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CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article misstated the birthplace of John Roberts; he was born in Buffalo, N.Y.
John Roberts is not a fool.
Nor is the chief justice of the United States a closet liberal, a rank opportunist, a political animal, a consummate deal-maker, a turncoat, a sellout, a coward, an Obama-lover, a pod person, or the secret love child of Earl Warren.
A month after he shocked lawyers, pundits, and the press by single-handedly rescuing the Democratic health care insurance overhaul, known forevermore as "Obamacare," from near-certain doom, Roberts remains monstrously unpopular with conservatives. His approval ratings have dropped so precipitously among the Right (and have correspondingly soared among the Left) that he could serve as a celebrity endorser for Dramamine. He's been disowned by presumed GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who, like a disappointed kid ripping the poster of a fallen athlete hero from the wall, wiped any mention from Roberts from his campaign website. One prominent conservative law professor even suggested on Fox News that Roberts lacked "judicial fortitude" and should resign.
It didn't help matters that a CBS News report asserted that Roberts had switched his vote to uphold the Affordable Care Act after initially siding with his conservative brethren, who sought to strike it from the books in its entirety. The implication was that Roberts, fearful of damage to the Court's institutional reputation, made a calculation born of politics, not law. The story exacerbated the gulf between Roberts and the Right, which increasingly has begun to view the man whom President Bush appointed to the high court's top job seven years ago as someone who cannot be trusted.
"The legacy of the Roberts Court has been severely tarnished by this decision," contends Randy Barnett, a law professor at Georgetown University. "It's going to take years for the stain on the reputation on this Court to fade."
Barnett was a central figure in the massive, multistate legal challenge to the health care law, a conservative libertarian whose theories had long been ignored or mocked by the mainstream legal intelligentsia. He has singularly condemned the outcome in the case for weeks, but ask him if he sees a silver lining in the Court's decision, and his tone brightens considerably. "It was a big win on the constitutional issues that we raised. [The plaintiffs] managed to do something that no one thought was possible," he says. "We may have lost, but we definitely won on the Constitution."
Understand this. Barnett's interpretation of the Constitution isn't the one that has guided jurisprudence in this country for more than 70 years, the one that helped shape the modern, sprawling American state, with its large-scale entitlement programs, its expansive federal regulatory net, and its brawny Congress. No, Barnett's view is one that puts strict limits on the federal government's power, one where the Constitution protects economic liberty as a civil right, and one that, in a sense, flips the calendar back to the nation's Gilded Age.
Once confined to the fringes of legal thought, Barnett and his philosophical allies are part of a wave of scholars who are now thinking big, dreaming of upending the natural order of things. And paradoxically perhaps, the Supreme Court's health care decision has provided them with unprecedented hope. On the other side of the spectrum, even as some liberal advocates celebrated the health care law's survival, others viewed the decision with more suspicion. "It certainly signals there is a dangerous zone," says Caroline Fredrickson of the American Constitution Society. "People who really believe that the United States should be a functioning country with a government that can address problems should be very concerned."
"I think conservatives have been emboldened."—Caroline Fredrickson, American Constitution Society
Hyperbole? Or an early-warning siren? Right now, it's hard to tell. But those who are dedicated to using the courts to roll back the government's reach aren't too different, really, from the wave of tea partiers who helped turn the tide in the 2010 elections, or from the Paul Ryans of the world who want to starve the treasury of revenue and to transfer power from Washington to the states or the private sector.
Indeed, the conservative wing's political and judicial spheres seem as aligned as they ever have been in modern times. It's a world in which Republican state attorneys general band together to try to take down a statute such as the Affordable Care Act, or where Supreme Court justices cite Fox News talking points from the bench. No wonder the public increasingly views the high court with skepticism, as not all that different from Congress or the White House, a bastion of partisan infighting that accomplishes little of lasting import.
Whether any of this echoed through John Roberts's mind as he deliberated the fate of the health care law is impossible to know. He decamped to the Mediterranean after the term ended and hasn't been heard from since. But Washington's denizens, as well as legal advocates across the country on the left and the right, have spent weeks striving to psychoanalyze the chief in an attempt to discern the path he might follow in the future. Will Roberts, as he has for several terms, serve as a solid, reliable conservative vote in a continuing effort to bring down the legal scaffolding erected by his high court predecessors? Or when pushed to the test, will he, as more than one critic has fretted, become the bench's newest swing vote?
This article appears in the July 28, 2012 edition of National Journal Magazine.


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Despite being only 24 Khvostov is a national team veteran, and EuroBasket in Slovenia will be his 4th straight tournament with Russia. He did not get a lot of minutes at the past two tournaments but still looks like a solid backup point guard. He is relatively quick with good court vision and can handle the ball with ease. Khvostov is still not a great shooter and that prevented him from getting more minutes at his club Khimki Moscow Region last season. He changed his club and next season will play for BC Nizhny Nogorod. Dmitriy has already won a Universiade title this summer and is looking to increase his role in the senior team.

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The Namesake is the story of the Ganguli family whose move from Calcutta to New York evokes a lifelong balancing act to meld to a new world without forgetting the old. Though parents Ashoke and Ashima (Irfan Khan, Tabu) long for the family and culture that enveloped them in India, they take great pride in the opportunities their sacrifices have afforded their children. Paradoxically, their son Gogol (Kal Penn) is torn between finding his own unique identity without losing his heritage. Even Gogol's name represents the family's journey into the unknown.
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Goals: Chang'e 3 is China's first mission to set down a lander on the moon and deploy a small rover named Yutu to explore the surface. The China National Space Administration reports the landing target will be Sinus Iridium near Mare Imbrium.
Accomplishments: Chang'e 3 landed on the moon, making China the third nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon. The primary mission is now in progress.


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The Carrizo Plain National Monument
390303 05: Clouds near dry Soda Lake turn to pink as the sun sets at the Carrizo Plain National Monument, June 1, 2001. President Bill Clinton established the national monument in his final days in office to save the last large remnant of the aboriginal ocean of grassland that once covered central California. In late March, President George W. Bush announced his intention to review the Carrizo with an eye toward opening the monument to oil exploration. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)


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Creator of the Stars at Night
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The God who created the cosmos is the God who came to us as a child in Bethlehem.
Pete Shaw highlights the story of Noah to explore how the story would have been understood in ancient times and from there he goes on to explore how we might consider it today.
One of our readers in Oregon suggested that we would be interested in this, a sermon her pastor preached a couple of years ago. She's right. Dr. Ben Cross, of First Baptist Church in Eugene holds a young earth view of creation. In this message he lays out various positions that evangelicals hold, including what he calls "theistic evolution."
In this essay, Hastings looks at "front edge" areas for promoting healthy dialogue in the field of science and Christian theology, areas which are specifically theological in nature.
Hastings provides a biblical and theological basis for healthy and fruitful dialogue on the theology and science of origins.
Can science provide substantive insight into the question of God's existence? Isaac's paper examines three schools of thought regarding the possibility of detecting God's existence through science: Evolutionism, Creationism, and Intelligent Design.
Falk's paper asks evangelical Christians to explore whether they are propping up a bubble that they, not God, have created, thereby isolating themselves from the world of academics. The essay describes five layers that may play a role in unnecessarily blocking entry, or reentry, of agnostic scientists into the realm of evangelicalism.
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To sum up Stella McCartney in a few words would be easy: simple, clean, feminine-sporty, vegan. Though Stella McCartney may have found a winning formula that she's stuck with, it doesn't mean that a collection via her hand is predictable. Like any really stylish woman we know, she's consistent (and it's no coincidence that the whole sporty, boxy, working-woman thing is trending right now.... Stella's led that charge).
One of her oft-used elements, sheer panels, showed up in the collection again with a new take on colorblocking, and it looked more like pools of paint on tracing paper than a Mondrian painting — sexy but nothing in your face about it (just how we like it). She tackled sheer again with over-skirts, roomy sweatshirts, and even open-toed stretch-top slip-ons (hello 1999). Without any OTT accessories or "creative" layering, Stella really let each individual piece sing and her simple styling take center stage.
No, a strapless eyelet dress may not be the new drop-crotch shape or pairing a sweatshirt with loose-fit trousers or may not be the new dress-over-pants, but it sure is can be beautiful (and you can bet it won't be done any better than on Stella's runway). Click through to see all the looks.
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Banjo man Martin O'Doherty has been a part of Nashville's live music scene for years. O'Doherty has played for thousands of tourists and traditional-minded music listeners on Lower Broadway, but a February automobile accident left him paralyzed from the chest down and in need of major medical assistance. On Sunday, May 8, from noon until 6 p.m., O'Doherty's friends and fellow musicians will participate in a benefit show at Layla's Bluegrass Inn (418 Broadway).
Donnie Herron (formerly of BR549 and currently of Bob Dylan's touring band) will be on hand, as will Lower Broadway mainstays Don Kelley and John Shepherd, Mixt Company, The Volunteer String Band, The Lily Mae Band, Jimmy Clark and The Colton Steel Band. The event will also include a silent auction featuring artwork from Hank Williams III and Franne Lee, memorabilia from BR549 and other items.
There's no cover charge for Sunday's benefit, but donations will be accepted on O'Doherty's behalf, and half of bar proceeds will be given to Doherty and his family.


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Launch Site: Tyturam, Baikonur Cosmodrome, USSR; NIIP-5 / launch site 31
Spacecraft Mass: 958 kg
Spacecraft Instruments: 1) radiation detector
Remaining instruments are unknown
Deep Space Chronicle: A Chronology of Deep Space and Planetary Probes 1958-2000, Monographs in Aerospace History No. 24, by Asif A. Siddiqi
This was the second of three 3MV spacecraft the Soviets attempted to launch toward Venus in late 1965. Venera 3 successfully left Earth orbit and released a small 0.9- meter-diameter, 337-kilogram (some sources say 310-kilogram) landing capsule to explore the Venusian atmosphere and transmit data on pressure, temperature, and composition of the Venusian atmosphere back to Earth during the descent by parachute.
During the outbound trajectory, ground controllers successfully performed a midcourse correction on 26 December 1965 and completed 93 communications sessions. However, contact was lost on 16 February 1966, shortly before the Venusian encounter, although the spacecraft automatically released its sterilized lander probe, which landed inertly on the Venusian surface at 06:56 UT on 1 March 1966.
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Urbana High School football coach Ryan Hines wanted to raise the energy level of his players, so he showed them the second fight of "Rocky III." In the film, Rocky and Clubber Lang, played Mr. T., have a long bout that features both delivering hard blow after hard blow.
And that was just Thursday.
The Urbana players, already having beaten top-seeded Damascus in the first round of the playoffs, gathered around Hines, whose face reddened as he yelled. "We've had a great run," Hines shouted before really raising his voice. "Guess what? It ain't over." Everyone in the circle went into delirium.
And that was just pregame.
When No. 4 seed Urbana finally won the 3A West title game — an exhausting 26-17 affair at No. 2 Seneca Valley High School on Friday, anchored by Raekwon Gray's 199 rushing yards and four touchdowns — the real fun began.
Players leaped on a fence between the field and bleachers to hug fans. An assistant coach danced Gangnam Style. And Hines jumped to shoulder bump senior Darren Ambush.
"I got up, didn't I? A little bit" Hines said. "You could have gotten a credit card under my feet."
Urbana is on its feet — and off running. Urbana, which ended Friday's game with 20 unanswered points, has won six straight and will play at defending state champion River Hill next week in a state semifinal.
The "Rocky III" screening was partially motivated by a fan who appeared in Urbana's film of the Damascus game. The fan, standing on the track behind the field, pantomimed a boxer when Urbana's Brendan Wharton made a hard fourth-down tackle. (Sure enough, the same fan appeared in Friday's post-game celebration, punched the air a few times and had everyone hollering for more.)
The other motivation? Seneca Valley's physicality.
Each week, Hines gives his players five keys to victory, and one is always to be more physical than the opponent.
"Seneca Valley is a physical, tough team. I knew I can't just put this on my keys to victory and just say, 'Be more physical than them,' because they're going to hit us," Hines said. "So we said, 'It's like a fight. And no better fight than Rocky III.'
"It's like, 'This is what's going to happen. You're going to come out, and you're going to hit them, and they're going to hit you, and you're going to hit them, and they're going to hit you. You may get knocked down' — which is what happened at halftime — and we got back up, and you know how it turns out in the end."
Urbana scored first, but trailed 17-6 at halftime. Then, Gray scored two touchdowns in fewer than two minutes late in the third quarter.
On Seneca Valley's lone play between the scores, Urbana cornerback Brandon Plante — whose father is Seneca Valley's offensive coordinator — intercepted a pass. Before the snap, Plante nearly ran to the opposite side of the field to cover Kevin Joppy. But Plante stayed home, read an eye signal by Seneca Valley's quarterback and jumped the route.
Gray added another touchdown in the fourth quarter to seal the win. More than Gray's 199 yards or four scores, Plante, who's also a backup running back, was impressed by Gray's 35 rushes against Seneca Valley's Clubber Lang defense.
"I had three carries. I don't know how he did it," Plante said. "He was just getting smacked around in there."
Urbana advances to its second state semifinal in the past three years, but Seneca Valley's season ends without adding to the program's record 12 state titles.
"The end-of-season loss doesn't define who you are and what kind of man you are and if you're a champion or not," said Seneca Valley coach Fred Kim, whose team won its first playoff game in four years with a victory against North Hagerstown last week. "It's not about the hardware.
"We always want to say, unless we win a state championship, it's been a failure. But the reality of it is, based on what we accomplished this year, it's a great success. We had a great season."
The nearby programs — Urbana just into Frederick County and Seneca Valley just into Montgomery County — have met four times in the past eight years, each contest in the playoffs, and this is Urbana's first win in the span.
It's especially sweet for Gray, who played youth football in Germantown with several players now at Seneca Valley and even had two cousins on the opposite sideline.
"When it was done, I just gave them a big hug and told them I love them," Gray said, "and see them at Thanksgiving."
Urbana 26, Seneca Valley 17
Urbana (8-3) 6 0 12 8 — 26
Seneca Valley (10-2) 0 17 0 0 — 17
U — Raekwon Gray 4 run (run failed)
SV — Nick Fahs 3 run (Ephraim Joaqin kick)
SV — Ephraim Joaqin 26 field goal
SV — Travis Arthur 51 pass from Calvin Reighard (Ephraim Joaqin kick)
U — Raekwon Gray 8 run (pass failed)
U — Raekwon Gray 31 run (pass failed)
U — Raekwon Gray 5 run (Nathan Miller from Donovan Pannell)
Urbana — Raekwon Gray 35-199; Brandon Plante 3-15; Darren Ambush 1-10; Michael Dunn 4-7; Donovan Pannell 4-(-16).
Seneca Valley — Kevin Joppy 9-11; Nick Fahs 2-5; Calvin Reighard 6-4; Kellen Staton 2-2; James Jones-Williams 1-(-1).
Urbana — Donovan Pannell 3-9-55-1.
Seneca Valley — Calvin Reighard 19-30-202-1.
Urbana — Darren Ambush 2-31; Brendan Wharton 1-24.
Seneca Valley — Nick Fahs 10-79; Travis Arthur 3-72; Kairi Weaver 3-17; James Jones-Williams 1-16; Kellen Staton 1-15; Kevin Joppy 1-3.


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Alex Honnold free solos Phoenix.
Early in the morning on June 13th, Alex Honnold free soloed Phoenix.
On June 14th he free soloed the Chouinard-Herbert route on Sentinel Rock encountering some wet pitches. 60 Minutes had film crews set up along the route on Sentinel and the program should run in the Fall. Badass!


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The past few months have been tough without setting "wheel" on a racetrack! The year is winding down, and we're right smack in the middle of the holiday season. Here's what I've been up to lately:
Although I haven't been to a racetrack since Barber, I've been doing as much riding as possible. Recently, Jason DiSalvo and I have been tearing it up on XR100's, bringing it back to our dirt track days and trying to get as much riding in as we can before all the snow hits! We compiled a video of our recent adventures...hope you enjoy!
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REACH in South Africa: Day 8
A dozen REACH (Rush Equipment Assisting Children) Ambassadors from Colorado Rush and Rush Pikes Peak have touched down in Durban, South Africa where they will be running soccer camps, and a tournament for children in Durban along with handing out hundreds of pieces of donated used soccer equipment.
Rushsoccer.com will keep a running journal of the Ambassadors 10-day trip. Tune in often to see how it is going!
(11.23.12) Day 8 entry is from Connor Georgopoulos
Friday was the day we were finally going on the safari. Only half of us were able to go though due to the sickness that had gone around the previous night. This wouldn't stop us though, and those who were still healthy left bright and early for a long drive to Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game park. When we got to the park, we started seeing animals right away, spotting a couple of giraffes in the distance. After that we saw a few antelopes and a few warthogs. But just a little while later, we spotted a herd of about 10 elephants up un a hill pretty far from us. However, one of the best spottings came a little later when we saw a couple of rhinos no more than 30 feet from our van. It was incredible seeing those huge animals so close to us. We also saw more giraffes that were close and also some baboons and some water buffalo. After the safari part ended, we hopped on a boat and set out on St. Lucia lake to try and spot some more animals. We saw a few groups of hippos right up close, about 20 feet from the boat, and also some crocodiles from a little further away. After the boat tour we grabbed some dinner and started heading back to the house after a very long day of exploring and searching for wild animals.
(11.22.12) Day 7 entry is from Amy Gargala and Jenna Hartley
After waking up and making sandwiches again, we got them all packed and put into the van to deliver. Handing out the packages is a good time because all of the kids sing to us and they just make your day better. A simple bag of food means far more to them than I could ever comprehend. They are all so happy and just seeing their faces light up when they get the food is eye opening and shows me how much I should be thankful for, especially since today is Thanksgiving. The players that were in the clinic stayed behind to help there while the rest of us, including me, went to the fields to help set up the tournament. First were the eight year olds. They are such a blast to coach because they are so happy and like to have fun while playing. The tournament continued with the next ages and we continued to get our teams for the tournament at the children's festival. After all the age groups played, the REACH team and Ross made our own team and scrimmaged against some of the older players from the church. Of course, we won 5-0. After the game we went home and had a very special Thanksgiving dinner that was delicious. Only some of us weren't at dinner though due to a awful case of food poisoning that sickeningly progressed through the night. Later that night more and more of us got sick and it progressed into a total of nine people in the group getting sick. Those people, including me, didn't go on the safari that was planned and stayed at home and slept. Even so, nothing could put a damper on this trip, and our
African Thanksgiving turned out to be a blast, right up until the end.
(11.21.12) Day 6 entry is from Demri Scott
Today was a really crazy day for everyone! But today, it was a really crazy day for me. It was my birthday! I would have never imagined that I would spend my birthday with hundreds of new friends! So, to clarify, we started out my 17th birthday by making meals for the kids. First we had to butter the bread and make it into a sandwich and then we had to put together a packet with an orange, chips and a piece of candy. Seems pretty easy right? Except we had to do it for 700 meals. To say the least it was overwhelming. But we made the meals in record time while listening to Taylor Swift (the lyrics are still ringing in my head). Despite this tedious work, we all knew that it was going to pay off especially since we were going into Bottle Brush later in the day. When we went into the community, the kids' living conditions really shocked me. It's crazy to think that the kids that we had been working with all week lived in small shacks barely half the size of my room. And when we went into the community center, the kids' faces were priceless. You could tell that they appreciated every single bag of chips, oranges, and sandwiches. Another priceless moment happened when the kids sang me the happy birthday song. It gave me so many goosebumps and chills. But we only spent a short time in the community itself because we had another day of the soccer camp to run. And once we made it to the field, it was a complete mob scene. I even wondered if this was what a celebrity felt like. But this was a little different. The kids walked for miles and miles to make sure that they got an early glimpse of the those precious soccer balls. And when we hopped out of that van, it became pretty apparent that everyone who came to the camp yesterday brought a friend. Everyone was grabbing and pulling at us laughing, looking for the balls. Eventually, we started the camp. That wasn't the only thing that started though, sheets of rain started coming down onto the field. Needless to say, we all came back to the house looking like we just stepped into a mud bath. And once dinner rolled around, I heard the birthday song again, for the second time, with a cake and candles and it made me think if there was a better way to spend a birthday. Even though I'm a world away (literally) from my close friends and extended family, I couldn't have asked for a better day.
(11.20.12) Day 5 entry is from Kaitlyn and Jaime Brunworth:
After breakfast we took a trip to the grocery store for a few snacks. Jamie bought a big bottle of Powerade that looked suspiciously dark. She took a sip, gagging, and said it tasted like cough syrup. Naturally, we all had to try it. Everyone took a sip of the Powerade, laughing and getting grossed out by the overly strong, syrup-y taste until a work lady came over to tell the stupid American kids that you are supposed to dilute the concentrated Powerade before you drink it. That gave us and her a good laugh! We headed to the beach and played in the Indian Ocean waves for awhile. We buried Jenna in the sand, looking like a pregnant mermaid, which was quite entertaining, not only for us, but for the other people in the beach. At soccer camp in the afternoon, about 180 kids showed up which was about 80 more than the amount that showed up the previous day. We split the kids up into groups, and I must say that I had the best group. At first, the Bottlebrush lady coaches and I just stood and watched our group play, but soon enough, we joined in. Our game had some great dribbling moves and combination passes. The littlest, most skillful boy, Dumisani, and his friend, Njabul, beat Ross on the dribble when he joined our game. After camp was over, a couple of the girls helped Ross run the coaching clinic while the rest of us played a huge game of duck duck goose, African style. Later in the evening as we were eating dinner, a big flying bug buzzed around the table. When we checked outside, we saw thousands of flying ants swarming around in the courtyard, and the geckos were out feasting on them. The evening ended after we weaved ahundred more bracelets to give to the kids! What a day!!!!!
(11.19.12) Day 4 entry is from Stephanie Deines
Monday 19th, the day began with breakfast at 8AM. When the bus arrived we all loaded in with our cameras at the ready trying to catch a glimpse of Moses Stadium. After arriving at the stadium we got tickets, and loaded the sky cart, an elevator that takes you to the top of Moses stadium. The view is extraordinary giving the best view of Durban. Following the trip to Moses we headed to the markets where our final costs ranged from 200 Rands to 1,694 Rands. After a lunch of tuna sandwiches in the bus we returned home and finished pumping up thirty soccer balls. Ross gave us our coaching plan and we headed out to the fields to begin the children's camp. The camp lasted for two hours with the kids rotating between stations. It was a time filled with high fives and smiles. The beauty of the day was witnessing the smiles that lit the kids faces when they scored a goal. Camp ended, Rush cheers echoed, and the kids left with smiles. We all loaded the bus and headed home for dinner. After dinner we finally found our camp tour song and learned the cups choreography that is showed in Pitch Perfect. Two hours later we headed to bed.
Day 3 entry if from Taylor Dugdale:
(11.18.12) Today we woke up and had breakfast as normal. All of us had the opportunity to go to mass or went and played soccer. The mass was very different compared to the mass I usually go to. We sang, learning a new song in a different language, and we heard a Bible passage. This experience was unforgettable, like everything else. After mass, we went outside and played soccer with some of the kids that traveled all the way from the orphanage to see us. The first time we saw them and saw them play was just incredible, we were all amazed. After that day we had the first coach's clinic. Many of these men and woman have never played before or have played all their life, but had no official coaching. All of the coach's went through basic soccer skills training and they had smiles on their faces and were just having a blast. Some of us had the opportunity to play with them and they were all so welcoming. This experience was one that we will never forget. After training, everyone came back to the house and Ross had a presentation of what it's like to be a coach and Rush's expectations. All in all, this day was an amazing experience that I will never forget.
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(11.17.12) After a long day of travel and quick rest the following night, we woke up for our first hot breakfast! It was a delicious serving of hot eggs, sausage, fresh African-influenced beans, and delicious spread of yogurt and granola with a bran muffin on the side. After breakfast, we went to the Gateway shopping mall and shopped around for some African-esc gifts for family and friends; in addition we saw a chill GTR, Lamborghini, as well as a sweet M3. After concluding our shopping experiences, a few of us fully indulged in the Indian Ocean with others just testing the waters for swimming later in the weeks. With a long day of shopping and a quick dip in the African waters, another day of paradise came to in end with a relaxing dinner with our gracious hosts as well as newly made friends. It is only the start of our amazing adventure."With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." - Eleanor Roosevelt
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(11.16.12) Our trip began at DIA on Thursday morning as we all met up accompanied by our families and a broadcaster from 9news. The broadcaster interviewed both Taylor and Connor about their thoughts on the trip as well as our goals and motives. We were all a little sad to say goodbye to our parents, however our excitement easily overshadowed it. the first leg of the trip, a plane ride, took us to Atlanta, Georgia were we had a quick layover. The 3 hour flight flew by as we spent it playing card games such as Apples to Apples and Uno. Once we arrived in Atlanta we made our way to our plane headed for Johannesburg. This was the highly anticipated 15 hour plane ride that none of us were looking forward to. Some of us spent it sleeping, others doing homework, and some filled it with movie after movie. The majority of us were extremely antsy by the end and ready to be at our destination. Once we arrived in Johannesburg we had a 4 hour layover that was spent with Hackey sack tournaments and KFC. Then finally we got on our flight to Durban where a short flight and bus ride brought us to the hospitable hands of Dennis and Eunice!
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Today's Red Bull Rampage Final was filled with burly crashes, amazing runs and a back-and-forth battle with Mother Nature that threatened to shut the event down altogether. Through all the drama and uncertainty, Cameron Zink managed to land one of the biggest moves in freeriding history to take both the top spot on the podium and the best trick honors.
The weather was perfect this morning at the Red Bull Rampage venue, but a check of the radar showed some sketchy conditions set to hit in early afternoon, so the pressure was on to get every rider down the course at least once.
Tyler McCaul was first out of the #1 gate, and he set the tone early with a hard-charging style, burning through the upper ridge before dropping the triple, throwing a no-hander and airing over the step-up boulder. Alex Prochazka was close behind with the same upper ridge line to the triple, but with the hard left turn after the massive step-down that he used in Qualifying. He then attempted a drop off the other boulder, blowing up on the landing.
Gee Atherton established a big lead with his first run, firing through the upper ridge line and taking an original hard-right-to-drop line, taking the step-down and becoming the only rider to successfully pull the huge gap into the quarter at the bottom of the course (sequence below). Gee was creative, fast and stylish, setting the bar pretty damn high early in the game, a mark no one could top with their first runs.
Andreu Lacondeguy switched his line from Qualifying to charge from the #2 gate to the Oakley Icon Sender, following it with a massive backflip over the 45-foot double just after it. He added another flip up the step-up and a no-hander into the bottom section of the course.
Thomas Vanderham was the first to hit the 62-foot canyon gap in the Final, landing a little nose-heavy but surviving; unfortunately, he got hung up on a bush later in his run. In fact, several riders seemed to drift slightly off their lines only to be taken out by a bush, leading announcers Brad Ewen and Cam McCaul to preach about the pitfalls of a gnarly bush (in your line, of course).
When Cam Zink's name was called, all the other riders scrambled to get a view of the Icon Sender, knowing that he was planning to go for a 360 off of it. Cam called it out early in the week, and it simply didn't seem possible. Throwing a rotation 30 feet out and 40 feet down into a steep, somewhat sketchy landing was just about the ballsiest move to go for on the course, but Cam was completely determined. He tore through his line on the top ridge and went for the three with no hesitation, spinning what looked like a perfect rotation. He was so close, but got just a hair sideways and went down, ringing his bell a bit in the process. We were left wondering if he'd be able to take another crack at it, and honestly, no one would have blamed him if he hadn't.
"In all honesty, I'd rather win Red Bull Rampage than any other event." -Cameron Zink
Kyle Strait was next up, and he floated a perfect no-hander off the Icon Sender, followed by a superman seatgrab over the 45-footer. Geoff Gulevich turned in a solid run, flipping the 45-footer after styling the Icon Sender and blasting through his upper ridge line. Robbie Bourdon pulled a good score with a unique line starting with a big drop out of the gate, and Kurt Sorge landed a clean shot across the canyon gap.
After a quick break, the riders headed back up to their gates to lay down their second runs. Gee got everything he wanted out of his line on his first run, so he opted to sit out; he was in first with Lacondeguy in second and Gulevich in third.
After five runs from gate #1, the gate #2 riders came down off the top ridge under threatening skies and hefty wind gusts, and the event went on hold to wait for better conditions. For well over an hour, the outlook rapidly changed as intermittent dark clouds passed over the venue, bringing light rain and heavy winds interspersed with windows of sunshine. The riders eventually remounted, with the rest of the event squeezed into the brighter spots of the afternoon.
Lacondeguy went for it on his second run, throwing a no-handed flip over the 45-footer only to nose-case the landing. Vanderham improved his score with a perfect no-hander over the canyon gap (sequence above), which set up Zink's return to the gate.
Although the weather delays wreaked havoc with the riders waiting to take their runs, they actually helped Zink clear his head a bit from the effects of his first-run crash. Amazingly, he went for the 360 again, sticking the landing and driving to the finish to overtake the lead. It was a history-making moment, and the crowd on hand went crazy.
The remaining riders were unable to unseat Zink, and it eventually came down to the final competitor, Darren Berrecloth (pictured below). Claw was attempting the line he was unable to complete in 2008, an original run with multiple drops and a wallride, packed with nimble direction changes in the top section. He blew a pedal high up on the line and almost went down in flames, somehow holding it together to hit all of his other moves. He 360d a drop at the end, achieving his goal and earning a podium spot in the process.
Zink not only pulled off the win and the best trick award at Red Bull Rampage, he also wrapped up the 2010 FMB overall title – not a bad weekend, and a great way to end one of his best seasons.
"Being the Red Bull Rampage champion is a dream," Zink said after the event. "I won Crankworx twice and that's something on its own, but this is one of the first real mountain biking contests ever. To win it is the most amazing thing in the world. In all honesty, I'd rather win Red Bull Rampage than any other event."
Another epic Red Bull Rampage event is now in the books, with the world's best freeriders once again gathered in the world's premier freeriding venue. Zink's 360 officially upped the ante, and a new breed of young riders got their first taste of the event they dreamed about while making their way up through the sport. Red Bull Rampage continues to inspire, and will continue to push the frontier of big-mountain freeriding for years to come.
For more, browse through all of our photo galleries and be sure to check out the videos from the event.
1. Cameron Zink (USA) 89.2
2. Gee Atherton (England) 82.4
3. Darren Berrecloth (Canada) 81.2
4. Andreu Lacondeguy (Spain) 79.0
5. Geoff Gulevich (Canada) 77.2
6. Thomas Vanderham (Canada) 76.6
7. Robbie Bourdon (Canada) 76.0
8. Kyle Strait (USA) 75.6
9. Logan Binggeli (USA) 74.8
10. Kurt Sorge (Canada) 73.0
11. Alex Prochazka (Canada) 72.2
12. Tyler McCaul (USA) 71.8
13. Graham Agassiz (Canada) 71.0
14. Cedric Gracia (France) 70.4
15. Greg Watts (USA) 65.6
16. Michal Marosi (Czech Republic) 64.2
17. Jamie Goldman (USA) 63.8
18. Curtis Robinson (Canada) 62.4
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Zaab-Elee, new Thai in the east village, now the best Thai in NYC, perhaps.
Opened just a few days ago I have the pleasure to announce a new contender for best Thai in Manhattan: Zaab - Elle.
Located on 2d Avenue and about 4th street, it is the new occupant of what previously had been Le Da Nang. The spot is relatively small, narrow, pretty, and comfortable. After having visited most all the "contenders" for best Thai in Queens (SRI, Chao Thai, Ayada, etc) we thought Zaab-Elle is right up there with them, and better on a few dishes.
Apparently either "the chef," or "one of the chefs" from Zaab Queens has opened this branch. Which of the two scenarios was a bit unclear. The menu is pure Isaan food, from the northern part of Thailand. Thus, there are essentially no noodle dishes (except in the soups), no pad thai or similar, no spring rolls or dumplings or the like. That does take some getting used to and we saw the very sweet staff explaining this to most every table. Although the menu does have some photos, in truth, the dishes can be a bit hard to figure out. They also have a full bar (martinis are $7, I guess you gotta offer them in this neighborhood) and a good inexpensive wine and beer selection.
We ordered quite a number of salad-like dishes. The bbq pork with chilis, onion, mint, etc. was superb. Likely the best we have had outside Thailand. Large portions. Low prices, we thought. Their papaya salad with shrimp and pork likewise was excellent, as was another of their shrimp salads served at room temperature. We asked for the food "pet," spicy. The waitress asked, "are you sure, you mean like Thai spicy, Thai medium?" We said "absolutely." In any event, we eat a lot of spicy food and two of the dishes we had were incendiary. At the end of the meal one of the waitresses said, "we never really see locals eat dishes Thai spicy." While I hate to admit it, we dialed back on our next round of dishes, but we did finish the ones on fire too. They also do not really have coconut-based curry dishes. Thus, no red or green curries. I'm not sure they have any duck dish either. But, their dry curries were excellent. One, another pork dish, we all thought was just superb. The dishes are even prettily presented. A large noodle soup (a few broths to choose from), was similar to a well developed Pho, maybe a bit sweeter, with good rice noodles. We ordered a grilled calamari dish which for us was the one clunker. Likely just not to our taste, though the cilantro dipping sauce was excellent.
In terms of kitchen and staff, we saw a number of women working in the kitchen in the back; the food came out quickly. The staff could not be nicer. It was obvious they were focused on us having a good meal and enjoying the food.
In sum, we may now have a reason not to travel to Queens for Thai food so often. This place is not dumbing down their food for farangs and hopefully that will remain the case. Whether they can avoid adding a pad thai we will have to see. We can't wait to go back.
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Thanks for this. Apparently ownership didn't even change - http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkint... - they just switched names, dropped the Vietnamese menu and went back to their Isaan roots. Wonder how it compares to Zabb Elee on Roosevelt.
BTW here's an EV Grieve post with a couple of pics (you can sort of make out the menu) ... http://evgrieve.com/2011/03/on-second...
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Yes, that is indeed the spot, and the menu. Indeed, the menu they provide is much like the one in the window -- but smaller. A number of photos of the dishes. But, due to the lighting and the fact that the photos are not right next to the names of the dishes, as in SRI for example, it takes time to figure out the dishes.
Ironically, the table that sat down next to us, when handed the menus, asked, "did you change the menu?" They did not realize upon entering that Le Da Nang had closed and Zaab had opened. After much discussion they decided to stay, and seemed pleased. They too got the explanation: "Isaan food, no noodles, etc....
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ok...i will try Zabb-Elee soon :)
Very good news! Many thanks for your report..will get there very soon.
Guess the name comes from this place:
Ate here for the first time this evening. I was dining solo so I only had a duck larb with some very good sticky rice. It was very fresh and complex tasting with a very light hand on the sugar, unlike all the other thai restaurants in NYC. This looks like the perfect spring/summer food. Definitely returning soon to try the rest of the menu!
Sadly, both tables to either side of me asked if they served Pad Thai...
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why is that sad? pad thai is a dish ubiquitous across thailand.
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it's sad because Zabb Elee is trying to make a go of it by serving authentic Isaan food, and pad thai is not Isaan...it's kind of like if someone walked into a Mexican restaurant that was serving Oaxacan seafood and asked for beef tacos...
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From choosing a costume and joining a window-painting contest, to going trick-or-treating and bobbing for apples at the party afterwards, Corduroy cheerfully leads the way to a fun-filled Halloween. Based on the character created by Don Freeman. Full color.
Simple, spirited verse and lively watercolors capture the excited anticipation and shivery delight of a favorite holiday. Four Halloween mice dress up in costumes for a midnight romp in the pumpkin patch— but they don't count on a Halloween cat!
"Boo!" It's Halloween, and the Little Einsteins are excited to trick-or-treat. Children will have a great time accompanying Leo, June, Quincy, Annie and Rocket for a Halloween adventure through ancient castles throughout Europe.
Fun masks to try on the girl and boy characters show the spirit of Halloween to the youngest readers. On the following pages, toddlers can "carve" their own jack-o'-lantern by flipping the die-cut pages to change the pumpkin's face. What's behind the double doors? A Halloween party with treats galore!
After a week of trying to decide what Halloween costume to wear, Froggy finally decides to dress as the Frog Prince. He makes himself so adorable, however, that Frogilina wants to kiss him. Uh-oh; looks like this could be the scariest Halloween ever! Full color.
The beginning of the new school year brings a new neighbor to the apartment building where Emily Elizabeth lives. Clifford and his friends are scared by a strange wailing noise coming from the new neighbor's apartment.
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Thats a tough one, but who will help win more games ?
Thats a tough one, but who will help win more games ?
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Howard is the most disruptive defensive force in the game......Blake doesn't play defense. Its not really all that close.
Even so I doubt LA would consider trading Blake for anyone and if they did Orlando would be happy to take him. Howard may help a team win more games but Griffin is the more valuable player to the franchise.
Defensive forces at Center aren't even close to as important as they used to be. The talent at Center these days is a joke. With a more consistent jumpshot and free throw, Griffin will be the most unstoppable scoring force in the league. And unlike a guy like Stoudemire, he's a top notch rebounder, and one of the best passing bigs in the league. You can find defensive forces at center a lot easier than you can find a guy with Griffin's ability to score, pass, and rebound.
My opinion, but no. I think Blake has a lot more upside to his game. As R&R said, if he works on his shot, he'll be nearly unstoppable. Dwight I think is pretty much at or near his peak. Who knows, though....they might just be playing for the Clippers as teammate given that Dwight added them to his list of teams to be traded to. While not likely to happen, this makes the Clips new favorites in the west, imo, if this goes down.
I say no way. Griffin is a nice talent, but he doesn't play muh defense. I would keep a guy like Howard with his defense and his ever improving offensive game. You'll be able to find more Blake Griffins than Dwight Howards.
Blake is in that can do no wrong phase of his career....post ascendency and pre breakdown. Dwight occupied this hollowed ground a couple years ago, and then people suddenly realized all of his faults. Unfair as it may be, the day is coming when its not all about what he potentially could be but what he is and more importantly is not, and all the missed free throws, lack of a post offense and non-existent defense will be brought to the forefront.
If Blake follows the path of most of the greats hes going to figure out how to defend eventually......it took Gasol, Aldridge, Bosh, Garnett and the like 4/5 yrs in the league and at least a year or so under a defensive minded coach before it started to click. But until he can stop people on the other end of the court I can't see him surpassing the likes of Stoudamire, Jefferson, and Love. Not too shabby company but nowhere near Howard.
I would trade Blake for Howard in a minute, but what do they do with Jordan after? There wouldnt be much left on the Clippers after Paul, Howard, and Butler, so the Clippers are better off with Paul, Blake, Butler, and Jordan ATM.
First and foremost, Dwight Howard is the better player, there is no disputing that.
That being said, from a marketing aspect and how he fits to the team, I would stick with Blake in LA. You drafted him, the media has grabbed hold of him and he can actually ball his azz off. I could see him and Chris Paul being in the Finals within the next few years.


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Mrs Simkins' Butternut Spice Cake
Combining butternut squash with butter, ground almonds, walnuts and an enticing blend of spices, this unusual cake is great on a spring afternoon with a cup of Clipper tea.
Combining butternut squash with butter, ground almonds, walnuts and an enticing blend of spices, this unusual cake is great on a spring afternoon with a cup of Clipper tea.
Gorgeous at any time of year with a cup of your favourite Clipper brew, you could bake a batch of these tempting romantically-themed brownies for Valentine's Day.
The magic ingredient (apart from the combination of cocoa and dark chocolate pieces, obviously) is beetroot: its naturally sweet and earthy taste enhances the chocolate beautifully, yet without any hint at all of actual beetroot.
Elaborate red velvet cakes have become increasingly popular in recent decades as a 'groom's cake' at American weddings to complement the traditional bridal cake. Incidentally, beetroot helps keep your heart healthy: making these brownies even more perfect for Valentine's Day! The American-style chocolate fudge frosting sets them off a treat.
One lovely cake – so many ways to make it!
Perfect for this time of year, this truly virtuous cake, with no added fat or sugar, is a real pick-me-up with a nice hot cup of Clipper tea if you are feeling a bit feeble.
A lovely cup of Clipper Indian Chai tea never fails to cheer dark December afternoons. It smells and tastes just like Christmas itself: all citrus, cinnamon and cloves – with an extra bright note of fennel seed for good measure.
It's also the perfect ingredient to add an extra depth of seasonal flavour to these very more-ish Christmas gingerbread biscuits!
This moist spicy ginger cake, smothered in lemon icing and topped off with crystallized ginger pieces, is absolutely heavenly with a cup of your favourite Clipper brew. It's the perfect wintry weather cake and just the thing to keep out the cold on Guy Fawkes Night.
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Recipe by The Kitchen at Johnsonville Sausage
"Flavorful Johnsonville Italian Sausage and broccoli in a light tomato garlic sauce with linguine pasta. This dish is simply irresistible."
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1 (19.76 ounce) package
Johnsonville® Italian Mild Sausage Links
1 (16 ounce) package
3 tablespoons
olive oil
1 small
sweet onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon
minced garlic
1 (14.5 ounce) can
diced Italian tomatoes
1 (10.5 ounce) can
chicken broth
2 cups
broccoli florets
This is a family favorite. I like to throw in some italian seasoning, sliced red pepper, add a little evaporated milk or cream cheese and a good amount of shredded parmesan cheese to make it creamy, if I have it on hand. Great quick dinner.
I liked the flavors in this recipe, but there are problems with the ingredient proportions. First of all, if I make this again, I will use less pasta and more broccoli. The broccoli was a welcome addition to the heaviness of the sausage, and I wanted more broccoli and far less pasta. Secondly, I use non-stick skillets to saute, and 3 Tablespoons of olive oil seemed excessive to me. I cut back the olive oil to 2 teaspoons,and it was quite enough. Also, I feel the cooking method could be streamlined. Three pots are necessary if you prepare the way the recipe suggests. In addition, the sauce is quite watery, so if your family is accustomed to a thicker sauce, you will need to make some adjustments here. Since I used Johnsonville hot Italian sausage, the dish was quite flavorful. I just feel this recipe is not quite ready for prime time.
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I enjoyed this, but I did make some changes. I sauteed mushrooms with the garlic and onion. I used fresh tomato rather than canned. I added strips of red and yellow pepper. I added Italian seasoning, garlic powder, a little crushed red peppper, and rosemary. lol I guess I just used the recipe as a jumping off point, but it worked well!
I added yellow pepper...very tasty!
My family really loves this dish. I added bell peppers and served with garlic bread. It smells so good while cooking!
We really enjoyed .... did add mushrooms and sliced the onion country thick... loved the flavor, loved the comfort. Great on a cold Northern Illinois Night after work for a quick dinner in front of the TV.
I just made this and it was really good with a few changes. It was a little thin-sauced so I added one half brick of creme cheese, then when almost done made a cornstarch and water thickner, added a little milk and Italian seasonings to make one yummy dinner!
I tweaked this recipe - a lot. But I loved the recipe in that it gave me some great ideas when I was having a hard time finding ways to use up what was in my fridge! Here's what I made: I started with a whole wheat spaghetti. I usually hate wheat pasta, but I didn't even notice that it was wheat, and neither did my husband! I added in turkey sausage, broccoli, peppers, onions, tomatoes, and lots of garlic and herbs. I didn't have any chicken broth, so I made a cream and red pepper puree that I added in to the pan. It was SOOO GOOD. I also made a basil-infused oil that I drizzled over the top. My husband has already asked me to make this again and it's been less than a week. Thanks Johnsonville for the idea!
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Johnsonville Zesty Italian Sausage Pasta
Serving Size: 1/5 of a recipe
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Amount Per Serving
Calories: 812
Calories from Fat: 392
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Family fun has never been so easy with the Sport Squad FX48 Foosball!
The Sport Squad FX-48 Foosball Game Table is a necessary addition to any modern game room.
Its heavy duty construction and laminated surface will help it stand the test of time. Each player rod is chrome-plated and made of steel to maximize the strength and appearance. Convenient ball returns on both sides of the table feature manual scorers on top. Assembly of this table is quick and easy. Includes two foosballs with soccer ball print and fun side graphics around the table. Assembly Required. Materials: Metal, wood, and plastic.
Dimensons: 26"L x 48"W x 32"H; 34 lbs.
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The Community of Disc Golfers and About All Things Disc Golf
January 26, 2010 at 6:30pm to April 6, 2010 at 7pm – The Walldorff Brewpub Hastings Michigan Tuesday nights at The Walldorff Brewpub in Hastings Mi. @ 6:30pm. In the Ballroom (3rd Floor) We play 5$ a man horseshoe (2 putters per team, 1 in is 1 point, 2 in is 3 points) Random draw your partn… Organized by Samuel Adam Sherwood | Type: tuesday, puttin, leauge
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EPA Comment Letters on GHG Permitting Actions
This page contains a number of EPA written comments providing EPA's views on PSD permit applications and draft PSD permits that are being processed by State and local permitting authorities and that involve GHG emissions. Along with the other guidance and tools EPA has made available, we hope these comment letters will provide permit applicants and permitting authorities with additional information and analyses that will be useful for preparing and issuing permits involving GHGs. While many of these comment letters recommend improvements to the terms of a proposed permit and the supporting record, EPA's views on these matters were provided in the form of public comments to inform and assist State or local permitting authorities when reaching a final decision on each permit application at a later date. As a result, these letters do not constitute final agency action by EPA and do not have any binding affect on State or local permitting authorities or permit applicants. Since the permitting authority may modify its permitting decision and provide a response to EPA's comments, these comment letters will not necessarily reflect EPA's views on any subsequent action taken by a permitting authority on a particular application. This is not an exhaustive collection of EPA comment letters on permit actions. In particular, starting in 2013, EPA is only posting the comment letters that reflect EPA's views on topics that have not been covered in previous comment letters.
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Sartor notches Player of the Week honor from Atlantic Sun
Monday, October 30, 2006
Sartor accumulated 39 kills in two matches last week, leading the Lady Bucs to a perfect conference season, their first-ever conference title and 13th consecutive win. The senior opened the week with a career high 24 kills in just four games against Stetson Friday night, and then led the team with 15 kills in ETSU's conference clinching sweep of Mercer Sunday afternoon.
In addition to her kill totals, the
Sartor also led the Lady Bucs with eight total blocks in the two matches. On the season, the sport management science major leads the Atlantic Sun with four kills per game, and ranks seventh with a .304 hitting percentage.
The Lady Bucs will assume the top seed going into the 2006 A-Sun Volleyball Tournament hosted by
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Earlier in the year, I bought my spectrum 375 x-treme plasma cutter. I used it twice. Today, It will not operate. Machine turns on, when I pull the trigger the power light starts to blink.
Things I've checked and verified:
Voltage is 240v also tried on the 110v plug
pressure is within range and have adjusted it from 90-130 psi.
tips, etc are brand new miller
moisture trap inside machine is fine
I have looked all of the older posts on this machine with similar problems and have come up with nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Double check that you have 240 volts getting to the unit.
Check trouble shooting grid in your owners manual.
If under warranty take to warranty shop for repair.Glenn 300 amp stick
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There are 3 of the x-treme 375 units, maybe serial# would be handy....


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Learning to Lead
Part of what makes Webb's unique community life work is our commitment to leadership. The Institute helps students develop skills in a number of ways.
The Honor Code
Webb Institute has an active and enforceable honor code, which forms the basis of student self-governance.
The code reads, in part:
"Every student is on his honor to so conduct himself as to attain the objectives of the Student Organization and the college: that of developing graduates of professional ability who possess a sense of responsibility and leadership...Students should respect the privacy and rights of others at all times..."
In accordance with the Honor Code, students recognize profound responsibilities both as individuals and as members of the Webb community. Typically, violations of the code are resolved quickly and efficiently through the work of the Honor Council, which is comprised of a chairperson, a senior and a junior representative, and two members at large.
When students join the Webb community, they receive an introduction to the code and are required to sign a pledge supporting the code. The Honor Council also holds meetings with the students to discuss academic integrity and to promote upholding the Honor Code.
Leadership Week
Each year, before the beginning of the fall semester, student officers participate in Leadership Week. During the week, students gain grounding in current leadership theories and begin to create the working team that will handle all campus issues for the upcoming year. Webb, as a whole, benefits from the "ownership" students have over their living and working environment; campus life at Webb remains reflective of the evolving needs and desires of the community.
Student Organization
The Student Organization helps both to determine campus policy and enforce campus rules. Membership includes every Webb student and living alumnus. Students are appointed and elected to chairmanships and executive positions within the organization. As a result, not only do students have a uniquely strong role in the shaping of student life at Webb Institute, but they also develop leadership skills that serve them throughout their lives. The Student Organization enforces the Honor Code, plans school social activities, and provides the students with a 100% self-governing system.


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Director Steef P.M. Meyknecht worked for three years as a volunteer at the Veerhuis Hospice in Amsterdam, which provides end-of-life care for senior citizens. In this film, he gives the audience an unblinking, empathic look at a time of life often hidden from view. After the film, Dr. Nora Jones, Penn Medical Ethics & Health Policy, engages audience members in a discussion about the marginality of the terminally ill, and the place of death in society. Cosponsored by the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, and Penn Cinema Studies. Free with Museum Admission. For more information, call 215.898.2680.
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Phoenix, Ore. -- City Manager, Steve Dahl said it's time for The Greenery, a medical marijuana patient facility to close it's doors.
"We have sent a registered letter asking them to voluntarily shut down by next week."
Back in March city councilors voted in favor of a moratorium, a temporary ban on medical marijuana dispensaries.
The Greenery does not consider itself a dispensary but a resource center for medical marijuana patients.
The executive director said, "If they are successful in closing the doors of The Greenery it means that they are restricting the safe access to medicine that is absolutely essential to our hundreds of thousands of patients in Southern Oregon."
But Dahl said The Greenery is breaking city code and operating without a business license.
If they don't close on their own he said they'll take it to court.
"We will have to take the next steps in shutting them down which could include going and getting an injunction against them."
"I'm not surprised that they sent it based on the actions of the city council and city management recently. And really in their entire conduct in dealing with the greenery," said Adams.
Adams continued and said she'll fight to keep doors open.
Phoenix's city officials have not decided if they will allow dispensaries at the end of the moratorium. But Dahl said they are considering it.
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As enterprises increasingly use the public Internet to deliver media, software and data to end users, middle-mile congestion is becoming an obstacle to optimal application performance.
Internap's Performance IP™ service helps reduce latency and improve network consistency by combining multiple carrier backbones and real-time route optimization that leverages Managed Internet Route Optimizer™ (MIRO) technology.
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Douglas F. Warring, PhD, is a Professor of Teacher Education and the Director of Continuing Education in the School of Education with a collateral appointment in the Graduate School of Professional Psychology at the University of St. Thomas. He has a Ph.D. in Educational and Social Psychology, a MA in Education, and BA in Psychology and Sociology. He has previously served as a Program Chair, Director of Student Teaching, and Associate Dean of Outreach at St. Thomas. He was a licensed psychologist and prior to his employment at St. Thomas he taught social studies in high school, as well as teaching for other colleges/universities.
Warring serves as a member of the Board of Examiners of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. He is a past President of the Minnesota Association of Teacher Educators and former member of the Board of Directors for the Association of Teacher Educators and of the Minnesota Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and currently serves on the North American Chapter of the World Council on Curriculum and Instruction Board of Directors.
He has presented at the international, national, state, and local levels. His international work includes teaching or presenting in Australia, Bahamas, Canada, China, France, Great Britain, Jamaica, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, and Venezuela. He has also consulted for numerous schools and organizations including Northwest Airlines and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Doug's primary areas of focus for research, writing, and teaching are diversity, accreditation, teacher development, multicultural education, and critical reflection.
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Anthropology is the study of human cultural and biological diversity over time and space.
The Department of Anthropology at UIC offers programs in Anthropology and Geography, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The expertise of our faculty gives students the opportunity to pursue interests in most geographical areas of the world.
As the economy and workforce in the 21st century is becoming increasingly international, anthropology provides especially important training. Anthropology is the only discipline that approaches human questions from historical, biological, linguistic and cultural perspectives. The diversity and relevance of the information presented in anthropology assures that students are engaged and challenged. Moreover, it complements other scientific and liberal arts courses by helping students understand the interconnectivity of knowledge about people and their cultures. Anthropology students enter the fields of the social sciences, medicine, law, business and many others.
Our department and the Field Museum have a collaborative PhD program through which UIC students can work closely with the curators, collections and facilities at the Field Museum. The combined resources of UIC and the Field Museum are especially supportive of archaeological research.
There are also training opportunities and affiliated faculty at the UIC Medical Center, School of Public Heath, as well as in many other departments of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.


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We, both in the church and in broader society, need to think carefully together about how new technology should be used, even as we give thanks for the fruitfulness of modern science, medicine, and technology.
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We, both in the church and in broader society, need to think carefully together about how new technology should be used, even as we give thanks for the fruitfulness of modern science, medicine, and technology.
Collection of the best articles of the past several weeks on science (and faith) from around the web.
Ted Davis traces the interesting (and often disturbing) history of how Christians have used evolutionary science to justify un-Christian views, and makes some suggestions about a better relationship between science and Christian faith.
This weeks in Origins news: studies of a skeleton uncovered in 2007 provide clues about rapid human evolution in the Americas, our climate and Christian stewardship, a few BioLogos folks give interviews, and some cool links to miscellaneous finds.
We must press beyond the various creation narratives in the Hebrew Bible, including the final chapters of Job, to the picture of God revealed in the New Testament—the Creator who does not rationally explain away the scandal of suffering but who instead enters into it.
This week in our Origins News Roundup: News of new nucleobases, the future of synthetic biology, and some healthy dialogue and critique of certain aspects of modern science.
Today's Origins News Roundup features a tour of trending topics in neuroscience, from commentaries and questions made recently by popular media to developments in neuroengineering and the BRAIN initiative.
Collins poses, as the central question of his book: "In this modern era of cosmology, evolution, and the human genome, is there still the possibility of a richly satisfying harmony between the scientific and spiritual worldviews?"
"I believe it is fair to conclude that the supposed threat posed to human free will and moral responsibility from the very much work-in-progress social and cognitive human sciences is quite overblown."
A deep love for scripture, coupled (ironically) with a lifelong struggle with religious doubt, led Robert Boyle to write several important books relating scientific and religious knowledge. We explore aspects of this fascinating interaction.
It is precisely the recognition of the qualities of elegance, economy and naturalness which solves the problem of the under-determination of theory by experiment, so often pressed by philosophers of science, who sometimes speak of the process of discovery as if it were a dull routine of fitting curves to data points.
The problem is that as human beings, we know that goodness exists, so it must be accounted for, and if one is a staunch believer in scientism, it must be accounted for scientifically.
Once we have a scientific hypothesis for how something exists, it is tempting to make the philosophical inference that this is also why it exists.
In this three-part series, Cal DeWitt offers insights and examples of why science and ethics must work together to help us make informed, practical decisions within our society. DeWitt's science-ethics-praxis model provides a framework by which we can live more effectively as God's stewards.
In this series, David Buller pays careful attention to the original language and cultural context of Genesis 2, revealing that our responsibility to care for creation is a sacred task given to us by God, not merely a modern secular activity. By taking Scripture seriously, we learn that we have a God-given mandate to be diligent stewards of His creation.
Scholar and musician Jeff Warren addresses the questions of how music is meaningful, and where that meaning resides, by looking at the popular ideas that musical meaning is entirely subjective to the listener and that the meaning of music can be universal. He also explores the recent trend of attempting to explain music via neuroscience. Finally, he looks into the reasons why music continues to play such a critical role in the worshiping life of the Church.
In this video, physicist Ard Louis describes that our value and purpose do not come from whether or not we were created by an evolutionary mechanism. Evolution may tell us something about how we were created, but it is not the source of our worth.
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was the foremost Christian scholar of the High Middle Ages and is today regarded as a "doctor" of the Catholic Church. No, Aquinas was not a materialist neuroscientist, but he understood the intimate interdependence of mind and body.
Seven years ago, fellow filmmaker Terry Kay Rockefeller and I set out on a voyage of discovery that would result in RENEWAL, the first feature-length documentary about America's religious-environmental movement.
What I have said in previous posts bears repeating here: the reason why we are even taking the time to look at how early interpreters handled Genesis is to encourage interpretive self-consciousness and humility on the part of readers today. The opening chapters of Genesis, however pivotal they are for Christian theology, are nevertheless notoriously challenging in some details.