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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Friday, October 20, 2006
Whitcomb's Boy Toys
Consider this "Jon Whitcomb's Page" from the February '53 issue of Cosmopolitan: its kind of amusing that Whitcomb went to the trouble of hiring all these different models to pose for him. When you look at a finished work, could you tell which guy was which, really?Of course guys only served in a supporting role to the real focal point of any Whitcomb piece (the girl) but its worth making note of because, as the most visible women's magazine illustrator of the time, Whitcomb was a powerfully influential force on a generation of female magazine readers. His interpretation of the ideal male lover was almost certainly co-opted by thousands (millions?) of young girls and women across America.
Or maybe its entirely coincidental that the generation of American females that grew up in the 40's and 50's started buying their daughters millions of Barbie and Ken dolls in the 60's.
Finally, here's one really unusual piece: one of the latest I've ever come across by Whitcomb, its from 1960. Its unusual for many reasons, not the least of which is the detailed environment - something Whitcomb rarely got involved with. As well, it seems to be painted on canvas with oils or acrylic; again, not typical for Whitcomb. The people are shown in full figure, very unusual for the king of the "big head" school of story illustration. But the most unusual thing about this piece is the uncanny resemblance the man bears to Jon Whitcomb himself. I think the artist painted a self-portrait here! For a 54 year old man, he looks surprisingly...cute.
All of today's scans can be seen at full size in my Jon Whitcomb Flickr set.
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- Anonymous9:11 AM
Great post, today, Leif!ReplyDelete
The "Playboy/Plumber" piece is definitely on canvas, and you're right about the composition. It looks very much more like something McGinnis would compose for the magazine illos he did, with the full figures and detailed background. I think by around 1960 there was a definite move from "big heads" to "scenic" illustration.
As with most artist of that period, I always wonder what happens when their spotlight fades. Are they already at the age of retirement, or are they forced to find other, more "stable" work in an ever changing market.ReplyDelete
The fear is always been out of work. But being out of work and out of "style" is a whole other matter.
Thanks for the great Jon Whitcomb posts. Will you be doing one on another "big head" artist, Coby Whitmore?ReplyDelete
Speaking of "big head" art, how popular was that term? I had the chance to help interview Alex Toth before he died and I mentioned "big head" art and he had no idea what I was talking about ( that is, he knew the art, but never before heard it referred to as "big head" art )
Thanks for your great comments guys!~ReplyDelete
Joe; I'm not sure what the move was around 1960, except away from illustration in general. I don't have many 60's magazines but they consistently have only atiny fraction of illustration - maybe 3-10 pieces throughout, including ads - compared to 50's mags. Its sad really...
Shane; With the rise of paperbacks, many magazine illustrators made a pretty smooth transition out of magazines. Others went west to enjoy a semi-retirement painting cowboys for the "fine art" market. If Whitcomb didn't blow the money he made in the 50's he could easily have retired comfortably on that, plus, remember he was a principal in the Famous Artists School. I've read that group of 12 all enjoyed tremendous wealth from the success of the school.
Benton; I think that term is bandied about more among today's students of the history of the period than by those who experienced it first-hand. They were also known as "clinch" artists. ;-)
What an amazing thing that you got to meet and interview Alex Toth!


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Greenwich boys swim team wins 43rd FCIAC title in 44 years
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GREENWICH -- When the Greenwich High School boys swimming team began Thursday night's FCIAC championships by winning the 200-yard medley relay in a conference record time it was a prelude of exciting accomplishments to follow for the Cardinals.
Senior standout Alex Lewis set two individual records for Greenwich, which broke four overall in cruising to yet another convincing FCIAC championship. Winning seven events, Greenwich amassed 512 team points and continued its dynasty, capturing the FCIAC title for the 43rd time in 44 years.
Staples placed second (327), followed by Darien (288), Wilton (244) and New Canaan (197.5) before a large crowd at Greenwich High.
"It was a wonderful performance by our team in so many levels," said GHS coach Terry Lowe, who has guided the Cardinals to all of their titles. "From the records set to the personal-best times some of our guys swam, it was a great meet. Our leaders on the team to the youngest swimmers all rose to the occasion."
Lewis was named the Swimmer of the Year for winning two individual events in record-setting fashion and for turning in such an outstanding season. Greenwich opened the meet in style. The 200-yard medley relay team of Jack Montesi, Iain Edmundson, Lewis and Ed Moss won the evening's first event in a meet record time of 1 minute, 35.27 seconds. Wilton was second in 1:40.13, followed by Staples (1:40.16) The previous record in the event was New Canaan's 1:37.27 finish in 2009.
"Winning that first relay served as a catalyst for us," Lewis said. "It gave us a lot of momentum right away and put us in good shape for the rest of the meet. Tonight, we all did everything we were capable of doing and really performed at a high level."
The Wreckers followed by receiving a first-place finish by Jonathon Blansfield in the 200-yard freestyle. Blansfield touched the wall in 1:43.22 and Norwalk's Anthony Dell'Isola was the runner-up in 1:45.60. Benjamin Nussbaum placed third for Ridgefield in 1:48.84.
"This was my last time swimming at FCIACs, so I wanted to swim well tonight, help my team and make the night special," Blansfield said. "Our team did great tonight, the whole year has been such a great success for us."
Said Dell'Isola: "I did really well tonight, breaking two personal records in the 200 and 500 freestyle. This was a really fast meet with some great swimmers, so it's a good way for us to prepare for the state finals."
Nussbaum paced Ridgefield throughout the evening with strong performances in the relay and 500 freestyle as well.
"A lot of our swimmers did well tonight in what was such a competitive meet," Nussbaum said. "I'm pleased with how the 200 freestyle went for me. There are so many great swimmers in each event here, so I just tried to get my best times."
Junior Thomas Dillinger gave Greenwich its second record of the meet, winning the 200 individual medley in 1:50.85. Daniel Williams of Staples was second and Edmundson took third for the Cardinals. Dillinger broke New Canaan's Christian Higgins' record time in the 200 IM of 1:53.53 in 2009.
"In the 200 I was going after the record," Dillinger said. "I was hoping to swim a 1:50. We're still a couple of weeks away from the State Open, so right now we're really starting to push ourselves."
The Cardinals went 1-3 in the 50-yard freestyle. Moss posted a winning time of 21.36. Tommy Kealy of Wilton finished second, followed by Greenwich's Julian Fraser. Lewis then followed with a record-setting performance in the 100 butterfly. Opening a lead during the second lap and extending it in the third, Lewis won the event in an FCIAC record finish of 49.04. Dan Madwed of Westhill/Stamford set the previous mark (50.45) in 2009. Thomas Kealy of Wilton was the runner-up, followed by Montesi of Greenwich.
"I am swimming the 100 freestyle during states, so that was the last time in my high school career that I competed in the butterfly," Lewis said. "I was happy to finish it off with a victory."
In the 100 freestyle, Thomas Dunstan of New Canaan had a first-place finish in 46.91. Moss of Greenwich was second (48.17) and Michael DeLuca of Staples had a third-place finish.
Blansfield claimed the FCIAC record in the 500 freestyle in 4:35.35. Dillinger touched the wall second in 4:39.31. New Canaan's Stefan Pla won the breaststroke title in 1:00.66. Edmundson was the runner-up (1:00.92) and Christopher Woods of Staples took third (1:01.17). Pla's victory marked the ninth time in 10 years the Rams won the conference title in the breaststroke.
"Pla has been doing it for us all year," New Canaan coach David Fine said. "It's nice for our team to keep that breaststroke title. Dunstan is a talented swimmer he has also been leading us all season."
Westhill/Stamford coach Rick Lewis was proud of his squad's overall effort.
"It was a really good meet for us," said Lewis, whose squad placed 10th. "We went into the meet just expecting to improve our times since we're such a young team and we went out there and had a bunch of best times."
Blansfield successfully defended his title in the 500 freestyle. He touched the wall in a record time of 4:35.38, but he outdid himself Thursday, swimming a 4:35.35.
"Our team has improved so much this year," said Staples coach Frisk Driscoll, who received the FCIAC Coach of the Year Award Thursday night. "We had our best regular season in years and tonight, our top guys once again really stepped up."
After the Cards won the 200 freestyle relay in 1:27.06, Lewis established record No. 4 on the night for the team, taking the first-place medal in the 100 backstroke in 50.77. He set the previous mark in the event last season (51.65). Montesi placed second (51.87), Wilton's Bobby McDowell was third (53.37) and Greenwich's Andrew Stotesbery took fourth.
Greenwich's foursome of Ben Wurst, Stotesbery, Dillinger and Lewis put the finishing touch on the victory, winning the 400 freestyle in a time of 3:13.59.
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... I do when I am procrastinating. Like right now.
- Stare into nothingness (I do this. A lot. #weirdoalert)
- Excessively cuddle the boys. Case in point -
|Dusk's "HELP MOMS GONE ROGUE AGAIN" expression
- Write silly things.
- Make lists.
- Watch a new series. Ended up watching TVD season 1 - season 5 in two weeks. Please do not judge me, I was undergoing serious TV series withdrawal because I had nothing to watch, and also, Ian Somerhalder is fucking beautiful. (Needless to mention, he gets a million addition likes for the fact that he is an animal activist and has an adorable Scotch-lookalike boy called Moke. Aww raised to infinity yes?)
|So. Hot.
- Remind self that hot men will come and go, but Jensen Ackles' eyes will be greener than ever & he will always be the original A-bomb.
- Re-watch old TV series. Ahem-Supernatural-Ahem.
- Get a sudden spurt of creativity. Get crafting.
- Browse through college pictures and get nostalgic.
- Invent scenarios about possible futures.
- Wikipedia random shit.
- God help me if I get on Listverse....
- Eat like a crazy person. Does binge eating have a nice-sounding disorderly name?
- Read depressing news, watch depressing things, despair about the worthlessness of life (I am not kidding, if I get on the bad side of the internet, especially where puppies are dying, I cry. For hours..)
- Read amazing news, watch inspirational videos, get freakishly happy about the prospect of being alive (If I get on the good side of the internet, I end up creating something beautiful. Usually a happy list or art..)
- Clean the house like it is Diwali. It's not my fault, its my mothers genes.
- Get an insane desire to call people I haven't spoken to in a while
- Spend resultant next couple of days doing planned lunches, dinners, movies and unplanned hangovers
- Take a long bath. How this helps is beyond me.
- Secretly drink wine & smoke up while taking said bath.
- Despair about how so much time has got wasted and now I do not have enough left to do the work I was supposed to.
P.S.: My mother once told me how if I would apply as much grey matter to studies as I did for things that had zero value in life, I would become really famous and earn a shit load of money. She lost me at studies.
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CH2M HILL Polar Resources Readies for Busy Season of Research Support and Alternative Energy Development
CH2M HILL Polar Services (CPS), logistics provider to NSF's arctic research program, is busy supporting 2009 summer fieldwork. Projects on the CPS roster continue to be largely multi-institutional, international in scope, and focused on understanding the Arctic as a system. In addition to research support, CPS has several renewable energy projects planned for the 2009 summer; these projects continue work with NSF to reduce the impact of research on the fragile polar environment.
Approximately 135 research projects are currently slated to receive CPS services in the Arctic: 61 in Alaska, 56 in Greenland, 13 each in Canada and Russia, 3 in Iceland, 2 in Norway, and 9 in the Arctic Ocean and surrounding seas. These numbers are similar to those from 2008, with a small dip likely in the number of projects based in Greenland and on the Arctic Ocean and a significant bump—almost 40%—in the number of projects based in Russia. This year, NSF also increased CPS' responsibility for support to projects in Barrow, Alaska, where researchers on up to 40 NSF projects are expected to conduct fieldwork.
In early 2009, CPS supported a number of research teams working in remote Alaskan camps—a lake methane study led by University of Alaska's Katey Walter was a major early season effort. In March, CPS staff traveled to Shishmaref and Nome on Alaska's Seward Peninsula where they gathered assorted camp and project gear before traveling on snowmachines to Walter's research site at Cape Espenberg on the northern peninsula. The research team followed several days later. They worked for three weeks in the area, surveying and collecting methane samples from bubbles trapped in frozen thermokarst lakes and drilling lake sediment cores for study.
This NSF-funded project is international both in terms of its participants and its field locations. In addition to the Alaskan field work, a research team that includes Italian and German scientists will travel this summer to Chukotka, in far eastern Russia, to conduct similar studies based out of the Northeast Science Station at Cherskiy. Walters' research will compare results from Alaska and Russia to better understand the quantity of methane stored, the process by which it is released from these thermokarst lakes, and to predict the impact of the release as permafrost continues to thaw under a warming climate.
In addition to providing logistics support to a variety of research efforts, CPS has several experimental renewable/alternative energy projects planned this season. Around mid-June, CPS technicians will implement a cutting-edge alternative energy project at Imnavait Creek in northern Alaska. This site hosts a suite of monitoring instruments and experiments for the Arctic Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) site at Toolik Field Station and a related Arctic Observing Network (AON) study of landscape-level carbon, water, and energy balance (see Witness Winter 2008/2009). The Imnavait Creek site needs a reliable year-round energy supply to power autonomous instruments, as well as a reliable communications link for massive data storage and transfer capabilities.
The new experimental system that CPS is deploying in mid-June adds a methanol fuel cell to an existing solar photovoltaic (PV) system. The fuel cell will power the communications link, which sends data once daily via broadband satellite to servers in California. In addition to overcoming the seasonal limitations of solar PV, fuel cell technology has potential for broader applications in polar research environments, as the power comes without electromagnetic noise and emissions that can interfere with some sensing instruments.
In addition to the new integrated power and communication system at Imnavait Creek, CPS engineers will also test lightweight, portable PV systems, being developed by project partners at Ascent Technologies, Inc., at the site. These systems could potentially be used by researchers who seek light yet rugged and quickly deployable power sources to run laptops and other devices in the field. A portable PV unit will receive trial use in Greenland and Alaska so CPS can evaluate its functionality under varied polar conditions.
At Summit Station on the Greenland ice cap, engineers will test solar thermal systems deployed on the exterior of a mobile science facility. The small building can be configured for a wide variety of research uses and towed to satellite research sites on skis. By utilizing the abundant solar energy available during the polar summer when this facility is in operation, CPS expects the thermal systems to reduce the electric heater power draw by up to 75%.
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Defend You - Silverstein
I'm lying down
and you can't see why
I've gone to sleep
Try to relate
can't give in to your temptations (temptations)
All your hopes and dreams,
washing away silently
forget everything you taught me (you taught me)
when I looked up to you
Fall to your knees
and give up your aspirations (aspirations)
falling to your knees
So how can you expect
me to just close my eyes
and forget your mistakes?
defending you is getting
harder everyday, day
I'm breaking down
the ending's near,
the final call to make it through (make it through)
you'll choose
try to relate, forget everything
you taught me (you taught me)
when I looked up to you
I'll look inside myself for strength
like a million times before
You'll never let it in because
I know you said
I know you said
I know, I know, I know, I know
Fall, how can you let it go? (let it go)
how can you be this way?
I'll never forget (never forget)
where I come from, where I've been
I'll never become you
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Candy Filled Yarn Eggs are a delight for children, who wonder at how the candy could possibly be inside such a pretty treasure. Adults love figuring out how you made them, but love getting the candy out as well. Your secret is how easy they are to make!
Candy Filled Yarn Eggs ~ Simple and Beautiful
With a few simple items, you can make Candy Filled Yarn Eggs for your Easter celebration. They are a great way to use up scraps of yarn, embroidery floss, or string that you don't want to throw away. I always have bottles of half full glue saved from years of sending new ones at the beginning of the school year. Water balloons make the perfect frame for your eggs, stuffed with small, wrapped candies.
Don't Limit Yourself to Candy Filled Yarn Eggs
Make up a few Yarn Eggs in a variety of colors to fill bowls to make beautiful eye-catching decorations for the spring. You can even put them around the house, tucked on bookshelves and window sills as sweet little reminders of Easter and Spring. For an all-year decoration, make them from round balloons and decorative colors that match your home. You can leave a bowl of them out, or string them like garland around doorframes or mirrors. At Christmas, make them into ornaments for the tree.
Water balloons
Yarn scraps
White glue
Small wrapped candies
Stretch out the balloons a little bit and fill with the candies before blowing up and tying off.
Pour glue into a small bowl and pull the yarn through it to wet it. With your fingers, squeegie the excess glue off the yarn. It should be pretty wet, but not dripping.
Wrap it around the balloon, in every direction, making sure to leave an opening large enough that you can prick the balloon and pull it out. Continue to run the yarn through the glue as you get to dry sections.
Once the balloon is wrapped as you want it, set it aside to dry. This could take a day or two, depending on your yarn.
When the yard is completely dry and stiff, pop the bottom of the balloon. If it wraps around your candy, simply snip it in the middle with small scissors. Pull the balloon out and you have a beautiful little egg filled with candy.
Candy Filled Yarn Eggs as Gifts
These Yarn Eggs make for a wonderful craft for kids that they can give as gifts. Let them get all gluey and wrap the yarn. It's good fun that's easy to clean up, and the kids can be proud of their art. Grab the balloons and candy and make some Candy Filled Yarn Eggs today!


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For a long time now I always have to refresh the board before the new threads and posts are visible. I never had to do that in the past. It's just a minor inconvenience but the board might be improved if people didn't have to take that extra step. I don't know if anyone else has the same situation--?
There seems to be a problem with duplicate posts showing up too, apparently when the poster hasn't clicked Submit twice.
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From the pleasant and quaint experiences of a small town to the serious and sophisticated happening of a big city…here's a small sample of some of the events and activities during May 2012 in St. George, Utah and Surrounding Areas.
Dino Days in Dixie 2012, April 30-May 5
Here comes Dino Days in Dixie, celebrating the 12th year since the discovery of these remarkable tracks! They will have a new Special Display "Where Do Dinosaurs Get Their Crazy Names?" A Grand Opening will be held on May 1st, there will be fun and games every day that week, new children's play area, and maybe a surprise newcomer to the museum! Build a "new" dinosaur on the magnet board, create new dino names, or decipher the coded names in the exhibit. 10am-6pm, $6 Adults, $3 children, 2180 East Riverside Drive, 435-574-3466
Ancestor Square Concert Series, every Thursday
7pm-8:30pm FREE, Sit near the rippling brook on the green facing the old Jail House patio, with the aromas of Italian, Mexican and Tai food wafting through a soft evening breeze as you sit back and enjoy the original tunes of new SUSWA songwriters and performers. Bring your blanket/lawn chair and come and enjoy the evening. (Just one block from Best Western Coral Hills) 2 West, St. George Blvd. 435-674-1674
"CLASS" performed at Kayenta Outdoor Theater, May 3-5
Enjoy this talented troupe of players performing "CLASS". Tickets $15, From Best Western Coral Hills turn right on St. George Blvd, proceed to and turn right onto Bluff Street and go west on Sunset Blvd through Santa Clara until it becomes Hwy 91. Follow the signs to Kayenta. Turn right and drive one mile. 435-652-8318
International Star Wars Day, May 4th
May the forth be with you! Check out our block for a great summary of one of the Star Wars episodes thanks to LEGO Club TV.
St. George Ironman 2012, May 5th
Saturday May 5th The last year of a full St. George Ironman. Touted as possibly the most challenging Ironman course in the world beginning in 2013 the new course will become an Ironman 70.3. The finish line is only three blocks away from the Best Western Coral Hills.
Cotton Days 2012, Washington City, May 5-12th
Come celebrate 155 years of Washington City with weeklong activities and events. The Cotton Days parade will be Saturday, May 12th at 9am followed by the Cotton Fest at the city park.
See our Cotton Days Blog for more information.
Ivins Fitness Festival 2012, May 5th
Located at Unity Park and designated viewing area for the bicycle portion of the Ironman St. George. The Fitness Festival will include an area to view the riders with music, food, youth activities and vendors from 9am to 3pm at 400 South 200 West, Ivins, Utah
Cinco de Mayo, St. George 2012 (May 5th of course)
Located only three blocks away from the Best Western Coral Hills celebrate with all the music, food and dancing. This family event takes place at the Catholic Church parking lot from 10am – 8pm at 157 North 200 West. St. George.
Waste Water Treatment Plant Tours, May 8
Ever wonder about how our waste water is processed and treated? What is done with it? Where does it go? This extensive tour will educate and show you those poecesses. 1pm – 4pm, FREE, 3780 S 1550 W, Bloomington. Take Exit 4 off I-15 to Pioneer Rd South-take a Right onto Man-of-War and cont. to S Bloomington Rd-turn left and follow to 1550 W and turn left-cont to 3780 S and turn Right. Treatment Plant will be at the end of the road. Julie 673-3617
Brian Regan at Tuacahn, May 10-12
LOL (Laugh out loud) with Brian Regan at 8pm. Brian has become so popular he now has three performance dates to choose from. If you are in the area do not miss this opportunity to enjoy this most talented comic. Performing at Tuacahn: 1100 Tuacahn Drive, Ivins, Utah. Tickets are $34.50-$44.50. www.tuacahn.org or 435-652-3300
Culinary Water Plan Treatment Tours May 11
Ever wonder about how our drinking water is processed and treated before it reaches our homes? This extensive tour will educate and show you those processes. 9am-1pm every half hour, FREE. Just off Highway 9, Take exit 16 off I-15 to Hwy 9. Watch for Quail Creek Reservoir Sign and turn left. Julie 435-673-3617
Southwest Symphony Orchestra, May 11-12
Presenting "From Bach to Broadway" at 7:30pm at the Cox Performing Arts Center, located on the Dixie State College campus at 325 S 700 E, St. George. Tickets are $15. To purchase tickets online or learn more about the Southwest Symphony Orchestra go to www.southwestsymphony.org or call 435-652-7800
5th Annual New Visions Art Show and Sale, May 11-12
This year's New Visions Annual Art Show will feature more than 30 acclaimed artists participating in the art show, sale, and "Quick-Draw" painting event. The show and sale will take place noon-8pm on May 11th and 8am-4pm, May 12th with a silent auction at 2pm at the Santa Clara Town Hall, 2603 Santa Clara Drive, Santa Clara. Call 435-313-5008
Crown Fighting Championships, May 12
St. George Utah's Premier MMA event, showcasing St. George's local professional & amateur fighters pitted against Utah and Las Vegas's finest. 7pm-10pm, Dixie Center 1835 Convention Center Drive. Tickets $20-$40, www.crownfights.com
Foundation of DRMC Evening "Classic" 2012, May 16
Open to the public, this annual fundraiser to help fight against cancer welcomes golfers and non-golfers alike to participate in the "classic" evening from 6-10pm at the Dixie Center, 1835 Convention Center Drive, St. George. The cost is $50 per person, complimentary to those who pay the golf sponsorship fee. Call435-251-2484. Room are 20% off for those attending the event who stay at the Best Western Coral Hills from out of town.
Downtown, Ancestor Square Farmers Market
Sample, view and buy some of the locally grown food and products produced in the southern Utah area. Every Saturday 8am –noon. Only one block away from the Best Western Coral Hills at 2 West, St. George Blvd (Ancestor Square) 435-632-3721
Zion Flute Festival 2012, at Springdale, May 17-19
A celebration of life, music and beauty at the 8th annual Zion Flute Festival at 118 Lion Blvd, Springdale, with evening concerts at the O. C. Tanner Amphitheater in Springdale. Entrance is $5 for the festival, $25 for the evening concerts. Children are free. www.zionflutefest.com has more information.
What Women Want Expo 2012, St. Goerge, May 18-19
On May 18th, 10am-8pm and May 19th 10am-pm find out all the latest and greatest stuff at the annual What Women Want Expo 2012. Located at the Dixie Center, 1835 Convention Center Drive, St. George, just 3 miles and 7 minutes from Best Western Coral Hills. Tickets are $5 at the door or $3 if purchased in advance at The Spectrum newspaper office at 275 East, St. George Blvd (Just one block from the Hotel).
Or you can always purchase online at www.whatwomenwantexpo.com. 435-674-6244
The Thomas Brothers, May 18-19
From Branson, MO to Las Vegas, NV, the Thomas Brothers are a class act; voices with style, beauty and richness True Entertainers. Enjoy music of the 40s, 50s, the best of Broadway, Gospel and Country! Ross and Rhett are currently performing their own show in Europe on the Windstar cruise line, and you still see them with the Osmond Brothers on tour. Before joining the Osmond's, the Thomas Brothers enjoyed Headlining at the Music City Centre in Branson, MO.
The Thomas Brothers career has taken them to over 30 states and 13 countries on land and sea. From the Everly Brothers to Broadways Phantom of the Opera, this duo speaks variety, professionalism and true showmanship! Bringing the best of their careers together, this brother team connects with their audience through music, dancing and laughter. Enjoy the best of theatre, just outside of the Beautiful Zion National Park.
7pm-9pm, $15 Adults, $10 Child, 897 Zion Park Blvd, Springdale, Utah, www.thethomasbrothers.com
SG Triathlon, May 19
Sprint, Olympic & Kids Triathlons, Overall, Age Group, Clydesdale, Athena & Relay Divisions, USAT Sanctioned / Certified Race Director, Accurate Chip Timing, The first of 2 events in our Twin Tri Series, FREE post-race meal & massage! No Park Entrance Fees on Race Day! No Registration Transaction Fees! FREE Race! 7am until 1pm, Hurricane, Utah$70-$90, http://bbsctri.com/sg-tri
WCBRA Barrel Race, May 22
Washington County Barrel Racing Association, 6:30pm-10pm, 5500 W 700 S, Hurricane, From I-15 take exit 16, travel east on SR 9 and turn right at 5300 West. Dana Hulet 435-632-0745
NBHA Barrel Race, May 26
Barrel racing in conjunction with the National Barrel Horse Association. 7pm-10pm. 5500 W 700 S, Hurricane, From I-15 take exit 16, travel east on SR 9 and turn right at 5300 West. Janie Johnson 435-674-5524
St. George Events in May 2012
From the pleasant and quaint experiences of a small town to the serious and sophisticated happening of a big city…here's a small sample of some of the events and activities during May 2012 in St. George, Utah and Surrounding Areas.


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The day was both warm and cool, a July afternoon with clouds, no clouds and then clouds once more. A soft breeze feathered over my head from which I had shaved all the hair, once a more brilliant red than yours.
We faced off that day around a small, green table on the patio of the Boulder Cafe—green, like the very soul of the earth. The occasional distraction of firecrackers, like bursts of ancient gunfire, unsettled me: How gay and loose people had become, I mused, yet still so distant the point of perfect joy.
Strange the clarity with which these words, so long asleep, now sing within me, and this desire to return there now in the physical with the head from the ale still clinging to my lips, the youthful tempers of two sisters swelling like storm clouds.
"One day, Lenis," I said with such cockiness, "Omega Point will arrive, as sure as the scent of choke cherry in the spring. And, like a hound of spring, I'll be there to break open the buds with my fingers, to inhale, indeed to become the fragrance itself.
"Vera," you pleaded, "there's nothing wrong with venturing off into dreams, so long as they're round trips. Are you listening to me?" You paused, piercing my eyes with yours. "Your life is here with me—your family."
"I'll not back down," I said. "I've come too far. I'll have my Omega Point!"
Your hair was the red of Irish anger. You had tied it back with the engraved silver clasp—my gift for your thirtieth birthday. So beautiful you were that day, so hesitant.
"It's unproven," you argued, "pure theory, speculation originating from a French priest hunting the phony bones of Piltdown man in the deserts of China. Not even that," you continued. "It's folly to doggedly pursue this insane, supposedly mathematical theory that if life began with a Big Bang—an Alpha Point—then, it will also end at a single point."
"This Omega Point;" you said, "this single, omniscient cell—playing God is what you're talking about, becoming capable of re-creating life elsewhere in the universe after the earth crumbles apart from instability. You're a cosmologist trained in the pure sciences, Vera, for God's sake! For most people of above-average intelligence, this twentieth century theory was never more than a source of amusement. Your acceptance of it, quite honestly, is not near amusing.
You pounded away. "Even if there were an Omega Point, it's simply unnatural for you to cheat death and leapfrog ahead! Is our world so inhospitable that you want to just pass it by like some mere road sign on a celestial highway? Won't you stop to smell the roses?"
"The technology exists," I countered. "Unlike before, we can now be preserved indefinitely. We, Lenis. You can come with me. The inner chamber is basic cryogenics, time and again proven successful. The outer skin is synthetic spider silk, soft as cotton, strong as steel and proven capable of enduring broad swings in temperature change. The skin is enriched with a rare kind of bacteria from lake bottoms—ninety-five percent efficient in capturing light. Perfect for enhancing the solar cells that fuel the cryogenics for years and years . . . and years."
"At Omega Point," I concluded, "when humanity merges with the divine, then I'll awaken from my chrysalis. The years I spend asleep will pass like mere seconds. Technology will bear me over the sea of time as on the back of the golden, winged ram—Chrysomallus.
"Vera," you said passionately, your ale turning warm and flat. "You're my little sister. We're blood. Blood, Vera! Doesn't that mean a damn to you? You're already asleep and dreaming with all of this mythological Chrysomallus nonsense. This is 2023! A time for joy, and peace and family. Our time! Please? Our parents are gone. Too young they were gone. You're all I have!"
I stood firm. "Lenis, I'll not back down."
"Do you realize what you're asking?" you shouted, drawing glares. "You want me to bury you alive! To seal you away in some cryogenic chamber, away from my eyes for the rest of my life. What could you possibly be thinking?"
Glimpsing my reflection in her moistening eyes, I paused. "I'll not back down," I repeated, softly. "I have friends," I said. "They'll set me up at the location I've chosen in the mountains. Come with me to Omega Point. There's still time. I'll take care of all the arrangements. Lenis, please?"
"You're on your own," you said, your words like thunderclaps at my heels. "You're on your own."
It was the eugenics-crazed Irishman George Bernard Shaw who once said: "When you are asked, 'Where is God? Who is God?' stand up and say, 'I am God and here is God, not as yet completed, but still advancing toward completion, just in so much as I am working for the purpose of the universe, working for the good of the whole of society and whole world, instead of merely looking after my personal ends.'"
I was after completion all right, but too zealously after my personal ends. I confess this to you now, Lenis, although far too late in this mad game, for you've been long dead. I carved away too much of your life and too much of my own . . . as if I were God himself. And for what? For some non-existent seed of hope lying somewhere beyond the seal of this self-imposed, cryogenic tomb; this merciless darkness; this stinging chill; those rumblings outside; these tortuous, razor-sharp memories that I would now happily direct to my burning wrists if only it were—
Those rumblings outside? So stupid. So completely stupid. The time was to pass like mere seconds with no tortuous memories, no awareness of the darkness, no stinging sensation of chill and no outside rumblings. The cryogenics are failing! They must be failing, and I must be awakening. But, to what? My death? In my mother's name, what've I done? Is someone out there who will free me? What are those rumblings . . . growing louder? Those cracking sounds . . . at this, my tomb—
And I felt . . . as if gentle hands lifted me forward by my tiny feet. Suddenly, Lenis, you were in me, and I was in you. Our parents were in us, and we were in them.
And the small, green table along with every grave ever dug into this so-wounded earth had burst into tiny dust particles, hurtling outwards into the boundless universe. In the beginning, at Omega Point, the one so impatient to be among the first . . . was the last.
by S.A. Bort / 29 July 2013 (originally 19 February 1997)
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My writing has always been rooted more in romanticism than realism, and I'm not ashamed of that in the least bit.
I have always thought the world of Vance, and I treasure his insights into my humble attempts at fantasy and science fiction.


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Gunmen attacked a major police station near Nigeria's capital Monday that holds members of a radical Islamist sect, freeing prisoners and killing two police officers in the latest assault on the nation's beleaguered security forces.
The attack on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad's station near Abuja came as the death toll for suicide car bombings Sunday at a major military base rose Monday to at least 30 people killed, a hospital official said. While the sect known as Boko Haram has yet to claim the attacks, both strikes bear similarities to other assaults carried out by a group the Nigerian government seems unable to stop.
The attack on the police station began around 2 a.m. Monday, with a "large number" of gunmen killing the officers and allowing about 30 prisoners inside the facility to escape, federal police spokesman Frank Mba said in a statement. Two suspected gunmen were arrested after the attack and 25 of the prisoners have been captured, Mba said.
Authorities said none of those who escaped were terrorism suspects and that the five still at large were being held on suspicion of being armed robbers.
An investigation into the attack has begun, Mba said, while the nation's top police commander has ordered "water-tight security around all government and police-related facilities nationwide."
The robbery squad's station has come under international scrutiny after Amnesty International published a report this month describing the facility as a former slaughterhouse where chains still hang from the ceiling. Amnesty's report, which included allegations of Boko Haram suspects being abused and held indefinitely without charges, estimated more than 100 suspected sect members are held at the station. At the time of the report's release, police officials said they would investigate Amnesty's claims.
Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is sacrilege" in the Hausa language of Nigeria's north, has demanded the release of all its captive members and has called for strict Shariah law to be implemented across the entire country. The sect has killed both Christians and Muslims in their attacks, as well as soldiers and security forces.
The group, which speaks to journalists in telephone conference calls at times of its choosing, could not be immediately reached for comment Monday.
The sect is blamed for killing more than 760 people this year alone, according to an Associated Press count. Western diplomats and military officials say the sect has loose ties to both al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and Somalia's al-Shabab, while also offering fighters to join Islamists now controlling northern Mali. That has led to worries the group will grow only more violent as time goes on.
On Sunday, the suicide bombings hit Jaji, home to Nigeria's Armed Forces Command and Staff College, one of the country's most important military colleges. While authorities initially said the blast killed 11 people, an official at the base's medical center said Monday at least 30 died from the blasts and another 45 others had been wounded in the attack. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as the military hospital bars its staff from speaking to journalists.
Brig. Gen. Bola Koleoso, a military spokesman, said he had no new information Monday about the bombings.
Despite sending soldiers into troubled northern cities, Nigeria's military has been unable to stop the attacks and has alienated locals with heavy-handed tactics and retaliatory attacks that have seen dozens of civilians killed at a time. Meanwhile, soldiers and security forces routinely have been killed in guerrilla attacks by Boko Haram.
The suicide bombings and police station attack comes after Nigerian authorities offered a total of $1.8 million in rewards for information leading to the arrest of top Boko Haram members.


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Young Players Lead U.S. Women Past Poland
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CAMPINAS, Brazil (Aug. 3, 2013) – The top-ranked U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team defeated No. 15 Poland 25-22, 25-23, 25-16 behind a trio of players competing in their first FIVB event on Saturday afternoon on the second day of FIVB World Grand Prix Pool A in Campinas, Brazil.
The U.S., the three-time defending champion of the FIVB World Grand Prix, is now 2-0 in the pool with six points. Team USA also extended its World Grand Prix win streak to 19 matches dating back to the 2011 Final Round. The Americans conclude Pool A against two-time defending Olympic Games champion Brazil on Sunday at 10 a.m. local time (6 a.m. PT). Brazil, which defeated Russia in five sets on Saturday to improve to 2-0 with five points, has finished runner-up to the U.S. in each of the last three World Grand Prix matches.
Team USA won the opening set 25-22 after breaking an 18-all tie with a 6-1 scoring run and holding on to the victory. Similarly, the U.S. broke a 21-all tie late in the second set with a 3-0 run and held on for a 25-23 victory. The Americans rallied from an 11-9 deficit in the third set and closed out the match with a 16-7 run to win 25-16.
Kim Hill (Portland, Ore.) paced the Americans with a match-high 16 points via 12 kills, two blocks and two aces. Kelly Murphy (Wilmington, Ill.) added 14 points off the bench with 11 kills, two aces and a block. Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) tacked on six kills, a match-high four blocks and an ace for 11 points. Hill and Murphy are rookies on the U.S. Women's National Team, while Gibbemeyer is seeing her first action in FIVB competition.
Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) tallied three blocks , one ace and one kill for five points. Kristin Hildebrand (Orem, Utah) downed five kills in the victory, while Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.) record four kills and a block for five points. Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) totaled three points in the victory and Christa Harmotto (Hopewell Township, Pa.) rounded out the scoring with two kills in the final set.
"Poland is a strong team, and played well today - we were just able to execute our game plan better than they were," said Hildebrand, who is serving as team captain. "I thought our block and defense did a great job... And our setters did a great job running our offense with speed, which was difficult for Poland to keep up with. I am proud of Team USA and looking forward to one more win tomorrow against a tough Brazil team."
Glass turned in 18 running sets on 66 set attempts while Jenna Hagglund (West Chester, Ohio) added three running sets. Team USA converted 38.7 percent of its attacks into kills with a .234 hitting efficiency. Glass also added a team-high 16 digs, while Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) added 11 digs. Hill tallied a team-best eight excellent receptions on 23 attempts.
The FIVB World Grand Prix is the premier annual international women's volleyball tournament. Team USA is seeking to become the first team to win four consecutive FIVB World Grand Prix titles. Since 2010, the Americans are 41-4 in FIVB World Grand Prix matches with losses only to Brazil (2012 Final Round pool play), Serbia (2011 pool play), Poland (2010 pool play) and Germany (2010 pool play).
Kiraly started Hildebrand and Hill at outside hitter, Gibbemeyer and Paolini at middle blocker, Fawcett at opposite and Glass at setter. Miyashiro was the designated libero for the match. Murphy was a sub in the first set and started the next two sets. Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.) played in all three sets as a reserve, while Jenna Hagglund was part of a double switch in the first two sets.
The Americans held a 12-5 advantage in blocks to go with a 43-33 margin in kills. Team USA out-scored Poland at the service line 6-4.
Katarzyna Skowronska-Dolata led Poland with 11 points, while Zuzanna Efimienko added 10 points.
Team USA has had a storied rivalry with Brazil with the two teams occupying the top two spots in the FIVB world ranking for the last six years. In all competitions, the U.S. has won six of its last seven meetings against Brazil with the one loss being the 2012 Olympic Games gold-medal match. However, Brazil holds a 59-40 advantage in the series dating back to 1983. In FIVB World Grand Prix competition, the U.S. has won the last three matches against Brazil, which has never lost more than three matches in a row to any opponent in the World Grand Prix (three straight losses to Russia in 1999-2000, China in 2001-2002 and Germany (2002). Overall, the U.S. and Brazil have face each other 17 times in World Grand Prix action with Brazil holding a slim 9-8 advantage in the event series.
Brazil, with a record 191 victories in FIVB World Grand Prix play, has won the event eight times including three consecutive gold medals from 2007 to 2009 before the Americans rolled off three straight titles. Overall, Brazil has reached the medal podium in 15 of 19 World Grand Prix editions in which they have taken part in. Brazil's last four defeats in the World Grand Prix have been at the hands of the United States. The last team from another country to defeat Brazil in the premier annual international volleyball tournament was Japan in the 2010 World Grand Prix Final Round.
The U.S. opened a 3-0 advantage in the first set with kills from Fawcett and Hill followed by a Gibbemeyer block. However, Poland answered with three straight to tie the score at 3-all. Consecutive Poland errors lifted the Americans in front 7-5. Gibbemeyer downed consecutive kills to increase the American margin to 10-7, only to have Poland cut the gap to 10-9. Hill followed a Poland service error with a kill to push the Americans in front 12-9. However, Poland responded with three unanswered to level the score at 13-all. Poland took its first lead of the set at 17-16 with consecutive points out of the second technical timeout. However, Murphy sliced a kill through the block, then added an ace to flip the advantage to the U.S. at 18-17 leading to a Poland timeout. Team USA rattled off three unanswered with Gibbemeyer and Hill downing kills around a Fawcett block for a 21-18 American lead. Hill tacked on a block and kill and Paolini connected on a quick kill to extend the U.S. advantage to 24-19. Poland saved three set points leading the U.S. to call timeout with its advantage trimmed to 24-22. Paolini ended the set with a kill at 25-22.
Team USA gained a 4-3 lead in the second set with kills by Murphy and Glass around a Hill block, but Poland responded with five unanswered points to take and 8-4 advantage into the first technical timeout. The Americans leveled the score at 10-all with kills by Gibbemeyer and Hill around a Glass ace. Poland answered with two quick points to go up 12-10. Gibbemeyer followed a Polish service error with a block to square the set at 12-all. Team USA gained the lead back at 14-13 with kills from Murphy and Hill, then Murphy extended the gap to 15-13 with a deep cross-court winner. Murphy and Glass put up consecutive blocks to increase the lead to 17-14. Poland sliced two points off its deficit to close to 17-16, then put up a block to tie the score at 18-all. The U.S. broke a 21-all tie with a Murphy kill and Poland error to create a 23-21 advantage. Out of a Poland timeout, Gibbemeyer served an ace to yield U.S. set points at 24-21. Murphy ended the set with a kill down the line at 25-23.
The U.S. grabbed a 4-2 lead in the third set on a 3-0 run highlighted by a Gibbemeyer block and Murphy kill. The Americans extended the lead to 7-3 with a Murphy ace and Hill kill following a Poland service error. Poland scored three consecutive points to close to 7-6. Poland squared the set at 8-all. Poland pushed to an 11-9 lead, but the USA came fired out of its timeout. Harmotto and Hildebrand scored kills around three Poland errors to flip the advantage to the Americans at 14-11. Hildebrand and Hill tallied consecutive kills to yield a 16-12 American lead at the second technical timeout. Murphy and Hill downed consecutive kills to push the gap to 19-14. Poland narrowed its deficit to 19-16 with back-to-back points. However, that was Poland's last points of the match as the U.S. rolled off seven unanswered with Hill serving two aces along with Gibbemeyer adding a block and kill.
U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team FIVB World Grand Prix Roster
# - Name (Position, Height, Spike Touch, Block Touch, Hometown, College)
1 - # Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, 10-0, 9-10, Leland, Mich., Penn State University)
2 - Danielle Scott (MB, 6-2, 10-8, 9-11, Baton Rouge, La., Long Beach State University)
3 - Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, 9-0, 8-8, Kent, Wash., University of Washington)
4 - Sonja Newcombe (OH, 6-1, 10-0, 9-10, Lake Arrowhead, Calif., University of Oregon)
5 - # Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, 9-4, 8-9, Kaneohe, Hawaii, University of Washington)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, 9-4, 8-9, Stockton, Calif., University of Southern California)
7 - # Cassidy Lichtman (OH, 6-1, 9-10, 9-2, Poway, Calif., Stanford University)
8 - # Lauren Gibbemeyer (MB, 6-2, 10-1, 9-7, St. Paul, Minn., University of Minnesota)
9 - Alix Klineman (OH, 6-5, 10-7, 9-8, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Stanford University)
10 - # Kristin Hildebrand (OH, 6-1, 9-10, 9-4, Orem, Utah, Stanford University)
11 - Alaina Bergsma (OPP, 6-3, 10-4, 9-10, Chandler, Ariz., University of Oregon)
12 - # Kayla Banwarth (L, 5-10, 9-8, 9-3, Dubuque, Iowa, University of Nebraska)
13 - # Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, 10-7, 9-10, Hopewell Township, Pa., Penn State University)
14 - # Nicole Fawcett (OPP, 6-4, 10-2, 9-7, Zanesfield, Ohio, Penn State University)
15 - # Kelly Murphy (OPP, 6-2, 10-4, 10-1, Wilmington, Ill., University of Florida)
16 - # Kim Hill (OH, 6-4, 10-6, 10-2, Portland, Ore., Pepperdine University)
17 - # Lauren Paolini (MB, 6-4, 10-5, 9-10, Ann Arbor, Mich., University of Texas)
18 - # Regan Hood (OH, 6-2, 10-3, 10-0, Dallas, Texas, LSU)
19 - Juliann Faucette (OPP, 6-2, 10-6. 10-1, San Diego, Calif., University of Texas)
20 - # Jenna Hagglund (S, 5-10, 9-7, 9-6, West Chester, Ohio, University of Washington)
21 - Cursty Jackson (MB, 6-2, 10-6, 10-2, Los Angeles, Calif., University of Arizona)
22 - # Rachael Adams (MB, 6-2, 10-5, 10-1, Cincinnati, Ohio, University of Texas)
# - Selected for Week 1 Roster
Head Coach: Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coaches: Reed Sunahara, Tom Black
Technical Coordinator: Joe Trinsey
Athletic Trainer: Jill Wosmek
2013 FIVB World Grand Prix Schedule (all match times local)
Pool A – Campinas, Brazil
Aug. 2: United States def. Russia 25-20, 17-25, 25-21, 25-12
Aug. 2: Brazil def. Poland 21-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-20
Aug. 3: Brazil def. Russia 26-28, 26-24, 25-19, 22-25, 15-8
Aug. 3: United States def. Poland 25-22, 25-23, 25-16
Aug. 4: Brazil vs. United States, 10 a.m.
Aug. 4: Russia vs. Poland, 12:30 p.m.
Pool B – San Domingo, Dominican Republic
Aug. 2: Czech Republic vs. Puerto Rico 25-14, 25-20, 25-18
Aug. 2: Serbia def. Dominican Republic 25-13, 25-20, 25-16
Aug. 3: Serbia def. Czech Republic 28-26, 25-18, 25-23
Aug. 3: Dominican Republic def. Puerto Rico 25-14, 26-24, 25-21
Aug. 4: Serbia vs. Puerto Rico, 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 4: Dominican Republic vs. Czech Republic, 5 p.m.
Pool C – Ankara, Turkey
Aug. 2: Turkey def. Algeria 25-13, 25-18, 25-15
Aug. 2: Japan def. Thailand 25-19, 25-17, 25-21
Aug. 3: Japan def. Algeria 25-10, 25-8, 25-8
Aug. 3: Turkey def. Thailand 25-23, 26-24, 25-22
Aug. 4: Thailand vs. Algeria, 2 p.m.
Aug. 4: Turkey vs. Japan, 5 p.m.
Pool D – Macau, China
Aug. 2: Netherlands def. Cuba 25-20, 25-14, 25-11
Aug. 2: China def. Bulgaria 25-13, 26-24, 25-23
Aug. 3: Bulgaria def. Netherlands 20-25, 25-15, 25-20, 25-23
Aug. 3: China def. Cuba 25-13, 25-20, 25-15
Aug. 4: Bulgaria vs. Cuba, 1 p.m.
Aug. 4: China vs. Netherlands, 3:30 p.m.
Pool E – Montichiari, Italy
Aug. 2: Germany def. Kazakhstan 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 25-17
Aug. 2: Italy def. Argentina 25-21, 25-20, 25-17
Aug. 3: Argentina def. Germany 25-23, 13-25, 18-25, 25-21, 15-12
Aug. 3: Italy def. Kazakhstan, 28-26, 25-17, 25-13
Aug. 4: Argentina vs. Kazakhstan, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 4: Italy vs. Germany, 8:45 p.m.
Pool F – Belgrade, Serbia
Aug. 9: Serbia vs. Netherlands, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 9: United States vs. Algeria, 8:15 p.m.
Aug. 10: Algeria vs. Serbia, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 10: United States vs. Netherlands, 8:15 p.m.
Aug. 11: Netherlands vs. Algeria, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 11: United States vs. Serbia, 8:15 p.m.
Pool G – Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Aug. 9: Dominican Republic vs. Brazil, 5 p.m.
Aug. 9: Puerto Rico vs. Bulgaria, 8 p.m.
Aug. 10: Brazil vs. Bulgaria, 5 p.m.
Aug. 10: Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico, 8 p.m.
Aug. 11: Bulgaria vs. Dominican Republic, 2 p.m.
Aug. 11: Puerto Rico vs. Brazil, 5 p.m.
Pool H – Plock, Poland
Aug. 9: Germany vs. Japan, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 9: Poland vs. Kazakhstan, 8 p.m.
Aug. 10: Japan vs. Kazakhstan, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 10: Poland vs. Germany, 8 p.m.
Aug. 11: Kazakhstan vs. Germany, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 11: Poland vs. Japan, 8 p.m.
Pool I – Hong Kong, China
Aug. 9: Turkey vs. Argentina, 6 p.m.
Aug. 9: China vs. Czech Republic, 8:30 p.m.
Aug. 10: Turkey vs. Czech Republic, 1:15 p.m.
Aug. 10: China vs. Argentina, 3:45 p.m.
Aug. 11: Argentina vs. Czech Republic, 1:15 p.m.
Aug. 11: China vs. Turkey, 3:45 p.m.
Pool J – Ekaterinburg, Russia
Aug. 9: Italy vs. Russia, 5 p.m.
Aug. 9: Cuba vs. Thailand, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 10: Thailand vs. Russia, 5 p.m.
Aug. 10: Cuba vs. Italy, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 11: Russia vs. Cuba, 5 p.m.
Aug. 11: Italy vs. Thailand, 7:30 p.m.
Pool K – Almaty, Kazakhstan
Aug. 16: Cuba vs. Brazil, 3 p.m.
Aug. 16: Kazakhstan vs. Netherlands, 6 p.m.
Aug. 17: Brazil vs. Netherlands, 3 p.m.
Aug. 17: Kazakhstan vs. Cuba, 6 p.m.
Aug. 18: Cuba vs. Netherlands, 3 p.m.
Aug. 18: Kazakhstan vs. Brazil, 6 p.m.
Pool L – Bangkok, Thailand
Aug. 16: Thailand vs. Puerto Rico, 4 p.m.
Aug. 16: Germany vs. Russia, 6:30 p.m.
Aug. 17: Russia vs. Puerto Rico, 2 p.m.
Aug. 17: Thailand vs. Germany, 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 18: Puerto Rico vs. Germany, 2 p.m.
Aug. 18: Russia vs. Thailand, 4:30 p.m.
Pool M – Sendai, Japan
Aug. 16: United States vs. Czech Republic, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 16: Japan vs. Bulgaria, 6:15 p.m.
Aug. 17: Japan vs. United States, 12:30 p.m.
Aug. 17: Czech Republic vs. Bulgaria, 3:30 p.m.
Aug. 18: Japan vs. Czech Republic, 12:30 p.m.
Aug. 18: United States vs. Bulgaria, 3:30 p.m.
Pool N – Wuhan, China
Aug. 16: Serbia vs. Poland, 4 p.m.
Aug. 16: China vs. Argentina, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 17: Argentina vs. Serbia, 4 p.m.
Aug. 17: China vs. Poland, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 18: Poland vs. Argentina, 4 p.m.
Aug. 18: China vs. Serbia, 7:30 p.m.
Pool O – Kaohsiung City, Chinese Taipei
Aug. 16: Italy vs. Algeria, 3 p.m.
Aug. 16: Turkey vs. Dominican Republic, 6 p.m.
Aug. 17: Algeria vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
Aug. 17: Italy vs. Dominican Republic, 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 18: Dominican Republic vs. Algeria, 3 p.m.
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Speaker: Sharks Dine Out on Christchurch's Red Zoners
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Nice piece, Mike! I think you've captured the dilemma that many of us Red Zoners now find ourselves in...
Somehow, the Australian government forced insurance companies to rebuild homes on new land after the 1989 Newcastle Earthquake but 'little' New Zealand is being held to ransom by Corporate America and Europe.
Perhaps the Aussies weren't quite so desperate for big daddy's approval.
The comparison with the Newcastle quake is interesting, as it's a similar-sized city to Christchurch. Unlike Christchurch there was one large quake, followed by a single aftershock. Perhaps the most significant difference, from an insurance point of view, is that no real requirement for earthquake resistance has since been incorporated into local building codes, and none of the damaged areas have been declared off-limits for rebuilding.
Joe Wylie, in reply to
Perhaps the Aussies weren't quite so desperate for big daddy's approval.
The advantages of a bit more critical mass, and ongoing risk assessment based on different conditions?
It's a horrible state of affairs Mike, and there's little comfort to be drawn from knowing that a significant number of those currently in the orange and white zones will eventually find themselves in a situation much like yours.
Since the announcement of the "package" Brownlee has shown a maddening tendency to traipse behind events. It's insulting to people in your situation to be invited to present your ideas for a rebuilt Christchurch when your life is unravelling. There's a nasty feeling that if something doesn't happen soon CERA may prove a poisoned chalice for Roger Sutton.
Don't worry, Labour is going to help you by exempting you from CGT for 5 years!
Seriously though, it is an awful situation that is going to lead to windfall gains for city-margin landowners.
How about... the government appropriates the land from property developers and exchanges like for like with Red Zoners?
The property developers know this and have begun to buy up land.
Im just shaking my head in disbelief.
Our options in the Red Zone are these:
(d) Shift away from Christchurch?
I think I fully understand that not being an option for many, though.
Red-zoners - effectively refugees in their own country.
Who owns the Red Zone now?
Kumara Republic, in reply to
Who owns the Red Zone now?
"Commercial sensitivity. We could tell you, but then we'd have to kill you."
Great piece. We are in the "orange but going to turn red" zone and will be facing this ourselves in the coming months. The rest of the country really needs to pay close attention to what's going on here.
be tough with the insurance companies
The problem is that philosophically Brownlee and the National party don't believe that it is appropriate to "be tough with" a big business.
Big Businesses are the very definition of what they believe is the right way to do things. Hard nosed bargaining that screws over ordinary folk is to be admired. It is the ordinary folks own fault for not having better lawyers. It is that very shark like behaviour that they believe is of benefit to New Zealand in the long run.
Similarly the property developers are the kind of people they believe are good for the New Zealand economy and so hindering them in any way is bad for New Zealand. Self interested go-getters are good.
It's very hard to argue with such an irrational belief structure, However, they do admire good lawyering.
Lilith __, in reply to
(d) Shift away from Christchurch?
And go where? Somewhere cheaper? Oamaru? Invercargill?
Great piece, Mike, I hope the govt realises this issue isn't going to go away. I think CERA using its powers to acquire substitute land is the best idea*. Otherwise so many homeowners in the Red Zone just won't have anywhere to go.
*Presumably they can recoup some of this cost when currently Red Zoned land is remediated and sold, a few years down the track.
Lilith __, in reply to
they do admire good lawyering
As someone observed in another thread, when the engineers have declared red zones in some of the expensive hill suburbs, then the fancy lawyers will be out in force.
National will do what they always do, let the "free Market" sort it all out. Can't you just feel that invisible hand between your butt cheeks?.
The Red Zone needs more than National throwing money at it and leaving people to the market. Gerry's response to this article is in the mainland news. Unbelievable and you all need to read it. Basically he says 200000 mortgage is nothing for folk only like paying rent!!! He said this and My tax is paying him.
Thanks for feedback folks. Lawyers would be out in force if these districts had more folk 'well heeled". And is it just me thinking.....The East Red Zone is Red...and will account for little this election!!!
Islander, in reply to
Do you have a site ref for that please MikeC?
MikeC, in reply to
Hi. Only in hard print at mo but will try get editor to email me copy and post
Islander, in reply to
Thank you!
Rent and be at the mercy of the landlord sharks
Perhaps landlords in Christchurch are a nasty bunch but this is probably overstating it a little. Remember what got these people into trouble is having all their wealth (actually more than that with the mortgage) tied up in a single, immovable asset which despite their best efforts (insurance) was vulnerable to being badly hurt.
Part of the solution might be higher density, cheaper to rent units/flats rather than attempting to re-house everybody on a 1/4 acre section. But I suspect that people (potential tenants and NIMBY neighbours) will reject this option.
Should be be encouraging poor and retired people to invest all their money in over-priced housing?
Joe Wylie, in reply to
Perhaps landlords in Christchurch are a nasty bunch but this is probably overstating it a little.
Like all generalisations it's a bit of an overstatement. I know of someone who's had to relocate recently thanks to quake damage, and their new landlady's a real angel. For people in Mike Coleman's position though, being beholden to any landlord represents the loss of the security that they've striven to achieve and insured in good faith to retain.
Unfortunately Gerry Brownlee and Roger Sutton don't address any of Mike's concerns in today's CERA media briefing. Brownlee has mercifully dropped the residual swagger he displayed at the time of his appointment as Earthquake Recovery Minister, though lesser figures haven't been above a bit of pointscoring.
CERA chief Roger Sutton is offering the My Housing Options Expo at the end of the month. I imagine that those who are still coming to grips with the realisation that their full home replacement policy has vanished into a convenient loophole will be a tad underwhelmed at the prospect of further discussing their situation with industry reps in an expo venue.
It is simple. We talked about it earlier. Prevent the selling of empty sections within 50km of the Red Zone by no more than a percentage of the 2007 rateable value per year from now. Lets say 20% as a quickie guess.
David Haywood, in reply to
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Or, as someone just suggested to me in person, freeze the land values at their February 21st asking price and treat any subsequent price rises as profiteering.
Not necessarily endorsing this idea (I haven't had time to think through the consequences) but it would appear to have some virtues.
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Averting another Foley affair
Isn't it nice when a congressional leader does the right thing?
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington regularly condemns politicians for disgraceful conduct. It is a rare day when we can praise someone for getting it right. Today is one of those days.
Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) may be ranting to anyone who will listen that House majority leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) forced him out of Congress because he voted against health care reform. But the truth is that Hoyer stood up against sexual harassment of staff members.
In early February, a top Massa aide sought advice from Hoyer about how to handle allegations that Massa had sexually harassed one of his male aides. Hoyer told him to turn the information over to the House Ethics Committee — or Hoyer would report the allegations himself. The staffer told the ethics panel and was interviewed twice by investigators, who also interviewed other top Massa aides.
Contrast Hoyer's conduct with that of many members of Congress in another recent scandal. In October 2006, we learned that Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) had been preying on teenage pages. It came out that a number of members and top-level staff had known of Foley's behavior at least as early as the previous spring, but had done nothing.
Even the head-in-the-sand House ethics committee could not avoid concluding that House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL), majority leader John Boehner (R-OH), Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-N.Y.), Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La), Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) and Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.) all knew Foley had sent inappropriate emails to pages. But they failed to either attempt to stop Foley or refer this to the ethics panel.
The ethics committee found that neither the Boehner nor Reynolds, then head of the National Republican Campaign Committee, "showed any curiosity why a young former page would have been made uncomfortable by emails from Rep. Foley." In yet another example of stupefying inaction, the Ethics Committee found no one had violated any House rule — not even that requiring members to "conduct themselves in a manner that reflects creditably on the House."
The American public knew better, and was outraged to discover that elected leaders had put politics ahead of children's safety. The Foley matter was just the last straw in the Republicans mounting ethics woes – after the fall of former majority leader Tom DeLay and the revelations about Jack Abramoff and his congressional cronies. Voters returned control of the House back to the Democrats that November.
Yet, this did not have to happen. If the Republican House leadership had acted when the emails surfaced, Foley could have been pushed out, but the seat would likely have remained Republican.
Hoyer's conduct looks even more honorable considering that Massa's district has a decided Republican tilt and the Democrats are facing an increasingly tight midterm election. Control of Congress may be up for grabs.
So, a cover-up – not without its own risks – might have been better for the Democratic majority. Nonetheless, when confronted with an ugly set of facts, the majority leader took appropriate action, setting in motion a chain of events likely to turn the seat Republican.
Since the harassment charges first came to light last week, Massa's response has been nothing less than schizophrenic.
First, he adamantly denied the allegations admitting only to "salty language." Last weekend, he confessed to wrongdoing and said he had no defense to the charges. He now claims he is being pilloried for making a single inappropriate remark while tousling a staffer's hair at a wedding.
Incomprehensibly (yet creatively), he argues that he was set up because of his no vote on health care reform, which has turned him into the latest conservative darling. It defies credibility, however, to think one of Massa's own aides would approach the majority leader of the House over nothing more than one suggestive remark.
Massa may have thought resigning would end this matter and save him and his family further embarrassment. Now that he claims to be the victim of a Democratic conspiracy, however, the ethics committee should immediately issue a report laying out all the facts.
Then maybe Hoyer can be recognized for refusing to allow outrageous congressional conduct go unchecked.
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To get you to come in, Hunter is offering a pretty cool deal: bring in your old spices, trade them for her new ones, and you'll get 30 percent off. Dish smelled a few of these remarkable spices, and compared to that old jar of curry or thyme you probally have at home...well, it doesn't even compare.


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Matthews Talks, MLB Walks?
On a day where the major national news story was the release of e-mails between the White House and the Justice Department which seem to prove that United States Attorneys were hired or fired based on their loyalty to the Administration, Gary Matthews Jr. finally issued the long-awaited statement regarding his alleged involvement with human growth hormone.
Is there a link between the two news stories?
Perhaps it's not quite as far-fetched as you might think.
Put on your tin-foiled hat and play along.
You may not know that Angels owner Arte Moreno is a major fundraiser for President George W. Bush. So it's not much of a stretch to think he knows how to get hold of Karl Rove or any other politcial operatives in the White House, especially if it's to collect on a long-overdue favor.
Moreno has been pressuring Matthews to make some sort of public statement about the news report that Matthews' name was one of many athletes and celebrities who allegedly ordered HGH from a Mobile, Alabama lab. The transaction allegedly occurred in August 2004, when MLB had not yet banned HGH, and reportedly Matthews had a prescription. The investigation by the Albany NY D.A. revolves around the physicians who issued these prescriptions; New York state law requires a physician to examine the patient before issuing the prescription.
Despite no evidence at all that Matthews had committed a crime, Moreno "promised" the press he'd resolve the matter by Opening Day. He let it leak that he'd hired attorneys looking for a way to revoke Matthews' contract or otherwise punish him should Matthews refuse to come forward.
Matthews responded by hiring a lawyer. And recently he hired a second lawyer, Harold McGuire, who according to the Times is "a former federal prosecutor who represented the players' union in winning a $280-million settlement from major league owners in 1990, as compensation for collusion in bidding on free agents."
When I read the McGuire story this morning, it occurred to me that Matthews would seek that kind of backup only if he thought he needed firepower to go toe-to-toe with Major League Baseball. Moreno trotted out Commissioner Selig last Saturday who stated that he supported Moreno 100%.
We know that MLB is very nervous about any governmental investigation of baseball and illegal drug use, having narrowly skirted Congressional action after the testimony by Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro et al. A pledge by Selig to voluntarily enact stronger drug testing avoided the possibility of Congress voiding baseball's unique exemption from monopoly laws, if not worse (e.g. governmental regulation of the sport's drug testing).
So what ties Matthews, Moreno and Selig to the brewing Justice Department scandal?
It's a January 20, 2003 document sent to all U.S. Attorneys (those would be the political appointees hired and fired by the Administration) called the Thompson Memorandum.
In short, the Thompson Memorandum says that if a private business under governmental investigation compels one of its employees to give testimony even if it incriminates the employee, the government can go easy on the business itself when it comes to filing charges.
According to a December 5, 2006 article in the New York Law Journal, to circumvent the Fifth Amendment the government can employ a private business on its behalf to compel an employee into self-incrimination. That's why the Thompson Memorandum is so controversial, because it was an attempt by the Bush Administration to do an end-run on the Constitution. If government investigators can't compel someone to give testimony incriminating himself, have his employer do it.
So now we have the spectre of Arte Moreno, a loyal Bush supporter, trying to coerce an employee into making a public statement regarding a criminal investigation.
How about that.
And even though Moreno says he's satisfied, according to the Times the commissioner said his office "is still investigating the matter," and a MLB spokesman said "baseball could not rule out any suspension of Matthews under its drug policy."
In fact, the Mobile, Alabama lab where Matthews allegedly ordered the HGH is under investigation by the U.S. Attorney in Mobile, according to ESPN.com reporter Mike Fish. "A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney in Mobile has said a federal investigation of Applied Pharmacy remains ongoing, even while the district attorney in Albany has moved forward with indictments. The warrant issued for the August search, as well as the documents and property seized, remain under seal in Mobile district court. A federal grand jury in Mobile convenes later this month."
Hmmm … So Matthews could already be the target of a U.S. Attorney investigation — an attorney appointed by the Bush Administration.
Some people have written on bulletin boards that if Matthews has nothing to hide, he has no reason not to make a statement.
But it's not that simple.
For openers, let's start with obstruction of justice, which is broadly defined as any interference in the administration and due process of law. Let's say that Matthews' statement, while sincere, inadvertently contained a false statement that one could argue was intended to lead investigators astray. Could one of those "loyal" U.S. attorneys bring obstruction charges against Matthews?
That might be enough to give Moreno — or the commissioner — what he needs to suspend Matthews, or even break Matthews' contract, even though I'm sure the players union would fight it.
You can take off your tinfoil hats now.
There's no evidence any of this is actually going on, but the scenario is at least possible, if not plausible.
Just because Matthews got a big fat contract doesn't mean he gave up his rights when he signed. There's no monetary limit, high or low, in the Constitution when it comes to protecting your rights.
For those who have failed to learn from history, go watch on DVD the excellent film Good Night, and Good Luck about the Joe McCarthy hearings and how CBS News finally showed the guts to stand up to him. That probably wouldn't happen today, since networks' news divisions are now part of the bottom line and are expected to produce a profit. Corporations like Viacom, NBC/Universal and Disney don't want to invite governmental investigations as it might cause their stock values to drop, so they think twice about challenging the all-powerful. And don't get me started on Fox News, whose president Roger Ailes was a longtime Republican political consultant and helped run presidential campaigns for Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
So in an era when we can't count on the Fourth Estate to be our watchdog, we're left only with ourselves. And our lawyers.
If Matthews broke the law, I'm all for justice being done. When I was in law enforcement decades ago, we had a saying — "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time."
But any conviction should come through due process, and a respect for constitutional rights. That's my beef with what Arte Moreno did. There was no reason for him to drag this out in the press. Maybe he thought he would somehow save face. But the story would have died a couple weeks ago if he hadn't hired lawyers, started issuing ultimatums through the press, and brought in the commissioner. That was overkill, and it served no purpose other than to pressure Matthews into giving up his rights under duress.
And that was wrong.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Sports News
Railers set for showdown with versatile Spartans
By Justin Tierney
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[December 14, 2012]
A week after a frustrating loss
to a talented Jacksonville squad on a last-second shot, the Lincoln
Railer basketball team and their fans would probably enjoy an easier
assignment this weekend.
Instead, the Railers take to the road to face
another of the Central State Eight conference's best teams,
Springfield Southeast. The Spartans enter the game with a record of
5-1 and a 2-0 mark in conference play. Lincoln is 5-2, with a 1-1
mark in conference play.
Southeast is led by two familiar faces at guard: Herman Senor and
Jagger Anderson. Senor and Anderson have played critical roles for
the Spartans since their freshman seasons, when they each hit big
shots to lead Southeast to a sectional victory over Lincoln in 2010.
Senor has also been a thorn in Lincoln's side on the football field;
the starting quarterback and kicker hit a game-winning field goal in
the final seconds to defeat the Railers at Handlin Field this
But, much of their success this season can be attributed to the
improved play of 6-foot-8 center Jalen Henry. Henry enters the game
averaging nearly a double-double, with 13.2 points and 9.7 rebounds
per game. Anderson and Senor average 18.0 points per game and 16.7
points per game, respectively.
Lincoln coach Neil Alexander described Southeast as a versatile
team that can play almost any brand of basketball without problems.
"They can beat you a lot of different ways, and they can beat you
any style you want to play also. That's one thing that makes them
unique," said Alexander. "They can compete against teams that run up
and down the floor, and they'll compete against teams that want to
slow it down. They'll play any style really well. They're really
well-coached and their kids really know how to play."
Another indicator that the game could be close? Lincoln and
Southeast share Cahokia as a common opponent. The Railers fell to
Cahokia 56-51 during their Thanksgiving tournament. A week later,
the Spartans met Cahokia and lost 63-60.
Railers get No. 4 seed in Collinsville tourney
Friday's contest is the first of a potential three meetings
between the Railers and Spartans. The two teams will meet at Roy S.
Anderson Gymnasium on Jan. 26 but could also face off at the
Schnucks Holiday Classic in Collinsville later this month.
Pairings for the annual tournament came out this week.
Lincoln earned the No. 4 seed, while Southeast was seeded third.
Another Central State Eight rival, Chatham-Glenwood, earned the
No. 2 seed, while Belleville East, led by University of Illinois
recruit Malcolm Hill, was given the No. 1 seed in the
tournament. Only the top four teams in the tournament are
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Lincoln's first game in the tournament is set for Dec. 27 at 1
p.m., when the Railers take on Oakville, Mo.
Alexander said he felt fortunate to be seeded in the tournament,
especially after last week's loss. But the coach also cautioned
against overlooking Oakville.
"I thought it was a pretty good favor, really. I thought if we
won the game Friday night, we'd have a shot at a pretty good draw,"
said Alexander. "It didn't work out that way, so I think we got
pretty lucky to be seeded.
"I'm not sure Oakville is a good draw. I saw where they beat
McCluer North the other night, and McCluer won the tournament a year
ago. I'm not sure how good of a draw we got, and being the No. 4
seed makes people want to beat you. We just have to be prepared."
Crimson flashback
Last week's heartbreaking loss to Jacksonville on a buzzer-beater
was eerily familiar for Alexander.
In their opening regional game of the 2000 IHSA tournament, the
Railers lost to Jacksonville on a buzzer-beater at Roy S. Anderson
Gymnasium as well.
Last week's game-winner from Crimson forward Blake Hance came
from nearly the same spot on the floor.
"A lot," said Alexander when asked if he'd thought about the 2000
buzzer-beater at all this week. "I still don't know where we were at
(last Friday). I think we left the gym at halftime. The (2000 shot)
was more on the wing.
"But the bottom line is, you can't put yourself in the situation
where it comes down to the last-second shot. When you're up 10, and
you don't score in the fourth quarter when you're up by eight, it
really sits with you. It did this week."
[By JUSTIN TIERNEY]
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