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CHICAGO (AP) -John Wall lumbered out of the locker room with a walking boot protecting his injured left foot, weary after chasing around Derrick Rose all night. It was his third game in four days, too.
Welcome to the NBA, kid.
Rose scored 15 of his 24 points in the second half, outplaying Wall and leading the Chicago Bulls to a 103-96 victory over the banged-up Washington Wizards on Saturday.
``I'm just trying to make people fear me on the court,' Rose said. ``Being aggressive. Keep on putting pressure on them.'
Joakim Noah had 21 points and nine rebounds for Chicago, which earned its third consecutive victory in its last home game until Dec. 1. The Bulls open a seven-game road trip Tuesday at Houston, clearing out of the United Center so the circus can come to town.
``All the stuff about going on the road and the circus, I'm not concerned about that,' Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. ``I'm just worried about the next game.'
Before the big show moved into Chicago's longtime home, Rose and Wall faced off in a matchup of speedy young point guards with similar backgrounds. Both played for John Calipari in college and were selected No. 1 overall by lagging franchises in need of a boost, Rose in 2008 and Wall this year.
Their first regular-season matchup went to Rose, rapidly blossoming into one of the league's top players in his third season. Wall injured his left foot in the third quarter and returned when the Wizards rallied in the fourth, but could be sidelined for a few days now.
``It's swollen a little bit,' he said. ``I sprained it. I just got to take some days off and get treatment on it.'
Wall finished with 16 points, six assists and perhaps even more credibility among his teammates, impressed that he felt he had to be on the floor when the Wizards were trying for the comeback win.
``We're proud that he hurt his foot and came back and gave us what he did,' Gilbert Arenas said.
Wizards forward Yi Jianlian also went down in the third quarter with a bruised right knee and Al Thornton gutted through 25 minutes one night after he left a 93-85 loss to Charlotte with stomach pain.
The Bulls took control with a 13-0 run that started in the second quarter and carried over into the second half. Rose hit two jumpers and Keith Bogans capped the surge with a 3-pointer that made it 59-42 with 7:54 left.
Arenas made seven 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 30 points for Washington, which has lost four of five. Fellow reserve Nick Young finished with 11.
``The positive thing is our guys didn't give up,' Wizards coach Flip Saunders said. ``We had a group in there at the end that really competed the last quarter.'
Arenas went 4-for-4 from long range and scored 15 in the fourth, powering Washington's rally. He hit a 3 with 10.9 seconds left to get the Wizards within five, but Rose and Keith Bogans each made two foul shots to help the Bulls hold on for the victory.
Luol Deng had 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Bulls, who forced 23 turnovers, leading to 18 points. Bogans finished with 11.
All the talk before the game was about Rose and Wall, but Saunders downplayed the similarities, pointing to Rose's experience while praising Wall's maturity and development. Wall and Rose didn't seem too interested in the hype either.
``The matchup people are trying to make it a big matchup,' Rose said. ``My thing is just winning basketball games and giving spurts when the team needed something.'
The first half was pretty much a draw, with Wall setting up the highlight play of the night. The ex-Kentucky star threw a perfect lob on the break to JaVale McGee, who slammed it in over Kyle Korver to cut Chicago's lead to 38-37 with 4:06 left in the second quarter. McGee's dunk delighted the Wizards' bench and drew 'oohs' from the crowd, but he missed the resulting free throw and Chicago scored the next six points.
Lost in the all the pregame hoopla was the return of Kirk Hinrich, who made his first regular-season appearance in the United Center since he was traded to Washington in June. Hinrich got a round of applause when he stepped on the floor about 90 minutes before the game, and more cheers when the Wizards' starting lineup was introduced.
``It was really nice,' Hinrich said. ``I'm not really one for that, but it means something that they appreciate the type of player I was.'
Hinrich, the seventh overall pick in the 2003 draft, spent seven seasons in Chicago, averaging 13.4 points while setting the franchise record with 812 3-pointers. The Bulls traded him away to get more salary-cap space, hoping to lure a couple of the marquee free agents that were on the market this summer.
Chicago paid tribute to the former Kansas star during a timeout in the first quarter, showing a montage of his career highlights on the overhead videoboard. He finished with eight points.
Notes: Saunders was adopting a wait-and-see outlook for Yi and Wall. ``We're like a MASH crew,' he said. ... Washington outrebounded Chicago 47-40 one night after the Wizards managed only 30 rebounds against the Bobcats.


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A Thief in the Night: Book Two of the Ancient Blades Trilogy
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Cover Artist: Richard Jones
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Malden fears accompanying Croy and the barbarian MÖrget on their quest to dispatch a foul creature of nightmare...nor does he want to disturb the vengeful dead. But with an assassin on his heels, the young cutpurse is left with no choice. And there is the comely sorceress, Cythera, to consider-- promised to Croy but in love with Malden--not to mention the fabulous treasure rumored to be hidden in the depths of the demon's lair....
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Topic: hope (03/29/04)
TITLE: Hope
By David Onuoha Ukiwe
Vme's Expository Dictionary of New Testament words hope, frequently translated in the New Testament from the Greek word ELPIS, as Favourable and confident expectation. It has to do with the unseen and the future.
Hope is very importants in our walk with God. God is an eternal God; His timing is different from ours. When He promises us something, He'll definitely do it at the right time. God is not a man that He should lie neither the son of man that He should change His mind (Num 23:19); whatever He promises us, He is faithful to perform. However we have to hang on with confident expectation until God's word comes to pass in our lives. That is the only way that we are going to make it.
Without this confident expectation, we would have forsaken the Way since Jesus has not returned after all these years. Jesus said "behold I come quickly" (Rev 22:12, yet about 2000 years have passed since then. How soon is God's 'soon'? 2 Peter 3:8 says, "But beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day". God's ways and thoughts are higher than ours? (Isa. 55:9) Do we give up and say, it's not real? No, we have to be Favourable towards God; let us not take sides against Him. We have to be confident that He'll keep His Word and we have to expect to see the manifestation. That is what hope is all about: a Favourable and confident expectation. Patience goes hand in hand with hope.
For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man sees, why does he yet hope for it. But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with PATIENCE wait for it (Rom. 8:24-25).
When you have a need and you have God's word covering that area of need, then pay about it in faith and believe that you receive it. However it may take some time for you to have what you have prayed for after you have received it. Then you have to make sure that your 'confident expectation is intact. You have to wait patiently for the manifestation of your desire. There is a striking relationship between Hope, faith and patience, of course you cannot talk about faith without patience Mark 11:24 says "therefore I say unto you, whatsoever things ye desire when ye pray believe that ye RECEIVE them and ye shall HAVE them."
After believing that you receive it, you confidently expect it, before you have it. That involves unwavering faith that God will do what He promised; corresponding actions of thanksgiving to God without murmuring and complaining while waiting for the manifestation.
Abraham was a great man of faith and also of hope. He waited for twenty-five years before he had the manifestation of God's promise.
Who against hope believed in hope, that he might be come the father of many nations: according to that which was spoken, so shall your seed be. He staggered not at the promise of God though unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God (Rom 4:18, 20).
Abraham made it. We will make it if we are hopeful even when the odds are against us. The odds were against Abraham. Men thought his case was hopeless, but against hope he believed in hope. He had a happy anticipation of good. Let us expect the best. Our God is able. There is no hopeless case with Him. For with God all things are possible (Mark 10:27).
Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life (Prov 13:12).
Since God cannot fail, He'll definitely perform what we are hoping for He'll bring to form the spiritual realm into manifestation in the physical realm. He knows that hope deferred makes the heart sick. He wants us to be happy when we see our desires fulfilled. My prayer is that "the vision should no longer tarry, let it come to pass" I know that one of these days, I will look into the face of Jesus. One at these days, I will walk the street of gold. One of these days I will see the manifestation of my miracle. Yes! I


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Don Henley, Courtney Love, LeAnn Rimes, Patti Austin and other artists, along with representatives for the Recording Industry Association of America and the industry itself appeared before a California State Senate Select Committee yesterday to discus artist issues, particularly contracts between musicians and labels.
At the heart of the discussion was the "Seven Year Statute," a California law that prohibits companies from striking contracts with employees for a period of time greater than seven years. In 1987, the law was amended, allowing record labels to engage in contracts with artists longer than that seven-year period.
Yesterday, Henley, founder of the Recording Artists Coalition, called relationships between artists and labels "indentured servitude" and said the amendment made recording artists "the only group of working people who are not afforded equal protection."
Rimes has been locked in a legal battle with her label, Curb Records, and her father, who used to serve as her manager. Rimes signed her contract with Curb before she was a teen. Earlier this year, she accused the label of releasing a new album, I Need You without her blessing.
"I turned nineteen last month," said Rimes. "If I record an album every two years, I will be thirty-five by the time my contract is up."
Courtney Love is in the midst of a legal dispute with Universal, in which she is seeking to terminate her band Hole's contract, citing the Seven Year Statute.
Representatives for the industry portrayed their role as that of risk-takers, citing the money invested into artists' futures as significantly greater than investments made by other companies and their employees. RIAA Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel Cary Sherman pointed out that artists like Love and Henley were among the small percentage of artists who prove successful, claiming ninety percent of artists signed to major labels fail.
No legislation has been drafted yet to address the issue, but the U.S Congress heard testimony from Alanis Morissette and Henley earlier this year about artists' rights. The California State Senate hearing was called by State Senator Kevin Murray, who was once involved in the industry as a music agent for the William Morris Agency.


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Sellars Staging
Written by Uri Golomb [PhD Student, The Music Faculty, Cambridge University] (2001)
Bach: Cantatas nos. BWV 199 (Mein Herze schwimmt in Blut) and BWV 82 (Ich habe genug). Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson (mezzo), The Orchestra of Emmanuel Music/ Craig Smith; with Michael Schumacher (theatre performer, cantata BWV 82).
Stage Direction: Peter Sellars, with James F. Ingalls (lighting designer) and Dunya Ramicova (costume design for Cantata BWV 199).
London, Barbican Hall, March 30, 2001.
I must admit that I arrived at the hall with a suspicious mind, both at the idea of staging Bach cantatas and at the prospect of Peter Sellars doing it. I have seen Sellars' notorious stagings of the Mozart/da-Ponte operas, and found them entirely unconvincing – not so much because of the modernisation, but because of the way they ignore both the text and music, giving the uneasy feeling that Sellars was forcing the operas to tell an entirely different story from the one they are actually trying to tell (a typical example being his transformation of Despina and Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte into seria characters engaged in a highly emotional romance – against all the evidence of text and music alike).
Then there was the fact that Bach's cantatas were never intended for stage performance. I must add, though, that this did not disturb me that much, since these particular cantatas are not that far removed from operatic drama. Both of them are monologue cantatas, not just because they are written for one soloist, but because in both the soloist obviously portrays a character. In no. BWV 199, that character (the soul of the sinner, who usually appears in Bach's cantatas in dialogue with Jesus, but here given an entire cantata for itself) undergoes a genuine development – starting off with a self-loathing reflection on the Original Sin and on her own sinful state, undergoing a process of prayer in which she alternately begs and demands God's mercy; music and text alike portray her growing confidence, until – in the final aria – she is firmly and joyously convinced that she has obtained God's forgiveness. In all this, the cantata's dramatic and musical structure (an alternation of recitatives and arias) is not essentially different from that of secular monologue cantatas like Handel's Lucretia.
Cantata BWV 82 is more dramatically static, portraying the development of a single state of mind: the speaker is weary of life on earth and wishes for the life to come in the next world. The mood is more unified, but there is still a process of transformation: the first aria is still sad and anguished, but this sadness is gradually relinquished in the large-scale "lullaby" of the second aria, and finally released in the joyous (if still somewhat painful) dance of the final aria.[1]
So, in a way, staging these works makes even more sense than staging the Bach Passions (something which has been done several times in the past). Bach's cantatas are rightly viewed as sermons in music, but these sermons sometimes take the form of an allegorical narrative, and when that happens, the idea of staging them is not entirely incongruous. That said, the same argument could be made for staging a song cycle like Winterreise (again, something that has been done); and in both cases, my initial reaction would be that the interpretation can and should be conveyed primarily through musical means, not visual or theatrical ones. Lieder singers do indulge in some degree of acting in recitals; their facial expressions and physical gestures reflect their understanding of the text and the music. Arguably, this minimal degree of theatricality is quite sufficient – for Lieder and for Bach's dramatic cantatas alike.
Having now seen the Sellars staging, I must admit that I still haven't made up my mind. These performances were certainly more compelling and moving than I had dared to hope, but I did not find them ultimately as convincing as Deborah Warner's recent staging of the St. John Passion. (See: The St. John Passion on stage)
Sellars took the trouble of explaining his vision of the cantatas, both in an interview in Stagebill (re-printed in the programme), and by giving short introductions to each of the cantatas. These introductions clearly revealed his attempt to universalise Bach's message, replacing its specifically Christian nature with a more generally human confrontation with guilt (in Cantata BWV 199) and death (in Cantata BWV 82).
Sellars' eagerness to remove Bach from his context and place him in a more unique position (simultaneously personal and universal) was particularly pronounced in his introduction to Cantata BWV 199. He quoted some of the more colourful and disturbing imagery from the text ("My heart swims in blood", "My sins have made me a monster in the eyes of God"), stating that they were so much "beyond the pale" that Bach did not even dare to use the cantata in the framework of church service.
Historically, this is a mixture of exaggeration and error. Bach may not have written the work for public service (the precise circumstances of the first performance are not known), but he used it on three later occasions – including a quite standard church service in Leipzig.[2] The text, as in virtually all cantatas, was not Bach's own; indeed, Bach was not even the first to set it to music (he was preceded by Johann Christoph Graupner). Its colourful imagery was by no means unique or unusual in Lutheran church poetry in general, or among Bach's cantata libretti in particular. In fact, there are those who argue that the opposite is the case:
The essential Bach was an avatar of a pre-Enlightened – and when push came to shove, a violently anti-Enlightened – temper. His music was a medium of truth, not beauty. And the truth he served was bitter. His works persuade us – no, reveal to us – that the world is filth and horror, that humans are helpless, that life is pain, that reason is a snare. (Richard Taruskin, "Facing up, finally, to Bach's dark vision")
While Taruskin's statement is an exaggeration, it is does have a significant grain of truth in it. Sellars' implication that this was a "cruel and unusual" text is typical of his ignoring (unwittingly or otherwise) the works' original context. His elucidation of the chorale towards the end of the cantata is likewise disingenuous. The text speaks of "Thy deep wounds, where I have always found salvation", and Sellars interprets this (if I understood him) as confronting one's own pains and wounds. But of course, the text speaks of Christ's wounds, and the Christian belief that Jesus's self-sacrifice redeems humankind – or more precisely that portion of humankind that believes in Christ – from the original sin.
Likewise for the overall interpretation:
Bach starts at the maximum point of despair and extremity. She [the speaker] has polluted her being so deeply that she finds her life unbearable. It's the breaking point, where something has to change. This cantata documents that process of personal transformation: how you empty yourself out and start over again.
This ignores the actual message of the cantata, which is not universally psychological but specifically Christian: it portrays the sinner putting his or her trust in God and His forgiveness, and in Christ's triumph over the Original Sin.
Being neither a Christian nor a believer myself, I have no qualms in principle about Sellars' attempt to extract a more universal message from Bach's work – one which is related to the original message, and which the music can still deliver. But I was troubled by Sellar' apparent dishonesty: like many performers and interpreters, he insisted of ascribing this message to Bach, instead of openly admitting that he has creatively re-fashioned Bach for his own uses. Taruskin colourfully likened this procedure to a ventriloquist who tries to sit himself on the doll's lap: the performer is pretending the composer is speaking through him, while in reality it is the performer who creates an image of the composer (the doll) and speaks through it.
When it came to the details of the music, I found that Sellars was often quite sensitive and musical, both in his commentary and – even more so – in his choreography. Despite his talk of the character's "suicidal" nature, there was little trace of vulgarity in the actual visual style – which consisted of Lorraine Hunt, in a simple dress (described by Sellars as "late Renaissance", if I recall correctly) and with no accompanying props, acting out the cantata as she sang it. Her gestures were usually quite closely linked to both music and text. Her initial self-loathing and her attempt to hide herself from God were portrayed, obviously and effectively, by her frequently facing down early on in the cantata. Sellars has (rightly, in my view) identified moments where the music is more defiant, demanding mercy rather than begging for it, and again found obvious and effective ways to portray this in gesture.
In the second aria ("Tief gebückt"), most of the gestures were a direct portrayal of the text ("Bowed low and full of remorse/ I lie, dearest God, before Thee"); but in the da-Capo – which is musically identical to the first section – Hunt's gestures seemed much more relaxed and confident, even approaching radiance. This probably reflects Sellars' reading of the very last phrase of the "b" section as a surprising, unexpected light shining out of the mercifully opened skies – again, an interpretation that I find highly appropriate for the music (the text, "Habe doch Geduld mit mir", suggests nothing of the kind). He therefore suggested that, after this miraculous vision, the character repeats her prayer with the confidence that it will be answered. The final aria was shaped as an equivocal, but mostly joyous, dance – again in keeping with the music.
In fact, my reservations with the performance had much more to do with the musical than with the visual side. Lorraine Hunt possesses a marvellously deep and expressive voice, but she arguably made too much use of it. Her singing was, right from the start, powerful and resonant, and she displayed a wide variety of dynamics and vocal timbres, very much in the operatic tradition. What was lacking from her performance was any genuine variety in phrasing and articulation: she nearly always employed long, legato phrases. This made her dynamics and colourings seem over-theatrical, even sentimental at times. From a singer who has worked with William Christie and Nicholas McGegan, I would have expected a better sense of style (and these conductors, among others, have shown how good Baroque style can enhance dramatic directness).
The over-reticent, wholly untheatrical playing of the Emmanuel Music Orchestra under Craig Smith didn't really help matters. Oboist Peggy Pearson shaped her crucial obbligato part with great sensitivity, but the strings were kept to the back, avoiding any grand gestures. Sellars described the viola obbligato in the chorale-aria as "psychedelic". I think he was wildly exaggerating, but I wish violist Betty Hauck had taken his word for it: maybe then her playing would not have been so dull and uninflected. The general lack of charisma from the orchestra made Hunt's theatrical singing seem even more extravagant; perhaps she would have convinced me more if there wasn't so much discrepancy between her style and that of her accompanists.
In cantata BWV 82, my impressions were somewhat reversed: I was more convinced by the musical performance, and less so by the staging. Sellars' view of this cantata was again universalised, once more ignoring the specific context – and indeed the specific content:
The idea of death as something natural has been sidestepped by modern science. There's a genuine crisis: while we can prolong people's lives in all these fantastic ways, nobody knows what dying beautifully is. Certainly not in hospitals; Cantata 82 envisages death not as enemy, not as panic, not as farewell, and not as the end of something. The music is about the beginning of something.
In my view, the crisis is quite the reverse: religion tried – precisely through its talk of "death as a beginning" – to avoid the idea of death as something natural, by appealing to a super-natural solution. Science has caused a crisis mainly to those who concluded from it that genuine death – a complete and final end to existence – is an inevitable aspect of the natural order of things. Bach's solution is only available to those who reject this conclusion, who still believe in an afterlife. It is curious that Sellars has never stated where he himself stands on this.
Sellars thinks of this cantata as the portrayal of the last hours of a person's life, and places his staging squarely in a hospital context: his character is a dying person, dressed in a hospital gown and hooked up to life support; she bravely decides to disengage it, suffering the final pains of death in the hope of something better to come. But the text of the cantata is not quite like that: it portrays all earthly life – not just the final moments – as painful, and on the other hand comes from a context where suicide (or any speeding up of the dying process) was viewed as taboo. The speaker is not necessarily dying, and is not about to do anything to hasten death's arrival. He is merely praying for death, and waiting for God to grant him that favour.[3]
People reporting Near-Death Experiences often speak of going towards a warm, welcoming white light; and Jesus has often been described in other texts as a source of light (though this particular text does not use this metaphor). Sellars did not mention either of these related images in his talk or in his article, but I assume they were in his mind when he staged this work: here, Lorraine Hunt was joined by a performer (Michael Schumacher), holding a spotlight which she was striving towards for much of the cantata, and which alternately yielded to or alluded her grasp. The image first seemed trite and artificial – especially as the spotlight was just as visible (as a large, metallic, rather ugly object) as the light it emitted. But I gradually learned to ignore it, and to accept it for what it (presumably) symbolised. Again, the actual gestures were less extreme and graphic than Sellars' opening statement have led me to expect. Still, I found the gesture (in the first recitative) of disconnecting the life support disturbing and inappropriate, from just about any point of view.
Hunt performed the work in its original key – which means that she sang it in the alto (rather than soprano) register, and was accompanied by the original oboe obbligato (rather than flute which Bach used in the soprano version). Perhaps because of the resulting lower tessitura, I found her vocal richness more appropriate here than in the previous cantata. I am not sure she actually employed a greater variety of phrasing and articulation here, but somehow her broad phrasing bothered me less – perhaps I got used to it, or perhaps it was better suited for the broader, more peaceful music of this cantata.
In any case, I found her singing of the second aria ("Schlummert ein") especially moving: while part of my mind was not entirely convinced that her consistently intense-yet-hushed tone was entirely appropriate, another part found it absolutely captivating and expressive. Given the absence of strong dramatic gestures in the music, I was also less bothered by the (still over-reticent) accompaniment.
Ultimately, I feel that I have not "taken in" enough of the staging to be able to give a firm opinion of it. Many crucial details have slipped my memory (I don't even remember whether the character definitely "dies" at the end of Cantata BWV 82, or whether this was left ambiguous). My general impression was that the local gestures were almost always closely attuned to the music – occasionally even fussy in their close mimicry of rhythmic and melodic minutiae – and that certain aspects of the staging were highly moving and convincing. In Cantata BWV 199, I felt that Sellars has created a vision that is, perhaps, more palatable for me than the message that Bach himself was trying to convey. In Cantata BWV 82, I felt that Sellars came perhaps a bit closer to Bach's own belief (in the existence of the afterlife as a reason for gracefully accepting the end of this life), something which increased my distance from both of them.[4]
In the final analysis, I am still in two minds (or more) about staging Bach's cantatas in general, and about Sellars' way of doing it in particular. That said, his direction was musical and thought provoking, and I would be curious to see it again – perhaps on video – and try to get a more considered view of it.
© Uri Golomb, 2001
[1] The music here goes in the opposite direction from the text. The words of the first aria don't mention pain and suffering at all, and it is only later that specific references to the suffering of life on earth appear.
[2] To find this out, all Sellars had to do was read a reasonable CD programme note – or indeed the programme notes to this very concert.
[3] The Gospel of the Day tells of the ageing priest of Simeon, who has just held the baby Jesus in his arms, recognising him as the saviour, and is now serenely and hopefully anticipating the contended end of his life. Neither the pains of death nor any plan to do anything to speed its arrival are relevant here. Neither Simeon nor the speaker in the cantata are necessarily facing a fatal illness; the disease and pain they want to get rid of are earthly life itself. It is only by ignoring this crucial aspect that Sellars can portray Bach's message here as a healthy one for modern times. Again, the music is deeply-felt and life enhancing, and I have no qualms in principle with Sellars' attempt to twist it into a new use, more appropriate for modern listeners (though I am not sure that I find his message any healthier than Bach's). What bothers me, once more, is his refusal to acknowledge that this message is his own, not Bach's.
[4] I am afraid that in both cantatas, his verbal explanations were crucial for creating the effect. I felt, as I watched, that I understood what most of the choreography meant to convey; but I probably wouldn't have felt so had I not been told in advance something about the director's view.
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Chewing on a leather string knotted at the edge of my mitt--the same one I chewed for the next 7 years until it finally broke--I strained to keep my composure: eying each boy as he climbed up on the mound, watching him lift his leg, draw back his arm, and toss the ball to the heroes behind the plate.
And as I watched those boys, some eying their target, others throwing haphazardly, my nine year old heart yearned for that same chance, reviewing my motion--cementing the dance in my mind--awaiting a turn to pull in, and fly out, to wedge my feet against the bullpen rubber and send a ball straight through the wind.
Moments before I got the chance though, a voice echoed over the loudspeaker.
"Players, time to head back to the clubhouse. Little Leaguers, time to head to the stands."
I was the only one left.
My chin fell like an anvil, hard against my chest, but I picked up my feet nonetheless, letting the could-have-beens play out in my mind, following a slew of giddy boys out toward the gate.
Somewhere along the way, I felt a hand on my shoulder.
Then I heard a voice.
"One day, you'll get to pitch," he said. "Keep at it."
Startled, I looked up to see a player signing a ball, before tucking it into my mitt and trotting away. I ran my fingers across the laces. Then I dashed up the old Cooper's Stadium steps and into my father's arms.
"How'd you do?" he asked and I told him every last detail. We reviewed the arrangement, the number of pitchers and catchers, the lessons they tried to impart.
"...I didn't get to throw," I explained, somehow still smiling, "but look."
Forking over the baseball, I asked who it was, and my father studied the messy pen lines. "Joel Skinner," he told me, "Joel Skinner signed your ball."
And that was it.
Right then, baseball--more specifically, Joel Skinner--became my world, and I followed him from the Clippers to the Yankees. When he was traded to the Indians, I begged my parents to drive me to Municipal Stadium. And I still remember each of those trips, those teams, those years he both played and then coached for Cleveland, years where I remained loyal to that ball club even after he left, years where game by game, player by player, my whole family turned from Reds fans into Tribe fans, cheering for the likes of Carlos Baerga, Albert Bell, Kenny Lofton, Omar Vizquel, Jim Thome, Sandy Alomar, Victor Martinez, Grady Sizemore, Asdrubel Cabrera...I could go on and on.
And as it all happened, I never stopped listening to his advice: I kept at it.
And I got to pitch.
Throwing at least a hundred balls every night until the last year I played, I earned a spot on the varsity softball team as a freshman, found my way to Nationals two years in a row, and earned the chance to take the mound for Dartmouth College.
Though my sport was softball, my passion was fueled by that Little League Day at Cooper Stadium. And as it grew, baseball threaded its way through my childhood, teaching me patience, loyalty, and persistence. Showing me the importance of strategy, staying on your toes, fighting through setback, being gracious through victory, doing your proverbial homework, understanding anything could happen at any time because none of us are entitled, none of us are guaranteed a darn thing.
Baseball gave me hours with my parents, studying leans and shifts, decoding signals, predicting pitches. It unveiled stories about my mother who bound her chest and dressed like a boy in 1959 just so she could play, and my father who burned the basepaths and tracked fly balls as if he had magnets for hands.
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When I was 20 years old and tore my ACL during a spring break tournament in Florida, my devastation was momentarily healed by Sandy Alomar shooing away a group of boys so I could crutch over and get an autograph.
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And now, today, it is baseball that's helping me cope with the hateful rhetoric spewed through the television and the injustice unfolding up and down American streets. It's baseball that reminds me we're better than this. When I listen to students talk about the way the presidential race has affected them, when I see their cheeks shake and their spirits falter over being devalued as a girl, or a Muslim, or a Latino, and I want to pull up a megaphone and shout, "This isn't okay," it is baseball that reminds me we will overcome.
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The Antimatter Universe is also the location of the planet known as Qward. The Weaponers of Qward - devoted adversaries of the Guardians of the Universe have frequently crossed swords with their dimensional counterparts, the Green Lantern Corps. To aid them in their efforts to destroy the Guardians, they have frequently relied upon the aid of a former Corps member, Sinestro.
The cosmic being known as the Anti-Monitor is also indigenous to the Anti-Matter Universe. An analog to the universal Monitor, the Anti-Monitor attempted to destroy all reality with a wave of pure antimatter energy. This ambitious attack culminated in what has become known as the Crisis on Infinite Earths.
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- Location Gallery: Antimatter Universe
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I think brown rice is an acquired taste. The kids, especially, always don't find it easy adjusting to the coarser texture and earthy taste. When cooked with too little water, the grains turn out tough. So we cook ours with a little more water and a little bit longer.
We use rice cooker to cook brown rice. The rice is rinsed with cold water once. Then water is measured with 1:2 ratio. That is, for each cup of brown rice, use 2 cups of cold water. After rice boils and all the water is absorbed, I keep the lid on for about 15 minutes more to let the rice continue cooking. This makes the brown rice fluffier when served.
Other sites suggest soaking brown rice in cold water thirty minutes before cooking. While others say using broth instead of plain water for cooking will result to more appetizing brown rice. I haven't tried either yet. I have a feeling the first suggestion will shorten cooking time, which right now lasts about 30 minutes for me (on the rice cooker). And the second suggestion will be welcomed by the kids!
I'll let you know if I do try them out.
My kids, by the way, have gotten the hang of eating brown rice again. It took about a week or so of resistance manifested in half-finished bowls. Persistence, persistence. 😉
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If there's one thing we all do on the fly, it's grab coffee. Who hasn't seen someone simultaneously speedwalking and BBM-ing down the street while holding a latte? Even the Italians, famous for their slow food, enjoy fast coffee. Most don't even sit down, they just order, sip, pay (hopefully), and leave. In fact, coffee might be the only fast and efficient aspect of Italian life. With Swiss precision they usher you through the register, pop out a cappuccino, and you're out the door.
Starbucks has always attempted to offer coffee at a fast pace. They adopted the Italian assembly line process, with cashier and barista as two separate and distinct positions. So, I think it's only fitting that McDonald's, ever the assembly line, has entered the coffee space. Clearly, these aren't artisan coffee bars with cold-brewed iced coffee or particularly skilled baristas. But there are times when all you need is a good strong summer wake-up, and at those times, it's good to know what chain will do you right.
Recently, McDonald's began offering iced coffee and frappes, stepping on the toes of Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts. All three offer standard iced coffees, as well as sweet and flavored twists on the iced coffee theme. Intrigued, I set off to compare the three offerings.
Long the industry standard, Starbucks has become synonymous with both yuppie coffee and an ubiquity that formerly belonged only to McDonald's. I tried both their regular iced coffee ($1.85) and their Iced Vanilla Latte ($2.85). The iced coffee, unsweetened, is a refreshing cold coffee—it's not too bitter, with a strong roasted smell. It gives you a strong boost and opens your eyes with a quick jolt of caffeine. Their Iced Vanilla Latte, on the other hand, ought to be renamed "Iced Vanilla Milk." It's sweet, milky, and potently vanilla-flavored, but you don't really taste any coffee; it's more like a flavored milk. Though it's not bad, if you're trying to stay awake (or want your coffee to taste like, well, coffee), it probably won't do the job.
As with many restaurants, drinks form a substantial portion of McDonald's business. It's no surprise that they've begun competing with Starbucks, offering both regular and flavored iced coffee.
They offer a Newman's Own / Green Mountain regular blend in New England ($1.99), which I tried with great excitement. Initially, it had no coffee taste, no depth or bitterness. But, almost like a glass of wine, the coffee somehow opened up as I continued through the drink. As I sipped, I tasted more of the roasted flavor, and the coffee became very aromatic, even under the ice and milk.
Though they have a good iced coffee, I recommend staying away from the flavorings. The hazelnut-flavored coffee was, simply put, revolting—incredibly, unpleasantly sweet, with hazelnut flavor too strong to be natural, and leaving a gummy taste in my mouth. Halfway through, I disposed of it; I couldn't take any more McLiquid.
Their newest offering, the Frappe, is actually good. I tried the Mocha Frappe ($1.79)an though it's just as sweet as the Iced Vanilla Latte, it's also thick, rich, not too milky, very mocha-chocolaty, and natural-tasting. It's like their regular chocolate shake, just with less Xantham gum and more mocha flavor. I would go back for another.
Dunkin' Donuts
Last stop was Boston favorite Dunkin' Donuts for their regular Iced Coffee ($2.05) and a Vanilla Coolata ($2.65). Whereas the milk in the coffee at Starbucks and McDonald's tempers the coffee flavor, Dunkin's iced coffee isn't overly milky, and the coffee taste shines through. It's bold, slightly bitter, and strong. It has a no-nonsense quality about it, and will definitely jolt you awake.
The Coolata, on the other hand, doesn't taste much like a coffee drink. It's like a Milky Vanilla Icee, and while I enjoyed drinking it—as I would a Slush Puppie or Red Icee—the coffee hardly played a role.
The Verdict?
It's difficult to pick a winner when it comes to fast-food coffee. I can certainly tell you that if you want a jolt in the morning, the Coolata and the Iced Vanilla Latte are not the way to go. And the McDonald's coffee flavorings taste too "flavorful" not to have been synthesized in a lab. However, their Mocha Frappe is definitely the best iced treat.
As far as plain iced coffee goes, though, McDonald's offers a mellow brew, without a great deal of bite or bitterness. Starbucks steps up one notch in terms of strength, and Dunkin' remains Dunkin': strong, bold, and a great pick-me-up.
To me, it's a matter of the right coffee at the right time. I'd prefer a Dunkin iced coffee in the morning, Starbucks as an anytime coffee, and McDonald's as more of an afternoon beverage to savor and enjoy. What do you guys think?


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Some fourth-gen iPod touch users reporting graphics glitches with iOS 4.3 installed
Date: Wednesday, March 16th, 2011, 04:05
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Even if iOS 4.3 is the greatest thing since sliced bread, there may be some bugs to work out.
Per Engadget, reports have surfaced of iPod touch users having graphics glitches after updating to iOS 4.3.
As seen in the video below, the problem looks like overlapping icons and "interference" on the screen:
A growing thread on the Apple message boards of fourth-generation iPod touch users also describes how resets and factory restores don't solve the problem, it seems, and users are looking to Apple to fix the problem with an update soon.
"I've noticed in the lock screen, certain notifications seem to have some sort of flash thing (almost looks like it's blinking in some cases)," says one user. "Similar to other posters in this thread. After rebooting it many times, the same issue is happening."
"The graphics for some reason have a snowy and animated outline," says another. "This iPod is not hacked or dropped or anything I don't understand why this is happening. I've turned it off and turned it back on and still having the issue. It is NOT a major issue, it is odd though and having issues with the display on this type of device still can't be a good sign right?"
Stay tuned for additional details and if you've seen the bug on your end, please let us know.


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Raj Thackeray's arrest: What happens now
Rediff News Bureau | February 13, 2008 17:42 IST
Last Updated: February 13, 2008 18:03 IST
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray was arrested on Wednesday evening for his alleged remarks against north Indians in Mumbai, which sparked violence in the metropolis.
He has been booked under Sections 153, 153 (A), 153 (B) and 117 of the Indian Penal Code.
Here's a look at what these sections mean:
Section 153:
Charge: Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riots.
Maximum punishment: Punishable with up to one year in jail or fine or both if rioting is committed. Punishable with up to six months in prison or fine or both.
Chances of bail: Bailable offence in either case.
Section 153 A:
Charge: Promoting enmity between different groups on the bases of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language etc and doing acts prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony.
Maximum punishment: Three years in jail. If the offence is committed in a place of worship, five years in jail.
Chances of bail: Non-bailable
Seciton 153 B:
Charge: Imputations prejudicial to national integration.
Maximum punishment: Imprisonment up to three years or fine or both.
Chances of bail: Non-bailable
Section 117:
Charge: Abetting the commitment of an offence by the public or more than 10 persons.
Maximum punishment: Three years or fine or both.
Chances of bail: According to the offence.
What if Raj Thackeray moves for bail: Since two of the charges are non-bailable, bail cannot be claimed as a matter of right. If he moves for bail, the prosecutor has to be given an opportunity to raise objection. Then the magistrate has to decide on whether bail be given or not.
What if he does not move for bail: If he declines to move for bail, he will be first sent to judicial remand for 14 days, which will be extended till the charge sheet is filed.
How did Abu Azmi get bail though he also is charged under a non-bailable offence -- Section 153 (A)? When Azmi moved for bail, the prosecution would not have objected to it and the magistrate would have granted bail.


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If you're a student this summer, and having to study, then doing so indoors when it's beautiful outdoors is never a pleasant feeling. Here are a few short, but sweet, ways to focus when studying outdoors. They are brought to you by Jeremy Teel for American Intercontinental University.
Ways To Focus When Studying Outdoors
Sit in a shady, peaceful place. Sitting in a shady spot can be relaxing. Your mind can better absorb information when it is relaxed, so find a shady, quiet place. Outdoor activities and noises can be distracting. You can be more likely to stay focused if those tempting distractions aren't nearby.
Define goals and set up a schedule. If you find yourself drifting from your studies, create specific goals before you start. Goals can keep you motivated and moving forward while you work. To help meet your goals, allot periods of time for specific tasks. Keeping track of the time can help you maintain a good work pace and complete the necessary tasks.
If you can think of more ways to focus when studying outdoors then please share them below and of course, share these tips too. I can remember having to study in the summer and it was painful doing so indoors when it was so inviting to be outside. When I did attempt to study outside, it was in my back garden in the sun, when I couldn't read as the glare was unbearable and I'd have perspiration running down my forehead. Shade is a much better option, wish I'd thought of that!


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set-cert-trust-prop <connect_options> [--echo|-e] [--no-prompt|-Q] [--verbose|-v] [--token|-t name] [--token-pin|-P name] [--nickname|-n nickname] --config|-c config-name (propertyname=value)+
Use this command to edit the certificate trust properties. A certificate is issued and digitally signed by a CA. You decide which CAs you trust enough to serve as verifiers of other users' identity. Before requesting a server certificate, you must create a trust database. The properties that you can edit are as follows:
is-client-ca — Indicates if this certificate is trusted to sign client certificates.
is-server-ca — Indicates if this certificate is trusted to sign server certificates.
For connect_options description, see help(1).
Specify this option to print this command on the standard output before executing. This option also prints the default value for all the non-mandatory options that you do not provide in the command.
If you specify this option, wadm will not prompt you for passwords while executing this command. Use this option if you have defined all passwords in a password file and specified the file using the --password-file connect_option.
Specify this option to display a verbose output.
Specify the token (cryptographic device), which contains the encrypted public key.
Specify the Personal Identification Number (PIN) required to initialize the token. You can also define the token-pin in the password file.
Specify the short name or the nick name of the certificate.
Specify the name of the configuration.
Specify the name and value of the certificate trust property that you want to edit.
wadm set-cert-trust-prop --user=admin --host=serverhost --password-file=certdb.newpasswd --port=8989 --ssl=true --prompt=false --rcfile=null --config=config1 --token=internal --nickname="Cert Manager-Sun" is-client-ca=true is-server-ca=false
The following exit values are returned:
command executed successfully
error in executing the command
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Separatist violence erupted in Kashmir as India's national election entered a decisive phase yesterday, with opinion polls suggesting the ruling Hindu nationalists are clawing back lost ground.
At least one person was killed and several were injured in grenade attacks overnight and during the day in Anantnag, which is the only Kashmiri seat among 83 being contested in the fourth and second-last round of the world's largest democratic exercise.
More than 100 million people in seven states are eligible to vote, including Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, who cast his ballot in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous and politically pivotal state.
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Learning math and then algebra can be a difficult progression for many students in today's public educational process. It should be a natural progression if done properly. I whole-heartedly agree with this article I found by Mr. VanNoy, where he gives a good explanation of how he believes children should be taught algebra. Check it out and see if it makes sense to you?
Embedding Algebra For Young Learners
My students have told me often that in the upper elementary school years, 4th or 5th grade, they started to learn Algebra. Usually, this memory evokes shudders of pain. Some explain that they never really "got the hang of Algebra", and that it looks like "just a bunch of letters, numbers, and mixed-up rules" jumbled together. This has been a common discussion over the years with students who somehow got moved on from the comfortable levels of Arithmetic into the strange world of Algebra before they were really ready for it. How young is too young for us to teach our students algebraic concepts?
The answer — kids are never too young to learn algebra; they just need to be introduced to it in the right way, when they are ready. So, if it looks like algebra is next in your child's curriculum list, what do you do?
This question is actually part of the problem . . . Algebra should not be handled as a separate unit at a certain time. It is actually best taught as an embedded idea as soon as children know how to count and can use elementary mathematical symbols. In short, if they can count, add and subtract, then they are ready.
Algebra quite simply is the study of arithmetic structure. . . So, how does the teacher introduce algebra concepts to the young student? Even at the youngest ages, our children can be ready for the following lesson sequence:
- Build on the arithmetic strategies the student knows already. Introduce algebra ideas in a natural, comfortable way, linking from the natural, mathematical ideas of counting and basic numeric operations. Discuss money exchanges, adding and subtracting objects from piles and groups.
"If I have $16 in my pocket and pay Shari, and I am left with $9, how much did I pay her?"
"Jeff has three pieces of gum in one pocket and five in the other. How many altogether? If he has three in one pocket but eleven total, how many in this pocket . . ."
"Jeff has three pieces in this pile, as you can see, but 12 in total. How many are in the pile I am covering?"
- Make it interactive and fun. You want your student to be engaged and participate in the situations you present orally. Use "mystery numbers" and unknown numbers of pieces as the stand-ins for variables. Use funny sounds to represent the variables in a different order to create aural representations of equations. Let your kids make up their own examples and create funny sounds. Make it a hands-on experience whenever possible.
"I am a number. When I add 6 more, I have 13. What number am I?"
"15 plus (oooomff) makes 28. How much is (oooomff)"
"(arrrrrrgh) groups of 8 makes 32. How many groups is (arrrrrrgh)?"
- Introduce rules and properties in the student's own language, and then move into the proper math vocabulary of "rules of equality", "equal operations", and "distributive property".
Use the concepts of fairness and balance. You want the concepts to be learned before students are required to label the procedures formally.
To start talking about the concept of variables and equations, the learning sequence is extremely important here. If the developmental stages are skipped, students will try to memorize procedures and the understanding is lost. Orally introduce situations where there is an unknown quantity or mystery number, then represent the variable a funny sound or gesture, then move on to written symbols. Avoid using letter variables until your students are ready. In summary, algebra is the study of the arithmetic structures of our world, and is a toolbox we use to solve problems. The abstract nature of variables and equations and properties can only be understood after a proper developmental sequence of hands-on and oral examples, moving into the symbolic realm, and then progressing into pencil and paper exercises. Make it fun and interactive; allow your students to create their own examples and tap into their own curiosity. Embed these ideas into their basic curriculum lessons, not as a separate unit. Students of algebra need to be able to see how variables and equations are used to do any type of problem solving, and are tools to unlock mysteries in the world of numbers and patterns.
By: Terry VanNoy
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Bible: Heb 11:17-19
11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, 1 yet he was ready to offer up 2 his only son. 11:18 God had told him, "Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name," 3 11:19 and he reasoned 4 that God could even raise him from the dead, and in a sense 5 he received him back from there.
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Wovenwar launch studio update #3: bass!
- June 3rd, 2014 –
Tour with Black Label Society begins next month!
Wovenwar documented the recording process of their self-titled debut album, due out later this summer. Guitarist Nick Hipa shot and edited the series, as well as the singles and teasers streaming at wovenwar.com. The third studio video features clips of Josh Gilbert tracking bass, plus some non-sequitur humor from the guys in the band and producer Bill Stevenson. The video can be seen now at youtube.com/WOVENWAR.
Wovenwar will embark on their first ever US tour in July and August with Black Label Society and Kyng! Tickets are on sale now. Check out the full list of dates below, and at wovenwar.com/tour.
Wovenwar features the talents of Jordan Mancino (drums), Nick Hipa (guitar), Phil Sgrosso (guitar) and Josh Gilbert (bass) of San Diego, California based metal act As I Lay Dying, and Shane Blay (vocals) of Oh, Sleeper. The band's first single, "All Rise," from the band's upcoming self-titled debut is available now on iTunes HERE. Wovenwar's debut self-titled release will be dropping in late summer 2014.
Over the course of this past year, Wovenwar completed work on the new material recorded with producer Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag) with mixing duties handled by Colin Richardson (Slipknot, Machine Head, Trivium).
Tour w/ Black Label Society, Kyng
07/17 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
07/18 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
07/20 Fargo, ND The Venue
07/22 Joliet, IL Mojoes
07/24 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
07/25 Atlanta, GA Center Stage
07/26 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen
07/27 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall
07/29 Sauget, IL Pop's
07/30 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
08/01 Austin, TX Emo's
08/02 Lubbock, TX Lonestar Pavilion
08/03 El Paso, TX Tricky Falls
08/04 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
European Tour
08/15 Hasselt, BE Pukkelpop Festival
08/16 Hamburg, DE ELB Riot
08/17 Herford, DE X RockFest
08/19 Berlin, DE Lido
08/21 London, UK Barfly
08/22 Bramham, UK Bramham Park
08/23 Reading, UK Reading Festival
08/24 Leeds, UK Leeds Festival


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Keanu Gives Up '47 Ronin' Details. Spoiler Alert: There's Sword Fighting.
"I call it a story of revenge and impossible love. The samurai become outcast and decide to enact revenge on the person who is responsible for the death of their lord."
Reeves plays "an outsider, a kind of half-breed with a mysterious past, who's in love with the princess and she's in love with me, but we can't be together."
Now, swords.
"[I] just finished a sword fight a couple of weeks ago with a great actor named Hiroyuki Sanada. He's fantastic."
He IS fantastic. You probably know him best from swor fighting with Jackie Chan in Rush Hour 3 or beating the crap out of Jack and Sayid on the final season of "Lost." What? I didn't say he was fantastic at selecting projects. (MTV)


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Belfast coffee shop brewing up brighter future for young ex-offenders going straight
Former prisoners convicted of armed robbery and assault are among those serving customers at a coffee shop in south Belfast, it has emerged.
The 12 ex-offenders are successfully employed in a unique social enterprise business on the Lisburn Road that aims to give young men and women a chance to turn their fortunes around.
The main stipulation for those looking to work in The Thinking Cup is that they have to be young parents aged between 18 and 24 who want a better life.
It is hoped that providing employment and work skills over a year will help break the cycle of offending for them - and their children in the future.
"Sixty per cent of kids who have parents who are offenders will grow up to offend themselves," Roger Warnock said.
"Also, the cost of jailing somebody is £70,000 to £100,000 a year, so it makes sense to try and keep young people from reoffending."
The businessman from Saintfield set up the coffee shop and bookstore with co-founder Paul McMinn last December before fully opening in May.
Both won fellowships from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, and Roger also recently won the prestigious Clore Fellowship Award.
All the proceeds from the coffee shop and bookstore are ploughed back into the business to help the young parents, with the aim of being completely self-financing within three years.
The novel idea is going down well with customers, who often openly talk to the staff about their previous experiences.
Two of the ex-prisoners working in the coffee shop are 21-year-olds Marco from Dungannon and Sean from Belfast, who are there four days a week. The fathers-of-one are no longer with their partners but maintain good relations with them and see their children regularly.
Marco spent two-and-a-half years in prison for his role in an armed robbery at the age of 17.
It is something he now sincerely regrets.
He attempted to apologise to the victim - who was not seriously physically hurt - through the restorative justice programme, but she refused to meet him.
Providing for his two-year-old son and the hope of a better future for them both is the reason why he leaves home at 6am in order to be at the coffee shop.
"If you had said to me three years ago that I would be working at a coffee shop, I wouldn't have believed you as I wasn't that sort of guy," he said.
"I was young and stupid and got involved in the wrong crowd.
"I'm doing this as I want to provide for my son, as I don't want to end up in prison again.
"Prison can make or break you, it's tough, and I knew that my time inside was enough for me."
Sean started work at The Thinking Cup just five days after he left jail, where he had served three-and-a-half months on a common assault charge.
His ex-girlfriend went into labour on the day he was released, and a day-and-a-half later he became a father to a baby girl who's now five months old.
He said: "Knowing that I had a job to go to when I left prison was great as Marco and I were interviewed for the jobs before we left prison.
"We wouldn't have got a job anywhere else.
"I've come in here to provide for my little girl and to keep out of prison, as I can't provide for my child if I'm inside.
"I would advise anyone else in jail to keep your head down, stay away from drugs and work hard."
Both now hope to secure work and further training when they leave the cafe.
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"Tijuana Sewage Pipe Fixed, Agency Reports" [1]
"TIJUANA — A ruptured sewage pipe in Playas de Tijuana that led Baja California health authorities to close beaches—and raised concerns that the contamination also could affect ocean water quality north of the border—has been fixed, authorities said Thursday."
Sandra Dibble reports for the San Diego Union-Tribune January 27, 2011. [2]
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Well documented is nigiri sushi - the act of putting a slice of raw fish on a thumb sized lump of rice. Also classically Tokyo are standing bars - yakitoria and other places near stations or on corners that befit a fast paced, commuting lifestyle.
And then there's ramen. Or at least Tokyo style ramen. Born in the years of postwar reconstruction, it's a simple style that reflects hard and lean times. American occupation forces brought in cheap wheat flour. Japanese forces returning home from China brought a newfound taste and acceptance of Chinese noodles. Traditional disdain for the inelegant and plebeian food of immigrants fell to the serious demands of hunger. Broth, a bit of protein - slivers of meat or an egg, some preserved vegetables, starch - all basic foods to feed a hungry nation. The Japanese foodscape changed irrevocably. Ramen, in countless variations, is now as Japanese as tempura, originally a Portuguese import.
On a cold and rainy November Saturday, the Ajimi team journeyed to Ogikubo, the west side neighborhood where the first famous Tokyo style ramen joints opened in the black market shotengai that popped up near train stations after the war. Laying claim to be the originator of the style is Harukiya (春木屋), an unprepossessing place a couple of minutes from the Ogikubo station.
Unlike many modern rameneria, Harukiya only offers a few variations on the basic soup. But what a soup it is! In essence, thin, kansui-yellowed noodles with a good bite, nutty menma (麺麻 - reconstituted dried bamboo shoots), thin and powerful slices of roast pork, sharp rounds of negi (ネギ - Japanese leek), maybe a perfectly cooked ajitsuke tamago (味付け卵 - a egg boiled in soy sauce, runny in the middle, hard on the outside) and a shio enhanced stock made of chicken and dried sardines. It's the fishiness of the stock that gives it the Tokyo taste. A trademark of Tokyo style, whether it's with oden, soba, or ramen is the affinity toward things piscine.
There's an artlessness, an honesty and assurance about the ramen at Harukiya that appeals to our sensibilities at Ajimi. Every wonderful slurp brings time, place, history, necessity, and taste to the forefront of an experience beyond consumption - to an understanding of what makes something Tokyo style.


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Hearing for alleged welfare cheat OK'd
Woman to get chance to convince judge to let her withdraw her guilty plea
Updated 11:00 pm, Monday, July 18, 2011
ALBANY -- Angela Lopez will get a chance next month to convince a judge to let her withdraw her guilty plea for stealing $95,000 in Medicaid, food stamps and disability benefits.
Lopez, 37, of Colonie, a mother of five, pleaded guilty May 11 to grand larceny and welfare fraud. At her scheduled sentencing July 8, she asked acting Supreme Court Justice Dan Lamont let her take back her plea.
The judge made no decision on the request at the time or Monday. But Lamont on Monday did schedule an Aug. 5 hearing in Albany County Court where Lopez can make her arguments for the unusual request. The proceeding is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
In the meantime, the defendant remains free on bail.
Lopez hired a new attorney, Holly Trexler, on Friday who appeared in court Monday. Lopez had been represented by lawyer David Brickman.
Authorities said Lopez swindled about $65,000 from the Albany County Department of Social Services after she applied for Medicaid and food stamps without disclosing her full income. They said she conned the Social Security Administration out of approximately $29,000 after she failed to report income earned and property owned when she had applied for Supplemental Security Income benefits.
Court papers show she told a welfare fraud investigator for Albany County she failed to report more than $50,000 in four of her children's bank accounts, or the monthly $2,226 she had earned off the books.
"I was unaware that I needed to report the children's bank accounts," Lopez told the investigator in a statement on Oct. 19, 2009. "I didn't report this income because my husband was not working and I thought I was under the income levels for food stamps and Medicaid."
She also told a federal agent for the Social Security Administration: "I know we struggle and never have extra (money) ... It only goes to bills. We were way below income to be eligible for Medicaid."
"I did not know about any guidelines for SSI. I was informed differently today."
When she first came to court in November, Lopez wore a black pinstripe suit with a Louis Vuitton designer handbag. At the time, the Times Union reported she lived in a two-story house in Colonie with a Silver Lincoln Navigator and Jeep Cherokee in the driveway. A blue Dodge Ram pickup truck was on the property, as was a small boat.


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- v. Common misspelling of bivouac. (Formed because the present participle and past are bivouacking and bivouacked.)
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The only good news came from Apollonia with Quintus Dellius, who informed him that his legions had arrived on the west coast of Macedonia, and were happy to bivouack in a kinder climate.
They bivouack outside our abode, modesty not permitting the sexes to mingle, and in the severest cold wear no clothing but a head fillet and an old Tobe.
Han't I lain in bivouack on the field at Salamanca, and
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 342, November 22, 1828
It was a charge under a hot fire, sharp and decisive, which quickly changed to a pursuit of the fleeing enemy, kept up until the bivouack at ten o'clock.
The County Regiment A Sketch of the Second Regiment of Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Originally the Nineteenth Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War
I determined to pay them a visit, to witness the ceremonies of the night bivouack, which proved a most picturesque scene, and wild and beautiful in the extreme.
A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand in 1827
Regular Cavalry moved from the bivouack near the landing and arrived at Siboney at about 7 o'clock.
Though the night was severely cold, the troops were compelled for the most to bivouack without fires, expecting that morning would renew the conflict.
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876
During all this march back over the mountains and to Eastern Virginia, our men had to scratch a fresh hole in the hard snow, at the end of every day's march, to bivouack for the night.
A soldier's recollections : leaves from the diary of a young Confederate : with an oration on the motives and aims of the soldiers of the South,
What hardships did they not uncomplainingly endure, on the march, in the bivouack, in the trenches!
A soldier's recollections : leaves from the diary of a young Confederate : with an oration on the motives and aims of the soldiers of the South,
I left them and went out to take up my bivouack among the hides.
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Can Villa Fans Start Dreaming?
According to reports Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner is looking at investment opportunities in the United Kingdom.
Obviously the talk of the town is that he is looking to buy Aston Villa and he is definitely in the country with talk of a board meeting on Monday.
Could we truly be this close to the winning line now? Yup. My opinion is Doug can't not sell now, the fees from Rothschild would be prohibitive if he rejected decent bids.
A fan called Liam did ask Doug when he was going yesterday as he followed Martin O'Neill to greet the fans, his answer was 'I'm not' but he simply has to and my information is he will.
Bill Bonsiewicz, a Browns spokesman, refused to be drawn on whether Randy was looking to bid for Villa 'But he is exploring business options, including in the United Kingdom where he's been involved in the business community since 1993,' Bonsiewicz said. 'He's always maintained other businesses outside the Browns.'
It seems there is a board meeting on Monday, could we dare to dream?