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Manuscript Collections
Viticulture and Enology
The University of California at Davis holds an extensive collection of materials pertaining to the growth and development of the wine industry. The papers of individual wine researchers, merchants, and historians, and the archives of wineries, trade associations, and governmental agencies are represented. Collections in this subject category focus on grape growing, wine making, marketing, and distributing wine and other fermented beverages.
The growth and development of the California wine industry is chronicled in several collections. The archives of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, a federal regulatory agency, contains early tax records of established wineries including corporation papers, vineyard acreage, facilities, and production. Promotional and educational organizations created to support the wine industry are represented in the Wine Institute collection and the Wine Industry Technical Seminars archives. Efforts by individual wineries to change their image or appeal to new audiences can be found in the graphics in the Reid papers. Among the papers of Leon Adams are treatises on wine's medicinal properties and a variety of wine cookbooks.
Both the California and the French wine industry owe much to the efforts of the Davis faculty and extension agents, who furnished vineyards with healthy grape stock and pest management advice. The papers of Dwight Morrow record the phylloxera epidemic in Europe which nearly decimated French vineyards, and the efforts of Davis viticulturists to alleviate the epidemic. The papers of other Davis faculty members focus on improving wine varieties and wine making methods. Of particular note are the papers of Maynard Amerine, a world renowned wine researcher and consultant, whose work on taste perception and home wine making methods helped promoted the consumption of wine as a popular beverage.
Archival records and promotional materials relating to individual California wineries and industry cooperatives can be found in the Italian Swiss Colony archives, which contain crush reports, grower records, and financial transactions of an early California winery. The Baccigaluppi papers contain advertising and marketing tools in a variety of formats. The Corti Brothers, Inc. collection and the Kew collection contain cost and distribution records, and promotional materials relating to the broker industry.
Several collections contain records relating to the wine industry at the international level. The Cebis collection contains subject files and ephemeral materials with a focus on Eastern Europe. The Portuguese Wine Pamphlet collection, the Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro collection, and the records of Newton, Gordon, & Johnson, Merchants focus on the wine trade in Portugal. The French wine market is the subject of the Napoleonic Wine Trade collection, the Lebaustri collection, and the Jones papers.
Ephemeral collections are continually supplemented and include broadsides, posters, newsletters, pamphlets, scrapbooks, labels, and realia. Collections in this category comprise nearly 500 linear feet and there are no geographical, chronological, format, or language limits. Related materials can be found under the headings of Agricultural Technology and Food Processing and Manufacture, in the University Archives under the Department of Viticulture and Enology, and in the rare book collections of the California State Board of Viticultural Commissioners and of the Inglenook Winery.
- Adams, Leon David (1905-1995). Papers. (D-304)
- Alley, Curtis. Plant Physiology Lab Book (MC268)
- Amerine, Maynard A. (1911-1998). Papers. (D-060)
- Baccigaluppi, Harry (1901-1987). Papers. (D-232)
- Bayard, Arnold A. (1904-1988). Collection. (D-005)
- Berg, Harold W. (1909-1984). Papers. (D-324)
- Bioletti, Frederic T. (1865-1939). Papers. (D-363)
- Brady, Roy. Collection. (D-202)
- Brown, Moses (1742-1827). Papers. (D-097)
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Archives: Wine Bottle Labels. (D-127)
- Cebis, Frantisek R. Collection. (D-123)
- Collection of United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Records on California Wineries (D-140)
- Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro. Collection. (D-283)
- Cooke, George M. Papers. (D-028)
- Corneretto, Alan. Wine Label Collection. (D-460)
- Corti Brothers, Inc. Collection. (D-323)
- Crane, George Beldon. Diaries. (D-203)
- Del Rio Winery Board of Directors Meeting Minutes. (D-414)
- Emmons, Bob. (1940-2008) Papers. (D-270)
- Erikson, Jack. Collection. (D-278)
- Farmer, David. Collection. (D-266)
- Fermentation Technology. Collection. (O-038)
- Fisch, Richard M. Papers. (MC177)
- Fried, Juan. Wine Label Collection. (D-564)
- Guymon, James F. (1911-1978). Papers. (D-115)
- Italian Swiss Colony Archives. (D-142)
- Ivie, Robert M. Collection (D-538)
- Johnson, Hugh. Archives (D-599)
- Jones, J. Richard (1903-1977). Papers. (D-302)
- Jordan, Rudolf. Vintage Reports for Castle Rock Vineyard. (D-523)
- Kew, Kenneth (1925-1987). Collection. (D-286)
- Kliewer, W. Mark. Papers. (D-438)
- Koron, Alex. Collection. (D-243)
- Kunkee, Ralph. Papers (D-549 )
- Lebaustri French Enology Collection. (MC050)
- Leong, Thomas. Papers (D-585)
- Leslie, Alan and Fanny. Collection. (D-381)
- Lewis, Michael (1936-). Papers. (D-337)
- Marsh, George. Papers. (MC083)
- Masson, Paul (1859-1943). Collection. (D-357)
- Mayer, H.M. Papers. (MC140)
- McConnell, John. Collection. (MC009)
- Mondavi, Robert G. Papers (D-533)
- Morrow, Dwight W., Jr. (1861-1954). Papers. (D-095)
- Movius, John. Papers (D-464)
- Mullins, Michael G. Papers. (D-458)
- Napoleonic Wine Trade Collection. (MC121)
- Nelson, Klayton E. Papers. (D-333)
- Neumann, Alfred. Collection. (MC064)
- Newton, Gordon, & Johnson, Merchants. Collection. (MC016)
- Noble, Ann C. Papers. (D-415)
- Olivina Vineyards. Collection. (MC127)
- Olmo, Harold Paul (1909-2006). Papers (D-280)
- Ough, Cornelius S. Papers. (D-433)
- Ramey, Bern C. Papers. (D-389)
- Ray, Martin and Eleanor. Papers. (D-335)
- Reid, David W. Papers. (D-090)
- Rixford, Emmet H. Scrapbook (MC245)
- Roessler, Edward Biffer (1902-1993). Papers. (MC105)
- Schack, Paul. Collection. (MC172)
- Singleton, Vernon L. Papers. (D-148)
- Sullivan, Charles L. Collection. (D-346)
- Teiser, Ruth. Papers. (D-008)
- Towler, John. Papers. (MC175)
- Viticulture and Enology Collection: Broadsides. (O-037)
- Viticulture and Enology Collection: Ephemera. (O-036)
- Viticulture and Enology Collection: Newsletters. (D-129)
- Viticulture and Enology Collection: United States Pamphlets. (O-035)
- Viticulture and Enology Collection: Wine Labels. (O-013)
- Viticulture Scrapbook. (MC059)
- Webb, A. Dinsmoor (1917-2003). Papers. (D-388)
- Willis, Peter. Collection. (MC004)
- Wine Industry Technical Seminars Archives. (D-281)
- Wine Institute. Collection. (D-242)
- Wine Receipts. Collection. (MC134)
- Wines and Vines Collection. (D-071)
- Yolo Winery Association Collection. (MC128)


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INDIANAPOLIS — The once energetic Bankers Life Fieldhouse had become way too silent.
It was only natural to start thinking that the Indiana Pacers, who had been perfect at home all postseason, would be boarding their charter plane Sunday for a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the New York Knicks.
The Knicks had regained their three-point stroke and they were beating the Pacers at their own game — hustle and rebounding.
Then it happened.
The Pacers became determined not to lose.
BOX SCORE: Pacers 106, Knicks 99
SCHEDULE: Eastern Conference finals
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But it didn't come from one of their go-to guys.
It came from the player dubbed "Born Ready," who at times can dominate the game and at other times looks like the Tasmanian devil because of how out of control he can get.
Lance Stephenson, who played miserably in Game 5 in New York, stepped to the forefront and became that cocky player who was a New York City high school legend.
It was because of that attitude that the Pacers are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2004.
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Stephenson started out strong and came on late to help the Pacers beat the Knicks 106-99 Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Stephenson finished with a career-high 25 points to go with 10 rebounds in 34 minutes.
"He was difference maker tonight," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. "We gave up 25 points to Lance and that's no knock to him. That somewhat came out of nowhere. He was aggressive how he played. We had no answer for him."
The Pacers advance to play the Miami Heat in the conference finals. Game 1 of the best-of-seven series is Wednesday in Miami at 8:30 p.m. ET
"When you're in the final four, you're competing for a championship," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "They're the next team in our way. That's how we're approaching it."
What made this victory even more impressive is that the Pacers took the Knicks' best punch.
Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony had his best game of the series, scoring 39 points. New York made 13 three-pointers.
But the Pacers were still the better team.
Stephenson knew he had to have a bounce-back game. He played so poorly in Game 5 that he was replaced by Gerald Green (yes, Gerald Green) in the second half.
The coaching staff told Stephenson his play was unacceptable. They needed more from him because he was the X-factor, since you know what you will get from the other four starters.
"Last game, I felt like I played not to my ability," Stephenson said. "I couldn't wait. I couldn't sleep."
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Stephenson was in attack mode from the start. He had nine points, six rebounds and three assists in the first quarter. He finished the first half with 16 points and eight rebounds.
"I wanted to be aggressive, drive and penetrate and dish," Stephenson said.
Stephenson was in the negative light last year in the second round of the playoffs for holding up the choke sign to Miami's LeBron James after he missed a free throw.
His play Saturday made that a distant memory and gives him confidence heading into the next round.
The Knicks led 95-92 when Stephenson darted in the passing lane to pick off an Anthony pass.
Stephenson went down and scored and was fouled. He hopped up and pointed into the crowd where his parents and cousin were sitting.
"As long as he's not being disrespectful, I love passion," Vogel said.
Stephenson grabbed the defensive rebound on the next possession and raced up the court.
As his teammates tried to tell him to give up the ball, Stephenson waved everybody off.
He was feeling it. He wanted to be the one to make the play.
And that's what he did.
Stephenson drove the lane and was fouled hard. He lay on the ground with his hands behind his head like he was gazing up at the stars before going to the line and making both free throws.
Stephenson finished with nine points and two rebounds in seven minutes in the fourth quarter.
"It's believable, but unbelievable," Vogel said. "He has no playoff experience whatsoever. He's a gamer."
He was also "Born Ready" on Saturday.
Mike Wells covers the NBA for The Indianapolis Star, a Gannett affiliate. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWellsNBA.

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(July 09) This Week we're celebrating . . . Nude Recreation Week
Have you been walking around barefooted? Well its summertime and its hot. So why not go "barefoot" all over?
Nudist organizations will be holding activities at "clothing optional" beaches, campgrounds and resorts all week. So why not go "barefoot" and give it a try?
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Today, there are many different styles of golf bag for you to choose from; depending on your preference of getting around the golf course.
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They don't have stands legs and work great for the golfer carrying minimum clubs, balls and other equipment.
Lots of golfers use these in the summer when it is hot, (we also wouldn't want them getting muddy if we used one in the winter would we?).
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|A Tri-Generational Study of Language Choice and Shift in Port Harcourt (2007). Boca Raton, Florida: Universal Publishers, USA.
A Sequential Analytic Approach to Code-Switching in the Ikwerre community of Port Harcourt, Nigeria (2007). Proceedings of 9th Nordic Conference on Bilingualism at the University of Joensuu. Ed. By Alexandre Nikolayev. Finland: University of Joensuu Press.
An integrated approach to language attitudes: the case of the Ikwerre of Port Harcourt City, Nigeria (2006). Proceedings of 36th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL 36). Ed. by Olaoba Frank Arasanyin and Michael Pemberton. Cascadilla Press.
A basic description and analytic treatment of noun clauses in Nigerian Pidgin, Nordic Journal of African Studies Vol. 15(3) 2006, pp. 296 – 313.
Static versus Dynamic Models of Language Choice, To appear in the Journal of Pragmatics
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Language Contact and Language Shift: Grammatical and Sociolinguistic Perspectives
Codeswitching in Igbo-English Bilingualism
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About The Fair / Art Antiques London
The Albert Memorial and Kensington Gardens once again provide the stunning backdrop to one of London's most exciting and glamorous art and antique fairs. Held in a beautiful bespoke pavilion opposite the Royal Albert Hall and close to the site of the Great Exhibition of 1851 Art Antiques London brings together leading international dealers and discerning visitors from all over the world, who can buy with confidence at this strictly vetted sumptuous summer showcase for the arts.
Private View (By invitation only):
Thursday, 11th June, 2015: 11am - 9pm
Public Opening Hours:
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Saturday, 13th June, 2015: 11am - 7pm
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Tuesday, 16th June, 2015: 11am - 7pm
Wednesday, 17th June, 2015: 11am - 7pm
Thursday, 18th June, 2015: 11am - 6pm
The Collectors' Dinner
Monday 15th June 2015 at the '1851' Fair Restaurant. The Collectors' Dinner is open to all collectors, curators and dealers.
For information and tickets email: email@example.com or telephone +44 (0)20 7389 6555.
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Super 8 Romeoville Bolingbrook hotel is located in the Heritage Corridor, convenient to Interstates 55 and 355 at Exit 367, and provides a comfortable, central place to stop. Close to O'Hare and Midway airports, and Empress Casino, our pet-friendly Romeoville hotel offers convenient accommodations near the Windy City.
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DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - 193 rooms with pillowtop mattresses (44 upgraded two-room suites), complimentary high speed wireless internet, indoor pool, fitness room & business center. Banquets for up to 400. The Italian themed Alberto's Restaurant offers breakfast, lunch & dinner.
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Comfort Inn offers our guests an atmosphere that is friendly, dourteous and above all fun. Indoor pool/hot tub, coffee makes, iron/ board, hairdryers in all rooms. Free Continental Breakfast. Pet Allowed.
Clean, comfortable rooms at an affordable price. Within walking distance to restaurants and shopping. Near high-tech business area.
This is a newly renovated location with all new rooms, contemporary furniture, new bathrooms with granite countertops, a comfortable easy chair and more.
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Country Inn & Suites - Sycamore
The Country Inn & Suites hotel in Sycamore is less than two minutes from beautiful downtown Sycamore and just five minutes from Northern Illinois University. Our hotel's location in Sycamore provides quick and convenient access to area shopping, dining, entertainment, business and more. With its charming staff, modern services and convenient amenities like free breakfast, indoor pool and complimentary high-speed internet access, the Country Inn & Suites provides guests a carefree stay. Amenities include: Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Free Continental Breakfast, Handicapped Accessible, Wi-Fi Access, Business Center, Guest Laundry
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites - Oswego
Features 64 rooms, including 6 jacuzzi rooms. Complimentary deluxe breakfast, exercise room, indoor pool/spa and meeting room.
Country inn & Suites By Carlson
At I-55 and Weber Road. Spacious guest rooms including suites. Complimentary breakfast, complimentary hi speed internet access, and indoor pool.
Put some adventure into your getaway with our CPX package! This package includes two tickets to Challenge Park Extreme Sports, which has a paintball city, skate park, and mountain bike park! Also included is overnight accommodations at our hotel, complimentary hot buffet breakfast, and unlimited use of our heated indoor pool and whirlpool. You must be 10 years of age to participate in any activities at CPX Sports.
Change can be a good thing! Enjoy our entirely upgraded hotel in 2012 featuring new guest rooms with internet ready flat screen TVs, new Perfect Mix lobby/breakfast area, and more. Nearby are a variety of shopping and dining options.
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Guests will discover the comforts of a world-class boutique hotel in this six-room operation on the College of DuPage campus. The Inn's eco-friendly design includes French doors overlooking a lavishly manicured landscape and floor-to-ceiling windows.
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Hampton Inn & Suites - Bolingbrook
Centrally located for business or pleasure and features spacious rooms, regular suites, and whirlpool suites. Along with earning Hilton Honors points and miles, you enjoy high-speed wireless internet access throughout the hotel.
Free Hot Breakfast Free WIFI Free local calls and HBO Channels. Indoor heated pool and fitness center. All rooms have refrigerator, microwave, coffeemaker, iron and ironing boards.
52 guest rooms, extended stay available. Amenities: business center, fitness center, outdoor heated pool. Complimentary full hot breakfast. Free wi-fi. Winner of Trip Advisor's Certificate of Excellence.
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At Motel 6, they welcome their guests 24 hours a day with a comfortable, pet friendly environment at the lowest rates of any national chain. Relax and enjoy all that Motel 6 has to offer like a free continental breakfast, kids stay for free, conference rooms for up to 10 people, and more! Amenities include: Fitness Center, Handicapped Accessible, Pet Friendly, Wi-Fi Access, Business Center, Guest Laundry
The staff at the Ramada Bolingbrook is committed to providing guests a level of service that is still old-fashioned and personal. Whether your travel plans take you across the country or across the street, you will feel at home.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites - Sycamore
69 rooms, all queen and king beds for your comfort. Located close to Northern Illinois University, Texas Roadhouse, and Walmart. Amenities include: Fitness Center, Indoor Pool, Free Continental Breakfast, Handicapped Accessible, Wi-Fi Access, Business Center, Refrigerators & Microwaves in all rooms.
Hampton Inn & Suites - St. Charles
92 guest rooms. Amenities; business center, exercise room, indoor pool, complimentary hot breakfast.
CITY:St. Charles
Enjoy free HBO, CNN, ESPN, hot continental breakfast, free WiFi, fax and copy services and guest laundry. Located just off the I-55 and Rt. 30.
Hilton Garden Inn Naperville/Warrenville
Close proximity to local businesses and attractions makes the Hilton Garden Inn an ideal spot for both business and leisure travelers. Rooms have a spacious desk, ergonomic chair, free high-speed internet, flat screen HD TV, microwave and refrigerator.
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Conveniently located near I-55 and I-80, Wingate by Wyndham welcomes business, groups, sports and leisure travelers. Serving hot complimentary breakfast daily, business center, free parking, Wi-Fi, indoor pool and fitness center.
North Aurora Hotel Inn and Suites
North Aurora Hotel has 120 comfortable, convenient guest rooms including King, Queen, Double and King Suites. Complimentary continental breakfast from 7 - 10 am every day. 24-hour front desk welcome center. Kitchenettes, free WiFi access and cable TV. Spacious free parking for up to 250 cars. Conveniently located right off I-88, Exit 117 at Rt. 31. Minutes from Chicago Premium Outlets, Hollywood Casino Aurora and the Aurora Transportation Center.
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Courtyard by Marriott St. Charles
121 guest rooms. Amenities: Business center, exercise room, extended stay, indoor pool, restaurant, lounge. Pet friendly-charges apply. Guest rooms renovated 2014
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67 guest rooms. Amenities: Complimentary Continental Breakfast, Pet friendly-charges apply.
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122 guest rooms, Amenities: Business Center, Exercise Room, Outdooe Pool, Complimentary Hot Breakfast. Pet friendly - charges apply.
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1042 guest rooms, IACC-Certified Space to 2000. Amenities: Business Center, Exercise Room, Lounge, Spa. No leisure guests-corporate and association meetings only.
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Hampton Inn & Suites Minooka is just 15 miles west of Joliet and the Chicago Speedway, and only 60 miles from Chicago. We are conveniently located near Grainger, Electrolux and BMW. Enjoy easy access to nearby restaurants and attractions including the I&M Canal Heritage Corridor, Starved Rock State Park and Dollinger's Family Farm. Discover modern conveniences suited to business travelers at this Minooka, IL hotel. The free 24-hour business center, with faxing, copying, printing and email services allows you to stay connected during your stay. The meeting room and board room are ideal for small business events for up to 40 people.


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Countdown to Father's Day: Top TV Dads
As we countdown to Father's Day (06/20) – here's our continuing look at some of TV's favorite fathers: From the 1950s cardigan-wearing, "Father Knows Best" types to the 21st century guys juggling dysfunctional families and questionable careers.
TV's Top Dads (in chronological order)
Mike Brady (1970's)
TV's first stepdad, Mike Brady (played by Robert Reed) was the widower patriarch whose new blended family included three sons (his) – and three daughters (wife Carol's). The Brady Bunch (1969-1974) managed to face their weekly dose of overly dramatic family dilemmas with some firm discipline from Mike (and fresh baked cookies from Alice, the housekeeper). One of TV land's strictest dads, Mike was also the most even-handed – not to mention the hippest (remember the perm?).
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Hi Terry, it is good to hear from you. The holidays were nice and hope you enjoyed yours. The weather has been brutal here, trying to keep warm.
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she may not seem interesting now, but she has a significant role in the later part of the manga
she may not seem interesting now, but she has a significant role in the later part of the manga
interesting... would it be too much to ask for you to say it in a teasing but unspoilerish way? =D
i'll leave it up to your interpretation about just how important then XD
i lost all interest in this manga when that retarded girl Nao got herself into the Liar game for like the 3rd time with like a 0% possibility of winning. I hope the mangaka kill her off soon man. This is getting so lame. Nao goes liar game. The guy saves her. Nao goes liar game again. This manga is a waste of time.
The way Nao thinks sometimes is quite stupid and naive. The manga is quite good and somtimes quite clever but the art just puts me off from carrying on reading...
in terms of complexity this manga bests even death note in my oppinion. death note had the better scenario and drawings tho.
ill still keep on reading it. those mindbattles are just sick.
The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.
Yeah...the mindbattles are great.
I can't believe the girl got herself trapped again, not realising that it's the last thing Akamiya would want. *sighs*
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Here's my guess as to what the new strategy will be - Nao and the cross dresser will vote for each other for all 5 votes in all 10 rounds, so they will both have 50 votes. The remaining 8 people have 400 votes to split between them, which of course averages 50 votes per person. If any person gets more than 50 votes it means that someone else drops under 50, meaning Nao and crossdresser are safe.
It seems like an odd game to me... a team of two people can force a stalemate situation. The wildcard is of course the money notes. My guess is that the team of 8 won't understand the rules until after the first round of voting, leading to one or more of them having under 5 votes, which of course will lead to a certain loss. Those individuals (probably the guy with the face piercing, because he loves to scream) will desperately try to buy votes. I can't think of anything else that could be valuable in the context of the game.
Anyone else have any guesses on whats going to happen during the downsizing game?
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Brookfield Academy
All 860 students will gather for the annual Thanksgiving assembly at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. The assembly will feature a program of songs, poems and prayer by each of the Academy's students. Following the assembly, school will be in recess in observance of Thanksgiving. Classes resume Nov. 29.
Brookfield Christian School
Brookfield Christian School eighth-graders visited the state Capitol in Madison on Nov. 10 for their Social Studies class. They were able to hear from Rep. Marlin Schneider (D-Wisconsin Rapids), the longest-serving member of the state Assembly in Wisconsin history.
On Friday, students who qualified in the local portion of the Speech and Spelling Competition traveled to Delavan Christian School to compete with fifth- through eighth-grade students from six other schools.
Brookfield East
Brookfield East debaters Advik Shreekumar, Aditya Trivedi and Chih-Wei Wu placed in the top 32 teams in the International Public Policy Forum debates, sponsored by Bickel & Brewer Foundation.
This is Brookfield East's first entry in the competition, and this first-round victory places the school in elite company. To view the bracket of school remaining in the contest, visit www.bickelbrewer.tv/pdf/2010_11_IPPF_Bracket.pdf.
More than 330 teams from 36 countries and 42 states registered to compete in the 2010-11 contest. The top 32 teams will now compete in a single-elimination, written debate competition. The teams will volley papers back and forth via e-mail and judges will select the winning team. This format continues until the final eight teams are selected. Those teams win an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to compete in the IPPF Finals, where the champion takes home a $10,000 grand prize.
Burleigh Elementary
Parent-teacher conferences at Burleigh will be held tonight and Monday, as well as in the morning and afternoon on Tuesday. Parent-teacher conferences provide the opportunity to exchange information and make any needed adjustments as students and teachers head into the second quarter.
Dixon Elementary
Dixon fourth-graders completed their Wisconsin ABC Booklets, where a topic relating to Wisconsin was researched. Students presented their topic relating to a specific letter (for example, "C" for the cheese industry). The bound books will be available for parents to view at upcoming parent-teacher conferences.
Fairview South
Congratulations to Special Olympics bowlers who have qualified for the state tournament. Qualifiers include Lizzie Heyer, Emily Turkoske, Kelly Macalister, Sonja Potrykus and Lindsey Roedell.
Immanuel Lutheran
The upper grade students are in the process of making PowerPoint slide shows to use in presentations. The sixth-graders' slide shows are about the biomes they created and displayed in science class. The seventh- and eighth-graders are doing their presentations on U.S. presidents for their history class. They will also be writing research papers to accompany their slide shows.
Pilgrim Park Middle School
Pilgrim Park kicked off its holiday concert season with the eighth-grade Pops concert on Wednesday at the Wilson Center for the Performing Arts. Practice for the school musical and intramural volleyball are also in full swing. Meanwhile, parent-teacher conferences will be held today, Monday and Tuesday.
St. Dominic
The eighth-grade boys volleyball Black team won the 2010 Elizabeth Ann Seton Volleyball Tournament. Congratulations to Ryan Chaffee, Ryan Donohue, Jack O'Grady, Josh Schmirler, Aaron Siehr, Sean Thompson, Patrick Vandendriessche, Keegan von Estorff, Michael von Estorff, head coach Al Thompson, coach Tim Donohue and coach Joel Vandendriessche.
The eighth-grade girls team took fourth place in the tournament. The team is coached by Jacqueline Mlsna and Stacy Pink. St. Dominic's was the only school to be represented in the final four in both the girls and boys division.
St. Mary's Visitation
St. Mary's Visitation volleyball teams wrapped up the season with strong tournament showings. The sixth-grade girls Blue team placed second and the White team placed third in the St. Dominic's tournament. The seventh-grade girls A team took first place out of 12 teams in both the St. Mary's Menomonee Falls tournament and the St. Dominic's tournament, while the seventh-grade girls Blue team placed third out of 16 teams in the St. Dominic's tournament in the B League.
The St. Mary's Visitation eighth-grade girls volleyball team received an invite to the Seton Volleyball Tournament on Nov. 2-7. The Seton is an invitational tournament for Catholic grade-school students throughout the Milwaukee Archdiocese. The girls won their first-round game in the B division against a higher-ranked team from St. Charles Hartland, but lost in the second round. In league play, the seventh-grade girls Blue team finished first in the Metro League with a record of 9-1, while the seventh-grade girls Red team placed second in their division.
Swanson Elementary
Swanson Elementary School recognized Veterans Day on Nov. 11. Following the daily Pledge of Allegiance, fifth-grade student Asha Bell read an announcement that she had written highlighting the purpose for recognizing Veterans Day as a federal holiday and honoring all veterans who have served the United States. Fifth-grade band students Cameron Rao, Jennifer Shao, and Sabrina Zhong followed this special announcement by performing patriotic musical selections.
Parent-teacher conferences will be held tonight, Monday and Tuesday.
Tonawanda Elementary
Tonawanda's Book Fair opened Tuesday. This year's theme is "Here's To Our Heroes: Reading Saves the Day." Tonawanda also welcomes parents for parent-teacher conferences today and Monday.
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News Updated 03/13/00
Penned by Hal himself with personal photos
Short stories, novels, anthologies, and collections, plus links to online works
Meet Hal at these conventions, new and upcoming publication announcements, reviews and articles, and science fiction resource links
The Essential Hal Clement | New Clement Novel: Half Life | Lamps on the Brow | Hal is a SFWA Grand Master!
NESFA Press: The Essential Hal Clement
Volume I: Trio for Slide Rule and Typewriter: Three Novels by Hal Clement
Volume I: Trio for Slide Rule and Typewriter: Three Novels by Hal Clement
Volume II: Music of Many
Spheres: The Selected Short Science Fiction and Articles of Hal Clement
Inside Scoop:
Check back here soon for a brief message from Hal regarding Ben Bova's introduction to Volume II. Also, a note about one of these stories and how it mysteriously doubled in length after submission...
New Novel: Half Life
Hal Clement has a new novel out, called Half Life. The story is set in the future where the population of the Earth has been decreasing steadily over the past centuries. A group of brilliant (and dying) scientists decide to travel to Saturn's largest moon, Titan, to explore this formidable little world. A deadly journey, these brave scientists will spend their remaining days studying a world which no one else has dared to explore.
In a reading at Readercon 1998, portions of this tale reveal, in classic Hal Clement style, that there is a greater mystery on Titan, other than the unknown volatile surface itself, and the scientists are having to risk much more than they suspected...
Hal's quips:
"This is a scientific situation: You get more questions than you do answers!"Hal Clement, 01/17/99, on the mysteries in Half Life.
Inside Scoop:
Hal has been referring to this book as "space opera"!
Look for Half Life as a Tor release in your local or online bookseller now.
In Fall 2000, Hal began a new novel, Noise, set on a planet that has no land mass, just an ocean sixty miles deep. It has an atmosphere, but the humans who have colonized this world cannot breathe the air, and they live on floating cities and in village-ships. It is a restrictive life, demanding serious discipline from everyone, including the children, but the colony is thriving and the people are strong. The "noise" is from the tectonics of the planet's underwater surface, reverberating through the highly compressed liquid layers, together with the steady thunder of storms that never end. Against this setting, Hal tells the story of a brave young child, a stalwart ship's captain, and a visitor from Earth who must listen for something very quiet beneath all that noise...
Lamps on the Brow
One of Hal's short stories, Options, appears in the extremely limited edition anthology, Lamps on the Brow (James Cahill Publishing) which also includes shorts from such authors as Gene Wolfe, Andre Norton, and and introduction from Ben Bova.
Hal Clement receives the SFWA Grand Master Award!
Announced at the 1999 Boskone Convention. Here's the official press release (special thanks to SFWA President, Paul Levinson):
Science Fiction Writers Name Hal Clement a "Grand Master"
February 22, 1999 -- For Immediate Release
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) announced today that Harry Clement Stubbs, who writes under the name Hal Clement, will be named 1998 Grand Master at the Nebula Awards banquet this May 1st in Pittsburgh.
The highly-covetted Grand Master award represents the pinnacle of peer recognition in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. It is awarded by SFWA in recognition of a lifetime of achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy writing. Past Grand Masters include Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Robert Heinlein.
Hal Clement published his first story, "Proof," in 1946, in Astounding Science Fiction, then the premier magazine of the field. His best-known novel, Mission of Gravity, is one of the seminal works of `hard' -- scientifically rigorous -- science fiction; it deals with a mission to recover a vital component from a space probe that has crashed on Mesklin, a fast-rotating, massive planet where the effective gravity varies from three times that of Earth's at the equator to 700gs at the poles. It typifies Clement's imaginative creation of scientifically plausible but truly weird worlds, a recurring theme of his work. A clean, spare writer with an ability to dramatize complex scientific ideas in a compelling way, Clement invariably leaves the reader with the sense that the universe is a fascinating and wonderful place -- and the laws that govern its behavior are equally fascinating and wonderful. Consequently, his work has influenced and inspired a whole generation of scientists and engineers as well as a whole generation of writers.
Harry Stubbs, born in 1922, taught high school science for many years; in addition to his science fiction, he writes science articles under his proper name, and paints astronomical scenes under the name George Richard. He is a resident of Milton, Massachusetts.
SFWA's President, Dr. Paul Levinson, said "We're extremely pleased to extend this honor to a man who more than any other author of the golden age was responsible for putting the hard science in science fiction, and whose exploration of the implications of chemistry and planetary evolution continue to fascinate readers today."
The Grand Master award will be presented to Mr. Stubbs at this year's Nebula Awards Ceremony (to be held May 1st in Pittsburgh). At the same ceremony, SFWA will present Nebula Awards for the best science fiction or fantasy novel, novella, novelette, and short story of the year; the winners are selected by vote of the active writer members of the organization.
SFWA is an organization of nearly 1400 science fiction and fantasy writers, editors, and allied professionals. Founded in 1965 by Damon Knight, the organization's primary goals are to promote the interests of science fiction and fantasy writers and encourage public interest in the genres.
Previous Grand Masters include Robert A. Heinlein (1974), Jack Williamson (1975), Clifford D. Simak (1976), L. Sprague de Camp (1978), Fritz Leiber (1981), Andre Norton (1983), Arthur C. Clarke (1985), Isaac Asimov (1986), Alfred Bester (1987), Ray Bradbury (1988), Lester del Rey (1990), Frederik Pohl (1992), Damon Knight (1994), A. E. van Vogt (1995), Jack Vance (1996), and Poul Anderson (1997).
For more information, please contact:
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County pitches meals tax to legislators
By Tom Lappas, Citizen Editor 11/15/12
Henrico County officials made their pitch for a 4-percent meals tax to the county's General Assembly delegation last week, telling the group that the proposed tax was their last resort to create revenue and close an $18-million shortfall in next year's budget before raising real estate taxes, cutting services or laying off employees.
Henrico lacks the authority to implement such a tax on its own, so officials want the General Assembly to grant it that authority, with the provision that the county's Board of Supervisors must unanimously support it.
A total of 204 other Virginia localities already have meals taxes, including 45 other counties – four of which were specifically granted the right to implement the tax by the General Assembly.
"We have evaluated all the alternatives, and this has the very least consequence," County Manager Virgil Hazelett told the nine delegates and senators who attended. "People will object – some people – but they will not object to police officers, to teachers [and other county services]."
Hazelett and Finance Director Brandon Hinton presented an impassioned argument to the Assembly delegation, recounting how in just their past three fiscal years, they have trimmed nearly $97 million from their total budget and eliminated or frozen 721 vacant government and school positions in an attempt to compensate for $84 million in lost revenue from declining real estate taxes and state funding.
The county also has refunded $317 million in debt through bond refinancing since 2009 and has weathered the storm without cutting services, laying off any employees or raising taxes, Hazelett said.
But a significant jump in the amount localities must pay into the Virginia Retirement System on behalf of employees looms large on the horizon, as do road maintenance and construction needs in Henrico that total $418 million but have no current funding source.
County officials have pointed to the fact that Henrico is the only state locality that maintains its own secondary road system but lacks the authority to collect a meals tax. (Arlington, the only other county that maintains its own roads, was granted the right to implement such a tax in 1990.) Locally, Richmond imposes a 6 percent meals tax, Ashland a 5 percent tax and Louisa County a 4 percent tax.
Henrico officials estimate that about 40 percent of all prepared meals purchased in the county are bought by non-Henrico residents, which would lessen the impact of such a tax on county residents. And unlike a real estate tax increase, residents would be free to avoid a meals tax by not dining out or by limiting their dining excursions, Board chairman Dick Glover said.
"A meals tax is not something we'd impose on them that they can't dodge if they want to," Glover said.
A 4-percent meals tax would generate between $18 million and $20 million annually, Hazelett estimated. He and board members told the Assembly delegation that they likely would not designate that money for any one particular use but rather apply it as needed.
Delegate Jimmie Massie wondered aloud whether it would be difficult to convince other members of the General Assembly to support a tax increase for just one locality.
Deputy County Manager John Vithoulkas, who will assume Hazelett's position in mid-January, suggested that the delegation could take another route by supporting the passage of language that would authorize all counties that maintain their own road systems to have the same taxing authorities as cities. (Cities inherently have the right to implement meals, cigarette and admissions taxes.)
Henrico could enact a meals tax if a majority of voters supported the idea in a referendum, but they seem leery of trying that route again after voters defeated it in 2005 by 153 votes.
Varina District Supervisor Tyrone Nelson told the delegation that without the Assembly's approval of the issue, Henrico's would not survive unscathed.
"If you can't support a meals tax, then our issues are not going to go away," he said. "This is a last resort. A tax is going to come up or we will have to cut services or lay people off. We don't do that in Henrico, and we don't want to do this, but this is where we are. We need your help."
CRLC seeks donations for Malvern Hill Farm
Citizen Staff Reports 02/27/2017 Features
The Capital Region Land Conservancy (CRLC) is seeking to raise $100,000 in 30 days to cover due diligence and closing costs associated with the historic Malvern Hill Farm. These include boundary survey, Phase I ESA, title search and insurance, recording fees, taxes, and legal work as well as a Section 106 review.
CRLC is scheduled to close on the purchase of the property May 31, and is asking community members to help support the site's acquisition. All donations will help CRLC leverage $1 million in matching funds. > Read more.
Applications for Leadership Metro Richmond Class of 2018 now open
Citizen Staff Reports 02/27/2017 Business
Applications for the Leadership Metro Richmond (LMR) flagship program Leadership Quest are now open at http://www.lmronline.org until May 1. Community leaders from Ashland, Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan and the City of Richmond are encouraged to apply.
All interested candidates are encouraged to attend a recruitment reception March 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Markel Corporation, 4501 Highwoods Parkway in Glen Allen. The reception will give candidates the opportunity to meet current LMR members and learn more about the organization. > Read more.
All interested candidates are encouraged to attend a recruitment reception March 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Markel Corporation, 4501 Highwoods Parkway in Glen Allen. The reception will give candidates the opportunity to meet current LMR members and learn more about the organization. > Read more.
Reynolds CC 4-week, 8-week classes start March 7
Citizen Staff Reports 02/27/2017 EducationColleges and Universities
Classes start March 7 for Reynolds Community College's second 8-week and third 4-week spring semester sessions. Registration for both sessions is currently open and runs through the start of classes. Students can register 24 hours per day online by visiting http://www.reynolds.edu. Students can also register in-person in Enrollment Services located on each campus. > Read more.
Public comment sought for plan to reduce impacts of natural disasters
Citizen Staff Reports 02/26/2017 Government
The joint Hazard Mitigation Technical Advisory Committee for the Richmond and Crater regions is seeking public comment on the draft update of the Richmond-Crater Multi-Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Hazard mitigation is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the potential impact of future disasters. The 26 localities of the Richmond and Crater regions maintain the plan to collaboratively identify vulnerabilities associated with natural disasters and develop long-term strategies to reduce or eliminate long-term risks. > Read more.
Hazard mitigation is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the potential impact of future disasters. The 26 localities of the Richmond and Crater regions maintain the plan to collaboratively identify vulnerabilities associated with natural disasters and develop long-term strategies to reduce or eliminate long-term risks. > Read more.
Democrat VanValkenburg kicks off Gen. Assembly campaign
By Holly Speck and Hannah Matheson, Capital News Service 02/24/2017 General AssemblyGeneral Assembly 2017
Senior students at Glen Allen High School will get a personal touch when studying elections with their AP government teacher.
That teacher, Schuyler VanValkenburg, recently announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for the 72nd District seat in the House of Delegates. If he earns the nomination, he will run against Del. Jimmie Massie, R-Henrico, who has been unopposed for 10 years.
VanValkenburg, a 2004 University of Richmond alumnus who majored in history, is running for office for the first time. Although he has lived in Richmond since he began his undergraduate studies, aside from one year spent in Seattle, he said he never felt it was his time to run. > Read more.
Villa's Flagler Housing wins national NAEH award
St. Joseph's Villa's Flagler Housing & Homeless Services was one of three entities to earn the National Alliance to End Homelessness' Champion of Change Award. The awards were presented Nov. 17 during a ceremony at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
NAEH annually recognizes proven programs and significant achievements in ending child and family homelessness.
Flagler completed its transition from an on-campus shelter to the community-based model of rapid rehousing in 2013, and it was one of the nation's first rapid re-housing service providers to be certified by NAEH. > Read more.
RIR's Christmas tree lighting rescheduled for Dec. 12
Richmond International Raceway's 13th annual Community Christmas tree lighting has been rescheduled from Dec. 6 to Monday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m., due to inclement weather expected on the original date.
Entertainment Dec. 12 will be provided by the Laburnum Elementary School choir and the Henrico High School Mighty Marching Warriors band. Tree decorations crafted by students from Laburnum Elementary School and L. Douglas Wilder Middle School will be on display. Hot chocolate and cookies will be supplied by the Henrico High School football boosters. > Read more.
Weekend Top 10
Given the warm weather lately, Saturday's RVA Polar Plunge Winter Fest, benefiting Special Olympics Virginia, might actually be enjoyable! Other weekend events you're sure to enjoy include the 14th annual Richmond Kids Expo at the Richmond Raceway Complex, the Richmond Symphony and The Taters in concert at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, and the Richmond Ballet Minds in Motion Team XXL performing at the Henrico Theatre. This is also the last weekend to check out HATTheatre's production of "Bill W. and Dr. Bob." For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
Democrat VanValkenburg kicks off Gen. Assembly campaign
Construction begins on JA Finance Park at Libbie Mill
Assembly poised to OK state budget on Friday
Section of Charles City Road to close beginning Feb. 26
ACLU urges McAuliffe to veto anti-immigration bills
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CalendarCamp Kesem at University of Richmond, an organization dedicated to supporting children through and beyond their parent's cancer, will hold its annual Make the Magic event from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Alice Haynes Room on the UR campus. Funds raised during this annual charity dinner will help provide year-long peer support and send 70 campers ages 6-16 to camp from August 12-17. Student volunteers from University of Richmond will assist at the event, which will include a cocktail hour, camper family guest speakers, live paddle raise, raffle prizes, photobooth fun, and musical entertainment. To learn more about Camp Kesem, visit http://www.campkesem.org/richmond. For details about the event and to purchase tickets, visit http://tinyurl.com/URMTM2017. Full text


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By E.J. Crawford, USTA.com
Former US Open finalist and world No. 4 Todd Martin was a member of one of the greatest generations of American tennis players, competing alongside Andre Agassi, Michael Chang, Jim Courier and Pete Sampras. As a player, he served as president of the ATP Players Council, and since retiring he has been a coach, the head of his own junior academy and a member of the USTA Board of Directors.
Now, Martin will bring his unique perspective on the game to a new role, as the CEO-designate for the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum.
"When we began our search for the next CEO, Todd was one of the people we went to for suggestions on candidates," said Hall of Fame Chairman of the Board Christopher E. Clouser. "Through discussions with him, it became apparent that he, in fact, should be on the short list. Not only was Todd a great player – one of the very best in the world – but he is also a tremendous leader."
Martin, 43, will begin working at the Hall of Fame as CEO-designate on April 1 and will take over as CEO on Sept. 5. He succeeds Mark Stenning, who has worked for the Hall of Fame for 35 years, including the last 14 as CEO.
"I'm tremendously excited to join the International Tennis Hall of Fame, to lead the organization's staff and to execute its mission," Martin said. "It is an honor to be charged with preserving the rich history of our sport and to celebrate the people who have created its greatest moments. I look forward to working with the International Tennis Hall of Fame Board of Directors and staff and many tennis industry partners."
Martin was one of the top players of his day. He won eight tour singles titles and reached finals at the 1994 Australian Open and 1999 US Open. He also played on the U.S. Davis Cup team each year from 1994 to 2002, helping lead the U.S. to the Davis Cup title in 1995, and he was honored with the ATP World Tour Sportsmanship Award in 1993 and 1994.
Martin retired in 2004 but has remained active in tennis. He has at different times coached Novak Djokovic and Mardy Fish, and in 2012 he shifted to grooming future champions by launching Todd Martin Tennis, which focuses on junior development.
In 1994, he founded the Todd Martin Development Fund to provide tennis education and leadership programs for at-risk youth in mid-Michigan. Martin became a member of the USTA Board of Directors in October 2011.
Information from the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum was used in compiling this story.
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Chapter 18
Hezekiah reigns in righteousness in Judah—He destroys idolatry and breaks the brazen serpent made by Moses because the children of Israel burn incense to it—Sennacherib, king of Assyria, invades Judah—In a blasphemous speech, Rabshakeh asks Jerusalem to surrender to the Assyrians.
1 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that
2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to
3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father did.
4 ¶He removed the
5 He
6 For he
7 And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
8 He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
9 ¶And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
10 And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
11 And the king of Assyria did carry away
12 Because they
13 ¶Now in the
14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
15 And
16 At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
17 ¶And the king of Assyria
18 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them
19 And Rab-shakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
20 Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
21 Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised
22 But if ye say unto me, We trust in the Lord our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?
23 Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
24 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
25 Am I now come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
26 Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
27 But Rab-shakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
28 Then Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews'
29 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:
30 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
31 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern:
32 Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The Lord will deliver us.
33 Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
34 Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand?
35 Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?
36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
37 Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh.


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Did you have a lovie or a blankie when you were a kid? Do you still have it somewhere?
Wtf?? Ain't no Linus here.ReplyCancel
At least Enty isn't talking about death today, Sandy, Derek?ReplyCancel
Yes, it was a white blanket with satin trim, with animals on it in pink and blue, and I know it made it to kindergarden nap time. Can't remember thereafter what happened to it.ReplyCancel
@k–I suppose but why cant he ask normal questions like —the last movie you saw and recommend or new recipes lol —–ReplyCancel
I kept my childhood teddy bear until my granddaughter was born … now he's with her – hopefully, he's going to be passed down to her children.ReplyCancel
Kristin Today is not a death day even though it is all over Tv right now 🙁ReplyCancel
Ot: Elaine Stritch a very very famous Broadway actress died this morning.ReplyCancel
D, I think after having to deal with this crew for so long, Enty has developed a major drinking problem. It would explain a lot of things, like the existence of most posts.
It's obviously a cry for help. But so long as Enty isn't asking if we've ever pictured smothering our memaws, I say you just take Enty into your bosom and tell him about your blankie, Derek.ReplyCancel
Oh thanks Sandybrook. We all needed that.ReplyCancel
Well of COURSE sandy's on death watch, he's in Florida!ReplyCancel
I carry my blankie everywhere. It comes in handy when I need to give my infant to a stranger so I can sit on a park bench and cry.ReplyCancel
Heyy we ain't all old down here…..ReplyCancel
I still have my teddy bear from when I was a kid. I also have the afghan my great-grandma made for me when I was a newborn. She purposely made it big so I could use it beyond my childhood and I'm glad she did. I use it to this day.ReplyCancel
There is no judgment there, sandy. Only a basic knowledge of retirement areasReplyCancel
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I had a blanket but my mom's husband hated it and he purposely left in in CA, when we moved back to our home state. He was a cunt.ReplyCancel
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umm not a blankie. I had a stuffed Noid from Dominos that I use to makeout with and take everywhere with me when I was 6.
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Rainbow unicorn blanket. Still have it.ReplyCancel
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Do Human Rights Treaties Make a Difference?
Oona A. Hathaway
Yale University - Law School
Yale Law Journal, Vol. 111, 2002
Boston Univ. School of Law Working Paper No. 02-03
Do countries comply with the requirements of human rights treaties that they join? Are these treaties effective in changing states' behavior for the better? This Article addresses these questions through a large-scale quantitative analysis of the relationship between human rights treaties and countries' human rights practices. The analysis relies on a database encompassing 166 nations over a nearly forty-year period in five areas of human rights law. The analysis finds that although the practices of countries that have ratified human rights treaties are generally better than those of countries that have not, noncompliance with treaty obligations appears common. More paradoxically, controlling for other factors that affect practices, it appears that treaty ratification is not infrequently associated with worse practices than otherwise expected. These findings can be explained in part, the Article contends, by the dual nature of treaties as both instrumental and expressive instruments. Treaties not only create binding law, but also declare or express the position of countries that ratify them. Because human rights treaties tend to be weakly monitored and enforced, countries that ratify may enjoy the benefits of this expression-including, perhaps, reduced pressure for improvements in practices-without bearing significant costs. This does not mean that human rights treaties do not have any positive influence, but simply that these positive effects may sometimes be offset or even outweighed by treaties' less beneficial effects. The Article concludes by considering better ways to help ensure that human rights treaties improve the lives of those they are meant to help.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 108
Keywords: International law, treaties, human rights, compliance, regional treaties, human rights treaties, international legal compliance, torture, women's political equality, genocide, civil liberty, free trials, cross national panel data, expressive theory, signaling theory
JEL Classification: K0, K33, C23
Date posted: May 18, 2002 ; Last revised: February 20, 2015
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2nd Year: √
Duration: 1 Semester
Description: This scholarship honors the achievements of Professor Friedberg and Professor Emeritus Grossman who were long standing members of the Mohawk Valley World Trade Council. They helped to arrange seminars with MVCC dealing with the basics of how to export and import and the details associated with international payments. This scholarship is open to International Studies and Business students and awarded to a student who has a strong interest in international business with a focus on working for a business who is involved in the area of international trade.
Amount Awarded: Amount Varies
Criteria Checklist:
- Must be matriculated as a full-time student in Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Financial Services or Liberal Arts & Sciences-International Studies
- Must have earned at least 30 credits
- Must have a GPA of 3.0
- Must submit 2 letters of recommendation from full-time MVCC faculty
- Write a 1-page essay on the importance of international trade to society and business
Application Process: Contact Institutional Advancement in Payne Hall220 for a General MVCC application
Selection by Business and Information Sciences Scholarship Committee
MVCC Scholarships
Debra Edick
Administrative Assistant
Institutional Advancement
Contact Information
Payne Hall, Room 220
1101 Sherman Drive
Utica, NY 13501
Telephone - 315.792.5555
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