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"Arise and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time." Winston Churchill
"Proclaim Liberty throughout All the land unto All the Inhabitants Thereof." Inscription on the Liberty Bell
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Whole Lotta Dumb
Jimmy Page is the former Led Zepellin guitarist (Robert Plant was the Led Zep vocalist) — and he didn't say much during his visit to Cuba — so we can only say "shut up and sing" metaphorically. In any event, Humberto Fontova says all that needs to be said far more eloquently in his Big Peace post "Whole Lotta Stupidity: Jimmy Page visits Cuba, honors Che Guevara." Fontova quotes a »
Meet the New Boss
Following up on yesterday's announcement by President Mubarak, Egyptian state television said today that Mubarak's cabinet has resigned. It announced further that aviation minister Ahmed Shafiq has been named as the new Prime Minister, while Mubarak has also, for the first time, appointed a Vice President: Omar Suleiman, the head of military intelligence and a Mubarak confidante. This is no youth movement; Suleiman is 74 years old, and today's announcements »
No Bounce
Three days have now passed since President Obama's State of the Union speech, which means that Scott Rasmussen's Presidential Approval Index, which is based on a three-day rolling cycle, is now entirely post-SOTU. Thus, if Obama were to get a bounce from his speech, it should show up by now. And it hasn't: As of today, Obama's overall approval rests at 49/49. Just before the SOTU, Obama's numbers were a »
Six Weeks that Shook the World
Lee Smith dates the onset of the current turmoil to this past December 17, when a 26-year-old fruit vendor in the Tunisian city of Sidi Bouzid set himself aflame. Since then we have had six weeks that are shaking the world, perhaps most notably today in Egypt. Anyone looking for guidance in today's commentary on what we can realistically hope for out of the turmoil in Egypt will, I think, »
Politics Reigns At Obama's Justice Department
The corruption of the Department of Justice under Barack Obama and Eric Holder is one of the saddest of many sad stories that have emerged from the Obama administration. Under Obama, the Department has been politicized to a degree this country has never experienced; certainly not in its modern history. Yesterday the Civil Rights Commission released its final report on its investigation of the New Black Panthers case. That case »
Obama and Egypt: The Scorecard So Far
As events in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world spiral out of control, the Obama administration has tried to portray itself as ahead of the curve, as in David Axelrod's interview with Jake Tapper of ABC News. Axelrod tries to convey the impression that the administration has been on the case for a long time: TAPPER: Hosni Mubarak is not a good guy and that government tortures, is repressive, »
At Commentary, Peter Wehner argues that the current uprising across much of the Arab world vindicates President Bush's freedom agenda: As popular unrest sweeps the Middle East and North Africa, from Tunisia to Yemen to Egypt, it's worth recalling the words and warning of President George W. Bush – in this case, his November 19, 2003, address at Whitehall Palace in London, where Bush said this: We must shake off »
New Government In Egypt?
The Jerusalem Post and the Associated Press are reporting that "[a]s protests continued into the night, Egyptian authorities were holding talks to establish a 'transitional government.'" Huge news if true. The same sources say that the headquarters of Mubarak's ruling party in Cairo are on fire. The administration continues to try to keep up with events; Secretary of State Clinton made public remarks about Egypt today: As President Obama said »
Farewell and thank you
I have made the decision to discontinue blogging at this time. I thank John and Scott for bringing me along on this ride and I thank our readers as well. I couldn't have hoped for better writing partners or for better readers. Best regards to all. »
Those Pesky Republicans–Still Republican!
The New York Times is disappointed that its campaign to de-legitimize conservative thought has not brought the surrender of Arizona Republicans: "Talk of Bipartisan Progress Fading in Arizona." As the days pass since the Tucson shooting spree, all that talk of bipartisan handholding, toning down the decibel level and working shoulder-to-shoulder for the betterment of the voters is losing some of its edge here as Arizona appears to be slipping »
Reagan at 100
Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday is February 6. The Examiner has a series of appreciations titled "Ronald Reagan at 100." Michael Barone's contribution reminds me how deep Reagan's roots went into our history. Here are a few excerpts: The way to make a living, he decided, was in the new mass medium of radio. Dixon is 100 miles straight west of Chicago, and the signals of Chicago's clear channel radio stations »
Rioting in Egypt Continues
Violence increased in Cairo today, and the Egyptian government responded by imposing a curfew, cutting off all internet service and disabling cell phone and text communications. These videos show some of the rioting and violent encounters between demonstrators and police. As usual in these situations, most of the violence seems surprisingly ineffective; yet people do get hurt. Reports indicate that at least five people have been killed: Is this the »
Our Sputnik moment
President Obama's State of the Union had a number of themes and crosscurrents that don't really add up, but taken together they send an important message. He's willing to say just about anything — something we learned during the debate over Obamacare — regardless of its relationship, or lack thereof, to the truth. And the Age of Big Government isn't over. It may be on life suipport, but Obama won't »
What Really Matters
One doesn't generally associate Tunisia with world-historical events, but Tunisians may well have lit the spark that many have expected for decades, and that will bring down authoritarian governments across the Arab world. For many years, Western policy toward Arab countries has tried to straddle an uneasy conflict between maintaining stability and favoring, in principle at least, more open and democratic societies. The most active effort to help bring about »
Blood Libel, One More Time
Caroline Glick draws a parallel between the American Left's attacks on Sarah Palin and the Israeli Left's attacks on conservatives in that country. As usual, Ms. Glick argues her case well: For Israelis, the American Left's assault on Sarah Palin and the conservative movement in the wake of Jared Loughner's murderous attack in Tucson was disturbingly familiar. Just as the American leftist media and political leadership immediately sought to blame »
Moscow Airport Bombing Update
Russian authorities reportedly have identified at least one suspect in the Domodedovo Airport bombing: Security sources have named an ethnic Russian Christian who converted to Islam as the prime suspect in Monday's deadly suicide bombing at a Moscow airport. Sources close to the investigation said that Vitaly Razdobudko, a 32-year-old from the southern Russian city of Stavropol, was being sought in connection with the attack, the Kommersant newspaper reported yesterday. »
Genghis Was Green!
After all these years, Genghis Khan has been rehabilitated–as an eco-warrior! My nominee for today's weirdest headline: Was Genghis Khan history's greenest conqueror? Genghis Khan's Mongol invasion in the 13th and 14th centuries was so vast that it may have been the first instance in history of a single culture causing man-made climate change, according to new research out of the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology. Unlike modern day »


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The Delaware County Daily Times (http://www.delcotimes.com)
Sunday, March 9, 2014
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Offseason acquisition Gaston Fernandez scored on a header in stoppage time to give the Portland Timbers a 1-1 tie with the re-tooled Philadelphia Union in the season opener Saturday night.
The goal in the 93rd minute got past goalkeeper Zac MacMath in driving rain, and the Timbers stole three points from the Union, who got a goal in the 64th minute from Jack McInerney.
The Timbers went 14-15-5 last season to finish atop the Western Conference. Portland advanced to the conference finals in the playoffs, losing to Real Salt Lake. First-year coach Caleb Porter was named MLS Coach of the Year for guiding his team to a stunning 23-game turnaround from the previous season.
The Union went 12-12-10 last season, finishing seventh place in the Eastern Conference and missing the playoffs for the second straight year.

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By Chantal van Ham of IUCN's European Union Representative Office, Brussels.
In my work on urban biodiversity conservation, I discover every day more and more, how powerful nature can be in improving the quality of life of urban citizens. Protecting nature in and around cities, can help secure resources for the future and turn our current economic challenges into opportunities to achieve sustainable growth.
Imagine what can be achieved if we ensure the optimal functioning of green infrastructure, such as nature parks, green roofs, trees, ponds, city gardens and allotments in city development? Nature-based solutions have enormous potential in making cities more resilient to change. Biodiversity and ecosystems can be used to address some of the biggest challenges cities face today: reduce climate change impacts, ensure food, water and energy security, as well as improve health, save money and promote economic development.
Even more, beyond these functional benefits of nature, our contact with the natural world is essential for a happy, healthy and meaningful life. Nature has always been a source of wonder in my life, growing up in a small village in the South of the Netherlands, where I was surrounded by animals and farmland biodiversity. Living in Brussels, with its astonishing Forêt de Soignes, beautiful parks and Green Belt, located close to the heart of the city, I experienced a similar feeling of wonder for nature.
Investing in nature can offer a valuable return for cities and urban areas. Biodiversity is present in all cities and its value is often underestimated. Increasing people's understanding of the benefits of green space can help to strengthen sustainable urban development. IUCN is currently involved in the Urban Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services - 'URBES'- research project, which aims to bridge the knowledge gap on urbanization processes and the ecosystems services sustaining them. IUCN's role in this project is to present, together with IUCN member organization ICLEI, the research outcomes and examples of the benefits that ecosystems services offer for cities to a variety of stakeholders in Europe. It is also building the capacity of local authorities in Europe on sustainable management of natural resources.
There are many examples that show how biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of natural resources can lead to sustainable urban development, in particular by connecting the city landscape with the ecological landscape outside the city boundaries.
About a third of the world's largest cities obtain a significant proportion of their drinking water directly from forest protected areas (Running Pure, World Bank/WWF, 2003). Well-managed natural forests almost always provide higher quality water, with less sediment and fewer pollutants, than water from other catchments.
Sofia in Bulgaria, for example, relies for much of its water supply on sources originating from two mountain protected areas: the Rila and Vitosha National Park. These parks consist of coniferous and deciduous forests and are characterized by a rich botanical diversity.
An increasing number of local communities and city councils are realizing that nature makes a strong contribution to both the well-being of their citizens and the competitiveness of their businesses. In Canberra, local authorities have planted 400,000 trees to improve urban air quality, reduce energy costs and store carbon. In just five years, these benefits are worth between USD 20 and 67 million.
The Green Capital of Europe, Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain, has developed a 'green belt' around the city centre by giving priority to the establishment of new and maintenance of existing natural areas. This has provided important benefits to its citizens, ranging from education and recreation to conservation of biodiversity, water supply and income from tourism.
Natural England estimates that if every household in England had good access to quality green space it could save around €2.5 billion every year in health costs.
These examples demonstrate that there are strong incentives for cities, local government, business and other interested parties to invest in natural solutions and to maintain vital ecosystems services. These range from cost-effective water provision to greater tourism revenues, lower healthcare costs, increased energy efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
IUCN is committed to mobilize the biodiversity conservation expertise of its large network and exchange best practices to help local and regional authorities develop natural solutions for urban areas. The IUCN European Programme is developing partnerships with all those willing to help turn nature into a major part of urban development and to achieve a truly sustainable future.
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I know for a fact there's a Japanese edition of
That has made foreign content cheaper than apps, MP3 downloads, software, and e-books distributed domestically.
Or, are you somehow suggesting "Slashdot should be enough for anybody"?
I know for a fact there's a Japanese edition of
That has made foreign content cheaper than apps, MP3 downloads, software, and e-books distributed domestically.
Or, are you somehow suggesting "Slashdot should be enough for anybody"?
Bingo. To be more precise, I was hinting that
So I'm sure what the Japanese people are doing, as an example, is switching their iTunes "home" location to another country and buying iTunes cards from those countries, saving costs and getting equivalent merchandise.
That's exactly what they're doing, or they're having their friends in the US and Canada send the stuff to them. I regularly send movies, cards, and games to my gaming buddies in Japan, because I can get it much cheaper...and surprise I have no qualms about it, neither do they. They're getting raked over the coals, but it has all to do with amount or lack of taxation they're able to raise because the average worker age is now 41(unlike the late 20's to early 30's in the Americas). Then again, I would have
The way it works in Denmark, and I imagine other EU countries, is that companies with a revenue from Danish customers above a certain threshold (250,000 EUR/year I think) must register with the Danish tax authorities and collect the 25% VAT from Danish consumers in the same way as Danish companies do (the VAT threshold for Danish companies is about 6700 EUR/year). So it's the responsibility of the company to do the tracking and taxation.
If you fail to do that as a company, I'm not sure exactly what happens,
What if a seller (legal in it's own country) sells mp3's/videos through a website that allows worldwide customers and takes Bitcoin for it. The seller never registers with the government of Japan. The buyer avoids the tax, the seller saves credit card fees and chargebacks. Only the government of Japan looses.
well, if amazon starts taking bitcoin, it will take the vat off from that transaction.
i guess the thing in your comment is "the seller never registers with the government of japan".
but the transaction to buy the bitcoins on your japanese credit card would still point to something.. making you to pay tax on the bitcoins the very least.
I know enough Japanese people to know that a lot of western media is very difficult to come by in Japan via conventional mediums. You'd be surprised at the number of videogames, movies and the likes that are commonplace in the US, Europe, etc, but not in Japan.
Companies like Capcom and Square Enix actually localize some western games in there, with usually tacky, poorly translated scripts, bottom-of-the-barrel voice acting (if any) and overly inflated prices. Most videogame players that like western-style s
Who goeth a-borrowing goeth a-sorrowing. -- Thomas Tusser


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Original sin
The term Original Sin (or first sin) is used among all Christian groups to define the doctrine surrounding Romans 5:12-21 and 1 Corinthians 15:22, in which Adam is identified as the man whom through death came into the world. How this is interpreted is a fundamental difference between the Eastern Orthodox church and the Western Church. In the Orthodox church the term Ancestral Sin (Gr. προπατορικό αμάρτημα) is preferred and is used to define the doctrine of man's "inclination towards sin, a heritage from the sin of our progenitors" and that this is removed through baptism. St. Gregory Palamas taight that man's image was tarnished, disfigured, as a consequence of Adam's disobedience.
In the Book of Genesis, Chapter 3, Adam and Eve committed a sin, the original sin. The Eastern Orthodox Church teaches that no one is guilty for the actual sin they committed but rather everyone inherits the consequences of this act; the foremost of this is physical death in this world. This is the reason why the original fathers of the Church over the centuries have preferred the term ancestral sin. The consequences and penalties of this ancestral act are transferred by means of natural heredity to the entire human race. Since every human is a descendant of Adam then 'no one is free from the implications of this sin' (which is human death) and that the only way to be freed from this is through baptism.
In contrast to Jewish exegesis of Genesis, Christianity has a Christological reading. We understand the depth of the Fall in the light of redemption. It is in the contrast of the old and new Adams that we understand what the significance of original sin has been.
Mortality is certainly a result of the Fall, but along with this also what is termed "concupiscence" in the writings of St Augustine of Hippo -- this is the "evil impulse" of Judaism, and in Orthodoxy, we might say this is our "disordered passion." It isn't only that we are born in death, or in a state of distance from God, but also that we are born with disordered passion within us.
Orthodoxy would not describe the human state as one of "total depravity" (see Cyril Lucaris however). One writer has said that "if Latin babies are born blind, and Pelagian babies are born with 20/20 vision, then Greek babies are born in need of spectacles" (ref?).
Orthodox Christians have usually understood Roman Catholicism as professing St. Augustine's teaching that everyone bears not only the consequence, but also the guilt, of Adam's sin. This teaching appears to have been confirmed by multiple councils, the first of them being the Council of Orange in 529. This difference between the two Churches in their understanding of the original sin was one of the doctrinal reasons underlying the Catholic Church's declaration of its dogma of the Immaculate Conception in the 19th century, a dogma that is rejected by the Orthodox Church. However, contemporary Roman Catholic teaching is best explicated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which includes this sentence: ""original sin does not have the character of a personal fault in any of Adam's descendants. It is a deprivation of original holiness and justice, but human nature has not been totally corrupted" (§405).
Sources and further reading
- The Original Sin/Consequences of the Original Fall - by HG Bishop Kallistos Ware
- ORIGINAL SIN ACCORDING TO ST. PAUL - by the late V. Rev. Fr. John S. Romanides
- Original Sin/St. Augustine & Original Sin - Teachings of Orthodoxy - by Fr. John Matusiak, OCA: [1], [2], [3]
- Concerning the Original Sin - the current Coptic Orthodox viewpoint by HE Metropolitan Bishoy of Damietta (Arabic), and an Eastern Orthodox reply (Arabic)
- Original Sin, a short historical note - by Dr George Bebawi
- What are the differences between Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism? - by Father Michael Azkoul
- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Original Sin
- Original Sin - Wikipedia
- Banishment and Repentance of Adam and Every Christian by Saint Simeon the New Theologian
- Original Sin by Fr Alvin Kimel
- The First-Created Man: Seven Homilies by St. Symeon the New Theologian, trans. Seraphim Rose [ISBN:0938635115]
From Ephrem Hugh Bensusan's Razilaženje
- Original Sin in the Eastern Orthodox Confessions and Catechisms
- Ancestral vs. Original Sin: A False Dichotomy
- Ancestral Sin - Quotations From Orthodox Holy Fathers and Contemporary Authors
- Fr. George Mastrantonis on Ancestral Sin, excerpted from A New-Style Catechism on the Eastern Orthodox Faith for Adults by Fr. George Mastrantonis (St. Louis, MO: The OLOGOS Mission, 1969 [1977]).
- Original Sin: The West-Haters Strike Back


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The roof shingles are complete and the trim work has begun. The school is now on summer break and the project will continue when the new school year begins.
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its > Services and Products > Internet & Network Services > Wireless Networks at SLU > Technical Overview
Saint Louis University's campus-wide wireless network is available at a variety of indoor locations throughout the University and also in several outdoor areas.
The wireless network provides portable, nomadic access to e-mail and the Internet on campus. Wireless LANs are only an enhancement to the existing wired network and are not intended as a replacement for standard wired networks.
Wired and wireless LAN technologies are complementary. Companies that utilize wireless LAN technology effectively overlay it with wired networks for maximum flexibility and performance. SLU is using the strengths of these two technologies together to provide the best combination of performance and flexibility.
Applications that require large amounts of bandwidth, applications that are latency sensitive, and any data that requires extremely strong security should not be used over the wireless network. (Examples include: voice and video, CAD programs, backup programs, Norton Ghost, multi-user online games, peer-2-peer file sharing, and multicast applications.)
The benefits of using wireless technology to support a more collaborative work environment are clear. Please carefully consider your requirements before relying on the wireless network for all of your computing needs. In most cases, the combination of wired networking performance and wireless networking flexibility optimizes collaboration and productivity.
The SLU-users network is designed with security in mind. All users (faculty, staff and students) accessing the wireless network are prompted for a username and password before access is granted. This function is accomplished by using the 802.1X authentication mechanism. In addition to the 802.1X authentication mechanism, SLU requires a VPN client when accessing certain information. If you are a faculty or staff member, information about acquiring the supported VPN client can be found here.
The effective management of information technology resources is crucially important to the success of the academic and research missions of the University. Wireless networks require increased cooperation and coordination between campus entities to maximize the technology's benefits to the students, faculty, and staff and to allow connection to wireless networks in different campus buildings.
Non "SLU-owned" wireless access points, also known as "rogue" access points, are not permitted anywhere on the SLU campus without approval from ITS. The ITS department will occasionally conduct sweeps of the wireless network to ensure there are no rogue access points installed. ITS reserves the right to turn off any rogue access points connected to the network without notice.
In 2012, ITS maximized performance on the SLU-users network by removing outdated bands from broadcasting. If your device only supports 802.11b, you will need to purchase a 802.11a/g/n USB client adapter to connect to the SLU-users network.
The SLU-users network supports three of the 802.11 protocols, depending upon campus location. The preferred, supported protocol is 802.11g. Most laptop computers, especially newer ones, come with an internal wireless network card installed. If your laptop does not have wireless capabilities pre-installed, you can purchase an external wireless card from most major electronic retailers. ITS recommends that you purchase a laptop with N capability, or if purchasing an external card, a quad mode card a/g/n for maximum flexibility.
If you have questions about or need assistance with the SLU-users network, please contact the IT Service Desk at 314-977-4000 or visit the IT Service Desk page for a complete listing of service desk locations and contact information.


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This thread has made me want to be reincarnated as a pair of basketball shorts.
Anyone know of any DVDs/videos with basketball/sports shorts in them, These pictures are awesome, but I would love some video!
Have you checked out the founder of this threads Blog?
There are some vids in there as well as on X-tube I believe.
One of my all time favorities!!!
Posted on here before, I know.
my god you have become the hottest contributor to this thread, thank you and i love it all
A few shots with shorts.
Hi sensual365,
Thank you!! Some would call it an addiction. It's not, I just LOVE to see hot guys in basketball/gym shorts. Its so hot!!! I wish more would contribute. =) We get a lot of hits, just over the weekend we have over 1,000. I can't say enough of how much this is one of my fetishes. =)
I know it's shameless self promotion, but here are a few of me:
There is no passion, there is serenity.
Accept the seasons of your heart, and watch with serenity through the winters of your grief.
self promote away... nice pics
I am wearing basketball shorts right now.
Some really nice pics oomawood. Where do you find them all from?
This guy looks hot in those shorts, his underwear peeking from the shorts is soo sexy..
Where did u get this pic from?
Which one? Can you quote the pic?


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What was it like traveling with Hillary?(That would be your question too, right?)
It was a blast.
It was a great group. First of all, to be able to sit there and watch Hillary Clinton and John McCain just shoot the breeze? I mean, I felt like, whatever I had to do to get here? It was worth it.Still not clear why it was "a blast."
Did they like each other, Hillary and McCain?This is like trying to talk to your kids about how school was today. Short answers. No details.
I think so. Absolutely. She was fun. She's got a great sense of humor.
Tell me how. Give me an example.Yeah, please.
She likes to laugh. If somebody says something outrageous, she pursues it and makes them defend it. Or she can give them a hard time, which I really enjoy. I remember one night she said, "That's enough work—let's hear some good stories." I can't give you all the details. [smiles]So I guess I just have to construct my own picture here. Somebody says something, and she makes them defend it. And Russ is looking on having a grand time. Well, I guess the somebody is McCain. And the "something outrageous" is some Republican idea that liberals don't like. And old Hillary "pursues it," just keeps questioning the old guy. Hilarious. What Senators do for fun.
Did she pack more than everybody else?Hey, it's GQ.
What's that?
Did she pack more than everybody else?
[laughs] That would be a dangerous area for me to get into, because I may pack a little more than I should.
So you pack like a girl?
There would be those who would say that. And it would not be the easiest thing to deny.
Let's talk about this twice-divorced thing.What can he say? It is what it is. Which is, obviously a big political liability.
How much of a political liability do you think it will be?
I have no idea. If it is, so be it. That's up to the people to decide.
What's it like to be a single senator?You're not going to get anything good out of him on questions like that, but his initial response was telling. He just plunges himself into work. Or is that what he's always done -- which could explain two divorces. Note how he reacted to the question "So you've become less social?" I think that was purely political. His answer to the previous question may have been quite honest. That "less social" question, though, set off an alarm and he rushed to protect himself. No way does he want to be perceived as a reclusive loner. Obviously, he's got to put a lot of thought into how to present himself with questions like this if he's going to run for President.
It's new to me. You sort of end up working a whole lot. There's a tendency to let the time get filled up. So I've been very careful—
So you've become less social?
No, probably more social, in the sense that because you don't have a spouse—see, when you're married, you really feel an obligation to spend all that available time with your spouse if you can. I'm able to spend more time with more people now. I'm reconnecting with a lot of people and old friends.
Um, that's, uh, classified?
Are there women throwing themselves at you?
I certainly wouldn't say that. [smiles] I'm not gonna say that.
You know, there've been some legendary single senators.
Yeah, I know. I'm not aspiring to be in that hall of fame.


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IT WAS A SIMPLE request — take photos of the schooling fish in a local creek so they could be identified.
For Sue Mace, an amateur photographer who calls herself Creekwalker, it was transformative.
"It's a place that I've come to really love," says the 52-year-old San Rafael resident. "Life is uncomplicated and happy for me when I arrive at a creek."
Mace has been photographing Marin's creeks ever since, as well as actively participating in their restoration.
Forty-eight of her photographs are included in "Reflections on Water: Marin Watershed Magic," an exhibit and sale at the Bay Model Visitor Center from Jan. 15 through Feb. 23 that benefits the Gallinas Watershed Council, a volunteer group that promotes watershed restoration, protection and education.
It's the first time her vibrant, abstract-like photographs have appeared outside of GWC's events and meetings. She's donating all the proceeds from sales to the GWC.
"She showed them to me and I was just like stunned," says Judy Schriebman, GWC secretary and a Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District board member, who was the one who asked Mace to photograph the creek. "Each one was, 'Oh my gosh, how did you do this?' She just has an incredible eye."
Mace prefers not to be photographed or even say much about herself. It's all about the watersheds, she says.
"Water is one of the most finite resources on earth. We have really made a negative impact on a lot of our natural waterways, so much so that our salmon are in danger," Mace says. "Restoration is not only a benefit to the natural community, but to our community as human beings."
Her photography speaks for itself, she says, and it does — the reflections Mace captures are an explosion of color, patterns, textures, shadows and light that look as if they have been Photoshopped or somehow manipulated or enhanced.
Absolutely not, she insists.
"I see the reflections on the water and just zoom into where the reflections are," Mace says of her technique. "It's just training your eye to see what's really there."
A self-taught photographer, Mace takes her photographs from inside the creeks, opting not to wear waterproof shoes or clothing.
"I like to feel all the nuances. I like the feel of being more a part of the creek. It enhances the experience," she says.
Her images may never have been seen by others if it weren't for a chance meeting with Joyce Clements, a celebrated artist and the Bolinas Museum's first executive director who got involved with the GWC shortly after moving to San Rafael from Bolinas about 18 months ago.
"When I saw these photos, I thought these are so fantastic we just have to share them," says Clements, the show's curator.
Clements has spent the last year going through thousands of Mace's images to pick ones she believes best illustrate the diversity and beauty of Marin's 100 creeks.
The exhibit will be the biggest fundraiser ever for the GWC, a fiscally sponsored project of MarinLink in the process of applying for 501(c) nonprofit status. Whatever money is raised from sales will be used for the group's educational outreach to make more people aware of creek restoration projects and its importance, Schriebman says.
Creek restoration hasn't quite gotten the attention other environmental issues have, she explains.
"There's a lot of really important creek restorations going on all over the United States, California and other places. Marin is just starting to get involved in this," Schriebman says.
Everyone involved in the exhibit is hopeful that Mace's photographs will get more people to pay attention to Marin's creeks.
"My major hope is that it will inspire people to have a fresh-eyed look at creeks and what an incredible resource a restored watershed is," Schriebman says. "I think people love water. It's so vital for life, but I think we really love it, and a real creek does so much, for property values, and aesthetically and spiritually."
Vicki Larson can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com; follow her on Twitter at @OMGchronicles, fan her on Facebook at Vicki-Larson-OMG-Chronicles
What: "Reflections on Water: Marin Watershed Magic"
When: Jan. 15 through Feb. 23, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturday; reception 12:30 to 3 p.m. Jan. 26
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Wide receiver Michael Crabtree's recovery from a torn Achilles is progressing well enough that the 49ers are hoping he'll be ready to play next month, coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday.
Crabtree, the 49ers' leading receiver last season, tore his right Achilles on May 21.
"Mid to late November is what we're hoping for," Harbaugh said. "He seems to be on track for that. He's starting to run."
Crabtree has not commented publicly since the injury, but he has privately expressed optimism about his recovery and gratitude for the widespread encouragement he's received among his teammates and around the sports world.
"I talk to him every day and things seem to be going well," Harbaugh said. "He's been very positive and upbeat."
Crabtree started the season on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list, meaning the 49ers can take him off it between next week and through Nov. 19 to begin practicing. A 21-day practice period follows, so the 49ers could delay his debut until Dec. 15.
Harbaugh expects four other players on PUP or the non-football-injury list to start practicing next week, when they become eligible: wide receiver Mario Manningham (knee), cornerback Eric Wright (personal issue), rookie defensive tackle Tank Carradine (knee) and rookie nose tackle Quinton Dial (foot).
Carradine and Dial are much-needed additions for a defensive front that could be without Ray McDonald, who sustained a biceps injury and was undergoing an MRI Monday. Harbaugh was still awaiting those MRI results during Monday's noon press conference.
While Carradine was a second-round pick out of Florida State, Dial was a fifth-round choice who's gotten his weight up from a listed 318 pounds to 340 or 350 pounds, Harbaugh said.
No timetable officially has been shared regarding Aldon Smith's eventual return. The 49ers' outside linebacker has been on personal leave for two weeks to tend to substance-abuse treatment. Harbaugh said he and Smith have exchanged text messages, adding: "I heard things are going positive and very well."
The 49ers have struggled to replace Crabtree's productivity among a young wide-receiver corps, outside of veteran Anquan Boldin (26 receptions, 393 yards, two touchdowns). The only other wideouts with receptions: Kyle Williams (nine for 87 yards), Jon Baldwin (two for 19) and Marlon Moore (one for 6).
Baldwin made his starting debut Sunday but caught neither pass that came his way in a 34-3 win over the Houston Texans.
Tight end Vernon Davis has been Colin Kaeeprnick's other go-to target aside from Boldin. Davis has 14 catches for 214 yards and four touchdowns, including a 64-yard score Sunday.


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DURHAM, N.C. – In its first of two preseason exhibition games, the Duke men's basketball team will host Bowie State in Cameron Indoor Stadium this Saturday, Oct. 26, at 1 p.m. The game will be the first opportunity for the No. 4 Blue Devils to square off against a team other than themselves.
"We've been looking forward to this for about three or four months now," said senior co-captain Tyler Thornton. "We've had a lot of great workouts, a lot of great practices, but it's going to be nice to put that together against somebody else."
Thornton is one of 10 returning letterwinners from last season's squad, which went 30-6 and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. Point guard Quinn Cook and shooting guard Rasheed Sulaimon are the lone returning starters, bolstering a unit that will also include Preseason ACC Rookie of the Year Jabari Parker and Preseason All-ACC selection Rodney Hood, who sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules.
Bowie State finished 16-14 overall and 8-8 in the CIAA last season and returns two starters and eight letterwinners from last year's team, including starting forward Carlos Smith and point guard Ray Gatling. Gating will see at least one familiar face when he enters Cameron Indoor Stadium, as he and Thornton squared off in the Washington, D.C., high schools ranks and played together with the DC Assault AAU program.
"We grew up playing against each other," Thornton said. It's going to be good to play against him at this level. It's a blessing to see everything come full circle from when we were younger. We just had dreams, and now we're living out our dreams on the college level. Now we're just going to try and do our best out there on the court."
The Bowie State exhibition will also air live through Blue Devil Network Plus on GoDuke.com. Blue Devil Network Plus will also provide free content from the game, including highlights, interviews, features, press conferences, and more.


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From the beginning, the Henderson County register of deeds race has been too close to call.
The two leading Republican candidates — county tax collector Lee King and paralegal Evona Kilpatrick — share a desire to modernize the office, put more digitized documents online and bolster customer service while staying fiscally lean.
From the beginning, the Henderson County register of deeds race has been too close to call.
The two leading Republican candidates — county tax collector Lee King and paralegal Evona Kilpatrick — share a desire to modernize the office, put more digitized documents online and bolster customer service while staying fiscally lean.
Both are East Henderson High graduates with strong ties to the community. Kilpatrick, whose mother-in-law once worked in the register of deeds office, raised two boys here. King, who grew up on a local apple farm, can trace his family roots to Samuel King, who settled in Mills River in 1790.
So few were surprised when King edged out Kilpatrick in May 3's GOP primary by just 106 votes, shy of the 40 percent necessary to declare a winner. Now Republicans and some unaffiliated voters will decide July 15 who takes over the office being vacated by retiring Register of Deeds Nedra Moles.
One-stop voting for the register of deeds' "second primary" began Thursday. After closing for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, early voting will resume at the Board of Elections office at 8:30 a.m. Monday and end at 1 p.m. July 12.
Election officials point out that second primaries typically generate very low turnouts — less than a quarter of 2012 primary voters returned for that year's runoff — and both candidates acknowledge it's a challenge to get their supporters to the polls a second time, and in mid-July.
"A lot of people don't even know there is a runoff," Kilpatrick said Thursday. "It's a time of year when people are vacationing and when friends and family are coming in. It is hard to let people know, but I've just continued to go out and speak at any event I can to encourage people to vote."
King knows only too well how tepid turnout can be in a runoff. Back in 1996, he remembers showing up at the polls to cast his ballot in a runoff for the superintendent of public instruction.
"I showed up at 6 o'clock, after the polls had been open 11-and-a-half hours, and I was the 13th person to vote," he said. "Voting is a privilege that people have fought and died for, to allow us to have a voice in our government. The least we can do this election is to take a minute to exercise that privilege — Evona and I are the only names on the ballot, so it only takes a minute."
To get out the vote, King replanted about 75 percent of the campaign signs he'd sunk for the first primary and pulled up afterward. "Being a fiscal conservative," he bought stickers reminding people of the runoff and slapped them on the recycled signs. He also continued to buy ads on radio and in print media.
North Carolina law requires political signs along state right-of-ways to be removed within 10 days of a primary so they don't become litter or inhibit mowing. But from a strategic standpoint, King said pulling and replanting the signs "retriggers (voters') memory and they don't just become part of the scenery."
Kilpatrick estimates about 98 percent of her campaign signs were placed in residential yards or business property with the owners' support, so she did not have to pull and replace many.
"I really wanted people to know that those people were supporting me," she said, adding she also added decals referencing the July 15 runoff.
Unlike King, Kilpatrick said she's spent little on paid advertising, relying more on "word-of-mouth with friends and family. We all tell 10 people a day if we can, because you're more likely to vote for a candidate at this point if a friend or relative has recommended them — 'I work with this person, or 'I know this person.'"
Although the two friends shared similar platforms, King said his administrative experience makes him the stronger candidate. He touts his masters in public administration and his eight years of supervisory experience in the county's tax collector's office, which has a staff of six — the exact size of the register of deeds office.
"The register of deeds is an administrator, and I've supervised a county office," King said. "They've got to make sure the office runs efficiently, but they also need to manage a budget. For eight years, I've been responsible for $60 million in tax dollars getting to the bank, and it's a responsibility I take very seriously."
Kilpatrick argues she's the stronger candidate "because I have worked in that office for 31 years (as a paralegal researching real estate affairs). I know how to find something in that office, from the old index books to the computer system now. With me, there will be no learning curve to get the public what they need."
Moreoever, Kilpatrick said she doesn't just want to administrate the office, "I also want to be a working register. I want to know everything that those ladies know in that office, so if somebody goes on vacation or is sick, I'll know how to run something. If you can get in there and pinch-hit, that's a real asset."
The Board of Elections office will be open for early primary voting from Monday through Friday, July 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, July 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The last day to request an absentee ballot by mail is July 8 and they must be returned by July 15. The BOE office is at 75 E. Central St.
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Edin Dzeko could face the wrath of Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini after he played for Bosnia-Herzegovina against Wales with a knee injury.
The 26-year-old forward ultimately played the full 90 minutes at Parc-y-Scarlets, and was a star performer in Bosnia's comfortable win, but Mancini is unlikely to have been impressed by his decision to risk his fitness so close to the start of a Premier League title defence and the end of the transfer window.
Bosnia coach Safet Susic said: "There was a question about him starting because he has a problem with his knee and maybe he should not have played. But I left it for him to decide whether he wanted to. There was a problem with his knee. We spoke and I said it was up to him."
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NKIDP Fall Internship Opportunities
The North Korea International Documentation Project is currently accepting internship applications for Fall 2010
Application Deadline: Friday, 20 August 2010
Interns at the Project will assist with research at local archives and libraries, cataloging and editing documents, assembling and publishing document collections, disseminating NKIDP publications, coordinating scholarly conferences, and answering various information requests. Interns at NKIDP will develop an appreciation for the deep continuities in North Korean policies and the relevance of history in contemporary policy formation toward the DPRK. Interns will also gain valuable knowledge from interaction with NKIDP staff, visiting scholars, and Woodrow Wilson Center Fellows.
Application Deadline: Friday, 20 August 2010
NKIDP's internship appointments are generally consistent with academic semesters (i.e. Fall, Spring, Summer / three to four months); although appointments are made throughout the year for periods of varying length. No internship will exceed one year in duration.
Successful applicants should have strong research and/or administrative skills; be extremely attentive to detail; be able to work independently and as part of group; be enrolled in a degree program, have graduated, and/or have been accepted to enter an advanced degree program within the next year. Knowledge of a foreign language (especially Korean, German, Romanian, Polish, Mandarin Chinese, and Russian) and past coursework in modern Korean history or the Cold War in Asia is helpful, but not necessary.
This internship with the North Korea International Documentation Project is unpaid, though we do offer interns the opportunity to earn academic credit in accordance with their programs' requirements. As a general rule, our office is looking for individuals who are willing to devote at least 14 to 21 hours per week.
NKIDP will select up to 3 interns for Fall 2010 to assist with two specific projects:
Publication of the 2010 critical oral history conference transcript. Primary responsibility will include editing and formatting the transcript and document appendix for publication as a book. Previous editing experience desired, but not necessary.
Interns to catalog newly acquired document collections on North Korea's inner workings and foreign policy from North Korean, South Korean, Polish, Russian and (East) German archives (fluency in Korean, Polish, Russian, or German necessary).All NKIDP interns will be expected to provide logistical support as needed for occasional conferencesThe Wilson Center is an equal opportunity employer and follows equal opportunity employment guidelines in the selection of its interns. Internships are open to all U.S. residents and qualified foreign students with U.S. Student Visas (F1).To apply, email a resume and cover letter to the North Korea International Documentation Project at: email@example.com
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All sides in the federal lawsuit over the schools merger will be getting together soon to talk about the Shelby County Commission's plan to restructure the countywide school board.
A trio of court filings before and after the Easter weekend set the stage for a decision to come by Judge Samuel "Hardy" Mays of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee on the commission's plan to appoint six new school board members to take office Sept. 1.
That is when the school board is scheduled to go from its current 23 members to seven members. The six appointees would join the seven board members elected in 2012.
The 13-district restructuring was permitted by Mays in a 2011 consent decree agreed to by all sides in the case.
A majority of commissioners initially backed it as a way of using the same set of district lines for the County Commission and the school board. But the district lines approved last month by the commission differ from the district lines the commission will use in the 2014 county elections.
The difference is so no two incumbent school board members are in the same district. That would shorten someone's elected term of office, which might lead to even more litigation.
As the sides prepare to meet, two of the parties want Mays to delay the restructuring until county voters pick the six new members in the August 2014 county general elections.
Countywide school board members approved a resolution last month asking Mays to delay the move to a 13-member board until the county general elections.
Suburban leaders filed their response Friday, including a copy of the countywide school board's resolution.
"The municipalities support the resolution of the board of education for the reasons stated therein and oppose the county commission's resolution on the same grounds," reads the motion by attorney Tom Cates.
The suburban response beat the school board's response, which was filed Monday.
School board attorney Valerie Speakman wrote that "none of the parties could have know the full extent to which having a large school board could have slowed the decision making regarding issues critical to the transfer of administration."
She also argues that the 23-member school board established in the 2011 consent decree agreed to by all sides in the lawsuit and approved by Mays "has affected the board's ability to make decisions expeditiously."
The commission's attorneys sent formal notice of the commission plan to the court Thursday, March 28.
Meanwhile, Shelby County Commissioners gave final approval Monday, April 1, to an exemption to the county government residency requirement for Memphis City Schools teachers and other school system employees.
It grandfathers in current MCS employees who don't live in Shelby County. But it leaves intact the requirement that all new hires after the schools merger takes effect must live within Shelby County. Memphis City Schools have no residency requirement.
The commission also voted down on third and final reading an August ballot question that would have put to voters doing away with the residency requirement in the county charter.
Commissioner Terry Roland, the sponsor of the measure, said he intends to seek state legislation that would abolish the residency requirement included in the county's 1986 home rule charter.
"You're telling the people that you don't trust them," Roland said. "It ain't going to be hard to get this reversed up in Nashville."
Commissioner Walter Bailey countered that he didn't believe there was a public clamor to vote on the county's residency requirement.
"These are the desires of a handful of commissioners," he said as he added out-of-state county employees want to "receive the benefits, without the deterrent."
"They don't pay taxes. They don't contribute to the welfare of this county," Bailey said.
In other action, commissioners voted down a resolution to transfer another $103,889 from its contingency fund to pay legal fees in the federal schools lawsuit.
The resolution fell one vote short of the seven necessary to pass because Bailey, the seventh vote in favor, was out of the room at the time.
Commissioner Henri Brooks abstained just minutes after she complained that commission Chairman Mike Ritz had "disrespected" her during the residency debate by asking her if she was seeking to speak again.
Reconsideration of the item was blocked under commission rules when there was an objection to Commissioner Steve Mulroy's move to change his vote in order to move for reconsideration.
The commission could reconsider the item when minutes from the meeting are voted on at the April 15 commission meeting.
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Copay cards.
I was intrigued by the idea of buying generic meds from out of the country, but kept getting the icks. What if they make these meds in some ratty factory somewhere with no quality control? I mean, ick.
A little research put my mind at ease. The helpful folks at aids-drugs-online.com reminded me that people have been purchasing medications from Canada for decades because of the low cost. And India, which produces most of the generic HIV meds available, is the 2nd largest pharmaceutical industry in the world, with FDA-approved facilities.
And the prices. Wow. No wonder people who are without insurance (or in the doughnut hole) are purchasing their meds this way.
The laws are vague about the legality of this, but at any rate are not enforced. Generally speaking, it appears that people can purchase up to a 90-day supply of a medication from other countries as long as it is for personal use. If you're shopping around and want to be sure the manufacturer is legit, visit pharmacychecker.com to do your research.
Compounding pharmacies, like APSMeds.com, are able to create special versions of generic medications in whatever strength or format (pill, capsule, liquid) that your physician requests. And their product is a lot less expensive than you are paying for the medication in its regular form! Since they only deal with generics, this is a tip for medications like testosterone gels or Lipitor or Flomax.
Finally, there are patient assistance programs offered by the pharmaceuticals that you might qualify for. There are doughnut hole programs for people with insurance that cover your meds when you fall into that financial abyss, and other programs for people with no insurance at all. The best resource online to navigate your way through these programs is NeedyMeds.org.
Between the co-pay cards and the supplements provided by my specialty pharmacy, I'll be saving hundreds of dollars on my medications this year. I hope you'll find similar savings.
Now, if we could create universal health care in the great United States, we would not be scrambling to pay for medications, and people from other countries would stop snickering and shaking their heads at the necessity of this blog posting.
In the meantime, my friends, please be well.
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Florida lawmakers will soon be back in Tallahassee as the governor Friday issued the call for a special session. Among the issues on the agenda was taking another crack at a statewide pre-k program.
Lawmakers say they're finally close enough to an agreement on what Florida needs in a pre-kindergarten program to call a special session and make it happen, but details of the plan including some of the main sticking points are still unclear.
Linda Alexionok with the Children's Campaign says parents want a six-hour program, but it appears lawmakers will only agree to thee or four.
Linda says, "There needs to be a six-hour day because they can't leave their jobs after four hours and say 'I have to go pick up my child and then I have to move my child to another place.'"
Lawmakers though were all smiles as they signed the paperwork for the special session. The special session will also tackle hurricane headaches, like double deductibles, beach restoration and tax relief for owners of damaged property, plus other issues like funding for juvenile justice, but if they can't get it all done Senate President Tom Lee says he's cool with that as long as pre-k is at the top of the list.
Sen. Tom Lee, Florida Senate President, says, "I personally am not going to feel like I'm under a lot of pressure to get all these things done if we can get them done right."
Democrats say they'll continue pushing for quality controls in the pre-k bill like a one to 10 ratio of teachers to kids and teachers with college degrees, but they can live with fewer hours.
Rep. Chris Smith, House Minority Leader, (D) Ft. Lauderdale, says, "We need to start the process rolling so we can get all the rules together so when all these kids start showing up, that we can have something done in time for them to adequately go through the program. Four hours, we think, is a good start."
Time is wasting. The pre-k program is scheduled to begin in less than nine months. Lawmakers are preparing for as many as 100,000 four-year-olds who are expected to enroll in the free pre-kindergarten program.


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The most telling line in the Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon "West Side Story"-style duet that bridged The Tonight Show" and "Late Night" on April Fools' Day came when they sang away any hint of friction.
"Tonight, Tonight," they crooned. "Why do they say we fight? I like you. You like me. We're okay."
The song parody went a long way toward upholding the nice-guy images both NBC hosts work hard to project – and marked a united humor front amid reports of a new "Tonight Show" shakeup in the works. Perhaps more notably, the surprise Leno-Fallon collaboration offered the best instance of cross-pollination in the crowded, sharp-tongue-filled late night comedy field since bitter competitors Leno and David Letterman teamed for a classic Super Bowl spot three years ago.
The duo, who once both coveted Johnny Carson's late night throne, sat on a couch, buffered by Oprah Winfrey, in the 2010 game-day promo for CBS's "Late Show." In Monday's "West Side Story" spoof, Leno and Fallon sang over the phone, separated by West Coast and East Coast, but joined in the cause of comedy
The two men have enjoyed a friendly on-screen relationship, as did Leno and Fallon's predecessor, Conan O'Brien, before things went sour. Jimmy Kimmel's 2010 appearance, via satellite, on "The Tonight Show" made for some explosive television, largely at Leno's expense.
Fallon, meanwhile, has collaborated for laughs with some of his late night cohorts. He and Colin Ferguson regularly waved to one another wearing Mickey Mouse gloves, and shot virtual spaghetti across the airwaves. "Instead of pretending to hate [Fallon], I pretend to like him," Ferguson once cracked.
Fallon and Stephen Colbert waged a fake war over whose Ben & Jerry's flavor of ice cream is better, and teamed on "Late Night" in 2011 for an epic version of the viral pop confection "Friday." More recently, they paired on an "Ebony and Ivory" takeoff that declared a fake détente: "Ivory and Ivory. I can tolerate you and you don't mind me."
Fallon and Colbert share a talent for song as well as comedy – which made it all the more significant that Leno trekked into musical territory (via an apparently dubbed basso profundo singing voice) for Monday's Internet friendly duet with Fallon, who enjoys a strong online following.
TV hosts get into tricky territory when their future becomes fodder for humor. Leno and Fallon pulled off their meta gag in style – but only time will tell if there's an encore. Meanwhile, check out their funny take on "Tonight":
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Jerk chicken Now here's an ethical problem, one that applies to the culinary as well as the musical arts. The New York Times recently featured in its Wednesday food section a smooth, workaday article about jerk cooking in the city, along with a couple of someone-else-will-try recipes. Jerk, of course, is no longer exotic, and even if you non-Jamaicans have never eaten anything jerk, you've probably read that it's hot in a spiced-ham rather than tandoori style and, to be real, requires a particular pepper (with the delightful name "Scotch … [Read more...]
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Happy Christmas & Merry Holidays from the MZone!
Merry Christmas.
Happy Holidays.
Go Blue!
(pic via U-M's Facebook page, video courtesy of the U-M Alumni Association)
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- Dennis said...
You need to add your comment about Al on the Youtube page hosting that video. I also loved how he started to say slutters instead of shutters. Our priest said, "Breast these rings" at our wedding. And "The Mass and the Marriage are over, go in peace." So I figure I either have easy grounds for an anullment or have been living in sin for 14 years.
Bealted Merry Christmas, by the way. I actually unplugged for the weekend and the holidays. Had my priorities all screwed up.
Oh, I thought the alumni video was well, done, but I'm sure Dave Brandon could have imporved upon it. The decorated lockers for example, did not have the latest in uniformz. I did not see anything about Arby's. To hear you guys tell it, I kind of picture Dave Brandon as Mr. Scrooge in this. Just swap Christmas with Michigan Football and there you have it. If you ever had someone ambitious and creative enough you could rework it with some Michigan songs.
What gets me with this is the song was done in 1958. Most think of the commercialization of Christmas as a more recent occurence, but clearly it has been going on for a while.
- December 26, 2012 9:33 AM
- Ramona said...
Merry Christmas, Yost and all, and to all a good night.
Love it that M Zone can take some time for real life, and enjoy the holidays, when M Zone has done so much for football life!
- December 27, 2012 10:24 PM


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ARLINGTON — Barry Zito pitched 7 1-3 strong innings and continued his success against Texas to help Oakland snap a season-high seven-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Rangers on Saturday night.
Zito (4-3) allowed three runs and four hits. He struck out seven and walked five while improving to 10-1 for his career in Arlington. Zito is 16-3 overall against the Rangers.
He has allowed six earned runs in his six starts in May for an ERA of 1.32.
Huston Street got five outs for his eighth save in 10 chances.
Zito walked two before exiting in the eighth, but Street came on to get Phil Nevin to hit into a double play.
Nevin's walk-off solo homer off Street gave the Rangers an 8-7 victory over the A's on Thursday night. Nevin had a three-run homer off Zito in the sixth.
Nick Swisher went 2-for-4, including a two-run triple in the sixth that extended the A's lead to 6-0 and chased Rangers starter Kameron Loe (3-5).
Loe allowed six runs and 11 hits in 5 2-3 innings. He struck out two and walked two.
Frank Thomas was 2-for-3 and walked twice for Oakland.
The A's, outscored 40-21 during the seven-game skid, took a 2-0 lead in the first on Thomas' RBI single and Bobby Crosby's sacrifice fly.
In the third, the A's capitalized on a bases-loaded fielding error by Rangers third baseman Hank Blalock for a 4-0 advantage. Jay Payton's grounder kicked off Blalock's glove and into foul territory, with Eric Chavez and Thomas scoring on the play.
Zito took a three-hit shutout and six-run lead into the sixth, but he hit Mark Teixeira with a pitch, walked Blalock, and gave up Nevin's ninth homer of the season to make it 6-3.


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The fall campaign continues for the No. 1 Bulldogs this weekend, as sailors head to New London, Conn., and Boston for racing action. Elis will attend the Danmark Trophy at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the Smith Trophy at MIT and Southern Series Four at Connecticut College.
Last week the Bulldogs finished well at both co-ed events, taking fourth at the Hood Trophy at Tufts and eighth at the Chris Loder Trophy at the University of New Hampshire. Both events were fraught with light breezes, but it appears that this weekend will bring a change of pace for competitors. Early weather forecasts peg the weekend wind at 8-12 knots, though rain is likely.
Twenty teams from around the country will travel to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy for the Danmark Trophy. Coast Guard boasts fleets of FJs and 420s, and sailors will split the regatta between the two dinghies. Last year the Bulldogs finished eighth in an event characterized by "wacky conditions on the Thames River," according to the ICSA report.
In one of college sailing's largest events, 31 teams will attend the Smith Trophy at MIT. The event will be sailed in MIT's unique Tech dinghy. The large fleet size will force sailors to adopt different strategies than a standard 18-boat event. Especially tricky will be the start, when all 31 teams will vie for the best position on the same stretch of water. Last year the Bulldogs took 10th place against a 27-boat fleet.
Sailors will also race at Southern Series Four at Connecticut College. The event, featuring 14 teams from southern and central New England, will be sailed in FJs. Connecticut College also sails on the Thames River in New London, Conn., and the possibility of three fleets on the river at the same time should make for an exciting spectacle.
All racing begins Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
report by Andrew Kurzrok '11, Yale Sports Publicity


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In a recent review, Bhat, Landa and Galloway examined evidence to show that children who are at risk for ASD had deficient motor capabilities. Movements like non-uniform gait, variable stride length when walking, and underperformance in aiming tasks are evident in children who are diagnosed with ASD. Cognitive impairment is also evident in these kids. There is evidence to show that children who do not suffer from a cognitive lag but yet underperform on tasks that require physical balance and coordination of limbs may be later diagnosed as suffering from ASD.
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The rise of cloud-based music services, combined with streaming and radio automation services, now mean that anyone can be a DJ with all of the required elements existing in the cloud. This enables new venues and methods for creating radio, as well as further lowering the barriers to internet broadcasting. We'll check out a few of these tools and try our hands at DJing in the cloud.
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by Tim Iacono:
"The latest research note on gold from investment bank Goldman Sachs - in which they see the gold bull market coming to an end in the months ahead - might be taken much more seriously if not for two factors:
"1. The call is based on a vastly improved U.S. economy next year that leads to higher real interest rates and they haven't exactly been knocking the ball out of the park lately in their economic forecasts.
"2. The firm has a reputation for telling investors to do one thing and then betting against it, as many (some in Congress) believe was the case with subprime mortgages as the housing bubble peaked. ..."


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Honors and Awards
- Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 21, 2012)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2012-13)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2011, 2012, 2013)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2013-Sand)
- Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2013)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, 2013; Spring 2013)
2013: Senior
Hayley Thramer was one of three captains on the 2013 squad as she has helped lead a young Husker team in her final season with NU • Suffered a knee injury in the spring of 2013 that has sidelined her from competing during the fall • Named Academic All-Big Ten.
2013 Sand Season
Thramer posted an 8-4 record with partner Amber Rolfzen during Nebraska's inaugural sand season.
2012: Junior
Earned academic All-Big Ten honors • Averaged 1.64 kills and 1.17 blocks per set in 2012 • Named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 21• Finished second in the Big Ten in blocks during conference play with a total of 103 and an average of 1.32 per set • Led the Huskers in blocks and blocks per set as a junior • Posted at least 10 kills on five occasions as a junior • Notched at least five blocks 16 times • Had a career-high 12 kills against Michigan on Sept. 30 and posted a career-high 10 blocks against Purdue on Nov. 10 • Notched a hitting percentage of at least .300 or better 18 times • Finished sixth in the Big Ten in blocks for the season • Recorded seven kills and six total blocks against UCLA on Aug. 25 and a hitting percentage of .467 the following day against Notre Dame • Notched seven kills against Oklahoma and went on to record five blocks against Kentucky • Recorded nine kills against Iowa State, notching 22 swings for a .318 hitting percentage • Posted 10 kills against Penn State on Sept. 19, while also totaling eight blocks • Notched seven kills on 10 swings (.700) and three blocks against Ohio State • Was errorless against Michigan State, as she recorded four kills on 10 swings and also notched four total blocks on Sept. 26 • Notched 12 kills on 20 attacks (.450) as she went on to record seven block assists in the match against Michigan on Sept. 30 • Posted 10 kills and five blocks against Indiana on Oct. 6 • Had 11 kills on 20 swings for a .500 hitting percentage against Wisconsin, also posting six total blocks • Went on to record 10 kills on 19 swings (.421) against Minnesota, contributing seven blocks • Notched six kills on 12 attacks and six blocks against Iowa, while recording eight block assists • Recorded a total of 17 blocks against Indiana and Purdue, with 10 coming against Purdue • Posted seven kills against Minnesota.
2011: Sophomore
Thramer made solid strides in 2011, making her first career start at New Mexico on Aug. 27, where she totaled six kills and three blocks • Averaged 1.04 kills, 0.28 digs and 1.08 blocks per set • Notched a career-high 12 kills on 22 attacks against Purdue on Oct. 7 • Recorded a career-high eight block assists three times during the season, with the last against Illinois on Oct. 22 • Finished with a career-high 10 blocks against the Fighting Illini • Was second on the team in blocks with 100 and an average of 1.08 blocks per set • Recorded a hitting percentage of .300 or better 13 times during the 2011 season, including a .500 hitting percentage against Penn State on Sept. 21 and Michigan State on Nov. 5 • Produced at least five total blocks on nine occasions throughout the season • Posted eight blocks against New Mexico State on Aug. 26 • Recorded another eight blocks against Penn State on Sept. 21 • Honored as an academic All-Big Ten selection.
2010: Redshirt Freshman
Thramer was forced to miss the entire 2010 season while she recovered from shoulder surgery due to an injury she suffered during 2010 spring practice.
2009: Freshman
Thramer redshirted in her first season at Nebraska.
High School
Thramer was one of the state's top high school performers at Ewing High School for Coach Suz Funk • Ranked No. 64 nationally by Prepvolleyball.com and was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 honoree • Started four seasons, totaling 1,511 kills, 513 blocks, 232 service aces and 636 digs, as Ewing went 91-4 with a state title and two runner-up finishes • Led EHS to a perfect 36-0 record and a Class D-2 state title in 2008 • Totaled 478 kills on .515 hitting, 110 blocks, 138 digs and 98 aces to earn first-team All-Nebraska honors from the Omaha World-Herald and Super-State honors from the Lincoln Journal Star • Totaled 61 kills in the state tournament, including 19 in the state title victory over Chambers, en route to Class D-2 Player-of-the-Year honors • Totaled 450 kills as a junior, including 37 in a state title loss to Paxton, to earn Class D-2 Player-of-the-Year honors • Honored for her basketball exploits, as she was a three-time all-state honoree who led her team to three straight state titles and a 70-10 record • Finished her career with 1,227 points, 1,107 rebounds and 265 blocked shots, as she averaged 11.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game as a senior • Placed at the state track meet in the high jump in both her junior and senior years • Excelled in the classroom, carrying a 4.0 GPA to earn academic all-state laurels and graduate first in her class • Named a state finalist for the 2008 Wendy's High School Heisman • Played club volleyball for the Nebraska Juniors and Coach Gwen Egbert and was a starter on the 2009 Junior Olympic 18-and-Under national championship team • Recruited by Wisconsin and Creighton before deciding to become a Husker.


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Got Cline Shale shock? Public hearing to help
The Cline Shale formation.It's certainly on the tip of every tongue in the West Texas area, as local officials and residents continue to play up or down the expected effects of what the U.S. Geological Survey is saying could be largest oil-related discovery in the Permian Basin in the last 50 years.The shale formation — which includes organic-rich shale, with a total organic content (TOC) estimated at 1 percent to 8 percent, according to experts — sits beneath Fisher, Nolan, Sterling, Coke, Glasscock, Tom Green, Howard, Mitchell, Borden and Scurry counties. According to geologists, the formation runs about 140 miles north to south and about 70 miles wide through Howard, Glasscock, Reagan and Sterling counties.As oil companies scurry to tap into the formation, the impact of their operations — which will likely include fractured vertical wells expected to consume millions of gallons of water — is something local city and county governments are trying to process, according to Terry Wegman, executive director of the Big Spring Economic Development Corporation."It's certainly something everyone has been talking about. However, it can be really tough for officials and residents to get real information on what the discovery could and will mean for the Howard County area," Wegman said.Enter the Eagle Ford Consortium, a group made up of officials and business owners living in the 20-county, South Texas area where the Eagle Ford Shale formation is currently being cultivated."Most everyone has heard of the current oil and gas boom going on in North Dakota with the Bakken Shale," Wegman said. "That boom is approximately five years ahead of the Cline Shale discovery. The Eagle Ford Shale formation is about two years ahead of where we are."The Eagle Ford Consortium was started to help foster lines of communication between the oil companies in the area and the government bodies, such as cities, counties and school districts. They also delve into the effects the discovery has had on the local cities and counties, which is very valuable information for us as we try to figure out what to expect."Members of the consortium will be in Big Spring at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the Dora Roberts Community Center for a presentation on what effects counties can expect from the Cline Shale exploration, according to Wegman."We'll have a presentation regarding the basics of the Cline Shale formation, which will delve into what it is and where it's located," Wegman said. "We'll also talk about its potential in comparison to other oil plays around the country and what's currently planned to develop the play, including what types of businesses will move into our communities to support that development."Following that presentation, Jeff Labenz-Hough, an architect and one of the leaders of the Eagle Ford Consortium, will talk about the opportunities and challenges associated with the rapid development of a major oil play to our community and region."Following Labenz-Hough's presentation, consortium members Paula Sydel and Jimmie Lopez will talk about the lessons the small businesses and cities have learned through the Eagle Ford Shale exploration, according to Wegman."Right now, most people in the Permian Basin are wondering how the Cline Shale will affect them and their cities," Wegman said. "By looking at what the Eagle Ford Consortium has experienced and gone through, we can try to get an idea of what's to come. It can also help us figure out what we can be doing to ready ourselves for it in the meantime."Early estimates for the Cline Shale formation — based on Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy's exploration in the area — put the estimated recoverable reserves at 30 billion barrels of oil. By comparison, the U.S. Geological Survey estimates the Eagle Ford holds up to 7 billion to 10 billion in recoverable reserves, while the Bakken Shale could hold as much as 4.3 billion barrels of recoverable oil.For more information on the meeting, contact Wegman at 432-264-6032.


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A graveside ceremony to honor the man whose financial gift made Bacon Academy a reality 210 years ago also paid tribute to a man who cherished the history of the school and of Colchester.
A graveside ceremony to honor the man whose financial gift made Bacon Academy a reality 210 years ago also paid tribute to a man who cherished the history of the school and of Colchester.
?Just a few feet from the graves of Pierpoint Bacon and his wife in the Old Burying Ground, classmates and family of Stanley F. Moroch gathered on Wednesday morning to remember him.
?Bacon Academy is named for Pierpoint Bacon, who, upon his death in 1800, left an endowment of $35,000 for a school in town. Colchester's current high school on Norwich Avenue bears his name.
Town historian honored
Moroch, the town's longtime historian, passed away Jan. 17. He was a graduate of the Bacon Academy class of 1944.
?"We spent all four years in that school, right there," said Moroch's classmate, Harold Goldberg, who pointed to the original Bacon Academy building on Main Street. Part of it is currently used by the school's alternative education program.
?"He was really liked by everyone, and was a true ambassador who brought people together," Goldberg said of Moroch. "Stanley stands out."
?Melvin Scott, another classmate of Moroch's, recalled how Moroch and other young men in town were affected by the tumultuous World War II years, and had to make life-changing decisions at such a young age.
?"He spent those years rendering service to his family, and his community," Scott said. "I've often thought that in that time of trials, at age 18, the character of Stanley Moroch was made as a man and a person. He was a man of the people ... and an outstanding student of history."
?The Bacon Academy Board of Trustees organizes the Founder's Day event. Sawchuck, the chairwoman of Founder's Day, said Moroch also played a key part.
?"Stanley ... was pleased when the Trustees re-established Founder's Day," Sawchuk said. "He took pride and pleasure in setting up much of the activities that honored the memory of Pierpoint Bacon."
?Bacon Academy senior students Kathryn Stevens and Amanda Stanton placed a wreath on Bacon's grave, and Romanna Romaniv read from the part of his will that established a school in town.
?Seniors Kenneth Spranzo and Marissa Gannon read a biography of Bacon, and the school's chamber choir sang the school song, "Baconia."?After the ceremony, students and guests had lunch in nearby Day Hall, a former Bacon Academy home economics area.


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Sunday, January 20, 2013 11:23 am
Obama worships at historic AME church in DC
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press
Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attended services with their daughters Malia and Sasha at the downtown Washington church.
Introducing Mrs. Obama, the Rev. Marie P. Braxton said, "I'd like to say that she is the first lady of the world." The pastor invited congregants to sing "Happy Birthday," to the first lady, who celebrated her 49th on Thursday, and Mrs. Obama stood and waved.
With the first family were Obama's sister, Maya Soetoro-ng, and Mrs. Obama's mother and brother, Marian and Craig Robinson.
The sermon by the Rev. Ronald E. Braxton, the church's senior pastor, was about trusting in God. "Never take God out of the equation. Whatever you undertake in life, make sure God has the leading role," Braxton said. "With God, all things are possible."
The Old Testament reading during the service came from the book of Exodus, Chapter 14, in which the Israelites cross the Red Sea as Moses leads them out of Egypt.
The church, which is celebrating its 175th anniversary, was draped in the reds, greens and golds found in African Kente cloth. The program said Sunday's service was a dual celebration of Obama's second inaugural and of the anniversary of King's birthday.
Word must have spread that the first family was coming: Pews were full, and the back cover of the program was printed with an official photo of the Obamas. Church-goers rose to their feet, and those in the balcony leaned over to catch a glimpse, as the Obamas entered from a back room as the gospel choir continued to sing. The Obamas sat in the second row, and Secret Service agents sat in the third row.
Metropolitan AME Church also hosted prayer services before the 1993 and 1997 inaugurations of Bill Clinton and Al Gore.


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PLANO, TEXAS -- Country music star Randy Travis is out of the hospital and has been relocated to a physical therapy facility.
Travis was admitted to a hospital July 8th for congestive heart failure. He had a stroke two days later and underwent surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.
Travis's fiancee Mary Davis has released a statement saying, "Thanks to all the fans and friends for your continued prayers and support as Randy continues on the road to recovery."