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Panthers Sweep Valparaiso
Panthers Sweep Valparaiso
By Chris Kreager
After the Valparaiso Crusaders went into Milwaukee and snapped UWM's record of 21 consecutive home wins in stunning fashion, the Panthers are now starting a new streak at 'The Hank,' and they did it in spectacular fashion.
A day after the Panthers' dominance at Henry Aaron Field came to an abrupt end in a surprising 17-3 rout, they would come back to sweep the following day's doubleheader. The two wins could not have been any more different.
In the first game, UWM prevailed 7-5 in extra innings on an 11th inning two-out walk-off homer by Tim Patzman that capped off a dramatic comeback. The Panthers had been down to their last strike before tying the game in the ninth
In the second game, the Panthers shutout the Crusader bats 3-0, courtesy of a marvelous effort by pitchers Jeff Gordon and Cameron Amsrud.
That enabled them to take two out of three games in the series, thus gaining a small measure of redemption after the lopsided streak snapper.
There were a multitude of Panther hitting heroes in the two games.
In the first game, Paul Hoenecke had three RBI's in the opener and Dan Bucholz had two ribbies. In the second game, Cole Kraft would break a scoreless tie in the fifth inning with a run-scoring single, followed by Dekoning and Katzman delivering run-scoring hits in the seventh inning.
But it was the UWM pitchers, following a less-than-stellar performance the day before, would reassert themselves on this day. Greg Blohowiak threw four innings of scoreless ball in the opener.
That was followed up by a combined shutout thrown by Gordon and Amsrud in the second game.
In the opener, the Panthers would allow 3 first-inning runs, but answered back with three runs of their own in the bottom of the inning.
After Valpo would regain the lead in the third inning, UWM responded again in the sixth inning on Hoenecke's RBI single. Then, the Crusaders regained the lead yet again in the top of the seventh, a lead that they held into the ninth inning.
Down to their last strike, facing a second straight home loss after the 21-game streak, Dan Bucholz would deliver a game-tying single.
After there was no score in the 10th inning, Ben Long would deliver a single in the 11th. That set the stage for Patzman's winning shot on the next at-bat.


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Summary: When the body of a small-time crook named Mickey Parfitt washes up on the tide, no one grieves; far from it. But William Monk, commander of the River Police, is puzzled by the expensive silk cravat used to strangle Parfitt. How did this elegant scarf -- whose original owner was obviously a man of substance -- end up imbedded in the neck of a wharf rat who richly deserved his sordid end?Dockside informers lead Monk to what may be a partial answer -- a floating palace of corruption on the Thames managed by Parfitt, where a captive band of half-starved boys is forced to perform vile acts for men willing to pay a high price for midnight pleasures. Although Monk and his fearless wife, Hester, would prefer to pin a medal on Parfitt's killer, duty leads them in another direction -- to an unresolved crime from the past, to blackmail and more murder, and to a deadly confrontation with some of the empire's most respected men.To a superlative degree, Acceptable Loss provides colorful characters, a memorable portrait of waterfront life, and a story that achieves its most thrilling moments in a transfixed London courtroom, where Monk faces his old friend Oliver Rathbone in a trial of nearly unbearable tension -- in sum, every delectable drop of the rich pleasure that readers expect from an Anne Perry novel.
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The Mayapur Nagar Sankirtana Party visits Ekacakra and Katwa
pamho please tell me where this story of nityananda prabhu earring is found in the scriptures
Next we visited Kundalal Tala, "the place where Lord Nityananda used his earring to block a snake in his hole, stopping him from disturbing the residents of this area."
His Grace Doyal Baladeva Prabhu described the pastime. This snake was actually an arrow-weapon given by Lord Siva to Arjuna. Arjuna fired it to kill Bakasura in order to help Bhima who left alone on that mission. By the time the weapon arrived on the spot Bakasura was already dead and therefore the snake weapon could not complete its mission. Since then the snake remained in the area and would disturb the locals. When Lord Nityananda heard of this he blocked the snake in its hole with one of his earrings which magically expanded in size. When the snake asked Lord Nitananda how he would get his food Lord Nityananda told him that a temple would be built here and people would regularly come and make offerings of milk and other things. This pastime is the reason why Lord Nityananda is seen with only one earring in pictures that depict His later pastimes.
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The Australian Fellowship of Writers has honoured Monash historian Professor Bruce Scates for his recent recreation of the Gallipoli campaign On Dangerous Ground : a Gallipoli Story.
Professor Scates' novel explores the politics of remembering and forgetting war and was released by University of Western Australian Publishing las year.
The book has been commended by the judging panel for its courageous fusion of literature and history. This year marks the 23rd anniversary of the Christina Stead Award, one of the leading literary prizes in Australia.
Bruce Scates — On Dangerous Ground: a Gallipoli Story
On Dangerous Ground is a hybrid of history and fiction from one of Australia's leading historians. Moving between the historical realm and the world of the imagination it recreates the most dramatic moments of the Gallipoli campaign in the Great War. It is about unresolved loss, the need to know, and a story of reconciliation that bridges countries and generations. Fusing literature, fiction and history, On Dangerous Ground journeys across a real and imagined landscape, empowering voices and lives too long locked in the archives.
Bruce Scates is a prize-winning teacher, historian and storyteller. He is based in the National Centre for Australian Studies at Monash University.
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SPOTLIGHT: Hyperrealistic Drawings of Everyday Objects By Marcello Barenghi
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What to Expect When Adopting
When adopting a new pet there are many things you can expect that most families do not think about when they bring a new animal into their homes. It is very important to keep in mind that when you bring a new pet home, there is the chance they are not going to immediately adjust to your lifestyle, and their new home. Here are some helpful tips when you are considering adoption, what you can expect from our adoption counselors when visiting with your new potential best furry friend, and some tips for after you get your new pet home.
Choosing the Right Dog or Cat
Bringing a new pet into any home is not only stressful on the animals but on a family as well. Before bringing a new pet into a household, there are several situations to consider.
- Are we looking for an adult or juvenile pet?
- Is there a specific breed we are looking for?
- Are we financially stable enough to add a new family member to hour household?
- What kind of pet will our schedule allow us to have?
- Do the children or any member of the family have any allergies?
- Is the whole family, including children ready for a new fuzzy family member?
All of these questions should be answered before even stepping foot into the Cheyenne Animal Shelter, or they can even be answered here while visiting with the animals. Please remember bringing a pet into a household is a big decision and impulse buys are best left for material things, not living animals.
To answer the first question, here are some tips to remember. Juvenile pets like puppies and kittens need much more time and dedication than an adult cat or dog. Especially with puppies, there is a fair amount of work that goes into the care of a new puppy. Training, is the biggest and most time consuming part of bringing a puppy home. Of course being a professional trainer is not required to bring a puppy home, but learning how to train a puppy is always recommended. Teething is always a large factor for bringing a puppy or kitten home as well. Depending on how young a puppy or kitten is when brought home, their adult teeth do not fully grow in until they are at least 6 or 7 months of age. Puppies love to chew on anything they can get their little paws on, such as shoes, rugs, baby toys, and yes even the kitchen table and chairs' legs. Keeping chew toys around and making sure that puppies know what is ok and what is not ok to chew on, they need constant supervision in the teething stages, or that favorite pair of shoes may no longer exist after the new puppy gets a hold of them. This is not saying that a full grown dog will not do the same thing but usually by the time they are full grown they have either learned not to chew or they have grown out of that stage.
When looking into bringing home a new pet, having a specific breed in mind may be good, make sure to research the breed, their habits, their traits, life expectancy, if that breed is prone to any health risks, grooming needs, if this pet is good with children or better with adults (if that is a factor). If breed is not a factor of the animal preferences, once a specific animal has been chosen and if there is time, do the research on the breed that has been chosen to make sure this is the breed that is going to work with the entire household.
If a new pet is in consideration, a very important factor to look into is the cost of having a pet annually. The price of the actual adoption is more than just the initial cost of the animal. Please take a look at the prices and pages page under the adopt tab on the website to see how much it usually costs to own and care for a pet. Most families can expect to pay on average about $2,500 a year on each pet. That includes food, grooming, veterinary care and always budget for emergency veterinary costs. If a price like that seems to be too high, rethinking bringing a pet home might be better for a more financially stable time.
All pets are going to need time from their family. If a busy schedule is a part of the daily routine and being gone 12 or more hours a day a cat is probably more appropriate. Cats are independent animals and are usually more comfortable being on their own for several hours at a time, they do not need to be let out side to go to the bathroom, they have their litter boxes, they can usually be free fed unless they are on a diet, and a sufficient water supply can be left for the cat. Of course they need some attention, however, most cats are more than comfortable being left on their own, even overnight on occasion. If a more laid back schedule is a part of the daily routine then a dog would be appropriate to bring into the household. Dogs can but should not be left alone for more than 8 hours with out access to food, water and being let outside. Dogs are much more dependent on human interaction and being left alone for long periods of time is not ideal for any dog. Leaving a dog outside all the time is also not acceptable unless they have an escape from the elements and have food and water available to them. A dog's energy level is also a very important factor to keep in mind. A low energy dog will be ok left alone longer than a high energy dog. A high energy dog is going to need more human interaction and exercise to keep them happy, whereas a low energy dog will probably be ok without human interaction longer. Please take how much time you have for a pet into consideration before you think about bringing a new pet into your home.
Allergies are a large factor to keep in mind when interested in adoption. Many animals are brought to the Cheyenne Animal Shelter annually because of allergies in the family. Before bringing a new pet home always make sure every person involved in the home is exposed to the animal with no evidence of allergies before the pet enters the home. Then, if there are any allergies in the family they will be noticed at the shelter, or shortly after meeting the animal. On a rare occasion the allergies show up after the pet has been brought home.
Finally, is the whole family ready for a new pet? Whether the last pet has passed away or bringing an additional pet into the home is a thought, making sure every family member is ready for a new pet. Every member of the family should be ready for the new cat or dog before the new pet arrives to the home. Parents need to be sure that their children are going to be responsible for the pet care is that is desired, or that the children know how to react to cats or dogs, and when their behavior is or is not appropriate.
When you come to the Cheyenne Animal Shelter to look at your new potential furry friends, do not be surprised if your adoption counselor does not immediately bring the pet you are interested in right away. Our adoption counselors are trained to make sure you have as much information about each pet you visit with to make sure the pet you are interested in bringing home with you is the right choice for you and your lifestyle. Every dog is different and our adoption counselors know our animals best. Much like training a dog and working with them to learn new tricks it works best with no other dogs around or any distractions for your dog. The same concept goes for people, we learn best when there are no other distractions around. We find that when we bring the animals into the visitation room first thing before any information about the pet of interest has been shared with, only half of the adopter's attention span is actually with the counselor, they are more interested in the animal than the adoption counselor. This is not true about everyone of course, many potential adopters are very interested about the animal's history, and some are only interested in the animal and getting to know the animal for them selves. Also because our adoption counselors also care for the animals daily the animals can be more interested in the adoption counselor than the visitor, if this is the case the adoption counselor opts to step out of the room so the animal and the visitor have a few moments to bond. If this happens, and the information about the animal has not already been shared with the visitor, chances are little to no information will be shared with the visitor about that animal, and their personality.
We do our best to keep it simple, we have a lot of terminology that we use here at the Cheyenne Animal Shelter on a daily basis that may be not recognized to the community. We work hard to make sure we keep things understandable and to the point so everyone is able to understand what we are talking about. Sometimes we do get caught up in our "shelter terminology" as we call it, please just stop us and ask for a more simple explanation, we have no problem putting things in more comprehensive terms.
After you have decided to adopt, we have our adoption contract that needs to be filled out and it may seem like we have a large amount of paper work for you to look over and probably consider throwing away when you get home. However, this information that we give you is all very useful like animal history, microchip information, and medical background, and some of the things we give you are just for fun, shelter newsletters, new pet guides, coupons and so much more. Please take a moment to look at everything we give you, it is all very useful at one point or another.
When the newest family addition gets home the new environment, new family, and new lifestyle, it can be a lot to take in. Like people, animals need time to adjust to their new life they have just been brought into. Some animals have no problem adjusting to their new life, resilience is a strong point in most animals, but a new life can be difficult to endure and every animal is going to need more than one day to become comfortable in their new homes. On many occasions an animal will act much differently in a home environment than in a shelter environment, families cannot expect to bring home the perfect angel in the shelter and have the same results at home. In the shelter they have a 4 foot by 6 foot space they live in, while homes are much larger than that. Here are a few guidelines to expect after the new family member has arrived.
Often times whining, barking or meowing if a cat is brought home is a common reaction for dogs and cats in new homes, the dogs and cats are used to having many other animals around them and now they are in a quiet home, this type of anxiety is common in shelter pets, not all animals are going to have this reaction however. This reaction is just to see if those other animals are still there, and if they are, will they respond to them? If your new dog or cat does have this kind of reaction it usually only lasts a couple of days.
Even a house trained dog, or litter box trained cat in a new home has a chance of having an accident in their new home. Yes the animals' care givers do their best to let them out as often as possible during their stay, and cats have their litter boxes here at the Cheyenne Animal Shelter, but even if they do not ever have an accident in their kennel, or go outside the litter box during their entire stay, they are going to need some re-initiation training to get them back into the flow of how house training works and most cats are going to need to be shown their litter boxes more than once to figure things out. Chances are your new pet may have one or two accidents in the house. We ask that new families give their new pets at least a week to get re-acquainted with the house training or litter box along with everything else they are getting acquainted with.
Some animals exhibit nervous behavior after arriving into their new home, again a lot has happened in their lives lately and this is perfectly normal behavior. Sometimes it may be recommended to with hold their food for the first 24 hours the new pet is home to prevent vomiting or diarrhea from stress. Many animals are settled down enough within the first 24 hours after arriving home to be able to reduce stress from eating. Another factor to minimize the chance vomiting and diarrhea is find out what food the shelter is feeding the animals, then buy a small bag so they can be slowly weaned off the food if you plan to change their food. The Cheyenne Animal Shelter tries to feed Iam's pet food most of the time, but before the adoption process is completed make it a point to ask what the animals have been eating.
Also please remember majorly with cats that they may not immediately be friends with the other pets in the home. Like most people, rarely do animals have immediate friendship and love for each other, those kinds of things need to grow over the time it takes for the animals to get to know each other. It is very important to be patient with animals and their friendship limitations.
Bringing a new pet into your home may seem like a lot of work, but using these helpful tips and suggestions will help you make your process easier for you and your family and will also help your new pet stay home with you.


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The Arizona Cardinals coaching search took yet another turn late Tuesday night.
According to NFL.com insider Ian Rapoport reported the team has requested permission to speak with Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians.
Arians, 60, spent just one season with the Colts, but prior to that he was the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator for five seasons.
Arians' initial season with the Colts was rather eventful, as not only did he tutor rookie quarterback Andrew Luck, but he was the team's interim head coach for 12 games while head coach Chuck Pagano recovered from leukemia. He guided the team to a 9-3 mark while in charge, and the Colts ultimately reached the playoffs.
Unfortunately for Arians, though, he missed the playoff game due to being hospitalized with a virus.
Rapaport has also reported the Cardinals are set to interview Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, and the team has already spoken with Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley, Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden and Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton.
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Read The Symbols
"Finding products that are packaged and bottled in recycled materials is an easy first step," says Danny Seo, an eco-friendly lifestyle expert and the founder of the Wholearth Beauty & Bath line. "The symbol is usually right on the box, because companies want the bragging rights."
"Use fewer products or products with few chemicals and additives," says Summer Rayne Oakes, a model and the author of Style, Naturally (Chronicle Books), a shopping guide for sustainable fashion and beauty. Oakes also suggests multitasking products, such as a body wash that also works as a shampoo and conditioner.
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If you're going to buy products from eco-friendly companies, think about the everyday items that you use the most: body wash, shampoo, and body lotion. (You can find a list of green companies at here.) The face cream or anti-aging serum that you can't live without? Don't worry if it isn't organic. "It's just fine to keep that one in your routine," says Seo.
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The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics offers resources on the ingredients in beauty products, plus a link to Skin Deep, the Environmental Working Group's cosmetics-safety database. "Be aware, but also be sensible and practical. If you cannot green up your entire beauty routine, start with products that you reapply and use regularly," says Oakes.
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In the summer of 1976 Karol Wojtyla, the archbishop of Kraków, spent six weeks traveling in North America. He gave a lecture at Harvard, addressed a crowd of 40,000 people during an event in Philadelphia (Mother Teresa was the headliner), and went west with the city's archbishop, Cardinal John Krol, a son of Polish immigrants, to meet American Catholics of Polish descent. He celebrated masses, attended testimonial dinners, and hashed out theology with seminarians. He declined an invitation to the White House, lest the meeting be seen as an endorsement of Gerald Ford's bid to retain the presidency; he arrived three hours late for a meeting at the archbishop's residence in Boston, having spent the morning floating on a raft on a lake in Vermont. The visit, his second, was by all accounts a typical trip by a foreign prelate, and even his devoutest biographers depict it as one of no great consequence.
Two years later Karol Wojtyla was elected Pope. From the moment his name was announced to the crowd awaiting word outside the Sistine Chapel, the story of his election was the story of how unlikely a Pope he was: the first non-Italian in 455 years, a Pole from behind the Iron Curtain of atheistic communism. Yet Wojtyla was no stranger in Vatican City. As his biographer George Weigel observes, he was "one of the most widely respected senior leaders in Roman Catholicism": a bishop at age thirty-eight and a cardinal at forty-seven, an active participant in the Second Vatican Council, and a favorite of Paul VI, who in 1976 chose him to lead the papal household's Lenten retreat. He was as familiar in Vatican City as he was obscure in Los Angeles.
Speaking from the portico of Saint Peter's Basilica, the new Pope introduced himself to the crowd below as a man calledto the papacy "from a far country. "Twenty-six years later the pontificate of John Paul II is recognized as a distinct chapter in the Church's history; and it is clear that the papacy, and the Church, bear the strong impression of his character: a blend of deep faith and shrewd calculation, of nationalism and cosmopolitanism, of charm and blunt rhetorical force, of doctrinal fixity and personal daring. And yet John Paul, so emphatic on so many points, has left one question unanswered.
Who will be the next Pope? While in Rome not long ago, finding myself with a free hour on the Vatican side of the Tiber, I paid a visit to Saint Peter's. I strode through the metal detector, past Michelangelo's Pietà, past the bronze of Saint Peter himself, past the forbidding sculpture of Pius XII and the glass-encased remains of John XXIII, past the high altar, and to Bernini's famous rendering of the Holy Spirit as a giant dove in flight in glass the color of a single-malt Scotch. I opened a guidebook. Below the Holy Spirit, roped off to keep pilgrims at a distance, is the Altar of the Chair, a grand Baroque symbol of the papacy. The altar proper is surmounted by an empty chair, once thought to be that of the saint himself, and flanked by four black marble figures, two of them wearing bishops' miters. In the shadows those bishops' faces are hard to make out, and I couldn't tell one from another.
I tried to picture a successor to John Paul celebrating mass at that altar, but I could bring no distinct image to mind. I suspect that few Catholics would be able to. John Paul's foreign trips have placed tens of millions of us in his presence, but have left an image of himas a lonely man of faith, all by himself at the top of the Vatican pyramid. The more we know about him, the less we know, it seems, about the men who work alongside him, and who will elect his successor from among themselves. American Catholics, especially, like to propose that the Church be governed more democratically; but if we were invited to elect the next Pope, we wouldn't know where to begin.
Today, at age eighty-four, stooped and shaken by Parkinson's disease, struggling even to conduct a half-hour audience from the papal apartments, John Paul is on the via dolorosa of his pilgrimage, and the delicate business of papal succession is uppermost in the minds of even his most stoic admirers. Ever since he was wounded by a would-be assassin's bullet, in 1981, everyone from the Vatican secretary of state to the editor of the National Enquirer has pondered the prospect of his death. When he broke his leg and had a hip replaced in 1994, forcing him to cancel a North American trip, speculation about his demise began in earnest. The end of a pontificate that began unexpectedly has been anticipated long in advance.
When John Paul does die, some 120 cardinals and as many as 10,000 journalists will converge on Rome. Along the Via della Conciliazione, which leads from the Tiber to Saint Peter's Square, suites leased long in advance for the views they afford of the papal apartments and the Sistine Chapel will be converted into television studios, and the wall-to-wall coverage will begin.
In the meantime, the expert commentators have begun prognosticating. There now exist half a dozen books in English that describe the process of papal succession in all its particulars: the funeral rites; the makeup of the College of Cardinals; the chemical composition of the black smoke ("still deliberating") and the white smoke ("we have a Pope") that issue from the Sistine Chapel furnace; the rules for keeping secrets in an age of mobile telephones; the layout of Casa Santa Marta, the dormitory ("more like a Holiday Inn than a Ritz-Carlton," one insider reports) built to house the cardinal electors, who during past conclaves slept in drafty offices near the Sistine Chapel, trudging to common toilets in the night.
Inevitably, each of these books culminates in a survey of the field of papabili: the cardinals thought likely candidates to succeed John Paul II. Here are each man's qualifications and experience: the languages he speaks, the Church agencies he serves, the allies and antagonists he is said to have made in Vatican City. But these capsule biographies, so full of detail, have little of value to say about the character and beliefs of the different cardinals—and even less about which of them might actually wind up as Pope.
These books suggest that when it comes to characterizing the Church's leadership, even the experts are amateurs. It is tempting to blame the problem on the Vatican, a place where overt displays of personality are discouraged, or on John Paul, whose outsize character has dwarfed the men who surround him. But it is hard not to conclude, reading these books, that the experts are asking the wrong questions, following a script that has been written, in effect, by twenty centuries of precedent.
Somewhere in the papal apartments is kept a silver hammer that bears on its head the coat of arms and motto ("Totus Tuus," or "All Yours") of John Paul's pontificate. When John Paul dies, the silver hammer will be put to use, an act the books describe with relish. It will be taken up by the cardinal archbishop known as the camerlengo, or chamberlain—currently Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo, a Spaniard. Summoned to the Pope's side, Martínez Somalo will call out the Pope's given name three times: "Karol, Karol, Karol. " If there is no response, he will rap the hammer on the Pope's forehead to make sure that he is dead; then he will remove the papal ring from the dead man's hand and smash the ring with the hammer.


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EPA Welcomes Philadelphia as its Newest Green Power Community Partner
PHILADELPHIA ( June 20, 2012) – Today, EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin welcomed the City of Philadelphia as a new member of EPA's national Green Power Communities initiative, showing that a major metropolitan area can reduce its carbon pollution, improve public health, and help expand the nation's renewable energy supply. The announcement came during an event at Citizens Bank Park, where Garvin also praised the Philadelphia Phillies and other organizations whose efforts for a cleaner environment are helping Philadelphia achieve its clean energy goals.
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As EPA Green Power Communities, Philadelphia and 33 other towns and cities across the U.S. collectively buy more than 4.2 billion kilowatt hours of green power annually, an amount that would otherwise produce carbon dioxide emissions from the conventional electricity of more than 367,000 average American homes. Green power is generated from renewable resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biogas, and low-impact hydropower – environmentally-preferable resources that produce no net increase of harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
In 2006, Philadelphia joined EPA's Green Power Partnership, a launching pad for becoming a Green Power Community. As part of Philadelphia's Greenworks plan, the city pledges that by 2015, 20 percent of the electricity used in Philadelphia will come from alternative energy sources. The city's municipal operations have already met this goal, using more than 127 million kilowatt-hours of green power, including generating solar electricity onsite at the city-owned Southeast Water Pollution Control facility.
Last week, the Phillies announced its agreement to purchase 100 percent of its electricity usage from local wind and solar generation providers. Other major contributors to the city's green power purchase success include EPA Green Power Partners such as the Eagles organization, the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, Philadelphia University, the Academy of Natural Sciences, Yards Brewing Company, along with residents choosing green power. Philadelphia organizations and businesses, including members of the Philadelphia Green Power Community Collaborative are also actively committed to helping Philadelphia maintain its standing as a leading Green Power Community and increase its use of renewable energy.
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In the U.S., it's estimated that 40 percent of all urban trips are two miles or less. Unfortunately, 90 percent of those trips are usually by car, which adds up in fuel and carbon emissions. If you consider that each mile you travel by bike instead of car prevents one pound of carbon dioxide emissions from entering the atmosphere, the benefits of bike riding becomes clear. Add the calorie burning, cardiovascular building, body slimming benefits, and one has to wonder: why doesn't everyone bike?
As it turns out, here in Philadelphia, more of us are doing just that every year. According to a recent report from the Bicycle Coalition of Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love boasts twice as many bike commuters per capita than any other big city in the U.S. and our ranks (yup, two out of three GreenTrekkers regularly bike to work) continue to rise. With new bike lanes planned and slow but steady progress in etiquette amongst and between cyclists, drivers, and pedestrians, Philly is poised to become what Mayor Nutter dreams of: one of the nation's most bike friendly cities.
We're well on our way, what with our many great bike shops, clubs that support the most low key recreational riders and hardest-core racers alike, and a super system of bike paths that wend through the city and beyond. Take to the saddle and become part of the bicycle revolution. Besides being good for you and good for the planet, it's a whole lot of fun!
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Philadelphia Forum: Drilling for Natural Gas–What Does it Mean for PA?
Join The Academy of Natural Sciences, Clean Air Council, and The Community Action Forum on Marcellus Shale for an educational forum about drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale. The forum will provide a broad and diverse overview of the environmental, health, and economic issues related to the natural gas boom that is currently taking place throughout Pennsylvania.
What: Drilling for Natural Gas in the Marcellus Shale: What it Means for Pennsylvania
When: Wednesday June 8, 2011. Networking: 6-6:30 pm. Program: 6:30-8:30 pm.
Where: Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Ben Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia
Who: Featured panelists include
- Mr. Joseph O. Minott, Esq., Executive Director – Clean Air Council
- The Honorable Michael Krancer, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- Dr. David Velinsky, Vice President of the Patrick Center for Environmental Research at the Academy of Natural Sciences
- The Honorable Michael Sturla, Pennsylvania State Representative (D), 96th Legislative District
- Mr. Brian Grove, Director of Corporate Development for Northeast Pennsylvania for Chesapeake Energy
- Mr. Richard V. Pepino, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and the Public Policy Program Chair at Franklin and Marshall College
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April 9th event: Arming you with Tools to become involved in your Community's Future
Coming on April 9th at Villanova University is the Environmental Advisory Council Network's Annual Conference, which provides an excellent opportunity for anyone who's looking to ramp up their knowledge of sustainability and how to work with their local government to protect open space, prevent flooding, take action on climate change, and a whole lot more.
We're on the Agenda sharing video case studies of some of the fantastic runoff prevention efforts taking place around the region, and offering a sneak peek at our soon to be released Updated StormwaterPA Online Resource Center–but we're only a small part of this valuable event. Check it out–and join in. You can still register!
14th Annual EAC Network Conference
April 9, 2011, Villanova University
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Join EAC members from across the region to learn about how your community can better manage stormwater runoff, protect open space, develop trails, and promote green development.
Sponsored by PA DCNR, the William Penn Foundation
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New World Order: Electricity Choice is full on in PA
We take electricity for granted, but how often do we think about where it comes from, its environmental costs, or what we can do differentl
Here at GreenTreks, we've followed the renewable story for more than decade and we've said for awhile that consumers do have a choice; but, until now, we've had to pay more. With the expiration of rate caps on electricity generation, the free market has taken over–and new options abound. You may be able to save go green for less, save some green, or both!
Check out the article from the Philadelphia Inquirer on choosing renewable energy >>
Go to the PA Public Utility Commission (PUC) site on making a switch >>
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US Sports Camps and Nike Basketball Camps are thrilled to add the Legacy High School to our Nike Basketball Camp family. Directing the three day camp at the Legacy High School will be Terrence "TJ" Jones of Ultimate Champions Basketball. Camp will run from July 25-27, 2014 for boys and girls ages 8-17.
Nike Basketball Camps are pleased to present the Ultimate Champions philosophy: In order to be successful there has to be a strong foundation. If a builder is building a house, he must have a strong foundation in order for the house to stand properly over time. Well, the same is for basketball. There must be a strong foundation in fundamentals for continuous individual improvement. In addition to an emphasis on skill development, camp will also aim to improve each players athleticism and explosiveness.
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Coach Terrence Jones has over 22 years of basketball experience as a player, coach and player development instructor. Coach Jones has always been a student of the game. As a child, he didn't start playing basketball until the age of 14. With little help from coaches or relatives (Coach Jones' Uncle played for the New York Knicks), he taught himself how to play the game of basketball by watching games on television and tapes on basketball teachings of various coaches. In high school he was one of the top players in his high school history (ranked 14th in the state). He later went to UTSA to become at team captain as a sophomore. After UTSA coach Jones still had the desire to play the game of basketball. After playing in Europe and a short stint in Mexico, he decided that playing basketball wasn't a passion, developing players.Read Full Bio
Coach Jones went on to pursue his passion for developing players and became director of basketball operations at Home Court America in San Antonio. As Director of Basketball Operations, Coach Jones was responsible for developing new programs along with maintaining and increasing the quality of the existing basketball structure. Later he had the opportunity of becoming an assistant coach at a division 1 university. At as a college coach, he was extremely instrumental in player development.
Coach Jones is very unique in the aspect of working with different age groups. For some coaches, it is very difficult for them to coach and develop youth and also have the same success with developing college level players and professional players. He works well with all age groups and is very successful with them.
Currently, Coach Jones is the founder and lead skills director of Ultimate Champions Basketball Academy and National Camp Director for Nike Sports Camps.
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Overall the Nike was a great experience for my child. We have participated in many other camps before. The instructors at each training station took the time to make sure each child understood what was being taught and how this would benefit them in a game. Also each instructor would work with each child to increase their individual moral and ensure them with work they would get it down. Other camps I've had my child go to I the past seem to just want as many kids to sign up to benefit them financial. Instead of looking out for the players benefit.
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- Lena Rothman
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I would like a conversation that includes class and racial experiences related to shame.In particular owning/admitting privilege and how to
I am not bringing up this topic to shame anyone or make anyone feel guilty. Brene Brown did mention how having privilege makes one feel guilty and maybe ashamed. When I have asked someone of a higher class to talk about class as privilege I am often met with anger and defensiveness and although I am not the one with that particular privilege I often times am made to feel guilty for bringing it up. I have white skin privilege and know I have done the same to people of color in the past.I am beginning to see that there is a triad to be built here maybe we need to add denial into this discussion of shame and vulnerability.Or how does shame,guilt and denial keep us from connecting with one another?
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Apr 4 2012: Simon,if it wasn't so ludicrous it would be funny.And that is what happens when white people "try" not to be racist.Heaven forbid they go to the people that would know.I know of one Asian American female performer named Slanty Eyed Mama. Maybe she isn't registered?I'm glad you're fighting this.I guess white skin privilege still gives people the belief that they/we can hold onto ownership/power.I don't exclude myself from this because I am Caucasian and I have white skin privilege. I am mindful and that's what I can do. I still mess up.
Mary M. WoW! That's a yucky experience. You know that saying about "assumptions" it's the "ass" in assumptions that grabbed my attention as to that womyn's ass-umptions. These things are hurtful but as you pointed out, you were more embarrassed for her. I think that takes a lot of strength and knowing, owning your own value.
Sandy-Yes I agree that acknowledging privilege puts people in fear of having to give it up. I think I'm edging over to the guilt scenario. I remember in the early 70's during the second wave of feminism and being in a community of radical lesbian feminists when white wimin were being pushed by wimin of color to take on racism. One of the "outs" we continually saw was white wimin starting to cry when confronted. Was there a gentler way to do this? Was there a way to lessen the burden of being a womyn of color, a Black womyn, in particular? When we got hip to understanding that the crying was a manipulation by use of guilt, I think we got a little further along.
How to not shove this under the rug and still talk about the shame, guilt and denial and have empathy with one another?
I am Jewish, from a poverty class background and a lesbian. One of my stories was that a W.A.S.P. womyn said to me that she didn't "know that Jewish people had that affliction." I think that was a two-fer.
RH- Yes and I'd like to know more about you.
Apr 4 2012: Hi Lena,
"How to not shove this under the rug and still talk about the shame, guilt and denial and have empathy with one another?"
That's such a great question! I believe that as a starting point we need to bring compassion to all parties to the conversation. That's not so easy when we're operating from the highly-reactive parts of our brain/nervous system, so we need to have some patience with ourselves as we learn to do that...
One of the reasons I'm participating in as many of these 'post-Brene Brown' discussions it that I think BB has started a conversation that's been started before, but that eventually fades into the background and is then forgotten...partly because shame is indeed a painful topic, and also because it is a more complex issue than even BB lets on.
I started a thread which you can find on the BB page, called "Deepening the conversation." It hasn't gotten as much action as I'd like, but I still hope people discover it.
I think the greatest hope for us as a species is that we discover all the great relatively new information that's out there about how we humans actually develop neurologically and emotionally. I believe that a lot of what's been out there up to now hasn't been very helpful, but I see the potential for that changing. But it will require a willingness to seek out and understand new concepts, and to practice applying them in our everyday lives...
More about that later! In the meantime I hope you'll check out some of the other discussions and find food for thought...
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Beautiful martial arts fantasy with scary imagery, violence.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5
The Sorcerer and the White Snake is unfortunately just another average Jet Li film to throw into the pile. Its bloated and overloaded use of mediocre special effects practically shackles the film to its humdrum atmosphere.
Full Review | Original Score: 6/10
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Fantastic visuals and non-stop action make for a spectacular, romantic Chinese CGI feast.
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This hyperactive assault on the senses from Hong Kong is noteworthy only for its dazzling array of computer-generated special effects.
We've seen this movie before, in better clothes and with a much higher IQ.
Full Review | Original Score: C-
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The film looks so glossy, plasticized, and unreal that all you end up thinking about is special effects.
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Full Review | Original Score: 2/4
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It's a sometimes charming film from the veteran action filmmaker, but remains a curiosity, lacking comic sharpness and romantic intensity.
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The director has pulled out all stops to impress, perhaps a bit too excessively, so that the fragile emotions of this love affair are undermined.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5
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Oh, good grief. A middle school in Massachusetts has decided to cancel honors night, which celebrates the achievements of students who made honor roll, because it would be "too devastating" for those students who tried really hard in class but still couldn't quite get the grades. Yeesh. Boo hoo. Does anyone ever cancel a football game because the small, clumsy types can't play? Of course not. Schools, parents, you're raising a generation of sniveling, entitled mental weaklings who won't be able to handle the real world.
Principal David Fabrizio defended the decision to cancel Ipswich Middle School's honors celebration by saying:
The honors night, which can be a great sense of pride for the recipients' families, can also be devastating to a child who has worked extremely hard in a difficult class but who, despite growth, has not been able to maintain a high grade point average.
Well, I get that, but what about the students who DID manage to get on the honor roll? They get bupkis? I was an underachiever in school. I was never the kid with the highest grades; however, I was good at theater. I got my acknowledgement when I auditioned for a role, got it, did well at it, and had students applaud me when the play was done. The way things are going these days, there's probably no plays, no chorus, no art shows, no band, because those who couldn't get in them would be TOO DEVASTATED if other kids are being rewarded for their talent.
Anyway, the honors kids will apparently still be recognized, but it will be at a general assembly along with everyone else. I'm not sure how non-honors roll kids watching the kids with better grades be recognized will be less devastating -- but maybe they will just be given a quick wink from the podium that no one will really notice.
This trend is really a shame because kids are going to have absolutely no preparation for what happens in the real world. Not only rejection when they're not good enough -- but rejection when they are, but there's too many just like them, or maybe even for no reason at all.
No wonder children are living with their parents until they're in their 40s. It's the only place they're still "the star." No wonder this country has a prescription drug problem. People aren't learning how to deal with difficulty, sadness, frustration, rejection, or any other emotion that's not "everything is going my way!"
Maybe kids who try hard but don't get straight A's should be rewarded for their efforts. But to take away rewards for kids who do get straight A's -- whether it's from effort, pure brains, or some combination -- should be acknowledged too.
What do you think about cancelling honors night?
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My Straight A child would be removed from that school.
I predict major pushback on this principal's decision. It sends the wrong message to all kids. Children's academic achievements should be celebrated. People need to get over the everybody--gets-a-trophy approach to educating and raising kids. It is so wrongheaded. Frankly, it's insulting to kids, who already know that people have different strengths.
I was with you up until you threw in the aside about the "perscription drug problem". While some people are perscribed drugs they don't strictly need, many people do need medication to maintain their health and quality of life. Please don't discount the very real help medication can offer those who need it.
Wow Kiri, I totally agree with you, 100%.
How does the saying go, You're only as strong as the weakest link? Well thanks to repeated instances like this our country as a whole is requiring the weakest link to be the norm.
This is so stupid! My daughter was telling me yesterday that her best friend got a part in a play they are doing (2nd grade) and she didn't. I asked her how that made her feel, and she said she decided to just be excited for her friend, instead of feeling bad for not getting a role herself. If you ask me, that is an important lesson for a kid. Disappointment is a part of life, and hard work will earn you things that others don't have. I feel really bad for the kids who worked so hard to earn the honor roll, and now won't be acknowledged. It's not a very good lesson for them.
Wow Kiri... I'm quite suprised you've been able to put together a coherent, non-snobbish, non-elitist liberal post. I actually agree with you.
This insane crap has got to stop. Who the hell are the people making these things up? Like what are their demographics? Are they young professionals from urban areas? Are they people who never had to struggle or be resourceful in life to make their success? It just doesn't make sense that anyone who has acheived any level of professional position would do this to kids... they should know it is the struggles and disappointments in life that make us learn, grow and strive for better.
I think this principal was paid off by the authors of Top Dog, the timing is way too fishy.
Now, do I resent my parents for buying my brothers tokens for not getting as many A's on their report card to bring into chuck E cheese, yes I do.
for once i actually agree with Kiri! WOW! I remember in High School and Middle School when i would get honored how proud i was! I agree that this country is overly endulging in this "everyone gets celebrated" BS! If you put the work in, it shows. Most teachers take their students abilities into consideration when grading papers, and if a student is showing growth in a subject but may not be up to par with the AP kids, they will go a bit easier on them and reward them for their effort, or offer extra credit when asked by students that really do want to bring up their grades.