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While looking at top quality, affordable kitchen gadgets, it occurred to me that some are intended strictly for cooks, and some are intended strictly for bakers. While some cooks may use the odd baker's gadget and vice versa, generally they have very clear intended purposes. Its true that some of us prefer to cook, and some of us prefer to bake. I definitely lean more toward being a cook, although I like baking once in a while, but when I started thinking of the traits of most cooks and bakers I realized I lean strongly toward the first category. I feel cooks are more creative right brain thinkers, and bakers pull more from the left side of their brain – after all, baking is much more of a science thank cooking. However, bakers can definitely display some ingenuity when it comes to decorating. Sometimes I think it boils down to individual taste preferences, savory or sweet. Whatever it is, it is rare that you will find a person who is a great cook AND a great baker.
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…and slew the Slaughterer that killed the Ox that drank the Water that extinguished the Fire that burnt the Stick that beat the Dog that bit the Cat that ate the Goat that my father bought for two zuzim. Chad Gadya
…and slew the Slaughterer that killed the Ox that drank the Water that extinguished the Fire that burnt the Stick that beat the Dog that bit the Cat that ate the Goat that my father bought for two zuzim. Chad Gadya
…and killed the Ox that drank the Water that extinguished the Fire that burnt the Stick that beat the Dog that bit the Cat that ate the Goat that my father bought for two zuzim. Chad Gadya
Update: animation modified to show Shochet slicing from below. He's still decapitating the poor beast, but it's slightly more kosher for sticklers. Yes I know kosher slaughter involves slitting the animal's throat, it just seems so grotesque that the cartoon shorthand of bloody decapitation expresses it best for me. But for those who consider slitting from below important, here ya go.
…and extinguished the Fire, that burnt the Stick, that hit the Dog, that bit the Cat, that ate the Goat which my father bought for two zuzim. Chad Gadya
…and burned the Stick that beat the Dog that bit the Cat that ate the Goat which my father bought for two zuzim. Chad Gadya
…that ate the Goat that my father bought for two zuzim. Chad Gadya
A fine haberdasher asked me to design this fine 100% silk 13″ x 13″ pocket square with designs from This Land Is Mine. They are very fancy! $45-a-piece fancy, which is what fine haberdasherous silk pocket squares go for. Buy yours here.
As promised, here's Judah Maccabee hammering Romans as a Chanukah e-card. Please copy and share and all that.
P.S.: Any "holiday" gifts more lavish than sharing bits are against my principles, as founder of the Christmas Resistance Movement (which goes for Chanukah overconsumption as well).
The "European Jew/Zionist" label has has drawn the most criticism in This Land Is Mine. Apparently to Israelis (correct me if I'm wrong – this is what I'm learning from the many comments on the movie, and emails) "Zionist" means "historical Zionist" – the mostly-secular, mostly-socialist, hardworking kibbutz-founding idealists who settled mostly-peacefully in Palestine prior to the establishment of the State of Israel. According to one correspondent,
Some viewers seem to think my illustration is a Chasid. It's not; it's supposed to be an Orthodox-ish Jew. Orthodox Jews apparently don't have to join the Israeli army (WTH not?!) so this depiction further bothers some people. Orthodox Jews, they point out, are not Zionists.
Here I must clarify that "Zionist" means something slightly different to me, as an American Jew. Wikipedia sums it up:
I labelled my Orthodox-ish Jew "Zionist" to distinguish him from Jews who aren't Zionist – like me. When I was growing up, well-meaning relatives and acquaintances would keep asking me when I was going to Israel. "Why should I go to Israel?" I'd ask. Stricken, they would explain how important Israel should be to me. "Everyone needs a homeland!" they'd insist. But I already had a honemland – Urbana, IL. I felt no need for another one, and was troubled that I should create in myself such a need where one didn't exist. I had enough insecurities already.
Many people use "Jew" and "Zionist" interchangeably, but they're not the same thing. I am a Jew because I'm descended from a long line of Jews, and because even as atheists my family retained some Jewish cultural quirks. But I am not a Zionist. I don't need a "homeland" in Israel, and I don't care if my "Jewish identity" is upheld and assimilation resisted; in fact assimilation is part of my "Jewish identity," something I'm proud of (as much as I can be legitimately proud of anything other people did before I was born).
I realize as I write this that I represent the religious conservative's worst nightmare. Like most religions, Judaism requires indoctrination at an early age; Orthodox and Chasids encourage breeding as many offspring as possible, to enlarge the tribe. Assimilation is anathema to religious Jews, because it leads to people like me. I'm supposed to be supporting the Tribe, and instead I'd rather make graven images and spout individualism. I've even refused to breed altogether, let alone indoctrinate any spawn.
Anyway, my Orthodox-ish Jew character, if he's in Israel, is what I'd call a Zionist, although most Israelis would not. That said, I could have left the confusing Zionist label off of him, because he obviously was in Israel in my cartoon.
The "European" part of the label refers to the pressure a vast influx of Jewish refugees from Europe put on Palestine. Yes, there were Zionists there already, living peacefully alongside Arabs and others in the region. And yes, the State of Israel welcomes (or is supposed to welcome) all Jews, not just European ones. But the post-war influx of European Jews really changed things in the region. Would the State of Israel have been established had that not occurred? Would the US have backed it otherwise?
Why did I draw my character Orthodox-ish at all, when most Zionists and Jews and Israelis don't look like that? To show the religious side of a "Jewish nation-state" (remember it's the Jewish nation-state idea that defines Zionists here in the U.S.) And to refer to what I consider the most problematic element in Israel and elsewhere: religious nuts. My character doesn't look too different from these folks hanging out at the Wailing Wall:
Sayeth Wikipedia:
Then of course you have "The Settlers":
I chose the more Orthodox garb because to me it more than anything said, "religion." But critics do have a point when they say the Orthodox Jews in Israel get others to do their shooting for them.
There are Jews who are not Zionists. There are Zionists who are not Jews. Most Jews are not Israelis; most Israelis are Jews. Many Jews are not religious; many Israelis are not religious. There are deeply religious people who aren't violent. There are violent people who aren't deeply religious.
But when you combine religion, cultural identity, and statehood, you get a bigger mess than any of those things alone. My Orthox-ish dude is contemporary to his State counterpart:
(Thanks to another group of comments, I now know he's holding the wrong kind of gun, and he's holding it wrong. That I can live with.)
I envisioned This Land Is Mine as the last scene of my potential-possible-maybe- feature film, Seder-Masochism, but it's the first (and so far only) scene I've animated. As the Bible says, "So the last will be first, and the first will be last."
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This doesn't bode well for the Second Temple.
I didn't think this one out beforehand, but as I was staring at the animated gif of the Roman soldiers and the one of Judah "The Hammer" Maccabee, I thought, "what if I put these together?" This might make a violent and tasteless Channukah e-card for next year. Meanwhile, I have to animate more violence: the Romans have to smite the Hebrews, the Byzantines the Romans, then some Caliphates, Crusaders and Malmuks have to kill each other. Swords, sabres, battle axes, and maybe spears, I guess.
Judah Maccabee was the original "Hebrew Hammer." Although the Maccabees figure into the story of Channukah, not Passover, they are included in the Brief History of Israel scene I'm working on.
This pretty much sums up the second half of the Book of Exodus (with Jesus standing in for Yahweh). I'm still processing metaphors for Seder-Masochism, even though I'm not animating right now.
Last night I finally watched Exodus, as research for my Seder-Masochism project. It was actually a much better movie than I expected. The film is mainly about showing a very hot young 1960 Paul Newman from various angles, mostly in sexy profile but sometimes portrait, but it's also about the pressures that created Israel, and very sympathetic to the desire for a Jewish Homeland. Today, fortunately, we have this excellent alternative:
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Katie Takeshima is about to enter kindergarten in the 1950s, when her parents close their Oriental foods grocery store in Iowa and move to Chesterfield, Georgia to work in a chicken hatchery. Uncle Kutsuhisa helps them move into a small apartment complex where other Japanese families live, and they begin a long struggle toward saving money to purchase a house of their own. The working conditions are almost intolerable at the hatchery, and the Takeshima children experience prejudices at school, but the small community of Japanese families band together and support one another in their daily lives. Because Mr. and Mrs. Takeshima work double shifts, Katie and her younger brother, Sammy, are left in the care of their older sister Lynn. Katie believes that Lynn is a "genius" and listens as her sister encourages her to look beyond tomorrow. But there is no tomorrow for Lynn. When she is fourteen, and Katie ten, Lynn becomes ill with lymphoma and ultimately dies. At this point, the Takeshima family almost falls apart, but Katie remembers Lynn's special way of looking at life, and finds a way to show her parents that there is always hope and something glittering - kira-kira in their future.
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By Michael Anderson
In the movie business there is an old saying: great scripts aren't written, they are rewritten. In songwriting the principle is the same but I might want to add:
Everything that changes changes everything
The idea for this article came to me while writing someone who had been sending me lyrics to critique recently.
When critiquing songs for other people there are, for me, primarily two ways of looking at the work in the elements, or parts of the whole (as in the sum of the parts makes the whole) or comprehensively looking at how the whole works together.
As soon as you start breaking a song down to its elements, very often you can see why a song may or may not be working as a whole for instance, in a song that is intended as Pop in nature, if you can't understand the lyric you take away an accessibility element. If you can't hum the melody you take away a memorable element. If the title is vague, cliché, or doesn't relate to the song thematically, you lose a another relatable element.
So, in looking at the song, if you break down the obvious, common factors, you can often see major problems with structure and relatability for the listener.
But any song can be nitpicked that way perfect songs are rare so if your point is to find fault in construction or concept you usually can. It is always easier to criticize than to create.
The other way to look at a song however is comprehensively are there adjustments that can be made to make the song better as a whole in other words, as good as that particular idea and approach can be. That can involve those same structural elements but from a different perspective.
I have found, in a very broad characterization, two basic types of writers who come to me for advice about their songs.
First is the writer who just wants to write a hit they want to craft their song(s) by process of elimination removing elements that may be holding the song back in order to make the song viable as a marketable product in the real world.
This approach can be addressed in the part-by-part process mentioned above if the title is not as strong as it could be new title. If the melody isn't memorable work it out in a flowing way. If the second verse isn't linear make it linear. Sort of like fixing a car or carving a statue out of marble piece-by-piece until it is as good as it can be.
Unfortunately, that process can be frustrating for the writer. Because no matter how well-crafted, an idea that is not good in the first place can ultimately only be a very wellcrafted not very good idea.
And writers who approach the material with a strong result oriented mindset often feel frustrated with the process when it doesn't end with the desired result.
What they often miss is what they learned in the process.
The other approach is comprehensive. These writers approach the process as a process through the writing they are learning and always, without it being the actual goal, through the process they get better and better at honing the craft of writing.
In other words, in order to get better sometimes you have to take your eye off the prize and concentrate on the race step by step then, later, when you look up, you will be surprised at far you have come.
Which brings us back to: "
everything that changes changes everything
I find when I offer suggestions and point out elements that could be improved in a song there is a natural tendency for the writer to address that element and then more or less expect that adjustment to make everything better. Sometimes, when I am particularly "on," that can be the case.
But often, that is not the case. A change in the second verse can make the first verse read differently, it can throw of what was the theme, a single line, a single word, can change the entire meaning of a lyric. So instead of "fixing" the problem, you may uncover a whole structural challenge in the rewrite.
But that is exactly why the comprehensive approach is challenging and rewarding. It is why learning step by step is a long, rewarding process.
Sometimes that overview gives you a single, small word, line, or sectional change that suddenly pulls the whole idea together and takes it from OK to breathtaking.
That gets us to a theme I learned in Nashville start with a good idea. You can develop a good idea badly, and fix it and tweak it as you go along and get a better result in the end.
But you can fix and tweak a bad idea all you want and you still end up with a lousy song (that may be very well crafted).
In songwriting a good song is more than just the sum of its parts but you need good parts to make up the good song.
Keep your eye on the big picture in your rewriting.
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Kelly Fitzpatrick, CCC-SLP received her Master of Arts degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from The University of Memphis. She currently works as the Assistant Clinical Director of SOS Feeding Solutions at STAR Institute for Sensory Processing Disorder with Dr. Lucy Jane Miller. She specializes in feeding difficulties in children 0-5 years old and those who are G-tube dependent. Prior to joining STAR Institute, Kelly practiced in a pediatric outpatient hospital setting using the SOS Approach to Feeding. Additionally, Kelly completed the STAR Institute's Intensive Mentorship Program and is a certified DIR Floortime Provider.
Kelly's Courses:
When Children Won't Eat: Picky Eaters vs. Problem Feeders. Assessment and Treatment Using the SOS Approach to Feeding


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As I've mentioned once or twice, this last month has been pretty damned hectic for me, so a few things have sadly fallen by the wayside. I have just about managed to keep regular postings on this page, but almost everything else has been put to one side until I can give the various projects I've taken on the time and effort they deserve.
One such thing is my attention towards the rather excellent, and massively anticipated third edition of the Steampunk role playing game Victoriana by those lovely people over at Cubicle 7. For a full disclosure and to explain why I'm annoyed that this one has taken me so long to get round to, I was sent a free copy of this book for review purposes. After hinting pretty damned heavily that I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. So sorry everyone for the delay, I know it would have been better for another positive review to be out there before Gencon, but this will have to do.
To make up for it, I'll be doing what I did for my review of Kuro, breaking it into several bits, each being about a significant proportion of the main rule book. Today then we'll be starting with the setting and background section, The Encyclopaedia Victoriana.
As a history nerd – seriously, check out how many articles I've written about historical weapons – it's hard to describe just how much fun I had reading this section. They cover things as one would expect for an alternative history book; in broad strokes. But there's detail in there, and a lot of it is their own, but some of the stuff they've put in there had me breaking out in a huge grin. I don't want to start listing them here (there were loads of them) but they were all brilliant, and impressed me with the level of research that must have been put into this section.
I do have to point out one thing that I wasn't 100% happy about. I know that their world is very different too ours, and that there is more to the sapient races than just humanity. I think this is a great selling point for the game, and is handled with considerably more style than I think Shadowrun ever managed. Each race – not species – has a particular place within the social landscape. The Eldren sitting at the top, with Ogres usually at the bottom (links seem to go to an older wiki that may not be up to date with the current edition, and are used only for descriptive purposes). I also understand the need to change things a bit, and that there is no reason why they should stick faithfully to something when it serves no purpose. But Napoleon was actually taller than I am, so casting him as a Dwarf was a little bit strange…
The way it's all tied together makes for a damned entertaining read too. Historical narrative can sometimes be a bit of a pain to read if it it's written poorly, and this is some very good writing indeed. They break things down by event, and present them as mini case studies done first hand from the point of view of a character within their world. And it such a well realised world too. Page after page for the various countries and nations that exist, and even a few that don't, at least not in our world.
What surprised me, as I haven't played previous incarnations of the game due to lack of opportunity, was how important religion is, and how much was written about it. They go to some lengths to make sure that the readers know to differentiate between real world religions and the "fictional"* ones that they've created. Although there are similarities, and it's pretty easy to see where they've taken inspiration from each of the three Abrahamic faiths, along with a few others, each is different enough that it doesn't come across as a lazy pastiche.
So far then – and you may have noticed that I've kept actual content to a minimum to avoid spoilers – I'm absolutely loving the book. The layout makes it pleasure to read (I do like books with fully justified margins) and the writing is top notch. This is what I've come to expect from Cubicle 7 though. Each and every one of their games has been great to just sit down with and devour while sipping from a mug of hot chocolate.
Next time I'll be looking at character creation, and as such a few bits of the system too. Hopefully the gap in reviews won't be as long as the gap between acquisition and this one, and since work has calmed down somewhat, hopefully it should be within a week. Until then, feel free to pick up a copy for yourself. In fact, if you know me at all, I'd really appreciate it, as I would love to get the chance to play this game, based on what I've seen so far.
* Sorry, my atheistic side comes out around now, and I struggle to think of any any religion as being anything other than fictional.
4 Responses to "[Review] Victoriana 3rd Edition"
As another atheist, I always get a little prickly about religions in games — but if you're going to have supernatural evil in the game world, then you kind of have to have supernatural good (unless you want Lovecraftian horror) and if you want alternate history, then those fictional religions are going to look a lot like the ones we have.
Thank you for the review and the kind words! This was by far my favorite section of the book!
It seems that a simple note that "These are not real-world religions" should be all that's needed (if even that). This title has sounded pretty interesting to me before (especially with the good gnome Mr. Ciechanowski's involvement), now I desire it even more. Looking forward to hearing more, sir.
[…] made me wish I'd gone to Gencon. Meanwhile, Shortymonster posted the first in his series of reviews of Victoriana, 3rd Edition, thus pointing me to yet another game I need to […]


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The terms are "building bridges" and "bridging the gap". You hear the terms quite often in attempting to find common ground among groups with diverse viewpoints. Just what constitutes a "gap"? Can all "gaps" be closed and if a gap is successfully closed, should the "gap" meet in the middle?
In the environmental world there are built-in philosophical gaps. These gaps vary in size and by region depending upon the type of resource involved. When considering one end of a national philosophical gap, we see one side believing that all efforts toward sustainability and environmental stewardship are led by the government and that environmental extremists are bent on the destruction of personal freedoms and property rights through job-killing regulations. On the other side of the national gap, we see a side that believes the anti-environmentalist has never met a tree that "did not need to be cut" and cannot understand what part of the word "sustainability" is so difficult to grasp..
On a regional and local level, the gap becomes more identifiable. Jobs and economic development often drive the local agenda. Water quantity and quality are always on the table here in the west. Urban needs versus rural lifestyle come into play. Local control over nationally-owned resources enviably creeps into the discussion.
Let's look at how one organization managed to successfully close a gap and build a bridge using a forest. The northwest section of northern California is blessed with a climate conducive to growing trees at an incredible rate. Fir, pine and redwood are found in abundance. Logging in past 150 years has eliminated almost 95% of old-growth redwood and created serious degradation to watersheds. Eighty-five percent of North Coast rivers are federally listed as impaired due to sedimentation and/or temperature pollution, and all native salmon are threatened with extinction. Logging has had a devastating impact on communities that depend on salmon runs, such as the fisheries industry and Native American tribes.
As the conservation movement gained traction in the 1970's, public attention on historical logging practices and the lack of sustainable logging practices came to the forefront. During the 1980's and 1990's, public concern on seemingly lax regulations on logging and the effect on down-stream water quality filled local newspapers.
Timber supporters responded to critics citing their strict adherence to state regulations and the need for jobs in rural communities. Protesters began sitting in trees to halt harvesting. Tractors and harvest machinery were damaged or destroyed by protesters. Law enforcement often confronted protesters adding costs to taxpayers and triggering lawsuits on both sides. By the late 1990's a full-scale "timber war" on the North Coast was in place.
In addition, the nature of logging and the environmental damage that had occurred on the North Coast had polarized communities around issues relating to the logging industry. Certain special and significant remnants of original forestland are protected today through hard fought battles against logging interest and local governments. Contention over land use still continues today. Some struggle to protect forestland regardless of the economic consequences, and some seek to exploit the forest regardless of environmental consequences.
Now imagine yourself in charge of trying bridge this gap. Where would you even start? It was safe to assume that both sides in this war distrusted and disliked each other. Difficult as this may be to believe, there was a group of people who managed to find a way to the bridge the gap and bring some peace to the land. Meet the Redwood Forest Foundation.
The Redwood Forest Foundation, Inc. (RFFI) is a private non-profit, Section 501(c) 3 organization. As stated by RFFI, their vision is to establish community-based forests that provide both critical habitat for increased biodiversity and improved regional economic vitality. Their mission is to acquire, protect, restore, and manage forestlands and other related resources in the Redwood Region for the long-term benefit of the communities located there.
The RFFI created a model of working community forests by purchasing and sustainably managing the once great redwood forests surrounding the communities of the redwood region in northwestern California. The forest is designed to practice forest management to demonstrate respect for the integrity of forest systems, provide sustainable habitat provide high quality water, air, and forest products along with the open space.
The jobs created by the sustained flow of forest products provide a family-friendly income. The long-term profits benefit the community through augmentation of existing county budgets for education, roads and public welfare. Finally, the forest will provides a space for young and old to enjoy in culturally diverse ways.
The universal goal managing these lands is for social, environmental and economic benefits. This is commonly referred to as the triple bottom line.
The RFFI purchased approximately 50,635 acres of redwood forest just north of Fort Bragg, CA. The Bank of America provided RFFI with an innovative loan package that enabled RFFI to negotiate the purchase. Patient and flexible loan terms along with the sale of a conservation easement allow RFFI to meet its conservation management goals, keeping harvest levels low while the land and inventories recover. Once RFFI pays off the loans, they will own the property free and clear and will be able to increase the conservation benefits and economic returns to the local community. The parties believe this financing is a model for raising private capital that provides community development and environmental benefits.
RFFI and The Conservation Fund signed a letter of intent that will allow the Fund to seek funding to acquire a working forest conservation easement. The easement sale has the joint benefit of assuring that the baseline conservation benefits are maintained in perpetuity and assisting RFFI service its debt, thereby facilitating their long-term ownership.
To settle on a model required RFFI not only bridge a huge gap but bring forth a plan to move forward in solving community division. In analyzing just how this was done we should look at the goals and mission of one of the partners in the process. The Conservation Fund, a national organization, helps government; community and business fulfill top conservation priorities. They provide bridge capital and skills in real estate, finance, strategic planning, and community development to help organizations acquire conservation lands and craft sustainable strategies. Their goal is to put partners first, prioritizing conservation goals and helping save land that is valued by your community or organization. In doing so, they seek to be recognized for their professional excellence, business integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and innovative culture.
In essence, the RFFI took the Conservation Fund's concept of collaboration and partnering and applied it on the local level. RFFI looked at the needs and contributions each partner could make and tailored a plan to accomplish the goals of the community.
As members of LDS Earth Stewardship, we should be looking for opportunities to apply the RFFI model to address the gaps we find in our communities today. Buying a forest is not the solution in most communities, but with enough collaboration, a community can sit down and find out what will work. Every community is in a watershed and grass-roots organizations need a model in order to progress. Can we, as members of an organization and a community, provide the leadership and resources?
Daunting as it may be, it is possible to reverse this kind of damage. The logjam was removed and modified by hand in 1979 and 1980, reopening access to habitat that has become some of the most used and valuable habitat for all three listed salmon species in the Usal Redwood Forest. The photo below of Anderson Creek was taken in 2010. This stretch of Anderson Creek is about one mile upstream from the 1979 logjam shown in the photo above. Now, thirty years after that stream was re-opened, you can see a large Chinook salmon redd (spawning nest).
Anderson Creek, 2010: The very large Chinook salmon redd from the center to the lower right hand corner of the photo probably contains more than 3,000 eggs. Hundreds of salmon and steelhead often spawn each year in this tributary to Indian Creek in the South Fork Eel River watershed. Surveyors of the spawning may be seen in the upper left hand corner of the photo. Photos courtesy of RFFI.


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The decision to return also provides some stability to a Kansas roster that had to replace all five starters this past season. Senior forward Tarik Black is gone, Wiggins is a lock to enter the NBA Draft, and Embiid has a decision to make. Even still, Self should return the bulk of the roster from his latest Big 12 title team. Here's a first look at next year's squad (leaving Embiid out of the equation): Returning starters • Naadir Tharpe, senior guard • Wayne Selden, sophomore guard • Perry Ellis, junior forward Other backcourt players: • Frank Mason, sophomore guard • Conner Frankamp, sophomore guard • Brannen Greene, sophomore guard • Andrew White, junior guard • Kelly Oubre, freshman guard Other frontcourt players: • Jamari Traylor, junior forward • Landen Lucas, sophomore forward • Hunter Mickelson, junior forward • Cliff Alexander, freshman forward Kansas has already signed two players in the 2014 class, 6-8 power forward Cliff Alexander and 6-7 wing Kelly Oubre, both McDonald's All-Americans. Hunter Mickelson, a transfer from Arkansas, will be eligible after sitting out this season. And if Embiid leaves for the draft, that would open up another scholarship. The Jayhawks are still chasing Myles Turner, a 6-11 center from Euless, Texas. There is, of course, always the possibility of defections via transfer. For now, the Jayhawks are returning six scholarship perimeters players — and adding Oubre to the picture. The backcourt is crowded … and Self is unlikely to stretch his backcourt rotation beyond five players. For some, the minutes will be scarce. One player that won't have to worry about playing time, though, is Wayne Selden. With Wiggins gone, there should be more shots available and more opportunities in the offense. If he can tighten up his ball-handling and defense, he could be poised to make a significant jump.
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March 25, 2014 5:47 PM
What Wayne Selden's return means for KU
Wayne Selden's decision to return also provides some stability to a Kansas roster that had to replace all five starters this past season. Senior forward Tarik Black is gone, Andrew Wiggins is a lock to enter the NBA Draft, and Joel Embiid has a decision to make. Even still, Bill Self should return the bulk of the roster from his latest Big 12 title team. Here's a first look at next year's squad (leaving Embiid out of the equation):
This is not a surprise. Not to Kansas coach Bill Self. Not to the rest of the KU staff. Not to those that grade and scout NBA Draft prospects. Kansas freshman guard Wayne Selden announced Tuesday that he will return for his sophomore season, and for a freshman wing who averaged 9.7 points and shot 43 percent, that sounds about right. Selden probably would have been a fringe first-round pick had he opted to leave school after one season. Maybe he could have climbed draft boards with some impressive workouts. He also could have fallen ever further. Instead, he decided to return. It could benefit him — and Kansas. Selden was a McDonald's All-American guard out of the Tilton School in New Hampshire; the 12th best recruit in the country, according to Rivals.com. He was 6 feet 5 and 225 pounds when he left high school, and when he arrived on campus last summer, Self said Selden had a "man's body." The only question: How long would he be staying? Unlike fellow freshman Andrew Wiggins, he was not a lock to be a one-and-done player. But his stock soared last summer when he starred at the Adidas Nations summer showcase camp. Playing alongside some of the best college players in the country, Selden stood out. Suddenly, he was appearing on mock drafts and preseason watch lists. The Selden buzz began to heat up. Selden never came close to matching some of that early buzz during his freshman campaign, but overall, his freshman numbers were very respectable. He averaged nearly double-figures on a KU team that won its 10th straight Big 12 title. And at times, he was no better than the fourth offensive option behind Wiggins, Joel Embiid and Perry Ellis. He finished with 340 points on the year, just 14 shy of what Sherron Collins scored during his freshman season. In other ways, though, it was clear Selden was not a complete player. He shot just 33 percent from three-point range. He had just 25 steals while recording 66 turnovers. He wasn't always comfortable leading the break or making plays off the dribble; his on-the ball defense could use some work, too. This, of course, is why freshmen usually become sophomores. Now, Selden can settle in and work on those areas of his game. His size and skill-set still make him an intriguing pro prospect. But Self also believes Selden could grow into one of the best on-court leaders he's had during his 11 years at Kansas. "He'll be one of the better leaders we've had at KU if he's in school long enough," Self said in late February. "Because he gets it. He gets it. "Wayne's not scared of his voice." Selden also once did this:


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A bogus bishop nearly sneaked into the closed-door Vatican meeting of the world's cardinals yesterday as they prepared to choose the next pope.
"Bishop Ralph Napierski" got past a checkpoint of Swiss Guards and was photographed shaking hands with Sergio Cardinal Sebastiani in the cobblestone square to the left of St. Peter's Basilica.
But Napierski never made it inside the Pope Paul VI Audience Hall, where more than 140 cardinals from around the world were having their first formal meeting since the resignation of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
What gave the gatecrasher away?
Well, his cassock was several inches too short. His crucifix looked odd. His purple sash was obviously a scarf.
And instead of wearing a zucchetto — the familiar ecclesiastical skullcap of bishops — he had a black, brimmed fedora.
Before he was hustled out of the area near St. Peter's Square by Swiss Guards, Napierski told reporters that he was "Basilius" of the Italian Orthodox Church — which doesn't exist.
He added that he was a founder of the Corpus Dei order — another imaginary group — and he complained that Catholic bishops had "made a mistake by moving priests" who were accused of sexual abuse from parish to parish.
Napierski, believed to be an Italian living in Germany, has a bizarre Web site in which he said he was "a slave and apostle like St. Paul" and came from "a tribe of the Roman Catholic Church" that is fighting "heresy and false movements" inside the church.
Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi said he had no information about the incident.
Vatican officials said 107 of the 115 cardinals eligible to vote for pope attended yesterday's meeting, but no date for the papal conclave will be set until all are in attendance.


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The Yankees want Robinson Cano back at second base and are hopeful he ends up staying in The Bronx, but they continue to make contingency plans.
After checking in with free-agent Omar Infante, the Yankees reportedly inquired about Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips.
The 32-year-old drove in 103 runs last season and could be available after feuding with management in Cincinnati, according to according to CBS Sports. The asking price is said to be very high for Phillips, who was four years and $50 million left on his six-year deal.
A source considered a potential trade unlikely.
General manager Brian Cashman refused to confirm the report. He told The Post on Sunday he was "calling them all" in regards to second basemen, but was referring to available free agents.
"We've got a lot of needs, so I'm open to exploring any options to improve the club," Cashman said. "And keeping in mind our goal of getting [payroll] under $189 million."
So far, according to sources, there has been no recent movement involving Cano and the Yankees, and a market has yet to develop for Cano.
It may take time for the free agent to find out exactly what he could get from another team. He is expected to take his time in making his decision, but the common thought throughout baseball is Cano will end up back with the Yankees.
Curtis Granderson's future is less clear, with some people within the organization confident he will accept the Yankees' qualifying offer worth $14.1 million, but most believing he will eventually seek a multi-year contract.
The outfielder didn't tip his hand Tuesday, saying he would continue to consider the Yankees' offer.
"I've enjoyed my time with New York and we've got to see what's going to happen there first, but I'm open for everything," Granderson said on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM.
"Let's just see how it is all going to end up happening and see what happens with the Yankees first," added Granderson, who was limited to 61 games last season after breaking bones twice thanks to being hit by a pitch.
"It's definitely something you've got to think about and I appreciate the Yankees extending that offer to me. You've definitely got to continue to weigh all your options to see what's the best fit for you. Is it doing something like … the qualifying offer and going back out there again, or seeing what else is out there?"
Granderson isn't the only player who received a qualifying offer the Yankees are waiting on to put together next year's lineup.
Brian McCann got one from the Braves and is expected to reject it, which would set up a fierce bidding war for one of the best bats on the free-agent market.
And the Yankees, according to sources, have at least shown preliminary interest in the catcher.
McCann's agent, B.B. Abbott, declined to name teams, but said 10 organizations had called him about his client.
"There are a lot of moving parts this early in the offseason," Abbott said. "You have to be able to roll with that at this point."
Indeed, until teams — including the Yankees — know which players accept offers, they remain unsure of how much money they have to spend.
Abbott said they had not made a decision regarding Atlanta's qualifying offer, but McCann is widely expected to see what he can get as a free agent, with the Rangers and Boston ready to drive up his price.
If McCann proves to be too expensive for the Yankees, they could turn to Jarrod Saltalamacchia or A.J. Pierzynski.


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Rare giant panda triplets open eyes for the first time
A rare set of giant panda triplets have opened their eyes for the first time! These baby pandas are the first surviving set of triplets in the world. The Chimelong Safari Park where the triplets were born has launched a worldwide panda naming event, and the grand prize winner can win 80,000 yuan, or about US$13,000.
The rare triplet cubs were born to their mother, Juxiao, on July 29, at the Chimelong Safari Park located in Guangzhou, capital of China's Guangdong Province. The cubs are two males and one female.
The opening of eyes is a critical event in the growth and development of giant pandas. When a baby panda is first born, its eyes are shut tight. At about a week old, black patches appear around the eyes. The eyes open partly after 30 to 45 days, and open fully about a week or two later. Once their eyes are open, they will be able to see and become more aware of the world around them. They will also learn to walk and become more active. The next significant stage in their development is when they growth teeth at the age of four months.
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In the meantime, the Chimelong Safari Park has launched an event to name the baby pandas. As with the Chinese tradition, the baby pandas are formally named when they reach 100 days old. So far, they have received over 600,000 names. The winner will receive a grand prize of 80,000 yuan, or around US$13,000.


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Paul and Lisa Dempsey (and Roxy Dog - right)
56 Paradise Drive
St. Andrews Beach
Victoria, Australia
Melways Map Reference: page 251, K7
Driving directions to big blue backyard
From the end of the Moorooduc Freeway
|1. At the roundabout, go straight ahead. (do not go left)
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|2. At the next roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Boneo Rd - go through 1 roundabout
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|3. Turn right onto Limestone Rd
|1.7 km
|4. Turn left onto Truemans Rd
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|5. Take the 1st right onto Sandy Rd
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|6. Turn left onto Bass Meadows Boulevard
|1.3 km
|7. Turn right onto Paradise Drive - destination will be on the right
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Mount Union Downs Albright, 55-3
Dec. 5, 2009
By Marty Gitlin
Special to NCAA.com
ALLIANCE, Ohio - Frightening thought: By what margin would Mount Union have won its NCAA Division III football quarterfinal if it hadn't committed five turnovers?
Despite that season-high total, the Purple Raiders advanced with a 55-3 dismantling of Albright College on Saturday. They will continue their defense of the national title by hosting fellow unbeaten Wesley, a 12-0 winner against Johns Hopkins, at noon next Saturday.
Not that the Albright Lions (11-2) were mistake-free. They also racked up two interceptions and three fumbles. The difference was that Mount Union took advantage of those.
And then some.
The tone was set before some of the 2,058 fans had even settled into their seats. On the second play from scrimmage, a short pass from Albright quarterback Tanner Kelly bounced off the hands of tailback Josan Holmes to Raiders safety Drew McClain, who sprinted 37 yards for a touchdown.
The Lions then failed to take advantage of interceptions on successive Mount Union possessions, greatly due to the stunning efforts of backup defensive lineman Lambert Budzinski, who registered three sacks on the next six Albright offensive plays. And with 1 minute, 35 seconds remaining in the first quarter, Raiders quarterback Kurt Rocco made up for his two interceptions with his first rushing touchdown of the year, a 7-yarder that made it 14-0.
"The two interceptions were a little unnerving, but Kurt just had to get his feet underneath him," said Mount Union coach Larry Kehres, whose team has scored 50 points or more in seven consecutive games. "It's a comforting feeling that we give up points grudgingly when our mistakes put the other team in good field position."
The three points given up "grudgingly" were tallied by Albright midway through the third quarter. Its drive stalled, but John Whelan booted a 26-yard field goal to prevent the shutout. Rocco answered by using the short pass to march the Raiders on a drive capped by a 1-yard scoring plunge by Terrance Morring, stretching the lead to 21-3.
The Lions' Scott Pillar followed with one of his two fumbled kickoff returns, then Morring added one of his season-high three touchdown runs. All that remained in doubt was the final score.
"We had opportunities to score points – we could have put 30 points on the board today with the short fields we had," complained Albright coach John Marzka. "But we weren't able to take advantage of them. The big part of that was a lack of execution. We didn't make the plays we normally make. But Mount Union tends to do that to people."
Mount Union also tends to prevent opponents from even dreaming of a comeback. Morring scored on a 45-yard catch-and-run, then added a 1-yard scoring plunge after another Pillar fumbled punt to make it 42-3.
Just minutes later, Rocco fired a perfect strike deep downfield to wide receiver Vince Petruziello for a 68-yard touchdown. That was merely the icing on the cake.
"We talked a lot at halftime about adjustments we could make," said Petruziello, who finished with four catches for a season-high 126 yards. "It was a nice stretch play. I was pretending to block their safety and I think the cornerback took his eyes off me and I was able to get up field."
But despite the success of Petruziello and Cecil Shorts (eight catches) through the air, it was the ability of Mount Union to dominate the ground game that proved to be the major difference statistically. Raiders back Morring (21 carries, 86 yards) led an attack that compiled 223 rushing yards compared to just 43 for the Lions.
"You always want to approach every game like it's going to be your last," Morring said. "As the only senior running back, I set high expectations."
And the Purple Raiders – a team known affectionately by their fans and respectfully by their opponents as The Machine – lived up to those expectations.


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NATI Message from the Chair, April 19th, 2013
Hello NATI Members,
During the course of our 2012 - 2013 fiscal year the Board has been working on broadening the membership ranks and looking for ways to get more involvement from companies within our region that have a vested interest in Information Technology and related human capital. As part of that process we reviewed the current criteria for membership and discovered that the descriptions in the current NATI Constitution (Updated April 2011) were vague and needed updating. Upon a further review it was also determined that a number of other issues were not in alignment with NATI priorities, needed clarity or were no longer applicable. The Board undertook a process to address and update the Constitution document and will be putting it to the membership for approval at the AGM in May of this year.
An unfortunate implication of the constitutional review was that two current Board members, Ms. Suzanne Kenny, Vice Chair (Johnson Insurance) and Ms. Mandy Woodland (Cox and Palmer) actually fell outside the documented criteria, even though both had been appropriately elected according to the prescribed processes. As a result, the Board made and passed a motion to appoint both Ms. Kenny and Ms. Woodland as ex-officio Board members to the end of the current term in May of this year. This ensures that their expertise and efforts are leveraged, especially in light of some of the work the Board is currently undertaking. Having both of these individuals continued participation up to this point has been invaluable in furthering the interests of our membership and I am sincerely appreciative of their commitment and professionalism.
A further implication was that the Vice Chair role became vacant due to Ms Kenny's ex-officio status. In order to ensure compliance with the existing NATI Constitution, the Board made and passed a motion to appoint Mr. Chris Survey as Vice Chair to fill the vacant position. The Board is also confident that Mr. Spurvey will make an excellent Chair of NATI as of the AGM in May and I look forward to working with him, the current Board and the new elected Board members that come forward in May as I move to Past Chair.
A revised NATI Constitution will be circulated for your review at least thirty (30) days prior to the NATI AGM scheduled for May 29th, 2013. The Board is recommending changes so that the Association has the ability to better serve the membership.
NATI has been working hard advocating for the creation of an environment in Newfoundland and Labrador that is conducive to the attraction and retention of skilled knowledge workers, ensuring there is an improved participation rate for the Technology industries in Non Renewable Resource initiatives and in lobbying Government decision makers for technology strategies aimed and creating a long term plan for our sector. In addition, the staff has been driving programs that assist our members with various areas of support including, business development, exporting and networking opportunities.
Kindest Regards,
Gerard Duggan, Chair, NATI


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Ahn Jae Hyun, Lee Jung Shin, and Choi Min Sung are total lady killers behind the scenes of Cinderella and Four Knights
We already saw sassy and adorable Jung Il Woo behind the scenes of his upcoming romantic comedy Cinderella and Four Knights, but what have the other three flower boy knights been up to? Being total lady killers, of course! Check out these cute videos of playboys Ahn Jae Hyun, Lee Jung Shin, and Choi Min Sung hard at work on their upcoming drama.
Which knight do you think you will fall for?
In Cinderella and Four Knights, Eun Ha Won (Park So Dam) is a bright college student who dreams of becoming a veterinarian. Unfortunately, she loses her mother in a car accident, moves in with a cruel stepmother, and has no money for her education. One day, she helps an old man, and as fate would have it, moves into a gorgeous mansion with three equally gorgeous men, who also happen to be billionaire cousins and heirs to the Kang family fortune. Between the rebel-minded loner Kang Ji Woon (Jung Il Woo), playboy money machine Kang Hyun Min (Blood lead Ahn Jae Hyun) and the super-sweet singer Kang Seo Woo (Sword and Flower alum Lee Jung Shin), Eun Ha Won finds herself in the middle of the hottest love quadrangle to ever befall a modern fairy tale princess. Rounding out the mansion's chaebol lifestyle are Lee Yoon Sung (Pasta star Choi Min Sung), who serves as the cousins' handsome bodyguard, and Park Hye Ji (Apink member and Twenty Again actress Son Na Eun), a gorgeous girl who has her own interest in the Kang family and isn't above manipulating one cousin to get closer to another.
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WEST PHILADELPHIA - May 7, 2013 --Police say a 24-year-old man is crtical after being shot in West Philadelphia Monday night.
The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of 60th and Baltimore Avenue.
Police arrived to find the victim with gunshot wounds to the lower right side and back.
The victim told police, someone tried to rob him and shot him. He then ran to Baltimore Avenue to get away.
The unidentified victim was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and is listed in stable condition.
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Waynesburg University again recognized nationally for value
Waynesburg University has been ranked in the top 100 of a national Social Mobility Index (SMI), which rates schools based on how well they help students improve their economic status.
Ranked at No. 66, Waynesburg University is the only school in Pennsylvania to break the top 100 on the national list.
Developed by CollegeNET and PayScale, the SMI ranks schools based on access, affordability and the ability to advance students' economic mobility. Gaining international attention, the SMI has been featured in the Daily Mail, a British daily newspaper.
"This ranking sheds light on the affordability of a Waynesburg University degree, and equally as important, the value of a Waynesburg University education," said Waynesburg University President Douglas G. Lee. "Our students graduate with the knowledge necessary to lead fiscally sound lives and with the résumés necessary to secure their desired jobs, fully equipping them to become contributing members of society."
More than 900 colleges and universities were compared based on criteria that included tuition, the economic background of the student body, the graduation rate and early career salary for graduates.
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These findings have also led to recognition for Waynesburg University in a ranking index compiled by Educate To Career (ETC), which has consistently ranked Waynesburg's value in the top 10 percent of colleges nationwide.
ETC describes its rankings as an effort to deliver on the promise of the federal government's College Scorecard by providing "actual college outcomes data." The University ranked No. 104 out of the 1,224 schools listed in ETC's College Rankings Index for 2015.
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