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It has been a while since I proffered a rant, but you hit a nerve with your piercing jab at Detour Gold. Nicely done.For some reason, the gold industry has been congratulating itself for finally providing a metric that properly reflects the "cost of business" – AISC. The base-metals industry ran with their C1, C2 & C3 costs which cover the cost of doing business beyond the cash costs routinely reported by precious-metals producers prior to 2013.Based on the glories of the KISS principle, the only important aspect of any business is how much cash there is at the end of the day; the big thinkers then figure how to employ that cash for growth. Because you are well versed on the topic, I only offer rhetorical questions regarding AISC:1. Why isn't the initial CAPEX a part of the cost equation? Is that a sunk cost? DD&A reflects that.2. Why isn't payment of debt principal and debt interest a part of the equation? Debt principal and DD&A are, in a way, related, but not the interest.3. If a convertible bond is floated to provide working capital, when it is paid off, cash or shares, why isn't that part of the cost? Or amortized over its life to production?4. Aren't taxes a part of the cost?Note that any CFM for a proposed project is on a 100% equity basis; moreover, exploration & development costs are indeed considered sunk costs and are not part of the NPV and IRR calculations (given the timeline, only few projects would meet minimum hurdles if it were otherwise). So be it. However, it is absolutely amazing to see the effect of debt service on the NPV & IRR in a CFM, especially when payments are deferred during construction. That is missing from nearly all analyses.So, on a FCF-basis Detour Gold lost about $3M (includes tax payment); when the DD&A is included, they lost over $44M. The obvious conclusion is that the cost to make this mine was not worth it, at least based on this Q's results. Personally the -$3M is important to me, especially since this company is a 1-trick pony with a large debt payment coming due.
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The Friday OT: Novalima: Macaco
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Minera IRL (IRL.to) (MIRL.L): The latest stupidity from Team Hodges
They're now telling the world that the Ollachea community is split 50/50 on the whole deal. Seriously, they're that desperate.
Marin Katusa forgets about Uranium Energy Corp (UEC)
And now, nothing.
Daryl Hodges' consultancy agreement with Minera IRL (MIRL.L) (IRL.to)
- Daryl Hodges gets paid $15,000 per month for his "consultancy agreement", the money paid to his own company "Ladykirk Capital".
- The contract has no end date. That means if it's not cancelled, Hodges gets $15,000 a month indefinitely.
- If the contract is cancelled, Hodges gets a windfall payment of $500,000 plus one year's worth of monthly fees, i.e. $680,000. If he's fired, if he resigns, if there's a change of control at the company, he gets this payment whichever way. The terms of the agreement are such that he can claim his cash no matter the way he is separated from IRL.
- He got $100,000 when the COFIDE bridge loan deal was closed. He'll get another $150,000 when the COFIDE project financing is eventually closed, all that despite not doing a thing for the deal, before or now.
- It's not tied to performance at all. It's just paid, open-ended, forever.
Checking in on Bobby Genovese's pump and dump scam stock Jemi Fibre (JFI.v)
"...just four and a half months later, in a re-filing of its company quarterly financials, the three properties bought with $2.25m worth of shares have boosted JFI's asset value by over $14m."
"...the first thing is to note the way JFI luckily managed to re-value its biological assets to the tune of $18m in the space of just three months, without adding a single pine cone to their asset, and in that way managed to add a $21m non-cash revenue item to their P+L which allowed them to declare an annual profit of $5.8m."
Understanding "All In Sustaining Costs", Detour Gold (DGC.to) edition
Detour Gold (DGC.to) just reported its 3q15 and here's my favourite bit:
Gold sold: 126,241 oz
Average realized price per Oz Au: U$1,164
All In Sustaining Cost per Oz Au: U$1,071
Difference between two: U$93/oz
Total revenue difference: + U$11.74m
Net loss: US$44.3m
Adjusted net loss:U$13.3m
Hey, d'ya think that All In Sustaining Cost might not mean what you thought it meant? Perhaps?
But Canada won't care, because DGC is the default bull story and nothing negative can ever be said about it. These sycophants need their winner and DGC is the designated blue-eyed boy...ever since CNL.to blew up in their faces, anyway. Expect warm'n'fuzziness in their brokerage notes mañana.
Daniel Ameduri's latest pump and dump scam stock
NGE.v has done this due to the latest Daniel Ameduri paid-for BS pump job:
Now comes the dump. You have been warned.
OT: Daft joke of the day
Dedicated to reader M, currently in transit:
A: Hey, nice watch!
B: Thanks!
A: What brand is it?
B: Guess.
A: Rolex.
B: Guess.
A: Breitling.
B: Guess.
A: Swatch.
B: Guess.
A: Patek Philippe.
B: Guess.
A: Timex.
B: Guess.
A: Citizen.
B: Guess.
A: Hublot.
B: Guess.
A: Tag Heuer.
B: Guess.
A: Bulgari.
B: Guess.
We could continue.
More on the Hycroft Mining (ex-Allied Nevada) "restructuring"
Lawrence Williams does Minera IRL
Latest from SP Angel on Minera IRL (IRL.to) (MIRL.L)
Minera IRL (MIRL LN) SUSPENDED – Please vote to sack the board of Minera IRL Limited. We believe they are not working in the best interest of shareholders
- We view today's statement as potentially disingenuous and potentially misleading for investors who might not know more about the current situation at Minera IRL.
- The board of Minera IRL Limited report that the company has applied to delist from the TSX in Canada. TSX are to initiate an expedited delisting review for failure to comply with the TXS's continued listing criteria.
- It is our view that news of this review plays very neatly into the hands and strategy of the Minera IRL Limited board who appear unusually keen to allow the company to delist in each market on any regulatory pretext.
- The statement also points out that the company's admission to AIM will also be automatically cancelled should the shares be suspended for a period of six months. While this is strictly true, we believe the board should be focussed on making more effort to reinstate the shares and to prevent delisting on AIM and the TSX.
- Today's statement claims that "due to the actions undertaken by the manager of its Peruvian operating subsidiaries, there was a temporary compromise of control of those entities".
- It is our view that Diego Benavidez, who runs Minera IRL SA, is acting in the best interests of Minera IRL's shareholders and the Peruvian community, whose support is essential. Mr Benavidez has sold gold held by Minera IRL SA with funds being used to ensure that Minera IRL SA and Limited meet its obligations in Peru in order to prevent a potential default situation. There is no sense of any shortage of cash within the business.
- We also view the statement of cancelling the admission to AIM as scaremongering and potentially misleading as we, again, view the situation as eminently resolvable.
- We believe that the Board of Minera IRL Limited are not working in the best interest of shareholders to resolve the issues which might lead to the cancellation of its listings.Conclusion: We conclude that shareholders should post their votes at the forthcoming EGM in favour of changing the board as petitioned.* SP Angel analysts are expressing their own views and opinions in this analysis. SP Angel has no corporate connection with Minera IRL or its subsidiaries. SP Angel holds no shares in Minera IRL and does not have any current financial arrangements with the company.
UPDATED If Keith Barron is right, Lake Shore Gold (LSG.to) (LSG) moves up today
In the last Straight Talk I stuck my neck out suggesting that we had reached market bottom. Rick Rule says that he's too clever to call a bottom….and that's probably wise. It's certainly not as egregious as Greenspan saying you don't know you're in a Bubble while you're in it….but to my mind the signs of a tentative, cautious pickup are there. In the last day or two Reservoir Minerals and Goldquest both released great drill holes and picked up some traction. This wasn't possible a month ago.
The real problem with Capstone's (CS.to) 3q15 numbers
Spanish lesson of the day
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IKN, once again providing useful and practical education.
B2Gold (BTG) (BTO.to): Can you guess when the company released its production data last week?
What London analyst firm SP Angel thinks of Minera IRL (IRL.to) (MIRL.L)
This out this morning. My thanks to reader AW for the headsup. Original link here
Minera IRL (MIRL LN) SUSPENDED – VOTE FOR EGM resolution to replace directors of Minera IRL
- It is rare that as analyst we offer advice on the voting of EGM resolutions. It is even rarer that we should offer this advice so publicly.
- We have considered statements made by the company Minera IRL (London) and Minera IRL SA (Peru) a subsidiary of Minera IRL in London.
- Minera IRL SA (Peru) are proposing to replace the board of Minera IRL (London) with a set of new directors – we agree with their strategy and with believe this is in shareholders' best interests.
- A former ceo, Daryl Hodges, was recently ousted in a shareholder vote – we believe shareholders cast their votes correctly in this move.
- Minera IRL (London) are trying to sack Diego Benavides, a founder of the company alongside the late Courtney Chamberlain.
- The board are going through a legal process in Peru to sack Mr Benavides on undisclosed evidence from a 'whistle-blowers' hotline in Peru – we believe this is the wrong thing to do as we see Diego Benavides as a dedicated, loyal and critically important character in the running of the mining operation in Peru and important in terms of community relations.
- We see the Corihuarmi gold mine and Ollachea gold project as valuable assets which the company should maintain and progress.
- We do not see the actions of the Minera IRL (London) board as indicating the best strategy for building shareholder value.
- We suspect the board may be happy to allow the default and closure of the Corihuarmi gold mine and the potential sale of the Ollachea gold project which we do not see as being in shareholders' best interests.
- We view the posting of the 'Notice of EGM and Posting of Circular' in an RNS on Friday afternoon in the UK at 2.30pm as designed for investors to miss this announcement.
- We see the holding of the EGM in Toronto as being contrary to the interests of many UK based shareholders who might wish the EGM to take place in London.
- Votes must be cast and received by Computershare in Jersey by 24 November for UK shareholders.
- Minera IRL (London) has published information in Friday's circular in an attempt to discredit Mr Lema and Mr Jorge Ramos who are proposed as directors of Minera IRL (London) board.Conclusion: We believe Minera IRL shareholders should support Diego Benavides and the new proposed directors in the EGM vote to reconstitute the board.* SP Angel analysts are expressing their own views and opinions in this analysis. SP Angel has no corporate connection with Minera IRL or its subsidiaries. SP Angel holds no shares in Minera IRL and does not have any current financial arrangements with the company.
Some observations on Friday's NR out of Minera IRL (IRL.to) (MIRL.L), from IKN337
- Let's imagine you're Sherpa and you sign a contract to be the intermediary in this COFIDE/IRL deal (a position that's completely normal in the world of Peruvian finances in fact, plus Sherpa isn't some fly-by-night company but is well-established and run by a respected local businessman).
- In such a situation, you sign a contract with both parties and one of the things you want is to have an exclusive right on the deal, so that's in the contract too.
- Now let's imagine you're Hodges and you ask Benavides "Does Sherpa have an exclusivity contract with COFIDE"? The answer is, of course, yes.
- Then you as Hodges go to COFIDE and ask whether Sherpa was an exclusive agent of COFIDE. You know the answer already of course. COFIDE tells you that "No, we don't have exclusive agents". What you don't ask is whether in this specific contract and deal there's an exclusive agent, because you don't want the answer to that question.
- You then get to write that paragraph in an EGM proxy NR, a few months later, after being very careful with wording and agreeing on what you want to suggest to the world in late-night meetings with your lawyer friends.
Chart of the day is...
Massive upset result in Argentina elections
PS: If you're holding Argentina bonds this weekend, prepare to have a very good day tomorrow.
UPDATE: With 84% of votes counted Scioli now has a slight lead, with 35.7% to Macri's 35.3%. But that doesn't change the fact that this is an enormous upset result that very few people saw coming (again, your author included, I thought Scioli had a real chance of winning the whole thing today). And Macri will be favourite going into round two, while Scioli will bank on not having the Anibal Fernandez yoke around his neck in BsAs Prov. Hell's bells it's going to be one doozy of a run-off campaign.
The IKN Weekly, out now
IKN337 has just been sent to subscribers. B2Gold and Minera IRL this week, basically.
ps: Oops, half a dozen spelling mistakes in the IRL piece: Somehow the non-proofed version went out. I'll fix it tomorrow


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Today marks the start of the Hernando DeSoto Heritage Festival SeaFood Fest taking place through Sunday in downtown Bradenton.
Thousands of people will be attending, including me, so I decided it was time for another Top 10 list.
(I know, it has been awhile).
Anyway, here it is, the definitive seafood song playlist.
1. "Rock Lobster," The B-52s
2. "Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood, Mama)," The Andrew Sisters
3. "Pulling Mussels (From a Shell)," The Squeeze
4. "Dead Shrimp Blues," Robert Johnson
5. "Crawfish," Elvis Presley
6. "Clams Have Feelings, Too," NOFX
7. "Octopus's Garden," The Beatles
8. "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi," Radiohead
9. "No Anchovies, Please," J. Geils Band
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Shots fired at Homewood intersection
Injuries reported from gunfire near Homewood 1 Stop Shop
Three people were injured Monday afternoon in a shooting in Homewood, according to a tweet from Allegheny County's official Twitter account.
At least one business was also hit near the intersection of North Homewood and Frankstown avenues.
Channel 4 Action News' Andrew Del Greco reported the glass front door of the Homewood 1 Stop Shop was shattered by gunfire.
Police have not yet commented on the shooting or the conditions of those wounded. Witnesses did not believe the shooting was fatal.
"Thank God nobody got shot and killed. My thing is that all we want is this city to clean up the neighborhood. You've got the (Pittsburgh) Marathon coming, and the people that run through the marathon, we love to see this because it's in Homewood-Brushton," one resident told Del Greco.
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Investigate Big Congress, not Big Oil
By Alex Epstein
With gasoline prices exceeding $4 a gallon in some states, politicians are responding as usual: Blame Big Oil First. Several prominent senators have once again summoned industry leaders to Capitol Hill, subjecting them to yet another barrage of rhetorical questions, interruptions, accusations, and sermons. The lawmakers' goal, claims Sen. Patrick Leahy, is to identify "causes of the rising price of oil on which Congress can act." But the foregone conclusion is that "price gouging," "collusion," and "market manipulation" by Big Oil, or speculation by financiers, is responsible.
The simple fact that such Congressional investigations are designed to obscure is that the prices of oil and gasoline are determined by supply and demand--which neither private oil companies nor speculators have any power to dictate in their favor. If they had such market mastery, then why didn't they use it in the 1990s, when gasoline was selling at a barely profitable $1 a gallon? To be sure, speculators can bid up prices--but they only do so when they believe that oil will become even more expensive in the future, and only make money when they are right.
The question Congress should really be asking, then, is: What nonmarket factors are distorting supply and demand? If they sought an honest answer, they would discover that much of the blame lies with Congress itself.
No one disputes that environmentalist laws passed by Congress have cut off some of our most promising and plentiful sources of oil. In the name of safeguarding a tiny portion of caribou habitat in the Alaskan wilderness, drilling is prohibited in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge--a potential source of 1 million barrels a day, 5 percent of America's daily oil consumption. Also off-limits is 85 percent of America's coastline, which Shell estimates contains some 100 billion recoverable barrels--13 times America's annual oil consumption--and the vast majority of oil shale in Colorado, which Shell estimates at 1.5 trillion barrels.
Congress should publicize these facts, prepare an inventory of how many oil-rich areas they have blocked off, and bring in economists to estimate how much all of this raises gas prices.
And how about the effects of Congress's open hostility toward the future of oil? Our politicians damn oil as an "addiction" to be eliminated, and seek to cut--by up to 90 percent--the use of oil and other vital fossil fuels that make our standard of living possible. Congress should ask oil executives how this possible forced cut in demand affects their industry. It should ask whether they feel safe to make the billion dollar investments and decades-long plans that oil production requires when Barack Obama, a leading presidential candidate, can uncontroversially proclaim that "the country that faced down the tyranny of fascism and communism is now called to challenge the tyranny of oil." Is it a coincidence that the much-maligned speculators think oil will become even scarcer in the future, and are acting accordingly?
In addition to investigating its own impact on gasoline prices, Congress should investigate how its economic policy partner, the Federal Reserve, has raised our gas prices by lowering the value of the dollars we buy gasoline with. The Fed, along with the Treasury Department, has for years had an inflationary policy that has caused the value of the dollar to plummet relative to other currencies. Were it not for this devaluation of the dollar, oil prices would likely be 40 percent lower--as they are for those on the Euro. Why not call a free-market economist to the stand and ask how much more expensive Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, and Henry Paulson have made our gasoline?
Americans deserve to know the story--in all its gory detail--of what their government has done and is doing to cause high prices at the pump, and to make gasoline--indeed, all energy--more scarce and more expensive in the future. A congressional investigation of Congress would be a great public service.
Alex Epstein is an analyst at the Ayn Rand Institute, focusing on business issues. The Institute promotes Objectivism, the philosophy of Ayn Rand--author of "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead." Contact the writer at firstname.lastname@example.com. Copyright © 2008 Ayn Rand® Institute. All rights reserved.


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Dolla dolla bills ya'll! The value of a dollar may be falling faster than the popularity of silly bands but we can't imagine life without it. On August 8th, 1786, Congress established the United States monetary system. If not for National Dollar Day we may be bartering 2 goats and a cat for those coveted U2 tickets (ok, that may be alot to give up for 1 show). Love it or hate it, it's all about the benjamins!
Other Holidays:
- The Date to Create –
- Happiness Happens Day
- Odie Day – remember Garfield's good buddy?
- National Zucchini Day
- Sneak Some Zucchini onto your Neighbor's Porch Night – now this has gone too far!
- National Frozen Custard Day
- Roger Federer (30)
- J.C. Chasez, N Sync(35), his career has gone "Bye, Bye, Bye"
- Kool Moe Dee (49)
- Dave "The Edge" Evans, U2 (50)
- Robin Quivers (59), "The Howard Stern Show"
- Dustin Hoffman (74)


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What About Batteries?
Improving battery technology can help solve the energy storage question.
One of the main obstacles to widespread use of wind and solar power production is nature itself: The wind doesn't always blow, and the sun doesn't always shine. But work is under way to develop technology aimed at storing excess energy for when it's needed most, including when the wind isn't blowing nor the sun shining.
The U.S. Department of Energy forecasts that energy storage will significantly change the electric grid. With it, the nation could possibly create an electricity "stockpile." Until then, improving energy storage systems will help make renewable generation sources more reliable and operationally feasible — a critical step as the U.S. develops ways to create a more diverse energy production portfolio.
Another advantage of battery storage systems: They improve power quality and can cut down on blinks — those momentary service interruptions that force you to reset your digital clocks. If enough energy is stored, power could continue to flow to homes and businesses during such an event.
The state of storage today
Battery storage systems, first developed in the 1970s, have become more viable on a large scale thanks to recent chemistry breakthroughs that increase the longevity while lowering the cost of batteries. If battery energy storage at the utility level can be made commercially and economically viable, it could address issues related to America's aging electric grid.
Although they would be a big investment for any electric cooperative, benefits of battery storage exist beyond leveling out renewable energy supply.
"Well positioned and properly managed battery storage systems can delay the need for building expensive transmission lines that are difficult to site and get permits for in the first place," says Dale Bradshaw, a senior program manager with the Cooperative Research Network, the research and development arm of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
At present, the largest-capacity form of energy storage is pumped-storage hydro — a hydroelectric plant that generates power by using water previously pumped to an elevated reservoir during off-peak hours, when electricity is less expensive. Another option, compressed-air energy storage — power plants "fueled" by air pushed into an underground cavern during times of low electricity consumption — has received more attention because it can be expanded relatively cheaply.
Pumped-storage hydro and compressed-air energy storage facilities generally operate when electricity use soars. But geography and environmental concerns limit where they can be located.
That means development of better batteries could be the key to wide use of energy storage technologies.
Before central station electric service came to rural America via the electric cooperative movement in the 1930s, farmers used "battery sets" that were recharged with windmills and ram pumps. Like conventional sealed lead-acid car batteries, those batteries could go through only a limited number of discharge-charge cycles before they were exhausted.
Today, developers are aiming for batteries that can function through 80 percent discharge for 10,000 cycles — allowing for longevity of three decades or more.
"If you're supplementing wind or solar, you're going through a complete cycle on a daily basis," Bradshaw says. "In other words, a long cycle life remains key."
While we still have significant work to do, electric cooperatives continue to invest in research to make battery technology work for our needs today and in the future.


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In their textbook, Cinemetrics: Architectural Drawing Today, Brian McGrath and Jean Gardner situate architecture on a continuum with users and the natural and built environments, using three classic films—Ozu's Early Spring, Godard's Contempt, and Cassavetes' Faces—as exercises. McGrath's digital drawings, which bridge the gap between 2D and 3D, "erase traditional distinctions between the body, a building, a road, the river, and the country. Everything's 'flowing matter flux'; it's all connected and not fixed in time." The authors aimed to shift design paradigms and to harness the power of technology to create designs. "Our work involves research in media studies, biology, ecology, and philosophy," McGrath says.
"The complexity of today's problems is huge," says Gardner. "We've been throwing solutions at them for a couple of hundred years, and problems have only intensified. We've shifted the emphasis from the idea of design as object, separate and imposed on the landscape, to process and the total environment. So how do you design for a world that is dynamic and organic, not static and inert? Cinemetrics, a fieldwork method combining video, drawing, mapping, and modeling, helps practitioners think about architectural and urban space as a dynamic environment using digital technology. Cinemetrics has given us the tools to begin to truly imagine such a world."
McGrath has taken the idea of Cinemetrics beyond Parsons to workshops in Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. "It's been so popular we've founded a Club Cinemetrics on Facebook, and students use YouTube to upload their projects. The technology brings us into the 21st century, where we can study the wicked problems of the world, such as sustainability and ways more and more people can live richer and fuller lives on fewer and fewer resources."


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"Bones" star David Boreanaz is publicly admitting to having cheated on his wife, Jaime Bergman, because he claims a woman he had a relationship with threatened to share details with the media.
The actor told People magazine that a woman, whom he would not name, contacted an attorney and asked for money. She allegedly also said she would reach out to the press.
"I was associated with a woman who I was involved with and had a relationship with," Borneaz told the mag. "She asked for money. I felt as though I was being blackmailed or there was some sort of extortion."
The FOX drama star also told the mag that his marriage has been hit hard by his transgressions.
"Our marriage has been tainted with my infidelities," he said. "I was irresponsible."
The actor, who has been married to Bergman for almost nine years, said he and his wife are now "working on repairing what has been damaged so badly."
Last year, rumors surfaced in Star magazine and on Perez Hilton.com that the actor had stepped out with Rachel Uchitel, a woman who was reportedly linked to Tiger Woods.
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The two Democrats vying for the US Senate seat in Massachusetts struck similar chords Saturday as they addressed almost 500 union members at a candidate forum in Dorchester, their first side-by-side campaign appearance.
Representatives Stephen F. Lynch and Edward J. Markey are jockeying for an endorsement from the Service Employees International Union, which organized the event. Over the course of about 90 minutes, the candidates outlined their thoughts on immigration, education, and health care — and acknowledged that there is a lot they agree on.
Lynch, who is from South Boston, told the audience in his opening statement that he and Markey have promised one another that whoever wins the Democratic primary will receive the support of the other in the lead-up to the general election.
Local 1199 SEIU organizers said they invited the Republican candidates — businessman and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez, former US attorney Michael Sullivan, and state Representative Daniel B. Winslow — but they chose not to attend.
Their absence was not surprising at an event where audience members whooped at the mention of Senator Elizabeth Warren's win against Republican Scott Brown last year.
That audience — many of whom are health care workers, property caretakers, and human service workers — asked questions touching on health care, workers' rights, education, immigration, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues. Many of the answers they got were similar, but the two candidates tried to highlight the nuances that distinguish their positions.
"The budget crisis is one that has been constructed by the Republican party in order to target the programs they have never supported from the very beginning," said Markey, of Malden.
Lynch took a different tack.
"I don't think that the budget crisis was created by the Republicans alone. I think there's plenty of blame to go around for Democrats as well," Lynch said, adding that the practice of borrowing to fund the government needed to end.
But, Lynch continued, "where there is no daylight between Ed and I is on the issue of how we solve this."
GOP cuts were targeting the most vulnerable, he said.
"They're going after Social Security. They're going after Medicare. They want to go after Head Start," Lynch said, "Dear lord, Head Start? That's our seed corn for the future."
The sharpest contrast between the two candidates arose when an audience member asked each to explain his stance on the Affordable Care Act, the 2010 health insurance law. Markey voted for the bill; Lynch did not.
"I have two minutes to explain my opposition to a 2,400-page bill," Lynch said, prompting laughs, "but let me try it."
Lynch said he felt at the time that the final version of the health care bill made too many concessions that stood to adversely affect Americans.
"It does not accomplish what it needs to accomplish," Lynch said. "I will not try repeal it, but I sure as heck will try to fix it."
Markey called the vote one of the proudest moments of his congressional career. "I agree with Steve, we have to improve it," he said. "But I thought we have to put it on the books, so we can work from a much higher plane."
At the end of the forum, members filled out surveys rating the candidates. SEIU leaders will use those surveys to help determine whom they will endorse, a decision that could come as early as this week.
Joyce Harvey, an SEIU member,said she had decided to vote for Markey before arriving at the campaign forum, but she felt Lynch had also made a strong case for her vote.
"Apparently they've got a lot in common," Harvey said, "so it's hard to differentiate."
Cynthia L. Harris, of the South End, said she will wait to learn more about the candidates' positions. But hearing about Lynch's childhood spent in public housing, she said, made her feel he understood the needs of her community.
Cynthia Bates, of Cambridge, had made up her mind to vote for Markey. Lynch's no vote on the Affordable Care Act, she said, was the deal-breaker.
But Randolph resident Manio Colas, 45, a health care worker, was torn. He felt both would be good voices in the Senate.
"It's too early for me to judge," Colas said.
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Syria: solving the unsolvable?
Developments in Syria continue to take alarming twists - not least with the latest eyewitness accounts coming out of Homs.
A week ago I did another regional Middle East round up for the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW), together with an in-depth look at the bloodshed in Homs, Syria. Is this a precursor to civil war in the country, we have been asking? Or are we already beyond that point?
In the first of two podcasts, shared as usual on Ekklesia, the aim is to take a close look at countries in transition. We start with the election of an interim president in Yemen, move on to tribal tensions in Libya and conclude by discussing post-election Egypt ahead of another round of voting: this time for a new president.
Then, as I indicated, in the second podcast we examine the escalation of violence in Syria - especially in the city of Homs.
Both full podcasts (15 and 17 mins respectively) can be downloaded/played from the two links in the right-hand column here: http://www.catholicnews.org.uk/mena18
© Harry Hagopian is an international lawyer, ecumenist and EU political consultant. He also acts as a Middle East and inter-faith advisor to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England & Wales and as Middle East consultant to ACEP (Christians in Politics) in Paris. He is an Ekklesia associate and regular contributor (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/HarryHagopian). Formerly an Executive Secretary of the Jerusalem Inter-Church Committee and Executive Director of the Middle East Council of Churches, he is now an international fellow, Sorbonne III University, Paris, consultant to the Campaign for Recognition of the Armenian Genocide (UK) and author of The Armenian Church in the Holy Land. Dr Hagopian's own website is www.epektasis.net


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The MZone isn't just about crass, low-brow humor. Far from it. We also seek to enlighten. Case in point, the inaugural edition today of a new feature we like to call MZone Art History.
Enjoy. Learn. Laugh.
Monday, July 25, 2011
MZone Art History: Mona Lisa After One Semester at Ohio State
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- July 25, 2011 10:11 AM
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She needs a herpes sore on her lip.
- July 25, 2011 11:24 AM
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She has a herpes sore but it is on her other lip.
- July 25, 2011 7:46 PM
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Dude Bob wow.
- July 25, 2011 8:48 PM
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Tattoos? They can't all be covered up by the clothing!
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2.2 million active-duty personnel in VA data theft - How? An analyst bought home a laptop and external data-drive which was taken during a home burglary.
Not to be outdone by the VA, the Navy somehow let publish personal data of 28,000 service members and their families on a civilian Web site. Navy personnel data exposed on civilian Web site
Feeling left out, the Federal Trade Commission offered up two laptops with data "gathered in law enforcement investigations and included, variously, names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and in some instances, financial account numbers." Bummer. That's gotta hurt someone's pride.
AIG Customers At Risk After File Server Is Stolen - Forget hacking the server, just break in and steal the darn thing! Lost--names, addresses and SSN's.
Laptop theft exposes Hotels.com customer data
Not convinced? Here are more laptop losses, filled with vital data: Laptop Thefts: The Latest Form Of Identity Theft
Like lists? Check out Privacy Rights Clearinghouse's Chronology of Data Breaches Reported Since the ChoicePoint Incident. Deeply disturbing.
I'm convinced we have a serious problem with data security in our country. And I personally think the root of the issue is a little thing called accountability. Accountability means accepting responsibility for something entrusted to you and answering to someone else for any successes and failures in executing that responsibility. It concerns me that confidential data has become so common-place that it is just "data." Let me expound...
I personally really don't think that any of these security breaches were planned by the victims. I really feel that the persons who were entrusted with these laptops and servers took reasonable measures to protect the value of the hardware with which they were entrusted. Few people expect to have their car or home or place of business broken into. Otherwise they would have been prepared ahead of time. Laptops and servers and USB keys and portable drives can be replaced; easily. What they failed to take adequate notice of was the value of the data stored on those devices. Responding to the data loss at the VA alone is costing millions of our tax-payer dollars--not to mention the stress of all those families whose personal data is lost. Maybe the thieves will not be technically savvy and will just delete the data and move on. Maybe not. That's the problem. We don't know.
The VA was offering a reward for the return of the missing equipment. That's another problem. Just because someone turns in the hardware doesn't mean that some clever individual hasn't taken an image (copy) of the data and sold it for an even bigger "reward."
As we gain the ability to data-mine and process even larger amounts of data, we also gain the ability to concentrate that data in larger and larger amounts. The data looses it's individual value (representing a person and life lived) and becomes 1's and 0's joined to a larger set. The people using these databases then relate to the database, not the individuals they represent. Without a face now, it becomes impersonal and accountability shifts from protecting the individual to protecting the trade secrets that database represents to the company or organization. Think about it, just by being a member of our society, your personal information is now contained to some degree in hundreds--maybe thousands of databases--protected only by policies on paper and the willingness of individuals to follow those policies. Feel safe?
I'm not ranting about "big-brother" data-gathering. I'm a jaded child of the digital generation. I expect my surfing habits to be kept in my ISP's logs for years. I expect my banking transactions to be monitored. I expect my telephone calls to be tracked. I don't agree with it all, but neither am I against it all.
So what is the solution? More Federal and State legislation and oversight? Yeah. That always fixes things. No. Instead of working from the top downward, I really think we need to begin demanding more accountibilty from the businesses and government we all work at ourselves.
Why? Because we are our own biggest enemies. One example: a local financial institution hired a security firm to run a pen-test (penetration test) on it's branch. So what's the best way to hack a bank? Get all l33t black-hat hakor on 'em? Nope. They seeded some USB memory sticks with trojans and viruses and left them scattered around where the employees congregated outside the building. Of the 20 they dropped, 15 were plugged into the network's computers and going to town mailing confidential info to the home office. Dirty deeds done dirt cheap. For more info on this trick: Social Engineering, the USB Way
Back during one of our previous "World Wars" the Federal government led a propaganda campaign about the importance of keeping our secrets safe from the "enemy." Maybe you remember the phase "Loose Lips Sink Ships"? My point here is that during a time of national crisis, we worked together to identify and protect information that was critical to our survival; be it military information, personal information, or trade secrets. We understood that information was just as, or even more, important than physical security. I think we need to begin that campaign again. Even if it means the rise of cheesy propaganda posters--updated Flash-style!
So, until the "Loose Laptops Sink Ships" campaign kicks into gear in the halls of the Pentagon, what's the average Joe Citizen to do? Here are my suggestions--and these can be scaled accordingly from the family laptop level up to the corporate Chief Security Officer's (CSO) desk.
1. Assess your Data: You can't adequately protect what you don't know you have. Run a data-audit on everthing you can store data on: floppy's, CD's, DVD-R's, USB keys, portable/external hard drives (this includes those iPods!), laptops, desktop pc's, and servers. Take a good hard look and sort the information that is confidential (IP tables, personally identifying data, trade and agency secrets, system documentation, etc.) from that which is not (pictures of the family cat, your favorite anime list, etc.). You have to know what you have to assess the impact if it gets lost. Information Security Risk Assessment GAO Practices of Leading Organizations (PDF file)
2. Set a Policy: Who needs access to the sensitive data. Does having your Quicken files on the same pc where your daughter does her IM chat from seem a good idea? Maybe not. Limit what kind of devices can be connected to your pc's/laptops at work (ie, no non-issued USB's). If employees need to utilize data outside the office, consider restricting their acccess to it using VPN accounts directly off the secured servers and not the laptops. Make it difficult to save the data to the local drives. Put the policy in writing. Introduction to Security Policies (a four part series)
3a. Guard the Data--Encryption: This is where it begins to really become work. It doesn't suffice just to have written policy filed in drawer. It has to be implemented. The best way to protect your data is to utilize strong encryption methods. This way, even if the hardware is lost, the data cannot be breached. Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000 that have drives with NTFS filesystem formatting can utilize the optional Encrypted File System (EFS) to encrypt folders and their contents. Apple users can utilize FileVault. Linux users have a wealth of options at their disposal. I personally am using the open source program TrueCrypt. It is very easy to use, is free, and I don't seem to be noticing any performance hits at all (assuming your system has adequate memory, hard drive-throughput speed, and processing power). Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson talk about TrueCrypt here. Too many times users think that just because they have set and use a password to log into their desktop account, then their data is safe. Nope. Not even with NTFS. Just about any hackor or IT professional can probably get to the drive contents using a boot disk/cd and view and copy the files to their heart's content. Heck. I even have tools to let me easily reset the holy "administrator" passwords on Windows machines if somehow a user changes it on me at work. No, the only way to seriously protect data on a drive is to encrypt the data itself, not just depend on a passworded file or operating system.
3(b). Guard the Data--Lock Down Access: This means determining if your location needs to set computer policies that disable use of floppy drives and USB ports via a password protected BIOS. Or maybe you need to implement IP and email monitoring to catch attempts by persons attempting to send files over the Internet or store them on network or other virtual-network drive shares. Yeah it's a hassle when you are issued a company laptop that you can't connect anything to via the USB ports, but that's the point. Do your restrict the use of CD/DVD burners at your location? It just takes a few minutes to burn Gigabytes of data onto a DVD now. Also assess the physical security: do you have a cable-lock for your laptop? Do you avoid leaving the laptop in your car? Do you lock it up even at your residence? Does your server or network room have a hardened door and locks to avoid penetration and theft? What is to prevent a thief from doing a smash-and-grab and walking off with the workstations off the office desks? Lock Down Your PC
4. Track it if Lost: Just because it still got stolen doesn't mean your responsibility has ended. Federal and State laws may require you to notify all the impacted individuals in the case of personal data loss. Your clients might want to know their data is off on vacation. And law-enforcement will always appreciate some leads. There are a number of software and hardware products and services available for tracking down lost equipment. STATE OF THE ART; Making Sure A Laptop Won't Stray
5. Ensure Supporting Software Protection: This seems silly but be sure you are running sufficient network and workstation software protection. This includes anti-virus applications, firewalls, anti-malware scanners (my favorites include LavaSoft's Ad-Aware, Safer Networking's SpyBot Seach & Destroy, Sunbelt Software's CounterSpy, Windows Defender, to name a few), and don't forget about root kit protection (Sysinternal's Rootkit Revealer, F-Secure's BlackLight). These products and others like them help to keep your system protected from data-breaches by malevolent forces.
6. Monitor and Audit it: Make sure you are running periodic inspections to ensure the policies you established are being adhered to. Ask for your employee's devices and audit them for compliance. You can't enforce what you don't know about. Adjust your policy according based on your findings.
7. Don't need it? Destroy it!: Just because you are done with a secure file or hard-drive doesn't mean you should just toss it away. It is getting much easier to recover "deleted" data using any number of freely available tools off the Web. And we are not talking about "Mission Impossible" danger and difficulty levels here. All too often folks have been finding other person's data on drives that were discarded. Couple's Supposedly Destroyed Hard Drive Purchased In Chicago Bummer. There are two products I recommend for secure multi-pass wiping of data prior to disposal: to entirely wipe a drive before disposal I use Darik's Boot and Nuke disk, and for securely deleting individual files and folders in Windows, I use Heidi's Eraser application which integrates into the shell for easy usage. It can also wipe the free-space from drives as well. And that USB key or unused iPod? Wipe those as well or take a hammer to them. Just as effective. Have data tapes, cd's or floppys that you don't need to retain any longer? Drop them into an industrial-grade shredder, or strip the tape, break the CD's and pop the floppy disk out of the case and cut it up.
If we all take personal responsibility in our homes and places of business (be they corporate or government) and hold the persons charged with their safekeeping accountable, then maybe we can begin to put a face on all those loose 1's and 0's out there--after all, it's our face on them.
It's not that the tools and policies aren't there. It just seems--more cases than not--that we aren't following them to begin with. We are failing in our accountability and personal responsibility. Lets get busy and start changing things.
And as for me...I think I'll go apply for a new job over with Public Security Section 9.
Additional Data Security Resources:
U.S. Security Awareness
Security Awareness Program
The Information Assurance Awareness posters
Security Awareness/Motivation Poster Page: Central Coast Security
SecurityFocus website
Laptop Security
Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP Handbook
Chapter 7: Security Checklist
SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institutes's Reading Room
SANS Institute - Popular Resources On Computer Security
NIST Computer Security Division's CSRC Home page
NIST Computer Security Division's CSRC Links and Resources
CERT Coordination Center
That should keep you reading for a while...
06/29/06 Update--Security Guru Bruce Schneier reflects on how economies of cost may be a deciding factor on security policies and implementation efforts. Interesting perspective. It's the Economy, Stupid. Observant commenter Jim Thompson alluded to this as well in his earlier comment here.
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Laughter Yoga Helped Ethiopian Recover from Depression
Originally from Ethiopia, Tita grew up witnessing the horrors of the war with Eritrea. In 1988, she managed to get out and relocated to the US, eventually settling in Seattle. Musfen, her younger brother and a cousin also immigrated soon afterwards and life became infinitely better.
A few years on and her cousin began to exhibit worrying behavior. It became apparent he had become mentally ill and he moved in with Tita's brother, so he could keep an eye on him - a move that turned out to be a tragic mistake. One morning, Tita's cousin picked up a knife and stabbed Musfen to death.
Tita fell into a deep depression - her new life in America had turned sour and even worse, her relatives now blamed her for encouraging the cousin to move to the US.
She decided that she needed to get out and help other people to get over her grief. So she started volunteering at Seattle's Harbourview Hospital, helping new immigrants navigate the system, and eventually it turned into a full-time job - photos below. She would also take fellow Ethiopians into her house until they got on their feet.
Healing process
In 2001, Tita found out about a seminar on Laughter Yoga and started attending classes. Eventually she qualified as a Laughter Yoga instructor. She says laughter has helped the healing process greatly.
Tita has now has taught Laughter Yoga in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, large companies like Boeing, the University of Washington, and even the Seattle Police Department, including the police chief himself.
She says, "You encourage yourself to laugh every day with whoever you can. Its about feeling good, to enjoy life! Its more than just laughing, you bring your good energy to whatever you do in life."
Source - http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/laughter-therapy-helps-healing-process


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The Ministers from the Ultra Orthodox Sephardic Shas party did not show up at the Pope's official greeting ceremony at the Ben-Gurion airport (reported on Galei Tzahal news), but then again, the same Shas ministers didn't show up on time to yesterday's cabinet meeting on-time either.
Apparently, they have a late morning prayer service, and the government's cabinet meeting was moved to an earlier slot (9:30 AM) and so the Shas Ministers came late. Aguda MK and Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman arrived on time to yesterday's cabinet meeting, as he goes to an early morning daily prayer service. (source in Hebrew)
Back to the Pope: Freedom of Speech and Expression is alive and well in the State of Israel...
1:03 PM Two Ultra Orthodox Jews were arrested by the Israeli Police near the Augusta Victoria Hospital for carrying signs against the Pope's visit to Israel. (ynet)
Israel's President, Shimon Peres has been doing his best to
Peres is pressing the government to agree to the Vatican's request that Israel surrender control of six religious sites, among them the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth; the Coenaculum on Mount Zion in Jerusalem; the Gethsemane, which sits at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem; Mount Tabor; and the Church of the Multiplication, which hugs the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee. (Haaretz)Transfer Sovereignty from Israel to the Vatican? Is Shimon Peres the President of Israel, or the official emissary from the Vatican to Israel? I think now would be a great time for "settler youth" to erect a new "outpost" atop Mount Tabor.
The mountain is mentioned in Joshua 19:22, as border of three tribes: Zevulun, Issachar and Naphtali. Deborah the prophetess and judge of the children of Israel, summoned Barak (from the tribe of Naphtali), giving him G-d's command, "Go toward mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men from the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zevulun" (Judges 4:6). Descending from the mountain, the Jews attacked and vanquished Sisera and the Canaanites...
Has President Peres no shame?
The "Sack of Jerusalem", pictured on the right is located on the "Arch of Titus" in Rome, and depicts the exile of the Children of Israel as they were brought to Rome after the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem 2000 years ago.
For years, many have alleged that the Golden Menorah from the Temple are now in the Vatican...
Therefore, 2 activists, Baruch Marzel and Itamar Ben-Gvir filed a criminal complaint, listing Pope Benedict XVI on the list of defendants. The criminal complaint details a record of treasures and possessions that belong to the Jewish People that are being held in the Vatican in Rome, including various volumes of the Talmud, books of Maimonides, and around 7,500 works on Jewish philosophy and science that were stolen and remain in the Vatican library. (source)
At least one archaeological researcher claims that the Temple Treasures are not being held by the Vatican. Dr. Sean Kingsley, author of God's Gold: The Quest for the Lost Temple Treasure of Jerusalem, has stated that the looted treasures are somewhere in the Holy Land. "One thing is for sure – it is not imprisoned deep in Vatican City," Dr. Kingsley told the British Sunday Times in 2006.While its doubtful that the Temple Treasures are in the basement of the Vatican, its an undisputed fact that these stolen Jewish books are in fact, in the possession of the Catholic Church.
Another important item that Israel should be demanding is the list of Jewish children who were housed by Christian families during the Holocaust, and converted to Christianity. These children are Jews. The Vatican's refusal to hand over this list so that these people can now be made aware of their true heritage, is a crime worthy of the Church that burned people alive during the Spanish Inquisition, for refusing to convert to Christianity.
Despite the Vatican's refusal, where is the Rome of two thousand years ago and the heritage of Titus? We're here -- and they aren't.
The famous Arch of Titus gained a new addition a few decades ago, as the Hebrew words, "Am Yisrael Chai" [The Nation of Israel Lives] were added to the base of the arch.
The Roman Forum's Arch of Titus, which commemorates the sack of Jerusalem, has become one of the most powerful symbols of the diaspora. Its carvings depict the emperor's triumphant procession carrying loot from the Temple, including a large, seven-branched menorah.Shimon Peres would be well advised to remember which country and religion he comes from.
The arch became such a powerful symbol that Roman Jews refused to walk under it.
It was only in 1948, with the founding of the state of Israel, that they passed through it in a solemn procession -- in the direction opposite to that taken by the triumphant ancient processions. (source)
Last but not least - Jerusalem is now ensnarled in traffic, as streets throughout the city have been closed off in honor of the Pope's visit. A word to the wise: your car will be towed at your own expense if you parked it on the "wrong" street.
Update: Special Mention to R' Rabinowitz, the administrative official in charge at the Kotel and Jewish holy sites in Jerusalem
Wherever I am, my blog turns towards Eretz Yisrael טובה הארץ מאד מאד


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Never believing the Hook again
I read your [June 6] article entitled "Why Waldorf? No vaccines lets measles hit hard."
There was only one child at the Waldorf school who had measles, and he caught it directly from the woman that came from India. No other person at the Waldorf school caught it. How is this "hit hard"?
Why was the school portrayed as different (and bad) in their policies when they are the same as public schools? How do these horrible epidemics relate to one kid getting a disease from India?
So once again the media celebrates incorrect facts, makes untruth a sensationalist scare tactic, and intentionally hurts an organization that is so important to this town. You should be ashamed of yourself. You are the reason folks don't trust the media anymore.
Maybe you should attend an ethics in journalism class.
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MINNEAPOLIS >> With their playoff fortunes nearly impossible and their injury list growing by the day, the Lakers' trio of returning healthy point guards became the equivalent of musicians performing on the sinking Titanic.
They may have brought better offensive rhythm and added more depth to a depleting roster. But it doesn't change the Lakers' circumstances.
Their 109-99 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday at Target Center marked the Lakers' seventh consecutive loss, their largest losing streak of the season. The Lakers (16-32) also suffered another rash of injuries in just one game.
The Lakers earlier learned Pau Gasol will stay sidelined for at least two weeks because of a strained right groin. Kobe Bryant and Xavier Henry won't return from a fractured left knee and bruised right knee, respectively, for at least another two weeks. But Lakers lost more bodies in bizarre ways.
Guard Jodie Meeks left nearly 90 seconds into the game because of a sprained right ankle and won't play tonight in Cleveland or Friday in Philadelphia. After accidentally bumping heads with Lakers center Chris Kaman, forward Jordan Hill headed toward the locker room with a headache and cervical strain. He will see a doctor today to ensure he didn't receive a concussion. Hill didn't talk to reporters but walked around the locker room clearly frazzled.
Meanwhile, Steve Blake's first game since nursing a hyperextended right elbow for two months featured plenty of feistiness and playmaking, including six assists. But he also ruptured his right eardrum after after colliding into Minnesota forward Dante Cunningham. Blake still will travel with the Lakers for today's game in Cleveland and will see an ear, throat and nost specialist.
"It doesn't hurt," Blake said, "but everything sounds funny."
The Lakers' woes aren't funny though. Plenty has changed since the Lakers beat Minnesota Dec. 20, providing hope they could stay above water in the first game without Bryant because of his knee injury. The Lakers have gone 3-21 since and conceded at least 100 points for 15 consecutive games.
"We didn't compete in the first half," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said. "We're not good enough to spot them a half. Hopefully we learn from that."
The only positive element entailed Nash, whoe back felt strong enough to throw an alley-opp lob to Wesley Johnson and fight through screens. After cosnidering limiting Nash to 5- to 8-minute bursts to open each half, Nash, who likened his first game since missing the previous 39 as a rookie debut, finished with seven points and nine assists and reported his back feeling the strongest it has all season.
"I feel selfish that we lost, but I felt great just to play in the NBA again and be with my teammates," said Nash, who will sit out tonight in Cleveland for precautionary reasons. "The game didn't go as hope. But it's pretty cool to be out there."
That didn't solve the Lakers' woes, though.
The Lakers had no answer Kevin Martin (32 points) and Kevin Love (his 31 points and 17 rebounds marked his 25th game he posted at least 30 points and 15 rebunds, breaking Kevin Garnett's franchise record). One fan, perhaps mindful Love can could leave Minnesota in 2015 via free agency, pleaded, "Don't leave Kevin. Don't leave!"
The Lakers can only hope Love, a former UCLA standout, dons purple and gold. That's because the Lakers have no answer to stop the persisting losing.
"Maybe we were feeling sorry for themselves or for seeing their buddies go down," D'Antoni said. "But there's no excuse. It can't happen."


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Monday, May 16, 2011
Ice Age 50 Mile Ultramarathon
We were a group of four traveling to Hustisford Wisconsin. Bill offered to drive us, we had a 'cabin' for the weekend on Lake Sinissippi for free. Our weekend cost was going to be minimal. We were able to fit all of our gear into the back of Bill's Toyota Prius, I had my cooler between Alicia and I.
Our drive down was fun, joking and telling stories on the way. While Matt and Bill navigated the way to our destination Alicia and I just sat back and enjoyed the ride. We almost stopped to visit an establishment called Cruisin' Chubbies. We decided against it.
As we approached the cabin we all had our mouths wide open as we took in the view. Our 'cabin' was a beautiful home set upon the lake. A sweeping deck around the outside, fireplace, Jacuzzi, drive through garages, it was crazy beautiful. We felt like royalty entering the front door. Wow.
We visited and made preparations for the morning. I retired to my huge bedroom and big bed. Read for an hour and called it a day.
At 340 we woke up to ready ourselves for the day. Matt brought Peet's coffee along as well as traveler cups so we were super spoiled. A quick breakfast of oats for me and we were off to Ice Age.
We arrived the start by 515, a good 45 minutes before the race start. Plenty of time for collecting number, chip, visiting and photos. About this time I noticed that my GPS wasn't working. I had charged it on Friday but must have left it on. I like to use it, at minimum, to direct me as to when to take gels. Ugh. Matt had mentioned earlier that he wasn't going to wear his watch so let me wear his instead. It wasn't a GPS but did have a running time, I was thankful!
Before the race our RD told us that Tom Bunk was running his 26th in a row and that as a finisher Lorraine would be solo in her age group of 70+. They both finished! I ran with them for a few miles during the race and am just in awe of the two of them.
It rained and the wind was blowing like crazy all night long but amazingly the course was in pretty good shape on Saturday. I have seen it much, much worse. I enjoyed myself so much, running along the trail, saying hello and catching up to others that I haven't seen in some time.
I drank Hammer Heed from the stations and was able to pick up Hammer gels. I just love that so many races are now sponsored by Hammer Nutrition. I haven't had to haul along powder in baggies to mix my drink along the trail in quite some time. I always carry Hammergel along just in case, but took them back home with me. I was able to refill on gel at every aid station. I even tried a new flavor: Colorado Mulberry or Huckleberry. It was quite good but not as good as my favorite Espresso.
I was feeling good, running along the course at mile 13 when I felt a cramping of some sort. I had never felt it before so thought maybe it was due to nerves, breakfast, or who knows what. I continued to run along and these cramps were starting to come every 5 minutes or so. I stopped to stretch out my core, massaged my lower abs. I noticed that when I walked I didn't have cramps. By mile 15 I was starting to have some spotting. I hadn't spotted at all during my hysterectomy recovery, this was very alarming to me. I told myself I'd just run to the next aid station and drop if I was still spotting.
I walked for a while, the cramping and spotting stopped so I began to run along, feeling pretty good. At 20 miles I told Vicky and Wayne what was going on. They reassured me by letting me know they would be at the aid stations for the duration of the day. This really helped me mentally, knowing they would be there. They were crewing for Rick, who was ahead of me, as was Alicia and Matt. I figured I might as well go to the next aid station, 23.
By mile 23 the spotting was heavier and the cramping felt like contractions. What the hell? I wasn't going to chance this and end up with a big problem. There wasn't crew access at 23 so I decided at 26 I'd call it a day. A marathon is a good distance to call it a day I told myself. But 50K is better.
Well, eventually the spotting had turned to bleeding and contraction like cramps were causing a lot of pain. I told Vicky and Wayne I was finished because of this. It was the pits. I felt fine otherwise. They let me know that Bill had dropped a while back and was in the car. I collected my drop bag and did the same.
I didn't feel to bummed about dropping, I was more concerned. Once I was off of my feet and sitting the cramping began to go away. The bleeding was back to spotting. Thank goodness.
We drove to the start/finish, they dropped off Bill and I. We changed into dry warm clothing and headed off to find Alicia and Matt along the course. I really enjoyed watching the runners come through the aid station. I don't often see this side of the race. We set up at outbound mile 37/inbound mile 43. I watched many of the people that I had been running with come in and run out. Matt was coming back and looked good even though he said he was tired and felt crabby. He looked strong and fast to me. Drank a few mouthfuls of coffee and we told him we'd see him at the finish.
The clock was close to the cut off time. Rick came in only a few minutes after the cut off and Alicia a bit after that. She had been suffering a sick stomach for many miles and continued to stick it out on the trail. Amazing.
We drove back to the finish for Alicia to change and for all of us to eat. We mingled and watched the finishers come in. It was so much fun to cheer and whoop it up for them. Matt came in just after 10 hours, our single finisher in our traveling group. Way to go, Matt!
I was freezing. Even with three shirts, a sweatshirt, two jackets I was still cold. It was raining and blowing. Alicia and I went to wait in the car and just hung out, drinking the Peet's coffee that Matt brought along 12 hours ago. It was still warm. Yum!
Eventually we headed off to our house of beauty for rest and relaxation. What a nice place. We totally enjoyed ourselves before turning in for the night.
I'm feeling just fine today. No cramping or spotting. I called my surgeon and he told me that this normally takes place when one does too much too soon. He stated that he doesn't have any other ultra runners as patients, that normally too much is an aggressive walk at 6 weeks. He thought I would have felt these after effects of hysterectomy earlier, during my 1/2 marathon or 50K. He commended me for actually listening to my body and stopping when I did. I'm sure thankful that I did!
He advised me against running Bighorn but stated the Minneapolis Marathon June 5 should be fine.
8 comments:
- Matthew Patten said...
Great report and great times.
That was such a nice euphemism "tired and crabby". I think I was a lot uglier, but thanks.
I think it is impressive with what you were up against.
Thanks for the happy thoughts
- SteveQ said...
A couple of years ago, Matt and I made some comments about Cruisin Chubbies too. Too bad about the DNF, but it was the right decision. Wish there were photos to compare where you stayed and where I did - two different worlds.
- Olga said...
You did the smart thing, that would have scared me, and I am glad you stopped and it's ok now.
- Robin said...
Sorry you had to drop out but sounds like you did the right thing! There are always more races.
- Kel said...
Pretty amazing that were able to do as much as you did so soon after major surgery - you made the right call.
See you out on the trails soon!
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- Julie B said...
Hey Matt you were not a lot uglier! I just really had a great time, I don't know that I've said that when ending up with a DNF before. Maybe I'm growing up?
Steve,the 'cabin' was amazing!
Yes, Olga, you are right on.
Thanks Robin, exactly, many more races!
- Julie B said...
Thanks Kel! You are right, I'm glad to have been able to do what I have done!


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My interest in genealogy started when I was a child. My dad's mom use to tell me that the family history book had been burned in a fire, but she knew we were related to Daniel Boone. I never forgot that, nor have I ever found the connection haha. Along with doing genealogy I spend a lot of my time doing photo restorations, namely for victims of Sandy through Care for Sandy, and also of family photos that I add to the books I write on our family history.
10 September 2009
Mining Country
Once again we decided to spend a day exploring history. So we packed an ice chest and headed out. Dressed in jeans and tennis shoes for walking and exploring; our mission was to visit some near by ghost towns. Our destination was Burke, Idaho.
Burke Idaho lays in ruins. What once was a thriving rich community, though in some ways inhospitable due to the lack of room and over population of the area, not to mention the harsh winter conditions, is now reduced to rubble and empty buildings.
I couldn't resist snapping a shot of the "Ghost Town Auto." Apparently someone had a sense of humor about the state of the town.
You might want to visit Ripley's Ghost Towns. The photos on their page were taken at a much earlier date then the ones here that I just took. For instance you can see the foundations of two buildings beside the green house in the top photo, but on Ripley's the buildings are still there. Slowly the last remaining pieces of this history will be gone.
I've read a few times about the Tiger Hotel. I wished I could have seen it. It's been gone for many years, but it was one of a kind. There has never been another hotel that had a rail, a road and stream running through it's lobby. This was necessary in Burke since the canyon is very narrow (about 300 ft at center). There wasn't room for a hotel to be built off the side of the road. So they threw tradition out the window and built it over the road and the stream, and later the railroad was ran through it as well.
As you look around Burke you eventually realized that not only are the building collapsing and being reduced to rubble but so are the retaining walls. As a way to build the necessary buildings to run the mine and housing for the miners, retaining walls were built up and down the canyon. This allowed for more level building ground on which to build. Now in many areas of the canyon all you see are logs sticking out of the side of the mountain as they decay in the summer sun and harsh winter snows of this area.
We first got side tracked in Wallace, Idaho before we went up to Burke. Though we have been here many times we had never gotten the chance to go through the Sierra Silver Mine Tour. It was well worth it. The children even enjoyed the history lesson on mining. On the tour the guide did point out the famous Nine Mile Cemetery outside of Wallace. Unfortunately we didn't have time to go back up the hill and see it later. It will have to be another trip and another excuse to go up there again.
You can see the whole family here in front of the Silver Mine and below is a photo of our fabulous tour guide. With a sense of humor he took us through the mine and showed us the harsh conditions and hard work these men and women go through to get our precious minerals and stones out of the earth. It certainly isn't a job I would want to do.
I couldn't resist sharing this photo of my husband and kids playing in the sand. I don't know who was having more fun him or her.
Posted by Untangled Family Roots at 8:17 AM
Labels: Burke Idaho, Idaho history, Wallace Idaho
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- Desiree Marie... said...
How fun! I so love this blog and being able to keep up with you and your wonderful family. Thanks for letting me in to you family time.
Love and Miss you terribly,
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Flynn-Burhoe, Maureen. 2000-2007 ongoing. "Inuit Social History."
Flynn-Burhoe, Maureen. 2003. Locating The 'Participatory' In Research And 'Research' In The 'Participatory' Comprehensive Exam I Submitted to Ph.D Committee Members:Rob Shields, Andrea Doucet, Marybelle Mitchell April 22, 200.
Abstract:This is a reflexive, exploratory paper on the intellectual journey involved in investigating Participatory Action Research (PAR) as a methodology for my PhD project on communal memory and missing archives as reflected in the visual arts in Nunavut. This topic forms the context and therefore the limits of my survey. The 1990s have been called the decade of Participatory Action Research (PAR). Collaborative and participatory approaches are highly recommended in research with Inuit, First Nations and Metis communities. Rapid structural changes in Nunavut are creating a dramatic shift in social dynamics, in the Territorial North in general and in Nunavut in particular (Hicks and White 2000a; Mitchell 1996), which unsettle the concept of "communities" and therefore the geography of PAR approach. In the three decades since PAR became implanted on the research landscape, the social sciences have experienced a series of crises (Denzin and S. Lincoln 1998: 13 – 25): a crisis of representation, a crisis of identity and a linguistic turn (Geertz 1983; 1988; Marcus and Fischer 1996 [1986]; Sahlins 1972). Partly in response to this, there has been a plethora of literature on qualitative research and cultural studies, feminist and post-colonial theory, and on themes such as, civil society and post-development. This body of literature clarifies and uncovers ontological, epistemological, methodological, rhetorical and axiological assumptions of PAR (See Table 2). This diverse and potent body of literature disturbs and enriches the PAR landscape. In this paper, I examine a renewed PAR with a greater emphasis on axiological underpinnings that are relevant to the specific context of my work with an Inuit art knowledge community.


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PORTSMOUTH/HAMPTON — The Shared Ministry of Christ Episcopal Church, Portsmouth, and Trinity Episcopal Church, Hampton, has announced its Holy Week and Easter Schedule.
On Palm Sunday, March 24, the Liturgy of the Palms will be offered, beginning with the Blessing of the Palms and Procession, in each church. The 8:45 a.m. liturgy will be at Trinity Church, 200 High St., Hampton; the 10:30 a.m. service will be at Christ Church, 1035 Lafayette Rd., Portsmouth.
On Maundy Thursday, March 28, the Liturgy of Maundy Thursday, with the washing of feet, the commemoration of the Last Supper, and the stripping of the altar in preparation for Good Friday, will be celebrated at Christ Church at 7:00 p.m.
On Good Friday, March 29, the Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday will be offered at Trinity Church at 7:00 p.m. The St. John Passion is read, and Solemn Collects prayed. The service concludes with the Solemn Veneration of the Cross.
On Saturday evening, March 30 at 7:30 p.m., the celebration of the Resurrection begins with the Great Vigil of Easter, a dramatic service that abounds in ancient imagery. The New Fire of the Resurrection is lit, biblical stories of creation and redemption are told, baptismal vows are renewed, and the first Eucharist of Easter is offered. Christ Church will serve as host for this dramatic service.
On Easter Day, March 31, two festive celebrations of the Holy Eucharist are planned. The first, at 8:45 a.m., will be held at Trinity Church. At the second, 10:30 a.m. service, at Christ Church, a full choral Eucharist will be celebrated.
More information may be obtained by accessing the church web sites: www.christepiscopalchurch.us or www.trinityhampton.org
DOVER — Everyone is invited to the Awakening Church Easter Service at the Seymour Osman Community Center on Easter Sunday, March 31, at 10:30 AM. There will be a FREE hot breakfast at 9:15 AM and a FREE Easter egg hunt for the children at 9:45 AM. Come and experience the forgiveness and freedom from sin found in Jesus Christ this Easter. The Osman Community Center is located on 40 Hampshire Circle in Dover, NH 03820. For more information visit http://www.tacnh.com/ or call Pastor Chris Dubois at (603)866-1579."
STRATHAM — You are invited to attend our Easter Breakfast on Sunday, March 31. Breakfast will be served from 9:15 to 10:30 am There is no charge. Services immediately following at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 8 Winnicut Road, Stratham. Call (603) 778-7002 or visit our website www.cornerstonebaptistchurchnh@.com.
NEWINGTON — The following is the schedule of Holy Week and Easter activities for the Newington Town Church and the North Star AME Zion Church, Newington.
Maundy Thursday, March 28: 7:30 PM Communion & Tenebrae-Service held at the Newington town meetinghouse.
Easter Sunday, March 31st- 6:30 Sunrise Service (next to the town tennis courts) followed by Breakfast at the Town Hall; 10:00 AM Celebration of the Resurrection in the Meetinghouse,
The Rev. David Slatter and the Rev. Jeff McIlwain will conduct the services.
HAMPTON — The public is cordially invited to share in the Holy Week events at Hampton United Methodist Church, 525 Lafayette Rd. (Rte.1), Hampton, NH., Rev. Dr. Steven Notis, Pastor. Child care for 3 and under; handicapped accessible; hearing devices available. Office 926-2702, M-F 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m./ www.hamptonumc.net
Palm Sunday, March 24th, there will be two services, 9:00 & 10:45 a.m., with distribution of Palms at each. A "Loaves & Fishes" Soup Sale to benefit the discretionary fund will be held after each service.
Maundy Thursday, March 28th, there will be a service of Holy Communion in the sanctuary at 7:30 p.m.
Good Friday, March 29th, "The Labyrinth" will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to all who would like to prayerfully take its journey. At 7:30 p.m., in the Sanctuary, there will be a "Stations Of The Cross Tableaux", a live reenactment of the fourteen stations that depict the last hours of Jesus' passion on his way to Calvary. Our choir will add to the poignancy of the program.
Easter Sunday March 31st, there will be a 6:15 a.m. Ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service held at North Beach (across from 18th St.) followed at 6:45 a.m. by a Sunrise Breakfast served at HUMC by the Men's Club - All Welcome; free-will offering. Easter Worship Services in the Sanctuary at 9:00 and 10:45 a.m
SANBORNVILLE — The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist in Sanbornville announces its schedule of Holy Week services for 2013.
St. John the Baptist is an inclusive Episcopal Church that welcomes all people. The church is located at 118 High Street.
For more information about the schedule of services or the parish, please call 522-3329.
Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, March 24
8:00 AM: Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist Rite I (spoken service — no music)
10:30 AM: Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist Rite II
Holy Tuesday, March 26
7:00 PM: Stations of the Cross – a devotion of pilgrims to Jerusalem who offer prayer at a series of places traditionally associated with Jesus' passion and death.
Holy Wednesday, March 27
7:00 PM: Tenebrae – In Latin "Tenebrae" means "darkness" or "shadows".
This service provides an extended meditation upon the events in Our Lord's life between the Last Supper and the Resurrection.
Maundy Thursday, March 28
7:00 PM: Liturgy for Maundy Thursday, Foot Washing, Last Supper and Stripping of the Altar.
Good Friday, March 29
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon: Altar of Repose – "They went to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, "Sit here and pray.' And Jesus said to them,' I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and keep awake." (Mark 14: 32,34) Come and be with Our Lord offering up your prayers during His Passion.
12:00 Noon: Ecumenical Service
7:00 PM: The Liturgy for Good Friday Homilist – The Rev. Sue Poulin.
The Feast of the Resurrection – Easter Sunday, March 31
8:00 AM: Holy Eucharist Rite I (spoken service - no music)
8:45 AM: Parish Breakfast (All welcome!)
10:30 AM: Festal Holy Eucharist Rite II
Please visit our web site at http://www.stjohntb.org/
SANFORD —All are welcome to attend Holy Week and Easter Sunday services at St. George's Episcopal Church, located at 3 Emerson Street in Sanford. Child care is available at the 10:00am services. Services are as follows: March 24, Palm Sunday at 8:00am and 10:00am , March 28, Maundy Thursday at 7:00pm, March 29, Good Friday Noon and 7:00pm, March 30, Easter Vigil 7:00pm, March 31 Easter Sunday 8:00am and 10:00am, an Easter egg hunt to follow after the 10:00am service. The Rev. Cn Susan M. Murphy, Rector. For more information call 324-8119 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit our website at www.stgeorgesanford.org.