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Ore. deputy wounded in shootout, in fair condition
Jim Buccholz, a 9-year veteran, initially treated his own gun shot wound as fellow officers returned fire
By Yuxing Zheng
The Oregonian
MARION COUNTY, Ore. — Authorities on Saturday named Marion County sheriff's deputy Jim Buccholz as the official injured in a shooting with an armed man Friday.
Buccholz was listed in fair condition Saturday afternoon at OHSU Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said. He and the suspect, who was also injured and taken to a Salem area hospital, are both expected to survive.
A Silverton Police Department officer also discharged his weapon during the incident and was placed on administrative leave, which is standard policy, said the Salem Police Department, which is leading the investigation.
Authorities did not know the type of weapon or the number of rounds discharged by Officer Jason Bricker, a four-year veteran with Silverton police.
Authorities have not released the suspect's identity.
The Marion County Sheriff's Office provided a dramatic narrative of the incident and said that Buccholz, a nine-year veteran of the sheriff's office, initially treated his own gun shot wound.
The incident started around 9 a.m. Friday when the Silverton Police Department began a pursuit of a stolen vehicle, authorities said. The suspect drove south out of Silverton into rural Marion County, and officers later terminated the search after losing sight of the vehicle.
Marion County sheriff's deputies, responding to a request for assistance, located the stolen vehicle in a field near 117th Avenue Northeast and Sunnyview Road Northeast, authorities said.
Witnesses reported seeing a male suspect fleeing the area on foot with multiple guns, the sheriff's office said.
Authorities couldn't locate the suspect after several hours of searching and prepared to leave the area when Buccholz found the suspect near a Christmas tree farm field. Buccholz attempted to arrest the suspect.
Buccholz was struck in the ensuing exchange of gunfire, authorities said. He retreated to cover, deployed a medical kit and began to treat his own wound. Other law enforcement officers arrived and exchanged additional shots. The suspects was later arrested, the sheriff's office said.
"I'm very proud of Deputy Buchholz (sic) actions in this very dangerous situation," Marion County Sheriff Jason Myers said in a press release. "Deputy Buchholz demonstrated quick thinking and heroic actions which saved his life and the lives of other responding law enforcement officers."
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OConnor, a Vitec Group brand is now delivering the all-new 120EX Extended Capacity Fluid Head. The 120EX raises the camera package payload bar with a revolutionary counterbalance mechanism that provides support to 120 lbs in standard mode and up to 240 lbs in EX mode.
OConnor's engineers developed EX technology to address the heavy payloads often required for some of today's film and electronic cinematography systems when fully loaded. With its continuous counterbalance system and ultra-smooth pan and tilt fluid drag, the 120EX is custom designed for film-style shooting. This patented head delivers counterbalance through the full +/- 90° forward and backward range for camera packages weighing from 30 lbs. to 120 lbs.
As counterbalance for a camera package in excess of 120 lbs. is cranked into the head, it automatically begins limiting the forward and backward tilt range. At 147 lbs., tilt is limited to +/- 80°, at 188 lbs. to +/- 70°, and at 240 lbs. to +/- 60°. The 120EX is the perfect match for the OConnor Cine HD Tripod. Additionally, all existing accessories for the popular 2575C and 2060HD fluid heads are fully compatible with the 120EX.
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My Partner had an accident recently, a young special needs boy who had been reported missing literally ran into the side of my partners car (MX5) damaged the front wing scraped the passenger paintwork and ripped the wing mirror off. Fortunately for the boy my partner was a special needs care assistant. The boy was OK and everything was sorted out re the car.
But, my partner kept complaining about pain around her shoulder and neck and that she couldn't move her head very far to the right and it hurts her a lot. I told her to get it checked out and she has been to the doctors about it and the doctor has confirmed it is whiplash and recommended Physiotherapy which I think is being arranged.
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Hometown: Wales, Wis.
Major: Environmental geology.
Sports/positions: Cross country, track and field (hurdles and high jump).
How would you describe your art, and what are you showing in the Artletics show? I think my art is generally realistic. I really enjoy clean lines and layering with my medium. Oil pastels are my favorite, but I left them at home so I will be showing a couple of watercolor paintings and a colored pencil drawing.
What are a few of your favorite things? Honestly rocks rank pretty high, but I'd also have to say a good book, anything chocolate, and runner's high.
What's on your desert island jukebox? Anything by Good Old War, Of Monsters and Men, Release the Sunbird, Glen Hansard, or Iron & Wine.
What do you do in your free time? Well what little free time I have I spend either running, painting, reading or organizing.
If you could be reincarnated, what person/thing would you like to be? A sea turtle. Or a bird…maybe a flamingo.
What gets you up in the morning? My internal alarm clock, it often wakes me up before I would like it to.
What's your favorite hidden gem here in the area? There are all sorts of great places to run once you find them.
Proudest moment? Setting the 60-meter high hurdle record last year.
What are you most looking forward to? Anything to do with travel. I'm really excited to go on the geology department field excursions this summer. We'll be spending a couple of weeks in Utah, South Dakota and Wyoming.


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Risky Business: Cost of Doing Nothing about Climate Change
This event will open for registration, for City Club of Portland members on Thursday, June 26th. It will open to the general public on Monday, June 30th.
Former US Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson will participate in a lunchtime discussion on Climate Change, China and Corporate Risk. Paulson serves as the Chairman of The Paulson Institute, which focuses on strengthening the economic and environmental relationship between the U.S. and China. He also is a co-chair of the Risky Business initiative, along with Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer, which seeks to quantify the range of economic risks the United States faces from climate change. The impacts of climate change are already being felt across the United States, including here in the Pacific Northwest, and the best science tells us they are likely to increase over the coming decades. These challenge are compounded by the growing energy needs of China and other countries in the developing world. But how significant are these risks? Paulson will help answer that question as he shares key findings from the Risky Business research and discusses the intersection between the United States and China on environmental and economic issues.
More about the Risky Business Study
The Risky Business study, the first-ever analysis of its kind, consists of an this independent risk assessment of the shows the potential costs of climate change on coastal infrastructure, energy services, labor productivity, agriculture, and public health, combining existing data on the current and potential impacts of climate change with original research that quantifies potential future costs across the United States. The analysis behind Risky Business expands upon the extensive research of other major climate reports and adds significantly more detailed local results, down to state-level impacts. While the costs results vary tremendously by location, the report shows that climate change has the potential to seriously affect businesses' bottom lines if we continue on a business-as-usual path. America's businesses are fully capable of rising to the challenges of climate change. Understanding the risks of climate change will enable let business leaders to capitalize on the opportunities that addressing climate change creates.
Read Hank Paulson's New York Times Op-Ed about the cost of inaction.
July 18, 2014
Time: 12:15 PM PST - 1:15 PM PST
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AISC/ASCE Steel Bridge:
Here's the challenge:
Move people and material over natural obstacles. You have steel to work with, but the bridge you build has to withstand high weight and strong force.
You must also be able to take apart the bridge and move it easily from one site to another.
Work toward meeting these challenges and you will:
-Gain practical design and engineering skills in real-world situations
-Get hands-on experience working with steel
-Learn how to interpret natural topography and how to overcome challenges posed by natural obstacles
-Develop team-working and leadership skills
-Use your engineering knowledge to compete with other teams across the country
Challenges in these competitions lie in the design parameters.
In 2013, Clarkson University's team attended the AISC/ASCE Upstate New York Regional Student Steel Bridge Competition in April.
During the competition, the teams were timed on bridge construction and judged on accuracy and load deflection.
Clarkson won 1st place in Bridge Aesthetics and 3rd in Stiffness. The team took 4th place overall.
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WASHINGTON--January 8, 2013: The state of U.S. energy production and energy security requires a focus on more than just increased oil production. Brent Erickson, executive vice president of Biotechnology Industry Organization's Industrial and Environmental Section, today released the following statement in response to today's speech by American Petroleum Institute CEO Jack Gerard:
"Experts are projecting an American energy renaissance and achievement of energy self-reliance within a few decades. The International Energy Agency's latest World Energy Outlook predicts that the United States will become a net energy exporter by 2030. But the report also shows that renewable fuels and energy efficiency will make substantial contributions to this energy renaissance if there is long-term, stable policy in place.
"Still, the petroleum industry's trade organization contrarily calls for long-term continuation of oil and gas subsidies and a discontinuation of the primary policy for opening the fuel market to competitively priced renewable fuels. The IEA report notes that subsidies to the oil and gas industry continue to distort world energy markets and exacerbate environmental concerns. Notably, these subsidies have continued as the petroleum refining sector has shuttered refineries.
"API clearly is not addressing the state of all U.S. energy resources. Stable, long-term policy and economic certainty are necessary for the growth of all energy producers in the United States. We cannot have a secure American energy future without alternatives. We need an all of the above approach to transportation fuels that is in the best interests of American consumers and the U.S. economy."
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A super fast playing Swede model with a long scale, coil-tapped humbuckers, and the Tremar vibrato bridge.
The Hagstrom Tremar Super Swede Electric Guitar features a single-cutaway mahogany body that is topped with a flamed maple cap, 2-1/2" scale set mahogany neck, and 22-fret Resonator composite fingerboard dressed in pearl block inlays. The Tremar Super Swede is loaded with Hagstrom's Custom 58 Alnico V humbucking pickups that are matched and optimized for a fat, warm vintage tone. A mini-toggle switch lets you also get great single-coil tones for maximum musical expressiveness. The Hagstrom Tremar Vibrato with Tremar roller bridge was designed to ensure perfect tuning and intonation even under heavy use. With custom hardware to match, the Hagstrom Super Swede Tremar is singular in its style and grace.
Revolutionary Neck Design
The Super Swede Tremar and all other Hagstrom electric guitars include the patented H-Expander Truss Rod. Providing tension at either end and running the entire length of the neck, the rigid yet lightweight alloy truss rod allows for a very low action and thin neck, two factors that were instrumental in earning Hagstrom its reputation as the world's fastest playing guitar. The fretboard is made from Hagstrom's own Resinator wood, a composite wood that is homogeneous in nature and is more stable than any standard wood product. It is the perfect fingerboard material in that it eliminates wolf tones or hot spots, and it has an articulate sound like high quality ebony, but without the problems associated with ebony.
Custom Hardware
With unique aesthetics and ensuring accurate tuning, Hagstrom's exclusive 18:1 gear ratio machine heads are featured on all electric guitar models. The Hagstom Super Swede Tremar guitar features the self-lubricating Graphite Composite Nut that further ensures increased sustain and vibration through improved transfer of energy to the neck.
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Hagstrom uses only the finest select tone woods and figured wood stocks to enhance the sound and beauty of each instrument. Carefully selected hard tropical mahogany tone woods are used on the body to produce a powerful and warm sound, and North American hard rock maple provides a bright articulate tone.
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Hagstrom guitars feature a high-grade polyester finish, which is much harder, smoother and denser while also producing much better sonic performance than polyurethane finishes used by other guitar companies.
Since 1958, Hagstrom has been combining acclaimed design with premium materials, unique hardware, and innovative manufacturing techniques to create these magnificent guitars and are known among guitarists for their playability, beauty, and durability. Case sold separately.
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- Body: 1.77" (45 mm) mahogany body with 0.39" (10 mm) carved maple top and flamed maple cap
- Neck: Set mahogany neck
- Fingerboard: Resinator composite fretboard with pearl block inlays
- Truss rod: H-Expander truss rod
- Tuning keys: Hagstrom designed 18:1 die cast tuners
- Nut: Self-lubricating graphite composite nut
- Scale length: 25-1/2" scale
- Pickups: 2x Hagstrom Custom 58 humbuckers pickups
- Selector: 3-way toggle
- Bridge: Hagstrom Tremar vibrato with Tremar roller bridge
- Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way toggle selector, and mini-toggle coil-tap switch
- Hardware: Chrome
- Case sold separately
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Comments about Hagstrom Super Swede Tremar Electric Guitar:
First off, let me say that on paper, the Hagstrom Super Swede Tremar (SST) has all the features I desire from an electric guitar, minus locking tuners and a chambered body (the Super Swede is a pretty heavy guitar). I was looking for a guitar that combined Fender Strat and Gibson Les Paul qualities, but I prefer a Bigsby-style vibrato, so the Tremar covers that. That, plus the 25 1/2" scale length and coil splitting for the humbuckers gave me the Fender qualities. The mahogany/carved maple/flamed maple veneer construction, bound body/neck/headstock, and pearl block inlays gave me more of a premium Gibson quality. In addition, my SST came in a very nice Vintage Sunburst finish. The problem is, this Hagstrom was poorly finished and non-functional out-of-the-box. I actually had to access the 3-way pickup selector switch to tweak it to work for both pickups, and then had to set the intonation properly for the unwound strings (they were way off). The Tremar spring was unseated and the volume/tone knobs were set-screwed onto knurled posts so they wobbled as they rotated. The finish aspects included spots/blemishes within the body binding, dark paint splatter on lighter portions of the body, fingerprints/smears embedded in the chrome of the Tremar and roller bridge, and a badly molded and peeling-off Hagstrom crest at the base of the Tremar unit. On the plus side, the neck and headstock were flawless...except for the H-Expander truss rod, which was already at maximum tightness adjustment and still left way too much bow in the neck for good playability. Hagstrom touts its necks as being the fastest in the world, and this one certainly wasn't. The limited time I spend playing the guitar amplified revealed nice humbucking and single-coil tones, and the Tremar worked nicely after I aligned the spring, but I couldn't get past the finish issues and the unadjustable high action. That was key, since I play .011 gauge strings which would only bow the neck more. I returned the SST for a full refund. I contacted Hagstrom customer service, describing my experience, and their reply was basically, "send it back for an exchange". Not very helpful. Clearly, the quality control is lacking at the Hagstrom factory in China. I decided not to give them another chance anytime soon.
Comments about Hagstrom Super Swede Tremar Electric Guitar:
I have to say , I never picked up a guitar of this quality. I would say its made as well or better then my Gibson Les Paul. The action is amazing and the tremelo comes right back and never goes out of tune. I bought a restock and still cant figure why it is one. Maybe beacuse the high E string was broken when I opened the box lol.
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Best Uses
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Comments about Hagstrom Super Swede Tremar Electric Guitar:
This guitar came to me as a restock, but I have yet to find any flaws with it after three weeks of play. It was set up excellently and required no adjustment. The fret board is a joy to play on - no dead spots exist that I can find. I am very happy with my purchase.


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Houma, Louisiana Pet Friendly Hotels & Lodging
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Each location allows multiple pets, with a weight limit of up to 80 pounds each. A non-refundable pet fee will be charged to the guest's account upon check-in based upon the length of stay -- 6 nights up to $75, 7+ nights up to $150. Proper medical certification specifying that all vaccinations are up to date must be available upon request. Pet may be left unattended in your room. However, if y...
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Fairfield Inn & Suites Houma Southeast welcomes pets at their pet friendly accommodation. The pet fee is $25 per accommodation, per night.
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Pets stay FREE at La Quinta! Domestic pets, like cats and dogs, are welcome to stay at La Quinta. While rooms are spacious, no more than two (2) domestic pets are allowed per room. Be sure to keep your pets on a leash or in a carrier if they're outside your room. Pets may remain alone in a guestroom so long as the pet is well-behaved. With the exception of authorized service animals, pets are no...
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All pets stay FREE at Motel 6. There is a limit of 2 pets per room. No breed or weight restrictions. Pets are permitted unless they pose a health or safety risk or are prohibited by law. Pets should not be left alone in your room. All pets and service animals must be declared at check-in.
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Pet guests are welcome at pet friendly Plantation Inn of Houma. Each room can have no more than 2 pets which can be up to 25 pounds. The pet fee is $25.00 per stay (maximum $25.00 per stay).
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Family and friends of the teen, who is paralyzed after he was accidentally shot while playing basketball in Orlando, held a vigil Tuesday night to pray for the teen.
16-year-old Mario Whitehead is paralyzed from the waist down after the Monday shooting at Willie Mays Park.
Whitehead was shot in the shoulder. Relatives told Local 6 doctors have been unable to remove the bullet, and he now is paralyzed.
"Right now, it's like I'm living a nightmare and I just want to wake up," said Marvel Giles, the mother of 16-year-old Mario Whitehead.
Giles said her son is paralyzed from the chest down.
"To sit by my son's side, everyday and to see him, not being able to be himself, and do the things he used to do," she said.
Takim Neal, 17, was arrested on charges of carrying a concealed firearm, improper exhibition of a dangerous firearm, discharging firearm in public, possession of a firearm by a minor and culpable negligence causing injury. Police said he accidentally shot Whitehead when he pulled out a semi-automatic hand gun that was tucked in his waist band.
The two were playing basketball around 5 p.m. Monday night, when Whitehead told police he heard a loud bang, fell, and could not feel his legs.
Whitehead's mom said her son, a junior at Oakridge High School, was planning on joining the army after graduation.
Relatives believe the shooter had no business bringing a gun into a crowded park, and they think he should be behind bars.
"This is a place for children, why would you have a weapon down here?" she said.
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(Python molurus bivittatus)
The Burmese python is found throughout South-East Asia, Burma, Sumatra, Borneo and Malaya. They usually live near water and will inhabit grasslands, marshes, swamps, rocky foothills, woodlands, river valleys and jungles with open clearings. It is also quite common for them to enter surrounding villages.
Burmese pythons prey on small mammals, up to the size of a pig or small deer, however, smaller snakes will eat birds, lizards, other snakes, frogs, and even fish. It depends on the python's size as to what size prey they can consume. Burmese pythons are usually nocturnal hunters and often ambush their prey with a sit and wait technique. They require little more than their own body weight of food per year.
Mating season occurs toward the end of the cooler months. The Burmese python lays on average between 20 and 60 eggs about 3-4 months after mating. The female will coil her body around the eggs to protect and incubate them. She uses muscular contractions, similar to shivering, to keep her body temperature several degrees above that of the surrounding air. The female will incubate the eggs for 60-80 days.
How They Eat
Burmese Pythons constrict their prey. This involves the snake tightly coiling around the prey, not crushing it, but severely restricting movement. As the prey breathes out the tightening coils prevent the prey from inhaling. Very quickly the prey item asphyxiates (suffocates). To accomplish this, pythons are extremely muscular and usually heavy bodied snakes.
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Length: 4.3m (13.76ft)
Weight: 45kg (99lbs)
Alimah is a beautiful and striking albino Burmese python with a lot of personality! She's a very active snake who absolutely loves to explore her home and mess it up, especially just after the keepers have finished cleaning. As Alimah is an albino, her colouration is very different from that of other Burmese pythons. Her beautiful scales are various shades of cream and bright yellow, instead of brown-coloured hues, making her a real stand-out snake!
Sex: Female
Length: 3m (9.6ft)
Weight: 14kg (30.8lbs)
Medusa the gorgeous Burmese python may often be seen here at Australia Zoo allowing people get up and close and personal to learn more about these amazing animals.
Burmese Pythons like Medusa have been known to reach six metres long and weigh in excess of 80 kilograms. Medusa still has some growing to do yet.
Her mum and dad are still on display up near admissions, and Medusa's brothers and sisters are also used at the wildilfe photo studio here at the zoo.


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Minnesota has confirmed two more cases of fungal meningitis linked to contaminated steroids, bringing the state's total number of confirmed meningitis cases to seven.
Assistant State Epidemiologist Richard Danila said both patients are being treated with antifungal medications.
"One is a male in his 50s and he's currently hospitalized and he had received an epidural injection with a contaminated lot of methylprednisolone acetate," Danila said. "The other is a woman in her 40s. She's hospitalized. She also had received an epidural injection."
The five other Minnesota patients who have been infected with fungal meningitis include a woman in 20s, three women in their 40s and a woman her 70s.
Danila said more confirmed cases are likely in the weeks ahead. He said so far the longest incubation period reported for this meningitis outbreak is 41 days.
"Now that's the longest to date, but we don't know how long it might be because people were receiving injections up until a few weeks ago," Danila said. "It may be longer. We don't really have a lot of other fungal diseases to look at, so we don't know what the outside period of time might be."
Nationally, 247 people have been infected with fungal meningitis linked to contaminated steroids produced by a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy. Nineteen people have died.


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I actually found another exchange between Alister McGrath and Richard Dawkins that is set up in debate format. This series, also on Youtube, is in seven parts, unlike the more conversational series I described in my last post about these two men, which is in 15 parts.
McGrath authored a book in response to Dawkins' book "God Delusion." But I'm not critiquing his book, just his arguments as he speaks to defend his faith against being declared a "delusion."
My first objection came in part 2, where McGrath said (emphasis his):
"In the brief time available, what I thought I would do is to try and engage with what seems to me to be the strongest argument in Professor Dawkins' book. And that is that there is in some way a link between religion, between belief in god, and violence. Because I think that is a very significant issue, and one that really does need to be addressed."
Note to theists: This is not only not the "strongest argument" to demonstrate belief in god is a delusion, it's not even an argument that is generally ever used to demonstrate belief in god is a delusion.
There are mainly two situations I observe where atheists appeal to the harm caused by religion:
1. "Why do you care?"
The first is when asked "Why do you care what other people believe?" And in that case, it's extremely relevant. The reason it is important to "care" what a religious person–let's say a Muslim extremist–believes, is as easy as 9-11. People act on what they believe. What I believe matters. What you believe matters. What other people believe matters. Not everything a person believes has consequences, but when something they believe can be demonstrated to have consequences for others, it's justifiably important to others.
Some beliefs seem to have a capacity to motivate people to do terrible things. Religion is in that category. Many religious people are good people. Some are dangerous people. The issue with religion is that it's often the case that the dangerous people explain their harmful actions by pointing directly and unambiguously to their religious beliefs. They aren't bad people who "just happen" to be religious.
I'm not talking about the guy who attends church every Sunday, but secretly molests his daughter. Yes, that guy "just happens" to be religious. Nothing within his religion justifies abusing his child. But the activities of Muslim extremists are absolutely driven, at least in part, by religious belief. That familiar shout of "Allahu Akbar!" says it all. They aren't a group of people doing bad things who "just happen" to be Muslims.
But none of this has anything to do with whether or not their belief in god is a delusion. God may exist and may be the cruel and abusive tyrant they prostrate themselves to regularly. I don't believe that's the case, but my doubt has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that extremists do horrible things. The best I can do in response to this single fact is to say that if their god exists, I don't like Him. I can't conclude from it that their god is probably not real. There is simply no way I am aware of to make a logical connection that someone doing horrible things, even for their god, means no god exists. And I'm sure Dawkins understands this. And I'm baffled McGrath doesn't understand that Dawkins quite probably understands this–which is what caught my attention.
2. Morality requires religion
The second reason I see atheists broach the fact that religious people can be driven to do horrible things because of (not in spite of) their religion, is as a portion of a defense to the spurious claim that religion is somehow a bastion, or even the only means, of morality. And this would generally be put forward along with examples of nonreligiously motivated acts of kindness.
So, that's really it. Those are the two reasons I most often see atheists appeal to religious harm. As a foundational argument for unbelief it's rarely used, and I'd spit milk through my nose if I ever heard Dawkins use it in that way. Certainly it cannot be among the "strongest arguments" for god as a delusion, for the simple reason it offers nothing whatsoever to undermine the claim "god exists."
Many atheists criticize religious harm. But there are very few who hang their unbelief in god on it. It is the rare atheist who says, "I just can't believe there could be a god who could allow such things in His name." That's a variation on an informal fallacy, the Argument from Incredulity. I do recall, though, in my religious indoctrination, being taught that this was a common atheist argument against the existence of god. But, based on some other statements McGrath makes, I don't suspect his use of this particular strawman is due to indoctrination. And I'll give my reasons for that later. For now I will just say I've never personally interacted with such an atheist–although I do recall at least once coming across something similar to that statement online posted by a self-labeled atheist. So, I don't doubt such atheists exist. I just doubt they are so numerous that this point about religiously motivated harm could be justifiably labeled the "strongest argument" in Dawkins'–or any atheist's–arsenal against belief in the existence of god. Not many atheists use it, and it's a glaring fallacy. It would seem reasonable that the "strongest argument" would have to be one that attacks the root–god's existence–not merely a branch–how believers behave.
If we believe gods can exist–but there are none to examine–we cannot logically rule out the possibility of apathetic or cruel gods. In fact, cruel or uncaring god models would subvert many atheist rebuttals, such as the Problem of Evil and Euthyphro. To assert "my preferred model of a kind god doesn't appear to exist, therefore no model of god can exist" is egocentric in the extreme–and logical garbage, to boot. There are a variety of decent reasons to support unbelief; however, "religious harm" is not among them.
Note to theists: If you are responding to someone who is saying your belief in god is a delusion, and you think their "strongest argument" is that some religious people are horrible, you are either arguing with that one-in-a-million atheist mentioned above, or you don't really understand the point you're being presented with.
McGrath then goes on to say: "The point I'd like to try and make is this: Religious belief is ambivalent. It can be destructive. I think we need to be very, very clear about that…That is a significant danger in any religious belief system. And indeed one of the reasons why I, myself, was an atheist for some time was that it seemed to me logically inevitable that if there were no religion in Northern Ireland, there would be no conflict. Likewise, at the time I was studying the sciences, and it seemed to me obvious, again, that if the sciences were right, then there was no need for god at all. This could be safely disposed of with the greatest of ease." (Emphasis mine.)
Let's hold right there for a moment. I can grasp his second reason–the bit about science. You can legitimately cut out parts of models that aren't necessary–as we all learned from the old children's tale, "Stone Soup." Howeve
r, how does that first reason figure? Let's say it's true that if you could eliminate religion from a region it would result in the end of conflict. How do you get from there to "I don't believe god exists"? There is no rational path between that statement and atheism.
McGrath actually says this is one of the reasons he was an atheist. To demonstrate the absurdity of what he just said, let me restate it almost verbatim and put in something else that can sometimes cause harm, besides belief in god. Let's see how it translates: "One of the reasons why I, myself, was an unbeliever in the sun for some time, was that it seemed to me logically inevitable that if we didn't have sunbathers, there would be a lot less skin cancer in the world."
To deny the existence of something because you dislike its effects is not rational. Someone asked in the other post about McGrath, why he had been an atheist. I'm wondering, if his reasons for unbelief really did include "religious harm," does he then assume other atheists are atheists because they are similarly impaired when it comes to understanding where the implications of religious harm are or are not logically employed? Could he be reasoning that because he held to an unreasonable connection between religious harm and the nonexistence of god, that's why the rest of us keep bring up religious harm in atheist-theist debates? If that's what is happening, then his own experience has put a bias in place that interferes with his ability to understand what the atheist is actually saying. Even Dawkins admits he could be wrong that god is a delusion; but if he is wrong, it won't be for reasons that stupid.
In my prior post, McGrath seemed to be thinking Dawkins didn't know you can draw conclusions without iron-clad evidence, even while the real question was: Why do you feel compelled to take that leap of unjustified faith at the end, when you could stay rational and stop where the evidence ends, with an honest statement that there is insufficient evidence to justify that last leap? In trying to analyze these exchanges, I see twice now where the problem is that McGrath is misunderstanding Dawkins' points in ways that presume points only an idiot would make. If theists generally think this way–and I certainly recall thinking this way–it's no wonder they see atheism as the irrational position. They have no idea, really, how the position is supported. I am beginning to see more clearly the dire need to get information out to the public to dispel misconceptions about atheism. Is this really how people think we reason? Even though I thought this way myself, as a fundamentalist Christian, I suppose it never dawned on me how powerful these misconceptions–these strawmen–can be.
He goes on to point out religion is powerful and transformative. Agreed. That is precisely why it's so dangerous when it goes bad. He says we need to be aware that religion going bad is a possibility, but there are other possibilities. Agreed. Not all religious people are oppressive or murderous. Did someone say they were? While I could imagine an atheist who might make such a wild accusation–that atheist wouldn't be Dawkins, or anyone at AETV, or any atheist who contacts us generally. So, who is McGrath talking to?
In support, he quotes Shermer saying that religion causes horrible atrocities, but that many believers do good things. Is he assuming atheists don't know this? The question from critical atheists is whether those people could be motivated to goodness without religion–which McGrath agrees comes with some powerfully harmful baggage. McGrath criticizes Dawkins for not giving credit to religion in "God Delusion" for the good associated with it; but Dawkins wasn't making a case for religion. He was explaining his reasons for being against it. Touting positive attributes–that religion, itself, shouts nonstop from every rooftop–would seem unnecessary and out of context. Is there anyone in this debate who isn't already well acquainted with Christian charitable efforts?
The question is actually, "Does a motivated Baptist do more good than a motivated Humanist? Is belief in god required to motivate people to do good?" And the answer is, "Clearly not." Is it required to motivate people to do bad? Also, absolutely not. It motivates both good and bad in people. But without it, we could still motivate people to do good through Humanist endeavors that work toward the good of mankind and the planet–but don't demonstrably result in people blowing themselves up. Also without it, the threat of the "bad" it generates would be eliminated. Surely there would be other ideologies out there to motivate horrors, just as we have others to motivate goodness. But without religion, there would be one less to motivate horrors. And the positive force it represents–the motive to do good–could be shouldered just as well by secular outlets for humanity which would remain available.
Here, in clear terms, is what I mean: Let's say we find a treatment for all terminal varieties of cancer that permanently paralyzes 20% of the people who use it, but positively cures the other 80%. If we later discover a similar cure that paralyzes 10% of the patients, and cures 90%–would anyone argue we should continue using the first treatment for the "good" that it does, if it offered no added benefit over the new drug? Who could reasonably, in good conscience, suggest such a thing?
I may do more on McGrath. I'm not sure. I see a benefit to examining the communication divide: what atheists "say," versus what theists "hear." Understanding not only what sorts of misconceptions theists hold, but also why they hold them, could assist in moving dialogs along at a quicker pace. It would be, I suppose, "increased understanding," not to increase respect, but rather to increase communication efficiency.
That would be my goal. Whether or not I achieve it is another matter.


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Discussion in 'General Pro Player Discussion' started by pound cat, Feb 11, 2005.
Really? Interesting. Get Federer's
Bruno Agostinelli, new to the pros after winning the decider in the Davis Cup for Peru, has started the long path of earning ATP points:
Having been in the NCAA, he didn't have any until weeks ago.
Let's hope for a WC in Montreal, he deserves it!
been using since AO, i think.
Granby Challenger
Granby Men's Singles
July 27
Fin. M. Raonic 6 1
Y. Sugita 7 6
Fin. T. Widom 7 6
B. Agostinelli 6 4
Fin. J. De Armas 5 4
P. Polansky 7 6
Too bad, Polansky the only winner among the Canadians.
Canadian WCs for Rogers
Frank Dancevic, Peter Polansky et Frédéric Niemeyer get WCs into the main draw.
(in French)
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos, Bruno Agostinelli, Milos Raonic et Vasek Pospisil get WC for the Qs.
I'm sorry to see Bruno Agostinelli didn't get an entry in the main draw, in the end he saved the team (and the country, tennis-wise) in the Davis Cup in the 5th match with Peru.
I understand he will have to pay his dues in the pros and get a better ATP ranking, but I'm sure something could have been done as a special case.
Let's hope he'll qualify anyway.
I know Niemeyer is an old vet and Davis Cup warrior, but does he still need a WC. He should have done what Nestor did, and stop accepting them. Guys like Ranoic and Popisil should get the 3rd Canadian WC
If only the canadians had a player, like the GOAT Rusedski .Then tennis would be very popular in canada.
too bad he went British, now canadians hate him
Bruno Agostinelli in the main draw of Rogers
Perhaps we haven't been lobbying for nothing here
Bruno Agostinelli got a WC to the main draw.
Agostinelli sera du tableau principal
(in French)
Great thinking, Tennis Canada and Rogers organizers!
Montreal: Polansky vs Agostinelli
Two Canadians to fight it out in the 1st round
Polansky vs Agostinelli
the winner to play Djokovic
not bad a pay for a day's work
Canada's Answer to Alex Bogdanovic
FYI: Frederic Niemeyer is 1-11 at the Canadian Open while England's Alex Bogdanovic is 0-8 at Wimbledon.
Let's celebrate Frederic Niemeyer
Frederic Niemeyer has been for many years a top (and at times the top) Canadian player, and a stalwart member of our Davis Cup team.
This is probably a dream for him, to play in his farewell tournament the top player in the world, in front of the home crowd, on center court in Montreal, where he has spent so many hours training.
Bravo, Frederic, and thanks!
Nice to have Yahoo talking about him:
Canada's Frederic Niemeyer advances in Montreal
MONTREAL (AP)—Frederic Niemeyer, a Canadian ranked No. 487, enjoyed an upset before a home crowd Monday by defeating Russia's Igor Kunitsyn 7-5, 6-1 in the first round of the Rogers Cup.
Niemeyer will not have long to enjoy his victory over his No. 39-ranked opponent. He next faces Roger Federer, who will be playing his first match since winning Wimbledon on July 6.
"It will be an honor to play Roger in front of this crowd," said Niemeyer, a 33-year-old Quebecer playing his final season of professional tennis. "He's the greatest player of all time, so to finish against him will be special. Or to beat him."
Federer has been off the tour to attend to the July 23 birth of his twin daughters. Niemeyer lost to the top-ranked Swiss 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in 1998.
"I also played a tournament when my daughter was 2 weeks, and I didn't sleep very much that week," Niemeyer said. "He has two (kids), so hopefully he doesn't sleep at all."
Niemeyer rallied to make it 5-5 in the first set and was up 40-love when he hit his left knee with his racket on an overhead volley.
"I was like, 'Please, don't end like this,"' he said. "The pain was very sharp at first, but it slowly went away."
Niemeyer recovered to go up 6-5 and closed out the set 7-5. He surrendered only 15 points and lost only one game in the second set.
"In previous years, I was trying to impress or trying to prove too much or trying to play too well," he said. "But I actually never played too well here."
In another first-round match, Croatia's Marin Cilic failed to take advantage of his booming serve and lost to Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
The 6-foot-6 Cilic, seeded 14th, made only 50 percent of his first serves. This was the second straight hardcourt tournament that Cilic did not win a match. He lost to No. 153 Somdev Devvarman of India in Washington last week.
Germany's Rainer Schuettler defeated Florent Serra of France 6-4, 6-0. Schuettler will face seventh-seeded Jo-Wilfred Tsonga of France in the second round.
Russia's Igor Andreev advanced when countryman Dmitry Tursonov quit with the score 5-5 in the first set because of an injured left ankle.
What probably is his final interview as a playing pro:
There's a good picture of him and an article in French here:
that'd be like a dream come true for Frederic and a spectacle to see.
Great to see at leas two Canadians into the second round I hope Frank can pull it off tonight. I like his chances against Simon, if he gets his serve and attacking game going he could give Simon a very hard time. Dancevic seems to have more problems with the power baseliners like Tursonov or Safin types than he does with the grinders like Simon. It looks like this is going to be Simon's first hardcourt match this summer and he hasn't been on top form lately, hopefully this has the makings of an upset.
Great showing in a Canadian fiesta by Milos Raonic against Gonzo
I feel Milos Raonic really came of age in this great match.
After beating two very respectable top 100 players, Gabashvili and Llodra, in the qualifying, this was to be a night of proof by fire against a great pro such as Fernando Gonzalez.
The atmosphere on the court 1 in Montreal was amazing, with a large influx of late spectators coming in from the Federer Niemeyer on centre court, all of them stunned by the composure, serving and the hitting of this new kid on the block for most of them, confronting a very dangerous veteran and staying with him and beating him in long exchanges.
Standing ovations for Raonic, chants by Chilean supporters, it was all very hot, one of the best nights I remember in Canadian tennis.
Raonic's slice was way better than I remembered it to be and very effective. I was surprised to see how clever he was in using it in taking Gonzalez's pace and moving him around.
Surprisingly good volleying (except on that unlucky one in the TB of the 2nd set, when he gave the match away:-[).
Let's hope he and Tennis Canada will know how to use the momentum.
Interview in English after Gonzalez
Interview after beating Llodra:
An article/interview in French on his victory:
What a performance by Raonic! Really thought he played an extremely intelligent match. His mental composure for someone 18 years old is unbelievable. I'd love to hook my 14 year old son with whoever coaches Raonic to see if some of this mental fortitude skills might take hold. Rock solid performance by the kid last night.
Raonic wins Futures in Thailand, goes to #486
Nice progression:
After wining two Q rounds and barely being beaten by F. Gonzalez in Montreal, the 18-year-old Canadian went to #511. Now, he's at #486 after winning a Futures (and being the runnerup in another):
Watch Mauresmo-Wozniak on Center Court at USO
11 AM today, great matchup for us Canadians.
Both Wozniak and Dubois have performed well in the 1st round at the Open.
In French:
Wow, first win in a Grand Slam for Dubois. She's a nice kid, congrats. The match vs Cirstea in the next round should be a hot one.
Woohoo!!! Wozniak is through 2nd round beating Mauresmo.
Good luck, Frederic!
Good luck, Frederic,
and thank you for competing for Canada and for the memories!
Canadian tennis player Frederic Niemeyer sits in the stands at Centre Court at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Thursday, Nov., 19, 2009, following a press conference announcing his retirement from tennis.
It's great to see that Frederic will continue as a Tennis Canada coach for our best young hope, Milos Raonic:
Niemeyer accepte un poste d'entraîneur
As an American who loves Canada, I'm happy for Canadian tennis.....and, as a little bit of a Seinfeld fan from the 90s, I'm happy there's going to be a professional tennis player named Milos!
Another game for Milos! Yesss!
Raonic will be are next great hope for sure.kids a beast hopefully can gain a little more footspeed and conditioning and look out ATP, top 10 canuck on the way.
Thanks for the effort Freddy now teach those volleys to the kids at rexall.
CCNM don't forget about the trader Greg and the greatest doubles player in the world Daniel Nestor.
Good luck to this Raonic kid. Besides Niemeyer & F. Dancevic, who else has come out of Canada?
Who is milos raonic, I haven't heard of him even though i live in toronto. I mean is he top 1000 player or a junior?
Daniel Nestor
Carling Bassett, Helen Kilessi
oh you know just Mary Pierce and Greg Rusedski and Jesse Levine
Valerie Tetreault on center court of the AO with Clijsters!
Valerie Tetrault has progressed in leaps and bounds lately. Now she qualified for the main draw of the AO!
And what better reward than to meet the reigning USO champion, Kim Clijsters, on center court, on opening day:
This is the first time in a long time, I think, that we have 3 Canadian women in the main draw of a GS. Too bad Frank Dancevic hasn't performed well this past year. I wonder what is going on? Is he injured? He wasn't even of the Qs.
Congratulations, Valerie!
Rds is showing both the first semi and the final LIVE 3pm
TSN 2nd semi 7 pm LIVE
Rogers Cup 2010 Toronto: Uninspired Scheduling for Raonic
I support the organizing committee for giving WCs to all the Canadians who got them.
However, scheduling Milos Raonic to play against Victor Hanescu at 11AM on grandstand wasn't the most brilliant move.
I mean, why deny the Canadian hopeful the support of the gallery? At that time of the day, so early in the tournament, it was expected the stands to be mostly empty, which they were.
Have they forgotten the enthusiastic support they got from the evening crowd for Raonic in the match one year ago in Montreal against Gonzalez?
Even later in the day would have been better.
Great sequence for Rebecca Marino
Great performance for Rebecca Marino of Canada at the USO. She qualified easily for the main draw at the USO, after 3 rounds:
then today for the first time in her young career (only 19) she won a match in a main draw in a GS. It was a tough encounter:
R. Marino 6 4 7
K. Pervak 4 6 5
against someone placed 100 places above her, but I think the satisfaction is even greater.
Tall great-looking young lady from Vancouver:
I had the pleasure of talking to her mom two years ago in Montreal, while she was in training here. Great progress!
Even better news: most probably she will be playing next round on one of the main courts, against Venus Williams!
So we'll be able to see her at work.
Well, now Rebecca needs a proper Facebook page
Rebecca Marino on Ashe with VW
She's playing great for the moment:
Very appreciative comments from Tracy Austin, who seems to know well the Canadian (as she should, as we're paying her for years as a commentator at the Open here )
14 winners
"This girl must have some serious game" says the US commentator.
"VW is outaced by the Canadian."
Very honorable final result:
R. Marino 6 3
V.Williams 7 6
But if you improve your movement, Rebecca, esp the first-step and on the BH, this may be much better
Final stats:
Good luck!
Watch Canada DC match LIVE today!!
Canada Ecuador DC match
live at
17:00 EST Polansky - Garcia (Davis Cup: Canada - Dominican Republic)
19:30 EST Raonic - Estrella (Davis Cup: Canada - Dominican Republic)
Raonic: from Q's in QF's!
Raonic beats another Russian!
For me, they're all Russians!
Canadian qualifier Milos Raonic advanced to his first ATP World Tour quarter-finals with a 6-7(8), 7-6(9), 6-3 win over seventh seed Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine in just under two hours and 30 minutes. Raonic, who recorded his first ATP World Tour win over Igor Kunitsyn on Tuesday, hit 15 aces and won 71 per cent of service points.
You can see the stats here:
M Raonic defeats (7) S Stakhovsky
67(eight) 76(9) 63
Stakhovsky is #31 and in form!!
Next for him: other Russians:
I. Andreev
N. Davydenko
Now, this one will be for sure shown on the Web!!
Anyway, he's going to jump into the top 200, over 40 ranking places!!
See for yesterday, after beating Kunitsyn (in French):
and for today:
Congratulations, Milos!
Raonic plays Andreev (who beat Davydenko) in his first ATP QF
LIVE 6AM EST at
Raonic qualifies in Japan!!
Milos Raonic beats another top 100 player!:
Fin. M. Ilhan 6 3
M. Raonic 7 6
He's 7 out of 8 in his last matches (including Q's)
In French:
Milos Raonic nouveau numéro 1 canadien dans 2 semaines!
He's going to play Florent Serra in the 1st main draw round:
I give him a good chance there!
Anyway, Milos's going to be in the #180s in another week!
No, Ukrainians are not Russianss for historic reasons I won't bother explaining here.
Raonic b. Serra, to play Nadal!!
Raonic b. Serra, to play Nadal!!
And I give him a chance there
Nadal will next meet Canadian qualifier Milos Raonic, who hit 22 aces
past Florent Serra of France in a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 win in one hour and 43
minutes. Raonic, 19, also saved six of seven break points.
Raonic will be getting next week to something like #150, from #237 where
he was two weeks ago.
Congratulations, Milos!
Nadal Raonic LIVE
it should start this night about 2.30AM EST
try livescorehunter
(3 matches before them, starting at noon local time)
Would love it watch it. Too bad it starts 4am in the maritimes but I guess I'm perfectly content checking out the results on tsn tomorrow morning
Raonic next week
He didn't get in the Q in Shanghai (too late at #150 ...), so he plays this challenger:
BTW, he played very well with Nadal, I was impressed.
Hits a quite flat ball from both sides (Nadal didn't like it), very effective volleys. His 2HBH is more effective in cross than DTL for the time being.
Not too much straight S-V (perhaps less confident on his first step into the court), but a lot of 1-2s.
He had 3-4 BP against Nadal, didn't materialize.
Very heavy serving, when accurate was deadly against Nadal (225Km/h).
The only prob: movement to his left, to be expected being this tall
Needs lots of work there, on the motion.
Raonic continues his winning ways
A challenger, this (better than sitting around, and he needs more points anyway):
Tashkent Men's Singles
13:14 GMT October 12
Fin. E. Kirillov 2 3
M. Raonic 6 6
Fin. V. Pospisil 6 6
Alex. Kudryavtsev 4 3
Both Canadians won
Raonic is here:
#155 Raonic, Milos (CAN) 320 45 22
Raonic beats (2) seed in Tashkent Challenger, now in QF
Fin. M. Raonic 6 7
S. Devvarman 4 6
Beats the Indian flag-bearer and another top-100:
Somdev Devvarman, who won the Commonwealth Games singles gold medal in Delhi last week, is up to a career-high No. 95 in the South African Airways 2010 ATP Rankings and is the second seed in Tashkent this week. The Indian will attempt to win his second ATP Challenger Tour title in two months after victory in Izmir.
Karol Beck is tough, but ...
At least 25 ATP points (about 2 ranking places, where he is)
Go, Milos!
Feature Q & A with Raonic on the ATP site
Dancevic b. Dimitrov
Always good to beat Dimitrov
In French:
Nestor and Zimonjic go separate ways
Well, thanks to Zimonjic for his part in the victories
In French:
Good luck to both of them!
Good victory for Dancevic
Challenger Rennes QF
Men's Singles
A. Clement 7 4 4
F. Dancevic 6 6 6
Clement is never a comfortable opponent.
Rebecca Marino wins again!
(In French):
Great end of the year for Daniel Nestor!!
Congratulations go to Daniel Nestor for winning again the Master's Cup, this time with Zimonjic!!
See their final interview:
Too bad they split, but welcome to Max Mirnyi to the fold!
Hey Marius, thanks for posting these updates! It's not easy finding some of this stuff, especially during hockey season.
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The applet is now under 400KB, so should load quickly, but it takes a while to start up (building graphics and sound cues procedurally takes a few seconds), and I haven't figured out how to get a "splash screen" working yet. Once loaded, click on the "Home" button in the top left corner and select a "Puzzle icon" to load a puzzle. The puzzles on the left tend to be easier than those to the right, and the "copper" set is meant to be a learn-by-doing tutorial. Feedback says we are still falling short of making the puzzle self-explanatory. Suggestions for improvements appreciated! Ideally it would be great if written instructions were not needed. Meanwhile, earlier drafts of a possible scenario and instructions are included below the applet.
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A millenia ago, on what is now a high, isolated mesa, there once lived an advanced culture. They mysteriously disappeared long ago, leaving few traces. Local legend says that on a moonless night, in the last hours before dawn, a ghostly structure may appear. If you chance upon the Pavilion of Hexara, you will see, in air thick with incense, scrolls with curious symbols on them, hanging on either side of a hexagonal grid. If all the symbols of the scroll are placed in the grid so that the neighboring symbols remain next to them, that scroll will energize. The legend continues to say that if all the scrolls are activated, their manna will combine and a wish will be granted!
Following is a WalkThrough of the first "silver" puzzle:
** If you drop your symbol in the wrong spot or change your mind, just click and drag the unwanted symbol off the grid. It will disappear and you can choose it again from the scroll.
Any scroll that was complete and is made incomplete be moving or removing a symbol will go dark. The puzzle can't be completed unless all the scrolls are lit up.
Because the sequences overlap, many symbols are used more than once. In this example, the mountain was part of two sets, but you only had to drag it onto the grid once to complete the puzzle.


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Quote:I think it is most fair to say that naihanchi kata teaches principles and technique that can be used for ground fighting Marcel,Many, including myself just had an issue with the way you put that idea to the forum, ie like it was the origonal Bunkai or something, I still see the standing bunkai as more significant.
Quote:I do agree that the kneeling postures, and the kusanku flat posture have ground fighting applications going on however, for sure.
Quote:and hey were all deluded................we do karotty after all
Quote:just because I think the classical kata do not contain groundfighting, lets not forget tegumi does deliver stand up grappling/some ground work, flaky history and lack of transmittion for sure so perhaps modern karate just forgot that bit? points sparring, and kata tournaments do that to an art.I agree real fights do go to the ground, when you havent controlled the distance, havent struck well enough. im just not ocnvinced that significant groundfighting experience is necessary for self defence. basic understanding yes = tegumi.but then again I don't view Okinawan karate as the ultimate anything, I know there are better methods to simply fight.
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The Dover School Board voted to have a special election for a millage increase to fund a middle school building project at its regular meeting Thursday.
Election Coordinator Sherry Polsgrove said the election will be conducted on Feb. 11, 2014. She said poll workers will have to be trained on new procedures, and absentee ballots will have to be at the County Clerk's office by Dec. 26.
The election commission voted to order 1,200 paper ballots.
"I'd rather have them and not need them than run out," Commissioner Portia Short said.
In September, nearly 68 percent of voters rejected Dover's proposed 5.5 millage increase.
The board and Superintendent Jerry Owens met with opponents of the increase and later implored the public for input at its October meeting to find out what needed to change in order to pass an increase.
It will cost the district at least $10,000 to conduct a special election and if the increase doesn't pass, the district must get approval from the state before conducting a final election on the matter.
"You have three shots election-wise before your partnership money is gone," Financial Adviser Dan Lovelady said at the October board meeting.
The state granted the Dover School District $4.6 million in partnership money in May 2012, and the funds are available for 18 months. If there is no progress by the deadline, the state disburses the money elsewhere.


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Rote Flüh Climber's Log
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|Lukas Kunze
|Via Gimpelhaus
Date Climbed: May 17, 2009
|Absolutely splendid hike with great views. Enjoyed watching the climbers on Gimpel. Have to com eback there with my climbing rope in my rucksack. Cold and refreshing beer at Gimpelhaus.
|Posted Jun 13, 2009 8:36 am
|Route climbed: SE Face
Date Climbed: Apr 11, 2007
|Great climb (VI+), had to "A0" the occasional crux though :D.
|Posted Apr 20, 2007 6:10 pm
|Route Climbed: SE-face, S-Verschneidung, Dir. S-face, SW-Kante Date Climbed: several times
|A great mountain for climbing in spring or fall, when it's too cold for more alpine stuff.
|Posted Oct 10, 2005 2:12 am
|Route Climbed: Several Date Climbed: Summers 1981/82
|It is fun climbing there though it's a bit crowded. Since it is a really fully directed to the south it can become very warm, even in winter. There is a nice place below the south face you can watch fellow climbers and comment on their progress ;-) We did several easy and not so easy routes. Best of which was the 'Direct South Pilar' I have some good photos of, showing we were not the best 'free climbers' then. I'll post them as soon as having scanned them. Today this route (and others) have very good bolts, I think it is rated some UIIA grade VII or up. I'll add some route infos.
PS: When reaching the summit of 'Rote Flueh' you can traverse to the bottom of 'Gimpel' south face (see there) very quickly. Very convenient ;-)
|Posted Apr 24, 2002 11:59 am
|Rahel Maria Liu
|Route Climbed: normal route Date Climbed: October 1999
|It was the last part of a condition training: traverse of Köllenspitze, Gimpel and Rote Flüh. Although still October, there was already deep snow.
|Posted Jan 26, 2002 11:41 am


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Lions management lost in fashion disaster
James Stafford
February 8, 2013
The Lions' management team are reportedly still recovering from their 'community engagement and empathy weekend' © Getty Images
The British & Irish Lions' preparations for this summer's Test series against Australia have been thrown into disarray after an attempt by the management team to connect with fans during last weekend's Six Nations games backfired drastically.
Lions coach Warren Gatland and his backroom staff, including Andy Farrell and Graham Rowntree, took part in what they called a 'community engagement and empathy weekend' in Cardiff and Rome. However, what was supposed to be an elaborate nationwide bonding session turned into a bizarre weekend of high jinks, accidents, arrests, abductions and fashion disasters. At least four members of the management and the committee are, as of press time, still unaccounted for.
Speaking at an emergency press conference in London, Gatland explained the logic behind the weekend's activities was to bring the Lions management not only closer with each other, but closer to the heartbeat of British and Irish rugby: the fans.
"One of the things we wanted to do in our new roles was take a fresh look at things," said Gatland. "Too often in the modern world of professional rugby we sit in private coaching boxes. We are well above the field of play and away from the buzz of the fans and the bitter cold chill of the winter air. If you do that for too long you can become disconnected from the spirit of the game and it can dull your instincts. You can lose your edge. This can, in extreme circumstances, lead to making poor decisions and poor selections. We were determined that the 2013 Lions management would take action to prevent this. So I suggested attending some of the weekend's games with fans. Sitting in the cheap seats, so to speak. Getting a feel for what rugby means to the masses."
Gatland's party was made up of thirteen Lions coaches, managers and committeemen. The group's original plan to 'soak up the atmosphere' on the streets of Cardiff soon went considerably off track.
"One thing led to another and one beer led to another," said a source from within the group who wished to remain anonymous. "You have to understand, some of the people in this group are ex-players who went straight into coaching when their careers ended. They've never actually experienced a Six Nations match with the common fans. They got so swept up in the atmosphere they didn't know what they were doing."
By half-time in the Wales-Ireland clash every member of the group was wearing at least one novelty item of clothing such as a daffodil hat or leprechaun hat. In addition to this, so much alcohol had been consumed that 'legal and binding promises' were made to various fans in various pubs that they would actually be employed as selectors in for the Australian tour.
It is believed the inebriated management team offered contracts to twenty-nine 'at the time seemingly quite sensible' rugby fans. These were made up of twenty Welsh fans, eight Irish fans and 'a Polish guy who knows nothing about rugby but bought us all some beer'.
In addition to the selection scandal, unconfirmed rumours suggest that the reason for Wales' horrendous start in their defeat against Ireland was due to caretaker boss and Lions' assistant coach Rob Howley missing the pre-match warm up and first twenty minutes of the match. This was because the former Wales international got trapped in crowds outside the stadium after queuing up with his fellow Lions managers on Westgate Street to get his face painted with a pair of dragons.
"All the management thought it would be great fun to get their face painted with national emblems by street vendors," said Andrew Edwards, Lions assistant logistical officer. "Howley said he didn't really have time as he was due to coach Wales that afternoon but he would pop out to say hello to the rest of the management team if he had the chance.
Anyway, Rob turned up, fair play, and joined the lads in getting his face painted. Next thing we know, over an hour has gone by and Rob realises he needs to get back. Well, would you believe it, he couldn't get back in the stadium! He had no ticket of course and with his face painted he hardly looked like a member of the coaching team. By the time he persuaded a steward to let him in Wales were in a real fine mess and twenty points down."
After the game the Lions group lost two members, including forwards coach Rowntree, to an avalanche of chip wrappers in Cardiff's infamous Caroline Street (also known as Chip Alley). It took three hours for rescue teams to locate the pair and both were deemed unfit to travel to Rome for the Sunday's Six Nations match.
However, there was still one further humiliation for the Lions.
"Perhaps the lowest point of the weekend came when we rocked up to the Stadio Olimpico to study the form of players in the Italy v France game," said the anonymous source. " It was only ten minutes into the game we realised that none of these players were even eligible for the Lions. Whoops."
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Myck and Seth Kabongo can play back up stick with the team a good 10 minutes a night get him to work with the shooting coaches and Seth can stay in the D League and sharpen.
BTW, when can MU start discussing contracts with undrafted players ?
Seth Curry.
As a Lithuanian homer, I hope Kupas will find a home. 7-1 ft tall with a 7-3 ft wingspan and 9-5 ft standing reach and a decent post game / defense with some muscle to go with it (280 pounder). I'd say it's worth a shot, since the Spurs and a couple of other teams were interested in him after his performance in Adidas camp in Treviso a month ago or so. He started playing basketball being 16 years old, but I think he made some nice improvement.
Why is everyone on this board so into Kabongo? Is it just because he's Canadian? Surely there must've been a reason he wasn't even drafted.
Kabongo!!! Anyone have any insider info though? Cuz, it would be really awesome to see what he can do if he runs point for our summer league team.
Besides PG, we need some serious help at making 3s. James Southerland would be my pick.
Kabongo has similar strengths and shortcomings of Rondo or Parker coming into the league.
Lightning quick, can finish at the rim, hard hard worker, defensive quickness, needs stronger frame and work on his shot.
No brainer to invite him to summer league. We have 2 bigs and a wing (Jonas, Acy, Ross) ... lots of time available for him at PG if he chooses, and maybe a role as 3rd PG - while we hunt for a short term backup.
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2 killed as Bangladesh police, protester
The nationwide protests were held separately by Jamaat-e-Islami, the country's largest Islamic party, and an alliance of 12 other smaller Islamic parties. Jamaat called the demonstrations to denounce the war crimes trials of its top leaders.
Earlier this month, a special tribunal convicted Jamaat's assistant secretary, Abdul Quader Mollah, of mass killings during the independence war against Pakistan and sentenced him to life in prison. Eight other leaders of the party are on trial on charges of atrocities during the nine-month war.
The alliance of 12 parties accuses the government of plotting to ban Islamic parties, an allegation denied by the government.
Even though the alliance does not back Jamaat, protesters from both sides mingled Friday in the capital, Dhaka, according to an Associated Press reporter and photographer at the scene.
In Jhenaidah town, 130 kilometers (80 miles) west of Dhaka, clashes between Jamaat activists and police killed one protester, said police official Hasan-uz Zaman. He provided no further details.
Another protester was killed in Sylhet city, 190 kilometers (120 miles) northeast of Dhaka, when police opened fire on several hundred activists from the Islamic party alliance, a policeman said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media. Dulal Chandra, a doctor at the state-run Sylhet Medical College Hospital, said a man arrived there dead from the scene of the violence.
In central Dhaka, police fired tear gas when about 2,000 stone-throwing members and supporters of Jamaat took to the streets and tried to overrun police barricades, witnesses said.
About 40 people, including 12 journalists, were injured in the Dhaka clashes, private television station Ekattor TV and ATN News reported.
The alliance of Islamic parties called a nationwide general strike for Sunday, accusing police of foiling their protests.


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http://mmajunkie.com Police in Des Moines, Iowa, say Jeremy Stephens' UFC on FX 5 booking was their first confirmation of the fighter's whereabouts following his alleged participation in a October 2011 assault.
Acting on that knowledge, they had the fighter arrested on an outstanding warrant on the morning of his Oct. 5 fight. Stephens was scheduled to fight Yves Edwards on the preliminary card of the FX-televised event at Target Center in Minneapolis.
"It wasn't personal," Des Moines Police Sgt. Joe Leo told the Des Moines Register. "We gave him several opportunities to turn himself in. He's had a year to take care of it."
In a statement released following the arrest, which was done at the UFC's host hotel by Minneapolis police, Stephens' manager said the fighter had never been notified of any charges pending against him and was hardly unreachable as a public figure living in the San Diego area.
Des Moines Police, however, say they contacted Stephens (20-8 MMA, 7-6 UFC) about the warrant and gave him several opportunities to turn himself in.
"[The event is] the only opportunity we knew about where we could make the arrest," said Leo, who added Stephens' warrant could only be executed in states surrounding Iowa.
Despite efforts by UFC officials to get him released, the fighter remained in jail as the event passed. He was later shipped from Minneapolis to Des Moines, where he remains in custody on a $100,000 bond, according to the Des Moines Register.
Stephens was arrested on a warrant for willful injury and assault causing bodily injury. The alleged incident took place Oct. 15, 2011.
According to a police report obtained by MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), the alleged assault took place late at night outside Fat Tony's bar in Des Moines. The wife of the victim says Stephens punched him after he was removed from the bar. The victim then leaned against the building and was punched in the head and face by Stephens' associate Dustin Bachman, the report said.
The victim's wife helped him into their car and was attempting to lock the doors when Bachman pulled him out of the vehicle by his feet, and Bachman and Stephens punched and kicked him in the head for approximately a minute, according to the report. She attempted to protect him after he was knocked unconscious and also was hit in her right arm, which caused swelling and bruising, the report said.
A supplemental police report states Bachman and Stephens then fled the scene as the victim lay on the ground. The victim temporarily stopped breathing before being driven to a local hospital, where he again stopped breathing and was intubated.
The victim was last reported to be in critical but stable condition with visible bruising and swelling on his face.
The supplemental report states police searched for Stephens and Bachman at "every address that was listed for them in the system" and were unable to determine their whereabouts. A warrant was then issued for their arrest.
Bachman later contacted the police department and was taken into custody on Oct. 15, 2011. He was unable to tell police where Stephens was.
A case investigation report following Stephens lists an address for him in Chula Vista, Calif. In the box describing his occupation, it lists "UFC."
UFC President Dana White expressed support for the lightweight after frantically trying to negotiate Stephens' release in the hours before the fight.
"We heard about this thing a long time ago," White told MMAjunkie.com. "Jeremy Stephens' side of the story is that he never hit the guy. It wasn't him. It was one of his friends, and they were all together, and he hit the guy. The guys were accusing him of hitting the guy because they're trying to get money out of him. Because he's a UFC guy, they think they can make money off of him or whatever. That's his side of the story, and I like Jeremy Stephens. He's a good kid. I've known him for years, and if that's what he tells me, I take grown men for their word.
"These guys, they're in business with me, and if that's what he tells me the story is, am I going to call him a liar?"
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Jane Lynch has a clone. The Glee star, 50, was joined by her new wife Dr. Lara Embry, a real-life high school Glee club, and more than 100 screaming fans Wednesday morning when her wax figure was unveiled at Madame Tussauds on Hollywood Blvd. Following opening remarks by Ian Brennan, the co-creator of the hit Fox show, Lynch walked out beside her statue, modeled after her character Sue Sylvester, and told the crowd, "Holy crap—unbelievable. This is too much. This is too weird. I feel like I'm seeing myself in a coffin or something. Thank you so much!" Lynch tells PEOPLE the whole experience is "strange and eerie," adding, "it looks just like me." But the cloning process was not so simple. "It took four hours," Lynch said. "They took the measurements of my face and my body, and they put dots all over. There was a contraption that measured from here to here, to here, to here, to here for four hours."–Dahvi Shira


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Selections include Joplin's "Ragtime Follies," The Symphonic Beatles and Greensleeves: A Fantasia for Band. The Haywood Community Band is supported in part by a grassroots grant from the Haywood County Arts Council and the North Carolina Arts Council.
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Chris Colfer Breaks Silence on Cory Monteith: "I'll Never Forget All The Laughs We Shared"
Chris Colfer is speaking out for the first time since his Glee costar and friend Cory Monteith tragically died at age 31 on July 13.
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Posting a picture of himself next to the late actor via Instagram on July 25, Colfer, 23, wrote: "I'll never forget all the laughs we shared or the faces we made after awkward interview questions…love and miss you, buddy."
The actor is the latest Glee star to honor Monteith after authorities revealed the Canadian-born celeb had died from a lethal dose of heroin and alcohol in his Vancouver hotel room. (Colfer and Monteith had starred in the FOX TV series since its premiere in 2009; their characters, once enemies, later became stepbrothers.)
On July 20, Ryan Murphy, co-creator of Glee, opened up to TV Line about hard the tragedy has been, especially for Lea Michele, Monteith's real-life girlfriend.
"It's just a crazy, really difficult, very emotional time," he said. "I think what we're really trying to do is deal with it as a family, which is what that group of people is."
Fox pushed the season five premiere date to Sept. 26 from its original Sept. 19 air date, and Murphy revealed that the show will address Monteith's character, Finn Hudson's death, in the season's third episode.
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Michele, 26, is taking the tragic loss the hardest, according to sources. "She's not doing great," an insider recently told Us Weekly. "She's totally devastated."
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Chris Colfer Breaks Silence on Cory Monteith: "I'll Never Forget All The Laughs We Shared"
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Disputed end finishes Angels
White Sox get favorable call in bottom of ninth, tie ALCS
By Mike Scarr / MLB.com
When the umpire says it isn't, and that very conundrum stumped the Angels on Wednesday, and proved costly in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series.
Instead of A.J. Pierzynski's ninth-inning strikeout sending the game into extra innings, Joe Crede doubled home pinch-runner Pablo Ozuna to hand the Angels a 2-1 loss to the White Sox, evening the best-of-seven series at 1.
Sound confusing? It was, and it may take a few days to sort out.
"I wouldn't say 'stolen,' but it did have a big effect on this game and we're very disappointed at the outcome," said backup catcher Josh Paul, who will be forever linked to a play that he has routinely made since grade school.
Here's what happened: With each team holding dearly to one run in the bottom of the ninth, Kelvim Escobar threw a hard-breaking slider at which Pierzynski took a cut and missed. Paul caught the ball near the dirt and replays appeared to confirm that the ball did not touch the ground.
Home-plate umpire Doug Eddings first waved outwardly with his right hand and then closed his right fist and made the out call. With an apparent third out, Paul tossed the ball back to the mound and trotted off the field.
Pierzynski took a couple of steps to the dugout and then suddenly sprinted toward first. He was ruled safe, and it was determined that Paul trapped the ball, meaning that he had to tag Pierzynski or throw him out at first. That's when it broke loose.
Manager Mike Scioscia came out to argue with Eddings and crew chief Jerry Crawford and even came out a second time for clarification after seeing the replay, but the call stood essentially because there was no call. The play stood, Ozuna pinch-ran, stole second and scored after Crede lined an 0-2 game-winner off Escobar.
"It was a swing; our catcher caught it," Scioscia said. "Doug Eddings called him out and somewhere along the line, because the guy ran to first base, he altered the call and that's disappointing."
Paul was clear about what he felt and more so about what he didn't hear, something that has guided his baseball instincts for years.
"Customarily, if the ball is in the dirt, you hear: 'No catch, no catch, no catch' and I didn't hear any of that," Paul said. "It was strike three, the third out of the inning and I threw the ball back to the mound."
Eddings did not deny he made a call, in fact admitting he made a strike-three call, but it was the Angels' interpretation that it was an out call that contributed to the pivotal play.
"I did not say 'No catch,' " said Eddings, adding he felt the ball was trapped and was surprised Paul did not tag Pierzynski. "If you watch the play, you do watch me as I'm making the mechanic, I'm watching Josh Paul, and so I'm seeing what he's going to do. I'm looking directly at him while I'm watching Josh Paul. That's when Pierzynski ran to first base."
After Ozuna pinch-ran, Crede came to the plate.
"I got ahead 0-2 and I thought I executed a good pitch, but you're not going to be perfect the whole time," said Escobar, who was nearing a three-inning, scoreless-relief stint and had fanned four batters. "It was the only time I didn't execute in three innings."
The play in question may not have happened at all had the Angels not handed the White Sox a run in the bottom of the first inning.
Scott Podsednik hit a comebacker to the mound that Angels starter Jarrod Washburn fielded cleanly, but he airmailed the throw over Darin Erstad at first and Podsednik reached second on the two-base error. After advancing to third on a sacrifice by Tad Iguchi, Podsednik scored on Jermaine Dye's groundout to short and the White Sox led, 1-0.
Robb Quinlan tied the game in the top of the fifth when he led off the inning with a homer to left off White Sox starter Mark Buehrle, his first homer in the postseason.
But mostly it was a game of missed opportunities.
Aaron Rowand doubled into the right-field corner in the second and advanced to third when Vladimir Guerrero booted the ball for an error. Shortstop Orlando Cabrera let Guerrero's throw go through but it sailed wide of third and Rowand headed for home. Quinlan made chase and from his knees fired a strike to catcher Jose Molina at the plate for the out.
In the seventh, Crede doubled sharply with one out. But on Juan Uribe's liner to left, Crede went halfway and Garret Anderson doubled him up at second base with a strike to Adam Kennedy.
The Angels also had a couple of chances. Cabrera doubled with one out in the fourth, but Buehrle got a pair of groundouts to third to escape the inning. In the sixth, Cabrera led off with a sharp single to sixth, but Guerrero bounced into a double play and Bengie Molina struck out to end the inning.
Jose Molina led off the eighth with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Jeff DaVanon, who went to second on Kennedy's sacrifice and third on a groundout by Chone Figgins. But Cabrera's fly ball was caught by Podsednik at the wall in left to end the inning.
"There's a lot of focus on that play, but we didn't play to a high enough level to win the ball game," Scioscia said. "That's the bottom line."
So in a game that saw Buehrle go the distance for the win and Escobar handed a loss he didn't think he deserved, it was all distilled to one moment.
"That was the first time I've ever seen that happen," Erstad said. "But that's the beauty of this game and that is the bad part of this game. Unfortunately, the bad part happened to us."
Mike Scarr is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.