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We love formulas, don't we? Formulas make things easy. Patterns make things simple. But when it comes to Christianity this can be a serious problem. Why? Because God is not a formula. He's a person.
Jesus is not a concept, He's a living God.
When it comes to evangelism, we prefer the easy formulas. Give me the Roman's Road, the Four Spiritual Laws or the King's Way of evangelism. Even though Jesus never used any of those patterns to communicate the Gospel to anyone. Neither did the Apostles. The truth is, they never once repeated their message or their pattern. Instead, they took each person on an individual case-by-case basis and allowed the Holy Spirit to tailor-make a response based on the specific needs of that one person.
When it comes to theology we love patterns. Give me the TULIP, the Dispensations, the Apostle's Creeds. The problem is, faith is more elastic than that, and our God isn't a theorem to solve. He's a living God with ideas, and plans, and emotions, and desires, and an agenda that is so far beyond yours and mine that it's more than a little ridiculous to think for even a moment that we can figure Him out.
The real problem with patterns and formulas, however, is that once we think we've got everything reduced down into a formula, we don't need God anymore. We can do everything by simply following our liturgy and our process.
But God does not work that way. He will always slip out of your box. He refuses to do things the same way every time. He is not on your leash. He is far and above every idea and concept you could possibly imagine.
How audacious to think that we can boil God down to a formula. If we're honest, our formulas about how God works are almost always very simple. If God was ever to be expressed in a formula it wouldn't be anything as simple as A + B = C. It would take an entire universe of chalk and an infinite blackboard beyond our comprehension to contain such a complex and unique formula like God.
Once we have a pattern we no longer need a person. Jesus is determined to slip out of our patterns because He does not want us to settle for anything less than His dynamic, constant, immediate presence and power in our lives.
How foolish we are to think that God could ever be reduced to a simple pattern. If anything, He is an enormously huge algebraic equation for whom there can never be a large enough white board to write everything down.
I don't know about you, but I'd rather have a relationship with a living God than with a set of formulas and predictable patterns.
Now, this doesn't mean that God is just too complex to know and understand. The truth is, He does want us to know Him. But that ability to know Him more comes from His side of the process (revelation) not from our side of the process (formulaic faith).
Knowing God is as simple as having a conversation. Get on your knees, or take a walk in the park, or drive down by the beach, or just get alone with God and start sharing your heart with Him. Listen for His voice. Meditate on His goodness in your life. Be thankful for all you have. Trust Him with your life. And know in your heart of hearts that He loves you more than words can ever say.


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There comes a point in Mass Effect 3 where, your actions permitting, you get to see what Tali looks like under her mask. To say it's a crushing disappointment is to take the piss.
Rather than stew in her own rage and/or send hostile emails to BioWare employees, Finnish artist K4ll0 decided to set things right and do the job properly. "How she looks here is based on my views of Quarian biology, geography of Rannoch, codex/dialogue, and earlier Quarian concepts", she writes, which basically means "her face looks like everything else Quarian in the game looks".
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They knew Carrie in her thirties and now they will join her in her high school years, only this time as different characters.
Nadia Dajani, who played Nina Katz on SATC (aka Aiden's girlfriend post-Carrie breakup), is joining the show as Deb. Deb is described as a feisty woman who begins to date Carrie's dad, without his daughter's knowledge.
The second SATC actress joining The Carrie Dairies is Noelle Beck. She previously starred as Mr. Big's first wife, Barbara. She will be playing Sebastian's sometimes absentee mother Ginny. Ginny is described as a woman who fits in and out of her son's life and has a tendency to share intimate details of her romantic life with him.
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Read below from ESPN – Favre told Bus Cook to tell the Jets he is retiring. Apparently Cook also asked the Jets re the possibility of releasing Favre, but the Jets declined. Curious. This article is loaded with other noteworthy tidbits re his feelings re Thompson and the Packers organization. Here is the article:
February 11, 2009, 9:51 AM ET
Favre plans to retire — again
Without the tearful public ceremony that accompanied his retirement announcement from the Green Bay Packers just 11 months ago, quarterback Brett Favre has instructed agent Bus Cook to inform the New York Jets Wednesday that he plans to retire.
In an e-mail to ESPN's Ed Werder, Favre indicated he had no regrets about finishing his career with the Jets rather than with the Green Bay Packers franchise he represented for his previous 16 NFL seasons. He specifically praised Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum, team owner Woody Johnson and fired coach Eric Mangini — and even mentioned Thomas Jones and Kerry Rhodes, both of whom were publicly critical of Favre after the team's collapse in the final month of the season prevented the Jets from making the playoffs.
"My time with the Jets was short, but I'm honored to be given that chance.
" — Brett Favre
"Mike and Woody, as well as the entire organization, have been nothing short of outstanding," Favre said in the e-mail. "My teammates — Thomas and Kerry included — were a pleasure to play with. Eric [Mangini] could not have been any better. I enjoyed playing for him. My time with the Jets was short, but I'm honored to be given that chance."
The Jets did not have an immediate comment. A Jets official said Tuesday night that no definite word had come from Favre yet but added, "that can change any minute."
The Jets already have begun discussing their options at quarterback and spent a good portion of Tuesday studying the 2009 class of draft-eligible college quarterbacks. The team is unconvinced that Kellen Clemens, a former second-rounder, is capable of being Favre's replacement. There also appears to be a conviction to seek a quarterback with significant arm strength to play through the challenges of windy, cold-weather climate that often is a factor in Jets games.
While Favre did not directly broach the subject of the team simply releasing him so that he might have the option of signing with another team such as the Minnesota Vikings, a source said that Cook informally discussed the option with the Jets. The Jets respectfully declined that option, the source said.
Favre's retirement will save the Jets his $13 million salary in salary cap space. The Jets are in one of the worst salary-cap situtations in the NFL.
The retirement decision should not have surprised the Jets even though the team had publicly encouraged Favre to play another season. Favre informed Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum before the Super Bowl that he was leaning toward retirement. At some point within the past week, Favre told Cook to inform the Jets that he wanted to retire without fanfare and that the team could make the decision public at its convenience.
In what appears to be his final NFL season, Favre threw 22 touchdown passes and an NFL-high 22 interceptions while leading the Jets to a 9-7 record — a five-game improvement over their previous season without him.
A week after the Jets' season ended without a playoff berth, Favre hinted to Werder during a telephone interview that he would probably retire because he lacked the motivation necessary to continue playing and felt prepared for life after football. "I have the ability to turn it off just like that," he said. "I don't feel I have anything else to prove. Do I have to redeem myself for the last five games? No. I could be trying to do that until I'm 60 years old. There is nothing left out there for me from that standpoint. I'm disappointed with the last five games, sure, but I know I did everything I could have.
"I didn't play as well down the stretch. It was probably a little bit of everything. It's hard for me, but I have to say I gave out down the stretch."
In that same conversation, Favre conceded that he had an abundance of motivation to play for the Jets at the beginning of last season, most of it inspired by the spite he maintained for Packers GM Ted Thompson for trading him from Green Bay to New York. Favre felt Thompson had taken Favre's team from him, believed it had become personal, described the Packers as dishonest and concluded that the most accomplished quarterback in history had been exiled to the Jets precisely because it was something of a football purgatory, where no championships had been won in the four decades since Joe Namath.
"They sent me to New York because they didn't play the Jets, they were 4-12, so they didn't have to play me, they knew we had very little chance of making the playoffs and they knew it was not likely that we'd have a better year than they did," Favre told Werder. "I was aware of all of that and more than up to the challenge because they felt they were shipping me off to Siberia and they'd never hear from me again. So was I coming back to play because I loved the game or to prove them wrong? Probably a little bit of both.
"Maybe initially I came back for the wrong reasons," Favre says now. "It was like, "OK, they don't want me to play, then I'll play somewhere else and show them I can still play."
He knew there would be comparisons between his statistics and those of the quarterback who replaced him in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers, the very first player Thompson drafted when he took over the Packers' front office. Favre admits that his family and friends were consumed with keeping him informed about how his numbers measured against those of Rogers and constantly urged him to throw more touchdown passes than his replacement. Favre admits to virtually no interest in that kind of intramural competition. But he was devout in doing whatever he could to ensure that the Jets accomplished more than the Packers.
"The only thing I worried about was winning," he said. "There was a time in my career where I paid more attention to individual stats, but in the last couple of years the most important thing was winning and losing. In the end, that's what matters most. Was I pissed at Green Bay? Sure. But I wasn't pissed at their players. I did keep up with the wins and losses. Sure, it was hard not to do that. I didn't wish them bad, but I wished us better."
Accomplishing that goal seemed unlikely. Removed from a Packers team that finished 13-3, Favre inherited a 4-12 Jets team.
Favre admitted the transition was difficult. There were moments of extreme doubt that threatened to become actual regret, when Favre admits he wondered if he had made a terrible mistake. "Numerous times," he said. "Traveling was much more difficult. Nothing was easy in the whole transition, except for dealing with the guys on the team; that was the easy part, and I thought that would be the hard part. But let me tell you: when we rolled into the house the Tuesday morning after that San Diego game, I thought to myself, "What in the hell?"
In the third week of the season, Favre threw three touchdown passes, was intercepted twice and suffered a sprained left ankle in a 48-29 loss on Monday Night Football to the Chargers.
But Favre persevered. He became more comfortable, played more confidently, accomplished feats not even he had experienced. He threw six touchdown passes in a single game against the Arizona Cardinals.
The next week, the Jets took over sole possession of first place from the defending AFC champion New England Patriots. Favre orchestrated the unimaginable 34-31 triumph, leading consecutive scoring drives on the last possession of regulation and the first of overtime. He admitted afterward that nobody in the building was more nervous and says these were the moments that brought him out of retirement.
The next week would prove just as monumental. There was Favre was throwing touchdown passes and celebrating joyously as he and the Jets completed a 34-13 road upset of the Tennessee Titans, the final undefeated team in the league.
"There's not many games left for old Brett Favre, so I'm glad this one turned out the way it did," he said moments later.
When asked how winning a handful of big games for the Jets compared to doing the same for 16 years with the Packers, and his answer hinted at the animosity that may never leave him. "It feels great — as good, if not better. My career in Green Bay was great. It was awesome, maybe better than awesome. Will I have a 16-year career in New York? I doubt it. But I'm going to try and lump 16 into one and see what happens."
It doesn't get better than this, Favre thought. And, sadly, he was right. It would not get better than that moment.
"At that point, it was, Go get your Super Bowl tickets,"' Favre says. "That's what was so disappointing — how quickly we rose, and then fell."
After the victories in New England and Tennessee, the Jets were considered potentially the best team in the AFC and a legitimate Super Bowl contender. But the Jets failed badly in December, losing four of their final five games, and Favre's performance with an ailing right shoulder was a primary reason. In the final five games, Favre threw nine interceptions and only two touchdown passes. When the season was finished, Favre revealed he had a torn biceps tendon and that doctors had urged him to have surgery if he intended to play in 2009. He decided against both.
"It sucks getting old," he said. "At 40 years old, your mind tells you that you can do all the things you could in your younger years but the body doesn't cooperate. As I look back on it, I had my moments where people said, "It was the same Brett Favre, just a different uniform."
Immediately after his first Jets season, Favre had decided that if it was also his final NFL season that there would be no press conference as there had been 11 months ago in Green Bay.
"I'm an emotional guy, and I'm sure people are tired of seeing me get emotional," he explained. "People would probably say, 'Oh, here he goes again.' I think it would just be better for me to just thank the Jets, and I sincerely mean that. It was well worth what I invested. But I'm going to just quietly step away if that's what happens."
That is exactly what has just happened.
Ed Werder is an NFL reporter for ESPN. Chris Mortensen is a senior NFL analyst for ESPN.


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Click to viewWhy was Terrence Howard dropped from the future of the Iron Man movie franchise, and why has he claimed to be so surprised by the announcement? The answer to both of those questions may have been revealed by a new story in this week's Entertainment Weekly - or it may just be a sign that we're heading into a war of publicists over the controversial decision.The first big surprise in the EW story is that Howard was the most highly paid actor for the original Iron Man movie - and that Marvel had asked him to accept a substantial (somewhere between 50 - 80%) paycut for the sequel. The reason for the paycut? His behavior during shooting for the first movie:
It didn't help that, according to one source, Favreau and his producers were ultimately unhappy with Howard's performance, and spent a lot of time cutting and reshooting his scenes. (Favreau could not be reached for comment, while Howard's publicist says: ''Terrence had a tremendous experience working on Iron Man.'') As such, when Favreau and screenwriter Justin Theroux went to map out the sequel they found themselves minimizing Howard's story line. Once Marvel learned that Favreau was thinking of curtailing the role, the studio went to the actor's agents with a new and drastically reduced offer - a number that's similar to what supporting cast members were paid for the first movie.
It's at this point where the story gets murky - Did Howard walk from the project because of the low offer, or did Marvel replace him before he had even responded to the offer? No-one seems to be sure, but the latter is definitely hinted as a possibility, which may explain Howard's comments about finding out about Don Cheadle taking over the role when it was announced to the press. This new version of events certainly casts new light on the story - but also suggests that we may hear another version from more Howard-friendly sources in weeks to come, taking us back to the "Marvel are meanies" narrative that we started with... before Marvel's sources leak more "Howard was insufferable" rumors. After all, this one has the potential to run and run. 'Iron Man 2': How Terrence Howard Lost His Metal [EW.com]


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Hey diddle, diddle! Old Calf channels nursery rhymes
For local folky Americana quartet Old Calf (the name reflects the conglomeration of founding members Ned Oldham and Matty Metcalfe), the inspiration for their newest release, the instrument-heavy, melodic Borrow a Horse, is found not in the future, but in the past– as far back as old English nursery rhymes. They say the rhythms found in original Mother Goose lyrics embody a universality and fuel a certain kind of energy that speaks to all ages.
"The cadence and meter just flow off the tongue– they're lyrics that are meant to be sung," notes accordionist and multi-instrumentalist Metcalfe. "A lot of the rhythms from our current vernacular can be traced to the way they might have been said in Old English."
But don't expect the group– Oldham is the primary songwriter, with Brian Caputo and Michael Clem rounding out the ensemble– to be spouting G-rated lyrics. Most of the original Mother Goose rhymes (of which Oldham has a hefty collection) are full of slightly brutal imagery and stark 17th and 18th century realism.
"A lot of them are cautionary tales, talking about the plague or other news," says Oldham. "I made a conscious effort not to research the backgrounds of them, because the imagery and nature of the rhymes stand on their own. They're so cool, most people don't even notice what they really are."
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'Obedience is good for the soul but obedience to your body makes even the hundred names of Allah sound perfect' -An Uzbeck proverb
As the fellow who told the kazi when he was accused of impiety, ' When my bladder is bursting and must leak I tell the mullah,"This isn't time. Allah can wait. The mullah didn't. So I let him have it.' "


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Britain's biggest spy agency, GCHQ, said it was addressing the commercial concerns of 21st Century espionage with the introduction of a new paywall. 'The move heralds a brave new world of electronic surveillance,' claimed Foreign Secretary William Hague. 'Now, for just £100 million you get complete access to everything we know.'
According to their adverts, the new service offers, 'the very latest premier league wire taps, clandestine ops and, of course, every text, email and phone call that anyone ever makes. All sent direct to your own phone, tablet or home computer. No need to tell us your details. We already know.'
The decision follows the recent success of GCHQ Atlantic, a subscription only back-channel that provides premium content to America's National Security Agency. 'Our relationship with the NSA has been so successful we decided it was only fair to roll out the service to everyone,' said Mr Hague. 'There's already plenty of interest from other potential customers: Russia, China, Iran, News International. They're all very keen.'
In addition to domestic surveillance, GCHQ+ will also offer British subscribers a chance to experience all the latest hits from America, including the award winning data collection service PRISM. 'Traditionally the problem with secret surveillance has been making it pay,' explained intelligence expert George Smiley. 'A GCHQ paywall could be the answer, although they will face stiff competition from the growing number of free content providers such as Wikileaks and Edward Snowden.'
'The alternative would have been advertising, but that really doesn't work,' said Smiley. 'You can't secretly tap someone's phone and then interrupt their conversation every five minutes with GoCompare adverts. People start to get suspicious.'
GCHQ+ also hopes to widen its appeal with a new celebrity surveillance service, GCHQ Hello! 'The public don't just want to hear about all those nasty terrorist threats,' said Mr Hague. 'Our new Eavesdropper App will send out all the latest gossip about the rich and famous direct to your phone, although I should say my torrid affair with Angelina Jolie will continue to remain a state secret.'
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The "retail apocalypse", "amazon demolition", "the end of retail". These headlines have been seen throughout the course of this year's news outlets. Most of the attention has been to the fallout for shopping malls and strip centers but another bad effect of these store closings is for the laid-off worker.
Maryland Bankruptcy lawyer, Thaddeus Holmquist's consumer chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankruptcy practice in Maryland is starting to have people affected by the retail problems contact his office about filing bankruptcy themselves. Big retail stores such as Sears, Pennys, Macy's, Gymboree, Radio Shack, The Limited, HHGregg, GameStop, CVS, and and Staples lead the barrage of store closings throughout the country.
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Mr. Holmquist reports, "Even though these are not high paying jobs, the loss of income or lessening of their income if they are able to get unemployment is causing people not to be able to continue paying their bills".
Added to this very large problem in retail is the issue that many of American households do not have any monies put aside in savings so there is no cushion to help absorb and navigate the loss of these retail jobs. On the bright side, Amazon continues to add jobs in some locations but not in all. One long-time department store employee was very bitter at what was happening to her job and to her life.
Mr. Holmquist said, "She told me she had put her whole heart and soul into that company and now she would no longer be working for them. What am I going to do she asked? How am I going to pay my bills?". Mr. Holmquist said he explained to her that Congress had set up the procedure of filing chapter 7 bankruptcy just for situations like she was encountering and for her to look at the possibility of getting a fresh start as a positive outcome considering the circumstances at which point she began to cry out of relief that there was a solution for her and not one that was going to destroy her life.
"I guess I am just going to have to start over at 55, she said "and with the Lord's help, I will make it". Mr. Holmquist does not see any relief for the retail sector based on the changing economic picture and the shift to internet buying. "I guess the main point is that people need to know that bankruptcy can be very helpful when faced with economic disasters". "If it's good enough for the president's businesses, it certainly should be good enough for the average citizen Mr. Holmquist mused right before entering the United States Federal Courthouse for his bankruptcy hearings for the day.
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- Temeritus: "Ere, blimey, if it isn't Harry Potter! Read all about you I has. Everything. Always in the paper you are."
- Harry Potter: "Er, yeah. Only, most of it's not true."
- Temeritus: "Not true?! Not true?! Aw, it's in black and white innit? Got to be true."
- — Termeritus believes everything he reads[src]
Temeritus Shanks[1] was a wizard. He seems to like reading newspapers, and is interested in knowing the headlines of the day. He believed every word he read on the Daily Prophet, including the stories about Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore published during the 1995–1996 school year. There are portraits of him hung on the walls of Hogwarts Castle.
1992–1993 school year
In early 1993, Shanks had a portrait at the Grand Staircase, hung immediately below the ground-floor landing.[2]
1993-1994 school year
In September of 1993, Shanks had a portrait on the seventh floor.
1995–1996 school year
By 1995, Shanks had a portrait hung at the Hogwarts Library, guarding a shortcut to the fourth-floor corridor, under the password "No news is good news". Said shortcut was reserved to the staff only. When Harry Potter, who was being highly discredited by the Daily Prophet at the time, asked if he could use this secret passageway, Shanks made an exception for the student was constantly featured on the paper. The portrait agreed to give the student the password in exchange for the headline of the day ("TRAGIC DEMISE OF MINISTRY OF MAGIC WORKER", concerning Broderick Bode's assassination).[3]
Shanks had another portrait at the Grand Staircase, concealing a secret passage to the Clock Tower Courtyard. Its password was "Audaces fortuna iuvat"[4]
1996–1997 school year
Shanks's portrait was kept at the same place at the Library, but hiding a different shortcut, leading to the Grand Staircase. The new password was "Happy Headlines".[5] The same shortcut could also lead to the second-floor corridor[6]. When Shanks heard Harry Potter talking to Hermione Granger about Draco Malfoy's mysterious endeavours at the seventh floor, he gladly told him the new password in order to help him on what he deemed a "big scoop".[5]
Personality and traits
Temeritus Shanks was quite a naive wizard, believing everything he read on the papers.[3] Despite this he was brave, speaking Lord Voldemort's name out loud when he was at large.[5] He would gladly help students in matters he deemed to be sensational, to the point of giving his password to them despite the passageway being reserved only to the staff.[5]
Behind the scenes
- Shanks may have passed away sometime prior to 1991 as many portraits hung at Hogwarts Castle depict deceased individuals.
- Temeritus was voiced in both the video game version of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video games by Jonathan Kydd.
- Shanks's portrait was based on a real-world portrait of a young King James I of England[1].
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (First appearance) (Appears in portrait(s))[7]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (PS1 version only) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Appears in portrait(s))
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Appears in portrait(s)) (First identified as Temeritus Shanks)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter Limited Edition
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) - Chapter 22 (The Diary)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) - GBA version
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) - NDS version
- ↑ Seen under the entrance to the Grand Staircase.
Class 67 · Cuthbert Binns's office · Fourth Floor balcony · Fourth Floor Corridor · Fourth Floor hospital tower corridor · Hogwarts Library · Disused classroom · Restricted Section · Study Area
Barking Mad Male Gargoyle · Brutus Scrimgeour · Edward Rabnott · Hengist of Woodcroft · Landscape with trees · Temeritus Shanks
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Pilgrimages to promote international understanding: on the St. James' Way route from Speyer to Metz, it is clear that cross-border thought is not an invention of the modern era. But don't let this discourage you from making a conscious effort to give it a go. There is plenty of time to think on the roughly 290 km route through one of Germany's most beautiful regions.
The pilgrimage from Speyer to Metz, the South Route of the Palatine Ways of St. James, is a little bit like life itself. It has highs and lows, it rises and falls. It takes pilgrims through sun-drenched plains and forests where the sun is brave enough to break through. But it is also a route with fantastically spectacular vistas and panoramas that promise hope. The first highlight right at the start of this pilgrimage is Speyer Cathedral, a pilgrimage site, UNESCO World Heritage Site and the world's largest surviving Romanesque church. Traditional paths take pilgrims through the Palatinate with its beauty and diversity, across the Rhine Plain, the German Wine Route, popular for its mild climate, and through the Palatinate Forest. After around 145 km, half the journey is already behind pilgrims once they reach Hornbach Abbey. Even if all that remains of this former Benedictine abbey is ruins, which have now been incorporated into a hotel, it is still worth visiting the museum which explains the history of the abbey. Pilgrims can experience a genuine idyll in Bliesgau in the stage which extends as far as the Saar river, before heading on to Saargemünd/Sarreguemines in France. The South Route meets the North Route, which crosses the Palatinate from the east to the south-west, just past Forbach in Lorraine. One of the most beautiful Gothic churches in France, Metz Cathedral, is the final highlight on the pilgrimage.
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The Mortadella.
A big bellied fella at the beach BBQ once told me, in passing, with a whiney New Yorkey accent and diarrhea colored sun glasses, wedged into his sweaty face by bloated cheeks, that the name mortadella is derived from the Latin murtatum, which flimsily translates to "a sausage seasoned with myrtle berries". Pervert. A weenie professor type at another party insisted that the name was derived from the traditional mortar (moraio) used to mash the pork into a paste, and that such mortars were alleged to have been depicted in Roman funerary stones found in Bologna blah-blah-blah. I swiped his drink, stuck the swizzle-stick in my cap, and called his story out as baloney. My pants caught the handle of a kitchen drawer as I turned about dramatically, ripping out the crotch. Instant Karma they say. It'll getcha. And a delectable 38 year-old Sophia Lauren starred in a crappy movie of the same name, though equally star-studded (Danny DeVito being the pistachio of Hollywood's elite mixed nuts).
There are easier things to do than turning pork and fat into a smooth paste, like napping with cats and yesteryear Sophia Lauren. Having the right equipment helps, namely a proper grinder and proper refrigeration. Keep the meat cold, on the cusp of frozen, grind the fat first while the grinder is cold, grind progressively through smaller dies, don't forget about what is cooking on the stove, chill in between grinds, purée, then purée again. Grated ice and egg whites help to keep the mixture cold, stone cold for a proper emulsion. An excessively powered food processor or extreme blending machine will do the trick. A modest Cuisinart worked well before.
After seasoning with salt, curing salt, mace, nutmeg, paprika, maraca, black pepper and puréeing anew, diced fatback and chopped pistachios are mixed in. Oh hell, some ebony peppercorns too. Whole pistachios were used in the initial versions, but it didn't slice so well on the slicer. At all. Made a mess. And that made me sad L. The forcemeat is then stuffed into a bung cap, left to cure overnight and then given the tip-top hot-tub treatment. The bloated, stuffed meattube in a water bath could be the charcuterie allegory for just about any unabashed summer-time American patriot, but it takes a lot more concerted effort, theory, practice, technique and discipline to get that proper combination of lean, fat and garnish so sung a skin suit.


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When Jacob Kojfman moved to Vancouver from Toronto to take a job at age 31, he found this city was a tough social nut to crack.
At work, there weren't a lot of people his age who weren't married or in relationships, said Kojfman, who was single at the time. He joined networking groups, played some sports and spent time volunteering, but found it difficult to develop anything more than superficial relationships.
"I found Vancouver to be a very cold city," said Kojfman, now 35, married and working as a lawyer.
"There's just a lot of insincerity ... nobody would invite you to somebody's house for dinner and it's almost like if you do meet somebody now, it's like, well, why do you want to have coffee? People will say it, but not necessarily [mean it]. And I'm just as guilty about not following up," he said.
A Vancouver Foundation survey on community connections, released Monday, suggests one in three Metro residents find it difficult to make friends in this city. People between the ages of 24 and 35, those who had lived in either Canada or their neighbourhood for fewer than five years and people who live in suites in houses were especially likely to feel this way.
This has implications for the wider community, according to an analysis of the survey results by Sentis Research. Those who have difficulty making friends are less trusting of others, feel less cohesion with their neighbours and are more likely to feel alone and unwelcome than those who do not have difficulty making friends, the Sentis analysis found.
"There is a hardening of attitudes that comes with negative experiences trying to forge friendships," the analysis said.
The good news from the Vancouver Foundation survey is that more than half of the 3,841 respondents reported having four or more close friends whom they see at least two or three times a month.
Asked about the obstacles to seeing close friends, respondents cited work or school obligations at the top of the list, followed by family obligations and being too far away.
Patti Gorman, who moved to Vancouver from San Diego three years ago with her family, noted the region's geography does not lend itself particularly well to friends getting together. Gorman's husband had friends in the city from years ago whom they see fairly regularly, and she met a few people at the dog park or at her son's school, but nothing really stuck in terms of a solid friendship, she said. The friends she did make were all through work and most live far away. Commute time and the price of gasoline factor into these decisions, Gorman said.
"Even though intentions are good, I find some of the geography of Vancouver is very limiting in terms of ... it's inconvenient to cross that bridge."
Gorman admits that keeping in touch with friends in other cities through social media may have made her less motivated to make more of an effort locally.
"It's easy to feel connected and then realize ... Thanksgiving comes around and you don't have an invitation anywhere," she said.
A 2010 Angus Reid poll suggested Vancouverites are more addicted to social media than residents of any other Canadian city, but felt among the least connected to friends and family.
When Jamie Shafer moved to the North Shore from Kelowna, he thought he'd see his friend in White Rock all the time. But after a few trips to White Rock, Shafer said he realized he'd better start packing a lunch. Vancouver is not, he said, a city that lends itself well to socialization.
"Everybody's busy," Shafer said, with things like work, commuting, golfing or going to Whistler.
"There's not much time left over for, 'I think I'll go to the curling club and have a beer.'"
Shafer, a native of Saskatoon, was also struck by the cultural chilliness in Vancouver, something he particularly noticed on his jogs along the West Vancouver seawall, when other runners did not return his greetings.
"I can understand that. It's the big city. I'm repeatedly told: 'Don't expect your Saskatoon values to be present here in Vancouver even though a majority of people may have come from the Prairies,'" he said. "But it got to a point where I was contemplating printing up a T-shirt: 'Would it kill you to just say hello?'"
Gorman speculates that Vancouver's soggy weather might have something to do with this. Umbrellas tend to shield people from each other and not many are keen to linger in the rain to have a conversation with a stranger, Gorman said.
In San Diego, where the weather is much warmer, people spent more time outside socializing. Even in Gorman's hometown of Calgary, with its cold winters, people dress for the weather and are more willing to talk to each other, she said.
Gorman, a health care professional, also said she's noticed a distinct undercurrent of stress in this city, something she has noticed particularly on the roads.
"I generally get the sense that people are just stressed and I don't know if that's affordability or perhaps weather," she said. "I think the sunshine makes a big difference."
Kojfman — who jokingly admits that Vancouver can't be too unfriendly as he met his wife here — said he believes the frosty attitude has to do with the fact that many people moved to the city for university and already have established networks, making it difficult for someone like himself, who moved to the city in his early 30s, to break in.
"I think that's one of the biggest things there is. Why bother trying to make new friends, for example, when you know that you have some people you can hang out with on Saturday night already?"
Kojfman's point was echoed by Janelle Snipe-Burke, who moved to Vancouver from Toronto just over a year ago.
"Being almost 30, I find most people my age already have their group of close friends," she said. "I've been homesick for more than one year, I think in large part because I haven't made any good friends that make me feel like Vancouver could be home.
"People I know who have lived here and since moved back tell a similar story."
A five-part series on social isolation in Vancouver
Monday A community of strangers
Tuesday Friendships: A tough place to make connections
Wednesday Neighbourhoods: Polite but indifferent
Thursday Communities: A retreat from civic life
Friday Disenchanted demographic: The young cynics
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In earlier versions of Dungeons & Dragons, a character with a high ability score in their class' prime requisite receives a bonus to all experience he earns. For example, the 1983 Frank Mentzer edition included this chart:
Prime Requisite Score Adjustment to Experience
3-5 -20%
6-8 -10%
9-12 No adjustment
13-15 + 5%
16-18 +10%
What is the reason for this rule? Did the game's designers ever explain it, either officially or anecdotally?


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Saudi Arabian women are forbidden from leaving the country without permission from a male "guardian". And now, to make extra sure this law is enforced, a new system run by the immigration authorities alerts men via SMS when their charges cross the border.
Manal al-Sharif, a well-known Saudi women's rights activist, tweeted information about the new system last week when she was alerted by a holidaying (Saudi) couple. The surprised husband, who said he hadn't opted in for the alert, received a text to say his wife was passing through immigration.
Saudi Arabia uses a strict interpretation of Sharia, the moral code and religious law of Islam. According to Human Rights Watch, guardians have almost total control over a woman and can be a husband, father, brother, or son. All women regardless of age are required to have one, and guardians can approve or reject her travel, education, work, marriages, official business and healthcare.
Within Saudi Arabia, opinion on guardianship is mixed. Liberal activists reject the custom as demeaning, nothing less than a master-slave relationship. Women's rights campaigner Wajeha Al-Huwaidar has said of the practice:
"Ownership of the woman is passed from the father or the brother to another man, the husband. The woman is merely a piece of merchandise, which is passed over to someone else - her guardian. How do you recognise a maid or a slave? The decision making is out of her hands."
However, some groups of women - considered by the likes of Al-Huwaider as simply fearful of change - consider guardianship a woman's right. In a 2010 interview with the New York Times, Noura Abdulrahman, a female employee of the Saudi Ministry of Education, said:
"As a Saudi woman, I demand to have a guardian. My work requires me to go to different regions of Saudi Arabia, and during my business trips I always bring my husband or my brother. They ask nothing in return-they only want to be with me. The image in the West is that we are dominated by men, but they always forget the aspect of love."
Similarly, a Facebook page titled "My Guardian Knows What's Best for Me" appeared in 2009. Within two months, more than 5,400 people had signed its petition calling for rejection of "the ignorant requests of those inciting liberty". The petition's authors demanded "punishments for those who call for equality between men and women, mingling between men and women in mixed environments, and other unacceptable behaviors."
It's this sense of contradiction that defines civil life for Saudi women. As Saudi blogger Eman Al Nafjan points out, six in 10 Saudi college graduates are women but gender segregation laws makes actually hiring female graduates near impossible.
In the same paradoxical vein, head of state King Abdullah finally decreed women would be able to vote, but just days later a woman was sentenced to 10 lashes for driving. (She was eventually pardoned following a global outcry, but the incongruity stands firm.)
Saudi Arabia is the only place in the world that bans women from driving, despite ongoing local protests. Religious edicts by the Kingdom's senior clerics claim the ban "protects against the spread of vice and temptation". In other words, allowing a woman to drive would risk her travelling to visit a man.
No doubt that is also the reasoning behind the new SMS airport alerts for guardians. The fear of female sexuality goes back as far as humankind, but clearly even oppression is embracing technology. What a terrifying thought.


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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have reduced the number of eligible foreign films to nine. For those who don't know how the Best Foreign Language Film category works, every foreign country can submit one movie for consideration. That list has now been whittled down to nine movies, and five of these nine will get Oscar nominations. The films on the shortlist are Amour (Austria), War Witch (Canada), No (Chile), A Royal Affair (Denmark), The Intouchables (France), The Deep (Iceland), Kon-Tiki (Norway), Beyond the Hills (Romania), and Sister (Switzerland).
Amour is the frontrunner for the win based on critical acclaim, but I'll put my money on The Intouchables since I think the Academy will go with the feel-good caretaker movie as opposed to the remind-us-of-our-fragile-mortality caretaker movie.


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Now you know you've never seen a photo of my kids here on this blog, and you never will. Some things -- not a lot, but some -- remain sacred. But I can't do justice to this post without sharing a shot of Babygirl. Here she is.
Well, at least the top one-third of her. What I want you to get a look at is her unruly hair that is clearly a hot mess and in her way. So, part of the reason her hair a hot mess is because she just ran strained pears through it and before that, she'd been outside sweating, so sweat + pears = hot mess. But the other reason Babygirl's hair is mildly problematic is that it's always in her face. I try to put it up in ponytails, but Babygirl has hair like chicken feathers. It's soft and thin and won't hold a style for more than two minutes. El esposo keeps begging me to let him at least trim her bangs, but he knows I'm going to say no, because everybody knows that Black hair rule #1 is that you never, ever, ever cut a Black baby's hair before she turns one! That's like biblical law. Like 100-years-of-bad-luck-or-else law.
I did an unofficial survey of random Black women and they all confirmed that you don't cut a Black baby's hair before age one. When I asked why, the reasons varied and included:
"I don't know, you just don't do it."
"If you cut it, their hair will never grow."
"Cutting a baby's hair is just bad luck. For the baby and the mother."
"I'm not sure exactly, but I know it has something to do with the baby's skull not being fully hardened."
And as Babygirl's godmother said, "You might just invite bad spirits if you touch her hair too soon."
Okay then.
The way I look at it, Babygirl has less than two months before we can trim some of those locks so she can actually see. I think she'll survive. I don't know if I actually believe the legends, but it's a tradition I've followed with my boys and so I'm going to keep it up, for tradition's sake. We have so few of those left anyway. And while I'm 99 percent sure that bad spirits have better things to do than hunt us down because of an early hair cut, that one percent would probably keep me up at night.
What do you think, dear readers? Have you heard that you should never cut a baby's hair before age one? Is this really only a Black thing? What are the consequences you've heard for early cutters? And I know Black people can't be the only ones with wacky traditions around a child's first year of life. Let's hear yours.
You know I'm listening.


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Four Penn State students earned awards honoring ethics, integrity, and professional and social responsibility that are presented annually under the auspices of the Don Davis Professorship in Ethics.
The Davis Award recognizes College of Communications students who distinguish themselves in the classroom, and in their activities around campus and in the community. Faculty members nominate students who have displayed an above-and-beyond commitment to service and integrity, and who deserved to be recognized as ethical leaders or role for the next generation.
This year's honorees were: Enica Castaneda, Jei-laya Hassan, Katelyn Mixer and Cheyenne Sexton.
"All of our honorees clearly represent the highest standards in ethics, integrity and service," said Patrick Parsons, the Don Davis Professor of Ethics.
Castaneda, a first-year doctoral student whose dissertation will focus on mediated interventions for at-risk youth, was honored for her commitment to social justice. Along with her work in the classroom, she is working on recommendations for removal of barriers to study-abroad opportunities for low-income students and she has been an active voice as graduate students address increasing insurance premiums.
Hassan, who's completing a double major in public relations and sociology with a specialization in race relations, has organized fundraisers for the Alzheimer's Association, been an undergraduate teaching assistant, and worked on research about the political beliefs and behaviors of millenials. She's also a member and public relations manager for an a capalla group on campus.
Mixer, a advertising/public relations major, was nominated for her work ethic, leadership and strong commitment to public relations that can "do good." She has worked on promotions for Northwestern Pennsylvania's 4-H youth camps, served as the public relations chair for the Penn State Blue Band and worked as an intern with Collegiate Wind Competition Team, based at Penn State, promoting "green" technology and sustainability.
Sexton, an adverting/public relations major with a passion for the environment and sustainability issues, led the communications team for the EcoCAR2 effort at Penn State this year. Sexton also presented a paper about mainstream news coverage of under-represented and under-served communities at the 2013 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention in Washington, D.C. She also completed an internship with the Children's Miracle Network.
The Don Davis Professorship was created by Don Davis Jr. in honor of his father, Don Davis Sr., who established the advertising curriculum at Penn State in 1936 and taught most of his 37 years as a college educator at Penn State. The younger Davis, a Penn State Distinguished Alumnus, was the longtime CEO of Stanley Works who spent his life emphasizing the importance of "doing the right thing." Both men are deceased.


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Best of 2012: Midwest's state-by-state capsules
By Todd TurnerDirtonDirt.com managing editor
Dirt Late Model racing's 2012 superlatives of the United states (individually for states with at least five weekly Late Model tracks; other states combined), primarily focusing on local and regional events:
Top performer: Chatham's Brian Shirley shook off a slow start, hitting his groove with the UMP DIRTcar Summernationals to win five series races and his first title. He finished 10th in DirtonDirt.com's Top 25 and won UMP's weekly title, too. | Best of 2012 coverage index
Best national driver: Carpentersville's Dennis Erb Jr. impressed at Speedweeks with week-long points titles at East Bay and Volusia, winning once at each track, then added a Summernationals victory at Clarksville, Tenn., and WoO victory at Pevely, Mo., en route to seven victories in a mind-boggling 93 appearances.
Best regional drivers: Bloomington's Jason Feger (nine special event victories including Fairbury's Prairie Dirt Classic and Eldora's UMP Nationals); Milan's Ray Guss Jr. (four Deery Brothers victories and third straight IMCA weekly crown); Moweaqua's Shannon Babb (six victories and Summernationals runner-up); New Berlin's Brandon Sheppard (Summernationals victory at Clayhill and WoO at Belle-Clair); El Paso's Ryan Unzicker (two Summernationals victories, including $10,000 Oakshade finale); Alhambra's Bobby Dauderman (17 victories en route to UMP Crate, Pro Crate Racers of America titles).
Best weekly drivers: Gibson City's Kevin Weaver (UMP DIRTcar-leading 18 victories, Kankakee title); Michael Kloos (12 victories and Belle-Clair title); Chad Zobrist (eight victories and Highland title); Highland's Randy Korte (11 victories and I-55 title); New Berlin's Nick Bauman (13 Crate victories); Glasford's Evan Fink (12 Crate victories); Mount Vernon's Aaron Heck (11 Crate victories).
Best homegrown performances: Series champ Brian Shirley's two victories and nine top-five finishes in final nine races of the Summernationals. ... Ryan Unzicker's last-lap pass of Wendell Wallace at Wilmot (Wis.) Raceway.
Most improved drivers: Cisco's Kyle Logue (five victories and runner-up finishes in Summernationals at Fayette County and Prairie Dirt Classic; WoO top five at Belle-Clair); Tonica's Scott Schmitt (four victories and La Salle title).
Best newcomers: Camp Point's Dustin Griffin (graduates from Crates to Supers, grabs 10 victories as UMP's top rookie); Fairbury's McKay Wenger (two victories in 17 starts; eighth in Fairbury points); Port Byron's Chuck Hanna (IMCA Rookie of the Year; first career victory at 34 Raceway).
Most memorable moment: Standing ovation from Jacksonville Raceway crowd after stirring, back-and-forth, three-wide battle in UMP DIRTcar Summernationals race won by Jason Feger.
Biggest news: Brandon Sheppard substitutes for Josh Richards in Rocket Chassis house car. ... Ray Guss Jr. enters National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. ... Long-time St. Louis-area announcer Mike Meurer of Edwardsville, Ill., dies of a heart attack in May. "The Talker Guy" was 63. ... Farmer City Raceway stripped of UMP DIRTcar sanctioning by the World Racing Group after a financial dispute regarding the track's World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event; fair board to promote track in 2013. ... Northern Allstars suspend operations. ... Quincy switches to UMP from IMCA rules for 2012. ... Three-time Kankakee champ Mike Provenzano, 33, of Marseilles suffers neck and back injuries in a rollover accident. ... Bob Sargent of Track Enterprises honored as the 36th Auto Racing Promoter of the Year.
Top performer: Martinsville's Don O'Neal racked up 15 victories, including 11 on the Lucas Oil Series en route to a runner-up finish on the national tour. O'Neal's victories included the $50,000 Sunoco North-South 100 at Florence, the $20,000 Clash at the Mag at Mississippi's Magnolia Motor Speedway, and the $15,000 Fall Classic at Whynot (Miss.) Motorsports Park. He finished the year ranked third in the DirtonDirt.com Top 25.
Best national drivers: Don O'Neal; Bloomington's Kent Robinson (11th on World of Outlaws Late Model Series; adds unsanctioned victories at Brownstown, $5,000 at Florence).
Best regional drivers: Lawrenceburg's Scott James (Corn Belt Clash victory at Cedar Lake; three Florence victories and three top-fives on Summernationals); Richmond's Steve Casebolt ($5,000 victories at Moler, Portsmouth on single weekend; third place in North-South 100); Bedford's Greg Johnson (victories at Brownstown, Lawrenceburg and Florence; 18th at World 100).
Best weekly drivers: Chad Stapleton (10 victories overall, eight at Moler; $3,000 victory at Lake Cumberland); Richmond's Duane Chamberlain (victories at Moler, Eldora); North Vernon's Mark Barber (victories at Brownstown, Scottsburg); Jeremy Hines (Brownstown and USDCS titles); Bloomington's Shannon Reed (Indiana Crate Late Model Series champ).
Best homegrown performance: After starting on the tail of a heat race in a backup car, Don O'Neal starts sixth in Brownstown's Indiana Icebreaker feature and outduels Jimmy Owens for Lucas Oil victory.
Most improved drivers: Chad Stapleton; Carmel's Joe Janowski (first career victories at Brownstown, Florence).
Best newcomers: Bloomington's Shelby Miles, a modified ace, turns heads at Florida Speedweeks.
Most memorable moment: Late-race charge by unheralded Scott Weber of Festus, Mo., for UMP DIRTcar Summernationals victory at Haubstadt's Tri-State Speedway over Scott James.
Biggest news: Hoosier Racing Tire founder Bob Newton of Lakeville dies at 85. ... Bloomington's Don Hobbs inducted into National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame with Mitchell's John Gill to join him in 2013. ... Terre Haute hosts first Summernationals race since 2003 (won by Don O'Neal). ... Richmond's Steve Casebolt sits out first several months of 2012 before returning with a flourish. ... Plymouth Speedway converting to dirt from asphalt, plans 2013 season opener on April 13-14 feature UMP DIRTcar Late Models.
Top performer: Muscatine's Brian Birkhofer captured second career World 100 at Eldora, one of six victories in 41 appearances. Also grabs Lucas Oil-sanctioned Diamond Nationals at I-80 Speedway and $10,000 at home track West Liberty.
Best national driver: Brian Birkhofer.
Best regional drivers: Mount Vernon's Chad Simpson (four Corn Belt Clash victories boost him to third straight title; leads 29 laps at World 100 but breakage robs him of top-five); Waterloo's Jeff Aikey (three Deery Brothers victories and record-setting seventh championship); Oxford's Chris Simpson (three Corn Belt Clash victories and series runner-up); Colona's Mike Murphy Jr. (four Deery Brothers victories and Davenport title); Iowa City's Andy Eckrich (two Deery Brothers victories and series runner-up; West Liberty champ).
Best weekly drivers: Des Moines's Todd Cooney (IMCA-best 15 victories, runner-up for weekly crown, three track titles); Decorah's Tyler Bruening (Independence and Farley titles; second straight Yankee Dirt Track Classic victory); Atlantic's Jason O'Brien (track-leading five victories at Adams County and two SLMRS wins).
Best homegrown performances: Chad Simpson sweeps July 26-28 Corn Belt Clash weekend at C.J., Fayette County and Lafayette County. ... Ray Guss Jr. wins back-to-back Deery Brothers races July 10-11 at West Liberty and I-35. ... Jason O'Brien's double-feature sweep Aug. 4 at Adams County.
Most improved driver: Mike Murphy Jr.
Best newcomer: Swisher's Kyle Hinrichs (fourth in points at West Liberty).
Most memorable moment: The Darrell Lanigan-Clint Smith contact on lap 43 at Independence Motor Speedway that stymied Smith's moment and helped Lanigan to a narrow WoO victory.
Biggest news: Stuart (Iowa) Speedway adds Late Model division for first time in more than 20 years. ... West Burlington's 34 Raceway switches to UMP from IMCA sanctioning for Late Models. ... Colon cancer diagnosis forces three-time Independence champ Darren Ackerman to miss season. ... Late Iowan Darrell Dake to join National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in 2013. ... Toby Kruse resigns from Knoxville Raceway after less than one year as promoter. ... Dubuque Speedway upgrades lighting and sound system.
Top performer: Marquette, Neb.'s Kyle Berck won half his 32 appearances and finishes outside the top three just six times. The 43-year-old Berck won a series-leading eight SLMRS events along with three MLRA or NCRA sanctioned specials at Junction Motor Speedway (twice) and Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. Also captured I-80 Speedway title.
Best national driver: None
Best regional drivers: Kyle Berck; Omaha, Neb.'s John Anderson (six sanctioned victories at six tracks, including five MLRA wins en route to third series title); Norfolk, Neb.'s Tad Pospisil (13 victories, 33 top-fives, fourth in SLMRS points, Boone County title); Madison, Neb.'s Travis Dickes (three victories including two series wins en route to repeating SLMRS championship).
Best weekly drivers: Lincoln, Neb.'s Jase Kaser (11 victories, Junction title and Nebraska's leading driver in NASCAR Whelen All-American Series points); Gibbon, Neb.'s Josh Leonard (nine victories and 15 top-fives en route second straight Mid-Nebraska title); Muskogee, Okla.'s Kyle Slader (four victories en route to Thunderbird Speedway title); Plainview, Neb.'s Jim Johnson (four victories en route to Riveria championship); Norfolk, Neb.'s Don Smith Jr. (seven victories at South Dakota's Wagner Speedway).
Best homegrown performance: On the final day of I-80's Cornhusker Classic, Kyle Berck won a rained out SLMRS feature, then captured the regularly scheduled SLMRS main event. He capped a three-victory night in the modified division with a victory in a Neil Zank-owned car, rallying from 17th to earn $3,000.
Most improved drivers: Bartlesville, Okla.'s Joe Gorby (five victories among Caney Valley, Salina and South Coffeyville); La Vista, Neb.'s Justin Zeitner (first SLMRS victory since '09 and second in series points; two I-80 victories).
Best newcomers: Manhattan, Kan.'s Chase Junghans (NCRA victory at 81; fourth in NCRA points); Caney, Kan.'s Jacob Magee (Caney Valley champion); Doniphan, Neb.'s Justin Gregg (stepping up to Supers from Limiteds, ran as high as second at I-80 in H&H Racing car formerly piloted by Mike Wiarda).
Most memorable moment: Brian Birkhofer pulls away from an early duel with Billy Moyer at Greenwood's I-80 Speedway en route to a $26,000 victory in the Silver Dollar Nationals.
Biggest news: Venerable engine builder Russell Baker of Miami, Okla., dies in April after battle with leukemia. He was 66. ... I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., shifts racing to Friday nights. ... The Oklahoma-based Show-Me Racin' Series goes dormant. ... Zoning issues prevent opening of newly constructed Black Gold Speedway near Bartlesville, Okla. ... Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctions I-80's Silver Dollar Nationals for just the second-ever series event in Nebraska. ... Wichita's 81 Speedway adds regular Late Model division for first time since 2008. ... Thomas County Speedway in Colby, Kan., hosts CLMA for first Late Model race since 2005.
Top performer: Traverse City's Brandon Thirlby posted a career-high 15 victories overall along with the first-year Michigan Dirt Cup title. The former power boat racer won track titles at Cherry and I-96 and captured the UMP DIRTcar regional title.
Best national driver: None.
Best regional drivers: Brandon Thirlby; Houghton Lake's Dona Marcoullier (nine victories at six tracks, including Berlin and Winston's MDC event); Clarklake's Brian Ruhlman (fourth ALMS title); Pinconning's Jeep Van Wormer (winless, but Eldora track champ).
Best weekly drivers: Middleton's Roger Wing (57-year-old scores 11 victories between Tri-City and Crystal; Tri-City title); Fruitport's Rich Neiser (10 UMP DIRTcar victories; second in MDC and UMP regional points); Lake City's Eric Spangler (Merritt title along with MDC, Wood Tic victories at home track); Hartford's J.R. Hotovy (six Hartford victories, including MDC win, and track title); St. Johns's Zack Olger (six victories among Tri-City, I-96 and Crystal).
Best homegrown performance: J.R. Hotovy makes first World 100 start at Eldora Speedway, finishes 12th.
Most improved drivers: Brandon Thirlby; J.R. Hotovy; Britton's Devin Shiels (two Attica, one Oakshade victory).
Best newcomers: Buckley's Alex Beeman finished second in points at Cherry.
Most memorable moment: Darrell Lanigan wrestles lead from Billy Moyer in waning laps of World of Outlaws Late Model Series at dirt-covered Berlin Raceway for a $20,000 victory in Down & Dirty 100.
Biggest news: After running modifieds in 2011, Michigan Dirt Cup adds Late Models for 2012. ... Berlin hauls in 300 truckloads of clay to cover 7/16-mile oval for World of Outlaws. ... Roger Wing, 41-year veteran and Michigan Hall of Famer, announces retirement. ... Curtis Roberts crosses finish line first at Merritt's 24th annual Wood Tic 100, but Eric Spangler award victory when officials charge Roberts with rough driving on a last-lap.
Top performer: Kensington's Zach Johnson scored eight victories including a pair of special events at Viking, Sept. 1's NLRA event and Oct. 13's $4,000-to-win Fall Classic. Finished ninth in overall WISSOTA points.
Best national driver: None.
Best regional drivers: Zach Johnson; Hibbing's Kyle Peterlin (six victories, 30 top-fives, Proctor title and top four in points at four tracks); Hibbing's Jeff Provinzino (WISSOTA Challenge and Thunder in the Pines victories at Grand Rapids).
Best weekly drivers: East Grand Forks's Joey Pederson (six victories, one NLRA-sanctioned, en route to title at North Dakota's River Cities Speedway); Pengilly's Tom Waseleski Jr. (five victories between Grand Rapids and Hibbing, where he won title); Canby's Corey Nelson (four victories en route to Fiesta City title); Eveleth's Harry Hanson (Grand Rapids champ; runner-up at Proctor and Amsoil and fifth at Hibbing in 39th season).
Best homegrown performances: Jeff Provinzino's runner-up finish in fifth round of Tucson's Wild West Shootout. ... Ham Lake's Don Shaw scores victories at Las Vegas in March, Tucson in November.
Most improved drivers: Duluth's Joey Ogston (double-figure top-five finishes, second in I-94 points); Rochester's Jerry Bloom (second in Deer Creek points).
Best newcomers: Kelly Lake's Zach Wohlers (victories at Grand Rapids, Superior and third in Proctor's Silver 1000); Hibbing's Jay Kintner (super stock graduate grabs five Late Model victories between Grand Rapids and Hibbing, captures Hibbing title).
Most memorable moments: Four-way battle for lead during Proctor's Silver 1000 among winner Brady Smith, John Kaanta, Jake Redetzke and Zach Wohlers. ... Tight finish at Deer Creek's Gopher 50 with Shane Clanton edging Tim McCreadie and Darrell Lanigan in the WoO-sanctioned event.
Biggest news: Lakefield's Willy Kraft, the most recent Minnesota driver to make the World 100 (1991), to be inducted into National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in 2013. ... Former Deer Creek activities director Jeff Olson hired as WISSOTA's public relations director. ... Brainerd's North Central Speedway hosts WoO for first time since 2006.
Top performer: Galena's Jesse Stovall racked up 16 victories and 33 top-five finishes at 12 tracks from California to Louisiana, including the $10,000-to-win Pelican 100 at ArkLaTex Speedway, and grabbed his first MARS DIRTcar championship. He finished second in Lucas Oil MLRA points and was ranked among DirtonDirt.com's Top 25 for much of the season.
Best national driver: None.
Best regional drivers: Jesse Stovall; Springfield's Terry Phillips (seven special event victories after switching to Bloomquist car); Crane's Will Vaught (two MLRA victories, including Lakeside season finale).
Best weekly drivers: Aurora's Justin Wells (11 UMP DIRTcar weekly victories and Monett championship); St. Genevieve's Dewayne Kiefer (six UMP DIRTcar weekly victories); Henley's Jason Russell (11 victories en route to ULMA title).
Best homegrown performances: Festus's Scott Weber wins first Summernationals feature start with late rally at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind.. ... Terry Phillips clicks off eight-race streak in June and July with six victories and two runner-up finishes. ... Justin Wells reels off five straight victories at Caney Valley (Kan.) Speedway. ... Jesse Stovall wins $5,000 in David Turner's car at Adams County (Iowa) Speedway, one of four cars he drove to victory in 2012.
Most improved driver: Lebanon's Tony Jackson Jr. wins his first MARS victories, the opener in Clarksville, Tenn., and at Monett in finishing second in series points.
Best newcomers: ULMA champion Jason Russell; Cameron's Mark Dotson (stepped up from modifieds to finish third in MLRA points).
Most memorable moment: Dennis Erb Jr. outduels Darrell Lanigan in final laps for World of Outlaws Late Model Series victory at Pevely's Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.
Biggest news: Title sponsor Lucas Oil acquires MLRA from Allen and Harriett Chancellor, who operated the tour since the mid-1990s. ... MARS suspends Brad Looney, Will Vaught five races apiece for fighting at Monett's May 27 Tony Roper Memorial; Monett bans them for season. ... St. Louis-area dirt racing photographer Charles Haffer Jr. of St. Peter's, known as Photobilly, dies in Iowa highway accident while returning home from a race. He was 44. ... Montgomery Motor Sports Park in New Florence, Mo., reopens and hosts weekly UMP DIRTcar-sanctioned Late Models. ... MARS and Monett promoter Randy Mooneyham honored as the seventh recipient of the Bob Memmer Award. ... Randolph County Raceway in Moberly reopens, plans ULMA racing in 2013. ... Missouri-founded, Oklahoma-based Show-Me Racin' Series folds.
North Dakota-South Dakota
Top performer: Aberdeen, S.D.'s Chad Becker captured the overall WISSOTA title with 13 victories, dimming memories of two near-misses. Won championships at Casino and Dakota State Fair Speedways.
Best national driver: None.
Best regional drivers: Grand Forks, N.D.'s Dustin Strand (WISSOTA Rookie of the Year with nine victories at five tracks, including three NLRA wins); Grand Forks, N.D.'s Brad Seng (NLRA champ wins three series races in a row at three tracks; four home-track victories at River Cities); Aberdeen, S.D.'s Kent Arment ($6,200 Challenge Cup XII victory in Huron); Bismarck, N.D.'s Jeremy Keller (victories at Gallatin, Gillette, I-94 and Jamestown's Stock Car Stampede).
Best weekly drivers: Chad Becker; Huron, S.D.'s David McDonald (second in WISSOTA points; first WISSOTA Challenge Series victory at Brown County); Ortley, S.D.'s Bryan Berger (Brown County champion); Rapid City, S.D.'s Eric Mass (victories at Black Hills and Gillette, where he finished second in points).
Best homegrown performance: Kent Arment's $6,200 WISSOTA Challenge Series victory at Dakota State Fair Speedway.
Most improved driver: David McDonald
Best newcomer: Dustin Strand, a former WISSOTA modified champion.
Most memorable moment: Rick Eckert regains the lead after late-race challenge from Vic Coffey at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D., in the first World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at the track since 1988.
Biggest news: Contentious season at Black Hills (S.D.) Speedway with legal wrangling owner, promoter. ... Future uncertain at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D., after Danny Schatz's promotion group says it won't renew lease.
Top performer: Solon Springs's Brady Smith didn't win until August, but he cranked it up with eight victories, including a stretch of six victories in seven starts. Besides three victories at Cedar Lake (including $5,000 at the Legendary 100), Minnesota success came at Proctor's Silver 1000 and Hibbing's Labor Day Shootout while he earned $9,200 in the John Seitz Memorial at North Dakota's River Cities Speedway.
Best national drivers: Menomonie's Jimmy Mars ($20,000 Illini 100 victory on World of Outlaws circuit; seven victories overall); New Richmond's Pat Doar (10th in WoO points; six victories overall).
Best regional drivers: Brady Smith; Eau Claire's Jake Redetzke (11 victories including ABC's Red Clay Classic and two on WISSOTA Challenge Series); Marshfield's Tim Isenberg (seven victories, including Corn Belt Clash at Fountain City and $3,000 at Antigo); Elk Mound's John Kaanta (captured fourth WISSOTA Challenge crown with win at Eagle Valley and five runner-up finishes; NLRA finale among seven victories overall); Navarino's A.J. Diemel (three straight WISSOTA Challenge victories).
Best weekly drivers: Waukesha's Russ Scheffler (WDLMA-best 15 victories en route to title); Navarino's Nick Anvelink (victories at Shawano and Seymour en route to Shawano title); Menomonie's Mike Prochnow (five victories between Red Cedar and Minnesota's Deer Creek, where he won title); Shawano's Tom Naeyaert (four victories between Manitowoc and Shawano, more than 15 top-five finishes overall); Sheboygan Falls's Craig Schueffner (WDLMA runner-up with two victories, 17 top-five finishes).
Best homegrown performances: Three A.J. Diemel victories June 27-30 on WISSOTA Challenge Series at Deer Creek and Red Cedar. ... Brady Smith leads 58 laps at Knoxville Nationals, settles for second. ... Mike Prochnow scores double-feature sweep during Red Cedar Speedway's Dunn County Fair races.
Most improved drivers: Mellen's Todd Frank (six victories at four tracks in 53 WISSOTA starts); Milwaukee's Turk Letizia (first-ever feature victory at Plymouth, where he was fourth in points).
Best newcomers: Belmont's Scott Reichers (third in points at Iowa's Dubuque Speedway); Neenah's Dave Fieber (Crate graduate gets first WISSOTA Late Model victory June 2 at Shawano).
Most memorable moment: The day after his best friend and mentor died, Hayward's T.J. Adams won his first-ever WISSOTA feature at Amsoil Speedway driving Laakson's old car and wearing his old helmet and firesuit. Laakson died July 26 after an 18-month battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's Disease. He was 46.
Biggest news: Wisconsin Dirt Late Model Association's Bill Behling dies in October after lengthy battle with diabetes. The founder of Behling Racing Equipment was 76. ... Shawano Speedway picks up WDLMA sanctioning, drops WISSOTA after nearly 20 years. ... Lorraine Cook, matriarch of Cedar Lake Speedway, died at 93. ... Dan Schlieper suspends race team, competes in only a few events.
Capsule contributors: Trenton Berry, Kevin Mudrak, Lee Ackerman and Barry Johnson.