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Written by Casey Lauderdale, Social Venture Network, @Radiant_City
Bob Massaro and Bonny Meyer are in the business of community building, but it may not be what you think- they aren't community organizers or political activists in the sense normally associated the phrase "community building." Rather, they literally build communities. Together they've founded Thriving Communities, a real estate development company that designs and builds housing on the principals of people, planet, and prosperity, creating not just housing, but multiple layers of good.
Bob's journey to co-founding Thriving Communities began with a constant feeling of insecurity brought on by the poor design of his childhood housing. Cheap post-WW2 structures, called by one housing official as "warehousing for people who need housing the most", were built with poor insulation and building materials and characterized by crime.
Bob first entered into the healthcare field, but later switched to housing development, bringing a unique understanding of the importance of healthy and environmentally-safe building materials.
Bonny started out as a wine-maker, co-founding Silver Oak Cellars in Napa and later Meyer Family Cellars. Upon selling Silver Oak, she took an interest in both investment and philanthropy and later discovered a way to marry the two through impact investing, where she could support companies that were aligned with her values.
After meeting Bob and co-founding Thriving Communities, LLC, Bonny discovered something uniquely positive to housing development: that investment in housing is real. It provides a physical asset that impacts lives and can't vanish in the same way, for instance, a technology company can.
The impact of affordable, healthy homes is also very real for the many working families and seniors who now live in a Thriving Communities' development. The company builds for those who need affordable housing and their homes are typically priced at 10-15% below market rate. They are ADA accessible and designed so that people can grow old in their homes. Rent-to-own programs also support long-term occupancy and owner-investment in the community.
The buildings are constructed without harmful and toxic materials, which means that children are less likely to miss school from illness due to asthma or allergies. The materials and construction process that is used also greatly contributes to economic savings for the company, investors, and, of course, the residents. Their construction partner, Healthy Buildings, can complete projects in 40% less time than traditional methods, and their result is net-zero energy homes with lower water consumption. With no electrical bill and a smaller water bill coupled with lower rents, residents have more disposable income to put back into the local economy.
Finally, the projects are designed to foster community. Parking is placed a short walk from housing, rather than in front of homes, so that front doors open up to community space. Everything is designed to produce more encounters between neighbors – from the on-site community center to including open porches in front of homes – in order to foster relationships.
With this model Thriving Communities provides a stronger foundation for hard working individuals and families and is helping to build robust, healthier communities. When communities are strong, the ripple effects into the wider society are significant- it creates multiple layers of good.


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His name? He was Barry Soetoro before he became Barack Obama. I believe the application has a question to the effect "Full Licensed Name" to which he entered "Barack Hussein Obama". The next question was "Full Former Name(s)" to which he answered "none".
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RULE 6 CHARACTER AND FITNESS REQUIREMENTS Rule 6.4. The revelation or discovery of any of the following should be treated as cause for further detailed inquiry before the Committee decides whether the law student registrant or applicant possesses the requisite character and fitness to practice law: (a) unlawful conduct; (b) academic misconduct; (c) making false statements, including omissions;
(d) misconduct in employment; (e) acts involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation; (f) abuse of legal process; (g) neglect of financial responsibilities; (h) neglect of professional obligations; (i) violation of an order of a court; (j) evidence of conduct indicating instability or impaired judgment; (k) denial of admission to the bar in another jurisdiction on character and fitness grounds; (l) disciplinary action by a lawyer disciplinary agency or other professional disciplinary agency of any jurisdiction; (m) acts constituting the unauthorized practice of law; (n) failure to comply with the continuing duty of full disclosure to the Board and the Committee subsequent to the date of registration or application.
Barack Obama fraudulently applied to the Illinois Bar.
Obama had 17 unpaid parking tickets from his days at Harvard.
Obama omitted his aliases of Barry Soetoro and Barry Obama.
Obama admitted to drug use when he was younger and there is strong reason to believe he was still using drugs.
Of course FR knew all this before Nov. 2008 but not a peep from the msm, Hillary, Congress, McLame, W, secretaries of states, or the Electoral College. Just glad someone saved the page.


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I'm just as guilty as the next middle-aged dork of not thinking beyond my own horizon. This Christmas, for example, I've been all engrossed in plans for family dinner and cookie-making and things we can do to get into the spirit.
Fortunately – my life's largest blessing, in fact – I share my world with an absolutely exemplary human being named Judye. For the past week, we've been trying haplessly to sell our three season tickets to this Sunday's Seahawks game on craigslist, dropping the price steadily as it became obvious that a lot of people just don't much want to watch a 5-8 football team out there tripping over their tongues. Last night, I lamely suggested giving the tickets to our family as a Christmas present. Judye kinda shrugged but didn't seem thrilled about it.
Today, around 11 a.m., though, she called me with resolution and a small smile in her voice.
"Could you go up to the Tent City?" she said, "I think I'd like to give the tickets to somebody up there; maybe a family or three guys who really love the Seahawks. We could drive them to the game, too, pick 'em up afterwards. What do you think?"
I sat here, completely ashamed of myself for not thinking of it first and deeply honored to be keeping the daily company of someone whose thinking runs to that sort of goodness and consideration.
"Yeah," I smiled, "I'd be happy to do that. And I want to thank you for thinking of it."
This afternoon, about dusk, I walked into Tent City, currently in Bellevue, behind a church, about six blocks from our house. I walked into the almost eerily-quiet environs and was greeted by two guys, Bruce and Jeff. They heard me out and smiled and said, "That's extraordinarily nice of you. I'm sure somebody would love to do that. Are you sure you want to drive us, too?"
"I'm sure," I smiled, "Glad to."
This Sunday morning, about 11:30, I'm going to drop in to the tent city with Judye. We'll probably pack three bag lunches, throw in some of the four million cookies we're making, and drive some Seahawks fans down to the game. It will be my pleasure and honor to do so. And my privilege to do it with the best human I've ever known.
Walking away from Tent City, I – who, shall we say, fills in for Santa Claus several times every Christmas when the press of business prevents him from visiting with groups of kids – actually felt, for the first time in a long time, like Santa Claus. It felt…good.
I hope that you will seize the chance to do some random act of kindness for no good reason, for someone whom you don't know and expect nothing from, this very Christmas season. I believe that Winston Churchill's old adage applies all the time but especially at this time of the year…
"You get to make a living. You give to make a life."
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Named after the lioness made famous in George and Joy Adamson's classic book and film, "Born Free", and situated just above the site of the couple's original camp, Elsa's Kopje provides a tranquil and beautiful setting in ideal Kenya accommodation to kick back with your loved one and crack open a bottle of your finest.
Located on Mughwango Hill in the stunning Meru National Park, Kenya, the luxury lodge comprises a jumbled mix of thatched cottages set amongst rocky crags, and a communal lounge, bar and infinity swimming pool.
Each rustic cottage comes with a private balcony and en suite bathroom, and for couples seeking that extra taste of solitude, a private house and honeymoon suite are available. Don't forget your binoculars as this is one of the best places in Africa to spot wild rhinos.
You can eat in the dining room or, if you're feeling adventurous, have private meals and cocktails served in the bush and dine safari style, under the stars. But wherever you choose to relax, both spectacular views and a peaceful ambience are a given.
Elsa's Kopje, part of the Cheli & Peacock portfolio of exclusive Kenya resorts, is a strong advocate of responsible tourism and is involved in a number of activities to support the local population and environment. Apart from limiting power usage to 10 hours a day, it recycles rubbish, only uses timber that is either dead or from a renewable source and maintains a strong relationship with the native Tharaka people, who are based near the southern boundary of the park.
There is plenty to keep you busy during the day, with massages on request, driving safaris, guided bush walks, excursions to the nearby Tana River and fishing trips arranged by the lodge, but for many, it will be those dreamy African evenings that live on in memory.
As dusk falls and the Great Rift Valley becomes bathed in a glorious sunset, you'll find it hard to imagine a more romantic setting.


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City of Goliad honors hero who saved neighbor from fire
Dec. 20, 2011 at 6:20 a.m.
Updated Dec. 21, 2011 at 6:21 a.m.
Every seat was filled in the Goliad City Hall meeting room on Tuesday when John Friedrichs was presented a Good Samaritan Award for saving his elderly neighbor from a fire.
"We are honored to have such a man in our community," said Goliad Mayor Jay Harvey. "Most people would be running away from a fire, but John ran into a house that was on fire to lead his neighbor to safety."
Jane Rodriguez, 83, who Friedrichs carried from her burning home was present to thank him for saving her life.
"I almost came to see you," Rodriguez quipped to council member and undertaker Buddy Zavesky, as she walked to the front to help present Friedrichs with the award.
Rodriguez who lived alone in her home in the 600 block of East Oak Street, was independent at 83 - mowing her own lawn and working part-time "taking care of the elderly" when they were sick.
"I am not one to make speeches," said Rodriguez before the award was presented. "But I just want to thank everybody for their help."
Friedrichs heard Rodriguez screaming from her burning home and ran in to rescue her on Dec. 13. He found Rodriguez in a smoke-filled kitchen near the table trying to salvage her belongings.
Friedrichs carried Rodriguez out the back door to safety just before the house became completely engulfed in flames.
As flames leapt out the windows toward Rodriguez's new car, Friedrichs towed it using his truck and chains.
The home, which was insured, was declared a loss, and there were no injuries.
Friedrichs' wife, Nicole Friedrichs, his daughters, 9-year-old RaLeigh Jo Friedrichs, and 8-year-old Madlynn Friedrichs, as well as his mother, Robbie, all attended the city council meeting to honor his acts of service.


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I am putting the lights on the Christmas tree tonight. We won't put the ornaments on until our son gets home from college, but we can start enjoying the lights right away.
When I was little I was extremely allergic to fresh cut Christmas trees, so we have always had an artificial tree. Putting the tree up involves moving the living room furniture around so that the tree can be centered in the front window. In the past this has involved a lot of pushing, pulling and sliding on my part. Today I realized when I was half way across the room that I had picked up the brass table lamp and was carrying it. I really am stronger than I was a year ago!
I have been fighting a cold, and I almost won. A few days ago, at the very first sign, I started elderberry drops, extra B vitamins, extra C, and astragalas. I was also interested that Dr. D'Adamo's blog about flu recommended parsnips. Since they are a favorite vegetable, I was only too glad to make a big bowl. I have never felt bad, never even felt tired.
I skipped over the usual early stages of a cold: the scratchy throat and runny nose; and went right to the end, a touch of laryngitis and a cough. I don't have any of the three things the Encyclopedia recommends for a Type O cough. In fact I've never heard of them. I must get to the Health food store tomorrow and see what they have. In the meantime, I confess that when I cough myself awake at night, I take a prescription cough syrup.
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Take a close look at this pic. What do you imagine will happen if the gulf coast gets a hit like we did in 2005? After Katrina, gas in my town got up to $2.99 a gallon after the storms. That was with a shortage! Having to wait in lines to get some. At those that actually had it to sell. $2.99 a gallon is what I paid for the first gas I was able to get after Katrina, and this is what the price is now. A day or two later, it went up! It is now up to around $3.09 a gallon at the nearest station. This in an oil producing state. Better buckle up folks, it's going to get nasty if we get hit again.
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Premium Unleaded: $3.374
Hope you don't have plans to do a lot of travel. With the latest forecast on storms, you might have to hock your eldest child to afford a trip after this is over. Click on the pic to enlarge. OUCH!


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One of the first things you should know about
Vincent Perez is that he is NOT French. Though his birthplace is Lausanne, Switzerland
where French is spoken, he descends from Spanish and German blood. He was born on June 10,
1964, the second of three children. His father left Spain for a better life and began
working in the import/export business while his mother left her native land and settled as
a homemaker. Though his father wanted him to study business, Vincent had other
dreams, and with the encouragement of his mother, he left Switzerland and moved to France
when he was eighteen.
Before settling on acting, he considered becoming a
sculptor, painter or photographer. He says, "I decided not to be an artist because I
feared solitude. It was a way of dealing with my fears. I was extremely shy and unhappy
with my life." He adds that he had dreamed of becoming an actor since seeing a
Charlie Chaplin movie at the age of 7. "I recognized myself in him."
Vincent describes himself as a quiet, accident-prone boy. However, he was drawn to
acting because of the laughs he got doing impersonations of teachers and classmates for
his family.
He began his acting studies in Geneva, went on to the Paris Conservatoire
and completed his training at L'Ecole des Amandiers in Nanterre. Vincent quickly learned
during his first years out of school, working in the French theater, that
audiences elsewhere could be tougher. "Nothing is going to be given to you, you have
to work and work," Perez says. "Everything is sweat."
While still a student, he made his screen debut in Gardien De Nuit
(1986.) He gained a worldwide following when he co-starred with Gerard Depardieu in
the phenomenally successful Cyrano De Bergerac (1990)and went on to starring
roles in the 1993 Oscar winner Indochine, Alexandre Jardin's Fanfan and
Patrice Chereau's 1994 Cannes prize-winning La Reine Margot. In 1992 he was
awarded the prestigious Prix Jean Gabin and in the same year made his directing debut with
the short film L'Exchange. He has been nominated twice for a Cesar Award
for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Le Bossu (1997) and Ceux
Qui M'aiment Prendront le Train (1998).
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filmography section for a full list of his work as actor and
director and the photography section
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Vincent Perez has been married to Senegalese model/actress/writer Karine
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Imagine that no-one had ever grown their own food and that we had always fed ourselves from the supermarket. And imagine that suddenly we were all offered a small piece of land on which to grow some of what we eat. With no history of growing, freed from received wisdoms and faced with all the delicious possibilities the world has to offer, would we choose to dedicate that precious space to growing the cheapest, most widely available food? I suspect not, but somehow that is exactly what we do at the moment.
Three quarters of veg patch and allotment space is taken up with maincrop potatoes, onions and carrots, all of which are largely indistinguishable from those you'll find in the shops. This is a special kind of madness. Unless you're one of the very few intent on self sufficiency, you'll be buying some (probably most) of what you eat ... so why grow the cheap, plain end of the weekly shop and leave yourself buying the more expensive food?
I'm convinced there's an element of the puritanical about this: only if you've any time or space left after you've spent hours suffering for the staples may you be allowed a little edible pleasure. Well knickers to that. Of course there's nothing wrong with maincrop potatoes, onions and carrots – all are fine – but who wants "fine" when you can have delicious, succulent and unbuyable?
There are dozens and dozens of incredible candidates for your edible garden that are either little-known discoveries, forgotten favourites or foods that our warming climate now gives us a racing chance of growing. Here are a few I think you'd be hard pushed to beat.
You may be familiar with Szechuan pepper, those pink peppercorns now sold in some of the supermarkets. You'll pay up to £5 for 10g and you'll have a pleasantly pungent peppercorns but even the small shift in our climate makes growing your own perfectly possible for all but the most exposed parts of the country. And fresh homegrown Szechuan peppercorns are quite an experience - far livelier than those you buy.
You'll not have seen Chilean guava for sale in the shops. Once grown in Cornwall for Queen Victoria, this delicious blueberry-like fruit is a bit of a fiddle to grow on a commercial scale but a few in a pot or added to your garden are as easy to grow and harvest as any fruit and will give you incredible, blueberry bubblegum-flavoured autumnal fruit.
And if you're attached to your underground crops, consider giving up part of a potato row for yacon. Like the potato, yacon is a South American tuber, but unlike the spud it doesn't get blight. Let it grow until the early frosts knock back the foliage, lift the tubers, wash and take a munch. The flavour is somewhere between pears, early apples, watermelon and faintly of celery. Juicy and refreshing with a texture of water chestnuts, you can even leave them in the sun where rather than turn green like potatoes do, their flavour develops and sweetens.
Happily, gardens and allotments are starting to change as people become increasingly aware of less common yet delicious foods they can grow, and in some cases it's the commercial growers who are waking us up to the possibilities. New, more reliable varieties of peaches, apricots and kiwis are being grown commercially, following in the footsteps of the trailblazer – English wine. As recently as a decade ago most English wine was carwash, now it's winning international awards over its competitors. In virtually no time we have developed the expertise, found the right varieties and taken advantage of the changing climate to produce wine of often outstanding quality. The early years of commercially growing exotic fruit here are also looking promising, and our edible gardens are beginning to follow these pioneering producers.
Whether you decide to plant a forgotten fruit such as a quince, a new discovery like the blue honeysuckle or the once-unreliable peach, try a few unexpected edible pleasures and I assure you that you'll never look back. Growing your own food is really one of the great life-affirming things you can do, but it's so much more meaningful, so much more likely to become an enduring part of your life when the punchline is utterly delicious.
I could go on, but hopefully you get my point. When there are so many wonderful, unbuyable flavours and textures to experience that can only be enjoyed if you grow them yourself, why make do with anything less? Life is too short to grow unremarkable food.


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Welcome to the Tesla Memorial Society of New York Website
"All About Tesla": A New Excellent Documentary Film about Nikola Tesla
"All About Tesla" was directed by Michael Krause and Produced by Peter Roloff and Michael Krause.
The following can be found at http://www.allabouttesla.com/ (for information click on this website):
Director's note:
After a long time working in the film industry I wanted to become a filmmaker again. I had worked on documentaries, and I sat down with my producer. There was a question in the room: what should the film be about? From the far end of my brain a name took shape: Nikola Tesla. There he was, the character I would spend the next four years with.
It became clear that Tesla is BIG. If you google Tesla, you get more than 14 million hits. What do you do with all this information? I decided to concentrate on one question: who is doing what now (with Tesla)? I went on a research tour to meet all these people. I found the most marvellous, friendly and focussed people you can imagine. Interest in Tesla was common sense.
I met people who know a lot about the state of this planet and the things they told and demonstrated make you scared. It is a wonderful world we live in, but we have this really big problem: energy. During my research I have witnessed some phenomena, which, if the technology could be realized, would be things to hope for.
Tesla envisioned a peaceful world with abundant energy, without wars and the need for it. He was a true visionary, and his most interesting vision was to tap into the eternal source of energy of the Universe. Today, this is called dark energy. This energy is there, we just can't see it.
Tesla was a master of energy. I think he really felt some of the
most fundamental forces. We all do. It's all energy and we sometimes, if
we're lucky, feel it. My idea was to make people aware of Tesla's ideas.
Maybe they can help us out of the upcoming energy crisis. ALL ABOUT
TESLA – THE RESEARCH became an experience of a lifetime. It's a nice
piece in time; it documents my quite adventurous and astonishing
Click the image below to view the trailer (QuickTime Movie: 9,5
The following people were interviewed in this documentary:
Bill Wysock
Bill Wysock: "This coil has maybe 25 Watts. It goes up from there. My largest coil requires 130.000 Watts, 130 KVA."
William C. Wysock is into Tesla Coils since 1962. He developes and designs Tesla Coils. They are built to the highest standards. Bill Wysock runs the company Tesla Technology Research. Large Tesla Coil systems were installed in museums and research centers world wide.
Craig Newswanger
Craig Newswanger: "He had both aspects, he had pure genius and some of that genius resulted in practical results and some of it resulted in ideas that were later proven wrong proven impractical. There is this mixture!"
Craig Newswanger lives in Austin, Texas. He works for the holography company Zebra Imaging.
Dr. Pupovac
Dr. Milorad Pupovac: "Tesla in Croatia and former Yugoslavia is not only known as a genius discoverer, as a genius engineer, as is someone of the few people who actually belongs to the modern world. Not only in the sphere of technique, than in the size in general. But in Croatia, in former Yugoslavia, he was known by a famous saying, that he is proud of his Serbian origin and his Croatian homeland. And in that time official policy was quoting Tesla, as a good example of what a good Serb should be in Croatia. But in the same time for such person there was no place to stay in peace with the monument and of course to have the house not to sacrifice not to actually disgrace in that way that it happened by some people who were governed but not only kind of value except the hate."
Dr. Milorad Pupovac
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Prof. Dr. Ljubo Vujovic
Dr. Ljubo Vujovic: "I am involved in Tesla movement since I was in school in the city of Pancevo near Belgarde. As a child participating in a Tesla Coil in action, me and other students were holding each others hands and there were sparks all over, but the electricity going through our bodies did not harm us and I was amazed at the Tesla Coil and since that time in 1954, I am always with Tesla."
Hal Puthoff
Dr. Hal Puthoff: "I give you an example, of a place if there is all this energy around me, why didn´t I notice it? In fact, we notice it. You are standing in a train, it takes off with a jerk and suddenly you are flat on your back. As if some 200-pound person came and knocked you down. What is it that actually knocked you down? Or: you take off with a jet on an aircraft carrier and you are pressed in your seat. What is it exactly that is pressing you back in your seat? It turns out this vacuum energy of sea - if something tries to accelerate through.. part of the back pressure .. It´s actually the zero-point energy wind that is blowing on all the atoms of our body and knocking us over."
Dr. Harold E. Puthoff is the Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin/Texas. His present research interests range from theoretical studies concerning gravitation, inertia, cosmology and energy research, to laboratory studies of innovative approaches to energy generation and space propulsion. A graduate of Stanford University in 1967, Dr. Puthoff´s professional background spans more than four decades of research at General Electric, Sperry, the National Security Agency, Stanford University, SRI International, and, since 1985, as Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Austin. He has published numerous papers on electron-beam devices, lasers and quantum zero-point-energy effects, has patents issued in the laser, communications, and energy fields, and is co-author of a textbook Fundamentals of Quantum Electronics (Wiley, 1969). His awards and honors include a DoD Certificate of Commendation for Outstanding Performance. Puthoff regularly serves various corporations, government agencies, the Executive Branch and Congress as consultant on leading-edge technologies and future technology trends; is a member and officer of several professional organizations; is listed in American Men and Women of Science, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and Who's Who in the World; and has been designated a Fetzer Fellow (1991).
Hill and Horta
Alex Hill: "It´s easier to work with space-time than to explain what space-time is."
AURELIANO HORTA and ALEX HILL
Empresa Tecnol—gica del Tercer Milenio
Presenta una alternativa importante a los problemas de generaci—n y transformaci—n de energ'a elŽctrica que atraviesa la humanidad en este momento. HORTONG es unÁsicamente un circuito electr—nico que al ser conectado a un sistema elŽctrico incrementa de manera considerable la eficiencia del mismo.
Hone Brothers
Paul Hone: "If we could turn the clock back and go back in time and change all that and allow him to find the funds or say: here is the money, go and build that tower right now, and lets prove it and stand the test and by doing that people who wanted to have that free energy could. I guarantee the world would instantly change."
Paul and Stephen Hone are British, living in LA. Their song "Nikola Tesla Man Out of Time"is about the forgotten Scientist (Serbian/American) who invented"the polyphase AC electric current"we all use today, Radio, RadioControl, computers, satellites, microwaves, beam weapons, nuclear fusion etc. His Birthday is July 10th. We did not include everything TESLA invented/thought, as it is a vast list (also his nephew was an incredible inventor too! but that is for another day) this is an attempt to help people get a heads up on "WHO" this amazing man was, and some of what he did do, and how he was destroyed!!!!!!
Les Drysdale
Les Drysdale: "The whole idea was to
create something that he himself would have apreciated."
Nick Cook
Nick Cook:"I think the wake-up call has arrived and it´s been a long time coming!"
Nick Cook is an award-winning defense and aerospace journalist. He has been Aviation Editor and Aerospace Consultant of Jane´s Defense Weekly. Nick writes for The Financial Times and other newspapers in the UK. He has visited the world´s leading defense establishments and has gained access to numerous top secret military facilities and bases in the US and former Soviet Union.
Prof. Goodstein
Dr. David L. Goodstein: "I think that the fundamental question of today is energy. When we start to run out of energy we won´t be able to replace it and we will not be able to continue our civilisation without it."
Dr. David L. Goodstein, Ph.D., is Vice Provost and Professor of Physics and Applied Physics at Caltech, where he has been on the faculty for more than 35 years. He has served on and chaired numerous scientific and academic panels, including the National Advisory Committee to the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate of the National Science Foundation. He is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the California Council on Science and Technology. His books include States of Matter (Prentice Hall, 1975, Dover, 1985) and Feynman´s Lost Lecture (Norton, 1996), written with his wife, Dr. Judith Goodstein. In the 1980´s he was Director and host of The Mechanical Universe, an educational television series that has been used by millions of students all over the world. In recent times, while continuing to teach and conduct research in experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Dr. Goodstein has turned his attention to issues related to science and society. In articles, speeches and colloquia he has addressed conduct and misconduct in science, the end of exponential growth of the scientific enterprise, and issues related to fossil fuel and the climate of Planet Earth.
Prof. Michio Kaku
Prof. Michio Kaku: "We think that empty space is the void of anything, that´s what the vacuum is, the absence of anything." But Tesla pioneered the idea that there is energy, energy within this vacuum, and so did Einstein. We think that this energy is something called dark energy, and dark energy we now realize makes up 73 percent of the matter/energy content of the universe. That´s phantastic! We think of atoms, and we think that atoms make up the Universe. Wrong! The latest satellite data shows that 73 percent of the known Universe is made out of dark energy, pioneered by Einstein and Nikola Tesla.
Michio Kaku (born January 24, 1947 in the United States) is a Japanese American theoretical physicist, tenured professor, and co-creator of string field theory, a branch of string theory. Kaku received a B.S. (summa cum laude) from Harvard University in 1968 where he came first in his physics class. He went on to the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley and received a Ph.D. in 1972. In 1973, he held a lectureship at Princeton University. In addition to holding the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics at City College of New York, he has taught there for more than 25 years. Presently, he is engaged in working on Einstein´s "Theory of Everything," seeking to unify the four fundamental forces of the universe: the strong force, the weak force, gravity and electromagnetism. Additionally, he has been a visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, as well as at New York University.
Rude Mechanicals
Lana Lesley: "The play ("Requiem for
Tesla") really wanted to address the big idea." And genius really
explore genius - the serious typical ones, madness, isolation he really
Tesla exemplified almost every single one you could associate with
genius - so we wanted to talk about also the idea that he had of free
electricity - which is just an incredibly generous act - he was willing
to put out in the world .. .and how sad it was that we couldn&acut't
accept that and that he died without a legacy like that which he just
handed over but the act itself was incredibly generous. RUDE MECHANICALS
(a.k.a. Rude Mechs) is an ensemble-based theatre company founded in
Austin, TX in 1995. Since our inception, we´ve produced 22 original
theatrical productions, received over 125 nominations for artistic
excellence and have been honored as "The Best Theatre Company in Austin"
by the Austin Chronicle for a record four consecutive years.
Tom Valone
Tom Valone: "The sources of energy are there it just that we have been stopped as scientist for 100 years by the prohibitions, by rules that cannot be broken. The rules of thermodynamics are the ones that we often fear. We not even tread in those areas where the fear´s the most."
Thomas Valone, PhD is the President of
Integrity Research Institute and Editor of the well respected Future
Energy newsletter and Enews. He has authored 6 books and numerous
scientific studies, articles and papers related to energy in all forms.
He provides consultations on electrical product design/development,
engineering testing, environmental/electromagnetic field/energy, expert
testimony and opinion. He meets regularly with congressional and senate
leaders and briefs them on the latest energy developments.
David Reynolds (UNARIUS)
David Reynolds: "One of the things that the planet has got to look forward to is what we call the Tesla Power Tower. This is an extension of what he tried to build here on Long Island New York after his experiments in Colorado Springs where he proved that energy could be transmitted without wires."
Unarius is a teaching of the interdimensional psychodynamics of the mind. Worldwide, there is substantial agreement that humankind is being prepared for a momentous change in consciousness, which will effect all institutions on earth. The Unarius Educational Foundation provides information about the evolutionary design of life, the physics describing the mind and brain/body system, explaining the nature of consciousness substantiated by an interdimensional science of life. The Unarius Academy of Science is an educational and scientific organization, founded in 1954 by Dr. Ernest L. and Ruth E. Norman, Cosmic Visionaries. The founders laid down a bridge that is a cosmic link to the Space Brothers. Unarius, an acronym for Universal Articulate Interdimensional Understanding of Science is dedicated to exploring the frontiers of science and expanding our awareness and connection with galactic intelligence. The Unarius Science of Life teaching is the basis of the galactic intelligence of advanced, intelligent persons.
UNARIUS International Headquarters and
Center for the New World Teaching
Velimir Abramovic
Velimir Abramovic: "Genius has a mind that works as nature itself. And that is really something which reflects directly how Tesla was working and how he was thinking. Thats what we call mind lab, mind laboratory."
Dr. Velimir Abramovic is founder of the Institute for the Science of Time, private philosophical institution for Time nature discovery. Velimir Abramovic (YU/NL) was since 1988 affiliated as professor with the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (University of Belgrade), where he taught Philosophy of Art, Aesthetics and Film Theory, and with The Center for Multidisciplinary Studies, where he taught the post graduate course: Space and Time in philosophy and Natural Sciences. He is founder of the Tesliana Society (1992) and Editor in Chief of the Tesliana Scientific Journal, (1993). His main interests focus on the ontology of time, the nature of creative process and system analysis. Velimir Abramovic is a member of the "American Philosophical Association", and founder and director of CAT (NGO for research in Time and Consciousness).


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so I pretty much will have to split it and evaluate it like this: eval("$text =~ s/$pa/$tx/$md"); It might be difficult splitting a regex that could contain multiple /'s. I'll have to adjust the program so the user enters the pattern, and replacement separately I guess.
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Finally, we are calling this room 100% complete (!!). Little Ryan arrived a few weeks early, following a prior few weeks of me on bed rest, so I'll go ahead and blame those two things on the hold up. Although, that is unlikely. More likely? Game of Thrones + Orange is the New Black having slightly swayed my priorities. Either way.
Last time we touched base, the "construction" phase, as we'd called it, had just been wrapped up. Wood plank walls, craftsman door/window moldings, a newly drywalled ceiling, and fresh paint throughout. Read more about that process here. We moved onto the really good stuff, furniture + diy projects, and eventually lighting, window treatments, accessories, and so on. Let's dive in!
Welcome to Ryan's Nursery!
Many of the pieces came straight from the original mood board that I first shared, but there are plenty of new selections that can all be sourced at the bottom of this post!
Gah. That dresser. We found it for $60 on Craigslist and I gave it a complete makeover. Fresh cobalt paint, new hardware, and decorative fretwork panels on the top drawers. It's easily in my top five favorite elements in the room.
I am constantly reminded of all the love that we've tried to inject into this space. Hopefully, that'll be the feeling Ryan gets as he grows older as well. We've always been fans of tackling projects ourselves, big and small, but there's just something about this room that feels so handmade to us. I love it.
Design-wise, Ryan's nursery has been a big game changer for me. It's a new reminder, when it comes to the rest of our home, to prioritize including pieces that carry emotional weight. Memories, personal pieces, family photos, etc. That seems silly, but it's not always been at the top of the list for me when styling a space. More often, it's about making things pretty and functional. There's something so amazing about a room that feels lived in, like it has a life of it's own. Anyway, another lesson learned.
One of the biggest regrets that I've had in past makeovers, is the absence of old and new pieces. Not this time! While plenty of purchases were made from big box stores, we also bought everywhere from local thrift stores and flea markets to vintage pieces from Ebay + Craigslist + Etsy! It's such a good mix, I can't get enough.
There's somewhat of a theme going on here, although it could be hard to pick up on if you weren't paying close attention. I know. Themes. Not in my wildest dreams. But this is one I can get on board with. It's sort of a whimsical, woodsy + nature meets tribal + hard industrial. That's not a thing, but I'm going with it.
And with our third kid, we finally got the whole organization thing down pat. Not only is this room ready for baby, it's ready for toddler + preschooler + more. Similar to what we just gave the girls (read more about that here), Ryan's closet is also customized to the nines.
So, there we have it, Ryan's nursery!
Interested in where we purchased something? This is for you! Otherwise, any questions can be left in the comments and I'll do my best to help!
+ Wood Plank Wall
+ Wall/ Trim Color – SW Snowbound
+ Ceiling Color – SW Lighter Mint
+ Ceiling Light – Previously in the dining room.
+ Moroccan Shag Rug
+ White Linen Curtains
+ Industrial Curtain Rods – DIY, using pipe from Home Depot. Plenty of tutorials out there on this already.
++ CRIB – Hand me down from big sister's Nursery.
+ Woodland Blanket
+ Yellow Stripe Blanket
+ Crib Pillows – Obviously, these don't stay in here. Solid blue pillow + striped tribal pillow.
+ Dreamcatchers – DIY. A few good tutorials here and here.
+ Gray Laundry Hamper
++ DRESSER – Craigslist find. Painted SW Hyper Blue + custom fretwork panels on the top drawers.
+ Dresser Hardware – Home Depot's Pinnacle knobs + pulls, spray painted Gold with a sheer black overlay for a faux antique brass finish.
+ Drawer Organizer Inserts
+ Hemispheres Map
+ Leather Triangle Pennant Banner – DIY, made from Hobby Lobby leather scraps.
+ White Table Lamp
+ Round Wooden Tray
+ Mint Bowl + Tray
+ Footed White Frame
++ TREE SLICE PAINTING – DIY, using Michaels' wood plagues, inspired by UO.
+ Yellow Wooden Coat Hooks – DIY, leftover pallet wood + a few Hobby Lobby knobs + yellow paint.
++ TEAL PLYCRAFT LOUNGE CHAIR – Local thrift store
+ Black and White Stripe Blanket
+ Leather Tribal Pouf – Vintage, Ebay
+ Tripod Side Table
+ Yellow Alarm Clock – Vintage, Etsy
+ Yellow Planter
++ INDUSTRIAL PIPE BOOKCASE – There are a million and one tutorials for these, but we found this one the most helpful.
+ Aqua Toy Baskets
+ Racoon Plush Bookend – Purchased here, filled with sand for extra weight.
+ Marquee Letter "R" – Vintage, flea market
+ Footed Blue Frame
+ Tree Slice Quote Art – DIY, using Michaels' wood plagues.
+ Ceramic Turtle Planter
+ Custom Arrow Set
+ Woodland Photograph
+ Yellow Lantern – Vintage, Etsy.
+ Alphabet Blocks – Vintage, flea market.
+ White Storage Boxes
++ CUSTOM CLOSET – Tutorial here.
+ Fabric Storage Bins – Yellow, Blue, Aqua.
+ Woven Seagrass Baskets
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Oh, how I need one of these in my life. Here at Playpennies Towers, I consider it my personal mission to find the best bits of baby and toddler gear for you at brilliant prices, and I'm pretty chuffed with this little find today.
You know those times when you're driving and your kids need a snack or they can't reach their drink? And if you don't almost crash the car whilst trying to solve that problem then you practically combust from the stress of not being able to fix it instantly? Yeah. Hate that.
But with this clever little car caddy, that'll be a thing of the past. Just pop all the nibbles, drinks, treats and toys your tots could possibly need in this and voila - they can have a 5 star dining experience with non-stop entertainment to boot, and you won't once have to take your eyes off the road to dispatch sustenance or interrupt your journey to pull over and feed the troops.
My only query with this is the whole idea of using the middle bit as a cool box by filling it with ice. Yeah, not in a million years. My lads would have a full-on ice-throwing party going in seconds, and the only thing worse than trying to feed kids whilst travelling is surely having to dodge flying ice cubes at the same time.
Delivery is normally £4.95 but free if you spend £50 or more.
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- LoulilouWe have one of these. They are fab. Keeps everything together and easy to lift out if the car when you need more space. Velcro on base stops it slipping around. A must with any baby or toddler in the car.


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Book Title/Author: Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
Publisher/Year: : Little Brown Books For Young Readers
Genre: Contemporary Young Adult
Series: No – standalone!
Other Books From Author: Fixing Delilah, Bittersweet & out in May 2013 — The Book of Broken Hearts
Amazon| Goodreads | Sarah Ockler's Website
Every girl dreams of their first real romance. When Anna finally experiences this she is dying to tell her best friend Frankie. Only problem is that her new boyfriend is Frankie's brother. A tragedy occurs before Anna and Matt can tell Frankie the truth and Anna keeps the truth hidden from everyone — especially Frankie. A year later, Anna is still holding on to her lost romance with Matt and Frankie decides that Anna is in need of a summer romance. Whilst on their summer vacation together at Zanzibar Bay, Frankie plots that for every day they are there (20) they will have a competition to see who can snag a new guy each day. Under the weight of her secret, Anna halfheartedly agrees to go along with the plan though conflicted with being true to her love for Matt.
I got interested in this book back when the whole Scroggins-was-a-douche-and-tried-to-ban-this-book-without-reading it drama llama happened. I procured a copy and so it has sat on my shelf like a lot of other books I really want to read. So this summer, as part of my Read Backlisted Books Plan, I decided to read it. So take that Scroggins, your stupid little tirade made a lot more people interested in this book. SUCKER.
Seeing as though it was part of a banning debacle, I kept WAITING for something "bad" or "edgy". I was waiting. And I just didn't really understand why this was being challenged at all. Ok, so teens drink sometimes (a pretty minimal part in this book)?? Shocking. And they sometimes have sex (SAFE SEX with a condom in this novel) and think they want to lose their V card? Really? And this is different from what teens are experiencing for real in their high schools? Different from things they are seeing on tv and the movies? I don't know. I'm not seeing why it's so dirty and filthy.
I thought Twenty Boy Summer was so powerful — no light, fluffy beach reading here. That grief just gnaws at your heart throughout the book — just as you see it doing to Anna (and Frankie too obviously). The general grief and pain, Anna's secret, the what could have beens, etc. just are written in such a way that you can't help but feel an immense amount of sorrow. I felt the complete and utter devastation of love lost. You can feel Matt's presence in her heart. Sarah Ockler doesn't lose him in the novel. He's not easily forgotten. I felt it to be very realistic portrayal of grieving and coping and trying to put back those pieces. This book was one of those where I could feel my eyes and nose starting to sting because the tears were a comin' and I was trying to hold them back so much. It annihilated my heart. More quietly and over time than say If I Stay where I was in full out SOBBING mode. But still. Shredded. Minced. Diced. What have you. Sarah Ockler didn't hold back on my heart. I'll say I felt hopeful and a little bit of peace at the end but there is no reversal to this type of slaying. Certain books leave their mark like that on me.
Sarah Ockler's writing was just perfect for me — right from the beginning as she hooked me with such a sweet, playful & innocent romance. My heart. She also nailed the setting for me. I had to look down at my pasty white skin to remind myself I was not actually enjoying their summer fun on the beach. I really connected with Anna right away and I could tell that behind the messy exterior of Frankie there was a really great character that I'd grow to love. You could just tell. She grieved her brother like my sister grieved my mom. A little more attention seeking and rebellious…and attention turned to boys. I also thought some of Frankie's family interactions were written were just brilliant to be honest; though I was quite disappointed that they seemed SUPER oblivious to what was going on all summer. Grief is just this big ol' elephant in the room and sometimes it decides to show itself in the strangest of ways, places and times. I could relate to it. And the way the secret came out – HEARTWRENCHING.
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler is just one of those books that you easily get sucked into (the pain evoked experiencing a sweet love lost, the jump-off-the-pages variety of characters, the gorgeous setting, etc.) and find yourself come tumbling out of the pages hours later; bruised, tattered & with a heavy sense of something in your heart. Sarah doesn't totally pulverize your heart as you see the beauty of friendship & family, hope, and a new found appreciation for every day. It's a good mix of heavy & uplifting. I do not understand AT ALL why this book was challenged. I expected something way more scandalous and promiscuous based on the title and then on the whole Wesley Scroggins thing. I will say that I'd be more likely to hand this to older teens as there is a little bit of drinking and sexual situations involved.
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson, books from Jennifer Echols, Moonglass & In Honor by Jessi Kirby, books from Sarah Dessen
Did any of you read this book? Did you agree with Scroggins assessment of it? Tell me what you thought!


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it's fantastic................
Reviewer: Maxime Stallone
05/24/2001 12:00am
It's the best boad I've ever tried, it really kicks ass. With the Rainbow Darin Shapiro Fins, it's the best ride you'll ever have.
Reviewer: Joel Scallan
05/07/2001 12:00am
I own LF, Hyperlite, and other O'brien boards and the minute I went out on the water this weekend, I knew this board was different. So much speed it's ridiculous! My first heel-side jump, I thought I was going to die of lack of oxygen I popped so high! 720's were pulled with time to spare, as were back roll's and other inverts. Landings were silky smooth, and combined with LF Ultra Suction Bindings, this was the best ride I've had in a LONG time. Bought the Shapiro Fins, and tracking was out of this world. Holds an edge so well! I recommend this board for anyone who isn't afraid to progress in skills, and someone who has the guts to ride fast and go BIG! BUY THIS BOARD!
Reviewer: franck PORNSTAR
05/06/2001 12:00am
Reviewer: Franck the master
04/30/2001 12:00am
Je vais avoir se wake bientot fack j espere ky chill!!!
salut a toutes les chicks aussi!!!!
chow franck
salut a toutes les chicks aussi!!!!
chow franck
Reviewer: Callan Butcher
04/15/2001 12:00am
This board is the ultimate if your the kind of person who preferes to go BIG!
Great landings and nice pop give an easy rideing if you are just starting to learn advanced tricks like a 720 or a tootsie roll etc etc.
Great landings and nice pop give an easy rideing if you are just starting to learn advanced tricks like a 720 or a tootsie roll etc etc.
Reviewer: Robby Rentfrow
04/06/2001 12:00am
This is by far the PHAT DADDY of all wakeboards. Super speed, awesome pop, and perfect landings make this board a guarenteed winner for anyone. I added Rainbow Shapiro Fins and it got even better. Thank you Darin for making such a sweet board!! WAKEWORLD RULES!!!
Reviewer: Jeff VanHemmen
03/31/2001 12:00am
this board is phat!!!!!! if I were to buy one it is this. it is the cadillac of wakeboards!!!!!!!! it rocks!!!!
Reviewer: Danny Larson
03/22/2001 12:00am
Excellent Board for anyone wanting speed and huge air. I replaced the fins with Shapiro's Rainbow fins and it made it go from a 4 star board to a 5. No complaints!
Reviewer: Kent Armstrong
03/22/2001 12:00am
Fastes board ive ever ridden, the insane speed makes for huge air and soft landings. Locks on tracking like no other. Built for the flats. I love it.
Reviewer: Brett Van Hemmen
03/19/2001 12:00am
Great board. my bro learned on this and i do inverts on it so it's a great all around board except he doesn't use it anymore cause i got better bindings and i won it on here!!!!! WAKEWORLD RULES AND SO DOES THIS OBRIEN ANSWER!!
Reviewer: Mike Novak
03/19/2001 12:00am
I tried a lot of boards last summer and this one stood out as the best all around board I could find. The fastest board of any I've ridden by far. I'd recommend it to anyone.
Reviewer: Justin Moretto
03/16/2001 12:00am
This is the best board i Have ever bought.
Reviewer: Jesse Scheel
03/09/2006 12:00am
I have been riding this board for 4 years now, I have ridden Hyperlite Parks, Liquid Force Subjekts and for some reason I keep going back to my answer. The first day I got this board I could not believe the pop off the wake I got with it. This is an excellent all around board with great feel and control. I swapped the obrien 2.5 spur fins for some smaller 1.5 rails and it really complemented the board as far as surface tricks and wakeslides go. Highly recommend this board to anyone!!!
Reviewer: mr lebrun
07/22/2003 12:00am
this is a hell of a board this board is really what you need
Reviewer: Melvyn Chen
02/28/2002 12:00am
AWESOME!!! AWESOME!! AWESOME!!! What more can I say about this board? Intense, out of this world speed! Changed the fins to Rainbow's Shapiro "Surf" fins and the result? GO figure. Awesome tracking, awesome pops off the wake, silky smooth landings, great design, definitely not a board to be missed! Great for both beginners and pros alike. Got it recently and I'm not about to give it up or sell it away for that matter. Gotta try it to believe it!
Reviewer: Chris Johnson
02/19/2002 12:00am
Awesome board. Great pop off the wke and so light. I bought the board from Barts, and when I got it in the mail, and i thought they forgot to send it. This board is so nice and it has to have one of the best designs today. Daran Shaparo has to be proud of his awesome board.


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Murder Junkies 6-5-15
June 8, 2015 | No comments | Posted in Music | Tags: concert, GG Allin, Murder Junkies, music, punk
I just got to see the most punk show I've ever seen. This past weekend I saw the Murder Junkies at The Foundry in Lakewood, OH (just outside of Cleveland).
We took our time getting to the club—there were 6 opening bands. The Murder Junkies merch table was right inside the door, and Merle Allin was there working it like a boss. I went up and shook his hand, told him that I appreciate him, and that it was my first Murder Junkies show. I've been talking with him and buying stuff from him on Facebook for a while now, and he recognized who I was. He was very cool. Here's the thing about Merle: he's really nice, and surprisingly normal. Why is it so surprising? He's the brother of GG Allin . . . enough said, haha.
We ordered burgers from the bar (which were amazing), had some beers and sat through the opening bands. I went up to the bar to get another beer, and there was Murder Junkies drummer Dino Sex. I went up next to him and said, "Dino!" I shook his hand, and he smiled at me. I offered to buy him a beer, but he said, "No, I play sober, or else I'd f**k everything up." I felt like I could have talked to him for a while, but I didn't want to interrupt what seemed to be a very peaceful moment for the man.
We hung out for hours, and finally the final opening band finished. That's when I really started getting excited. During the final opening band, Dino was pacing around the room nonstop. We went up closer to the stage and enjoyed the insanity of the Murder Junkies. They were the best sounding band of the night, and also had the most talent and obvious tenure in the scene.
I was initially surprised that Dino didn't perform naked@mdash;he was in boxers. But then I realized it was an all-ages show, and there were at least two girls there who might have been 12 years old at the most. I'm sure legal considerations were discussed. However, at the end of the show, the young girls were hurried out as Dino performed his traditional end-of-show antics. If you don't know what they are, I'm not going to tell you. Look it up.
I can't wait to see them again.
I shot a couple pics and videos on my phone, but I really wasn't concerned with doing that kind of thing. Most of the night, I was just enjoying the show. Check out what I got: a pic of the full band, and a pic of Dino during his end-of-set drum solo (which rocked). I also posted a video with a couple clips: a snippet of their opening song "17 Dead," and a few minutes of the aforementioned drum solo.


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Paul Harrison joined Nathan Davis' first Bison coaching staff in April 2015, and he helped Bucknell raise banners in each of his first two seasons in Lewisburg.
Bucknell has captured Patriot League regular-season titles in each of Harrison's two campaigns, and in 2016-17 the Bison toppled arch-rival Lehigh 81-65 in the PL championship game. That led to the team's seventh all-time NCAA Tournament appearance, this one as a No. 13 seed.
The Bison finished 26-9 overall, 15-3 in the Patriot League, and dropped a hard-fought 86-80 decision to fourth-seeded West Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Buffalo.
Harrison works with the Bucknell post players, and in 2016-17 he helped center Nana Foulland earn Patriot League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors, while power forward Zach Thomas joined Foulland on the All-Patriot League First Team.
Harrison came to Bucknell with 14 years of experience as a college basketball coach, primarily as an assistant coach at some very successful Division I mid-major programs. For the previous two seasons, Harrison was the head coach at Clayton State in Georgia. He inherited a team in rebuilding mode with only six players on the roster, and in his second year in 2014-15 led the squad to a winning season (15-12) and a spot in the Division II regional rankings during the year.
Prior to his head-coaching stint at Clayton State, Harrison spent six years as an assistant coach, including the last two as associate head coach, at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. During his time at Wofford under head coach Mike Young, the Terriers compiled a 111-85 record and a 74-47 mark in the Southern Conference. Wofford captured consecutive league titles in 2010 and 2011, and in the NCAA Tournament lost close games to Wisconsin (53-49) in 2010 and BYU (74-66) in 2011. After graduating five seniors from the 2011 championship team, Wofford came back the next season and won 19 games, including a victory over Wake Forest, and participated in the CBI postseason tournament.
A 1993 graduate of Washington & Lee University, Harrison had two tours at College of Charleston, first as a graduate assistant from 1996-98 and then as a full-time assistant from 1999-2001. Working under head coach John Kresse, the Cougars won league titles in all four of Harrison's seasons in Charleston, compiling an overall record of 99-22 and a 63-11 mark in league play in the Trans America Athletic Conference and the Southern Conference. In 1997, the Cougars were ranked as high as No. 16 nationally and defeated Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Harrison also had one-year stops as an assistant coach at Long Island (1998-99) and Southeastern Louisiana (2005-06). In 2001, he took a break from coaching to attend law school, and he earned his Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School in May 2004. Harrison practiced law in New Orleans and also helped out as an assistant coach at Metairie Park Country Day School before returning to the collegiate coaching ranks.
"Paul has been a part of some very successful programs throughout his career," said Davis at the time of his hiring. "Everywhere he has been, his teams have won. He has worked with two great coaches in John Kresse at College of Charleston and Mike Young at Wofford, and Paul was at Wofford when they really started to take off. He was a head coach at the Division II level for two years, and he is known for recruiting quality student-athletes. He has an excellent mind for the game of basketball, and I am very excited to have him join the staff."
Harrison and his wife, Heather, have two children, Grace and Henry.
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In many ways, this early trailer for PyroBlazer reminds us of F-Zero or Wipeout, which means the PSP could certainly benefit from another action/racer. We're not sure if we're looking at gameplay in this trailer, but what we do see is awfully impressive; we're hoping for the smooth-as-glass controls we get in the Wipeout series. And those ships look larger than expected, as we're forced to wonder what percentage of this game will be racing, and what percentage will be combat. It'll be a mix, to be sure, but those futuristic machines appear to be capable of carrying some serious firepower, right? We expect to hear more about PyroBlazer in the coming months, so stay tuned.
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Graeme Smith was out for three in his final Test innings as Australia moved to within six wickets of victory on day four of the third and decisive Test in Cape Town.
South Africa, set 511 to win, were 71 for four at stumps after Mitchell Johnson dismissed Smith to bring the 33-year-old's involvement in the match at Newlands to a close shortly before tea.
Smith announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday, and received a guard of honour from the Australians when he made his way to the crease.
However, his stay there was shortlived, as Johnson had him caught at short leg in the fourth over of the innings.
Only a small crowd turned out to witness the final day of Smith's 12-year career, but they gave him a standing ovation as he left the wicket for the last time in an international at his home ground and the Australia team also applauded him off.
A B de Villiers, who was unbeaten on 16 at stumps, is unsure whether he will take over as captain. As Smith's vice-captain and the one-day captain, De Villiers is the most obvious choice to take charge of the world's top-ranked side.
But he told Cricket Australia's TV channel: "I'm not sure. We'll have to wait and see what happens. I'll have a few discussions with the coach [Russell Domingo] and team selectors. If it does come my way it'd be a huge honour."
Smith will shift his focus to an English county career with Surrey, for whom he played three championship games last season before undergoing ankle surgery.
Alec Stewart, Surrey's director of cricket, was surprised by Smith's international exit but believes the 33-year-old will still have the drive to succeed at the Oval.
Stewart said: "I didn't have an inkling at all. I took a phone call last night from his manager and I was thinking, 'is he injured?', and he just said, 'no, he's going to retire from international cricket but he's very keen to continue with Surrey'.
"It was a very short time last year before he had to go home for his ankle operation but he has two years minimum with us and hopefully he can help take us forward.
"You know Graeme Smith, he's an excellent professional. He's 33, he's still got some unfinished business as far as he's concerned with Surrey."
Stewart also revealed Smith has recently qualified for an Irish passport through marriage, meaning he will not be classed as an overseas player.
Mark Boucher led the tributes from Smith's former international colleagues.
The former wicketkeeper described Smith as "a great bonus for Surrey" and added: "I think he's getting out at the right time. A lot of people might say he's still got a lot of cricket in him, and yes he has, but sometimes you know when that decision's right to get out."
Jacques Kallis, only recently retired himself, said: "I think it came as a surprise to a lot of us. It's obviously a difficult call to make when this has been your livelihood for so long, it doesn't just get made overnight.
"He's a family man and that probably played a big role in it, and there's lots of pressures that go with being captain."
Smith had described his retirement as the toughest decision of his life after ending his international career after almost 350 appearances for his country. This, his last Test, is his 117th, of which he has been captain for 110 – a world record. He leaves having scored 9,265 Test runs at an average of 48.26, while he has also played 197 ODIs, averaging almost 38, and 33 T20 internationals.


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This was hands down one of the most amazing excursions I have ever been on. Our tour guides were kind , knowledgeable , and funny. If you are looking to do something new and have a real adventure then you need to book this excursion. We rode horses, took in the beautiful scenery around the ranch, had a good lunch as well as breakfast, and experienced repelling into the belly of a cave. I highly recommend this tour especially if you are a traveller who wants to escape the resort and really have a memorable time !
This tour was truly a one of a kind experience! Carlos, Hendrix, and Carla were great hosts. The drive from Punta Cana was long but very interesting. The cave was amazing and Carlos and Hendrix made everyone feel very safe. The food, especially the lunch afterwards, was delicious! So highly recommended. DO NOT MISS THIS EXPERIENCE.
We had such an amazing day with Carlos and Gary and Carmen made us the most delicious meal we had all week. The adventure is definitely challenging for those that may be out of shape. I brought REI water shoes with hiking treads and they were perfect. Highly recommended!!
it was fun but I found the trip to get there was a good couple of hours from punta cana but I found if you want to do anything fun you have to be willing to do some travelling
This was an amazing excursion! There is a lot of hiking and riding horses, a repel about 30-40ft down a tiny dark hole and a hike in the cave and under some water, all i can say was that it was worth the price!
We had a great time!!! Probably the best excursion we have done to date! Highly recommend! FUN!
This was one of the best travel outings on a vacation that I have ever done. Would do it again if I ever had the chance, worth every penny. The guides for the day were very entertaining and made the trip, even the river flooding, so much fun!!
It was really great! The tour itself was so fun, and we did a lot of different things- horseback ride, hike, rappel, swim. All you could ask for. The guides were wonderful! Their English was very good and they were very friendly, and took good care of us. :) The food was also bueno!
The tour guides were great and kept us entertained the whole time. Seeing the cave was worth the hike!
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A fantastic trip. Everything was so well organized, and the guides were great--friendly and knowledgeable. It's a bit of a drive from Punta Cana, but well worth it. The trip provides water, a beverage after the cave exploration and at lunch, and a full lunch with vegetarian options!. The horses were in good condition and a pleasure to ride, and the cave is amazing. The guides were clearly trained in safety and caving, and the equipment was in good condition. I'd recommend being in moderate or better physical condition--it is a bit of a hike, and you'll be glad of the lunch when you get it! All equipment is provided, down to the boots. Bring socks consider knee-highs, even, to protect against rubbing from the boots and then dry socks to change into once you return to the ranch. You can change clothes at the ranch, and lockers are provided. I wore a swimsuit under the overalls they provide, and changed back into dry clothes after. If you are someone who needs sunscreen on all the time, bring waterproof sunscreen or a small tube you can re-apply.
A videographer accompanies the tour, and will sell you a DVD of the tour if you wish but there was no pressure to purchase. I chose to buy the DVD, which took 2 days to prepare and deliver to my hotel. It was quite nicely done, and I enjoyed showing it to family at home. You don't get still photographs from it. I wouldn't recommend carrying your own camera unless you are SURE it is waterproof, and you have some way to secure it while horseback riding. I brought my phone in a waterproof container, but even so, the guides looked nervous and had me add it to their drysack when we were in the river in the cave.
Best thing I did in the Dominican Republic.
Allan United Kingdom
One the best excursions I have ever done in my life. If you want something adventurous, active, different and away from the regular tourist trail then this is for you! Youll see out early 6:15am from your resort and have a long coach ride about 3.5 hours to the Los Haitises National Park region/Hato Mayor del Rey area, passing through several towns on the way. We had a couple of interesting comfort stops with local fayre to buy.
Once at the Ranch we were served a lovely breakfast and were kitted out with cave suits, hats, torches, harnesses, etc. and assigned our horses to trek to through the forest and to the caves. The hose riding through this terrain was amazing! The guides are excellent, funny, informative, knowledgeable and well skilled in navigating the region and the caves. They point out a lot of interesting flora and fauna along the steep rocky ascent during the on-foot part of the journey. The repelling descent into the darkness of the caves was great! Once inside youll learn all about the interior of the caves and the geology and history of the region. It was truly fascinating! After a reasonable trek through the caves, streams, crawling under boulders and through narrow openings and larger caverns we psyched ourselves up for exiting the caves through an underwater stream. Very exciting and the guides have your back! We then get reunited with the horses, enjoyed a quick refreshment and began the fairly long horse ride back to the ranch. Once back at the ranch we were served a lovely home cooked Dominican lunch. We also got to play with the pet dogs on the ranch and were shown some of the local pigs and banana plantations whilst we waited for our coach back. It was one of those trip of a lifetime kinds of experiences. Not necessarily for the faint-hearted, but we had the time of our lives on this trip. It is amazing!
Great time, family including 13 and 15 year old boys loved the tour. It was a long drive to the tour, but highly recommend it for any activity orientated families like mine.
Great adventure! Loved the horseback ride, hike and our journey through the cave. Carlos and Henry were terrific guides; Carmen cooked a great breakfast and lunch; Ronaldo got us to and from the cave safely.
Thanks for the fun!
We had a great trip to Fun Fun Cave. Everything was as described. It is a long day from Punta Cana hotels but well worth it. The rappel is completely safe and walking and splashing thru the cave is amazing. We especially enjoyed the guides Carlos and Andre. We would highly recommend this trip. Also, buy the DVD. It's well put together.
Exciting Adventure Tour! Things to know if you are planning to do this excursion - wear a swimsuit and bring a waterproof camera. They provide jumpsuits and boots to wear but you do swim as part of the tour. Earlier reviews made it sound optional - it's not. The guides were really knowledgeable and went out of their way to ensure everyone was comfortable. You do need to be in decent shape for this excursion - there is a bit of hiking, but the guides ensure your safety every step of the way.
This tour was awesome. The tour guides were not only informative but they made it super fun! I was amazed at everything we saw and would go on this tour again in a heartbeat. Highlight of our trip - nothing else compared to it.
This excursion was amazing!!! You begin with a fun hoseback ride into the mountain, a long hike through the mountain, then repel 4 stories into a cave, go through the cave and water, and end your trip with a horseback ride back. The physical energy level is definitely required, but the guides are super helpful and nice.... especially Gary! :) Definitely recommend this excursion... just remember to take your bug spray!
This tour was top-notch from hotel pickup to return. I am a 62 year old somewhat out of shape and at times a bit uncoordinated. However, guides Gary and Hendry made sure that all bases were covered assuring that I had a fantastic experience. My wife also was given great attention by both to assure that all safety procedures were understood and that none of the history and highlights of the tour were overlooked. The horseback ride to the cave entrance was one of the best rides I have experienced. My horse, Orlando Bloom, knew his way and always kept with the group. I was a bit apprehensive about the trek from the horse drop off to the cave entrance but all went extremely well. Even clumsy me did very well and kept up with the group with little problem. I did need one little rest but the guides made sure that I was in good hands at all times. At the cave entrance, all instructions were covered and then it was time to rappel. Wow, what a fantastic and fun experience! Down in the cave you have your helmet and headlamp that lets you see nature at its very best. After the cave walk, you come out into a refreshing water area where you can relax before your horseback ride to the food area where you are given a delicious Dominican Republic culturally oriented prepared meal. This tour should not be missed! Both Gary and Hendry spoke excellent English and like previously said always went above and beyond. Thanks to both - my wife and I had a wonderful day!!
This was an awesome excursion. It's approx a 3 hour drive from the hotels in Bavaro, Punta Cana, then 30 mins on horseback, 45 mins hike up the hills, an hour or so in the depths of the cave (after having rappelled down) then back to the horseride, lunch and drive back to the hotel. Guides (Gary and team) were excellent. Just something to be aware of - you need to be in decent physical shape especially for the hike. Total duration of the trip is close to 12 hours. Also it's pronounced Foon Foon cave.
My husband and I are a young couple, but we love to hike so we decided to book this day trip. At first based on the name we didn't expect this trip to be so amazingly adventurous! our tour guides was Gary and Hendrickson, they were absolutely fabulous!! They ensured everyone was safe and they guided the hike with such enthusiasm. they loved it and we loved it. It is quite a long ride to the ranch but you get a very good idea and scene of how some of the Dominican people live. This day trip is very adventurous but they will provide you with gear. Bring mosquito repellant for sure. This trip was well worth the buck! We will definitely come back again!
This tour is for the relatively fit. There is 45 minutes of hiking through rocky/trail terrain which is highly wooded. The horse back riding portion at the beginning and end was great. We repelled into a cave which was safe to do. The tour guides were fun, knowledgeable and funny. This is a 38 million year old cave which is more recently discovered. I was worried about the bug/spider situation in the cave, but it wasn't an issue. The bugs are relentless on the trail, so bring big spray. The cave and bats are really cool. A ham sandwich snack was offered when we got there. After the tour, the lunch was great: red beans and rice, jerk chicken, pork, coleslaw salad, fruit, potatoes, etc. Water, pop, and beer are also offered. Tip: wear a swim suit/board shorts. They give you a "prison-like" jump suit to wear for the tour along with rubber boots. They say bring extra socks. This is because the rubber boots need to be drained out several times do to the water. When done with the tour, you can wear dry socks for your shoes back home. Flip flops to change out of would also work. Bring a change of clothes (shorts/shirt) to wear over your bathing suit afterwards would also be helpful. Lockers and changing rooms are offered at the location. This was my favorite tour in Punta Cana and highly recommended. Tip: Water cameras only! They will video tape the tour for purchase of $40 U.S. currency.
AMAZING! If you love adventure this is the trip. Beautiful scenic drive through the dominican republic, horse back riding, hiking, repelling into a cave, cave exploration and yes you will get wet in the cave. Some of the best home cooked dominican food awaits you at the end of your adventure.
I highly recommend this excursion to anyone. Everyone associated with assisting us was incredibly helpful. the driver, amazing guid and super funny. Quick Tips: Bring cash, they film everything and you can buy a dvd copy, bring a waterproof camera and lastly bring enough to tip your guides and driver since they are extremely helpful and make the experience happen.
Kim P USA
This was the most amazing adventure ever. Be prepared though it is not for the weak. It was a three hour drive to the ranch. We rode horseS up and down hills, hiked up and down hills and the crawled around on our stomachs in the caves. If you are adventorous, this tour is for you.
Wow! This was AMAZING! The bus drive to the ranch was a bit sketchy (3 hour drive in and the driver didn't say a word) but we got the opportunity to see many different walks of life and life styles. Once you get to the location you pass two gates to get onto the ranch and the driver opens them manually and hops back in the small bus. Once you're there you'll never forget your trip!! This was a dream and quite the adventure. Horse ride through streams, hike up the mountain (with full gear on), exploring the caves, diving under water in the caves and beers waiting for us at the end of the cave. The lunch they provide at the end of the adventure was the BEST meal I ate while in Dominican. Do IT! You won't regret it. It is a life experience. Enjoy Oh, and bring bug repellant.
This trip was the best thing about our trip to the Dominican Republic! First you start out with a horse back ride, then hike through the hills, then repel down into a cave where you hike some more, then after you're out of the cave the horses are waiting for you to take you back to the ranch. Carlos, the guide, was absolutely incredible! Very knowledgeable and funny! This trip is not for the faint of heart! One thing to note... remember a water proof camera. When you're in the cave, you dive under water so you can't bring anything that can't get wet!! However, there is a videographer who tapes the entire thing and sells the DVDs for $40. We bought one and have watched it 3 times already... TOTALLY worth it!! Great memories... couldn't have asked for a better excursion!
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