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Hill-Murray won the Schwan Cup Gold Division title after beating St. Thomas Academy in a shootout. The game ended in a 3-3 overtime time. Photo by Adam Crane
Willie Brown
The last five minutes of Hill-Murray's hockey practices is reserved for players to sharpen moves that could result in goals.
Willie Brown has used the time wisely.
Brown's deft shootout goal clinched a 4-3 victory against St. Thomas Academy (No. 1, Class 1A) in Friday's Schwan Cup Gold Division championship game at Ridder Arena. The game will be officially recorded as a 3-3 tie but that did not damper Brown's excitement.
With the teams tied 1-1 in the best-of-three shootout, Brown went to his backhand and made Cadets' goaltender David Zevnik "bite a little bit" then switched to his forehand and blistered a shot into the upper corner.
"Especially since we suffered that loss to them earlier it was a really good way to end this game," Brown said, referring to the Cadets' 2-1 victory Dec. 15. "Scoring the game-winner tops it off."
Hill-Murray (No. 2, Class 2A) jumped to a 2-0 second period lead Friday on goals from Zach Mills and Mitch Slattery. It was the first time in seven games the Cadets allowed more than two goals.
"When you play a team that's as good as they are defensively you want to keep getting pucks to the net," said Pioneers assistant coach Pat Schafhauser, who filled in for head coach Bill Lechner. Lechner flew to Colorado on Friday to meet a new grandchild.
The Cadets showed grit in coming back. Goals from Alex Johnson and Alex Broetzman tied the game 2-2 at the second intermission.
Hill-Murray defenseman Sam Becker broke the deadlock on a shot from the point at 6:08 of the third period. But the Cadets rallied to tie it 3-3 at 9:54 on a rebound goal from Gunnar Regan.
The teams did not score in the eight-minute overtime period, forcing a shootout. Slattery scored for the Pioneers and Henry Hart got the Cadets on the board. But Brown got the final word.
-- David La Vaque, Star Tribune staff writer
Hill-Murray's Willie Brown fires a pass in the Pioneers' victory over St. Thomas Academy. Brown scored the winner in a shootout. Photo by Adam Crane
Like the meeting of a cold front and a warm front, No. 2-ranked Hill-Murray and St. Thomas Academy (No. 1, Class 1A) clashed in a 3-3 tie Friday.
Hill-Murray brought its usual offensive flair, heating up the building. The Cadets' defense was an ice bath, freezing out any flashes of scoring.
Just like when two weather systems meet, a storm broke out at Ridder Arena.
In what was maybe the best game of the 2012-13 season so far, the strengths of the old rivals were showcased as the game grinded to a high-intensity stalemate and left the teams tied in nearly every category.
Three goals each, 38 shots on net and an impressive zero penalty minutes. When one team had a scoring chance, the other answered. Big hits were traded. Even an extra 8 minutes of overtime wasn't enough to find a winner.
"It was a heavyweight battle," St. Thomas Academy co-head coach Greg Vannelli said. "Each team had their punches right. The momentum just kept going back and forth."
In most high school games, mistakes are easy to find. They cause goals, penalties happen, breakdowns go both ways. On Friday they were few and far between.The goals came mostly on rebounds and opportunities created by strength and grinding towards the net.
With nobody in the box, the game flowed end-to-end and didn't allow one team to get an upper hand.
"I like when the refs call it like that," Hill-Murray senior captain Zach LaValle said about the absence of penalties. "Gives us a chance to play hockey actually. There was a few shots out there they could have called but I enjoyed just playing the game of hockey five-on-five."
With a nice rhythm going on the ice, Hill-Murray assistant coach Pat Schafhauser preached error-free hockey as a key to coming out on top.
"Simple is better, especially when you are playing against a really skilled team like [St. Thomas Academy] who is also sound defensively" he said. "Trying to do too much with the puck often leads to turnovers."
Despite the impasse, Hill-Murray was happy to exit the game with the title of Schwan Cup Gold Division champions even though no team has ever won this division and gone on to win a state championship – with Duluth East being the latest victim.
"It gives us a lot of momentum going into the second half of the year," LaValle said. "We're just gonna keep moving forward, trying to get better every day.
-- Walker Orenstein, MN Hockey Hub staff
Willie Brown and Mitch Slattery scored in a shootout to hand Hill-Murray the Schwan Cup Gold Division crown in a 3-3 tie with Classic Suburban Conference rival St. Thomas Academy Friday, Dec. 28, at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.
In an incredible stalemate of a game, both teams toughed it out with spectacular defense and high intensity. Mitch Slattery scored a highlight-reel goal and three players scored for both teams in regulation.
In the end, the flashy offense of No. 2-ranked (Class 2A) Hill-Murray (10-1-1) came through in the shootout.
Both teams had 38 shots on net, and goaltenders David Zevnik of St. Thomas Academy and John Dugas of Hill-Murray each made 35 saves, not including the shootout.
The first period ended tied at zero, with Hill-Murray getting an upper hand in shots and scoring chances. Neither team took a penalty.
End-to-end play erupted when the Pioneers put up two goals in the second to take the lead.
Junior Zach Mills got the scoring started, and Slattery wowed the crowd with some dipsy-doodling stickhandling to beat multiple defenders and senior goaltender David Zevnik.
The No. 1-ranked (Class 1A) Cadets (8-1-1) came roaring back in the period as senior Alex Johnson scored a five-hole goal and Alec Broetzman tacked on another.
Hill-Murray's Sam Becker and St. Thomas Academy's Gunnar Regan scored goals for the squads in the third period, sending the game to overtime.
The Pioneers scored twice in the shootout. Henry Hart scored the lone shootout goal for the Cadets.
-- Walker Orenstein, MN Hockey Hub staff
1. Mitch Slattery, Hill-Murray
The great unknown, a junior forward scored a fabulous goal in regulation and had a stunning shootout goal to help Hill-Murray take the championship. He is second in scoring on the Pioneers with 18 points (10 goals, 8 assists).
2. Willie Brown, Hill-Murray
His shootout game-winner was the deciding factor in a gridlocked matchup. He made a few nice moves before finishing and bracing for his screaming and charging teammates. It takes guts to take the anchor spot on the shootout and he earned it.
3. Jack Dougherty, St. Thomas Academy
The junior defenseman had an assist on the game-tying goal in the third period for the Cadets and contributed to the lockdown defense. Dougherty and his defense partners kept the high-flying Pioneers to the outside of the rink throughout the game.
-- Walker Orenstein, MN Hockey Hub staff


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ATLANTA (Reuters) - The first twin giant panda cubs to be born in the United States and survive have been given names that come from a Chinese idiom meaning "something indescribably beautiful and magnificent," zoo officials in Atlanta said on Wednesday.
The names - Mei Lun (may loon) and Mei Huan (may hwaan) - were announced when the male cubs reached 100 days old, in keeping with ancient Chinese tradition.
More than 51,000 people voted on ABC television's "Good Morning America" website to choose from five sets of names suggested for the pair by staff at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China, Zoo Atlanta officials said.
"We're delighted to finally be able to place names with two youngsters who have not only made an indelible mark on the history of Zoo Atlanta, but who have also made history in the U.S.," said Zoo Atlanta President and Chief Executive Raymond King.
The panda cubs, born in July at Zoo Atlanta, will not be on public view until late fall. Until then they can be seen live via a webcam on the zoo's website, said zoo spokeswoman Keisha Hines.
The cubs were the fourth and fifth babies born to mother Lun Lun and male Yang Yang, both 15. All five cubs were the product of artificial insemination, according to zoo officials.
Giant pandas are an endangered species that only live in the wild in a few mountain ranges in central China. An estimated 1,600 live in the wild and about 300 in captivity, mostly in China, zoo officials said.
Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Steve Orlofsky

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If you read all the way through last week's posts you'll already know that it was thanks to the generous contributions of several people who shared material with me that I was able to present such an abundance of art and information to you.
Even after everything we looked at, a good number of scans remain unseen on my hard drive. I'll save some for another time... but let's enjoy just a few more Bob Peak illustrations from that batch before moving on.
You know, many thoughtful folks send me stuff. Its a wonderful (and entirely unexpected) benefit of having started this blog. But I don't think its their intention to share their treasures with me alone... I believe they are happy to find someplace where this fantastic artwork will once more see the light of day.
Often I file these things away, because they fit perfectly with something I have bigger plans for in the future. But sometimes I feel badly that I'm hanging onto these contributions for so long - when I'm sure the person who sent the material is anxious for me to share it with you.
So this week I'm going to dip into the archives and present "Stuff People Sent Me". That's our theme.
To start the week, my thanks to Charlie Allen and Harold Henriksen for contribution today's scans.
If you'd like a closer look at any of these pieces, they now reside at full size in my Bob Peak Flickr set.
Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Monday, April 21, 2008
A Last Peek at Peak
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btw, leif...i was told a few years back by the guy who owns "flesk publications"(i think his name was john fleskes)...that he had plans to eventually publish a book on BOB PEAK....i think that would be great...brian...ReplyDelete
The funny thing is, I just used one of those samsonite suitcases pictured in that ad, for a trip to Tokyo... one of the large rust-colored ones!ReplyDelete
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Are you searching for school psychology graduate programs? Looking to jumpstart or enhance your career with a school psychology degree? If you're interested in education, especially working as a school psychologist, earning a master's in school psychology or completing a school psychology doctoral program may be invaluable. Finding the right campus-based school psychology programs for you may be a great next step toward your goals.
Choosing the Right On-Campus School Psychology Programs
If you're interested in school psychology graduate programs on a traditional brick-and-mortar campus, you may find a wealth of options at your fingertips. Whether you wish to attend an institution in your area, a commutable distance from home and work, or whether you want to attend a school in a new area, traditional programs have a number of distinct advantages you may be able to utilize.
If you thrive in a traditional classroom setting, attending lectures in person and engaging in classroom debates, on-campus options may be for you. Campus programs allow students to interact one-on-one with professors, teaching assistants, and peers, taking advantage of important networking opportunities, collaborating with fellow students, and maybe even getting involved with research opportunities. Traditional campuses may also have support services, such as academic and career planning support, libraries, gyms, and technology in place for students to take advantage of. Moreover, with the increasing role technology plays in the higher education landscape, more traditional programs may be offering online course options alongside typical classroom ones, increasing the options for flexibility.
When choosing your perfect on-campus school psychology graduate program, here are a few more things you may wish to consider:
- What is your preferred focus area?
psychologists have a wide range of responsibilities, from identifying and testing students for learning disabilities or other exceptional needs, developing IEPs and behavioral plans, to conducting interventions and ensuring cooperation between teachers, parents and guardians, as well as playing many other roles. If you are interested in a specific area or age group, you may be able to find a program that enables that focus in your studies.
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- If you are interested in a career in research, finding a program that allows you to gain hands-on experience conducting and analyzing research alongside your peers and professors may be one of your priorities, especially if you wish to go on to earn your Ph.D. in school psychology. If you are jumpstarting a new career as a school psychologist, real-world observation and practice may be invaluable to your learning process. Finding a program that emphasizes the types of opportunities you need to grow and learn most effectively may be an important factor in your decision.
What Types of School Psychology Graduate Programs are Available?
Whether you are looking for school psychology master's programs, school psychology doctoral programs, or to earn a graduate certificate, you may be able to find numerous on-campus options for your consideration. But, even after narrowing down between those three levels, choosing the specific degree type may be a challenge. Keeping in mind the similarities and differences between each may help you to differentiate which ones are right for you.
School Psychology Master's Programs
Depending on where you live, your educational and professional experience, and your intended career path, a master's in school psychology may be a minimum prerequisite for certification or to meet other career goals and necessities. Whether you want to be a certified school psychologist, or have another career goal in mind, earning your master's degree in school psychology may be a valuable asset in enhancing your career and opening new professional and academic doors.
If you're looking for school psychology master's programs, you may choose between several different degree types:
- M.A. and M.S. programs in school psychology may be the most commonly offered. These programs typically have much in common, and differences are likely to vary between institutions. One important discerning factor for choosing between an M.A. and M.S. in school psychology is whether the program in question requires a thesis. If you intend to pursue research or go on to earn your doctorate, completing a thesis may be a valuable component to your success.
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Specialist degrees in school psychology may include Ed.S., Psy.S., and SSP degrees. Ed.S. and Psy.S. may typically be offered by schools of education and psychology respectively, a distinguishing factor that may reflect on the program's particular focus areas. Psy.S. programs, for example, may be more psychological or clinically focused than an education-oriented Ed.S. program. An SSP, or Specialist in School Psychology, may have factors in common with the Psy.S., and may typically be aimed at the practitioner working in the institution and with the student population.
Each of these degree types might include specific subject area concentrations such as age groups, disability types or other topics, and the programs are likely to vary accordingly.
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- School psychology Ph.D. programs may be the most commonly offered and most recognizable doctorate degree type. Often research-oriented, these programs may require research experience (such as a thesis) as a prerequisite to entry, and may be widely applicable in a variety of areas within school psychology.
- Ed.D. programs in school psychology are typically offered by schools of education. These programs may be accordingly take an education perspective, and may or may not have the same research requirements as a Ph.D. These may often be oriented toward working professionals in the field.
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Stone Lifting
Round-back deadlifting, in the form of lifting heavy, odd-shaped objects, has been a staple of grappling training since time immemorial. Ancient athletes would test themselves as a rite of passage and every village had a large stone sitting at its border, the ability to lift same signaled a lad's entry into adulthood. Often, at festivals and other celebrations, large, smooth stones were brought in as contests, along with all manner of athletic games and sports.
The ability to lift unwieldy objects to the waist, chest, or shoulder directly correlates to combat training. In hand-to-hand combat, you'll find yourself in any number of unanticipated positions wherein you need to exert strength. You must also train your back to be able to lift out of a set groove, without injury. Ancient wrestlers trained with large, round stones in order to develop this type of lower back and hip power.
Stone balls are extremely unwieldy and slippery, requiring total body strength, including grip and arms. Unlike a nice, grooved, deadlift, round-stone lifting requires you drape yourself over the ball with a rounded back, then stabilize the spine through tremendous abdominal contraction as you bring the stone into position, whereupon the spine may flex. The ability to create this inter-abdominal pressure--and to stabilize the spine in this awkward position--is crucial both to the success of the lift and preventing injury. This is the same skill needed in lifting and throwing an opponent.
People talk about this type of lift as being another kind of groove, but each time you lift objects like these, each lift is a little bit different. Because of the shifting nature of odd objects, like stones or sand bags, the stabilizer muscles of the spine constantly come into play. Unlike the deadlift, no two stone lifts are ever the same. While there is technique to it, and people do find their best "path", it's much more difficult than the standard barbell lifts.
There's something very primal and satisfying about wresting a large stone from the earth. Barbells, dumbbells and kettlebells were made to be lifted--stones were not. There's nothing I like more than stripping down to my shorts, with my woman behind the camera, tearing a slumbering stone from its terrestrial resting place, and, with all the fury of an ancient warrior testing himself with the village manhood stone, successfully hefting it aloft! The admiring glances of your woman, and the sudden surge in T-levels, can make for a hot, post-workout rendezvous. It's gratifying and I highly recommend it, even if you're not a combat athlete or wrestler.
There are many sources for these types of stones. These particular stones I'm lifting here were made by my friend, Joe Egan, out of concrete and are beautifully molded. They're much cheaper than granite and nice and smooth on the bare skin. You can buy granite stones, both rough and smooth, from various sources on the web, one is atomicathletic.com.
Q: I am a 41 year old man with mild cerebral palsy which often impedes my movement due to contraction of the muscles surrounding the joints in my legs, hips and lower body. Sometimes, I am fine and I can walk with just a very slight limp. Other times, I must walk with a cane. I have a very low fitness level and am too shy and self conscious to join a standard gym. I am extremely motivated to change as working out will directly enable me to avoid being in a wheelchair in middle and old age. Based on this, do you feel that your Joint Training DVD program would be of benefit to me ?
A: Any kind of mobility training, including The Encyclopedia of Joint Mobility, would be excellent for you, since mobility is the ability to move a joint through the range of motion--with control--and this is a skill critical to keeping you out of a wheelchair. You'll also need some strength training to keep ahead of degeneration.
You should get started on your program right away. You needn't be self-conscious in a gym, as you are there to work hard, like any serious trainee. You'd surely be an inspiration to people there, but truly, you don't need a gym at all to attain your fitness goals.
Yours in Strength & Health,
PS. Outdoor training event in the Poconos Saturday 5 July...Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for details
PSS. The odd-object lifting goes into play--in force!--Sat 12 July at the Gladiator Seminar, with Zach Even-Esh, in Edison NJ--only 20 people permitted and you definitely want to be one of them. Click here for the video! Watch Zach shaking down the ropes! Witness me crawling out from the primordial surf!
11 comments:
- zevenesh said...
YES BEAST!! We have a 260 lb stone at The Underground! Let's see what we can do with it at our seminar! ha ha
Who's backyard is that! Beautiful training right there! See you soon Beast!
- June 1, 2008 at 10:09 AM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Well, Zach, everyone can watch you lift it and then watch me...try to roll it! That's my friend, Joe Egan's backyard in Manchester NH and I'm doing a whole series the toys out there: The Strength Gardener's Guide to Growing Muscles.
See you soon, my friend!
- June 1, 2008 at 11:41 AM
Hey Steve, Thanks for a great seminar on Saturday. Hope sunday went well for ya, Dave Parsons
- June 1, 2008 at 4:28 PM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Thanks Dave! Too bad you couldn't stay, it was a real good time this morning.
- June 1, 2008 at 4:38 PM
Thanks again, Saturday's seminar was fantastic! Your Encyclopedia of Joint Mobility DVD is top-notch and TONS of info that I really need. I especially like the last section on the rocking sequences, WOW!
Doug Boutot
- June 3, 2008 at 5:02 AM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Hey Doug,
Thanks! I had such a good time in NH. It was a pleasure spending time with all you guys and I'd like to return on a more regular basis. It was great seeing you and your form and technique are flawless, very impressive.
- June 3, 2008 at 8:27 AM
Thanks very much for the compliments, hearing that from you is high praise for me and very humbling. Dave Parsons says I should frame it! I told him I agree! Ha ha! I hope you do come to New England regularly, I'll train with you whenever I can.
Doug Boutot
- June 4, 2008 at 5:37 AM
- Franz Snideman said...
Awesome STEVE! I don't have any stones at Revolution but we do have some heavy D-balls that are very challenging to lift!
Awesome blog and great to see you cranking!
- June 11, 2008 at 5:34 PM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Hey Franz!
Thanks for stopping by, it's so nice to hear from you. Give Yoanna a kiss for me and your baby, too.
- June 12, 2008 at 1:49 PM
- Peter Kim, MD said...
Do you know about any instructional materials or programs on doing stone lifting, without injuring yourself? :)
- July 11, 2008 at 4:20 PM
- Steve Maxwell said...
Hey Peter,
Steve Jeck wrote a book on stone lifting, Stones & Strength, but didn't delve too far into technique. Google his name, he's one of the premiere experts on it.
Round back stone lifting is an art form. - Steve
- July 27, 2008 at 11:25 AM


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When I picked up my son from soccer practice recently he asked me, "why do you always pick me up on the Bettie?" And I replied, "because it's not a car and it's fun." He nodded and smiled.
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A sportsman's delight — Daylight Saving Time — when first begun referred to as "summer time," begins at 2 a.m. Sunday and runs until 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4.
Even though our clocks have shuffled between Eastern Standard Time and Daylight Savings Time through the years since World War I, when Daylight Saving Time was used to save fuel, it is now a set event. In 2007 a definite schedule went into effect deeming Daylight Saving Time to start on the second Sunday in March and revert back to Eastern Standard Time the first Sunday in November.
These February photos of trees and flowers blooming show they got a jump on the clock and have already shouted, "spring forward," so remember to turn your clocks ahead an hour before going to bed Saturday.


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NWSB Insider and Seattle Storm blogger Ben Tole fills us all in on the Seattle Storm's final two games of the first half before the Olympic Break. Plus, get Ben's insight on how the Storm are in the perfect place at the perfect time to pounce on the rest of the Western Conference heading into the playoffs. With seven straight home games coming up, plus the return of Lauren Jackson, Ben thinks the WNBA Championship is within reach!
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Storm Roundup: Seattle stay hot and extend winning streak
NWSB Insider and Seattle Storm blogger Ben Tole tells us the Storm have realed off five consecutive wins boosting them to 6-7 on this season after a franchise worst 1-7 start. Last game out Tanisha Wright and Sue Bird made some clutch free throws in the final minute of the game to seal an 82-76 win.
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It's sort of amusing and sad, all at the same time. This is no surprise, as the response is co-authored by Dr. David Menton, a captial clown. He and co-author Mark Looy have produced a terrible mess: all their basic facts are wrong, dead-wrong. There is the clear impression that they have not even looked at the original reports (a point further evidenced by the fact that they cite only one of the two back-to-back articles published in the same issue).
Most of the article discusses the report in the NY Times rather than the original reports in Nature. This has the clear implication that the authors are more interested in the public's perception of the matter and have no scientific interest in the actual fossil material itself. As if that needed to be said. It is another manifistation of that odd species of thought that is creationist solipsism.
Their opening shot is the fact that the discoverers, when interviewed, used tentative wording to describe their interpretations. This is a rather alien concept for creationists: the idea of proceeding cautiously towards conclusions, rather than brazenly starting with immutable revealed Truth.
Here's the pinnacle of dishonesty, though. Menton and Looy write: "[the use of tentative language implies that] the find is not as firm as evolutionists would lead you to believe". You only wish. I'm not sure how the use of tentative language could result in Daeschler and Shubin overblowing the implications of their discoveries. Creationists are no strangers to contradiction.
But as I said, they've got their facts dead-wrong, to the point of outright dishonesty. So, let me back that up. Here's the breakdown (break-down?) of some of their thoughts. I've taken some bits out of order.
There is the coelacanth fish, found in the same geological system (Devonian it is called) as this Tiktaalik discovery, that also has lobed fins. These lobed fins were once thought to enable the coelacanth to walk on the ocean floorThanks for that careful bit of analysis there, guys. You should get a prize for that. Sorry that we didn't circulate a memo beforehand to point out that tetrapods are widely regarded to have desceded from lobe-finned fishes for maybe the past 50 years. Somehow, I think it might be odd if a bona fide fish-tetrapod intermediate were not allied with the lobe-finned fishes. If it had been anything else, it would have been a problem! But I'm glad these gentlement have conceded the point on behalf of AiG.
However, this business with the coelacanth is a pretty nasty equivocation: 'coelacanths are lobe-fins, Tiktaalik is a lobe-fin'. Hmm... I'm not sure if that really captures all the details, so perhaps a little comparison might help us evaluate this claim:
The authors' cluelessness takes them to previously unexplored depths of hoplessly impotent arguments. But these intrepid crusaders in the name of ignorance soldier on!
(in fact it was, like "Tiklaalik," once considered by evolutionists to be a type of transitional form). Later, it was determined that the coelacanth fins were used for better maneuvering through the water, and not for walking.These guys have their own wild and weird theory of evolution that has no basis in reality. Coelacanths are still considered a plesion (branch) on the tetrapod tree. Coelacanths, as demonstrated by a large amount of molecular and morphological data, are closely related to tetrapods. What happened was, J.L.B. Smith who was an ichthyologist and not a palaeontologist or evolutionary biologist, took the accepted relationships of coelacanths and tetrapods to infer that coelacanths might walk around on the bottom. He was shown to be wrong. Science moved on. This is quite different from how the authors of the Tiktaalik papers reached their conclusions.
Please consider for a moment the fin of an extant (i.e. living) coelacanth, on the left; and the fin skeleton of Tiktaalik on the right.
The fin skeleton of Tiktaalik is much more robust and has a number of prominent ridges and scars for muscle insertions. The joints have surfaces that permit a range of motion in the fin elements suggesting flexibility and even elbow joint movement. The shoulder bones (not shown -- I'll try to get an image up soon) are like a tetrapod's: it has a robust, plate like region where the limb attaches. It has grooves and passages for more muscle attachments and suggests that there was a very sturdy shoulder region. All of these are features that set Tiktaalik apart from a coelacanth or any other lobe-finned fish and ally it closely with tetrapods. Moreover, the distinct structure of the two types of fin implies radically different functions, nonetheless. Whatever functional argument you want to make for that is immaterial, the fact remains that the equivocation of Tiktaalik's fin skeleton with that of a modern coelacanths is pretty absurd. But you guys looked pretty funny doing it! Nice try!
This hopelessly optimistic appraisal kind of made me feel sad on the inside:
The new creature uncovered in the Arctic might be something similar.If only they knew how wrong they were, 'maybe, just maybe the editors of Nature were having a slow newsday and decided to publish two back-to-back articles on another generic lobe-finned fish!'. I hate to break your heart, Tiny Tim, but it ain't similar to a coelacanth -- that's why it's newsworthy!
After completely embarassing themselves in the domain of diversity, they move on to anatomy, the area where Menton is supposed to be an expert. In the process, they manage to discover the nexus of pathetic and hilarious:
[T]he bones for Panderichthys, Tiktaalik and the coelacanth are imbedded in the muscle, and are not attached to the axial skeleton, which you would find in a reptile or amphibian (and which would be necessary for weight-bearing appendages). [emphasis added - MB]Presumably this is about how the shoulder girdle lacks a direct structural connection to the vertebral column. In fishes, the front fins attach to the shoulder girdle which is embedded in the tissues and muscles of the body. Well, guess what? It's exactly the same way in almost all primitive tetrapods, including Ichthyostega and Acanthostega, the taxa widely held to be the next plesions up from Tiktaalik. In fact, this is general for most tetrapods, where a bony structural link to the ribs or vertebral column is the exception, not the rule. Do we laugh or cry here? I'm not sure.
On the other hand, if they're talking about the pelvic limbs, then Menton and Looy are just blowing smoke, because there is no report on the pelvic girdle here.
Also, there are other creatures (e.g., the Panderichthys) that are thought to be fish and yet appear to be similar in lobe and fin structure to Tiktaalik.Panderichthys is widely regarded as a close relative of tetrapods and it is only one node below Tiktaalik in the evolutionary tree presented by the authors of the Tiktaalik papers. It would, in fact, be somewhat of a problem if these two animals were not similar. Thanks for pointing this out, guys! It's amazing that these are the same people who say there aren't any transitional forms, but they've nicely admitted that both Panderichthys and Tiktaalik are transitional.
As we often state on this website, keep in mind that evolutionists and creationists have the same facts (e.g., fossils), but interpret the facts uncovered today differently in regard to the past.Well, apparently you don't have all the same facts. According to your "facts", the shoulder girdles of tetrapods generally have a bony connection to the vertebral column. Apparently your "facts" did not include the facts of tetrapod anatomy and diversity at all. Your "facts" are convenient selections of observations, untruths, and equivocation of terms like "lobe-fin". These are not facts at all, but the framework of a deceptive fantasy that helps insulate you from reality.
Because evolutionists want to discover transitional forms, when they find a very old fish with leg-bone-like bones in its fins, they want to interpret this as evidence that it is some sort of transitional creature. However, other fish seem to have the same sort of structure as stated above, and these bones are not constructed as one would expect for weight-bearing legs.So, there we have it again, further evidence that the authors have not read the paper. What appears to be more important than reality to these men is the term "lobe-fin", a term of convenience used to describe a general condition for a certain type of fish: the sarcopterygians. However, fin morphology is radically diverse in this group, and there are many ways of being a "lobe-finned fish". To deny the tetrapod-like nature of the fins of Tiktaalik on the basis of the fact that it happens to be a lobe-finned fish as well as is a coelacanth is a shameful advertisement of one's ignorance.
This is my favourite:
For the moment, we can confidently state that evolutionists have no examples of mutations or evolutionary processes that can lead to an increase in genetic information in a creature that would, for example, develop the appendage of a land animal from the fin of a fishHere are two men, claiming that they will be able to provide a scientific opinion on this discovery, and they haven't the foggiest clue about anything they're talking about. One of the most remarkable things about limb and fin development is the extraordinary conservation of molecular genetic mechanisms. For the most part, fins and limbs employ exactly the same set of genes to make their structure. The main difference is the timing, level, and position of the deployment of these genes. Until AiG specifies exactly what they mean by "new information" whenever they say this, it'll be uncertain as to what "new genetic information" is that they're talking about. Presumably, they've somehow measured "information" in fishes and tetrapods and found that tetrapods had "novel information"? I thought not.
The interesting thing about all this is that the Menton and Looy are simply pointing out that Tiktaalik has attributes of a fish, but doing nothing to dispute the observed similarities with tetrapods. Has it ever dawned on them that an animal somewhere between fishes and tetrapods might actually have some attributes of a fish? What makes me wonder is why AiG didn't post a picture of the specimen. There are, by now, tons of pictures on media websites all over the place. A Google image search for "tiktaalik" turns out four pages of results. Here's why: they're scared, deathly scared. The implications of Tiktaalik are so bloody obvious that they have a lot of work to do in order to deal with this one.


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Copper climbed to a highest level in two weeks after the U.S. Senate endorsed an accord aimed at preventing a debt default in the world's second-largest user of the metal.
Copper for delivery in three months on the London Metal Exchange increased as much as 0.6 percent to $7,300 a metric ton, the highest since Oct. 3, and traded at $7,283.75 at 9:05 a.m. Shanghai time.
The Senate voted 81-18 to halt the government shutdown and raise the U.S. debt limit, moving one step closer to ending the nation's fiscal impasse. The House of Representatives plans to vote later tonight and President Barack Obama supports the agreement. The Senate acted the day before U.S. borrowing authority was scheduled to lapse.
"The accord ended short-term risk in the copper market and triggered some short-covering this morning," said Yu Yi, an analyst with SDIC CGOG Futures Co. in Beijing. Short-covering refers to investors reversing bets on further declines.
Stockpiles tracked by the LME fell for 30th straight days to 502,750 tons yesterday, the lowest since March 7, daily exchange figures showed.
Copper for delivery in January advanced 0.7 percent to 52,590 yuan ($8,621) a ton on the Shanghai Futures Exchange. Metal for delivery in December rose for a sixth straight day, climbing 0.3 percent to $3.318 a pound on the Comex in New York.
On the LME, tin, aluminum, lead and zinc also rose, while nickel fell.
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Minor Hotel Group to Add Resort in the Seychelles AVANI Seychelles Barbarons Resort & Spa to Open in Late 2014
Minor Hotel Group (MHG), operator of over 100 hotels, resorts and serviced suites in 14 countries across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and the Indian Ocean, is pleased to announce that it will add a resort in the Seychelles to its portfolio with the opening of AVANI Seychelles Barbarons Resort & Spa.
Currently closed for an eight month renovation, the resort, which was formerly operated as Le Meridien Barbarons Beach Hotel, will re-open in the fourth quarter of 2014 following a USD 8 million refurbishment.
AVANI Hotels & Resorts is a vibrant upscale brand for guests who appreciate genuine hospitality and the details that matter. From stylish accommodation to appealing leisure facilities, quality dining options, family friendly amenities and romantic experiences, each hotel blends a vibrant contemporary style and essential comforts with a unique charm that reflects its stunning setting.
Comprising an archipelago of 115 exotic islands in the Indian Ocean east of mainland Africa, the Seychelles' year round tropical climate and postcard perfect beaches offer a paradise setting. Located on the west coast of Mahe Island, along the calm secluded bay of Barbarons Beach, guests of AVANI Seychelles Barbarons will be treated to unobstructed coastal views and direct access to a 600 metre stretch of beach and turquoise waters.
The resort is being extensively renovated to provide revamped style throughout. The arrival lobby, restaurants and bars and all guest rooms and suites are being refurbished to meet AVANI's fresh contemporary image. All 124 guest rooms and suites offer a balcony or terrace with views of the ocean, and are being redesigned to offer an improved use of space and a host of modern comforts. In addition there will be new walkways and decking all around the resort and pool to the beach, all surrounded by beautifully re-landscaped grounds.
In line with AVANI's simple approach to great dining with a creative edge, the two restaurants and bars are undergoing enhancements. The redesign will transform venues with brand new features and re-furbished spaces, as well as furniture and lighting refurbishments and upgraded kitchen facilities. Overlooking the ocean, the all day dining restaurant is to be enclosed and guests will be able to enjoy live cooking stations offering an interactive dimension. The à la carte beach level bar and restaurant is being renovated to offer a new restaurant, complete with a brand new kitchen. The main bar is to be opened onto the pool and will provide nightly live music.
Leisure facilities at the resort include a large fresh water swimming pool and a gym, and the rooftop terrace will feature a sundeck. Making the most of the Seychelles' oceanic playground, a range of water sports will include kayaking and snorkelling.
The resort's spa will offer one double and three single treatment rooms, as well as a plunge pool and steam room. Upgrades to the spa complex will include a renewed family friendly appeal with play areas in the garden. A children's club for youngsters aged six to 12 years will keep little ones happily entertained with a great range of activities. The resort's library will also be upgraded, as will the boutique. Meeting and conference facilities include a ballroom accommodating up to 180 guests, two boardrooms and a large break out area, along with a business centre. Complimentary WiFi will be available throughout the resort.
Dillip Rajakarier, CEO Minor Hotel Group, commented, "We are excited to add to our AVANI portfolio with a resort in the Seychelles later this year, a new country of operation for Minor Hotel Group. With our six existing properties in the Maldives and two in Sri Lanka across three of our brands, we are already a key player in the Indian Ocean and aim to further strengthen this position with additional Anantara and AVANI resorts under development in the Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka."
Dinesh Burrenchobay, Managing Director CHM Ltd – Currimjee Jeewanjee Hospitality Division, also commented, "We are very happy to be working in our first venture with Minor Hotel Group and reflagging the property to their dynamic AVANI brand. We are looking forward to introducing the newly rebranded and freshly refurbished resort later in the year while we are confident that it will be well received in the growing Seychelles market."
As part of Minor Hotel Group's global expansion of diverse quality brands, AVANI Hotels & Resorts was launched in late 2011 in Sri Lanka as a refreshing upscale hotel concept, to consolidate the group's presence in city and resort locations across Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East and Africa. 'AVANI' stems from the Sanskrit word for 'earth' – a meaning which is expressed through a grounded personality and simple sense of style. AVANI properties offer relaxed comfort and contemporary style to guests who value the details that matter.
There are currently five AVANI properties in operation – two in Sri Lanka, two in Vietnam and the recently added AVANI Sepang GoldCoast Resort in Malaysia. In addition to the Seychelles, two further AVANI hotels are to be added to the portfolio later this year – one in Bangkok, Thailand and one in Pemba in Mozambique. Additional new-build properties are also under development in Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.


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In most editions of the Greatest Show on Earth, the climactic spot is reserved for a human cannonball or some such time-warped specialty act. "Fully Charged," the lively and traditionalist 141st edition of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, has Brian Miser, aka The Human Fuse, a cheery fellow from Peru, Ind., who allows himself to be set on fire and launched across the arena du jour from a human crossbow he built himself.
Fair enough. If somebody were going to shoot you, unshielded and flaming, out of something at 65 miles per hour — for a lonely, 110-foot journey across the arenas of America — then I'd bet you'd want to have some say on the manufacture of the crossbow.
But in fact, Miser does not have the prime spot. That deservedly goes to the Negrey Troupe. On the face of it, this floor-bound troupe of mostly Russian gymnasts (many of them former Olympians) is less flashy than Mr. Flaming Asteroid Hoosier. But it is a truly formidable tumbling act (one of the best I have ever seen) that includes the execution of triple somersaults from the floor (as distinct from a trapeze high in the air, when gravity already has your body in flight). If you think about how hard it would be to do one such somersault, the notion of firing yourself into three from terra firma should give you pause.
This troupe is interesting in other ways. It's a collection of well-built young men presided over by the intriguingly matriarchal Yulia Negrey, who is not in first blush of youth, but still does that kind of inspiring stuff with her bod that few of us could ever do.
Better yet, Negrey solves one of the perennial challenges faced by Ringling: making full use of the arena spaces in which it works.
The producing Feld family is dedicated to the traditions of a circus still known as a three-ring affair. There will, I suspect, always be elephants and tigers, no matter how many protesters gather outside, or even how much sensibilities change. I won't debate any of that here; it's very complicated, and those who oppose animals in circuses certainly should not come to this one. But that issue aside, most venues like the Allstate Arena and the United Center have rectangular playing spaces.
Negrey and her guys lay down an 80-foot tumbling track, and the way they slice through the prosaic space — up and across — is thrilling indeed. If "Fully Charged" also had a full trapeze act (alas, it does not), we'd really be fired up.
Still, there are aerialists aplenty and a premiere high-wire performance from the knockout Danguir Troupe, a frenetic family act that understands that balancing never thrills an audience as much as motion on a wire.
When I saw the circus last Sunday, the Russian clown Stas was out of the show (an injury, I was told) leaving his partner, Vas, to labor mostly alone. The routines didn't work so well, mostly because the audience didn't buy into the premise of the interactive setup. Boy, is there a need for an arena-friendly star clown to fill the hole that has started to gape at Ringling since the exit of the great Bello Nock.
But then, I did not see this act at its best (Stas should be back by the time the show gets to the United Center). I also didn't see the strongmen who appear in the program; apparently they have lifted off for adventures elsewhere. A replacement is pending.
There are no screens in this attractively presented and notably hand-forged, brand-free show — those missteps of the past have been banished — and there is, huzzah, no evident digital technology to distract kids and their parents from the formidable skills of the Negreys and the other fine athlete-performers. I cringed when the vendors with the oversize popcorn showed up just as ringmaster Brian Crawford Scott was singing about the need to "think big" (focus on the dreams, folks, not the suggestive sells; the circus ain't Panda Express). But revenue is revenue, I guess, and it may have been coincidental; it's also worth noting that tickets start at affordable prices.
Thankfully, there are no visible recessionary cutbacks in the Greatest Show, where the band remains big and live, nine elephants parade, 18 Bengal tigers growl and the company still numbers 340 people of the old-school circus.
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When: Through Sunday (Allstate Arena), Nov. 16-27 (United Center)
Where: Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont; United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.
Tickets: $13-$90; 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com


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Fast forward a few decades, and it was time for another front porch drop-off. I've got a super awesome friend, who has been working really hard lately. She's in grad school (which is hard enough), plus she's got two awesome little kiddos to look after. I think she is really awesome, and I wanted to let her know how much I admire her and appreciate her... so I turned to the universal gesture of love and support: baking!
I made two big batches of Friendship Muffins: a batch of Mocha Muffins from Vegan Diner (back row), and Applesauce Oat Bran Muffins from Veganomicon (front row). I hadn't ever made either of these recipes before, but they both turned out really great. I'll confess that I kept a couple of each - I had to make sure I wasn't delivering icky duds!
It always seems to me that a baked good delivery should include one batch of goodies that speak directly to the spirit - even if they are a bit naughty - and another batch of goodies that speak to the body and are full of nutrition and goodness. The Mocha Muffins definitely deliver a caffeinated blast of love to the spirit - with espresso powder and chocolate chips they really pack a yum punch. The Applesauce Oat Bran muffins, on the other hand, are really quite nutritious but don't taste boring at all. They've got some nice warming spices and a little apple hint from the applesauce.
Once they were all packed up, I added a little card and a cute dishtowel with doggies on it, and left it on the front doorstep... This time I didn't call to harass her though, since I knew she'd find them when she came home from school! :)


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Rainbow List 2009 « The Rainbow List via kwout
I just blogged about The Rainbow List in my blog for my school. I notified the kids that we have many of the books from both this year's and last year's list. I will put some of the books on display too. The problem that I have with these books is that it is difficult to get kids to read them! Even though our school seems to be a supportive community and has an active Gay-Straight Alliance, I think it is still hard to be labeled. Usually when I booktalk a book with gay themes to 8th-9th graders, it does not get checked out. Even when I try to downplay that part of the story it still sits in the library after class. Sometimes the books with gay characters get checked out for required reading for a Human Development class (at least I got that into the curriculum!), or I might notice an older student checking one out, but hardly ever an 8th-9th grader. I blame it on their age, that they are probably afraid of being labeled as GLBTQ, and so they stay away from books with these themes (What they don't realize is you don't have to be a boy to read a book about a boy main character, you don't have to be a clone to enjoy a book about a clone as a main character. Why does reading a book about a gay or lesbian character possibly signify that the reader is gay or lesbian?). Of course, this doesn't stop me from buying and promoting these often excellent books, because I think even if one student reads and connects with a book like this it can be a life-changing event for him or her, and therefore the books are worth buying.
Do your students check out the books they know have gay themes? Which ones are the most popular? I would say, without doing any major research on it, that Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan is probably the most checked out book with gay themes in my library. What about yours? How can we as librarians combat this subtle homophobia in young teens? Or, is it not a problem in your library?
Along with The Rainbow List, please look at Lee Wind's blog celebrating YA GLBTQ books, I'm Here, I'm Queer, What the Hell do I Read? (Twilight fans must see his video Love Sucks: Good News for Gays and Vampires).


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WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - South Carolina defended its new voter-identification law in federal court on Monday, arguing the requirement that all voters show a form of photo ID prevents fraud without discriminating against black voters.
The Obama administration blocked the law in December, its latest attempt to stop a wave of laws in Republican-controlled states that require voters to show certain forms of photo ID at the polls.
The federal government says the state laws make voting more difficult for blacks, who are less likely than whites to have the required forms of photo ID and are also more likely to vote for Democrats.
South Carolina's legislature said it passed the identification law last year to prevent people from posing under a fake identity when going to vote, and to inspire more confidence in the integrity of elections.
"There is no conflict between the right to vote and (South Carolina's law)," said Christopher Bartolomucci, one of the lead attorneys for the state, during opening arguments in front of a three-judge panel sitting in Washington. "In fact, (it) safeguards the right to vote."
The U.S. Department of Justice stopped South Carolina's law from taking effect using a power under the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act that allows the government to veto voting rule-changes in states with a history of racial repression.
The Act also requires nine states -- South Carolina among them -- and certain counties to have all voting changes cleared in advance by the government. But the Obama administration has been selective about which voter ID laws it contests, focusing on those with stricter requirements. It also challenged the photo ID law in Texas, with arguments held in July.
South Carolina's new law requires voters to present one of five forms of photo ID, such as a passport, a driver's license or an identification card from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
In the first day of week-long hearings, South Carolina argued this requirement would not hurt blacks more than other groups.
Of 178,000 registered voters who did not have a driver's license or DMV photo identification in 2010, about 36 percent were racial minorities. The attorneys for the state said the rate was generally representative of the population as a whole, as 30 percent of the state's residents are not white.
But the federal government's lawyers said the discrepancy was too high, as proportionately more non-whites lacked photo identification. They also argued blacks had lower income levels, lower education and a lack of access to transportation, making it more difficult for them to get a photo ID.
"South Carolina cannot meet its burden of showing (its voter ID law) will not be motivated at least in part for a discriminatory purpose," said Bradley Heard, a lawyer with the Department of Justice.
The DOJ also disputed whether the law would truly prevent fraud, since there have been no proven cases of voter misrepresentation fraud in South Carolina -- the specific type of fraud that the state said would be solved by requiring photo identification.
The hearings are expected to go for another four days, with a decision likely before the Nov. 6 national election.
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Yesterday afternoon I have arrived in Cluj, most of you know what I'm talking about, but for those who don't, Cluj is a beautiful city in Romania and I like to come here as often as I can. The weather is nice with chilly evenings, and I think I packed too lightly but hope the sun will shine brightly for me these days.
Here is the first set of photos I took after my arrival, I was quite tired after waking up at 5 AM and briefly sleeping in the train, I wore something floral, something Spring inspired and pastels again.
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James Hoggan | October 17, 2006
By James Hoggan • Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - 14:31
NRSP exposed – controlled by energy industry lobbyists (click here)
The new public relations group calling itself the Natural Resources Stewardship Project is a classic example of an astroturf group - a surprisingly well-funded PR team that presents itself as a grassroots organization.
NRSP (think: Not Really Science People) sets this out as it's First Priority Project:
"Understanding Climate Change" A proactive grassroots campaign to counter the Kyoto Protocol and other greenhouse gas reduction schemes while promoting sensible climate change policy.
Think about that for a minute. A true grassroots campaign occurs when a bunch of people who share an interest rise up spontaneously to fight for a common interest. Which of your neighbours might be inclined to rise up spontaneously to "counter the Kyoto Protocol and other greenhouse gas reduction schemes"? Conscientious objectors in the war on climate change don't join astroturf groups.
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Actually the people that
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Friends of Science
They come from the previous Friends of Science and related extremist-funded opinion sites.
NRSP: Not Really Science People
Problem is scientists are too busy doing science. Hmmmm…. The science police, there's an idea!
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This again is a perfect example of the left unwilling to except competition, whether it be in the business world, or scientific theory.
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You present an interesting perspective on climate change and the NRSP. I hadn't really given this much consideration, but now that you've made me aware of it, I'll definitely be doing some research on this group before I join.
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Image: A screen shot of part of the Facebook fan page mentions above, with an profile image on the left featuring the torso and arm of a dirt-splattered woman in a sports bra who is bending backward and balancing a soccer ball on her chest.
Objectifying women to advertise and sell everything from hamburgers to cars is commonplace. However, this particular image bothers me because of the numerous barriers women face when it comes to being accepted as true athletes. This sort of image, which associates women with the sport not as competitors but as objects for consumption of real people (read men) who can enjoy and even participate in the sport, is troublesome because it relegates women's bodies to the realm of fantasy and may help keep them off the field.UPDATE: Reader rwatuny alerted me to the fact that the picture in question on this Facebook page is a modified one that is part of a larger photoshoot, apparently for the Chinese version of GQ magazine.
*This image is no longer the profile image on the fan page but can still be found in the page's photo collection. I was unable to determine if this was a picture that had been created specifically by the page's administrator(s) or if it had been taken from another source.


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