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My essay "Coetzee in the Promised Land" has just been posted in the new issue of The Quarterly Conversation. The whole issue is worth checking out -- it's a particularly rich one, I think.
Also notable: In a nice bit of Best American Fantasy syncronicity, Matt Bell writes about Brian Evenson's new novel Last Days. Brian had a story in the first volume of BAF, Matt has a story in the second volume, and the third volume will be published by Underland Press, which published Last Days. This adds evidence to my hypothesis that The Quarterly Conversation is at the center of the universe. Well, my universe at least...
My own essay is a hybrid/collage of literary analysis, literary historiography, cultural meditation, occasional speculation, semi-educated guesses, and various random ideas that are thrown around with the hope that a few might stick to something. My original intention was to write an essay with a larger scope -- an investigation of South African speculative fiction in the 1970s and 1980s, novels that looked toward a post-apartheid future. But when I discovered Karel Schoeman's Promised Land, I couldn't stop thinking about Coetzee's Disgrace. Over a period of months, the essay began to come together.
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Here it is—the lineup for the 2009 Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, August 28-30, 2009:
Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Beastie Boys, M.I.A., Mars Volta, Modest Mouse, Ween, Thievery Corporation, Black Eyed Peas, TV on the Radio, Atmosphere,Q-Tip, Bettye LaVette, Raphael Saadiq, the Dodos, Built to Spill, Deerhunter, Mastodon, Calexico, Os Mutantes, Tom Jones, Band of Horses, the National, Akron/Family, the Dead Weather, Silversun Pickups, Robert Randolph, Brett Dennen, Midnite, Jason Mraz, JJ Grey & Mofro, Kinky, Lila Downs, Trombone Shorty, Dengue Fever, Heartless Bastards, the Dirtbombs, Lenka, Incubus, John Vanderslice, Matt & Kim, Portugal, the Man, the Morning Benders, the Duke Spirit, Zee Avi, Blind Pilot, Sambada, Ryan Bingham, West Indian Girl and Extra Golden. Whew!
I was trepidatious about last year's inaugural Outside Lands festival, but as you can read here, here and here, it was conceived and executed extremely well.
Advance three-day passes are $200-$226. My friend Kim writes to take issue with this year's "layaway" ticket pricing option, no doubt geared to help those in the struggling economy:
Look – I get that the tickets are too expensive for some people who would want to go. Giving them an option to spread out the cost over a few months is, on the surface of it, a nice convenience. But charging them an additional $35 for it? Could it possibly cost that much to run the card a few times? I don't really know how much Visa & Mastercard charge, but it seems unlikely to be that much. If I'm wrong, then all apologies, but if not, then OL is charging poor people more money for the same exact ticket.
If you have to spread the cost of the ticket over a certain amount of time, shouldn't you just do that on your own and buy it when you have the money? The whole thing seems totally predatory to me.
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Mismanage your account or have unexpected expenses, and not only do you lose your ticket, but you're still liable for the full price.
I suppose this is a good time to remind people that festivals very rarely sell out, and that one-day tickets will surely be made available at some point, just like last year. If you're raring to be the first on your block to buy tickets, they go on sale April 15.
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(For the reader who gets all verklempt hearing that most published research is nonsense, it might be helpful to read this article on the chicanery in the modern scientific publishing world.)
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Are the wheels ready to come off Russia's Big Red Machine?
Accusations of cheating against U.S. goalie Jonathan Quick — made, shockingly, by Russian defenceman and Los Angeles Kings teammate Slava Voynov — underscore a tense response by Russia's players, coaches and fans following Saturday's memorable 3-2 shootout loss to the Americans.
Examples of the poor form showed by Russia, which is facing enormous pressure as host nation of the Sochi Olympics, include:
- A would-be winning goal late in the third period by Fedor Tyutin was disallowed when video review showed Quick had knocked the net slightly off its mooring while sliding across the crease moments earlier. Voynov, his Kings teammate, told Yahoo! Sports he believed Quick may have done it on purpose: "I play with him. It is in his style to do something like that."
- That disallowed goal set the stage for an unforgettable eight-round shootout in which T.J. Oshie scored on four of his six attempts to give the U.S. a 3-2 win. As it ended, there were reports Russian coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov and his staff left the rink without shaking hands, as is customary, with their U.S. counterparts.
- Alexander Radulov had two penalties Saturday that both resulted in U.S. power-play goals. As Bilyaletdinov told reporters through an interpreter post-game: "Scratched? Yeah, he needs to be scratched, among other things."
- Russian hockey fans reacted with unbridled passion on social media after the game, making Brad Meier, the American referee who waved off the Tyutin goal, a popular target. As The Wall Street Journal reported, the Twitter comments suggested a fix was in — or worse. "Even (Russian President Vladimir) Putin saw it. Is the referee still alive?" one person tweeted.
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Philippines Typhoon Haiyan - our response
On 8 November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever to strike land, hit the Philippines.
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Since those terrible first weeks, we have concentrated our efforts on sustainable reconstruction: beyond emergency shelters and food distribution. Local populations need their houses and their livelihoods back: Haiyan destroyed a third of the country's rice growing areas, 33 million coconut trees and 30,000 boats. In that catastrophic storm, farming and fishing communities lost their means to earn a living and feed themselves.
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Haiyan hit the Philippines just as the Climate Conference COP21, was getting underway in Warsaw. Yeb Sano, the Philippines representative, reminded the world, in an emotional appeal, that climate change claims lives. It is affecting the poorest and most vulnerable now. We will continue to ask governments and big companies to cut emissions and help vulnerable communities to deal with changing weather.
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" Oxfam gave us chainsaws, which we used to cut and slice the coconut lumber. I also worked in one of Oxfam's cash-for-work programs, which gave me an extra income. I received three sacks of rice seed from Oxfam. The rice from this seed would have sustained us for five months. If all the rice could have been harvested, we would have had 100 sacks of rice."
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New Mexico has a new bishop.
The Rev. Oscar Cantu was installed into The Diocese of Las Cruces Thursday. It was the same day the world said goodbye to Pope Benedict.
Bishop Cantu wants New Mexico Catholics to remember their faith is at work as the cardinals contemplate a new pope.
"This is a time to remember that the Holy Spirit guides the church," Cantu said. "He's done that for 2,000 years. The church has been through a lot of twists and turns in history and we will survive this as well."
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CALDWELL – The Snake River Panthers shook of a slow start with a second half romp as they opened the 3A state tournament with a convincing 5-3 win over Gooding on Thursday afternoon.
Playing at Vallivue High School the Panthers found themselves down 2-0 just eight minutes into the first round contest.
Snake River righted the ship however as they commenced on the comeback trail and two minutes later Cooper Peterson tallied the first of his two goals on the afternoon. On the scoring play Peterson split a pair of defenders and then collided with the goal keeper who had come out of goal in an effort to thwart the opportunity. As both players tumbled to the ground, Peterson was the first to his feet as h out hustled everone to the ball for the Panthers first goal.
"We just came out a little sluggish to start the game and it took us a little time to get our rhythm," Snake River head coach Trevor Peterson said. "The grass was a little taller on the field that what we are used to so the passing game was a little slower than what we like but once we got our rhythm and the feel for the game we started playing how we know that we can."
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Never fear, however as Snake River came out with a vengeance in the second half as four different players tallied scores. Andy Garcia, Michael Smith, Josh Dunkle and Cooper Peterson each got a toe on a goal scoring kick as Snake River tied and then blew by Gooding into the semi-finals with a dominating second half performance.
"We came out a lot stronger in the second half," Coach Peterson said. "Once we finally got it all figured out we were able to dominate and I was very proud of how the guys fought till the end."
"Usually when you give up a couple of quick goals like we did today they will destroy you," Coach Peterson continued. "I was really happy with how the guys hung together and overcame that disappointing start. I really couldn't be prouder."
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August 2006
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I love UTSA; I love the important role each of us play and our influence in developing and transforming the lives of our students – the leaders of tomorrow; I love the staff I work with and the energy that I get from being with them; I love walking across campus and seeing students enjoying our manicured grounds, clean buildings and paseos; I love compliments from our colleague-partners about our extreme service and attention to detail; I love seeing the growth and development of our staff; I love talking with employees who also love working here and who are passionate about making their distinct mark of service; I love the changes, progress and improvements in our service levels; I love writing notes to employees who exemplify excellence in their work; and I am completely, unabashedly, and unapologetically in love with what the future holds --- that no matter our position, we are going to be known for our willingness to partner for others' success, to rapidly change to enable progress, and to be considered the best service providers on campus.
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In today's show, we hear about two demonstrations that caught our attention at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). Péter Fankhauser from the ETHZ in Zurich tells us about the Rezero ballbot, a balancing robot that speeds around on a sphere. [url]Mike Rubenstein[/url] from the Self-organizing Systems Research Group at Harvard then tells us about their efforts to make swarms of 1024 robots a reality with the kilobot project.
[caption id="attachment_2038" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="© Karl Hug Ringier AG"][/caption]Péter Fankhauser is the leader of the Rezero ballbot project. The Rezero project was one of last year's "Focus Projects" during which Bachelor students in Mechanical Engineering at ETHZ have the opportunity to develop a product from scratch. The project was supervised by Prof. Siegwart from the Autonomous Systems Laboratory. Rezero brought together eight future mechanical engineers, two electrical engineers studying at the ZHAW as well as Industrial Designers from ZHdK.
The interdisciplinary team developed the ballbot, a robot that balances and drives around on a ball. Using a single ball instead of wheels allows the robot to move spontaneously in any direction, fit into tight spaces, and achieve high speeds. The robot was often seen zipping through the hallways at IROS earlier this month.
Fankhauser tells us about his learning experience, challenges in working in large crossdisciplinary teams, the secret behind the ballbot capabilities and the future steps in making the ballbot a commercial reailty.
Mike Rubenstein
[url]Mike Rubenstein[/url] is a postdoctoral researcher from the Self-organizing Systems Research Group at Harvard. In an effort to make large swarms of robots a reality, he's been building 1024 coin-sized robots dubbed kilobots. Challenges include making the robots low-cost and easy to assemble, recharge, reprogram and control. The final system is made with only $14 worth of parts, takes 5 minutes to assemble and can be operated in less than a minute. The open source release of all the electronics and assembly documents is expected near the end of this year.
After bording a plane with 100+ robots, Rubenstein was able to demonstrate the system at IROS.
In the future, Rubenstein hopes to implement his thesis work on "Self-assembly and self-healing for robotic collectives" on the kilobots. An example of such a system is show in the video below.


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Yamhill County Circuit Court Judge John Collins found Xavier Wolfgang guilty of one count each of murder, first-degree assault, second-degree abuse of a corpse and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle late Tuesday afternoon.
Wolfgang, 41, murdered 77-year-old Walter Adelman of Tigard by repeatedly clubbing him with a piece of wood on the property that Adelman owned on East Rock Creek Road in rural Sheridan in April 2012.
The bench trial lasted six days with Deputy District Attorney Ladd Wiles and Wolfgang's court-appointed attorney, Carol Fredrick of McMinnville, submitting closing arguments Tuesday afternoon. Wiles was assisted by Kate Peterson.
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After the verdict was read, Wolfgang was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs and returned to jail. He will be sentenced at 1 p.m. Thursday.
The minimum prison sentence for murder is 25 years. The minimum for first-degree assault is 7 1/2 years.
Fredrick asked Collins to consider the lesser included charges of either first or second-degree manslaughter, in place of murder, and second or third-degree assault in lieu of first-degree assault.
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Wow. Just wow. Even Australians are getting in on the Barack food madness. Not Quite Nigella does a Barack Obama pizza:
Firstly, please don't laugh at my effort. OK you can as I'm not with you. I'm not American as you may know but I am incredibly excited about the upcoming inauguration and the Presidency of Barack Obama. Just because we can't vote and don't live in the country doesn't mean that the significance and magnitude of this event is lost on people throughout the world. I was so excited that I wanted to do something to commemorate it and of course the best way I know how it by making food.
And what better food than pizza? Obama almost looks Lincolnesque, no? [via Foodgawker]


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by Mike Masnick
Tue, Jul 3rd 2012 7:08pm
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batman, christian bale, patrick leahy, pipa, the dark knight rises
I heard from more than a few people that Senator Patrick Leahy would never be convinced of his distorted views on copyright for one key reason: he loves the way Hollywood puts him in movies -- with Batman being a particular infatuation. As you can see on Leahy's IMDB page (yes, he has one), he appeared in both the Batman TV series and The Dark Knight. Now, it's being reported that he's also making an appearance in the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises, where he gets to appear in a scene with Christian Bale. Of course, normally you might think that this kind of thing, something that Leahy is clearly excited about and proud of, would count as a "gift" and potentially run afoul of Senate ethics rules. It's not as if the studio is putting him in these films because of his acting chops...
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Nom du Clavier (profile), 3 Jul 2012 @ 6:27pmAnd here I thought aspiring actors were supposed to start out in such memorable roles as 'man buying newspaper', 'displaced taxi patron' or the ever popular 'dead hooker on autopsy table'.
Clearly the man has pull.
Anonymous Coward, 4 Jul 2012 @ 7:58am
Re:or punks.
Youtube: Terminator vs Punks or Arnold vs Brad Reardon, Bill Paxton and Brian Thompson.
That One Guy (profile), 3 Jul 2012 @ 7:15pm
I'd watch him...If his 'scene' was him getting punched and/or kicked by batman as some random thug/criminal.
Hephaestus (profile), 4 Jul 2012 @ 8:33am
Re: I'd watch him...Type casting him would make him the corrupt bride taking elected uber villain.
TaCktiX (profile), 4 Jul 2012 @ 9:06am
Re: Re: I'd watch him...Honestly, your "bride" typo is a funnier image than the intended "bribe".
MrWilson, 3 Jul 2012 @ 7:22pmOf course he loves Batman. What corrupted politician wouldn't love the one-percenter superhero "job-creator?"
blaktron (profile), 3 Jul 2012 @ 7:28pm
Re:Batman happens to be one of the only superheros rooting out white collar crime and corrupt politicians. Leahy would fit right in in Gothams upper crust though.
The Mighty Buzzard (profile), 3 Jul 2012 @ 8:46pm
Re:The sad fact of the matter is, the one percenters are the only reason you're able to type that drivel on your computer that uses microchips rather than a city sized stack of vacuum tubes and is powered by electricity that comes to your house over convenient power lines. Not a single one of those would have been available without men with the drive and ambition that made them part of the one percent.
You know a tree by its fruit and the captains of industry have produced some incredible fruit over the centuries. What have you done that's worth a damn by comparison? Have you created even one fulltime job? Face it, they don't just have more money, they're a hell of a lot more valuable to society than any 99 or even 999 wage earners.
Anonymous Coward, 3 Jul 2012 @ 8:59pm
Re: Re:I lol'd. 9/10
The Mighty Buzzard (profile), 3 Jul 2012 @ 9:35pm
Re: Re: Re:Eh, I have a thing for hating 99%ers and their "short-term self-interest above all" creed. Every $30k or so they cost a person they're whining about is one less job one of them will be able to go to on Monday. Besides, he dissed The Bat.
MrWilson, 4 Jul 2012 @ 11:13am
Re: Re: Re: Re:You're assigning all innovation to only one-percenters? That's bullshit. A lot of inventors and innovators were poor people whose innovations were exploited by people who already had money. Yes, some innovative people have become one-percenters through hard work and discipline, but many of them were born into wealth (like Batman). Whether they do something productive or not is something else. But you're also ignoring that one percenters have to hire a whole lot of ninety nine percenters to actually do the dirty work to get any of their innovation done. Does Richard Branson build all the Virgin airplanes? Did Bill Gates program every line of Microsoft's software up until his retirement? Did Steve Jobs work in a factory in China making parts for your iPhone?
You're also conflating monetary success with innovation, which is not necessarily true. There are some people who became part of the one percent because they were innovative. There are probably not many who became innovative because they were already a part of the one percent, and if they did, there are plenty of ninety nine percenters who could have done the same had they just had the same resources.
As for the job creation bullshit, the one percenters do not create jobs. They hire as few people as they need when their businesses need more employees in order to meet demand. The increased consumer spending and demand for products and services creates jobs. And as has been pointed out, most jobs are created in the small business sector. As a member of consumer society, I have in collaboration with others created most of the jobs out there and you have too. Every bit of my "$30k or so" is spent somewhere that employees people.
There are some bright cookies in the one percent who arguably deserve to be there, but there are a whole hell of a lot more parasites with vast resources who were fortunate sons of wealthy families. Attributing value to people based solely on the amount of wealth they have is as stupid as people placing value on products solely based on how much they cost. Quality and utility do not necessarily correspond to price, both with people in society and with products and services.
And Batman is a psychologically disturbed individual. With his money he could have just hired and trained an entire private police force to protect Gotham instead of endangering the lives of children in his care (and getting at least one of them killed by the Joker, regardless of cliche comic book resurrection stories).
I'm sorry if you don't like the fact that I don't bow down and worship the one percenters for all they've done for us, like corrupting our democratic processes with their money and influence and revolving doors and systematically increasing the wealth gap between us for the last several decades. If you're not a one perecenter yourself, you've got some serious Stockholm Syndrome.
Anonymous Coward, 4 Jul 2012 @ 11:22am
Re: Re: Re:doesn't change the fact it's true
MrWilson, 4 Jul 2012 @ 12:48pm
Re: Re: Re: Re:Maybe, if "true" is equal to "as is taught at Glenn Beck University."
Liz (profile), 3 Jul 2012 @ 9:41pm
Re: Re:Nice rant there, chief. So I gather that Techdirt is in your favorites list along with Fox News?
As for my computer, I believe most of the parts were assembled in a number of Asian countries. Namely China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. If the components weren't constructed by robots who were programmed by wage earners, then the chips and slots were put in place on the motherboard by other wage earners that earn less than most Americans that work at McDonalds.
The microchips weren't designed and developed by the head honcho at the top, but by really, really, REALLY smart people with a talent for mathematics and engineering.
And the electricity that's sent to my home is funded in part when I pay my utility bills. The power lines are installed, regulated, and maintained by men and women who most likely earn less than $100,000 per year.
And while I have the option to run my computer with an OS founded by someone who became a Multi-Billionaire, I do like the open source options which are produced by poor schlubs who work days doing thankless IT service, then later crunching code at 4am while buzzed on Jolt cola and chocolate covered coffee beans.
And most of the captains of industry that you so lauded in your post of ignorance were little more than power brokers, hooksters, and con jobs who had a talent for business decisions. Very few were actually anything like Andrew or Bill. A lot of them were more like David and Charles.
Now Dennis, I know you asked MrWilson here what he's done that's worth a damn by comparison - but as for me, I can honestly say I contribute to the communities that I'm a part of.
The Mighty Buzzard (profile), 3 Jul 2012 @ 10:21pm
Re: Re: Re:Nope, FNC is mostly right-wing sensationalist garbage as opposed to the left-wing sensationalist garbage on the other news networks.
As for the rest, all of the above would have remained as ideas if it hadn't been for someone with the drive and ambition to bring a product to market. Innovation vs. ideas as Mike has explained ad nauseum.
Even Linus and crew who I have to thank for the OS I'm posting from now were not functioning as wage earners. He and all the contributors didn't just have an idea, they made it happen. Money is really a secondary consideration but it does tend to have quite a bit of correlation due to people tending to like having money. It doesn't buy happiness but it does buy a whole lot of lack of discomfort.
Now Dennis, I know you asked MrWilson here what he's done that's worth a damn by comparison - but as for me, I can honestly say I contribute to the communities that I'm a part of.
I've contributed and released code myself and, yeah, it's of value. But it's nowhere near as much value as making sure even one person's kids eat regularly.
OSS aside, without the person saying "I am going to give you money and you are going to make this happen", it will not happen. And judging by the paucity of people who are filthy rich from doing so, I'm forced to say that level of drive and ambition are pretty damned scarce while someone able to do nearly all wage earning jobs are easily replaced.
If ten thousand tech workers were abducted by aliens, we'd all be able to get better wages but the world would go on. If ten thousand of the people who employ others (especially the ones who employ large amounts) were, it would be really damned ugly. So, yes, we are of less value to society than those who make the economy move on a large scale.
Honestly, I'm fine with that. It truly baffles me why people find a simple statement of fact to be an offensive idea.
Liz (profile), 3 Jul 2012 @ 10:51pm
Re: Re: Re: Re:Want a simple statement of fact? Most people are employed in small businesses.
There's your real job creators. That's who drives the economy. That's who keeps people employed. Those small business owners are the ones who invest more of their money back into the business and value their employees.
Now, if aliens were to come and abduct the top executives of the largest corporations and somehow make them collapse, you know what would happen? Small businesses would fill the void. And yes, the world would keep on turnin'.
Richard (profile), 4 Jul 2012 @ 6:50am
Re: Re:The sad fact of the matter is, the one percenters are the only reason you're able to type that drivel on your computer that uses microchips rather than a city sized stack of vacuum tubes and is powered by electricity that comes to your house over convenient power lines. Not a single one of those would have been available without men with the drive and ambition that made them part of the one percent.
Which 1% are you talking about?
The 1% scientists, engineers and, yes, the visionary business men who saw the potential of their ideas and helped to bring them to the market- or the 1% who sit on the biggest piles of money and get to influence the government.
TtfnJohn (profile), 4 Jul 2012 @ 11:04am
Re: Re:I could go into some detail refuting a lot of your arguments but it's pointless as a lot of them are half right.
As for who employes the most people it's small business not larger ones and definitely not megacorporations once one gets past being impressed by those vast global numbers.
However, let's get by one little point. Computers as we now know them were developed during World War 2 in Britain and the United States to (a) codebreak and (b)make the calculations necessary to lay (aim) large guns properly be they field pieces or ship based. As those who developed them were in the employ of the military as part of the total war effort against the Axis powers no one got rich from it. They did make a huge contribution to the defeat of the Axis.
IBM did see the commercial value in one or two of these things post war but not too many more so they stitched together what we call the mainframe which largely did accounting and billing duties.
You are right in saying that most of the (overwhelmingly) men who established how we now communicate over computers and other devices we now take for granted were largely done by visionaries and dreamers. Or by sheer necessity. For example the Roman aqueduct system.
There is that aspect of the 1% and they're very rare. It's not often you trip over a Bill Gates or a Linus Torvalds. I suspect it's this part of the 1% you're referring to.
Then there's the bunch that have inherited wealth that they just sit on, let someone else invest and watch it grow as they lecture the rest of us on the values of free enterprise and unrestricted capitalism. If you recall the ones making those noises the loudest before 2008 were large investment bankers who were playing dice with peoples savings.
They'd forgotten that they were a service industry who, themselves, have never created a thing of enduring value even if, on occasion, they'd loaned the money that made such creations possible. They still haven't got that right. Have a look at what's going on with Barclay's Bank today.
And speaking of value there are people who create things of priceless value every day even if they don't know it. People who tend to their little front gardens which bloom with colour a life this time of year and make the neighbourhood so much better by what they do.
So there's a lot in your post of "knowing the cost of everything and the value of nothing". Don't worry, that's become all too common these days.
There also seems a lot of, to quote it correctly, of the biblical quote "the love of money is the root of all evil". Wealth, in and of itself creates nothing and employs no one. The wealthy do have something of a duty to those less fortunate than they are. Not in the sense of nobless oblige but more in the sense of helping their neighbours and acting responsibly with their wealth. Certainly not in the sense of class warfare or what Soviet and Chinese style socialism/communism created who had their own wealthy classes.
But the neighbourhood gardener that can bring colour, life, variety and a place where people just look and relax is as valuable as a any captain of industry. The guy across the street who helps cut the lawn without being asked is just as valuable as any inventor or captain of industry. The volunteer coach, the singers in a church or other choir are as valuable and on and on.
Value isn't just money. Try to remember that.
And try to remember that the 1% being protested against were, by and large, in the banking industry whose irresponsibility put our economies where they are today. And some, like Barclays, continue in their irresponsibility.
Jeff_Vader_runs_the_Deathstar? (profile), 4 Jul 2012 @ 12:42pm
Re: Re:I've put several strippers thru "nursing" school...
Think that counts?
Michael, 5 Jul 2012 @ 5:05am
Re: Re:This argument makes me laugh. A system that allows people to aspire to greatness does not also have to be swayed so far out of balance as it is today. It was a great system once upon a time... but now its a self-destructing self serving heap of garbage.
Anonymous Coward, 3 Jul 2012 @ 7:29pmGood old crony capitalism.
Eric Goldman (profile), 3 Jul 2012 @ 7:29pmBut did he get paid the minimum guild scale?
VMax, 3 Jul 2012 @ 7:33pmIs it a gift or a grift?
Anonymous Coward, 3 Jul 2012 @ 7:56pmWell its pretty obvious that some of these senators are getting favors for shilling.
Pat Leahy, 3 Jul 2012 @ 8:05pmI'm proud of my acting career and so should you be. Plus, the 20 minutes I spend "on the set" equals three free meals and a 200K appearance fee. Win win, right?
That Anonymous Coward (profile), 3 Jul 2012 @ 8:22pmethics and congress same sentence...
*falls over laughing*
no no carry on, when I'm done laughing we can discuss how someone who wrote an entire bill at the bequest of the entertainment industry can spin then getting a role in a major motion picture as just "luck".
Anonymous Coward, 3 Jul 2012 @ 8:27pmOf course, normally you might think that this kind of thing, something that Leahy is clearly excited about and proud of, would count as a "gift" and potentially run afoul of Senate ethics rules.
Fred Thompson?
btr1701 (profile), 5 Jul 2012 @ 12:04pm
Re:> Fred Thompson?
Wasn't a senator or elected official during his acting career. He was elected after he stopped acting for a living.
And he actually had a legitimate career and was a decent actor. He didn't just do cameos as himself in return for passing legislation Hollywood likes.
Wally (profile), 3 Jul 2012 @ 8:31pm
ActingLeahy should be very good at acting. He is a senator of the United State after all.
Anonymous Coward, 3 Jul 2012 @ 10:02pmFunny how Patrick Leahy knows about 42 Degrees Celsius, because the Senator from Vermont is brain dead.
Zakida Paul (profile), 4 Jul 2012 @ 1:43am
It's the way politics worksBig business: You take care of us and we will take care of you
Politician: Blah blah stronger patents.........blah blah tougher copyright........blah blah reduced tax for top earners......
Now, where's my reward.
Paul Renault (profile), 4 Jul 2012 @ 3:52am
I hope that.....the cinema-going public will have enough sense to loudly boo Senator Leahy when he's on-screen.
The Spork (profile), 4 Jul 2012 @ 6:15am
Re: I hope that...agreed. the SOB deserves nothing less than a trip to Gitmo and a generous dose of waterboarding
Anonymous Coward, 4 Jul 2012 @ 6:04amThese stupid politicians have absolutely no shame. and the travesty here is that our government established media cartel, that benefits from govt. established broadcasting and cableco monopolies, won't say a word about this to the public and that's unconstitutional. They're using the power of the state, the power of their state granted monopoly broadcasting and cableco privileges, to censor information and viewpoints from the public.
Digitalistically Speaking (profile), 4 Jul 2012 @ 11:25amIn 1997 He played himself in Batman and Robin.
I wonder how long it took him to learn his part?
Anonymous Coward, 4 Jul 2012 @ 11:36amHe probably thinks he's the cameo we need, not the cameo we deserve.
That Anonymous Coward (profile), 4 Jul 2012 @ 7:28pmHuh I wonder how SAG feels about him being involved.
Is he a member of the union or was the movie non-union?


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Easy enough to pass on because for me not movie accurate or EU accurate. Looks like he belongs in Vader's section chearing for the Dark Lord of the Sith at a Sporting Event. Being a non-completist, I'm back on passing on figures I don't want or that I cannot justify the cost on.
Why is it that the flag is in Enligh rather than Aurebesh? This guy looks pretty good other than that one little detail, I may get 1, and only 1. If this guy had been at retail I would have picked up around 20.
If this were a Galactic Marine or Kashyyyk BARC trooper, I'd have a beef.
RS updated the link that was initially in the first thread:
The banner is quite neat though. That's a nice accessory.
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Abily: Lyon going from strength to strength
Wednesday 16 May 2012
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Camille Abily was player of the match when Olympique Lyonnais won last year's final and she believes they are even stronger heading into their title defence against 1. FFC Frankfurt.
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Olympique Lyonnais coach Patrice Lair did not hesitate when the opportunity to bring Camille Abily back to France presented itself.
The dynamic midfielder, who played under Lair at Montpellier Hérault SC, left American side FC Gold Pride for Lyon in 2010 and the France playmaker capped her first season by being named player of the match in their UEFA Women's Champions League final defeat of 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in London.
A year on she is ready for another showpiece occasion and the eight-goal competition joint-top scorer spoke to UEFA.com about the challenge ahead against 1. FFC Frankfurt in Munich on Thursday.
UEFA.com: How has Lyon's run to the final compared to last season?
Camille Abily: It's been very positive. We had more problems last year, especially in our quarter-final against Zvezda. We only won 1-0 at home after drawing over there. The results have been better this year. We beat Brøndby 4-0 twice in the quarters and then surprisingly beat Potsdam 5-1 in the semis.
UEFA.com: How have this Lyon team improved over the last 12 months?
Abily: We know each other better so the understanding is improving.
We've got the experience of beating Potsdam in last year's final and we're getting older too. The more international games and European ties we play the better we get.
UEFA.com: What are your best memories of last year's final?
Abily: It was fantastic. I remember when Lara Dickenmann scored our second goal. There were only five minutes left so we knew then we were going to lift that cup. Every time I see the pictures I get emotional. It's one of the best memories I have.
UEFA.com: What effect did that win have on Lyon and in France?
Abily: It was very important for the club because we'd lost in the final the previous year. So it brought us a lot of joy. It also had an impact on France's [FIFA Women's] World Cup campaign, helping us finish fourth. We had more of a winning mentality. Women's football is getting more recognition in France now. There's more media interest and more people in the stadiums.
UEFA.com: Lyon have experience of large crowds. Will that help you at the Olympiastadion?
Abily: Our experience will help us a lot. This stadium has a great history and reminds us of Olympique de Marseille's victory in the Champions League final in 1993. We know there will be a lot of people in the stadium. The Germans will turn up in their numbers and they won't necessarily be supporting us! We'll need to be strong but we're getting used to big matches in Germany after our World Cup campaign.
UEFA.com: As playmaker, you are seen as the team's brains. How would you describe your role?
Abily: I'm at the heart of the play. In my position you always see a lot of the ball. I'm accustomed to having Lotta Schelin in front of me and the same team-mates behind me, so we have a real understanding. I know when they will make runs and I try to give them good balls. If I get in a position to score myself, I look to be as clinical as possible.
UEFA.com: What kind of challenge do you expect Frankfurt to pose in comparison with Potsdam last year?
Abily: They're both German teams so they have things in common. But Potsdam are a very athletic, powerful team, while Frankfurt have a different style. Their game is centred more on technique, with some really strong individual talents. I saw a bit of their semi-final at Arsenal and even though they were missing a few players, you could see they have a lot of quality.
UEFA.com: Germany remains the benchmark for women's football in Europe. Is it even more satisfying then when you knock out a German team?
Abily: Yes, because the Germans set the standards. To eliminate a German team over two legs gives us a lot of confidence.
If we win the Champions League having eliminated two German teams in Germany, it'll mean French football and Olympique Lyonnais have progressed a lot.
UEFA.com: Has the key factor in your physical improvement been more French clubs turning professional?
Abily: That's it. At Lyon, we train in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon too. We have periods set aside for recuperation. Before we would only train two or three times a week. You can't help but improve if you train more. The work pays off.
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers head back on the road tonight (April 20) in Oklahoma City to play the first show on its 44-date North American tour celebrating the group's 40th anniversary.
The tour runs until August 19 in Seattle with plenty of outdoor amphitheater shows and even a golf course appearance on June 24 in Pasadena, Calif. The group's last album, Hypnotic Eye, came out in 2014, but guitarist Mike Campbell tells us the Heartbreakers are always happy to play their catalog for fans who come to see the band:
"The band is really -- this might sound cliché or corny -- but we really are enjoying what we're doing right now. Tom is really happy. The band is playing great. I think we're sounding better than we've ever sounded, and we're inspired...and its' very exciting for us. And the band is really rising to the occasion and everybody is in a great place right now. I think we can keep going for awhile."
Petty and company released two vinyl box sets last fall, and Petty is planning a deluxe reissues of his 1994 solo album Wildflowers.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – King Men's Wrestling began their day strongly tallying three pins to pace a 16-point victory over Maryville University. King could not complete the sweep following a 29-12 loss to the University of Indianapolis in their first dual competitions of the season.
Jerrelle McCabe (Virginia Beach, Va.) began the opening bout with a pin over Brandon Oshiro (125#) at the two-minute mark of the second period to give King an early 6-0 lead. A forfeit gave the Tornado nine-point edge over the Saints before Maryville tightened up with a second win by decision to cut the lead in half, 12-6. Jeremy Miller (Madison, Tenn.) dominated the early seconds of the second period and pinned Christian Loges to give rebuild King's lead back to 12 points. The heavyweights sealed the victory for King with Dyvon Passmore's pin over Nick Burghardt in the 174-pound division followed by Brandon Tressler's major decision win over Ryan Beltz to seal a victory, 27-10. Garrett Fosdyck added another victory to close out the dual on a good note, defeating Morgan Denson, 7-6.
Maryville entered the bout ranked No. 15 in NCAA Division II in the coaches' poll released on Jan. 3.
King's dual match against the University of Indianapolis did not fare as well after the Greyhounds won five consecutive bouts to close out the day. Earning wins for King were sophomore Colin Crume (Mishawaka, Ind./UW-Parkside) at 133 and Jeremy Miller at 157. Both Crume and Miller pinned their opponents to account for King's only points in the match. Crume earned a fall over Paul Beck with 27 seconds remaining in the first period. Miller pinned Lucas Rooney 55 seconds into the second period.
Indianapolis received votes in the latest NCAA Division II poll and was the first team outside of the top-20 list.
The duals were the first for King (1-1) this season after participating in five open tournaments earlier this season. They will head to Vienna, W.Va. to take on Ohio Valley University in a dual meet on Jan. 15 at 6 p.m. Their next home action will be on Jan. 27 in a dual against Findlay (Ohio) at 12 p.m.


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Hilarious character from The Boondocks who is quite possibly the darkest character on the show, yet he ironically hates his own race and honors the white man.
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Uncle Ruckus is quite possibly the dumbest and most ignorant person you could ever meet, but I'll be goddamned if he doesn't put a smile on his face.
by Uncle Tom Remus January 05, 2009
A character from the animated show "Boondocks". Uncle Ruckus is a black man who worships the white race and abhors all others but predominantly blacks. His jokes and stereotypes of blacks are as humorous as they are offensive. The Boondocks is notorious for metaphors within characters and scenes. Uncle Ruckus is no exception and the ingenuity of his character is perhaps one of the greatest to grace any form of media. The metaphor behind his character is the older generation of non-blacks (asians and hispanics can be racist against blacks also) who still cling to their prejudices against blacks. The character of Uncle Ruckus is successful in portraying that part of society in an insulting manner while remaining humorous just like his comments about the black race. Uncle Ruckus is also a conflicting character since at times he admits to being black but denies it at other points in the series. This also serves as a metaphor for people who lie about their heritage or begin to hate their own to become another one. Uncle Ruckus embodies some of the worst aspects of society in a comical fashion.
Uncle Ruckus is being interviewed at the opening of black owned restaurant (the following is not verbatim).
Uncle Ruckus, "Now if there's one thing a black man knows how to do, it's cook a pig. That's not to say a white man couldn't do it better. He's just too busy saving the world and building spaceships.
Uncle Ruckus, "Now if there's one thing a black man knows how to do, it's cook a pig. That's not to say a white man couldn't do it better. He's just too busy saving the world and building spaceships.
by Bored College Student January 28, 2010
is a black male who is hates his own race to the point of pandering to anyone who is light, bright and white in hopes of getting a pat on the head or better yet turning that white one day.
There is a certain tea party favorite who is such a complete Uncle Ruckus that some in his own party voted him out.
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Legolas is cooler than Treebeard. Brian's taking a short vacation and left me to write UV today. That's too bad because he's missing the party after Spath heard from Norfleet's mentor/7-on-7 coach ($) that the MGoFavorite little bugger's defensive foray was a temporary thing:
"He's supposedly going back to offense," Blackwell said. "They will use him in the slot and in the return game, and some as a running back. Coach [Greg] Mattison is saying he can still use him on defense and is making an argument to keep him there, but Dennis' passion is for the offense. That's where he wants to play, and from talking to Dennis it appears that's where he's going to play.
Putting him with the other elves made some sense when the cornerback two-deep was the starters, and what carries he could siphon last year from Toussaint, Rawls and Hayes would now have to be defended from Drake Johnson and three highly rated incoming freshman. The rooting for Norfleet to take over Smith's role comes from simple fan interest: it's way more fun to hold your breath and watch this guy scamper around like a maniac than to plunge a tree into the enemy lines and watch him fall forward for the same result.
Contempt for compliance, not photos of Donna Shalala. The Miami (of course THAT Miami) case was to be the Austerlitz of the new and improved NCAA enforcement empire; instead it's going to be a summer of Waterloo metaphors and Shalala vs. Emmert lead images. SBNation's Robert Wheel's afore-linked take calls for Emmert's resignation, while admitting that won't do anything to fix the underlying problem:
If the NCAA were enforcing rules that didn't require a lot of investigation, then this lack of power would not be a problem. But as long as college sports remain a big time moneymaker with rich guys who want to circumvent the rulebook to see their teams win, said rich guys will find ways to try to outfox the rules. Unless we want to give the NCAA subpoena power (we really don't) then this will always be a losing battle. The NCAA will never have the ability or the resources to catch up to people breaking its rules.
In a real legal system the Canes could discredit the prosecution's only witness and get the case thrown out. This isn't a real legal system: schools don't get in trouble for breaking NCAA rules, they get in trouble by publicly reminding everybody that the NCAA can't really enforce them. USC tried this and got slapped down despite the evidence in hand being too weak for any court. Meanwhile investigators with bees up their butts couldn't prove what every 4-year-old knows in re: Ohio State gives players cars, or really much of anything in the original Tatgate story until the NFL forced Pryor to talk. For stonewalling so politely the extent of the Buckeyes' punishment was to end a 12-0 season with Meyer on their sidelines and Tressel on their shoulders. The dumbest thing Shalala could do is comply.* The second-dumbest thing she could do is say na-na-na-boo-boo to an organization that only slightly cares if it turned up doo doo.
The obvious answer is pay the players (FoxSports in re: Clowney and the risk of injury) and end the shadow ring where guys like Shapiro are the only people who can perform the otherwise perfectly legal function of paying adult U.S. citizens for the services they provide.
* There are a select few schools like Michigan who don't have a choice because our whole thing is being the good guys, and because we're among those who would benefit the most if tradition, competitiveness and the quality of education were the only factors in recruiting and retaining college football talent. Kind of like how Great Britain would prefer to settle everything with a sea battle.
Basketball on verge of spread revolution. Weinreb dug up a budding Mike Leach from a D-II school in West Virginia to highlight a story about how pacing in basketball has slowed way down while the smart guys beating up the lower ranks are going the other way. That coach's motto is "Don't do it unless you can rationalize why you're doing it." He's too old to end up in Ann Arbor, but apparently the Yost alleles for engineering-minded coaches are still going strong in Appalachia. Beilein small ball isn't speed ball, but this…
When Crutchfield recruits, he looks for kids who react quickly — "You can make up for a lot of quickness and speed if you react mentally," he says — and play with high intensity: If they get beat on defense and they don't D up even harder the next time down the floor, he starts to wonder if they might not fit into his system.
… is similar to Beilein. HT and board discussion itauditbill. While we're on Grantland's court Shane Ryan has updated his chart of the Big Ten's "Big Six" versus each other on the road:
That's part of a discussion on how road game success can be a strong predictor of postseason performance. I've used it for predicting NBA and NHL playoff results, and March Madness would be right there with them if it wasn't such a crapshoot in general. HT again from the board: SoFlaWolverine.
Assistant Coaches like money too. There's a rumor that Oklahoma may be going after Jerry Montgomery (Meinke via Footballscoop). Cam Cameron you may have heard just joined Les Miles's staff, further evidence to my theory that LSU is the In a Mirror, Darkly evil twin of Michigan from another dimension.
Dark universe Les Miles is in his 5th season as head coach at Michigan, where he's been slowly rebuilding the school's reputation shredded by win-at-all-costs Evil Lloyd Carr
Cameron will be making $3.4 million over 3 years, and this has made internet people start buzzing about top assistants commanding the kind of salary you give the school president. /mind blown. /thinks about the difference between GERG and Greg. /mind unblown.
It's right because the internet said so. The NCAA cover vote on Facebook has moved to a semifinals where the S-E-C!!! vote has been split (to Eddie Lacy's doom and random A&M guy's benefit) and Denard now leads. Every time this appears on the board cynical-me goes to erase it because it's playing to somebody's marketing ploy, and enchanted-me says "But Denard on the cover would be a wonderful thing!" I wish Denard would be on the cover because he is the living symbol of what is singularly spectacular about NCAA football; I also wish they could have come to that conclusion without somebody "developing an engaging social media campaign" that might only settle on Robinson because a cat playing guitar hero wasn't allowed in the race. #AIRBHG2014
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On Wednesday, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, NY-25, sent a letter to Assistant Secretary Jo-Ellen Darcy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, requesting that funding be made available for the repair all harbors in Lake Ontario impacted by "Superstorm" Sandy.
In releasing her letter, Slaughter said, "The small harbors of Lake Ontario are vital to our way of life. Businesses and recreational boaters rely on these harbors every day, but many of the harbors are still struggling to operate because of damage from "Superstorm" Sandy. I urge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide our communities assistance in repairing our harbors and restoring our way of life."
Slaughter's letter to the Army Corps of Engineers is below.
March 27, 2013
The Honorable Jo-Ellen Darcy
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
108 Army Pentagon, Room 3E446
Washington, DC 20310-0108
Dear Assistant Secretary Darcy:
I write today to strongly urge the Army Corps of Engineers to obligate funding made available in H.R. 152, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (P.L. 113-2) for the maintenance dredging of federally authorized harbors in Lake Ontario impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
It has come to my attention that several federally authorized harbors in Lake Ontario, including Irondequoit Bay, Wilson Harbor and Oak Orchard Harbor, are being evaluated by the Corps to assess damage caused by Hurricane Sandy and, if necessary, utilize funding provided in P.L. 113-2 for maintenance dredging to repair damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. I strongly support this effort.
Last October, the southern shore of Lake Ontario was impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The storm brought winds of 55 mph inland and 60 mph along the lakeshore, along with 15 foot waves, with the worst damage occurring in the low-lying areas along the Lake Ontario shoreline spanning from, Parma, Greece, Irondequoit, Rochester and Webster.
In Irondequoit Bay, a four mile-long recreational harbor located in my district on the southern shore of Lake Ontario and adjacent to the city of Rochester, N.Y, the accumulation of silt in the channel after the storm has obstructed 75 percent of the entrance of the channel, making navigation difficult for boaters. Irondequoit Bay is a convenient and popular site for recreational boating in the region and provides considerable economic benefits to the local economy. Most importantly, Irondequoit Bay is also a harbor of refuge for boaters to seek safety in cases of emergency. The channel to the bay has a dredging frequency of five years and was last dredged in 2008.
The recreational harbors of Wilson and Oak Orchard on Lake Ontario to the west of Irondequoit Bay have also experienced significant sediment buildup within their harbors over recent years, making navigation difficult for fisherman and recreational boaters and hampering economic activity associated with the port. Hurricane Sandy's impact on Lake Ontario has only further exacerbated the buildup of sediment and obstruction for vessels. Oak Orchard Harbor was last dredged in 2004 and requires maintenance dredging every three to five years while Wilson Harbor was last dredged in 2000 and also requires maintenance dredging every three to five years.
Additionally, I strongly encourage the Corps to evaluate any possible damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to Rochester Harbor and, if necessary, obligate funding from P.L. 113-2 for maintenance dredging to address any damage. Similar to the issues in Irondequoit Bay, buildup of sediment in the Rochester Harbor channel has threatened the viability of a local company, Essroc, and the jobs that rely on their business. Essroc is a distributor of cement in the Upstate region and failing to dredge the port could lead them to close their facility, putting people out of work and driving up the cost of construction through the region.
The economic success of many of these small communities is heavily reliant on the use of these harbors. Without proper maintenance, these valuable harbors that serve so many of my constituents and neighboring residents run the risk of closing.
Once again, I respectfully urge the Army Corps of Engineers to provide relief to these communities by obligating funding made available in P.L. 113-2 for maintenance dredging of all federally authorized harbors in Lake Ontario impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Thank you for your consideration.
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Disqualification costs Wapakoneta league title
The Wapakoneta Redskins had the requisite points for a Western Buckeye League girls swimming and diving title Wednesday but were disqualified after a relay race in which they took first place.
Wapakoneta's 200-yard freestyle relay team finished with a time of 1 minute, 42.46 seconds, which was 33 hundredths of a second ahead of Celina's quartet.
The event win would have given Wapakoneta 32 points instead of zero, while Celina would have taken 26 points for second in the race.
"If we don't get disqualified, we're league champs," Wapakoneta coach Mark Law said. "That was a hard pill to swallow. They know they swam lights out. They know they won that meet. I couldn't ask anything else of them. In our hearts we know we swam better than the team that got first."
Aside from the disqualification, Law felt Wednesday was a very strong day for his top swimmers at the Defiance Area YMCA.
"Our top five or six girls were great," he said.
The Redskins opened the day with a win in the 200 medley relay as the team of Jordyn Law, Taylor Law, Sierra Sammons and Josie Miller won the race with a time of 1:54.25.
Taylor Law was the Redskins' lone individual league champion after taking first place in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:03.38.
Hannah Davis set a personal record in both of her individual events. She placed fourth (5:59.85) in the 500 free and seventh (2:11.80) in the 200 free.
Wednesday was the first time Davis finished in fewer than 6 minutes in the 500.
Haley Kinstle (2:29.43) was fourth in the 200 IM.
"Haley Kinstle and Hannah Davis had huge days for us," Law said. "They really stepped up."
Jordyn Law (1:03.63), Haley Kinstle (1:05.86) and Taylor Law (1:08.47) occupied spots 2 through 4 in the 100 backstroke.
Mya Hager (1:12.90) was the runner-up in the 100 breaststroke. Josie Miller was third in the 50 free at 24.9.
Sammons (2:27.71) and Mya Hager (2:28.91) went 2-3 in the 200 yard individual medley.
Miller (56.00) and Sammons (57.83) finished 3-4 in the 100 free.
Jordyn Law (2:08.50) was third in the 200 free.
Wapak's group of Taylor Hager, Mya Hager, Kinstle and Davis placed fourth in the 400 free relay with a time of 4:03.50.
In their first attempt to assist with winning a league championship, members of the Redskins team took their shots at the diving portion of the WBL championship meet for the first time last Thursday at the Defiance Area YMCA.
Katie Askins scored 185 points in the 1-meter diving competition. Her eighth-place finish gave Wapak five points in the team standings.
Lauren Klopfenstein was disqualified from the event Thursday.
The Redskins will attempt to regroup after Wednesday's league meet in order to compete in a dual meet at 6 p.m. tonight with the Minster Wildcats at the Wapakoneta Family YMCA.