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Chief Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe in Virginia and Kathy Cummings-Dickinson, head of the Lumbee tribes in North Carolina, donned traditional tribal clothing for their recent meeting with Israeli Energy and Water Minister Dr. Uzi Landau.
"We are here to deliver a message to residents of Israel: Stand firm and united against the threats and pressure," said the two female chiefs. "We want to encourage Israel and the newly elected Knesset not to give in to those who try to pressure them to give up parts of the homeland. Surrender to this pressure is not a recipe for peace, but rather war. We stand beside you."
Chief Richardson also quoted from the Book of Ruth: "We'll go wherever you go, your people will be our people and your God will be our God."
This was the second meeting between Landau and Chief Richardson, who is the first female leader of her tribe since 1705. During Sukkot 2009, Richardson visited Israel and presented Landau with a declaration of loyalty to the tribes of Israel.
Cummings-Dickinson presented Landau with a likeness of a known tribal icon cut from the trunk of an ancient tree, stating, "This ancient tree has strong and deep roots, like my tribe to our land, and as with your people to the land of Israel."
The Native American delegations told their Israeli host that they intend to bring other tribes who wish to express support for Israel.
Landau thanked his guests and said: "I am aware of your strong stance and your actions on behalf of Israel, as well as on behalf of the Native American tribes in the US. ...[some] are not aware that we are all in the same boat. There is a large shadow in the form of radical Islam overshadowing all Western culture. Israel stands on the front line, but all lovers of democracy and freedom must face this together."
In recent decades there have been efforts by Islamic groups to bring Native American tribes in line with Muslim animosity for the US and Israel.
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Residents and businesses in Nassau County suffered tremendous losses to their homes and property in Hurricane Sandy. Entire communities were ravaged, and many small businesses and homeowners might never fully recover.
On Nov. 19, County Executive Ed Mangano announced that he was establishing the Nassau Hurricane Recovery Fund Committee. The committee was established by executive order, and will help promote the health and welfare of our residents and accept and distribute monetary contributions.
I commend Mangano for taking the initiative and establishing this important fund. Personally, I am deeply proud of the post-Sandy response of my local community and all Long Islanders, and want to make sure that those who have suffered continue to be taken care of.
This announcement came on the heels of Mangano's unveiling plans to move forward with a master team that will coordinate the development of the 77-acre Hub site and a strategic reuse plan for the Coliseum in the first half of 2013. This plan is a positive step in the right direction for the county, and I feel confident that it will create jobs, economic growth and more revenue.
I'm sure we could all use another boost. Why not see a concert at the Coliseum this winter?
Abroad, after eight days of seemingly endless warfare, a cease-fire was declared between Israel and Hamas over the Gaza border. I give kudos to President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton for spearheading a high-level international diplomatic effort to end the violence.
The threat of violence in the region was always looming, as Palestinian Muslims continue to question Israel's ownership of the debated territory. On Nov. 10, the situation turned violent when the Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas launched a hail of rockets into southern Israel. Israel reacted swiftly, launching a severe counter-attack, taking out several of Hamas's launch sites and leaders, including Ahmed al-Jabari, the man responsible for directing the Hamas rocket programs and launchings.

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"Back to School" Traffic Enforcement Project
The Lincoln Police Department will be conducting its "Back to School" Traffic Enforcement Project beginning Monday, August 23, 2010. This project, funded by a grant from the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety (NOHS), will allow the placement of additional officers each day, at and around the public and parochial schools in Lincoln for the purpose of traffic and pedestrian safety.
Officers will be assigned to watch for all traffic violations, including motorists speeding through school zones, vehicles driving past school bus warning devices (flashing lights with stop arms) and non-compliance with seat belt laws. There will be strict enforcement of the "25 MPH" flashing yellow school zones. Fines over $600 could be levied for speeding violations through a school zone during the times of operation.
This project will continue through Friday, September 3, 2010. Drivers are cautioned to be aware of the flashing yellow lights and obey speed limits around the various elementary and middle schools.


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Critics trying to rescue dogs from 'sanctuary of sorrow'
FORKS, Wash. -- It's a noble cause: Give sanctuary to dangerous dogs whose only other option is being euthanized.
But critics say the man who runs the Olympic Animal Sanctuary has failed that mission and the many dogs in his care should be removed.
Not everyone knows what's going on inside the "sanctuary of sorrow," a rundown warehouse in the rural town of Forks, Washington.
You can hear the dogs. The Forks City Attorney says he was told there are 120 to 140 dogs. You can smell them, too.
But Steve Markwell, the man who runs the Olympic Animal Sanctuary for dangerous dogs, won't let just anyone inside.
So photos, shot last year by volunteers, give a glimpse: Skinny dogs kept mostly in plastic travel crates and small cages, although a few dogs are in rather large indoor kennels.
There is dog waste, heavy accumulations of dust and dirt everywhere, and the facility is strewn with junk and equipment. Crates with dogs inside are sometimes stacked on top of each other. And the smell, which has been described by several who have been inside as overwhelming, was enough to make at least one volunteer vomit.
"A hell hole for these animals," said one former volunteer who asked that his name not be used. "An absolute nightmare."
"It was just so shocking," said Sue Walshe, a former supporter who now regrets helping send several dogs there. "It's a torture chamber."
Three former volunteers and supporters, now going public, say they represent scores of others demanding action.
"I don't think he realizes what he's doing," said the former volunteer who asked that his name not be used.
He was asked whether the authorities should shut him down.
"One hundred thousand percent yes," he said
"It was just so shocking," said Walshe, "I don't think I've ever experienced like that in my life."
"It's an ugly, dirty little secret that has come out," said former volunteer Pati Wynn, "and people have to be a voice for these dogs. Something has to be done, to help these dogs."
Former volunteers talk of Buddy, rescued from a California desert, then trained and adopted -- until Buddy bit a neighbor. They raised $3,000 so the sanctuary could build him his own run.
Buddy was last seen underweight and living in a tiny cage.
Crockett, found near San Clemente, was too growly to adopt. So money was raised to give him life in the sanctuary. His rescuers say Crockett, who was videotaped circling repetitively in his cage inside Markwell's sanctuary
His rescuers now say Crocket, who was videotaped circling repetitively in his cage inside Markwell's sanctuary, looks like he's going crazy.
Barry the saint bernard was deemed unadoptable. Later at the sanctuary, Wynn found him dead next to a dry water bowl and took a photo to document it. She says she got a text from Markwell saying he'd bury the dog later.
Just three stories with so many more wrapped in secrecy.
KOMO 4 News went to Forks to see what's inside the pink warehouse where the Olympic Animal Sanctuary is headquartered, but Markwell would not let us in and would not agree to an on-the-record interview.
While KOMO 4 News was outside the warehouse, Markwell was courteous and chatted briefly. While our camera was there, he walked several dogs, but former volunteers say this was not the norm. The former volunteer who requested his name not be used said, "I said to (Markwell) that I'd like to get them on a walking schedule and exercise them. And he said that they don't have time to do that at all"
Forks police investigated an animal cruelty complaint last year. Police photos taken in November and released to former volunteers mirror the concerns of others.
"All were crouched, very minimal space," an officer said.
The officer described "an overwhelming odor of urine so strong that my eyes began to tear up and I began to cough." Some water bowls were clean, others had "green slimy residue."
"The majority of crated dogs didn't have access to water," the officer said.
Markwell told the officer the dogs eat every other day, and fed only unrefrigerated raw animal parts delivered frozen but not kept in a freezer and refrigerator because it broke down some time ago.
The report said Markwell was "very concerned" conditions would be "publicized or documented." Other noise and smell complaints were filed. An animal cruelty citation was written, but "unissued."
So the investigation concluded no violations of law.
"We could - and many of the activists, I'm sure, would like to see us amass the Army together and go in there and just take all the dogs," said Forks Mayor Bryon Monohon. "But that opens up a whole variety of other kettles of fish."
The mayor was asked whether that includes lawsuits.
"Including lawsuits," he said.
Monohon says Forks does not have money to fight a legal battle, and they lack local ordinances with teeth. He told a newspaper that an online petition, now with more than 7,000 signators, is a "fraud."
Markwell has been a good citizen, he said, even leading a re-write of proposed animal ordinances. Markwell has plenty of friends in forks.
"They are the love of his life!" said hardware store owner bob stark. "They are his mission in life - is to keep these dogs alive."
Markwell's supporters say photos don't always show the whole story and that dogs don't care if things are messy. More money would help -- at least they're still alive.
Markwell and his lawyer have attacked his critics, city leaders, the police report and the officer -- even KOMO 4 News -- believing critics "are engaged in a vicious campaign of defamation."
So when a New York shelter paid to go bring three dogs back from the sanctuary in June, shelter workers were ordered to sign a secrecy contract to avoid lawsuits. Several say they refused and were fired. A dog expert that'd been contracted by the shelter briefly examined the dogs. His report says the three were in such bad shape, two were euthanized. He says he filed a complaint with the city of forks.
Mayor Monohon was asked "is there not enough reason to get a warrant to go in and look?"
"There is not at this time," he said.
Outside the warehouse, KOMO 4 News asked Markwell directly, "When you look over at that facility, is that really the vision that you had in mind when you started?"
"It's a starting point," he said.
Markwell began to walk away.
"Anyway, I don't want to do an interview," he said.
KOMO 4 News contacted top animal welfare leaders locally and nationwide. All of them, including the Humane Society of the United States, agree there are big problems with the Olympic Animal Sanctuary and several are trying to help. It's unclear whether Markwell will accept that help.


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Due to the recent enactment of legislation changing the Massachusetts General Laws, Apprenticeship Statute, Chapter 23; Section 11W of the Apprentice Statute, the Division of Apprentice Standards will be issuing Annual Apprentice ID cards rather than one-time Apprentice ID Cards after June 30, 2009. (see below)
- The card will cost $35 annually.
- Annual Apprentice ID cards will be valid for a one year period and will expire on the anniversary of the start date.
- New Apprentice agreement have been updated and are on the website. The agreement has been changed to indicate what credit will be granted in OJT hours and what step the apprentice will begin the program in order to prepare for next years renewal.
- The Annual Apprentice ID card will be issued to all new apprentices approved after June 30, 2009.
- Apprentice ID cards issued prior to July 1, 2009 will remain valid until the expiration date on the card or until the apprentice's status changes requiring a new card.
In order for the ID card to be issued successfully, the apprentice and/or sponsor must submit the following with the Apprentice Agreement. When renewing your ID card, you must request yearly renewal, pay a renewal fee of $35, and provide proof of classroom training before the year has passed.
- The annual fee of $35.00 should be in the form of a personal check, bank check or money order payable to the "Commonwealth of Massachusetts." No cash will be accepted.
- A passport-sized print photograph or digital photograph in a JPEG (.jpg) format shall accompany each application. The picture should be similar in composition to a driver's license photograph. You can email a digital photograph to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please put your first name, middle initial and last name in the subject heading of the email message. You do not need to send a photo if you are renewing your ID.
- ID Cards are generally issued in less than three weeks, and are returned with signed and approved apprentice agreements.
Chapter 23; Apprenticeship statute, Section 11W. The deputy director shall require each apprentice entering into a written agreement pursuant to this chapter to submit an application to the division for an apprentice identification card. Such application shall be accompanied by a $35 fee paid by the apprentice or the program sponsor, together with photographic prints as required by the deputy director. The apprentice identification card shall expire 1 year from the date of issue. Application for renewal of such card shall be submitted to the division and shall be accompanied by a fee of $35 paid by the apprentice or the program sponsor. The funds shall be received by the state treasurer on behalf of the commonwealth and deposited in a special trust account for the division and may be expended, without further appropriation, under the direction of the deputy director. An apprentice identification card shall contain the photograph of the apprentice; the apprentice registration number or such other number as the deputy director requires; the date on which the apprentice identification card expires; the name and business address of the appropriate apprenticeship committee or single employer sponsor; the steps of progression and related dates applicable to the apprentice and the projected date on which the apprentice is projected to complete the apprenticeship. As a condition of apprenticeship, the apprentice shall keep the apprentice identification card on his person during all hours of employment during the apprenticeship.


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The Caked Crusader would like to announce the December challenge with festive cheer and goodwill to all
Newsflash just in....Father Christmas will be attending to give presents to bakers who have been good...remember, he'll know if you've been naughty......
Second newsflash just in....Father Christmas will be awarding a special prize to the baker of his favourite cupcake. That means that there are three awesome prizes up for grabs on the night - winner, runner up, Father Christmas's choice.....
Requirements: Make a minimum of 12 cupcakes that interpret the theme of Christmas in any way you wish – if you can make more please do…the more you make, the more people can taste your delicious creation (and vote for you!)Please feel free to enter as many types of cupcake as you wish, I only ask that you have at least 12 of each.
On the night everyone will have a say in declaring the winner, who walks away with the ICL Winner's rosette plus a cupcake themed goody bag (presented in the much-coveted ICL bag!).As our bakers are special people their votes count three times more than the eaters' votes plus bakers go FREE! That's right, only eaters pay the £5 entry fee.
Please let me know if you plan to enter the competition so we can gauge numbers – thanks.
Event details: Monday 7th December 2009
6.00pm – 9.00pm
Venue – The Cuban Bar, Citypoint, One Ropemaker Street, EC2Y 9AY
For a map click here
Although the address is Ropemaker Street it's actually on the Citypoint plaza. Just behind the Moorgate tube station entrance that's in the row of shops including HMV, Hotel Chocolat, Eat and Clinton Cards, you'll see a very tall building. That's the Citypoint Tower. Head towards it and you'll see a paved plaza-type area. Near the base of the tower you will see a small newsagent kiosk and a Costa, to the left of these (if looking at the tower) are The Rack & Tenter, then Prets. Head towards Prets into a covered walkway at the base of City point. This is where the Cuban bar is. We'll be in the basement.
Entry fee for eaters: £5 (Entry fee includes tea or coffee). Bakers enter for FREE!
Timetable of events:
6.00-6.45pm – Entries are labelled and plated up
6.45 onwards – Eating and voting commences
Incidentally, The Caked Crusader and, consequently, ICL are now on Facebook and Twitter. Why not befriend Samantha Cake on Facebook – it's me!!!! And then become a fan of the Caked Crusader page. We will be using this to post news of upcoming events, have discussions, in fact anything fun involving cake. To make it even easier here's a link. On Twitter you can find me as CakedCrusader. So there's no excuse not to stay in touch.
As the event expands it has become necessary for us to set out some disclaimers relating to the event namely that, as we are hosts of the event and don't actually oversee any of the baking, we take people at their word as to the ingredients of the cupcakes and the environment in which they are prepared. It is unlikely that any entries are prepared in nut-free kitchens and anyone with allergies or intolerances should bear that in mind. Similarly, if an entrant tells us that an entry is vegan-friendly we believe them – feel free to chat to them on the night before sampling if you have any concerns. Your entry fee entitles you to free tea and coffee. Of course you can also sample all the cupcakes, for which we accept no liability.


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MONROE, NJ -- I am sitting here in my hotel room after my first Legends of the Ring event, going through the photos submitted by photographer George Tahinos, and I keep going, "Didn't see her," "Didn't see him."
It was that busy and that confusing at times.
I have not been to a convention like this since April's WrestleReunion in Toronto, but then that was over a couple of days, and I ran a breakfast as a fundraiser for the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, so got to see almost everybody in town at some point.
But LOTR, as the say, was a whole different kettle of fish.
It's a one-day affair, roughly from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. While we got in around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, because of the location, just off the New Jersey Turnpike at a hotel sort of the in middle of industrial parks, so many people came in just for the day. New York City and Philadelphia are roughly an hour on either side; I talked to one couple who woke up at 3 a.m. and drove up from Baltimore just for the day.
Maybe I have just been spoiled for so long, going to the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame events in Amsterdam, NY, or the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall of Fame induction weekend in Waterloo, Iowa, or, especially, the three days of the Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in Las Vegas. At all those events, you get a chance to meet and mingle, sit in the bar, go out for lunch, hang out, even play cribbage. Those are events that celebrate achievements in wrestling and promote the brotherhood of it all.
By contrast, Legends of the Ring 15 was about making money.
The main reason I was even in New Jersey was to promote my new book, The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes & Icons. My co-writer, Steve Johnson, came up from Richmond, VA, and J.J. Dillon, who contributed the foreword, was at our table. Good friend Paul "The Butcher" Vachon was there too. So I am hardly innocent of the whole wanting to make money thing. (CHEAP PLUG: Information about buying the book is here!
There were tables with all kinds of memorabilia: photos, figures, magazines, cards, and so much more. Vendor guests were everywhere, and I mostly got to at least see them in the room, if not chat or interact. Take Angelina Love, for instance. I knew her back in Toronto when she was Angel Williams, but I didn't get a chance to say hi (and maybe I am only fooling myself that she would remember me anyway).
The whole superticket idea, which means that fans pay a set fee and get autographs and/or photos from all the names on the docket meant that those chosen few were sequestered away and did not make their way to the main vendor room (where, naturally, they would have been swarmed for autographs). So I never got to say hi to Jacques Rougeau Jr., who wrote the foreword to my first book, The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Canadians, back in 2003. That was also my last trip down this way, for a fan fest in Totawa, NJ, which happened to be in the middle of a blizzard.
I had a great time at Legends of the Ring, and got to actually meet a few people who have contributed to the site that I have never met, like the aforementioned George Tahinos, or see a couple I only see occasionally, like Christine Coons and Bryan Sokol. Dillon and Vachon are class people, and it was great to hang out with them and attempt, as best I could, to keep all the demand for autographs and books for them straight.
There were a couple of neat moments for me:
Will I be back to Legends of the Ring? Probably, but I would approach it differently. I had hoped to get a few interviews done for the site, but truthfully, there were times I didn't have time to pop out to the bathroom.
The next LOTR event is WrestleMania weekend in 2013, and there's another one in June 2013. I was privy to a little of the talk of the headliner for that, and know it would be a big deal.
Even if I never got a chance to meet said superstar.
Greg Oliver has been writing about pro wrestling since 1985, and is the author of six books: The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes & Icons (with Steven Johnson and Mike Mooneyham); SLAM! Wrestling: Shocking Stories from the Squared Circle; Benoit: Wrestling with the Horror That Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport (with Steven Johnson, Heath McCoy and Irv Muchnick); The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels (with Steven Johnson); The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams (also with Johnson) and The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Canadians. Order them all from the SLAM! Wrestling Store. He can be emailed at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I'm so excited about some discoveries I've made doing research with Google since Saturday!
I had read a story that one of my ancestors, along with his brothers, had a trading post in the Danville, Kentucky area around the time of Kentucky statehood and I wanted to try to confirm that. The last ancestor that I have confirmed information on is John M. Smith from Russell County. I know that John purchased land in 1827 (Russell County was formed in 1826) and also had two land grants around the same time. I don't know if John was in the area before his area became Russell County or where he might have come from before that. I don't know his wife's name or his parents.
I've latched onto the Danville area trading post as the clue that's going to move me back a generation. But I have not been able to find anything helpful because there are too many Smiths in the county. While doing a Google search for trading posts, I discovered that I should be Googling the term "Stations" instead of trading posts. Then I came across a link that listed "Smith's Station" located on the road from Danville to the mouth of Dick's River. Now I had a better idea of which part of Mercer County to be looking for the Smith's in Mercer County. Last night, I was THRILLED to find a map showing all of the pre-1800 Stations in Kentucky and there was Smith's Station! Another web site told me the 3 people who are attributed with beginning the station. Could these 3 names be John's father and his brothers?
So I'm excited to get back to the library on Friday to see what I can find in the Mercer County history books and tax lists. My hope has been to find that some of the people in John's part of Russell County (witnesses, neighbors, etc) were also in the same area of Mercer County in the early 1800's to help me confirm which John Smith in Mercer County could be my John Smith.


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Gino DiIorio, M.F.A.
Professor of Theater
Department of Visual and Performing Art
Clark University
Worcester, MA 01610-1477
Phone: (508) 793-7456
Email: email@example.com
Professor DiIorio received a B.A. from Clark University and an M.F.A. from City University of New York in 1987. He has been at Clark since 1989 and is currently program director for Theater. To find out more about Professor Diiorio, visit his website: ginodiiorio.com
Current Research and Teaching
Professor DiIorio has acted in numerous films, soap operas, and television commercials, as well as over 100 plays in NYC and regionally.
His new play The Jag was the winner of the 2010 Firehouse Theatre's Great American New Play Award. The Jag was a finalist in the 2011 Laurents Hatcher Award Competition. The play was also a finalist in the Premiere Playwright's Contest hosted by Kean University in 2010.
His new play "Sam and Dede" or "My Dinner with Andre the Giant" has been given readings at many theatres including New Jersey Rep, the Kitchen Dog Theatre, and Theatre for the New City. His new play "Crib" has also been given many development readings at numerous theatres including Skylight Theatre, Luna Stage, Capital Rep, and Penguin Rep.
Reparation won the 2011 E. Desmond Lee Playwriting Prize (University of Missouri-St. Louis). The play was also a Yale Drama Series Finalist in 2010. Reparation will receive its world premiere at Luna Stage in Feb. of 2012. Dead Ringer received its world premiere at the New Jersey Rep in 2009 and its 2nd production at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre. The play won 1st place in the BBC's 2005 International Playwriting Competition and was performed on BBC Radio. Dead Ringer is published by Samuel French. His new play Release Point was a finalist for the 2011 Thomas Barbour Memorial Playwright's Award. The play was also a finalist in the Greenhouse New Play Festival through the HotCity Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri. Darwin at Down won 2nd place in the 2007 Julie Harris Playwriting Competition. The play has been given staged readings at the Urban Stages Theatre, and the International Theatre Festival in Timisoara, Romania. Centennial Casting, co-written with Nancy Bleemer, has had productions at Penguin Repertory Theatre, the Virginia Stage Company and the Arclight Theatre in NYC. Centennial will be produced by Seven Angels Theatre (CT) in Feb. of 2012. Apostasy was given its world premiere at the New Jersey Rep in July of 2006. The play received its New York premiere at the Urban Stages Theatre in April of 2007. Apostasy was also published by Samuel French.
Are You the Wife of Michael Cleary? received its NY premiere in January of 2008 at the Irish Arts Center.The play was also produced at various venues throughout Ireland. Sandbox was produced at the Garter Lane Theatre in Waterford, Ireland.
Reparation won a development grant through Clark University (2008-09) and received a staged reading at Luna Stage, NJ. Gino has also written The Key, a one man show addressing teen depression. The Key was developed through Educational Theatre of New England and Boston Children's Hospital, and will begin a high school tour in 2009-10. Gino was the winner of the 2007 Urban Stages Emerging Playwrights Award. He also has won a Berrilla Kerr Playwriting Award (2003) and a Higgins School Grant (2001). His plays have been finalists at the O'Neill Center, the Humana Festival and New Dramatists. Winterizing the Summer House was chosen as one of the top ten plays in the 2002 Writer Digest's national play competition. The play received a main stage production in 2003 at the New Jersey Repertory Theatre.
Past Research and Teaching
His first play, White Noise, received second prize in Delaware Theater Company's "Connections" Contest for plays dealing with racial themes and received its first public reading starring Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham.White Noise also received a Pilgrim Project Grant for Development and Production. The play has been given readings by the 12 Miles West Theatre Company (NJ) as well as at Chicago Dramatists.White Noise was given a main stage production by the Turnip Theatre Company in NYC. His play The Pigeon Tree was produced by the Metropolitan Playhouse as part of their "East Village Chronicles" Series in January of 2005. His short play, Green Waits on Blue, was recently published in "Near South", a poetry journal.
His play Sleeping Dogs was given a public reading at the 78th Street Theatre Lab, featuring Arthur Nascerella and Frank Vincent.
Gino has written a number of screenplays, including "Fatboy" and "Morally Straight", a 2002 Austin Film Festival Semifinalist. "Morally Straight" was given a reading by The Actor's Playground in NYC, featuring Norbert Leo Butz in the lead role.
Gino has won a number of awards for his teaching including a Logan Faculty Fellowship and a Hayden Junior Faculty Fellowship.
He has also taught at The New School for Social Research, NYU, Rockland Community College, and Acteen at the Weist Barron School. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild.


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Modern Lovers' 'Roadrunner' could soon be a state song
The '70s tune is an unabashed musical valentine to Massachusetts
It begins like no other iconic rock song, with a quirky countdown from the lead singer: "One, two, three, four, five, six!'' Next comes the pummel of electric guitar, drums, and bass.
"Roadrunner,'' first recorded by the Modern Lovers in the early 1970s and best known from the group's 1976 debut album, is an unabashed musical valentine to Massachusetts, where its songwriter, Jonathan Richman, was raised. In a confessional style, as if he's telling you a story, the Natick native sings about driving past a Stop & Shop and says he loves Route 128 at night. Perhaps most famously, he declares, "I'm in love with Massachusetts.''
Now "Roadrunner'' could become the official rock song of the Commonwealth. On Thursday, state Representative Martin "Marty'' Walsh of Dorchester filed a bill to make that happen.
Walsh was prompted by a petition from Joyce Linehan, a mover and shaker in the local community through her work as an arts publicist and on political campaigns.
"I wish I could tell you that I had to convince Marty, but I really didn't,'' Linehan said from her home in Dorchester. "He sees the value of this song and how well it represents Massachusetts and might allow others who aren't from here to see the state through a different lens.''
Richman may not be a household name, but "Roadrunner'' has become a beloved and deeply influential part of rock's pantheon. With its largely two-chord structure and Richman's spirited delivery, it has been hailed as the first punk song and covered by everyone from the Sex Pistols to Joan Jett and Yo La Tengo. Richman's band, the Modern Lovers, included then-Harvard student Jerry Harrison, who later became part of Talking Heads, and David Robinson, who went on to fame with the Cars.
Linehan may be perfectly positioned to help propel the song to state recognition. A publicist for such local groups as First Night and ArtsEmerson, she is well connected in both the rock music and political worlds. The former manager of the Lemonheads, Linehan was an A&R rep for Sub Pop Records (she has a Nirvana gold record on her wall) and runs her own label, Ashmont Records, with musician Joe Pernice. She was also heavily involved with Elizabeth Warren's senatorial campaign after having volunteered for other local and state campaigns.
Walsh, who says his taste in music leans more toward U2 ("I'm an Irish politician, how could I not [love them]?'') admitted he hadn't heard "Roadrunner'' before Linehan reached out to him but quickly recognized its merits.
"I'm not going to compare a rock song to what the Founding Fathers did, but it is about our state's history and we have to be proud of the people who have made it that way,'' Walsh said. "The issues of substance abuse and public safety are important issues, and we take them very seriously on Beacon Hill. But I also think we have to look at the other side of what makes our state so rich in tradition and history. And this is part of it.''
Walsh's bill will be assigned to a committee and given a date for a public hearing that could happen as early as April, Walsh said. If it gets a favorable committee vote, it moves to the full House of Representatives and, if passed, to the Senate. Then if both branches approve the bill, it goes to Governor Deval Patrick for signing.
Linehan first got the idea for the campaign after reading a 2007 article in The Guardian, the British newspaper that sent a writer on a journey to places mentioned in "Roadrunner.'' In various recorded versions, Richman sings of everything from the Mass. Pike and the Prudential Tower to Deer Island, Mattapan, and Roslindale. More recently, Linehan said, she was "incensed'' when RadioBDC, the online radio station launched by Boston.com, polled listeners about which song it should play for its inaugural broadcast. "Roadrunner'' came in second to the Mighty Mighty Bosstones' "I Want My City Back.''
"The song that represents Massachusetts to its core clearly is 'Roadrunner,' '' Linehan said, adding she probably first heard it in heavy rotation on WBCN.
In Boston, many musicians consider "Roadrunner'' a classic that they could play on the spot. Bill Janovitz, singer and guitarist for local alt-rock band Buffalo Tom, recalls performing "Roadrunner'' in jam sessions at places like Toad.
"I just remember what an anthem it was,'' Janovitz said. "It's absolute poetry and cuts right into the essence of what makes suburban Massachusetts so interesting.''
The "Roadrunner'' campaign already has its own Facebook page with more than 500 "likes'' at press time. And Linehan's efforts have rippled beyond the state. In England, Nick Hornby, the writer whose music-centric novels include "High Fidelity'' and "About a Boy,'' commented with a post on his own Facebook page: "I have never urged anyone to vote for anything on FB. But here, finally, is a cause we can all agree on.''
"It's a song that I've always loved,'' Hornby told the Globe by phone. "I probably heard it pretty soon after it came out, and I picked up that album on a trip to America. I think anything that celebrates a place, and survives, is special. And that's what 'Roadrunner' does for Massachusetts.''
Massachusetts already has a state folk song (Arlo Guthrie's "Massachusetts'') and polka ("Say Hello to Someone From Massachusetts''), but nothing that acknowledges a pivotal piece of the Commonwealth's place in rock history — home to such groups as Aerosmith, the Cars, and the J. Geils Band. Only a few other states have official rock songs, including Oklahoma, which gave the Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??'' that distinction in 2009.
Robinson was the drummer in the original Modern Lovers lineup and played on what's considered the definitive recorded version of "Roadrunner.'' Reached at his home in Rockport, he seemed genuinely bemused by the renewed interest.
"I was surprised,'' Robinson said. "I didn't know that we needed a state rock song. Now that I see there's a state muffin, I'm not so sure it's such an honor. I think they picked the right song, though, that's for sure.''
"Even if I hadn't played on the record, I would pick that song. I can't even drive down 128 myself without thinking about the song,'' Robinson added. "That was one of the songs that was a group favorite. Almost all of the Modern Lovers' songs were about Massachusetts. Listening to ['Roadrunner'] now, some of it is kind of funny, but it was real sincere back then. Jonathan Richman could see the beauty in a power plant, the highway, a shopping mall, a parking lot, the back of his high school.''
When Linehan spoke to the Globe, she wasn't sure Richman would support the campaign.
"Jonathan is not on board, necessarily,'' Linehan said. "We've put out feelers. I had Joe Pernice send him a message about three months ago. Joe said he left a pretty detailed message, but Jonathan didn't respond. . . . That's OK with me, because I feel like in this particular instance, the song transcends the artist.''
Attempts to contact Richman directly did not elicit a response at first. The singer is known to be reclusive and hesitant to talk with journalists. But an assistant to Richman finally e-mailed the following note to the Globe:
"I spoke with Jonathan about your request and this was his comment: 'Thank you so much, it's very flattering….but I don't think the song is good enough to be a Massachusetts song of any kind.'''
There's no state money at stake with an official designation, Walsh noted. So why does it matter?
"I think it codifies the song's place in our world,'' Linehan said. "It's really about a group of people who love this song and understand what it symbolizes and want to shout to the world that this is the official rock song of Massachusetts.''
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If you're a new reader who heard my interview on The Applied Karate Podcast, then welcome! I recommend searching the archives for anything you found of interest, or posting questions to the comments. I'll happily respond to any questions people have (though I won't always know the answers, obviously). If you're a reader of this blog and not a listener of the Applied Karate Podcast, I recommend you check it out.
I've had a hectic few months. I started a new career (software developer) and moved (to Brooklyn, New York), but with my kids still back in Maryland I've been doing a lot of travelling back and forth. My training has suffered badly and my blogging has suffered even more!
A couple of quick notes: in times of stress (especially time stress) many of us turn to comfort foods that we know aren't good for us, often saying things like, "a little candy may not be good for me long term, but it will give me the energy to get through this very stressful day, and that's what I need right now." I can't claim to be immune to this impulse by any stretch, but it's worth avoiding. If you're really just having a very tough day that's one thing, but if your life is very busy and you need to get things done day in and day out you'll have a lot more energy and strength overall if you keep to a stricter diet. By stricter I mean "cleaner" - plenty of high quality meat and veggies, no grains, plenty of clean starches (white rice, sweet potatoes) - I DO NOT mean low calorie. High stress periods of life are not necessarily the times when you want to try to cut a lot of weight (sometimes they are, but adding stressors to yourself can be counterproductive when you're already under duress).
I have some more thoughts about stressful periods of life:
- If you think you don't have time to train you're wrong. Many of us get sort of trapped into the idea of "a workout" as a big block of time for exercise. You might not have an hour to set aside for exercise, but very few of us have jobs where we really can't get up every hour or so and knock out some exercise. Put a chinup bar in a doorway and do a couple of chinups every time you go through it. Stand up from your desk and throw a few punches. If you work in a cubicle, kiai loudly, it will make everybody appreciate your efforts. Brush your teeth in kiba dachi. Practice your posture - pack your neck and shoulders, and tighten your abs, while standing around - you can do this on the train ride to work, waiting for a meeting, wherever. I can't promise the same results as if you added in dedicated workouts but it will help.
- Try not to skimp on sleep. It's tempting to "make" extra time by cutting short on sleep - look, if you have to, then you have to, but the value of quality sleep for health is very large. Your long term health will suffer. Those hours you gain aren't free.
- If you need downtime, then take it. People can't do grueling work all day, day after day, without a break - they lose efficiency. The trick is to take a real break, do something that makes you happy, don't feel guilty about it, and don't think of it as "wasting" time. If you love videogames, play them - but don't just play computer solitaire because you're too wiped out to get your work done and kill hours doing something you don't actually enjoy.
The more you say, "screw it, I'm having a tough time, I don't have the energy to eat right or train" the harder it's going to be for you to get back on track when things lighten up. Don't get down on yourself for taking it a little easier, but don't cut yourself too much slack either.
Please listen to the Podcast. I'll try to get the final article on periodization up soon, I promise! And I'm thinking about another round of before-and-after photos... though I haven't made much progress this year, sadly.


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Your LSAT and UGPA really don't matter anymore. The law schools used that to judge your potential as a law student.
For example, UNC School of Law (#27 USNWR) states the following on the transfer page of their website:"To be competitive for admission, transfer applicants should be originally admissible to the School of Law and be performing superior academic work at their current law school."


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FamilySearch Catalog Places Search
Do a Place Search when you want to find entries about a place (histories, gazetteers, maps, and so forth) or entries about records from a place (church records, military records, civil registration, and so forth).
Steps to Search by Place
The following steps will help you find records for a specific locality in the Family History Library Catalog.
- Go to www.familysearch.org
- Click Family History Library Catalog under the heading Search Genealogy Records & Library
- Click Place Search.
- Type the locality (put the smaller place in the top field and the county, state/province, or country in the bottom field).
- Click Search.
- Click the locality that most closely matches the one you want.
- Click a topic, such as Church records.
- Click a title to see more details. The record may be in a book or on a film.
- Click View Film Notes to see the film numbers.
Tip: Once you have clicked a specific locality, you can click View Related Places to find localities related to the place you typed in step 4.
Strategies for Using a Place Search
The names of countries are in English. The names of states, provinces, regions, cities, and other jurisdictions are in the language of the country.
The more specific you make your search, the shorter the list of results will be.
To make your search more specific, type a jurisdiction of the place in the "Part of" field. For example, if you are looking for a city, type the county or state.
If you do not know a jurisdiction of the place, search for the name by itself.
If you do not know how to spell the place-name, truncate (shorten) the name or use a wild card character to replace letters you are not sure of.
In the "Place" field, type only the specific name of the place that you are looking for. For example, to find Buxton, York, Maine, type Buxton in the "Place" field and either Maine or York in the "Part of" field. Do not type Maine,York,Buxton in the "Place" field.
To search for a county, do not type the word "County" as a part of the search term. For example, to find Fairfax county, Virginia, type Fairfax in the "Place" field and Virginia in the "Part of" field.
If a place-name has more than one word, you do not need to type all of the words. Nor do you have to type them in exact order. The computer automatically finds all places with the word or words that you type, no matter where in the place-name they appear. For example, if you type Barton, the computer would find Barton Mills, Barton-on-Irwell, Great Barton, and so forth.
How Do I Understand the Results of a Place Search?
A Place Search results in a list of places. If you qualified your search with another jurisdiction, the list should be short. If you did not qualify your search, the list may be long.
The results list is divided into sections according to the jurisdiction. For example, if you search for Washington, the list has sections for Washington state, Mount Washington, Port Washington, and towns named Washington. Within each section, you will see the full place-name.
If the list shows the place you want, click on the place-name to see the Place Details record. This record contains all or some of the following items:
- The Related Places tab. Click this tab to see other places that you might be interested in.
- A list of topics for the place that the catalog has records for.
- References to other places.
- Notes about the place.
How Are Places Organized in the Catalog?
The catalog organizes places from the largest jurisdiction in a place-name to the smallest. Generally, the pattern is country, state or province, county (where applicable), city or town. Places in the United States and Canada do not have a country level.
You do not have to type all of these jurisdictions to find the place you want. To search for a city, for example, you do not need to type the name of the country, state, and county before the name of the city.
Since many places have the same names, you can limit your search by typing a jurisdiction of the place you want to find in the "Part of" field. For example, you can add the county name to a search when searching for a city or the state when searching for a county.
What If I Do Not Find the Place I Want?
You may not find the place you want for various reasons. Before you conclude that the catalog does not have records for that place, try the following strategies:
- Be sure you typed the place-name correctly.
- If you qualified your search with another jurisdiction, try the search again without this qualification.
- Search for records using a larger jurisdiction. For example, if you cannot find records for a town, search for county records.
How Do I Find Related Places?
You can find related places in two ways:
- Click the Related Places tab. This displays:
- The "Part of" field, which lists the jurisdiction the place is part of. For example, this could be a county for a city, or a state or province for a county.
- The "Contains" field, which lists places contained by the place you searched for. For example, if you search for a county, the "Contains" field lists cities in that county.
- If the "References" field appears, click on an underlined item in the field
Sometimes a catalog entry is linked to more than one place. For example, an entry may be linked to several neighboring towns. To find out if a catalog entry is linked to another place, display the Title Details records for the records linked to the place topic. If another place is listed, click on it to see information about that place.
See also
Introduction the the Family History Library Catalog
Family History Library Catalog Surname Search
Family History Library Catalog Keyword Search
Family History Library Catalog Title Search
Family History Library Catalog Film and Fiche Search
Family History Library Catalog Author Search
Family History Library Catalog Subject Search
Family History Library Catalog Call Number Search


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Prince just latest injury setback for Rangers
Prince Fielder was the most durable player in baseball for more than three years.
He played in 547 consecutive games through May 13, which was the longest streak among active players.
Prince Fielder was the most durable player in baseball for more than three years.
He played in 547 consecutive games through May 13, which was the longest streak among active players.
He had been so durable that the Rangers were willing to pass on asking for Fielder to take a physical as part of the conditions for the offseason trade that sent Fielder and a $138 million financial obligation through 2020 from the Tigers to the Rangers.
The durability, however, ended on May 14. Fielder is on the disabled list with a herniated disc in his neck.
It has been that kind of year for the Rangers, who in the last week not only placed Fielder on the disabled list, but also Matt Harrison (spinal fusion) and Martin Perez (Tommy John surgery). That's 17 disabled-list moves this year for the Rangers, who currently have 13 players on the DL.
Daniel Robertson avoided joining that list, despite an outfield collision with Alex Rios on Thursday which left him with a black eye and three small facial fractures. Robertson will miss a couple of days, and will wear a special face shield and batting helmet when he returns to action.
If that wasn't a big enough headache for Texas in its attempt to overcome Oakland in the American League West, super prospect Jurickson Profar aggravated a partially torn muscle in his right shoulder and will be out at least eight more weeks.
Feeling the Draft
Don't be surprised if teams with top picks in next month's First-Year Player Draft pull off a surprise or two. Right-handed pitchers Jeff Hoffman of East Carolina and Erick Fedde of UNLV have both undergone Tommy John surgery, while lefty Brandon Finnegan of TCU has been slowed by shoulder tightness. All three were considered once top 10 picks in early Draft projections.
They could still go in the top 10, if a team is willing to take a gamble with the idea they could sign one of the injured pitchers for less than slot money and then have the difference in the bonus and slot money to sign other players in the Draft.
While the slot system is relatively new, teams have benefited from having a budget that allowed them to take players who slipped through earlier rounds in the past. The Rockies selected Matt Holliday in the seventh round in 1998, and signed him to an $840,000 bonus -- a record for the seventh round. They also signed Dexter Fowler to a $925,000 bonus in 2004, despite taking him in the 14th round.
The rotation
• Pirates right-hander Charlie Morton earned his first victory in seven decisions this season on Friday night. He's only the third Pirates starting pitcher to be credited with a victory this year. Gerrit Cole has four wins, while Edinson Volquez has two.
• Cubs right-hander Jeff Samardzija is 0-4 in 10 starts, despite a 1.46 ERA. The lowest ERA ever for a pitcher with a losing record was 1.27 by Ed Walsh, who was 18-20 for the 1910 Chicago White Sox. The lowest ERA for a pitcher with a winning percentage lower than .300 was posted by Ned Garvin, who was 5-16 with a 1.72 ERA and .238 winning percentage in 1904, when he pitched for the Brooklyn Superbas and New York Highlanders.
• When Stephen Drew signed with Boston, Detroit's options to fill its shortstop void narrowed. That could be a factor in last week's promotion of shortstop Eugenio Suarez from Double-A Erie to Triple-A Toledo. With Jose Iglesias likely out for the season (shin fractures), the Tigers have been using a shortstop platoon of Andrew Romine, a switch-hitter who is batting .176 and hit his first home run on Friday, and Danny Worth, a right-handed hitter, who is batting .212. They have a combined one home run and eight RBIs.
• With Cleveland's back-to-back, 13-inning wins at home vs. Detroit on Wednesday and at Baltimore on Thursday, the Indians became the second team since 1914 to have back-to-back wins of exactly 13 innings in length. The other was the Oakland A's, who turned the trick May 1-2, 1987, against Detroit.
• Zack Greinke is 48-12 in home starts since the start of the 2009 season, a winning percentage of .800, which is tops in the Major Leagues over that span. Jorge De La Rosa is second among active pitchers at 32-10 (.762). They both have faced their challenges. De La Rosa has dealt with Coors Field as his home park, while Greinke has called three different ballparks home -- Kaufmann Stadium, Miller Park and, currently, Dodger Stadium.
Double vision
When Houston pitcher Rudy Owens faced Mariners center fielder James Jones on Friday night, it was the first time a No. 99 pitched to a No. 99. Owens, who is in his eighth season with the Astros organization, made his big league debut in that game, and became the 14th player in Major League history to wear No. 99.
Dodger lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu is the only other active player wearing No. 99.
Previous players to wear 99 were Charlie Keller (Yankees, 1952), Willie Crawford (A's, 1977), Mitch Williams (Phillies, 1993; Astros, '94; Angels, '95), Turk Wendell (Mets 1997-2001; Phillies, '01; Rockies, '04), Todd Hundley (Cubs, 2001), So Taguchi (Cardinals 2002-07; Phillies, '08; Cubs, '09), Darren Clarke (Rockies, 2007), Manny Ramirez (Dodgers, 2008-10; White Sox, '10), Brian Bruney (Yankees, 2009), Collin Balester (Nationals, 2010), and Alfredo Amezaga (Rockies, 2011).
Brad Ausmus (Tigers), Terry Francona (Indians), Joe Girardi (Yankees), Mike Matheny (Cardinals), Mike Redmond (Marlins), Ryne Sandberg (Phillies), Robin Ventura (White Sox) and Walt Weiss (Rockies) are the only active skippers in the bigs who played for the club they currently manage at some point in their careers, according to Bill Arnold.
Sandberg and Ventura were originally drafted by their organization, as well.
Ausmus, Girardi and former Indians/Mariners manager Eric Wedge were the three catchers taken by the Rockies in the November 1992 Expansion Draft.
Tracy Ringolsby is a columnist for MLB.com.


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THE TALK hosts reveals personal secrets they have never shared publicly or with each other during the show's season four premiere week. On Tuesday, September 10, 2013, host Aisha Tyler discusses her recent fertility struggles and coming to terms with not having children with her husband. Pictured L-R: Sharon Osbourne, Sara Gilbert, Aisha Tyler, Sheryl Underwood, and Julie Chen Photo: CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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Spotted on Facebook, more photos from the Giro Road Launch. We're in PDX next week riding with the same crew and trying this new kit. Expect nice stuff, but wonder if selling expensive bike clothing that looks like street clothing that you bought at the Gap is going to fly with their target demographic. Also note in the gallery where this came from, the product manager notes that in 14, a women's line is coming.
Khaki anyone?
Great looking signage
To the competition with Rapha, noted this on Twitter.
The urban wear warfare between @rapha_n_america & @girosportdesign will result in a cologne. Expect it to smell like cobbles, coffee, sweat.
— byron@bikehugger (@bikehugger) March 15, 2013


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so ramon is bored at home doing nothing so he calls zazha.so we chill and wait for her to come.and let me tell you when she got there i was truly amazed.but i know how ramon does so i wasnt too surprised.this girl was on point and looking so so lovely.she had the thickest legs and nicest curves i had seen in a while.and she had the niceest ass that shook like a salt shaker.doing tricks and the whole nine.zazha was my freinds a certified dime piece...enjoy! click to see more of this update!!


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In August, Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a widely noted address to the American Bar Association that seemed to promise significant changes in federal prosecutorial policies. I wrote these reactions for the Federal Sentencing Reporter.
Following decades in which the U.S. Department of Justice has consistently advocated for a rigid and harsh legalism in criminal justice policy—in which DOJ, in the name of abstract principles of national uniformity, has willfully disregarded the devastating impact of its charging, plea-bargaining, and sentencing practices on real-life human beings—Attorney General Holder's ABA address seems a breath of fresh air. He calls for a more flexible federal criminal justice system, in which prosecutorial charging priorities are more specifically tailored to meet local needs, in which sentencing is more individualized to the offender and prosecutors sometimes forego mandatory minimum sentences, and in which individual U.S. Attorney Offices experiment with new diversion programs as an alternative to conventional case-processing. Holder believes—correctly, I think—that a more flexible and pragmatic system can achieve better public-safety results at a lesser cost than a system in which preserving the integrity of the federal sentencing guidelines is the overriding value.
Through Holder's address, DOJ offers its most prominent and unequivocal endorsement yet of an emerging new criminal justice paradigm. Continue reading "Thoughts on the Holder Address: Two Cheers for the New Paradigm"


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Blake Zuidema is a master juggler. Like the rest of us (I'll explain).
Juggler isn't on his ArcelorMittal business card. That reads "Director, Product Applications." His job: Make steel, specifically ArcelorMittal sheet and bar steel, fit the needs of auto designers and manufacturers.
For a product as complex as a passenger vehicle, no ingredient is more basic than steel. In its simplest form it's two elements: iron and a little carbon.
Maybe 30 cents a pound in bulk. Modern cars are still mostly steel, just as they have been for a century.
But Zuidema's job no longer is like providing flour to bakers or clay to potters. Life ain't that simple anymore.
In the 1950s, automotive steel came two ways, hot-rolled or cold-rolled. By the 1970s, some high-strength low-alloy steels arrived, either hot- or cold-rolled. By the 1980s, with more concern about corrosion resistance, automakers used perhaps 50 types of steel.
Today there are more than 200 steel alloys in the automaker toolbox -- such as dual-phase steel heat-treated for more strength and TRIP (or Transformation Induced Plasticity) steel that strengthens when bent into a shape. To reduce complexity, most automakers stick to a "palette" of 50 or 60 steels that they know best, Zuidema says.
He's a metallurgist by trade, so the chemistry and complex performance characteristics of all these steel alloys are the simplest part of Zuidema's job.
With federal rules requiring fuel economy fleet averages of 54.5 mpg by the 2025 model year, carmakers will pay more to reduce vehicle weight. So he must satisfy customers.
And defend steel against inroads from aluminum. And carbon fiber.
It's not the old cheap-but-heavy steel and light-but-costly aluminum argument anymore. To win, Zuidema more often must find won't-cost-more solutions. As in, this boron ultrahigh strength steel is a more expensive material for a B-pillar, but it's lighter and costs less to make than using three mild-steel parts or going aluminum.
So let's recap. Zuidema doesn't just quote price per ton. He combines his encyclopedic knowledge of steel alloys and competitive material, manufacturing know-how, persuasion and sweat and finds ways to satisfy customers.
As I said, he's a juggler. And like any performance artist, he's keeping more balls in the air than ever and sweating the details to make it look simple. As we all do these days.
Look at Zuidema's job, and then your own. Is any part of his formula of expert knowledge, data sifting, analysis and hard work missing from what you do? If you're still working in the auto industry, you too juggle. A lot.


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@OneEye589: I will not stand for this. I demand you edit your first post to be more scientifically accurate. It should be amended to say:
"I was undergoing a hormonal change involving the thickening of the endometrium lining to prepare for the experience of fertilization. Around this time abnormal levels of FSH triggered the selection of a follicle for participation in the menstrual cycle. Then, a spike in luteinizing hormone ruptured the follicle, released the ovum, and left a corpus luteum that continued to produce estrogen and progesterone to promote the thickening of the endometrium in preparation for fertilization. At the end of the cycle the corpus luteum rots away, and the uterus is no longer able to sustain the thickened endometrium and discharges it accompanied by a quantity of blood. The cycle then starts over with the hypothalamus producing gonatropin releasing hormone, stimulating FSH production, etc."


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Last week, life and art and politics collided, not for most folks, but for me as I moved through my days. It happened to be the week I saw both the production of "Macbeth" at Lincoln Center and the revival of "The Glass Menagerie" at the Booth Theater. It was also the dispiriting week that the new Affordable Health Care Act ran off the rails because of a disastrous online launch.
To begin with the website failure, I was brought back to the night President Obama was elected in 2008, and Jon Stewart looked into the camera and said, "Mr. President, please don't break our hearts." For the tens of millions of us who worked for and voted for Obama, it was as much a matter of the heart as politics. We felt raised up by his election, and tremendously hopeful that he would pull the country together and start fixing what had gone wrong during the Bush years.
Despite the obstructionist actions of ultra-conservative Republicans, the president has passed meaningful legislation, led us out of wars he didn't start and finished business between the U.S. and Osama bin Laden that had to be finished. His signature accomplishment, however, promised to be the Affordable Health Care Act, known widely as Obamacare.
In recent weeks, it became clear that the online sign-up was a disaster, full of bugs and glitches. The law itself is sound and better than what we had, but try telling that to someone who's attempting to use the website.
Because of all the critics waiting in the wings to pounce, this law required a smooth roll-out. Unfortunately, it could hardly have been worse, and if it isn't up and running soon, the bad beginning could drag down the entire program. Young, healthy people need to sign up and get health care, and it has to be easy for them to do so. It seems incredible that the resources and brains and will of the best and brightest in Washington and Silicon Valley can't get this project on course.
So, I needed an escape from the depressing news, and there's no better flight from real life than the theater. It's a coincidence that I had tickets for "Macbeth," and "The Glass Menagerie" just three days later.


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We're not a 100% certain on the specific of this one, but the Samsung SCH-R860U has cleared the FCC sporting Band 12 LTE. That band is used by US Cellular, making this phone destined for that carrier and that carrier only (sorry, Sprint fans).
The question is, does the phone run Android or Windows Phone 8? With the Galaxy S4 right around the corner and Sammy's slightly cold support of Windows Phone 8, we'd lean on it being another Android phone. But the site Blog of Mobile, who have a pretty decent reputation for finding these filings, claims it sports Windows Phone 8.
Samsung FCC filing with device label placement
That certainly is a possibility as we know Sprint is getting a Samsung Windows Phone in the coming months, reportedly an updated ATIV S. And although Sprint doesn't share the same LTE bands with US Cellular, they are both CDMA. It's not uncommon to see similar phones piggy back on launches when they share radios frequencies, so that's one angle.
Other than that, we know the phone has NFC, Wi-Fi and well, that's it. But for customers on US Cellular, your first Windows Phone 8 device with LTE may be just around the corner. Fingers crossed.
Currently, US Cellular only carriers the ZTE Render (Windows Phone 7.5), with rumors of an HTC 8S failing to come to fruition.
Source: FCC; via Blog of Mobile, Unwired View


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I Just Had A Awful Meal At Outback
conniebky replied to HappyGrandma's topic in Gluten-Free RestaurantsI don't like the Outback. They bring way too much food and that {special) steak is always tough. By the time you eat that bread (well, nevermind that part) and the salad and appetizers, you're stuffed and even their forks and knives are giant sized and it just gives me the creeps, it's just all too much. But they have a great drink there called a WallaBeDarned, it's delicious.
I Don't Want To Make Y'all Mad
conniebky posted a topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseHi everyone! Well, it's been one month since I've been to my doctor and went on hormones. I CAN eat gluten, I've been a little apprehensive to post this..... It turns out my hormones were so screwy that it was giving me panic - not attacks, but panic syndrome. I've lost 23 pounds. It was ME who searched the net and found that my symptoms equaled gluten intolerance. Well, the hormones have helped except I'm still goofy.... well, my glasses broke so I was trying to super glue the frame back together but it was hard because I had to put my left hand on the frame and the right side on my knee to put the super glue in there .... so the glasses got stuck to my knee and you know how when you can't use your hands it makes your nose itch? So my nose started itching so I scratched my nose, but there was super glue on my finger, now there's my finger stuck on my nose and the glasses got stuck to my knee and Lord or Lord, I was a big ol' mess with all that but it all worked out. I know you all said my doctor doesn't know what he's talking about, but I am better, only I can't take caffeine or sugar anymore.
She Told Me I Was "weird"
conniebky replied to jasonD2's topic in Coping with Celiac Diseaseyou all dont' know each other that well yet and are still in the 'best behavior' and 'polite ' stage. she sounds like a cool girl, she probably just couldn't think of anything else to say. Little by little you will feel more comfortable explaining it to her and little by little, she'll understand it. Don't fret so about it. It's all good. Have FUN!
I haven't started the xanax yet. I forgot to take it last night.
Stupid Lady At Work
conniebky replied to RideAllWays's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseReally? She's going to eat a ton of wheat and worry about trace amounts in a sauce? She's fulla beans if ya ask me.
It's that BETA BLOCKER pill! I was F I N E fine before I took that pill, and then remembered that that's what I had taken before I left work in an ambulance in February. Sorry I'm posting so much, I'm feeling better though a bit and I'm having lunch. Sorry about all my posts, but my baby girl got her heart broke and I'd rather have 10 broken hearts at once than to have to watch her go through it. ....ain't it the truth......
conniebky posted a topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseThese medicines have me ALL hopped up, worse than before. I forgot to take the xanax before I went to bed. I am having a terrible hot flash like every 20 minutes now. I'm nervous as a cat. I thought this was going to make it better....... think maybe it's just the adjustment or something? I feel like I'm going to jump out right outta my skin. I haven't had gluten, so it's not that. OMG! I don't know how I'm going to work all day and keep my cool feeling like this. My momma said it's just like me to expect immediate results. I think I'll get an early lunch, maybe food will help. I didn't get supper last night.
I'm not going to start eating gluten again, even the thought of it makes me feel funny. I'm just going to take these pills and see what happens. I think my thing is a whole lot of things rolled into one titanic thing. No, he didn't say start eating gluten, and I'm not going to. I'm staying on my gluten-free diet, but he does want me to eat more of -something- he doesn't like my weight loss. I'm staying gluten-free. I've seen this doctor, well, when this guy went hiking and pulled his calf muscle, this doctor came out and told me to call 911 and get him to the hospital stat. I was like, "huh?" he had a blood clot in his leg that actually 'jumped' at the hospital and they barely saved his life. My own momma was going through menopause and was on HRT from another doctor, she went to my doctor and he didn't like the way her eyes looked. Sent her to the hospital. She had uterine cancer. My doctor is an amazing doctor. He didn't tell me to start eating gluten again, he just said to eat more and try this regimen and see what happens, if it makes me feel any better. LOL at "quit vacuuming - it sucks" LOL - was that intentional?
Whoa, that's weird.....I remember him telling me back in January that it's also used for stage fright, which made me disregard it.
I Lost My Favorite Kitty Today
conniebky replied to ravenwoodglass's topic in Gab/Chat RoomOh Sweetie, I feel just awful. I had a cat named Mandy (after the Barry Manilow song) that was almost 17 when she quit eating and passed..... Well, I'm just a ball of tears for you. (((((((((((((((((((((((HUGE HUGS))))))))))))))))))))))))) Remember this, you gave her as great of a life as she gave you. Remember that. Lots of animals don't get that, only those that are so fortunate to fall into the life of a wonderful human like you.
LOL! I was wondering how to word that! I came home feeling like the queen of all drugs! That song started playing in my head, so I used it for the title. That is exactly what I meant, which, BTW, is one of my favorite all time songs cuz her voice is just ..... it is what it is and no one can do it like her.
This Inderal bottle says Propranolol. He said it was a beta blocker, but I don't know what that means. I should, but I don't remember. We had a person here in Kentucky that was taking Prozac when it first came out and he went up in Louisville and shot and killed everyone at the building where they printed the newspaper, so that has always stuck with me about crazy people. Plus, it's always used as a "joke " in movies and tv, I guess that's why I think that. I've taken paxil, zoloft, heck, I don't know, lots of things along the way, but not prozac. Just when he said that, I was like, "oh no, he thinks I'm crazy"... My heart never beats fast and I never get short of breath, I just panic and sweat, which I thought was not indicative of a panic attack, but he said mine's more like a panic syndrome. What's a beta blocker?
Well, I've never even seen a pit bull around here. It's an irrational fear I have, like the ceiling caving in at the grocery. I love all the animals. Although, there are some "tough guys" around here who like to walk their pits with no leash because these guys are so "tough" their dog will always listen to them...but I've not encountered that. And that fool michael vic, OMG! I never did watch any of that footage. disgusting and he got off just about scot free.
Well, that's two good things! My doctor doesn't charge me a dime and all those prescriptions were a total of $8.61 with my insurance. Things are lookin up already! I really do that with my vacuum, most every single night. kareng, I can't take Midnight walking because I think a pit bull will come out of nowhere and attack him........well, that's embarrassing to admit, but that's just the plain jane truth.


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The Horseman recently gave a presentation on the 2DToolKit sprite animation library and toolchain at his local Unity 3D Users Group. As it happens, one of the attendees asked The Horseman if he'd ever heard of Ludum Dare and its 48 hour game competition. I had to admit that I was not familiar with it, which might be somewhat surprising given its connection to Minecraft. However, upon reading about what Ludum Dare is and upon hearing that the next competition was starting the very next night, The Horseman did a quick check on his calender to make sure he wasn't about to blow off any engagements and then declared his intention to enter the competition. It was high time to determine whether he could create a game from the ground up using Unity 3D and the 2D Toolkit in 48 hours. What follows is a summary of the experience.
(The tl;dr version : "Yes, The Horseman can do such a thing and the resulting entry is here under the name dr_soda. There also exists a post-competition build with some improved jumping controls, new levels, and new features that is playable at www.hug-monster.com.)
– Ideation –
When you have 48 hours to create a game you don't have a lot of time to waste coming up with the perfect idea. Coming into the competition completely blind, I did not have any idea what the theme could be (and indeed nobody really knew what it would be until it was announced) so I did not prepare in any way for what might come. As it turns out the theme for this competition was simply Alone. That was my sole guidance for the direction of the resulting game. After about an hour spent thinking of ideas that were at best "maybe" in terms of fun and at worst "too ambitious" in terms of scope, I came across the idea of the player wishing to be left alone by a lovable, excitable, and adorable emoticon named "Hug Monster" and rendered as such : (-o^_^)-o. Considering this to be both the most interesting take on the theme, and also the most achievable concept in the remaining 47 hours, I sat down to refine the elevator pitch version of the game.
The Hug-Monster (-o^_^)-o can never get enough love or hugs, and is always happy to see you. Unfortunately, it's a little too excitable and at times doesn't seem to know its own strength.
You on the other hand are small and fragile, and most definitely want nothing more than to be left alone, especially from the big, scary Hug-monster!
How long can you avoid its warm, snuggly, and loving arms of death? Find out in this classic platformer!
– Artistry –
Since I wanted to keep the mood of the game upbeat in the face of the otherwise bleak theme of "Alone" I decided to make the graphics consist of cute emoticons that would be relatively easy to animate with 3 – 5 frame walk cycles. The Hugmonster flails its arms joyfully as it slides across the stage in perpetual persuit of the player. The player itself is merely a "letter" from the Wingdings font set, the skull and crossbones, rendered at 12px size such that it looks more like a little man than what it actually is. Both of these concepts took very little time to render once I'd settled on the proper font sets on which to base them. Once I had my sprite sheets, it was a quick trip into Unity3D and the 2DToolKit and I had (almost) all the sprite animations I would need. Later, once I decided that the levels needed more interactivity, I went back to Photoshop to create a set of switches, again using glyphs from the standard font set available with any Photoshop install.
– Development –
Being no stranger to side-scrolling mechanics from years of writing ActionScript for Flash games, and even a few little experiments on the subject in C# for Unity in the month prior, writing my own implementation of the walk/run mechanics was no large task. I decided that I would let Unity handle the physics for me this time, rather than write my own physics engine. I'd learned some valuable lessons on what works and what really doesn't work when using Unity's physics and felt confident that I could get what I wanted out of it. Rather than use Unity's built-in CharacterController module, I chose to write my own Ambulator class with its own movement logic and use that for both the player and the Hug Monster. Partly this was because I'd forgotten that CharacterController exists, but also even if I'd remembered I may still have opted to create my own Ambulator simply because I wanted to minimize the amount of Unity-isms that I'd have to remember how to work with, and I already know very well how to write the kind of code I was aiming for without relying on Unity's help to do it.
It turns out that this combination of decisions was simultaneously the best choice I could make and the worst choice. I liked (and still like) the simplicity of the Ambulator, and I feel it does exactly what it needs to with no overhead or extra API functionality to worry about. Then by letting Unity handle the physics of falling objects, there was a whole class of code I did not have to write in order to make the characters collide which saved valuable time. On the other hand, there are many idioms for working with the physics engine in Unity that aren't always the most conducive to the traditional 2D platformer physics that players expect, and this expressed itself in how the character handles jumping face-first into a wall or obstruction. The difficulties can be worked around, and to a large degree I did manage to work around them (though not to the degree I wanted to by the end of the 48 hours), and after the end of the competition I have discovered yet more ways to work around them. I think this was possibly one of the most valuable technical lessons I took away from the experience of making a Ludum Dare game. If I were to do it again, I would probably choose to implement more of the physics on my own rather than to use the CharacterController component, but I think there's a good case to be made for trying both approaches just to see where the limits are.
– Sound Design –
You'll notice that there are no sounds or music. I'll come out and say it, my history has not included much in the way of sound design. That isn't to say I didn't give it a shot, however. I followed the advice of fellow Ludum Dare entrants and traveled on over to BFXR to see if I could cobble together some nice sound effects, and maybe even the rudimentary beginnings of a music loop. After 3 hours of fiddling around with settings and sound generation I realized that I was getting nowhere. Nothing really sounded like I wanted it to and I was beginning to feel that I wouldn't have the time to really test out every combination of sounds such that I would know how to achieve the effect I was after. This being the case, I chalk it up to a lesson learned even though it ultimately did not advance the state of the final build. I won't make that mistake again. By the next Ludum Dare I will either know enough to make my own sounds to my satisfaction or I won't even make the effort and save the time for design or programming. Speaking of design…
– Level Design –
A consequence of my decision to make a game in which a little person flees from the loving embrace of an oversized monster is that level design is critical in selling the idea, because what you are creating amounts to an action-puzzle game. As you might expect then, all the time that was not spent generating art, music, programming, or concepts, was spent designing levels. By the time the competition ended, I had created seven of them. They all had been tested to make sure they were beatable, but also that they could not be cheated. This took time… lots of it. Inherent in creating all these levels was also the playtesting of them all. Any time I wanted to add a switch, a door, move the goal, move a platform, I had to test the entire level from the beginning. As such the levels are short. What they lack in length though, they tend to make up for in difficulty. I'm still finding the appropriate balance here. I think I could have done a better job easing the player into the rules and logic of the game world rather than throw them to the wolves immediately.
– Flair –
You can't have a game without a title screen or an ending, right? Well, this game had to have both. The most fun part about this was the the title screen and the ending movie both are programmatically animated using the same logic that the characters use in the game. They appear to be acting "intelligently" but in reality are simply doing nothing more than following the logical results of the input supplied as though they were doing their normal business. Astonishingly, I feel like this was possibly the most fun part of the process for me : taking the engine and assets I'd built for use in a game and re-purposing it all to make a set of little movies.
– In Conclusion –
The competition was easily one of the most fun and rewarding weekends The Horseman has spent in the past year. Creating a game under such tight constraints was exhilarating and the knowledge that there were hundreds of other people attempting the same thing was incredibly motivating. When taking breaks from the action, The Horseman would look back at the Ludum Dare blogs to see how other people were progressing, and take heart at the progress of others and admiration at their interpretations of the theme. Would he do it again? The Horseman says : "Verily."
As well, he says : Play Hug Monster! (-o^_^)-o
Tags: 2DToolkit, C Sharp, Hug Monster, Ludum Dare, Unity 3D


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Since I began using Le Metier de Beaute's Peau Vierge foundation last fall (reviewed here), I became interested in the other Peau Vierge series of products, including the Peau Vierge Correcteur Concealer ($95). Here's the pitch, according to Le Metier de Beaute (from Neiman Marcus' website):
–Retinol is delivered through a patented and proprietary delivery technology called Syntoc Actif which encapsulates the Retinol and allows it to safely and effectively penetrate the skin.
—Traditional over-the-counter products have very poor penetration—less than 2% of active ingredients are actually absorbed. In comparison, with Syntoc Actif, 20 times more Retinoic Acid is absorbed into the deeper skin layers, making it the most effective cosmetic Retinoid treatment on the market.
— Paraben, Talc, Fragrance, and Dye-Free.
First up, let me get a few of my thoughts out there:
- At $95, this is one of the most expensive concealers on the market. Yes, I know, it's because it is infused with active skin care ingredients and the performance is superior. Still, get it during a Bergdorf or Neiman beauty card event if you can, it can knock almost $25 off the original price.
- This can be used to cover either the under-eye area or spots. After all, both benefit from Retinol so it makes perfect sense.
- The tube is small — I believe that there is roughly half the amount of product as the Cle de Peau concealer (which sells for $70 but does not promise skin care improvement).
- Le Metier de Beaute's Correcteur Concealer has superior pigmentation to any concealer that I have ever tried. You do not need much. A very thin layer does the work.
- I apply this on my finger first to warm the product, then apply onto the eye. This seems to spread the product to look quite natural.
- The cream is very finely milled–it looks like skin, not like concealer.
- Color choices are limited to two, I use Fraise.
- There is a slight moisturizing property to it that keeps it from creasing easily. It includes skin care ingredients that promises to improve your undereye texture in five days. In my experience, it works. My undereye area does look better in five days–fine lines are softer, the area seems more moisturized. You get what you pay for.
- This raises the question–should you still use your traditional under eye moisturizer? My quick answer is yes, if you need more moisture then use it under Le Metier's concealer. I've confirmed with Dustin Lujan/ Le Metier genius, that this is appropriate.
Overall, I'll re-buy Le Metier's Peau Vierge Correcteur Concealer when it runs out (during a gift card event if at all possible). If you've been following this blog, you know that I'll spare no expense to get high quality products that deliver. Looks, it's my eyes. There are few areas of your body that are more examined, assessed and (hopefully) admired. I'll put down serious coin to preserve them as long as possible.
Speaking of concealers with benefits, I picked up a few samples of a new concealer/corrector from Lancome at a local Paris counter recently. Unlike Le Metier's Le Peau Vierge which uses a single tube for delivery of both concealer and skin care ingredients, Lancome's Regengie Yeux (Mulitple Lift) is a two-part product. One is the eye cream that is applied first. The other is a very creamy, concentrated concealer for the undereye area. Unlike Le Metier, I suspect based on the name and packaging that Lancome's will not work well on spots–the use is really intended for under-eye only.
Peeled back, you can see the skin care moisturizer (bottom) and concealer (top) combination:
The back of the sample card:
I used Lancome's for three days and enjoyed it. In passing, I wondered whether there was a significant difference between buying two products–concealer and eye cream–rather than this two-part product. Still, I found the combination looked very natural on my skin and had good coverage. Between Le Metier Peau Vierge Correcteur Concealer and Lancome's Renergie Yeux, well of course I prefered Le Metier's (except for the price, as I suspect Lancome's will be lower). I found the coverage of Let Metier's superior, and I'll take a product with retinol over one without any day of the week.


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