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"That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." --Neil Armstrong
Written by David Beaver
on Tuesday, 26 June 2012.
Posted in Overview Effect, Space Tourism
Amazing NewSpace Events Get Brief Media and a "Yawn"
The recent milestone accomplishment of a delivery of cargo to the International Space Station by Elon Musk's SpaceX was, in the eyes of the space community, a Game Changer. Because it was the first U.S. launched delivery to the ISS since the end of the Shuttle program and the first by a private space company, it was widely covered by the national media.
Within a week however, this landmark event, which a number of space leaders suggested may be seen by history as the beginning of a Second Space Age, was submerged in the usual mix of media. Even its place as the leading space story was quickly overtaken by the Transit of Venus.
In my last post, commenting on the Planetary Resources press conference that announced their plan to Mine the Asteroids (remember that?), I focused on the curious disconnect between the scale and scope of their Mission (heavy team credentials, deep pockets, space expertise and huge upside) and the tepid and the even shorter-lived response from the mainstream media.
A few days later, Will Oremus at Slate.com had this to say:
"How did the tech world respond? It yawned, rolled over, and returned to its collective dream aboutthe next hot social-media startup. My message to the tech world: Wake up! This is outer space we're talking about! This is awesome!"
A Lack of "Space Awareness"
From the lack of enthusiasm for the incredible vision of the Planetary Resources announcement (perhaps because it seemed in-credible) to the apparent failure to grasp the implications of the historic accomplishment of SpaceX, we are witnessing the hugely diminished space-awareness of our present culture, an awareness that began to fade immediately following the abrupt end of the Apollo Program.
While the SpaceX story gained more and longer coverage, there was clearly no cultural grasp of the unique significance of these accomplishments and plans, let alone the vision behind it, which is rapidly moving us toward a new and far more robust Space Age than even the remarkable accomplishments of Apollo.
The public, distracted by numerous current issues and interests will be hard to move out of its prevalent perception that space "belongs" to Science and national government programs.
It's entirely likely that cautious and technically sophisticated NewSpace companies, headed by experienced entrepreneurs will undoubtedly make sustained, profitable progress. But lacking Apollo Era space awareness by the public, Congress, and Wall Street, the explosive growth of a new Space Age that space leaders and enthusiasts envision may not happen nearly as rapidly as they imagine. Because, apparently, in space companies, "no one can hear you yawn."
The Historic Roots of our Current Lack of Space Awareness
Apollo originally included three more moon landings and the follow-on development of a compact space plane to carry astronauts to orbit (the "X-Plane" Program) allowing the massive Saturn 5 or subsequent heavy lifter to carry cargo. Combining the two in the Shuttle was thus a bad political/economic compromise between the smaller, an inherently safer space plane and an unmanned cargo lifter, a fact that the previous NASA Director admitted some years ago.
(It is ironic but not coincidental that all NewSpace orbital and suborbital crew vehicles are either reversions to the earlier capsule design or a jump to the astronaut-only space plane design, not seen in fully operational form since the legendary X-15 Program was canceled in 1968. Eight X-15 pilots actually received astronaut wings.)
With the Challenger disaster just five years into the Shuttle Program, the nearly three year wait till resumption of flights and the Moon Race over, the public's waning sense that NASA was birthing the Space Agewas quickly replaced as the world's premier technology icon by the rapidly advancing personal computer that birthed the Information Age.
Space Science Fiction in Decline
Not coincidentally, the mid-80's saw the shift in science fiction from space to the rise of the "Cyberpunk"Science Fiction genera with its computer/internet themes. The increasingly realistic and sophisticated space science fiction of the 1950's has long been cited by both cultural and NASA historians as a precursor to public acceptance of the reality of space travel.
By century's end, the new computer and Internet driven themes were ubiquitous in movies and TV, while only the iconic Star Trek franchise remained until 2005, when Star Trek Enterprise ended. Perhaps it's only serious analogue had been Babylon 5, which lasted five years and ended in 2000. From the 80's on Space SF was eclipsed by Cyberpunk and today both are outsold 3 to 1 by fantasy (i.e. Lord of the Rings, Twilight, etc.).
Between the historic loss of focus on the Space Program and the paucity of coverage of the NewSpace industry, reinforced by the lack of current space science fiction (especially any based on the near future plans of the NewSpace industry); there is now a profound lack of current public space awareness.
Instead, there is a default assumption of the primacy of computer-based technology and business. Indeed, unless you put a qualifier up front (i.e. drug, aerospace, solar, etc.) the frequent assumption when using the word "technology" today is that you are referring to Computer (or Internet) Technology.
Despite growing NewSpace achievements, while they will undoubtedly be cheered by the community of space enthusiasts, without the kind of cultural and media "groundwork" that seeded space awareness for the early U.S. Space Program, it is entirely likely that the tech community, and the computer/Internet culture it has created, will continue to "yawn".
The Agenda of the Overview Institute
The Overview Institute was created to research and focus attention on the World View shifting impact of space awareness. While, as I have previously written, this does highlight a "Third Case" for human space travel (in addition to Science/Exploration and Commercial Development) it is not specifically a polemic for space travel itself, but for the World View that it tends to engender.
The fact that such a World View already exists, and that pre-Space Age observers such as astronomer Fred Hoyleand even Socrates have predicted that such a perspective would tend to engender such a World View shift, supports the conclusion that space travel itself is not absolutely necessary to grasp the Overview Effect.
In fact, there are many such predictions of the positive value of adopting an "Overview" perspective of the Earth sprinkled through history from ancient to modern times. For a good summary of these historic observations see British Historian Robert Poole's enlightening book on the historic and modern impact of Earth images and visualizations, Earthrise.
However, this long history of such statements by prominent figures also support the conclusion that such a shift is difficult to create simply through words. On the other hand, the sudden and rapid World View shifts attributable to the astronaut's firsthand accounts and visual records indicates that space travel and its socially transmitted Overview Effect is an especially powerful driver for shifting World Views.
A Second Way of Communicating the Overview Effect
Parallel to the accelerating rise of space travel technology is the equally rapid increase in advanced simulation media technology, from increasingly high rez, high frame/rate projection systems to 3D, Virtual Reality and a host of related immersive media tools.
These new media technologies (enabled by the intervening Computer Revolution) allow art, entertainment and education creators to immerse audiences in experiences of unprecedented reality and presence, a sense of immersion and presence unavailable during the first Space Age.
This will allow the space perspective to be extended to hundreds of millions of citizens who will never see space themselves, extending and amplifying the World View shifting effect to the entire population. However, this also requires an appreciation for the need for such content.
The Role of the Overview Institute
There is one additional caveat. If these high-tech creations are based only on existing space images, which themselves have been limited by prior technologies and perspective, they are more likely to reinforce current marginalizing or misunderstanding of the Overview Effect, already widespread, even in the space community.
The Overview Institute therefore, is dedicated to bringing as clear and detailed account of the experiences of the astronauts and the coming wave of "Citizen Astronauts."
By building on first-hand accounts and supported by the best modern science of perception and the impact of media on the mind, these new space media experiences will produce previously unavailable levels of immersion in the World View-shifting experience of space travel.
Such new space media experiences, rooted in and validated by the firsthand accounts of space travelers, will communicate a powerful "taste" of the World View shifting nature of the Overview Effect, and produce far, far more than a "Yawn". Indeed, as both astronauts and eminent cultural observers have predicted, the Overview Effect of space will soon become one of the dominant forces in shaping our world in the coming decade and beyond.
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This week Rick Santorum returns to Iowa for the first time since last year's presidential campaign. For Santorum, whose victory in the 2012 caucuses started an improbable run at the Republican nomination, the visit will look like a campaign swing: an appearance at a party fundraiser, a visit to the Iowa State Fair, a speech at a gathering of social conservatives. Santorum hasn't signaled whether he will run again in 2016 and is unlikely to make any sort of formal declaration soon. But the trip will certainly send the message that he's getting ready to run.
If he does, one thing is already clear: Santorum will again be underestimated. In 2012, he won 11 primaries and caucuses, making him the solid second-place finisher in a party that has a long history of nominating the candidate who finished second the last time around. (See Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole, John McCain, and Mitt Romney.) And yet now, no one — no one — is suggesting Santorum will be the frontrunner in 2016, should he choose to run. As far as the political handicapping goes, Santorum's 2012 victories don't seem to count for much.
There are reasons for that. A significant number of people, including moderate Republicans, think of Santorum as a sort of religious politician, obsessed with social issues and motivated largely by his pro-life convictions and Catholic faith. Santorum certainly fed that perception at a few crucial points in the 2012 race with comments on contraception and the role of religion in politics. But anyone who watched his campaign for more than a few minutes saw a candidate with a wide-ranging agenda, one who spoke at far greater length about the economy and national security than about social issues.
And of all the Republican candidates in 2012, Santorum was the one who came closest to a position on the economy that might appeal to middle-income voters alienated by both parties. At nearly every stop, Santorum talked about voters who haven't been to college, who aren't the boss, who are out of work or afraid of being out of work. And then, when millions of those very people stayed away from the polls in November — they could have been the margin of victory for Mitt Romney — finding a way to connect with them instantly became a top priority for the Republican party.
Briefly put, Romney lost because he failed to appeal to the millions of Americans who have seen their standard of living decline in recent decades. Of all the GOP's possible candidates, Santorum has the most cogent analysis of that loss, and a plan to avoid repeating it in 2016. That's the topic we started with when I sat down with him at a Washington coffee shop last week.
"We have a tendency as Republicans to really identify with achievers," Santorum began. "We're big fans of free enterprise. We know the greatness of our free market system that has created wealth beyond any other country in the world. So it's natural for us to see successful entrepreneurs as heroes, because in many respects they are, because they've been part of building something that has greatly benefited everybody in society."
"But we tend not to see the folks who are behind the counter or on the factory line or in the wash room as heroes, even though they built it too, right? They were part of building it. It's not that we don't think they're good people, but we don't celebrate them, because they're not the ones leading the effort. And I think that's a flaw — not that we shouldn't celebrate the job creators, but we also have to celebrate the job holders. I believe in entrepreneurs, but that's a very small segment of the population, and to be crass politically, we've already got most of those folks, because if they're small business people, they know that big government is an albatross around their necks. So we need to talk more specifically about what we can do to create job opportunities for people instead of business opportunities for people."
On the stump, Santorum often reminded audiences that fewer than one-third of adult Americans have graduated from college. (The precise number, from the Census Bureau, is that 28.2 percent of adults age 25 or older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.) That non-college majority earns less than people with degrees, but Santorum does not believe Republicans should simply push for more people to go to college. "No!" he says. Many college programs costs vast amounts of money and don't give degree-holders marketable skills, he says, and the liberal regime in place at so many colleges doesn't instill the values he believes are fundamental to American greatness. And, most importantly, many people just aren't cut out for college.
"They don't see work as the end-all and be-all," Santorum says. "They see raising a family, being part of the community, having leisure time. That's OK. It's OK for us not to all be Type-A personalities and want to be super achievers."
As Santorum talks, it's clear he's describing many of the people who chose not to vote in 2012. They're not Democrats; they wouldn't have voted for Obama. But they weren't motivated to vote for Mitt Romney, either. In future elections, they could mean victory or defeat for Republicans. How would Santorum reach them?
"First, it's very important — it's the old saying, people have got to believe you care," he begins. "And if you're not talking about them — you'd be amazed how much people think you care if you talk about them and about what their concerns are and about the problems that they're having."
President Obama does that well, Santorum points out, with speech after speech about people who are struggling. "He relates to them, he describes their problems," Santorum says, before arguing that the president's solutions — higher taxes, bigger government — are all wrong. (Obama also uses the phrase "middle class" all the time, which bothers Santorum, who believes there shouldn't be room for the concept of class in American politics. He prefers "middle income.")
In any event, the president appeals to voters who might also be open to a Republican message, if a Republican candidate tried to reach them. So beyond talking to those voters — a pretty big first step — what would Santorum do? His answer is long, but hints at a different way for GOP candidates to campaign.
"First, you have to emphasize that the free market system in America is the best creator of wealth and opportunity in the history of the world," he says. "We have to be committed to that. You absolutely have to emphasize the goodness of that capitalist system."
"But second, you have to emphasize the faults of the capitalist system, which is it doesn't necessarily mean that all boats are going to rise, as some have suggested. If your boat has a hole in it, it's not going to rise, and so you have to talk about what can we do for people who have holes in their boats. And you know what? In America today, that's a lot of folks. They have all sorts of issues that they have to overcome to be successful. Whether it's family issues, whether its physical or mental health issues, whether it's skills issues, education issues — all of us have holes, right?"
Republicans can't simply tell those people to go fix their own boats, Santorum continues. "Most of us have had help from somebody along the way. Most of us who have had holes and had someone help us fix those holes, and what we need to be is sensitive to that and say there are things we can do."
But what? Even the Republicans who have realized that the party has a serious problem connecting with such voters have often fallen short on specific ideas on how to make that connection. Santorum begins to go through a few ideas. In the campaign he proposed a zero tax on manufacturing, he said, and now he's "looking at other tax ideas that would be an incentive for manufacturers to come back to this country." Then he talks about "training classes for folks who aren't going to college. Whether it's a welding class, or a community college thing, or hotel management, or whatever the case may be, we need to look at non-college career paths and start saying this is going to be a focus of the Republican party. We're going to start to create opportunities for folks who aren't going to go to college."
Santorum's problem in the last campaign, of course, was that he occasionally made grievous mistakes that overshadowed his economic message. There was the interview about contraception — "It's not OK" — that, when it came out months after it was done, forced him to spend a lot of time explaining himself. Then there was the time he said John F. Kennedy's famous 1960 speech on Catholicism made him want to "throw up." Then there was calling Obama a "snob."
Would he be more disciplined if he ran again? Yes and no. Yes, he'll have better answers. "I'm going to say I don't believe we should change the laws on contraception in this country," Santorum says. And he won't talk about throwing up. Or call the president a snob. But with Santorum, discipline can only go so far. "Sure, it was a breakdown of discipline," he says, "but to suggest that Rick Santorum is a disciplined candidate — show me any time in the history of my career that I was disciplined in this regard."
He's got a point. And when I ask yet again whether he would have to be more disciplined the next time, he answers, "I think one of the reasons I did as well as I did was that I answered people's questions." And that is that.
Rather than dwell on the mistakes, Santorum argues that his success at connecting with audiences on economic issues proved that voters didn't view him just as a social-issues candidate, or a guy who committed gaffes about contraception. Look at how well he did with the voters Republicans needed most in 2012. "Does that say my campaign was about contraception and abortion?" Santorum asks. "That's something that none of these establishment Republicans understood. They didn't understand why I was connecting. Who I connecting with. They had no clue. And they're sitting here figuring out, 'Well, we have to have Mitt Romney because Romney is the guy who can get the votes we need.' Well, what were the votes we needed in Ohio? What were the votes we needed in Michigan? They were the guys that I connected with — who stayed home."
Santorum had one enormously bad break in the campaign, and it was in the state he's visiting this week. After surging in the final days of the Iowa campaign, he watched as the race ended in a virtual tie between himself and Romney. The count on election night was unofficial and would have to be certified later — a process that has always resulted in changes in vote totals — but Romney was nevertheless declared the winner by a grand total of eight votes.
Santorum was stunned. "I had no clue that the press would treat it like that," he recalls. "I knew it was an uncertified ballot. To me, it was a tie, and this thing was going to be decided in a couple of weeks. And then, within hours, it was Romney wins, he's going to win New Hampshire, it's over. The press ran with it, and it's unfair that they did, in my opinion."
In the end, the vote totals did change, and Santorum was declared the winner of the Iowa caucuses by 34 votes. But that determination didn't happen until the campaign had gotten to South Carolina. Santorum never got the chance to spring off his victory in Iowa.
As we talked, I said he sounded a little resentful, like he is still at least a little angry about what happened. "No, not at all," he said. "No, no, no. I look back on this as the greatest experience of my life…I'm not holding grudges. Not a single grudge."
"Trust me, trust me — I'm not at all a second guesser looking back," Santorum continues. "I look back and I see the miracle of what we accomplished with no money and no support from anybody in this town, and I think that's a great thing."
Now, it's time to look forward. Santorum will return to an Iowa where Republicans are excited about Sen. Ted Cruz, where they're curious about Gov. Scott Walker, where they want to hear from Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Rand Paul and other new faces. If he decides to run, will Santorum be the same old Rick? "I'm perfectly prepared to run a campaign with the same authenticity and the same ideas," he says. "I would hope that I would be a lot better organized and better funded than the last time around. But we don't intend to repeat the same campaign that we ran last time. That would be foolish. We're not in the same position we were last time."
That applies especially to Santorum himself. "The campaign was an amazing growing experience for me, a maturing experience," he says. "And so I feel much more comfortable in my skin. It's not that I didn't think I could do the job or that I could run a good campaign before. But I feel more confident now."

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Note: This is the second in a series of posts* documenting the efforts of a previously unorganized group of Manchester, New Hampshire, bicyclists to advocate for improvements to the city's bicycle infrastructure.
If you've never asked a group of bicyclists about the challenges they face riding in a city, be prepared for an onslaught on responses:
- There's too much traffic!
- The cars drive too fast!
- There aren't any bike racks!
As a Manchester bicyclist myself, I share many of these frustrations. But heretofore, I've only really ever thought them to myself. But last Friday night at a bar called Milly's, I discovered like-minded souls who also are also annoyed with bicyclists who don't obey the law, and drivers who think bicyclists should be relegated to sidewalks (something illegal here in Manchester).
As was discussed last week, this past Friday I helped to organize a meeting of local bicycle enthusiasts here in Manchester, New Hampshire, a dozen of whom showed up in response to Facebook post lamenting a lack of bicycle infrastructure here in the city.


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My last 2 posts have a strange background that is unlike all the others. The purple dominates and gradually fades into white, blocking the sidebar Categories in white, when the whole post is supposed to be white. I searched & tried a few things to see what was causing this and found nothing.
The blog I need help with is readingsbyyerevan.com.


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Kitchen is the most frequently used place where the whole family gathers at least once in a day. Therefore, it is important to design it in such a way that it not only looks good but also stylish.
When it comes to kitchen designs, you have a number of choices. But here, only two unique design styles are briefly explained that will surely make your kitchen beautiful and appealing.
Tuscan / Mediterranean:
This design style has arched openings and heavily plastered. This style of kitchens usually has oversized rooms along with brightly painted tile murals. Also, it has dark wood balanced with soft edged stone surfaces that help define this style. Hidden brackets are mostly used for counter over hangs. Use olive green and terra cotta colors to give a definite Italian feel. You can also opt for warm colors in oranges, yellows, and reds balanced by greens and blues. The appropriate materials that can be used in this style are granite with an active pattern and other rustic patterned surface.
Though Italian environments support very well the use of metallic surfaces beyond hardware, however in some cases, rustic metals and crackled finishes on porcelain are excellent choices. Moreover, you can also use heavy woods with strong grain in this setting.
American Shaker:
This kitchen design style defines a beautifully executed woodworking style that is simple in detail. Generally, the Shaker's houses had multipurpose rooms and they hung chairs on pegs along the outer walls so that floor space was available for other activities. This type of style provides itself appealing wood décor. In this style, a strong metal L bracket with a wood façade is used that provides the firm strength of steel with the beautiful wood look.
Colors that you can use in this style range from pinky tones and terra cotta earth shades, through yellow ochre and olive green, to greenish blues and denim. For surface finishes, limestone, granite, slate and square-edged solid surfaces are all appropriate. The most authentic in place of hardware are wood pegs. You can also opt for simple metal or hand-forged finishes. Maple and cherry are predominate wood choices. Also, use warm or medium range wood tones for this style.


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SOIL scientists at Abertay University are using 3D technology to map the world beneath our feet for the first time.
Using CT scanning, the team at Abertay University's SIMBIOS Centre has created dramatic 3D images of the intricate structure of soil – revealing a network of pores resembling the holes in an Emmental cheese.
The team have been able to turn the 3D images on the computer screen into incredibly detailed plastic cubes that are printed out as replicas of the structure of the soil.
Now the research team, led by Professor Wilfred Otten, is setting out to discover how these microscopic holes, known as "pore spaces," determine the ways in which the fungi and bacteria living within them interact.
'Intricate and detailed'
A university spokesman explained: "Although 3D printing is becoming more common, and people can buy 3D printers to use at home, it has never been used to print something so intricate and detailed as soil before.
"By inserting microorganisms, such as fungi and bacteria, into the pore spaces within the plastic soil, the scientists can now observe how these microorganisms move through it, survive, find food sources and interact. "
Prof Otten said: "In the past, before X-ray CT scanning became available, soil samples were taken back to the lab and studied there. But that's like studying the rubble of a collapsed building – you would never be able to tell what the structure of the building had been before it fell down, how many rooms it had, or how many people lived in or used it, and all the different things the different people used it for.
"These days we all know about the ways that species interact with each other and their environments above ground, and how sensitive they are to changes in their habitats. What we often forget, however, is that everything above ground relies on the soil it stands on – it plays a major role in food security and the carbon cycle, for example – but we still know very little about what goes on down there."
Prof Otten continued: "What we have become aware of over recent years is that there are millions of organisms living in just 1g of soil. We know that they move around a lot within that environment, and that they interact with each other, but it has always been difficult to study these interactions in the natural environment.
"So 3D printing is a major breakthrough for us, because we now have the ability to examine the structure of soil up close, to see how big the pore spaces within it are, how they are linked together, and how the bacteria move through them as we watch their progress in the lab."
Analysing species in 'soil'
Dr Ruth Falconer, another member of the research team, said: "In our experiments, we think of the 3D prints as microcosms and use them to test theoretical models that predict how microbe. like fungi and bacteria, live and survive in 3D structures such as soil.
"We can analyse one species to begin with – providing it with simple food sources – and gradually add more complexity, so that we can eventually get close to replicating the environment they would naturally live in below ground.
"However, it isn't just the 3D printing which makes all this possible. The CT scanning is how we obtain all the data which shows us what the pore structure looks like so, without it, these live experiments wouldn't be possible."


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The 48,000-square-foot structure is a gift to the college from Beloit business leader Diane Hendricks and her late husband and Beloit College trustee, Ken Hendricks, according to a news statement from the college.
The facility will be named the Hendricks Center.
"The Hendricks family has once again expressed confidence in the future of Beloit—both the city and the college," said James Sanger, chairman of the Beloit College Board.
The new educational facility will house the college's music and dance programs and other campus educational activities, according to a news statement.
The building became available in April when the library moved into the former JCPenney department store at the south end of the Eclipse Center.
The city of Beloit bought the space in the Eclipse Center, which is owned by The Hendricks Group. The center is the former Beloit Mall.
As part of the arrangement, the city transferred ownership of the downtown library to the Hendricks family which, in turn, gave it to the college as a completed new facility.
"Through outreach programs and workshops, it (the Hendricks Center) will also augment the arts offerings available to young people in the community and help to inspire a new generation of artists and audiences," Sanger said.
Following final design work, renovations are scheduled to begin this summer. The building is anticipated to be ready for summer programs next year with college classes starting in August 2010.


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and look like a farging idiot to anyone who does. "
The Army has deleted a tweet posted Thursday afternoon
referring to "chinks" in the armor of its Special Operations
capabilities after receiving numerous accusations of racism.
The tweet read: "Chinks in special ops' digital and physical armor poses challenges, experts say."
But noooo, they wimped out and changed it. Because someone got hurt feelings.
Speaking of PC idiocy, at this point I think the only save for Britain might involve a bunch of politicians and commissars('public officials', supposedly, and I do include some of the cops) being tarred and feathered. Maybe clubbed. A few certainly hanged.
These cases of pedophilia, rape, and sexual abuse were well known to
police and social services long before the reports and the arrests. In
2008, one of the Rochdale victims, then 15, went to the police and
social workers providing DNA evidence to back up her story of being
gang-raped. Twice the police refused to prosecute. She continued to be
raped by up to five men a night, four or five nights a week. Rotherham
police received 157 reports in 2013 concerning sexual exploitation
though the police were receiving evidence dating back to 2002, all of
which was ignored or suppressed.
The government has failed these girls because it's racially and
culturally inconvenient to help them. The rapists are Muslim, and the
majority of the victims are white. In the UK, racial sensitivity is so
high that the mere accusation of racism could end a public servant's
career. And the political class promotes political correctness and
multiculturalism at any cost.
No, I'm not kidding. These bastards are LETTING rapists and pimps and slavers operate, sometimes pretty openly, and doing not a damn thing because 'muslim'. If they're this PC-at-any-cost or this chickenshit, they need to be removed from those positions and replaced with people who actually believe 'Nobody is above or below the law.'
Because otherwise, at some point a bunch of people are going to say "Screw this, if the law is fixed for the bad guys, why should we follow it?" and start acting. They'll be called names and threatened; problem is that that's being done now just for talking about the problems. So...


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The largest foreign holder of Treasury securities kept buying amid a spring swoon in U.S. government-bond prices, increasing its holdings to the highest level on record.
China in May bought about $22.49 billion in Treasury notes and bonds, the latest U.S. data showed on Tuesday, even as many other large investors reduced holdings of the debt.
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Saturday, the third day of the 2012 Telluride Bluegrass Festival, felt like part of a comfortable routine. While the previous two days seemed like people were adjusting to the rhythms of festival life, Saturday felt like everything was as it should be.
Well, almost everything. The Weber wildfire just south of Mancos, Colo. filled the canyon with smoke. Small bits of ash continuously fell out of the sky the sun was reduced to a glowing red circle. There was also an unrelenting cloud of dust raised by any suggestion of dancing across the field that was once mostly green grass, but with the lack of water and thousands of people plodding across, it has been mostly reduced to a bed of dry and defeated hay.
Full recap and photo gallery of Day 1, Day 2 and Day 4.
In spite of the smoke and dust, Saturday witnessed some incredibly strong performances. By most reports, the Devil Makes Three got the crowd dancing in the early afternoon. Yonder Mountain String Band predictably attracted the largest crowd of any other set I have seen. From the front of the stage, the sea of people up and out of their seats went as far back as the eye could see.
K.D. Lang & the Siss Boom Bang was a delightful surprise. Lang took an absolutely commanding position over the crowd. At one point she remarked that if any women found the irresistible urge to move towards the stage, to not panic, because she had recently discovered that the banjo was a real "chick magnet." Granted, Lang played the banjo in ways that one does not normally see, but it was truly difficult to turn away. She played three encores, the second two of which were part of the band's homage to the festival. The members of the Siss Boom Bang, with Lang at their center, crowded around a single microphone with acoustic instruments for some classic bluegrass-inspired music with a K.D. Lang twist.
Every year, I want to discount Sam Bush because I have seen him every year prior. However, his set with the Sam Bush Band made it clear that he is an incredible musician and an even better showman. No one brings more guests on stage than Bush. In two waves, Bush first brought out pickers that included Jeff Austin, Béla Fleck, Jerry Douglas and Jonathan Edwards. Bush finished with a "bass jam" to Spinal Tap's "Big Bottom" which included Yonder's Ben Kaufmann, Edgar Meyer, Fleck on electric banjo and even Bush played an electric bass. Another unique Telluride experience.
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers were a great end to a long Saturday. Hornsby's incredible piano skills and terrific voice took a hold over the audience. Sam Bush, Béla Fleck and Chris Thile came out to join him.
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Gary Coleman secretly took out a restraining order against ex-wife Shannon Price just months before she took him off life support, according to reports.
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After his childhood friend dies tragically, a high school senior (Randy Wayne) finds his once all-star life going in a different direction, and he turns to Christianity for guidance. Also with Deja Kreutzberg, Joshua Weigel and Steven Crowder. Directed by Brian Baugh. [2:00]
SEX/NUDITY 6 - A teenage girl leads a teenage boy up a stairway and into a dark bedroom, where he removes his shirt, the two begin to kiss passionately, they lie down on a bed and it is implied that they have sex -- we see the girl pulling on her pants later and throwing a shirt at the teenage boy, who is seen lying shirtless in bed; the boy asks if she would like to "do it again."
► A teenage girl tells a teenage boy that she is pregnant, he asks if she had been impregnated by another teenage boy, and the girl says that she had never had intercourse with the other boy and that the child was his; they argue and she says she is "not going to keep the baby."
► A teenage boy and a teenage girl kiss in several scenes. A teenage boy wraps his arms around a teenage girl and they kiss. A teenage boy and teenage a girl kiss and hug. A teenage girl kisses a teenage boy on the cheek and he puts his arms around her shoulder while another teenage boy watches. A teenage boy and a teenage girl hug. A teenage boy and a teenage girl hold hands. A teenage girl leans against a teenage boy, holding his hand. A teenage girl curls up next to a teenage boy as he drives a car and he kisses her on the top of her head. A crowd of teenage boys and teenage girls rush to hug two teenage boys and one of the teenage girls kisses one of the teenage boys; he opens his arms and hugs her, smiling.
► A teenage boy awkwardly leans in to kiss a teenage girl, who recoils, causing him to drop a scoop of ice cream in her lap; when he attempts to clean up, he touches her legs. A teenage girl and teenage boy dance in a suggestive fashion while surrounded by other dancing teenagers; the boy has his hands on the girl's hips as they dance closely. A man and a woman are seen cuddling under a blanket on a sofa, with a young boy lying next to them.
► A teenage boy shouts at another teenage boy, saying that he is going to have sex later that night with the teenage boy's girlfriend. A teenage boy confronts a teenage girl about being pregnant, asking, "Is this true?"; when she confirms that she is, he shouts derogatory names. A teenage boy tells a man that he is never going to have sex again; the man jokes that the teenage boy's wife would not be very happy, and the teenage boy laughs. A teenage boy tells a man and a woman that his parents are going to get a divorce and that his girlfriend is pregnant with his child, but that she is not interested in keeping the baby. A man tells a teenage boy that his wife had found out that he was involved in a relationship with another woman and it was going to end their marriage. A teenage boy tells another teenage boy that he had attempted to kiss a teenage girl, but had failed miserably. A teenage girl and a teenage boy discuss their future and she teases him saying that they will have as many kids as she wants. A teenage girl tells a teenage boy that she has been planning her life around him. A teenage girl asks a teenage boy if he would like to attend a party with her and puts her phone number into his phone. A man jokingly asks a group of teenage boys and girls if they would be willing to "French kiss a dog" for $20, or if they would be willing to take their mother to prom for $20; one boy jokes that he would be willing to take the other boy's mom, saying that she is "hot." A teenage boy jokes that another teenage boy's mom is "hot," and a crowd of teenage girls and boys present a box of cupcakes with "Your mom is hot" spelled out in icing to a teenage boy.
► A drawing that depicts a pregnant female stick figure holding hands with a male stick figure, and with a derogatory term for a woman is seen pasted in the hallways of a school. Song lyrics in the movie include sexual references, specifically, "Got girls checking me out."
► Teenage girls are seen in a school setting wearing very short skirts and short shorts, as well as cleavage exposing tank tops. On a beach, multiple shirtless teenage boys are seen, as well as three teenage girls wearing bikinis rushing towards a teenage boy. A teenage girl wears a shirt that resembles a modified bikini, and her stomach and cleavage are visible. A teenage girl is seen wearing a short skirt. A teenage girl wears a cleavage exposing tank top. A teenage girl wears a mid-drift exposing top.
VIOLENCE/GORE 5 - In the middle of a crowded high school hallway, a teenage boy pulls a gun out of a backpack, fires three shots into the ceiling, causing others to scream and dive for cover, another teenage boy tells him to stop, and the gunman turns the gun on himself and presumably shoots himself in face (the actual gunshot is not seen and there's no blood, but the shot is heard and it is confirmed later that the boy killed himself).
► During a flashback, a teenage boy is seen holding a gun and as the screen fades, gunshots are heard. The sound of gunshots is heard as a teenage boy remembers witnessing another teenage boy shoot himself.
► A teenage boy shouts at another teenage boy, he rushes toward him and shoves him against a wall.
► A teenage boy is seen holding a razor and slowly dragging it over large red scars on his arms, until small beads of blood are seen coming to the top of the old scars. A teenage boy notices four large red scars (presumably self-inflicted) on another teenage boy's wrist. A teenage girl tells a teenage boy that she also "used to be a cutter" and puts her hand over scars on the boy's wrists.
► A young boy walks backward into a street, a car races toward him, another young boy leaps in front of the car, pushing the other boy out of the way and is struck instead (he drops to the ground holding his leg and we see a photo of him later wearing a cast and later still walking with a limp). A teenage boy swings to punch another teenage boy, who falls to the ground, refusing to fight back; the aggressor shouts derogatory things about a teenage girl and then storms off.
► A teenage boy leads a crowd of teenagers to mock a teenage boy, causing the teenage boy to burst into tears.
► Police sirens are heard and flashing lights are seen as two police officers walk into a house filled with teenagers, who are seen running in all directions; two are seen in handcuffs. Sirens are heard as security guards usher teenage boys and girls out of a school and we hear that a bomb threat had been called in. A teenage boy runs in front of a police car, causing it to come to a screeching halt and the officers in the car get out and shout at the teenage boy. A police officer is seen handcuffing a teenage boy and leading him into a police car.
► A teenage boy angrily throws his cell phone on the ground after blocking a call from a teenage girl that he believes had "stolen" his truck. A young man punches a locker violently. A teenage boy shouts at a man, who begins to shout back, and when the teenage boy walks out of the room, the man throws a stack of papers at the empty doorway.
► A teenage boy hears a man and a woman shouting, and the man angrily storms out the door. A teenage boy asks another teenage boy if he had ever felt the desire to kill himself, and he replies angrily that he is "not going to shoot up the school." A teenage boy shouts at a teenage girl and she shouts back. A teenage boy shouts at another teenage boy. A teenage boy angrily shouts threats at a man as he walks away. A teenage boy yells at another teenage boy and gives him dirty looks. A teenage boy shouts at a group of teenage boys and girls.
► A teenage boy and a man discuss how they had known a teenage boy who had killed himself and how both of them blame themselves for not stopping him. A teenage girl tells a teenage boy that he should not feel responsible for the death of another teenage boy, since he "did not pull the trigger." A teenage boy says he is upset by the recent death of a childhood friend. A television reporter is heard saying that shots had been fired at a local high school and the shooter then turned the gun on himself and died. A teenage girl talks about witnessing a teenage boy killing himself, and that she felt frightened for her life. A teenage boy describes being saved when he was younger, when he was shoved out of the way of an oncoming car, and that the boy who saved him was struck instead. We hear that a young man had thought about killing himself many times, but thanks to another young man, he had changed his mind. We hear a teenage boy say that he feels all alone in the world and that he thinks the only way to solve his problems would be to end his own life. A man tells a teenage boy to "not be stupid." A teenage boy tells another teenage boy that a teenage girl "freaks him out." A teenage boy tells a teenage girl that a woman and man "hate each other."
► We see a website with various postings of teenage boys and girls stating that the website was to thank for saving their lives. A group of people is seen gathered around a coffin in a cemetery while a man reads the eulogy for the dead 17-year-old boy.
► Police officers are seen rifling through the drawings of a teenage boy, lingering over cartoonish depictions of a stick figure riding a rocket headed toward a school building on fire.
► A teenage boy drunkenly lurches over to a corner of a room and begins to vomit (the sounds of retching are heard and the vomit is seen). A man instructs four teenage boys to drink a can of soda that has been covered with one of the socks they had been wearing (we see the four boys putting the dirty and stained socks over the cans of soda), the crowd watching groans and gasps, the man instructs the boys to hand their sock-covered can to the person next to them and chug their soda, and we see the boys doing so.
► Two teenage boys shove another teenage boy, he straightens himself up, then jokingly shoves one of them back and he dramatically falls to the ground. A teenage boy playfully shoves himself into another teenage boy in greeting. A teenage boy playfully threatens to beat up another teenage boy for calling him a name. A teenage girl jokingly offers to "beat up" a teenage boy's father and the teenage boy laughs and says that the teenage girl has "real guns," as she flexes her arms. A teenage boy playfully knocks himself into another teenage boy.
PROFANITY 4 - 2 scatological terms, 3 sexual references, 1 anatomical term, 14 mild obscenities, name-calling (big ugly, slacker, gimp, freak, fakers, pothead). [profanity glossary]
SUBSTANCE USE - A teenage boy accepts a burning marijuana cigarette and inhales, a teenage boy offer a marijuana cigarette to another teenage boy who refuses it, a teenage girl asks a teenage boy if he smells like pot, a teenage girl remarks to a teenage boy that another teenage boy is a "pothead," a teenage boy is seen handing what appears to be a sandwich bag of marijuana to a teenage girl. A teenage boy is seen opening a bottle of pills and pouring them onto a seat, presumably about to take a fatal dose of the pills (he is interrupted). A group of teenage girls and teenage boys are seen holding cups and bottles of beer as well as cheering on teenage boys playing a drinking game, a teenage boy drunkenly lurches over to a corner of a room and begins to vomit (the sounds of retching as well as vomit leaving the boy's mouth are seen), a teenage boy pours champagne and he and a teenage girl drink, a large group of teenagers are seen in a party setting drinking beer out of "keg cups," drinking shots of alcohol and encouraging one another to participate in drinking card games, a teenage boy drunkenly slurs his words, an obviously drunk teenage boy stumbles, a man remarks to an obviously drunk teenage boy that he is "another drunk kid," a teenage boy tells another teenage boy that he "must" go to a party since he is the "beer pong champion," a man is seen sitting at a desk with a large bottle of alcohol in front of him and taking a sip from a glass of alcohol.
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I've heard a lot of Alaska Native mothers say they want the tribal, state, and federal governments to bring their kids home from Arizona. Their kids are in Florence Prison, too far away to visit. Most of the Native mothers cannot afford to go down there, so they want a prison built in Alaska. For a couple of years now, I've heard Native mothers asking tribal leaders and state representatives to make it happen.
I'm sure all mothers can understand these mothers' right to see their kids. I once heard it said, "A mother is the greatest gift God gives to a child." So I am seeking the humanity of constituents and asking you to contact Gov. Sean Parnell, state legislators and U.S. Congressmen and women to build a prison up here or make room for the Native men in Florence in the current prisons.
I, myself, know the value of a mother. Five years ago someone came into my life and showed me what a mother was supposed to be. I am forever thankful to this person and now have new memories to cherish forever. No matter what sorrow or anguish I go through in the future, I'll smile when I think of them.
I'm advocating this issue partly for her, she is Alaska Native, and though has nothing to do with this issue, I draw upon my own example to prove my credibility on the issue.
A mother is what the state of Alaska is depriving of the Native men in Arizona. You know what's right, don't listen to order and structure for once, and listen to your heart. Grant the Native mothers' request. They just want to see their kids.
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2009 represents a watershed moment in the recent history of the Auburn Tigers, a big time football program who has had success throughout its existence. It went through a down year in 2008, a year in which it was unusually absent from anywhere the top of the SEC standings. In fact, the year was so dismal, that it led to a coaching change, and the new sheriff in town, Gene Chizik, has vowed to move on from the mistakes of the past, and bring a new set of rules and game plans into Auburn.
A record of 5-7 at Auburn is on part with a record of 3-9 or 2-1o at a lesser program. And the jolt of the record is what led to the decision to bring in Chizik, a coach who had tremendous success in the Big-12, and who was a favorite among the Auburn athletic department. Chizik enters an uncertain situation at Auburn, one in which the talent level, while not horrible, is clearly lower than it has been in recent years. There are some good players returning, but also, just as many if not more questions marks entering the 2009 season.
Offensively, the Auburn Tigers are going to have to figure out a way to move the ball more effectively than they did in 2008. Returning for to the QB position is Kodi Burns. Burns struggled mightily throwing the ball last season, in fact, only managing to come up with 2 TDs via the air attack. That is absolutely something that is going to have to change if he intends to hold on to the starting job, and hold off Neil Caudle, who solid spring, and could challenge Burns come the fall. In the meantime, it seems a given that until the aerial attack gets its sea legs, the bulk of the offense is going to fall on the rushing game, and the single most valuable member of that running game is returning back Ben Tate. Tate amassed 664 yards on the ground in 2008.
Without a doubt, the strength of this Auburn team is its defensive unit. Despite some key losses from its 2008 squad (namely the likes of Sen'Derrick Marks, Chris Evans, and Jerraud Powers), the Tigers defense still boasts a number of talented playmakers both up front as well as in the defensive backfield. The secondary is led by the two leading tacklers on the Auburn team from 2008, that being safeties Mike McNeil and Zac Etheridge. The linebacking corps, which will have to make up for the loss of Evans, still boasts a deep roster of talented players, in Josh Bynes, Tray Blackmon, and Craig Stevens. Some losses on the defensive front line will be harder to make up for, but still, the balance of the defense should be solid.
The Auburn Tigers are not a bad team; they just aren't all that good right now either. It remains to be seen how quickly new head coach Gene Chizik can come in and turn this team in the right direction, and whether than gets them back into bowl contention this season. The thinking here is that Auburn has too much talent, particularly on defense, to be a below .500 team again, and that 6-6 looks like a reasonably expectation, with a 7-5 season within the realm of possibility if the offense can come together.
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Critical Hit Collectibles, likewise purveyor of the Glowing Hadouken Necklace from Street Fighter and the Glowing Life Bar Necklace from The Legend of Zelda, releases their latest neck candy, this time 8-bit Super Mario Bros. style. The 1-Up Necklace is best applied to situations wherein the wearer has taken a massive verbal misstep or otherwise completely humiliated him or herself in front of the opposite sex, and desperately needs another life to continue playing the game of love. At this time, one need only reveal the necklace to, in effect, hit the rewind and reset button on the interaction, plus, as a bonus, establish a mutual connection to Nintendo nostalgia and Italian plumbers.
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Very interesting to think of "how this person generates their depression". I hope this is explored more! I am particularly interested in how to do a complete assessment for this type of thing.
MC0003 Beyond Pills: Effective Psychotherapy with Depressive ClientsThis blog focuses on discussion regarding the course MC0003 Beyond Pills: Effective Psychotherapy with Depressive Clients
MC0003, Beyond Pills, Michael Yapko
Welcome to this intensive Master Class series, "Beyond Pills: Effective Psychotherapy with Depressive Clients." This popular, illuminating series features internationally recognized expert, Michael Yapko, known for his work in the strategic treatment of depression. Throughout the series, you'll learn about the latest, significant research in effectively helping depressed clients—without antidepressant medications.12.08.2011 Posted In: MC0003 Beyond Pills: Effective Psychotherapy with Depressive Clients By Psychotherapy Networker
These four sessions will cover such topics as why medicalizing depression has worsened the problem, reasons to be cautious about antidepressants, using hypnosis, mindfulness, and homework as part of experiential treatment, social factors as related to depression, and much more. In the second session, you'll be able to watch this kind of treatment in action, with a video clip of Mike, a depressed and anxious client. The fourth session includes a question-and-answer session with Yapko to allow you to further incorporate this knowledge into practice.
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↑ 0 ↓ John Sannicandro 12.14.2011 04:40
The 6 Ways to use hypnosis to address the social aspects of depression is the kind of thing I'd like to see more of.It provides the kind of blueprint of what to do in a session that makes what is being taught practical.a little more on the assessment piece would also be helpful i.e. more of how Michael probes for the ways that the client functions and views the world would interest me.
↑ 0 ↓ Justus l 12.14.2011 16:29
Fascinating series. Thank you, Michael. I think Rich's phrase 'unusual conceptual clarity' sums it up. Regarding homework and noticing people who do things well, I immediately thought of the movie, Bill Cunningham New York. What an inspiration. Thinking about him after listening to Michael, I notice he had a very consistent coping style and he had created for himself a very supportive environment - he even had the new kitchen cabinets removed to be replaced with his essential filing cabinets! Any comments, Michael?
My question is: what would be a useful suggestion to someone who is happy to be an over-achiever with a low boredom threshold, who consistently takes on 'too many diverse projects' and then finds themselves regularly dissociated from their motivational energy, 'forgetting' why they want to achieve whatever it is that they have previously committed to? Previously I have suggested focusing on one thing at a time, dropping tasks and relationships that are not useful, practice of gratitude, taking 'baby' steps, self appreciation of achievements. All these seem to have worked to some extent. Maybe this person just needs to accept that 'life is one damn thing after another'?
↑ 0 ↓ Regina Morrow 12.14.2011 20:06
I appreciate being remonded of the reasons to not put all our eggs in one basket, medication. Focusing on the how vs the why feels functional, useful, a way to follow the light out of the tunnel in the shortest route possible.
Not available Josephine A. Hernandez 12.15.2011 17:17
Thank you for describing the hypnopsychosocial style I have long ago translated from psychobabble into every-day language. For many years I have based the services I offer to clients, on their own (and my) personal awareness of our universal/unique human condition: the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs, powers, limits, and interactions with all our world's environments. I first validate and normalize Client's feelings and ask to join them in working toward feeling "good" by acquiring what they need/want. I invite them to remember ever feeling "good" compared to how they feel "sad" now, and to choose which feeling they prefer to continue to live with. I help them explore and experience the human condition powers/limitations ways they might want to use toward reaching their desired physical, emotional, social and spiritual feelings, needs, and wants. I ask if they would like to describe feelings as a result of their focused awareness on their work.
I choose to serve as a client's helpful assistant during their work toward their needed/wanted/chosen goals.
↑ 0 ↓ John Sannicandro 12.17.2011 09:30
I'd like to know how many sessions typically bring success. I've seen Michael do single sessions but what is a typical therapeautic process like. What occurs in a second, third or subsequent session?
↑ 0 ↓ Wendy Brox 01.24.2012 18:44
This was concrete and clear and most appreciated. I was reminded of the importance of not getting lulled into the slow, depressed pace of the depressed client. After a few years of private practice I am recommitted to more active homework accountability. Thank you. Looking forward to viewing all the sessions. ~W.
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€50m plan to upgrade naval base for drone landings
A €50M development planned for Ireland's naval base will allow non-manned planes or 'drones' to land.
Defence Minister Simon Coveney said the work underway at Haulbowline, Cork will create a new technology 'cluster' at the base that will help test new technologies.
"What's happening is a first. I am not sure there is any naval service in the world doing what we are doing," said Mr Coveney.
"The naval force is working with the National Maritime College, with the IMERC (the Irish Maritime and Energy Resource Centre) campus and working with a series a series of companies who are using the naval infrastructure we have to test new technologies."
Asked what the new drone technology would do, he said: 'I's too early to talk about what they can deliver.
"At the moment we are talking about the development of the technologies," he said.
"It's part of the innovation programme and the design programme."
Mr Coveney said if the new drone technology worked then it would reduce "the amount of sea miles ships would have to do because if you are observing with a drone as well as a ship that can allow you to patrol in a more efficient way in a very wide area."
He said their application would be on both land and sea and he said their role would "absolutely" be tied into the defence of Ireland's vast tapped and untapped resources.
The minister also pointed out the size of Ireland being a factor in the need for more advanced technology into the future.
He said the new development would be of major benefit to the naval service. "They will have cutting edge technology, whether it's communications, whether it's unmanned aircraft, whether it's kite technology in terms of powering ships.
"They are the kind of innovations and technologies that the naval service is now involved in developing with private sector companies."
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Skud 18
Also for the first time, all four New Zealand based SKUD 18 boats will take part in the regatta. London 2012 Paralympic crew Tim Dempsey and Jan Apel have started separate campaigns, and this will be the first major outing for Tim's new teammate Gemma Fletcher. Also new to the class is Jan's skipper Paul Wager who is taking part in Oceanbridge Sail Auckland for the first time in 2014.
Tim and Gemma, along with most of the Paralympic fleet, have been in a Yachting New Zealand supported training camp for the last three days, getting up to speed for the regatta and starting to prepare for the IFDS 2014 World Championships in Canada next August.
'The training camp has been worthwhile even to just get all the Paralympic sailors in the same place at the same time,' says Coach Charlie Baillie-Strong. 'This is the first time we've run a clinic like this with all three classes, and the set up at Royal Akarana Yacht Club has been great for video debriefs.'
At Oceanbridge Sail Auckland, the SKUD 18 two man keelboats will be sailed in the J3 configuration, meaning that both skipper and crew must stay seated in the centreline seats at all times while racing. Similar to last year, some boats will have an able bodied crew member, however this year, nobody will be allowed to trapeze.
The 2.4mR fleet in particular is destined to showcase tight racing over the next few days, with 2012 Paralympians Paul Francis (pictured above) (NZL) and Matt Bugg (AUS) going head to head with two Christchurch sailors Andrew May (1996 and 2000 Paralympian) and Brett Willcock.
Matt Bugg placed fourth at the 2013 2.4mR World Championships and seventh at the 2012 Paralympics, and he has been one of the training partners this week with all three of New Zealand's currently active 2.4mR sailors.
'It sounds like a couple of the kiwi 2.4mR sailors will be going to the IFDS Worlds this year too' Charlie continues, 'the fleet has really come alive again after being a bit quiet this past year'.
Invited Classes: Hansa Liberty and 303
Last year's winner of the Hansa Liberty class, Russell Phillips of Australia, has returned again to front a defence of his title in the six boat strong fleet, and he is sure to be given a run for his money by locals including John Buchanan and Max Stacey who placed in the top five last year.
Three teams from Singapore will make the fleet of the Hansa 303 double handed class.
To follow the action head to sailauckland.org.nz - the up-to-the-minute website features a social media feed where competitors, supporters and volunteers posts using #sailakl on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram will paint a real-time picture of what's happening on the water.
About 2014 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland
Oceanbridge Sail Auckland 2014 will take place at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club from the first – 4th February 2014.
The NZL Sailing Team are anticipated to feature strongly in what is the biggest Olympic and Paralympic class regatta in New Zealand, and alongside them will be New Zealand's top developing youth sailors and keen competitors in a range of invited classes such as the OK Dinghy and A-Class catamaran.
All Olympic and Paralympic class boats are invited to take part: The Laser, Laser Radial, Finn, 470 Men, 470 Women, 49er, 49er FX, RS:X 8.5, RS:X 9.5, Nacra 17, Skud 18, 2.4mR and also other classes are encouraged: the OK Dinghy, 29er, 420, Liberty, Hansa 303, Kiteboards, F18 and A Class Catamaran.
Over four days of racing 11-15 races will take place for each fleet, and the format for all classes will be fleet racing with no medal race. All racing will take place in the Waitemata Harbour, in the surrounds of Rangitoto Island, North Head, Mechanics Bay and Browns Island.
Oceanbridge Sail Auckland is made possible only thanks to the contributions from principle sponsor Oceanbridge, and supporters: Sport New Zealand, Yachting New Zealand, Royal Akarana Yacht Club, Danske Mobler, The Landing and Orakei Marina. Equally important is a team of more than 50 volunteers that are behind the success of this regatta every year.


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Saying he "looked forward to our future together," Dr. Rodney Bennett was officially inaugurated as president of The University of Southern Mississippi Friday, May 2 on the Hattiesburg campus during a ceremony held at Bennett Auditorium. An inauguration ceremony was also held at Southern Miss Gulf Coast in Long Beach May 1.
Bennett was chosen 10th president of Southern Miss Feb. 7, 2013 after a series of meetings with university constituents in Hattiesburg and on the Gulf Coast, in which he was introduced as the preferred candidate to lead the institution following a national search. He previously served as Vice President of Student Affairs at the University of Georgia. His first official day on the job was April 1, 2013.
Attending the inauguration were faculty, staff, students, alumni and supporters of the university; members of Dr. Bennett's family; local, federal and state officials; and leaders of other institutions of higher learning in the state, among others.
Dr. Hank Bounds, State Commissioner of Higher Education, officially invested Bennett with the office of president of the University during the ceremony along with Aubrey Patterson, president of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. "Through the experience he (Bennett) has gained throughout his career, he is prepared for this moment," Bounds said.
Bennett thanked Bounds and the board for entrusting him with the presidency, and reiterated his commitment to move the university forward by helping students achieve their goal of obtaining a degree, supporting faculty research and instruction and working as a partner with public and private entities to improve the quality of life in the state and region.
"I can't tell you how much joy I have in my heart," Bennett said in addressing the audience. "Thank you so much for this moment."
Dr. Michael Adams, president emeritus of The University of Georgia and under whom Bennett served as vice president, was the guest speaker for the inauguration. Adams said Bennett is the "right person, at the right time, in the right place" and equipped to lead Southern Miss to its "next pinnacle of achievement."
Adams praised the state's board of trustees for higher learning in its historic selection of Bennett, the first African-American president of any of the state's historically white universities. He said as a boy growing up in the segregated South, "I dreamed of days like this."
"Today is a great day for the state of Mississippi, and I congratulate anyone who had anything to do with this appointment," Adams said.


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PITTSBURGH – Huston Street ran through the entire gamut of emotions, from confidence to disappointment to elation to fear to relief.
And that was in just about 30 seconds.
The Angels closer was on the mound to finish off a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, but not before thinking he'd blown the game and also worrying about an injury to one of his most important teammates.
After the Angels had overcome a 4-1 deficit with two runs in the seventh and two in the eighth on Albert Pujols' homer, Street was on the mound dealing with the heart of the Pittsburgh lineup to try to secure the series victory.
The Pirates had loaded the bases, including an intentional walk, with one out, when Street threw a first-pitch slider to Sean Rodriguez. It was a pitch he felt was locked in throughout his short outing.
Rodriguez hit a sharp grounder to shortstop Brendan Ryan, but Street didn't think the Angels could turn the double play, so he was already thinking about a tie game.
"I was like 'get over it,'" Street said. "We have a tie game. We have runners at first and third."
Gregorio Petit did make the relay to first in time to get the final out of the game, but Pujols rolled his ankle stretching.
"I thought I was going to get out of it, then I thought I had blown it, then I realized we were going to get out of it, when he called him out," Street said. "Then I see Albert go down and I get sad. As soon as they said Albert could walk, I knew we were OK."
It didn't look good as Pujols sat on the ground, with his teammates and trainer Adam Nevala hovering over him, but he later said he had just rolled his left ankle but is fine. He'll be evaluated further when the Angels get to New York on Monday, but Pujols is expecting to play.
That's critical for the Angels, because now he's swinging the hottest bat on the team.
Pujols drove in three runs on Sunday, the last two on a homer in the eighth inning, putting the Angels up by a run. He got an 0-2 pitch from Tony Watson and drove it into the left-field bleachers.
It was Pujols' 572nd homer, one behind Harmon Killebrew for 11th all-time. It was also his 30th homer at PNC Park, most of any visiting player.
While those numbers speak mostly to the brilliance of Pujols' career, in the short term he's also producing in ways that matter to the Angels.
Over his past 24 games, he has hit .311 with six homers and 21 RBI.
To hear Pujols and Manager Mike Scioscia describe it, that stretch only provides further evidence of what they had been saying before, when his average was under .200.
"The reality is you have to catch some breaks," he said. "Look at the balls I was hitting in April. I was hitting the ball hard. I just couldn't catch a break. But it's part of baseball. At the end of the day, you can't get frustrated. It happens."
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