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10 Etsy Finds for Fall
We woke up this morning with lovely little ice cubes where our toes were supposed to be, but we decided to make the best of it and search out some handmade and vintage house wares and artwork to celebrate — rather than curse — the autumn chill in the air.
1. Handmade Felted Afghan by kallerin (or if you are crafty, try the less expensive Afghan Knit Kit)
2. Cushion made with vintage 1950s fabric by miss marmalade
3. Over Here photograph by LeaSeguin
4. Vintage Bird Ephemera from sweettweelab
5. Lumberjack and Crow collage by nativevermont
6. 1960s Vintage Wool Blanket from stylesubstance
7. Decorative Pumpkin by SeaPinks
8. Organic Gourd Lamp by lampdesign
9. Letterpress Printed Pine Cone Coasters by greenchairpress
10. Branch Barrel Lampshade by tansyandco

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First-term Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu beat her Republican opponent, Suzanne Haik Terrell, by 52 to 48 percent in Louisianas runoff election on Saturday. Landrieus win came as a surprise to both sides, as Terrell had raised and spent considerably more money than Landrieu. In addition, Terrell had the advantage of a stump speech by President Bush that raised $1.3 million in the final week of the campaign, as well as access to his national database of donors. Just last week a a Republican official dubbed the Louisiana race Operation Icing on the Cake. Democrats were hopeful that this victory proves the Democrats are alive and well, as Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) put it, according to the New York Times. The US Senate remains in the hands of the Republicans, with Senators split 51 Republican, 48 Democrat, and one Independent.
Analysts have attributed Landrieus win to a variety of factors. Key to her victory was African-American voter turnout. Landrieu herself said at a news conference this morning, The soul of our party is the African American community, and they stood up, according to the Washington Post. African-American voters had been critical of Landrieu, fearing that she was too conservative. However, some analysts said that attack ads by Republicans portraying Landrieu as very liberal may have provided some unexpected support from the black community, according to the Post. Landrieu also characterized her win as indicating growing antagonism toward President Bush, saying [Louisiana voters] are very disappointed at what they are seeing coming out of the White House, and they just expressed that anger, reported the Post.
Although both women support the right to abortion in the case of rape, incest, and to save the life of the mother, Terrell has said she favors an eventual ban on abortion in all cases, Kaisernetwork.org reports. Landrieu is more supportive of abortion rights, though she does support so-called partial-birth abortion bans.
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Processors Get to the Meat of the Matter with Protein
American custom still puts animal protein at the center of the dinner plate. But some processors worry how they'll keep it there in the future.
The USDA recently reported a decline in animal protein consumption, with both health concerns and the economy suggested as the driving factors. The safety of meat products is as much a part of the health issue as the desire to lower saturated fat and cholesterol intake. Yet Americans still get two-thirds of their daily protein needs from once-mobile sources, which is double that of the rest of the world.
Experts have noted that interest in plant-based ingredients has led to a steady increase in consumption of vegetable-derived proteins as additives in animal protein-based food product formulations. They point to four main drivers: big demand for reduced- or zero- saturated fat and cholesterol products; increased interest in Halal or Kosher; sustainability and economic parity due to the high ecological and economic costs of animal protein, especially in poorer countries; and the overall cost of plant vs. animal protein.
With that in mind, companies such as Roquette America Inc. (www.roquette-food.com), Geneva, Ill., have developed plant protein ingredients designed specifically for use in processed meat and fish products. The company's Nutralys is a pure and highly soluble pea protein used for its emulsifying and extending capacities, as well as the nutritional benefits of using vegetable protein and fibers to replace or extend the meat in products such as burgers and nuggets.
Nutralys, developed in collaboration with French company Sotexpro, is able to replace 30 percent of meat protein as an alternative to soy-based ingredients. The company notes its main goal is to develop products that can achieve 100 percent meat replacement. Other Roquette vegetable ingredients that are being used in new, meat-based products, processed and convenience foods include gums and starches.
Texturized proteins such as those from soy and peas become an excellent choice to replace or extend meat, reaching higher substitution levels by binding/holding water and improving emulsifying and gelling capacities of the food.
Although they lower costs, carefully chosen meat product extenders and texture enhancers are not to be considered merely "fillers" or a way of cutting corners. The right ingredient will serve multiple functions, without sacrificing -- and in some cases even enhancing -- flavor and texture.
Extending circumstances
Fiber is a commonly added ingredient to ground meat preparations or coatings and breadings for meat products. In such surface portions, they help retain moisture while increasing the crispness and cohesion of a coating.
As a binder or extender, plant proteins and starches add attributes that impact texture and health. International Fiber Corp. (www.ifcfiber.com), North Tonawanda, N.Y., studied the use of pea fiber in ground beef patties using its Justfiber Inner Pea Fiber and Solka-Floc Powdered Cellulose ingredients. Ground meat patties lose more moisture and fat during cooking than a whole muscle protein product. This translates to loss of weight and shrinkage of the finished product. The extent to which cooked yield of the product may be impacted is also dependent on meat quality and cooking method.
Typically, binders and extenders used to improve product texture, retain moisture and assure adhesion of the component ingredients in a product formulation will bind to the water but not the fat portion of the mixture. Some binders and extenders also will display instability during high-temperature preparation, which not only can damage texture but can lead to high losses on the product line in freeze-and-eat or ready-to-eat products. The wrong binders and extenders also will impact final product flavor and some even create spots of undesired gelatin texture in ground meat products.
The IFC study showed that adding its pea fiber as a binding agent "can provide meaty texture similar to ground meat while exhibiting high water and fat retention under heat." The study also showed that "the addition of fiber in beef patties resulted in increased cooked yield and reduced shrinkage." Textural properties tested in the study gave subjective and objective evidence indicating the fiber-containing patties "were perceived to be acceptable with improved juiciness." As an extra benefit, the company reported a cost savings of about $38-$49 per 100 lbs. of cooked product.
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Her Turn
"Everyone thinks I have the perfect life," said Natalie, 33, an advertising account manager who has been married for seven years. "And in many ways I do. My husband, Brad, and I like our jobs, and we just bought a new house. We vacation in the Caribbean, enjoy a large circle of friends, and have season tickets to our hometown basketball team, the Philadelphia 76ers. We get along great, except for one huge problem: We've never had intercourse. I'm actually still a virgin.
"It's not by choice. It seems my body won't let me have sex. Whenever we attempt it, I experience immediate muscle tightness and an excruciating burning sensation. I don't know what's wrong. It can't be structural, because I don't feel pain during gynecological exams. It's not low sex drive, either. I'm attracted to Brad and have orgasms from other sexual activities.
"As far as I can figure out, nothing in my background can explain this problem. I'm the younger of two children in a middle-class family. My dad was a department-store manager, and Mom was a sales associate there. I never felt particularly close to either of them. Dad was emotionally distant, and my mom was overly sensitive. I often felt neglected because they lavished all their attention on my older sister, who was born with severe cerebral palsy and had to be institutionalized from birth. They spent most of their free time working for an advocacy organization for parents of children with CP. I grew up pretty much on my own. Whenever I'd complain, my mom would tell me to stop whining. 'Be grateful that you're healthy,' she'd snap. 'Your sister has it a lot worse.' She explained the facts of life to me when I was 13 and told me not to have sex until I was much older. That was our only discussion on the subject.
"In high school, I wanted to have sex with my boyfriend, but when he tried to enter me, I felt the same symptoms I feel with Brad, so I asked him to stop. Around this time my best friend, who had just lost her virginity, told me how much sex hurt. This confirmed my own limited experience — and increased my nervousness. A few years later I felt the same intense pain with another boyfriend and we, too, never had sex. Since I enjoyed other sexual activities, I convinced myself that someday I'd be able to have intercourse.
"I met Brad 11 years ago at the advertising agency where we both worked. I was 22; he was 25. I was drawn to him right away — he was handsome and full of energy. And we had common interests — sports, movies, mountain biking. Brad was a true romantic: He'd leave sweet cards on my desk and surprise me with a tape of love songs. Once, for my birthday, he whisked me off to a resort in New England.
"We were madly in love, so after six months I disclosed my secret — and prayed he wouldn't lose interest. Brad, who'd had many sexual experiences, reassured me by saying, 'Maybe you haven't met the right man yet.'
"But history repeated itself. We tried to have intercourse about a dozen times during our four-year courtship, yet each time Brad got close to entering me, I would tense up to the point where my body felt like one giant knot and I couldn't even spread my legs. We tried wine, bubble baths, and full-body massages to help me relax, but I always froze up whenever we progressed beyond touching.
"Soon we were fighting about sex. Naturally, he was angry we weren't having it. When I'd say, 'Let's try on Saturday,' then back out because it hurt too much, he'd grow even more furious. I wasn't leading him on; I really wanted to have intercourse. Once we were engaged, Brad badgered me to get professional help, but I couldn't bear to tell anyone my shameful secret, not even a gynecologist. I just hoped the problem would go away. Two days before our wedding, Brad threatened to call it off, and I swore we'd have sex on our honeymoon. In retrospect, I'm amazed he gave me another chance.
"But on our honeymoon, I had all the same tenseness. On the last day, we still hadn't had sex, and Brad went ballistic. 'I knew I shouldn't have married you until this problem was solved,' he screamed. 'I'm tired of your empty promises.' He stormed out of the room, and I collapsed on the bed in tears. Three hours later, Brad came back and apologized, promising that we'd solve my problem together.
"But we reverted to the same predictable pattern. I would enjoy his kisses and caresses, and then I would pleasure him with oral sex. He always enjoyed it, but he said he craved the emotional connection of intercourse. So did I.
"Three years ago, things really began to deteriorate. After yet another failed attempt at intercourse, Brad called me his 'roommate' and began sleeping in the guest room from time to time. He set deadlines, saying he'd divorce me if we didn't have sex by our anniversary or by his birthday. As the deadlines came and went, Brad would call me a liar, and I'd sob inconsolably. Sometimes he'd spend the night in a hotel.
"Now we're trapped in a vicious cycle: The more bitter and angry Brad becomes, the harder it is for me to become aroused when we do fool around. I live in constant fear that he's going to cheat on me. As emotionally wrenching as that would be, I wouldn't blame him, because I'm not meeting his sexual needs. Sometimes my problem is all I think about. I have migraines, nausea, and insomnia.
"The other day, Brad threatened divorce again unless I see a therapist. I believe this may be my last chance with him, so here I am."
His Turn
"I don't want a divorce, but I can't stay in an unconsummated marriage any longer," said Brad, 36, a creative director for an advertising agency. "I've been patient over the past 11 years. I believed Natalie when she promised to solve her problem. I surfed the Internet to find out everything I could about her condition and downloaded articles, hoping she'd be inspired by other women who had overcome the same problem. But she refused even to look at those articles, just as she has refused to see a counselor. What more can I do?
"Sometimes I feel like a chump for sticking around. But I love Natalie; we're best friends. Sex is the only thing we've ever fought about. But I'm prepared to leave if she doesn't get cured of whatever is wrong with her. I'm tired of shutting down my sexual side and pretending it doesn't matter that I've never made love to my own wife. Natalie seems to think the answer is oral sex, but that's not enough. I long for the emotional connection — and frankly, the sexual satisfaction — that's comes only with intercourse.
"I had an unremarkable childhood. I got along with my older sister and younger brother, but wasn't especially close to my parents. My dad, a truck driver, was a jokester who behaved more like a buddy than a father. My relationship with my mother, a homemaker, has always been on her terms. For instance, when I went to college an hour away from home, she never once visited, because she won't drive out of her zip code. She hasn't been to our new house for the same reason. I've always wanted Mom to be more involved in my life, but she is emotionally remote. I'm not really surprised Dad left her for another woman when I was in college.
"I was attracted to Natalie from the moment we met. She's petite and pretty, as well as smart, funny, and outgoing. I was disappointed when she said she had a boyfriend, but we became work pals. When her relationship ended a few months later, I immediately asked her out. Our romance was founded on friendship; once we started dating, I fell in love fast.
"When Natalie told me she was still a virgin, I was surprised but not alarmed. We'd had oral sex, so I knew she wasn't asexual. She was only 22, so I assumed she simply hadn't felt ready. I was confident she would soon be ready for me.
"But as time passed, I grew more and more concerned, and as our wedding date grew near, I was filled with dread. In some ways, I'm sorry I didn't call it off. I couldn't understand what was wrong. I even started to wonder if Natalie had been sexually abused as a child. She said she hadn't, which led me to conclude it was in her head and she needed psychological help.
"I'm angry not just because we've never had intercourse but also because Natalie breaks her promises. She claims she hates being a virgin but won't do anything about it. I'm so disgusted that I've withdrawn from her emotionally and physically. I hang out with friends after work because I don't want to be home with her.
"When I gave Natalie the most recent ultimatum, I was shocked that she finally agreed to get treatment — but frankly, I'm skeptical that she'll follow through."
The Counselor's Turn
"Brad was right: Natalie couldn't solve her problem by herself," the counselor said. "She suffered from a psychosomatic disorder called vaginismus, and she needed the help of a certified sex therapist to overcome it. But they also needed couples counseling to repair their broken relationship.
Vaginismus is the involuntary contraction of the muscles surrounding the vagina, which usually makes intercourse impossible. Sufferers have no control over this tightening. Statistics are hard to come by, but research suggests that as many as 17 percent of the women who seek sex therapy suffer from it. There are two types: Women with 'primary vaginismus' cannot be penetrated by anything; those with 'situational vaginismus,' like Natalie, can tolerate tampons and gynecological exams but not intercourse. The cause varies: It may be the result of a rigid religious upbringing that frowns on sex; a traumatic experience, such as sexual abuse or rape; relationship problems, such as infidelity; or anxiety or control issues left over from childhood. Some cases seem to have no explanation at all.
"I've treated a number of patients who suffer from vaginismus, but all of them either had a strict religious upbringing or had suffered sexual abuse — neither of which seemed to be the case with Natalie. Her anger at her parents' preoccupation with her disabled sister and their neglect of her led me to hypothesize that her vaginismus may have resulted from emotional struggles in her family. Plus, her first attempts at intercourse were painful and negative, which likely reinforced her tendencies.
"Her mother's blatant disregard for her feelings of abandonment contributed to Natalie's pleasure inhibition and survivor guilt (a common reaction among healthy siblings of severely disabled children). Since Natalie had no control at home — that is, she couldn't get her parents to take her concerns seriously and make her feel cherished and important — she sought to gain control over herself and her own body. Even though Natalie wanted to have sex with Brad, in order to do it, she would have to relinquish control of her body and give herself permission to feel pleasure. The thought of sex provoked anxiety, which, in turn, caused the physical symptoms to emerge.
"Vaginismus is highly curable. Many sufferers have no sex drive, but because Natalie was able to achieve orgasm, I thought her prognosis was good. Additionally, in my clinical experience, being in an otherwise good relationship — which Natalie and Brad's was — enhances the likelihood of a long-term cure.
"Natalie's treatment was a three part process: Physical exercises that would help prepare her body for intercourse; individual therapeutic sessions to address underlying psychological issues; and joint sessions with Brad to improve their relationship.
"The physical treatment — referred to as a 'desensitization process' — involved stretching Natalie's vaginal muscles with a series of dilators in gradually increasing sizes. Three times a week at home, she was to insert a dilator a little bit at a time until she could get the entire dilator inside of her. The goal was to slowly stretch and relax her tense muscles to the point where she would eventually be able to have intercourse. There was no set time frame for how quickly this process should advance. 'It's vital that you allow Natalie to move at her own pace,' I advised Brad. 'If you pressure her to move too fast, you could sabotage her recovery.'
"Natalie feared she wouldn't be able to use all the dilators, but once she had used the first one for several weeks and then advanced to the second, she gained confidence. Her anxiety subsided and her other symptoms — migraines, nausea, and insomnia — eased up as well. She also found an Internet support group. People who are in unconsummated relationships — and vaginismus is the leading cause — feel tremendous shame, so it has been vital for Natalie to know she is not alone.
"In terms of counseling, I helped Natalie come to terms with her pleasure inhibition and survivor guilt. I told her, 'You deserve to enjoy yourself. What happened to your sister is not your fault. You've paid your dues; it's time to let go.'
"Meanwhile, Brad needed to understand his role in the couple's marital troubles. Unlike most men in sexless marriages, Brad chose to stay, but he actually made things worse by struggling with Natalie, much as he had spent his early life struggling with his mother. People sometimes remain in difficult situations to replicate a battle from their past, and try to conquer in marriage what they couldn't conquer in their original family. Brad has been frustrated all of his life — first because he couldn't get his mother to do loving things, such as visit him, and now because he was unable to establish a full sexual relationship with his wife. But his tactics were counterproductive.
'If you continue to criticize your wife, issue demands, and threaten divorce,' I told him bluntly, 'you will make her more anxious and less likely to risk sexual intimacy.'
"Brad stopped making hurtful comments — even when Natalie's physical treatment didn't progress as quickly as he would have liked — and his patience helped boost her confidence. As she continued using the dilators, Brad grew hopeful. He began to show her more affection, holding her hand and cuddling with her on the sofa. 'Our marriage is so much better because Natalie has put herself on the road to recovery,' Brad said in one session. 'I have always loved her, but now I like her again.'
"Natalie's physical treatment took 18 months to complete. Three days before their ninth wedding anniversary, the couple had intercourse for the first time. Natalie reported some discomfort, but no pain. And the couple's sex life has grown steadily better over the year since then. They now have intercourse twice a week, and she is trying to get pregnant. 'I can hardly believe the extra level of intimacy and sexual fulfillment this has brought to our marriage,' Natalie told me recently. 'Now I understand why Brad wanted it so desperately.' Her only regret was that she had not sought treatment earlier and spared the two of them years of torment. 'But we're looking ahead to a bright future,' she hastened to add. 'And with luck, we'll soon have a baby to complete our happiness.'"
"Can This Marriage Be Saved?" is the most popular, enduring women's magazine feature in the world. This month's case is based on interviews with clients and information from the files of Stephen Betchen, DSW, a licensed marriage counselor and certified sex therapist in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and author of Intrusive Partners - Elusive Mates: The Persuer-Distancer Dynamic in Couples. The story told here is true, although names and other details have been changed to conceal identities. "Can This Marriage Be Saved?" is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation.
Originally published in Ladies' Home Journal magazine, June 2005.


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Students from Grand Island High School had a record-setting weekend in Lockport.
A team of 101 students in the school's DECA program traveled to Lockport High School Sunday, Jan. 6, for the annual Region 12 DECA competition. Fifty-seven returned with awards, the most Grand Island has ever had in the program's history.
More than 500 students competed in business-related events, according to Grand Island DECA advisor Cheryl Chamberlain,
Chamberlain said DECA competition "is like no other of its kind because local business leaders come out to help judge 30 scenario-based events." A typical event can include a 100-question test based on marketing, business administration or finance, followed by a role play where students address a typical business problem. GIHS senior Josh Ungaro, who competed in sports and entertainment marketing, a team event, with James Rustowicz, said in their category the duo had "15 minutes to plan and then 10 minutes to present" a program to promote a 3-D movie.
Ungaro said they went over practice tests and role plays in business class and study halls "to get our feet under us."
"Students who compete in hospitality, have a judge in the hospitality field, and the same goes for accounting, visual advertising, and human resources," according to Chamberlain, also co-president of the region.
Another winner Sunday was Nick Soos, who competed in marketing management. Two years ago, he went to nationals after placing third at state competition. Last year, he finished eighth at states. The secret to success in role plays, Soos said, is showing confidence in speaking, having an understanding of the subject matter, and "being well prepared with the different topics that you get addressed with, and being able to hit all the topics and the performance indicators and hit them in a manner that is unique and sets you apart from the other people competing."
Other award winners included juniors Sarah Dollendorf and Jake Athoe, who competed together in business laws and ethics. They placed first in regionals and 10th in states last year, Athoe said, and were out to prove that "last year wasn't a fluke."
"Nationals are in Anaheim this year, so we're really looking to go," Athoe added.
Dollendorf said competition and DECA instills "confidence and the strength to manage being able to talk in front of somebody. It develops public speaking skills."
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Thunderhill Raceway running at full throttle for start of 2009 racing season
KYLE, TX – Thunderhill Raceway (THR) in Kyle, TX, started out its 2009 racing season at full throttle – starting with the Allstate Texas Racefest on March 14, which was coincidentally hosted by Full Throttle Productions. The THR season opener for the local classes was held on March 21, followed by a full schedule of events this past weekend. The action this past Saturday night (March 28) was jam-packed – bringing fans plenty of "thrills and spills" to watch as eight classes of all types of stock cars (and karts) took to the 3/8-mile, D-shaped asphalt oval track.
After all of the classes completed their qualifying runs and heat races, the drivers were ready to give the fans their money's worth in their respective feature races. Starting off the night was the Thunder Stock feature race. Michael Teague (Bastrop, TX) started on the pole and quickly lost the lead to Aaron Brungot (Cedar Park, TX), who held on to the top position for the first six laps. Jason Stanley (San Antonio, TX) grabbed the lead on Lap 7 and stayed at the front until near the end of the race. Meanwhile, the 2008 Thunder Stock Champion and last week's feature winner, Joey Tschoerner (Bartlett, TX), worked his way up through the pack after starting in the 9th position. Tschoerner passed Stanley with only two laps to go and claimed his second Thunder Stock victory of the season.
The Dwarf Car Series of Texas was next on the track. Jerry Young (Helotes, TX) claimed the win in the 20-lap feature event, followed by Arden Vikre (San Marcos, TX) and Chuck McCormick (Helotes, TX). The ASA A-Line Super Stocks came out next for their 40-lap feature event. The 15-car starting field was led by Duane Toyne (Leander, TX). After just one lap in the lead, Toyne blew an engine and was out for the night. Chase Stapp (San Marcos, TX), who is the rookie pilot of the #99 Super Stock, then assumed the lead. Stapp is the brother of last year's Super Stock Champion and ASA National Champion Cary Stapp. Chase Stapp held off the rest of the field before being passed by Clint LaFont (Volente, TX) on Lap 33. LaFont had steadily charged up from his eighth starting position and had been picking off his competitors one-by-one before battling for the lead. LaFont held on for the win, and Stapp turned in an impressive second-place finish in his second career start.
The Texas Super Racing Series (TSRS) Allison Legacys made their second appearance at THR this year, and Kris Kerr (San Antonio, TX) started on the pole following a draw for position among the top six qualifiers. Kerr never looked back – holding off Gavin Boyett (Buda, TX) and last week's feature winner Charles Evans, Jr. (Friendswood, TX) for the win. Next on the track for their 75-lap feature race were the ever-popular TSRS Late Models. A well-known former champion, Colt James from North Carolina, started on the pole. However, Robert Barker (Boerne, TX), who was the TSRS Racefest winner and fast qualifier, took over the lead on the first lap and held on for 64 laps. After slowing down due to a low tire, Barker was forced to give up his position to Cody Smith (La Vernia, TX) for the last ten laps of the race. Smith claimed his first victory of the 2009 season and was followed by James, Bobby Teer, Jr. (Comfort, TX) and Barker when he took the checkered flag. Mason Yousling (Pflugerville, TX) then put on an exhibition race in #46 Mini Stock.
The Mini Stocks are a new class at THR this year, and much growth is anticipated for this affordable way to race. After setting the track qualifying record earlier in the evening and starting on the pole, Lyndon Kirk led the 11-kart field of NasKarts onto the track. Kirk held on the lead until the end – finishing ahead of Chris Terry and Michael Steinman. The night ended with the 25-lap Grand Stock feature event. Brandon Gaither (Floresville, TX) started out on the pole and quickly lost the lead to Layton Carroll (Yoakum, TX). Throughout the race, Michael Weaver (Elmendorf, TX), who was the ninth-place starter, worked his way up to the field – claiming the second position on Lap 10. Carroll managed to hold off for the win, followed by Weaver and Kenny Wright (McQueeney, TX).
Thunderhill Raceway will now settle into its schedule for the remainder of the year, with races being held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. The next race at THR will be held on Saturday, April 11, and will feature the Texas Pro Sedans, Pro Trucks, Lone Star Legends and Bandoleros – along with the ASA A-Line Super Stocks, Thunder Stocks, Grand Stocks, Mini Stocks and NasKarts. An Easter Egg Hunt will also be held in the infield – hosted by the Thunderhill Raceway Kids' Club. Grandstand gates will open on April 11 at 5 p.m. The racing action will begin with qualifying at 5:30 p.m., heat races at 6 p.m. and feature races at 7 p.m. Thunderhill Raceway is located at 24801 IH-35, just north of San Marcos (TX) near Yarrington Road (Exit #210). For more information on Thunderhill Raceway, please visit the THR website at www.thunderhillraceway.com.
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Britney Spears rocks a bikini while visiting a friend on Monday (March 25) in Malibu, Calif.
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Jean Baptiste Debret, Voyage Pittoresque et Historique au Bresil (Paris,1834-39), vol. 2, plate 19. Fascimile edition published in Rio de Janeiro and New York, 1965. (Copy in Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library)
Caption, (left), "negres chasseurs rentrant en ville" (black hunters returning to town); (right), "le retour des negres d'un naturaliste" (the return of a naturalist's blacks). The engravings in this book were taken from drawings made by Debret during his residence in Brazil from 1816 to 1831. For watercolors by Debret of scenes in Brazil, some of which were incorporated into his Voyage Pittoresque, see Jean Baptiste Debret, Viagem Pitoresca e Historica ao Brasil (Editora Itatiaia Limitada, Editora da Universidade de Sao Paulo, 1989; a reprint of the 1954 Paris edition, edited by R. De Castro Maya).


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Two years ago Time Warner Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes created an Office of the President to inspire three ambitious executives into collegial competition for the top job at Warner Bros., Hollywood's largest film and television studio.
"These three will work as a unit," Bewkes declared.
But the effort has inspired distrust and disharmony inside Warner Bros., the studio known for Batman, Bugs Bunny and "The Big Bang Theory" as well as for its decades of management stability.
The three competing candidates — Television Group President Bruce Rosenblum, Motion Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov and Home Entertainment Group President Kevin Tsujihara — do not work as a unit. They rarely meet as a trio or get involved in one another's businesses, according to several people associated with the studio who were not authorized to speak publicly.
And although Bewkes said anyone jockeying or politicking for the job of Warner Bros.' chairman would "eliminate themselves" as contenders, the three men have been maneuvering for position while their subordinates quietly advertise their bosses' qualities and rivals' shortcomings.


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Say two people get married. Woman is from non-religious background and man is raised hard core Muslim.
They both don't care about religion. Woman believes in some form of God but she is not part of any particular religion. Man does not want to be a Muslim and that was never an issue between them.
Now two things happen!
First woman gets pregnant to have a child against all odds. Starts to believe even more in blessing.
Man stumbles to a group of men who claim to be ex-Muslims, agnostics and humanists. He believes even less in existence of God now.
They both turn into extreme. Believer and non-believer.
Do you think that marriage can work?
That particular didn't and try to guess why!
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I could never be disrespectful of others' beliefs and opinions but deep inside I would never EVER be able to take seriously a person who talks about and strongly believes in an existing god.
Religion just isn't a part of my existence and surely is something I do not want to have any kind of interference in my life. Therefore, it would be very, very difficult (if not impossible) to be sharing my life with a religious person (even a non-hardcore one).
But, hey, probably I am just not tolerant enough! After all you don't get to choose who you fall in love with... and then again, love can surely change the way you look at things... any thing!
Contradictory fundamental values between two persons who will pretend their whole life it's not there = shallow relationship. Sadly, people DO believe love is stronger than X and Y (hence the 50% divorce rate), but they don't realize X and Y should be what brought them together in the first place, not what they have in difference. Common interests that are superficial (knitting, cooking, taking walks) can't cement two people together properly (or at all). The focus should be on more profound things. I personally wouldn't marry a murderer, rapist, non vegan (this is *not* a "food choice", but a serious sentients' rights issue), religious, circumfetishist, because all those things clash in various degrees with my most important principles, and "I ain't giving those up for nobody".
I've been married for over 10 years to a devout Catholic woman. We have a great relationship because we respect each others' right to believe something that the other things is bullshit. I've never understood the idea that people have to AGREE on things to get along or have a good relationship. It's nonsense. I'm quite happy, thanks :)
things only stop working when one decides to impose their opinions and beliefs on the other... Relationship management involves respect and acknowledgement regardless of the differences... Easy in principal, hard in practice!
"They both turn into extreme. Believer and non-believer." I guess I can't get pass the 'extreme' part of this. To me that means non-accomodating. My wife and I have been married for over 32 years. She is a believer and I am not. One of the big reasons it works is that we are accommodating.
The "extreme" part is what defines them as incompatible. Fundamentalism is inherently dividing; if there's no middle way, there's no peace (*cough*Buddhism, just saying)
I have been married over 26 years, and we have five kids. I made it very clear, from the early part of our relationship, that I was an atheist, and we discussed where she was with religion. She was raised in a very strict Catholic household, so letting go of that is tough. She admitted that she didn't believe any of that, and that she didn't believe in some god-daddy in the sky. She still believes that humans have some sort of "spirit" or life force that isn't intelligent or conscious, but it rejoins the energy in the universe. OK, a little hokey, but hey - close enough for me. So, we've raised our kids nontheist and Unitarian Universalist, withoiut any pressure on them to believe in any deity - nor any pressure to NOT believe. We've given them the information, and it is up to them to do their own "soul searching" (so to speak) and find their answers. So far, so good.
So, I think it is important that you be as close a possible in your beliefs. The farther apart you are, the worse it will be in the long run - especially if/when you have kids. Also, the in-laws will add additional pressure as well.
Just stuff to keep in mind.
Wait how old are your children? I think this is the direction America's headed in and families like yours are early-pivotal (a family in which one parent is a true atheist to the religion in which the people of their society have traditionally been indoctrinated into and the other is technically atheist to the same religion, as opposed to both parents being only technically atheist-- a slower process of dilution). If your children don't turn out to be axe-murderers... you'd make a great case-study for this theory. That being that Christianity is dying out that is.
I wrote that in haste. I don't care. I was excited.
No problem - I got the gist of your post ;)
To answer your question - my kids are as follows:
I think the best thing we ever did was to get them into RE (Religious Education) at the UU (Unitarian Universalist) congregation we attend. I taught RE there myself, and they were able to be around adults and kids who were all over the map in their beliefs and personal spiritual journeys, and they were able to see that there was no dogma, or persecution there - we simply talked and enjoyed the conversation. Also, the RE classes themselves gave them an outstanding foundation in the major religions, their histories, and their customs. For instance, the class I taught was called "Neighboring Faiths", and my students were 7th graders. On one Sunday we would talk about a religion - say, Catholicism - where we would discuss their history, tenets of their faith, customs, and the things they did in their typical service. Then the next Sunday we would go to a local church and attend a service/mass - and we did this with the church's full knowledge that we were doing this. Afterwards one of the leaders of the church - a priest, for instance, in the Catholic church - would meet with us so the kids could ask them questions. It was an OUTSTANDING way for them to learn about the other faiths without feeling uncomfortable about it. And the religions they were exposed to was vast - from Hinduism, to an Indian Sweat Lodge, to Greek Orthodox, to Judaism, to Baptist and Penecostal (Assembly of God) - and so when they experienced these in the real world, they knew what to expect. For instance, my kids quite often attend church services with their friends, and I know that I don't have to worry about my kids getting caught up or sucked in by what they see, because they usually know more about the tenets and history of their particular religion than their friends do. So, that's why I am pretty sure that my kids won't go xian, or be sucked into a cult, or anything like that - and I know that they will have respect for other people's faith, as long as they're not preached at or otherwise aggressively confronted.
I hope that gives you some more insight into our family and my kids, where religion is concerned. I am pretty confident we did the right thing with them from a religious standpoint, especially considering we live in a very "Red", religious part of our state and country.
Ok here's what's happened in our household, for what its worth... I was brought up really strict evangelical... 'The Brethren' for the first 14 years of my life before I discovered girls and decided that I was more into the fruit of the forbidden tree than the rest of the blessings of the garden, so that was the end of the curch for me. I sinned and discovered it wasn't all bad... Funny that!
My wife who I have been with for 24 years now was brought up strict Anglican. We are both free thinkers however and both of us decided to bring our children up totally without any religious grounding whatsoever. We have however taught them the importance of discipline through sport and being responsible for themselves and their actions. We have three daughters aged 23 to 17 and so far so good! They seem to be doing fine without any religion whatsoever... Amazing!
Two of them have already played sport for their country and the other one has got a head on her shoulders that I know isn't wise to argue with already...
I applaud you sir. I greatly believe that anyone, Catholic, Jewish, Atheist, ect... should take a class like that. Mine was called World Religions. It was a required class taught in my CATHOLIC high school and the teacher taught it for what it was without any bias. A great concrete base for anyone to start "soul searching". It greatly helped me become very tolerant to any religion.


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Hatters place five on preseason All-America list
With the start of the 2014 college football season less than 40 days away, the Stetson Hatters collected a few more preseason honors.
Five members of the Stetson squad were named to the comprehensive preseason All-America team for the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) by USA College Football.
That group was led by defensive back Donald Payne who was a second team selection.
Payne (in photo on left with Chris Atkins), a native of Fayetteville, Ga., headlined the Hatters' first season back on the gridiron. In addition to being named the Pioneer Football League Defensive Freshman of the Year, he was a three-time PFL Defensive Player of the Week during the season.
Payne finished the year with a team-high 113 tackles, including 71 solo stops. He tied with Drake's John Hugunin for most overall tackles in the PFL and led the league in solo stops. He ranked second in the PFL with 16 tackles for losses of 86 yards including 4.5 sacks, which tied for 16th in the league. He forced two fumbles and recovered three, had a pair of interceptions and was credited with 12 pass breakups. He ranked third in the PFL in passes defended.
Nationally, Payne ranked 27th in fumbles recovered, 10th in passes defended, fifth in solo tackles, 16th in tackles for loss and13th in total tackles.
Fellow defensive back Chris Atkins, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., was named to the third team All-America list. Atkins led the PFL last year with six interceptions. That total was good for fourth in the nation in per game average and tied for third nationally overall. He ranked second in the PFL and seventh nationally in total passes defended.
Atkins finished the year with 39 total tackles to go with his six interceptions, one of which he returned 48 yards for a touchdown against Birmingham-Southern.
Three other Hatters were selected as honorable mention All-Americans. That group included defensive end Davion Belk, running back Mike Yonker and punter James LaGamma.
Belk, a native of Chicago, was a stalwart on the defensive line who also served as a team captain, along with Payne, QB Ryan Tentler and center Fletcher Eldemire, all season. Belk finished fifth on the team in total tackles with 58, but was second to Payne with 9.5 tackles or loss. Of those, three were sacks.
It is not often that a team has a fullback as one of the leading receivers, but that is what Mike Yonker did in 2013. A native of Cocoa Beach, Fla., Yonker finished with the highest yards per catch average on the team among the 10 receivers with at least 10 catches. He finished fourth on the squad in total receiving yards despite having just 18 receptions.
To go with the 18 receptions, Yonker had 17 rush attempts on the year and finished fifth on the squad in all-purpose yards. He was also a regular contributor on special teams with five tackles.
LaGamma, was a secret weapon for Stetson throughout the year. The Weston, Fla., native had just two of his 73 punts go for touchbacks, while placing 18 punts inside the opponent 20 yard line. He had eight punts of longer than 50 yards, including a long effort of 70 yards against Florida Tech.
In addition to averaging 38.7 yards on his punts, LaGamma also connected on six field goals and converted a fake field goal into an eight-yard touchdown run in the season opener against Warner. He was named the PFL's special teams player of the week for his effort in that game. He was successful on 16-of-18 PAT kicks during the year.
LaGamma put the ball down inside the 10-yard line 10 times during the year. The Hatters opponents had an average starting field position of the 30 yard line after all punts during the season, even after returns.
The Hatters will report for the start of training camp on August 1 and will travel to face Warner University in Lakeland on August 30 in the 2014 season-opener. The home opener is scheduled for the following week, against Florida Tech, at 7 p.m. on Sept. 6.
Season tickets for Stetson's six home games at Spec Martin Memorial Stadium, "The Best Little Stadium in College Football," are available for as little as $90 through the Stetson Athletics Ticket Office. The office is located inside the Edmunds Center on Pennsylvania Avenue and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Season tickets can also be purchased by calling 386-738-HATS (4287) or by visiting www.GoHatters.com/tix. For more Hatters sports news visit GoHatters.com.


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I emptied out my camera today for the first time in a month. I am coming out of the tiny, messy cave of this month with a head full of resolve and pending action items. We have nowhere to go but up.
I have been missing some of my people-- they are doing their own cave dwelling this winter and we are all wrapped up in the business of living. In these days it's enough to make it through counting on minimal damage done (P.S. I am ready for Spring). Meanwhile, there are sweet, kind people who remind me that there is GREAT good in this world. And sometimes that good lands right on my doorstep when I need it the most.


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As students returned to campus this year, administrators had the chance to motivate them to succeed in school with findings of the most recent study on how college degrees are critical to economic opportunity. Conducted by The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, with support from the Lumina Foundation, the study found that those with a bachelor's degree now make 84 percent more over a lifetime than those with only a high school diploma, up from 75 percent in 1999. Today's bachelor's degree holders can expect median lifetime earnings approaching $2.3 million, compared to the $1.3 million averaged by those who only completed high school. Titled "The College Payoff," the report notes significant variations in earnings based on age, gender, race/ethnicity, and occupation—and presents lifetime earnings by education level for 300 distinct occupations.
What role do campus officials play in spreading the word about the economic returns of a college education? "If [students] have information, they'll make better choices, and if they make better choices they're more likely to finish," points out study co-author Stephen J. Rose. "We're not calling for 'no one should major in philosophy,'" he adds. "What we are saying is that students should just be aware of what the consequences are. There's wide variation inside every major."
Many institutions do share statistics on earning power—both college-specific numbers from alumni and national Census and other data. Offices communicating the message include admissions, academic advising, and career centers. There's also no shortage of presidential speeches and op-ed pieces related to the value of a degree.
"We share details about the earning power of a degree with prospective students as early as middle school," says Allison Carter, director of admissions at Michigan Technological University. All prospective students are also told the value of a Michigan Tech degree specifically.
During admissions action days at Susquehanna University (Pa.), high school students play a version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," in which one question references average salaries based on degree attainment, says Brenda Fabian, director of career services. In her office, Fabian adds, individual advising appointments cover salary (among other work values), and when students are considering dropping out, advisors share a slide with a Department of Labor quote on educational attainment's relationship to employment.
Career center advisors are also likely to stress that a degree is not just about earning potential. Sue Dahlin, assistant director for career advising at the University of Puget Sound (Wash.), where earning power is communicated to students in several major ways, is also sure to note this to students: "You could be making a lot of money, but doing something you hate. Or doing something you love and earning less."
The College Payoff can be found at cew.georgetown.edu/collegepayoff.
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There's nothing terrible profound/prophetic here
Not really. Still, what he says about Durst is correct but then Limp Bizkit were always a fucking joke.
- crashingthrough, spiritofjazz, AfraidOfOwls, and the_dazzled this'd this
I'm guessing that's also what you were thinking
when Lars Ulrich took Napster to court.
He was.
Robert Smith articulates it more eloquently here:lovelessrapture and afterskoolklub this'd this
aye, like I'm going to read thatmoker this'd this
No he doesn't.
What he's doing there is claiming that someone who writes 25 songs in a year (that /they/ think are 'good' enough to be heard by someone else) should be on £25,000 (the median national wage) by default.
Which is a nonsense. A complete and utter nonsense.
You're worth what the market will pay. Tough shit if you can't earn your £25k with those 25 songs that you've put your heart and soul into.
He was kinda doing ok up until that point, though. And I still stand by my broad support for respecting the copyright of an artist: there's sufficient legitimately freely available music being distributed with artists' consent to make wholesale copyright infringement by listeners a pretty pointless and hollow activity.
Which is not to say that artists are always logical by being overly protective and precious about their dittys - the best 'justice' for those who attempt a total lockdown on their work is simply to ignore them, not to continue to download and listen to their music and give them the oxygen of publicity.
My beef is watertight, bro.
I thought he was right from the outset
to the annoyance of many people I know... it's just that he went about it in the wrong way.
None of the counterarguments hold any water for me. Just one example: "it's not like every single illegal download is one lost sale". I know that, I'm not stupid. And?afterskoolklub this'd this
fairly certain
in some kind of monster he admitted he was wrong
- Matt_was_taken this'd this
about what?
all I know is who really cares about what he has to say. It's like he voted himself somebody of merit.
No, he wasn't
Sure you can't look a gift-record label in the mouth, but you also can't bite the hands that feed you, e.g. the fans that spend their hard earned money on their records. Considering the dire quality of pretty much all their release post-black album, I'm not going to hand over any money until I've had the chance to at least stream the album before hand. So that I can make up my mind if it's any good or not.
If he doesn't understand that then he's an idiot.
Point in hand, I've been listening to the new Deftones album on Spotify for a week now. I realise how much I love, so I buy the mp3 version for my phone. The other day I started looking around for a vinyl copy to buy as well. See the difference Lars?bj72 this'd this
Who buys two copies of the same album?!
The difference is, you're mental.
I've bought a digital and later on a physical copy
what's so odd about that?
You've honestly never bought a cd twice after losing the first one?
There are a lot of people who listen upfront and then buy
...one of whom is me, but there is a massive majority of people that are not doing that.
They knew they handled it badly, hence the contrition of tone afterwards, and stuff like giving away something like 6 or 7 live albums for nothing with a code you got inside St Anger. But the central point... lots of people grabbing albums for nothing, because they can... still stands.thecrikster this'd this
A massive number of those guys wouldn't have bought in the first place, though.
For years the record labels creamed a large amount of money off people who could afford to spend £15 on a Britney album because they liked one or two singles and didn't really care a great deal.
I wouldn't argue that record companies were, by and large, not great
...but I maintain that by and large the proliferation of getting stuff for free is not because people are protesting against record companies but... because they can.
i clicked on the wrong "This"
and then i realised that ive bought things on vinyl recently that i already own on cd.
Now im not sure who is mental.
- bj72 this'd this
He's such a terrible drummer
worse these days. Death Magnetic has got some atrocious stuff on it.
Lars Ulrich? Metallica's Lars Ulrich?
Haha. hahahaha. no.anal_schwarzenegger, lyserge, and milkypirate this'd this
That cure one is spot on
and from someone who knows what they're talking about. I love it when a consumer who hasn't bought music in years blasts the artist for daring to not like or approve of this "new model" that ONLY benefits the lazy downloader.Raanraals this'd this
I'd never blast Robert Smith's right to have an opinion
no matter how wrong it is.
I thought the research showed that illegal downloaders spend more on music than others, so consumers who haven't bought music in years isnt really a fair characterisation (admittedly I dont understand how that squares with falling music sales).
I think Smiths argument is pretty weak, seems to be based upon a world where everyone pays nothing which is a bit extreme
As I said above
the actual number of sales was generally boosted by people who didn't care that much.
I guess in my view music is somewhat like TV, in the sense that a lot of us like a lot of programmes but few of us bother buying all the shows on DVD that we enjoy. If you could only see a couple of episodes on TV ever on endless repeat and the only way to see the whole series was to own the DVD/VHS then we'd all have been buying loads of them.
Now we have access to music via lots of means so only the people who really love a band enough will buy it. Obviously this analogy has a lot of wonky bits, particularly in the field of consuming and reconsuming of TV vs. consuming and reconsuming of music (and plots between episodes, etc.) but I think it's broad enough to put across the gist of what I'm saying.
Fundamentally the only way musicians will make big money now is via live performances, incredible popularity (so that their music is bought by people who love them enough) and being paid for the 'broadcast' of music. It's really that last thing that isn't happening but then I don't see how music can be the EVENT that a show like Game of Thrones is to the point where it can weather all the free downloaders who watch it.
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Flooded Texas RV Park Eyes Reopening in Fall
July 8, 2013 by RVBusiness · 1 Comment
Hidden Valley RV Park has been owned by the Coleman family and operated by family members Teri and Mark Blaschke for 40 years.
But, according to a press release, the family business was almost completely destroyed May 25 when a flood swelled the Medio Creek into a raging river that buried the 25-site park under 12 feet of water.
"The flood waters completely uprooted the electrical utilities, including the poles that were set in the ground four feet deep," Teri Blaschke said. "It filled the sewer lines and septic tanks with silt from the creek and gravel from the roads. Our water faucets were all cut off at the ground. Even our camping pads with gravel and other types of materials were destroyed."
To make matters worse, the Blaschkes insurance was of no benefit.
"When you have a body of water on your property, getting flood insurance is close to impossible to obtain," Blaschke said. "I thought we might at least have insurance coverage on the RVs we rent out, but our insurance company wouldn't even cover that because of the flood."
But despite the obvious financial hardship, the Blaschkes are rebuilding and hope to have Hidden Valley RV Park back in operation by the time the Winter Texans return to Hill Country in the fall.
"That's what we're shooting for," Blaschke said, adding that construction will be under way as soon as they obtain the necessary building permits.
Blaschke said the flood may have been a blessing in disguise for the park, which was founded by her father, Jack Coleman, in 1973. "When he built the park, RVs were a lot smaller," she said. "Now, they are much larger and we need bigger campsites."
When the park reopens, it will have larger sites that are big enough for today's RVs, an improvement that will make the park more competitive and better able to accommodate RVers with vehicles of any size.
Help is also on the way from the Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO), which is donating the company's Silver marketing package to help them step up their promotional efforts as they rebuild.
The package, valued at nearly $3,500, includes 3,000 rack cards; 3,000 cooperative promotional placements in RV shows and other venues; a free link to their website at www.hiddenvalleyrv.net from TexasCampground.com; a free month on blogging on their behalf; plus 1,000 custom coupons and 1,000 car tags.


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ATLANTA — Chipper Jones' single in the 12th inning drove in Jordan Schafer to give the Atlanta Braves a 7-6 win over the weary Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.
ATLANTA — Chipper Jones' single in the 12th inning drove in Jordan Schafer to give the Atlanta Braves a 7-6 win over the weary Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.
Brian McCann had four hits, including two homers. Freddie Freeman also homered for Atlanta.
It was the second extra-inning game in four days for the Reds, who lost 5-4 in 19 innings in Philadelphia on Wednesday night.
Carlos Fisher (0-2) walked Schafer to lead off the 12th. Fisher, working his second inning after throwing 5 2-3 innings in Wednesday night's game, also walked Martin Prado.
The switch-hitting Jones, batting from the left side against the right-handed Fisher, pulled a pitch past second baseman Brandon Phillips into right field. The speedy Schafer easily beat Jay Bruce's throw to the plate.
The teams combined for 30 hits.
Scott Linebrink (1-1) pitched two scoreless innings. He gave up a hit and issued an intentional walk in the 12th before ending the inning on Drew Stubbs' double-play grounder.
Stubbs had three hits and drove in three runs and Jonny Gomes had four hits for Cincinnati.
Cincinnati's Bronson Arroyo and Atlanta's Derek Lowe, teammates on the Boston Red Sox in 2003-04, had similarly poor starts.
Arroyo gave up nine hits — including third-inning homers by McCann and Freeman — and five runs. He has given up 18 runs in 12 2-3 innings over his last three starts.
Arroyo was making his first start since an MRI showed a minor muscle strain in his back.
Lowe left the bases loaded in the first and third innings, retiring Bruce on infield grounders to end each Cincinnati threat.
Lowe's luck ran out in the fourth, when the right-hander blew a 5-0 lead. Stubbs had a three-run double over the head of right fielder Eric Hinske, followed by a run-scoring double by Phillips. Joey Votto's single to center drove in Phillips to tie the game.
Lowe, who walked five for the second straight start, gave up seven hits and five runs in 3 1-3 innings.
Left-hander Jeremy Horst, called up from Triple-A Louisville earlier in the day, had to wait only a few hours for his major league debut. Horst retired the Braves in order in the fourth and had a run-scoring single in his first at-bat in the fifth. He had four strikeouts in 2 2-3 innings and gave up only one run, McCann's second homer.
Reds shortstop Edgar Renteria, running with his back to the infield, made an over-the-shoulder catch of a short flyball hit by Alex Gonzalez in the sixth.
Schafer had Atlanta's top defensive play in the seventh when he made a running basket catch at the wall in left-center field to rob pinch-hitter Fred Lewis.
The Reds wasted a scoring chance in the eighth when Scott Rolen's single to left field off Jonny Venters moved Votto to third base, but Rolen was thrown out at second base by left fielder Martin Prado.


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Qimmik wrote:Paul, you must already have paid a visit to the site of the Iliad.
Qimmik wrote:There's also a modern statue of Leonidas in Sparti, with the inscription μολὼν λαβέ.
Scribo wrote:
The problem with believing is, as I say, my mind won't let my heart. I think there is a generic connection, that some places and some names have came down to us. Beyond that...I see little to no evidence. For me, studying this stuff at a graduate level, was in some ways one of my first slaps in the face: The civilisation really was alien. It was interesting, but alien. I felt a lot of work being done was facile and often specious too. The other major slap in the face, what really disillusioned me with academic praxis, was being asked....seriously asked...at an interview at one of the biggest universities in the world...why I bothered with learning non classical ancient languages and why did I think x ancient culture could tell us anything about the Greeks? who were magical and unique basically. This from a big name. It's just...sad.
Paul Derouda wrote:I tried to read the Aeneid in English translation earlier this year (translated by David West). It was so boring, I abandoned after reading a little more than the half. I guess I'll force myself to read the rest some day. But how can anyone compare that to Homer? It was just blaa blaa blaa to me.
Scribo wrote:Actually it's hard to get away from the Harvard school readings in the UK where it's been pretty much the dominant model, I mean in Oxford probably largely due to the influence of scholars like Lyne but it seems to be pretty popular. I myself....I don't know I think it's quite praise wielding but I think the major problems are the way we view the praise. We're always a bit...suspicious or snobbish about the way Horace or Virgil seem to us whereas I think the nature of such a thing was markedly different in Roman society. More acceptable, more typical and expected.
I started to read Putnam's Interpretation and Influence and just really disliked it by the way. I doubt I'll ever finish it, I don't think I even bothered taking notes.
See, quite a lot of the major criticism of the Augustan era is quite alien to me. In general the modus of Latinists also is quite different: they ask different questions and are interested in different social phenomena, if they go beyond the texts at all (ooo naughty ). I recently read Tarrant's commentary on Aeneid XII and really liked it. I believe he is, aptly, Clausen's successor in the pope chair as well.
For my money the single most interesting Virgilian scholar is, of all people, Horsfall. Partially because in his discussion of mythography, cult, quellen etc he's quite Hellenist in his manner.
Victor wrote:Maybe I am out of my depth in the midst of all this discussion of Vergilian criticism, or maybe I simply feel less dependence on what others have said in order to be able to arrive at some appreciation of Vergil's art. Either way, it would be interesting to see more in the way of personal responses to Vergil's poetry, and less in the way of criticism of criticism.
Scribo wrote:Are you suggesting that we use books because somehow we're not as clever as you are for simply giving your opinion?
Scribo wrote:It couldn't be, could it, then when dealing with a long dead poet and their civilisation we simply recognise that our viewpoints and responses are somehow not theirs? hm?
Scribo wrote:This thread is, as the title suggests, for the discussion of books pertaining to the subject and whilst I'm sure it will become littered with personal readings and opinions as it progresses (since such things are necessary) they certainly shan't take main stage here.
Victor wrote:No offence was intended. It would be nice if the same could be said of your reply, though your pugilistic stance makes that difficult.


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Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe will stand down after the next election.
Mr Sutcliffe, whose constituency covers Wyke, Low Moor and Oakenshaw, sent a letter to members of the South Bradford Labour Party which said he would not contest the next election.
He said: "In June I will have been MP here for 20 years, and I decided I did not want to stand again at 62.
"The next election will be a close-run thing, and as we are looking for be looking for new candidates in Bradford East and West, I decided the time was right to step aside.
"It has been an honour to serve for so long and I will continue to work for the constituents until next year's general election.
"I will still be active in politics and will hopefull have new challenges in the future."
Wyke councillor David Warburton said: "Gerry has been a great servant to south Bradford. This year, he will have been the MP for 20 years.
"He has been a great MP and a good friend, and I wish him well in the future."
The news comes just months after Batley and Spen MP Mike Wood said he would not stand at the next election.
Mr Sutcliffe has been a member of Parliament for the constituency since 1994 and has served a minister in the Trade and Industry, Home Office and Culture, Media and Sport departments. He has been a shadow immigration minister since 2011.


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The Army will achieve much bigger savings in the future from IT operations when the service can eliminate application duplication and prepare apps for movement to other environments, Col. Chris Miller, the Army's data center consolidation program director, said at a brainstorming session.
To date, the Army has identified 16,000 applications that are running on the service's networks at post camps and stations. Miller's team is working with other Army Commands and portfolio managers to devise application modernization or rationalization approaches.
So far the Army's data center consolidation efforts have been a "forklift operation," moving servers from one location to another, said Miller, who works within the Army's Chief Information Office/G-6.
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"We're not showing the major efficiencies with doing that," he said. "Where we're going to save in the future in the Army is the elimination of the duplication that we have out there with all of our applications. Getting those applications modernized and ready to go to another environment is where the Army is going to make its biggest savings."
Miller spoke June 19 at MeriTalk's Data Center Brainstorm Exchange held at the Newseum in Washington, D.C, which focused on what agencies are doing to achieve greater efficiency and move to the data infrastructure of the future.
Just how many data centers the Army has is still an unknown. Miller estimates that the Army currently has 500 data centers. The target is to close 185 of them. The Army started reducing the number of servers the service had back in 2003, years before the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative was launched in 2010, he said.
The Army's definition of a data center was a facility with 300 square feet or larger devoted to data processing. So even here, the Army had modified how it defined a data center before the FDCCI, which initially classified data centers as facilities of 500 square feet or larger but now defines one as a closet, room, floor or building for the storage, management and dissemination of data and information.
As the data center definition changes, the Army is still in the discovery stage. CIO/G-6 has teams at several post camps and stations actually doing a discovery and inventory of all data centers.
"It is important for us to get the figure right on the number of data centers we have so we can attack, virtualize, close and modernize our inventory to get it into an environment that is manageable," Miller said.
"You ask, 'Wow, we have been doing this for several years now and we don't even have the inventory, right?' " he said. But the Army is working to get the inventory right so commands know which applications are running at each post, which applications are enterprise-capable, and which ones need to reside at local post camps or stations, he added.
The commands and portfolio managers update Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence, CIO of Army/G-6, quarterly on their progress on application rationalization, Miller said, adding that senior management supports data center consolidation initiatives.
In the past, the Army has invested the majority of its money on infrastructure, rather than the application platforms. "Well, the paradigm shift has changed now," he said. "What we are doing now is focusing on the application, using shared infrastructure and platform as a service."
Those applications need to ride on a service-on-demand infrastructure versus the Army paying for applications over and over again, Miller said. Standardized server software is going to be critical as the Army moves forward. "We're not there yet," but Army/G-6 is working with industry partners, other DOD organizations and the Defense Information Systems Agency on areas such as establishing standardized network configurations, he added.
Army officials know there are technical solutions out there to help with data center consolidation, application rationalization and the move to cloud computing. However, the business and operations sides are also part of the equation as the Army determines which applications to move to DISA, the private cloud or a commercial hosting site, Miller noted.
Army CIO/G-6's responsibility is to deliver the right information to the warfighter and decision-makers when they need it, he said, adding that commanders in the field want to be ensured that the same services are delivered if they are moved and there will be a significant return on investment. He cited the Army's migration of enterprise e-mail to the cloud as a success story.
"Data center consolidation is not easy," Miller said. "Technology, we know it is out there. That is the easy part. The bigger challenge is the culture and politics."
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Rutrell, your story brings up some very insightful points about how the Army's IT department can save money. Change is constant within any company's IT department and with new challenges comes new software to solve them. While the government knows there are technology solutions to help with the issues they're facing, it's good to see they realize the importance of managing them from a licensing and compliance perspective. Application readiness tools are essential to ensure that the application estate is future-proofed, and that key applications are up-to-date and in the hands of the users, when and where they need them. Private enterprises have long understood application usage management – which includes application readiness and regular, ongoing license optimization. Critical to their savings, it's nice to see the government following suit and acknowledging the billions of dollars of waste hidden within its software budget.
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Eleven members of a children's choir were taken to hospital suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting after arriving back in the UK from South Africa.
Medical staff checked 60 members of the Only Kids Aloud choir from Wales after they arrived at Heathrow Airport from Cape Town via Dubai . Eleven were taken to Hillingdon Hospital in west London but were later discharged.
The children's choir, with members aged between nine and 13-years old from across Wales had performed at sell out concerts in Cape Town.
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They sang with Welsh opera star Bryn Terfel on Friday and Saturday night.
Bet Davies, of the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, which formed the choir, said the group was now on its way back to Wales.
She said: "Some were sick on take off, some on landing and some during the turbulence, so because of the rules in the airline industry - we were travelling with Emirates - they say if more than three children are sick on the same flight you need to have paramedics in to check on the children.
"We were also anxious that they were checked out before travelling back to Wales as we have a duty of care towards them."
She added: "The medics say it could have been somebody with a bit of a bug before they travelled or it could be a combination of what I describe as nausea , tiredness and not drinking enough."
"We have been in Cape Town, we flew out on Tuesday, we have been on a very intense programme - they performed Friday night to Saturday night to sell-out audiences in Cape Town Opera.
"There were an audience of 1700 people on the gala night on Saturday and they had a standing ovation. They went to Robben Island on Saturday where they were shown around by a former political prisoner. They have had a life-changing experience. They were on a high.
"They have been rehearsing intensely over the past few days and they have not had that much sleep."
A spokeswoman for London Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 0741 to reports of a number of children taken unwell on a flight to Heathrow. We sent a number of resources to the scene including four ambulance crews, our hazardous area response team and a paramedic on a bicycle.
"Our medics checked over 60 children aged between 10 and 14 years old and we took eleven to Hillingdon Hospital suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting."


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Pastrana will host meet & greet Aug. 12 at Plymouth Speedway
PLYMOUTH — When Travis Pastrana took a spill at the X Games Thursday night, it wasn't just the motocross champion's foot that took a hit.
Pastrana's fall at the X games broke two bones in his right foot and ankle, and he was scheduled for surgery on Friday. He'll still attend TCU Night at the Plymouth Speedway to sign autographs and meet with fans, but the injured daredevil will be forced to sit out the Freestyle Motocross Show following the race.
"I shattered my leg and foot. Also, my ego took a hit, but some pins, plates and time should heal all. I'll see you in two weeks! Can't ride or drive though," Pastrana was quoted as saying on the Plymouth Speedway website Friday.
Pastrana was scheduled to compete Thursday and Friday in the Moto X Best Trick competition, then fly from Los Angeles to Indianapolis for Saturday's race. The next day he was scheduled to fly back for another X Games event, RallyCross.
The 27-year-old missed on his first attempt at a trick called the 720 Thursday — a trick he's been trying to perfect for four years — got up and tried it again on a second bid with far worse results.
Pastrana is one of America's most popular stuntmen, having won 16 X Games gold medals and multiple supercross, motocross and rally championships.
In September 2007, Pastrana jumped out of a plane without a parachute, hooked up with another parachutist and latched himself to the harness to land safely. On January 1, 2010, he set a new world record by jumping a rally car from the Pine Street Pier in Long Beach, Calif., onto a floating barge in the city's harbor for a total distance of 269 feet. Last September, he set another world record by climbing Mt. Washington's famed auto road in 6 minutes, 20.47 seconds in a Subaru rally car.
After testing last week in Indy, Pastrana said he was ready to give up the stunts and concentrate full-time on racing. He has run several races in the NASCAR K&N Pro division and has his eyes on competing for the $5 million prize at IndyCar's season-ending event in October in Las Vegas.
For now, however, he'll need to concentrate on getting healthy.
"The main thing is Travis' health," said Pastrana's Nationwide team owner Michael Waltrip in an interview with the Associated Press Friday. "He gets his foot fixed and we're going to give him four wheels for a while, we hope, and he probably won't fall over in the dirt on four wheels."


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Is ``Sometime'' Sometimes Better Than ``Always?'' Intermittent, Assertion In Proving Program Correctness
by Manna, Zohar and Waldinger, Richard
Technical Note 132
Institution: AI Center, SRI International
Address: 333 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025
Jun 1976.
This paper explores a technique for proving the correctness and termination of programs simultaneously. This approach, which we call the intermittent-assertion method, involves documenting the program with assertions that must be true at some time when control is passing through the corresponding point, but that need not be true every time. The method, introduced by Knuth and further developed by Burstall, promises to provide a valuable complement to the more conventional methods. We first introduce and illustrate the technique with a number of examples. We then show that a correctness proof using the invariant assertion method or the subgoal induction method can always be expressed using intermittent assertions instead, but that the reverse is not always the case. The method can also be used just to prove termination, and any proof of termination using the conventional well-founded sets approach can be rephrased as a proof using intermittent assertions. Finally, we show how the method can be applied to prove the validity of program transformations and the correctness of continuously operating programs.
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