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I've been looking at more Rachel Corrie photos over the last couple of days and now and then I would get this gut feeling that I was looking at a fake photo, but I don't trust my (lack of) photo analysis expertise so I was about to give up on it.
Finally, I tried googling "Rachel Corrie photo fake", [well, DUH!] and wouldn't ya know it, everybody except me already knows about it, although so far I haven't seen the photo of the guy with the magic fingers mentioned.
So, did a lovely young American girl called Rachel Corrie die beneath a bulldozer while defending innocent Palestinians and their homes? And whether she did or didn't, and whether it was an accident or murder, I think most people would admit that the story alone, of heart-less IDF soldiers destroying innocent lives at the behest of Israel, does not paint a very flattering picture of that theocratic jewish state. And if it is true that [?] percent of the western media is owned by either jews or people sympathetic to Israel, then how is it and why is it that this story that paints such a bad picture of Israel is given ANY air time at all?
Well, maybe it is because, in the same way that spurious arguments about whether the "planes" on 9/11 were remotely controlled or were loaded with missiles or whatever gives credence to the claim that the planes actually EXISTED; maybe the Rachel Corrie story is allowed at least some exposure because, no matter what the truth, it gives credence to the claim that there really does exist a thing, a state, called Israel and this thing is super cold-blooded and deadly and scary and can literally get away with murdering anybody it likes. So you had better watch out, especially you September Clues members!
And, yes, you may point out that people really do die and ARE murdered everyday etc etc in many psyops in many countries including Palestine, yes that may be true. But if there's one thing forums like this and others has helped me come to learn, it is that psyops don't kill people, people kill people. States don't kill people, or rob people, or teach people to believe they are helpless.... Jesuits, Illuminati, Rosi-fucking-crucians, jews, WHATEVER! Only real individual humans can do these things and maybe one of the jobs of the media is to stop people realizing this simple fact.
It seems that individual responsibility only matters when it's the little guy on the receiving end of wars, debts, crime, then of course we have to cough up hard earned cash through taxes etc to bail out these nameless entities who caused the mess ....
And the media teaches us that that's just the way it is. Any alternative way of living is just fringe-kookery
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Game On
By Jen A. Miller
Sports used to be a boy's club. But today women are integral players in the sports world, from your kid's soccer team to the professional level.
"In half a century, we've gone from girls in high schools engaging in one or two play days a year and that counting for their athletic experience to full-blown athletic participation in virtually any sporting activity that a high school or college offers," says Stephen D. Mosher, professor of sport management and media in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance.
It's been 40 years since the passage of Title IX, the sweeping legislation aimed at providing more opportunities for women in sports. Today more than 150,000 women compete at the college level, according to the Women's Sports Foundation.
"From the perspective of participation opportunities, Title IX has been a stunning success and a culture changer," Mosher says. "At one point girls couldn't dribble the ball past half court, and now they're in the WNBA."
Title IX has not been a perfect instrument, though, he adds. Yes, we're seeing more female athletic directors, but there are few women coaching men's teams, for example.
"We're now in the second wave of women who have come through the sports system. They are no longer the pioneers. They are the descendents," says Mosher. "These women are striking out and affirming themselves."
Female graduates of Ithaca College are part of that second generation, picking up where the pioneers left off, whether they're applying sports psychology techniques or orchestrating communications for major sports networks.
Who knows what roles women will take on in sports in the next 40 years? Mosher predicts there will be a surge of women in administrative roles in both professional and college sports and more female officials at the professional level. But he's not sure there will be more women coaches, "Primarily because there are many more opportunities for economic security available to women," he says. "Right now over 50 percent of medical and law students are women."
"Game On" focuses on four women - Annemarie Farrell, the coach of the IC men's rugby club team. Jen Sabatelle '94, vice president of communications for CBS Sports, Holly Roselle, M.S. '05, a performance enhancement specialist who works with injured veterans, and Shannon Walton '04, a sports psychologist who helps athletes excel.
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Thank you for posting this great article on my friend, Jen. Her friends from Ithaca are not surprised by her success but we are certainly proud of her.


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The Woman Who Helped Make 'Hitchcock' Terrifying
Film director Alfred Hitchcock once said that there were four people who helped make him who he was–a film director, a scriptwriter, a cook, and the mother of his daughter. "Their names are Alma Reville," he said of the woman, his wife, who performed all four roles. It's this pivotal part that Helen Mirren takes on in the new biopic "Hitchcock."
The new movie shows how Hitchcock, played by Anthony Hopkins, teetered on financial and professional ruin to make his 1960 classic "Psycho." Paramount studios refused to financially back the film on fears that a horror flick about a mommy-killing, cross-dressing psychopath would bomb at the box office.


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When one of the editors of Kissing Suzy Kolber has his picture taken next to a clearly thrilled Joe Namath ... well, that gets itself its own posts. Sometimes worlds collide a bit too much around these parts.
Dispatch From Miami ... Ta-DOW! [Kissing Suzy Kolber]
(In all seriousness, the guys from KSK, in our opinion, have made this NFL season twice as entertaining as it probably would have been otherwise. We'll never think of Rex Grossman the same way again, and that is to our benefit.)


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Pop Rock
Pop (an abbreviation of the word "popular") music exists for mass-market appeal. Ideally, the intention of pop music is to achieve instant memorability. Most pop music is developed from a well-structured combination of repetitive melody and lyric lines (referred as "hooks") that convey messages of varying importance. Pop is even more chameleon-like than rock in the way it can exist in e seemingly endless array of styles while maintaining its essential structural qualities. Generaly pop's spiritual home is Top 40 and middle-of-the-road adult radio formats.[1]
Alhough pop is rarely more than a fairly pleasant diversion, at its best it can possess powerful sentiment and melodic invention that transcend mere craftsmanship; consider, for example, a deceptively simple song like the Beatles "Yesterday". Exaples: Bread, the Carpenters, Neil Diamond, Michael Bolton, Art Garfunkel, Lionel Richie, Sade, Simply Red, Dione Warwick, and Swing Out Sister.[1]
Pop rock is description is applied to a commercially accessible blend or pop song craftsmanship and production values, which still incorporates elements of rock's immediacy. Artists who have delved into this approach include: Bon Jovi, Peter Frampton, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, the Guess Who, Extreme, and World Party.[1]
1. "All Music Guide. The Best CD's, Albums & Tapes. The Expert's guide to the best releases from thousands of artists in all types of Music". Edited by Michael Erlewine, Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra. Publisher: Miller Freeman Books, ISBN 0-87930-331-X. p. 9-10Pop Rock bands starting with 'I': 6 bands in database
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I have been a member of an online board for people with dementia for several years. I have gained a great deal of insight and experience from being an active member, but over the last year or so the board has changed. More and more caregivers have joined and the few people with dementia are posting more randomly. Recently I suggested the best place to find caregiver support might not be a board for people with dementia.
I have several friends who are vegetarians and we enjoy going out to eat together. While a well-known all-you-can-eat-meat franchise has a phenomenal salad and side-dish bar, I would not suggest we go eat there. Why? Because they could get much of what they want, but they would miss out on the main purpose of that restaurant. Similarly people living with dementia gain the most from being active members of groups where they are the vocal majority. They can deal with each other on a level playing field.
Caregivers who come to such sites can learn a lot, but when it comes to getting a great deal of support, they are at the wrong restaurant. People in the stages of dementia where we are capable of and willing to discuss our decline, are happy to share our experiences. We are generally not so great at going into detail of another person with dementia's experience. When a caregiver laments their loved one's decline, we can be initially sympathetic, but will not be over-effusive as we identify too closely with the one in decline, not the caregiver.
I do not mean this to sound harsh, though I certainly have become quite sharp as dementia grips my brain, I do hope that people remember to look in the right places for the information they seek. I'm grateful to hear from caregivers, Alzheimer's and dementia patients on this blog but when you're looking beyond this site whether it's online or in person, try several different groups until you find one that is best for your needs. That's why Starbucks offers 3,000 varieties of coffee. One size does not fit all.


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S.C. sheriff's race marred by kidnapping allegation
Voters choosing a sheriff in one South Carolina county can pick from four men accused of doing something wrong, including a former Secret Service agent accused of trying to kidnap someone and a second man investigated by state agents.
If neither suits their fancy, voters also can pick from a former deputy who was fired last year after his bosses accused him of lying on his time sheets, or the current chief deputy, who was the No. 2 man at the agency when a former office manager stole more than $500,000 forfeited by drug dealers. All four men deny any wrongdoing.
"It's a travesty for all the people of Oconee County," said Jeff Bright, an engineer who backed the ex-Secret Service agent facing the felony charge, James Bartee.
To top it all off, they will all have to conduct write-in campaigns or get back on the ballot in November through collecting signatures. All four were kicked off the ballot Wednesday because of mistakes filing campaign paperwork, just six days before the Republican primary. No Democrats were running for the seat.
Most people expected an intense campaign after 20-year Sheriff James Singleton announced his retirement. But the ugliness has become unsettling: Salacious allegations with little to back them up are swirling on Facebook, and the candidates frequently trade copies of court documents and personnel files at forums.
The sheriff's office is typically an important seat of power in South Carolina, where strict incorporation laws mean 65 percent of the state's residents don't live in cities or towns. Sheriffs often control jails, can hire and fire anyone and have tight control over finances – in Oconee County, the sheriff's office gets nearly 15 percent of the $43 million budget for the county of about 74,000 people. They also choose what their deputies concentrate on, meaning drugs may be a focus in one county while it's traffic control in another.
Oconee County is a rural area of haves and have-nots: Wealthy retirees attracted by the beautiful waters of Lake Keowee and the view of the Blue Ridge Mountains from lakeside mansions contrast with the remnants of mill villages where nearly a third of households make less than $35,000 a year, according to U.S. Census figures.
Candidates are willing to spend big bucks to get the job, too. With weeks left before what was supposed to be the election, campaign finance documents showed the four Oconee County candidates spent a combined $130,000, or about $3 per registered voter, for a job that pays anywhere from $68,000 to $103,000 a year depending on experience.
Leading the spending was Bartee, who has loaned more than $34,000 to his own campaign. He spent more than two decades with the U.S. Secret Service, and his website shows him on the presidential protection details for Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. He also, for the first time in his life, is facing a felony charge.
The State Law Enforcement Division said Bartee was taped asking someone to arrange the kidnapping of a former judge so he would miss a court hearing questioning whether Bartee has the proper credentials to be sheriff. Bartee was hauled off to jail in the middle of that hearing, which has been suspended, and charged with solicitation of a felony.
Bartee vigorously maintains his innocence, saying he was trying to stop the kidnapping. The tone of his campaign has changed. On the billboards he bought months ago is the slogan: "Businessman. Gentleman. Lawman. Your Man." Recently, as he held a fundraiser in a karaoke bar for his defense, he spent a lot of time explaining the arrest and telling people, "it's time to get the pigs out of the water."
Bartee appeared at a candidate forum 12 hours after he bonded out of jail, telling the audience he has heard horrible stories of police abusing their power in the county. He said if someone like him could be railroaded, then anyone in the county could wind up in a heap of trouble.
"I thought it was going to be tough going against an ingrained system," Bartee said a week after his May 30 arrest. "But I never thought it would go this far."
Then, one day after the karaoke bar event, Bartee abruptly decided to drop his run for sheriff and campaign for state Senate instead. He said spending a night in jail made him realize the system is broken in a much bigger area than Oconee County.
The man who turned in Bartee is Nick Blackwell, 28, a laid-off tree trimmer who also filed an assault complaint that led to the state investigation into the second sheriff's candidate, Donnie Fricks. Blackwell accused Fricks of grabbing him at a festival in April as he passed out documents about Fricks' divorce and three-decade-old criminal charges.
Fricks was an Oconee County deputy for 12 years before leaving the force in 2005, and then spent about five years as a consultant for police organizing in Afghanistan. He said he was not arrested and was cleared of wrongdoing, though police did not return messages from The Associated Press asking to discuss the case.
Fricks and others have suggested Blackwell is a sheriff's office informant and is smearing them to repay debts to the agency, which Blackwell has denied.
When a reporter walked up his driveway Wednesday, Blackwell suddenly came out wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying a rifle, pointed at the ground. He agreed to talk only after frisking the reporter, warning that a sniper inside his home was watching their every move.
Blackwell said he was a Bartee supporter until the candidate stunned him by suggesting the kidnapping. He insisted he was not an informant and said he fears for his life after being labeled as such in the local paper. He said someone fired shots at his home in 2008 – three windows don't match. Blackwell refused to discuss the why he's gotten involved in the sheriff's race, though Fricks dismissed him as a "troublemaker."
Plenty of others have their own theory. Blackwell admitted shooting a man six times in March 2011, but said it was self-defense after the other man pulled a gun. Oconee County deputies are still investigating the case, but no charges have been filed.
The other two candidates, former Oconee County deputy Mike Crenshaw and current Chief Deputy Terry Wilson, also have found themselves on the defensive at recent candidate forums.
Crenshaw was fired last year after the sheriff accused him of lying on his timesheets, spending hours at home when he was supposed to be working, using as evidence a GPS device attached to Crenshaw's official vehicle by internal affairs investigators. Crenshaw said the sheriff and his hand-picked top management had become so paranoid they were spying on officers they did not like, so he took to doing work at home where he knew his phones weren't tapped and his files wouldn't be rifled through.
Accountability has also become a big issue. Wilson insists he did not know drug money was being stolen from the sheriff's office for two years and helped put in place safeguards so it doesn't happen again. It's obvious there are a lot of people not too happy with the current organization. Wilson's website doesn't once mention his retiring boss and promises to provide "a new direction and new ideas."
Before he found out all four candidates were tossed off the ballot along with dozens of other candidates across South Carolina who got bad advice from the parties about filing certain required economic statements, Richard Dubber was trying to figure out who to vote for. He doesn't think the office is doing a good job, but he can't find out what issues the candidates stand for, or what they would fight against because of all the crazy allegations.
"I'm trying very hard to find out the news," Dubber said as he loaded his groceries in his car at the Seneca Walmart. "But all I keep hearing is this silly gossip."


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Game 36: New York at Toronto pregame
For the past few years, Scott Downs has cited superstition when asked to do formal interviews with us scribes. He'd chat outside of that type of setting, always friendly, but said that talking to reporters was bad luck.
Now, if this was Downs' only "superstition" it might have been a bit much. But he does have some other odd things he does. Racing Brian Tallet from the outfield to the clubhouse — we're talking a dead sprint — after each BP. Placing his Red Bull can in the same spot in the dugout before every game, moving a "No Reporters Beyond This Point" sign down the third-base line every day. The list goes on.
Today, Downs agreed to be interviewed after news came out yesterday that he'd remain the closer after B.J. Ryan returned from the disabled list. Downs did throw us off right from the get go, though. When approached, he said "Ahhh, only if it's NOT about closing." Ummm, we proceeded with caution and turns out he was just kidding.
"In my eyes, he's still our closer," Downs said of Ryan. "I'm just filling in until he's ready to go."
As for finally being trusted with such an important job after a career that has seen him go from a starter, to a long reliever/spot starter, to one of the game's top setup men, Downs said:
"It just goes with hard work and timing. It's really timing. I don't consider myself a closer. I dont think I ever will. I never would've looked at myself as a setup guy, either. I'm just kind of a guy that's going to go out there and pitch when asked to pitch — that's what I'm here to do and what I love to do."
Ryan is scheduled to throw again tonight with Class A Dunedin and could be back before Monday. Ricky Romero is scheduled to start tonight for Double-A New Hampshire and could be back soon, though there is no timetable yet. Casey Janssen logged six innings last night in his fourth Minor League start, and no timetable for him, either. I wouldn't be surprised if he's back during the White Sox series, but no one has said that will be the case. He could very well have one more Minors outing to complete.
Today's lineups:
1. Johnny Damon, DH
2. Nick Swisher, RF
3. Mark Teixiera, 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Robinson Cano, 2B
6. Melky Cabrera, LF
7. Brett Gardner, CF
8. Ramiro Pena, SS
9. Francisco Cervelli, C
Starter: LHP Andy Pettitte (2-1)
1. Marco Scutaro, SS
2. Aaron Hill, 2B
3. Alex Rios, RF
4. Vernon Wells, CF
5. Adam Lind, DH
6. Scott Rolen, 3B
7. Kevin Millar, 1B
8. Rod Barajas, C
9. Jose Bautista LF
Starter: RHP Scott Richmond (4-1)
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What's going on here, no comments! The Jays are in 1st place. GS Jays–where are you?? Garryguy??? Indigo–Kate??? Hello everyone!
Halladay with another gem last night. What else is new?? lol. The best starting pitcher in baseball. I saw where Burnett struggled last night, no surprise there!
I'm guessing Millar is a fan favorite up there in Toronto. He is a very funny guy. He'll keep the team loose at all times.
Jays and Sox next week, it should be fun as always!
Garryguy passed away in his sleep on May 3rd . He is missed
Short , rough outing for Richmond . The Jays looked flat tonight . I hope Hill is alright after fouling the ball off his shin . Here's hoping for better results tomorrow . Take care all
Sorry about Garryguy, indigo. I still don't know what happened to everyone else.
I think Scott was trying to throw too hard, and missed his location. He should watch some Mike Mussina video. The guy was a master at slowing it down when he got in trouble. Oh well, 2 down, 15 to go against The Evil Empire, and help is on the way!
I heard that Hill is ok… great news there. I'm curious on whom some of you think is the team's M.V.P. thus far ?
I think you can make a pretty strong arguement on Aaron Hill. Heading down for tonight's game, can't wait!


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[Panoweaver] Easypano is the company that sells panoweaver, a very good fisheye stitcher at a reasonable price. It uses 2 or 3 full frame fisheye images to stitch a full spherical panorama. You can choose the output between JPEG and Quicktime ".mov" and it also generates the html for embeding the pano in your web page. Easypano also promises Shockwave output with the release of Panoweaver 4.0 (currently available version 3.1 - as of 03.2005)


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Slashdot reported a long time ago from no-room-at-the-ecosystem dept. something which I'd usually just entitle "brainaids".
"Mozilla has decided to stop development of a version of its Firefox mobile Web browser for phones running Windows Mobile. The reason is that Microsoft has closed the door to native applications on smartphones running its new Windows Phone 7 Series software. More reasoning can be found in a blog post by Stuart Parmenter, director of Mobile Engineering at Mozilla."
Unfortunately most people seem to think that battery power, ease of use and stability are irrelevant. Or they don't actually want something mobile but rather a cool gadget. This causes people to buy unstable, unusable and/or incredibly restricted phones from these three categories:
- Apple iPhone
- Random Google Android mobile
- Random Windows 7 mobile
Despite high price-tags none of these choices are good, mostly due to their respective operating systems. All of these phones market themselves to be "powerful" and probably "versatile" and maybe even "usable". Though none of them – of course – market the restrictions implied.
Apple iPhone
A cool, sleek interface. In these days a nice piece of hardware too. Probably easy to sell, because you have the backing of an "app store" and also the "cool factor" which means everyone has it and everyone is talking about it.
The downsides are: To legally distribute software for use on the iPhone, you need Apple's approval. This approval implies that you accept Apple as a benevolent God who – when feeling the urge – can shut down software on your phone that you legally bought. The software approval thing also means that anything anyone does better than Apple will not be accepted into the App Store. Geez.
Android phones
None of these phones are other than slow and unstable when it comes to using then. Besides this the software distribution is messy and difficult to overview. There is no immediate logic in which Android version runs what software and on which phone.
My personal reason for disliking it is purely ideological. Marketing says it's "open", promotes "open source" and whatever. However, the platform doesn't appeal to open source software and everything has to be written very specifically for the Android phone. Porting software is apparently not as simple as one could've hoped.
Lately Oracle, since the Sun acquiry, have been yelling that Google infringe patents and copyright. This because Google has their own Java virtual machine for the Android phones. The patent issue itself isn't troublesome, I think it's worse that Google didn't just run Linux straight-up on their otherwise capable platforms.
Windows 7 phones
No one buys these for themselves… They're probably just bought through companies who offer them to suffering employees. Same thing here applies as with Apple: Both companies are evil.
Latest news are that (as mentioned above) Windows 7 mobiles won't allow native applications. This system of signed applications opens up for a system of Apple-like dictatorial "blessed apps". It also obviously disables development by homebrew hackers.
The sum of it all
Besides this I recently saw an article on Australia planning to ban certain iPhone apps. Something which is only possible if there is a single, signed software repository (Apple) – or just an architecture which requires signed executables (Microsoft). This mere concept of centralistic control defies how the Internet happens.
Consider your everyday tasks which are either of private concern, some sort of communication or information access. These routines are all possible to do using libre (free) software. The Free software is in no way under usage control of neither private companies, your neighbor nor any governmental censorship bureau.
With libre licensing:
You control your device and software.
No one else can interfere.
The Nokia N900, runs the GNU/Linux operating system. This reflects the "ideological choice" of this post's subject, the choice to run Free software. What is essential is the ability to share and – especially – modify the source code. Even if you won't do it yourself.
Free software in practice disables an external dictatorship over the software your machine runs. This comes from the fact that any developer, through international copyright, is given the legal right to modify and distribute changes. This also means that even if all the world's developers suddenly disappeared the current version would still be shared in a fine, working condition.
This causes the direct opposite evolution compared to proprietary (closed source) software companies who offer you only one choice – the latest version. They need you to update to increase the revenue while Free software is only interested in functionality and effectiveness. This is most noticable when an already fine, working proprietary software gets a new version: the update will most certainly include bloat and/or new restrictions.
This post not only encourages your informed choice for smartphones – a major business which fuels proprietary software. It is meant to persuade you to use Free software to the greatest extent possible. You're probably already using OpenOffice or Mozilla Firefox – which is great because every single replaced software counts. If you like those, your next step may be Ubuntu – to replace the entire operating system.
Feel free to contact a local computer nerd for guidance.


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Students from all East End high schools are invited to participate in the 2014 East End Challenge, in which they will be asked to create a science or engineering project on the theme of the "Littoral Zone," and then express those results through an art form.
The littoral zone, the subject of this year's challenge, is the part of the sea closest to the shore, which includes wetlands, estuaries, barrier islands, tidal marshes, beaches and dunes, and extends out to deeper waters. (more…)


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"May flowers?"
BOSTON — That was the response from Blue Jays manager John Gibbons this afternoon, when asked how happy he was to be beyond the season's first month. Here's a quick glance at the April that was:
- Went 11-17 in April, marking the club's first losing April since it went 7-15 in '04
- Finished April in fifth place in the East, the first time that's happened since '04
- Own a .423 winning percentage since 2002 in March/April, the third worst mark in the AL
- Rank 14th in the AL with a .211 average with runners in scoring position, the worst such mark in club history for the opening month
- Boast a .250 team average for April (12th in the AL), lowest in April by the Jays since 1998
- With a loss on Thursday, the Jays' 1-8 record on their current trip would represent the worst road trip of more than six games in team history
- Played 10 one-run games in April, tied for the most in the AL. Went 2-8 in those games.
Here's hoping May goes a little better for the Blue Jays. One area the team did do well was pitching, posting a 3.75 ERA as a staff in April. That ERA is the best in April by the Jays since 2001.
Some minor items today: Gibbons stacked the lineup with right-handers to face Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. Marco Scutaro was at first base and Shannon Stewart in left. The only lefty in the lineup was Matt Stairs, but the way he's hitting lately, you can't keep him out.
Gibby also noted that he plans on using the DH spot to help slide guys in and out to provide days off every now and then ("I think it helps the team."). You might see that this weekend with Scott Rolen, though Gibbons noted he may just give Rolen a complete day off. "I'm not going to kill him right out of the gates," Gibbons said.
Today's lineups:
TORONTO (11-17) at BOSTON (17-12)
at 7:05 p.m. ET at Fenway Park
Alex Rios, RF
David Eckstein, SS
Scott Rolen, 3B
Matt Stairs, DH
Vernon Wells, CF
Aaron Hill, 2B
Shannon Stewart, LF
Rod Barajas, C
Marco Scutaro, 1B
PITCHING: RHP A.J. Burnett
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
David Ortiz, DH
Manny Ramirez, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
Brandon Moss, RF
Coco Crisp, CF
Jed Lowrie, SS
Kevin Cash, C
PITCHING: RHP Tim Wakefield
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Fire Denbo and bring back brantley.
The lineup should be,
Your wish is granted, Lowrie is in the lineup.
I still can't believe Rios is leading off. That makes very little sense to me.
Garry & Gsumner,
What do you think ?
Career Hitting Stats Against Wakelfield
Hill: .318
Eckstein: .000
Macdonald: .273
Overbay: .308
Rolen: .000
Rios: .219
Scutaro: .455
Stairs: .271
Stewart: .278
Wells: .277
Zaun: .167
Barajas: .294
Lind: .167
Eckstein, Rolen and Lind have all had 6 or less at bats against Wakefield.
Bosox-take another run at it knowing how they do against Wakefield
WELLS was going the wrong way he should have let Rios take the ball Lowell is out.
Man is Rolen valuable
Yea I wish we had him in the beginning of the year, we might of actually had a winning record. He reminds me of what Lyle Overbay should be when he is hitting over 300.
Wakefield is having problems out there tonight. You never know with the knuckler.
Jays squandered a chance there. Rios with a good swing but a nice snag by Ramirez.
Ramirez is better out in the field than people give him credit for.
The second basemen for both teams are allstars.
Thank you Moss
Great catch by Hill, poor baserunning by Ortiz. Burnett always seems to pitch very good against Boston.
Imagine if the Marlins had some $$$$, they would have a rotation of Beckett, Burnett and Willis as there top 3.
Hey im watching the game on gameday, so do you know where Rolen just got hit by pitch. I pray that it wasn't his hand.
Rolen is fine in more ways than one[ fredom ]
What horrible baserunning by Eckstein. I don't know what he was thinking or was he thinking ? He should have scored easily. He had a great view of the play, he is smarter than that. Usually Eckstein is a solid baserunner. I guess those things happen when a team is struggling. When teams have a nice winning streak going, everything seems to go there way.
Good job by Wells, runner at third with less than 2 out, get him in and he did. Good situational hitting by Wells.
bosox I think Eckstein lost the ball and the way the play went Peavy should have held him up.
How in the world did he lose the ball ? As I wrote earlier, horrible baserunning. He had a great view of the play. Rolen saw it well but Eckstein didn't obviously.
I do agree with you, Peavey should have held him up, no doubt.
I am watching some of the Tigers/Yankee game. These young kids for the Yankees are not ready to pitch in the big leagues. Kennedy got roughed up again. That Yankee pen is going to be toast by July. Alot of trips to the mound by Girardi. He will wear out the grass, lol.
Eckstein looked like he was sleeping on that play
Burnett's been lucky so far, 4 bb's and no runs. It'd be nice to see him get a few curveballs in for strikes
Isn't Hughes now on the DL, along with A-Rod?
Brandon Moss is my favorite Red Sox player. He rocks. lol
Hughes went on the D.L. with a oblique problem. A-Rod with a quad problem. Hughes also might have a sore neck as well, lol. Posada went on the D.L. for the first time in his career, amazing for a catcher of his age. Torre got out of N.Y. just in time. Alot of issues on that Yankee team. That team is swiss cheese, lol.
Sox had a chance against Burnett and couldn't cash in.
Burnett made the rookie Moss look foolish in that at bat, the kid didn't have a chance.
Rios with a rocket. That gives the Jays some breathing room.
Rios really seems to like the lead off position.
Why do the Jays have Camp? He was pretty bad with Tampa Bay, alot of hits when Camp is in the game and that means runs as well. Gibbons bring him in please, lol.
Boston has had alot of success from the 7th inning on but I don't see it happening tonight.
Camp has pitched well for us so far, his sinker is now working.
Burnett is getting stronger, he had a very easy 7th inning.
I just wonder how long Camp will be effective. He was batting practice with Tampa Bay the last few seasons. He got lit up.
Time to take Burntt out. 109 pitches, he got lucky this outing, giving up 5 walks and no runs.
I don't know, his sinker has been working well; so far he's only given up 2 hits and no runs. But, I cross my fingers every outing. We used to enjoy him last year, just like you did.
I don't know if Burnett got lucky. He seems to raise his game when he faces Boston. Toronto's pitching has been unreal in these games. If the Jays were getting bombed, I would say the season is over. With there pitching, they will be in every game. Too many good arms on the Jays.
Burnett's night is done. I'm glad he will be taken out. Maybe the Boston bats will get something going.
Everyone enjoyed Camp when he came in. Most people would leave there seats and head for the outfield and try to catch a home run ball, lol.
Sometimes a change of scenery does wonders.
Camp has a nice sinker going for him this year, that he didn't have before. If he keeps it, he's successful, if not, well head for the bleachers. lol.
Burnett's been lucky to give up 5 bb's to Bosotn and not have any of them come back to haunt him. AJ deserved a break after his last outing, so the baseball Gods made up for it tonight. Although Brandon Moss didn't hurt either.
What a dumb play that was. Why not bunt-or did Eckstein miss something.
I allways thought Camp could pitch all he needed was a good pitchen coach and now he has one.
Hey Jordan what do you think nice game or what we might win one.
The last 2 games with boston were nice games. It's a shame we didn't atleast take one of those too.
Yes, it's not often when you give up 3 runs in 3 games and only win 1 game. Hopefully, the pendulum swings in the reverse.
Garry ,
I am usually around . I don't think any of us desert, just don't have much to say . It was an interesting ending to the game last night . Have a great day all and take care
I never meant you I wouldn't want to get bosox upset lol
Three very good games but this time around Boston came out on top,We are still only four and a half games out and this is a new month we can wind up on top of the heap by the end of the month let's hope we do.
If lind starts to hit it will help a lot also I don't think Stewart will be here that long.
Is it too early to bring up snider?
Was it a bad decision letting thomas go?
Should Stewart be relased?
Should McDonald and Eckstein platoon till eckstein gets it going?
Does Wells deserve the cleanup spot?
Is Gibbons going to get fired?
Is JP going to get fired?
Is Burnett going to leave us at the end of the season?
Is Purcey going to get more playing time?
Are we going to see Cecil soon?
Are the jays still in it?
That should be enought keep you guys answering 😛
harry from top to bottom.
to early
trade him
eckstein is hitting for a high ave. with runners in scoring position but JMac should be put in when we have the lead late in the game.
oh yes.
I dout that we would find a suiter for Stewart. I know some of you will say throw him in a package, but what team wants a package of players that can't do anything. We don't (obviously), so why would they?
I think that we can also give flowers to our pitchers for April, with the exception of a handful of bad performances, they definately deserve flowers for April. I don't know, what's growing now? Dandy Lions? Thats all I can think of. Its a weed, I know.
Here I am saying that Stewart can't do anything, and in the first inning he gets two rbis.
Stewart's ok against lefties, he is dismal against righties; so a platoon of him and Lind should work out well.
Here we go again man on third and second no outs and no runs.
we score because an error kept the inning alive witch is great for us but lets get the bats going.
See that sick play my Mcdonald in the 5th? I bet Eckstein wouldn't of been able to pull that off.
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Does anyone have any news on how Jansenn is doing? I mean how long will it be before he starts doing anything like playing catch.
fredom I dont think Jansenn will pick up a ball until spring.
Another web gem by Johnny Mac I hope he gets a hit.
Not to bring this up but we are dead last in the MLB with batting average with runners in scoring position .210
Gsumner, on the blog that jp said was strange. Do you think he was dissing Jmac? I didnt know what that blog was about. Please give me your point of view on it.
Zaun is an idiot why call for three pitches on the outside of the plate three times in a row only a jerk would do that.
all I can say is we got lucky.
duanegault I read that blog too I think JPs mouth was just running off the team was not doing good and he was not thinking right.
JMac is like a net out there.
what do you think of JMac tonight.
Wooooo! 2 shutouts in a row!
Well, what I heard JP do was throw MacDonald under the bus. It was hard to understand why any GM would cut down one of his players like JP did Macdonald. I think JP was trying to justify Eckstein's signing. It was a pathetic performance by JP who seems to have developed a tendacy to lie to us every time he gets the chance. As you can tell from tonight's game Macdonald is an exceptional defensive ss. He's no hell with the bat, but if the team is hitting well, we should be able to afford him hitting .250 in the 9th hole. Of course, right now Eckstein's only hitting .248, so if he doesn't get it in gear, Macdonald should be playing more.
Imagine last 4 games and we only gave up 3 runs. If we ever get the hitting going at the same time our starters are pitching like this, look out. I like the Bulldog, he doesn't have the greatest stuff in the world, but I think he could be our 2nd best "pitcher". Last year, if he got run support he would have had 16-17 wins.
gsumner, thanks for getting back to me and I agree with you. Hopefully Jmac can get his hitting in gear. Under know circumstance should your GM through any player under the bus. Do you think a JMac trade is in the works? He is the type of guy who would love to play alot. I know they pay him well but believe me he does not care about the money. Baseball has always been fun to him. I personally went to high school with him and had the pleasure of watching him play back then. He is a great guy.
Most of the press call Johnny Mac their favorite Blue Jay, cause he always talks to them and treats them, along with everyone else, well.
I think if JP traded JMac, there'd be serious pushback from fans, I think he's a fan favorite. Baseball is entertainment and JMac always provides a high light reel play that fans love to see. Last year, we saw a JM or JM/Hill special play almost every game-it was great to see. Even when the team was playing like crap, it was always enjoyable to watch to ensure you didn't miss the JM play of the night. I haven't seen any with Eckstein in the game.
I think maybe JP was feeling a bit nervous. After all, the Thomas signing an contract was a huge mistake. He signed Stewart and let Johnson go, he signed Eckstein and the guy's not hitting like he should be and his defensive skills are crap.. He's cost us two games, so far, and likely more in the future. If Eckstein hits like he has in his career, then he"s a help to us, but Macdonald should be inserted in the late innings. If Eckstein doesn't hit better than he's hitting now, we should bench him and play JM.
Quote: "Are the jays still in it?"
Boston and New York helped a lot, but after an awful April, they are still only 4.5 games back, which is likely better than they deserve to be. if they want to contend, they will have to go 7-0, or 10-2, or 15-3 somewhere in the season, and if the pitching stands up, they should be able to do that. There are still some holes in the batting order, but they are all guys who can hit, so that should fix itself shortly. Nice to see Wells and Stewart hit well last night.
Interesting stat on the standings page–XW-L, based on runs for and against. Toronto should be 16-14 right now, which means we are underachieving. Boston and Baltimore are overachieving right now, and Tampa and New York are right on. Boston should overachieve all year, because they know how to win ball games that they shouldn't win.
Can the Jays do the same thing?
Always nice
What do you think of Litsch da kid now.
I wonder what's happened to Jordan? Hey Garry, let's hope Da Kid pitches as well as Bulldog yesterday.
Jordan is probley out running.


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Parkinson earlier snared a perfect 10-point ride as he accounted for Matt Wilkinson 18.83 to 15.54 in the semi-finals in flawless two- to three-metre surf.
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The Board of Aldermen couldn't justify some of the issues the restaurant raised – namely a high need for parking.
Joe's Crab Shack's newest location will not be in Wrightsville Beach.
After almost three hours of comments and conversations from both sides of the issue, members of the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Thursday against a proposal to bring the restaurant to Johnnie Mercers Fishing Pier. While aldermen said they felt Joe's Crab Shack would be a successful addition to the town, they couldn't justify some of the issues it raised – namely a high need for parking.
The Wrightsville Beach planning board approved a proposal to bring the restaurant to the town in early March. The restaurant, which would be located in the pier house and use public parking around the pier, would seat 270 people and have 30 employees during the biggest shift.
At Thursday's meeting, much of the discussion revolved around where those 300 people would park. According to current regulations, restaurants must allow one parking space for every four customers and for every two employees, which would require the company to offer 83 parking spots. The restaurant had also requested an additional 35 spaces on the mainland at Landfall Center and Smith Creek Station, which are three and five miles from the pier, respectively.
The mainland parking is an exception to typical regulations, which require parking within 400 feet of the entrance of the pier. The permit also allowed for a reconfiguration of the restaurant's interior and pedestrian access to the pier.
Ignite Restaurants, which operates 132 Joe's Crab Shack restaurants, has several restaurants in locations with little to no parking – including Savannah, Ga.; San Antonio, Texas; and Daytona Beach, Fla., said Tom Hundrieser, Ignite's director of real estate. Lack of parking hasn't been a problem at those places, he said.
"We're not looking to be the destination or the reason to bring people," he said. "Daytime activity, the beach is crowded – those are our customers."
But several Wrightsville Beach residents disagreed, saying that they felt like parking and traffic would be the biggest problem. Residents spoke about the negativity of an increase in foot and vehicle traffic during peak times of the day during holiday seasons.
Martha Hines Chaffins said putting Joe's Crab Shack at the pier would make a "very bad (traffic) situation that much worse."
"Some very articulate people have been hired to convince the town of Wrightsville Beach that it is totally unnecessary to provide 83 parking spaces for a 270-seat restaurant," she said.
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ASHLAND — It's been a different player every game for unbeaten Ashland Post 77, according to manager Dan Sullivan.
And Wednesday night it was seemingly all of them in a 13-hit effort that paved the way for a 9-3 win over Natick Post 107 in a Zone 5A matchup at Ashland Middle School.
"It was nice to break out a little bit," Sullivan said after his team improved to 6-0. "We had been struggling with the bats the last few games and I thought up and down the lineup we swung it pretty good today, which is what we need moving forward."
Eight different players had a hit for Ashland, and everyone in the starting lineup reached base.
Cleanup hitter Chris Moberg led the onslaught with a 3-for-4 night that included everything in the cycle except a home run, though his ground-rule double and triple were both close to being out of the ballpark.
"I was in a little bit of a slump, and hitting like that today really gave me some confidence going into the future," Moberg said. "We played great today. It's good, we're 6-0 and right where we want to be."
Prior to Wednesday, it had been the pitching that propelled Post 77 to a hot start. It continued against Natick (2-6) with Nick Burns dominant at times, striking out eight total batters and seven during a stretch starting in the second inning and ending in the fourth.
Burns, who allowed a run in the top of the second that cut his team's lead to 2-1, admitted that it took him a while to get into a rhythm.
"That's usually what happens — my first inning is usually my worst inning so it always takes me a while to get going," Burns said. "Once I got the first couple strikeouts, my confidence built up."
"I think he settled in the middle of the game a little bit," Sullivan said of his starter, who shut out Hudson on June 16 as part of three straight shutouts by the team. "I don't think he was as sharp today as he was last time out, but we know what he can do and as soon as he gets a lead we feel pretty good about it."
Things got started for Ashland in the first inning.
Burns got the rally started with two outs when he reached on an error by Natick shortstop Jackson Coughlin. After a passed ball advanced Burns to second, Moberg drove him home with a double that took one bounce and cleared the center field fence. Matt Jeye then singled home Moberg to give Ashland an early 2-0 lead.
In the bottom of the second Coughlin ripped a line drive up the middle that drove in Adam Mooney for Natick's first run.
Post 107 had nine hits total, including multi-hit efforts from Zach Blecher and Adam Mooney, after being one-hit the night before by Lowell.
Ashland made it 3-1 in the bottom of the third before breaking open a 6-1 advantage with three runs and five hits in the bottom of the fourth. Brendan Thurber, Burns and Jeye drove in runs in the inning.
Natick's Brady Furdon cut Post 107's deficit to 6-2 with a single down the left-field line that scored Coughlin in the top of the fifth, but Ashland never took its foot off the pedal.
Post 77 scored once in the fifth and twice in the sixth to make it 9-2. Natick didn't go quietly against Ashland closer Connor Birch, but TJ Collins scoring on a passed ball in the top of the seventh was not enough.
"I was happy with the way we swung the bats, especially after last night," said Natick manager Jim Tomasetti. "We just again couldn't get that knock out punch, couldn't get that big hit. … We just have to keep battling. Nine hits against this team, (Burns), he's a very good pitcher. … You'd hope to have more than three runs, but it just didn't happen for us today."
Ashland 9, Natick 3: Hit parade for Post 77
ASHLAND — It's been a different player every game for unbeaten Ashland Post 77, according to manager Dan Sullivan.


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Dutton Goldfield Dutton Ranch Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2010
Region: USA » California » Sonoma County » Russian River Valley
Winery: Dutton-Goldfield Winery
Color: Red
Varietal: Pinot Noir
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ABOUT DUTTON-GOLDFIELD Dutton-Goldfield Winery began with a handshake in a vineyard in 1998, when longtime colleagues and friends Steve Dutton and Dan Goldfield recognized a shared vision between them—to craft wines that express the personalities of their cool-climate vineyards, and which they'd enjoy drinking at their own dinner tables. A fifth-generation farmer, Steve grew up with a love ... Read more
ABOUT DUTTON-GOLDFIELD Dutton-Goldfield Winery began with a handshake in a vineyard in 1998, when longtime colleagues and friends Steve Dutton and Dan Goldfield recognized a shared vision between them—to craft wines that express the personalities of their cool-climate vineyards, and which they'd enjoy drinking at their own dinner tables. A fifth-generation farmer, Steve grew up with a love of driving tractors, and without any doubt about his future career. His father, Warren Dutton, had begun growing grapes in the western reaches of Russian River Valley in the mid-1960s, at a time when most people thought the area was too cool to grow fruit for quality still wine. Steve started working with his father when he was five years old, and joined Dutton Ranch full-time in 1987. Today, along with his mother and brother, he manages the family business, which has grown from its original 35-acre home shop vineyard to over 80 separate vineyards comprising more than 1,000 acres throughout western Russian River Valley. After graduating from Boston's Brandeis University, Dan headed west to begin a career in research chemistry, with a few detours for skiing and hiking on the way. Always an outdoor enthusiast, the life of lab work was quickly replaced with a dream of winemaking when his brother turned him on to the 1969 Burgundies. Dan entered the University of California at Davis, graduating with an M.S. in Enology in 1986. He gained knowledge on the job with stints at Robert Mondavi Winery and Schramsberg as well as winemaking in Portugal for two years. He found his passion in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, first as the winemaker at the Burgundian-focused La Crema Winery, and then at Hartford Court, which was created under his direction. Dan's appreciation for the beauty of the extraordinary landscape around our home is reflected in his winemaking. THE WINES Pinot Noir is all about eliciting the flavors of the piece of earth from which it comes. We have the privilege of sourcing fruit from a spectacular array of vineyards throughout western Russian River Valley and beyond, many of which Steve and Dan worked together to plant. From our favorite Dutton Ranch parcels, we select the vineyards that will blend together to become a quintessential Russian River pinot. We then choose a few special sites that epitomize their terroir to bottle in limited-production single-vineyard wines. In all our pinots, our goal is to create wines of balance and individuality that speak about their home. The distinctive character of the land truly comes through in wines from the old, cold, dry-farmed chardonnay vineyards of Green Valley. Warren Dutton was the first to plant chardonnay in the coldest areas of the western Russian River in the mid-60s, giving Dutton Ranch a choice collection of vineyards today. From these, we select sites that give us wines with a vibrant citrus core, focused fruit, great richness and solid acidity, even after full barrel and malolactic fermentation. Syrah and Zinfandel express themselves beautifully in our cold part of the world. Our climate gives these wines bright fruit, silky tannins and moderate alcohol. Open top fermentation and aging in the finest French oak enhances their natural suppleness, complexity and balance. Dutton-Goldfield's mission is to craft world-class wines that display the brightness of fruit, complexity, structure and balance that are reflective of our cool coastal home. Tasting Room open daily, 10am to 4pm Read less
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8 Easy Ways to Stay Thin
Cross it off.
Craving a big slice of chocolate cake? Or tempted to plop in front of the TV with a bag of chips? The next time you want to indulge in a not-so-healthy vice, take a walk instead. It may be that a short bout of exercise can cause a positive change in mood that may help fight off an unhealthy urge, says Guy Faulkner, PhD, an assistant professor of exercise psychology at the University of Toronto. So the next time you hear a pint of ice cream calling your name, try one of these 10-minute walking tricks from Joan Pagano, author of 15-Minute Total Body Workout (DK Publishing).
Bring your cell phone on your walk and use the 10 minutes to get something done from your to-do list. Schedule a doctor's appointment, call a friend, or navigate through a customer service maze. You'll gain a sense of accomplishment, feel more relaxed, and be less likely to open the fridge.
Head to the local mall.
Instead of casually window-shopping, walk briskly, pumping your arms at a 90-degree angle to get your heart rate up. Walk from one end of the mall to the other and back.
Move on up.
Climb a set of stairs for two minutes, followed by 30 seconds holding a "wall sit": Lean your back against the wall and then slide down into a seated position where your thighs are as parallel to the floor as possible. Repeat three times.
Pack your bags.
Always have your walking gear together in one place so you don't waste time tracking down your sneaks or a sweatshirt when you've got 10 minutes to spare. Include a resistance band in your bag of gear and stop to do lat pulls halfway through your walk: With your arms shoulder-width apart hold the band taut above your head and then slowly extend each arm out another 6 inches. Repeat 15 times.
Treat yourself.
If you usually have a 3 p.m. vending-machine craving, take a walk to the nearest drugstore (or drive and park your car in the far corner of the parking lot) and splurge on a calorie-free pick-me-up, like a nail polish or a new magazine.
Find an evening activity.
After dinner start an active routine with your family: a 10-minute get-moving DVD game like Dance Dance Revolution or a brisk stroll around the neighborhood. No time? March in place from the opening credits to the first commercial break of your favorite show. Squeeze in your stomach (as if you were trying to fit into a slightly-too-small pair of pants) as you march to strengthen your core.
Call a buddy.
Make a date to walk together three days a week. Take turns playing follow-the-leader; try things like side-stepping for one minute, which will target your inner- and outer-thigh muscles.
Walk to the beat.
Create a playlist or choose a favorite CD that you listen to only when you work out. Vary your pace by changing music genres throughout your walking workout. For example, pair a fast Madonna dance song with something slow, like a Norah Jones track.
Originally published in the November 2007 issue of Family Circle magazine.
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January 8, 2002
|Jerry Martin
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ARB to Hold Residential Waste Burning Workshop
Willows -- The California Environmental Protection Agencys Air Resources Board will hold a workshop to discuss its plan to address residential waste burning.
January 10, 2002
City Hall -- Willows Council Chambers
201 N. Lassen Street
Willows, California
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
The workshop discussions will cover public health impacts and a proposal to prohibit the outdoor burning of residential waste materials other than natural vegetation, as well as eliminate the use of burn barrels. For more information, including a Fact Sheet and a complete list of dates and locations for workshops around the state, click here.
The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARBs mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards.
The energy challenge facing California
is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy
consumption. For a list of simple ways you can reduce demand and cut your
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Amanda Haas' hometown!
Wisconsin Singers, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's premier entertainment group, is taking the stage for its 50th anniversary season show, Can't Stop Dancin'! featuring captivating vocals, stunning choreography, big band sound and Badger spirit performed by UW's most talented students.
Can't Stop Dancin'! is a 90-minute revue of top hits of American pop music from the past five decades, highlighting more than 40 songs. It's entertainment for the whole family, including highlights from Moana to the Muppet Show, Pentatonix to Taylor Swift, KISS to Elton John, and Aretha Franklin to Duke Ellington. Broadway buffs will love the covers of Broadway hits from Dear Evan Hansen, Rent and Hairspray. Wisconsin Singers has a Fifth Quarter too, where Badger fans can sing along to "Varsity," dance to "Tequila" and jam to "Jump Around." The Wisconsin Singers Band will rock the house with a foot-tapping swing medley and a tribute to The Beatles.
Can't Stop Dancin'! is arranged by Taras Nahirniak, Madison freelance composer and arranger, and is choreographed by Jarad Voss, professional freelance hip hop dancer. Both Nahirniak and Voss are Wisconsin Singers alumni.
2017 marks the 50th anniversary year of Wisconsin Singers, which has been UW's top entertainment troupe since 1967. As a non-profit group helping communities around Wisconsin and beyond, Singers is UW-Madison's only "Official Ambassador of Goodwill."
Don't miss the nationally renowned Wisconsin Singers as it celebrates 50 years of excellence; this year's show is the best one yet!


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Our Black Future
Op-Ed Contributor
Our Black Future
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
NOT long ago, I stood at the bottom of a strip mine in Wyoming and looked up at a 70-foot-high seam of coal. It had a brownish cast and crumbled when I touched it. I could see bits of woody fiber, the remains of a huge swamp that existed there 50 million years ago. I imagined this great coal seam rolling under the prairie for hundreds of miles. "We're the OPEC of coal," the head of a coal industry trade group told me later.
Now that the need for greater energy independence has become a universal political slogan, every county commissioner in America has an idea of how we can break free of our Middle Eastern oil shackles: ethanol, hydrogen, solar panels on the roof of every Hummer! Still, it's hard not to be optimistic when you're standing in front of a 70-foot seam of coal. It's not hype; it's real. Is the bridge to energy independence paved in black?
During World War II, the Nazis, who were desperate to find a way to power their tanks with coal, pursued technology to transform coal into liquid fuels. In South Africa today, one energy company, Sasol, produces about 150,000 barrels a day of diesel from coal.
We could do far better in the United States. According to a recent report by the National Coal Council, an advisory board to the Department of Energy that is dominated by coal executives, if America invested $211 billion in coal-to-liquids refineries over the next 20 years, we could make 2.6 million barrels of diesel per day, enhancing the American oil supply by 10 percent. A number of coal-to-liquids plants are on the drawing boards in the United States, and China is eagerly pursuing this technology too.
Put aside the question of whether raising fuel efficiency standards for vehicles could achieve the same goal at far less cost. Instead, let's consider the wisdom of substituting one fossil fuel for another. We already burn a billion tons of coal a year — it generates more than half the electricity in the United States. But thanks in part to ever bigger, more powerful equipment, mining is destroying vast swaths of Appalachia while providing fewer well-paying jobs.
From 1984 to 2004, the average coal miner's per-shift productivity more than doubled, while wages declined by 20 percent (adjusted for inflation). If we simply increase consumption, we will be condemning large areas of the country, including eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia, to national sacrifice zones. In addition, coal-to-liquids plants consume enormous quantities of water — three barrels, on average, for every barrel of fuel produced. In many places, especially the coal-rich but water-poor Western prairies, this is not a good deal.
Then there's global warming. To avoid dangerous climate change, many scientists argue that we must cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent to 70 percent by 2050. Coal, the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel, is responsible for nearly 40 percent of American emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas. Since 1990, carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel power plants have increased by 27 percent, compared to 19 percent from all sources nationally. Coal-to-liquids plants will only accelerate this trend. Depending on the technology used, refining coal can release 50 percent to 100 percent more carbon dioxide than refining petroleum.
In theory, carbon dioxide can be captured and sequestered underground in tapped-out oil fields or deep saline aquifers. But this method will work only in regions where the geology is suitable, and even there, good sequestration space is limited. Moreover, injecting carbon dioxide underground can set off earthquakes. And the gas is an asphyxiant: we risk deadly accidents should the millions of tons we would need to bury escape their underground prisons. In 1986, at Lake Nyos in Cameroon, 300,000 tons of naturally occurring carbon dioxide that had been trapped in the lake suddenly rose to the surface and formed a misty cloud, suffocating 1,700 people.
Coal-to-liquids plants might make sense for generating back-up fuel for the military. And there are certainly ways coal can play a role in reducing the demand for oil without destroying the climate. Instead of building coal-to-liquids plants, it would be smarter to push for the development of plug-in hybrid cars, which have larger batteries than conventional hybrids, allowing them to replace gasoline with grid-generated electricity and to emit 65 percent less carbon dioxide than conventional cars. But coal boosters are less interested in promoting this path, in part because it would undercut the industry's goal of becoming "the OPEC of coal." The very phrase suggests the industry's monopolistic impulses.
The biggest problem with our bounty of coal is not what it does to our mountains or the atmosphere, but what it does to our minds. It preserves the illusion that we don't have to change our lives. Given the profound challenges we face with the end of cheap oil and the arrival of global warming, this is a dangerous fantasy.
If we had less coal, we might replace the 19th-century notion that we can drill and burn our way to prosperity with a more modern view of efficiency and sustainability. Instead of spending billions of dollars each year to subsidize tapping out yet another finite resource, we'd pour that money into solar energy, biofuels and other renewable resources.
We'd be creating jobs in new industries, not protecting them in old ones. And we'd understand that the real fuel of the future is not coal but creativity.


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William G. Love
Mr. Love joined Eastman Kodak Company in October of 1997 as director, Treasury Operations. He was appointed Assistant Treasurer in December of 1999 with responsibilities for domestic and international treasury operations, including operations of Kodak's Treasury Center in the UK, currency and commodity risk management, and financing. Mr. Love was elected Treasurer on October 2, 2000. As Treasurer, Mr. Love is responsible for global treasury operations and strategy, insurance risk management, financing, capital markets, credit and collections, worldwide pension investments, and corporate development.
Prior to joining Kodak, Mr. Love worked two and a half years for RJR Nabisco Company as Senior Director, Treasury, responsible for international treasury operations. Before joining RJR Nabisco, he worked 11 years at IBM holding various positions in corporate treasury, finance, and information systems management. Previous to IBM, he worked for six years at the Research Institute of America holding several positions in accounting and information systems.
Mr. Love earned an MBA in Finance from Fordham University and a BS in Computer Science from Mercy College.


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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Tech volleyball team rebounded from a Friday night loss and stormed the court Saturday morning to post its first victory of the season, topping Alcorn State 3-0 at the Country Inns & Suites Invitational.
The Golden Eagles downed Braves by set scores of 25-5, 25-20, and 25-7.
Later on Saturday evening, Tech completed play at the invitational falling to host UT Chattanooga in three, 25-16, 25-15, and 27-25.
Junior outside hitter Natalie Penrod was named to the all-tournament team, the first of her career.
In dominating fashion, Tech out-hit, out-blocked, and out-dug Alcorn State. Penrod led the charge with 12 kills, while Ellen Conti recorded nine kills hitting at a .571 mark and middle hitter Kelsey Gray tallied seven kills.
Serving was the name of Tech's game as the Golden Eagles recorded 14 service aces. Gray led the team with five aces from behind the service line with Conti, and Ashleigh Hancock each chipped in with three.
Hancock joined Madi Comperry in leading a balanced attack, each dishing out 16 assists.
Defensively, the Golden Eagles made a strong stand, popping up 36 team digs. Libero Courtney Smith sprawled for 17 digs.
The first set was the Golden Eagles strongest offensive showing. Tech hit an unprecedented .500 as a team, but the points were controlled by consistent serves. Tech was able to control the tempo of the game, and become aggresseive with their serves.
Hancock opened the first set with a three-point run, before a few point exchanges between the teams. Gray was next in line and served for five points before Conti went on a 10-point run. Despite taking a timeout, the Braves couldn't recover from the deficit, folding at 25-5.
Set two proved to be a bit more of a challenge, but the Golden Eagles never trailed. Attack errors crept into the Golden Eagle game. Three attack errors in a row brought the score to 10-6, but that would be the closest the Braves would rally to. Tech continued to stay aggressive at the net, and closed out a 25-20 victory.
Tech came out in the third set and made quick work of the Braves. The score was 4-2 before Gray went behind the service line and rattled off four aces. Serving continued to highlight Tech's crusade, with Conti registering two aces of her own. Tech went on to win, 25-7.
Later in the day, Tech faced host UT Chattanooga. Tech dropped the first two sets, and ran out of time in the third.
The Golden Eagles were led by Penrod with her second 12-kill performance of the day. Gray followed with nine kills and had a hand in five blocks. Freshman Cody Dodd assisted in two blocks and had a solo block in her first college tournament weekend. Keyes chipped in with nine kills. Conti had six terminations and picked up 11 digs. Smith went to the floor for 16 digs.
The first set was a nail-biter, as the two teams went point-for-point. The Golden Eagles used a spread offense, but just couldn't convert in serve receive. Tech fell, 25-16.
In the second set, the Mocs went on an early run to put a gap between them and the Golden Eagles. Despite a rallying effort by Tech, the Mocs were able to fend off a last minute effort and win the set, 25-15.
The third set was a thriller. The Golden Eagles led for most of the set. The Mocs tied the contest at 15-15 and points coninued to go back and forth until a block by UTC's Bridget tied the score at 24-all. A kill by Conti held off a match point for the Mocs, but it wasn't enough as UT Chattanooga went on to win the set, 27-25.
The Golden Eagles (1-2) return to the court next weekend at the Xavier Tournament in Cincinnati. The Golden Eagles will face head coach John Blair's previous team, Ole Miss, along with Marquette and host Xavier. Tech opens the tournament against Xavier at 11 a.m. CT on Friday. Later Friday night, Tech faces Marquette at 4 p.m. CT. Saturday, Tech closes out the tournament with a match against Ole Miss at 1 p.m. CT.


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For Seniors: Sync the iPad to Your Computer
You use iTunes to sync (transfer) media on your computer — music, movies, audiobooks, podcasts, and so on — with your iPad. iTunes can also sync contacts, appointments, e-mail messages, notes, photos, bookmarks, and computer apps on your computer with your iPad.
You control which files get synched (transferred) from your computer to your iPad with the iPad settings in iTunes.
After you specify which content to download in iTunes, you're ready to sync your media by connecting your iPad to the computer and beginning the synching process.
1Plug the wide connector end of the Dock Connector to USB Cable into your iPad.
You'll find the Dock Connector slot on the bottom of the iPad.
2Plug the other end of the cord into a USB port on your computer.
iTunes opens and shows an item for your iPad in the Source List on the left. Your iPad screen shows the phrase Sync in Progress.
When the syncing is complete, the Home screen returns on the iPad and iTunes shows a message above the series of tabs indicating that the iPad sync is complete.
3When synching is complete, disconnect the cable.
Any data you chose to transfer in your iTunes settings have been transferred to your iPad.


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Let $(S,\mathcal{L})$ be a linear space and $q$ be a prime power such that
- Every point in $S$ lies on at most $q+1$ lines, and
- Every line in $\mathcal{L}$ contains at most $q+1$ points, and at least 2 points (edited).
then for every point $e \in S$, there are at most $q^2$ lines in $\mathcal{L}$ not containing $e$.
edit - 'How do I prove the above?' is my question.
By 'linear space', I mean a pair $(S,\mathcal{L})$ such that $S$ is a finite set of points, and $\mathcal{L}$ is a set of subsets of $S$, or 'lines', so that any two points lie on a unique line, and any two distinct lines intersect in at most one point.
I arrived at this problem from matroid theory, but it's essentially a combinatorial problem about incidence structures, so I have phrased it as such.
The $q^2$ here is best possible - equality will hold when the linear space is a projective plane over a $q$-element field.
The De Bruijn-Erdos theorem, as well as various results from the literature on linear spaces, give lower bounds for numbers of lines, but I can't find upper bounds anywhere.


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August 2011 Exercise John Beecham, Executive Sous Chef, New Haven Country Club, Hamden, CT
Watermelon cube with pickled ginger and fennel foam
Fresh Mozzarella and Cherry tomato salad with shaved celery, baby basil and lemon thyme blossoms out of the club garden. Topped with a white balsamic reduction
Foie gras and lobster tail on a lobster stock, vanilla and truffle gel sheet
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GAL for Adults Training
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Deepa Arora, CVLS Guardian ad Litem for Adults program Staff Attorney, will cover the skills required to be a successful GAL for adult guardianship cases and the issues that may arise during adult guardianship cases. This training is for licensed attorneys interested in working as pro bono Guardians ad Litem for adults through CVLS. No prior experience is necessary. This training takes place at the CVLS offices, 33 N. Dearborn St., 4th Floor Conference Room, Chicago, IL 60602.
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More detailed information about stringed instruments and the history of violin making.
The violin wolf tone: Taming the wolf in a stringed instrument
Nicolas Lupot - The second great name in French violin making
James Tubbs: the classic name in English bow making
The bow makers of Markneukirchen: Knopf, Pfretzschner, Rau
Cremona - the early Lombard history of violin making
The Hopf violin: a dynasty of Vogtland violin makers
SALE Edwin Lothar Herrmann, Silver mounted German viola bow
In the context of the Vogtland region's multifaceted bow-making tradition, the Herrmann name stands for a veritable dynasty of excellent master craftsmen dating back to the early 18th century. This fine E. L. Herrmann viola bow from the estate of Prof. Günter Szkokan (violist of Vienna Philharmonics) features the family crest on the frog as a self-confident expression of their standing, and Edwin Lothar Herrmann's original stamp can be seen on the stick. It is clearly a masterpiece in the style which was prevalent in the 1950/1960s, and it is probably one of E. L. Herrmann's late pieces; until 1960 he worked under his own name but remained at his father's atelier in Markneukirchen-Schönlind. The octagonal stick of dark reddish-brown pernambuco is of medium strength. Its well-crafted head reflects Edwin Lothar Herrmann's talent and the good training he received from his father and grandfather. The ebony frog with silver mountings is decorated by a mother-of-pearl eye, a white slide and a three-part button. Its balance point is at 26.0 cm (including the button) and is perceived as being in the upper half of the total length of 74.2 cm. The viola bow weighs 67.5 g and has wonderful playing characteristics. It is in outstanding condition, with only a minor flaw on the lower edge of the frog. With its large, warm, dark sound, it is worthy of our special recommendation. Prof. Günter Szkokan selected it with his fine 1973 Viennese viola by Ferdinand Kugler, that is available for purchase as well.