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More than a million people crowded the apparently godless public square of the capital city of communist Poland. It was June 1979, and they had gathered to see the recently elected Polish pope, the now-Blessed John Paul II.
Someone shouted, "We want God," and soon the chant was taken up by the million voices: "We want God. We want God. We want God."
Those voices were speaking not only for Christians persecuted under communism. They were speaking for everyone. St. Augustine said it well, more than 1,500 years ago: "You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you."
We want God
We want God. But how is that desire satisfied? How do we have God?
We have him through a relationship, and that relationship is expressed in prayer. In fact, prayer is the relationship, as we see in all the basic definitions of prayer.
All relationships are defined by communication — talking and listening. But the forms of communication vary according to the circumstances of the people who are conversing and their level of intimacy.
Those of us who "want God" need to pray in the ways that work for the divine-human bond, and we need to grow in prayer through all the years we have on earth.
Our relationship with God is a matter of constancy. St. Paul said we are to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thes 5:17). He was echoing Jesus, who taught that we should pray "always and not lose heart" (Lk 18:1).
They seem to be asking a lot. It's hard enough for many of us to finish a Rosary without interruption, never mind to keep it going nonstop, all day, every day. But if we return to those classic definitions, we see that neither St. Paul nor Jesus is asking us to do that.
Jesus and St. Paul are talking not about talking, but about conversation; and in a loving relationship, conversation takes many forms. Old friends and long-married couples may communicate more by the raising of an eyebrow than mere acquaintances can say in hours of back-and-forth discussion.
Sometimes our prayer is the prayer of a simple gesture or glance. Other times it is important for us to use words. Still other times we cannot find the words, and it's good that we can marshal the words hallowed by tradition.
In real time
Please allow me to use a personal example. My mother was raised in a devout home, and she expressed her devotion through habits of prayer. She loved to read the Gospels, and she kept a pocket New Testament for the moments when she could catch a break from the everyday work of raising seven children. She loved the Rosary, but she found it hard to find time to dedicate to it — so she often worked the beads with her left hand while she cooked and cleaned with her right. When she was forced to sit down — to nurse a baby, for instance — she seized the moments not for television, but for prayer — at least until she dozed off. She longed to get to daily Mass, and she accomplished it intermittently. But when her youngest started school, she found it necessary to get a job, and her job made daily Mass an impossibility. There was one evening Mass every week, on Tuesday nights, and she rarely missed it.
This was the course of her life: looking for the next moment of prayer and filling that moment in the anticipated way.
She was in her late 80s when she was felled by a stroke. When I first visited her bedside, she didn't recognize me, her youngest son, but I could see that she still knew what to do when my sister handed her a rosary. She could pray, because she had the habit, and the habit brought her peace through long years of her final illness.
I'm still working on the habits. I'm with Mom and with you: we want God.
Mike Aquilina is the author of several books, including "The Fathers of the Church, Third Edition" (OSV, $17.95).
Types of Prayer
There are many ways to consider prayer — many ways to divide it up for closer study.
One traditional way is based on the theme of our prayer (or our motive for praying). All prayers, the spiritual masters say, fall somewhere in these four categories, easily remembered by their initials, ACTS:
Adoration: ("I praise you")
Contrition: ("I'm sorry")
Thanksgiving: ("Thank you")
Supplication: ("I need" or "I want")
The categories are not watertight, and they tend to overlap with, and segue into, one another. Gratitude for God's gifts leads us to praise his power. Contrition should lead us to supplication, begging for the grace of deeper conversion.
Another way to divide our prayer is by methods, or expressions, of prayer. These fall broadly into three categories: vocal prayer, meditation and mental prayer.
Vocal prayer is simply prayer that is "voiced," usually aloud and usually with set formulas. Jesus taught us to pray the Our Father. Jews and Christians have always prayed the Old Testament psalms. From Scripture and Tradition, we learn the words of Christ and the saints, and we raise them as our own. Over the course of a lifetime we grow into the words of our vocal prayers, gradually acquiring their sentiments and insights.
Meditation is our prayerful reflection on the mysteries of faith. We can begin our consideration with a text from Sacred Scripture or some spiritual book. Or we can focus on an icon and ponder its details.
Mental prayer is conversational prayer: talking silently to God in the quiet of one's mind and listening to him. The Catechism calls it "contemplative prayer."
Again, the categories tend to overlap. All prayer should involve the mind. When we use vocal prayer, for example, we don't just "babble like the pagans" (Mt 6:7). We think about what we're saying. We think about the divine people we're addressing. Similarly, the text for our meditation may be the words of a vocal prayer — the Hail Mary or Glory Be — considered slowly, phrase by phrase or word by word.
The Whole Person
God created human beings out of dust, yet breathed into each of us a spiritual life (Gn 2:7). We are composed of body and soul, and we're made in the image and likeness of God (Gn 1:27). The Catholic tradition engages the whole person in prayer — the body as well as the soul, the intellect as well as the emotions.
It is possible for prayer to be a simple mental act, as when we're absorbed in thinking about God or begging him for something. But prayer is often physical as well as mental.
It is good for us, for example, to place ourselves in good conditions for prayer — a relatively quiet place, where our distractions and interruptions will be minimal. Silence the phone. Close the door.
It is good for us, too, to adopt a posture that lends itself to prayer. This will vary, depending on our circumstances. If we're praying at home or in church, it may be helpful for us to kneel — a posture that would be inappropriate in the workplace. It can be helpful, too, to fold our hands in the way we associate with prayer.
These matters may seem like pointless minutiae. Does God really need us to hold our bodies in a certain way when we pray? No, obviously he doesn't. But Tradition hallowed these practices for a reason. They focus our attention on the task at hand. We discipline the body so that we can minimize distraction and give the mind over to prayer. The physical elements of prayer are for us, not for God.
And they are many, drawn from the rich teachings of the Bible. Like believers in every age — from Israel's tabernacle to Constantine's basilicas — we can pray with sacred images. We can use incense and bless ourselves with holy water. We can light a candle. Even the act of holding a prayer book can help us to remain mindful of what we're doing.
Our relationship with God — like all our personal relationships — involve our whole person. When we meet a friend or acquaintance, we communicate not only with words, but also by the way we dress for the occasion, by the way we comport ourselves, by the places where we choose to meet. Such things matter when we meet God in prayer.
It is not only our souls that pray. We pray — with our bodies, too.
Jesus: Our Model
Jesus prayed this way. His prayer and his person were so united that they are practically indistinguishable. In his book Behold the Pierced One" target="_blank">"Behold the Pierced One: An Approach to a Spiritual Christology" (Ignatius, $11.95), Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI) said: "Prayer was the central act of the Person of Jesus and, indeed … his person is constituted by the act of prayer, of unbroken communication with the one he calls 'Father.'" The cardinal concluded: "We see who Jesus is if we see him at prayer."
The eternal Son of God did not need to take flesh in order to pray. He has been communicating with the Father from all eternity. He assumed a human nature in order to show us how to live a human life.
Jesus prayed always. He prayed without ceasing. But his prayer wasn't a constant improvisation. It wasn't just free form. In fact, it took very specific forms.
Jesus observed the liturgy of the Jews. He went to synagogue every Sabbath, and he made pilgrimage to Jerusalem on the major feast days. Sometimes he went off by himself to pray in deserted places; and sometimes he prayed in the company of his friends. He observed the solemn ritual meals of his religion. He read the Scriptures. He recited the psalms. He fasted. He used the traditional morning prayer, "Hear, O Israel."
Jesus led a sustained and disciplined life of prayer. He prayed spontaneously, but he also kept the pious practices that the Jews of his time had inherited from their ancestors. Again, he did not need to do any of this. He did it so that we could see what a life of prayer should look like.
Our prayer life, too, needs to take on a certain form, so that we're living prayer as Jesus did, with its various expressions and themes and forms. To that end, spiritual masters advise us to develop a "plan of life" or "program of life" — a firm but flexible program that schedules our times of focused prayer amid the ordinary duties of work, family life and social life.
Servant of God Jesuit Father John Hardon observed that such a program is a mark of seriousness about prayer. We all presumably have good impulses, but they often fade before we can act on them. A plan of life represents our commitment to draw nearer to God every day. It gives our "resolution a form of permanency … characterized by a certain degree of constancy and even regularity."
Some people avoid routines of prayer because they would like their relationship with God to be marked by spontaneity. But spontaneity and regularity are not mutually exclusive. Jesus' life included both ritual prayer and extemporaneous prayer.
The formulas of traditional prayer give us words and phrases that perfectly express the conditions of our own souls and the circumstances of our lives. But those words won't occur to us unless we have made them our own through repetition. As Father Robert Barron likes to say: Prayers lead to prayer. The prayers of the tradition become, over time, the raw material of our most individual and heartfelt pleas to God.
Elements of a Plan
The Church's life, down the centuries, is like a great laboratory of the spirit. Every generation proposes new prayer forms, new styles and forms of devotion, and they are tested and proven by the lives of the saints. When men and women are canonized and beatified, we can say for certain that their program of prayer "worked." We know that it was, for them, a path to union with God, first on earth and later in heaven.
We want God, and so we are wise to follow the paths worn smooth by these holy people. Reading the lives of the saints, we can identify certain elements in common. It's in our best interest to make sure that these elements are part of our own personal plan of life.
Mental prayer
Friendship subsists on a diet of conversation. So does marriage. Prayer, too, is a relationship; and it cannot continue if it is starved for conversation. We will never have intimacy with God until we are regularly speaking with him and listening to him. For that we need a stretch of quiet time — at least 20 minutes a day, and it needs to be 20 consecutive minutes. Why? We need a few minutes just to withdraw from the world of the senses and adjust our concentration. Then we need time given just to silent listening. This is uncomfortable at first, since it doesn't work like bodily hearing. The soul has no nerve endings, so we don't register words and sounds. But sometimes we realize, weeks later, that at a certain moment God spoke to us in our prayer and changed something in us. Until we are making time for mental prayer, we have hardly begun to pray.
Holy Mass
This is the prayer prescribed by Jesus for the Church. He charged us all to "do this" in remembrance of him. In holy Communion, we receive him into ourselves and share his divine nature (2 Pt 1:4). We should pray the Mass — and not just attend it. We should know the parts of the Mass — from the Sign of the Cross to the final blessing — as well as we know the rooms of our home. Knowing the parts, we should have a deeper understanding of the whole — the logic of the liturgy, the drama of its unfolding. The Mass is so comfortable and so customary for Catholics that we can easily forget what an astonishing gift it is. We should do what we can to make it more prayerful: showing up a little early and easing into our prayer, staying a little afterward and offering thanks, dressing up for the occasion, using a missal. We should at least be attending Mass on Sundays and holy days. That's the Church's basic requirement. But we should go more often if we can — daily if possible.
The saints and the popes advise us to "frequent the sacraments," and there are only two sacraments we can receive frequently. The Eucharist is one. Confession is the other. We should go at least monthly. Several decades ago, it was common for practicing Catholics to go once a week. Confession builds many virtues (humility, fortitude, self-knowledge) even as it rids us of the ravages of vice. God gains nothing when we confess our sins. He already knows what we've done. But he wants us to take responsibility for our actions and to submit our lives to the discipline of his Church. When we do, he gives us the grace to overcome bad habits and resist temptations. We also receive the benefit of the counsel of a priest. There's no downside to sacramental confession. If you've found it difficult in the past, it may be that you're going too seldom. Confession is a form of prayer that gets easier and more rewarding with more frequent practice.
God reveals himself to us in the pages of the Bible. Both the Old and New Testaments are records of his action in history. It is an epic story of mercy promised and delivered. Through the stories of Adam and Eve, Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and Moses, David and the prophets — and especially in the Gospels of Jesus Christ — we come to see the pattern of God's involvement in every human life. We come to discern God's will for our own lives. If it's true that "we want God" — if we're serious about it — we must go to find him where he has revealed himself. We should read Scripture, prayerfully and meditatively, for at least a few minutes every day. We need not read great quantities of text, but we should read deeply and ask God for light on every word.
To fast is to refrain from food or drink as an act of prayer. Jesus fasted, and so did the Apostles. Our Lord assumed that we, too, would fast. In the Sermon on the Mount, he said, "When you fast …" — not if, but when. He spoke of fasting as a form of prayer, and he said that certain demons could be driven out only by prayer and fasting. It is customary for Christians to practice some form of fasting on Fridays (the traditional form is abstinence from meat). The Church requires a more rigorous fast on two days every year: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. We should also find ways to make small acts of self-denial every day, offering those for the sake of others. St. Paul said, "In my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the Church" (Col 1:24). Our small inconveniences become redemptive when we offer them in union with Christ. Modern spiritual writers have extended the notions of fast and abstinence to other pleasures: games, TV, surfing the Web, entertainment. Weakening our attachment to these things can only strengthen our bond with God.
Marian prayer
From the wedding feast at Cana we learn that the Blessed Virgin Mary is omnipotent in her intercession. There she persuaded Jesus to perform a miracle, even though he said the time wasn't right. We want our companions in prayer to have that kind of persuasive power. In St. Luke's Gospel, we learn that all generations shall call Mary blessed; and in our Marian prayer we fulfill that prophecy. The ages have given us a wealth of devotions to Mary. We can chant the Salve Regina or sing it in English as "Hail, Holy Queen." We can look East to the akathists, or hymns, of the Byzantine Church. We can pray the ever-popular Memorare again and again for all the intentions on our list. The most popular Marian prayer by far, however, is the Rosary. The Rosary is perhaps the most commonly used form of meditation. We count the prayers on beads as we ponder the events of Jesus' life. Mary illumined these mysteries for St. John and St. Luke. She will surely illumine them for us as well.
Endless Options
Catholic Tradition gives us many other devotions and methods from which to choose:
◗ Devotion to Divine Mercy, which spread in the second half of the 20th century, has become a staple of the prayer lives of millions of people.
◗ Praying the Liturgy of the Hours is a daily requirement for priests and religious sisters and brothers. Also called the Divine Office, the Hours represent the Church's official set of daily prayers, based on a cycle of the Psalms. A growing number of laypeople have taken up the practice.
◗ The Jesus Prayer — "O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner" — represents a way of meditating on the Lord's name, praying it in a meditative way. Originating with the Desert Fathers, it has developed richly in the Eastern Churches.
◗ Centering prayer is a term applied to a wide range of techniques for meditation. They tend to emphasize interior silence and draw from Eastern and Western monastic traditions. Some teachers have courted controversy by also employing methods from other religious traditions.
◗ Labyrinths were mazes built into the floor plans of medieval cathedrals. As individuals walked the pathway, they prayed, meditated and made their pilgrimage to "Jerusalem" at the center. Some modern churches have revived this practice, building labyrinths in prayer gardens.
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The career of Mt. Airy artist Peter Paone, 77, has been all about telling stories through his art. With his first Philadelphia show in 30 years, "Wild Flowers: Paintings and Drawings," at Woodmere Art Museum, he is telling a story about himself that no one else has ever seen.
Paone doesn't remember a specific moment in his childhood when he decided to become an artist; it was simply who he always was. He remembers how important the Philadelphia Museum of Art was to his mindset as he grew up; he feels fortunate to have been born and educated in Philadelphia. "The Philadelphia Art Museum is personal; it has a selective viewpoint as opposed to [museums in New York] that are storage units. Philadelphia had a major impact on me," he said.
Paone won a scholarship to the Philadelphia Museum School of Art (now the University of the Arts) in 1954 and earned a BFA in Art Education. After graduation he spent eight years in New York, three years in London, six more years in New York, and then he moved back to Philadelphia in 1975. He had numerous gallery shows in major cities and won a Guggenheim Fellowship during that era.
However, his success over the years was a result of a lot of hard work, according to Paone. "I didn't wait for it to come to me. A career of an artist doesn't happen in one exhibition. If you're not out there in the world as well as your own studio, no one is going to know you exist. Painting every day and being devoted to your work is absolutely marvelous, but it's not going to generate the interest you need to continue to work."
Paone worked at various times as an art appraiser and consultant, putting together art collections for private collectors. He taught at art schools, most notably at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for 31 years, from which he retired in 2009. Through it all, he kept painting.
When William Valerio, director at Woodmere, offered him an exhibition, Paone knew he needed a lot of work to fill the space at the museum. The only theme he had that would fulfill that was his flower paintings, which he had never shown to anyone before.
It was 33 years ago when Paone decided he wanted to do work that was all his own, that would not be subject to outside opinion or comment. He wanted to work on something that he could evolve by himself, that would allow him to keep going somewhere new. He continued to work and show other paintings, but these paintings were just for him. He chose to paint flowers. Sort of.
To him, flowers are perfect as they are, and he didn't want to compete with that beauty or try and reproduce them, so he made his own flowers. He "reinvented flowers," although these works are far from still-lifes. He likes to think of this series of paintings he worked on for over three decades as "reality reassembled."
"For a work of art to be successful, it has to be extremely appealing and extremely disturbing," explained Paone. "That combination is what works. I didn't want 'Oh, nice, nice. Let's go to lunch.' I want to draw the viewer in because the picture doesn't tell the whole story, it allows you to say something about it."
One of the paintings in the exhibition ("Peacock") is a vibrant, colorful side view of the bird, its tail feathers tucked behind it and resplendent with a lush covering of flowers, fish, people and more. Paone painted it as a representation of life's journey. A person accumulates things throughout his/her life: good things, bad things, memories, things we want, things we don't. Valerio noted that Paone in Italian means "peacock," so he refers to this piece as "a self-portrait."
Another painting is "Sins of the Vampire," an ethereal painting with grasping hands and bright flowers. Paone said these are offerings to the vampire, who promises eternal life. These are similar to the offerings made in a Catholic church. It is about the need to belong and to belong forever.
"In both of these paintings, I started with a story, my story. Then I interwove that with the symbolism of the flower. I hope that people find in my work that it's more than flowers. And if they have to find out why it's more than flowers , whether they know it or not, they're beginning to tell a story around the picture."
Paone chose to finally show these "secret" paintings specifically because it would be at Woodmere. Not only is it the only museum that commits itself to showing only Philadelphia artists' work, but it was only at a museum that he would be able to show the full evolution of the work over the years. All the pieces fell into place at the right time, he said: the space was perfect, the staff was great, and he was ready to show his work. Out of the 200 pieces in this flower series, 86 were chosen for the exhibition, most of them by Valerio.
"When you see the paintings, you'll see that the surfaces and the way I drew with paint and color is a whole different skills-based concept than traditional values. I wasn't trying to accomplish traditional, I was trying to formulate a skill that would tell my story," said Paone, who works in his studio every day from about 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Paone's exhibition at Woodmere runs from Sept. 28 through Jan. 19. For more information, visit woodmereartmuseum.org. For more information about Paone, visit peterpaone.com.

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Owned and operated by Lindenwood, Boonesfield Village is comprised of more than a dozen nineteenth century buildings. Each building, except the Daniel Boone Home itself, was moved to the site from within 50 miles of the local area, offering visitors a snapshot of life on the Missouri frontier and providing students with a fully-integrated learning center.
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There are few modern poems of any country so perfect in their kind as the "Hermann and Dorothea" of Goethe. In clearness of characterization, in unity of tone, in the adjustment of background and foreground, in the conduct of the narrative, it conforms admirably to the strict canons of art; yet it preserves a freshness and spontaneity in its emotional appeal that are rare in works of so classical a perfection in form.
The basis of the poem is a historical incident. In the year 1731 the Archbishop of Salzburg drove out of his diocese a thousand Protestants, who took refuge in South Germany, and among whom was a girl who became the bride of the son of a rich burgher. The occasion of the girl's exile was changed by Goethe to more recent times, and in the poem she is represented as a German from the west bank of the Rhine fleeing from the turmoil caused by the French Revolution. The political element is not a mere background, but is woven into the plot with consummate skill, being used, at one point, for example, in the characterization of Dorothea, who before the time of her appearance in the poem has been deprived of her first betrothed by the guillotine; and, at another, in furnishing a telling contrast between the revolutionary uproar in France and the settled peace of the German village.
The characters of the father and the minister Goethe took over from the original incident, the mother he invented, and the apothecary he made to stand for a group of friends. But all of these persons, as well as the two lovers, are recreated, and this so skillfully that while they are made notably familiar to us as individuals, they are no less significant as permanent types of human nature. The hexameter measure which he employed, and which is retained in the present translation, he handled with such charm that it has since seemed the natural verse for the domestic idyl—witness the obvious imitation of this, as of other features of the poem, in Longfellow's "Evangeline."


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The Mayor's Committee for International Friendship (MCIF) and the Lincoln Council for International Visitors (LCIV) elected officers at the joint annual meeting October 25 at the Knolls Restaurant in Lincoln.
Officers elected for 2012-2013 are Brian Ridenour, President; Micheal Short, Vice-President; Debbie Engstrom, Secretary; Elaine Hammer, Treasurer; Lisa Lee, First Contact; Dolores Mather, Advisor; Lee Rockwell, Director; Roger Ehlers, Newsletter Editor; and Carmelee Tuma, Public Relations.
Stan Garbacz, Agricultural Trade Representative for the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, presented a program titled, "Nebraska and the World - Marketing Nebraska Agriculture." The UNL International Folk Dance Group performed dances from various countries, and Mather was recognized for over 25 years of service to MCIF/LCIV.
LCIV provides support for the MCIF, a volunteer organization which hosts visitors from around the world. The committee sets up visits with professional counterparts and plans cultural exchanges and learning experiences to promote international understanding among the visitors and citizens in the Lincoln area. Participants are established or potential foreign leaders and are selected by American Embassies overseas to visit the United States to experience this country firsthand. Any individuals interested in volunteering to help MICF/LCIV in their mission can contact Ridenour at 402-488-4500 or Engstrom at 402-327-9936.


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Perot Systems Integration Conference Call
Event occurs on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 7:00AM CT.
Dell will host a conference call discussing the integration of Perot Systems. The call will last approximately 60 minutes and include a question and answer session.
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This call features Brian Gladden, Chief Financial Officer; Peter Altabef, President, Dell Services; Steve Schuckenbrock, President, Large Enterprise; and Paul Bell, President, Public.
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The integrated head tube – not to mention the new etched logo – makes for a cleaner front end but Van Nicholas founder Jan-Willem Sintnicolass says its larger diameter also provides more room for the top tube and down tube welds, thus improving front triangle torsional stiffness and overall handling precision.
Likewise, last year's pinched and squeezed chainstays have given way to rounder cross-sections at the bottom bracket end, reducing lateral flex and making for a more efficient drivetrain but without affecting the Astraeus's notable comfort, according to Sintnicolass.
Van Nicholas have taken even more of a comfort-oriented approach for their Zephyr road model, built with biaxially ovalised top and down tubes to keep front triangle torsional flex to reasonable levels but with frighteningly tiny seatstays – measuring just 17mm in diameter – that taper down even more at the seat tube.
The idea here is to yield as much vertical movement to the rear end as possible, which is further helped by the semi-compact frame configuration. Offsetting the seatstays and top tube helps the seat tube bend back slightly under impact and the longer, 27.2mm seatpost flexes more than a shorter, larger-diameter one.
Capping the 'comfortable long distance cruiser' theme is the longer head tube and slightly slackened angles for a more upright riding position and more stable handling.
Van Nicholas's Zephyr is purpose-built with comfort in mind
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Over in the opposite corner of the Van Nicholas booth sat yet another example that 29in mountain bike wheels are finally beginning to grab hold in Europe: the Zion 29". While the big-wheeled hardtail isn't entirely new for 2011, it has undergone a few key revisions. The head tube has been shortened to allow a lower bar position – critical for shorter 29er riders – and the seat tube now sports a slight kink for greater tyre clearance.
Van Nicholas's Zion 29" gets a shorter head tube and bent seat tube for 2011
Van Nicholas will also add a full-suspension rig to their range called Valkyr. Aimed at the cross-country and marathon crowd, Valkyr will boast 100mm of travel at either end with a faux-bar rear end – fully crafted in titanium, of course. Oversized and hydroformed tubes will help bolster the front end against torsional flex and there's even a tapered head tube to fit the latest crop of suspension forks.
Van Nicholas will soon add a full-suspension bike to their impressive array of titanium machines
US readers should take note: Van Nicholas are making a push into the American market and have dropped their shipping costs there to zero, so if you've been considering buying one, now's a good time.


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DLA Bulletin March/April Page 1 Delaware Library Association
Volume 59, Number 2 March / April 2007
The news and proceedings of the Delaware Library Association
Emerging Leaders Program 2
TCLC Celebrates 40 Years 3
Happenings at Dover PL 3
Professional Development 4
eLearning at Drexel 4
DLA Contacts 5
There are presently 18 certified school librarians
in the state of Delaware. The newly awarded for
2006 are:
Suzanne Smith
AI Dupont HS, Red Clay School District
Christine Payne
Olive B. Loss Elementary ,
Appoquinimink School District
Patricia Birch
Sussex Technical High School, Sussex
Vo-Tech School District
Marcia Berbeza
Pulaski Intermediate School, Christina
School District
Mary Kay Hall
Albert Jones Elementary School,
Christina School District
-submitted by Janet Shaw
On February 15, 2007, the State Board of
Education recognized 51 recipients of the
National Board for Teacher Certification.
Among the recipients were 5 school librarians
from across the state's public school districts.
The speakers for the evening included Jean Allen,
State Board of Education President; Valerie
Woodruff, State Secretary of Education; and Pat
Bigelow, Associate for National Certification
Candidate Support. Today more than 1600
librarians are National Board Certified. As
leaders in their schools, they are in a unique
position to transform teaching and
learning. National Board Certification is a
nationally accepted sign of quality in the
education profession and offers a nationwide
standard for evaluating and encouraging quality
teaching. It is a way to recognize and reward the
accomplished librarians and teachers needed to
build competitive, world-class schools.
5 Delaware Librarians Achieve National
Board Certification
From left to right: Suzanne Smith, Christie Payne, Patricia
Birch, Marcia Berbeza, and Mary Kay Hall
Continued above
DLA Bulletin March/April Page 2
by all staff members. We made special note that
these staff may need "assistance" growing with
the times.
Our role as Emerging Leaders is to
emerge in new realms and birth new ideas. We
are to try and satisfy each need and develop a
way to educate and promote this millennial
movement. We recognized that most people who
are afraid of technology are really afraid of
change; however, we, as millennial librarians,
will need to learn how to address this critical
issue. We have to help in bridging the gap,
largely due to changes in staff and leadership in
the library realm.
The Emerging Leaders participants discussed
ways for millennial librarians to cross
generational barriers between patrons and other
staff members. Emphasis was placed on being
open-minded to change, thereby preventing us
from becoming what we do not like being viewed
as from the "historically" erroneous perception of
librarians: Be flexible, be creative and always try
something new -- Three things "we" as Emerging
Leaders must grasp.
In conclusion, this program clearly demonstrates
the ALA's commitment to investing in the
complete preparation of the newer librarian to be
a millennial leader. The in-depth involvement and
concepts that we as participants will gain will
overflow into our workplace. The 100 Emerging
Leaders program is a program with much
potential. Since this is the first year of the
program, it is clear that, with time and continued
stabilization, the program will become more
valuable in preparing and drawing out the best
out of new librarians. If you'd like more
information about this program, visit http://
-submitted by Wanda F. Nesbit
The role of the librarian in the 21st century is
changing and will continue to change because of
technology. The 100 Emerging Leaders Program,
sponsored by the American Library Association,
had its kick-off celebration at the ALA Mid-
Winter Meeting in Seattle, WA January 19-24th.
This program is a step in the right direction
towards addressing issues and enhancing the
skills of new librarians as they become millennial
leaders. Being a millennial leader goes beyond
the traditional way of running the library,
encompassing how we will respond to society's
need for the provision of information in the 21st
Our first Emerging Leaders meeting was an
awesome experience. The wealth of information
that was shared during the meeting helped to
broaden our individual concepts as to where the
library institution is going as a whole. There was
so much passion and energy in the room, making
it easy for each to feed off of the other. Each
conversation helped us to further develop
alternative ways to become more effective
librarians now and in the future.
The Friday events at the ALA Midwinter Meeting
were the start of new beginnings. On that day,
we, the participants of the 100 Emerging Leaders,
met face-to-face for the first time. We were given
the chance to brainstorm, mingle, compare ideas,
and grow as librarians. The day-long session
covered many topics relevant to the continued life
of libraries. We realized that the library is going
through a metamorphosis. The change is not only
affecting the physical structure of the library but
it is affecting how the library is meeting the needs
of the community. As the world continues to turn
to technology, our role as an information center is
changing. As a result, the library staff is being
forced to learn new things and address issues
differently. And, during our meeting, we realized
that there would be those staff members who do
not like this obvious change and will need
assistance in growing with the times. This change
although necessary may not be readily embraced
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Continued above
DLA Bulletin March/April Page 3
The Tri-State College Library Cooperative
(TCLC), with 43 member libraries in
southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and
Delaware, celebrated its fortieth anniversary at a
Ruby Gala held Saturday, April 21. Dozens of
TCLC members and their guests gathered at
Cabrini College, Radnor, PA to dance to sixties
tunes, compete on baby boomer trivia questions,
and bid on raffle items. The Ruby Gala raised
over $1,000 for the Sister Mary Dennis Lynch
Scholarship Fund, which assists TCLC members
with grants for professional development.
Presented at the Gala were TCLC's premier
"Spirit of Cooperation" Awards, designed to
honor individuals who have given exemplary
service to the organization. James L. Sauer,
Library Director at Eastern University, St.
Davids, PA, and Kathleen Mulroy, Library
Director at Gwynedd-Mercy College, Gwynedd
Valley, PA, were recognized with these awards
for their dedicated committee service, excellent
ideas, and hard work.
Founded by twelve library directors in 1967,
TCLC has grown to almost four times its original
membership. TCLC's mission is to advance and
promote the best possible research and
scholarship through library cooperation,
collaboration, and educational development.
Students, faculty, and staff of any TCLC
institution have free access to all the libraries in
the Cooperative, plus member libraries offer free
ILL to one another. In addition, TCLC hosts
numerous interest groups and development
activities throughout the academic year. Over the
last forty years, TCLC has attracted as members
college and university libraries both large and
small, becoming a primary source of academic
library resource sharing and staff development in
the tri-state region.
-submitted by Lori Schwabenbauer
TCLC Celebrates 40 Years; Honors
Library Leaders
Young Writers Workshop: May 23 6:30-9:00pm
Teens (13-18) are invited to bring their stories,
poems, etc. We will share and critique each
others work. Please bring at least fifteen copies of
your work. Workshop is for teens only please.
Registration recommended.
Teen Poetry Contest Reception May 24 7:00pm
Teen winners will be announced and will read
from their work.
* Special guest for both events will be Vincent
Spina, Spanish professor/poet from Clarion
University in PA.
Questions? Contact Sue, Teen Librarian, 736-
7185 / email@example.com
-submitted by Sue Ray
Happenings at Dover Public Library
Save the Date! The Second
Delaware Book Festival
The date for the 2nd Delaware Book
Festival has been set for Saturday,
November 3, 2007 10:00 am - 4:00
pm at The First State Heritage Park
in Dover.
- submitted Patty Langley
DLA Bulletin March/April Page 4
eLearning at Drexel Offer
Get on the List: The DLA List
The purpose of the DLA list is to disseminate
information for and about the Delaware Library
Association. This list is designed to facilitate
communication among DLA members and topics of
discussion should be related to DLA, ALA, or
general library topics. Subscribe to Dla-l by filling
out the subscription form, which is located at:
This is a closed list, which means your subscription
will be held for approval. You will be notified of the
administrator's decision by email. This is also a
private list, which means that the members' names
are not available to non-members.
For more information see the DLA Website:
http://www.dla.lib.de.us or contact the list owner:
Jane Tupin (email@example.com)
-submitted by Jane Tupin
Take advantage of the DLA and Drexel eLearning
partnership and earn your Master's in Library and
Information Science completely online with no
travel or campus residency and receive a special
20% tuition discount off of the regular Drexel rate.
Drexel's College of Information Science and
Technology is recognized internationally for
producing outstanding research and industry leaders.
We offer the convenience of online learning in our
Master of Science in Library and Information
Science program. The program is accredited by the
American Library Association (ALA), the highest
accreditation available in the field. In its "America's
Best Graduate Schools 2007," U.S. News & World
Report has once again ranked The i-School at Drexel
as one of the top graduate schools in the country for
Library and Information Studies. Visit Drexel's
College of Information and Technology website for
details: http://www.ischool.drexel.edu
Program features:
• An innovative curriculum with a strong
technological background and a focus on teaching
career skills in all aspects of information
• Supports intensive student-to-faculty and student-to-
student communication.
• An easy-to-use "anytime/anyplace" learning
• Support and encouragement from Delaware
librarians and current students in the program.
Optional specializations available within this
• Management of Digital Information, with courses
on database management, content representation and
digital libraries.
• Information/Library Services, with courses on
collection development, cataloging and
• Youth Services specialization focuses on the
information needs of children and young adults.
Professional Development...Professional Development...Professional
Visit the student community site: http://
Username: bbtemp1 (note: usernames can go up to
20 users i.e. bbtemp 19, bbtemp20)
Password: bbtemp
To apply online: http://www.drexel.com/ist
Prospective applicants with specific questions about
the qualifications for admission may contact
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Delaware Library Association Contact List 2006-2007
Executive Board Standing and Special Committees
Paul Anderson University of Delaware
302-831-2231 181 S College Ave
firstname.lastname@example.com Newark, DE 19717-5267
Vice President / Conference Chair
Lynne Haines Sussex County DOL
302-855-7890 P.O. Box 589
email@example.com Georgetown, DE 19947
Michael Gutierrez Univ. of Delaware Library
302-831-6076 / 302-831-1631 (fax) 181 S College Ave
firstname.lastname@example.com Newark, DE 19717-5267
Dianne McKellar Univ. of Delaware Library
302.831-6076 302.831-1631 (fax) 181 S College Ave
email@example.com Newark, DE 19717-5267
ALA Councilor
Carol Rudisell Univ. of Delaware Library
302-831-6942 181 S College Ave
firstname.lastname@example.com Newark, DE 19717-5267
Immediate Past President
Hilary Welliver Kent Co. Public Library
302-698-6440 / 302-698-6441 (fax) 2319 S Dupont Hwy
firstname.lastname@example.com Dover, DE 19904
President, Children's Services Division
Terri Jones Hockessin Library
302-239-5160 1023 Valley Road
firstname.lastname@example.com Hockessin, DE 19707
President, College & Research Libraries Division
Julie Brewer Univ. of Delaware Library
302-831-1594 181 S College Ave
firstname.lastname@example.com Newark, DE 19717-5267
President, School Library Media Association
Jamie Alascia William Henry Middle School
302-454-2171x112/302-832-3213(fax) 65 Carver Blvd
firstname.lastname@example.com Dover, DE 19904
President, Paraprofessional and Library Support Division
Byron McGriff DuPont Hospital for Children
302-651-5820 1600 Rockland Road
email@example.com Wilmington, DE 19803
President, Public Library Division
Kevin Swed Delaware City Library
320-834-4148 P.O. Box 451, 250 5th St.
firstname.lastname@example.com Delaware City, DE 19706
President, Trustees Division
Mary Borecki Appoquinimink Community
302-376-4190/302-378-5293 (fax) Library
firstname.lastname@example.com 87 Reads Way
New Castle, DE 19720
Continuing Education Committee (Standing)
Kathy Graybeal Delaware Div. of Libraries
302-736-4748 / 302-739-6787 43 S. DuPont Highway
firstname.lastname@example.com Dover, DE 19901
Directory Committee (Standing)
Paula Davino Appoquinimink Public Library
302-376-4190/302-378-5393(fax) 118 Silver Lake Rd.
email@example.com Middletown, DE 19709
Handbook and Bylaws Committee (Standing)
Intellectual Freedom and Open Access Committee (Standing)
Mary S. Tise, Chair Cab Calloway/ Charter Libraries
302-651-2700x114/302-425-4594 100 N. DuPont Road
firstname.lastname@example.com Wilmington, DE 19807
Job Placement Committee (Special)
Rebecca Knight University of Delaware Library
302-831-1730 181 South College Avenue
email@example.com Newark, DE 19717-5267
Legislative Action Committee (Standing)
Cathy Wojewodzki, Librarian Univ. of Delaware
302-831-8085/302-831-1631 (fax) 181 S. College Ave.
firstname.lastname@example.com Newark, DE 19717-5267
Long-Range Planning Committee (Special)
Membership Committee (Standing)
Paula Davino Appoquinimink Public Library
302-376-4190/302-378-5393(fax) 118 Silver Lake Rd.
email@example.com Middletown, DE 19709
Public Relations Committee (Standing)
Patty Langley & Anne Norman Delaware Div. of Libraries
800-739-4748/302-739-6787 (fax) 43 S. DuPont Highway
firstname.lastname@example.com Dover, DE 19901
Publications Committee (Standing)
Vinny Alascia Delaware Div. of Libraries
302-739-4748 ext.116 43 S. DuPont Highway
email@example.com Dover, DE 19901
Scholarships, Awards and Citations (Standing)
Steven Davis Hockessin Library
302-239-5160 1023 Valley Road
firstname.lastname@example.com Hockessin, DE 19707
State Friends (Special)
Elizabeth Baxter
302-537-1432/302-537-9106 (fax) P.O. Box 1319
firstname.lastname@example.com Bethany Beach, DE 19930
State Librarian
Anne Norman Delaware Div. of Libraries
800-282-8696/302-739-6787 (fax) 43 S. DuPont Highway
email@example.com Dover, DE 19901
Web Page Committee (Special)
Rebecca Knight University of Delaware Library
302-831-1730 181 South College Avenue
firstname.lastname@example.com Newark, DE 19717-5267
DLA Bulletin March/April Page 6
Delaware Library Association
Membership Application
(Include School District for school libraries)
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will be applied to the f0ollowing year's membership. Mail to: Treasurer of DLA P.O. Box 816,
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Learners will compare known elemental spectra with spectra of Titan and Saturn's rings from a spectrometer aboard the NASA Cassini spacecraft. They identify the elements visible in the planetary and lunar spectra. The activity is part of Project... (View More) Spectra, a science and engineering program for middle-high school students, focusing on how light is used to explore the Solar System. (View Less)
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L. Neil Smith's
Number 298, November 21, 2004
Give people what they want: more government!
Positively Negative
Special to TLE
In the presidential election just past, voter turnout hovered around 60%. That was, say those who should know, the highest voter turn-out America has seen since the 1968 presidential elections. Unfortunately, Libertarians still only garnered about the same number of votes as they did in the 2000 election. Libertarians were the only major party advocating a true adherence to the Constitution and Bill of Rightsand for the record, the other third parties didn't fare well this year, either.
Along with good voter turn-out, the Libertarian party had an excellent candidate this time around in the person of Michael Badnarik. (If you don't know a lot about Mr. Badnarik, you're missing out. Keep your eyes and ears open for news on the 2008 election, and let's hope he decides to run again.) So what happened?
After some reflection on those who won and who almost won, I think I have an answer: Libertarianism, at least as presented by Michael Badnarik, is rational. Voters this year (don't be offended ; you're probably an exception to the rule) weren't.
Voters in 2004 were highly motivated not to cast their ballot for a man they hoped would win, but rather against a man they hoped wouldn't. John F. Kerry, voters were told, would institute socialized medicine and raise taxes. George W. Bush, said the opposing campaign, would reinstate the draft and was systematically destroying the economy by exporting jobs. Although one poll reported by CNN the day after the elections purported to show that fully 70% of those who voted for John Kerry didn't really like him, they voted for him anyway because they didn't want Bush to win. And of those who voted for George W. Bushincluding a disheartening number of third party membersmany claimed they were doing whatever they could to keep Kerry out of office.
What do we learn from this? Well, although mudslinging still seems to alienate many voters, negativity doesn't necessarily do so. If it makes people worry or even makes them a little afraid, that may be enough to swing just that many more votes your way. So negativity properly channelled (no mud, lots of fear) is a tremendously powerful force. Logic in the face of such strong emotion is simply ignored, misunderstood, or comes in a distant second or thid place to some perceived clear and present danger.
That's why I've decided that when I discuss politics with party-line Democrats and Republicans in the future, I'm not going to make any attempt to appeal to their minds with rational arguments and facts. Instead, I'm going to scare them or disgust them. Oh, there's no need to lie. I'm just going to come at the truth from another direction and in a different way. Consider:
Appeals that the USA PATRIOT Act damages civil liberties have largely fallen on deaf ears. Even many of those who agree that freedoms are harmed under the Act are willing to accept the loss of liberty if they're safer as a result. But what if we change our tack? Instead of telling people the PATRIOT Act curtails freedom, why not hit them with the fact that it won't keep them safe?
There's no argument that the PATRIOT Act has been successful in nabbing a few people who have committed crimes unrelated to terrorismsomething, by the way, the Department of Justice promised it would not use the PATRIOT Act to dobut where are the terrorists it's caught? And what about those it's mistakenly fingered, including an Oregon lawyer and an Idaho grad student? Meanwhile, our bordersviewed by many experts as a significant danger where terrorism is concernedremain ridiculously porous, and the PATRIOT Act does nothing to address that genuinely frightening fact.
Railing against invasive airport security from a privacy and/or Fourth Amendment standpoint hasn't changed airport procedures appreciably. Most passengers seem content to be searched, even by hand, if it means their flight will be terrorist-free. So how about if we remind them that repeated tests of security procedures have resulted in the repeated success of people getting prohibited weapons or other materials on board? Draconian security is, as far as I'm concerned, still inexcusable. But draconian security that doesn't work is even worse.
Two years after 9/11, Boston's Logan International Airportthe departure point for three of the hijacked planesstill had such poor security that weapons easily passed through when officials conducted tests. After assurances the government would do better, more testing just last month showed that there are still major security problems at our airports. And matching checked bags to passengers as is now required to help ensure bombs aren't stowed aboard is rendered meaningless by suicide bombers who fully intend to die when the plane explodes.
The MATRIX database has been pooh-poohed by many as being a negligible risk to their privacy (although privacy advocates are almost universally opposed to the program). People say that the information is out there anyway, so what difference does it make if the government collects it? Well, the problem is that the errors already out there in various and sundry databases containing our personal information will be compounded by the merger and, of course, made even more difficult to correct. But that logical argument contains much less urgency then pointing out that a recent study showed fully 79% of credit reports had errors on them, and that 25% had errors so serious that people could be denied credit or jobs over them.
Since everyone should order their own credit report once a year anyway as a prophylactic measure against identity theft, suggest that people order theirs and then point and laugh as they try to get errors corrected. Don't let them see you do it, though, because at the height of their frustration you'll pounce on them again regarding MATRIX.
The truth of the matter is that logical, thinking citizens will always gather the facts, review them, and make a decision based on what they believe is the right thing to do. Almost universally, the truly informed and responsible citizen will decide in favor of freedom, at least assuming he or she isn't been scared out of rationality. So my suggestion to Michael Badnarik, should he choose to run again, is this (the advice, by the way, holds true for the rest of us in our own smaller venues and causes, too):
Forget sensibility. Too many voters you need to reach have become largely insensible. That's not because they're stupid (well, okay, in a few cases it is, but those are people who will always vote for Ted Kennedy no matter what anyone else says or does). No, it's because they've been browbeaten into a party line, or because they've been told scary things so many times they've become afraid on an almost daily basis. Don't worry about logic. You've already got many of the logical voters behind you. Instead, step up to that microphone and scare 'em. Scare 'em good!
Scare tactics worked for George W. Bush and John F. Kerry, didn't they? And neither of them (just ask the opposition!) were particularly good candidates. There's no reason the same tactics can't work for you. After all, there's no shortage of really scary stuff to talk about, thanks to George W. Bush, John F. Kerry, and the far too many currently in government who are just like them.
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On this week's show, Dean Haglund is back home in Sydney, Australia, and Phil Leirness is safely ensconced in his beloved Los Feliz, Los Angeles neighborhood. They come together through the magic of podcasting (armed with that old "skype hiss") to discuss: Dean's travels, and birthday; Phil's final (?) interview for part 2 of "The Truth is Out There", the latest episode of his "The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: ON THE AIR" podcast, and the life and legacy of Will Rogers; The lives and careers of a beloved character actor and a peerless voice performer; the films of Alfred Hitchcock and Clint Eastwood, a silent classic, and such recent releases as Spider-Man Homecoming and War for the Planet of the Apes; All that, plus what Dean and Phil are reading!


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GOALTo provide pharmacists with up-to-date information regarding their role in the treatment of patients with hypogonadism.
TARGET AUDIENCEThis activity is designed for pharmacists. No prerequisites required.
LEARNING OBJECTIVESThe University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CE activity. At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
ACCREDITATION STATEMENTThe University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy (UTCOP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to provide continuing education for pharmacists.
CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENTThis program is approved for 2 hours of credit (0.2 CEUs) and is sponsored by the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, which is approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
ACPE Program #064-000-06-204-H01.This continuing education activity was produced under the supervision of Glen E. Farr, PharmD, Associate Dean of Continuing Pharmacy Education, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy.
The estimated time to complete this educational activity: 2 hours.Release date: October 15, 2006. Expiration date: October 15, 2008.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENTThe opinions and recommendations expressed by faculty and other experts whose input is included in this program are their own. This enduring material is produced for educational purposes only. Use of University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy name implies review of educational format, design, and approach. Please review the complete prescribing information of specific drugs or combinations of drugs, including indications, contraindications, warnings, and adverse effects, before administering pharmacologic therapy to patients.
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CHICAGO (Aug. 2, 2012) – The U.S. Women's National Team will host its second post-2012 London Olympics international friendly against Australia at 12:30 p.m. PT on Sunday, Sept. 16, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
The match will be broadcast live on NBC. Fans can also follow the match through ussoccer.com's Match Tracker and via Twitter @ussoccer_wnt.
Ticket information available will be announced in the near future.
The game will be a homecoming of sorts for a number of WNT players who grew up in Southern California. Among these are forwards Alex Morgan (Diamond Bar) and Amy Rodriguez (Lake Forest), midfielder Shannon Boxx (Redondo Beach), and defender Rachel Buehler (Del Mar).
The U.S. WNT plays at The Home Depot Center for the first time since a 1-0 victory against China PR on Dec. 13, 2008. The team is 9-0-0 at the home of U.S. Soccer's National Training Center.
The U.S. holds an impressive 19-0-2 record against Australia in the series, which started with a 6-0 win on Dec. 16, 1987, in Taipei, Taiwan. The two teams last met on June 15, 2008, with the USA earning a 2-1 victory against Australia in Suwon, South Korea.
This matchup is the second scheduled post-Olympic match for the USA, which hosts Costa Rica on Sept. 1 at 2:30 p.m. ET at Sahlen's Stadium in Rochester, N.Y., the hometown of star striker Abby Wambach. The game will be broadcast live on NBC.
The three-time Olympic champion USA squad advanced to the quarterfinal stage of the Summer Games with a 3-0-0 record in Group G play and prepares for a match against New Zealand at 9:30 a.m. ET on Friday, Aug. 3, at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England (NBC Sports Network, NBC Olympic Soccer Channel, NBC Live Extra).
Should the U.S. advance past New Zealand, the team would face the winner of the Great Britain-Canada quarterfinal match on Monday, Aug. 6, in the Olympic semifinals at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. The gold medal match takes place Thursday, Aug. 9, at Wembley Stadium in London.


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On Friday night, it was our turn to host part of the Tour of Trees. Every year about 24 of our neighbors get together and do a progressive Christmas tour of 3 houses. We started with appetizers and drinks at the first house, dinner this year was at our house, and the night ended at house number 3 for dessert and after dinner drinks. It was a very fun night and I am glad my turn is done! We don't have to host again for 3 more years. :)
I served a lasagna and was biting my fingernails worrying if it was going to be enough to feed 24 people but in the end it was big enough and we even had some leftovers. That lasagna was in the oven for two and a half hours and thankfully it was perfect when it was time to serve. I had visions of it being cold in the middle but it was nice and hot and I didn't burn it! Alongside the lasagna I served a big Caesar salad, lots of bread with olive oil for dipping or garlic butter, a big bowl of my Cranberry Pecan Orzo Salad, and a tray of Rosemary Ham with some salami and mozzarella pinwheels. Beer, wine, and Pellegrino sparkling water and all was good.
I decorated three trees. Too much!! Anyway, the tree in the sunroom was fun to do. I had picked up a bunch of aqua blue and silver Christmas bulbs at Good will last year and saved them not sure what to do with them. When I saw the giant snowflakes at the dollar store the idea came to me to do the sunroom tree in aqua and silver with the icy snowflakes. It turned out cuter than I expected and was VERY inexpensive to do.
The next tree was in my dining room. Not a great photo but that is my favorite tree. It's a skinny tree and I collect ornaments that look like food and candy and that is what I decorate that tree with. And then we got a real tree from our friends who have a Christmas tree farm. If you live in the Greensboro area the real trees you can get from Bruce Wagoner's Nursery are beautiful and fresh. They run the tree lot at The Friendly Center outside of the Sears and soon to open Whole Foods and they have a new location at the corner of Church Street and Highway 150 in the Summerfield/Brown's Summit area across from the new Lowe's Foods. They sell Fraser Firs and the smell of their fresh trees will put you right in the Christmas spirit.
Now for that tree I needed a topper. I decided to make a snowman hat topper for it and added an old red plaid scarf. The hat was easy to do. For Halloween this year, I dressed as Mr. Peanut and decided to give my Mr. Peanut hat a new life as a snowman hat. If you want to make one for yourself, I found the plain black hat at Party City. I cut out a red band out of a sparkly red felt and glued it around the base. Then I cut out two holly leaves out of green felt and glued them on along with three bright red pom poms. Easy and cute.
And this is one of my favorite new decorations that I did this year. I told you I had a lot of aqua and silver bulbs compliments of the Goodwill. I added them to my terrarium and I love it.
More silver bulbs added to a tray in the dining room. You can't get any easier than that.
And finally, my very small Santa collection. My Dad carved out four of the Santa's and I love to put them out grouped together each year. C'est tout! It was a wee bit stressful getting decorated and entertaining so early in the season this year especially since I did something weird to my back and I have been trying to clean and cook and work and not feeling all that great. Back trouble is new to me and not much fun. Anyway, whoa is me…it's nice now to have it all done!


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After 6 days, 24 stages, thousands of meters of climbing and twice that in descending at the 2013 Trans Provence stage race, Nico Lau came out on top by a narrow but calculated 1-second margin over Jerome Clementz. His rig of choice was the Cube Stereo 160 Super HPC 27.5. With exception to the custom bright orange Cube Action Team paint job, Nico's 1800 gram frame is identical to the stock model and has a 66.5-degree head angle, 74.6-degree seat angle, 160mm travel, and those newfangled 27.5-inch wheels. The entire bike weighs in around 28.6-pounds (13.0 kg).
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FOX 34 Float CTD fork
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10-speed Shimano XTR rear derailleur with Shadow+ clutch
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Sense Networks, the leader in delivering mobile ads based on mobile location and behavioral targeting data, in conjunction with xAd, the leader in targeting mobile ads based on location signal and search context, today revealed the most romantic US cities, based on mobile shopping behavior and user search data. Cupid has been busy in Houston, Texas this year, with the city leading the pack as the most romantic city, overall. Chicago and New York residents should anticipate a lot of romantic gifts and candlelit dinners this week as well, with these cities ranking as the second and third Most Romantic Mobile Cities overall.
Sense Networks and xAd analyzed their databases to find a view of romantic behavior on consumer mobile devices across the US. To identify trends for the Most Romantic Mobile Cities, the analysis considered mobile search and purchase behaviors for sit-down restaurants, florists, gift shops, intimate apparel, jewelry stores and hotels.
While Houston is planning romantic activities and lingerie gift-exchanging, Chicago residents break out their wallets to dress up their dates in jewelry. Romance is in the air all around this year, with no apparent coasts or regions standing out against the others. The top mobile romantic cities in each category are listed below.
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Already, it feels like he's back on the trail. Just a month after the election, as the fiscal cliff approaches, President Obama has held just one meeting at the White House with Speaker John Boehner in the last three weeks, yet has taken the time to go to Pennsylvania and Virginia and chat with suburbanites and business owners. From the outside, he's building the consensus that he's looking for in Washington.
On Thursday, he held a photo op with a teacher's family at her apartment in suburban Virginia, telling a small camera crew about the importance of extending the current tax rate for a family's first $250,000 of earned income and raising the rate for incomes above that. A week earlier he spoke, jacket off and shirt sleeves rolled up, before 350 people on a toy-factory floor in Pennsylvania, telling the self-described middle-class Americans to call on Congress to prevent a middle-class tax hike. Republicans and Democrats "already all agree, we say, on making sure middle-class taxes don't go up," he said, "so let's get that done." He told cameras and the crowd to write and call members of Congress and to post on Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag #My2k ($2,000 is the estimated size of the tax hike on a middle-class family's income if the tax provisions are all allowed to expire). And then to back it all up, on Monday afternoon he spent a little less than an hour answering questions on Twitter about the subject. He took eight questions in all, though one was about the Chicago Bears.
The confines of 140 characters are tight, and it was hard to discuss nuanced fiscal policy in those limits. That wasn't really the point of the exercise, though. Obama didn't want to convince opponents he was right; he wanted his supporters to agree with him. He wanted to release some talking points into the echo chamber of the Internet and have them bounce around for a while. He wanted to trend.


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Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone
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It is not easy, but you have to be willing to make mistakes. And the earlier you make those mistakes, the better.Jane Cahill Pfeiffer
The Right Honourable Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, KG, CH, PC (1907-10-09 – 2001-10-12), formerly 2nd Viscount Hailsham (1950–1963), was a British Conservative politician.
- Conservatives do not believe that political struggle is the most important thing in life...The simplest among them prefer fox-hunting—the wisest religion.
- Quintin Hogg, The Case for Conservatism (Penguin, 1947), p. 10.
- Being Conservative is only another way of being British.
- Quintin Hogg, The Case for Conservatism (Penguin, 1947).
- A great party is not to be brought down because of a scandal by a woman of easy virtue and a proved liar.
- "Lord Hailsham speaks out", The Times, 14 June 1963, p. 9.
- On the Profumo affair. Interview with Robert McKenzie on "Gallery" for BBC television.
- Lord Hailsham: But to try to turn it into a party issue, is really beyond belief contemptible.
Robert McKenzie: Do you feel that the others that have spoken out, the Bishops, The Times and so on, have tried to turn it into a party issue?
Hailsham: I think you have!
- Conclusion of the same interview.
- If the British public falls for this, I think it would be stark, staring bonkers.
- "Tories to fight like fury, Party chairman says", The Times, 13 October 1964 (p. 12)
- At a press conference on 12 October 1964 during the general election campaign, referring to the policies of the Labour Party.
- If you can tell me there are no adulterers on the front bench of the Labour Party you can talk to me about Profumo.
- Stephen Dorril and Robin Ramsay, "Smear" (Fourth Estate, 1991) p. 48
- Reply to heckler's cry of "Profumo!" at a public meeting on 13 October 1964. Hogg probably had in mind the Labour Party leader Harold Wilson specifically.
- There is a sense in which all law is nothing more nor less than a gigantic confidence trick.
- Speech to Devon Magistrates, The Times 12 April 1972.
- The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.