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Abraham, Moses, Samuel and David were all Horite (Horim) as evidenced by the common marriage and ascendancy pattern of their fathers. Analysis of the marriage and ascendancy structure of their families reveals the distinctive pattern of the Horite ruler-priest caste.
The pattern of Moses' family is identical to that of the Nilo-Saharan rulers listed in Genesis 4, 5, 10 and 11, and to that of Abraham's father Terah and Samuel's father Elkanah."
David's father was a ruler-priest of the Horite city of Bethlehem. It appears that all of these great men were Horites or Horim.
Jews call their ancestors "Horim" which is Horite in English Bibles. Abraham ruled in Edom, the land of the Biblical Horites. Other Horite ruled are listed in Genesis 36, including Seir the Horite, from whom Aram, Moses's father is descended.
At the time that Abraham lived there were no nations in the modern sense. There were peoples, clans, and castes. Ethnic identities aligned with the territorial chief.
Abraham's ethnicity was Kushite and his father was a ruler-priest descendant of Nimrod, a son of Kush. Nimrod was a sent-away son who became a mighty ruler in the Tigris-Euphrates Valley. This is why we first meet Abraham in Ur, though his ancestors were cattle-herding Nilo-Saharans.
Abraham was another sent-away son whose territory extended on a north-south axis between his two wives Sarah and Keturah. Sarah resided in Hebron and Keturah lived in Beersheba. Abraham also dug wells in Gerar to the west and had a treaty with the ruler of that region. Likely he also had water rights at Engedi to the east. This means that Abraham's territory was entirely in the region know as ancient Edom. The Greeks called this region Idumea, meaning "land of red people."
Edom is named in the Bible as one of the ancient seats of wisdom. The wisdom of the Horites extended to medicine, astronomy, writing, commerce, navigation, natural sciences, and architecture. The 400-acre Edomite complex at Petra reflects Horite beliefs. This was the home of the red Nabateans. Naba or Nabu was the guardian of scribes and prophets. The cult of Nabu was introduced into Mesopotamia and Babylon by the Kushites. Kushite kings sometimes bore the name Nabu, as with Nabu-shum-libur, an early Kushite king in Babylon and Nabu-aplu-iddina. This is the origin of the Hebrew word nabi, meaning prophet.
The Horites were devotees of the Creator RA and his son Horus, born of Hathor who was divinely overshadowed. The Ra-Horus-Hathor narrative is a primitive form of the Gospel, or the Proto-Gospel.
From Abraham's Horite people receive a long-standing tradition concerning the Son or "Seed" of God (Gen. 3:15). The Horites are the direct ancestors of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:1-17), and understanding their way of life and religious beliefs helps us to understand who Jesus is.
When someone asks about the ethnicity of a Biblical figure, they usually want to know about that person's appearance. The Bible tells us very little about the physical appearance of most Biblical persons. This is probably because people were less concerned about what we call "racial" distinctions. The genetic mix of the inhabitants of the ancient Afro-Asiatic world was extremely varied. There were black and red Nubians.
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The Egyptians were reddish-brown, dark brown and black. The Edomites were lighter with dark wavy hair and a reddish skin tone. David is described as having a red skin tone, reflecting his connection to the Horites of Edom. The Ainu (Anu) were lighter with a reddish tone and some had green eyes. Ainu rulers wore beards.
Although both Abraham and David are portrayed in films and images as European or Middle Eastern Jews, neither was Jewish. Both lived before a people called "Jews" can be identified. Abraham lived between 980-1200 years before David and about 2200-2400 years before Jesus. (See Thoughts on Calculating the Dates of the Patriarchs.)
This Jewish writer, when asked if David was Jewish, defines Jewishness and then evades the question that must be answered. One is a Jew if his mother is Jewish or if he properly converts to Judaism. David was a Jew if his mother was, yet strangely the Bible is silent about David's mother. Likewise, Abraham was a Jew if his mother was, and the Bible tells us nothing about Abraham's mother. This is intriguing, given that the Jews are so fastidious about keeping genealogical records. We have good reason to suspect that this information was withheld or deleted at a time after Abraham and David, probably by the Deuteronomist Historian who places great emphasis on Jewish racial purity.
The Horites were a caste of ruler-priests who practiced endogamy. Horites married only Horites, so we can be fairly certain that Abraham's mother was a Horite and so was David's mother. The Bible does not explicity state the ethnicity of the mothers of Abraham and David. However, analysis of the genealogial data clarifies that they were both ancestors of Jesus Christ. Their people lived in expectation of the appearing of the Son of God, according to the promise that was made to their ancestors in Eden (Gen. 3:15). This points to the core family around which the tradition and expectation of the Son of God developed. Research on their identity makes it fairly certain that both women were of the Horite ruler-priest caste. Horite priests married the chaste daughters of Horite priests who maintained shrines along rivers or at wells. This is why so many of the leading figures of the Bible meet their wives at wells.
The Horites were ethnically Kushite
Kushite wives are found among the Horite clans and many of the greatest figures of Biblical history married Kushite brides. Abraham and Moses did. Moses' Kushite wife was his first bride and his half-sister. Zipporah was his second wife and his patrilineal cousin. Abraham had two Kushite wives: Sa-ra and Ketu-ra. Their names represent two Horite clans, as evidenced by the Horite name for the Supreme God: Ra.
The ruler-priests of Abraham's people maintained their two wives in separate households on a north-south axis. This is what is revealed by analysis of the kinship pattern of Genesis 4-5 and Genesis 11. I Chronicles 2:13-16 lists David's siblings, but does not mention that some of these children may be the offspring of Jesse by two wives. Jesse of Bethlehem was a typical Horite shepherd-priest, and Bethlehem was a Horite settlement.
David of the Horite Settlement of Bethlehem
David was born about 1040 B.C. He was the eighth and youngest son of Jesse of Bethlehem, a Horite shepherd-priest. The settlement was originally known for the sacrifice of sheep and rams. The meat was distributed to the poor, which is why the settlement was originally called "House of Meat." This meaning is retained in the Arabic name for the town: . There is no record of David's mother's name. His father Jesse was likely a priest and shepherd and he probably had two wives.[2] One wife (David's mother) was in Bethlehem and the other wife was probably in Hebron. This would explain why David was anointed first in Bethlehem and later anointed as king of Judah in Hebron (II Samuel 2:1-4).
We note also that before being anointed as the ruler, David had married two wives following the custom of his ruler-priest ancestors. This parallels Isaac's story, in which Abraham must find his son a second wife (Rebecca) before he dies so that Isaac may become the ruler over his territory. Rebecca was Isaac's cousin bride. Isaac's half-sister bride would have been living in Beersheba, which is where the servant brings Rebecca to wed Isaac.
David's first two wives are likely a half-sister and a patrilineal cousin. Ahinoam of Jezreel would have been his cousin bride, as Jezreel is just north of Hebron. Abigail of Carmel was probably his half-sister bride, as Carmel is south of Hebron. [3] She is probably the Abigail named as David's sister in I chronicles 2:16. She had married Nabal who refused to help David when he needed provisions for his men.
Now the question arises as to the identity of David's mother. What should this matter? Because according to the custom of Abraham's people, ethnicity or bloodline is traced matrilineally. Even today Jewish Law defines a Jew as one of three things:
• Someone who is matrilineally descended from Jacob (Israel) by any of his wives
• Someone who has properly converted
• Someone who is matrilineally descended from a proper convert.
The first is the only definition that can be applied to Abraham and David since both men lived before the Babylonian Captivity which marks the beginning of Jewish identity, and among their people ethnicity was traced through the mothers. This being the case, the critical question is what was the ethnic identity of David's mother?
David's Mother
According to the Talmud (a later source than the Bible) David's mother was called Nitzevet (tractate Bava Batra 91a). Her father was Adael. Adael is the masculine equivalent of the name Adah. Adah was the wife of Lamech the Elder, and the mother of Jubal and Jabal (Gen. 4). This is also the name of one of Esau the Elder's wives. So Adah and Adael is a family name traced back to the lines of Cain and Seth (which intermarried). Both versions of the name are traceable to the Kenites, the descendents of Cain who intermarried with Seth's line. So David is kin to the Kenites. This explains why David sent the spoils of war to the cities of Judah and to the Kenites (1Samuel 30:29).
We are familiar of the story of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, who killed Sissera by driving a tent peg through his temple while he slept (Judges 4:21). Here we find a connection between the Kenites and the Hebrews. Heber means friend in Hebrew. It was given to Abraham, the friend of God.
David's ancestry is traced through the following women: Tamar, the daughter of a priest. Tamar, the Righteous, tricked Judah into impregnating her. When Judah discovered that she was pregnant, he ordered that she be burned to death. This was the sentence for daughters of priests who committed adultery or harlotry. The Horites, called Khar by the Egyptians, were ruler-priests who married chaste daughters of priests who ruled over water shrines.
Rahab of Jericho was the wife of Salmon the Horite, the Son of Hur (Hor). Salmon is called the "father of Bethlehem" in 1 Chronicles 2:54. Rahab became the grandmother of Boaz who married Ruth. Salmon (also Salma or Solomon) is a Horite name and is associated with Bethlehem (1 Chronicles 2:51). The evidence concerning David's ethnicity points to Kenites and Horites who intermarried.
Abraham's Horite Mother
Abraham's mother is not named in the Bible, but according to tradition she was the daughter of a priest associated with the Horite shrine of Karnach in ancient Nubia (Upper Nile). This is evident from the name of her father, called "Karnevo" in the Babylonian Talmud. Karnevo would have been a Horite since the shrine of Karnach was dedicated to Horus, son of the Creator.
In the ancient world shrines were places of rituals. Common rituals included baptisms or water cleansing; circumcision, and the removing of front teeth called nak or naak. Kar-nak means place of performing the removal of teeth, a practice found among the ancient Nilotes.
The Genesis text explains that Abraham and Sarah had the same father, but different mothers. Sarah was Abraham's half-sister bride. Keturah was his patrilineal cousin bride.
Related reading: Genesis in Anthropological Perspective; Endogamy and Jewish Identity; The Nilotic Origin of the Ainu; Kushite Diversity and Unity; Who Were the Horites?; Abraham's Horite Mother Challenge to Shaye Cohen's Portrayal of Abraham; Moses' Wives and Brothers


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Guide to initial Setup for an Oscar Fish Tank
For those of you who are thinking about buying an Oscar fish, or for those of you who have impulsively bought an Oscar fish, this article will go over some basic pointers about setting up an aquarium for your new friend. Oscars are a serious commitment due to their longevity and adult size. Having the correct set up will make their transition from little wriggler to a big brute as seamless as possible.
This article serves as an overview of the different aspects of owning Oscars. For additional details we also recommend reviewing the New Oscar Owner Information Packet.
Oscar Tank Size:
There is plenty of debate about the minimum size for an Oscar Tank. I believe that the smallest aquarium an Oscar should be kept in is a 55 gallon (48x12x21 inches). This is not ideal, but it can be done. In a 55 gallon tank I can only recommend one Oscar with no tank mates and minimal decorations. This will also mean that you will be performing large frequent water changes to keep nitrates at a safe level for your Oscar. The average Oscar will grow to 12-14 inches in length. However there are some beasts that will grow up to 15 even 16 inches long. For these beasts I recommend a 75g tank. Let's not forget that bigger is better, and it seems that today there are more and more people providing 100 + gallon aquariums for their fishes. Don't be afraid to give them some extra space. It will be much appreciated.
125 gallon tank. Black Tahitian Moon sand.
Oscar Tank Filtration:
I'm not going to get into the specifics of filtration and bioload here. Just know that Oscars are very messy fish and bring with them a large bioload. In most cases I recommend canister filters in conjunction with a HOB (Hang on Back) filter. That way if one filter goes down you have a back up. One thing is an absolute, unlike community fish that many new aquarist are familiar with, an Oscar Tank requires massive filtration with a focus on biofiltration. The more the better. If using HOB filters we recommend enough filtration to turn over the entire volume of the tank 10 times per hour. If using Canister Filters, our recommendation is enough filtration to turn over the tank volume four times per hour.
More about filtration here and here.
Home made 110g tank. Plywood and acrylic face.
Oscar Tank Decorations:
In general, adult Oscars prefer swimming space. A tank that is packed full of decorations is no and ideal Oscar Tank. They like to be able to see potential threats coming so they can face them head on. Juvenile Oscars however, do enjoy some type of hiding spot so you may have to accommodate them as they grow. Using a large terracotta pot or a cave decoration can make a shy baby Oscar feel more comfortable. But as they mature they will become more aggressive and will not need or desire to hide as much.
Oscars are terribly clumsy fish. Couple that with the fact that we often keep them in small tanks and you've got a big bumbling brute in a jewelry store. Any decoration, rock, or driftwood with a sharp edge is a no-no. Oscars can be quite jumpy and if spooked they will run into whatever is in front of them. This can lead to scrapes, gashes, even damaged eyes. Use larger sized rounded rocks that cannot be moved, or driftwood that is sanded down. Most decorations you find at the pet store are safe as well as long as they are not pointed. Don't lean things upon each other. Stacking rocks is not recommended. Oscars are big powerful fish and can tip over such things that may lead to a disaster. Live plants can be tried with Oscars though as with most cichlids, they will most likely be uprooted frequently or just plain shredded to bits. IMO live plants are worth a shot because they can really add color and something else nice to look at. But don't expect them to survive or you will be disappointed more often than not. More about decorations here.
55 gallon tank. Silica sand.
Oscar Tank Lighting:
For most Oscars, lighting is not significant. As long as you have a light it will work. Some though, prefer a more dim light than others. If you have an Oscar that shies away when you turn on the light or just seems more active when the lights are out then you may want to consider a different bulb or dimming the bulb you have. You can do this by wrapping the bulb in tinfoil and then poking holes through it allowing light through at the desired amount.
Oscar Tank Tops/ Lids:
Oscars are known jumpers. They have been looking 'up' for their food for centuries and even though the majority of Oscars we keep are far from their wild ancestors they still look to the surface for food. A lid or some kind of tank top is necessary to prevent your Oscar from jumping. If you bought a used tank and don't have a lid or a tank top you can fashion one out of some egg crate, or a cut piece of Plexiglas. Do Not train your oscar to jump out of the water for food. Too many Oscars leap out of their aquariums and either fall to their deaths or lie helpless on the dry floor. Unfortunately, you do not have to train some Oscars to do this, they just will. If you suspect that your Oscar is a jumper you need to weigh down the lid. Put some books or something heavy on the lids. If you are a neat freak and don't want a bunch of books or junk sitting on your fish tank, you can buy strips of velcro and use them to fasten your lids down nicely.
Substrate for an Oscar Tank:
Again, I won't go into the finer details about substrates or all of the available substrates for Oscars Tanks. The big debate between substrates is sand vs gravel. Either substrate will suffice for an Oscar. Just remember that Oscars like to dig. Fine sand can work its way up into a filter and ruin it. This is especially true if you have a large Oscar who likes to take a mouthful of sand and 'spit' it. Sometimes right into the filter intake. Be sure and use a pre-filter on the filter intake if you have sand or there is a good chance it will be damaged by the sand. More on Gravel vs. Sand.
You don't want too much substrate. Especially with gravel, uneaten food and debris will work its way down into the substrate so if I am using gravel I prefer a shallow substrate bed, 1 - 1.5 inches. Sand is more fine grained and doesn't allow debris and such to work into the bed (not as much anyway) so I like a deeper bed with sand 2 -2.5 inches. Others prefer a shallow sand bed. If left undisturbed, sand will allow gas build up from nitrogenous waste that is potentially dangerous. Sand needs to be stirred up so this gas cannot accumulate.
There are others still that prefer no substrate at all. Bare bottom tanks are becoming more popular due to the ease of maintenance. Some tanks with added water movement achieve a flow that doesn't even allow debris to settle. In most cases, the flow is directed toward the filter intakes so any debris caught in the flow will eventually be caught in the filter.
125g tank. Natural gravel. (Same tank pictured above.)
Heaters in an Oscar Tank:
Heaters might not seem like a noteworthy point to hobbyists who keep small tetras or African cichlids. But for those who have kept large rowdy cichids you know heaters can be broken. Yes, that's right. Your Oscar can and likely will take a swing at your heater. A broken heater can cut your Oscar, over heat your tank, or in the worst scenario, electrocute and kill your Oscar. You want a heater that is shock resistant. Pretty much any heater that is glass is a bad idea for an Oscar tank. If you don't have the availability or already have a glass heater then you need to protect it somehow. You can make a heater guard out of some PVC piping cut in half (the long way) and attach some suction cups to it, or you can fashion a guard out of egg crate. Bottom line is that you want that heater protected from your big brute. The other point I want to make is that of heater malfunction. I personally have had two Marineland Stealth heaters somehow malfunction and over heat my aquarium. I lost several fish to this and I was severely disappointed. For this reason I cannot suggest these heaters. Stealths are known for being 'shatter proof' which is why I bought them. But after my experience I'll never own another. I currently have several other brands that I'm testing. A review of our current recommended heater can be found here.
Cycling Your Oscar Tank:
By Kmuda
Before setting up any aquarium, it is imperative you familiarize yourself with the concepts of the Nitrogen Cycle. The Nitrogen Cycle involves the establishment of the necessary bacteria to prevent a build up of toxic ammonia and nitrite which can be lethal to your Oscar. Unlike standard community fish, Oscars are designed by nature to live well in excess of a decade. If you purchase a tank, set it up, and immediately add your fish, your Oscar's chances of living its full life expectancy is greatly reduced, even if it survives the "cycle".
Tank Cycling involves much more than simply plugging everything up and letting it run for a few days. In order for the "cycle" to occur, there has to be a regular source of ammonia. For generations, a tank cycle was accomplished by using "throw away" fish such as goldfish. This practice involves setting up a tank, filling it with water, and dropping in some goldfish, which produce ammonia. Over a period of time bacteria become established that convert the ammonia to nitrite, then, once nitrite is present, bacteria become established to convert nitrite to nitrate (this is the Nitrogen Cycle.) Within the hobby, the process of establishing the nitrogen cycle in a new tank via the introduction of fish is called "Cycling with Fish". The problem is that very few fish that are used to establish a cycle will survive the process as both ammonia and nitrite are very toxic. Hence the term "Throw Away Fish".
Since it is unlikely you consider your Oscar a "Throw Away Fish", the only way for your Oscar to survive a cycle requires massive effort on your part. If you find yourself in this circumstance (we've all been there in the beginning, fish stores rarely give good advice), please create an account to access our forum and we will try and help you avoid disaster.
On this site, we consider the practice of "Cycling with Fish" to be inhuman. Instead, we practice a concept known as a "Fishless Cycle?". This process involves setting up a tank (including the filtration) and then artificially dosing with pure ammonia on a daily bases until the necessary bacteria become established. This process requires much less effort on your part (aside from locating pure ammonia, but if you google "Fishless Cycle" you will find plenty of advice on what the buy and where to buy it.)
Regardless of how you cycle a tank, it will take anywhere from two to eight weeks for a cycle to complete.
If you are interested in a better understanding of the bacteria that are so vital to the hobby of fish keeping, please read the below two articles, which are actually the foundation of a successful fish keeping philosophy.
Autotrophic Nitrifying Bacteria and Their Practical Application in a Freshwater Aquarium
Heterotrophic Bacteria and Their Practical Application in a Freshwater Aquarium
These few pointers should help you on your way to providing a safe and comfortable environment for your new pet. As always, if you have questions, please create an account, access our forum, and ask away. Here at Oscarfish.Com, our only motive is the health of your fish and your subsequent enjoyment of our hobby.


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In the old days, it was hard to hide a camera. What"s more, the boxy 35 mm SLR cameras that were common back in the 1980s needed a attention-grabbing flash to take a decent picture in a fresh produce department.
But the produce nerd would find himself on the road and come upon a gem of a wet rack display and want to snap a few pictures. Or an aspiring produce journalist would want to add a few retail shots of the snappy and colorful produce department at the hot new supermarket on his latest road trip.
Unless the trip was prearranged and management had already given the okay for a photo shoot, it is unlikely that a sudden impulse to take a picture in the produce department could be satisfied. Sure, one could always "ask for permission" to take a photo, but that kind of request, no matter how sincerely articulated ("I just love what you have done with your apple display! You guys are awesome!"), was kicked up the chain of command to the store manager and perhaps even to corporate. Needless to say, such requests always ended with a polite "No."
This universal paranoia about photographs inside the produce department/supermarket is not unique to the U.S. When I visited Russia several years ago we visited an upscale supermarket in Moscow where two Secret Service style security guards in suits, fitted with earpieces and lapel mikes, were watching our wide-eyed tour group with sobering intensity. One false move and I could imagine being interrogated in a soundproof room with a single, swaying, light bulb hanging overhead.
What are the reasons for supermarket skittishness about pictures of the produce department? It is not exactly top secret stuff, since thousands of consumers come through the store every week, checking prices and inspecting quality. Supermarkets aren"t exactly protecting trade secrets in how they create displays and plan layouts for the produce department the seasoned produce veteran can take in a lot of detail with his trained eye in a cursory glance. Another possible reason for the presumptive "no" to photos is the fear that photos may expose the seamy underbelly of ransacked, out-of-stock produce displays. Produce managers don"t want to be immortalized in a less-than-flattering moment.
I can also understand that retailers don"t want competitors coming into their stores and creating a distraction, or perhaps invading the privacy of customers by taking photos. So there needs to be a concession to the fact that such prohibitions on photography within the supermarket are not without reasonable cause.
But the truth of the matter is that ironclad prohibitions of photos inside the produce department/supermarket are over. Consumers are sharing their world with the twitterverse, their Facebook friends and Pinterest pals. If they see an awesome display of pomegranates, they may be likely to shoot the picture and upload it on the spot.
Consumer empowerment comes not only from smart phone technology and social media networks. Supermarkets and produce marketers themselves have opened kicked open the door for use of smartphones in stores by creating QR codes displays that consumers are SUPPOSED to scan, to take consumers to a video about the grower or a coupon that can be used on that very same shopping trip.
No, the idea that supermarkets are going to stop pictures of the produce department in the store is a bygone assumption.
While the image of someone taking out their smartphone/camera in the produce department may raise the hair on the necks of produce department managers, they will think twice before they stop the consumer.
Is that mom scanning the QR code or shooting a picture of the sweet corn? Is that middle aged man checking e-mail or snapping the price on pumpkins? Hard and fast distinctions can no longer be made.
It is likely that supermarkets won"t change their "no photo" policy, whether now or in a decade. But consumers, with their smartphones at the ready to scan QR codes and tweet about an amazing sale on honeycrisp apples, won"t bother to ask for permission.
The Packer will again recap the year"s top stories later this year, but I posed the question of "What is the top produce story of 2012?" to the Fresh Produce Industry Discussion Group, and the poll question found a virtual dead heat through Dec. 13. The top answers were the failed PMA/United merger and the Mexican/U.S. tomato dispute. I suppose the fact that industry folks have trouble seeing eye-to-eye created plenty of industry news in 2012, and that truism will probably will hold in 2013 as well.


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On and on goes the saga of Rangers in administration.
We await with incredulous bemusement the latest shoulder-shrugging plea of "who? Me? Nah, it wisnae me" from the sinisterly farcical Craig Whyte.
We await, with an interest that is not entirely becoming, to find out where the administrators will wield their redundancy axe.
A piecemeal truth is emerging about what's gone on at Ibrox, about the litany of rogues that have mismanaged business above that marble staircase.
Illegality? Perhaps. Criminal proceedings might still follow.
Certainly, the verdict of the "big" tax case notwithstanding, we're building a picture of the comprehensive financial bluff that has accompanied Rangers' success in the last decade or so.
A mismanagment that set the stage for the arrival of Whyte. Selfish, greedy, a moral wasteland, the wretched small-time wideboy who saw his chance to pull off the biggest con of all.
There surely can't be a way back for Whyte, whatever the future holds for a football club that he - and others - have tainted.
What is that future?
Liquidation and a newco - and the guarantee of a Scottish football rammy the likes of which we've never seen before - must remain too close for comfort.
Prolonged administration - Motherwell's less complex, smaller financial swamp saw them mired in administration across three seasons - seems likely.
Saviours raise their heads above the parapet but the malaise is too deep for them to yet build any momentum.
Paul Murray? Dave King? Should their previous involvement with a discredited regime count against them? Should there be caution over King?
Could Rangers, whose relationship with our own tax authorities is so gloomy, afford to be "saved" by King, a man labelled a "a glib and shameless liar," "a mendacious witness" by a judge in a South African tax case?
Maybe their dance with an unkown deil has led Rangers to a place where "better the devil you know" is the only feasible way forward?
Just some of the questions that will shape an uncertain future.
Right now, other concerns present themselves.
Dunfermline have confirmed their players and staff are experiencing a delay in payment of wages.
Should that surprise us? If Scottish football produced players like it produces rumours we'd be world beaters.
But those of us party to a season long game of Chinese Whispers concerning finances at East End Park might not be wholly surprised.
That's not to say the situation was - or is - desperate. Worrying, a sad reflection on the state of the game, yes, but not necessarily disastrous.
Now though Dunfermline have fallen victim to the great crash at Ibrox.
Rangers were due the Pars £80,000. That hasn't been paid and the consequences on the cash flow in Fife have been predictably harsh.
As Rangers continue to prove that they were drowning not waving all this time, the dangers of the ripples capsizing others seems ever more real.
The Scottish Government are in talks with Dunfermline about their predicament and a House of Commons debate has heard their treatment, along with that of Hearts, Dundee United and any other footballing creditors, described as theft.
Perhaps. But it's something that must happen a lot in business, maybe ever more regularly with the current economic climate and all that.
If nothing else Rangers' woes, and their current contagion, should allow us to finally address Scottish football's great conundrum.
Football is now a business, that brings positives and it brings negatives, but the inescapable truth must be that Scottish football is, with notable exceptions, largely operating a failed business model.
Now would be a good time to prove, despite the evidence of much of our footballing history, that we can learn from mistakes and emerge stronger from periods of turbulence.
Who's man enough to stand up and lead the game - whatever fate eventually befalls Rangers - through the malaise?
The SPL have been oddly quiet as the league champions have convulsed.
It seems Neil Doncaster is a good guy when you need moderately impressive sponsorship deals spun to within an ince of their life. But not a comrade to rely on in the trenches.
Who would ever have guessed?
The SFA? Some political instinct remains in what we're told is a modernised SFA.
Rangers in crisis? Panic first, then quickly set up an independent inquiry, get a retired judge to do the job.
It shows you're aware of concerns and it offers you a wee bit time to get away with saying nothing.
Maybe an extended period of time to say nothing if the parameters of Lord Nimmo Smith's inquiry touch on evidence that might soon be used against Craig Whyte in a criminal prosecution.
Hardly a groundbreaking tactic, but if it's good enough for the chinless at Westminster it's probably good enough for the blazered at Hampden.
A wrist slapping over "fit and proper person" procedures? Probably. It's not as if anyone took the SFA's governance of that issue seriously in the first place.
But maybe there is a smoking gun that could yet see the SFA forced into regicide.
The whispers of Rangers players receiving "dual contracts" have become shouts in recent weeks. The first edition of the Scottish Sun on Sunday brought the story into the open.
No conclusive proof - although The Sun claimed documentary evidence - but another glimpse of hidden truths still to emerge.
Perhaps the verdict of the "big" tax case tribunal will shed more light on the issue.
There should be a few at the SFA getting worried.
Were the SFA negligent in registering contracts? Possibly, but it seems pretty much everyone is treated with an equal lack of care, contracts are received and registered and life goes merrily on.
But what of the new SFA President? Was Campbell Ogilive at Rangers at the time these alleged second contracts were handed out? Did he know? Did he, then, mislead the very organisation he currently presides over?
We shouldn't get carried away. Second contracts might not have been a feature of Rangers financial chicanery.
If they were Ogilivie might have known nothing about them.
Based on nothing more than our experience of recent events however, I'm prepared to think there is something in this tale.
That still wouldn't mean Ogilvie was guilty. There might not have been invisible ink on his hands.
But the SFA President is now in a position where, in a matter of weeks, he could be about to attract one hell of a stench.
That's a worry. For him and for those, myself included, who have some appreciation of what the SFA have been trying to do to drag the game forward.
Ogilvie suggested that he'd take a background role as president, a presidency designed to avoid the uncharted peaks of incompetency scaled by his predecessor George Peat.
Yet he could soon be dragged into the open and given a good kicking.
Stewart Regan, the modernising chief executive of the SFA, mentioned Hearts in the same breathe as Rangers when news of the Ibrox administration first broke.
That might have been grossly unfair on Hearts. But it jarred. Because the two clubs Ogilvie has been involved with are, funnily enough, Rangers and Hearts.
He might be no more to blame for second contracts at Rangers than he is for sundry Vladimir Romanov rants.
But, then, if he was a completely peripheral figure at both clubs what actually qualifies him, other than a longevity in glad-handing, to be president of the SFA?
A line or two in a tax case verdict and Ogilivie bashing is going to be a national sport. If - and as ever it remains an "if" - a second contract imbroglio is uncovered and linked to Ogilvie's time at Rangers - even if it's not linked directly to him - then he has to resign. The SFA can't afford to let him make any other decision.
So there we are. What is it now? Coming up for three weeks since Rangers were brought to their knees.
The future at Ibrox remains uncertain, each day answers emerge that only lead to more questions.
But already we're seeing how the actions of David Murray, Craig Whyte and other briefcase carrying muggers has cracked the veneer of financial equilibrium in an impoverished corner of Fife.
We've seen a story develop that could yet leave the president of the SFA spectacularly compromised by his past association with Rangers.
On February 14th I wrote:
"The day Rangers took a step into the unknown.
"And the day Scottish football was forced to follow them."
Rangers still don't know where they're going. For better or for worse the rest of us are still having to follow them.
Whether the road we're on leads to a brave new world or another dead end it seems certain that there will more damage done.
More damage for the guilty to explain and, depressingly, more damage for innocent bystanders to suffer.
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Data item: Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013
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Margins of Error (MOE). ACS estimates are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a MOE. The MOE used with ACS estimates can be interpreted as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate plus the MOE and the estimate minus the MOE (the upper and lower confidence bounds) contains the full population value of the estimate.
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I suspect that google is looking at a new platform to run the apps on.
Considering that many people have finally wised up on the atom (its performance per watt is only OK) I think that google may be looking at making some extremely dense power/performance/space servers.
An example would be that ARM systems arent very fast even at 2 Ghz BUT you can make one with 2GB RAM fit in a 4"x4" space fairly easily and draw 4W which is 20 devices in a standard rack/cabinet or just 80 watts and 40Ghz of ARM CPU in 1U.
Given that Google doesnt like to spend 10,000 on each server I doubt quad 8 core intel cpus are on the table. sure, you can get 48Ghz of intel cpu in 1U (rather 96GHz in a 2U with 4x 8 core), the power requirements for a system like this are in the KW.
who knows, we may see a multi core, multi cpu embeded platform from google or even a google manufactured smartphone or even routers.


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By the age of three, your child will probably begin to ask you for information about sex. It will help if you take as much care in preparing yourself for your child's sexuality education as you do when preparing to teach him or her about health and physical safety.
Knowing what to expect at different ages can help you respond to typical questions young children ask. It also helps to know what behaviors you can expect.
Masturbation is normal, and most children fondle their genitals. Don't make your child feel guilty about being interested in his or her own body. However, by age four, a parent can help a child understand that this is a private behavior — "It's OK in your room, but not in the grocery store."
Because all children are curious, most children play "hospital" and "doctor." This can be a good opportunity to say to your child, "I know you are wondering about each others' bodies. Let's talk about what you want to know." It is also a good opportunity to say, "Your body belongs to you. You can tell someone, 'No,' if you don't want to be touched."
You also need to be aware of safety issues. Children may insert pencils, sticks or other objects in body openings and cause injury. Although it is normal for children of the same ages to engage in this exploratory play, there is cause for concern if one or more of the children is older.
No. This type of play is a way that children learn about the adult world. Preschool children actively try out many roles.
You may want to check the child's knowledge about what the word means. Children often use a word without knowing what it means. When you explain what the word means, they often don't want to use it. Teach your child words that are OK to use when he or she feels angry or frustrated.
Many parents wish to discourage the use of obscenities. Talk about what the words mean with your child, and explain that these words may bother others.
Many parents are concerned about how television portrays sexual issues and sexual behavior. Almost all programs and commercials convey sexual messages — on sex roles, body image, how emotion is expressed, the meaning of marriage and family and how people communicate about sexuality.
You can use television to strengthen your communication with your child. Watch TV with your child and use the programs as a springboard for discussion. Use these opportunities to discuss sexuality and family values with your child. In addition, limit television viewing to programs you feel are appropriate for your child.
For younger children, use a simple answer such as, "Babies come from inside the mother. They grow in a special place called the uterus."
By age 5, children become intensely interested in where babies come from, and you may need to give a more detailed explanation. If your child is interested, you could describe intercourse and conception in simple terms.
Let your children know they can come to you with questions. Starting early with sexuality education can help you communicate with your child now and during the teen years. Some guidelines to help you become an "askable" parent are:
To become more comfortable talking about sex with your child, practice first. "Discuss" a topic with yourself in the bathroom mirror, talk with a friend or role-play with your partner, switching roles of child and parent.
For further information on sexuality, see the attached book list. Remember, you don't need to know all the answers, but you do want to be an askable parent. You want your child to come to you with questions about sexuality rather than seeking answers from friends or television.
When selecting a book on sexuality for your child, it is important that you read it first. A book may be more explicit than you thought, or you may find you need time to practice reading it aloud. Look for books that:
Consider the author's background. For example, a minister may write from his or her religious perspective. A physician may focus on the physical aspect of sexuality rather than moral or emotional views.
Libraries are often good sources for borrowing books. If your library does not have a title, they may be able to obtain it through an inter-library loan.
Order publications online at http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/shop/ or call toll-free 800-292-0969.


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2012-07-25 / Columnists
Pets Pets Pets
Babylon Town Shelter has had amazing owner/ pet reunions, like the Jack Russell we flew back to Atlanta or the Westie recovered after someone found him and kept him two years. But never one like this case that has taken on a life of it's own on Facebook. The "Riley/ Ranger Recovery" story and photo posted July 11 is still going strong with 2,786 LIKES, 994 SHARES, 399 COMMENTS and close to 40,000 people who have seen the post. These Facebook numbers are bound to go up between the time I write and you read this column. The figures have already increased while I've been typing.
At Babylon Shelter, stray dogs without licenses or registered microchips are held seven days to give their owners a chance to reclaim them before going up for adoption. State law only requires five days. Licensed and chipped dogs get additional stray-hold time, phone calls and letters in the mail.
In general, it seems that if the owner doesn't surface in the first 48 hours, he "ain't comin" unless there is a really good reason such as being at the International Space Station or on vacation with the pet sitters (usually relatives, not professionals) who have misplaced the dog that they are supposed to be watching. That is, unless you don't want the owners to show because the dog is so neglected or starved for attention. Then to everyone's dismay, the owners arrive moments before the dog is scheduled to leave with a rescue or approved adopter.
In early March, a neutered, stray Border Collie dynamo was picked up near Lindenhurst High School. He was quite exuberant, dragging wimps like me down the kennel in his desire to get to the yard. The staff named him "Riley." He was a poster pet in "Pets" on April 5, but we now know his owner wouldn't be reading our local papers. Riley began to settle when volunteers started taking him on long walks around the fenced sump trail behind the shelter, but he still had no adoption prospects. This turned out to be a good thing.
On July 9, a North Fork man left a message on the shelter tape that he thought his friend had located his missing dog on the Babylon Petfinder site. He rushed to the shelter the next morning when more details matched. The sheer joy of an ecstatic dog seeing his best bud after so long was captured by a camera phone. Riley (really "Ranger") is nine years old- another shocker. Everyone thought he was about three. It is possible that someone sinister had a hand in making Ranger disappear once before. This time, he surfaced 55 miles away. It won't happen again.
Here's the Babylon Animal Shelter Facebook post that, along with the reunion photo, continues to touch so many people. One Facebook comment was, "Who could see this and not at least get a lump in their throat?"
"Usually our photo posts are adoptions and updates; we don't usually post photos of redemptions. This is a special case though; I don't think there was a dry eye at the shelter this morning after watching the reaction of a dog that saw his owner for the first time in four months of sitting in a cage. Ranger (known by us as Riley) was reunited with his owner today. Ranger, who is nine years old, has been with us for four months. His owner lives a very far distance from our shelter. With luck on his side, a friend saw his photo on our Petfinder site and notified the owner who couldn't get to us fast enough this morning. There are two morals to this story. One is that before Ranger left, he got a parting gift of a microchip. Should Ranger get lost on his own (accidents do happen) or should someone try and disappear Ranger again on his owner (sometimes things don't happen by accident), he will easily be reunited with his owner via the microchip. Moral number two is that no matter how much work the Petfinder site is, all of the time it takes outside of the hours we work, wondering if it is worth it to keep up the site; this one story makes it all worth it. I thank you Christina for keeping the photos rolling, the number that you have to take weekly is overwhelming, often it feels like we will never catch up, I don't think we ever do catch up! Thank you, Joanne, for contributing photos as you can. –Kristin"
There are additional morals. First, an owner should not be quick to give up hope when searching for a lost pet, especially with the incredible online tools available. Petfinder and Facebook's Lost and Found Pets of LI (Lafpoli) make miracles happen. Next, a lost LI dog belongs in the town shelter where the dog was found for at least a week to maximize the chances that the dog will be redeemed. "Ranger" is an exceptional case of a dog far from his own neighborhood, but recently I got a call from folks who found a Terrier mix on a Sunday and didn't know what to do. Rather than bring the dog to their town shelter which has 24/7 drop off, they wanted to hand the dog over immediately to a private rescue for adoption. What if someone was desperately looking? What if he were your lost dog?
Less than 10 years ago, the Ranger Reunion would have never happened at a LI municipal shelter. An unclaimed stray would have been euthanized long before four months. There are plenty of places in the US, including NYC, where strays are still put down as soon as their short hold is up. Many of the WV rescues that Last Hope works with do not have county or town shelters. A dog given to the warden is a dead dog because there is no spot to hold the dog. That's why we are getting four highly adoptable WV dogs this weekend. Finally, Ranger's happy ending has a ripple effect for Babylon Shelter. Facebook sends weekly statistics to administrators of group pages. Because of Ranger, the weekly reach went from 4,000 to more than 96,000. Now if only every one of the 96,000 would visit to adopt a dog or cat.
Babylon Shelter (631-643-9270) Poster Pets at Lamar St. W. Babylon represent the past and future: "Shorty" #94230 is enjoying a dip in the pool despite marking one year at the shelter this month. A victim of an eviction, "Shorty" seems comfortable around smaller dogs. This Siamese-mix mom and her kittens are not ready to go yet. They have to be weaned plus spay/neutered first. Lots of other kitties have their bags packed. They just need a loving place to call their own. More Dogs: "Pinky" senior Shih tzu; Beagle duo; "Mischka" Husky; purebred Boxer.


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Spa season reaches finish line
150th anniversary meet had small drop in attendance
Saratoga Springs
Christopher Kay, in his first summer as New York Racing Association CEO and president, heard a wide range of opinions on whether the Saratoga meet is the right length at 40 days of racing.
"Some people have said, 'We want to extend the meet,' " Kay said Monday. "Some people have said, 'We want to shorten the meet.' Some people say, 'Keep it at 40 days.' "
Kay declined to commit to any of those choices during an informal news conference in the Saratoga press box on closing day.
"We're going to look at all the data," Kay said. "There's a very fine balance. We want to make sure that Saratoga always remains a very special time for everybody. I can't tell you today what that would be."
In its 150th anniversary season, Saratoga drew an unofficial total attendance of 867,182, a drop from 901,033 last year. Unofficial on-track handle was about $128.2 million, about the same as the $128.3 million in 2012.
NYRA said it won't release official figures for attendance and handle until Tuesday.
The crowds declined despite gorgeous weather for most of the meet, sandwiched between extreme heat at the beginning of the meet and rain on the final weekend.
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"You have to look at it in a number of different ways in terms of on-track handle and national handle, but also the kind of people who have come and the kind of impact it has on the region," Kay said. "It's been great weather and hopefully we'll have great weather next year, as well."
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who won the Travers with Will Take Charge, said he looks forward to the Saratoga meet but was ready to return to his home in Louisville, Ky.
Lukas said he would be receptive to lengthening the meet. He pointed to a closing-day turnout of 13,760 despite the rain and Sunday's beer stein giveaway-inflated attendance of 56,579.
"I could make a case for it to be longer," Lukas said. "Look at this crowd. How about yesterday? It wouldn't bother me if they extended it."
There were a record 420 races run at Saratoga this summer, an average of 10.5 per day.
Asked if that figure was excessive, Kay pointed out the 14-race card on Travers Day drew a record on-track handle of $9,672,249 and a total handle of $41,363,760, a 13 percent rise from last year.
Kay added that longer Saratoga cards could be appealing to simulcast bettors in other parts of the country.
"Some people say you've got too many races on the card for a day," he said. "And you look sometimes at the data and you see quite a bit of activity. There's this balance between trying to meet the needs of the people who are here and also the people around the country."
Trainer Steve Asmussen, when told that some critics feel the meet is too long, responded, "They can go home."
"I think that the bettors tell the truth," Asmussen said. "You see how much money is bet on these horses because of how competitive they are. It's a product they obviously are willing to bet on."
With an unprecedented number of races, 105 thoroughbreds had at least three starts each during the 40-day meet. Nine had four starts.
There were five racing fatalities, one more than last year.
"I'm not going to comment on safety," said Kay, who had a limited racing background before NYRA. "There are others with more expertise in the field than me. Nobody cares more about those horses than the owners, the trainers and the veterinarians of those horses."
Kay said he wants to enhance the fan experience at Saratoga, including helping people wager better with handicapping seminars and giving fans more opportunities to interact with jockeys.
He said he'd like to create an area at the track where fans can touch horses.
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April 3, 2008
Complete Release in PDF Format
The Schedule
Games No. 35, 36, 37
Saturday, Apr. 5, 2008
UCSB vs. Cal Poly, 12 & 2 p.m.
at UCSB's Campus Diamond (500)
Sunday, Apr. 6, 2008
UCSB vs. Cal Poly, 12 p.m.
at UCSB's Campus Diamond (500)
Big West Action Continues this Week
Following a spring break week filled with seven games, the UC Santa Barbara softball team faces a comparatively light week as they host defending Big West Champion Cal Poly for a three-game conference series this weekend at Campus Diamond. The Gauchos and Mustangs will face-off in a doubleheader on Saturday, scheduled for a noon start. The third and final game of the series will be played at noon on Sunday and will be broadcast online at kcsb.org. All three games of the series can be viewed on Gametracker, just click on the link on the softball schedule page at ucsbgauchos.com.
What a Week!
UCSB had a full spring break with seven games in six days. The Gauchos opened the week with a doubleheader against national power UCLA. The Bruins swept the Gauchos 7-2 and 8-1, but UCSB rebounded and swept a doubleheader against Cal State Bakersfield at Campus Diamond the following day. The Gauchos posted a 7-0 and a 4-1 win over the Roadrunners. On Saturday, the team traveled South for their conference-opening series against UC Riverside. The Gauchos opened with a 7-6 eight-inning victory in the first pairing and closed Saturday's action with a 6-2 win. On Sunday, UCSB completed their sweep of the Highlanders with a 3-1 win. The Gauchos improved to 20-14 on the year and are 3-0 in the BigWest.
Duran Earns Second Big West Player of the Week Honor
2007 All-Big West First Team selection Tisha Duran earned her second Big West Player of the Week honor of the season (and of her career) after helping the Gauchos to a 5-2 week. The senior's week kicked off with a couple of hits, a homer, and two RBI in a doubleheader against No. 1/4 ranked UCLA. The following day, she continued with a couple of RBI, a double, and a run scored in a twin bill sweep of Cal State Bakersfield. Duran saved her best for UCSB's conference-opening series against UC Riverside. In the opener, she walked twice and scored twice in the Gauchos' tight 7-6 win. She then knocked in three runs and added a home run in the second game of the three-game set. She wrapped up the series with a 2-for-3, two RBI effort in the finale to aid the Gauchos to a 3-1 win. For the week, Duran batted .381 (8-for-21) with two home runs, a team-leading nine RBI, six runs scored, and a pair of doubles and walks.
Duran, Duran
Senior Tisha Duran's solid week at the plate was actually just a continuation of a stellar senior season for the third baseman. The Ventura, Calif. native currently leads the Gauchos and is third in the Big West with her .416 batting average. She leads the conference with her .802 slugging percentage, 36 RBI, and 10 home runs. She is also ranks in the Big West's top-three for on-base percentage (.500), hits (42), total bases (91), and walks (18). Duran also currently ranks amongst the best in the country, she is 35th for batting average, 32nd for home runs per game, 21st for RBI per game, and 21st for slugging percentage in the NCAA Division I statistics that were released earlier this week. Duran is steadily making her climb into the Gaucho record books, she currently is ninth for career home runs with 13 and just two home runs away from tying Lindsey Herrin's school record of 12 in one season. She currently has 69 career RBI, which is eighth all-time, a pretty big feat considering she is in just her second season with the Gauchos.
She's Got The Wright Stuff
Junior Tiffany Wright had her season-best six game hitting streak ended during the doubleheader against UCLA, but was able to rebound in a big way during the following five games last week. In the first contest against Bakersfield, she went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, an RBI, and a run. Then, in the opening game against Riverside, she posted a career-high five hits in five at-bats with two RBI, a homer, and a run. Her five hits set a school record for hits in a single game. She posted her third homer of the week in the second game of the Riverside series and rounded out the week with a hit in the final game. For the week, she batted .435 with an .870 slugging percentage. She had a team-leading seven runs, and three home runs and also tallied a double and five RBI. In conference games, Wright leads the Big West in runs (4), hits (7), and total bases (13). She posted a .583 batting average and 1.083 slugging percentage in the series with Riverside.
Ramos Goes Streaking
Second baseman and 2007 All-Big West First Team pick Christine Ramos is currently amidst an eight game hitting streak, a season-best for the junior. She went 2-for-4 and 1-for-3, respectively, against UCLA, and then posted a 2-for-4 showing in the first contest against Bakersfield. In the latter half of the twin bill against the Roadrunners, Ramos tallied four hits, a career-best, during four at-bats, while also scoring a run and stealing two bases. She finished the week with at least one hit and one run in each of the three games against UC Riverside. For the week, she batted .464 with a team-leading 13 hits. She also collected four runs and three stolen bases. Ramos is currently third on the team batting .314 on the season and leads the squad and the Big West with 11 stolen bases.
Her Name Is Nicole
Nicole Churnock has continued to put together a solid senior campaign for the Gauchos. The left fielder posted a double in the 7-2 loss to UCLA on Tuesday and then went 2-for-3 in each game against Bakersfield, including another double. She posted an RBI single in the eight inning win over Riverside and went 2-for-3 in the second win. For the week, she batted .364 and is currently second on the team with her .348 season batting average. Churnock is third amongst the Gauchos with five doubles and has posted 12 RBI.
Freshman Firepower
Freshman Jessica Beristianos stretched her hitting streak to 12 games this past week, the longest by a Gaucho this season. The shortstop was impressive during the Bakersfield doubleheader, she went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a homer in game one and was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI in game two. She batted .409 on the week and posted five RBI, including the gamewinner in the eight-inning victory over UC Riverside. For the season, she is hitting .309 and is tied second on the team with 17 RBI. Another freshman putting a solid performance last week was Katie McWhirter. The designated player put together a great showing against UC Riverside, opening the series going 3-for-5 with a run, a double, and an RBI. McWhirter is ranked fourth in conference with her .455 batting average in Big West games and ranked second behind Wright for hits in conference games with five.
Offensive Behavior
UCSB continues to lead the Big West in batting with its collective .299 average and is tops in conference games with its .337 team average during the Riverside series. In 2007, the Gauchos relied heavily on the small ball to get runs across the plate and batted a conference-low .248 with 83 extra-base hits (49 2B, 10 3B, 24 HR) and 148 runs. This season, UCSB has already matched last season's runs, triples and home run output and have 70 extra-base hits (36 2B, 10 3B, 24 HR). In fact, the Gauchos currently rank 22nd nationally for triples per game (0.29) and 41st for slugging percentage (.441). In almost a complete reversal, the 2007 pitching staff led the Big West with its 2.03 ERA and this season's staff is currently seventh out of eight with its 3.51 ERA.
How The Weston Won
Junior Tami Weston improved to 7-2 on the season and currently leads the Gaucho staff with her 2.81 ERA. After tossing 4.1 innings and allowing five runs on nine hits in the 8-1 loss to UCLA, Weston rebounded from just her second loss of the season and held Bakersfield to just one run on seven hits in a 4-1 complete game win. She allowed no walks for the first time this season in the contest with the Roadrunners. The junior then went on to pitch a complete game against Riverside on Saturday, allowing just two runs on five hits with three strikeouts and three walks. She rounded out the weekend by holding the Highlanders scoreless in the final six innings of Sunday's series closer.
The Gaucho Circle
Sophomore Lindsey Correa went 2-1 last weekend with a pair of complete game wins. The pitcher took the loss to UCLA in game one of the doubleheader with the Bruins after allowing six runs on 10 hits. She did, however, tie her career record for strikeouts in the game with eight. The next day, Correa pitched a complete game shutout against Bakersfield, allowing just five hits and three walks while fanning five. The sophomore rounded out the week by winning the first game against Riverside, she allowed six runs on five hits with eight walks and four strikeouts. She is now 9-4 on the season with a 3.12 ERA. Fellow sophomore MeLinda Matsumto wasn't the pitcher of record in any games over the week, but she did toss over five innings between four games. Matsumoto also held Riverside scoreless and allowed just one hit in the eighth inning to hold the Gaucho lead in the 7-6 win on Saturday. She currently holds a 4-8 record on the season with a 4.60 ERA.
In The Dugout With Coach Galicinao
Former UCSB assistant, Brie Galicinao took the helm of the Gaucho softball program last June. Galicinao is a 2002 graduate of Princeton where she was a four-year starting pitcher and utility player for the Tigers and was named the 2001 and 2002 Ivy League Player of the Year. The Stockton, Calif. native served as Kristy Schroeder's assistant for the 2006 and 2007 seasons, helping guide the Gauchos to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Under her tutelage, Jennifer Davis became the Big West and Gaucho career strikeout record holder and the 2007 UCSB pitching staff led the conference for ERA.
Mustang Matters
Defending conference champion Cal Poly enters this weekend's series after completing an impressive three-game sweep of Cal State Fullerton last week. The Mustangs went the distance posting 9-1 (5), 1-0 (14), and 2-1 victories over the Titans to get off to a 3-0 start in the Big West. Anna Cahn led the way in the circle and at the plate, batting .400 during the series with five RBI while also posting a 2-0 record with a 0.00 ERA in 10 innings of work. Cal Poly, which has gone 15-13 on the season and 0-2 away, is led by Stephanie Correia, who is batting .329 on the year with 15 RBI. In the circle, Robyn Kontra has a team-best 1.55 ERA and 5-1 record. In 2007, UCSB won the conference series with the Mustangs picking up a 5-0 win before splitting a pair of nine-inning 6-5 contests.
Coming Soon
Following this week's series with Cal Poly, the Gauchos will host their final pair of regular season non-conference games when they host No. 13 Fresno State in a doubleheader on Tuesday, April 8 at noon. UCSB will then head to Cal State Northridge for a three game Big West series with the Matadors on Saturday and Sunday.