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A very emotional week has just ended for Montpellier both on and off the park, Eric Bechu passed away last Tuesday morning after a long and serious illness, and the following Thursday his funeral, a very sad period for all concerned at the club, players, staff and supporters all needed a time of reflection. Our sincerest condolences go to his family… The final pool 6 H Cup game against the leaders, Toulon was scheduled for a very wet and windy Saturday afternoon. The club advertised a full house of well over 14,000 supporters who also came to say their last farewells to the clubs coach Eric Bechu, this they did with great dignity, most of them all dressed in something white. The atmosphere was electric Toulon had come to seek points to establish a home 1/4 final tie, Montpellier were trying to qualify for their first ever H Cup ¼ final spot. Emotion was running high but Montpellier needed more than that if they were to win this extremely difficult game.
The players needed to put aside their emotions for 80 mins. and concentrate on the game, something never easy when the coach they all respected was no longer present. Somehow the players grew in stature for the next 1/2hrs they came onto the park with faces of only concentration and to do the job in hand, dismantle Toulon in every quarter of the game.
From the off Montpellier showed just how they could tackle, every hit was massive, the opposition players were getting smacked backwards time and time again, and when the home side had the ball they were swift and relentless in attack In fact after a Jonnie Wilko penalty in the first 5 mins Montpellier struck back immediately, after good work by the forwards, Francois Trinh-Duc through out the perfect pass with both centres running lateral dummy runs Zou (Combezou) took the ball the hole was there and over the line he went, first try to Montpellier, which Little Big Man (Paillaugue) added the extras. Montpellier 7 Toulon 3.
This was Montpellier's game they were all over Toulon and the flying Fijian was very unlucky not to grab a Trinh-Duc cross kick to go over and then minutes later created a little magic of his own only to be denied by Armitage as he dived over the line trying to ground the ball, another escape for Toulon, but 3 more Paillaugue penalties put Montpellier in front at the pause 16-3.
The second half was much of the same, pure dominance by the home side, the aggression in the tackles, the discipline throughout the park, and at the break down Montpellier was just at their very best. Toulon did not have anything to offer every time they had possession they were knocked back, pummelled, and then knocked back again, and all this in front of nearly 15,000 ecstatic supporters who never ceased throughout the match to encourage and cheer on their heroes. The icing on the cake came on the 47th minute, a loose ball was hacked on by Jimmy Nagusa, various players tried to gather in vain but a certain Benoit Paillaugue did get his hands on the ball with the line 5mts away over he went, UTOPIA !!!!! and this man of small stature but massive heart did not forget to tap the armband the players were wearing and everyone knew what that was all about !!! Montpellier 23 Toulon 3. That was where the scoring ended but Montpellier continued their act of courage right to the final whistle and nobody moved in the crowd until the Lap of Honour had been finished.
Eric Bechu said before the Top 14 final in 2011 against Toulouse," vous pouvez faire quelque choses d'exceptionnel" (today you can do something exceptional) that day they narrowly lost but today they did what the coach had asked for, a fitting tribute. ERC Man of the Match was Benoit Paillaugue but that was because one player had to be named (he did deserve it) but everyone on that park today was proud to be there, they played their hearts out, leaving blood and guts along the way, but they all played for the one person no longer with us.. R I P Eric Bechu.
Steve Whittell.
Pitch side interview with Jonnie Beattie.
Steve Whittell: Jonnie that was some match, with all the emotion today a difficult task for the boys but they were up for it?
Johnnie Beattie: Yes a difficult situation and of course the emotions were running high but we still had a massive task in hand and everybody played their hearts out today, and it was for one person who's courage and enormous respect we have, Eric, this was our tribute for a great great man, who had been coach at this club for the last 3 seasons and will be sadly missed, but a first ever for the club, a H Cup ¼ final place which will probably be against Clermont.
Steve Whittell: I think that even in the scrums Eric was giving you a helping hand!!
Johnnie Beattie: Without a doubt he was there with us before and during the game, and will be looking over us for eternity, the way the boys performed today was a fitting and very special tribute to a wonderful man whose name will be remembered at Montpellier forever.
Steve Whittell: Thank you Jonnie go join the rest of the boys you need to be together as a team tonight..
Interview by Steve Whittell.
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Even in a great collection of Civil War artifacts, the gold pocket watch owned by legendary Confederate Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson would be ranked as a treasure.
So would Southern cavalry commander J.E.B. Stuart's 6-shot, .36-caliber Navy revolver — not to mention an iron pike commissioned by fiery abolitionist John Brown with the intent of arming his hoped-for slave insurrection.
In a new exhibit at the Hampton History Museum, however, these landmark objects from the Virginia Historical Society take on second lives as storytellers.
Jackson used his watch to time his famously fleet-of-foot troops, for example, insuring they got the hourly breaks that helped them move with such unexpected speed — earning them both Confederate admiration and Yankee fear as "Jackson's foot cavalry."
"It all starts with the object," says historical society exhibit coordinator Andrew Talkov, talking about the development of the Civil War 150th anniversary show "An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia."
"We wanted to tell the story of the Civil War through its impact on the everyday lives on the people who experienced it here in Virginia — and the best way to do that is through objects, pictures and documents that can take you there."
Unveiled at the society's Richmond galleries in February 2011, "Turning Point" will appear at the Hampton museum in two consecutive parts, the first of which focuses on the ways in which the war was waged.
Artifacts play a major role in telling such stories as the role of maps in Jackson's legendary Shenandoah Valley campaigns. But visitors will also find themselves learning about the conflict and its causes through video, audio effects and computer interactives.
In "Why Did the Civil War Happen?" for example, a dramatic series of photographs, artwork and maps appears on a touch-activated screen, mixing with political cartoons, newspaper clippings and spoken quotations to quickly yet dramatically review the tensions that erupted long before the war started.
Another monitor enables visitors to not only pick out specific Virginia battles but also see how the resulting causalities were distributed in both Federal and rebel units as well as individual states and counties.
Soldiers from both sides encountered such violence during the 1864-85 Overland Campaign around Richmond that some 70,000 men fell wounded or dead in 39 days.
"I had seen dreadful carnage in front of Marye's Hill Fredericksburg," Confederate Brig. Gen. Evander M. Law wrote, describing the Union losses at the Battle of Cold Harbor.
"But I had seen nothing to exceed this. It was not war; it was murder."
Personal stories help make that unimaginable slaughter become real.
The first amputee of the war, for example, was James E. Hangar of Churchville, whose dissatisfaction with the primitive prosthetics of the day led him to whittle barrel staves into a much more functional version of his own.
By 1919, the enterprising inventor of the "Hangar Limb" had opened branch offices in London and Paris as well as Atlanta, Philadelphia and St. Louis. The company he founded is still in business 151 years after the Civil War started.
Union surgeon Alexander Augusta, in contrast, was one of 15,000 doctors who combined to conduct an estimated 60,000 amputations. The Norfolk native was also the first of eight black surgeons who would serve in the Federal army.
Among the most evocative of these stories is that of famed Virginia general Jubal Early, whose portrait provides the centerpiece of "Do You Know this Man?"
Though often cited for valor and his 1864 raid onWashington, D.C., Early — like many other delegates to the Virginia Convention of April 1861 — had been a strong Unionist who voted against seceding. He refused to sign the Ordinance of Secession until it had been passed by voters.
Nevertheless, Early volunteered soon after the war started. Following the South's defeat, he fled to Mexico — then returned to become a passionate advocate of the "Lost Cause."
"This exhibit encourages you to think," Hampton History Museum curator J. Michael Cobb says.
"And it provokes as many questions about the war and what it means as answers."
Want to go?
"An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia"
Where: Hampton History Museum, 120 Old Hampton Lane, Hampton
When: Through June 24
Cost: $3
Info: 757-727-1610; http://www.hampton1610.com
Also scheduled: Virginia Historical Society exhibit coordinator Andrew Talkov will talk about the making of the show at 7 p.m. Monday, April 2, at the Hampton museum.

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WATERTOWN -- One is known for his baking, the other for his dancing, but those aren't the only differences between candidates Matthew J. Funiciello and Donald L. Hassig, who are both running for the Green Party nomination in the race for the 21st Congressional District seat.
Though they have similar positions on several issues, the differences between them highlight an internal struggle in the Green Party between those who view it as a party of activists and those who view it as a pragmatic political party.
"The American political system is structured in such a way that it is difficult for an alternative political candidate to win," said Grant Reeher, director of the Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute at Syracuse University's Maxwell School.
But the Green Party has a vibrant voice in New York state and the Northeast, according to Mr. Reeher.
"The goal is not so much to win, but to shift the agenda, shift the policy process in a way that fits their agenda," he said.
To do that, the party can field both quirky and conventional candidates.
Mr. Hassig, who embraces his activist role with impromptu "environmental dances" on college campuses, falls into the former category. Mr. Funiciello, who identifies himself as a small businessman, falls into latter.
A baker with a taste for metaphor, Mr. Funiciello, who runs Rock Hill Bakehouse and Rock Hill Bakehouse Cafe in Glens Falls, speaks of his political agenda in practical terms.
"I have an alarm clock, and I use it in the middle of the night to go to work," he said.
But that alarm clock -- a term he uses allusively to connote middle class workers -- keeps getting more and more expensive, its price driven ever higher by senseless legislation and corporate greed, according to Mr. Funiciello.
The cafe is a place where people of all political persuasions gather, including tea party and Green Party members along with Democrats and Republicans, Mr. Funiciello said.
"I'm not beholden to any group," he said. "I don't care if voters like me or dislike me. I just want to have a conversation with them."
Since announcing his candidacy in February, Mr. Funiciello has attracted a fair bit of media attention, arguably more than Mr. Hassig, who drew the ire of the party in 2012 over his comments on immigration before dropping out to endorse Rep. William L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, who went on to win the election.
But Mr. Hassig also has received his fair share of recognition over the years, often involving citations or arrests for public demonstrations ranging from dancing to poetry reading.
It's a role that Mr. Hassig believes is necessary.
"Activists are what we need right now with all the problems going on," said Mr. Hassig, who began dancing several years ago on his family farm.
"Nature wants me to dance to build a better connection to her," he said.
And his dancing, while certainly out of the ordinary, has its practical purposes as well.
"It's one of the best ways to get people to listen to you," Mr. Hassig said. "I've had people come up to me and say, 'I could tell you had something powerful that you were thinking or wanting to say.'"
Mr. Funiciello's positions in media interviews are consistent: he's for single-payer health care, sustainable agriculture, a reduction in defense spending, a reduction in government regulation and an end to government policies he said unfairly favor large corporations.
Mr. Hassig's positions are not fundamentally different, though he speaks in more absolute terms, advocating free health care, free education and free organic food for all Americans.
The Green Party usually exerts more influence on the Democratic Party, according to Mr. Reeher, a theory that would seem to be in accord with Mr. Hassig's endorsement of Rep. Owens.
Mr. Funiciello called Mr. Hassig a man of principle but said that he disagreed with many of his fellow party member's positions and that he would not drop out of the race to endorse a candidate from one of the two major parties.
Mr. Funiciello and Mr. Hassig, who have agreed to a debate, though one has yet to be scheduled, will face off in the Green Party primary, provided Mr. Hassig's petitions hold up under state Board of Elections review.
Mr. Funiciello submitted 31 pages of signatures to the state Board of Elections, while Mr. Hassig submitted seven. The state Board of Elections received Mr. Hassig's petitions on April 14, three days after they were due, according to the board's website.
The Board of Elections will meet at the end of the month. There were 995 active Green Party voters as of April 1, according to the board's website. ___
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If you're a fan of legendary comedy troupe Monty Python, you've likely seen all their movies and all of the episodes of their TV show, Monty Python's Flying Circus. And if you own a boxed set of Circus, you've probably seen at least one documentary chronicling the group's origins and rise to glory. But if you're truly a fan, you can never know too much. The latest incarnation of the Pythons' life story -- subtitled "The Lawyer's Cut" -- is the end-all-be-all of Python, and has a running time of six hours. Realizing that even Pythonites have limits, IFC is breaking the film up into six episodes that they'll air over the course of the week, beginning tonight and running through the 23rd.
With new interviews with the Pythons, their associates, and the modern comedians who love them, this massive work also features pre-Python footage of the members, archival interviews with the late Graham Chapman and some fairly frank commentary about the group's internal conflicts. Even if you're not a fan, it's a breathtakingly exhaustive analysis of what is arguably the most adored comedy team in the Western Hemisphere. And while it's no Holy Grail, it's still pretty damn funny, thanks to great clips and the still-active humor glands of the interviewees. Plus, after every episode, you can catch a Monty Python movie (tonight's is Live at the Hollywood Bowl) and an episode of Flying Circus! And if you sit between two megafans, you can hear it all in surround sound, because they probably know every word by heart.
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) airs tonight and every night this week at 9/8C on IFC, followed by a Python movie at 10/9C and Flying Circus at 11:30/10:30C.
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Yesterday I spent the day in Darnassus. I also spent a lot of gold. On talent builds. I attempted every combination I could think of to test out my two new Ulduar weapons – to see if Sword/Fist could work. I tested the weapons without any buffs and I tested on the Heroic Boss combat dummy. I did use poisons though, as I wanted to give the fast off-hand a chance to proc this.
To begin with I tried Sword/Sword with a normal 15/51/5 combat sword spec. I used my new drop, Razorscale Talon as well as my trusty Hatestrike. Hatestrike's speed is 1.60, so it's not that fast. My average DPS was 2150 after a good few minutes thrashing the hell out of that dummy. I used a rotation of 2s/5e rinse and repeat. Just to keep it simple.
Next I threw my two fist weapons on, Greed and my other new drop, Kinetic Ripper. I kept the sword spec and got an average DPS of 1980.
Then I put my two new weapons on, Razorscale Talon in main hand and Kinetic Ripper in offhand – Sword/Fist combination with a normal sword spec still. The result was 2020 DPS.
Next I tried all three combinations once again, but this time using a combat 15/51/5 spec with Close Quarters Combat. The results were:
Sword/Sword: 2055 DPS
Fist/Fist: 2060 DPS
Sword/Fist: 2045 DPS
Then I tried my bastardized Combat Spec. I put 4 points in both CQC and Sword Specialization, while losing one point each from Endurance, Lethality and Combat Potency. The results were:
Sword/Sword: 2060 DPS
Fist/Fist: 2010 DPS
Sword/Fist: 2070 DPS
So after all that the very first combo that I tried was the highest DPS. Just to make sure, I went back and tried it again and still got an average DPS above 2100, and for some of it I was sitting on 2350-2400. Hatestrike is slower than Kinetic Ripper, but the faster fist still couldn't make up for the mighty main-hand power of the Razorscale Talon.
So to sum up: It seems that your main hand weapon has a bigger overall effect than your off-hand, (even when using Fist/Fist the Kinetic Ripper couldn't pull the worse main hand up), and Sword/Fist at this stage is a non event. Which is a shame; I like the Kinetic Ripper a lot. But in the bank it will stay until I get an awesome main-hand Fist drop. I'm going back into Ulduar tonight, so I may play around a bit again with these weapons and see what results I get.


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Flour tortillas
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 cups warm water
2 TBSP oil (can reduce to 1 TBSP)
Combine flour and salt in a food processor and pulse to combine (or mix by hand). Combine warm water with oil and gradually mix in. Pulse just until a ball of dough forms, then remove from food processor and knead for 10-20 seconds (knead only enough to combine the dough. Tortilla dough will not roll out well if gluten is developed. It does not need to be kneaded like bread dough, think of the dough more like a biscuit dough that just needs to be well combined).
Divide into 6-8 rounded balls (a little smaller than a golf ball) and allow dough to rest for 30 minutes under a damp cloth. Flour surface and roll into a thin tortilla. Roll dough into an even oval shape, turn 45 degrees, then roll into a larger oval, turn 45 degrees and roll into a nice round shape. If you don't get the tortilla thin enough after your three rolls, repeat rolling dough into an oval shape, then turning 45 degrees until you get a 9 inch thin round shape.
Preheat a large skillet to medium heat (this could take 5 minutes or more), then cook each tortilla for 1 minute (20 seconds on one side, then flip and cook for 20 seconds, flip once more and cook for an additional 20 seconds). The tortilla should bubble a little and should have light brown spots. Store warm tortillas under a dry cloth while the others cook. Freezes well.
I've gone through a dozen rolling pins over the years and have finally found my favorite- a wooden dowel from Home Depot! We met a women from Mexico that had been rolling out tortilla's since she was 3 years old (yes, this is her recipe- isn't it the best?). Her favorite rolling pin was the handle of a broomstick her husband cut off and sanded for her.
I bought a 1 1/4 inch dowel and cut it 14 inches long and lightly sanded it. It's perfect and has made tortilla's, pie crusts, sugar cookies, etc. so much easier to roll out!
I prefer to roll the tortillas as I cook them. I roll them out next to the stove and immediately place on the hot pan to cook. While the tortilla is cooking, I roll out the next tortilla. If you are making tortillas for the first time, it can be helpful to work as a team with two people. Have one person rolling the tortillas and the second person standing at the stove, flipping the tortillas. Once you are used to rolling the tortillas, it is easy to do alone.
Here is a great youtube video that shows how to roll out the dough into a nice round shape.
15 comments:
- Irina said...
I've made these too, but I read to use baking powder which made them puff up... your look more like it...
- December 19, 2008 at 8:52 AM
- Rebekah said...
This recipe looks great. I've made tortillas before, but had serious trouble with my tortillas either burning or the pan smoking too much. Do you use any kind of oil for cooking these?
- January 11, 2009 at 11:58 AM
- Emily said...
Hi Rebekah, I admit that making tortillas are my least favorite task in the kitchen- but nothing can beat the taste of homemade tortillas.
It took me a little while to find a pan that could hold up to the abuse. I use a flat All-clad nonstick griddle for my glasstop stove. When I upgrade to a gas stove, I'll prefer to use a cast iron flat griddle.
Once you find a pan that can handle the heat, you'll loose the problems of uneven cooking and actual smoking.
I cook mine at medium and get some nice brown spots on the tortillas (which I want there) but they never burn. However, at the end of a batch the house will smell like burnt tortillas (the smell goes away quickly).
The women from Mexico that I got this recipe from gets the same burnt smell in her house too so I assume its from cooking so many at a high heat.
Don't use oil on the pan, just cook them dry (it will be the flour dust on the tortilla that can cause the burnt smell). Good luck!
- January 11, 2009 at 4:13 PM
- Rebekah said...
Emily - THANK YOU! I look forward to trying this. We love Mexican and tortillas are a staple in my house. :)
- January 12, 2009 at 8:20 AM
- Emily said...
Hi Rebekah, give them a try. At first, your tortillas will look like the shape of Idaho or Texas but it gets easier and they will get rounder. They will taste so good, your family won't mind the funny shapes at first. :)
I just saw a cast iron flat circle griddle at Walmart for $9.00- it would be perfect for these. Good luck!
- January 12, 2009 at 11:17 AM
- Amanda said...
These are great. I'm making them for a second round tonight. I've been happy with them doing so well in the freezer too!
I'm going to look into buying a tortilla press because I love the home made taste, but not the work that goes into rolling. lol
- May 11, 2009 at 4:23 PM
- Emily said...
Hi Sunchips! Glad to hear you gave them a try. I used a tortilla press for the first few years I made them, then switched to the stove.
An electric tortilla press like the one I had (here is a link) doesn't get hot enough to cook them how they are supposed to be. It was better than nothing, but very challenging to use and get it to work right. Keep practicing and they will get easier to make.
Also be sure to let the dough rest for a long time so they roll out easier. Good luck!
- May 11, 2009 at 5:47 PM
I've made 3 of your recipes in the last 3 days Emily! I'm so glad I came across your blog. I have been looking for a way to get rid of some of the processed food we eat and you have done all the homework for us. I also LOVE the way you detail things out for people like me that are very intimidated about making bread recipes. I love your "things bread makers assume you know" section.
Anyway, I did this recipe with my hubby. I had a few tortillas and a few crowns, devils and maybe one Texas. ha Eventually, I'll get the right shape. But, we all loved the recipe. I might try the 1 T of oil next time just to see the difference. We used a cast iron round pan and after about 3 tortillas, the pan finally heated up enough to make your timing right. Again, we are amateurs.
Only question is what do you do with your rolled out tortillas before you cook them?...or are you cooking and rolling at the same time. We did 4, cooked 4, rolled 4, cooked 4. Is there a better way?
- February 7, 2010 at 7:07 AM
- Emily said...
Hi Holly,
So glad to hear you enjoyed the tortillas and thank you for all the sweet comments. I'm glad to hear that my blog has helped and you have enjoyed the recipes. Don't worry, with practice your tortillas will come out round and you'll get less the shape of Texas. Cast iron pans take a lot longer to warm up. I use an All Clad flat skillet pan and let it heat for 5 minutes or so to get it hot. You may need to let your cast iron heat even longer before you start. You may also find that it gets too hot if you are cooking a lot of tortillas in a row. Adjust the heat if needed to keep it from browning the tortillas too quickly.
As far as timing, I roll out a tortilla right next to the stove, then place it right onto the hot pan to cook. While it cooks I roll out a second tortilla. If I get ahead, I'll have one tortilla read to go when I start a second one. If you are working as a team, you can have your husband watch the cooking tortillas and flip them. Then have you focus on just rolling the tortillas.
It is easier to roll out the tortillas if you use the full amount of oil and the dough is on the wetter side (instead of more dry). I would recommend waiting until you feel very comfortable rolling the tortillas before you reduce the amount of oil.
Good luck! I love your feedback.
Thanks, Emily
- February 7, 2010 at 8:31 AM
Hi Emily,
I am going to give this a try. My family should own stock in tortillas with as many as we eat. I am wondering what your advice is for whole wheat tortillas. Any idea how that would work out?
Thanks for helping to learn how to BEST!! I hope all is well. I just had someone from another ward call to see if I can do their quarterly meeting on food storage in September. Killer. Good times.
- May 11, 2010 at 4:43 PM
I made your tortilla last night and they were AMAZING. Both my husband and I were pleasantly surprised! I love your blog...thanks for all the great tips and recipes!
- September 13, 2010 at 9:20 AM
I have purchased the all purpose flour for this recipe but am wondering if I need to add any baking powder. Thanks
- December 6, 2011 at 8:14 AM
- Emily said...
No need to add any baking powder. Good luck!
- December 6, 2011 at 9:46 AM
Emily I tried the recipe without the baking powder and the tortillas were the best I have ever tasted. I made two batches because I substituted half of the flour in one batch with stone ground whole wheat flour. I never imagined I would enjoy a good whole wheat tortilla. I live where all our grandmas rolled handmade tortillas daily and this recipe is easier to make and even healthier and tastier. My girls loved it. Thanks for this wonderful recipe.
- December 9, 2011 at 1:10 AM
- Emily said...
I'm so glad to hear you had great luck with the tortillas! Thanks for the follow up.
- December 9, 2011 at 7:32 AM


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 14, 2012) – After going 1-2 on its first weekend of play in the 2012 FIVB World League, the U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team is hoping three straight weeks of training will improve its performance this weekend in Lyon, France.
The U.S. Men will open play Friday (June 15) against Italy at 9:30 a.m. PT. They will play Korea at 8 a.m. PT on Saturday and host France at 9 a.m. PT on Sunday.
The U.S. Men, ranked No. 6 in the world by the FIVB, left for their first World League weekend in Italy less than 48 hours after winning the NORCECA Men's Continental Olympic Qualification Tournament in Long Beach, Calif. Prior to that, many of the players had been competing in league tournaments for their international club teams.
The results were a four-set loss to No. 21 France, a five-set defeat of No. 20 Korea and a three-set loss to No. 3 Italy.
"I think it was hard for the guys to stay so focused for so many weeks in a row," U.S. Men's Head Coach Alan Knipe (Huntington Beach, Calif.) said. "But we still could have played much better than we did."
After three weeks of practice at the American Sports Centers in Anaheim, Calif., the Official Host City of the U.S. Men's and Women's National Volleyball Teams, the U.S. Men hope to improve their record this weekend.
Due to a family emergency, Knipe did not travel with the team to France. Instead, John Speraw (Irvine, Calif.), who recently accepted the head coaching position for UCLA men's volleyball team after leading UC Irvine to the 2012 NCAA Men's Volleyball National Championship, will act as the team's head coach.
Among his assistants will be Mike Sealy (Santa Monica, Calif.), who is the head coach of UCLA's women's volleyball team, which won the 2011 NCAA Women's Volleyball Division I Championship. Ron Larsen (Lafayette, Calif.) and Gary Sato (Los Angeles, Calif.) will also assist.
Among the players, outside hitter Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) led the U.S. Men in scoring in Italy with 38 points on 35 attacks, two blocks and one ace. He also led the team in receptions with an efficiency percentage of 59.34 that places him sixth among all World League receivers.
Outside hitter Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.), who did not make the trip to France, led the team in attacks with a success percentage of 43.1 followed by Anderson at 42.7.
Middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.) leads all World League players in blocking with an average of 1.17 per set. Libero Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) is seventh among all World League players in digs with an average of 2.25 per set. He is fifth among all World League liberos.
Setter Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania) was credited with an average of 4.42 assists per set.
The FIVB World League is the premier annual international men's volleyball tournament in which 16 of the top national teams in the world compete for a prize purse in excess of $1 million (the overall winning team receives $1 million, but there are additional monetary prizes for each match victory and for a pool victory).
To reach the FIVB World League web site, click here.
To reach the USA Volleyball World League web site, click here.
U.S. World League 14-Player Roster for June 15-17 in Lyon, France
1. Matt Anderson (OH, 6-10, West Seneca, N.Y., Penn State)
2. Sean Rooney (OH, 6-9, Wheaton, Ill., Pepperdine)
4. David Lee (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Calif., Long Beach State)
5. Rich Lambourne (L, 6-3, Tustin, Calif., BYU)
6. Paul Lotman (OH, 6-7, Lakewood, Calif., Long Beach State)
7. Donald Suxho (S, 6-5, Korce, Albania, USC)
8. Reid Priddy (OH, 6-5, Richmond, Va., Loyola Marymount)
9. Ryan Millar (MB, 6-8, Alpine, Utah, BYU)
11. Brian Thornton (S, 6-3, San Clemente, Calif., UC Irvine)
12. Russell Holmes (MB, 6-8, Fountain Valley, Calif., BYU)
13. Clay Stanley (OPP, 6-9, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Hawaii)
15. Gabe Gardner (Opp, 6-8, San Clemente, Calif., Stanford)
16. Jayson Jablonsky (OH, 6-5, Yorba Linda, Calif., UC Irvine)
20. David Smith (MB, 6-7, Saugus, Calif., UC Irvine)
21. David McKienzie (Opp, 6-4, Littleton, Colo., Long Beach State)
Assistant Coach: John Speraw (Irvine, Calif.)
Team Manager: Rob Browning (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Gary Sato (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Ron Larsen (Lafayette, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Mike Sealy (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Technical Coordinator: Chris Jackson (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Medical Support: Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa)
U.S. World League Schedule/Results
(All times PT unless noted)
In Florence, Italy
May 18: France def. USA, 17-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-17
May 18: Italy def. Korea, 24-26, 27-25, 21-25, 29-27, 18-16
May 19: USA def. Korea, 20-25, 18-25, 25-17, 25-23, 17-15
May 19: Italy def. France, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-22
May 20: France def. Korea, 25-18, 24-26, 25-20, 21-25, 15-11
May 20: Italy def. USA, 25-16, 25-20, 25-16
In Lyon, France
June 15 at 9:30 a.m. USA vs. Italy
June 16 at 8 a.m. USA vs. Korea
June 17 at 9 a.m. USA vs. France
In Gwangju, Korea
June 22 at 12:30 a.m. USA vs. Italy
June 23 at 12:30 a.m. USA vs. France
June 24 at 12:30 a.m. USA vs. Korea
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June 29 at 7:30 p.m. CT: USA vs. Korea
June 30 at 7:30 p.m. CT: USA vs. France
July 1 at 7:30 p.m. CT: USA vs. Italy


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Those of you with fast-aging moms and dads who live in another province or country will know the mad scramble that happens when they suddenly need help in the worst way.
They have had a fall or a car accident. Or they tell you over the phone they're overwhelmed with worry about how they're going to be able to cope.
You then have to rely on whatever network of friends, relatives and medical experts you've managed to cobble together over the years to get them the care they need.
Or, failing that, you have to down tools, book a flight, pack a suitcase . . . and try to take care of the problem in person.
It's much the same even if your elderly parents live within our own province or region. Something bad happens and you just have to deal with it the best that you can. There's no script for these things.
Judging by Province reader emails, one of the major problems in B.C. is that elder care, which often involves both private and public facilities, is overly bureaucratic and far from seamlessly co-ordinated.
Just ask retired businesswoman Christine Clarke of Port Moody, one of our E-street members. She describes the difficulty she had four years ago in finding a care facility for her 80-year-old mother, Olive, who was in the early stages of Parkinson's disease.
"I tried to work with the health authority in her area to get her properly situated," Clarke said. "They said she didn't qualify."
In the end, Clarke arranged for her mom to be dropped off at Kelowna General Hospital — where she was kept for a couple of months and placed in an expensive level of care beyond even what Clarke had been seeking.
Clarke said she felt guilty that her mother was taking up a hospital bed that she didn't really need, "but they left me with no choice."
She added that her mom was later moved to a care home in Vernon, where she was completely cut off from friends and family. When she suggested she be moved to the Lower Mainland — to be closer to Clarke — she was told she'd have to select just one care home and wait until a bed was available. But she wasn't told how long the waiting lists were so she could make an informed choice.
"It was a very ugly and inhumane ordeal," Clarke noted.
To avoid ugly, painful situations like this, I think what we really need is a one-stop-shopping approach to the delivery of health care for the elderly. It should be run by health managers and workers trained in helping families find exactly the right facilities.
This takes skill, experience and local knowledge. It also requires sensitivity . . . and cultural awareness.
Richmond reader Balwant Sanghera, for example, points out that, for many Indo-Canadian seniors, it's a big challenge to find culturally sensitive care homes. "Also, in many cases, language is a barrier," he added.
Each year, we in B.C. spend billions on health care, including care for the elderly. A far better co-ordinated system would not only make life much more pleasant for elderly people and their children.
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The term ape-man is used in two major ways: scientifically, it designates any extinct primate having structural characteristics that are intermediate between man and ape (Webster's 1980); popularly, the term also describes any of the various legendary hairy creatures that are characterized as "human-like apes or apelike humans"—the North American Sasquatch/Bigfoot, for example (Clark and Pear 1997, 207, 467). As CFI's visiting scholar in China during October 2010 (in an exchange program with the China Research Institute for Science Popularization [CRISP]), I encountered—so to speak—an example of each of these two types of ape man, which some believe are related. As we shall see, each has proved elusive in its own way.
Extinct Primates
One of my excursions out of Beijing was into the cave-pocked mountainous countryside at Zhoukoudian (Figure 1), site of a major twentieth-century paleontological find. As a boy I had been fascinated by the fossils of ape-men. These included a species discovered at this site in the 1920s, which I perused in a book given to me by my geologist uncle, Charles Cunard, titled Historical Geology (Dunbar 1949). My interest was renewed during my stay in China, and I visited the Beijing Museum of Natural History with my colleague and friend, Hu Junping. Although the "Peking Man" exhibit was closed at the time, we were able to gain access to it, and I resolved to then make a pilgrimage to Zhoukoudian.
Subsequently, at that World Heritage Site, I climbed the steep trails to the caves where Homo erectus pekinensis once lived (Figure 2), possibly making fire and using tools of chipped flint. As his name indicates, this primitive man walked erect, although his low forehead and heavy brow ridges, as well as his protruding jaws and receding chin, show his apelike character (Figure 3).
In the museum at the site I gazed at the famous fossils of Peking Man—actually copies; the loss of the originals represents one of the unsolved mysteries of the twentieth century. The story begins during World War II when, for safekeeping, numerous bones and teeth and five skulls were packed in wooden crates and entrusted to the U.S. Marine Corps. They were intended to be transported to the United States, but when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the fossil treasure disappeared. According to National Geographic Traveler: Beijing (Mooney 2008),
The fate of Peking Man has been the subject of much speculation. According to one theory, the boxes went to a sea grave when the Awa Maru was sunk by the Americans in the Taiwan Strait. An underwater search of the site found nothing. Then, in 1966, a Japanese soldier "admitted" on his deathbed that he buried the bones under a tree in Ritan Park . . . at the end of the war, but they were not found there either. In 2005 the Chinese government announced a new investigation. It seems that the beguiling mystery of Peking Man continues.
(For more on Peking Man, see Feder 1996, 129, 149–150.)
While Peking Man stood only about five feet tall, another early resident of what is now China (as well as India and Vietnam) was comparatively huge: an extinct genus whose name means "giant ape," Gigantopithecus. The species Gigantopithecus blacki represents the largest primate of all time—a Bigfoot-sized creature, perhaps, weighing over a quarter ton. The first fossilized teeth were found in a Chinese apothecary shop in 1935; further remains—mandibles and teeth—were found at Chinese excavation sites, including cave deposits. Unfortunately, given the absence of pelvic and leg bones, the ape's size is only an estimate, and its mode of locomotion is disputed—although the dominant scientific view is that it walked on all fours (Napier 1973, 173–92; Daegling 2004, 13–16; Feder 1996, 71).
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Some cryptozoologists (those who study hidden or unknown animals) believe that fossil ape-men may not be extinct after all and indeed may be the source for reports of Bigfoot-like creatures. Such hairy man-beasts are found across Asia—if sightings, footprints, and other traces are to be believed. They include the Siberian Mirygdy (and its eastern, often-clothed relative, the Chuchunaa), the Mongolian Alma, the Vietnamese Nguoi rung, the Malaysian Sakai, the Nepalese Teh-lma, and others (Coleman and Huyghe 1999, 110–139).
Some of these, such as the Chuchunaa, have been supposed to be Neanderthals (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, extinct humans who lived in Eurasia from about 250,000 to 45,000 years ago). This, even though the legendary creature's reported height of some six feet six inches is a foot greater than that of the average Neanderthal (Coleman and Huyghe 1999, 116). Homo erectus—as represented by Peking Man and the related Java Man—has also been considered a hypothetical living fossil (Krantz 1992, 186; Napier 1972, 183, 192). Still larger reported ape-men have invited comparison with Gigantopithecus (Heuvelmans 1972, 107; Krantz 1992, 188–93).
China's best-known man-beasts are the Yeren and the Yeti. The Yeti is the legendary wild man of the Sherpa tribespeople of the Himalayan Mountains, which includes Tibet, an autonomous region of southwestern China. Also known to western explorers and mountaineers as the Abominable Snowman, the Yeti reportedly ranges from the height of a normal man to eight feet tall. Covered with hair, it is also described as having a conical head and large feet. It is known largely through dubious sightings and photographs of its alleged footprints in snow, which fail to constitute credible evidence (Nickell 1995, 224–226).
Bernard Heuvelmans, known as the "father of cryptozoology" and author of the cryptozoological classic On the Track of Unknown Animals, suggested that Yetis might be a surviving Gigantopithecus population. Under attack from man and unable to live any longer in trees, the giant apes could have sought a safe and suitable habitat in the Himalayas, Heuvelmans hypothesized (1972, 97). Others, including anthropologist Grover Krantz (1992, 191–192), postulated that Gigantopithecus subsequently extended its range and evolved into the North American Sasquatch/Bigfoot. However, there are many arguments against either possibility, including an absence of fossil record in each case and the fact that paleontologists have concluded that Gigantopithecus became extinct about a hundred and fifty thousand years ago (Napier 1973, 178–80; Daegling 2004, 15).
The Yeren
As to the Yeren, it has existed in some version or other in the folklore of southern and central China since ancient times. Its name means "wild man," but it has also been characterized as a "manbear," "mountain monster," "monkeylike" creature, "red-haired mountain man"—even a mountain "ghost" (Coleman and Clark 1999, 260; Poirier et al. 1983, 31). Perhaps the earliest reference to such a creature, dating over 2,000 years ago, is found in the poetry of Qu Yuan, which frequently mentions the Shangui (or "mountain ogres"). A Tang Dynasty (CE 618–907) historian, Li Yanshow, described a group of Hubei wild men, and a Ming Dynasty (CE 1368–1644) pharmacologist, Li Shizhen, reported on several types of wild men in his voluminous Compendium of Materia Medica. Eighteenth-century poet Yuan Mei described an entity that was "monkeylike, but not a monkey" in Shanxi Province (Topping 1981).
Searches for the Yeren have been carried out since at least the 1970s, but the adventurers and filmmakers involved have failed to see the fabled creature. Sightings by others, as well as the usual doubtful footprints and hair and fecal specimens, make up the bulk of the inconclusive evidence for the existence of the alleged creature. Nevertheless, during my stay in China, the newspaper China Daily (Guo 2010) reported, "Search for elusive ape man continues against the odds." The article told of a planned expedition by the newly constituted Wild Man Research Association, founded in Hubei and focusing on that province's remote, mountainous area known as the Shennongjia Nature Reserve. The report prompted a response from an ornithologist who has long studied fauna in Shennongjia. He labels the search nonsense, explaining: "That location is not consistent with that of ape man. There's a basic standard for judging whether it exists, for example, the species grouping and area of distribution. There's no area for Wild Man's activity in Shennongjia." He concluded by pointing to the failed expeditions of the 1970s and 1980s (Guo 2010).
Descriptions of the Yeren are exceedingly varied. The creature is reported to range in height from as little as three feet to over nine feet. It is usually said to be covered in hair, but that varies in color from grayish-brown to brown, dark-brown to brown-red, red, and even "purple-red wavy hair," as well as white (Clark and Pear 1997, 262; Poirier et al. 1983, 31–32). Its footprints allegedly range from very small to twenty-one inches or more, and some prints suggest claws (a nonprimate feature). The creature is thought to walk upright or upon all fours, be carnivorous or vegetarian, make bamboo nests or inhabit caves, and so on (Clark and Pear 1997, 260–265; Poirier et al. 1983).
Clearly, if the Yeren is not entirely imaginary—functioning as a sort of folkloric boogeyman—it does not have a single, simple explanation. Sightings may simply be caused by any of such animals as bears, including albino bears, and macaque monkeys, not to mention wolves, wild goats, and numerous other wildlife. Indeed, in 1980 two supposed Yeren shot by a hunter turned out to be the rare and endangered golden monkey, while bears have been suggested as the explanation for certain "manbear" reports, just as albino bears (a high incidence of albinism is known in Hubei province) have been put forward for "mountain ghosts." Mange can give a mysterious appearance to an ordinary creature. For example, an "Oriental Yeti" was apparently a mangy Himalayan weasel, and a Bigfoot whose story my wife and I pursued in northern Pennsylvania was most likely a black bear with mange (Nickell 2011, 61–62).
Some have suggested that the wild man is some human throwback—neither Gigantopithecus nor Peking Man surely but possibly some oddity like those sometimes exhibited in carnival sideshows (Nickell 2005, 150–58, 202–208). A "monkey baby," for instance, that lived in Xhin Xhan County of Hubei Province, was simply an unfortunate individual with genetic deficiencies who "walked with a shuffling gait, had a slouched back, had a low misshapen forehead, could only make sounds with no articulate speech, and grinned constantly" (Poirier et al. 1983, 30). Yeren researcher Frank E. Poirier—only a normally hairy westerner who is about five feet eleven inches tall—frightened some local children who "ran away horrified at their encounter with what they screamed to others was the Wildman in their midst" (Poirier et al. 1983, 37–38).
Of course, some Yeren sightings and other evidence may even be due to hoaxing—the work of those seeking notoriety, enjoying pranking, or hoping to boost local tourism. In any event, until a specimen is actually captured or killed, the elusive Yeren—like its nearby and western counterparts, the Yeti and Sasquatch/Bigfoot, respectively—will remain in the realm of myth, not in the scientific canon like Homo erectus and Gigantopithecus.
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Coleman, Loren, and Jerome Clark. 1999. Cryptozoology: A to Z. The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature. New York: Fireside.
Coleman, Loren, and Patrick Huyghe. 1999. The Field Guide to Bigfoot, Yeti, and Other Mystery Primates Worldwide. New York: Avon Books.
Daegling, David J. 2004. Bigfoot Exposed: An Anthropologist Examines America's Enduring Legend. New York: Rowman & Littlefield.
Dunbar, Carl O. 1949. Historical Geology. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 507–509.
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Nickell, Joe. 1995. Entities: Angels, Spirits, Demons, and Other Alien Beings. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books.
———. 2011. Tracking the Man-Beasts. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books.
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Topping, Audrey. 1981. Wild men of China: Scientists stalk hairy aborigines. Science Digest (August); cited in Poirier et al. 1983, 28.
Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged (2nd ed.). 1980. N.p.: William Collins Publishers, s.v. "ape-man."


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In a surprising revelation, the actress wrote in the New York Times that she underwent a double mastectomy after learning she had a high likelihood of being diagnosed with breast cancer. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.
Angelina Jolie says she has undergone a preventive double mastectomy after being told that she had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer, along with a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer.
In an article published in the opinion section of Tuesday's New York Times, Jolie said her decision was informed by her mother's long fight against cancer. Marcheline Bertrand died in 2007 at age 56.
Jolie said she hoped that other women would find encouragement from her story.
"I choose not to keep my story private because there are many women who do not know that they might be living under the shadow of cancer," Jolie said in the Times article. "It is my hope that they, too, will be able to get gene tested, and that if they have a high risk they, too, will know that they have strong options."
Jolie, an Oscar-winning actress and activist, said she carries a gene, BRCA1, that increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. According to Jolie and a fact sheet from the Cancer Institute at Stanford Medicine, women with the BRCA1 gene have an average of a 65 percent lifetime risk for breast cancer, along with heightened risk of the cancer at an early age. Jolie is 37.
Jolie said three months of medical procedures that the mastectomies involved were completed April 27. She said the surgery included implants to reconstruct her breasts.
She said that her partner, Brad Pitt, was present for the surgeries. She said her six children, who range in age from 11 to 4, saw nothing that made them uncomfortable.
"They can see my small scars and that's it," Jolie wrote. "Everything else is just Mommy, the same as she always was. And they know that I love them and will do anything to be with them as long as I can."
Other famous women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have undergone preventive double mastectomies, including reality star Sharon Osbourne, wife of rocker Ozzy.
"I've had cancer before and I didn't want to live under that cloud," Osborne said in an interview last fall.
In January, Miss America contestant Allyn Rose, representing the District of Columbia, announced that she carries another genetic mutation -- not BRCA1 or BRCA2 -- and plans to have a double mastectomy after her year of serving as Miss D.C.
Friends and fans were quick to support Jolie via messages on Twitter. Actress Marlee Matlin called her "brave, honest (and) strong." And "Veronica Mars" star Kristen Bell praised Jolie's article as "admirable."
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Draft Blaine Gabbert. Sign Tim Tebow. Get a new logo. Obviously. The Jaguars released the logo today, the fine Panthera onca head you see above.
Here's the old logo, in case you had forgotten:
The new one is more detailed (kitty has brow ridges on both sides now!), more aerodynamic, more fearsome. (Some might say sexier!) It appears to have lost a tooth in its lower jaw, and its nose has changed color. Like the Panthers, who redesigned their logo a year ago, the new-look jaguar is more intimidating and less cartoony—now, if the teams can drop teal altogether, they'll have shaken off every vestige of their mid-'90s geneses.
The logo was unveiled at today's "State of the Jaguars" address, and may have overshadowed a more interesting piece of news: the Jaguars have hired a full-time sales executive in London. So enjoy the new logo, Jacksonville. Just don't get too attached to it.


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A CONFIRMATORY AND EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF THE ACADEMIC MOTIVATION OF HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS by Kathrine Moulton A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (EDUCATION) August 2011 Copyright 2011 Kathrine Moulton
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|Studies in the dropout literature describe what dropouts do and the circumstances that exist in their lives- they come from poor backgrounds, associate with deviant peers, engage in delinquent behavior, get poor grades, are retained in early grades, and so forth. At best, this work describes the symptoms of the process of dropping out, rather than actual causes (Rumberger, 1987). Few studies look at differences among dropouts or what happens to them after they leave school. Furthermore, the lack of motivational constructs in dropout research prevents an examination of the mechanisms involved in the pre- and post-dropout experience. In order to further understand how motivational factors are related to varying dropout outcomes, we need to examine the beliefs, values and social circumstances of students as they engage in different contexts and behaviors. ❧ This study applies a fundamental theory from the motivation literature to understand the impact of social and individual factors on the process of high school dropout and eventual completion of school. Findings indicate that Eccles and Wigfield's (2002) Expectancy-Value theory generalizes to groups of graduates, dropouts who complete school and dropouts who do not in both similar and dissimilar ways. Graduates and Completers show remarkably strong similarities, while Non-Completers are found to be more externally driven by influences from parents and peers. Exploratory analyses reveal that the construct Expectancies is most predictive in classifying students into the three different completion groups. In general, this study begins to bridge a gap between the two substantial bodies of dropout and motivation research, and contributes to a new line of work examining just what happens to dropouts after they leave school.
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Immersed in the natural rocky landscape of Mykonos and offering great open views of the Aegean sea, Rocky Retreat Two is a perfect holiday escape for those in search of special accommodation. The traditional rocky exterior of the residence is complemented by great outdoor features: "A generous lagoon shaped infinity pool, built with special sand-colored materials with rock elements, donates a very natural feel to the property, located in front of the house and next to a large wooden shaded pergola. The mansion offer guests a beautiful and spacious dining area with a traditional wood fire BBQ, perfect for entertaining day and night. An open bar with stools overlooking the sea completes the picture". The interiors are a perfect reflection of what villa inspires on the outside: coziness and ultimate relaxation are revealed throughout. Each rooms displays an intriguing combination of traditional materials and furniture, spiced up with modern decorating ideas. The overall result is a beautiful holiday villa, where one can truly enjoy the feel of a Greek Island.
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Opower's Privacy Statement
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We partner with utility companies and their designees (each, a "Utility") to promote energy efficiency to the Utility's customers. You may be a Utility customer, an employee of a Utility using the Site or Services in your capacity as an employee or a visitor to the site who is neither a customer nor employee of a Utility (in each case, individually, a "User," and collectively, as "Users").
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In addition to the Services we provide directly to You, we may also serve as a service provider for certain Utilities via a number of different Web sites and/or subdomains, through which those Utilities provide certain online and offline services to their end users ("Utility Services"), and Opower assists them in such provision, including the collection, use and dissemination of data and information from those customers. These companies have entered into separate written agreements with Opower governing those services provided by Opower. This Privacy Statement does not apply to those Utility Services. In each case, it is the Utility providing the Utility Services, not Opower. In those cases, the Utility, not Opower, is responsible for the collection, use and dissemination of any data or personal information provided by, or obtained from, end users of these Utilities and Utility Services, and it is the Utility's privacy policy, not this Privacy Statement, that will apply with respect to such data and information. As a result, this Privacy Statement does not apply to or restrict our use of information that we receive from your Utility or that we collect from any third party on behalf of Your Utility.
We consider the phrase "Personal Information" to mean any information or combination of information that is used or intended to be used to identify a discrete Individual, and any other non-public information that is associated with that information. "Anonymous Information" means information that is not associated with or linked to Your Personal Information, and is not used or intended to be used to personally identify an individual.
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As part of our participation in the EU Safe Harbor Framework, Opower has agreed to TRUSTe dispute resolution for disputes relating to our compliance with it. If you have questions or complaints regarding our privacy policy or practices, please contact us at Opower, Inc., Attn: Legal Department, 1515 North Courthouse Rd., Eighth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201 or email@example.com. If you are not satisfied with our response you can contact TRUSTe here. The TRUSTe program covers only information that is collected through this Web site.
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To register for certain Services offered on our Site, You may be required to provide certain Personal Information, including Your name, Utility account number and e-mail address. Through Your use of the Services, we may ask for additional information about Your residence, such as the home type, square footage, and number of residents. You are not required to provide this information, but we may not be able to provide certain Services without this information. We may associate this information with Your Personal Information, making it also Personal Information. Additionally, when You send us a communication, or fill out a request form such as a survey, we will collect all information contained therein. We do not request Users to submit social security numbers through the Site or Services, and You should not submit this information to us, to other Users or to any third party, through the Site or Services.
If You are interested in working at Opower, we enable You to apply for job openings on our Site. If You do this, you may submit information and your résumé directly to us through the Site, and You may also enable us to collect Personal Information about You from third party Web sites such as LinkedIn. When you use such Web sites or certain similar services to apply for a job, you will have the option to post information about your activities on this Web site to your profile page to share with others within your network. We will consider all Personal Information collected from this area of our Site as "Applicant Information". If You submit Applicant Information, we will only use that information to evaluate Your employment application and communicate with You.
Information From Other Sources
We may also receive Personal Information about You from: (i) Your Utility; (ii) third-parties that provide services for us in connection with the Site or Services, and (iii) third parties to whom You have voluntarily provided information. We may add this information to the information we have already collected from You via the Site or Services. This Privacy Statement does not restrict our use of that additional information.
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As You use the Site or Services, certain information may also be collected and stored on our or our service providers' server logs, including Your Internet protocol address, browser type, and operating system. We also use Cookies and navigational data like Uniform Resource Locators (URL) to gather information regarding the date and time of Your visit and the information for which You searched and viewed.
An "Internet protocol address" or "IP Address" is a number that is automatically assigned to Your computer when You use the Internet. In some cases Your IP Address stays the same from browser session to browser session; but if You use a consumer internet access provider, Your IP Address probably varies from session to session. We, or our service providers, may track Your IP Address when You access the Site or Services.
"Cookies" are pieces of information that some Web sites transfer to the computer that is browsing that Web site and are used for record-keeping purposes at many Web sites. Use of Cookies makes Web-surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving passwords, personal preferences regarding the use of the particular Web site and making sure the user does not see the same ad repeatedly. Our site uses Cookies to enhance Your experience by allowing us to track Your click-stream data (the specific pages You visit on the Site), improving performance, and tailoring web content to Your interests. We do not store any Personal Information in the Cookies. Browsers are usually set to accept Cookies. However, if You would prefer not to receive cookies, You may alter the configuration of Your browser to refuse Cookies. If You choose to have Your browser refuse Cookies, it is possible that some areas of our Site will not function as effectively when You view them.
Disclosure - Relationship with Your Utility
There may be times when we also offer certain services in conjunction with Your Utility through co-branded Web sites (which are sometimes subdomains of the Site) ("Co-Branded Sites"). These Co-Branded Sites provide services to You by us and Your Utility. Both this Privacy Statement and the Utility's privacy policy govern information collected on Co-Branded Sites. Please be aware that when we collect information on the Co-Branded Sites, that information will be considered to be collected by both us and Your Utility. While this Privacy Statement governs our use and disclosure of that information, You should be aware that Your Utility may have different practices, and all such information may be used and disclosed by Your Utility in accordance with their own privacy policy. While we do not actively provide Your Personal Information to Your Utility, Your Utility will have access to any information collected on a Co-Branded Site through its customer service center. As we provide services on Your Utility's behalf, we may in certain situations use your Personal Information in a manner in which you provided consent to your Utility.
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We may allow third-party companies to collect certain Anonymous Information when You visit our Site. These companies typically use a Cookie or a third party web beacon to collect this information. Such Cookies will not be used to associate individual Users of a Site to any Personal Information. For example, one of our service providers tracks emails we send to You via the Services.
Use of Information
In general, we use Personal Information that You submit to us to:
- Register You for and/or provide You access to the Site or Services and administer Your account;
- Provide You Services, including Services related to Your Utility and analytics and information about energy efficiency and Your energy choices;
- Enable Your Utility to provide You Services or otherwise improve the services being provided by Your Utility;
- Tailor the features, performance and support of the Site or Services to You;
- Respond to Your requests, resolve disputes and/or troubleshoot problems;
- Market our products and services to You that we believe may be of interest to You;
- Improve the quality of the Site and the Services; and
- Communicate with You about the Site and the Services.
We may occasionally contact Users to further discuss their interest in Opower, the Services that we provide, and to send information regarding Opower. If You would not like to receive these emails, please see the section below titled "Opt-Out Policy", but please remember that even if You opt out, we may still send information such as administrative emails which pertain to the Site and Services. We may create Anonymous Information records from Personal Information by excluding information (such as Your name or email address) that makes the information personally identifiable to You.
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We may provide Your Personal Information to third-party service providers who work on behalf of or with us to provide some of the services and features of the Site or Services and to help us communicate with You. Examples of such services may include, but are not limited to, sending emails, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance and conducting surveys. These third-parties are required not to disclose Your Personal Information and not to use Your Personal Information except based on our instructions and in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
In the event of a change in ownership, or a merger with, acquisition by, or sale of assets to, another entity, we reserve the right to transfer all of Your Personal Information to that entity. Opower will notify You (via a posting on this Site or email (at Opower's discretion)) of such a transfer, and You may choose to modify certain of Your Personal Information at that time. This means if You are concerned about Your Personal Information being transferred to a new owner, You can notify us and requested that Your account not being transferred to the new owner.
We may share some or all of Your Personal Information with Your Utility or other third-parties to whom You ask or authorize us to send Your information. This Privacy Statement does not cover the use of Your personally identifiable information by such third-parties. Opower does not maintain responsibility for the manner in which third-parties use or further disclose Your personally identifiable information collected from You in accordance with this Privacy Statement, after we have disclosed such information to those third-parties. You agree and acknowledge that by using the Site and Services, You hereby consent to Opower sharing Your Personal Information under the circumstances described herein. If You do not want Opower to use or disclose Personal Information collected about You in the ways identified in this Privacy Statement, we will not be able to provide, and You may not use the Site or Services, and must notify Opower by emailing email@example.com or following any of the other opt-out procedures discussed below in the "Opt-Out Policy" section. Please note that this opt-out will only affect your receipt of reports and emails, and will not affect our use of previously collected information.
Opower reserves the right to disclose Your Personal Information if required by law or if Opower reasonably believes that such disclosure is necessary to (a) resolve disputes, investigate problems, or enforce our Terms of Use; (b) comply with relevant laws or to respond to requests from law enforcement or other government officials relating to investigations or alleged illegal activity, we can (and You authorize us to) disclose Personal Information without subpoenas or warrants served on us; or (c) protect and defend the rights or property of Opower, You, or third-parties.
If You provide Applicant Information, we may disclose that information in all of the ways permitted above, except that we will not share it with Your Utility (if You have one). We reserve the right to disclose Anonymous Information publicly without restriction, including to third party vendors who may help us enhance or provide the Site or Services or to third parties.
If You provide feedback to us, we may use and disclose such feedback for any purpose, provided we do not associate such feedback with Your Personal Information. We will collect any information contained in such feedback and will treat the Personal Information in it in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
Third Party Sites
The Site may contain links to other Web sites, including those of Utilities. Opower is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these other websites. This Privacy Statement applies solely to information collected by us through the Site or Services and does not apply to these third party websites. Users will need to check the privacy policies of these others websites to understand their policies. Users who access a linked site may be disclosing their Personal Information.
Regarding Children
The Site is not directed to children and children are not eligible to use our Services. We do not collect or maintain Personal Information from people we actually know are under 13 years old, and no part of the Site or Services is designed to attract people under 13 years old. If we later obtain actual knowledge that a User is under 13 years old, we will take steps to remove that User's Personal Information from our databases.
We have put in place reasonable security measures designed to safeguard against the loss, misuse and alteration of Your Personal Information under our control. This includes utilizing Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts the personal information you input.
Despite such efforts, however, please note that no company, including Opower, can fully eliminate risks or guarantee the security of Your Personal Information; unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of information about You at any time, and we bear no liability for uses or disclosures of personal data or non-personal data arising in connection with the theft thereof. If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can contact us at email@example.com.
Opower conducts periodic self-assessments to verify that the attestations and assertions it makes about its privacy practices are true and that such privacy practices have been implemented as presented. Opower will take steps to remedy any problems arising out of failure to comply with the Safe Harbor principles.
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Opower offers Users of its Site and Services a means to opt-out of receiving certain service related communications from us. Your Utility may initially register You for certain service related communications or otherwise opt You in to receiving these types of communications. If, at any time after registering for information or ordering Services, You change Your mind about being contacted by us, You can opt-out of receiving such information by logging onto the Site, accessing Your account and selecting the "Opt-Out" option, or by contacting your Utility company directly. In addition, Users can choose to opt out of newsletters, reports and promotional emails via the opt-out link included in each email. However, even if You opt-out of receiving such communications, we retain the right to send You service-related communications in our sole discretion.
Correcting & Updating Your Information
You may correct and update the Personal Information we have collected directly from You by logging onto the Site and accessing Your account or by sending us an email at email@example.com. However, we do not permit You to edit Personal Information we have received directly from Your Utility, including your name, address and account number. If You wish to change this information, please contact Your Utility directly, and we will update it in our records the next time we receive information about You from Your Utility (generally weekly). We do not permit You to view or access Applicant Information on the Site or Services.
As permitted under the Safe Harbor provisions, we may not make all requested changes where such changes are unreasonably burdensome or expensive. We will however, promptly correct any inaccuracies in any Personal Information that we have in our possession once notified of the requested change. We endeavor to process these requested changes as soon as is possible, but it may take up to thirty (30) days to make requested changes.
Certain information is necessary in order for us to provide the Site or Services; therefore, if You delete such necessary information You will not be able to use the Site or Services. If You wish discontinue the Services, You may contact us at email@example.com. After such request, we may continue to use Anonymous Information previously derived from your Personal Information. We may also continue to receive Personal Information about You from Your Utility.
If our relationship with Your Utility ends, we are contractually obligated to the Utility to delete all Personal Information related to such Utility, provided, however, that we may continue to maintain and use Your Personal Information in a manner where the information is no longer personally identifiable.
Please note that even after the deletion of Your Personal Information by us, we may be required (by law or otherwise, such as to prevent fraud, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, or enforce our Services Agreement) to keep this information and not delete it (or to keep this information for a certain time) in which case we will comply with Your deletion request only after we have fulfilled such requirements). When we delete Personal Information, it will be deleted from the active database, but may remain in our archives.
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In just over a week, the volatile components behind Sudan's division into two nations — oil, religion, ethnic rivalry, guerrilla militias, disputed borders — have burst into war. TIME photographer Dominic Nahr has been on assignment in South Sudan's ironically named Unity State, whose northern edge includes disputed boundaries with its enemy Sudan — one of which is marked only by a white cargo container. In the last nine days, South Sudan forces have pushed north into Sudanese territory, taking the disputed town of Heglig, only to pull back under fire and see enemy soldiers press south instead. Nahr filed this dispatch on Sunday.
Unity State is one of the most frustrating places I have worked. Nothing comes easy. You have to struggle, then struggle some more to get things moving. It took me days to find a truck to hire in the state capital Bentiu in order to get to the conflict areas only to have to it taken away by a local official who allegedly wanted it to tow a bus back from the front lines. A couple of days later a dreadlocked rebel soldier from Darfur--which lies far across the border in Sudan--became angry that I and a companion had taken his photo and chased us down in his Mad Max car, jumping out and cocking his gun with such fury I thought it was going to fly right out of his hands. He then sped off with two cameras.
No one seems to know what's going on and when I try to reach the front lines I mostly get stalled or put-off by soldiers, commanders and officials. In the end I hitched a ride with southern soldiers to Heglig, a disputed town that South Sudan occupied for a few days. They were less concerned with the fighting than they were with filling the pick-up truck with looted beds, mattresses, laptops and printers from the town. On another drive the hood of our truck, which was held on with rope, flipped up and smashed the windscreen as we flew down a rutted dirt road.
In Heglig, days before it was retaken by the northern army, I wandered over to the nearby oil installations hoping to capture photos of the destruction. There were bodies of dead northern soldiers all over the place. As I got closer to the pipeline I saw a corpse lying in a thick slick of oil, glistening in the sun. The soldier's head was resting on his arms and I couldn't see any injuries: it looked like he was sleeping. It really hit me, this moment of calm amidst the chaos, and I knew this was the photograph that captured both the causes and the consequences of the fighting over Heglig.
But it hasn't all been difficulty and horror.
My current desktop picture is a group photo, including TIME Africa bureau chief Alex Perry and some of my other colleagues, over the border in the Nuba Mountains, where rebel forces are being assaulted by Sudan government based in the north's capital, Khartoum. We are dirty but happy, leaning on the 4x4 that took us around for a week. It's still smeared with some of the mud that they use to camouflage vehicles against bombing raids by northern Antonovs.
The reason I was so happy is because the Nubans are as inviting as their mountains that spring from the ground giving refuge and protection. The feeling of a struggle shared by Nuban civilians and rebels alike is innocent and pure. With almost no outside support they have learned to rely on themselves.
The struggle is both genuine and urgent and this is part of the reason I will return and will continue working there. People are starving because the fear of aerial bombardment means they have not planted any food in months. They have already missed two harvests and the bombing is still going on.
I can't say how this will end. The rainy season will be upon us within weeks washing away the mud roads and blocking off all land access, in and out. A 15-minute downpour a few days ago was enough to turn the dirt roads slick leaving snakelike tracks where cars had slid around.
The only thing I am sure about is that this is not over; it hasn't been for decades.
Dominic Nahr, a TIME contract photographer, is represented by Magnum.


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After having enough of counter tops full of glasses, I got everyone a unique, special glass that identified them. Each day, each kid would (ideally) use only one glass. All we really drink is water and it has helped limit that full-top, un-full bottom dishwasher issue.
Then, I kept coming to the kitchen finding half eaten bowls of cereal, I was throwing away so much every day, but it wasn't always the same kid leaving it behind, so I bought cereal bowls that matched the kids glasses colors. Ali, blue, Michael, orange, Anna, pink. (Michael loves green but his glass had orange glass goldfish into it and thought it was cool, so he's become orange.)
Now at least I have an idea who to speak to about leaving Cheerios soaking and soggy.
I need to color code my kids towels next. You've heard me rant about continually finding towels on the floor. There are hooks RIGHT THERE! I call kids back again and again, interrupting them from whatever activity they're involved in, hoping that eventually they won't want to be disturbed and will just hang up their towels. Nope! Hasn't worked yet.
I often hear, "I hung mine up!" as I stare at a floor-full of white towels and empty hooks. So that's fairly easy to tell that NO ONE did it, but there are times that there's no way to know the culprit if a few towels end up on the towel rack.
This works with mittens and hats, and I've heard of people color coding socks, each kid gets all one color sock. I suppose that makes laundry easy and would work with young kids. As kids get more fashion-aware, though, most won't want to always wear pink socks, and clearly blue socks don't go with black pants. Could I even find orange socks if I wanted to?
We recently added a new way to color code my kids. With all the i-Stuff in the house and all the corresponding cords and plugs, we've covered each kid's chargers with a colored duct tape (found this idea on Pinterest, I've pinned in under Things to Do) and it's already minimized the, "That's my charger," disagreements over the exact same cord!


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I've had an ongoing fascination with China. I think it first started in high school when some Chinese policies were the topic for the debate team I was on. I traveled all over the US (literally coast to coast) debating the impact of various chinese policies like the controversial one child policy. Add in the amazing size of China (the billion+ people still astounds me) and let's just say I'm absolutely intrigued by China.
Needless to say, this fascination with China has grown into an interest in healthcare IT in China. In fact, I've been considering attending a healthcare IT conference in Asia to learn even more. Plus, I think the US healthcare system can learn a lot by looking outside our borders at other countries.
I recently found an article by Ben Zhou, a Dell Senior Executive over China, where he shared some really interesting information about the changing healthcare landscape in China and healthcare IT in China.
The whole article is worth a read, but for those short on time here's the section on healthcare IT in China:
The Chinese government began investing in a Hospital Information System (HIS) several years ago. In 2008, data from the Ministry of Health shows that 80 percent of hospitals implemented HIS. In the next five years, they will invest more in a national Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.
Chinese EMR systems have developed slowly over the past few years because of the absence of a single standard for all EMR system providers. As a result, hospitals are unable to share information or provide qualified health services to patients.
To support EMR systems, hospitals will invest more in data centers, IT outsourcing, and mobility. Cloud services would be an attractive solution for hospitals looking for flexible computing and managing EMR systems effectively. Mobility solutions would enable doctors to receive and update information anywhere and at any time.
Sounds like the face some similar challenges to us (ie. single standard for all EMR system providers). Although, an 80% HIS implementation by Chinese hospitals is pretty impressive. I wish we could say the same for the US hospitals.
I'll be keeping an eye on China. If we thought it was hard to provide healthcare to a few hundred million people. Imagine doing the same for well over a billion people. Not to mention, many of which are in rural areas.


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Castro sits, day to day with right foot injury
HOUSTON -- Astros catcher Jason Castro sat out Friday night's game vs. the Angels after being hit in the right foot by a pitch from New York Yankees starter Ivan Nova in the third inning of Thursday's game. Castro was removed from the game after grounding into a double play in the fifth inning.
He wore a boot on his foot in the clubhouse following Thursday's game.
"That was just precautionary last night, just to let it calm down a little bit," Castro said before Friday's game. "It's been better today. Been getting treatment. Once the swelling gets out of there, I should be ready to go. We'll see how it responds to the treatment, but I'm pretty optimistic."
Castro said he could play again as soon as Saturday.
"It's about as day-to-day as you can get," Castro said. "If I wake up [Saturday] and it's feeling good, I could get other there tomorrow."
Carlos Corporan started at catcher for the Astros Friday night with outfielder-first baseman Marc Krauss the emergency catcher. Krauss said he had not caught in a regular game since his senior year of high school in Deshler, Ohio.
"It's been a while," Krauss said. "I caught for seven years, from Little League all the way through high school."
Krauss said he had offers from a couple Mid-American schools to play catcher in college. Instead, he went to Miami of Ohio where he played outfield and first base.
"I've been doing drills in Spring Training," Krauss said of practicing as a catcher. "We'd get out early with the catchers, catch balls from the machine, work on some of the fundamentals."
Krauss said he enjoyed working out behind the plate again.
"I missed it," he said. "I had fun catching. You're always in the game. It's exciting, but it's a lot of hard work. I don't miss the hard work."
And what if Krauss had to put on the gear Friday night?
"I'd definitely be nervous," he said. "If you don't do your job, you'd let the team down. But I would also be excited. I spent a long time back there. I hope it doesn't get to that point."
Castro thought Krauss could do the job, if necessary.
"I was pleasantly surprised," Castro said of watching Krauss work out behind the plate in spring.