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Your secret weapon for busy weeknights, weekend lunches and impromptu gatherings, this next generation appliance from Cuisinart combines multiple cooking options in one high-performance package. A large grilling surface lets you cook efficiently for a crowd.
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Gas well blowout
A natural gas drilling rig caught fire a little before 1 p.m. Friday, April 1, in the southeastern corner of Village Creek Park in Hardin County near Lumberton There are no known injuries, the state park remains open for business, and the fire is contained and under control, with experts coming to try to extinguish the burning rig.
All rig workers are safe and accounted for, and no state park visitors or staff were affected by the incident, which is located in a remote area about 2.5 miles southeast of the park headquarters.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has a surface use agreement with the rig operator, Choice Exploration of Arlington, to allow them to drill in the state park. The company provided in kind services to TPWD as part of the agreement, including a survey of new property, fencing of the park's southern boundary, and improved road access to park property. The drilling rig is located inside a parcel of about 1,400 acres of newly acquired property that was added to the state park last fall.
The burning rig created a small wildfire that has been extinguished, burning less than five acres of mostly brush and some recently replanted trees. The Texas Forest Service has bulldozed a firebreak around the rig to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading.
This afternoon, oil and gas fire fighting experts from Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. in Houston were being called in to control the fire.
The state park remains open to the public for business as usual, except that the park's Water Oak Trail and associated Yaupon Loop Trail near the fire location are closed to the public until the fire is put out and the area is fully secured.


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I've always been a big fan of Adbusters, healthily critical of our conusmer culture. If I ever have kids, I'll probably be one of those "mean parents" who won't pony up the latest trendy toy every Christmas, who'll substitute books for gagets as gifts. Once I became a homeowner, my level of consumption dropped dramatically, and that's a good thing.
That being said, I'm hardly the "dirty hippy" that Roommate claims I am. It's still been too long since my last trip to Disney World. I think Martha Stewart has just about perfect taste. I have "consumption crushes" of my own: sigh... Roomba... some day, you will be mine... oh yes, you will be mine!!
That being said, I'm hardly the "dirty hippy" that Roommate claims I am. It's still been too long since my last trip to Disney World. I think Martha Stewart has just about perfect taste. I have "consumption crushes" of my own: sigh... Roomba... some day, you will be mine... oh yes, you will be mine!!
Honestly, though, it wasn't until I spent my first Thanksgiving with Roommates family, back when we were dating, that I was ever introduced to this thing call Black Friday. And I thought it was utter lunacy. And mostly, I still do. And Roommate's family isn't even hardcore-- I think we got up at 5am or so that first year.
But now that I'm in the habit of scouring the Black Friday ads, I realize that "Buy Nothing Day" is all fine and good if you happen to be a rich anti-consumerist. But what if you happen to be on a limited budget? What if your kiddo really, really wants that 5-speed bike for sale at Toys R Us at 6am for $100 off the regular price? On principal, you're going to forgo the $100 saving? Forgo getting the bike entirely or spending $100 more on Saturdays? That's lunacy.
Anyway, so Roommate and I went to Indiana for Turkey Day and the family happened to mention that the Edinburgh Outlet Malls were opening at midnight with all kinds of early bird specials. We joked about it a bit, but 11pm rolled around and found us parked in the lot watching cars flood in.
The Coach outlet was the biggest draw. We were floored that the line at 11p already wrapped around the building. Later we'd heard that some folks waited more than 2 hrs just to get 10% off. I find that hard to believe. Aeropostal, Gap, Nike, and a couple other stores had amassed significant lines before the doors opened.
Roommate and I played it cool, ducked in the stores that were less crowded, got a crappy hot mocha from the chocolate store, and basically treated it like any other trip to an outlet mall. When we walked into our first store-- the Bass Outlet-- Roommate said, "Okay, my brain just reset. It's no longer midnight."
"I'm in a shoe store."
If I was in the practice of giving clothes as gifts, I could have made out like a bandit, but as it was I bought one thing for my mom (and did save close to $50, so yay me!), and a skirt and sweater for myself. Roommate batted zero in the tis-the-season department and came away with just a pair of shoes for himself. In the end, we spent two hours, but it was a goofy, fun way to kick of the Christmas vibe.
That being said, I don't think I'll ever be the kind of person who can wait in line for hours for a store to open. When I saw the line at Coach, I said, "Okay, if Bono were signing the pocketbooks, I might. But otherwise never." Perhaps if I lived in South Florida and could start camping outside of Best Buy at 10pm for their $15.99 DVD player doorbuster in the comfort of 70+ degree weather, my feelings would change... but last night it was in the 20's!!! Lunacy, I tell you!


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Summertime travelers are sure to find their way through your home this season and they'll need a place to lay their suitcases and their heads. Take the opportunity to refurbish and redecorate your guest bedroom, making it a relaxing summer getaway. Consider these design tips.
1. Twin beds instead of a queen or king. While everyone loves the luxury of a giant bed, not everyone's going to want to share one. Rather than being host to an awkward conversation, let couples push the beds together if necessary while kids or solo visitors can settle for a single. Not to mention, twin beds make for great décor opportunities. Use your design sensibility to find quirky arrangements or mix-and-match bedding.
2. Take advantage of closet space. Because your guests won't be moving in permanently, they won't need a full closet and will probably be able to make due with a well-appointed armoire or dresser. While taking that closet space and using it as storage is tempting, consider some alternatives. Shelving could easily turn it into a small library, and if it's a walk-in, the closet could be reimagined as an office space or studio.
3. Keep your guests warm. Summer mornings and nights still get chilly, but turning on the heat usually means a blast of hot, stale air from the ducts. Consider installing radiant floor heating in your guest bedroom. This eco-friendly form of heating spreads warmth up through the floor, keeping your guests comfortable through summer nights.
4. Provide them with something to read. This will be a matter of taste, but we suggest you save War & Peace for the bookshelf. Leave some magazines or pleasant-looking paperbacks on the nightstand to give your guests something to flip through before falling asleep.
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"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers" (I Peter 1:18).
Not all the wealth of the world can redeem a single soul, for gold and silver are merely corruptible elements in a world under "the bondage of corruption" (Romans 8:21). Everything in the physical creation is decaying and dying. In fact, one day all these "elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up" (II Peter 3:10). Even the very seeds which transmit life are "corruptible seed" (I Peter 1:23), and all mankind is "corruptible man" (Romans 1:23). Modern science recognizes this universal principle of decay as one of its most basic laws--the law of increasing entropy.
Even in this corruptible world, however, some things are incorruptible. There is the "incorruptible . . . word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever" (I Peter 1:23). Even though "Heaven and earth shall pass away," the words of Christ "shall not pass away" (Matthew 24:35).
We are redeemed, not by silver and gold, but "with the precious blood of Christ" (I Peter 1:19). God Himself is the "uncorruptible God" (Romans 1:23), and He has "begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away" (I Peter 1:3-4). We work, not as others "to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible" (I Corinthians 9:25).
Finally, these dying bodies will themselves be redeemed, "for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality" (I Corinthians 15:52-53). HMM


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Libya is showing interest in purchasing arms and ammunition from Pakistan, said Iran News Agency (IRNA), quoting a report published by the Karachi-based English daily Dawn Sunday.
IRNA added that the daily said that a list of the arms produced at Pakistan Ordnance Factory in Wah town near Islamabad, has already been presented to Libyan authorities.
The report also said that ways of bilateral cooperation between the two countries would be discussed at the Pakistan-Libya Joint Ministerial Commission, to be held in Islamabad, in the near future.
Quoting official sources in the Pakistani capital, the report said issues of joint ventures in arms manufacture, training of Libyan army, navy and air force officials, and supply of rations, uniforms and shoes for the Libyan armed forces would also be taken up at the meeting - Albawaba.com
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(HealthDay News) -- Fostering healthy habits when your children are young is a great way to help ensure that they'll eat healthier for the rest of their lives.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics suggests:
- Preparing a balanced, healthy breakfast each morning.
- Limiting caffeine, and not adding cream or sugar to coffee or tea.
- Packing a healthy lunch.
- Eating more fruits and vegetables.
- Cooking dinner at home most nights of the week. If necessary, cook some meals during weekends.


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Largemouth Bass at Lake Sweetwater: Feast or Famine?
ATHENS — Lake Sweetwater, the small—and shrinking—emerald jewel of West Texas lakes, is loaded with largemouth bass. However, a dropping water level and declining bluegill numbers could signal trouble ahead for Sweetwater's bass.
Sweetwater, which filled in fall 2007, has since experienced a 17-foot drop in water level, 10 feet of that since 2011. "And to add insult to injury, all that rain we had a few weeks ago missed Sweetwater's watershed," said Spencer Dumont, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries regional director.
Normally a dropping water level is tough enough on fish populations. For example, bluegill—a favorite food of largemouth bass—declined from over 1,000 bluegill in one hour of electrofishing in 2009 to just 69 bluegill in one hour this fall. Such a decline could eventually lead to slower growth and a stockpile of smaller bass. Add the possibility of golden alga blooms to a dropping water level and you have a two-headed monster, the same monster responsible for Sweetwater's slow and torturous demise from 1998-2007, when the lake dropped over 40 feet and golden alga killed most of the remaining fish.
"We believe, though, that golden alga may have been greatly reduced with all that fresh water the lake received in 2007," Dumont said. "We'll have the water tested this winter to determine the presence or absence of golden alga. In the meantime, bass are doing better than ever at Sweetwater, in spite of dropping water levels, likely because of dense stands of dead trees and bushes that cover most of the lake's bottom."
A district record 368 largemouth bass were collected in one hour of electrofishing, three times the district average. Although 81 percent of those bass were less than 14 inches long, the number of 14-inch and 18-inch and longer bass has steadily increased since 2009, a result, at least in part, of the 14- to 18-inch slot limit. (Fish over 14 inches but less than 18 inches in length must be immediately released by anglers).
Bass up to 7 pounds or more have been caught this year at Sweetwater, but the future of this still yet-to-peak fishery depends on Mother Nature, Dumont said. "If we go another year without appreciable inflow into the lake, there could be a repeat of the early 2000's, but, if the lake catches a slug of water, look for Sweetwater to be a trophy bass factory. I'm crossing my fingers for the latter," he said.
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Brace yourselves, folks: he's right. Without that last piece, a theatre tribe and a community theatre do resemble each other. But that last piece -- well, that's kind of a major exception, isn't it? I mean, isn't that sort of like saying to Marx that the model for communism already exists in capitalism except for that whole private ownership thing? The whole point of this research is an attempt to provide a decent standard of living for all involved while doing theatre outside of Nylachi.
But let's put that aside for a moment.
Don then goes on to talk about his experiences as "Music Director for a Southside Community Theatre," a job he left when he "realized that the production of Cy Coleman's City of Angels and Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance (both were shows that I fought aggressively to get on the program) had garnered more complaints of both elitism (some folks couldn't fathom us doing opera) and offense (the language and situations in City of Angels was just too raw and bawdy) and lost the theater more money than any two productions in the organization's twenty year history. When, in reaction to those two shows, the risky production was scheduled to be Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up I was gone, gone, gone." He concludes:
The choices made before I got there were extremely conservative and my experiments in pushing the artistic envelope were met with nothing less than hostility from the community. The audience was more interested in entertainment that was both nostalgic and, like their Southside churches, avoided challenging their own choices very directly and told them in no uncertain terms that they were just fine. That not being the world that I see, I found the choices of producing yet another production of Anything Goes or Singing in the Rain to be nothing less than pedestrian and self-congratulatory.I'd like to examine this from several different perspectives. First, the reason that Don offers up this story is to illustrate one of his main arguments about the theatre tribe model, which he sees as a community theatre model in a thin disguise: "the promise that by moving and setting up shop [in a smaller city] provides an opportunity to work frequently is a false one unless your craft is limited to productions of melodramas and Greater Tuna with the odd production of West Side Story when you can find the local talent able to handle it." To put it into an equation, what Don is asserting is: community theatre = commercial fare.
What is meant by community theatre? I don't think it would be too controversial to offer this definition: theatre that is created by people who volunteer their time and who make their living doing other things. Fair enough? By that definition, though, Don does community theatre. He makes his living working for public radio, and he does plays without being paid a living wage. And this would be the case for Bob's recent production of Clay Continent, too, and pretty much every independent theatre production that happens in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. And that model -- doing theatre and working a day job, i.e., the definition of community theatre -- has been fiercely defended by Don and Bob as allowing artists creative independence and artistic integrity. I suspect neither Don nor Bob are in the midst of planning their next production of Greater Tuna. So what gives? How come Don and Bob, working in Chicago within the community theatre paradigm, can do DADA Soiree and Clay Continent, whereas South Side Community Theatre working within the same paradigm are destined to do Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Why aren't Don and Bob fated for Barefoot in the Park anytime soon?
The answer is that having a day job and not being paid a living wage for your theatre work (i.e., community theatre) has nothing to do with repertoire. There are community theatres that do commercial work, and community theatre that do alternative work. It depends on the artists's vision.
But doesn't South Side Community Theatre's rejection of Don's "experiments in pushing the artistic envelope" indicate that community theatre is intrinsically conservative? No, and the reason why lies in Don's own narrative: Don's two productions "cost the theater more money than any two productions in the organization's twenty year history." For twenty years, South Side Community Theatre had built an audience that valued what it had to offer. They had developed a brand, and a customer base that was committed to that brand. Similarly, Don's WNEP is a brand Don has developed over his years of running that organization, and he has developed a customer base that is committed to that brand. If Don hired a young director who came in and "fought aggressively" to get Greater Tuna on the WNEP program, I suspect that Don's committed audience would react with with as many complaints as did the South Side Community Theatre audience.
Theatres benefit from a committed audience, and an audience becomes committed to a theatre because they value what that theatre has to offer them. If your artistic values lean toward the experimental, you will develop a following of people whose values also lean toward the experimental, and that audience will not appreciate it if you "throw them a couple bones" of commercial fare. You might find your audience grows when you produce that commercial fare, but I doubt very much that it will be the same audience that follows your experimental work. And in fact, while short term you may benefit from an influx of money at the box office, in the long run your base audience's commitment will be weakened by your venture into the world of commercial fare. You would have been better off sticking with what you do and focusing on growing that audience.
This is why I argue that an ongoing relationship between artist and audience is so crucial to the success of a theatre tribe (or any theatre, for that matter): you need to develop and audience that is committed to what you offer. Don's attempts to push the envelope for the South Side Community Theatre resembles the Christian missionaries who invaded native communities and tried to persuade them to abandon their own gods in favor of the "real" god. Don said, in essence, "I know what's best, and you need a good dose of raw language and bawdy situations." And the committed audience looked at him and said, "Actually, no we don't." And his choice, as a latecomer to the scene, was to either get with the program or get out. He got out -- probably a good thing. But because of his missionary zeal, he took the wrong message from that experience. What he should have learned is that you don't change long-standing organizations in one fell swoop, but you do it over time and through the relationship; outsiders do not change cultures easily or quickly. If you want easy and quick, you start your own organization and develop your own audience. That's may takeaway.
Don then goes on to chase a red herring: that my rejection of Nylachi and promotion of the theatre tribe is based in a desire for more government funding for non-Nylachi theatres. Nope. The theatre tribe model is being designed to rely as little as possible on donations and grants. How is that possible when ticket income accounts for 35% - 65% of a non-profit theatre's budget? Well, that's the challenge, isn't it? But the short answer is there is two ways to lower the percentage of a budget being provided by grants and donations: reduce the budget or increase the earned income. The theatre tribe model will explore each.
Don then chases a second red herring: that my development of the theatre tribe model is about what kind of theatre is going to be done. It's all about banishing experimental theatre. Again, wrong. He is mixing my own aesthetic preferences in with the model itself. The theatre tribe is an empty box to be filled by specific, individual artists. I have no opinion at all about what kind of theatre an individual tribe produces. Whether it is DADA Soiree or The Music Man makes absolutely no difference to me. It is entirely between the artists and their audience as they engage in a continuing conversation. A conversation involves give and take, open-minded listening and sharing; it isn't a monologue. Because a theatre tribe cannot successfully dictate to a community and force them to buy tickets, they can do one of two things: consistently offer a certain type of theatre and wait for an audience to develop who wants that type of theatre, or engage in conversation and open-minded listening and talking. Both approaches can be successful, and both require time.
In conclusion, I must confess to bafflement at this continuing attempt to figure out what my development of the theatre tribe model is "really about." It is simple, really, and I don't hink I have been hiding anything. The goals are:
- To spread theatre to non-metropolitan areas.
- To provide an alternative to the New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles theatre scenes.
- To create a model that has the greatest possibility of providing a livable income for those who participate.
- To create a model that is ecologically sustainable.
In the book Worldchanging: A User's Guide to the 21st Century, editor Alex Steffen writes: "When no one believes in a better future, despair is a logical choice -- and people in despair almost never change anything. When no one believes there might be a better solution, those who benefit from the status quo are safe. When no one believes in the possibility of action, apathy becomes an insurmountable obstacle to reform. But when people have some intelligent reasons to believe that a better solution can be built, that better solutions are available, and that action is possible, their power to act out their highest principles is unleashed. Shared belief in a better future is the strongest glue there is."
I am trying to provide "intelligent reasons to believe."


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Financing for Universal Health Coverage
World Health Report 2010
In recent years, increasingly vocal demands for better health coverage have pushed health further up political agendas. As a result, governments worldwide are endeavouring to work out the best way to meet citizens' expectations. All WHO Member States have set themselves the target of developing their health financing systems in ways that are capable of ensuring - and, critically, sustaining - universal coverage. In so doing, they find themselves grappling with three fundamental questions:
- Where and how can they find the financial resources?
- How can they protect people from the financial consequences of ill health?
- How can they make optimum use of resources?
As they strive to find answers to these questions, they must also factor in the need to ensure that coverage is equitable (a major failing in many contemporary systems), and to establish reliable and useable mechanisms to monitor and evaluate progress.
In this report, the World Health Organization maps out what countries can do to modify their financing systems so they can move more quickly to universal coverage, and to maintain it once it has been achieved. The report builds both on lessons learnt and on new research and provides an action agenda for countries at all stages of development about what they can do domestically. It also proposes ways that the international community can better support efforts in low income countries to achieve universal coverage and improve health outcomes.
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Former House Speaker Andrew Romanoff brought his students to see the Capitol on a day when it seemed like a number of former lawmakers also made an appearance.
Romanoff, a Denver Democrat, presided over the House from 2005 until he was term limited in 2009.
Also at the Capitol Friday: former GOP Sens. Mark Hillman of Burlington and Nancy Spence of Centennial, and Rep. Joe Rice of Littleton, who participated in Major General Andy Love's National Guard leadership program.
"They do a mock committee hearing each year and we were asked to reprise our erstwhile role as legislators," Hillman said.
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Just as a puppy is not just for Christmas, a leading dog charity says its collection boxes are year-round commitments.
Guide Dogs Scotland is appealing for more businesses across the country to support its life-changing sight loss services - by taking in a Guide Dogs collection 'dog'.
The distinctive life-size replicas can collect as much as £340 pounds a year for the charity, which it says will make a massive difference to someone with sight loss.
"Our life-sized dog collection boxes aren't just for Christmas - they help to support life-changing services all year round," said Joanna Stevenson, fundraiser with Guide Dogs Scotland.
"There are around 530 guide dog owners in Scotland, and each guide dog partnership costs around £50,000 to train and support through the dog's working life.
"Guide Dogs doesn't receive any government funding for this service, which relies entirely on public generosity."
Joanna explained that by having a life-size dog collection boxes on their premises, prompting members of the public and customers to make a donation, businesses would be making a massive contribution to someone with sight loss.
"It couldn't be simpler," added Joanna. "We deliver the collection box and later, when you let us know it's full, we'll come and empty it too
Edinburgh guide dog owner Elaine MacKenzie said her life has changed immeasurably when she was paired with first guide dog, Imogen.
Said Elaine: "My guide dogs have opened up the world for me and I can now be as independent as anyone else.
"So I urge any local business that can to take in a collection box and start collecting for Guide Dogs Scotland.
"Help change the life of another person with sight loss just like me."
Guide dogs are just one of the services offered by the charity. Its My Guide service provides volunteers to help people get out and about and Buddy Dogs work with partially sighted children and young people.
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Note: Because of technical issues, today's Dodgers-Rockies online game story was delayed. It is posted here as a blog.
Prior to this afternoon's game, manager Clint Hurdle sat in the dugout and painted a stark and candid picture about what's gone wrong with the Rockies this season. He sited the bullpen's inability to get key outs, as well as the failure of hitters to come through when it counts the most.
Meanwhile, in the clubhouse, there was a 15-minute, players-only meeting.
Then the Rockies went out and lost via a paint-by-numbers replica of everything Hurdle had talked about.
They lost 8-6 when the Dodgers scored four runs in the seventh inning, picking on starter Ubaldo Jimenez and relievers Manuel Corpas and Randy Flores.
The Rockies staged a dramatic rally in the ninth against Dodgers 290-pound super closer Jonathan Broxton. But with the bases loaded, Troy Tulowitzki struck out on a 2-2, 90 mph slider for the second out. Tulowitzki went 0-for-5, striking out three times.
Broxton, staying away from danger, walked Todd Helton, forcing in a run. Up to the plate stepped pinch hitter Brad Hawpe, who's been battling a sore groin. Hawpe grounded out weakly to short. Game over.
The Rockies have lost eight of nine to the Dodgers and trail them by 14 games in the National League West. In sweeping the three-game series, the Dodgers outscored the Rockies 31-10.
The loss was the Rockies' fifth straight at home, this one coming in front of 22,277 fans on a perfect spring afternoon at Coors Field. The Rockies are 10 games under .500. (18-28), exactly where they were at this point last season.
Before a too-little, too-late, two-run rally in the ninth, the Rockies managed just four hits, yet they somehow held a 3-2 lead entering the seventh.
That lead quickly fell to pieces.
Trouble began when Jimenez walked Matt Kemp and Juan Castro followed with a single to left. Jimenez rallied to whiff pinch hitter Casey Blake for the second out. But Juan Pierre, the former Rockie, continues to haunting his old mates. His single to left scored Kemp, tied the game and drove Jimenez from the mound.
In came Corpas, up stepped Mark Loretta. Lorretta, long the Rockies' nemesis, punched Corpas' hanging 83 mph slider into center, scoring Castro. Corpas then walked Orlando Hudson, loading the bases.
In came Flores, up stepped James Loney. He powered Flores' fastball to center for a three-run double.
The Dodgers, an astronomical 18 games above .500 (33-15), tacked on a bonus run in the eighth off reliever Alan Embree. Pierre hit a bloop single to center, scoring Ethier. Pierre, the replacement for the suspended Manny Ramirez in left field, is hitting .404 with 20 RBIs in a mere 114 at-bats. That's more RBIs than either Tulowitzki or Garrett Atkins, both of whom have at least 30 more at-bats than Pierre.
The Rockies got up off the mat long enough to take a 3-2 lead in the fourth. Matt Murton, getting the start in left and hitting cleanup, punched a ball up the middle, sprinted around first and turned a routine hit into a hustle double. Murton got to jog home when Spilborghs hammered a home run to left-center. Spilborgh's homer, his fourth of the season, was his first since May 2.
Two free passes and a balk put Colorado on the board in the third. Clint Barmes and Paul Phillips drew back-to-back walks off Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw and advanced on a finely executed bunt by Jimenez. Barmes trotted home when Kershaw slipped during his delivery and was called for a balk.
The Dodgers cashed in a Loretta walk and a looping single to center by Loney to take a 1-0 lead in the first off Jimenez.
Sloppy fielding by a pitcher, a trademark for the Rockies this season, cost them a run in the second. Jimenez got Castro to hit a chopper to first baseman Helton, who fired to Tulowitzki to force Kemp at second. Tulowitzki fired back to first, hoping for the double play, but Jimenez, covering the bag, simply whiffed on the throw. Ethier jogged in from third, putting the Dodgers ahead 2-0.
The Rockies are off Thursday before opening a three-game series Friday at Coors Field against the Padres.
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Salmon is a fish full of delicious flavor and nutritional value. It's packed with healthy fats, plus plenty of vitamins and minerals -- and yet it lacks the high mercury levels that taint some of its seafood kin. Learn how to roast, poach, glaze, and grill your salmon with some of our favorite recipes.
Cooking in a packet seals in flavors -- in this case, a teriyakilike combination of ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil -- but requires no extra fat.
Salmon fillets bake in a parchment package along with a built-in side dish of spinach and chickpeas; a paste of parsley, garlic, and olive oil provides the flavoring.
Cold buckwheat noodles are a classic Asian dish; here, they've gone cross-cultural, in a fresh-salmon dish inspired by the iconic combination of gravlax, creme fraiche, and blini.
A few minutes on the backyard grill or under the broiler is all that's required to get these salmon fillets or steaks table-ready. Honey and chile pair well in the sauce for this easy-to-cook main course.
The subtle, nutty flavor of quinoa goes well with steamed salmon and Moroccan spices.
This delicious and nutritious meal can be on the table in less than half an hour. And it's true comfort food, thanks to vitamin D-rich salmon, which, like tuna, egg yolks, and fortified dairy, play a key role in beating the winter blues.
Red onion, lemon, and tarragon make a tangy topping for salmon and asparagus baked in a parchment-paper package.
Sesame seeds sprinkled over this heart-healthy salmon from nutritionist Cynthia Sass's "Cinch!" cookbook will help you feel fuller, longer.
This flavorful recipe calls for tamari, a sauce made from soybeans that's darker and thicker than conventional soy sauce. Serve this dish with a wedge of orange for squeezing over the fish, along with a fresh green, such as watercress, for its bite.
Wild salmon is widely available canned. To ensure you're getting the most sustainable option, look for the blue Marine Stewardship Council logo.
Create a smoker by filling a shallow pan with a mix of white rice and herbs and laying metal skewers across the diameter.
This sweet, astringent red-grapefruit relish gets a bit of heat from red-pepper flakes. A perfect foil for salmon, it also works with chicken or pork.
Broiling makes the salmon golden-brown without adding fat. To get the best color and a crisp coat, don't turn the fish over while cooking; it will still cook all the way through without this extra step.
Poached salmon makes for a luxurious dip high in heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids; endive petals are edible spoons.
This easy salad is a fresh and delicious way to get your Omega-3s.
A natural affinity exists between salmon and mustard. In this sauce, fresh lemon juice and herbs temper the heat of the mustard, but its flavor remains strong enough to stand up to the salmon.
The robust taste of wild salmon holds its own in a broth flavored with lemongrass, ginger, chile peppers, coriander, and cumin. Although wild salmon is less rich in omega-3s than farmed salmon, it's lower in contaminants such as PCBs.
White miso makes a delicious marinade for broiled salmon. A combination of fermented soybeans and either rice or barley, miso is a great source of zinc, a natural immune booster.
Experts recommend eating at least two servings of fatty fish, such as salmon, herring, or tuna, per week. In this dish, bold capers and fresh herbs -- classic beef tartare add-ins -- brighten the buttery flavor of flaked baked salmon.
This dish combines golden beets, salmon, and turkey bacon.
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The Chiefs have kicked off to the Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium.
Bryan McCann breaks right, returns opening kickoff 91 yards to the Kansas City 14.
No surprises in pregame inactives, other than the fact that Taiwan Jones apparently hasn't recovered sufficiently from his hamstring strain to play.
Other inactives were quarterback Jason Campbell, wide receiver Jacoby Ford, running back Darren McFadden, safety Michael Huff and defensvie tackle John Henderson.
Chiefs inactives are quarterback Tyler Palko, safety Jon McGraw, offensive lineman David Mims, wide receiver Jereheme Urban, tight end Jake O'Connell, defensive lineman Brandon Bair and defnsive lineman Jerrell Powel.


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What's Next: Aaron Rodgers Kicks Off Endorsement Deals With Disney Commercial
By Barry Janoff, Executive Editor
February 7, 2011: The Walt Disney Co. avoided a potentially embarrassing situation following Super Bowl XLV when Aaron Rodgers, quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, was named MVP of the game.
In what has become a post-game marketing tradition, Rodgers, who guided the Packers to a 31-25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, was asked by an off-camera voice, "Now that you've lead the Green Bay Packers to victory in the Super Bowl what are you going to do next?" As confetti rained down, Rodgers shouted, "I'm going to Disney World!"
The spot will air several times this week. It also is likely to be the first of many new endorsement deals for Rodgers, according to industry analysts. As with previous ads, the spot will feature clips from the game played out to the song, "When You Wish Upon a Star."
Rodgers already snagged what is believed to be his first national marketing deal, a Got Milk? print ad (alongside Hines Ward of the Steelers) that appeared in USA Today on Feb. 4., then scored a solo Got Milk? print ad in USA Today the day after being named MVP. Rodgers, who currently earns a few million dollars in annual endorsements, mostly from Nike, could follow quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints (Super Bowl XLIV), whose MVP award enabled him to boost his endorsement income from about $4-$5 million to its current $10-$11 million level.
The Green Bay quarterback will be part of another tradition for Super Bowl MVPs when he is the guest of honor on Feb. 7 at a parade down Main Street, U.S.A. at Disney World in Orlando. Among others, he will be joined by NFL Youth Football players, according to Disney.
Had Rodgers' counterpart, Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethliesberger, been named MVP, Disney likely would not have used him in the "What's Next?" campaign. Roethlisberger served a four-game suspension this past season as the result of a sexual assault accusation (plus a prior similar situation), events not in keeping with family friendly Disney's image.
Since Super Bowl XXI in 1987, when Phil Simms was the first MVP to be asked "What are you going to do next?", only two Super Bowl MVPs have been prevented from participating. The first was Ray Lewis (Super Bowl XXXV), who was bypassed by Disney because of his ties to a double-murder investigation the previous year. Disney instead opted to feature his teammate, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Trent Dilfer.
The second was Deion Branch (Super Bowl XXXIX) of the New England Patriots. Blame that one on Janet Jackson, whose "wardrobe malfunction" at the previous Super Bowl half time show led Disney to opt out of advertising during the next Big Game.


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Three months after the Titanic sank in 1912 SOS was adopted as the international distress call. The signal was adopted because it was easily recognizable in the Morse Code -- three dots, three dashes and three dots -- and not because SOS stood for anything such as "save our souls" or "save our ship," as is popularly believed.
If you don't know your Morse Code not to worry. Morse Code officially went out of use last February 1, as the dots and dashes had years ago given way to a satellite-aided tracking (Sarsat ) search and rescue system that led to the Epirb, or emergency position indicating radio beacon. The satellite system can pinpoint the location of a vessel signaling for help within 200 meters. Distress signals are beamed from a boat or ship to a satellite, which relays the alert to a rescue coordinating station on the ground. Since the satellites fly over the poles on every orbit, coverage is best there and least at the equator. In the mid-latitudes the average waiting time for a satellite pass is 30 to 45 minutes.
The beginnings of Sarsat date back to 1970 when a plane carrying two U.S. congressmen crashed in a remote region of Alaska. A massive search and rescue effort was mounted but to this day, no trace of them or their aircraft has ever been found. In reaction to this tragedy, congress mandated that all aircraft in the United States carry an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT), a device designed to automatically activate after a crash and transmit a homing signal.
Since satellite technology was still in its infancy, the frequency selected for ELT transmissions was 121.5 MHz, the international aircraft distress frequency. This system worked but had many limitations. The frequency was cluttered, there was no way to verify who the signal was originating from and most importantly, another aircraft had to be within range to receive the signal.
After several years, the limitations of ELTs began to outweigh their benefits. At that time, a satellite-based system was conceived. It would operate on a frequency reserved only for emergency beacons (406 MHz), it would have a digital signal that uniquely identified each beacon and it would provide global coverage.
The United States, Canada and France developed the Sarsat system in a joint effort. In the United States, NASA developed the Sarsat system. Once the system was functional, its operation was turned over to NOAA where it remains today.
As the system began to take hold, more and more emergency beacons found their way onto the market. ELTs continued to operate exclusively on 121.5 MHz, but Epirbs, maritime beacons that operated on 406 MHz, were built. In their role as maritime search and rescue specialists, the U.S. Coast Guard immediately began to see the benefits of 406 MHz and in 1990 took proactive steps to bring it into widespread usage. As a result today there are now more than 33,000 Epirbs in the NOAA 406 MHz registration database.
The Soviet Union developed a similar system, called Cospas. The four nations, United States, Canada, France and the Soviet Union banded together in 1979 to form Cospas-Sarsat. In 1982 the first satellite was launched and by 1984 the system was declared fully operational. Although Cospas-Sarsat satellites were primarily designed to function on the much improved 406 MHz frequency, they still had to make a provision for the thousands of 121.5 MHz beacons already in use. For this reason, the satellites were designed to receive 121.5 MHz as well.
There are important differences between the two frequencies:
1. The 406 MHz signal is digital and can be stored aboard the satellite for later relay to the next available ground station, thereby giving it global capability and a 1-hour average notification time. The 121.5 MHz signal is analog and is not stored aboard the satellite. The satellite must see the beacon and the ground station simultaneously for a 121.5 MHz transmission to be detected; thereby giving an average notification time of 6 hours.
2. The 406 MHz signal contains digital information unique to each beacon, which provides a link to information, contained in a registration database. The registration information helps the Sar forces identify the vessel or aircraft in distress and greatly speeds up response time. The 121.5 MHz beacon is not capable of data encoding.
3. The 406 MHz beacons transmit a 5-watt burst of data for half a second every 50 seconds, creating a very stable signal that can be more accurately fixed in comparison with the 121.5 MHz signal. By using Doppler shift, the 406 MHz beacon's location can be pinpointed to a two nautical-mile radius whereas the 121.5 MHz signal has a 12 nautical-mile radius. The newest 406 MHz Epirbs have a GPS receiver and transmits its exact coordinates to a .05 nautical mile radius.
As you might suspect, there are also important differences in the prices. A 121.5 MHz beacon is about $200, whereas the 406 MHz Epirb is closer to $2,000 and with the GPS option the price jumps to over $5,000. Today's newer 406 MHz beacons also transmit on the 121.5 MHz frequency and come in several categories. Category I Epirbs are automatic float free, while the Category II must be manually activated and released.
The Cospas-Sarsat system provides a tremendous resource for protecting the lives of mariners that was unthinkable prior to the space age. With a Epirb rescue forces can be quickly summoned from anywhere on earth 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
If you go offshore or do long-distance cruising you should have an Epirb on board. This is another piece of equipment that helps to bring peace of mind and no matter how expensive, they are still cheep when compared with the safety of your crew. Let's just hope that you never have to use them.
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Making Sense of the 2010 Census
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Who is America? In March, the 10-question 2010 Census was mailed to every U.S. household. With this bundle of lesson plans and activities, your students not only will understand the history and fundamentals of the census, but why they should care about this every-decade survey.
U.S. Census Bureau lesson plans
NY Times Learning Network classroom activities
Project RACE: 2010 Census Multiracial Tips
U.S. Census Bureau lesson plans
2010 Census in Schools: It's About Us
The U.S. Census is required by the Constitution every 10 years and counts every resident to get a snapshot of America. New York Times correspondent Patricia Smith points out that while a national head count may sound pretty dull, the census actually has a huge impact on the way we live. It influences the gamut, from "how many Congressional representatives your state gets to whether a new Gap opens near your house and which channels cable companies offer in your area."
The U.S. Census Bureau offers learning resources for understanding why we need a census, and how census data can be used to make specific decisions for communities. Curricula with stand alone lessons and classroom tools are available for K-4, 5-8, and 9-12 grades. Lessons cover a range of topics, including the importance of the census, using data to predict the future, and how to read and use cartograms. For quick access, under Lessons and Maps, click on the pdf for the desired grade level.
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Making Sense of the Census: Ideas for Classes Across the Curriculum
While the U.S. Census Bureau give students a basic understanding on the census, NY Times Learning Network classroom activities get to the heart of the issues and debates surrounding the 2010 census. Projects and readings will help make the census relevant to your students' experiences, perspectives and learning. And, they include digging into the meaning of maps, analyzing 2010 Census media commercials, and creating your own census to paint a portrait of your own classroom or community.
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Project RACE: 2010 Census Multiracial Tips
Multiracial persons are the fastest growing demographic group in the country. Since its founding in 1990, Project RACE has advocated for the right to check more than one race box on the census. Ideally, the group would like an umbrella category "multiracial" with boxes under the larger classification. Have your students read more about why this is so important (and controversial), and explore the public policy implications of checking more than one box (Census Updates).
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I like it that Bob just lets the accent fly in this.
I remember my visit to Boston, went to the actual 'Cheers' bar. The outside is just like it is on the show. The inside, not so much. Apparently there is a second 'Cheers' that seems to be more restaurant oriented, and all the dishes are named after characters from the show.
It's pretty cool to see my hometown get it's own episode.
I'm always surprised when I see a picture of Bob. For some reason his voice just gives me a very different image of what he ought to look like. Even when I see him in the video, it almost feels like I'm watching him dubbing over footage of someone else. No idea why.
Is it bad that it took me to the end of the video to realize those were in fact red socks on his shirt?
I'm so upset over not living in Chestnut Hill anymore right now.
I only really experienced the (hilarious) Green Line when I was there. Transferring from the Green line to the red line at Park Street during the holidays was a freaking nightmare.
fenway paaak, love it
I can just imagine if I did a video like this about Pittsburgh, it would turn into the Cleveland tourism video. Also, does the bullet train run up to Boston or does it stop at New York?
Yeah, I was pretty much like "Hey, I remember seeing that in TED" during the entire video.
Movie Bob, this was very nice and Boston seems to be a very nice place.
For your next episode, or some episode in the future; you should address the Young Justice cancelation! Or you should address cartoon superhero stuff in general!
I visited Boston in 2004. Bad idea as it was during the big dig thing and the whole place looked like one big work site. Hope to visit there again one day. There is a historical feel to the place i love, being from London with tons of history everywhere. So, yeah, Boston is on my want to visit list. Not for PAX though......those places can be boring. You look, and within an hour or so you have seen everything. Me, dont care about actors or cosplay. Maybe pick up some movies or whatever but overal, take in the sites of Boston.
They have that Clam Chowder, they love that. :-)
Man, if I hadn't just gone to Boston last summer, I would be dying for a chance to do so now. Hell, even factoring that in, I wanna go back really bad now!
... The Giants are better...
This was fun though. I don't think I'm going to find myself in Boston any time soon (at least not until Fallout 4 comes out), but it was still interesting.
Despite living is Massachusetts, the beginning of this video had a lot of things I've never seen before. I guess I've just never really been in the silver line area. Also I used to think everyone called public transportation the T.
Great interesting and informative episode, Bob. If I ever manage to make it out to Boston I'm sure I now know more than I did somewhat over seven minutes ago.
Oh yeah, one thing, I'm from London so when I saw the map of the public transport system and watched Bob explain how complex and confusing it can be, I was like "Bitch please!"
It's not a real bullet train, but the Acela does run between New York and Boston. Like 3 hours on the express I think?
Edit: The problem is that most of the track/equipment it runs on/with is ridic old. Like it has a top speed of 150mph, but often it can't break 60mph because of the shitty infrastructure. If we ever got real high-speed rail, it could be much faster (and cheaper,) but the govt funding serious infrastructure buildout is a pipe dream at this point. /endrant
Tbh you'd be much better served taking a Chinatown bus if you're looking to get to Boston from the city. It doesn't take that much longer, and it's a good fifth of the price.
It felt like Bob did a major homage to Tim & Eric with how he presented this. Which is absolutely fine, I laughed quite a bit. I say it could have used even moar accent, it went to "broadcaster" in the Boston episode.
I think the mic was overloaded by the awesome accent.
I can see why Bob uses his broadcasting voice for his vids, but I do like it when he takes the accent out for a spin.
SF does chowder better: chowder isn't chowder without a sourdough bread bowl. :D
Penguins! I fucking love penguins! To Boston!
I like TourBob. If this whole having a career thing doesn't work out you can easily become a tour guide.
Weird taking a tour of the place you grew up in.
Seriously, take the T if you are going. Seems complicated at first but it's the easiest and fastest way to get around.
Well Bob, over half of London's subway system is actually above ground and they call that the "underground."
Ah PAX. Yet another convention I could never go to. Still, cool run down of your home town Bob!
All that time in front of a green screen and not one Wayne's World reference to being whisked away to magical "Delaware", which I understand, is as far away from Boston as could possibly be, but still...
Oh well, a man can dream.
This was actually a very nice episode. I can't say I've had any interest to travel to Boston (No disrespect, I just haven't had any reasons yet), but should I ever travel to Boston, it sounds like a video I'd revisit just to have a good idea of what to do there (The park sounds nice. The images you chose were quite lovely).
Plus, hitting up a movie theater would be nice, maybe the IMAX would be cool to check out.
No complaints, a very nice video, Bob.
Complicated? Please...
And thats only the town centre
T-T I wanna go to Boston now, and I can't a ford to.
damn you Bob ....
Actually, i just got back from London for vacation and the tube was super simple to use. plus there were guys working there who could tell you where to go if you get lost. Boston's transport looks even simpler.
also, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT YOUNG JUSTICE!!!!!!!!!!!! DARN YOU CARTOON NETWORK!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great video Bob, I bet you were eager for PAX Boston so you could unleash that awesome accent.
That's the Reykjavik Leif statue isn't it? :)
The church shaped like a basalt crystal he's standing in front of is also quite a sight. :)
That accent, its glorious.
Boston is one of the few American cities i'm interested in visiting so i liked this. Can't wait to climb on those buildings!
Forget PAX, I'm going to Boston for all the other awesome stuff!
And, I don't know about anyone else, but I think Bob's gotten thinner since saw him in live-action last. He seems to tweet at the gym a lot, so I guess it's really paying off. Maybe I should start doing that whole "gym" thing.
Wait, did you just call a city in the USA "really old"? I think the rest of the world just had a collective laughing fit...
I don't think my accent is that bad, and english isn't even my first language. Seriously, he doesn't sound 'merican.
That being said, it was a nice episode! The only convention I've been able to go was Gamescom in Germany, but I was there only a day and you just can't see everything in just one day.
Also the Boston Common is the best place for parking as there is a huge parking garage under it. I was going to go to PAX as I live just south of Boston but the tickets were sold out the day they came out.
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This Thursday, the Packers take on the Lions in Detroit's traditional Thanksgiving Day game.
Detroit's Thanksgiving legacy goes back to 1934. In 1951, the Packers joined the party and became the Lions' traditional opponent, traveling to the Motor City every year on the fourth Thursday in November. This lasted until Vince Lombardi pulled the Packers out of the annual meeting after the 1963 game, citing the unfair demands of playing a short-week road game every season (it certainly didn't help that the Packers went 3-10 during that span).
Since then, the Lions have faced a rotating series of opponents and the Packers have returned to Detroit for the Thanksgiving game only a handful of times. Twice, in 2001 and 2003, those games have been occasions to wear throwback uniforms, as part of the NFL's "Thanksgiving Classic" promotion (which began with the 2001 game and was discontinued after through 2004).
The 2001 uniform was based on an alternate introduced in 1939: white jerseys with green numbers, gold helmets, white socks.
I'm not convinced that the canvas-colored pants are historically accurate—the Packers were wearing gold pants with their navy jerseys by 1939—but they are in line with the similarly-inaccurate 1994 throwbacks.
It would be interesting to know how often this white alternate uniform was worn. The Packers had introduced their first white jersey the previous season to avoid the traditional navy-versus-navy confusion when facing the Chicago Bears. They might also have worn them as "clash jerseys" against the Cleveland Rams or New York Giants, who wore royal blue. Pictures from the 1939 season are scarce, but from news accounts we know the Packers wore their traditional navy and gold jerseys in the championship game against the Giants, on the way to their fifth world championship:
The 2001 Packers also fared well in their throwbacks, holding off a late Detroit surge to win the Turkey Day contest 29-27.
In an unusual move, the Packers offered pro-cut throwback jerseys for sale online in various sizes, which has resulted in a glut of Berlin-tagged jerseys on the secondary market. These retail jerseys (principally Favre's #4) are often misleadingly identified as "team issued" or even "game used" jerseys and sold as such at inflated prices.
Readers of Guy Hankel's wonderful blog White Mesh and Green Durene will remember the excellent article he published a few months ago, complete with great pictures of the real thing. If you missed it, go check it out.
Two years later, the Packers once again found themselves celebrating Thanksgiving in the Motor City. And once again, the Packers wore a classic Green Bay uniform. Trading Curly Lambeau for Vince Lombardi, the Packers took the field that day in an updated version of their 1967 road uniforms.
Unlike the previous encounter, the throwback changes were subtle.
The sleeve and neck stripes were alternating green and gold, unbroken by white, and the home sleeve striping pattern was repeated on the socks. The Packers wore black cleats, standard in the 1960s but wouldn't be re-introduced to the Packers' regular uniform until 2008. The pants striping was narrowed, echoing Lombardi's late 1960s design. Although the Reebok logos would adorn the sleeves and pants, the clunky "NFL EQUIPMENT" patch was nowhere to be seen.
The best part? Gray facemasks.
Although the Packers looked great, they failed to play up to the level of the uniforms, turning the ball over five times as the Lions won, 22-14.
These uniforms are far less common on the collectors' market. Not only did the Packers not sell pro-cut replica jerseys, they didn't offer authentic replicas at all (at least not online). Fans wishing to purchase one of these gorgeous jerseys had to settle for a lower-quality replica with screenprinted numbers.
Game worn jerseys do surface from time to time, though. Brett Favre's complete game uniform sold at auction for $7,582.00 in December 2004.
This beauty, worn by Al Harris, provides us with a closer view of the jersey details.
I would love to see the Packers bring this back as the road jersey. Trying to shoehorn the home jersey stripes into a different color pattern has never worked for me. You can't improve upon a classic, and every tweak of the road uniforms has resulted in another step backwards.
Sadly, the Thanksgiving Classic program was short-lived, so we'll see no such sartorial splendor from either the Packers or Lions this year. This most traditional of regular-season games will see Detroit's newfangled Honolulu blue, silver and black against the Packers' oh-so-close-but-no-cigar modern whites.


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American University lifted a lockdown Wednesday evening almost two hours after a report of a man with a gun on campus about 7:40 p.m.
An AU student noticed a man with a gun in his holster on a university shuttle bus, took a picture, then called police, D.C. police said.
AU officials directed students to shelter in place.
The image was circulated on social media through AU's official account and helped generate leads and identify the individuals.
Dozens of officers searched AU's campus for more than an hour until identifying the man with the gun as an off-duty D.C. police officer.
The lockdown was lifted around 9:30 p.m.
"Every student is safe tonight," AU spokeswoman Camille Lepre said in a statement. "In this case, someone saw something and said something. The system worked."
No weapon was ever displayed, no threats were made, no crime was committed and there were no arrests or injuries, Lt. Jesse Porter said.
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Sorry if this has been asked before. i was raised in a christian home (Still kinda am) and i became atheist at the age of 16. i had been a christian since i was born (not technically) but when i was 14 in 2009 my granny died suddenly. i prayed all day hoping that "god" would save her. but that didn't happen so about (insert day/month) after that happened i started searching online for the truth about "god" and came across a few things that challenged my religious beliefs so i become an agnostic cause i didn't know what to actually believe. when i was 16 i discovered Dawkins witch turned me into a complete atheist.
if that was hard to read i apologize.
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I had a catholic education but didn't want to practice the faith from the age of 10 and was agnostic from the age of 13 until a few years ago when I realised I am an Atheist. I read P Z Myers tweets and googled Atheism.
Good for you Austin. You are braver and far more thoughtful than me! Hopefully your folks are okay with your choices.
I did not embrace atheism until my 40s. I was raised catholic, stopped practicing in high school but always thought of it as an allegorical club that I belonged to. As my kids grew up (they are 20 and 15) I found myself saying "they don't really mean that" a lot and we are only here for community and the ethics (i know, ha ha!). Then on the way home from my older son's confirmation, he told me he was an atheist and he thought I was too. I said he was right and we've been on that path ever since. I was lucky that I always had good religious people in my life (apart from the brainwashing) but after 9/11, the catholic scandals etc... it was easy to give up the trappings though I still miss some of the community stuff.
Although I was raised by my athiest mother, I went to a christian school because there are no non-religiously-alligned schools here and we live in a majority christian country. My mom didnt teach me to be an athiest but she didn't teach me about any religion either.
When I was about 11, I asked her to get me removed from signing hymns in school and from the religious education (christian propoganda) classes at school. I started realising that if father christmas was just a fairy tale to make it fun for kids, then this amazing idea of god must be a fairy tale to get kids to behave. At about 13 I tried to become christain and desperately wanted to fit in again with my friends at the time but that lasted about 2 days and was over. Even at that age I needed to be convinced of things via reason and rationality and scientific evidence.
My mother told me our family was protestant but she never went to church. Neither did I except twice with friends. A lutheran and a catholic church. I was absolutely bored at both. I was born in a time when the pledge of alligence and morning prayer was required. Didn't mind the pledge of alligence and the prayer gave me a little time to close my eyes and rest. Since religion wasn't pressed upon me I was able to draw my own conclusions. So, I've been, basically, an atheist all my life. I have no idea what emotions people go through when they are recovering from religion. Could it be like finding out that your BEST friend is absolutely NOT your best friend. This happened to me recently.
Wow you are lucky indeed! No need to go through deprogramming like I had to do.
I also have become stronger in my non-beliefs over the past few years. I started noticing how my right to not participate in religious things was never taken seriously. People would say 'just do it, what does it hurt' but they just don't understand that I don't want to be part of something ridiculous (sp?) and I shouldn't have to. I started to feel a bit angry about it hence my joining Athiest Nexus. Maybe chating to you guys will help me learn how to deal with things like this and what to say to people who don't respect my lack of belief.
Very good question. I was certainly a believer when I got to college... then gravitated to New Age stuff... then Buddhism/Taoism... and finally full blown existential atheist. I was in my 40s by the time I came to terms with trusting the rational mind over the emotional one.
No need to apologize mate, your question is well understood.
I am glad that you found "reason" at such an early age, this is definitely a good thing.
I grew up in a very conservative Catholic environment, and I truly believed in the dogma. I became an Atheist on my early thirties, and it happened by accident:
I had a conversation with a co-worker of mine about same-sex marriage and I remember I was not okay with it, because I thought homosexuality was "unnatural" (a common "argument" given by many theists) anyway, my co-worker said something like this: "it is natural because it happens in nature". That comment made me think, and eventually I realized that the only "reason" why I thought the way I did was because of religious indoctrination.
Then I set myself to understand my beliefs and eventually I came to the conclusion that my religious beliefs, all of them, were just BS. It is funny, but at that point I felt pretty bad, I was conflicted because I wanted so bad to hold onto my beliefs but at the same time the evidence, logic and reason pointed me in a different direction.
Then I started reading books, many books, but the one that did it for me was "In Defence of Atheism" by Michel Onfray. Dawkins, Dennet, Harris, Hitchens, Barker and Ayaan Hirsi-Ali came after, as well as many a science book.
It did not take long for me to start calling myself not only Atheist, but also "Anti-theist".
Not too long ago, I had a chance to talk to that co-worker again and I told him the effect his words had on me. It turns out this person has been an atheist since he was a kid. I thanked him for saying the right thing at the right time.
You know I don't really know when I actually became an atheist. I know that I struggled against it for some time. I kept interpreting and rationalizing scripture in order to make it fit with a reasoned and rational world view. The problem eventually became too big for that to work any longer. I had manipulated and twisted, interpreted, re-interpreted, rationalized and re-rationalized the inconsistencies in the bible that it eventually reached a point that, even while in denial with regard to my fading faith, I could not help but admit that whatever else I might be, I could no longer honestly call myself a christian.
I never made a conscious decision to become an atheist and without going into the whole long story of getting there, the short version is that one day, 5 or 6 years ago, I just realized that I was, in fact, an atheist. It was one of the best days of my life.
About 33 years ago I went from a catholic school to a public school before the 6th grade started. I heard more god-speak and saw worse behavior after the change of schools. At that point, I decided that I didn't like people in general (mostly the stupid ones) and that god was total bull$#!t (after hearing the word GOD much more than one too many times from the afore mentioned mouths). Atheism was a great way to disassociate my self from the people that I wouldn't like. This is still a great tool which has motivated me to be way to open for every one else's comfort. Once the spell was broken, it didn't take too long to realize how ridiculous my beliefs were. I have since analyzed more closely my motives and tried to make decisions that wouldn't cause harm unnecessarily (not always successful on this one).
I didn't experience much of a loss over my faith in a deity. I did experienced a greater loss by loosing my faith "that almost all people are generally good". This is hardly the case. It has taken much time to come to terms that most people are so, but many are not. And, it has taken even longer to figure that "good" is only relatively defined.
I don't ever recall actually believing in the existence of the magic sky guy. When my parents informed me that they had lied about Santa Claus they were about 2 years late; but, I still participated in the myth of the fat elf for largely greedy motives (OK completely greedy) . God was just another Santa Claus story (without the presents)
My father was a closet Atheist and never discussed religion. He maintained his occupancy in the closet to keep the peace in his 1st generation very Italian and very large Catholic family. My mother saw church as a social event and was pretty iffy on the rest.
When I was a kid my grandmother (who was very Christian) had successfully made me believe in God. I later told my father that I believed in God. He then said: "That's all right. I don't believe in God myself, though". I then realized that it was not necessary to believe in God. So then I stopped believing and didn't give it any more thought.
However, when I was around 10 me and friend buried a lemming and I had a small relapse as we said a prayer expecting something magical to happen in the sky, but that's it. :)
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S.A. Archbishop in Rome for synod on evangelization
Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio will be among four U.S. bishops at the Synod on the New Evangelization, a global gathering at the Vatican called by Pope Benedict XVI that begins Sunday.
García-Siller, already in Rome, will be there until Oct. 28, said Pat Rodgers, archdiocese director of communication. The archbishop was elected by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to attend the gathering with Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Ky., and Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz.
Rodgers said the synod, or meeting of bishops, will focus on new ways to evangelize.
"The pope wants recommendations as to how to communicate the gospel in today's contemporary culture," Rodgers said. That includes how to convey the message in print and social media, "but it also means how we carry that message to people whose faith has gone lukewarm or entirely cold."
While in Rome, García-Siller will miss the archdiocese's initial observance of "A Year of Faith," a Mass at 7 p.m. Thursday at San Fernando Cathedral. Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Cantú will serve in García-Siller's stead, Rodgers said.
The archbishop also will miss the Catholic Formation and Leadership Conference, Oct. 12-13 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.
García-Siller will report on the synod from Rome via Catholic Television of San Antonio, Guadalupe Radio, the archdiocesan web page and his new web page, www.archsa.org/shepherd, which will be established this weekend, officials said.