had the Pan Am Championships circled on the calendar since last fall. While the competition will be tough, we're confident in our abilities to qualify the remaining positions needed to field a full Slalom Team for London."
USA Canoe/Kayak is a non-profit membership organization based in Oklahoma City, OK, promoting canoe and kayak racing in the United States. A member of the United States Olympic Committee, USA Canoe/Kayak is the national governing body for the Olympic sports of Flatwater Sprint and Whitewater Slalom and the official U.S. federation of the International Canoe Federation. Other paddling sports sanctioned by USACanoe/Kayak include Marathon, Freestyle, Wildwater, Stand Up Paddleboard, Canoe Polo, Canoe Sailing, Outrigger, and Dragon Boat. For more information about USA Canoe/Kayak, please visit us on the web atwww.usack.org, on Twitter at @usacanoekayak and Like us on Facebook atfacebook.com/USACanoeKayak.


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The Pirates Charities Fields for Kids program provides financial support to improve youth baseball and/or softball facilities via matching grants to nonprofit organizations and local government units that operate baseball and/or softball programs.
$1,000 - $25,000
The Fields for Kids program is open to any independent nonprofit tax-exempt organization, school or local government unit that operates youth baseball and/or softball programs within the Pittsburgh Pirates market area, which primarily encompasses Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and West Virginia.* Any organization operating baseball or softball programs for youth that has secured funds equal to or exceeding the request amount (secured funds can include in-kind contributions of materials or labor) may apply for a grant. Organizations must be governed by active boards and have sufficient revenue to operate their leagues. Organizations receiving grants will be required to prominently display provided signage recognizing Pirates Charities' support. Organizations are limited to one Fields for Kids grant every other year (may not receive grants in consecutive years).
Grant applications will be accepted during two grant periods per calendar year. For each grant period, Pirates Charities will award a select number of grants in each of the following ranges:
Eligible projects will include the upgrading of essential field components, such as new sod, infield, fencing, dugouts, and irrigation systems; upgrades to the overall facility to include lights, bleachers, batting cages, scoreboards and concession stands.
The purchase of land, parking lots, press boxes and restrooms are ineligible. Routine maintenance of fields will not qualify. Organizations may apply for one Fields for Kids grant per year. Requests for funding for projects that have already been completed will not be considered.
Renovation/construction projects must be completed within one year from the date of the grant award.
The Pirates Charities Fields for Kids program is administered by Pirates Charities staff who will review all requests, pay matching grants, work closely with grantee organizations to ensure project completion, and maintain program records.
Organizations must complete an application and submit all required documents for consideration. Applications will be accepted and reviewed throughout the year. Final 2016 grant determinations will be made by Pirates Charities in June and September.
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Just smoked my first Gurkha Legend Vintage '01 this Friday and I was not disappointed. I am glad I have 6 more of these bad boys in my humidor.
Wow! What a fantastic cigar. I let these cool in my humi for a couple weeks before trying one a-m-a-z-i-n-g. I was a bit concerned because it took a good 5 minutes of hard pulling before it really started to smoke. Afterwards it was obnoxiously smooth, lots of flavor with just a kick of spice at the end. My only complaint is that the burn was not so even, hopefully they won't all be like that. Currently I'd rate it about an 87.
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What we would like is an occasional, short-term space which pops up in different places maybe 3, 4 times a year. For a week, a weekend. You know you can just rock up to and know you'll meet friends, new people, find something interesting happening. A cafe with tasty grub, coffee and tea, but where you don't have to buy anything at all and just enjoy the sun coming through the windows, read your book. A short and *really good* programme of workshops, exhibitions, inventive collaborations, classes, bike repair, urban gardening 101, poetry readings, gigs. An unused space made crazy and beautiful for the weekend.
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I welcomed them into my home and walked them through the house to the old living room. I called my old Model-X and ordered both of them green tea. The little girl looked up at me with huge eyes as I sat back and she grabbed a pen and paper. "We used to not have to sit down and listen for 3 seconds then go back we would stay for hours at a time listening to my mother. Telling us all about how to run our own businesses and everything!" I said.
I watched as the girl set the pen up right and it started writing every word I said. As I tell this little Girl Scout about my experiences 100 years ago at the Girl Scout Rock the Mall centennial celebration, I think about how different things are in 2112. It was amazing that I never thought that 100 years from 2012 that we would have robots, and pills (and Girl Scout cookie pills!) that people would take to have all of their daily nutrition. Girl Scouts go to museums to see obsolete iPhones and Blu-rays. Thanks to rockets they take field trips in seconds to Pluto's Fantastic Amusement Park, which is actually on Pluto! And even other galaxies in minutes. There are Girl Scout troops on Neptune, and WAGGGS had to change its name to GAGGGS-Galactic Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 2024. The new uniforms are sequined jumpsuits and hoop skirts. They can talk with Girl Scouts in other countries and planets thanks to "Anna Pens", brain implants that let you hear and speak other languages.
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entropyembrace wrote:Fluoride doesn´t do much to your brain it doesn´t cross the blood-brain barrier easily.
TwoPynts wrote:A recent related article:
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entropyembrace wrote:Okay so I´d still drink tea even if I knew it was going to kill me.
TwoPynts wrote:entropyembrace wrote:Okay so I´d still drink tea even if I knew it was going to kill me.
You can still drink up to 4 cups and not stress too much. They don't say anything about non-black teas. I wonder where Pu-erh falls into that?
silverneedles wrote:"If X is a natural element of Y, I'm not worried about it."
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entropyembrace wrote:yeah...cyanide is a natural element of fruit pits...not everything natural is safe.
entropyembrace wrote:We could put prozac and antibiotics in the water too, cover a few more bases.
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Most circulation strike Washington Quarters from the 1980's were struck in very poor quality. For some issues it is even difficult to find examples in MS65 condition or higher, despite hundreds of millions of examples being produced. The 1989-D is one of the tougher dates. Although MS65 examples can be purchased inexpensively raw or graded, they are difficult to find in mint sets or rolls in this condition or higher. In MS66 condition they are underrated as they are really scarce with less than a few hundred examples known. In MS67 condition they are truly scarce with less than a dozen known and none existing in any higher condition.


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"On behalf of IMBA and Fox Racing Shox, it is my pleasure to award an IMBA/Fox Bike Park and Pump Track Grant of $1,000 to the Clinton River Area Mountain Bike Association Chapter of the International Mountain Biking Association. This grant is awarded on the recommendation of Regional Director Andy Williamson and the IMBA staff."
Yep, we were awarded a grant to rebuild the pump track at Stony Creek. Last week we laid out a new loop inside the old loop that sits on flat ground no more uphill pumping. Yesterday we had the park move a bunch of top soil so we have a pretty good start on a new track.
The funds will be used to purchase clay to top the track with as well as some equipment rental and new signage for the park.
We will start work shaping the dirt we have on hand tomorrow night (Thurs. 7/25) around 6pm. If you are free come on out.
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