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Cosumnes River Gorge Climber's Log
gordonye - Jul 8, 2016 2:51 am Date Climbed: Jan 24, 2015Gutenberger Wall
Followed Dirk's lead, good diversion on a nice winter day
JHH60 - Oct 16, 2012 11:54 am Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2012Checked it out
Went there for the first time this weekend, spent a couple hours getting oriented, worked on one route(Dinkum). Look forward to coming back!
Vitaliy M. - Oct 24, 2011 11:40 amGood place
Been here a few times. Led Dinkum Crack (x3), test piece (x2), another 5.7 (the pod?) to the right of Dinkum, and TRd unconquerable, 10c (adhesion?) to the right of testpiece, and a lot more. Nice place, short climbs.
Darren9 - Mar 1, 2010 5:35 pmlocal crag
Instructed rock climbing here for REI many times between 2006 and 2009. Fun place to climb when the weather is temperate, but don't go there in the summer!
scottfromcali - Jun 22, 2009 1:10 am Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2009Rappeling
Went to the Gorge today to show my wife how to rappel, it was fun a great fathers day. the real reason I am writing this is to share that I saw a white goat on the Gutenberger Wall, no kidding. I don't have pictures but pointed it out to others as I couldn't believe what I was seeing. There is a lot of lichen/dirt to the left of the wall where the goat was standing for sometime. I looked back later to find it had gone elsewhere, not in the river quite the site though
rhyang - Nov 10, 2008 1:15 pm Date Climbed: Nov 8, 2008Various topropes
TR'd Dinkum Crack cleanly this time, warmed up on Test Piece, Adhesion (5.10a) and Live and Learn (5.8), plus a few others.
Good times with friends. Got lucky with the weather, overcast and cool but not cold. Sky opened up and poured after we started back in the cars ..
Routes climbed: Gutenburger Wall, Dinkum Crack
Date climbed: 19-Nov-2005
Followed K. Chaltikian up a 5.9 route (Dihedral Bypass / Lichen Us I think) of the Gutenberger Wall in about 3.5 pitches.
First pitch was tricky and strenuous. From the first belay KC decided to toprope the Dihedral Direct (5.10b) start and found it harsh but doable. Second pitch pretty straightforward jugs and friction. Third pitch steeper friction, probably closer to 5.8-5.9 at the crux. Last pitch pretty easy fifth, which I led, clipping a piton. Descent via walkoff.
Belayed KC as he led Dinkum Crack, followed by me embarrassing myself on it again, but I did thrash my way to the top with only three hangs or so. Nice warm, clear weather.
Stopped by Pyramid Peak Outfitters in Placerville afterwards to get the revised guidebook. Apparently three double-rope raps are needed to avoid the brushy walkoff from the top of the Gutenberger Wall.
Route Climbed: Test Piece, Dinkum Crack, Gutenberger Wall, etc.
Date Climbed: Nov. 12-13, 2005
Climbed with Mike.
Saturday TR'd Test Piece a couple of times, and finally Dinkum Crack, which I found frustrating on the thinnest finger cracks.
Sunday followed Mike up the Gutenberger Wall on the standard route (5.7), about 4 pitches worth. First pitch was tough, with a hand traverse and a nasty lip to get over - we ended up traversing right, and I'm not really sure we were on route. Second pitch was fairly easy. Third pitch felt more sustained, and definitely fun - lots of jamming. Bootied a nut. Final pitch was easy fifth.
Descended via walk off down a gully then slabs which were thankfully dry. Someone had slung some not particularly strong-looking ropes down the slabs which were kind of useful for balance.
BCL - Mar 17, 2007 10:38 pm Date Climbed: Mar 17, 2007Route Climbed: Several Date Climbed: March 17, 2007
Climbed Dinkum, Popcorn, Test Piece, Unconquerable, Planned Obsolescence, and a few others on TR. Weather was great in the morning shade. Fun place.
Diggler - Nov 21, 2005 12:31 pmRoute Climbed: various Date Climbed: 19 November, 2005
TRd Test Piece & other routes around that general area, soloed one of the easier lie-backs & some chimneys. Great day climbing with Dave & Mike- clear skies & decidedly non-November temp's! winetasting afterwards was nice too.
Did the first pitch of Gutenberger with Stephany- fun although a little mungy, & traverse caused severe rope drag. Finally red-pointed Dinkum's, which felt great!
orandall - Dec 22, 2004 11:43 amRoute Climbed: Dinkum, Candy Corn, Popcorn Date Climbed: June 2004
Watch where you put your hands - there was a snake hanging out on Candy Corn. Other than that this place is awesome - the river is nice too.....
Sam Mills - Mar 30, 2004 6:49 pmRoute Climbed: Several Date Climbed: January 2004
I have only climbed here once, but a very interesting area with some great one pitch crack climbs. Also relatively close to the Bay and Sacramento areas, which makes it a good destination for one day outings.
Dave K - Mar 29, 2004 11:22 pmRoute Climbed: Dinkum, Test Piece, Candy Corn, and many others. Date Climbed: 2002 through present
Many fun times here at the local crags!


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The 125 and 135 have just landed on the doorstep and well to say I am impressed is an under statement, just need a bit of wind now. Managed to get a under powered 12 mtr sess yesterday but wind coming for the end of the week.
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Pooch promenade: New mall goes to the dogs
Charlottesville shoppers, prepare yourself– two new shopping centers will soon be unleashed on Richmond just a hop, skip, and jump down I-64. In addition to similar names– Short Pump Town Center and Stony Point Fashion Park– both will have open-air construction and both will open in September.
So what's the difference? Only one will allow dogs.
Although Short Pump Town Center on West Broad Street– at 1.2 million square feet and just an hour from here is the larger and more convenient destination for Charlottesvillians, canine-crazy residents may be willing to drive an extra half-hour. That's because the 690,000 square-foot Stony Point is fido-friendly.
Located just south of the James River, Stoney Point will allow dogs not only outside in the courtyards and patio areas, but also inside anchor store Saks Fifth Avenue. While this may seem like a novel development, Saks has, in fact, been dog friendly for nearly 80 years– since 1924 when the first store opened in Manhattan.
But what about doggy poop? Fleas? Barking? Biting? Allergies? Not every potential customer is eager to share the aisles with canines.
"The dog hair alone would be enough to make me stay away," says Charlottesvillian Jennifer Niesslein, editor of BrainChild magazine. "Anyone who has a dog knows that it gets everywhere, and if I'm paying for a nice sweater, it's sure not going to be for a wool/Golden Retriever blend."
Carolyn Foreman, director of the Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA, agrees that clothing could be compromised. "I would hate to see a nice dress get wee-weed on," she laughs.
On a more serious note, she says her real concern would be with "animals being close to each other... you don't know anything about their shot history; you don't know if they're contagious or aggressive."
But she can also see the positive side. "I think it's a very forward-thinking concept," she explains. "I'd like to see more animals in the work place, and more people embracing what they give back to us."
According to Michael Macko, director of publicity for Saks, dogs in the store have never been an issue. Owners, he explains, are ultimately responsible for their pet's behavior.
"If a dog was creating a problem, or another customer was allergic," Macko says, "we would ask the owner to bring the dog to another part of the store, hold the dog for them, or bring the merchandise to them."
What about the inevitable "accidents"?
Macko's not worried. "Most people who travel with their dogs are very conscientious about things like that," he says. "People who bring their dogs to stores come equipped, but if they're not, store maintenance will be ready to help them out."
And, of course, all dogs must be on leashes or in carriers, in accordance with state law. In addition, Macko says, the store carries ample insurance to cover any problems that might arise.
Despite Macko's assurances, some potential customers will inevitably avoid buying their Hermes alongside a hound. But many others will be overjoyed to bring mutts to the mall.
"I think that's wonderful!" exclaims Greene County dog lover Emmett Boaz, owner of a boxer named Cassius. "My 'friend' goes with me everywhere, and now I can take him shopping!"


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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, and the Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Program, IL DCEO (Onsite Consultation), recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more healthful American workplaces. OSHA, the SBDC Network, and the Onsite Consultation hereby form an Alliance to provide small businesses in the state of Illinois with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to safety and health hazards found in industry.
OSHA, the SBDC Network, and Onsite Consultation will work together to achieve the following training and education goals:
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OSHA, the SBDC Network, and the Onsite Consultation will work together to achieve the following goals related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:
OSHAs Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as training and education, outreach and communication and promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety and health. These Alliances have proved to be valuable tools for both OSHA and its Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with a party, OSHA is not endorsing any of that partys products or services; nor does the Agency enter into an Alliance with the purpose of promoting a particular partys products or services.
An implementation team made up of representatives of all three organizations will meet to develop a plan of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the participants. In addition, they will meet at least three times per year to track and share information on activities and results in achieving the goals of the Alliance.
This agreement will remain in effect for three years. Any signatory may terminate it for any reason at any time, provided they give 30 days written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time with the concurrence of all signatories.


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MBA Bank Robber Gets Third Degree
(PHILADELPHIA) -- Tarik Hooks would appear to be an outstanding citizen. He has an MBA from Strayer University, works at a mental health rehab center and was a key witness who helped solve the shooting of a New York police officer several years ago.
But the FBI and Philadelphia police are saying that Hooks is the brazen bank robber who held up as many as 10 banks over the past month, without bothering to hide his identity.
Hooks, 35, of Philadelphia, was taken into custody on Feb. 22 by Philadelphia cops and the FBI on a car theft charge, Public Affairs Specialist Carrie Adamowski said. That car theft eventually led to his arrest for the bank jobs, officials said.
Hooks is facing federal charges for nine counts of bank robbery. A tenth alleged bank robbery was in Wilmington, Del., and charges have yet to be formally filed against Hooks, the FBI said.
According to a criminal complaint, Hooks first robbed a Citizens Bank on Feb. 2, 2013, in Bala Cynwyd, Pa. He continued to rob five more banks in the Philadelphia area and made three failed attempts to rob others, the complaint states. The bank robber's face is clearly visible on bank surveillance cameras during the heists.
After a bank in Drexel Hill, Pa., was robbed on Feb. 21, Hooks was linked to a stolen black Lexus, the criminal complaint said. Police discovered the stolen vehicle three blocks away from the bank.
Hooks' own vehicle, a white Lexus, was discovered in the parking lot where the black Lexus was stolen from, police said.
After police impounded both Lexus vehicles, a warrant was issued for Hooks' arrest and he was taken into custody on Feb. 22 on a count of auto theft.
During the Drexel Hill bank robbery, the thief finally made an attempt to conceal his identity by wearing a wig.
The criminal report states that Hooks handed bank tellers a note stating, "This is a robbery. No bait. No dye. All money."
Hooks is accused of stealing more than $23,000 in the nine bank robberies and was charged with bank robbery while in jail on the car theft charge.
Hooks' LinkedIn profile states he is a budgets and contracts manager at Horizon House, Inc., a non-profit rehabilitation center for people struggling with addiction, homelessness and other psychological problems.
A woman who answered the phone at Horizon House said only "no comment" when contacted by ABC News on Saturday.
Hooks is also linked as a key witness in the 2010 case of the shooting of a Syracuse police officer and was said to be extremely helpful in assisting police with the investigation, according Uticaod.com.
Hooks made an initial appearance in court before a magistrate judge on Thursday.
He is being held at the Philadelphia Federal Detention Center and is awaiting a detention hearing on March 4, 2013, where the judge will decide on bail or continued detention.
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PlayStation Store Updated
This week's PlayStation Store update brings Pixeljunk Shooter 2, Dead Space 2 Severed, Vagrant Story, and more...
Amid all the Game Developers Conference announcements, the PlayStation Store update happened right on time -- a little earlier than usual, in fact. Pixeljunk Shooter 2 ($9.99) led the pack, along with a full game download for ModNation Racers ($29.99). PS1-era Square fans can rejoice with the arrival of Vagrant Story ($6.99).
The "Severed" add-on for Dead Space 2 is available ($6.99), along with the Shadow Battle add-on (free) for Marvel vs Capcom 3 and the game's first costume pack ($4.99). Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit also adds several Lamborghini packs ($2.99-$6.99).
Major League Baseball 2K11 and Top Spin 4 received the demo treatment, and a single-player demo for Call of Duty: Black Ops was added. Each is also available on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
Finally, Plus subscribers got an early demo for PlayStation Move Heroes, a full game trial for ModNation Racers, and Sonic the Hedgehog early and free, as promised.
Comment on PlayStation Store Updated, by Steve Watts.


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The First Titleholders of Land
- P.O. Box 2014 Green Hills 2323
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The Project objective - To compile the names of the First Titleholders of Land in the Nineteen Counties of New South Wales. Information was sourced from the Parish maps and presented a series of alphabetical lists.
The Project is presented in four series of publications
Series 1 = Cumberland (Sydney basin) & Northumberland (Central Coast, Newcastle and Lower Hunter Valley)
Published on C.D. and in book form.
Series 2 = Camden (Cumberland Plains), Cook (Blue Mountains & Lithgow), Hunter (Colo River to Jerry's Plains),
Durham (North of Singleton to the Barrington Tops) & Gloucester (encompassing A.A. Co. land).
Published on C.D. and in book form.
Series 3 = St. Vincent (Broulee to Nowra), Argyle (Goulburn Area), Westmoreland (Jenolan Caves & Oberon)
Roxburgh ( North of Bathurst to Rylstone), Phillip (North of Rylstone to Gulgong) & Brisbane
(Merriwa and Murrurundi Areas).
Published on C.D.
Series 4 = Murray, King, Georgiana, Bathurst, Wellington and Bligh.
Not yet Published.
It is proving to be a useful tool for searching the population migration and tenure of the land after 1788.
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I was thumbing through my old "Class of 1965" high school yearbook one day when I was stopped dead cold by an autograph left by one of my teachers: "Dear Clarence: All I ask is that you mention my name when you win your first Pulitzer Prize. Don't forget. Mary Kindell."
I was stunned because it was 1989 and I had just won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary. While I was getting over the shock, reporters were calling with the usual reporter questions: "How'd you get started?" "Who was your inspiration?," etc., etc.
That's why I was looking at my old yearbook to refresh my memory. It's embarrassing to blow facts, especially the facts of your own life.
My life in journalism began at our high school student newspaper under Mrs. Kindell's supervision at Middletown High School in Ohio, where she also taught a one-credit-hour journalism class.
My initial media goals were modest. I didn't have much of a social life. Journalism, a field that compensates articulate nosiness, was a good way for me to meet people. Mrs. Kindell encouraged me to pursue my media interests and, just as important, helped to pacify my alarmed parents who wanted me to be a doctor.
I put down my yearbook and called Mrs. K. She didn't sound surprised to hear what she had written. "I always knew you could do it," she said.
I thought she probably issued that challenge to all of her young aspiring journalists, I said. Maybe, she responded, "but you're the only one who has taken me up on it."
I apologize to Mrs. K for tooting my own horn with this anecdote. She encouraged modesty and humility in her aspiring journos. Put the story first, she instructed us, not your egos.
But I have a couple of good reasons for this deep dive into my anecdotage. For one, Mrs. Kindell turned 99 in August and deserves this shout-out: Happy birthday, Mrs. K!
At a reception with four birthday cakes in her honor at Middletown's First Presbyterian Church, she told me she feels fine. Her only complaint was a persistent numbness in her hands that makes it hard to type or use the telephone, a poignantly cruel twist, in my view, for someone who helped to improve my skills on typewriters and telephones.
My other justification for these memories is to sound an alarm for the endangered state of high school journalism. Opportunities for today's aspiring or potential high school journalists to receive on-the-job learning like Mrs. Kindell offered are slim and getting slimmer.
Even in New York, the media capital, only one-in-eight public high schools has a student newspaper, The New York Times reported in May, and many publish only a few times a year.
Nationally, about two-thirds of public high schools have newspapers, according to a 2011 media study by the Center for Scholastic Journalism at Kent State University. But whether on paper or online, they tend to be absent from lower-income schools and lower-income students -- like I was.
That's sad because, as Robert Fulghum titled his best seller, "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten," I often feel as though I learned all I really needed to know about journalism in high school.
Newspapers of all sorts have been battered for decades by television and widespread illiteracy. At least the popularity of online news encourages kids to read, in-between their views of Miley Cyrus videos.
But as they add to today's explosion of Internet traffic, too few youngsters are learning good news literacy. As Mrs. Kindell taught, you need to be a good reporter before you start giving your opinion. Today's world of blogging and tweeting encourages the opposite. Too bad we don't have more Mrs. Kindell's to go around.


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"The new service enables government departments and private sector establishments to inquire about the authenticity of anyone's national identity card, including its validity," Director of Electronic Services for the Civil Status Directorate Turki bin Abdullah Al-Oayd said.
The service can be accessed at the e-services section on the Interior Ministry's website at www.moi.gov.sa. The civil registration number on the card and the number of the card's edition is required. The new system aims at eliminating the misuse of stolen or lost ID cards.
Meanwhile, an official source at the Interior Ministry has disclosed that the ministry plans to replace the old national identity card with a smart card that encompasses the information stored on different cards issued by the various administrations of the ministry.
"The former national identity card has been replaced with a new one that is fitted with a smart chip, where a citizen's personal information, driver's license information, passport information and family record are stored. The new card can also be a link between the ministry and his health as it holds a citizen's basic health information," the source said.


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Uncle Sam's Scientists DISPLAY THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROGRESS AT GREAT WORLD'S FAIR (Jun, 1933)
Uncle Sam's Scientists DISPLAY THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROGRESS AT GREAT WORLD'S FAIR
By George H. Dacy
ACCOMPLISHMENTS of United States Government scientists, during the past one hundred years, will be revealed by impressive exhibits at the Century of Progress exposition which opens at Chicago next month. A building of unusual design, decorated in bizarre color combinations, will house the remarkable display.
No scientific or technical exhibit ever set up exceeded in scope, variety, splendor, and magnitude the continuous performance Uncle Sam will stage in this windowless Federal Building with its trio of sky-pointing towers representing the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of our government.
At a time when Washington bureaus and offices are undergoing severe financial curtailment, when all costs of government operation are being pruned to the quick, Uncle Sam has to don his formal finery and show his wares. Let no one make the charge that participation in this exposition is a waste of national funds in a time of need. It is, on the contrary, a vindication of the unending and unavoidable costs of government, for the government exhibits demonstrate exactly how the nation pays enormous dividends, in its essential services to the general public, for the many millions of tax dollars collected annually.
One authority has described the Century of Progress as a symbol of industrial confidence. Although the exposition is being put on at a time of commercial and financial stress, nine million dollars of the ten millions in bonds to finance the fair have been sold. Financial magic was worked at a time when general prosperity was at low ebb.
The exposition was planned several years ago in celebration of Chicago's one hundredth birthday. Nineteen foreign countries, forty-four states, and the Federal Government accepted invitations to be represented, and despite hard times $25,000,-000 has been spent on the big fair. Chicago hopes to entertain 25,000,000 visitors during the show season from June until November, one for each dollar invested in buildings.
One of the most striking of the government exhibits is a colorful reproduction of Mt. Rainier in Mt. Rainier National Park, down whose side, past a camping party in miniature, will course a glacier of real ice with a base of living pine and fir trees. The glacier is the product of electrical refrigeration. Tubs of brine, sunk beneath the miniature mountain, create rough, smooth, and piled-up ice. The top of the mountain and background are painted in oils. An intricate lighting system presents changing cloud effects and a realistic simulation of sunrise, sunset, daylight, and darkness. Motion pictures of vacation and touring scenes in the national parks are shown to the miniature tourists around the camp-fire in such manner that the spectators also may enjoy them.
The Hoover Dam, greatest engineering feat of its kind, is represented by a faithful working model of dam, power plant, and its related works. It is built on the scale of one inch to thirty feet and is mounted against a diorama, a semi-circular back-drop that gives a realistic impression of a distant stretch of the Colorado River and a section of the surrounding sun-baked mountains of Nevada and Arizona. Water, rushing over the model, combines with shifting light effects to add reality to the spectacle.
Another mechanical exhibit consists of six model groups mounted on an electrically-controlled revolving platform of steel, which represents important stages in our highway development. A miniature stage coach halted at a Colonial inn, models showing the race between the historic Tom Thumb locomotive and a horse, the first primitive wagon-roads of the log cabin era, the bicycle age, the advent of the motor car, the first improved highways, and our best transcontinental trails of today are features of this exhibit.
The revolving platform, on which these scenes are shown, is synchronized with a series of mechanized maps so arranged that a highway map of the period always is visible with each related scene of the diorama. This impressive exhibit tells the whole story of our national highways and transportation from the beginning of work on the famous National Road or Old Trails route (now U. S. 40) up to the present time.
Every motorist who visits the Century of Progress will be interested in the tests of streamlined models of motor cars in a dwarf-sized wind tunnel supervised by engineers of the Bureau of Standards. This portable wind tunnel, designed and built for display at Chicago, is twenty-five feet long and is equipped with an electric fan, with blades four feet in diameter, capable of producing a sixty-five-mile-an-hour wind. A cutaway section in the wind tunnel has been faced with glass so that the spectators can watch the tiny automobile models mounted in the range of the artificial air blast, and at the same time see the special devices and gages that record the effect of the wind on a moving motor car.
One and one-half tons of steel have been delivered at the Federal Building on government order for tests in the jaws of a huge machine that reproduces the tests made for various industries by the Bureau of Standards in its Washington laboratories.
Operated under electric control, a new automaton tests the durability of leather samples for use as shoe soles. The samples are mounted on a perpendicular, rotating wheel that moves at right angles to another revolving surface faced with emery dust. Through the angles and mountings of these wheels, the leather is subjected to the turnings, twistings, and pressures it would undergo if made into soles. Twelve samples are tested simultaneously on this machine. About 40,000 revolutions of the apparatus occur before the best sole leathers fail and crumble to mincemeat. Rubber soles, floor tile, and linoleum are also tested in this practical way.
Another apparatus, recently perfected by the Bureau of Standards, consists of an electric recorder that tells how long paint, used as a protective coating on steel pipe, will last. The public will get its first glimpse of this automatic tester at the Century of Progress show.
A bird sanctuary and game refuge constitutes another display, brilliant in natural coloring and so life-like that you watch attentively to see if the waterfowl, game birds, and wild animals are alive or mounted. This exhibit tells the story of wild life conservation and the federal stewardship of national timberlands. The attractive outdoor scene, looking as though it had been lifted bodily from some sylvan spot and moved indoors, is composed of trees and shrubbery so true to nature that you are amazed to discover they are artificial.
Stuffed specimens of upland game birds perch in these trees. Artificial ducks, mouths distended as though uttering raucous cries, and feet outstretched for a landing, hang suspended over an imitation pond. One deer drinks at a cool spring-fed stream while his mate, head lifted, stands alert for any sign of danger. A wild turkey gobbler and several hens add a touch of American realism. This exhibit illustrates how Uncle Sam cooperates with the states in protecting and conserving wild life against poachers, parasites, and predatory animals.
It also shows how timber is cut, replacement trees planted; demonstrates the value of tim-berland in conserving municipal water supplies and the importance of the forest terrain for live stock grazing.
Through plate glass you can study the heart of an artificial redwood tree, a giant from the California forest. You can count the birthdays of that mammoth tree in the plainly visible rings of growth.
The importance of forested areas that absorb rainfall and feed it gradually into the soil is demonstrated by an ingenious model in which pumped water percolates like rain through an illuminated channel.
In one sector of this object lesson, the surface soil is bare and here the make-believe raindrops run away and go to waste. Another section, carpeted with grass, twigs, leaves, and matted debris, retains the water as it seeps slowly into the soil. A circulating pump, operated by electricity, forces the same water over and over through the restricted channels.
Mothers, housewives, and their daughters will be interested in a home economics' show visible through the windows of a three-walled home. Dining room windows will permit an inspection of the dietary problems of the average American family, solved by trained purchasing, seasoned selection, and skilled preparation of the proper foods. Through the living room windows they will be able to see parents hard at work balancing the budget. Another scene compares the wearing qualities of various textiles and show's how to get the most for your money when buying clothes.
Another striking exhibit, a real novelty to Fair visitors from inland places, will be a federal lighthouse, complete with beacons, bell buoys, sound signals, and radio outfits. How the flash and flicker of its powerful light guides storm-tossed ships to harbors of safety will be clearly demonstrated.
The War Department's share in the show will consist of a military encampment of 400 regulars, army maneuvers and daredevil riding by cavalry monkey-drillers, who equal the cleverest circus stars. The march of the infantrymen, the thunder of hoofs as the cavalry goes by, the blare of the military band, the precision of military formation, and small arms drill will give the visitor a glimpse of every phase of army life.
The Army's Corps of Engineers has made for the exposition a graphic bas-relief map of the proposed Nicaraguan Canal. Models showing proposed river and harbor improvements, and other similar activities of Army engineers, will be on display.
The U. S. Navy will feature an intricate and effective demonstration. In its animated exhibit, an ellipse fifteen by twenty-one feet represents the ocean with the United States outlined by lights that flare or fade under switch control. The leading countries with which Uncle Sam trades are designated by colored lights. Tiny miniatures of freighters and ocean greyhounds, moved by electric motors, pass along the established ocean lanes between this country and foreign ports.
Models of battleships, cruisers, and destroyers patrol the ocean, blockade strategic harbors, and go through the routine of war time precautions at sea. The animated spectacle, operating on a controlled time sequence, reproduces the activity of the Navy both in peace and war. For the first time in history, these stirring nautical maneuvers are fully reproduced in miniature.
Another naval exhibit emphasizes the changes in design and construction that have taken place during the 150-odd years that have elapsed since John Paul Jones fought in sailing ships. Six models of sailing ships cruise a tiny sea, side by side with half a dozen modern battleships. Seaplane and plane carrier models, a miniature Akron, cutaway models of the latest marine engines, the development in ship propulsion and improvements in propellers, naval weapons, bombs, projectiles, airplane appliances, and safety devices complete the display.
A REALISTIC model will illustrate the damage done by vast swarms of grasshoppers in a field of corn. An artificial grasshopper, thirty inches long, is mounted in the foreground and an illustrated text describes the insect's life cycle and tells how the pest can be controlled.
A full-scale reproduction of the interior of a modern ocean liner, equipped with the instruments and apparatus of the wheel room, offers a striking contrast to the model of the forecastle of a schooner of the type in use at the time of the Mexican War.
An exhibit by the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce consists of a large statistical chart which signals the increases in our population that occur at twenty-second intervals during a selected day. In addition, lights flash on and off to record the fluctuations in births and deaths, and in emigration and immigration. A battery of tabulating equipment will show how the census data are handled, counted, sorted, and tabulated by machinery.
Puppet figures will re-enact the dramatic rescue work of the Bureau of Mines experts in mine disasters and demonstrate how first aid treatment is given to the injured.
Airports and the network of commercial airways will be shown on a large electric background map. A full-sized radio beacon will be operated by remote control, and nearby the teletype machine, now used by the Weather Bureau and Department of Commerce in sending out flying weather maps, will be in operation.
UNCLE SAM'S hundreds of exhibits will give a clear-cut idea of the far-flung activities of his scientists. There will be, for instance, a demonstration of finger printing as used in crime detection. A tiny reproduction of Old Faithful will show how a geyser works. In miniature, the visitor will see a modern live stock farm in successful operation. Models of coal and metal mines, of oil fields, of storage dams, and hydro-electric plants will supply a graphic picture of these giant industries.
Paintings and models will show transportation methods in Alaska, salmon fishing, and gold mining in the frozen North, the cabin of an Alaskan trapper, and the garments he makes from reindeer skin.
The accurate and world-wide methods of collecting and reporting crop conditions will be shown, along with the work of experts in solving problems for the dairymen of America. In an aquarium will be seen specimens of all our commercially valuable fish and the manner in which they are killed and packed.
A mysterious old Mayan temple in the Yucatan jungle has been recreated as headquarters of the national exhibit of the Indians. Models illustrate the tribal life and surroundings of the Indians of the woodlands as well as the buffalo-hunters of the plains. Wigwams, tepees of bark and skin, adobe homes of the Pueblo dwellers, the earth-covered hogans of the Navajos are all faithfully reproduced. Another display depicts the arts and crafts of civilized redmen, their success in the trades and agriculture and their present self-supporting ability.
The bill authorizing the participation of the federal Government in the Century of Progress exposition placed the work of creating and assembling the exhibits in charge of the Secretaries of Commerce, Agriculture, and State. Harry S. New, former postmaster-general, was appointed commissioner with Colonel W. B. Causey as assistant commissioner. Congress appropriated $1,000,000 to finance the national show. Approximately S200,000 was expended on the design and construction of the temporary Federal Building on the exhibition grounds while about $500,000 has been used in planning and building the exhibits that show what Uncle Sam does for the general public, and how he does it.


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Revamp the learn.perl.org website to be more inviting to new users of Perl by creating a new series of articles which form a coherent and fun tutorial arc.
Benefits to the Perl Community
The learn.perl.org site should be a welcoming, fun, and educational experience for new users, complete with exciting projects and straightforward instructions to make it easier to get started enjoying Perl. This project will provide introductory material which allows users to quickly become productive with Perl and the CPAN.
The Perl community needs to provide fresh and interesting content to attract and keep new users. For example, http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/documentation/ is welcoming, approachable, and thorough.
Six new tutorials oriented at new users.
Website updated to focus on new users' needs.
Project Details
The project will include the following tasks:
Getting Started with Perl -- An engaging introduction that leads the beginning Perl user through the first basic steps of Perl.
Fun with control, structures, scoping, and subroutines. -- Deeper into the syntax and details.
Using and creating modules. -- How perl finds and loads modules.
An introduction to objects. -- Using, extending, and defining objects.
How Do I Set Up My Perl and CPAN? -- A how-to covering installation and configuration for Linux/Mac/Windows and hosted vs personal machine environments.
Your first GUI desktop application. -- A simple wxWidgets application.
Website Updates
A modified layout including propaganda, introductory text, the above-mentioned tutorials, and additional links.
The website updates and redesign will be initially hosted on a publicly visible staging site, then uploaded to learn.perl.org as it becomes complete. This will be coordinated with Robert and Ask to fit into the perl.org infrastructure (including use of combust and dealing with CSS as appropriate.)
The first month would be spent on the first tutorial and planning the arc of the other five, and getting the website set up.
Each additional tutorial will take two weeks to develop.
The website updates will take approximately one week of effort, spread over the length of the project.
Project Schedule
The entire project would be complete in 3-4 calendar months. It could begin on March 1st.
Eric Wilhelm is an established CPAN author, president of the Portland Perl Mongers, an experienced Perl developer, and served as TPF's administrator for Google's Summer of Code in 2008.
Tina Connolly is a professional speculative fiction writer with a technical background, who has a new user's perspective on Perl.


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Wednesday Night Shakespeare
Submitted by Katherine D. Duke
A Wednesday eve to Webster did we come—
Ten students, a professor and myself—
To gather 'round a table laid with tea
And carrot cake. What play was it this week?
They'd done MacBeth, and Romeo they chose
For Valentine's. So which tonight? Pray tell!
The cake displayed our title in sweet script:
The Merry Wives of Windsor. Comedy!
(It's one I've never read, and, so we learn,
The only one that Shakespeare ever set
In modern England—his own time and place.)
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Monday, July 18, 2011
Drawing the Thrills
As with any ride that is artfully crafted, participants are intrigued by the anxiety of not knowing what will happen next. The steady pressure of this anxiety, this fear creates a tension and through it a suspense that drives the narrative forward.
"Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." - Stephen King
The suspense may drive the piece forward but without a release the characters and audience will be too fatigued by the end of the piece to enjoy the ride. Many seek out thrills to experience that rush, the race of their heartbeat, the fear of the unknown and the feeling of relief that comes once they've overcome that obstacle. It is a psychological need to understand, a fascination with that which they can not comprehend because it is so different from our everyday lives. That fascination stems from a need to find out how much fear the individual can tolerate and ultimately the sense of satisfaction that comes from being able to endure that anxiety.
While the tension of a ride may continue to build the conditional stress experienced is still subject to the individual's tolerances for prolonged anxiety. This means that while a ride may layer anxiety and tension to keep applying pressure the individual has physiological tolerances to that stressor. The individual can become exhausted and in terms of a narrative this means they will put the story down. Exciting moments are release points for the tension. If the excitement does not address the current anxiety or tension in any way then it will not serve as a release but another form of tension.
Thrilling moments are derived from an equal balance of anxiety and the satisfaction of that release. Like a roller-coaster, if the ride climbs to an epic height the drop, excitement, should be of equal height unless there is a need to keep partial stress. This can mean a greater satisfaction from the climax of the ride however, it also means greater chances of fatigue along the journey.
Thrills are created by provoking emotional anxiety both for the character and the reader through exploring that which they can not understand. What is it like to have someone close murdered? What is it like the have two people fall in love with the same person? What is it like to catch a criminal? Stop a supernatural horror? People look to experience a thrill, something that they do not experience on a routine basis. To deliver that thrill, it needs to come in equal parts of tension and excitement. If you reduce the tension, the excitement will not have the same impact. If you reduce the excitement, the satisfaction will fade with it. The perfect thrill is one that is built with suspense and has partial releases (pay-offs) until the close.
Romance example: Antoine has a crush on Jayne but she doesn't know he exists. Antoine set about trying to get her attention. (Tension) After a period he finds a means of talking with her. (Partial-Release) Jayne smiles at him passing in the hall. (Partial-Release) Mean Ex-BF threatens Antoine, they walk away together. (Tension) Antoine confronts EB. (Tension) Jayne admits she's in love with Antoine. (Release)
Supernatural Thriller example: Antoine discovers people are disappearing. Secretly has crush on Jayne. (Tension) Discusses with friends and friends confirm more disappearances. (Tension) Starts working with Jayne to find missing people. (Partial-Release) In-fighting about how to proceed as friends disappear. (Tension) Find clues about disappearances, in-fighting between them due to tension. (Partial-Release, relationship tension) Antoine admits crush to Jayne, interrupted before Jayne can react. (Tension) Antoine saves Jayne form supernatural threat. (Partial-Release- still relationship tension) Together they stop the threat and Jayne admits to being in love with Antoine. (Release)
Ultimately, if you build too much tension without at least a partial release it is akin to queuing in line for hours to get on a roller-coaster that goes down one dip and dumps you off at the gift shop.
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- Michele Shaw said...
LOL, Love that last line! Agreed, a little anxiety is good, but everyone needs to breathe:)And don't even say, *whispers* "put the book down." Egad, a writer's nightmare! Thanks for another great post, Phil!
- July 18, 2011 at 3:02 PM
- K.M. Weiland said...
Good post. This is a point that many beginning authors (and some experienced ones!) overlook. To be suspenseful, suspense must be rhythmic. A constant flow grows boring without a counteracting ebb. Just like a comedian timing his punchline after a long pause, suspense also has to hesitate in order to deliver its full impact.
- July 18, 2011 at 3:42 PM
Terrific explanation of the differences between the various types of conflict/tension we know must exist to some extent in every scene of our novels. I particularly love your last line: "... goes down one dip and dumps you off at the gift shop." Wonderful! Thanks for this, it's bookmarked.
Take care,
- July 19, 2011 at 8:56 AM
- Delaney Diamond said...
Great post, Phil. The key for an author is mastering the rhythmic flow of tension (or conflict) and release. The analogy of a roller coaster ride is perfect, and like the others, I love your closing statement.
- July 19, 2011 at 9:03 AM
- PW.Creighton said...
Michele, exactly it. Reader fatigue mean putting the book down, and possibly never picking it back up. Thanks for stopping by.
KM, it really is about the rhythm. No one wants a roller coaster that only goes in a straight level line. Timing and remembering to release the stress are paramount to success of a piece. Thanks for the comment!
JC thanks for stopping by and the kind words.
Delaney thank you for swinging over. It's all about the ride, everyone wants a thrill not transportation.
- July 19, 2011 at 12:44 PM
- Jean said...
Phil -- Great post! Yes it is all about the rhythm and flow of tension and excitement. It's quite a job measuring those and keeping them in perfect portion. Thanks for your insights.
- July 19, 2011 at 1:01 PM
- PW.Creighton said...
Thank you for stopping by Jean.
- July 20, 2011 at 12:04 PM
- Lisa Gail Green said...
Yes! I read someone's (I can't remember who now darn it) example of why Vampire Diaries works so well. It's the constant build up AND release of tension. They solve the problem usually fairly quickly, but introduce yet another at the same time. That really stuck out for me.
- July 21, 2011 at 6:33 PM
- PW.Creighton said...
Lisa thank you for stopping by, if you watch close with any series you'll see that same pattern. It is about the build and release.
- July 22, 2011 at 7:33 AM
- Julie Musil said...
LOL at that last line. Disneyland does the "dump at the gift store" thing. Ugh.
You are so right...it's all about balance and pacing. It's a skill I'm still working on!
- July 23, 2011 at 10:15 PM
Alfred Hitchcock once said, "A bomb explodes under a table- that is excitement. A bomb ticks away under a table- that is suspense."
- July 24, 2011 at 3:00 PM
- PW.Creighton said...
Eeleenlee, excellent quote, thanks for stopping by!
- July 25, 2011 at 8:02 AM


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Monday, May 10, 2010
Memory Monday: Cousins to Play With
Of course, on my mother's side of the family, I was down there in the "baby ghetto" of the Moore cousins, which consisted of the three youngest. And the other two were boys. But that didn't matter. I could play with dolls or I could be a tomboy, so having Fred and Tim to play with was fun in any event. Fred was about nine months older than I was, and Tim was almost exactly a year younger. Perfect.
The problem was, Fred was in Texas and Tim and I were in California, so we never got a chance for all three of us to play together. Two of the most popular "Moore family stories," however, involved accounts of Tim and me playing with Fred on different occasions. One dated to baby-toddler days, when Mom and Dad and I lived in Texas for a few months. My older brother Don and Fred's older sister Tootsie were the same age (Don, who was eight years older than I, was lucky – there was a whole passel of Moore cousins near his age). As the story went, Don and Tootsie decided they would "entertain" us babies (Fred and me) by putting us in a wagon and then pulling the wagon behind them as fast as they could run. This was in the 1950s, so no seat belts or helmets for us. And we were apparently quite a sight, bouncing around in the wagon with our tongues hanging out in baby-joy.
The other story dealt with Fred's efforts to teach Tim to "talk Texan." All of our parents retained their Texas accents to some degree or another, even those who had lived in California for a good 20 years. But the California cousins had no trace of the accent, unlike our handful of Texas cousins.
Fred knew that Tim would love to be cool like a Texan, so he took it upon himself to teach him the lingo. But it did not come naturally; when Tim slipped into our sissy Southern Californian accent, Fred had to correct him: "No, no, it's not 'I think.' Repeat after me: 'Ah thank.'"
One of the "adventures" I remember with Tim also involved our next oldest cousin, Tim's sister Sheri, one of the few older cousins who would ever deign to notice us. Once our two families went out to Uncle Pete's and Aunt Johnny's house in the mountains, and the three of us got to sleep on a mattress on the floor in the upstairs room. The problem was that we simply found one another to be too funny; we cracked ourselves up. We could not settle down and go to sleep. Several times Uncle Pete had to come up and warn us to be quiet, and the last time the threat must have been a doozie, because we actually did.
Because there were 11 kids in my mother's family, there was a good stretch of ages from the oldest to youngest siblings, and Moore cousins started getting born a good 20 years before I was born. So many of the older cousins were adults with children of their own by the time the "baby cousins" came along, and the older cousins' children were the playmates of a few of the younger cousins. Twelve years after Tim was born, the final Moore cousin was born when Mom's long-time bachelor brother finally got married and his wife gave birth to a daughter. Now adolescents, Fred, Tim, and I – at long last – were no longer the "babies."
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What fun memories you have.ReplyDelete
That's the problem with being the child of divorce....my mother was an only child so no cousins there. My father has two nephews but after the divorce, we didn't see them again. I was probably diaper age the last time we were all together.
My mother comes from a large family and there was nothing like being at our family gatherings. Everybody had a cousin or cousins near their own age to play with. What wonderful memories! I wish my own children had had that kind of experience growing up.ReplyDelete
Congratulations on making the "Top 100" list from MyHeritage! I loved this post because it reminded me of my family. I had 29 cousins on my Mom's side, not so many on my Dad's side. We used to get together on holidays and fall asleep in a big pile in front of the TV like a litter of puppies. I wish someone had taken a photo!ReplyDelete
Congratulations on MyHeritage.com Top 100 Recognition!
Visiting all 100 takes some time. Thanks for what you do!
Bill ;-)
Author of "Back to the Homeplace"
and "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories"
Tracy - Having cousins isn't something I thought to be thankful for when I was younger, but I am definitely thankful now.ReplyDelete
Lori - We don't seem to have those big gatherings any more, either; now we're all spread far apart.
Heather - Thank you! I love the image of all the sleeping cousins in a pile.
Dr. Bill - Thank you!
You're right there is just something about cousins-that make you connect in a different way. I liked reading your memories-especially the wagon one : ) The things kids do to other kids!ReplyDelete
Greta, did you ever spend time with my dad Ronald (Ronnie).Probably not judging by your story. He is 13 years older than you. Is Timothy the younger cousin you are speaking of?ReplyDelete


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Operating the PCM telephone
The PCM telephone is operated in much the same way as the Bluetooth hands-free unit. To find out more about this, please refer to the section "Operating the Bluetooth hands-free unit (Bluetooth Mobile phone preparation)" on page 52.
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To find out more, please refer to the sections "Inserting the SIM card in the PCM" on page 64 and "Connecting an authorized Bluetooth device with the PCM" on page 92 as well as "Adding a new Bluetooth device" on page 93.
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A Year in the Emerald City
Expect to See Green in Fashion, Décor in 2013; '80s Throwback
Diamonds may be forever, but emeralds are for 2013.
The color emerald green is being unveiled today as the next Pantone color of the year. The annual color proclamation is closely followed by the design industry, and emerald is already starting to show up across a wide swath of products—clothes, dishes, furniture and even cars.
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After receiving a heavy dose of criticism for the 2011 Oscars ceremony she co-hosted with James Franco back in February, Anne Hathaway says she would probably host again, actually maybe not, actually maybe, dear God never again.
Speaking on Thursday's edition of The Today Show, Hathaway despaired to host Matt Lauer: "They said we were the worst show ever, I think that qualifies as tough.
"There was the critical reaction, which was awful. Then there are the people who have been coming up to me since then who stop and say, 'I thought it was fantastic. I watched it with my family and we were entertained'. I am very grateful to those people."
Hathaway also admitted that she was undecided about whether she would accept a second hosting offer from the Academy, stating: "Why not? I don't know. Maybe. Perhaps. No."


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CRESTVIEW � Singer and vocal music instructor Janice Marcus grew up in California in a family of pet lovers. Her childhood dogs and cats were integral parts of the family.
CRESTVIEW � Singer and vocal music instructor Janice Marcus grew up in California in a family of pet lovers. Her childhood dogs and cats were integral parts of the family.
For her, a recent brush with death reinforced the healing power of canine companionship.
When Janice's husband Jim's aerospace engineering job brought the couple to Crestview in the early 2000s, whether pets would join them in their new home was not questioned; it was understood that their north county home would include both bipedal and quadruped members.
Today, their home is enhanced by the addition of Jasmine and Shane, two full-blooded collies whom the Marcuses rescued, respectively, from a shelter and from an owner who didn't want him.
"Both are about 7," Janice Marcus said. "It's hard with a rescue dog to know how exactly old they are.
"Jasmine is the protectress. No kidding. She makes me feel very safe. She's just Mama's dog and she's very protective of her mother. But Shane is my lover. He's so affectionate."
When Jim lost his job more than a year ago, a many-month quest for employment took a toll on the family savings, but the couple was determined that their situation would not affect Jasmine and Shane.
"Dogs can sense when there is a problem at home, and that's when they are sometimes most needed," Janice said. "Dogs are so sweet. They knew Mommy and Daddy needed them."
Strong faith, assistance from their church, help from friends and their collies' unquestioning love carried them through.
Then one day last autumn, Janice felt unwell. Jim left to brew a cup of tea for her; when he returned, his wife was comatose on the floor.
Life-saving surgery at North Okaloosa Medical Center for an undisclosed illness stabilized Janice so she could be sent via Life Flight helicopter to the University of Florida Shands Medical Center in Gainesville, where she began a month's battle for her life.
Jim, meanwhile, at last received a series of promising job prospects and interviews.
"He had been job-hunting for a year," Janice said. "This was such a blessing, but with such bad timing."
Thrilled to see their 'mother'
When Janice returned to Crestview, she had less than two weeks with her husband before he had to depart for his new out-of-town job, from which he regularly returns home each month.
Their faithful collies were waiting for her return.
"They were so thrilled to see their 'mother,'" Janice said. "I don't think any of the pets ever expected to see me again. They were so excited to see Mommy. Shane especially was barking and barking. Oh my goodness, he was thrilled. I only had Jasmine for a few months before I got so sick. She wondered what happened to her mommy."
Both dogs are even more attentive to her since her return, Janice said.
"They follow me all around the house all the time. I think part of it is to make sure I don't go away again," Janice said. "When Jim is gone, they are my companions. They're wonderful dogs. They watch TV with me. They especially like 'Lassie.' We have 'Lassie' on DVD for them."
While Jasmine is her "mommy's" bodyguard, Shane is the self-appointed watchdog, Janice said.
"Shane usually lies in whatever room I'm in," she said. "He also likes to lie against the front door like he's protecting me."
Her husband's rapid departure for a much prayed for job so soon after her return from Shands was difficult, but Janice's brother, Robb, arrived from the west coast to tend to his sister for several weeks. When their father took ill, he returned to California.
Weakness and loneliness took their toll, but Shane and Jasmine were with her every step of the way.
"That was hard," Janice said. "I wish I could've just gotten Shane to learn how to make coffee, but like he always tells me, 'I don't have opposable thumbs, Mom.' But he'd be willing."
The dogs � as much as powders, pills and tonics � have helped her regain strength, she said.
"They are very good medicine," Janice said. "The thing about dogs is they're so accepting. They just love you no matter what, and when they sense you need it, they love you even more. They are so calm and comforting. I don't think I could've made it this far without them."
Medical research into the healing powers of dogs has been proven in the Marcus residence, Janice said. Her steady recovery was bolstered not just by her faith and health care providers, but also by Jasmine and Shane's companionship.
There's some science to support that claim.
"Although dogs have been used for therapeutic purposes around the globe for years, today, particularly in the U.S., their use is driven by mounting evidence that dogs truly can heal," The Saturday Evening Post reports. "One look at a therapy dog strolling into a hospital room and a patient�s blood pressure drops, heart rate slows, and the corrosive hormones generated by stress that damage arteries and play a part in so many diseases and disorders plummet."
Canines' therapeutic effects are no surprise to Janice.
"There's a reason God sent us dogs," she said.
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Crew brings magic home, maintains MLB's best record
MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers hit like a team tired of hearing about home woes, and Kyle Lohse just kept pitching the way he's been pitching.
So, for that matter, did relievers Tyler Thornburg, Will Smith and Francisco Rodriguez, who combined with Lohse to turn the Brewers' early flurry of runs into a 5-2 win over the Padres on Wednesday at Miller Park. Jean Segura snapped a long home run drought with a three-run shot in the second inning, Khris Davis went deep for another run in the fourth, and the Brewers boosted baseball's best record to 16-6.View Full Game Coverage
MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers hit like a team tired of hearing about home woes, and Kyle Lohse just kept pitching the way he's been pitching.
So, for that matter, did relievers Tyler Thornburg, Will Smith and Francisco Rodriguez, who combined with Lohse to turn the Brewers' early flurry of runs into a 5-2 win over the Padres on Wednesday at Miller Park. Jean Segura snapped a long home run drought with a three-run shot in the second inning, Khris Davis went deep for another run in the fourth, and the Brewers boosted baseball's best record to 16-6.View Full Game Coverage
Just don't try talking to Lohse about the last part.
Not yet.
"We're doing a good job of keeping our heads down and doing whatever we can to win that one game," Lohse said. "That series in Pittsburgh [where the Brewers won three of four], we found a way to win games. A lot of one-run games, and we've been winning them. You can't do that if you're looking ahead or guys are distracted by something else. We're doing a good job of staying in the moment and staying focused."
The Brewers are off Thursday after playing 16 games in as many days. Is Lohse sure guys won't peek at the big picture?
"I hope not," he said. "It's early in the season. We just have to keep piling the wins up and see where we're at come September. That's the attitude in here, and hopefully everyone is on the same page."
Lohse and catcher Jonathan Lucroy were on the same page Wednesday night, as Lohse limited the Padres to two runs (one earned) on five hits in seven innings, with no walks and five strikeouts. He has allowed only one earned run in each of his last three starts, lowering his early-season ERA to 2.38 through five outings.
It was the Brewers' 17th quality start in 22 games.
"It was total pitching," Padres manager Bud Black said. "He used both sides of the plate extremely well, changed speed and was up in our hands. It was a veteran pitcher making pitches. It was Pitching 101. You can see why he is where he's at now."
The outing came as a relief for Brewers manager Ron Roenicke, whose team played 14 innings in Pittsburgh on Sunday, 12 more against the Padres on Tuesday night, and needed innings from Lohse to avoid dipping into an already hard-worked bullpen.
"We needed the innings," Roenicke said. "I saw the pitch count after the first couple innings and I was a little concerned, but he got right back in it. I was hoping for seven. I thought that would be ideal."
It helped that Brewers hitters, who entered the day batting only .201 at Miller Park, gave Lohse plenty of room to work. They were up against a good young Padres right-hander in Tyson Ross, who had not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his last seven starts dating to last season, and the Brewers scored four earned runs before Ross recorded his fourth out.
Ryan Braun delivered an RBI double in the first inning to tie the game at 1 before Segura followed singles by Davis and Lyle Overbay in the second inning by pulling a three-run home run. It was Segura's first homer since last July 30, snapping a drought of 256 at-bats.
"It always feels pretty good when you hit a ball out of the field, so you know I feel pretty good," Segura said. "I've been feeling pretty good when I play, [so] hopefully I come back and keep grinding. … This game is tough, you know. It's not easy to play baseball, especially in a good league. We're here to learn, we're here to help the team win some ballgames."
Earlier this week, Roenicke dropped Segura from the second spot in the batting order to sixth, and then to eighth, in order to relieve some pressure.
Asked whether he was bothered by the move, Segura laughed and said, "I mean, I don't want to say that it's not [upsetting], but yes. I don't want that they take that decision, but he took that decision, and I don't have any comment about it. I just want to be out there no matter what."
Davis added a solo home run in the fourth inning off Ross, who was charged with five runs on nine hits in six innings.
Lohse allowed only one extra-base hit in his seven innings, a double leading off the game to Everth Cabrera. He advanced to third on a bouncer that barely eluded Lohse -- who was upset he couldn't make the play -- allowing Cabrera to score on Seth Smith's sacrifice fly.
After the Brewers built their comfortable lead, the Padres scored again in the seventh with two singles and an error charged to Overbay. Nick Hundley's RBI pinch-hit cut the Padres' deficit to 5-2.
They would not get any closer. Brewers relievers Thornburg and Smith combined for a scoreless eighth inning and Rodriguez pitched the ninth for his ninth save. Smith and Rodriguez have each made 12 appearances this season without allowing a run. Thornburg has worked 11 straight appearances without being charged with an earned run.
Rodriguez struck out two more batters Wednesday and has 19 whiffs versus three walks in 12 innings, with a .128 opponents' batting average.
"I mean, I can't believe what we're doing right now," Segura said. "We're doing some great things on the field, pitching, bullpen, closing. We've been perfect. We're going in the right direction."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy.


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Broncos star receiver and restricted free agent Brandon Marshall will visit the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday, according to two NFL sources.
Marshall recently received a first-round tender from the Broncos.
For a myriad of reasons, Marshall would like to move on from the Broncos. His last three seasons have been both highly productive (at least 101 catches in each) and tumultuous. He held out from the team's offseason workouts last year and issued a trade request.
This time, the Broncos may be getting close to accommodating Marshall's desire to leave. The Seahawks have both the financial wherewithal to submit an attractive contract proposal to induce Marshall into signing an offer sheet, and they also two first-round draft picks, one of which can be used to prevent the Broncos from matching the offer.
Although other teams have expressed interest in Marshall, Seattle makes more sense than any other in part because former Broncos' play caller Jeremy Bates and former receivers coach Jedd Fisch are now with the Seahawks. Marshall was a big fan of both coaches in 2008 when he had 104 catches in 15 games.
And the Seahawks just let receiver Nate Burleson leave for free agency and Detroit. The Broncos did offer Marshall a multi-year contract last summer worth approximately $9.5 million a season. Marshall rejected the proposal in part because the contract structure had relatively little money upfront, but mostly because the receiver preferred to play elsewhere.
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Brilliant point. Comfort-seekers have no place in serious religious discussion. I personally suspect that, as life forms, we are alone, but that what we end up deciding that we ought to do will be in accordance with something horrible that predates the universe. Not Cthulu, but similar in some regard.
"It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God--but to create him."
Asimov had a short story about this - it's a great quote :)
What if there are many other sentient civilizations but they are too far away, too far in the past, or too far in the future for us to have any interaction with; are we still alone?
Extra-terrestrial life may be nothing like our worst fears. Even if it is, it probably does not matter unless we make contact. Nothing to fear.
Finding other life and or sentient beings is not going to solve all of our philosophical problems. It won't give existence meaning. If we were to be 'alone,' we need only turn to each other for company. Scary, yes, but nothing we don't do on a regular basis.


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Milwaukee: Burgers on the Riverwalk at John Hawk's Pub
Burger reviews in the Milwaukee area.
John Hawk's Pub
100 East, Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee WI 53202 (map); 414-501-2500; johnhawkspub.com
Cooking Method: Grilled
Short Order: English pub in downtown Milwaukee that has a patio on the Riverwalk and flavorful flame-broiled burgers
Want Fries With That? Seasoned steak fries are not noteworthy, but serviceable
Price: Double bacon cheeseburger, $11.99
To continue the al fresco dining theme from my last review, this week I hit up a spot on downtown Milwaukee's Riverwalk. Running along the entire length of the Milwaukee Rver through downtown, the Riverwalk connects buildings with a continuous pedestrian walkway. Many of the restaurants located on the river have large patio and deck spaces—spaces that become quite crowded in the summer with tourists and business folks alike—including John Hawk's Pub.
If you enjoy grilled burgers, John Hawk's has the burger for you. Their double bacon cheeseburger ($11.99) is nothing fancy, but it's got that distinct flame-broiled flavor. (If you've ever had a burger from Major Goolsby's, their burger tastes similar to John Hawk's.) The patty has plenty of charred bits that break up the otherwise uniform texture and picture-perfect grill marks.
The third-pound patties came out a bit dry for my medium request, but the dryness didn't bother me that much. The copious amounts of American cheese provided a little extra moisture and creaminess and helped stick everything together. The bacon was a little bit bland, but even a very flavorful bacon probably wouldn't hold up against two patties' worth of flame-broiled beef. As far as the vegetation went, the mealy, barely red, thick-sliced tomato shouldn't have been there, but the thinly sliced red onion was a nice addition. Overall, the American cheese was the star topping.
Fries were of the seasoned steak fry variety and pretty standard—crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. Nothing to write home about, but serviceable.
John Hawk's is one of the many restaurants along the Riverwalk where you can grab a burger and a beer. If you're in the mood for an old fashioned burger and enjoy flame-broiling, it might be a good stop for you.
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Cashier: Picking up the two fennel bulbs I was buying and examining them. "Do you cook with fennel a lot?"
Me: "Oh, yeah. All the time."
Cashier: "I've always wondered what to do with it. It just looks so cool, you know?"
Me: "Oh, I can give you lots of idea about how to cook with fennel. You could put it in salads or saute --"
Cashier: Waving the hands as if she were trying to stop traffic, she interrupted, "Oh, no, no! I don't want you to tell me. I won't actually do it. I've just always wondered."
In case you're wondering about fennel bulb, it's actually an herb that has been enjoyed since antiquity. When eaten raw, you'll appreciate its crunchy, refreshing celery-like texture and sweet licorice flavor. When sauteed or roasted, you'll find it morphs into something more savory, with an earthy depth of flavor. It gets along well with many ingredients but has a special affinity for citrus fruits, figs, olives, nuts, and hard cheese like Pecorino Romano and Parmesan. And those feathery fronds? They're edible too. Toss them in your salad or munch on them as a digestive aid.
Lemony Roasted Fennel and String Beans
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1 fennel bulb, cut into 8 wedges
1/2 pound string beans, trimmed
1 tablespoon olive oil
The zest of 1/2 lemon (about 1/2 teaspoon)
The juice of 1/2 lemon (about 1 teaspoon)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, divided
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut of fennel stalks. Cut bulb in half. Then in quarters, then in eights, for a total of 8 wedges. Place fennel and string beans in a large baking dish.
2. In a small bowl, whisk olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Pour over vegetables and toss until coated. Cover tightly with tinfoil and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the tinfoil. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons parsley and toss. Cook uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes, or until vegetables are tender and a few brown spots appear.
3. Transfer vegetables to a platter or large bowl and drizzle with juices from the baking dish. Sprinkle with a little salt and freshly ground black pepper and remaining 1/2 tablespoon parsley.
You might also enjoy these fennel recipes:
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Bank of America reported net income of $6.2 billion, or $0.56 per share, for the third quarter vs. a net loss of $7.3 billion, or $0.77 per share, last year — topping analysts' estimates by a wide margin. Revenue, net of interest expense (and calculated on a fully taxable-equivalent basis) rose 6 percent to $28.7 billion.
Its global-wealth operations, no longer led by Sallie Krawcheck, reported year-over-year increases in revenue and net income, as the total number of advisors at Merrill Lynch grew by about 500 to 16,722 on the expansion of the Merrill Edge platform. Sequentially, the unit reported slightly lower sales and profits vs. the second quarter of 2011.
"This quarter's results reflect several actions we took that highlight our ongoing transformation toward becoming a leaner, more focused company," said CEO Brian Moynihan in a press release. "The diversity and depth in our customer and client offerings provided some resiliency in a very challenging environment."
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The unit, now led by BofA co-CEO David Darnell, saw its net income rise 29 percent from the year-ago quarter to $347 million, which was a 31 percent decline from the second quarter of 2011 (due to a higher provision for credit losses and other factors). The wealth-management unit had a return on average equity of 7.72 percent in the most recent quarter, which is up from 5.91 percent a year ago, but down from 11.54 percent in the second quarter.
Revenue was $4.2 billion, an increase of about 9 percent year over year, driven by higher asset management fees, net interest income, and transactional activity; sales moved down 6 percent from the second quarter. Sales at Merrill Lynch improved 8 percent from last year to $3.43 billion, but dropped 2 percent from the second quarter.
Client balances, or assets, for the overall wealth-management unit were $2.06 trillion, down about 3 percent from the year-ago quarter and 6 percent from the previous quarter. Balances in Merrill Lynch accounts stood at $1.45 trillion on Sept. 30, a drop of 1 percent from last year and a decline of 6 percent from the previous quarter.
Net asset inflows in Q3'11, though, were $1.9 billion for the wealth-management unit vs. outflows of $2.6 billion a year ago and inflows of $764 million in Q2'11 and $7.5 billion in Q1'11.
The number of total client-facing associates stood at 21,554 as of Sept. 30, up from 20,011 a year ago and 20,833 in the previous quarter. The number of wealth advisors is now 18,488 vs. 16,988 last year and 17,823 last quarter. U.S. Trust includes 2,271 financial professionals.
Advisors with Merrill Lynch number 16,722, up by more than 1,000 from 15,486 a year ago and 16,247 in the second quarter. Much of this increase is from hiring for the Merrill Edge platform, which focuses on mass-affluent clients being serviced through bank branches and call centers.
BofA says that the productivity of Merrill Lynch financial advisors, excluding those with Merrill Edge, is about $854,000 in yearly fees and commissions based on the third quarter's results — down 4 percent from last quarter, but up 1 percent from last year. For the nine months ending Sept. 30, Merrill advisor production is averaging $892,000 in yearly fees and commissions, up 7 percent from the first nine months of 2010.
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley said it had third-quarter net income of $2.2 billion, or $1.14 per share, from continuing operations compared with income of $314 million, or $0.05 per share, for the same period a year ago, beating analysts' estimates.
Net revenues were $9.9 billion for the current quarter compared with $6.8 billion a year ago. Results for the quarter included revenue of $3.4 billion, or $1.12 per share, compared with negative revenue of $731 million a year ago related to changes in Morgan Stanley's debt-related credit spreads and other credit factors, such as a debt valuation adjustment.
For the current quarter, net income applicable to Morgan Stanley, including discontinued operations, was $1.15 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $0.07 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2010.
"Morgan Stanley effectively navigated turbulent markets while consolidating our market share gains with institutional clients and demonstrating resilience across the global wealth-management business as evidenced by record net new assets flows since the formation of MSSB," said President and CEO James P. Gorman, in a statement.
The wealth-management unit — which continues to prune lower-producing advisors — had pre-tax income from continuing operations of $362 million in the third quarter, up 12 percent from the previous quarter and 29 percent from the year-ago period. Income after the non-controlling interest allocation to Citigroup for the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney joint venture, $52 million, and before taxes was $310 million. Net income after these adjustments and taxes was $169 million in the third quarter, representing a 6 percent drop from the second quarter but a 17 percent increase for the year-ago period.
Net revenues of $3.3 billion declined 6 percent from last quarter but increased 5 percent from $3.1 billion a year ago "primarily reflecting higher asset management revenues and commissions partly offset by net losses from investments associated with the firm's deferred compensation and co-investment plans," the company said in a press release.
Revenues from commissions and fees were $670 million in the period ended September 30 vs. $689 million in the second quarter, representing a decline of 3 percent, and $564 million in the year-ago quarter, accounting for a jump of 19 percent. Sales from asset-management, distribution and related activities totaled $1.78 billion in the third quarter, a slight drop from the second quarter and an increase of 16 percent from last year.
Advisors, Assets
The number of financial advisors in Morgan Stanley Smith Barney was 17,291 as of Sept. 30, a 2 percent drop from 17,638 on June 30 and a 5 percent decline from 18,119 a year ago. Assets under management per Morgan Stanley FA averaged $90 million in the third quarter, down from $97 million in the second quarter but up from $88 million for the year-ago quarter.
Total assets under management for Morgan Stanley's wealth-management unit were $1.56 trillion as of Sept. 30 vs. $1.71 trillion in Q2 and $1.60 trillion a year ago. (Merrill Lynch said its total AUM was $1.54 trillion in the third quarter.)
Net new retail assets ballooned to $15.5 billion in the third quarter from $2.9 billion last quarter and $5 billion a year ago. Fee-based net new assets were $10.1 billion as of Sept. 30 vs. $9.7 billion as of June 30 and $4.8 billion in the year-earlier period.
This represents average net new assets per FA of $896,420 overall and fee-based net new assets per FA of $584,119, up from $164,000 and $549,949 respectively in the second quarter and $275,953 and $264,915 a year ago. Average annualized revenue (or fees and commissions) per advisor totaled $747,000 vs. $785,000 in the second quarter and $686,000 in the third quarter of 2010.
(Rival Merrill Lynch reported that it had 16,722 financial advisors as of Sept. 30, each with about $854,000 in average yearly fees and commissions based on the third quarter's results.)
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo reported third-quarter earnings of 72 cents a share on net income of $4.1 billion, missing analysts' estimates by a penny but beating last year's earnings of 60 cents a share on net income $3.3 billion by 20 percent. Overall revenues for Wells Fargo declined 6 percent to $19.63 billion in the most recent period from $20.87 billion in the year-ago quarter. The San Francisco-based bank also revealed that its advisor headcount and asset levels have fallen slightly since the second quarter of 2011.
"We can't change the economic environment, yet we have worked hard to control the variables we can," said Chairman and CEO John Stumpf in a statement. "The economic recovery has been more sluggish and uneven than anyone anticipated."
Wells Fargo's wealth, brokerage and retirement (WBR) unit reported net income of $291 million, up 14 percent from $256 million a year ago but down 13 percent, or $42 million, from $333 million in the second quarter of 2011. Revenue dropped 6 percent sequentially to $2.9 billion and 1 percent year over year.
Wells Fargo Advisors had client assets of $1.1 trillion as of Sept. 30, a 3 percent drop from last year. However, the company says it also experienced "strong deposit growth in the third quarter, with average balances up $11 billion," or 14 percent, from the prior year. Also, managed account assets increased $20 billion, or 9 percent from the year-ago period.
The unit, which completed the sale of H.D. Vest Financial Services business on Oct. 3, says it now has 15,188 financial advisors and 3,590 licensed bankers — or a total of 18,778. In the second quarter, WFA had 15,194 advisors and roughly 3,800 bankers — representing 18,789 professionals administering some $1.2 trillion dollars. (It had 15,236 FAs and 3,958 bankers in Q1 of 2011.) The latest tally puts it behind rivals Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch in its advisor headcount, but ahead of UBS in the Americas.
Despite highly publicized losses from the actions of a rogue trader, Swiss-based UBS reported better-than-expected third-quarter profits on Tuesday of 1.018 billion Swiss francs, or 0.27 Swiss francs per share, vs. profits of 828 million Swiss francs, or 0.47 Swiss francs per share, a year ago. In the second quarter, the bank had profits of 1.654 billion Swiss francs, or 0.26 Swiss francs a share. Net new money from clients worldwide was 4.9 billion Swiss francs, up from 1.2 billion Swiss francs a year ago but down from 8.7 billion Swiss francs in the previous quarter.
Third quarter net new money for the U.S.-based wealth-management operations, led by Bob McCann, was 4.0 billion Swiss francs (or $4.5 billion) compared with 2.6 billion Swiss francs in the second quarter and 0.3 billion Swiss francs a year ago. These figures exclude dividends and interest. Year-to-date net new money was $11.6 billion as of Sept. 30 versus outflows of $9 billion in the first nine months of 2010.
"Financial advisors employed with UBS for more than one year and net recruiting of financial advisors contributed to the improvement in net new money," the bank said in a statement.
Net new money at UBS Americas' wealth-management unit, including dividends and interest, was $9.5 billion, up 20 percent from $7.9 billion in Q2 and up 102 percent from $4.7 billion in Q3'10. At rival Morgan Stanley, these figures were $15.5 billion in Q3'11, $2.9 billion in Q2'11 and $5 billion in Q3'10.
The number of financial advisors in the unit rose to 6,913 compared with 6,862 in the second quarter and 6,783 a year ago. Client assets for the group, though, dropped to 686 billion Swiss francs ($776 billion) vs. 694 billion Swiss francs ($785 billion) in the previous quarter and 743 billion Swiss francs ($841 billion) in the same quarter of 2010.
Yearly fees and commissions per advisor at UBS Americas averaged $895,000 per FA in 3Q, up 1 percent from $884,000 in Q2, and up 14 percent from $782,000 in Q3'10. According to UBS, this puts the unit ahead of peers at Merrill Lynch ($854,000), Morgan Stanley Smith Barney ($747,000) and Wells Fargo ($612,000). The Swiss-based investment bank says it was the only U.S. wirehouse firm to report growth in revenue per FA, or production, in Q3 vs. Q2.
In terms of assets under management per FA, UBS Americas averaged $103 million, compared to $90 million for Merrill Lynch, $90 million at Morgan Stanley and $69 million at Wells Fargo. •


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The Georgia High School Association state wrestling tournaments will now be held Feb. 21-22.
The winter weather which moved into the area this week caused GHSA officials to postpone the event.
Five Apalachee High School wrestlers, including Matt Moore, Justin Skinner, Kevin Bindshusz, Dylan Staples and Keyvontreal Jefferson, each qualified during the recent sectionals. Moore is undefeated this season at 220 pounds.
Wildcat coach Graham Burns said Thursday that the location for the state finals has not been determined. It is not known if it will continue to be at the Gwinnett Arena or perhaps at host high schools.
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….. Brace yourself Knick fans. This is the darkest day we've seen since he who must not be named was hired as president of basketball operations in 2003. The Knicks and Donnie Walsh have decided to part ways. By failing to relinquish his power, despite his complete lack of basketball knowledge, James Dolan has once again messed up the New York Knicks. Both parties claim that it was a mutual divorce, but it's widely believed by me and by many Knick fans that Dolan's unwillingness to let Walsh do his job is what caused this. Why Dolan has any say in the basketball operations of the team is beyond me. He's got no basketball background, 95% of the moves that he's instigated have been detrimental to the team. It's his best friend, he who must not be named, that drove this franchise into the ground. The one thing Dolan has done correctly, bringing in Walsh, has just been unraveled by his pure stupidity and lust for control.
Walsh has been a savior for the flailing franchise. He took us out of cap hell and brought us into a state of optimism and excitement. He took a team loaded with overpaid duds, Eddy Curry, Zach Randolph, Steph Marbury, and he transformed it into a younger roster anchored by 2 superstars. For the first time in years there is excitement around the team. He was deserving of whatever contract he requested under whatever terms he requested. His track record (creating those great Indiana teams in the 90's) showed that he was the perfect man to build this team. Frank Isola reports that Dolan wanted Walsh to take a 40% pay cut to remain with the team. That's bullshit. There's no other way to say it. Donnie Walsh deserved to stay here under his terms and conditions. It makes me and all Knick fans angry that the future of our team is now in question because our moronic owner is a power monger. The organization has climbed out of a dark pit and I believe Dolan just shoved us back into it. Image via Getty Images
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Sept. 18, 2005
Sept. 17, 2005 - The Lipscomb Bisons soccer team continued their road trip Saturday in a 5-0 loss at the home of former Atlantic Sun Conference foe Georgia State University in Atlanta.
It was the third consecutive road game for the Bisons who will play seven straight games on the road before returning home Oct. 13 against Gardner-Webb.
Freshman forward Dathan Knott set the pace for Georgia State with a hat trick (three goals) and an assist.
Knott scored his first goal unassisted at 10:08 for the only goal of the first half as Georgia State took a 1-0 lead in at the half.
Knott assisted on the first goal of the second half as forward Jeremy Johnson scored at 75:05. At 79:28 Knott struck again. He scored his final goal of the game at 81:38. Alvin Glay closed out the scoring at 88:02.
J.D. Murphy started in goal for the Bisons. He made seven saves, but allowed four goals.. Jake Goergen replaced Murphy and played the final eight minutes. He made two saves and allowed on goal.
Georgia State was credited with 14 shots on goal. The Bisons had three with Ben Page making two and Kevin Terry attempting one. All three shots by the Bisons came in the second half.
It was the home opener for Georgia State which had lost four road games to start the season. Georgia State is 1-4-0. The Bisons slipped to 2-2-1.