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Disenfranchisement won this election. Frustration at the loss of jobs, the stagnant wages, and the general sense that the government failed them fueled this win. The racism and xenophobia rose to the surface because they were given targets other than the puppeteers truly responsible for their frustrations. It's always easy to deflect responsibility to those who are different.
Trump was a wild card, a man from whom words and ideas shot out like balls from an out of control bingo cage. He was the perfect candidate, one who spewed mostly unintelligible word salad that seemingly made sense to non-critical thinkers. The PTB did not mind since he kept the focus off their true machinations which was to keep any opposition candidate from winning. Scandals, real or manufactured, would have been directed at the other candidate no matter who had been nominated.
Hillary was an easy target. She had baggage. She was, first and foremost, an uppity woman with political experience and ambition who stood a good chance of being elected on her merits. It was easy to inflate failings to crimes, to negatives, to untrustworthiness by showcasing them smultiple times over the course of the campaign without mentioning that no evidence of wrongdoing was found.
So now we have a pompous, narcissistic, thin-skinned, ignorant buffoon as the "leader of the free world." The leader of the ignorati will make America (no longer) great again(?) I fully expect to see a giant gilded "Trump" sign over the front of the White House, or will it be the Gold House? Maybe there'll be a giant rotating smirking Trump head atop the Capitol Building.
I'm not sure our grandchildren will be able to clean up this mess because to me the future looks very chaotic. If global climate change is not slowed, we won't have to worry about foreign refugees. A good part of our population will be fleeing rising waters, not just from the coasts but from the Great Lakes as well. Wildfires will rage out of control as aquifers are drained and collapse leaving no ground water. The smoke will block sunlight. Weather patterns will bcome more erratic causing widespread food shortages as growing seasons shorten and become warmer and arable land disappears. The ocean will provide less food as acidification takes its toll up the food chain.
And then real fun starts as winters grow harsher and longer. The fun part - the dumbing down will leave no one in this country capable of addressing these problems. We will become dependent on the rest of the world.
Saturday, November 12, 2016
In my opinion
Disenfranchisement won this election. Frustration at the loss of jobs, the stagnant wages, and the general sense that the government failed them fueled this win. The racism and xenophobia rose to the surface because they were given targets other than the puppeteers truly responsible for their frustrations. It's always easy to deflect responsibility to those who are different.
Veterans Day
How does one wish a veteran well on Veterans Day? "Happy Veterans Day" seems trite. The memories that veterans have aren't all happy. There's gladness on the part of those who survived, but sadness at the memories of those who did not. And frustrations and traumas to be gotten through. It is a crime that the country has done so little for all of you. This should be the Thanksgiving day to honor those who served - a day to reflect on the blood price of freedom.
Wednesday, November 09, 2016
President Trump.
Well, the American people got the president they deserve. I hope all you third party voters are happy. I hope all you bigots are happy. I hope all of you who stayed home and didn't vote because "Hillary had it locked in" are happy. I hope all of you who just didn't feel like voting for any of the candidates are happy.
Tuesday, November 08, 2016
I'm currently reading "The War on Science: Who's Waging It, Why It Matters, And What We Can Do About It by Shawn Laurence Otto. It traces the beginnings of the anti-intellectualism that pervades modern politics. He examines the origins of the current situation where science is under attack by well-funded, but disingenuous political forces. Science is no longer an examination and discovery of the natural world, but a political tool to advance certain agendas. What is happening is that more attention is being paid to science deniers than actual scientists.
Sunday, October 02, 2016
The Election
Good grief! Will it never end? Every day there are pleas for my money for this one, that one, and those folks in other states. $3 here, $1 each for these folks not in my state, $25 for that one. I swear there are ten of these a day. If I donated to all of them, there would be no money for anything else. It started out with giving money to one candidate. Suddenly, the requests proliferated worse than the creeping charlie I call a lawn. Aside: I tried pulling the weed out, but my yard started to unravel like a cheap sweater.


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Chapter One - Children
"So why the HELL did you summon me here?" General Cross Marian asked as he strode up the dusty path toward a large brick manor house in front of which stood a brown haired man who appeared to be in his late twenties.
"That's not very nice," the blond haired woman who was walking beside Cross said, slapping him lightly on the arm.
"It's alright Maria," the man said with a chuckle. "I know that's just the way that he is."
Mana Walker was completely used to these outbursts and he merely offered the group a smile. Then he turned to the teenager who was walking along behind Cross and Maria. "Chelsea's in the backyard. Trace, why don't you go and hang out with her?"
"Sure," the young boy said, nodding his head in Mana's direction. Trace Marian had short red hair, which stood up in unruly spikes and piercing blue eyes, which clashed with his hair color magnificently.
Mana, Cross and Maria all watched as the boy made his way around the house.
Then, once the boy was out of earshot, Cross once again whirled to face his brother in law. "So what was so important that I had to come out here right away?"
"There's someone that I want you to meet," Mana said, paying no attention to the slight note of irritation that was contained in the red haired man's voice.
He was used to the fact that Cross was almost always irritated over something and had learned to ignore it.
"And who might that be?" Cross demanded, a gleam in his one visible red eye.
"Just go into the sitting room and be patient," Mana said, offering Cross a smile that he knew would only further the man's irritation. "He should be here soon."
Cross muttered complaints under his breath but, after yet another reproachful look from his wife, he followed Mana's instructions and began walking toward the house.
For which Mana was grateful because he hadn't relished the thought of fighting with him; that never worked out well.
"Now all I have to do is wait for Nicholas," Mana thought to himself, his heart beginning to pound. This meeting was dangerous due to the fact that a secret war was being waged and his brother and brother-in-law were on opposite sides.
But purely on a technical scale. After meeting his wife and becoming a father Nicholas had decided that there really was something in the world worth saving and was now planning to betray his surrogate family.
Which was why Mana wanted to introduce him to Cross; perhaps together the two men would have the necessary skills to defeat the Millennium Earl. Or at least that was what Mana was hoping for.
"I really hope that this goes well," the young man thought to himself with a sigh. He desperately wanted to help his brother escape the world that he had became involved with and hoped that Cross would be able to help.
He also hoped that Nicholas would allow them to help him.
Mana's thoughts were interrupted and he turned as he heard the sound of a young voice calling out to him. A smile spread across his face as he watched a small brown haired child run toward him. His little nephew Allen looked a great deal like his father, right down to his stormy gray eyes. The child's father Nicholas was walking along behind him, at a much slower pace and arm in arm with the child's mother, and Mana offered all three of them a smile.
The moment that Allen reached his uncle the little boy wrapped his arms around the man's legs.
"Welcome," Mana said, smiling down at the little boy. "I'm glad that the three of you could make it."
"You said that it was important," Nicholas said, removing his top hat and running a hand through his mahogany hair. As always the Noah was formally dressed and he looked as though he were dressed for a fancy party. For her part Lyssa was dressed much more casually, in a simple dress of ice blue.
"Indeed it is," Mana said, nodding his head. "And we'll get down to business soon. But first…" Glancing over his shoulder Mana called out, "Chelsea!"
A couple of seconds passed before a young girl came running toward the spot where the others were standing. Appearing to be around the age of eight Chelsea had shoulder length brown hair, which curled slightly at the ends, and piercing green eyes.
"Hello Uncle Nicholas, Aunt Lyssa," Chelsea said politely as she came to stand beside her father. Then the little girl turned her gaze upward. "What is it Father?"
"Could you please take Allen to play with you and Trace?" Mana said, offering his daughter a smile. "The adults have some important things to discuss."
"Okay Father," Chelsea said, smiling brightly as she seized her little cousin by the hand. "Come on Allen!"
Allen pulled his hand free from Chelsea's grasp and gazed up at his father. Nicholas smiled and placed his hand on the young boy's head.
"It's alright Allen. You may go."
A smile appeared on the young boy's face and he followed along beside his cousin.
"Wow," Mana said as he watched his daughter and his nephew walking away. "Such a little gentleman."
Nicholas nodded as he watched his son depart. Lyssa had done a fine job instilling manners in their son and, although Allen occasionally forgot, he was for the most part obedient.
"So who exactly is Trace?" Nicholas asked once the two children had disappeared.
"Trace is my nephew on Callista's side," Mana replied. He had always strived to keep the two sides of his family separate, owing to his brother-in-law's occupation, so Nicholas didn't know anything about his wife's brother.
"I see," Nicholas said.
"Well come on," Mana said, placing his hand on his brother's shoulder. "Let us retire to the sitting room."
Nicholas nodded and together he and Lyssa followed along behind his brother. Both had curious expressions on their faces as they made their way toward the house.
Meanwhile, in the large backyard behind the manor house, three children were gazing at one another. Chelsea knew both boys, being related to both, however Allen and Trace had never met.
And there was a ten year age difference between them.
"Come on Allen," Chelsea coaxed the little boy who stood beside her. "Say hello to Trace."
Allen gazed up at the teenager, a somewhat timid expression in his stormy gray eyes. The little boy had little experience interacting with other children, owing to the isolated lifestyle of his parents, and he wasn't entirely sure what to do.
"You don't have to be scared kid," Trace said, sinking to his knees so that he could be at eye level with the little boy. "I won't bite."
Allen continued to gaze at the red haired boy for a few minutes before he held out his hand. "Hello," the little boy murmured.
Not sure what to think about a three year old offering to shake his hand Trace took the little hand that the child had offered. "It's a pleasure to meet you Allen."
"You need to lighten up Allen," Chelsea stated as she watched her two cousins shaking hands. The little boy had always acted older than his age of three and that bothered the girl to some extent. "Come on, let's play a game."
"What do you have in mind?" Trace questioned, one eyebrow arched as he gazed at the girl.
"Hide and seek," Chelsea suggested as her gaze shifted back and forth between the two boys.
"I'm not sure that's age appropriate," Trace said, not sure whether it was his age or Allen's that he had a problem with. Either way he didn't think that hide and seek was a game that they should be playing.
"Come on Tray," Chelsea said, a somewhat pleading tone in her voice. She batted her eyelashes as she gazed up into the face of the red haired teen. "Don't be like that. Let's play hide and seek."
Trace's gaze shifted back and forth between the two children for a few minutes before he was finally forced to nod his head. He knew that if he didn't play this game then he would never hear the end of it.
And it was just easier to give in to his cousin's demands.
"Fine," Trace said, a slight note of irritation in his voice. A tone that would have made his father proud had he been there to hear it.
"Yay!" Chelsea exclaimed, jumping up and down in excitement. Then she turned green eyes back to Trace. "You're it! You're it!"
"Of course I am," Trace muttered, making no attempt to argue with her this time. After all it wasn't as though there was really anything that he could do about the situation. All he had to do was play this silly game and then he could get on with his life.
Or at least he thought so.
"Close your eyes and count to one hundred," Chelsea ordered, taking charge of the situation. There was a gleam in her green eyes that Trace would have noticed had he not chosen that moment to close his eyes.
And it would have sounded warning bells in his mind.
"One… two… three…"
"Come on Allen," Chelsea whispered as she seized the little boy by the hand and began leading him away. The game of hide and seek was just a ruse that she was using so that she could play a prank on Trace and she was planning on using Allen to make the prank twice as good.
Slightly confused Allen followed along behind his cousin, allowing Chelsea to lead him toward a large grove of trees located a few yards away. The little boy didn't know anything about the game they were supposedly playing and merely assumed that this was part of it.
Which worked out well for Chelsea's plan.
"He's going to freak out so badly," she thought to herself gleefully, imagining the look on Trace's face when he couldn't find either of them. Unfortunately she wouldn't be able to see this look but the young girl could vividly imagine it and that made her giggle.
Which made Allen gaze up at her with confusion in his large, gray eyes. "What funny?" the little boy asked in his soft edged voice.
"It's nothing Allen," Chelsea said, keeping her grip on the little boy's hand. She knew that she couldn't risk losing track of the little boy because that would cause her prank to seriously backfire.
Which would be decidedly bad.
"…ninety-nine… one hundred…" Having completed his counting Trace removed his hands from his eyes and gazed around. "Alright," the teen muttered to himself, his blue eyes still surveying his surroundings. "I'll look for Allen first. He's bound to be easier to find."
With this thought in mind Trace began to walk around the perimeter of the yard, leaning forward every so often so that he could look under the hedges. That seemed like the most likely place for the brown haired toddler to be hiding but there didn't seem to be any sign of Allen.
"Hmm," Trace thought to himself as he continued his search. Perhaps he hadn't given the little boy enough credit. "Perhaps he's better at this game than I thought."
Trace continued to walk and now his gaze was focused on a large building along the edge of the property, behind and slightly to the side of the manor house.
"Would he have gone into the carriage house?" Trace muttered as he walked toward the building. The stable and carriage house sat side by side and the red haired teen made his way toward them, wondering as he did so if the little boy had actually gone inside.
It seemed unlikely, as the doors were heavy and difficult to open, but perhaps Allen had found an alternate entrance. He was tiny after all and could crawl through spaces that adults could not.
"Allen," Trace called out as he pulled the door of the carriage house open and stepped inside. He was hoping that the kid didn't really know the rules of hide and seek and that he would answer the call of his name. "Are you in here kiddo?"
His calls were met with silence and, with a sigh, Trace began searching the building for signs of the toddler. He opened the door of the carriage and gazed inside but there was no sign of Allen so he moved on.
And as he continued to search Trace was forced to marvel at the fact that he had yet to find any signs of either child. He had expected to find Allen easily but that was not turning out to be the case.
And Trace was beginning to grow somewhat frustrated by this fact. He hadn't even wanted to play this stupid game and yet here he was, searching for two children. And having no luck at it.
"Why?" he muttered as he left the carriage house and made his way to the stable next door. "Why do things like this always happen to me?"
With a sigh Trace began searching the stables for any signs of either of the two children. And as he searched the teen began to get the feeling that perhaps this wasn't just a normal game of hide and seek.
It seemed that there was something more going on.
A couple of hours had passed, during which a tentative alliance had been formed between the two Exorcists and the Noah of Praise. Tensions were running high in the room but Mana was pleased that his brother had decided to join their side in the war against the Millennium Earl.
It was what he had been hoping for when he had organized this meeting.
"Honey," Maria said, her blue eyed gaze going to her husband. "I think that I'm going to go out and check on the children."
Cross nodded, knowing that his wife just wanted to see the little boy that belonged to the Noah. Maria was a sucker for small children; always had been.
"Make sure they're not causing any trouble," Mana said with a chuckle as Maria got to her feet and walked across the room.
"I will," Maria said, smiling.
After leaving the men in the sitting room Maria made her way out to the backyard. The blond haired Exorcist was fully expecting to find the group of children playing in the yard but this was not the sight that met her gaze as she stepped out of the house.
There was no sign of any of the children and Maria felt a chill run down her spine. In the troubling times that they lived in it wasn't safe for anyone to be out on their own, especially not children.
"Trace!" Maria called out, hoping that the children had just stepped around to the other side of the manor or something along those lines. "Chelsea! Allen! Where are you?"
Maria waited a few minutes but received no answer to her repeated calls to the three children. Getting a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach Maria turned around and made her way back inside.
"Is something wrong Maria?" Mana asked as the blond woman stepped back inside the sitting room. There was a scared look in her eyes that alarmed him. "What is it?"
"I can't find the children," Maria said, her gaze shifting between the three men. "I called for them but they didn't answer."
Lyssa gasped, upset over the news that her little boy had disappeared. She turned concerned brown eyes toward her husband.
"We should probably go out and look for them," Nicholas said, getting to his feet.
Mana nodded his head in agreement and even Cross got to his feet, although he looked less than pleased.
Together the group of adults made their way out to the backyard and, just as they emerged from the manor, they caught sight of Trace walking away from the stables.
"Trace!" Cross snapped, immediately gaining the attention of his son. The red haired teen quickly jogged over to the spot where the four adults were standing.
"Yes Father?"
"Your mother was calling for you," Cross said, his one visible eye focused on his son. "So why didn't you answer?"
"I'm sorry Mother," Trace said, his gaze going briefly to his mother before returning to his father. "I didn't hear her. I was in the stable looking for Chelsea and Allen."
"And why exactly are you looking for them?" Mana questioned.
"Chelsea conned me into playing hide and seek with them," Trace said, a slight note of irritation in his voice. "And now I can't find either one of them. I've looked all over the yard but they're nowhere to be found."
Mana's gaze immediately went to the large grove of trees, fairly certain that he knew why Trace couldn't find the two children.
"Don't worry," Mana said, placing his hand on Trace's shoulder. "We'll find them. You just wait here."
Trace couldn't help but think that the game had gotten out of hand as he watched the adults break into groups and begin searching the grove of trees. Mana, Lyssa and Nicholas chose one direction while Cross and Maria chose another and the four adults set out in search of the two children.
"It was just supposed to be a simple game," Trace thought to himself as he sat down to await their return.
As Cross pushed low hanging tree branches to the side he grumbled to himself about the situation. The red haired Exorcist wasn't at all happy about having to traipse through the forest looking for two small children who weren't even his.
"When I get my hands on them…" he muttered darkly as he followed a subtle trail. After tracking Akuma and the Millennium Earl this trail was blatantly obvious and Cross knew that he would find at least one of the missing children at the end of it.
After about fifteen minutes of searching Cross and Maria came upon a thick hedge. Walking quietly the two adults made their way around to the other side of the bush and there, sitting side by side, was Chelsea and Allen.
"There you are," Cross growled as his gaze fell upon the two children.
Allen made a soft little 'eep' sound as his gaze fell upon Cross and Chelsea felt like making the same noise. This hadn't been part of the plan; not by a long shot.
"Uncle Cross," she began in a small voice.
"Don't Uncle Cross me," the red haired man said as he continued to glare down at the children. "You know that you're not supposed to leave the yard."
Chelsea's green eyes widened; she hadn't even thought about the boundaries when she had led Allen into the grove of trees. She'd been too caught up with thinking about how great of a prank this would be.
Allen was somewhat frightened by this large man with the harsh sounding voice and he gazed up at Cross with large, tear-filled, gray eyes.
Cross was completely unimpressed by the child's tears but Maria took one look at the little boy and her heart melted. Pushing her husband aside she knelt down in front of the two children.
"It's alright," she said in a soft voice, reaching out and wiping a tear from Allen's cheek. "I won't let him hurt either of you. But everyone's worried so let's go back."
Chelsea nodded and got to her feet, offering Allen her hand as she did so. The little boy immediately latched onto the hand that was offered to him, holding on as though he were a drowning victim and it was his lifeline.
"You take them back," Cross growled, still irritated over the situation. "I'm going to go and find Mana and the others and tell them that we found the brats."
Maria nodded and then turned to Chelsea and Allen. "Come little ones. Let's go back."
Half an hour later the group was reassembled in the backyard and Mana was gazing down at his daughter, a stern expression in his brown eyes. "You know that you're not allowed to leave the yard. What were you thinking Chelsea?"
"I forgot," Chelsea said in a small voice, her downcast gaze focused squarely on her shoes. She didn't want to see the expression in her father's eyes. "It was just supposed to be a prank."
Mana opened his mouth to say something further to his daughter but he didn't get the chance. A shriek echoed through the air and all eyes turned toward the sky.
Where they saw an Akuma floating ominously.
"Damn it!" Cross swore as he pulled back the side of his coat to reveal a very large firearm. Gripping the handle of the gun the Exorcist General drew the weapon and aimed it squarely at the bird like level two Akuma.
Cross pulled the trigger of the gun and watched as a bullet sailed toward the Akuma. The creature managed to dodge the bullet at the last possible second but this didn't phase Cross in the slightest.
He merely smirked as he kept his gaze locked on the Akuma.
The creature made a move to attack but was stopped dead in it's tracks as the bullet, which had changed course, struck it in the back.
"My bullets never miss," Cross said as he watched the creature explode. He quickly holstered the weapon and then turned back to the others.
"I thought that we got rid of all of the Akuma in this area?" he growled, his voice still showing irritation.
"I think I know the reason why it appeared," Nicholas said, walking over to the spot where his son was standing and lifting the child up into his arms.
"Why?" Mana asked, his gaze shifting to his brother.
As though in reply to the question Nicholas grasped his son's left arm and gently pulled at the little white glove that covered the child's hand.
"No!" Allen whimpered, pushing at his father's hand.
"It's alright Allen," Nicholas said, his voice soothing as he spoke to his child. He knew that Allen didn't want anyone to see his left hand but he also realized that it was necessary. The others needed to know why the Akuma had attacked them. "It's all going to be okay little one."
Allen still didn't look happy about the situation, as was evident by the scared expression in his eyes, but he ceased his fighting and allowed his father to pull off the glove that covered his left hand.
The first thing that the adults saw when Nicholas removed the glove from his son's hand was the fact that his hand was a harsh red color. And the next thing they noticed was what really made an impression; a small green object that appeared to be embedded in the back of the child's hand.
"Innocence…" Cross, Maria and Mana all muttered as they gazed at the child's hand.
Tears appeared in Chelsea's eyes as she saw the little piece of green in her cousin's hand and she realized what could have happened if the Akuma had shown up even a half an hour sooner. "I'm sorry," the young girl sobbed, throwing herself against her father. "I didn't know."
"Shh," Mana said, rubbing his daughter's back in a comforting manner. "It's alright. But this is why we have the boundaries."
"I'll do better," Chelsea said, wiping at her eyes and gazing up at her father. "And I'll protect Allen."
A/N - and here's the first chapter of a VERY unusual fic. Hope that you enjoyed.

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Let Ruth Bader Ginsburg Teach You How to Love
The Supreme Court Justice made sure Obama got a little squeeze before the SOTU.
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As is traditional, Obama told the American people on Tuesday evening that "the State of the Union is strong." But he could have shaved a few second off his speech and skipped the time-honored line.
Just before he marched up to his podium, he proved it. He got a good squeeze from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. America—it's all going to be okay. Observe.
First, she went in for it.
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Then, she sealed the deal.
Let this perfect moment be a lesson to us all: Show don't tell. And always go full squeeze when you're getting a hug from RBG.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (Oct. 22, 2016) – A balanced attack of five players scoring on four or more kills guided the University of Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team to victory over San Jose State. UW (13-9, 6-3 MW) claimed its 11th straight-set (25-15, 25-16, 25-20) sweep of the season on Saturday afternoon.
"I thought this team played consistent today," UW head coach Chad Callihan said. "We were locked in mentally and played clean throughout the match. We had lapses this past week where we struggled to put together two solid sets in a row. I didn't think that was the case today, as we were able to do that very well."
Sophomore Emily Lewis tied her career-high with 13 kills, as senior Kayla Slofkiss joined Lewis in double-digits with ten against the Spartans (10-12, 3-7 MW). Slofkiss added seven digs and three total blocks on Saturday. Senior Courtney Chacon became the sixth Cowgirl in program history to record at least 3,000 assists in their career, as she once again led Wyoming with 29 assists, in addition to her five digs and three blocks.
Sophomore Reed Copeland led both teams with eight blocks during the match. She chipped in six kills for the Brown and Gold, while senior Laura Beach and freshman TTara Traphagan added four kills each. Traphagan posted a career-high seven blocks for UW, as Beach recorded six. Freshman Madi Fields had 11 digs against the Spartans for her eighth match this season in double-digits.
The Cowgirls fell behind by three, 4-1, in the opening set before an attacking error and a couple of kills from Slofkiss allowed UW to even the score at four. Tied at ten, Wyoming went on a 5-2 run thanks in part to two kills each from Traphagan and Copeland. SJSU then called timeout with UW leading, 15-12. Slofkiss claimed two kills right after the timeout to further Wyoming's lead, 17-12. Ultimately, UW went on a 10-3 run to close out the first set, 25-15. Wyoming hit .400 in the first, compared to San Jose State's .167. Chcaon had her first 11 assists, while Slofkiss led with five kills in the opening set.
The second set began with Wyoming claiming a 4-0 advantage. Chacon recorded her 3,000 career assist in the second stanza and helped UW jump out to 14-8 lead, before the Spartans took their first timeout. Two straight brought SJSU within eight, as UW led 22-14. After an attacking error from the Spartans, Lewis smashed home the final two points for UW. Wyoming won the set by a score of 25-16 to take a 2-0 set lead into intermission. Lewis had a set-high six kills in the second. Chacon dished out 11 assists, as Beach recorded three blocks.
The Spartans tied its largest lead of the entire match by taking a lead of 11-8 to begin the third set. The Cowgirls matched the score at 11 behind two kills from Lewis and an attacking error from SJSU. A block from Copeland and Slofkiss gave UW its first lead in the set, 14-13. From that point, the Cowgirls never looked back and took the set, 25-20. Copeland had five blocks in the final set, while Traphagan added four. Lewis added four kills during the final frame, and helped seal what was the fourth road victory of the year for the Cowgirls.
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I feel so blessed and honored to have my mother in my life, to be able to have another year of memories and shared experiences. There is never any problem too large that we can't solve it together and no one laughs as hard at my jokes. She's the absolute best and is always so supportive of whatever I do.
If I could give my mother the world I would. There is no card, gift, or token of appreciation that seems like enough. She is invaluable and irreplaceable. She is the alpha and omega of all that I aspire to be.
Happy Birthday to the hardest working woman around. I see you.
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Student Charette Objectives
The IFLA Student Charette of the 53rd IFLA World Congress is an intensive workshop open to graduate and undergraduate students in Landscape Architecture or those attending a Landscape Architecture course included in other programs (where their University does not include a program specifically identified as Landscape Architecture).
Universities and professors must endorse the participation of their students in this international workshop.The Charette gives students from all around the world the challenge to share methods and create successful landscape designs in a rich and exciting environment. Because the Charette takes place within a condensed period of time, and considers a very complex topic, it is recommended that students be at an advanced level in their studies, and preferably have had prior experiences in workshops of this nature.
Teams of 5 students will be selected to participate (please refer to the application forms). Selected teams will be guided throughout their work by Italian and International tutors with experience in landscape architecture and in working with students.
The Charette will be held in Turin from April 16th to 19th, 2016. The site to be addressed is situated in the northeast suburbs of town (the Barca Bertolla area). Students will visit the project site, and receive specific information about it.
The Charette gives participants the opportunity to create a new landscape architecture design by applying an integrated approach. Students are requested to work collaboratively and at pace in teams within a predetermined time period in order to meet a deadline.
Participants will be asked to present their resultant their work, explaining design goals and objectives. An international Jury will select the three best works to be awarded in the IFLA Awarding Ceremony and exhibited within the Congress venue.
Summary of the issues
The objective is to develop successful landscape design for the Barca Bertolla area. The focus will be on four main aspects:
- Enhance the ecological value of the area
- Enhance the mobility and the landscape connectivity
- Promote the identity of traditional human activities and communities
- Define local strategies for the enhancement of urban agriculture
The Nava Polman-Gerson Foundation, Duiven – The Netherlands, is the Charette's main sponsor funding the prizes for the Charette to a total sum of $ 3,000 US.
Student Charette Topic
The Bertolla neighbourhood is located North of the Stura River, bordered by the San Mauro Torinese municipality to the East, between San Mauro Road to the North and the Metropolitan Electric Company's sluicegate to the South. The neighborhood extends from the feet of the Turin hill to the Superga Basilica, a Baroque architectural treasure that holds the tombs of the Savoy dynasty in its crypts.
The large area is characterized by massive industrial complexes to the North, on the border of Settimo Torinese, which contrast with the few characteristic elements of the area such as the Stura Abbey and the many canals created since the 17th century.
At the end of the nineteenth century, the area, characterized by many canals that brought water to the vast fields planted with corn or livestock forage, became the Washerwoman's quarter. They took advantage of the available water as well as the open spaces in the countryside to dry their work naturally. The Barca and Bertolla areas have always been considered a land of water thanks to the many canals and the presence of the Turin plane's two principal rivers, the Po and the Stura, which historically constituted a source of income for the washerwomen and gravel diggers.
The activity of the washerwomen began to show signs of diminishing in the second half of the 20th century, an era in which the neighbourhood gradually became a decentralized suburban residence for the commuting workers working in the new industrial zones located to the North of the city, between the Dora and Stura rivers.Tumultuous property development occurred due to the outset of spontaneous industrial and craft activity and the unplanned imposition of residential buildings. The banks of the rivers were affected by a progressive degradation with the establishment of vegetable gardens, impromptu sheds and illegal dumping.
The urbanization process that occurred during the last century completely altered the agricultural and hydrological grids, making the environmental resources more fragile. Today, the Bertolla region presents a heterogeneous urban fabric that is composed of various building types: isolated and multi-storey buildings (typical of public residential housing) contrast with the small historic quarter, and the resulting open spaces lack organicity, harmony and connection. The relationship between the transportation network and the buildings is purely casual, since they were configured as leftover elements.
However, a renaissance of the Po's right bank took place with the creation of the bridge-dam and the proclamation of the Meisino Park as a Specialized Nature Reserve, which includes the island of Bertolla. It has created a real naturalistic oasis in the city, a perfect stopping point for the numerous bird species that find a comfortable refuge here, exactly because it was preserved from the more aggressive aspects of construction thanks to its inaccessibility.
In this area, more than 160 species of mostly aquatic birds have been surveyed, which alternate during the course of the seasons. One of the most exceptional examples is that of a breeding colony of grey herons on the island's poplars. This is the only example of urban heron colonies in Italy (and the second in Europe, after that of Amsterdam).
Over the last few years, numerous works have been carried out towards the safeguarding and requalification of the Meisino Park, such as the creation of a connection with the cyclepath along Lungo Stura Lazio, to safely connect the Park with Bertolla and the left bank of the Po, as well as along the Metropolitan Electric Company's sluicegate north of Bertolla island, built by the city of Turin, that connects San Mauro Torinese to Moncalieri.
Bertolla today
Bertolla, aside from being a neighbourhood, is a system of economics and traditions, a way of living that the progressive marginalization of the work of the washerwomen pushed towards the abyss.
With the consolidation of the washerwoman profession, the first entities with a mutualistic purpose were created, such as the Società Polisportiva Bertolla (1946) which constitutes a strong point in the aggregation of the area's youth and in the following decades favored the creation of various forms of youth associations that chose sports as a means of staying together and to share an informative project.
These large economic and social transformations that took place in the 1960s resulted not only in the disappearance of the washerwomen and the culture that they upheld, but also in changes in the relationships between the people and the social structure of the neighbourhood.
Traditional forms of collaboration and support between the inhabitants diminished; changes in work (going to factories or offices) distanced the residents from one another, and reduced the occasions where they could meet and interact during their free time from work. New forms of entertainment contributed to distancing the younger generations from the neighborhood. Over just a few years, Bertolla transformed into a residential neighbourhood. Today, the residents are not characterized by any specific profession, because for the most part they all go to work elsewhere. The economic activities present are either craftsmanship or commercial, with a single particularity constituted by a Chocolate factory that has created a new tradition throughout the past 50 years.
In 1997, the Historic Group of Washerwomen was founded in order to keep the memory of the area alive, and with the aim of making the traditions of the neighborhood known. Thanks to this Group, in 2001 the Museum of Washerwomen was created, which exhibits objects and photography related to the neighbourhood and profession, often donated by the residents themselves.
On September 10th, 2005, the city named a part of the Bertolla street after the washerwomen, in part to recognize the work carried out by the historic group and to pass down the memory of the profession.


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Users of Google Glass fitted with prescription lenses to improve poor eyesight will be refused entry from UK cinemas.
Speaking to Mobile Choice, Phil Clapp, chief executive of the Cinema Exhibitors' Association, said even cinema visitors who rely on prescription lenses attached to their Glass for better eyesight will be refused entry or asked to leave, amid fears of copyright infringement.
"If a customer turns up wearing Google Glass with prescription lenses and has no ordinary pair of glasses with them, then it is likely they will be refused entry," Clapp said.
The chief executive added: "If any customer is found using wearable technology in the auditorium, then they are likely to be asked to leave. If they are suspected of recording images, then the police will be called."
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Google Glass went on sale in the UK on 23 June, priced at £1,000 for its current iteration, known as the Explorer Edition. But just a week later, the Vue cinema chain and the Cinema Exhibitors' Association announced a ban on customers wearing Glass during screenings.
The ban is due to concerns over Glass' discrete front-facing camera, which could be used to record the film as it is played in the cinema.
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Aware that Glass' battery is unable to record an entire film without needing to be recharged, Clapp said the ban was needed before the technology improves to a level where entire films could be captured in high quality.
"We accept that current Google Glass and other wearable tech has a limited capacity to record, and the quality is likely to be variable, but that is clearly a temporary state of affairs, and both aspects will improve significantly in the medium term," Clapp said. "We are attempting to set some ground rules for customers now at the outset of this technology."
Mobile Choice exclusively revealed last week that Ambassador Theatre Group, which runs many of London's West End theatres, will not ban customers from wearing Google Glass - so long as they have prescription lenses fitted for improving their eyesight.
A spokesperson for the theatre group confirmed to us that "if a visually impaired customer was using Google Glass to aid their sight, then we certainly wouldn't be requesting that they turn off the device...our policy is that everyone has the right to access live theatre."


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State senator honored for advancing industry priorities during 2014 legislative session
The Minnesota Grocers Association has honored State Sen. John Pederson as its 2014 Hero of the Food Industry for his leadership in advancing the food industry's priorities during the state's legislative session during the past year.
"Senator Pederson has shown a steadfast commitment to common sense policies that create job growth and spur economic activity," said Jamie Pfuhl, MGA president. "He has demonstrated outstanding leadership in supporting a free marketplace, not placing undue burdens on local businesses and helping our neighbors keep their shopping baskets full. This award is a testament to his leadership, vision, and strong voice for industry."
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"Minnesota has a diverse economy and the food industry is an important part, providing one out of every twenty jobs in the state," said Peterson, a Republican from the central Minnesota city of St. Cloud, the state's eighth-largest city. "Our community is blessed to have an abundant network of job creators for the industry. I am honored to receive the 2014 Hero of the Food Industry award from the Minnesota Grocers Association and will continue to support an industry that puts food on the table for Minnesota families."
Founded in 1897, MGA represents more than 200 retail members with nearly 1,100 stores statewide, and some 100 distributors and manufacturers.


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Two weeks ago, Claire Kaplan, director of Sexual and Domestic Violence Services at the University of Virginia Women's Center, organized a 2½-hour session for a small group of the school's athletic department staff on a topic that has been vitally important to her for years: the creation of a support network to help student-athletes deal with gender-based violence.
"I was very excited to have the athletic department involved," she said over the phone Wednesday from the Charlottesville, Va., campus. But she can't shake the heartbreaking irony of the timing as her campus reels from an unspeakable tragedy: the charge that a member of its men's lacrosse team killed a member of its women's lacrosse team by attacking her in her bedroom after a relationship between the two had come to an end.
"There's not much that shocks me, so I don't know if I was shocked, but I was horrified," said Kaplan, who didn't know murder victim Yeardley Love or her accused killer, George Huguely. "It's a hideous wake-up call here. If there was a pattern of violence, did she reach out to anyone at all? Did she reach out to friends who didn't know what to do? Or was she stuck in her silence?"
We've seen the photos for several days now: the two handsome children of privilege, one from suburban Washington, D.C., the other from suburban Baltimore, staring into the camera for their senior-year team pictures. Huguely is serious and unsmiling; Love is just the opposite. They are elite college athletes, and they look the part, both just 22, with so much awaiting them.
And, now, this: Her life is over, and his is in ruins.
"I feel like this whole thing was so preventable," Kaplan said. "Somebody knew something that they thought wasn't important. Did anyone speak out? Did people say to her, 'Yeardley, you are not safe with this person'? "
There is so much we don't yet know about this tragedy, but disturbing details are beginning to emerge from Huguely's not-so-distant past. He was arrested near the campus of Washington & Lee University, 70 miles from UVa., in November 2008 and charged with public swearing, intoxication and resisting arrest. The arresting officer, R.L. Moss, said she needed to use a Taser to subdue him.
She told The New York Times that Huguely threatened to "kill everyone" at the police department. "He was by far the most rude, most hateful and most combative college kid I ever dealt with," Moss said.
Huguely pleaded guilty to the charges and received a 60-day suspended sentence, six months' supervised probation and a fine. He was ordered to complete 50 hours of community service and 20 hours of substance abuse education, which he finished in July.
UVa. officials said they knew nothing about this. Because they didn't know, they said, they never punished Huguely. But somebody close to him almost certainly had to know — a family member, a friend, a teammate. (UVa.'s code of conduct mandates that Huguely himself should have told his coaches about his arrest, but officials say he did not. Human nature being what it is, that's hardly surprising.)
Whoever it was, someone should have told the athletic department, and Huguely should have been suspended. Call it tattling if you will, but it also might have been the greatest gift ever given to Love, and to Huguely — alerting UVa. officials 18 months ahead of time to the horrible trouble looming in their midst.
Perhaps it's just a coincidence, but there's no escaping the fact that the sport they played is lacrosse, in the news again for all the wrong reasons, again. The Duke story is four years old now, and while the fabricated rape charges have long since been dismissed, sordid details about the evening remain on the record: the drinking, the strippers, the racial epithets.
Drinking, debauchery and hateful language are not just lacrosse's problem. Almost every sport on every college campus is dealing with these issues.
But lacrosse, with its heavy heart, can be the first to seriously try to clean up its act.
"People can't close their eyes anymore," Kaplan said. "They can't pretend it's not happening. I hope there will be more support on a state level and specifically on each campus for mandatory, thorough education on gender-based violence.
"In the meantime, if students have friends who are in questionable relationships, they can't stay silent anymore."
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The two, who had been dating since December 2003, join other high-profile Hollywood couples who have tied the knot in recent surprise ceremonies: Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney were married May 9 in the Virgin Islands. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner exchanged vows June 29 in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
But instead of a beach wedding, Bullock and her tattooed biker went with a country theme at the Folded Hills Ranch in Santa Ynez valley wine country, where a bluegrass band played, ET says.
The bride wore a lace gown and veil by designer Angel Sanchez, ET reports, and walked down the aisle to a taped aria of her late mother singing Bellini's Casta Diva. Bullock received a vintage wedding ring from jeweler Neil Lane. The groom's ring was made by the bride herself out of stainless steel.
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Several hundred people attended the ceremony, according to ET and People, including William Shatner, Jamie Lee Curtis, Regina King and Metallica lead singer James Hetfield.
The marriage is the first for the Miss Congeniality star, 40, and the third for James, 35, who has three children.


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Stay amongst the vineyards and gardens at the stunning Baie Winery. This private, self contained cottage is situated on the idyllic Bellarine Peninsula with sweeping views across the bay and in close proximity to the Surf Coast and Geelong.
Our two bedroom cottage has everything you could possibly dream of for a relaxing break. Wether it be a romantic getaway or quiet time with the family, Baie Cottage won't disappoint.
Situated on the Baie Winery family estate, the cottage can comfortably sleep five. The main bedroom has a king-size bed, with modern ensuite and TV, and opens up to an expansive deck with stunning views from the You Yangs to the city of Melbourne.
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This handy wheeled gardening accessory offers you a convenient place to store your gardening tools and supplies. The large under-seat storage compartment keeps the things you need for everyday gardening within easy reach. Take a seat on the hopper as you prune bushes, tend flowers and perform other gardening chores.Product Features:
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I rate this a 4...see write-up
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Comments about BJs Wholesale Club Step2 Garden Hopper:
I have worn out 3 of the older models of these step 2 garden hoppers because I have a brace on my left leg and I do gardening sitting and rolling...I like the fact that the sides are open and I can reach things while I'm sitting on it (unlike the older model where the seat opens and you have to stand up and the space under the seat is smaller). That being said, the only reason I can't give a 5 is because of the wheels. I only weigh 180 and the older model wheels were solid in and out and these wheels are only solid on the outside and open on the inside and I'm worried it will wear out sooner because I use it a LOT... have a blessed day!
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I would reccommend this product if you have a tender back.
By James
Used mainly for gardening. Helps not to bend over while standing. Be careful though you sit down right in the middle or it might buck you off !!!
Great product!
By Sherry
The Garden Hopper is a wonderful toll to take the strain off your back and knees. I use it when I remove weeds around a fence.
I would buy this product again!!
By BOB
Great item, use it while detailing cars. Excellent quality!!
Seat is high for a 5'4" person.
By Alex
Cart is a little higher than I thought. Tool access is awkward
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Great garden transportation for a 80 year old gardener who loves attend to his flowers and herbs on a daily basis. It is the right height for tending to weeding, planting, trimming, cutting, spraying where I don't have back or leg problems. The handy cart allows me to place tools in the built-in tray and the bonus cup holder for my early morning coffee. My neighbor saw the cart and I let him try it for 2 days .The 3rd day I found my cart outside my garden area with a thank you Hydrangea plant and noticed a new garden hopper in his yard. I think he went to a garden supply store and purchased a new garden Hopper. You now have 2 happy senior Garden Hopper fans.
I would definitely recommend it
By Yvonne
Love it. Just the right size for.gardening. very durable.
Great value, great product.
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Great product and great value. My wife uses it in the garden and loves it. Sturdy and convenient to use and easy to store. My wife liked it so much that she bought one for our neighbor!
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ANyone out ever received this product without wheels? Pulled it out of the container for my mom and guess what. A big body and nothing else. No wheels, no axles, and not nuts for keeping the wheels on. SPoke with customer service who assured me they would be shipping everything. Two weeks later and still no wheels.This is a simple product, how hard is it to make sure all products are in the cart, before shipping.
Great Product for Any Age
By Dawn
I purchased this garden hopper to provide support to me as I work in my yard. What a difference it makes! My back feels so much better now that I have a place to sit while I weed and plant in my yard. I only wish it came with a handle, so my 3 year-old could pull it around. He loves to garden with me. We have loved our products from Step2, and this one is no exception. Thanks!
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