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Atlas Shrugged Part II
September 6, 2012
The global economy is on the brink of collapse. Unemployment has risen to 24%. Gas is now $42 per gallon. Brilliant creators, from artists to industrialists, continue to mysteriously disappear at the hands of the unknown.
Dagny Taggart, Vice President in Charge of Operations for Taggart Transcontinental, has discovered what may very well be the answer to a mounting energy crisis — found abandoned among the ruins of a once productive factory, a revolutionary motor that could seemingly power the World.
But, the motor is dead… there is no one left to decipher its secret … and, someone is watching.
It's a race against the clock to find the inventor before the motor of the World is stopped for good.
Who is John Galt?
Release details
- Theatrical Release Date: USA, October 12, 2012
- Produced By: Harmon Kaslow, John Aglialoro & Jeff Freilich
- Directed By: John Putch
- Adapted Screenplay By: Brian Patrick O'Toole, Duke Sandefur, and Duncan Scott
- Website: http://www.atlasshruggedmovie.com
- Theaters & Tickets: http://www.atlasshruggedmovie.com/theaters
Atlas Shrugged Movie on the Web
- Official Web Site: http://www.atlasshruggedmovie.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AtlasShruggedMovie
- Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AtlasShrugged
- YouTube: http://www.YouTube.com/user/AtlasShruggedMovies
- IMDB (Part 1): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480239/
- IMDB (Part 2): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0480239/

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"The author's search to 'grow into a true human being' is described with startling metaphors, acute insights, and humor. . . . Haubner's unorthodox take on the spiritual search, marked by moments of grace, and his strength as an essayist will win over a specific audience willing to accept his dare." —Publishers Weekly
"The best account I have ever read of the education of a Zen monk in America." —Leonard Cohen
"This is the funniest, most genuine spiritual memoir I have ever read. It feels odd to call it a memoir, given how it is chock full of genuine Buddhist insight. A must-read, especially for those of us who have been accused of being in gay porn films." —Lodro Rinzler, author of The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . .
"The best reason to read Zen Confidential is that it's a lot of fun . . . no, wait, the best reason is that it's all about how to have a life . . . wait, no, the best reason is that it's a great ride. Zen Confidential has a virtue rare in spiritual books-it includes the whole of life. The only way out is through, and Jack Haubner takes it with gusto and style. Here we have sex, bathroom customs of the monastery, politics, suicide, drugs, meanness, marriage, standup comedy, Las Vegas, koans, and a 105-year-old Zen master. It's a window into a magical world that pretends to be ordinary and an ordinary world that is magical. It's deep, reflective, and boisterous at the same time. Haubner has an acute eye for the ridiculousness of the world and a larger-than-life way of seeing. It's a fresh, living account of this kind of Zen in America and of living well and serving the way." —John Tarrant, author of Bring Me the Rhinoceros and Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life


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TNA's third pay-per-view of the year, Slammiversary, saw TNA battle members of Aces & Eights in several matches, but in the main event, TNA Hall of Famer Sting challenged Bully Ray for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in a no holds barred match. Who would emerge victorious with everything on the line?
On a night where four championships were decided, none were bigger than the main event, a one-fall, no holds barred match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship between Bully Ray and Sting. Not only was the title on the line, but if Sting loses, he'll never be able to challenge for the world title again.
Following introductions by Jeremy Borash, the two take advantage of the no holds barred stipulation early. With Bully Ray searching under the ring, the crowd is chanting for tables. Ray clotheslines Sting on the floor and then sprints to the back, apparently not being able to find what he wanted under the ring. He comes back with a chair, but immediately misses with it, allowing Sting to grab it and work Ray over with it.
Sting goes to light Ray up on the ramp again with the chair when Brooke Hogan comes out and is obviously dismayed at what's going on. Sting asks her to leave, to turn around and leave, and she does. Sting goes back to Ray but eats a low blow. Now Ray beats the tar out of Sting with the chair, bending it in the process. He tosses the chair to Sting lands a big boot with it, then hits Sting with a piledriver, but Sting kicks out at two.
Ray grabs a table from under the ring and sets it up in the ring, but Sting gets on top of him in the corner and lands some rights, but Ray lifts him up and power bombs him through the table. Now Taz hands Ray a knife and Ray starts taking the ring apart. He takes away the canvas and the padding, leaving the wood. Sting tries to catch him from behind with a Stinger Splash but Ray moves, grabs Sting and hits a piledriver on the wood, but Sting again kicks out at two.
Ray wants another one, but Sting back drops Ray. Now he wants one of his own, but can't lift Ray, who back drops him. Ray to the second turnbuckle for a flying senton, but Sting moves. But he grabs Ray and hits the Scorpion Deathdrop on the wood, but Aces & Eights hits the ring and goes after Sting.
Sting tries to fight back and he is able to low blow everybody to break free. Devon throws the chain into Ray, but it's too far and Sting gets it and clocks Ray with it. He covers, but Devon pulls Earl Hebner out of the ring. Sting now going to the top, but Ray has the hammer and hits him with it on the way down and that does it.
The next TNA pay-per-view is Bound For Glory on October 20.
Following a video package, Todd Keneley, Mike Tenay and Taz welcome us to tonight's show, a nine-match affair from Boston.
Match #1 - Ultimate X Match for the X Division Championship - ( c ) Kenny King (Las Vegas) vs. Chris Sabin (Detroit, Mich.) vs. Suicide (Parts Unknown)
I wish I could tell you what happened in this match, but due to Xfinity being horrible with their pay-per-view service, I was again late getting into the pay-per-view because I was tied up on the phone with this jokers. So, my apologies. But the final few minutes of this were exciting.
But in the end, it was Sabin who held off King on the top to win it.
Winner and NEW TNA X Division Champion: Chris Sabin
Match #2 - Mr. Anderson (Green Bay, Wisc.), Garett Bischoff (Clearwater Beach, Fla.) & Wes Brisco (Tampa, Fla.) vs. Magnus (United Kingdom), Samoa Joe Isle of Samoa) & Jeff Hardy (Cameron, NC)
Aces & Eights gets control of Magnus after the good guys ran wild for a bit. But Brisco gets a little cocky on Magnus and he's able to bring in Hardy. Bischoff gets a Twist of Fate for his troubles as he got involved. Brisco from behind and tries to work, but Hardy hits him and then clobbers him with the Whisper in the Wind. The match breaks down and Hardy hits two Twist of Fates and then wants the Swanton Bomb but Bischoff drops Hardy off the top. Bischoff is a little cocky and turns right around into a pummeling from Joe, capped by the snap mare into the flying elbow from Magnus. Joe goes after Anderson on the outside and puts him in the Coquina Clutch on the ramp. Brisco low blows Magnus and tries to pin him for some unknown reason, but Hardy rises and hits the Swanton on Brisco for the win.
WInners via pinfall: Jeff Hardy, Samoa Joe & Magnus
Match Rating: 6/10
Match #3 - Gut Check Tournament Final - Jay Bradley (Chicago, Ill.) vs. Sam Shaw (Jacksonville Beach, Fla.)
Bradley in control. This is all Bradley through and through and he finishes Shaw with the Boom Stick and that does it.
Winner via pinfall: Jay Bradley
Match Rating: 2/10
Match #4 - TNA Television Championship - ( c ) Devon (New York City) vs. Joseph Park (Chicago, Ill.)
After an attack by Aces & Eights earlier in the night, Park is unable to make it to the ring and is counted out.
Winner via countout and STILL TNA Television Champion: Devon
Devon gets on the mic and says if Abyss was here, he'd beat him up just as bad as he did his brother. Of course�
Match #5 - TNA Television Championship - ( c ) Devon (New York City) vs. Abyss (Parts Unknown)
After Abyss takes out both Devon and Knux as he comes in, some Knux interference behind the referee's back allows Devon to take over. But Abyss gets rolling and hits a big avalanche in the corner, then he takes out Knux. He follows with a choke slam on Devon. Abyss with an Irish whip and he ducks down, but Devon hits a kick. Devon goes off the ropes, but runs right into the Black Hole Slam and that does it.
Winner via pinfall and NEW TNA Television Champion: Abyss
Match Rating: 3/10
Dixie Carter is out to announce TNA's newest Hall of Fame inductee. It's Kurt Angle. OK.
Match #6 - Four-Way Elimination Match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship - (c) Chavo Guerrero (El Paso, Texas) & Hernandez (Houston, Texas) vs. Christopher Daniels (Los Angeles, Calif.) & Kazarian (Anaheim, Calif.) vs. Bobby Roode (Toronto, Ontario) & Austin Aries (Minneapolis, Minn.) vs. James Storm (Leiper's Fork, Tenn.) & Gunner (Atlanta, Ga.)
We get a battle of strength between Herandez and Gunner, but that's broken up by the heels. Things break down from here. Hernandez and Guerrero head up the ramp and come flying back with flying shoulder blocks that take out Bad Influence. Guerrero in there with Kazarian and hits the Three Amigos. Daniels comes in, though, and delivers Angel's WIngs. It's all breaking down again now.
Storm hits Roode with the Back Stabber and wants the Last Call Superkick but Daniels hits him in the leg with the belt behind the referee's back. Hernandez gets ahold of Kazarian and hits him with the Border Toss and Guerrero hits the Frog Splash. He goes for the cover, but Daniels comes in and hits Guerrero with the title belt and that's a DQ.
Bad Influence eliminated by disqualification
Roode quickly covers Guerrero and pins him after the belt shot.
Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez eliminated via pinfall
The two teams go back-and-forth. Gunner gets Roode in the Gun Rack but Aries breaks it up. Aries hits the corner dropkick into the Double R spinebuster. Aries goes to the top and hits the 450 Splash but Gunner kicks out at the last moment. Aries is in shock. Storm hits Aries with the Codebreaker. Storm lines him up and hits the Last Call Superkick and Gunner lifts him for the Gun Rack. Aries taps.
Winners via submission and NEW TNA World Tag Team Champions: James Storm & Gunner
Match #7 - Last Knockout Standing Match - Gail Kim (Toronto, Ontario) vs. Taryn Terrell (New Orleans, La.)
Kim goes and locks in the Figure Four on the ring post. Kim goes for the flying crossbody, but Terrell moves, and Kim goes flying into a steel chair propped in the corner and then to the floor. Kim is not moving. She finally makes it up, but Terrell returns the favor and locks in the Figure Four on the post. Terrell goes flying with a dive onto the ramp but Kim moves and Terrell crashes and burns. They battle on the ramp and Terrell charges, but Kim sidesteps and sweeps the leg. Terrell down but rises at nine.
Kim grabs Terrell and wants a piledriver on the ramp, but Terrell reverses it and hits an Ace Crusher off the ramp and onto the floor. Terrell is up at nine and Kim cannot answer the count.
Winner: Taryn Terrell
Match Rating: 7/10
Match #8 - Kurt Angle (Pittsburgh, Pa.) vs. AJ Styles (Gainesville, Ga.)
Styles going after Angle's leg. Styles counters Angle and wants to go for that Calf Killer, but in getting it locked in, Angle is too close to the ropes and immediately gets them. Styles with a picture-perfect dropkick. Angle, though, starts to fire up. He hits some clotheslines, punches and then a big belly-to-belly throw. But it's going back-and-forth. Styles with a spinebuster and then a nice springboard moonsault for two.
Angle has it locked in. He pulls Styles back and scissors the leg, but Styles is able to use ax kicks to the arms to break the hold. Styles with a backbreaker. He goes back to the apron and wants the 450 but Angle moves. He goes for a rollup but only gets two. Angle wants Angle Slam but Styles counters, only to be re-countered by Angle, who gets Styles with a double leg into a stacked up cover for the pin.
Winner via pinfall: Kurt Angle
Match Rating: 8/10
Match #9 - No Holds Barred Match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship - ( c ) Bully Ray (New York City) vs. Sting (Venice Beach, Calif.)
Winner via pinfall and STILL TNA World Heavyweight Champion: Bully Ray
Event Rating: 5/10
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MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) — Officials in New Jersey have netted another 2,000 weapons during the state's fifth gun buyback program.
That brings the total number of guns collected through the programs to 9,000 since December.
Atlantic County authorities say 2,061 guns were collected overall during the two-day event staged at churches in Atlantic City and Pleasantville. The weapons turned in ranged from BB guns to assault rifles and also included some illegal weapons.
Acting County Prosecutor Jim McClain says officials spent about $280,860 of the $300,000 earmarked for the buyback program. Weapons were exchanged for up to $250 under the no-questions-asked program.
An overall breakdown of the weapons collected will be released Monday by the state Attorney General's office.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 100 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
I'm an entrepreneur that has been in the internet business for the last 10 years. My clients call me the go to guy to get their presence built online and marketed. This new venture of mine is focused on digital marketing consulting and management. My clients are primarily in the music industry and fast food business. The culture of our company is simple: cut out the traditional fluff, be innovative and make sure clients are always happy.
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'Queer Eye' Contestant Announced Engagement to Ex-Wife
This has been a rollercoaster of emotions for "Queer Eye" fans.
Tom Jackson, the first contestant to appear in Netflix's rebooted series, announced his engagement to his ex-wife Abby after revealing last month that the two have officially split.
Taking to Twitter on Feb. 27, Jackson told fans he and Abby, who he reconnected with thanks to the encouragement of the Fab Five on the "Queer Eye" episode, were "no longer together." The news sparked a strong reaction from fans, who expressed their disappointment.
But things turned around last week when Jackson revealed he and Abby were seeing each other again. And of course, "Queer Eye" fans reacted with delight.
The news for Jackson, Abby and the fans following their journey just got even better as Jackson announced he and his ex-wife are now re-engaged!
"It's official, Abby and I are engaged," Jackson, a trucker driver from Georgia, tweeted with a photo of himself and Abby. He also said he wanted the Fab Five to be his groomsmen at the ceremony.
"What a Netflix special [that] would be. If the Fab 5 planned and attended our wedding!!!!!!!!!" he added. "Everyone is welcome to come to the wedding. I'm praying that the Fab 5 can find time in their busy schedules to come. I'd love for Bobby [to] be best man and the other 4 to be my grooms men. Chandler will be my ring bearer."
Of course fans were thrilled over the news. Find the best responses below.
This isn't the only engagement to come out of "Queer Eye." Last month AJ Brown, who appeared on the fourth episode of the show where the Fab Five helped him come out as gay to his stepmother, announced he plans to marry his boyfriend.


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- Police officer Zach Hudson often saw senior citizens vulnerable and victimized
- He formed a group of volunteers in Florida to reach out to seniors and help
- The house calls provide specialized service that police, fire departments usually can't
- Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2012 CNN Heroes
Lake Mary, Florida (CNN) -- Shortly after joining the Lake Mary Police Department in 2007, Zach Hudson was dispatched to the home of two elderly women.
What he saw left him appalled.
The two women -- a mother in her 90s and a daughter in her 70s -- had no food and no electricity. Each month, they alternated what they spent their small amount of money on: One month it would be medicine, the next it would be food and bills.
"They were struggling horrifically," Hudson recalled. "They had to cut their medications. They were doing the things that seniors often do to try to make up the financial difference."
In his 10 years as a Florida police officer, Hudson had witnessed countless senior citizens in tragic circumstances. But this was the last straw for him.
"I'd had enough," he said. "And I realized that something had to be done. And that's when I started to conceptualize the Seniors Intervention Group."
Since 2009, Hudson's group has tended to the basic needs of nearly 1,000 seniors in Seminole County, Florida. With the help of hundreds of local volunteers, seniors are provided with essential assistance such as food, money, transportation, vehicle maintenance and help around the house.
"If you're 80 years old and you have to get up on a footstool to change your light bulb and you fall, it could kill you," said Hudson, 40. "When it's 100 degrees outside and you're faced with either doing your yard or being fined, and you can't pay somebody to do it, what do you do? Well, you get out there and do it and suck it up, right?
"But sucking it up killed this (one) gentleman. A very kind elderly man walked outside to do his yard, and he didn't survive. And that's happening all the time."
Hudson said seniors facing diminished income in a difficult economy often have to make life-and-death choices for where and how to spend their money. For example, a light bulb that illuminates a doorway -- or a repair to a front door -- might easily fall below food and medicine on a senior's list of priorities and make them more vulnerable to crime.
If a licensed worker is out of a senior's financial reach, they might be willing to pay cash to a stranger who knocks on their door offering to clean their yard or perform basic services. Too often, Hudson says, these strangers are not who they say they are.
"As cops and firefighters, we see people at their worst. That's just the way it is," Hudson said. "And when you see seniors on a regular basis ... and they're constantly being scammed or victimized ... you start to ask yourself: 'Why? What can we do? I'm tired of walking away from this elderly person's house every day and not being able to fix the problem.' ...
"If you have a crime, then (police) can handle it. If you have a fire, the fire department can handle it. But what do you do when somebody can't pay their electric bill and, as a result, that won't run their oxygen pump? How do you deal with that?"
CNN Hero Zach Hudson
Forming the Seniors Intervention Group was a natural offshoot of Hudson's job as community relations officer for his department. The group became a nonprofit in early 2010, and it expanded to include the entire county this year.
By partnering with faith-based organizations, local businesses and other nonprofits, the group can call upon hundreds of volunteers to make house calls. Seniors are either referred by local first responders or reach out for help directly. Assistance could be as minor as retrieving a pill that has fallen behind a piece of heavy furniture or as major as rebuilding a senior's home. All of the group's services are free and covered by private donations.
About once every month, the group schedules a large "operation" in which dozens of volunteers descend upon a local neighborhood to do massive group service, such as yard cleanup or a sweeping installation of energy-efficient lighting. Hudson says this is often a great way to identify individuals who need more help.
"That operation ... always leads to finding other things, whether it's floor issues, window issues, (air conditioning) issues, whatever the case might be," he said. "It's a neat opportunity for us to get on the ground, take a good look around and see how else we can help."
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2012 CNN Heroes
Hudson's dedication to public safety might not be unique among police officers, but his compassion for seniors is rooted in a more intimate history. He was raised primarily by his grandparents and great-grandmother in a senior community.
"Elderly people rescued me in a lot of ways," he said. "They taught me respect. They taught me so many things. And this is simply an opportunity for me to give back to them in their time of need, because that time is here and it's now."
And it's something that is only going to get worse over the next 20 years, according to the Pew Research Center. Each day in the United States, about 10,000 Americans turn 65. By 2030, when all baby boomers will have passed the milestone, 18% of the nation's population will be at least that age, Pew projects.
"We need more organizations, more businesses, more churches, more police departments, more fire departments to get on board, see the big picture, see the problem," said Hudson, who hopes to see his nonprofit model replicated nationwide. "This is just the beginning."
For seniors like Ralph Anderson, the group's efforts have been life-changing.
The Vietnam veteran had worn a hole in his bathroom floor with his wheelchair, leaving him vulnerable to an accident. It was also difficult for Anderson to leave his home, so he had to often rely on other people to walk his dogs.
But he was introduced to Hudson's group last month, and volunteers have since replaced and tiled his bathroom floor, fixed his leaky kitchen faucet and installed a wheelchair ramp at the front entrance of his home.
"It means the difference between feeling like I'm a burden on someone and being able to do something for myself," Anderson said. "Since they're putting this little ramp (in), I can take the dogs out to walk them. I don't have to wait for someone to come help me."
Hudson says that helping Anderson and other seniors is a pleasure and a privilege.
"(This) is an opportunity for me to embrace the very people that embraced me growing up. ... This is my chance to take care of them as they have taken care of me."
Want to get involved? Check out the Seniors Intervention Group website at seniorsinterventiongroup.org and see how to help.
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Prior to final season, Jeter reflects on first opener
With five World Series rings, 13 All-Star Game selections and a franchise-record 3,316 hits already under his belt, Derek Jeter is preparing to call it a career at the conclusion of the 2014 season, saying that he is confident that the time is right to hang up his pinstriped No. 2 jersey.
With five World Series rings, 13 All-Star Game selections and a franchise-record 3,316 hits already under his belt, Derek Jeter is preparing to call it a career at the conclusion of the 2014 season, saying that he is confident that the time is right to hang up his pinstriped No. 2 jersey.
As he prepares for what will be his final Opening Day as an active player, the Yankees captain still vividly remembers the first time that he saw his name in the lineup for a season opener -- April 2, 1996, against the Indians in Cleveland.
Jeter recently joined MLB.com to reflect on that early milepost of his career, flashing back to the beginning of a 1996 season that would end with him rolling through the Canyon of Heroes, and glancing ahead to see what is in store for this last tour through the league.
MLB.com: When you hear people talking about Opening Day, what does that mean to you? What does it make you think of?
Derek Jeter: New beginnings. That's what it means. It's an opportunity to start a new season. I've always enjoyed Opening Days, whether it's Little League, high school, Minor Leagues, Major Leagues. I think it's something every player looks forward to.
MLB.com: Do you still feel the same excitement?
Jeter: Yeah, 100 percent. You get butterflies, you get nervous. But I think that's a good thing.
MLB.com: Let's roll the clock back. What do you remember about that first one, Opening Day 1996 in Cleveland?
Jeter: That we got snowed out the first day [on April 1], and then I hit my first home run. I played pretty good, you know? It's an Opening Day that I always remember. You're always going to remember your first Opening Day, so that was a special one.
MLB.com: You also made a nice catch on an Omar Vizquel popup; David Cone later called that game your "coming-out party." Was that kind of the beginning of it all for you?
Jeter: It was the start, because it was Opening Day, but I think beginnings are more than one particular game. You want to play well, especially because it's your first Opening Day. Being young at the time, I know there were a lot of question marks going into that season. I thought it was important to start off well.
MLB.com: There had been a lot of talk that spring about how George Steinbrenner wasn't sure you were ready to be the everyday shortstop. How much of that filtered down to you?
Jeter: You know how the media works. It's kind of hard not to be aware of it, because you're asked questions about it. I don't remember exactly what was asked of me, but I know I didn't particularly play well in Spring Training. I know I was asked questions about it, so yeah, I was aware of it. And then Tony [Fernandez] broke his arm the last week, and after that, they pretty much had no choice.
MLB.com: Were you nervous about making the team?
Jeter: I wouldn't say nervous. I didn't think about it. I just thought about coming here and trying to be ready for a season. So I don't know if I was necessarily coming in here every day looking to see if I was getting called into the office. That wasn't the case. But I never felt as though it was just my job. I thought it was a job I had to win.
MLB.com: You're 21 years old and the Opening Day shortstop for the New York Yankees. What did that make you feel like?
Jeter: (laughing) Nervous.
MLB.com: So you were nervous that day?
Jeter: Of course. Extremely. And then we got snowed out, so the nerves carried over for a couple of days. I was extremely nervous. That's probably the biggest thing: you get all prepared to play this game, and you wake up and there's snow everywhere. It took a little while to get there.
MLB.com: That must have been disappointing.
Jeter: Oh, yeah. That's something that you really look forward to. Even now, if it's Opening Day and you look outside and it's snowing, you're going to be disappointed. Opening Day is something that, like I said, everyone looks forward to, because it's a new beginning. At the same time, you're sort of happy when it's over, because then you get into the routine of playing every day.
MLB.com: Is that your favorite Opening Day?
Jeter: I don't know if you could say favorite, because then you've got the first Opening Day in Yankee Stadium. It was snowing that day, too. I think a combination, maybe, of the two. Your first one is your first, and it's always going to be special. But the first Yankee Stadium opener was kind of a cool experience. I don't know if you could really just rank one particular Opening Day as being the most special. The first time you do something, you're always going to remember it a little bit more. Cleveland and the first one in New York probably are the ones that stand out the most.
MLB.com: That brings us to this one; obviously your last one. What do you think that will be like for you, April 1 in Houston, and then the home opener in New York?
Jeter: I don't know. I really don't know. I'll answer it afterwards, but I don't know. I'm looking forward to it. I can't even attempt to answer that one.
MLB.com: Do you think you're looking forward to it more because it's the last one or because of the way last year went for you?
Jeter: Oh, I'm not thinking about last year. Honestly, right now, I'm just looking forward to it, because it means we'll get the season started. That's what I'm thinking about. But I can answer that afterwards; I can't, really, look in the future and say what I'm going to be feeling.
I'm looking forward to getting the season started. We're almost there. Getting there. It's pretty close.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat.


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Wayne Zhang needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 90 designs submitted by 28 freelance designers.
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I've been thinking about the teacher in your av but I can't remember his name. I want to know if he's in jail or not.
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November 15, 2004
Explore the artistic myths and mysteries of musical cultures from different parts of the globe without leaving Crawfordsville.
Wabash College's Wamidan World Music Performance Ensemble will perform 8 p.m. tonight at Salter Hall in the Fine Arts Center, Grant Avenue. The show is free and open to the public.
The local ensemble performs genuine folk songs and dances from Africa, Australia and Asia.
Instruments from all over the world are used to orchestrate the legacy of indigenous cultures. Members of the ensemble don colorful, authentic costumes.
"It is important to understand diversity in the world, not as better or worse, but as different," said James Makubuya, Wabash College associate professor of music and Wamidan artistic director. "Exposure to different cultures broadens your horizons."
Makubuya grew up in Uganda, Africa. He moved to the United States 15 years ago. Life in Crawfordsville proves to be quite an adjustment for Makubuya. He lived in Washington, D.C., California and Boston before joining Wabash's faculty in 2000.
Wabash students, staff, faculty and community members form the Wamidan World Music Performance Ensemble. Participants learn how to play several different kinds of instruments and specialize in one. They also learn traditional tribal dances.
"No previous experience required," Makubuya said. "I only require interest and commitment."
Students become part of the creative process. When a participant has a particular skill or interest in a new instrument, Makubuya (in accompanying photo) allows them to include it in the ensemble.
The group must not only learn how to play an instrument and dance, but they also must master presentation. Each member receives weekly one-on-one practices with Makubuya. The entire assemblage meets twice a week to rehearse together. After a semester of practice, the ensemble performs for the community.
The Wamidan World Music Performance Ensemble has performed at area churches and schools, the Indianapolis Art Museum, and the Celtic and Folk Music Festival, Cincinnati.
There are 17 members performing this semester. Wabash senior Julian Moreaux, chairman, hales from Ghana, Africa. Moreaux first performed with Wamidan in 2002, playing the antenteben, a traditional Ghanaian flute. He eventually learned several other instruments. Moreaux now teaches the group dances from his country.
"My favorite part will have to be the final performance where all anxiety and stage fright must be replaced with the broadest smile," Moreaux said. "Even after I graduate, I envision an ever dynamic group that makes a mark in the Crawfordsville community."
A unique twist to the production is audience participation. People are encouraged to join the stage and let the music move them.
"Like all folk traditions, the spectacle on the stage does not end with the physical platform we are on," Moreaux said. "As a spectacle, we see ourselves as leaders in a festival in which all are invited to partake."
More shy audience members are welcome to sing along from their seats.
"Hopefully, the audience leaves with a different perspective of the world," Makubuya said. "The point is to participate. Around the world community participation is essential. This is the music that is in their hearts."
Brittany Edwards is a reporter for the Crawfordsville Journal Review. This story appeared in its Nov. 15 edition.


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James E. Carpenter, 70
James E. Carpenter, 70, of 1509 Kent Court in St. Marys, died at 4:50 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at his residence.
He was born on Oct. 27, 1942, in St. Marys, to Howard and Rachel (Russell) Carpenter.
On Nov. 21, 1984, in Lexington, Ky., he married Linda Kay Sturgill, who survives.
He is also survived by three sons, Jimmy (Sara) Carpenter of Oshkosh, Wis., Thomas Carpenter of Minneapolis, Minn. and Tony (Lisa) Carpenter of Oshkosh, Wis.; a daughter, Lori Woehrmeyer of Oshkosh, Wis.; a stepdaughter, Michelle (Kenneth) Yuhanick of Elida; 10 grandchildren; five sisters, Madge Lawson of Seattle, Wash., Ruth Carpenter of St. Marys, Lana Hardin of St. Marys, Cheryl (Tony) Newberry of St. Marys and Deb (Scott) Humbert of St. Marys; by two brothers, David Carpenter of Greenville and Ronnie (Carla) Carpenter of Dayton; by a brother-in-law, Jack (Deb) Sturgill of St. Marys.
He was preceded in death by parents Howard and Rachel Carpenter; a brother, Allen Carpenter; by a sister, Lora Carpenter.
He retired from the U.S. Army.
He then worked for Dickerson Refrigeration and Ramada Inn Motel, both in Lexington, Ky.
His favorite pastimes included playing bingo, collecting sports cards, knives and swords. He also had a vast collection of Hot Wheels automobiles.
Rites are scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday at Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Road (Ohio 703 West Chapel) in St. Marys.
Burial, with full graveside military rites, will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery in St. Marys.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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By chance it was that I found that 4-people group train ticket to Prague. It was a last minute deal incredibly cheap and fitting us perfectly in the middle of a long summer vacation with not enough money to enjoy it. I was living in Germany, doing in Exchange program, when my sister came to visit me. Two more Brazilian friends decided to joins us when I told them about the train ticket and like that trip was all set.
We were all to sleep at Pedros house as to avoid any problems in the morning of our trip. Being young as we were, all about 17 years old, and not having any parents to help us around (we were all exchange students), we tried to make sure that we had arranged everything as to go well. We woke up on time and had plenty of time to take the subway to the central train station. We were so glad that the trip wa about to start and so cheap! Arriving by foot to the subway after about 15 minutes, Pedro realized we hadnt taken his passport. We all came back to the apartment, and were obligated to take a taxi to arrive in time to catch our train to Prague.
Finally there, ten minutes before the departure time! What a chance! In Germany, punctuality is something taken very seriously. Pedro decided to go quickly buy a can of coke and would be back in 3 minutes. He left, short after the train arrived, we entered and got us comfortable while waiting for him and the departure time. Being Brazilian, we were not used to some German simple facts and habits such as the train whistle which meant that it was leaving in 3 minutes. Pedro was not back yet and we stared to panic. 30 seconds of words with no meaning nor solutions, I had a moment of heros feeling and hushed out of the train passing from the platform to the restaurant area and screamed to Pedro to run back quickly. As for the rest, you can imagine. It was the first time I really felt like being in a movie: running up the stairs, catching the first sights of the platform and seeing the train leaving with both my sister and our other friend hitting the window from inside and screaming. First reaction? Run and stop the train. Second reaction, physical too, tears. Third reaction was finally intellectual: insulting Pedro as much as I could.
The nightmare: I was the one holding the ticket for all the four passengers which meant that my sister and the other friends were travelling illegally. On the other hand, they held all my and my friends possible things that goes from our luggage to our wallet, documents and cell phones. We stood there with nothing but our clothes, the train ticket and some money change. We went to the ticket stand, explained the situation and the only possible solution was for us to buy one ticket each to Prague but pay only the half. For this to work, our friends need to descend in a city in the middle of the way and wait for our train and board back with us. We bought the two tickets with the money change Pedro had with him and there was 2 Euros left, happily enough to make a phone call to my sister and explain to them what they were supposed to do. I guess the nightmare with this trip is really involved in the small details. When I called her, she was nervous and didnt pay attention. As I was trying to explained, I could see the maker on the phone going from 90 cents to 80 cents to 70 cents. Whats more, she didnt speak any German, so while I said the name of the city involved in the process I imagine she was thinking about Hitler (thats pretty much the most famous German figure known in Brazil). 50 cents, I managed to talk to the friend, who started screaming nervously. 30 cents and no information had been passed. I thought I was going to pass out of anger. 20 seconds, I started screaming and it seemed to work he got the name of the city and we hung up.
We took the train about 5 hours after our little incident of missing the first one, met my sister and the other friend in the city in the middle of the itinerary and arrived in Prague safely, only a couple of hours later. If this story is not in movie yet, it should be. Watching it from outside it just seems too funny!


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Bill Potts, David Horton, and Sophie Speidel at the finish of the Promise Land 50K.
David Horton's Promise Land 50K is a rite of Spring for many ultrarunners on the East Coast. This beautiful course climbs up and over the Appalachian Mountains from the East, crosses into the Shenandoah Valley, and then returns up and over back to the start. In typical Horton fashion, nothing is easy. The run crosses the Blue Ridge at Apple Orchard Mountain (4,225 feet), the tallest mountain in central Virginia (headed South to North, this point is also the last time the Appalachian Trail rises above 4,200 feet until New England).


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Care in Ghana by Allie Fetherston
My name is Adjoa Allie and I live in Canada. I am currently majoring in a programme that is part of the Geography department at my school, while also working part-time for a pharmaceutical company. Recently I was looking for a new volunteering adventure, as I had already done so in the past, and finally decided on my lifelong dream of volunteering in Africa. After much research, I chose to work on the garden and farm that is situated in Akropong, Ghana, while also working at a day care centre.
Before leaving, I did not know what to expect, so I decided to expect conditions to be the furthest in similarity to what I know. Upon arrival, I was welcomed by the man who welcomes all volunteers: Nyame. Nyame is a very outgoing man and really welcomes you to Ghana in the best possible way, especially for a first-time visitor. He then brought me to the Accra office for the night, where I had to rip open a sachet of pure water with my teeth for the first time.
At 5am, the two other volunteers who had arrived a few hours after myself and I were brought to the Hills, where we were to stay. After bringing our belongings to our accommodations and meeting our families, we were brought on our induction. It was great meeting other volunteers during this time, as this showed us how close-knit we would become. After our lunch during the induction, we were shown how to get home and then left to our devices. I then spoke to my host father for a bit and saw how much I would grow fond of him, and how quickly!
Throughout my trip, I met many volunteers and locals, quickly growing to be very fond of each of them as well. I can honestly say that most of my current best friends worldwide were made during my short two-month stay in Ghana.
On my first Thursday, I was brought to my placement at the Projects Abroad Farm in Akropong. Upon arrival, Isaac welcomed me with open arms. He informed me of the dress code at the farm – anything you are willing to get dirty, preferably trousers, and wellingtons for shoes; nice and simple. Isaac then showed me around the farm, explaining that they had only just moved the farm from its previous location three weeks prior. He informed me of some of his plans and told me that he welcomed and encouraged any ideas I might have at any point for the development of the farm. Because of this and the plans for me to teach the school children from the school nearby, he said I would become the Farm Manager, which I was surprised at, considering my short stay. We then proceeded to do some weeding, me with the hoe and Isaac with the cutlass.
After watching me a bit, he then decided I must attempt to use the cutlass immediately, so I did after some quick instructions. Boy, is that a glorious tool! When you have never weeded using a cutlass, it really does have a feeling of novelty; I felt almost as if I was cutting my way through a forest on some adventure...except I was not among trees, I was in a field which needed weeding. After we finished working on the weeding, we drank some water and then went to get some food for the animals. To get the food, we would go to a spot with lots of fresh vegetation and we would take different plants for the different animals; enough to last them a day.
This one excursion was particularly exciting because I got to see a vulture for the first time ever! I was sad about it though for two reasons, a – I didn't have my camera on me and b – it scared a poor little puppy! Our times of getting the food for the animals often introduced me to new aspects of Ghanaian life, such as seeing how the meat was prepared after the animal was killed and skinned, seeing how they go about fixing cars and using the parts of totalled cars that are still good, and much more.
During the dry season, I began my days at the farm by watering the plants, using the water from the water catchment system. A few of these plants had been planted either before my arrival to Ghana, or else on my days off, and others I had planted myself. While I was there, I planted groundnuts for the first time in my life (they are better off in a tropical climate) and saw them nearly to maturation. I also re-planted tomatoes, which needed more sunlight and planted some cuttings for the flowerbed.
During my days, I also spent time interacting with the schoolchildren of the school adjacent to the farm. During their breaks, the students would come and talk to us. If I was resting, they would rest with me and if I was working, they would help me. Their headmaster asked me at one point to keep talking to them, as this would help improve their English and I didn't mind because they returned the favour by helping me to improve my Twi at the same time! They were such wonderful students to interact with.
While conversing with the students and helping to improve their English, I also tried to throw in some environmental pointers. One day, while making a short video for Projects Abroad, I taught the students the meaning of waste management and the three R's (Reduce – Reuse – Recycle). After that point, every time I saw them, I tested their knowledge of what I had taught them and gave them more information.
Other things I did that were not from a day-to-day basis included making the signs for the different beds and working with Isaac and Ayitay to fix the fence, as someone had broken it. The farm really came along while I was there and I can't wait to return and see how much it has progressed!
I definitely recommend future volunteers who will work at the farm do a bit of background research to have ideas for the farm. I also recommend volunteers have an idea of what they want to teach the students on the teaching days. The fun part about teaching at the farm is that it is really quite flexible; you can teach techniques for farming or environment; really, anything having to do with either of those topics! There is so much information at your disposal before you leave home that it really would be fantastic to already know what you want to do before you leave and then teach it! Also, bring your own wellingtons so you can be sure they fit, especially if you have small feet.
I also spent time working at a care placement. I worked at the Queen Esther Day Care and Prep School in Mampong. When I arrived I had not even seen the day care and I had about ten children yelling 'Obroni! Obroni! - white person' and nearly fighting each other to grab my hands. They clearly wanted my attention and I fell in love with all of them instantly. Once we had arrived at the school, all of the employees welcomed me and got me a chair to sit on, making sure it was in the shade. They then gave the rest of the children who had not yet seen me a chance to come touch me or welcome me or whatever they pleased. After about five or ten minutes of this, they got all the children together, while bringing me to the front and the children sang a welcome song all together. It was such a precious experience and I was so surprised that I didn't even think to take out my camera for this! After this they asked me which age group I preferred to work with and I asked for the ones around two years old, since I know that age best, and I spent the rest of my day playing with the nursery children.
After about a week, I began teaching the K1 children. It was fun to teach them as they were very excited to learn. It was somewhat surprising to see the cane used for the first time, despite knowing it would come. I made a point never to use it. There were times when I would be teaching and the teacher would give me the cane. I used it to point and instead, I would flick the children with my forefinger if they were being bad. As they didn't expect it, they would almost always stop and listen after laughing at what I had just done to them.
When it got colder, we played games with the children, as it wasn't too hot to get them to do their exercise. It was so fun playing with them and dancing in circles. The children definitely love to have a good time, and love to play with the obroni!
After about a month with the K1 children, I returned to the nursery for the remainder of my stay. I often played with the crèche children to distract them from the nursery children in the next room. This helped the teacher of the nursery class to keep a bit more order. Two of the younger ones were considered to be my son and my daughter by the employees at the day care centre, as they were both stuck to me as soon as I arrived. I will never forget the time I was on my way to work and the little boy of two and a half years old entered my shared taxi with his father and as soon as he saw me, he forgot about his father and climbed right into my lap! His father talked to me after I explained where his son knew me from and he was even nice enough to pay for my taxi ride that morning!
On my last day, I got the pictures I had always been too busy to take while working and the children gave me as glorious a goodbye as the welcome I had received two months prior. It was extremely difficult not to cry as I left, as I had grown so fond of these children.
I definitely recommend future volunteers who will work with children research ideas on activities to do with the children. You don't need to bring expensive Barbie dolls or GI Joes to make the children happy. Whenever I took out my camera, the children went crazy, both because of the flash and because they wanted to see how it turned out! Also, blowing bubbles over their heads, but low enough that they can try to catch them will make them so happy! Of course, it is also important to have educational activities, and often, simple ideas such as arts and crafts, duck-duck-goose or mini-field trips can work wonders! The best tip when it comes to activities is to come up with ideas before you leave home, so that you will already know what you want to do and you will surely think of other ideas throughout your trip. Also, try to make sure the children understand what you are teaching them, as I noticed there was a lot of memorising in the learning process and the children definitely need to understand what they are taught!
I can't say I was ready to leave when the time came but as I had promised my job I would come back, I had to leave. I will admit that I actually cried when the plane lifted off from Accra. I can't say that I felt homesick once during my stay, even when things went less smoothly; in those instances I wanted certain luxuries that I had omitted, not expecting what happened. Even so, I preferred not having those silly items and being somewhere that brought to me a certain delight which I had never known before. If anything, I felt and still feel homesick of Ghana. The best thing to do is not to expect anything. It is those who expect something who seem to have the most difficulty getting used to the change. If you arrive without expectations, everything should be a pleasant surprise.
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Every farmer and rancher knows the uncertainties associated with agricultural production. Escalating input costs, the pressures of disease and drought, political standoffs and delays over farm legislation, and the need to keep up with new technology developments are all factors that can make agriculture a winning or losing enterprise.
On any given year a multitude of these and other challenges can determine the success or failure of a farm or ranching operation which, in turn, will determine whether the farm or ranch will be in the red or in the black at year's end. With such a variable financial outcome, many farming and ranching families have turned to alternative ways of producing revenue to supplement agricultural efforts.
For some this means one or more family members seek off-farm employment while other family members continue raising crops or livestock. In recent times, a growing number of farming families have discovered the value of generating non-traditional farm income by offering products or services to the public that go beyond traditional crop or livestock offerings.
Some, like Stowers Farm in Hunt, Texas, attract non-rural visitors who are looking to connect with nature and the great outdoors. Visitors to this farm can hike on designated nature trails that weave through the pristine Hill Country landscape, try their hand at fly fishing on a creek, sit in a blind for birding opportunities or to snap wildlife photographs.
At other nature farms visitors can enjoy chuck wagon cook outs and cowboy poetry, trail riding or trail driving; a few offer the chance to get your hands dirty working in an herb garden or nursery.
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On other farm operations, like the very successful Marburger Orchard near Fredericksburg, Texas, visitors can pick-their-own fruit and other specialty crops, including peaches, blackberries, tomatoes and vegetables in season. And it doesn't stop there. In Texas the list of farm and ranch attractions is growing. Seasonal attractions include pumpkin patches, corn mazes, Christmas tree farms and the like, and some offer pony rides, hay rides, and living history exhibits year round.
Successful agri-tainment and agritourism operations in Texas also include hunting leases, fishing camps, vineyard/orchard tours, adventure farms that offer zip lines, rafting or canoeing trips as special attractions. At least one creative ranch owner offers helicopter rides to weekend visitors, meaning (you might say), that when it comes to creating or staging attractions, events and activities on your farm or ranch to generate non-traditional farm revenue, the sky truly is the limit.
While it would require more space than available to list histories behind every successful agritourism operation in the state, the story behind two very different farm and ranch attractions in Texas might illustrate the spectrum of imaginative and creative operations launched in recent times.
In one instance, a rural piece of property, for years a rice farm in southeast Texas, was purchased by a working entomologist and crop consultant who abandoned crop production in favor of opening a major farm-style theme park targeting families in the greater Houston metro area. The other is a South Texas heritage ranching family who went to great extremes to create interest in the rich ranching history of Texas by developing attractions that educate, inform and entertain while sharing the values of rural lifestyles with inquisitive visitors.
From rice to riches: The story of Dewberry Farm
Larry and Mary Emerson, accompanied by their friend and partner, Dan Bradshaw, founded and opened Dewberry Farm near Houston in 2002 with little more than high spirits and a single corn maze. Larry had served as an entomologist and crop consultant many years for rice farmers in the Katy area before researching the opening of a tourist-oriented attraction on property near Brookshire. Eventually, that led to what today is known far and wide as Dewberry Farm.
Eleven years after opening the gates to the public featuring a single corn maze, the list of growing attractions provide fun for families of all shapes and sizes. In addition to over 30 unique attractions, Dewberry Farm also offers prepared foods such as smoked turkey legs and barbeque dinners to please the crowds that visit each fall.
But despite their modern success, things didn't start so easily in the beginning, as Mary Emerson explained.
"Our first year we expected 75,000 visitors and only had 3,500 pass through the gates," she said. "We had made a huge investment in buildings, employees, and land improvements. Fortunately, Larry was still receiving income as a working entomologist and our partner Dan was a working crop consultant. This kept us afloat until we were able to better establish ourselves."
According to Mary, the first two years were hard going and she warns like minded farm owners and operators who wish to tap into non-traditional farm income to "keep your day job until you can establish yourself."
Other tips she offers for aspiring agri-tainers include a willingness to share ideas and to listen to others who have already ventured into agritourism.
"There are very few original ideas on our farm; we've gotten these ideas from other people and tweaked them a little bit over time. We've learned a great deal by being members of organizations dedicated to farm attractions, like the North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Association (NAFDMA)."
Dewberry Farms is an example of a converted farm operation. The farm no longer produces a crop and is solely dedicated to providing entertainment to the public through its many attractions. Over the years, the farm attraction has grown and now sports the popular eight-acre corn maze, an eight-acre pumpkin patch featuring 500 lighted pumpkins, and a mile-long miniature railroad that carries visitors across the farm. In recent years the farm has added a Christmas tree forest where visitors can select and purchase a Christmas tree for the holidays.
Other popular attractions and activities include a petting zoo, pig races, zip lines, a corn cannon, pony rides and an elaborate playground for the little ones.
The Emersons and partner Dan say while their successful operation attracts thousands from the greater Houston area, the project required years of development and hard work before it became a major success.
While Dewberry Farm represents an example of how a former rice farm can be converted into a successful stand-alone farm attraction, most farm attractions are located on working farms or ranches and only supplement traditional streams of revenue from crops or livestock.
Such is the case of a South Texas ranching family who wanted to attract visitors to help generate non-traditional revenues but also wanted to preserve Texas ranching heritage to educate the public while preserving a piece of fading history.
La Mota Ranch in Hebronville: A Path to the Past
Charles, James, and Charlotte Hellen own and operate the La Mota Ranch in Hebbronville in Deep South Texas. Though La Mota has been a working ranch since 1894, today it is a combination historical site and sport hunting location in conjunction with nearby El Ebanito Ranch.
The ranch is just one of many that dot the South Texas Heritage Trail, a 300-mile historical trek that covers tracks laid decades before the American Revolution as odds-defying Spanish and Mexican pioneers bravely claimed ranching lands beyond the edge of a thinly populated frontier. The area is credited with giving birth to the American cowboy, born from generations of Mexican ranch hands known as vaqueros.
Recently, the Texas Legislature designated El Ebanito Ranch as the official Vaquero Capitol of Texas. It was in the scrub brush of the Llanos Mesteños, or "the Wild Horse Plains," that cattle ranching rose to lay its brand on North America and the world.
The La Mota Ranch is still owned and managed today by descendents of the original owner, Charles Hellen. The ranch's primary business is its purebred and commercial cattle herds. The Hellen family, lovers of history and heritage ranching, saw the value in promoting the unique mixture of Mexican and Texan ranching history along the South Texas border. They were encouraged by the state legislature's recent recognition of the area's historical significance, and capitalized on their natural amenities, historic buildings and local color to create a successful agritourism business.
Owner/operator Bill Hellen attributes his success to identifying a market niche. In recent years La Mota Ranch received multiple busloads of tourists per week and charged around $60 per person. The added income from running tours allowed the Hellen family to keep the ranch working, and the involvement of the entire Hellen family in the tourist enterprise has made the business what it is today. In fact, the Hellens became agritourism leaders in their region and helped develop other businesses through a regional agritourism collaboration known as the Llanos Mesteños South Texas Heritage Trail.
After the coming of the railroad, Hebbronville, Jim Hogg County, became, for a time, the largest cattle-shipping center in the nation. Today, it remains the home and commercial center for many family-owned cattle ranches with the large undeveloped tracts of diverse grass and brush land that are important to birding and wildlife enthusiasts worldwide.
Crowds flock to the area and the many ranches spread across the heritage trail each year to enjoy world class birding, hunting opportunities and nature study.
South Texas, where temperate and tropical climates gently overlap, harbors eleven major plant community sub regions and serves like the neck of an hourglass to funnel migratory bird and butterfly species to destinations at the limits of the Central and Mississippian Flyways. No other zone in North America brings together such an abundance and diversity of winged and terrestrial life from so many distant places.
A look at these two very successful agritourism operations provides but a glimpse of the creative and aggressive efforts of America's farm and ranch community to preserve agriculture history while generating revenue to support their rural business endeavors.
While agri-tainment and agritourism may be a viable objective for many farm and ranch owners, it is proving to be a successful venture for the many who are willing to plow new trails and opportunities to succeed with their rural offerings.
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Jesuit Daniel Berrigan is no ordinary Catholic priest. In 1970, he was one of the FBI's 10 most wanted. (He'd gone into hiding after he and eight others—the Catonsville Nine—protested the Vietnam War by torching draft files with homemade napalm outside a Maryland draft board office.) Ten years later, he hammered on nuclear missile nose cones at a General Electric manufacturing plant—a symbolic act of "beating swords into plowshares" that eventually earned him a two-year prison sentence.
These weren't just youthful acts of rebellion; Berrigan's faith-based nonviolent demonstrations have continued into his "retirement years." As an 80-something, the Jesuit priest was handcuffed for protesting the U.S. detention prison at Guantanamo Bay. In the periods between nonviolent civil disobedience and prison sentences, Berrigan has explored the deep faith that fuels his peace efforts in more than 50 books, including several collections of poetry. He has also taught university students, led spiritual retreats, and volunteered with AIDS and cancer patients.
Last year, Sojourners interns traveled to New York to meet with the legendary activist, now 88, who now lives in the Kairos peace community in Manhattan. The interns, who live together as an intentional community during their year of service, asked Father Berrigan to share his reflections on community, activism, and art with Sojourners intern Jenn Svetlik.
Sojourners: It's been more than 20 years since you wrote your autobiography, To Dwell in Peace. What might you add to it if you were to write it today?


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I've been walking around my city of Raleigh recently, thrilled with new signs telling me how long it will take me to walk hither or yon. I could see from the signs – simple design, plastic construction, strapped to utility poles – that they weren't a civic undertaking.
Amazing: guerilla direction signs.
A culture in which you need signs to show you where to walk – and you only get them by covert action – could be cause for despair, but most of Raleigh, including its planning department, sees this as further good news for a city trying to reclaim its scale and sense of place. This terrific video by the BBC tells the story.
The undertaking was little short of brilliant. Matt Tomasulo, a graduate student in landscape architecture and urban planning at NC State University and UNC-Chapel Hill, has created a little enterprise called Walk Raleigh, and in that guise installed 27 signs around downtown Raleigh, strapping them to poles under cover of darkness.
"It's an 18-minute walk to Glenwood South," says one in purple, with an arrow pointing to one or Raleigh's popular entertainment districts; "It's a 7-minute walk to Raleigh City Cemetary," says a green one, its arrow pointing to the oft-overlooked site of the remains of some of Raleigh's earliest citizens. Each sign, of course, has a QR code linking to a map.
Tomasulo's idea is to get people thinking in minutes, which makes walking seem sensible, rather than miles, which instantly evokes cars. Though the signs were unsanctioned – and have come down – they stayed up for more than a month, called by Raleigh Planning Director Mitchell Silver "very cool." The Atlantic, the local paper, the Sierra Club, local TV, and a local culture website all weighed in to kvell, and a city already planning along Complete Streets guidelines gets another jolt in the right direction.
Tomasulo's company, cityfabric, has worked to engage people with their surroundings before, by using city maps as fodder for clothing and décor. He's also just undertaken a project in New York called North Is That Way, involving signs pointing north. The story in Atlantic CIties talks about other guerilla civic projects -- gardens, signs, and so forth -- but misses another one: guerilla libraries in unused New York pay phone kiosks.
Those kiosks and other guerilla projects are reminders that though so much of the movement towards improved cities -- and improved walkability -- focuses on health and efficiency, there's more to it than that. Tomasulo has entered North Is That Way into the Venice Biennale as a Spontaneous Intervention. That is, Tomasulo's point is less utilitarian than artistic: it's important to know where you are. It's important to know which way you're going. And walking is just better.


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With the introduction of the Financial Fair Play approaching, many clubs are now focused on investing in young talent.
We take a look at the finest crop of under-23 players that I think are destined to make waves in European football in the near future.
5) Philippe Coutinho
Philippe Coutinho was highly-recommended by the Inter Milan scouting network and was bought to the San Siro from Vasco da Gama in July 2010 when he turned 18.
After two seasons of mixed fortunes with the Milan club, the 20-year-old signed with Liverpool for £8.5m. The early signs have been very positive, with the young Brazilian having made two assists and scoring once in four appearances so far with Liverpool.
4) Christian Eriksen
Despite being just 21, Eriksen has made 149 appearances for the Ajax senior team, with 52 assists and 27 goals. In that time has blossomed into a much-admired talent around Europe. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was reportedly interested in the Danish midfielder last summer but Eriksen declared his desire to stay with Ajax for at least one more year, having already helped the club to two Eredivisie titles in Holland.
The creative midfielder has also won Danish Player of the Year award and will surely move to La Liga or the Premier League this summer.
3) Julian Draxler
The 19-year-old German has represented the national team at every level, having made three appearances for the German senior side. The attacking midfielder has impressed this season, in most part due to the departure of Lewis Holtby to Tottenham Hotspur, meaning that Draxler can operate in his preferred central attacking role.
He has formed a formidable partnership this season with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, but if Schalke fail to qualify for next season's Champions League - having been knocked out of this season's competition - then the German side could risk losing the promising youngster.
2) André Schurrle
Schurrle has had a rapid rise to success in the German Bundesliga, having earned a call-up to the German national side through impressive performances for Mainz 05 in the 2010/11 season, netting 15 goals.
Despite a lacklustre first season at his current club Bayer Leverkusen, the 22-year-old has been in sensational form this season and has played a major role in Bayer Leverkusen's domestic success. Leverkusen currently sit third in the table, one point behind Dortmund.
Schurrle is reportedly being scouted by Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea in the Premier League, but is likely to command a sizeable transfer fee.
1) Mario Götze
Götze is a product of the Dormund youth academy and has won two Bundesliga titles with his current club. While this season has not been one to remember domestically for his club, Götze is enjoying his finest season to date, having scored 14 goals. He has also been linked heavily with a move to Real Madrid.
Despite the scintillating football that Dortmund have played in the Champions League this year, even winning the competition may not be enough to prevent the talented Götze following the steps of former teammate Nuri Sahin to the Bernabéu to link up with his Germany team-mate Mesut Ozil.
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The draw for the 2011-12 Development Academy Playoffs was held Monday as 64 teams – 32 from both the U-17/18 and U-15/16 age groups – gear up for the postseason starting Monday, June 25, in Frisco, Texas.
The U-17/18 age group kicks off June 25 and the U-15/16 teams open the Academy Playoffs on Tuesday, June 26. Soccer fans will be able to follow details of the postseason at ussoccer.com, with real-time updates through Twitter @ussoccer_ynt with the hashtag #AcademyPlayoffs. (2011-12 Development Academy Playoffs schedule)
For each age group in the Academy Playoffs, the field consists of 20 teams that qualified as one of the top two in their respective divisions and 12 teams that advanced through the wild card based on overall points per game. All 32 teams were ranked based on overall points per game and placed into four pods. Each of the eight groups were selected by random draw from the four pods.
Eight teams will advance from the Academy Playoffs to the 2011-12 Development Academy Finals Week from July 16-23 in Houston. The U-17/18 and U-15/16 Championships will be held July 22 and 23, respectively, at the newly built BBVA Compass Stadium, the home of Major League Soccer's Houston Dynamo.
The following groups were selected at random Monday, with the top club listed representing the group's No. 1 seed:
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Shattuck-Saint Mary's Soccer Academy (Faribault, Minn.)
FC DELCO (West Chester, Pa.)
North Carolina Fusion (Greensboro, N.C.)
Crossfire Premier (Kirkland, Wash.)
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC (Vancouver, Canada)
Texans SC Houston (Spring, Texas)
Weston FC (Weston, Fla.)
Pateadores (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
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LA Galaxy (Carson, Calif.)
CASL Chelsea FC Academy (Raleigh, N.C.)
De Anza Force (Saratoga, Calif.)
Vardar SC Freiburg (Rochester Hills, Mich.)
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Empire United (Rochester, N.Y.)
South Carolina United Battery (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.)
Colorado Rapids (Commerce City, Colo.)
Dallas Texans (Plano, Texas)
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FC Dallas (Frisco, Texas)
Sockers FC (Palatine, Ill.)
Real Salt Lake AZ (Casa Grande, Ariz.)
McLean Youth Soccer (McLean, Va.)
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New York Red Bulls (Secaucus, N.J.)
Chivas USA (Carson, Calif.)
Charlotte Soccer Academy (Matthews, N.C.)
New England Revolution (Foxborough, Mass.)
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Chicago Fire (Bridgeview, Ill.)
Solar Chelsea SC (Dallas, Texas)
Albertson SC (Great Neck, N.Y.)
Concorde Fire (Atlanta, Ga.)
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Players Development Academy (Somerset, N.J.)
Crew Soccer Academy (Columbus, Ohio)
Lonestar SC Academy (Austin, Texas)
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New York Red Bulls (Secaucus, N.J.)
FC Dallas (Frisco, Texas)
Georgia United (Marietta, Ga.)
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Dallas Texans (Plano, Texas)
New England Revolution (Foxborough, Mass.)
Albertson SC (Great Neck, N.Y.)
Pateadores (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
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South Carolina United Battery (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (Vancouver, Canada)
FC Greater Boston (Waban, Mass.)
Charlotte Soccer Academy (Matthews, N.C.)
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Chicago Fire (Bridgeview, Ill.)
Real Salt Lake AZ (Casa Grande, Ariz.)
Seattle Sounders FC (Tukwila, Wash.)
Clearwater Chargers (Clearwater, Fla.)
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It had the atmosphere of a state championship game, as a large Bullpup crowd witnessed the McPherson High School boys' soccer team win the Class 4-1A South Central Regional No. 1 championship 4-2 over Topeka Hayden Thursday.
It had the atmosphere of a state championship game, as a large Bullpup crowd witnessed the McPherson High School boys' soccer team win the Class 4-1A South Central Regional No. 1 championship 4-2 over Topeka Hayden Thursday.
"Our crowd was awesome today," McPherson coach Chris Adrian said. "A big part of our success today goes to that crowd. We had a lot of guys play a lot more minutes today than they were used to, and I can't tell you how much that crowd plays a part. It helps us play to the next level."
The Pups (16-1-1) came into the match as the No. 2 team in Class 4A, according to the Kansas Soccer Coaches Association. Hayden was the No. 1 team and McPherson set out to prove why they felt that was backwards, as they held the Wildcats to no goals in the first half.
MHS, meanwhile, played inspired, particularly senior Adam Bowers, who had both of the Bullpups' first half goals. Bowers had his first, a header off a Dylan Blosser corner kick, go in at the 26:55 mark of the first half.
He followed that up with a dynamite shot from about the 10-yard line off a set up from Ethan Nadeau with 11:10 left to play in the first half to make it 2-0 Pups.
Hayden didn't go quietly, however, as Drew Seitz managed to sneak a goal past McPherson goal keeper Dylan Stos after a Hayden corner kick devolved into a rugby scrum in front of the net to make it 2-1 with 23:05 left to play.
Nadeau responded for the Bullpups, however, on a perfectly placed shot on goal off a pass from freshman Andric McGill.
McPherson would hold onto the 3-1 lead until the 3:00 mark of the half, when Hayden would again close the gap to one goal, as Jacob Keck blasted a shot from the 25-yard line. The Wildcats became more aggressive, trying to stave off elimination and send the game into overtime.
Their best opportunity to tie the game came with 2:00 left to play, when the Wildcats had a breakaway shot that just hit the crossbar and went high.
"I thought he was going to put it in," Adrian said of that last Hayden goal. "Stos came off the line really well, though. He forced them to be under pressure and take an early shot."
Ryan Horton scored a final goal with 5 seconds remaining to give the Pups the two-goal lead and the regional championship.
McPherson took nine total shots on goal to Hayden's five. Stos made four saves for the Bullpups.
McPherson now awaits the rest of the Class 4-1A field to wrap up their regionals, as the majority are playing their championship games today. They do know, however, that they will host a State Quarterfinal match at McPherson Stadium on Tuesday. The opponent and time will be announced after all games are completed this evening.
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Alambert necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 202 diseños de 70 diseñadores freelance.
Heart Technologies is a high tech organization. We are about to launch a new website. You can visit the new site at joomla.heart.net. It will be moved live sometime next week. This is NOT the look we are going for with this logo, but it will give you some idea about the organization backing up the work.
The HEARTcloud logo will be the basis for a new site to be built at http://www.myheartcloud.com.
HEARTcloud is a new cloudbased technology solution product we are launching to customers.
The HEARTcloud product involves computing, networking, IP telephone communications and pretty much everything that has to do with digital transference of files and working with "software as a service."
Small, medium, large businesses purchasing technology solutions. New market for Heart.
HEARTcloud is the name of the organization. The preferred font is Insignia. It is attached in .png format.
We are open to blues, whites, and if you want to try to bring in some red (as in the Joomla.heart.net site, we are open to that also. You can also see the very basic logo Heart Technologies has used in the past. We are NOT looking to match this logo in any way nor does it need to be incorporated into the HEARTcloud concept.
The logo will be used in print and web.
The company is masculine. While we would like to see lightness and air to our logo, feminine is not a desired look.
There should be some conveyance of security and solidness also... this may come from the HEARTcloud font. (Just thought i should mention it.)
It is more important to us to see something that emphasizes technology with the cloud. than just to show a cloud.
Just one more thing... pixels are cool.
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The Lake Batur Festival 2013 - The splendors of Lake Batur in the Bangli regency of Bali are unveiled from 20th to 22nd September as The Lake Batur Festival 2013 takes place. The event is organized for the second time by the regional government of Bangli in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy.
This year, The Lake Batur Festival 2013 will be enlivened with cultural activities, among which is the colossal Dance Ketangin Danau, involving 130 dancers. This dance expresses the exuberance of the people around Lake Batur. The Festival will also feature popular musicians. An exhibition of various products made of bamboo will also adorn the festival.
Furthermore, various competitions such as canine agility and a dog fashion show, boat races, penjor decorations competitions, gebogan, beleganjur, fun bike, and trekking will also be held. Additionally, a culinary festival featuring traditional foods and fruits typical of the Kintamani area and a fruit carving competition will enliven this exciting event. There will also be a photography competition themed on the beauty of Kintamani which involves 147 participants from Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya and Makassar.
Lake Batur has been established as Member of the UNESCO Global Geopark Network.
Batur is also the name of the village located in North Penelokan, Kintamani District, Bali. Since 1926, this prosperous village at the foot of Mount Batur has been much admired by artists inspired by its natural splendor. Batur is one of Bali's attractions endowed with enchanting beauty and panorama, especially of Mount and Lake Batur. The cool air in this area makes it a popular holiday destination.The Lake Batur Festival 2013


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One of the things I like about the social media is electronic serendipity, especially when it comes to finding new books and articles to read.
Before the rise of Twitter, Google+ and Facebook I was a frequent visitor to bookstores where I could browse the titles, pick them up and read a few paragraphs or pages according to the patience or generosity of the shop staff.
I would also take recommendations from book reviews and frequently from colleagues and friends. Finding a hidden treasure was both rare and pleasurable. Which is why I have to thank the social network for introducing me to The New Instability by Peter Evans-Greenwood.
One day I just happened to catch a conversation on Twitter between two enterprise architecture mavens, one I knew and admired and the other a complete unknown who had recently published his first book. The discussion was about whether enterprise architecture would be needed in the evolving world of virtual services, globalization and crowd sourcing. I was unable refrain from entering the conversation. One week later Amazon delivered Peter's book.
"The New Instability" is an important contribution to our embryonic understanding of the challenges to industry and the changes necessary to compete in the new world of ubiquitous connectivity, virtual services and social activity.
It is unlike books like Nicholas Carr 's "The Shallows" and Thomas Friedman & Michael Mandelbaum's "That Used to Be Us" which have gently and persuasively indicated the path on which we are traveling, where we have come from, our current position, the perils that surround us, and our likely destination. Such tomes have identified the challenges and behaviors that this new world order evokes.
Evans-Greenwood goes much further. His book challenges the scalability and structure of the current industrial model, based as it is on an imbalanced focus on asset ownership and process improvement through extreme measurement (the current though Victorian approach to manufacturing efficiency devised by Frederick W. Taylor). In order to survive and grow these concepts have to be more than just revised, they have to be rejected. Businesses will have to be deconstructed with many of the functions distributed and externally resourced. "The New Instability" provides grist for the mill, it forces the reader to think as the author confronts established wisdom and illustrates its redundancy.
But the author is more than just a detractor of modern practices, he also suggests the nature of successful navigation in the developing new business environment. This is not a silver bullet, they simply don't exist, or even a recipe that can be easily followed. It is a paradigm that is evocative and immediately understandable, based on the experiences and keen insight of an American pilot by the name of John Boyd.
Boyd offered a bet that he could beat any other pilot in a dogfight in less than 40 seconds, even with the other pilot sitting close on his tail. He never lost that bet. According to Boyd "…success in a rapidly changing environment depends on your ability to orient yourself and decide on and execute a course of action, faster than the environment (or your competition) is changing."
"The New Instability" explains what this means and what it infers for both individuals and organizations. Evans-Greenwood devotes a chapter to the topic of Labor, starting with how technology has enable workers to address and execute greater complexity. His model is equally applicable to knowledge and knowledge working, since the ability to manage information complexity may well provide the greatest competitive advantage. Equally importantly he understands the nature of the new work environment with its close similarities to Massive Player Online Role-Playing Games (MPORG) such as the World of Warcraft.
"The New Instability" is a challenging book, not in the sense that it is hard to read or comprehend, but challenging to one's preconceptions and understanding of structure and stability.
It is a book that should be read slowly, because its value lies beyond the page within the mind and cogitations of the reader. There are many points that cry out for discussion and progression and some that prompt resistance, all commendable especially if they compel others to online debate. It is a brave book and one that deserves an appreciative and responsive audience. May serendipity lead you there too.


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Speaking to Fars, Shafiei said she had practiced her Quranic skills for a year before winning the second title in Iran's national Quran competition a few months ago.
"I will continue my efforts to have a successful presence in Jordan's contest," she added.
Shafiei said she will review the verses both by reading them and listening to recitations by prominent Qaris.
She said she started learning the Quran by heart at the age of 6 by listening to recorded Quran recitations and managed to memorize the entire Holy Book in a few years.
Shafiei, who is from the city of from Eyvan in the western province of Ilam, is a visually-impaired memorizer of the Quran.
Her brother is going to accompany her to Jordan.
Jordan's 2018 international Quran competition is slated to be held in the Arab country's capital, Amman, from March 19 to 24.