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A story in the March 12 issue of The Dialog, newspaper of the Diocese of Wilmington, Del., shows how today's economy is impacting church life. Some parishes in Delaware and Maryland, hit with rising costs and lower weekly offertory collections, have put off replacing worn altar server robes, cut back on mailings and required parish and school employees to take an unpaid day off.
Father William Lawler, pastor of St. Mary Refuge of Sinners in Cambridge, Md., told The Dialog: "We're going to take a look at what we can cut, but there isn't a lot. There's only one full-time employee — that's me — and we can't cut essential programs" such as outreach, religious education and Hispanic ministry.

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Are Bad Schools Immortal?
January 26, 2012
When it comes to low-performing schools, we seem to be witnessing the same thing over and over—not unlike the classic movie, Groundhog Day.Ground Hog Day
A recent study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute tracked about 2,000 low-performing schools and found that the vast majority of them remained open and remained low-performing after five years. Very few were significantly improved. So, are failing schools fixable?
Join the Thomas B. Fordham Institute for a lively and provocative debate about that question. Fordham VP Mike Petrilli will moderate, and the discussion will be informed, in part, by Fordham's study, Are Bad Schools Immortal? The Scarcity of Turnarounds and Shutdowns in Both Charter and District Sectors.


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2009 Referee Week in Review - Week 22
The usssoccer.com Referee Week in Review is designed to address the issues facing referees at all levels by using video highlights from professional games as well as the U.S. National Teams. Written by U.S. Soccer Director of Referee Development Paul Tamberino and U.S. Soccer Manager of Assessment and Training Brian Hall, the Referee Week in Review will highlight specific areas of focus and current U.S. Soccer initiatives designed to improve performance and aid in the development of officials across the country.
Week In Review
Week 22 – ending August 16, 2009
Week 22 was a busy one for officials as there were a high number of red cards and yellow cards issued. In total, six red cards were issued, five of which occurred in two matches. Referees worked hard to use personality to manage and prevent escalation in very competitive and emotional games.
Again, there were several instances of "contact above the shoulder.†For the most part, officials were not consistent in addressing these circumstances by following U.S. Soccer's 2009 directive, "Contact Above the Shoulder.†Recognizing the criteria and the components that differentiate the use of the elbow/arm/hand as a "weapon†versus a "tool†is critical for player safety, game control and, ultimately, officiating success. For the most part, to date, there have been relatively few concerns with officials being too harsh when addressing the use of the elbow/arm/hand as a "weapon.â€
This week, we will also explore two topics that have not been regularly explored in past "Week In Reviews†but are good reminders for officials at all levels: Free Kick Management and Goalkeeper Possession.
Tackle Using Excessive Force and Endangering the Safety of the Opponent (Serious Foul Play): Law 12
In U.S. Soccer's 2009 directive "100% Misconduct and Red Card Tackles,†there are several components provided for referees to evaluate the nature of a tackle. Red card tackles usually involve combinations of the following components (using the acronym SIAPOA):
- Speed of play and the tackle – the faster the play and players, the greater the force.
- Intent – is the intent to win the ball or send a message?
- Aggressive nature – does the player lunge at the opponent with force? Consider the distance from which the challenge is started.
- Position of the tackler – in particular, his legs (height of the tackler's leading leg and the follow-up action by the tackler's trailing leg).
- Opportunity to play the ball – the location of the ball in relationship to the timing and execution of the tackle. Is it a controlled challenge executed with a high degree of success in winning the ball?
- Atmosphere of the game – this is the "big picture†which may only be felt by the official at the time of the challenge and is based upon where the game has been thus far and where it may be headed (player/team attitudes should be considered).
These components need to be considered in the context of the requirements of the Laws of the Game to red card a player who uses "excessive force†and/or who "endangers the safety of the opponent†in the manner in which they commit a challenge. In other words, does the player "far exceed the necessary use of force†and, therefore, is "in danger of injuring his opponent?†If so, the referee must red card the player for either serious foul play or violent conduct.
Video Clip 1: Seattle at Los Angeles Galaxy (15:55)
The game is in the 17th minute with no score. The challenger initiates his tackle from a long distance and lunges at the opponent with his cleats exposed. The leaping – with speed – at the opponent and leading with the hard surface of the cleats immediately endangers the safety of the opponent and puts him at high risk for injury. The fact that the cleats connect with the opponent's leg, causing injury, further provides evidence that the tackle is one of serious foul play. This is a challenge that is made without control.
The picture to the right shows the seriousness of the tackle. Many of the SIAPOA criteria can be seen in this still photo: cleats exposed, lunging at the opponent, challenger off the ground (not a slide tackle), foot over the ball (the height of the leading leg eliminates any opportunity to play the ball) and contact with the opponent's leg. What the picture does not show is the speed of the tackle, the distance from which the tackle is initiated and the force of the contact.
Tackles such as this must be punished with a red card for serious foul play. The referee should not consider the score or the time of the match when 100% misconduct (red card or yellow card) offenses occur that have no gray area for interpretation.
Video Clip 2: Chicago at Kansas City (39:45 – second half)
This is another tackle that the referee correctly punishes with a red card for violent conduct (the ball is not within playing distance and there is no challenge for the ball). It is similar to Clip 3 in that the player's safety is endangered given the fact the cleats are used to make contact in an area very vulnerable to injury (in this clip, the back side of the lower leg near the Achilles tendon). However, this red card challenge is committed from a standing/running position by a player on his feet. Nonetheless, it is executed with no opportunity to play the ball and the intent is seemingly to send a message. Both players are moving with speed.
The referee correctly judges that the tackle contains sufficient components of the SIAPOA criteria and sends the challenger off for violent conduct.
Free Kick Management: Law 13
Officials have done an admirable job managing free kicks throughout the first 22 weeks of the MLS season. As part of the 2009 directives, U.S. Soccer included a paper on "Free Kick and Restart Management†as a way of ensuring unity in officiating approach and consistency in application. At the same time, going into this season, FIFA had made some modifications to the wording in the Laws of the Game relative to free kicks.
There are two important issues that officials must be cognizant of when managing free kicks:
Quick free kick versus ceremonial free kick
Quick free kick: The attacking team takes the kick as soon as the ball is properly placed, with no separate signal needed by the referee. The attacking team does not ask for (verbally or visually) the minimum distance (normally 10 yards). This should be the method encouraged by the referee except where a specific reason exists requiring a ceremonial free kick.
Ceremonial free kick: The kick may not be taken until the referee gives a signal (normally the whistle) for the kick to be taken. Ceremonial free kicks should be used in cases where the attacking team asks the referee (verbally or visually) for the minimum distance and/or the referee chooses to enforce the distance for game management purposes.
The concept of: Referee "involvementâ€
The referee verbally or physically (positively using presence) intervenes and gives direction to either the attacking or defending team that may be interpreted as indicating "wait for the whistle.†Such actions should result in a ceremonial free kick.Â
Attacking team actions: Referee involvement generally results from the kicking team "asking†that the opponents be moved back the appropriate distance. This "ask/request†does not have to be verbal, it can be a gesture or body language as well.
Defending team actions: Referee involvement can also result due to the actions of the defending team. If the defending team's actions require the referee to intervene (for game management purposes) in such a way that either team could interpret the actions as an implicit signal to "wait for the whistle,†the referee must make the free kick ceremonial. For example, the defending player standing directly in front of the ball and not immediately moving back at the request of the referee.
Requirements of the Law: The Laws of the Game require the referee to delay the taking of a free kick and whistle the restart when: a substitution is requested and granted, a player needs medical attention for an injury or the referee has decided to give a yellow or red card for misconduct which happened prior to or during the stoppage of play.
Although it is often said that defenders have no rights in a free kick situation, they do have a right not to be confused by the referee giving misleading signals about whether the kick is quick or ceremonial. If the referee decides that the kick cannot be taken right away, you must make the players aware of this decision as soon as possible.
Video Clip 3: Houston at Real Salt Lake (66:14)
This clip starts with the referee having already awarded a "ceremonial†free kick and is in the process of moving the wall back to the appropriate distance. He then whistles for the kick to be taken. To this point, notice the following regarding the referee's actions:
10 yards
The referee must ensure the full 10 yards is given and should not whistle until the appropriate distance is achieved. The referee can use the field markings to assist with positioning the defensive wall. In this case, the grass cut can be a tool for the referee's enforcing the required distance.
Referee position
The referee takes an optimal position for managing this restart. Due to the position of the restart/ball and the location of the players, the referee's position allows him to monitor and control the ball, kicker, wall and the next phase of play.
Whistles the restart
Because the referee is managing a "ceremonial†restart, a whistle is required before the ball can be put into play. The referee correctly uses the whistle to indicate that the ball may now be kicked.
The kick then strikes the hand/arm of a defending player jumping in the wall and the referee correctly decides a handling offense (the player has "made himself biggerâ€) has occurred and calls the foul. The referee must decide whether a yellow card is warranted for unsporting behavior (handling offence). If the referee believes that the defender prevented a reasonable scoring opportunity, then he may use discretion in deciding to caution the player. Remember: Players are allowed to jump up in a wall but not up and forward. In this case, the players merely jumped up.
Once the referee has whistled the foul and because the free kick is in the red zone or danger zone (the area 25-30 yards from goal), the referee moves toward the spot of the restart to indicate/monitor the location of the ball. Let us review the process used by the referee to execute the second free kick after the handling offense:
Quick free kick or ceremonial free kick?
The referee's actions in this clip indicate that he has chosen to enforce the distance for game management purposes. The referee has imposed a ceremonial free kick by whistling to show the new restart position as he marks the spot of the ball and by way of his interaction with the kicker as the kicker places the ball. As a consequence, based upon the referee's visual and verbal messages, he cannot allow a quick free kick.
Using the "wait for the whistle†signal
Once the referee has imposed himself on the free kick and has decided it should be a ceremonial restart, he should promptly use the "wait for the whistle†signal (holding the whistle at face level) indicating to everyone that a whistle is required to restart. This is a visual message to the players, spectators and media that a ceremonial free kick is being implemented and a quick restart (like the one in this clip) will not be permitted.
Denying the quick restart
Despite the effort of the kicker, the referee is correct in denying the quick restart that has been attempted. The only option is for the referee to immediately stop play and have the ball brought back for the free kick to be taken correctly (after the referee's whistle).
Getting the appropriate distance
The referee does a very good job, the second time, of getting the appropriate distance and moving the defensive wall back. Watch the quick and effective method he uses to inconspicuously mark off the 10 yards as he backpedals. In this case, the field markings can be of assistance as the distance between the top of the penalty arc and the penalty mark is 10 yards.
Goalkeeper Possession: Law 12
The Laws of the Game – Law 12 state that "when a goalkeeper has gained possession of the ball with his hands, he cannot be challenged by an opponent.†The Laws are clear that goalkeeper's must be protected when they have possession of the ball. The question is, "What is possession or control of the ball?†Once again, the Laws provide guidance:
A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball:
- While the ball is between his hands or between his hand and any surface (e.g. ground, own body):
- While holding the ball in his outstretched open hand/palm; and
- While in the act of bouncing it on the ground or tossing it into the air.
U.S. Soccer's "Advice to Referees on the Laws of the Game†publication includes further information relative to goalkeeper possession of the ball. A ball controlled by the goalkeeper using means other than the hands (like dribbling the ball with his feet) is open to legal challenge by an opponent. However, the referee should consider the age and skill level of the players in evaluating goalkeeper possession and, often times, err on the side of safety with younger, less skilled players.
Law 12 also outlines offenses that are committed against a goalkeeper for which the referee must punish with a free kick (a caution is not mandated and is at the discretion of the referee depending upon the "big picture,†the method used to disposes the keeper of the ball and/or the tactical nature of the foul). FIFAs/IFAB "Interpretation of the Laws of the Game and Guidelines for Referees†states:
- It is an offense for a player to prevent a goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands;
- A player must be penalized for playing in a dangerous manner if he kicks or attempts to kick the ball when the goalkeeper is in the process of releasing it; and
- It is an offense to restrict the movement of the goalkeeper by unfairly impeding him, e.g. at the taking of a corner kick.
Video Clip 4: Chivas USA at New York (69:42)
This is a clear case of a player infringing the Laws of the Game by playing a ball that is in the goalkeeper's possession: Holding the ball in his outstretched open hand/palm. The referee correctly calls a foul. In this case, since the player uses his head (dangerous play) and he has prevented the goalkeeper from releasing the ball, the game should be restarted with an indirect free kick. A caution for unsporting behavior is not mandated in this clip due to the nature of the foul. If the foot or other more aggressive means were used that would make the challenge to dispossess the ball "reckless,†the referee should then caution for unsporting behavior.
Dissent by Word and/or Action: Law 12
Dissent by word or action is one of the seven cautionable offenses. Although each referee must determine how to implement the Law based on the manner in which dissent is exhibited throughout a game and from game-to-game, the fundamentals of what is dissent and why dissent must be managed do not change. Dissent consists of language (both verbal and nonverbal) which disputes an official's decision including physical gestures. "Week In Review 19†dealt with the concept of differentiating between an "emotional outburst†(verbal admonition by the referee) dissent (yellow card) and offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures (red card). Dissent exhibited in such a way that shows disrespect or disgust or that erodes the authority of the referee must be dealt with by cautioning the player in question.
Video Clip 5: Houston at Real Salt Lake (45:00 + 1:23)
The player in this scenario publically displays his dissent and distain of the referee's decision by slamming the ball to the ground. This is a public act of dissent and must result in the player being cautioned for dissent by action. Due to the blatant nature of the player's actions, the referee has no choice but to issue a yellow card even though this is the second yellow card of the game for the player and results in his being sent off for "receiving a second caution in the same match.†Unfortunately, referees cannot manage actions such as an "emotional outburst†with only personality and presence. The player's actions are too forceful and too public to be managed with a stern word. The referee should also consider the player's prior conduct and attitude in deciding to caution him.
Looking Forward – Week 23
With the end of summer and the beginning of fall on the horizon, the youth season is gearing up. For the past year and a half, the "Week In Review†has been published not just for the pros but for the rank and file (all levels) that make it happen on a daily basis. You are the heart and soul of the refereeing family. As the fall season kicks off, use the guidance and lessons provided in the "Week In Reviewâ€Â and in U.S. Soccer's 10 2009 Directives to make a positive impact at whatever level you are servicing. Not only implement them but educate others about their content and importance. Always keep in mind the enjoyment and beauty of the game as well as the need to provide a safe environment for the participants as you put on your referee jersey. Thanks for reading and have a great season!


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Need to Know SCOTT SIMON ANCHORS. Need to Know's medical correspondent, Dr. Emily Senay, travels to Massachusetts to examine how that state's health care system is working six years (now seven years) after the legislature there adopted an individual mandate requiring individuals to buy health insurance and businesses to provide it or face fines. D
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Mel Brooks: American Masters In 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer. A comedy giant of our time, scrawny Melvin Kaminsky developed his aggressively funny personality on the mean streets of Brooklyn, to protect against bullies. His first public success came in the early '60s with the 2000 Year Old Man albums, recorded with Carl Reiner and unleashing Brooks' wacky mind on the world -- his brazen satirical film The Producers won the 1968 Oscar for best screenplay and such cult classics as Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, The Twelve Chairs, High Anxiety, To Be or Not to Be, Spaceballs and Robin Hood: Men in Tights followed. D
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John | Photography needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 94 designs submitted by 32 freelance designers.
Performance Art Group
We are a high end automotive parts company specializing in, but not limited to, carbon fiber parts for BMW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche and Bentley.
Here is a few companies we deal with. This will give you an idea of look & feel of the logo I seek.
http://performanceartgroup.com/mm5/…e_Code=PAG (site still under construction)
Our main target audience is potential new car buyers at high end dealerships throughout the country. So we need something that has mass appeal and easy to read.
Logo Design:
* Sleek
* Clean Lines
* Carbon Fiber Weave Accents
* Modern
* Easily Read
* Mass Appeal
* Company name spelled out, no "PAG" pls
* Logo Color Scheme: prefer red, white & gray but open to other options
* Logo needs to be in vector format at hand off
* Logo needed for website, business cards, company letterhead, catalogs
* Pls refer to related websites above to get the feel & look
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fashizzlepop wrote:Just because the industry is huge doesn't mean every site is going to be secure. Even the top sites probably have OK security and MOST sites will have sub par.
No, of course not. It does however mean that there's a higher chance of it being secure. And for industries that are only Internet based (Google, FaceBook, Bing, GoDaddy, etc.), I'd say that raises the chances of them being secure even higher.
But once again people, I'm only talking about the chance of something being more secure.


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IBM has announced that they're relatively close to going commercial with a "through silicon via" (TSV) technology that will enable them to create high-bandwidth connections between two or more chips in a stacked packaging format. We've previously covered Intel's efforts in the TSV area, and I can't really improve on my description of the technique from that article so I'll quote it below:
Like a Dagwood sandwich with multiple toothpicks
The TSVs are a kind of 3D interconnect technology that involves stacking chips directly on top of each other. There contacts on the adjacent faces of each chip that act as vertical wires, or "vias," and that connect the two chips together. To get a mental picture of what I'm describing, just think of a Dagwood sandwich with toothpicks sticking in it, such that the different layers of the sandwich are connected via the toothpicks. The layers of the sandwich (bread, meat, lettuce, etc.) would be the silicon chips, and the toothpicks would be the wires that the chips use to talk to each other. Now, imagine a side of chips with the sandwich...
Anyway, by stacking memory directly on top of a massively multicore processor and then having wires come up through the different points of the processor and connect directly to the memory chip, Intel claims that they can get transfer rates between the processor and memory of up to a terabyte per second.
The big news about IBM's design is that the company intends to start shipping product samples based on this technology in the second half of this year, with full production coming in 2008. Intel hasn't yet said when their own TSV designs will start sampling, but I got the impression from their previous discussions that it's further out. If IBM beats Intel to the punch on this, it's going to sting from a PR perspective, especially given the fact that Big Blue's first TSV-based products will be in the wireless communications area that Intel would love to dominate eventually via its WiMAX and Centrino efforts. The IBM TSV parts will go into wireless LAN and cellular applications, and will be focused more on saving power than on increasing performance through a high-bandwidth memory-to-processor interface.
It appears that the first TSV products from IBM will come from the company's 65nm fab and will marry an SRAM to a processor. Intel also has prototypes that do this, but what both companies really want is to stack DRAM with a processor. SRAM is much more expensive per byte than DRAM, so any TSV-based processor/SRAM combination from IBM is going to be expensive and have a relatively small amount of in-package memory.
By the time IBM rolls out TSVs in its POWER-based server line, Intel could conceivably have something ready for its own high-end products, but there's no way to know this absent a new announcement. Such an announcement may come on Monday, when the Intel Developer Forum kicks off in Beijing. Given Intel's and IBM's recent penchant tit-for-tat press releases, I'd expect some kind of TSV-related announcement out of Intel next week, even if it's just a vague reminder that they're moving along with the project.


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Nashville --- Tennessee State University women's basketball senior Kesi Hess was named to the 2013 All-OVC Second team in a poll voted on by the league head coaches and sports information directors.
Hess, a native of Dublin, Ohio, was the Lady Tigers' leading scorer this season with an average of 12.8 points per game. She knocked down a team-best, sixty (60), three-pointers this season and shot 83.9 percent from the free-throw line.
The 5-10 guard finished the regular season leading TSU in steals while ranking 8th in the league in takeaways. She is also ranked 4th in made three-point field goals, 9th in three-point field goal percentage and 12th in scoring.
Hess has scored in double-digits eighteen times this season and has 738 career points at TSU. She was named to the Lady Griz Classic All-Tournament team in December after posting her first career double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds against Idaho.
In OVC games only, she is averaging 16.3 points per contest while shooting a scorching 42.7 percent from beyond the arc.
All-Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Teams
(voted on by the league's head basketball coaches and sports information directors)
Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin * G 5''7 Jr. Millington, Tenn.
Ta'Kenya Nixon, Eastern Illinois* G 5'8 Sr. Michigan City, Ind.
Heather Butler, UT Martin* G 5'6 Jr. Medina, Tenn.
Raven Berry, SIUE% P 6'1 Sr. Collinsville, Ill.
Diamond Henderson, Tennessee Tech G 5'6 So. Kennesaw, Gal.
Mariah King, Eastern Illinois% F 6'2 Sr. Chicago, Ill.
Alex Jones, Eastern Kentucky F 6'1 Sr. Elizabethtown, Ky.
Mariah Robinson, Murray State G 5'8 Sr. Beaver Dame, Ky.
Terrice Robinson, Morehead State G 5'5 Jr. Ft. Pierce, Fla.
Kesi Hess, Tennessee State G 5'10 Sr. Dublin, Ohio
Erika Sisk, Murray State G 5'6 Fr. Oxford, Miss.
Jordan Coleman, Belmont F 5'11 Sr. Orlando, Fla.
Kara Wright, Southeast Missouri G 5'11 Fr. Louisville, Ky.
CoCo Moore, SIUE G 5'7 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind.
Tiasha Gray, Austin Peay G 5'6 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn.
Lashay Davis, Tennessee Tech G 5'6 Sr. Baxter, Tenn.
*Six appear on the All-Newcomer team due to ties.
YEAR: Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin
OVC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Erika Sisk, Murray State
OVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jasmine Newsome, UT Martin
OVC COACH OF THE YEAR: Lee Buchanan, Eastern Illinois
* - 2011-12 First Team All-OVC
% - 2011-12 Second Team All-OVC


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[Pittsburgh, September 24. Image via Getty]
PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 24: A group of Free Tibet protesters march through the streets near the site of the G-20 Summit on September 24, 2009 in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. World leaders will discuss promoting global economic growth as they gather for the two-day G-20 summit at Pittsburgh's convention center on September 24-25. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)


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1) "The land of lost content" is taken from a poem by AE Housman.
Into my heart an air that kills
From yon far country blows:
What are those blue remembered hills,
What spires, what farms are those?
That is the land of lost content,
I see it shining plain,
The happy highways where I went
And cannot come again.
It is about the "good old days", when everything was so much better than now.... or that's how one remembers it. We were content then, but that has been lost. So, it means that many people (of my age, anyway) tend to think that Britain was a happier, more civilised country back in the 50's and 60's.
2) "Chaps" is an old-fashioned word for men of a certain background and outlook: upper middle class; probably educated at a public school, and with conservative views. These were the people who made up the Conservative Governments between 1951 and 1964. "Establishment Cliques" refers to the fact that many of the most important bodies which run the country (Political Parties, The Judiciary, The Church, the Armed Forces and the like) were actually controlled by a very small number of "chaps" who knew one another very well, and worked together to ensure that their positions were not threatened.
Remember that that's Andrew Marr's view, and it is not necessarily the whole picture. Cliques are not the preserve of any one political party. Some would say that Harold Wilson's Labour Government (which came to power in 1964), and the powerful Trade Unions of the time, were even more clique-ridden than the Conservatives.
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Monday, March 3, 2014
Girls Basketball State Tournament
We just returned from Austin where Scott was invited to officiate at the Girls State Tournament.
He officiated the 4A game It was a great game to watch. The score was 35-37.
What an amazing honor for Scott to get the chance to do this. I am so proud of him!!!
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Mayor's Office
Lincoln City Libraries' (LCL) preschool storytime program will welcome firefighters from Lincoln Fire & Rescue (LFR) in October. The firefighters will serve as guest readers for LCL's free half-hour program for children ages three through five.
"A large part of our job is the interactions we have with the community at various levels, not just emergency services," said Battalion Chief Jeanne Pashalek. "We take pride in our commitment to public education, and this is just an example of how we can reach out and impact people of all ages in the community. We look forward again to the opportunity to read to the preschoolers at our local libraries."
LCL's preschool storytime supports early literacy by offering vocabulary development, experiences with a variety of literature and participation in language-related activities. Preregistration is not required, and newcomers are always welcome.
In honor of the LFR visits, the program will feature a firefighter theme. The schedule for LFR firefighter visits:
More information is available at lincolnlibraries.org.


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Hello From Rotterdam
Two days of day-long zazen retreats are done and all participants survived. On Saturday I was in Bonn, Germany leading a day-long retreat on a street called Adolf Strasse. I did three and a half hours of dokusan (private one-on-one talks) in a single straight sitting and came back to tell the tale.
It was a groovy group of fun seeking zennies. I really enjoyed the retreat. And I was wrong when I said I'd never been invited to speak at an AZI group. The group in Bonn is affiliated with AZI.
Yesterday I did another day-long zazen thing in Amsterdam. This time we skipped the dokusan. It was logistically impossible given the nature of the venue. But I did have longer group discussions to try to make up for the lack.
Another fun group and very talkative. Maybe we'll get that talk up on the podcast one of these days.
Tonight at 8pm I'll be speaking at Tegen de Stroom In in Rotterdam, Netherlands. All humans in Europe are required to attend.
Also, Monk Fish Books just told me that Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika by Gudo Wafu Nishijima and me is now officially out and available. So get yours while they're hot.
The tour has been great fun so far. But the economic aspects are not so encouraging. Here's the lowdown on that.
• My recent hospital visit forced me to cancel the highest paying gig I had scheduled in Europe. So I lost that money.
• In order to rebook the flight I missed I had to pay an additional $600.
• The hospital bills have not come in yet. But I expect to have to shell out at least $3000. I have the highest deductable in the world, making my health insurance pretty much useless unless I get into some kind of really devastating accident or something.
• Last time I did a European tour I did not have an apartment. I was homeless Braddo. This time I do. So there goes another few hundred bucks.
So I'm hoping at least to break even on this thing. It seems unlikely I'll come out ahead. If I'm lucky the tour won't cost me money. But so far it is definitely costing me money to be here.
So Gempo's out there with his three houses and his Harley collection and here's me trying to figure out how to afford a studio apartment in Akron. Which is "comparing mind," I know. But I guess I'd rather be Husker Du than one of the Spice Girls. Which is to say that integrity is something I value.
Then again, so is the ability to pay the rent...
So yesterday at the day-long retreat I got into this thought loop of trying to envision how I could get more butts in seats at my retreats. Should I have fewer periods of zazen? Maybe more interactive social type activities? Maybe give everybody free hash-laced brownies (it is Amsterdam, after all)?
If I did that, what I'd be offering would cease to be true Zen retreats. But then again they wouldn't necessarily be bad things. There'd be a bit of meditation. And maybe people would get a taste and keep it up. Maybe they wouldn't. But it would still be an honest endeavor. Thich Naht Hanh has adopted this model for his retreats. It's not a scam. It's not even really watering things down as long as you don't present it as something it's not.
If I followed that model I might be able to continue traveling and talking. Maybe I could offer a mix of Zen Lite weekends along with some real Zen retreats for those who wanted to go deeper.
And yet the prospect of doing it that way isn't so appealing. Which is not to say I wouldn't do it. It's just not the kind of idea that has me jumping for joy. It would feel a little bit mercenary.
I love what I do. I love sleeping on mattresses on the floors of people's apartments in weird cities, being accosted by their cats in the morning and trying to figure out if anything in the fridge is butter. I love talking to people who are struggling with the same shit I struggle with. I like meeting younger people (both in age and in spirit) who aren't interested in getting ahead in society, who really want to get to the core of what's most vital in this world. There are lots and lots of us all over the world. It's nice to know that.
I'm not sure I even want three houses and a Harley collection. Or in my case a collection of vintage bass guitars. Would I even take $50,000 for a weekend retreat? Offer it to me and see!
The point is, I still think that I seem to get exactly what I really want in life. It's dangerous to say that everybody does. But I sure seem to.
I seem to want to struggle this way. It makes me feel more alive.
Still, if I could just get enough ahead to afford the Beach Boys' Smile Sessions Box Set that's coming out in a few weeks...
Then again, knowing me, I'll buy it whether I can afford it or not.


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The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released a new global atlas of renewable energy resources that is intended to help countries assess their renewable energy potential.
IRENA also hopes the atlas will help companies gather data and maps from leading technical institutes and private companies worldwide. The atlas currently charts wind and solar resources, and will expand to other forms of renewable energy over this year and next year.
Nine new signatory countries will sign on to the Global Atlas, bringing the current number of participating countries to 22.
"The Global Atlas provides a powerful new tool in international efforts to double the world's share of renewable energy by 2030," explains Adnan Z. Amin, IRENA director general. "With 22 countries now taking part, and more expected to join in the coming months, it is a clear sign of our growing political will to transition to clean, renewable energy."
The Web-based platform, accessible here, is designed to raise awareness of the world's renewable energy potential and to help companies looking to invest in new markets.


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Norwegian powerhouse Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) is hoping to continue the upward trend of 2009 and 2010 with a top-step finish at this year's Paris-Roubaix. Sure to help things along is the same basic formula bike sponsors Cervélo have employed for several years to great effect, now applied to their revamped R3 chassis.
Cervélo have made some major updates to the venerable R3, including more exaggerated tube shapes throughout, a tapered 1-1/8 to 1-3/8in front end (rather than the more common 1-1/8 to 1-1/2in dimension that Cervélo say yields too harsh of a ride), carbon dropouts, and the company's clever BBright integrated bottom bracket standard. This is nearly identical to BB30 but with the non-driveside bearing pushed 11mm further out from the centerline of the frame for improved frame stiffness and axle support.
Naturally, frame weights have dropped significantly, too. Special changes to handle the cobbles and often – at least in years past – adverse weather conditions of Paris-Roubaix are surprisingly modest. Just as Cervélo have done under previous sponsored winners like Fabian Cancellara and Stuart O'Grady (2006 and 2007, both with Team CSC), chainstays have been lengthened by 10mm while a similarly massaged fork sports additional rake, longer blades and a broader crown.
The combination yields extra tire clearance all around to accommodate the 27mm-wide FMB tubulars that Hushovd plans to run on Sunday and produces a longer wheelbase for more stable handling relative to a standard R3 while still maintaining overall balance between the front and rear wheels. Cervélo say the frame is otherwise unaltered – meaning no special fiber layup schedules or additional bolstering – so the bike shouldn't feel all that different from a stock setup despite the abuse Hushovd's machine is designed to withstand.
Coming from the Cervélo TestTeam side of the recent merger with Garmin-Transitions, Hushovd will benefit from using similar componentry to years past. SRAM's new Black Red group gets a gloss black finish but is otherwise unchanged from the standard Red package, while Hushovd should also be well accustomed to Rotor's clever 3D cranks (though here it's of the '3D+' variety to work with the BBright bottom bracket and gets a stiffer outer chainring than last year).
3T are carried over as well, with Hushovd running the company's ARX Team stem and Rotundo Pro bar – the same as last year – but switching from their carbon-shafted, two-bolt Dorico seatpost to an aluminum Palladio. Though we didn't receive any reports of Hushovd having seatpost-related issues last year, the Palladio's innovative head design should virtually guarantee against saddle slippage while mechanics will be able to clamp down more tightly on the aluminum mast. Just in case, though, they've also fitted an extra clamp atop the standard binder.
Hushovd has switched from Zipp to Mavic wheels and according to team mechanic Kris Withington, the two-time podium finisher plans on using the French company's latest M40 carbon wheels and enormous 27mm-wide FMB tubular tires for his run at Paris-Roubaix. Similar in concept to the 303s Hushovd used last year, the M40 sports a medium 40mm depth but an extra-wide profile that's designed for use with wider tires. The burly carbon layup is supposedly tough enough to withstand the pounding of the pavé.
Interestingly, Hushovd was using Mavic's more conventional Cosmic Carbone SLR tubulars in the run-up to Roubaix. Withington says the SLR's new Exalith aluminum sidewalls offer a tangible advantage in braking performance – especially in the wet – and while the M40 apparently works great with wide tires, it's so broad and wraps so far up the base of the tire that the team prefers it when used with more standard-width rubber.
Other changes include a move to Shimano Dura-Ace pedals, Garmin's Edge 500 computer and Arundel stainless steel bottle cages. Gore Ride-On sealed cables are fitted throughout, too. Total bike weight has climbed relative to last year, from 7.10kg (15.65lb) to 7.62kg (16.8lb).
Complete bike specifications
- Frame: Cervélo R3 Paris-Roubaix, 56cm
- Fork: Cervélo FK30 SL Paris-Roubaix, 1-1/8 to 1-3/8in tapered
- Headset: FSA Orbit integrated, 1-1/8 to 1-3/8in tapered
- Stem: 3T ARX Team, 140mm x -6°
- Handlebar: 3T Rotundo Pro, 44cm (c-c)
- Tape: 3T
- Front brake: SRAM Black Red w/ Mavic Exalith-specific pads
- Rear brake: SRAM Black Red w/ Mavic Exalith-specific pads
- Brake levers: SRAM Red DoubleTap
- Front derailleur: SRAM Black Red w/ steel cage
- Rear derailleur: SRAM Black Red
- Shift levers: SRAM Red DoubleTap
- Cassette: SRAM PG-1070, 11-26T
- Chain: SRAM PC-1091
- Crankset: Rotor 3D+, 175mm, 53/44T round chainrings
- Bottom bracket: Rotor 3D+
- Pedals: Shimano Dura-Ace SPD-SL PD-7900
- Wheelset: Mavic Cosmic Carbone SLR tubular w/ Exalith sidewalls
- Front tire: Veloflex Roubaix tubular, 24mm
- Rear tire: Veloflex Roubaix tubular, 24mm
- Saddle: Fi'zi:k Arione CX Twin Flex w/ K:ium rails
- Seatpost: 3T Palladio Pro
- Bottle cages: Arundel Stainless (2)
- Computer: Garmin Edge 500
- Other accessories: Gore Ride-On sealed derailleur and brake cables and housing, Rotor chain catcher
Critical measurements
- Rider's height: 1.83m (6ft)
- Rider's weight: 83kg (183lb)
- Saddle height, from BB (c-t): 781mm
- Saddle setback: 81mm
- Seat tube length, c-t: 552mm
- Seat tube length, c-c: 503mm
- Tip of saddle nose to C of bars (next to stem): 604mm
- Saddle-to-bar drop (vertical): 100mm
- Head tube length: 173mm
- Top tube length: 560mm
- Total bicycle weight: 7.62kg (16.8lb)


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I have a very tiny wart on the cuticle of one of my fingers. My school director looked at it while I was in class, and said she wouldn't worry about it.
Well today it started to bleed. So I called the school to let them know, because I know that a BLEEDING wart Is something to worry about, massage-wise. They rescheduled the intern massages I had been booked for today and tomorrow, and I'll check in with them on how it's healing when I bring ds in for his time on Sunday. We are hoping that it'll be better by my next appointment scheduled on Tuesday.
I know the old adages, such as dandelion, tea tree oil, duct tape, etc. Right now I just have a band-aid on it to keep it from contaminating or getting mashed on anything. I want to go get some thuja (homeopathic), but don't have vehicle access until dh gets home from the office later on tonight.
So, does anyone have any advice for me on what I can do to promote its healing? Has anyone else ever had to deal with this issue? It's embarrassing.... LOL!


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Disgrace: 2 KKK Members In Lakeland, Florida Are Mad About Obama's Inauguration As They Flash Their Guns & Knives Saying They Should Do Something Bad To African Americas & More! "The South Will Rise Again" [Updated]
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This is the second post in a series to spotlight our supporters. One of the many reasons that the Jackson Web has moved to a blog format was to offer more coverage for the supporters, our local businesses.
Our long-time supporter Howard Alexander offers this information:
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We all laughed when Baltimore's Joe Flacco called himself the best quarterback in the NFL during the off-season.
Well, who's laughing now? Certainly not the Denver Broncos, who happen to have the guy many people think really is the best quarterback in the NFL, Peyton Manning, on their roster.
That's because the Ravens knocked the Broncos out of the playoffs with a 38-35 double overtime victory Saturday, and it was all made possible by a desperation pass from Flacco to Jacoby Jones on a third-down play with just 41 seconds left in regulation.
Trailing by seven points with no timeouts left, Flacco bought time in the pocket then unleashed a bomb to Jones, who was sprinting down the right sideline into double coverage. Denver defensive back Tony Carter slowed up and safety Rahim Moore jumped into the air in an attempt to knock the ball down.


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Big movements in the price of oil can have significant effects on the economy, and although this key commodity is off its all-time highs, countries with the most oil within their borders are set to benefit, as demand for crude continues to rise.
With much of the world's existing reserves found in the Middle East, Gulf of Mexico, and a few other locations around the globe, individual countries benefit incredibly from their surprisingly high concentrations of oil.
As of 2011, the U.S. government estimated that the world has proven reserves in the neighborhood of 1.35 trillion barrels. This number represents the net amount of oil still in the ground that has a reasonable certainty of recovery when considering current political, economic, and technological challenges. Labeling subterranean oil "proved" reserves takes into consideration current feasibility, although there may be additional oil underground that is deemed unrecoverable.
With the most recent data from the Energy Information Administration and the CIA World Factbook, here are the countries with the biggest proven oil reserves. Click ahead for the list.
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Google is back to hiring again. That's good news for thousands of junior managers and software developers out there hoping to find safe harbor during this recessionary storm.
The bad news:
- Google prefers Ivy Leaguers.
- It cares about your GPA, even if you're in your 30s.
- It wants people who want to change the world.
Worse yet, even if you meet all those requirements, you still have to go in for your Google interview. Seattle job coach Lewis Lin put together a list of 140 questions his clients have been asked by Google.
We've added a link to the whole list at the end.


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On Monday, officials from PennDOT announced that emergency repairs are going to begin in March on the Narrowsburg bridge on Route 652.
— It will likely be a traffic headache for several years.
On Monday, officials from PennDOT announced that emergency repairs are going to begin in March on the Narrowsburg bridge on Route 652.
And when the permanent repairs will be made is still very much up in the air.
The issue arose following a recent inspection of the bridge.
Mike Taluto, safety press officer for PennDOT, said that inspection has resulted in weight restrictions on the bridge which went into effect immediately. The weight restrictions signs went up on Tuesday.
That restriction is 15 tons for a single vehicle and 27 tons for combination vehicles like tractor-trailers.
However, the restrictions are only part of the scenario.
Starting in March, the bridge will be down to one-lane traffic and that will continue at least until 2015.
Actual temporary repairs to the bridge will begin in mid-March, said Taluto. He said the cost of those repairs is estimated to be between $200,000 and $250,000. The costs will be split equally between Pennsylvania and New York.
Starting in mid-March until the end of May, the bridge will be opened to a single lane of traffic during the day. Traffic will be controlled by flaggers in the daytime.
At the end of each work day, the bridge will be opened to two lanes of traffic but the weight restrictions will remain in place.
After the repairs are complete on one side of the bridge sometime in mid-May, traffic will be moved to the repaired side of the bridge and the weight restriction will be lifted.
However, even after the repairs, the bridge will remain a single-lane crossing, controlled by a traffic signal on each side, until at least 2015.
Taluto said that is the time estimated for the permanent repairs to be made. However, that still remains up in the air.
"We don't know the cost," he said of how much it will cost to permanently fix the bridge.
Because of that, no definite timeline has been established to make the permanent repairs to the aging bridge.
Attempts were made to contact officials in the Town of Tusten (Narrowsburg) but those went unanswered.
History of the bridge
The bridge is actually called the Narrowsburg-Darbytown Bridge which spans the Delaware River near the town of Tusten.
But Tusten is known as Narrowsburg because it is the narrowest part of the river.
Sometime in the early 1800s, the Narrowsburg Bridge Company obtained a charter to construct a 25-foot wide bridge across the narrows and charge a toll for its use.
The rates of passage were 37.5 cents for a one-horse wagon, $1 for four horses and six cents for a person walking.
The bridge eventually became part of the Mount Hope-Lumberland Turnpike, chartered in 1812. This pike ran from Orange County, New York to Honesdale and in many places was reinforced by a plank road.
Records indicate that ice and high water apparently took out at least two bridges before 1848.
In 1899, the Oswego Bridge Company constructed an iron structure and it was not until January 1927 that the bridge became toll free. That happened when it was purchased by the New York-Pennsylvania Joint Bridge Commission for $55,000, according to the book "Tusten to 1900" written by Arthur J. Hawker.
The current bridge was completed in 1953.


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Very often, in the process of learning a language it's the little things that we find the hardest to get to grips with. It doesn't take long when learning Italian for example to work out that soddisfazione means 'satisfaction', eccellente means 'excellent', and that riabilitazione means 'rehabilitation'. But 'ci', that little two letter word that seems to pop up everywhere, che cavolo significa? (what on earth does it mean?).
Probably the first usage of 'ci' that students of Italian come across is the pronome personale diretto o indiretto (direct or indirect personal pronoun), which in English translates as 'us', e.g. Giorgio ci ha invitato a cena (Giorgio has invited us to dinner); ci piace la pizza (we like pizza, literally 'pizza pleases us'). We also use ci in the pronome riflessivo (reflexive pronoun) to mean 'ourselves', e.g. ci stiamo lavando le mani (we are washing our hands, literally 'we are washing ourselves the hands). The third way in which we use ci as a personal pronoun is in the pronome reciproco (reciprocal pronoun), where it has the meaning of 'each other' as in the famous phrase 'arrivederci' (lit. until we see each other).
Ci is also commonly used as an avverbio (adverb) with the meaning of 'here' or 'there', e.g. finalmente ci siamo (here we are at last), conosco bene Lucca perché ci ho abitato (I know Lucca well because I lived there), non c'è molto pane (there isn't much bread), a Lucca ci sono molte chiese (there are lots of churches in Lucca). However, we often use ci even when it is made redundant by the use of qui (here) or lì (there), in effect creating a repetition, e.g. qui ci sto bene (I like it / feel at home here, or literally: here I like it here), or ci sei a casa questa pomeriggio? (will you be at home this afternoon?, or literally: will you be there at home this afternoon?).
Confused yet? Well I warn you, it's going to get worse! So take a deep breath and we'll take a look at the most confusing ci, the one that is incorporated into a verb, thereby changing its meaning. You will often notice this ci in the dictionary stuck onto the end of the infinitive. Here is a list of the most common ones, with examples of their usage:
Volerci = it requires, it needs e.g. per fare un tavolo ci vuole il legno (making a table requires wood, or to make a table you need wood); la pasta è quasi cotta, ci vogliono ancora 2 minuti (the pasta is nearly cooked, it needs another 2 minutes). N.B. the verb volerci agrees with the object that is needed in terms of number, i.e. ci vuole il legno = singular, ci vogliono2 minuti = plural.
Metterci = it takes, e.g. il treno per Milano ci mette due ore (the train to Milano takes two hours) N.B. unlike volerci, metterci changes in the plural to agree with the number of objects or persons that are 'taking the time' not the amount of time taken. Hence, il treno per Milano ci mette due ore, but i treni per Firenze ci mettono un'ora (the trains to Florence take two hours).
Starci = to agree, to accept, to join in, e.g. Maria ha detto che se andiamo in pizzeria lei ci sta (Maria said that if we are going to the pizzeria she will join us), Anna: scommettiamo 10 euro? Giovanni: Sì, ci sto! (Anna: Shall we bet 10 Euros? Giovanni: OK, I accept!)
Starci bene = it suits something, it goes well with. We have already seen an example of this redundant ci above in qui ci sto bene (I like it / feel at home here, or literally: here I like it here). Here are some more examples: con la pasta ci sta bene il Parmigiano (Parmigiano cheese goes well with pasta), in Italia ci sto bene (I feel at home / comfortable in Italy, Italy suits me)
In the following expressions, ci has the meaning of 'about it', 'of it', 'in it / them', etc.
Pensarci = to take care of something, e.g. non ti preoccupare, ci penso io! (don't worry, I'll take care of it)
Crederci = to believe in something, e.g. Giovanni: ci credi nei fantasmi? Anna: No, non ci credo (Giovanni: do you believe in ghosts? Anna: No, I don't believe in them). N.B. the ci in the question 'do you believe in ghosts?' is redundant because the subject 'ghosts' has been stated.
Provarci = to have a go at something, e.g. Giovanni: hai mai sciato? Anna: No, mai. Giovanni: Dai, provaci! (Giovanni: Have you ever skied? Anna: No, never. Giovanni: Come on, have a go at it!)
Capirci = to understand about / of something e.g. non ci capisco nulla (I don't understand anything about it, or I don't understand any of it).
Farci = to do something about something, e.g. mi dispiace, ma non ci posso fare nulla (I'm sorry, but I can't do anything about it)
Starci = to fit in it, e.g. questo parcheggio è un po' stretto. Pensi che la macchina ci stia? (This parking space is a bit small. Do you think the car would fit in it?), no non ci sta (no it doesn't fit in it).
Finally, when we use a reflexive verb such as sentirsi or lavarsi in the impersonal form built with the impersonal pronoun si (one / you), we avoid having two sis following each other by changing the first one to ci, e.g. quando ci si sente male (when one feels ill, literally: when one feels oneself ill), prima di andare a letto ci si lava i denti (before going to bed one cleans his/her teeth, literally: before going to bed one cleans his/herself the teeth).
Just to confuse things a little bit more, when ci is followed by the object pronouns lo, la, li, le, (it, them) or ne (lit. of it/them), 'ci' changes into ce, e.g. Giovanni: Scusi, c'è un bar qui vicino? Anna: Si', ce n'è uno all'angolo della piazza (Giovanni: Excuse me, is there a bar near here? Anna: Yes, there is one on the corner of the square, or literally: there is one of them on the corner), questo quadro è molto costoso, non ce lo possiamo permettere (this painting is very expensive, we can't afford it. Lit. we can't allow ourselves it).
Now just for a bit of 'fun' here are a couple of sentences in which I've put as many different cis as possible:
1) ci andiamo domani pomeriggio dopo che ci siamo riposati, così vedremo se l'armadio ci sta. Se no, non so cosa possiamo farci
2) quando l'acqua bolle ci metto gli spaghetti, e poi ci vuole il sale. Gli spaghetti ci mettono 10 minuti a cuocere. Quando sono cotti si condiscono con l'olio e ci si macina un po' di pepe fresco che ci sta bene.
My challenge for you is to translate the two sentences above, and to work out the correct meaning of each different ci. If you have read and understood this article you will have all the information you need for a correct translation! How many cis can you fit in one sentence?
Dai, provaci!
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Here's my stab at it:
1) We'll go there tomorrow afternoon after we have rested so we'll see if the cupboard fits. If not I don't know what we will do.
2) When the water boils put in the spaghetti and then it needs (add) salt. The spaghetti takes 10 minutes to cook. When they are cooked flavor them with oil and grind a little pepper on them which goes well together.
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I have found your blog recently and I enjoy it a lot. Thank you very much for your effort and hard work I really appreciate it. Your blog is a big help for my studies.
Grazie mille per il blog.
Ho letto in un libro di grammatica che ci sostituisce ai complemeti con le preposizioni: a, in. Come: vai allo stadio?–No, non ci vado.
Che ne pensi?
loosely translated:
1) ci andiamo domani pomeriggio dopo che ci siamo riposati, così vedremo se l'armadio ci sta. Se no, non so cosa possiamo farci
1) We'll go tomorrow afternoon, after we've rested, and see if the wardrobe fits. If not, I don't know what we're going to do.
2) quando l'acqua bolle ci metto gli spaghetti, e poi ci vuole il sale. Gli spaghetti ci mettono 10 minuti a cuocere. Quando sono cotti si condiscono con l'olio e ci si macina un po' di pepe fresco che ci sta bene.
2) When the water boils I'll put the spaghetti in, and then it will need salt. The spaghetti takes 10 minutes to cook. When it's done, season with oil and grind some fresh black pepper which goes well with it.
(I believe spaghetti is singular in inglese, but it sounds funny to call them "it")
Salve Andreas!
Si', quello che hai scritto è giusto, although the example you give doesn't fit because the 'ci' in 'non ci vado' substitutes the place in question i.e. 'allo stadio'.
A better example would be: 'vai allo stadio?' 'non lo so, ci penserò' in which 'ci' substitutes 'a questo' (about it).
Salve Serena,
Ti ringrazio la risposta. Ma anche 'allo stadio' contiene la preposizione a ed è il complimento circostanziale di luogo.
Salve Andreas, Sorry for the delay. Yes, you're right: 'allo stadio' contains the preposition 'a' and it is 'il complemento di moto a luogo', which can be substituted with the adverbs 'li'' and 'la'' (there), and of course 'ci'. However, in my blog I was trying to explain the use of 'ci' when it substitutes 'complementi' which are introduced by the prepositions 'a' or 'in' but which are NOT 'complementi di luogo', but are instead 'complemento di termine', 'complemento di limitazione', etc. such as 'Credi nei fantasmi? No, non ci credo'
Cordiali saluti!
Salve Serena!
Grazie infinite per la risposta. Come mi piacciono le particolarita' della grammatica italiana!
Serena, so che questo post è vecchio, ma è questa frase sbaglio? (Typo)
Questo quadro è molto costoso, non ce lo possiamo pemettere.
This is so helpful – thank you!
marilena milazzo:
To check another little facet of "ci," though I know it tags onto the end of an infinitive -e.g.,: andarci – does it also tag onto the end of an imperative? Or the end of a subjunctive – e.g., sbrighiamoci?
Have I got this right? Are there any other verb forms that ci tags onto? Also, is the tag on always a must or is it optional?
Looking forward to your reply…BTW, LOVE the blog.
Marilena Milazzo
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"Probably the first usage of 'ci' that students of Italian come across is the pronome personale diretto o indiretto (direct or indirect personal pronoun), which in English translates as 'us', e.g. Giorgio ci ha invitato a cena (Giorgio has invited us to dinner); ci piace la pizza (we like pizza, literally 'pizza pleases us'). We also use ci in the pronome riflessivo (reflexive pronoun) to mean 'ourselves', e.g. ci stiamo lavando le mani (we are washing our hands, literally 'we are washing ourselves the hands). The third way in which we use ci as a personal pronoun is in the pronome reciproco (reciprocal pronoun), where it has the meaning of 'each other' as in the famous phrase 'arrivederci' (lit. until we see each other)."
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Ciao Serena,
Ringrazio per la tua explicazione di "ci' que era molto chiara.
Cordialmente, Isabella
Thank you so much! I was trying to understand the simple sentence "ci vediamo" and found this, and learned more than expected!
Catalina Dos Santos-Rodrigues:
This is AMAZINGLY helpful! Keep it up Serena!
Lina x
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Thankyou! This page is my reference for this very tricky little word. I find it so difficult to disambiguate ci in conversation … I get all the other words but can't figure out who, or what or where this little ci is. I still don't understand why "ci vuole il legno" means "it requires wood" whereas "ci piace la pizza" means "we like pizza". The former if I'm correct uses volerci, and the latter uses piacersi, but why not piacerci?
i love your site. Having studied a couple of languages at university forty years ago but only used them on holiday, I'm extremely lacking in practice. However, I'm now trying to teach myself Italian and your explanations are invaluable, particularly for such important points as ci. Thank you for your efforts.
i'm sorry but shouldn't it be «Giorgio ci ha invitati» (not «invitato»)? thank you.
Really helpful article. Very comprehensive. Thank you!
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1. We will go tomorrow afternoon after we have rested, we will then see if the cupboard will fit. If not, not sure what we could do.
2. When the water boils we put in the spaghetti, and then add salt. It will take 10 minutes for the spaghetti to cook. When it is cooked, we add the oil and grind fresh pepper to your taste.
Nell'espressione, 'non ci piove ', che significa il 'ci'
The clarity of your explanation takes my breath away – as does your generosity. I may never master 'ci' but I know I'm moving in the right direction now. Thank you so much.
La mia prova come un madrelingua inglese:
1. We'll go there tomorrow afternoon after we rest, this way we'll see if the wardrobe fits. If not, I don't know what we can do about it.
2. When the water boils, I put the spaghetti (in) there, then it needs some salt. The spaghetti takes 10 minutes to cook. When they are cooked, you dress with oil and grind a little fresh pepper to taste.


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