text: Sorry, that was behind a paywall. Here you go: A Radical Anthropologist Finds Himself in Academic 'Exile' Pete Marovich for The Chronicle David Graeber, an anthropologist who studies and participates in the radical left, finds fans of his work inside academe and out. Here he speaks with audience members during a talk at a public library in Washington, D.C. By Christopher Shea Who's afraid of David Graeber? Not the dozens of D.C.-area residents who showed up on a recent night at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library to hear the anthropologist and radical activist talk about his new book, The Democracy Project: A History, a Crisis, a Movement (Spiegel & Grau). Aimed at the mainstream, the book discusses Mr. Graeber's involvement in the Occupy Wall Street movement and the idea that principles drawn from anarchist theory—a wholesale rejection of current electoral politics, for starters, in favor of groups operating on the basis of consensus—offer an alternative to our present polity, which he calls "organized bribery" (or "mafia capitalism"). On this warm spring evening the rumpled scholar was interviewed by a friendly and more conventionally telegenic writer, Thomas Frank. Graying lefties and young liberals and radicals in the crowd alike seemed impressed. Even the token skeptical economist in the audience framed her question respectfully, and C-Span broadcast live. Mr. Graeber is a star in the left-academic world. Indeed, it's possible that, given his activism and his writings, he is the most influential anthropologist in the world. He played a part in establishing the nonhierarchical "organization" of the Occupy movement, in its early days in Manhattan, and his 500-plus-page Debt: The First 5,000 Years (Melville House, 2011) struck scholars for its verve and sweep. It made the case that lending and borrowing evolved out of humane, communitarian impulses in premodern societies—out of a free-floating interest in the common weal—and only later became institutionalized actions spawning moral guilt and legal punishment. The book ranged from discussions of ancient Sumerian economics to analyses of how Nambikwara tribesmen in Brazil settle their affairs to the international monetary system. "An argument of Debt's scope hasn't been made by a professional anthropologist for the best part of a century, certainly not one with as much contemporary relevance," wrote the British anthropologist Keith Hart, of Goldsmiths College, University of London, in a review on his Web site last year. The book won a prize for best book in anthropology from the Society for Cultural Anthropology in 2012 and according to his agent has sold nearly 100,000 copies in English alone. But strikingly, Mr. Graeber, 52, has been unable to get an academic job in the United States. In an incident that drew national attention, Yale University, in 2005, told him it would not renew his contract (which would have promoted him from assistant professor to "term associate" professor). After a fight, he won a reprieve—but only for two years. He never came up for tenure. Foreign universities immediately sent out feelers, he says. From 2008 through this spring, Mr. Graeber was a lecturer and then a reader at Goldsmiths College and, just last month, he accepted a professorship at the London School of Economics and Political Science. But no American universities approached him, he says, and nearly 20 job applications in this country (or Canada) have borne no fruit. The applications came in two waves: directly after the Yale brouhaha and a couple of years later, when he concluded he wanted to return to the States for reasons that were partly personal (a long-distance romantic relationship, the death of his mother and older brother). His academic "exile," as he calls it, has not gone unnoticed. "It is possible to view the fact that Graeber has not secured a permanent academic position in the United States after his controversial departure from Yale University as evidence of U.S. anthropology's intolerance of political outspokenness," writes Jeff Maskovsky, an associate professor of anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, in the March issue of American Anthropologist. That charge might seem paradoxical, given anthropology's reputation as a leftist redoubt, but some of Mr. Graeber's champions see that leftism as shallower than it might first appear. Anthropology "is radical in the abstract," says Laura Nader, a professor in the field at the University of California at Berkeley. "You can quote Foucault and Gramsci, but if you tell it like it is," it's a different story, she says. Mr. Graeber "talks about possibilities, and God, if there's anything we need now it's possibilities," she says. "We are in tunnels. We are turned in. We are more ethnocentric than ever. We've turned the United States into a military zone. And into this move-to-the-right country comes David Graeber." When he applied to Berkeley in the early 2000s and the department failed to hire him, "we really missed the boat," she says. Jonathan Marks, a professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, who had no direct experience with any Graeber job search, agrees: "Whoever had a chance to hire him and didn't missed out on having the author of one of the most important books in recent memory on their faculty," he wrote in an e-mail. 'Incredibly Conformist' Mr. Graeber was at first reluctant to talk about his failed job searches, for fear of coming across as bitter and souring future chances, but he decided to open up after the LSE job became official. As he recalled, the places to which he applied twice were the City University of New York Graduate Center, the New School, Cornell University, and the University of Chicago. The others were Hunter College, Emory, Duke, Columbia, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins—as well as the University of Toronto. He heard indirectly of colleagues at other universities trying to secure him a position, to no avail. Responding to anthropologists' frequent claim that they embrace activist scholarship, he echoes Ms. Nader: "They don't mean it"—at least when it comes truly radical activism. "If I were to generalize," Mr. Graeber says, "I would say that what we see is a university system which mitigates against creativity and any form of daring. It's incredibly conformist and it represents itself as the opposite, and I think this kind of conformism is a result of the bureaucratization of the university." He and his allies also suspect that false information emanating from his public fight with Yale, garnered secondhand, has hurt him. When Yale announced it was not renewing his contract, students and some professors rallied behind him, and he gave interviews suggesting that the decision was politically motivated. (The story made The New York Times.) He had spent part of a sabbatical working with the Global Justice Movement, which has mounted protests against such groups as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Perhaps surprisingly, he did not take much part in the heated Yale debate over graduate-student unionization. He was, he likes to say, "a scholar in New Haven and an activist in New York." During the dispute over his Yale position, he said, he'd been accused of not doing service work (though he did all he was asked, he said), of being late for classes, and of being ill prepared to teach. Yancey Orr, a graduate student in religion at the time who took courses from Mr. Graeber and is now an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta, says that charge is absurd: "He was easily the most helpful seminar leader you could ask for." Being denied tenure at Yale is hardly unusual, but not getting rehired at Mr. Graeber's stage is. Some professors Mr. Orr has talked to at institutions that failed to hire Mr. Graeber were under the impression that he went nuclear over a tenure denial, but the situation was more complex, more unorthodox, says Mr. Orr. The chairs of the departments to which Mr. Graeber applied who could be reached all cited confidentiality in declining to talk about the decisions—or, typically, even to confirm he'd applied. But several denied that politics would affect such decisions. "I can say without hesitation," wrote James Ferguson, the chair of anthropology at Stanford, in an e-mail, "that I personally would not regard Graeber's political orientation as in any way disqualifying, nor would I expect such views to be held by my colleagues." "As is known throughout the world," wrote Janet Roitman, chair of anthropology at the New School, "the New School prides itself for its longstanding tradition of radical politics; David would not have been the first hire or tenured faculty member to pursue 'radical' political positions or to engage in activism." Some anthropologists, including Alex Golub, a contributor to the popular blog Savage Minds and an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, suggested that a general dearth of jobs in the field would be enough to explain Mr. Graeber's run of bad luck—especially because the book that brought him fame, Debt, had not been published at the time of the searches. (Though he'd published four others by 2009, as well as a much-read pamphlet, "Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology," with Prickly Paradigm.) But Mr. Graeber scoffs at that: "Gee, I applied for 17. Somebody got those jobs." Moreover, Britain is not brimming with anthropology jobs, either, yet he's had little problem there. "I believe it's possible that his politics have helped him in some cases and hurt him in others," says Mr. Maskovksy, of CUNY, who in his American Anthropologist essay raised the issue of what Mr. Graeber's academic exile to England meant for the profession . "He has a huge following among graduate students because of his protest work and because he links his protest work to the kind of anthropology he wants to do. But there's a huge gap between generating that kind of interest and respect, on the one hand, and job-hiring decisions. I don't know what makes people hire and what makes them not." On Collegiality One charge that has dogged Mr. Graeber is that he is "difficult," an attribute that's obviously hard to gauge. Ms. Nader says she urged him to soften his rough edges—to send thank-you cards, even, when protocol suggested it. (Mr. Graeber does not recall that counseling session on manners and says he always sends thank-you notes.) But she finds it deplorable that scholars would value superficial clubbability over originality of thought; she decries the "'harmony ideology' that has hit the academy." She also thinks the fact that he "writes in English," eschewing jargon, hasn't helped him. There is some evidence of Mr. Graeber's contentiousness. During an online seminar about Debt on the blog Crooked Timber, Henry Farrell, an associate professor of political science at George Washington University, said Mr. Graeber had—for example—provided insufficient evidence that in the first Gulf War the United States had attacked Iraq partly because Iraq had stopped using dollars as its reserve currency and turned to the euro. In Mr. Graeber's response, he accused Mr. Farrell of "consummate dishonesty" and said he had failed to engage with the argument and instead sought to show its maker was a "lunatic." Mr. Farrell responded that he was "very unhappy" with Mr. Graeber's charges and tone. From February to April 1, J. Bradford DeLong, an economist at the University of California at Berkeley, baited Mr. Graeber by setting up an automated Twitter stream that sarcastically recounted dozens of alleged (or actual) errors of fact in Debt. For example: "Learned that 12 Regional Fed Banks not private banks like Citi or Goldman Sachs? Stay away until you do! #Graebererrors." Mr. Graeber responded aggressively. At one point he wrote, on Twitter, referring to Mr. DeLong's work in the Clinton Treasury Department on the North American Free Trade Agreement: "I bet the poor guy had a rough time at 14. Tried to compensate by gaining power, then look—destroyed Mexico's economy." Mr. Graeber calls some of Mr. DeLong's postings "libelous"—a virtual campaign of harassment. "He has been on a crusade to hurt me in every way," he says, growing angry. "Yet these guys are considered mainstream and I'm the crazy guy who can't get a job." He adds, "I don't even write negative book reviews." Mr. Graeber, who says he gets along just fine with his colleagues in London—and, indeed, with most of his former colleagues at Yale—has his own take on what scholars mean by "collegiality": "What collegiality means in practice is: 'He knows how to operate appropriately within an extremely hierarchical environment.' You never see anyone accused of lack of collegiality for abusing their inferiors. It means 'not playing the game in what we say is the proper way.'" In his American Anthropologist essay, CUNY's Mr. Maskovsky said that the many graduate students who took part in Occupy Wall Street might view Mr. Graeber's difficulty finding a job as a cautionary tale. Would their advisers see their activism as, at the least, a distraction from their research? Manissa Maharawal is one such student, at CUNY, a participant in Occupy now studying the activist projects that emerged from it. She says she has received nothing but support from her advisers and doesn't understand the politics of academic hiring, but finds the Graeber situation perplexing—in a bad way. "His work is really good, he's well reviewed, he's become pretty famous in the last year," she says. "I'm not sure what's going on. You can have all the boxes you're supposed to check checked and still not get a job. It's scary, for sure."


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The Windows Phone 7.8 update for Lumia smartphones is reportedly available through Nokia Care i.e. local store/support centers, scattered throughout the world including parts of Europe and India.
According to a number of tips we've received (mostly from India), the anticipated upgrade for those who remain on legacy hardware is available should official support channels be unavailable. Users can simply bring in their phone and have them updated right there by Nokia, even before the "early 2013" date.
The new OS is currently resting on Nokia's servers, and is confirmed to be available for the Lumia 900, 800, 710 and 510. It's advised that consumers contact their local Nokia Care centres to see if the 7.8 update is available for your Lumia Windows Phone (you can start by drilling down through Nokia Support).
We previously looked at Nokia and Microsoft rolling out the Windows Phone 7.8 update, which later turned out to be limited to just pre-production devices only. We're still impatiently awaiting the notifications to begin trickling through, but at least there are channels for consumers to manually upgrade hardware.
Note: US and Canada users will have little luck with this as there are very few Nokia Care centers and what's more, the 7.8 update is not yet available on Nokia's servers.
Source: MobiGyaan;Thanks, Devarshi and Sithick, for the tips!

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Exploration and Discovery
James J. Kopp First-year Research Awards for Exploration and Discovery Students
April 08, 2011
Watzek Library
The Aubrey R. Watzek Library and the Exploration and Discovery Program would like to bring your attention to an opportunity designed to showcase the work of Lewis & Clark first-year students: the James J. Kopp First-Year Research Awards
The James J. Kopp First-year Research Awards were established in 2011 by the Aubrey R. Watzek Library in memory of Jim, who was the director of the Library from 1999 until his death in 2010. Awards of $200 are given to two Exploration & Discovery students whose work best demonstrates excellent research techniques.
For additional information visit the Watzek LIbrary webpage which provides a direct link to the submission form and the requirements for submitting your work.
Read about one of the award recipients here.
For more information:Kate Rubick, Instruction Services Librarian
Mark Dahl, Interim Library Director
Dawn Wilson, Exploration and Discovery Program Coordinator


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I've got two beautiful ARCs I'm giving away. Super cute and entertaining--and brilliant concepts. TEMPEST is a wild ride back in time, full of action. DITCHED is romantic and funny, a lighthearted, enjoyable read. Have a look and see if you're interested in winning one of these books, both of them just perfect for winter holiday reading.
TEMPEST by Julie Cross
Goodreads: The year is 2009. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he's in college, has a girlfriend… and he can travel back through time. But it's not like the movies – nothing changes in the present after his jumps, there's no space-time continuum issues or broken flux capacitors – it's just harmless fun.
That is… until the day strangers burst in on Jackson and his girlfriend, Holly, and during a struggle with Jackson, Holly is fatally shot. In his panic, Jackson jumps back two years to 2007, but this is not like his previous time jumps. Now he's stuck in 2007 and can't get back to the future.
Desperate to somehow return to 2009 to save Holly but unable to return to his rightful year, Jackson settles into 2007 and learns what he can about his abilities.
But it's not long before the people who shot Holly in 2009 come looking for Jackson in the past, and these "Enemies of Time" will stop at nothing to recruit this powerful young time-traveler. Recruit… or kill him.
Piecing together the clues about his father, the Enemies of Time, and himself, Jackson must decide how far he's willing to go to save Holly… and possibly the entire world.
This giveaway is international and ends Wednesday, December 28, midnight EST. You must be 13 years old to enter. If you win, you will need to provide an address for shipment. Under 18's must have parent/guardian permission to enter, and obviously, to give me your address if you win.
Thanks so much for entering, and good luck!
GO HERE to see the winner of WHY WE BROKE UP by Daniel Handler


text: In the wake of the financial crisis, cost cutting is more important than ever before. The banking industry is struggling with lowering short-term costs but at the same time continuing to invest in tools and technologies that will position the organization for the future. IBM�s Banking Industry Framework is a platform that can accelerate product development and delivery, simplifies and standardizes the technology infrastructure, and delivers measurable ROI quickly. IBM partners including Cisco, ACI, and S1 Corporation are already using the Banking Industry Framework to bring best of breed products with the flexibility to evolve to their clients. Realizing that clients can no longer support lengthy and costly technology projects, the framework�s multiple entry points deliver quick-hit short-term savings. Clients can then reinvest in those savings into additional projects that will provide long-term value for their institution.


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Small punchouts are printed on both sides. They come on 5.25 by 3.25 inch slugs (10 slugs per sheet) that you must punch out. Cuts are cut by laser, and as a result you can mix and match items on a sheet by having a different item type on each slug.


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Electric Universe - the Human Story
A report on a conference exploring the electrical nature of reality held in Las Vegas 6-8 Jan, 2012
by Mintze Van der Velde
The Thunderbolts conference, "Electric Universe - the Human Story" was organised from 6 – 8 January 2012 in the USA as the first of a series of annual conferences. We all know that the theosophical literature as well as the books of Alice Bailey emphasise the electric and magnetic nature of the whole universe, be it an atom, a plant, an animal, a human being, a planet, a star or a galaxy. Regular science, ranging from biology, chemistry, geology, medicine, physics, astronomy to the human sciences, for largely historical reasons still does not recognise these basic facts. In her book "The Reappearance of the Christ," p185 Alice Bailey reminds us:
|"Through the impression and expression of certain great ideas, men everywhere must be brought to the understanding of the fundamental ideals which will govern the new age. This is the major task of the New Group of World Servers."
This is exactly what the Thunderbolts conference was contributing to. More than 180 people from all walks of life, from all corners of the planet, from different religious, social, scientific and political background, came together, united by one common factor: the electric nature of the universe. There were scientists, businessmen, artists, writers, press people, professors and laymen. People with widely varying backgrounds, who would otherwise never know of each other or talk to each other, exchanged ideas, not to convince "the other" of this or that view or political or religious opinion, but to highlight the electrical nature of so many phenomena, not only in the sky, but also here on earth, and even in the home. As such, it was a beautiful and encouraging instance of group work.
Space does not allow for a review of all the talks contributed to the conference, so just a small selection is offered here.
Wallace Thornhill gave a very complete review of the cosmology based on the primacy of the electric force in nature, rather than gravity-only cosmology. He clearly urged science to focus on real physics, i.e. physics one can experiment with in the laboratory, rather than the beauty of mathematical formulae, which despite their beauty simply cannot be verified by laboratory experiments here on Earth. In its appeal to direct evidence and common sense, the electric universe paradigm requires a broad field of view: the human story cannot be excluded.
David Talbott contributed his part to the human story by focussing on the striking similarities which can be found between mythological symbolism and plasma discharge patterns in the sky. He also questioned whether the promise of science has been fulfilled, since, many centuries ago, ancient myths gave way to its steady predominance. Has it kept its promise, or has it fallen into dogma and self-serving politics? David Talbott suggested a third story, one that is possible only in the Electric Universe.
Prof. Gerald Pollack from the University of Washington gave a mind expanding talk on the Role of Water in the Electric Body. If you always thought of water as the liquid H2O coming from the tap, after this talk you would think differently. The role of water is central in understanding how biological systems work. 99% of our body is comprised of water molecules. At the interface of cellular material these water molecules become a highly structured liquid crystal medium. This liquid crystal carries charge and is in dynamic relationship to the charge of tissue in the body and the electromagnetic energy in the environment we live in. In terminology understandable for the layman, professor Pollack tackled questions like "How does a cloud stay in the sky?"
Prof. Donald Scott, a retired professor of electrical engineering, gave a very instructive talk on a puzzling property of the Sun, namely, the observed variations of solar activity. Astronomers have no idea what causes the fluctuations in the solar wind. Professor Scott described in a simple model the analogy of a solid-state transistor and observed solar activity. Prof. Scott stressed that this model does not imply that the Sun is a transistor, but the similarities of what happens at the surface of the Sun and inside a transistor are striking.
Dr. James L. Oschman, spoke on the theme: Human Metabolism Meets Cosmic Metabolism, and touched upon the electric circuits of the human body which regulate virtually every physiological process. The flows of electrons and other charged particles in these circuits give rise to biomagnetic fields that radiate from the body and interact with the fields of earth as well as lunar, solar, interplanetary and interstellar fields.
Finally, Dr. James Ryder talked about the Surprising Results of the IBEX Experiment, a mission to image the edge of our solar system and study the global interaction between the solar wind and the interstellar medium. Instead of the expected spherical structure, the experimental data showed a very dynamic 'ribbon' of bright energy with varying strength and location on a monthly time scale.
The above are only a selection of the speakers. Yet all of the speakers were both inspired and inspiring. Of course the focus of the conference was rather scientific, but in the corridors and at private meetings many topics beyond the strictly scientific were discussed. Perhaps some of the speakers may have been inspired by the words of the Tibetan, which he wrote in A Treatise on Cosmic Fire, p714:
|"If this treatise serves no other purpose than to direct the attention of the scientific and philosophic students to the study of force or energy in man and in groups, and to interpret man and the human family in terms of electrical phenomena, much good will have been accomplished. The polarity of a man, of a group, and of a congery of groups, the polarity of the planets and their relationship to each other and to the Sun, the polarity of the solar system and its relationship to other systems, the polarity of one plane to another, and of one principle to another, the polarity of the subtler vehicles, and the scientific application of the laws of electricity to the totality of existence on the physical plane will bring about a revolution upon the planet second only to that effected at the time of individualisation. "


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Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2017;35(2):185-216
Whole body vibration (WBV) following spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats: Timing of intervention.
Manthou M1, Abdulla DS2, Pavlov SP3, Jansen R2, Bendella H4, Nohroudi K2, Stein G5, Meyer C5, Ozsoy O6, Ozsoy U7, Behram Kandemir Y7, Sarikcioglu L7, Semler O8, Schoenau E8, Dunlop S9, Angelov DN2.
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Following spinal cord injury (SCI), exercise training provides a wide range of benefits and promotes activity-dependent synaptic plasticity. Whole body vibration (WBV) in SCI patients improves walking and spasticity as well as bone and muscle mass. However, little is known about the effects of timing or frequency of intervention.
To determine which WBV-onset improves locomotor and bladder functions and influences synaptic plasticity beneficially.
SCI was followed by WBV starting 1, 7, 14, 28 days after injury (WBV1, WBV7, etc.) and continued for 12 weeks. Intact animals and those receiving SCI but no WBV (No WBV), SCI plus WBV twice daily (2?WBV) and SCI followed by passive hindlimb flexion-extension (PFE) served as controls. Locomotor [BBB rating, foot stepping angle (FSA) and rump-height index (RHI)] as well as bladder function were determined at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 weeks. Following perfusion fixation at 12 weeks, lesion volume and immunofluorescence for astrogliosis (GFAP), microglia (IBA1) and synaptic vesicles (synaptophysin, SYN) were determined.
Compared to the No WBV group, the WB7 and WBV14 groups showed significantly faster speeds of BBB score recovery though this effect was temporary. Considering RHI we detected a sustained improvement in the WBV14 and PFE groups. Bladder function was better in the WBV14, WBV28, 2?WBV and PFE groups. Synaptophysin levels improved in response to WBV7 and WBV14, but worsened after WBV28 in parallel to an increased IBA1 expression. Correlation- and principal components analysis revealed complex relationships between behavioural (BBB, FSA, RHI) and morphological (GFAP, IBA1, SYN) measurements.
WBV started 14 days after SCI provides the most benefit (RHI, bladder); starting at 1day after SCI provides no benefit and starting at 28 days may be detrimental. Increasing the intensity of WBV to twice daily did not provide additional benefit.


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Hey Oshkosh and those of you coming to visit. Check out the Underground. Personally, I have never heard of this until I noticed that there was a local art auction taking place on Saturday, January 18th from 2:00-5:00 PM at 321 Market St. in Oshkosh.
The Underground is located in a basement right next to the sundial on the square downtown, hence underground. They offer events that you might not see anywhere else. The Underground was created to make space for your dreams to become a reality. They feature many local artists, as well as touring bands that offer live art and music, performance art, interactive projects, open mic night, gallery space, spoken word and poetry, creative workshops, individual and group art classes, kids activity days, studio space, community-minded get-togethers, a place to hang out and even supplies to use. It is completely funded by donations and individuals working toward the same goal of creating a community based placed to enjoy the arts.
The art at this auction will go to the highest bidder! You never know, you might be walking away with a high quality, fine art piece for a very reasonable price. Proceeds will be going toward the UnderGround.
Artists featured in the auction are all local, and many have held exhibitions in galleries in the area. Previews of some art will be posted to the event website but there will be many works that will only be seen the day of the auction. If you are not able to attend the event, but you would like to place a bid on a certain item, you should email the undergound directly and inquire.


text: Biofuels researcher David Heroux named Associate Professor of Chemistry News Home 08.05.13 By: Buff Lindau David Heroux, formerly associate professor of chemistry at the University of Maine at Farmington, has been named associate professor of chemistry starting this semester. Professor Heroux spent 2012-13 on sabbatical as a visiting professor in the department of Chemistry and Geochemistry at the Colorado School of Mines under a grant from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. A dedicated researcher with extensive publications and grant funding, Heroux said "for me, it's always teaching first" which, he said, is why he found Saint Michael's College so congenial. "Saint Michael's has a very active chemistry department that attracts excellent students-I'm passionate about undergraduate research," he said. "I also believe the liberal arts is the way to be a well-rounded scientist, a world citizen, and that is very important today," he said. "Liberal arts colleges teach the ideal of life-long learning, train you to think and to learn on your own once you graduate, which you'll be doing for the rest of your life." Professor Heroux earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Manhattanville College in 1993, with a minor in Russian studies, and his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Kansas State University in 2004, with a dissertation titled Synthesis and Characterization of Semiconductor Nanoparticles Prepared by Novel Methods. He won four top awards in chemistry from Kansas State and the American Chemical Society, and the top chemistry award at Manhattanville. Heroux was assistant professor and then associate professor at the University of Maine - Farmington, from 2004 to 2013. He spent the summer of 2005 as a visiting professor at the Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia, where he was previously an invited scientist in 2001 and 2003. He has an extensive record of professional service organizing symposia, serving on external review and exam committees, and organizing sections of national meetings of the American Chemical Society. And he has an equally impressive record of service to the University of Maine. Heroux mentored UMaine students yearly from 2007 to 2013 in making presentations/posters of original work at national meetings. His own record of presentations/posters reaches 22, as well as 14 research papers published in scientific journals. His most recent presentation is titled Nanostructured Metal Oxides for use in the Production of Biofuels from Biomass. A native of Woonsocket, RI, Heroux, the son of Sue and Richard Heroux, has a lifelong love of hiking and skiing. He has hiked all the White Mountains of New Hampshire and plans to start in on the Green Mountains of Vermont. He is also an avid skier and plans to continue that love as well, along with his passion for fly fishing. Heroux also has the rare talent of doing chemical magic, having staged some 50 shows.


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Delaware courts have have called for delegates from HTC and Apple to meet on August 28 to talk about settling the patent dispute that has blocked the U.S. import of some HTC handsets. This is all fallout from a pending case Apple against HTC through the International Trade Commission over a "data tapping" patent, whatever that is. Not too long ago, Apple was ordered into similar settlement talks with Samsung, though neither side has managed to secure a U.S. import ban on the other's products just yet. There's no saying how these mediated talks will pan out, if they do at all, but simply showing up and negotiating in good faith in something of a requirement for both parties
if when the case continues in court.
Despite the fact that HTC isn't a particularly huge threat among all of the Android manufacturers Apple has faced off against, they've hit up HTC in patent disputes in Germany, the UK, and Florida too. It's likely enough that how this case in Delaware concludes would set a precedent for ongoing and future patent lawsuits between HTC and Apple, and potentially other manufacturers depending on the patents involved.
It would be pretty crazy if Apple managed to at least slow down (if not altogether stop) the import of any of the other major Android manufacturers in the U.S. on top of HTC, but it's hard to imagine a stoppage on anyone as big as, say, Samsung. How would you guys like to see these negotiations pan out -- everyone gets on with it, settles out of court, and continues competing happily in the open market, or everything drags out into a protracted legal battle that potentially reveals some interesting tidbits of info about the manufacturers?
Source: FOSS Patents


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O sacred Lord of ancient Israel, who showed yourself to Moses in the burning bush, who gave him the holy law on Sinai mountain: come, stretch out your mighty hand to set us free.
The use of the honorific "Lord" has, over the years, become the source of some controversy. Many women and men, with good reason, have suggested that its use reflects the inherent and uncritically appropriated patriarchal traditions of ancient and even more-recent male-dominated power structures that subordinate women to the men who lord over them. There have been mixed responses by black theologians, some of whom see the association with the nineteenth-century American slave holders who were the lords of their manor, while others value the title's use because, in reference to God or Jesus Christ, the notion subverts the power-structure, abusive association, and priorities of the earthly lord. These are but two of many of the ways the term has come under question. With due respect to those who find the term offensive or problematic, we are nonetheless left with "lord" on this second day of the O Antiphons and we should try our best to see in what ways it might be speaking to us.
In the past I've written on this day about imprisonment and what it means to have the lord come and "set us free," but I'm thinking this year a bit more of the recent tragic events in Newtown, CT, where so many young lives and those of adults were senselessly taken away. I'm thinking about the reflection I offered this weekend in response to that event and recalling what it might mean to talk about God's "mighty hand."
If we are to understand God's mightiness as evocative of a God of all possibilities (as in, I might do this or might do that), then what could it mean for us to consider a lord, for whom "nothing is impossible," that could set us free?
Perhaps one of the the ways this God of all possibilities sets us free is by undoing our human expectations. This reference to the coming of Christ as adonai, "Lord" as it's translated from the Hebrew in the Old Testament, refers to the term of respect that the people of Israel would use as a place-holder for the name of God. Because the lord's name could not be said, "Lord" became the stand-in reference for the God of all possibilities and the God who was, as Exodus reminds us in the account of Moses before the burning bush, the God of our ancestors who cares about God's people and who is there for us.
The greatest fulfillment of the covenant comes in the form of a complete and utter surprise: a newborn child who is anything but the lord of the manor, the oppressive ruler, the powerful God who had smote the Egyptians. God continues to surprise us by unsettling our expectations.
So what does this God, the coming of adonai as a human being, mean for those who are in need of being set free? Could it be that at times we don't really know that it is that holds us back? We really don't understand what is and isn't important in our lives, such that we become captive to things that we no longer thinkingly realize?
There are indeed those for whom the prayer of this O Antiphon applies in real and concrete ways, for their captivity is of the most identifiable kind. But we are all, in some way, constricted by the confines of expectations, pressures, guilt, fear, self-importance, self-hatred, and so on. Yet, the freedom of a God of all possibilities is offered to us in new and unexpected ways in this particular, divine, mighty hand. The hand of a child. The hand of a God-with-us.
God's hand is there, extended in invitation to be in relationship and offered to free us from the captivities of our lives. How do we respond to the coming of adonai?


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1. One writer - husband in tow - scopes out the scene at a surreal social club
2. Defense Attorney Asks for New Judge in Upcoming 'Mineola Swingers Club' Trial
4. Dominatrix says she regrets filming Mosley sex scene
5. Burlesque queen wins suit over dominatrix
6. Racing chief wins in S&M orgy case
7. Duncanville doesn't want Swingtown image
8. Bondage death garners murder charge
9. Texas swingers club a profitable enterprise, court documents show.
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One writer - husband in to - scopes out the scene at a surreal socal club
by Erin Mantz
July 29, 2008
The 1970s are over, but some things seem to be making a comeback: lava
lamps, wallpaper, Donna Summer's concert tour and - swingers. The
fascination with "the lifestyle" (as swingers fondly call it) is seeping
into suburban, upper-middle class social scenes. Over drinks and dessert,
discussions once focused on home renovations and restaurant openings are
giving way to talk about wife-swapping and tales of key parties down the
Last month, I attended an end-of-the-elementary-school-year family
barbecue in my woodsy suburban neighborhood outside of Washington, D.C.
Sitting with four other couples as the kids played Wii downstairs, the
parents' conversations turned from second grade teacher reputations and
fourth quarter grades to the rumored "swingers" parties one community
over. Those of us who had heard it before had a twinkle in their eyes.
Those who hadn't heard it were shocked then extremely curious. I swear
every mom and dad's ears perked up and hung on every word; even the most
conservative-seeming mom of the bunch pepped up.
... I got myself an invitation to a swingers club. For one night, I was
told I would have access to the entire club and get introduced to women
who could answer my overriding questions of "why do you do it?" and "how
can you do it?" The mystery began to unravel at every turn, down every
hallway, and in between the many stares and smiles of strangers.
The Tabu Social Club in Catonsville, Md. is tucked behind a nondescript
building and a 7-11, but once you see the blue awning with a fancy "T" you
know you're in the right place. I remember marveling at how their
elaborate black iron gate gave the entryway an almost regal quality. A bit
shaky as I climbed the steps of the building, I braced myself for what I
might find. For all the talk and joking around I had done with friends
about this subject, coming face to face with the lifestyle could be
something else altogether.
Three things struck me about the club atmosphere and clientele: Everyone
seemed to be in a great mood (and this is before the action of the night
began), lots of people seemed to know each other and everyone seemed
pretty relaxed. The owners ran their club like a business, socialized like
a host and hostess would anywhere, and seemed proud to preside over a club
that so many people "in the lifestyle" called home on weekend nights.
As for the swinging and social scene - strange - yes. Sexual - absolutely.
Sleazy? Only a few people who were so scantily dressed my head spun.
Surreal? You bet.
But, on the surface, and behind the scenes, it was all very
well-orchestrated as couples who'd communicated online met up or new ones
greeted others. For the swingers that Saturday night, life seemed pretty
good at the Tabu Social Club. People may not understand it or condone it,
but perhaps they ought to respect the choice. Whether you are a woman
swept up in thinking about the swingers phenomenon or curious to explore
it, the big question on your mind must be this: Why do married women do
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Defense Attorney Asks for New Judge in Upcoming 'Mineola Swingers Club' Trial
by staff writer
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Tyler, TX)
July 28, 2008
The attorney for a defendant charged in the "Mineola Swingers Club" case
wants a new judge to preside over the trial.
Thad Davidson, who represents Patrick "Booger Red" Kelly, has filed a
motion to have 241st District Judge Jack Skeen Jr. recused.
Skeen's "impartiality might reasonably be questioned", the motion said.
In the motion Davidson alleges that Skeen has wrongly turned himself into
a fact-finder by sifting through the state's evidence, that Skeen's
handling of a change of venue motion filed by Davidson was unfair to
himself and his client, and that Skeen was unfair in providing Child
Protective Services records to both defense and prosecuting attorneys.
Davidson is requesting that another trial judge - "preferably from another
county" - be assigned to preside.
If Skeen does not voluntarily recuse himself from the case, another judge
will be appointed to preside over a hearing on the matter and make a final
Kelly, 41, is set to go on trial on Aug. 4. He is charged with engaging in
organized criminal activity and aggravated assault of a child for
allegedly forcing two young siblings to have sex with each other in 2004.
He faces five years to life in prison for each charge.
He is also charged with tampering with evidence for allegedly destroying
evidence in the case, including costumes the children wore when they
performed for audiences and videotapes of the children performing skits
and having sex with each other. Kelly faces two to 10 years in prison if
convicted of the third-degree felony.
The victims in the Mineola Swingers' Club case - three siblings who are
now a 10-year-old girl, a 9-year-old boy, a 7-year-old girl and their
9-year-old aunt - all have testified that Kelly and his co-defendants
taught them, beginning at age 5, how to dance and perform sex acts in
"kindergarten", then forced them to dance and have sex with each other in
front of an audience at the Mineola Swingers' Club. The defendants
collected money for the performances but only paid the children with food.
The children were also given "silly pills", or drugs, before they danced
in the club.
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Dominatrix "sorry" for racing chief orgy row
by staff writer
Reuters news wire (via The US Daily)
July 26, 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The woman who filmed motor racing chief Max Mosley
taking part in a sado-masochistic orgy and sold the story to a British
tabloid newspaper has apologized for the trouble it caused.
On Thursday, Mosley, 68, won 60,000 pounds ($119,100) in damages at
London's High Court from the News of the World newspaper for breaching his
privacy by reporting details of a German-themed sex session with five
The paper's story, which claimed Mosley, son of Britain's 1930s Fascist
leader Oswald Mosley, had taken part in a "sick Nazi orgy" was based on
footage captured by one of the women involved in the sex session, referred
to in court as "Woman E."
In an interview with Sky News, she said there had been no Nazi element and
was sorry for the trouble it had caused Mosley, president of Formula One's
governing body.
"It was never talked about that it was going to be a Nazi scene, we just
had confirmation to say that it was going to be a German prison scenario,"
the self-confessed dominatrix said.
"I can only apologize for what has happened but it's not going to take
back all the damage that has been done."
The woman, a mother-of-two who Sky said was called Michelle, said the
scandal had also forced her husband to quit his job as an agent for
Britain's MI5 security service.
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Dominatrix says she regrets filming Mosley sex scene
by staff writer
AP news wire (via USA Today)
July 25, 2008
LONDON (AP) - A dominatrix who secretly filmed the president of Formula
One's governing body in a sadomasochistic orgy said Friday she regretted
her actions, which she said led to her husband's resignation from MI5,
Britain's domestic spy agency.
The mother of two - known only as Woman E - said she also was sorry for
causing pain to Max Mosley's wife, who was apparently unaware of the
"No money is worth the sort of trouble and anguish it's caused everybody,"
the woman told Britain's Sky News, saying she was paid $40,000 by the News
of the World to film the sex session. "I have been stupid, naive, and I
wish I'd never done it."
She said her actions had prompted her husband to resign from MI5 where he
had worked as a surveillance officer.
"He actually resigned to save any embarrassment for the service. He
decided that the best thing to do was just be right and resign and save
them any embarrassment," she said.
A British judge ruled Thursday that the tabloid breached the motorsport
chief's privacy with a story claiming that the orgy he took part in had a
Nazi theme. The newspaper now faces a legal bill of almost $2 million
after Judge David Eady ordered it to pay damages and Mosley's legal costs,
as well as its own.
Eady said he found no evidence that Mosley's role playing encounter with
five women was intended to be an enactment of Nazi behavior.
The blonde middle-aged woman told Sky there had been no Nazi overtones,
though Mosley took part in a German prison scenario where other women wore
German uniforms and spoke German. Mosley is the son of the late Oswald
Mosley, Britain's leading fascist politician in the 1930s and a friend of
Adolf Hitler.
"I know for a fact, that it was spoken about, that Max actually found it
quite a turn-on to speak to them in German. He liked the German language.
It was prison uniforms because we were doing a German prison scene. But it
wasn't Nazi," said the woman.
She said she saw the filming for the News of the World as an "opportunity."
"I spoke to my husband. It was going to be more of a joke situation than
anything. I didn't know how big it was going to be. And I certainly didn't
know how big the response would be over Max Mosley and the importance of
She said she knew her actions had caused great damage to Mosley's family.
"I feel really sorry for Mrs. Mosley and her family. It's devastating for
her. She didn't ask for this and I'm very sorry that it came out as it
did. I don't think enough sorries could make up for this. I do feel
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Burlesque queen wins suit over dominatrix
from wire reports
The Daily Breeze (Los Angeles, CA)
July 25, 2008
Burlesque queen Dita Von Teese and Los Angeles-based dominatrix Cynthia
Butler have settled a lawsuit that gives Von Teese the rights to a 2001
fetish film she starred in called "Slick City."
Von Teese, whose real name is Heather Sweet, claimed Butler stole her half
of the rights to the film and cash. She filed suit in Los Angeles Superior
Court on Jan. 8 and her allegations included fraud and intentional
According to a stipulated judgment filed by Butler's lawyer on Wednesday,
"all rights and inventory, including masters of the film `Slick City,"'
will be returned to Von Teese.
Butler's attorney, C. Curtis Edmondson, was not immediately available for
Keith A. Fink, one of Von Teese's lawyers, said he and his client are
happy with the resolution.
"It didn't take Solomonic wisdom ... to realize they better give back to
Dita all her intellectual property rights to "Slick City," Fink said.
"Just as we stated in our complaint, Dita always owned the rights to
`Slick City' and any claim she relinquished her rights was false."
The resolution is "a victory for Dita as it achieved precisely what we
sought -- Dita again has ownership in the `Slick City' intellectual
property and she got back the masters of the movie all all the `Slick
City' inventory," Fink said.
According to her lawsuit, Von Teese, who also works as a model, agreed to
share profits and split the rights to her film with "Slick City" producer
Bob Zahurak.
After Zahurak died, his widow and other business affiliates of distributor
GwenMedia Inc. assured Von Teese that she would have full ownership of the
film, her court papers said.
Von Teese claimed that Butler, who has also starred in various fetish
films under the name Isabella Sinclaire, told her that she would be taking
Zahurak's estate and GwenMedia to court in an effort to recover past-due
royalties from her films.
But unknown to Von Teese, Butler sought and won the rights to GwenMedia's
entire film library, including "Slick City," and intentionally failed to
inform the court that Von Teese is the true owner of the title, according
to her lawsuit. Under the settlement, any royalty claims Von Teese
maintains she has regarding "Slick City" will be made against Zahurak's
estate and not Butler.
Von Teese, 35, was married to shock rocker Marilyn Manson from 2005-07.
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Racing chief wins in S&M orgy case
AP press wire via The Chicago Sun-Times
July 25, 2008
LONDON -- After the sting of scandal, Max Mosley can feel the balm of
A British judge ruled Thursday that a tabloid newspaper breached the
motorsport chief's privacy with a story claiming that a sadomasochistic
orgy he took part in had a Nazi theme.
The News of the World faces a legal bill of almost 1 million pounds ($2
million) after the judge ordered it to pay damages and Mosley's legal
costs, as well as its own.
Mosley said the ruling proves that his now-famous interest in
sadomasochism is a purely private matter.
But some legal experts doubt the financial blow to the newspaper will be
large enough to deter the prying of Britain's scandal-hungry tabloid
High Court judge David Eady ruled that Mosley, president of the governing
body that oversees Formula One racing, ''had a reasonable expectation of
privacy in relation to sexual activities (albeit unconventional) carried
on between consenting adults on private property.''
The judge said he had found no evidence that Mosley's role-playing
encounter with five women ''was intended to be an enactment of Nazi
behavior or adoption of any of its attitudes.''
''There was bondage, beating and domination, which seem to be typical of
S&M behavior,'' Eady said.
Mosley's fondness for caning and spanking has become public knowledge
since the News of the World ran a story in March giving details of his
encounters with five dominatrices in a basement flat in London.
Video footage, secretly filmed by one of the women, has been viewed
millions of times on the Internet, and extracts were played during
Mosley's weeklong court hearing against the newspaper this month.
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Duncanville doesn't want Swingtown image
by Brian Allen
Pegasus News (Dallas, TX)
July 24, 2008
DUNCANVILLE - I just finished reading the 19-page affidavit detailing the
charges against The Cherry Pit owners and I'm physically ill. It's more
proof that the image of incredibly gorgeous people having romantic
interludes with no consequences happens only on TV shows.
An informant describes five and six beds put together with couples having
sexual intercourse in plain sight of well- everyone else and a hot tub
with unidentified substances floating on the water.
The only treatment the informant saw for this hot tub was Cherry Pit owner
Jim Trulock skimming the surface with a net and disposing of the
"contents". Yeah, I got ill again just typing that. People that attend
these parties have to sign waivers saying The Cherry Pit is not
responsible for any diseases you may contract.
I pity the person that's gotten to the point that they can't enjoy Friday
night unless they're willing to sign a paper that says "you may get AIDS
if you take another step". The best part? People are paying the club's
owners for these privileges, as the Pit's pulling down a reported $10,000
a month in a residential area. And to think some of us work for a living.
Don't even get me started on the large quantities of liquor and guns
police found in the home Tuesday. Trulock told one party guest there were
"No Trespassing" signs which the club owner said gave him the right to
shoot anyone on the property he didn't approve of. Alcohol, guns and a
misguided sense of justice. I wish I had time to tell you the number of
crime stories that began with those three elements.
I implore the "customers" of The Cherry Pit to think with their brains for
a second. Jim Trulock and Julie Norris are not defending you or your
lifestyle, they're endangering your life.
And hey Jim and Julie, you had a good long run but the jig is clearly up.
I don't know what ruling you will eventually get in court but this
evidence doesn't help. I suspect it's going to be difficult to find a
judge that agrees our constitutional rights include holding swingers'
parties in residential areas. For right now, it doesn't look like you'll
get to party in Duncanville anymore. The smart thing here would be to move
on. Sounds like you can afford it.
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Bondage death garners murder charge
by John Henson
The Columbia Daily Herald (Columbia, TN)
July 24, 2008
A Jacob's Lane woman has been indicted by the Maury County grand jury for
second-degree murder in connection with the bondage death of her husband,
according to court documents.
Rebecca Bargy, 25, is suspected of tying her husband, James Bargy, 29, as
part of a sex game and abandoning him to die of asphyxiation while she was
away for several hours with a boyfriend, according to Assistant District
Attorney Larry Nickell.
Dr. Thomas Deering, a Nashville medical examiner, testified at a
preliminary hearing that James Bargy could not breathe because of the ball
gag in his mouth and the strap tied to Bargy's neck compressed his jugular
vein, contributing to his death.
Authorities found James Bargy's body on the floor of the couple's home at
4 p.m. April 19. Sheriff's detectives said Rebecca Bargy tied her husband
about 7:30 p.m. the previous day.
In a written statement, Rebecca Bargy wrote she had tried to leave her
husband several times and related an incident last year in which her
husband had eaten rat poison because he didn't want to live any longer.
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Texas swingers club a profitable enterprise, court documents show
by Jon Nielsen
KHOU TV (Houston, TX)
July 24, 2008
DUNCANVILLE - The Cherry Pit is more than a weekend hangout for a few
consenting adults.
For the owners of the swingers club, it's a profitable enterprise where
sex, booze and guns collide.
According to court documents released Wednesday, sex parties are held at
the home in the 1300 block of North Cedar Ridge Drive every Friday and
Saturday for 50 to 80 people, or 80 to 100 during special events and
holidays. The documents showed that more than 7,000 people have attended
parties there in the last year and that the owners can earn $10,000 per
Duncanville is trying to shut down the Cherry Pit, which city officials
say is an illegal sexually oriented business. City Manager Kent Cagle has
said that investigators are building a larger case that also includes
charges of organized criminal activity, prostitution, narcotics
trafficking and money laundering.
Cherry Pit's attorney, Ed Klein, said authorities have trumped up the
charges against the Cherry Pit owners - Jim Trulock and Julie M. Norris -
because the city's ordinance last fall targeting the business failed to
shut its doors.
"It's the shotgun approach. They're going to try to allege whatever they
can and see what sticks," said Mr. Klein.
An informant told police that patrons can openly solicit sex acts from
others using "fun money" purchased in a manner similar to buying tokens to
play a game at an amusement park.
So when authorities stormed the sex club last weekend, they found the
expected: a stripper pole, bondage devices and thong underwear draped from
the ceiling.
But what they didn't expect to find was hundreds of bottles of liquor and
a cache of loaded guns.
The stash of liquor and weapons brought in state authorities, prompting a
second raid Tuesday that resulted in the seizure of the liquor.
In the court documents, the informant who attended a party this month
vividly describes a place where patrons walk around in the nude, condoms
are rarely used, bed sheets appear to not be changed and the tepid hot tub
water where sex acts occur isn't chemically treated.
Mr. Trulock, 59, explained to the informant that he has the right to host
private parties in his own home.
"Trulock compared his sexually oriented business to a church group holding
a barbecue and charging a $10 admittance to cover the cost of the food,"
the affidavit said.
Most patrons are usually asked for a $50 donation to attend a party.
Females are usually admitted free, because Mr. Trulock says that single
females attract male attendees.
Patrons also are asked to sign a waiver saying they won't sue the Cherry
Pit over any injuries that occur or any sexually transmitted diseases
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Post-game breakdown, video: Central Florida
UConn took a different route to victory on Saturday, relying on a surprisingly productive inside game instead of its usual perimeter-powered attack.
The Huskies gradually pulled away from Central Florida to post their first American Athletic Conference win.
The final: 84-61.
"Guys were just full of energy…," senior Shabazz Napier said. "This is important, because it's our first win in the conference."
Here's a post-game breakdown:
-- Check out the attached video of coach Kevin Ollie's post-game remarks.
-- Ollie on his team's overall performance: "All in all, it was a great game. When we had a chance to knock a team out, we knocked them out. … That's what we want to continue to do."
-- One of the most encouraging developments came in the rebounding department.
The Huskies, one of the worst rebounding teams in the conference, dominated one of the best, holding an impressive 50-34 edge. They had a season-high 18 offensive rebounds and scored 21 second chance points.
It took a team effort, as six different Huskies had at least five rebounds. Freshman Amida Brimah (a career-high eight) and juniors Ryan Boatright (seven) and DeAndre Daniels (seven) led the way.
"Everybody who got in the game pitched in and everybody boxed out and tried to get the rebound," Napier said. "That's what we need from everybody."
The Huskies improved to 7-0 when out-rebounding an opponent.
-- Brimah, a 7-foot center, has consistently been a defensive force but a bit raw on the offensive end. He showed off his developing game on Saturday, scoring a career-high 20 points on 8-for-10 from the field and 4-for-4 from the line in 20 minutes off the bench. He also had five blocks.
He scored off of dunks, layups and other inside moves. He came in averaging just 2.5 points and had never scored more than seven points.
"The big fella did a good job," UCF coach Donnie Jones said. "They got him the ball and he finished. He had a career night. He impacted the game, not only offensively, but defensively. He bothered us on the other end with his length and blocked shots.
"… Maybe they're gaining more confidence in him."
Brimah didn't do everything right. He misfired on an ill-advised foul line jumper. Ollie didn't approve, screaming at Brimah.
"He wasn't happy," Brimah said.
-- UConn's defense has vastly improved in the last two games after playing poorly in losses at Houston and SMU.
The Huskies held Harvard to 35.7 percent in Wednesday's win and UCF to a season-low 31.3 percent overall.
Ollie said that his team had six kills against the Knights. A kill is three stops in a row.
"When we do that, we're undefeated in two years," Ollie said.
-- Isaiah Sykes, UCF's leading scorer, had a relatively quiet game. He scored the bulk of his 17 points when his team trailed by double digits. He converted 6-of-14 from the field.
Lasan Kromah and Niels Giffey shared the defensive duties.
"They did a tremendous job," Ollie said.
-- Sophomore center Phil Nolan is working his way back into shape after losing some weight and stamina while suffering from the flu a few weeks ago. He had eight points, five rebounds and a block in 15 minutes.
"His energy level was great," Ollie said. "Those are the type of minutes that I want him to play."
The Huskies received 41 points from their bench overall. It was the most points for their reserves since they combined for 47 in a 101-55 win over Detroit on Nov. 14.
-- For the second straight game, Daniels tied his career high for blocks with four. He also had 13 points and seven rebounds.
-- Ollie on his team's 19 assists: "That's the kind of game that I want. Share the basketball."
-- Napier played a great floor game, finishing with 14 points, a season-high 11 assists, five rebounds and a season-high five steals.
-- The Huskies had a season-high 14 blocks.
-- Up next: UConn visits No. 24 Memphis, which won at Temple Saturday and at No. 12 Louisville Thursday.
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In the past week or two the sheer volume and scope of food rising out of the earth has exploded. One can literally make a meal standing in the middle of the garden, picking, and eating.
Lots of what is ready in my garden never makes it into the house (the strawberries especially), but I did manage to get enough basil into my basket to makethe first batch of pesto of the season on Monday, tossing some into some cappelini and fresh sugar snap peas and freezing the rest. On Wednesday I harvested kale, cilantro, more sugar snaps, and mushrooms for a stir-fry with ginger and tofu. I have also picked six pints of strawberries this week; two went into the freezer for ice cream I'm planning to make for a special party the week after next, and the rest will go into some jam.
The mulberries are starting to come in, too, and a lot of folks have been picking them off the trees that hang heavy over the streets in my neighborhood and making pies. I picked about three cups today during my long morning walk with Caleb, and when I got home I decided I wanted to try making some scones. I modified a recipe I found for oatmeal scones, adding a touch of orange extract and using the mulberries instead of currants, and here is the result. In a few minutes I will take a few of these next door to my neighbors.
The sugar snaps are copious and remarkably sweet this year. I love them in the pasta and stir fry, but I also love them fresh and crunchy, right off the vine. That's the experience I had in mind when I took a platter of them to a little farewell gathering this week for a friend who is moving away. I mounded some hummus in the middle of them, tossed on some kalamata olives and feta cheese, drizzled it all with olive oil, and sprinkled salt. Here's what the platter looked like.
Enjoy this lovely day! I'm going to pick more sugar snaps.


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Meet The 55th GRAMMY Nominees For Best New Artist
The Recording Academy has teamed with Pepsi to provide an intimate look at the nominees for Best New Artist for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards. In the first of two video installments of the Best New Artist Series, the nominated artists share their initial reactions in learning that they were nominated for music's most prestigious honor, as well as their upcoming plans.
Athens, Ala.-based Alabama Shakes comprise lead vocalist/guitarist Brittany Howard, bassist Zac Cockrell, guitarist Heath Fogg, and drummer Steve Johnson. Combining elements of retro soul, gritty blues and hard rock, the quartet released Boys & Girls in 2012. The album, which features 11 tracks penned by the group, peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200. In addition to their Best New Artist nomination, Alabama Shakes also received a nod for Best Rock Performance for "Hold On."
"To be nominated for Best New Artist, it's kind of hard to talk about it because it's almost like it's still surreal," says Howard. "It's not real yet."
The infectious pop/rock stylings of Fun. come courtesy of guitarist Jack Antonoff, keyboardist Andrew Dost and lead vocalist Nate Ruess. The trio's sophomore album, 2012's Some Nights, peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. Their breakthrough hit, "We Are Young," which features Janelle Monáe, topped the Billboard Hot 100 and was the No. 3 best-selling song of 2012. Fun. netted nominations in each of the four General Field categories, including Record and Song Of The Year for "We Are Young." Overall, Fun. received six GRAMMY nods, tying them for the most nominations in the 55th GRAMMY field.
"Being nominated is always a thought the way that you would dream about going to the moon or being a rocket scientist or a brain surgeon, or anything like that," says Antonoff, "just because it's the ultimate honor for our field."
At 21 years old, Hunter Hayes is the youngest nominee in this year's Best New Artist category. The Louisiana-born artist released his self-titled debut album in October 2011. Hayes co-wrote every song, shared producer duties and played some 30 instruments on the album. Hunter Hayes, which received a nomination for Best Country Album, spawned the multi-platinum-certified single "Wanted," which reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is among the nominated songs for Best Country Solo Performance.
"After the five [nominees] were called, I realized that I was sort of the only country guy in the category," says Hayes. "It's an honor. I'm proud to be the 'country music guy'."
The Lumineers formed in 2002 in Ramsey, N.J., when childhood friends Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites turned to writing music to cope with the drug-related death of Fraites' brother, Josh Fraites. The duo subsequently relocated to Denver where they met classically trained cellist Neyla Pekarek, who responded to an ad on Craigslist. Mixing Americana, country, pop, and folk textures, the trio released their self-titled debut album in 2012. The set, which garnered a nomination for Best Americana Album, features 11 tracks co-penned by Fraites and Schultz, including the Top 5 hit "Ho Hey."
"I think it feels really, really good that we're recognized for a body of work versus one song," says Pekarek. "We made a whole record and I don't think there were any afterthoughts on that record."
Also nominated for Best New Artist is New Orleans native Frank Ocean, who was previously a member of the wild hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. As a songwriter, he has penned songs for artists such as Justin Bieber, John Legend and Beyoncé. Following the release of a mixtape, 2011's Nostalgia, Ultra., Ocean released his debut studio album, Channel Orange, in 2012. The album ascended to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the Record Of The Year-nominated "Thinkin Bout You." Ocean received six 55th GRAMMY nominations, including Album Of The Year and Best Urban Contemporary Album for Channel Orange, tying him for the most nominations in the 55th GRAMMY field.
Who will take home the award for Best New Artist? The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held Sunday, Feb. 10 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). For updates and breaking news, visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook.


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In a historic move, the Republican National Committee has elected its first black chairman, Michael Steele. And with the White House now occupied by the nation's first black president, Democrat Barack Obama, both major parties are under the guidance of African Americans – making Friday's election at the RNC's winter meeting in Washington doubly historic.
Republicans wanted "a new face, they want[ed] to show that there is change in the party," said party activist Ann Stone, a Steele supporter.
Evident in Mr. Steele's election was a desire to send a signal that the GOP has not given up on diversity and inclusion, especially after a presidential election in which 95 percent of African Americans voted Democratic.
Until last September, the runner-up for the national chairman's job, South Carolina GOP chair Katon Dawson, belonged to a whites-only country club. Mr. Dawson had pushed the club from the inside to admit African-American members, but ultimately resigned his membership.
Steele was elected on the 6th ballot, in a hotly contested race that also included incumbent chairman Mike Duncan, Michigan chair Saul Anuzis, and former Ohio secretary of state Ken Blackwell, who is also African American. When Mr. Blackwell dropped out of the race after four rounds of balloting, he threw his support behind Steele – a move that drew gasps in the crowd, as the two men are not close.
After the first ballot, Mr. Duncan, the incumbent, led the field with 52 votes, but lacking a majority of the 168 voting committee members, additional ballots were held until a candidate won a majority. Steele won with 91 votes. Many members felt that a Duncan reelection would have sent a signal of party stagnation, especially given that the party's two leaders in Congress, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio and Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, were both reelected to their leadership posts.
Steele made history in 2000 when he was elected chairman of the Republican Party of Maryland, the first African American to win a GOP state chairmanship.
In 2002, he was elected lieutenant governor of Maryland, making him the first African American elected to statewide office in his state. In 2004, Steele delivered the keynote address at the Republican convention, seen as a counter to then-Senate candidate Obama's star turn as the Democrats' keynoter. And in 2006, Steele was his party's nominee for an open Senate seat, losing to Rep. Ben Cardin (D) by a margin of 55 to 44 percent. In 2007, Steele became chairman of GOPAC, a political action committee that trains and funds Republican candidates around the country. Steele is also a partner in the Washington law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf.
Steele grew up in Washington, DC, and graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School, where he was class president. He earned a bachlor's degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and a law degree from Georgetown University in Washington.
His family were Democrats, but Steele became a Republican on the inspiration of President Reagan's message of self-reliance – and his single mother's decision to work in a laundry rather than take welfare. Steele is also known as boxer Mike Tyson's former brother-in-law.
Steele is known as a conservative, but not a hard-liner, and is expected to try to fulfill the promise of the "big tent" party that Republicans used to espouse. And in the wake of the Democrats' successful 50-state strategy in the last two elections, where they opened and expanded operations in states once given up as hopeless to Democrats, Steele is promising a GOP response in kind.
"We're going to bring this party to every corner, every boardroom, every neighborhood, every community," he said Friday in his victory speech. "And we're going to say to friend and foe alike, we want you to be part of us. We want you to work with us. And for those of you who wish to obstruct, get ready to get knocked over."
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by Greg S in Afghanistan on February 04, 2012
Rocky Patel has said that after ten years of breaking into the cigar business, dealing with all the trials of getting the right tobaccos, making the right deals, getting the right torcedors, and overcoming all the other hurdles it took to being the new guy on the block, he finally came up with the right blend to commemorate the past decade with Indian Tabac.And what a decade it has been. After coming out with his Indian Tabac Super Fuerte, his first successful trial at blending a full bodied cigar, he felt confident enough to put his own name on his cigar. Then, after such greats as the entire Edge line, the Sungrown line, and the two massive successes of the Vintage 1990 & 1992 blends, the Renaissance and the entire line of private labels, he finally felt he had come up with the best blend on which to put the Decade label. Apparently, the cigar world felt just as strongly about it as well. The torpedo Decade received a 95 rating from Cigar Insider; one of the highest ratings ever, given the fact that such a relatively short time was given till its inception. In truth, the cigar took twelve years to come out, but Mr. Patel wanted the extra time to make sure he had the right blend to call the Decade.Upon first look at the Emporer, you can?t help but notice how deep the rich brown wrapper leaf is, smooth and veiny. It?s a solid roll, but not too hard to prevent the perfect draw, which it obviously does have. The outer wrapper smells of perfect grassy, barnyard aroma, rich leather, reminding me of a mahogany bookcase. The filler smells a little like smoked ribs and roasting coffee beans. The initial cut was perfect. The cap stuck to the blade, possibly from a little overhumidifying. Initial lighting was very good, at first the taste was of sweet vanilla beans and cacao nibs. The draw was almost perfect with barely a little tightness. The first few inches had a taste that reminded me of the great smoked T-bone steak, and just a hint of an oatmeal raisin cookie. The burn was just a little uneven, but not surprisingly it worked itself out. The draw was consistent, easily allowing enough smoke to fill your mouth and give you the proper amount of its intended taste, but not too much as to be sucking through a straw. The first ash fell off unnoticed by me at about an inch and a half to 2 inches. The middle two inches was what really did it for me. All the subtle nuances coming together, being heated enough to bring out the very best that an RP could give you. Smoking this part of the cigar was a real pleasure, bringing thoughts to mind of the tobacco barns where the leaves are fermented, the tables where they are brought together for the final roll. This was truly one of the better cigars I have smoked; every part of it bringing nothing but pleasure. The wrapper ash was grayish white, the binder and outer filler ash were black, and the inner filler ash was pure gray. I was so wrapped up in the visuals and tasting nuggets that I barely noticed the second ash falling off at just over two inches. Unfortunately, given the climate I was forced to be in while reviewing, the head kept flaking off just a little, and finally gave way to the extremely low temperature and unraveled on me. If I had had another of these fine sticks, I definitely would have sparked it up. Like an old friend, I was sad to see it go. I will make sure to get a box of these on my next order, and I would wholeheartedly recommend this to any fellow cigar smoker, warning them to be prepared for one of the best smokes you will have in a long time.
by jeffrey springer in Salem,MA on September 16, 2018
Looked great and taste was awesome but, I couldn?t keep it lit and the burn was inconsistent.


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Telekinetic "Carrie" Prank Shocks Unsuspecting NYC Coffee House Customers
The latest viral marketing video to successfully capture Internet buzz comes courtesy of Thinkmodo, a New York-based marketing company. Tasked with finding a creative way to promote the upcoming Carrie remake, Thinkmodo reconstructed a popular West Village coffee house to take unsuspecting customers on the ride of their lives.
How would you react if this happened during your morning latte run?
The unsuspecting customers? You mean the actors paid to act like customers in the fake coffee shop, while multiple cameramen stand around filming the entire scene from every angle? Are you all really that dense? Or has fake reality t.v. so rotted your perception that you believe regular people ignore the camera crew while they get their perfectly lit shot?


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TO BE SEEN?! I mean really?!
I have my bright school crossing guard vest complete with lots of swanky reflective stuff. I have lots of reflective tape and attention-grabbing lights. I obey traffic laws, I stay in my lane, usually in the right wheel rut, where I see motorcycles ride. Yet today, I almost got pancaked again. This time, it was a guy trying to shave 0.08 seconds off his drive, coming out of the Marriott near my bus stop. He was probably going 25 through the turn to the little access road, and he turned hard, cutting into the oncoming traffic lane for probably 20 yards. Only problem? I WAS IN THE #@$@ING LANE!
At first, I thought to myself "Crikey! That guy's going pretty quick through the parking lot." Then, "He's turning without a signal. Figures." Then, "OH **** OH **** OH ****!!!!!!". I was maybe five yards from my stop sign and already going pretty slow, when the driver passed me. I leaned to the right as much as I could given the momentum I had, and I swear it's the only thing that kept the SUV from hitting my handlebar, or pasting my head with its mirror. Or both.
It's called common ****ing sense, people. The past two days I've been out, I've been damn near pasted. I think I'm going to get one of those giant canned air horns used by boaters and sports fans. It's obvious that people in Johnson county are blind as bats before they have their coffee.
Also, I did try to chase the guy down to get the plate number, but when the driver saw me turn around, he gunned it (right turn on red). I'm pretty sure the guy felt bad, as he was obviously looking back to see that I was still upright, but people like this need to be taken off the road, period.
By the way, how I handle these situations, for those who want to know, is once I have the plate number, I call 911. I tell them what road I was on, and tell them that a motorist almost ran me off the road, and was driving erratically. I give them as much information as I have about the vehicle (plate number, color, make, model, approximate age of vehicle, and description of anyone inside that I could see). I don't mention that I was on a bike, but if they ask if I can still see the vehicle, I tell them that I stopped to use my cell phone. I have done this a few times when I was in my car (minus saying I stoped to use the cell phone), followed the crazy motorist, and have seen cops pull drivers over.
Since the cop probably didn't witness any illegal activity, I doubt it ever ended up with a ticket, but I'm sure the cop let them know someone reported their erratic and reckless behavior. I'd like to think that people I call in when I'm on my bike meet the same fate.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
What do I have to do...
4 comments:
- Eric said...
Hey if this ever happens to ya in Missouri with a Missouri license plate you can report it to the Missouri Bicycle Federation. We'll look up their license plate and send them a nice letter letting them know a cyclist reported them and giving them a copy of the rules of the road that pertain to cyclists.
- January 11, 2007 3:11 PM
- Noah said...
Thanks :)
Actually I did get cut off wednesday by a motorist coming out of an alleyway. He then let me pass, then drove next to me, rolled his window down and apologized. It seems downtown people have a lot more common sense. Even though there are more cars out here, I always feel safer riding downtown than I do riding on the roads in Olathe.
I'd bet I could probably get info using KS tags. Never quite thought about that. I'm probably one of the biggest geeks you'll run into, and I've got contacts in all the right places. Thanks for the heads up.
- January 11, 2007 3:42 PM
- A Midnight Rider said...
Ha! Shaving 0.08 seconds.. That's funny.
I also wonder, when calling the police with the report, and say "I was on a bike", if they just fluff us off.
All the best.
- January 11, 2007 8:20 PM
- Eric said...
Kansas is much stingier with their DMV database. We've tried to get access to it since many of the motorists in Western Missouri have Kansas plates, but appareantly current law doesn't allow people outside of the DMV to have that info.
- January 12, 2007 9:11 AM
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T-Mobile Galaxy S 4G available Feb 23th for 149.99
As we expected, T-Mobile will launch its newest 4G HSPA+ Androi phone, Galaxy S 4G this Feb 23th . Instead of Walmart, that will sell the Galaxy S 4G for 148.88, T-Mobile decided to charge 149.99 with 2 years contract.
The Galaxy S 4G is very similar to the existing Samsung Vibrant, a popular Android phone. It has the same 1-GHz Cortex-A8 processor, runs Android 2.2 on a similar 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, and has the same 5-megapixel camera. But it also has a front-facing 1-megapixel camera for video chat, that 4G modem, and a larger 1650 mAh battery, all of which the Vibrant lacks. Also, where the Vibrant comes pre-loaded with the movie "Avatar," this phone will come with "Inception."