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Things Besides Iraq
The Fray discusses more than the war.
Domestications: The Chatterbox Fray (filtered here) has newfound focus discussing Tim Noah's latest entries. Today's Whopper, in which term limit pasha Tom Tancredo reneges on his pledge not to run again finished with a plea to end the crusade for term limits. Dilan Esper roused himself to explainwhy the crusade should not end, even when your representative is Henry Waxman.
Noah's defense of Tom Daschle's dudgeon (word on load from kausfiles here) includes a crack about the irrelevance of the anti-terror org chart. This earns smart criticism from Thrasymachus here (not your usual Bush supporter). Has he been corrupted by the bizarro world of Chatterbox? Hardly. This is what happens when you bring your usual thoughtfulness with you …
The response to Noah's piece also contains the best short case I have seen for extending civil service protections to the new Homeland Security department, from RuebenJames here:
[T]he evidence about how the intelligence agencies performed before 9-11 would indicate that the civil service types at grunt level did a good job. The rank and file people had massive amounts of evidence about what the terrorist were up to. The failure appears to be at the management levels, where supervisors ignore evidence, didn't pass it up, didn't talk to their counterparts in other agencies, etc. Bush's plan to make these workers solely dependent for job security and promotion on their superiors is only going to ensure that these agencies are staffed with people who are afraid to go up against their bosses, even when they know they're right.
If only these posts led somewhere, like the nice Chatterbox thread between Media Watcher and bmcburney as they debate Gore's contradictions here …
Guide to Kulcha: Not everything is Iraq. In the Movies Fray (which is back to normal), posters are taking issue with Edelstein's pronouncement that Moonlight Mile is the worst movie of the year. Many have other nominees (DB omnibus list here), while Roy Kristiansen notes "we've still got three whole months to go." …
Daily Doses III: Churchill is back, needling Hollywood flack Henry Eshelman in the Diary Fray. This time, he offers an alternative summary of Eshelman's Thursday:
Post-ironic breakfast with daughter. Cram three days of work into 90 minutes. Over dramatise own stress levels. Patronisingly rebuff creative thoughts designed to satisfy a client need. Lunch with ex-wife. Starfuck. Call 911 for a NOISE complaint? … 11:20 p.m.
Iraqathon II: Joe Klein defended Gore's speech against the Administration's war campaign and asked "Can Al Gore Rouse the Democrats?" At least Gore can rouse The Fray. Again, not much discussion, but many good posts that can serve as beachheads …
Freedom's just another word for: H.L. Mencken (not the real one, silly) gives a cynical (or politically savvy) explanation forGore's guts here:
If Gore steps out on the Iraq issue and is shown to be prescient he will have a political foundation upon which he can build another campaign for President. If he turns out to be wrong, he has lost nothing.
Publius makes a similar point here, and is probably willing to debate it ...
Lyall opposition: Lyall Bush is in fine rhetorical form here criticizing the apathetic populus:
[T]he country allows Bush and his advisors to bray about a world whose history and politics they haven't learned, simplify the globe's labyrinthine arrangements as if they were the malleable stuff of a Clint Eastwood movie, and puff themselves up as if advertising new communications software -- all the while working to make the world a more dangerous place. And Klein is right to commend Gore for saying why we need to push back at them, too.
Utek, though, finds the problem lies with Democrats in Congress who first failed to oppose the Bush tax cut and are now rushing to support the war. His conclusion?:
So far, the only criticism from the Dems has come from a politician who's not in office. Someone should tell the Democrats that to be the loyal opposition, one needs to start opposing something ...
Drumbeat: Speaking of Democrats in Congress, Gore advocated slowing down the debate on going to war and Klein thought would hurt Democrats who don't want to campaign on the war. But The Bell disagrees here. The crux:
Gore's call for a slowdown in the debate and vote is not unintentionally meant to inconvenience incumbent Democrats but intentionally meant to help them … If Democratic anti-war incumbents are forced to stand and make a protracted fight in Washington debates, they cannot stump in their home districts ...
One of us … one of us: Joe thinks Gore's "hastily written pronouncements" as Klein called them, make the ex-Veep "just like the writers and fraysters at Slate." "Come on Gore, join the dark side." 12:50 p.m.
Iraqathon: From yesterday's cover, you can see that for awhile Slate will be all-Iraq all-the-time (almost). How to Fray? Let me offer some suggestions:
If you want to participate in a discussion and not simply shout from the laptops, you might want to avoid any Fray for an article that is currently linked to the msn.com homepage. The msn.com link encourages a lot of posts, but it creates a shoot-and-scoot effect.
If you want to read some of the better posts, but don't have time to page through them, you can start with the posts I append below the article (although I may be playing catchup for awhile) or you can select "View Editor's Picks" once you have entered The Fray.
Finally, you can check back here. While everyone knows that there are at least two sides to the invasion debate, and a slew of reasons for any position, everyone may not know what the terms of the conversation are. I will try to draw attention to them.
Both sides now: Michael Kinsley's Readme piece started off Slate's great Iraq debate. In The Readme Fray, responses are running the gamut. Zathras's pro-invasion response begins by cogently arguing that not knowing enough is an inveterate problem:
Crucial information is always unavailable to citizens before war begins. It is usually unavailable to governments also, or is not distinguished from less important information before war starts, or is not utilized because no one in a position of responsibility knows where to look for it. This has been the case in every war the United States has ever fought.
This is not a failure of democracy; this is life …
Adam Masin points to another inveterate problem: acting without legitimacy:
[H]e will go to war without the support of half of his country and almost all of the rest of the world. Say what you will about the merits of a Iraq war, Bush's stance does not put him in very good company amongst history's world leaders who have taken similar action.
And for readers who tire of measured political discourse, you can always look to posts by doodahman for a more cantankerous exchange (such as this):
In a just world, any time that a war hawk uses the term "appeasement" when attacking Iraq war opponents, a huge cartoon Monty Python fist ought to come down and squish them ... Appeasement is not failing to invade a sovereign nation. The proper term for that is called "Civilization."
Death and the salesman: There is much discussion of the Administration's "sales pitch." Matt says no pitch could work:
The reason for the fundamental dishonesty of Bush's sales job is that the real reason for a war is just not appealing enough.
But The Bell says all this attention to sales misses the point (apologies for the truncation):
Kinsley says facts do not matter, sales pitch matters; and since President Bush has not been a good salesman, he is a fatuous hypocrite even if he is ultimately right. The converse being that he is a great leader if he knows he is wrong but can lie convincingly. For my money, THAT makes Mr. Kinsley the reductio ad absurdum of Marshall McLuhan.
Rhyme and reason: Regular contributors to the Poems Fray are hanging out in Readme to give Kinsley's "Charge of the Right Brigade" some Tennysonian support. Persephone leads off here:
"Forward the Right Brigade"
Was there a fear allayed?
No tho the people knew
Some one had bluster'd
Is this a casus belli?
Should W provide a "why"?
Can we do naught but sigh?
Into the alley bereft
are shoved the one hundred
Those crazy kids: From the metaphor alert file: Southern Gentleman here thinks we are children who need Bush's fatherly protection; &kathleen here thinks kindergartener Bush needs to get his name on the board ... 12:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002
Babylon's abacus: Michael O'Hanlon's attempt to forecast potential casualties in any Iraq invasion is posted on MSN.com, and this makes the War Stories Fray very hard reading. Up to now, though, there are only a few notes in this tune and a surprising dearth of star posters. Many readers pose the question "How many Americans will die if we don't attack Iraq?" (See here and here and here and here.) One can glimpse what O'Hanlon's answer might be based on his discussion of possible civilian casualties in retaliation for an American-initiated war. The relevant paragraph begins "Of course, Iraqi attacks against civilian populations in places like the United States could be serious."
Others are pointing out that casualty estimates are routinely faulty. Observer does this well:
Our local PBS station is showing the Ken Burns Civil War series this week. We were disastrously wrong about how long the war would last and how many casualties we would sustain then. We were wrong again in WWI. Korea, Vietnam, Granada, Panama, the Gulf War. ... Remember when Sadam Hussein was supposed to be a military genius leading the fourth largest (and "battle hardened") army in the world?
Several others note that the numbers of dead are beside the point when the cause is just—Phishtar's thread here is the best. P notes:
There are many rational, sensible arguments against going to war (some of which have been featured on this site). The specter of Americans in body bags isn't one of them.
Speaking of featuring: In his latest Readme, Michael Kinsley says the case for war with Iraq might be a good one, but we can't know; based on what we do know, the case has not been made. Expect good responses in the Readme Fray and in future Slate pieces.
8 simple rules for conducting weapons inspections: Michael Crowley's Assessment of Scott Ritter made the case for Ritter's about-face vis-a-vis Saddam. But Crowley could only speculate as to why. The Fray is piling on. Is Ritter playing a "deep game" for the CIA? Is he in denial? CSmith has the most pointed barb here:
Ritter is an an argumentative hack, with no commitment to intellectual honesty. He is the David Brock of the Iraq debate.
Abre los ojos still doesn't know what to make of Ritter here, but is perceptively baffled.
Daily Doses II: Henry Eshelman is the "Hollywood flack" whose "confessions" make up this week's Diary. Churchill is another PR guy who has a modest proposal for Eshelman and his entire industry (here): stop taking agency credit for clients' achievements. Naturally, he couches it in the clever, jaunty prose of his calling:
Taking credit for demi-accountable, somewhat trackable, sort-a-kind-a-maybe had something to do with our work sales increases or market share blips is one thing, recognition of personal excellence in one's clients is quite another.
Perhaps in the spirit of accounting reform, we in the advertising profession should strive for full disclosure: How many former Ogilvy Entertainment clients returned to waiting tables in the past year? How many were denied a call-back from The Real World: Paris? How many Ogilvy movies were "big in Japan"? … 8:50 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002
Tuscan chicken salad: Looking for debate about the German elections? Looking for a preview of the struggle to build a new anti-Iraq coalition? Try the Foreigners Fray (and not International Papers for once). Marc Fisher's piece describes how the Social Democrats, unburdened by a Nazi past, have grown comfortable applying the Nazi tag to their opponents recklessly. There is a nice discussion between &kathleen and Scipio here. A Scipian snippet:
I don't think the Hitler reference was entirely accidental. Schroeder mentioned not clicking his heels / saluting Bush a number of times during the campaign. In combination with his justice minister's Hitler comparison, it looks like the Dubya = Nazi concept was a campaign talking point for Schroeder and his cabinet ministers. Oh well, no big deal. I guess if you're to the right of Ted Kennedy, you have to get used to being called a Nazi.
Perhaps more interesting are the heated discussions of the dynamics of current German politics: What are the internal pressures on the Social Democrats? What is the historic role of the U.S.? How is the "new German way" an affront to the EU? (or to France?) Juergen Hubert starts a terrific thread here. This excellent post by Scipio (from a different thread) attempts to translate the election results for American readers.
Daily doses: The Diary Fray is reeling with the whipsaw change in Diarists—from human rights activist JamieKalven, who strives to give names and faces to the urban poor, to L.A. PR honcho HenryEshelman, who has given a name to his car. "I felt like a fat, decadent Western pig-dog just reading about this guy's Saturday escapades," &kathleen writes here.
Short cuts, looong entries:Beverly Mann puts what may be her longest post ever in the ChatterBox Fray—she offers a detailed refutation of Gregg Easterbrook's detailed defense of a joke about the 2000 electoral mess in Florida. Over in the Best of the Fray Fray, Tempo starts an extremely long contest, soliciting American towns and cities with funny names, most of which seem to be in Texas.
Conjugate this!Fraywatch-watchers will note that entries are now in the more dynamic present tense! Just part of the branding strategy … 9:40 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002
IKEA idea: The Ad Report Card Fray was back to its usual incandescent self as it thought about Rob Walker's glowing review of the Spike Jonze-directed IKEA ad. Scipio raised the stakes when he asked if there was a common "totalitarian" tendency to both Spike Jonze and Ikea. A piece of his post:
By totalitarian art, I mean art that forces you to follow the numbers, walk on the golden path, until you reach the desired end. …
Jonze's IKEA commercial is a really neat piece of work, but I think the reason that the punchline works so well is because Jonze really toys with your emotions, forces you to sympathize with the lamp, and then punctures your sympathy quite forcefully. It's artful, but a bit pushy.
As for totalitarian stores, ever been to an IKEA? I've been in them in four or five countries, and they are all the same. You walk in the door, follow little yellow arrows on the floor, and enjoy the store the way the Swedes running the place want you to enjoy it.
There were a number of good responses, but check out socalchango's here (and his(?) pun-filled post here). (There are also lots of posts kicking around in The Fray from the previous Report Card, on SoBe drinks.)
Oprah, Uma; Tempo, Otto: Boob tubers responded to Virginia Heffernan's Emmys roundup in force. The best Emmys' thread was not RoyJaruk's perpetual kvetch that Buffy got the shaft, but Tempo and Otto's exchange about classy older women that began here. (Otto was busy, handing Dartman his lunch here and professing a certain Lutheran self-loathing here.)
Earle grade: Josh Daniel thoroughly trashed Steve Earle's new album, Jerusalem, and got a much bigger rise out of the Music Box Fray than Gerald Marzorati's positive review of Beck's Sea Change. Sarvis asked "Where have all the protest singers gone?" and offered some possible explanations. There were several shrill attacks on Daniel; the best of these was Emu's defense of Earle's "interestingness."
Asked and answered: Leftover from yesterday's blog: Who wrote the National Security Strategy? Condoleezza Rice? Paul Wolfowitz? Nah, Military Guy (see why here). And the Runyon story seems to be "Blood Pressure" (thanks to Red here, and Jimmy the Celt here) … 11:05 a.m.
Monday, Sept. 23, 2002
A good manifesto is hard to find: William Saletan's analysis of the Bush administration's new national security manifesto encouraged readers to offer their own, usually highly critical, manifesto-ish responses. While LS' response had the stand-out image—"I believe our collective American arrogance has finally reached its zenith, and Bush's manifesto is the ready-to-pop zit coming to a head"—TC3 (here), James N. Ackerman (here), and The Bell (here)all offered well-crafted posts. (You can also find them all beneath Saletan's article.) Some clips:
TC3: It wasn't easy for Bush to screw up the overwhelming post-9/11 international support for eradicating terrorism, but he seems to be accomplishing it.
Ackerman: It is no secret that the Bush administration is chock-a-block with advisors and decision-makers who see international political action as fundamentally an exercise in state power.
The Bell: To the extent that we ever really had them, we are on the brink of losing both our moral AND our strategic advantage in the fight to contain terrorism by losing focus and widening our "war" into its traditional and ugly form of conflict among nations.
Authors, Notes: Does anyone know the title of the Damon Runyon story Ackerman is remembering? Or who wrote the manifesto Saletan analyzes? Finally, although he doesn't say so, The Bell's analysis of the change in our anti-terrorism strategy parallels John Lewis Gaddis' analysis of the shift in containment policy between Kennan's "X" article and Nitze's NSC-68 in Strategies of Containment … 11:35 a.m.
Why We Spite: Forgot to mention it, but Zathras' response to Michael Kinsley's attack on William Bennett and the discourse of evil was the best of neocon reasoning. (Apologies to him if he disagrees with that characterization.) 10:10 a.m.
Live at Budokan: David Edelstein's review of Secretary and The Banger Sisters was bound to occasion some debate: is having the kind of sex you want to have (whichever kind it is) a sign of autonomy or a symptom of a culture that wants you to want bad things? Although they are not in the same thread, Eddie (here) and Thomas Jefferson (here) have forcefully taken opposing sides in a debate about the contours of sexual freedom in the Movies Fray.
Dirty Dancing: Following up Rob Walker's discussion of how commercials may be replacing radio as the place to discover new music, Ex-Singer Songwriter and Anonymous debated whether selling out is worse that selling nothing at all (starting here), but Dave Rygalski posed a question herethat goes to the heart of kitsch:
What's worse: A hooky, cheesy song getting in your head because you heard it on a commercial or because it was a TV theme song? Bought any cutout Rembrandts lately?
The Thief Lord of the Rings: Moira Redmond carved out a new niche for The Thief Lord beyond "the next Harry Potter." In the Culturebox Fray, &kathleen started a nice discussion of children's fantasy literature here while twiffer lamented the sorry state of book marketing (and reviewing) here.
Beck and Call: Not much doing in the Music Box Fray, even though Beck spent all weekend on the cover. Are there no Harry Nilsson fans? … 9:50 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 20, 2002
Candyman II: Farewell to the Cash: The Moneybox Fray discussion of Daniel Gross' piece on the meltdown of the Hershey sale started slowly but has picked up since it was featured. Food-industry consultant-types pondered the fate of family-owned companies here while Baltimore Aureole ridiculed the idea of diversification behind the sale here:
good thing the hershey trustees didn't sell the company in 2000 ... to satisfy Gross' diversification mandate, they might have invested the proceeds in Enron, WorldCom, AOL Time Warner, Tyco, Lucent. were there any winners over the past 2 years?
Thomas' detailed post on the legalfracases of the Hershey Trust board of managers is as interesting a story as he claims, particularly the part where the managers claim they can't spend all the money the trust makes now.
Entr'Acte: Also in the Moneybox Fray is the nascent discussion of CEO second acts. Captain Ron Voyage stuck up for F. Scott Fitzgerald here:
Ivan Boesky, Ross Perot, Fawn Hall, David Stockman, G. Gordon Liddy, the "Where's the Beef?" Lady, Adnan Khashoggi, "Dan & Dave", Robin Leach, Shannen Doherty, the "Bartles & Jaymes" guys, Spiro Agnew, McLean Stevenson, Dan Rostenkowski, the XFL, Edwin Meese, Disco Duck and MC Scat Kat. What do they all have in common? They're all people who committed unspeakable crimes against the American people (usually in the name of money), and they have all had absolutely no "second act" whatsoever.
I would suggest not being so sanguine about Kenneth Lay. Evidence suggest there are plenty of bad boys with no second acts out there, we just can't remember who they are. The second acts (even Milken) are the ones with discernible talent, of which Mr. Lay appears (along with Mr. Winnick) to have none.
Dontcha think? In the Poems Fray, the usually interesting discussion of the poem of the week (" Prayer Meeting") includes a veritable Niagara of ironing puns here ... 9:40 a.m.
Dontcha think? In the Poems Fray, the usually interesting discussion of the poem of the week (" Prayer Meeting") includes a veritable Niagara of ironing puns here ... 9:40 a.m.

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Inlay for Curves
A trip to the hardware store yields clamps that put the bend in inlay.
By Rob Millard
Pages: 46-49
From the June 2010 issue #183
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Inlaid bandings are a time-honored technique to embellish furniture, as are curves. Combining the two is surely a way to take your furniture to the next level. But to take straight sections of banding and curve them to fit isn't easy, nor is the outcome often successful. This is especially so when banding is fit in a rabbet at the edge of your project.
When you attempt to bend a banding into a groove, the task is made easier because the banding is somewhat restrained from springing back. Still, stiff bandings can be difficult to coax into a tight radius without fracturing or crushing the edges of the groove while the banding is being pressed into place.
Some years ago I made a Federal-period worktable that featured turret corners on which the perimeter was adorned with a moderately complex banding. By using heat, moisture and strategically placed kerfs, I successfully got the banding to conform to the turret. Despite that success, adding kerfs seemed a crude way to bend inlay. I decided to make the banding in a circular form in the future.
Video: Watch as Rob installs curved inlay on a breakfront door.
Blog: see how craft knives and a C-clamp replace a router when doing inlay.
Article: Build a Federal Inlay Table – free drawings and step photos (June 2004).
Article: "Precision band saw' techniques with David Charlesworth (April 2008).
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Emmys In Memoriam 2013 Details: Cory Monteith & More
One of the most anticipated moments of the night at the 2013 Emmy Awards this evening will be the In Memoriam segment and we have all the details right here.
Five people will be remembered with special recognition during the ceremony: Glee's Cory Monteith (remembered by co-star Jane Lynch), The Sopranos' James Gandolfini (remembered by co-star Edie Falco), All in the Family's Jean Stapleton (remembered by co-star Rob Reiner), Mork and Mindy's Jonathan Winters (remembered by co-star Robin Williams), and Family Ties producer Gary David Goldberg (remembered by the show's Michael J. Fox).
"I always find the In Memoriam is just really interesting because sometimes it seems weird that they keep the audio on in the house, so some people get applause and some people don't, and it turns it into this weird moment," host Neil Patrick Harris told Access Hollywood. "And you want that moment to be honoring those people, and not a competition."
"We've come up with this idea — five different people that we chose sort of from different areas of television are being spoken about by people who were important to them," he explained. "[They'll speak about them] not in a pitying way, but I think in a respectful, classy way that will make you remember their life in a positive, forward-momentum kind of style."
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker College head men's and women's tennis coach, Tim Pleasant, has resigned his position at Coker to pursue other career opportunities.
Pleasant departs from Coker after just one
season as the leader of the Coker men's and women's tennis teams. Both
teams saw improved seasons under Pleasant's direction with the women
finishing 10-10 and the men finishing at 6-13. He also coached Coker's
first ever Conference Carolinas Women's Tennis Player of the Year,
Alyssa Blanchard, during his tenure.
"I would like to thank the administration at Coker for giving me the opportunity to be a head coach for the Cobras," said Pleasant. "It has been an honor to be a part of such a great college and athletic program."
In addition to his coaching duties Pleasant was also a tennis instructor at the College and in the Hartsville community. His presence in the tennis community will be greatly missed.
"It was a very difficult decision to leave, but I have to do what is best for me and my family. I wish everyone at Coker all the best, especially my players, in all of their future endeavors."
Coker will begin an immediate nationwide search for a new coach, with the hope of having a new coach in place within the coming months.


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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Lightning has struck twice in a row at the Dunn Center.
Junior Zac Swansey's 3-pointer with two seconds remaining broke a tie game and lifted Tennessee Tech to a 71-68 victory at Austin Peay Thursday night on the Governors' home floor.
It was nearly a mirror finish to Tech's Ohio Valley Conference tournament first-round win last March when a 3-pointer at the buzzer by Kevin Murphy gave the Golden Eagles an upset victory.
With this win in a seesaw affair, Tech (9-8/5-3 OVC) moves to within one game of the first-place Governors (12-8/6-2), who have dropped back-to-back games after starting 6-0.
The winning basket made a double-figure scorer out of Swansey, who finished with 12 points and five assists. He was one of four Golden Eagles in double digits, led by Zach Bailey with 16 and Murphy with 14. Alfred Jones added 10 points and five boards for the victorious visitors.
Sophomore posts Matt Marseille and Terrell Barnes were also factors for Tech. Marseille had nine points and a team-high eight rebounds, while Barnes added nine points and five boards.
Tyshwan Edmondson topped the hosts with 25 points, hitting 4-for-8 from long range. John Fraley was the only other Governor player to reach twin digits, netting 10.
It was a flurry at the finish. Bailey missed a 3-pointer with 12 seconds to play as the shot clock was down to one second. Barnes controlled the rebound. With another chance to win, the Golden Eagles got the ball to Swansey, who pulled up from 22 feet directly in front of the basket and drained a fadeaway jumper.
The Govs had one last ditch try from mid-court that missed the mark.
Tech led 60-57 with on a basket by Barnes with 4:07 to play, but Caleb Brown's clutch 3-pointer knotted the game for the Govs. Another Barnes layup made it 62-60 in favor of Tech with 3:26 remaining, and again the Govs wouldn't surrender. They scored the next four points, including a three-point play by Will Triggs with 2:40 left for a 64-62 APSU lead.
The game was tied again at 64-all and 66, before APSU took a 68-66 lead with 1:27 to play on a basketball by Edmondson. Bailey tied the game for one final time with a basket with 1:07 remaining.
Tech got the ball on a turnover to set up the final 30 seconds of mayhem.
The Golden Eagles exploded out the starting gates to grab an early 8-0 lead, and held a six-point margin at 14-8 before Austin Peay went on a 9-0 run to slip ahead. Tyrone Caldwell hit back-to-back 3-pointers, the first one tying things at 14-14 and the second putting APSU ahead for the first time in the contest, 17-14, with 11:43 to play in the half.
Tech led again a couple of times, before the Govs used free throws and a jumper by Josh Terry for a 29-25 lead. Zac Swansey's 3-pointer with 44 second left made it a one-point game and was the final scoring in the first half.
Tech's four-game road trip continues with a visit to Tennessee State Saturday night. Tipoff in the Gentry Center in Nashville is at 7:30 p.m., in the second game of the evenings doubleheader.


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The Founding Fathers Write a Grant Proposal
"Just look at this second sentence!" groaned Samuel Adams. "'We hold these truths to be self-evident . .' This flies in the face of 'evidence-based practice'! We'll never get funded!"
Another delegate had a different complaint: "This mission statement is way too long!" he wailed. "Mr. Jefferson, no one will ever read this 'Declaration of Independence' of yours."
In the meantime, George Washington had been working up a budget for the revolutionary war (earlier called the innovative war). His initial figures were daunting: $37 million would have to be raised by the collaborative, which would need to be matched by $114 million from the states. And of course, they didn't have a dime (or rather, a shilling).
But let's go back to the meeting, where they had just decided to give the collaborative a name: the Continental Congress.
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The meeting chair pounded his gavel: "Next on the agenda is Fundraising Prospects. Mr. Hancock, your report?"
John Hancock looked up, startled, but recovered his poise: "We've developed a list of foundations to approach. Unfortunately, none of them have giving areas that include democratic revolutions, perhaps because there hasn't been a democratic revolution before. They also want to know who else is funding it, and how we're going to continue the funding when their grants run out. And several of them say our revolution has to wait until they're finished doing something called 'strategic planning.'
"And then in terms of individual donors, there are two big obstacles. First, they are all English, and our revolution's goal is to overthrow the English. It's just about as contradictory as poor people asking rich people to support social justice causes.
"And finally, we don't know any wealthy donors. The way to get money from them is to be at the same theatre openings, the same dinners for Anglo-Saxon orphans, and the same royal weddings. We all live here in the colonies so we never get a chance to develop relationships."
But the meeting really fell into an uproar when General Washington presented his budget: "Why is this line item for supplies so high? Can't you get the muskets donated?" demanded the Vermont delegate.
The North Carolina delegate was concerned about the lack of an exit strategy. "What if we haven't won the war in two years?" he asked. "How will we get funding for a longer war if we haven't met the benchmarks for Phase 1?" "Hear, hear," cried another. "Metrics! They'll want metrics for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness!"
Washington tried hard not to sound defensive. "My personal leadership style is to be conservative/ISTJ," he said. "But Valley Forge can get very cold in the winter, and we'll need quality tents and blankets."
The Rhode Island delegate was dismissive: "They're doing this for a cause, not for the blankets," he said. "It's okay to have cheaper blankets for the rank and file."
The View from 30,000 Feet
The Virginia delegate rose. "We need to get from blankets to the 30,000 foot level, and bake our values into our DNA," he intoned in a statesmanship-like voice that got everyone's attention. "One of our core values is that slavery is a business model that has been evaluated as highly successful, replicable, and scalable. If I might quote from the consulting firm of . . . "
But he was interrupted by the delegate from Massachusetts. "We could argue about slavery all night," he said. "Let's focus on common ground, on shared values. For example, we all agree that women should never be allowed to vote, that tobacco is healthful, and that God wants us to take the land away from the Indians."
There was general applause all around and the tension in the room dissipated.
Benjamin Franklin rose. "I will volunteer to go to France -- I'm culturally competent -- and see if I can raise money there," he said. "They hate the English and will support their enemies. I am worried, though, that 'making revolution' will be seen as an activity and not as an outcome."
He became more serious. "We're not just talking about 10% better outcomes for at-risk populations," he said. "We're talking about independence. And we're not talking about risking our figurative necks, but our actual necks. If we don't hang together, we'll all hang -- at the gallows -- separately."
He turned to Jefferson. "Tommy, I'll do some tweaking and wordsmithing on the Declaration," he said, "It doesn't have to be perfect; the important thing is to get it in by the deadline."
"I declare this meeting adjourned," announced the Chair Personage. Then he turned to his colleague. "You know, I think I disagree with Franklin on that," he said. "These ideas and the way we state them might very well end up being important 200 years from now." He looked over at the sandwiches, and shrugged. "Or not."
- The Continental Army under George Washington, with the help of the anti-British French, defeated the world-class British armies, in one of the first of many instances where people with little money or technology defeated foreign invaders.
- About 2,500 soldiers died at Valley Forge of exposure to cold and diseases exacerbated by their weakened conditions.
- It took 81 years for slavery to be outlawed in the United States, 139 years for women to get the right to vote, and the Indians will never see their lands and their histories restored to them.
- Grant proposals -- especially for new ideas -- still don't face good odds on getting funded.
Jan Masaoka is the publisher of Blue Avocado and the CEO of the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofits). For improving this article tremendously, our thanks to Paul Sussman, part-time comic monologue performer and full-time CFO of Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation.
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Hondo Ohnaka
A tough, pragmatic Weequay, Hondo Ohnaka led a notorious Outer Rim pirate gang from his headquarters on Florrum. A former colleague of Jango Fett and a former lover of Aurra Sing, Ohnaka won fame during the Clone Wars when he kidnapped Count Dooku, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker and tried to ransom all three for a big payout. Since that incident, he maintained a peculiar relationship with the Republic -- respecting the Jedi Knights, but not being above robbing them blind or betraying them. During the age of the Empire, Ohnaka found himself running a solo operation, but he continued scheming and dealing. He was, after all, a pirate through-and-through.
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During the Clone Wars, the Weequay pirate Hondo Ohnaka led a gang of brigands on the Outer Rim world Florrum, making a dishonest living raiding starships and holding travelers for ransom. Hondo dreamed of the big score that would make him an underworld kingpin, and thought he'd achieved it when he captured the Sith Lord Count Dooku.
Dooku escaped Hondo's clutches, as did Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The Jedi would deal with Hondo several more times – and they learned that while the pirate boss did possess a sense of honor, he never took sides in his relentless pursuit of profit. Sometimes Hondo was a valuable ally; other times he was a determined adversary.
Hondo's ambitions made him powerful enemies. General Grievous sought to avenge Dooku's capture by storming the Ohnaka gang's base, and Darth Maul began his rise to power by trying to wrest control of Hondo's brigands.
Years after the Clone Wars, Ohnaka encountered the young Padawan, Ezra Bridger, aboard the Broken Horn. Bridger was answering an SOS, though Ohnaka claimed he'd won the ship from the gangster Cikatro Vizago. Impressed with the boy, he proposed they become partners. When the Empire arrived, there was little time to negotiate, and the two were off on an adventure. They eventually found themselves face-to-face with the slimy crime lord Azmorigan, looking to sell him power converters, but he decided instead to kill them both. They managed to escape, and Ezra revealed himself to be a Jedi; Ohnaka was delighted, as it brought back memories…and presented an opportunity. Maybe the boy would be a Jedi pirate?
Back on the Broken Horn, however, Bridger found Vizago in the brig. He claimed that he never lost the ship to Ohnaka — rather, the Weequay betrayed him and stole it. Ezra freed the gangster and helped him reclaim the Horn, though Vizago turned on the boy, as well. In the end, Hondo, Bridger, and the droid reached safety, though the boy decided not to join Ohnaka. "Oh, Ezra," Ohnaka said. "You truly are a Jedi."
After their initial meeting, Hondo later contacted Ezra Bridger with some intel: Imperials had Lasat survivors in custody and were transporting them. Based on this information, the Ghost crew freed the prisoners. Hondo, naturally, figured out a way to profit from the situation.
Along with Azmorigan and the Ghost team, Hondo tried to steal heavy weaponry from an abandoned Imperial ship near Wynkahthu. Things went haywire when Imperial sentry droids reactivated, and the only treasure Hondo walked away with was friendship: Melch, an Ugnaught and old crew member of Hondo's, had stowed away in his crate.
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Weequay Pirates
This band of space pirates haunts the shipping lanes of the lawless Outer Rim Territories, in search of cargos to steal and travelers to hold for ransom. They have prospered just enough to maintain a stronghold on a sulfurous world, where they keep stores of grog, food, and other comforts. During the ongoing Clone Wars, the pirates attempted to remain neutral lest they get too drawn into an unprofitable conflict.
A pirate captain, Jiro attempted to salvage a transport that carried the Sith brothers Darth Maul and Savage Opress. Maul throttled Jiro with the Force, and made the attentive pirate an offer: his life spared as well as a trove of riches in exchange for his servitude. Jiro agreed to follow the commands of these new, impressive crime lords and offered to recruit more pirates. When Maul's bid to conquer Florrum failed, Hondo Ohnaka reminded his former pirates that their new Sith allies had no interest in helping them. Hondo called on all his pirates to pillage the now undefended cargo vessel used by the Sith, earning their loyalty once more by appealing to their boundless greed.
Darth Maul
A deadly, agile Sith Lord trained by the evil Darth Sidious, Darth Maul was a formidable warrior and scheming mastermind. He wielded an intimidating double-bladed lightsaber and fought with a menacing ferocity. Though he fell in battle against Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Zabrak from Dathomir would prove to be much harder to destroy than originally believed.
A harsh, arid desert world in the Outer Rim Territories, Florrum is off the beaten path of major galactic hyperspace routes, making it the perfect haven for hunted criminals or lawless thugs. During the Clone Wars, Hondo Ohnaka ran a profitable salvage and piracy operation out of Florrum. His affairs crossed paths with the Jedi on more than one occasion.
Count Dooku
Count Dooku was a menacing Sith Lord and central figure in the Clone Wars. Once a Jedi -- trained by Yoda -- he became disillusioned with the Jedi Order and thirsted for greater power. Dooku voluntarily left the light side behind and became Darth Sidious' dark side disciple, taking the secret name Darth Tyranus and leading the Separatist army. Dooku advanced Sidious's secret plot to take over the galaxy, but forgot that betrayal is the nature of the Sith.


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Business Capability based EA Roadmap
16 June 2013
As Business Capabilities are directly derived from the corporate strategic plan and are designed to satisfy the enterprise's business strategies, goals and objectives, so they provide an excellent basis for the creation of an Enterprise Architecture Roadmap.
What are Business Capabilities?
A Business Capability represents the ability of an organisation to perform an activity that results in an outcome of value. Business Capabilities are as far as possible expressed in terms of those business outcomes and value. As far as I know the concept originated from MODAF and was later adopted by TOGAF. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capability_management_in_business
Many Enterprise Architects and organisations fail to really use them, but in fact they are slowly becoming a common EA deliverable and a way of developing a target operating model view.
The key to their increasing popularity is because the Business Capabilities are expressed in terms of business outcomes and value rather than in purely functional or IT terms (i.e. Not just in terms of business unit needs or in terms of IT Solutions) thereby ensuring IT alignment with the business. Being expressed in terms of outcomes and values also means that Business Capabilities are tied to the outside in perspective of the Customer Journey and Strategic Scenarios, rather than the inside out perspective.
A good book to read about the outside in perspective is "Outside In: The power of putting Customers at the Center of Your business" by Harley Manning et al. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Outside-In-Putting-Customers-Business/dp/1477800085/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371351364&sr=8-1&keywords=outside+in.
In order for an organisation to perform an activity, many parts of the organisation need to be involved. Consequently a Business Capability is modelled as grouping of other EA concepts including the following:
- People
- Organisation Units
- Functions
- Processes
- Business Services
- Information & Data
- Application Services
- Applications
- Infrastructure Services
- Infrastructure
In this way a Business Capability can be seen as a cross cutting slice through a typical enterprise architecture model.
A Business Capability is used for managing units of strategic business change and providing the mandate for programmes and project portfolio. Subsequently, project will develop a solution that either creates a whole new Business Capability or updates a Business capability by implementing a Capability Increment.
Thus, Business Capabilities and Capability increments provide the basis for the development of the EA Roadmap.
Business Capability Model
Figure 1: Example Business Capability Model Source: UK Government Reference Architecture (UKRA) v1.0
This diagram illustrates the start point for a Business Capability Model. This is a static view based on the style of IBM's Component Business Model. This is a style diagram that has become quite popular.
The whole matrix represents all the Business Capabilities that the organisation performs. Each cell is a Business Capability.
The Columns usually reflect the high level value chain for the organisation or are major groupings of Business Capabilities that are meaningful to the business.
The Rows reflect the fundamental purpose of a Business Capability and there are normally three rows:
|Aligned to the Viable System Model (VSM) system type
|Direct (or Strategy)
|System 5 and system 4
|Control (or Management)
|System 3, system 3* and system 2
|Execute (or Operate)
|System 1
For details about VSM, the Viable system Model see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viable_System_Model and my earlier blog posts.
Business Capabilities also have dependencies between them. I.e. one Business Capability has to exist before another Business Capability can be achieved.
Implementing Business Strategies requires new or changed Business Capabilities, but for the most cases we are just changing some aspects of the Business Capability rather than introducing brand new ones. This is the Capability Increment.
Figure 2: Diagram showing Business Capabilities Source: TOGAF
The diagram above shows the relationships between Business Capabilities and Capability Increments, and also related the Enterprise Architecture development method phases and definition of work packages for the Programme and Project Portfolios.
Capability Increments document the changes to each Business Capability that are needed to implement the Business or IT Strategies.
Each Business Capability is decomposed into one or more Capability Increments that are typically implemented at different points in time and in different Transition Architectures. Each Capability Increment represents a unit of change.
Capability Increments also have dependencies between them. I.e. one Capability Increment has to be implemented before another Capability Increment can be achieved.
Figure 3: Capability Dependency Model
The diagram above shows the dependency relationships between the Business Capabilities and between the Capability Increments.
The Capability Increments can be rearranged to show the dependency order in which they need to be applied. This sequence forms the basis for the EA Roadmap.
Figure 4: EA Roadmap structure
Often it is may be useful (and politic) to represent several tracks in the EA Roadmap. For example tracks may be introduced for Strategic changes, Business changes and IT changes, since Capability increments may be identified in such a way that they can be implemented in parallel.
The Capability Increments can be grouped into Transition Architectures. A Transition Architecture is an intermediate Architecture model somewhere between the current state and the future (target) state Enterprise Architecture model being aimed for. A Transition Architecture will typically be aligned to intermediate and temporary stages in implementation.
Groups of one or more Capability Increments will provide the mandate for a solution or service to be developed in a project.
A Business Capability Model should be at the core of all Enterprise Architecture Models.
Often the Architecture Vision Model or Core Model is produced as a Business Capability Model to provide a strategic view that helps all stakeholders in an organisation to develop a common understanding of what needs to be done and what needs to be changed.
(With thanks to Lee Hepplewhite for some aspects of this approach)
7 Responses to "Business Capability based EA Roadmap"
17 June 2013 at 3:38
Good article. I'm not sure you should have quite so many items mapped to a capability. Typically I've seen capabilities described as the composition of People, Process, Tools, and Information.
You also may want to discuss the method you use to evaluate the current maturity of a capability and how to determine what future level of maturity is actually required for the strategy to be executed properly.
26 June 2013 at 8:33
Great information for business
16 July 2014 at 2:57
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13 March 2015 at 12:46
Hi Adrian,
"Capabiities" and "Capability-based Planning" as I'm sure you know are not a recent, EA or IT Industry invention – but have a long history in Business Analysis that in fact dates back to the 1950s, but went through rapid development during the 1990s.
Here is my take on Distinctive and Dynamic Capabilities:
4 September 2016 at 22:42
[…] Business Capability Models provide value by for ensuring alignment to business strategies and for planning change (See the Open Group paper on Capability-based planning – The link between Strategy and Enterprise Architecture). https://ingenia.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/business-capability-based-ea-roadmap/ […]


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Tony Dutt, the agent for Jrue Holiday, was in Wells Fargo Center on Monday night doing his due-diligence for his client, who is in line for a possible contract extension before the start of the season.
I don't know how the discussions went or how they are progressing, but I don't think that Holiday, who has said that he wants to be a "max-contract player," is going to see a deal get done before the Oct. 31 deadline.
I don't have a firm idea of what is going to happen, but I have talked with enough people around the league to think that they are not going to get a deal done and Holiday will reach next summer as a restricted free agent. If that is the case, the Sixers will be in position to offer Holiday a larger contract than any other team.
As a restricted free agent, the Sixers could sign Holiday to a five-year deal. Other teams can sign him for four years.
Holiday was the 17th overall pick in the 2009 draft and that class is loaded with guards like Stephen Curry, Brandon Jennings and Ty Lawson, all looking for substantial extensions but unlikely to get them.
However, the one benefit that Holiday has over all of the aforementioned guys is the addition of a big man in Andrew Bynum who can potentially do wonders for Holiday's game and his stats. Holiday should be getting more open looks at the basket when the big man draws the double team. I also think that this is a season in which Holiday can become an assists monster. Holiday averaged 6.5 assists, a career high, during the 2010-11 season. Why can't he hand out at least two more (minimum) now with the weapons the Sixers have added?
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Including melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and mushrooms, fresh-market vegetable consumption totaled 226.6 pounds — up 1 percent from a year earlier. Per capita use rose for commodities such as spinach (up 17 percent), cauliflower (14 percent), onions (12 percent), cabbage (10 percent), and romaine and leaf lettuce (7 percent).
Per capita use of vegetables for processing (excluding potatoes, sweet potatoes, and mushrooms) increased 1 percent to 122.5 pounds.
Total vegetable use is forecast to remain steady in 2005, as expected increases in fresh crops are offset by reductions in potatoes and processing vegetables.
Contract acreage for the five leading processing vegetables (tomatoes, sweet corn, snap beans, green peas, and cucumbers) is expected to decline 1 percent from a year earlier to 1.21 million acres. Most of the acreage reduction will result from fewer contract acres for canned vegetables (down 2 percent) as area for freezing is expected to remain steady.
The import share of the U.S. potato supply increased to 7 percent in 2004 as import volume grew faster than projected production sold minus net exports. One of the largest gains in import share was in frozen french fries, now at more than 13 percent. Frozen fries make up nearly 60 percent of total U.S. potato import volume, 91 percent of which is shipped from Canada. The next largest potato import (by volume) is potato starch, which is more than twice that of other (non french fry) frozen potatoes.
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April 7, 2013 by Jeff
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NORTHAMPTON — Chelmsford and Carlisle are among 10 communities that will take part in a program that promotes solar energy, state officials announced Friday.
Solarize Mass is run by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and the state Department of Energy Resources. It will work with local officials to draft bids for solar-energy service providers. During the 2012 Solarize Mass program, customers purchased solar electricity systems for 20 percent less than the statewide average price at the beginning of the program, according to a press release.
Last year, 17 cities and towns participated in Solarize Mass, with 749 residents and businesses signing contracts, That created systems that could generate 4.8 megawatts, enough to power the equivalent of 719 average Massachusetts homes annually, according to the press release.
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Six alumni join ranks of Athletic Hall of Fame
Induction ceremony held in Gosman Sports and Convocation Center March 31
As Athletics Director Sheryl Sousa and Jim Lahey '85 inducted the 14th class into in the Brandeis University Joseph M. Linsey Athletic Hall of Fame last weekend, Sousa reminded attendees "no one gets to this level of achievement without support from loving family."
That was clear, as friends, family and former teammates traveled from around the country to be at the ceremony in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center honoring this year's inductees.
Ruth Porter Bernstein '57, who was previously inducted into the Hall of Fame as a member of the 1955-1956 basketball team, the first undefeated team in Brandeis history, was honored this year as a "tireless advocate for women's athletics," said Lahey, a 1997 Hall of Fame inductee, who introduced each of the athletes. While at Brandeis, Bernstein, the first woman in her family to attend college, said she participated as fully as possible. Not only did she play on the basketball team, she also played intramural sports and was a cheerleader for the men's football and basketball teams.
"That's what they thought women did," she said of cheerleading, still a little incredulous of women's standing in sports while she was in college.
In the years since her graduation, during which she worked as a guidance counselor at Winthrop High School, Bernstein has continued her involvement with the athletics department she loved; she served as a president of Friends of Brandeis Athletics and was instrumental in the establishment of the Hall of Fame.
Bernstein, who still lives in Winthrop, was surrounded by family as she accepted the award. Hoping she could serve as a role model for students and for her own young grandchildren, she said: "Finding something you love and giving your best to it will bring untold rewards."
Harold Warren Zinn '61 was a founding member of the Brandeis golf team in 1959. He was considered the de facto coach by his teammates and is still considered one of the top golfers in school history. Zinn, who worked as an attorney in New York, passed away in 1991; his brother Doug and daughter Melissa accepted the honor on his behalf.
An emotional Melissa first addressed her dad directly, telling him the induction showed how many lives he touched, and then thanked the committee for "truly touching our hearts today."
Robert Nayer '70 was known as a tenacious scorer and rebounder for the men's basketball teams of the late 1960s and 1970, and also as an unselfish player who always put the team first, Lahey said. He was the seventh men's basketball player in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau and he's currently ranked 18th. He still ranks second in career rebounds, just seven shy of 1,000 for his career.
"I always felt that if played correctly, basketball is the ultimate team game," said Nayer, who was joined by relatives from far and wide. Before the ceremony, he recalled a championship game in Montreal, during which teammate Tom Haggerty '69 got into a fight with a player from the opposing team. In trying to break it up, Nayer risked being suspended from the game, but ultimately was named MVP. At the ceremony, the two players saw each other for the first time in 35 years.
"I'm thrilled, honored and humbled," said Nayer, who is the director of operating and capital budgets at Lewis & Clark College and lives in Portland, Ore.
William Carpenter '81 was a star shortstop in the university's first great diamond era, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Among the Judges' career leaders in six different statistical categories, he was the Greater Boston League MVP as a senior, when he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox.
Lahey said Carpenter's coach recalled him not only as a standout player, but also as an athlete who just loved playing the game. Carpenter said his coach's assessment was accurate and recounted a story to prove it. When his father picked him up at the airport after he was let go by the Red Sox, he asked his father if the summer league he played in during college had a game that night. His father said they did, adding that Carpenter's uniform was in the car. Carpenter played that night.
Geoff Getz '99, had an illustrious career as a middle-distance runner, winning three NCAA Division III national championships and finishing runner-up twice at 800 meters. He also claimed five New England All-Division titles at that distance.
Accepting the honor, Getz shared one the most important lessons he learned on the track team is that "success is measured by the individual." The team celebrated when a runner beat his personal best just as they celebrated race-winning times.
"The best part of being on the track team was just being on the team," Getz recalled. "We ran together, worked together, lived together."
Getz, who lives in Wayland, Mass., and is the director of technology at Z-TECH Associates, met his future wife on the track team during freshmen year.
Maya Marx '04 qualified for the NCAA Division III swimming and diving championships three times in her career and was a three-time All-American in the breaststroke, finishing sixth in the nation as a junior. She won two University Athletic Association championships and was Brandeis' nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year as a senior.
Marx said she on her first day at Brandeis, she walked into Gosman with her parents for convocation and was awed by the Hall of Fame plaques that hung on the wall.
"Coming full circle is a totally humbling experience," said Marx, who shared stories of learning about good sportsmanship at Brandeis. "We never arrive at success individually – we arrive at it together."
Marx, who lives in Amherst, Mass., where she owns her own design studio, teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design. She was surprised to find three tables that comprised three generations of swimmers cheering her on at the ceremony. Adding a little more cheer, she announced that she and husband, a fellow swim teammate, are expecting their first child in the fall.


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58 Huskers Earn Degrees
Lincoln - A total of 58 Husker student-athletes, including 12 Nebraska football players, earned their diplomas at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's commencement exercises on Saturday morning.
The diverse group of 58 graduates included five Huskers who combined to earn eight CoSIDA Academic All-America awards so far in their careers. It also included extremely talented individuals in competition, from a WNBA first-round draft pick to an NCAA bowling champion and individual All-Americans in track and field, women's basketball, bowling, women's gymnastics and an NCAA finalist in air rifle.
Among the 12 football players from Coach Bo Pelini's Husker program, four earned their degrees before completing their final season of eligibility on the field, including Jason Ankrah, Stanley Jean-Baptiste, Brent Qvale and Jeremiah Sirles. Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American Sean Fisher, along with Justin Blatchford, Jesse Coffey, Jase Dean, P.J. Mangieri and Matt Manninger also received their diplomas Saturday.
Former Husker All-American and NFL defensive back Josh Bullocks earned his degree after majoring in sociology at Nebraska. Bullocks, a native of Chattanooga, Tenn., record 291 tackles during his six year NFL career with the New Orleans Saints and the Chicago Bears from 2004 to 2009. Bullocks earned All-America status in 2003, before being drafted in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Saints.
Coach Gary Pepin's men's and women's track and field program contributed a solid group of 12 graduates, including nine men and three women. Bjorn Barrefors, a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American and Nebraska's 2013 Male Student-Athlete of the Year, headlines track and field's contingent. The multi-eventer from Stockholm, Sweden, will earn his degree in computer science. Nate Polacek (Kearney, Neb.) and Brett Grieb (York, Neb.) give the track and field programs two more 2012 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans set to graduate. Barrefors, Polacek and Chris Phipps also represented the track graduates as All-Americans in competition, along with Jessica Furlan, who earned All-America honors on the track in 2012. Furlan, Katie White and Erica Hamik all represented the Huskers in both track and field and cross country during their careers.
Coach Tim Miles' Nebraska men's basketball program was represented by four graduates on Saturday, led by 2013 seniors Brandon Ubel and Andre Almeida. Former Huskers Mike Fox and Christopher Niemann also will receive diplomas.
On the women's basketball side, 2013 All-American and WNBA first-round draft pick Lindsey Moore earned her degree in communication studies. Moore, a point guard from Covington, Wash., was a four-year starter for the Huskers and set the school career assist record with 699. She started more games, won more games and played more minutes than any other Husker in history while leading Coach Connie Yori's squad to a pair of NCAA Sweet 16 appearances.
Coach Darin Erstad's baseball team featured four graduates, led by current Huskers Chad Christensen and Zach Hirsch. Both NU seniors represented Nebraska in competition at Hawks Field on Saturday as the Huskers opened a key Big Ten home series with No. 16 Indiana.
Coach Rhonda Revelle's Nebraska softball team also contributed four graduates to NU's class, led by former standout pitcher and CoSIDA Academic All-American Ashley Hagemann (Elkhorn, Neb.). The Nebraska wrestling team added four grads to the group, while the men's golf team featured three graduates from a team that has won three consecutive Herman Awards for producing NU's top men's team grade-point average.
Coach Scott Jacobson's women's tennis team featured a pair of graduates - Janine Weinreich and Stefanie Weinstein - from the most successful tennis teams in school history in recent years. The women's tennis team has also won back-to-back Herman Awards and will play host to NCAA Tournament for the first time in NU history May 10-11 in Lincoln.
The men's tennis team, volleyball, women's swimming and diving team and the rifle team each contributed a pair of graduates, while the men's and women's gymnastics teams, women's golf and bowling teams each added one graduate this spring.
Kristi Mickelson from Bellevue, Neb., was the lone senior on Coach Bill Straub's national champion bowling team in 2013. Mickelson led the Huskers to their fourth NCAA title in the past 10 years before capturing an individual national championship of her own at the IBC X-Singles Championships a week later. Mickelson was also an outstanding student as a dual major in criminology and criminal justice/psychology who could contend for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors later this spring.
NU's May 2013 graduates came from near and far to call Nebraska home during their careers. The group came to Lincoln from 16 states, including 25 native Nebraskans. Members of the graduating class also came from four foreign countries, including Brazil, Canada, Germany and Sweden.
Nebraska continues to feature one of the highest graduation rates in the country, while leading the nation in the number of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (302) and NCAA Top Eight Award winners (16) across all sports.
May 2013 Nebraska Student-Athlete Graduates (58)
Student-Athlete (Sport) - Hometown (Major)
- Almeida, Andre (Men's Basketball) - Sao Paulo, Brazil (Ethnic Studies/Sociology)
- Ankrah, Jason (Football) - Gaithersburg, Md. (Child, Youth & Family Studies)
- Aumueller, Christopher (Men's Tennis) - Bayreuth, Germany (Economics/Marketing)
- Blatchford, Justin (Football) - Ponca, Neb. (Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science)
- Barrefors, Bjorn (Track & Field) - Stockholm, Sweden (Computer Science)
- Bullocks, Josh (Football) - Chattanooga, Tenn. (Sociology)
- Christensen, Chad (Baseball) - Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Finance)
- Coffey, Jesse (Football) - Denton, Texas (Civil Engineering)
- Dean, Jase (Football) - Bridgeport, Neb. (Fisheries & Wildlife)
- Evenstad, Lora (Women's Gym) - Grand Forks, N.D. (Dietetics/Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science)
- Fisher, Sean (Football) - Omaha, Neb. (Business Administration)
- Fox, Mike (Men's Basketball) - Beatrice, Neb. (Mathematics Education)
- Furlan, Jessica (Track & Field/Cross Country) - Regina, Saskatchewan (Environmental Studies)
- Gillick, Kevin (Men's Golf) - Lincoln, Neb. (Finance)
- Grande, Ross (Wrestling) - Palatine, Ill.(Dietetics/Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science)
- Grieb, Brett (Track & Field/Cross Country) - York, Neb. (Biological Sciences)
- Hagemann, Ashley (Softball) - Elkhorn, Neb.(Elementary Education/Coaching)
- Hamik, Erica (Track & Field/Cross Country) - Kearney, Neb. (Nutrition Science)
- Harmon, Kailey (Swimming & Diving) - Bothell, Wash. (Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science)
- Hirsch, Zach (Baseball) - St. Charles, Ill. (Finance)
- Hubl, Paige (Volleyball) - Lincoln, Neb. (Business Administration)
- Ingram, Cole (Track & Field) - Lincoln, Neb. (Criminology & Criminal Justice)
- Jean-Baptiste, Stanley (Football) - Miami, Fla. (Sociology)
- Johnston, Dan (Baseball) - Papillion, Neb. (Business Education/Cooperative Education)
- Keiser, Katie (Women's Golf) - Gothenburg, Neb. (Sociology)
- Kiley, Ridge (Wrestling) - Eagle Grove, Iowa (Marketing)
- Killeen, Michael (Men's Gymnastics) - Olathe, Kan. (Landscape Architecture)
- Kim, Joyce (Rifle) - Gilbert, Ariz. (Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design)
- Klinginsmith, Michael (Wrestling) - Kearney, Neb. (Biological Sciences)
- Koehn, Tyler (Wrestling) - (Pittsburg, Kan.) - (Business Administration)
- Larson, Kelsey (Swimming & Diving) - Newport Beach, Calif. (Biochemistry)
- Mangieri, P.J. (Football) - Peoria, Ill. (Business Administration)
- Manninger, Matt (Football) - Omaha, Neb. (Dietetics/Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science)
- Mickelson, Kristi (Bowling) - Bellevue, Neb. (Criminology & Criminal Justice/Psychology)
- Moore, Lindsey (Women's Basketball) - Covington, Wash. (Communication Studies)
- McNeal, Allison (Volleyball) - Schulenberg, Texas (Elementary Education)
- Niemann, Christopher (Men's Basketball) - Kuhlungsborn, Germany
(Computer Engineering/Computer Science)
- Onwiler, Tim (Track & Field) - Panama, Neb. (Fisheries & Wildlife)
- Osborne, Steven (Football) - Garland, Texas (Economics)
- Phipps, Chris (Track & Field) - Patterson, N.J. (Psychology)
- Polacek, Nate (Track & Field) - Kearney, Neb. (English Education)
- Qvale, Brent (Football) - Williston, N.D. (Nutrition, Exercise & Health Science)
- Reinertson, Jordan (Men's Golf) - Gibbon, Neb. (Finance)
- Shapland, Taylor (Men's Track & Field) - Waterloo, Neb. (Construction Management)
- Sirles, Jeremiah (Football) - Lakewood, Colo. (Management)
- Southworth, Megan (Softball) - Papillion, Neb. (Speech-Language Pathology)
- Stucky, Sam (Baseball) - McPherson, Kan. (Agricultural Economics)
- Sutterfield, Erik (Track & Field) - Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Psychology)
- Ubel, Brandon (Men's Basketball) - Overland Park, Kan. (Broadcasting)
- Videtich, Brandon (Men's Tennis) - Lincoln, Neb. (Business Administration)
- Walford, Teran (Track & Field) - York, Neb. (Nutrition Science)
- Weinreich, Janine (Women's Tennis) - Tespe, Germany (Marketing/International Business)
- Weinstein, Stefanie (Women's Tennis) - Much, Germany (Business Administration)
- White, Katie (Track & Field/Cross Country) - Broken Bow, Neb. (Nutrition Science)
- Woltersdorf, Katelyn (Rifle) - Battle Ground, Wash. (Art)
- Workman, Haley (Softball) - Easley, S.C. (Psychology)
- Wright, Kirby (Softball) - Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. (Marketing)
- Zimmerman, Austin (Men's Golf) - Lincoln, Neb. (Accounting)


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wish i would have knownThursday, January 31, 2008
There are a few things I wish I would have learned before beginning the "tangled" cable pattern on the tangled yoke.
First and foremost, do not drink wine when trying to tangle. I know it may seem like the perfect Saturday evening; wine and yarn, however, trust me on this. Put your tangled yoke away. Perhaps you could pick up a thorpe you have sitting on the needles.
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Um, I'm afraid that there is no room in this house that is distraction free. (Or could it simply be that my mind is incapable of staying focused on one task for longer than it takes to knit a single row?) In either case, I suppose I'd better steer clear of the Tangled Yoke!ReplyDelete
Ah yes, I have a WIP like that and I've had to start over on the sleeve around three times! I'll keep your suggestions in mind next time ;-).ReplyDelete
all of these reasons are why mine isn't done yet. I keep waiting for quiet! I can't believe you're already there. Do you every put the knitting down?ReplyDelete
Duly noted, Leslie! You are so funny...ReplyDelete
Oh, it's one of those eh? That's how I felt about Koolhass. Anway… it is LOOKING GOOD! Can't wait to see!ReplyDelete
I've had the same problems, especially when wine is involved:)ReplyDelete
It looks great now though--I can't wait to see the finished sweater!
it's looking beautiful! what a huge undertaking....you are a brave woman.ReplyDelete
I feel your pain! I really, really do. Props for sticking with it :-)ReplyDelete
I so agree with your list of what you shouldn't do when knitting complicated stuff, so why do I still pick up my lace with people around?!!!ReplyDelete
I awarded you:ReplyDelete
thanks for the timely advice... well actually, it's advice i'll have to come back to once i make my way up the sweater -- i'm still ribbing along the bottom.ReplyDelete
yours looks great -- can't wait to see it all finished!
ha! okay, i'll start the tangled yoke sweater in ... calculating ... 2022. I think then my kids will be in their teens trying hard to ignore me!!ReplyDelete
Howling! I once saw a post that said "Friends Don't Let Friends Knit Drunk". Sometimes I won't even let my children talk to me when I'm working on a row of a complicated pattern...I hold up a hand or give them the death glare and they know I'm counting in my head. Love how it looks though...good for you sticking with it.ReplyDelete
Tangling troubles aside, it looks beautiful! I love the color!ReplyDelete
Oooh I learned a long time ago that it's best for me to sit quietly with no tv (and no one else around) when I'm working a slightly complicated pattern. Actually it doesn't have to even be complicated, the simplest pattern can go wrong when you aren't paying attention! Hope you got it all worked out and can't wait to see it on you ;-)ReplyDelete
I'm off to buy more yarn to cast on for something new!!!
It looks beautiful! I'm so impressed with your knitting. I hope that one day my FO's look as good as yours...ReplyDelete
Hmmm, solitary confinement knitting...sounds not fun.ReplyDelete
Well it looks lovely!
I have faith that your Tangled Yoke will come out just right!ReplyDelete
good to know.ReplyDelete
i am chugging right along - still no phone or internet though.
Good to know. I just added this one to the queue, though who on earth knows when I'll have time to get to it. :)ReplyDelete


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City of Dark Magic
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Natalie Gold
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 27-11-12
- Language: English
- Publisher: Penguin Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: £22.99
Cosmically fast-paced and wildly imaginative, this debut novel is a perfect potion of magic and suspense.
Once a city of enormous wealth and culture, Prague was home to emperors, alchemists, astronomers, and, as it's whispered, hell portals. When music student Sarah Weston lands a summer job at Prague Castle cataloging Beethoven's manuscripts, she has no idea how dangerous her life is about to become. Prague is a threshold, Sarah is warned, and it is steeped in blood.
Soon after Sarah arrives, strange things begin to happen. She learns that her mentor, who was working at the castle, may not have committed suicide after all. Could his cryptic notes be warnings? As Sarah parses his clues about Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved", she manages to get arrested, to have tantric sex in a public fountain, and to discover a time-warping drug. She also catches the attention of a 400-year-old dwarf, the handsome Prince Max, and a powerful U.S. senator with secrets she will do anything to hide.
City of Dark Magic could be called a rom-com paranormal suspense novel - or it could simply be called one of the most entertaining novels of the year.
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- Leona
- Feniton, United Kingdom
- 07-04-13
Not what I expected, it was better.
There are certainly areas of Prague that inspire thoughts of magic. It seems as if the many spires and churches don't only jostle for space with modern glass structures but with time itself and the authors of this book manage to use all the intriguing aspects of Prague's architecture and it's colourful history as a back drop for a great novel.
The Beethoven obsessed protagonist Charlotte has a lot of character, she doesn't seem particularity appreciative of her surrounding, expect perhaps the 'sexy stabber' statue at the gate, but she's sassy and likeable.
The book doesn't contain the sort of 'magic' some readers might expect, but alchemy, time travel, intrigue, secret tunnels could never disappoint so if you enjoy a good mystery with twist then this book is well worth a listen.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
- Tyler
- 19-01-13
So promising and yet...
Would you try another book from Magnus Flyte and/or Natalie Gold?
What do you think your next listen will be?
How could the performance have been better?
The narrator used poor at best, and offensive at worst, accents. Several of her pronuciations were very distracting, especially "muzam" for museum.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from City of Dark Magic?
The gratuitous sex scenes were completely out of place and only distracted from the narrative.
Any additional comments?
The premise was so promising that the poor execution was even more disappointing. The main character is a strange amalgamation of serious academic and 'party-girl' undergraduate with extremely questionable judgement.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
- Torsten Will
- 05-11-13
Not fantasy
Is there anything you would change about this book?
The sprinked-in sex is not at all neccessary, nor does it add to the story. It makes the characters more flat.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
The relations to actual history, especially music, is novel and believable. The description of prague is great and makes one feel really there. The romance is boring, the bad-guy in the story too simple.
What does Natalie Gold bring to the story that you wouldn't experience if you just read the book?
The characters are good and distinguishable, I really like the accents she manages to speak with.
Could you see City of Dark Magic being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
Well, Tom Hanks, if he were a woman -- it is sort of Da Vinci Codish...
Any additional comments?
The good guys are well drawn and get a character. The bad guys are a bit in contrast to that, more flat and a bit obvious. The story itself is build quite straight, too. The author lays out secrets in the beginning of the book and resolved them one by one in the end, more or less believable. Quite a straight story with few surprises.
From the title I somehow expected a bit more fantasy-style, but it is not much so. The Magic in the title relates more to what I would call Mysticism.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
- Jennifer
- 22-03-14
Great hopes unfulfilled
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Definitely a better narrator, secondly, maybe I'm a prude but the story became more about a horny unprofessional woman than anything else. Not impressed
What was most disappointing about Magnus Flyte's story?
There was no magic
How could the performance have been better?
A different, more intelligent sounding, better actress for a narrator
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Disappointment over wasting my credits on this book
Any additional comments?
I'd like my credits back
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- R. burnham
- 22-09-13
Everything but the kitchen sink.
This book wasn't for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Perhaps a person who like really "quirky" books.
Has City of Dark Magic turned you off from other books in this genre?
Does this book have a genre? It was like 4 different books combined into one book. Almost like it was written by multiple authors. It was so....busy.There is a fairly weak version of the classic "search for a lost historical object" narrative at the center of this book. The subplots will make your head spin: a cold war spy story, a snarky immortal story, an American abroad story,"whodunnit," alchemy, time travel, and hell portal--just to name a few.
Would you be willing to try another one of Natalie Gold's performances?
I usually shake my head at reviewers who complain about the performance. Some actors are definitely better than others, but I never believed that a poor performance could actually make a book less enjoyable. Until now. This performer often sounded like a computer generated voice--a robot. In addition, her accents were often so poor that I laughed out loud.
You didn't love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
The book was audacious. I saw it through to the end because I just wanted to see what else the author was going to throw at me. In addition, it did all come together at the end--the author accounted for every piece.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
- Shelley J Speed
- 16-09-15
confusing narration
never heard anyone pronounce "museum" like this narrator and it distracted from story. narrator also chose to use two very different sounding voices as there were 2 perspectives but both of those perspectives were in the 3rd person again this confused me. never really got into feeling for the main characters but the supporting characters were interesting.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Michael
- 08-04-13
What it could have been and what it was.
What this story could have been is exciting and far more entertaining than it was. The sex scenes were sometimes graphics and actually took away from the story, rather than adding to it. While the premise seemed entertaining, by the end of the book I was listening to it on triple speed.
Had some really interesting information on Beethoven, and I actually liked the historical intrigue. Where it failed was delivering on all of the sub-plots and MOST of the mystery.
Don't read if you don't want a major plot-point ripped apart.
So there is some sort of inter-dimensional hell portal that is brought up a number of times. And then is just used as a convenient dump. It was disappointing that there was more (poorly written) sex, for no apparent reason other than the heroine is possibly a victim of nymphomania, and very little on what would have been really interesting. It was not the worst book I have listened to, but I would not listen to it again.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
- Edith
- 06-03-13
Where does City of Dark Magic rank among all the audiobooks you've listened to so far?
It's in a category along with Deborah Harkness' books, Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night.
Any additional comments?
I enjoyed that the author historical facts into the fantasy in a seamless way to evoke a truly possible existence! I can't wait for the next book from this author!
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Sires
- 07-01-13
Science Fiction Rather than Fantasy
I remember reading that Magnus Flyte, a collaboration by two women, was chosen by the two as their pseudonym because they thought men would be more likely to buy their book if the author's name was masculine. I don't intend to discuss this aspect of the book, but I will say that if the authors had wanted to sell more books to guys they should have labeled this as science fiction rather than the vague references to magic and fantasy in the descriptions.
The point of view character, Sarah, is a student musicologist with an interest in how the mind reacts to music, specifically the music of Beethoven. She discusses with her roommate the theory of dark matter and the development of science with regard to the brain. Then a dwarf shows up at her door with a pillbox that seems to have a toenail clipping in it.
Sounds interesting. And it probably would have been if the authors were more capable in handling their material. Prague is a fascinating location with history, that at times is used effectively. However they decide to create a villain that could not have been less nuanced. I don't care what the villain's politics were, at least give me something that is more than mustache twirling evil. The interesting characters are all tangential. I could definitely spent more time with the Asian-Texan, lesbian, twirler beauty queen.
I never believed in the romance either, mainly because the other party never felt as real as as the character mentioned above or the dwarf Nicco (trouble with audible books, I'm not sure how his name is spelled.)
I'll look at their next book to see if these two are going to go after easy genre tropes or explore the more interesting concepts that they came up with in this book.
The narrator was competent but not much more except when it came to pronouncing tongue twisting names with great authority.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- 05-01-13
Very entertaining and not as silly as it sounds
After reading the description, I held off on buying this book for a while because it just sounded too silly to be good. I'm glad I snagged it during the post-holiday sale, because I actually really enjoyed it. In a way, it reminds me of Christopher Moore, especially "Sacre Bleu" - the characters and situations are a little bit ridiculous, yet somehow also real enough to be convincing and draw you into the story. The description also makes it sound like "chick-lit", which it is definitely NOT - the clothes and shoes described here are strictly historical. There is a romance plot line but it's not what drives the story. Anyway, this will probably be my go-to gift book for a while - it's a fun, fast-paced, slightly madcap, entertaining listen.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
- Bethany
- 18-03-13
A little bit of...well everything
I was reading this book in paperback and listening to the audio version when my eyes got tired at night. What a treat it was to switch over to the audio version! We all do voices in our head, but having them really come alive in the audio version was fantastic!
The book was well narrated and the story includes everything a reader would want, and somethings you didn't know you wanted. I'm not a huge classical music buff, but I really enjoyed learning a little more about Beethoven during this book. Even though this is fictitious, I could totally see this happening. The story is full of information, intrigue, sex, drama, and murder. What more could you want?!
I really hope that the author continues to write books because I loved the story. It was kind of like the Davinci Code, but much more fun to read and listen to.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo.-- The GC Men's Basketball team defeated the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, 119-80 on the road.
Offensively, GC had many players contribute to the win, with 13 different men scoring points for the team. Alex Mumphard recorded 29 points for Greenville, leading the team in scoring. Anthony Meztler scored 19 points for the Panthers, the second most for any GC player in the game. MarQuel Jones and Ben Giertz each had 4 assists in the game.
Defensively, Greenville ended the game with 33 rebounds and 14 steals. Tevin Rollins was a huge defensive presence for GC, recording 14 defensive rebounds, 4 blocks, and 4 steals.
St. Louis College of Pharmacy was led by Clayton Earhart, who scored 30 points and recorded 5 rebounds in the game.
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Cub Scouting is a program of the Boy Scouts of America. It is available to boys under the age of 11 who meet any of the following qualifications:
- boys who are 7, 8, 9, and 10 years old
- boys in the first through fifth grade and are not registered in a Boy Scout troop.
The Tiger Cub program for first graders and their adult partners emphasizes shared leadership, learning about the community, and family understanding. The Wolf and Bear Cub activities for second and third graders emphasize character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness. Webelos Scouts (fourth and fifth graders) participate in more advanced activities that begin to prepare them to become Boy Scouts.
Cub Scouts earn the Bobcat badge and then progress towards advancement starting at their age-appropriate den rank.
- 1. Bobcat badge - For all new youth members.
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