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Green Racing Experimental Engine - Behind Project G.R.E.E.N.- Engine
Setting The Stage For Sharing Our First Round Of Engine Dyno Test Data
Editor's Note: For the past several issues you have read a number of articles on Circle Track's latest project. It's a project where we intend to break away from conventional thinking about what makes a great oval-track race car. As promised in the March issue, we headed to Texas for an engine dyno session at Mast Motorsports. The volume of data gathered was beyond expectations both in content and in volume. Given that situation we thought it appropriate to set the stage and tone for the coming analysis of that data by asking the two men critical to that analysis (Jim McFarland and Forrest Jehlik) to share some perspectives. So without further ado we give you Circle Track's latest endeavor, Project G.R.E.E.N. (Green Racing Experimental Engine Narrative).
At the outset of this project, there were an assortment of questions pertaining to how the engine would perform once subjected to the array of configurations planned. Among them were such issues as what might be the difference in brake horsepower when switching from carburetion to electronic fuel injection and could we identify the underlying causes? Would there be any material changes in torque characteristics comparing these two methods of fuel induction? Was there a chance that combustion efficiency might be affected and where in the engine speed range could this occur, and could we link it to the differences between carburetion and EFI? How much power would be sacrificed when catalytic converters were installed? Was the use of such converters going to make any significant difference in emissions levels from a bona fide racing engine? How would the engine respond to a switch from conventional racing gasoline to E85? Was it possible that the torque curve generated by an EFI system would become reshaped to show increases in the lower and mid-range engine speeds? In fact, would less fuel be required to produce the same or more power when swapping EFI for carburetion? And the list of curiosities didn't stop with these questions. After all, as racers or former racers, we're all headed in the same direction. It's just a matter of how, perhaps in a more "green" sense, we should be trying reach to our collective goals. The purpose of this little "introduction" is to lay out some fundamental considerations that need to be aired before you digest the dyno results in the next issue. We feel this is both important and critical to understanding and getting the most value from the data. For example, winning race engines aren't just about how much power is being made. There are instances where an engine of lesser peak power than another performs better at the track. In these cases, shape of the torque curves can play a major role in why the engine of lesser peak power was quicker on the track. Comparing the torque curves between a carbureted and EFI version of the CT525 engine clearly notes the low- and mid-rpm benefits from the use of EFI. There are other notable comparisons you'll discover when we share specific data next month.
At this point, it's helpful to review some of the fundamental design considerations of the basic LS engine, looking back to when it first came to life. I recall fuel injector aiming being a key element when information was shared with me in the early '90s during the engine's conceptual period. In fact, layout of the inlet path was largely dictated by the direction in which air/fuel charges would enter the combustion space. Both swirl and tumble were incorporated by combining inlet path targeting and how air and fuel were treated prior to and during the burn.
The net effect of this approach yielded a combustion process that minimized total spark advance, optimized IMEP (indicated mean effective pressure) and helped reduce net BSFC (brake specific fuel consumption) for improved combustion efficiency. This design platform is an ideal approach to evaluating the changes planned for the engine component of this project. In short, the CT525 package provides a test bed that is sensitive to change, supportive of the theoretical bases for making such modifications and an excellent platform for the evaluation of alternative fuels and exhaust after-treatment.
It is the strong belief of the participants in this project that Circle Track's readership will be exposed to some rather startling test results, based on solid testing techniques and a broad range of engine evaluation experience.
In particular, we call your attention to the attached sidebar. It is authored by a comparatively young engineer who works at Argonne National Laboratory with Bob Larsen, an engineer and motorsports advocate introduced to CT's readership in the January issue on page 36 in "Back to the Future." A brief bio on Forrest Jehlik precedes his comments about the project which, by the way, are framed in a way to let you see the potentially wide-spread impact this project could have on both motorsports and the use of sustainable fuels and technologies. It has turned out beyond fortuitous that Bob Larsen encouraged and enabled Forrest to join the project's team. His penchant to detail and ability to gather, organize, and present ongoing data streams has become a critical ingredient in our collective efforts. Chances are you'll hear more from and about him as the project unfolds. In fact, you can count on it.
Finally, there's one last point we'd like to remake, and you may recall that Editor Rob Fisher previously shared this perspective. To whatever success the project may achieve, its core intent is to showcase ways by which motorsports can grow in the near- and long-term future. It is not intended to suggest replacements for existing automotive racing activities or technologies. Rather, if the winds of change are blowing (and they are), we want to demonstrate there are ways other approaches can presently coexist with known racing landscapes. If, over time, it becomes necessary for motorsports to become more flexible in response to environmental or economic requirements presently unforeseen, then Circle Track wants to have at least put forth a best-efforts attempt to stimulate some thought and dislodge any misconceptions or perspectives that might otherwise detract from necessary growth of the sport we love. Next month's installment will likely be an eye-opener for you.
Forrest Jehlik
Though you might think Forrest operates from some vantage point removed from the essence of motorsports, he supports and is involved with the newly-founded Green Racing Initiative (referenced in the January issue of CT) and brought his enthusiast-level skills into the engine dyno room at Mast Motorsports last November to help grind out the initial test data you'll see next month. He has clearly demonstrated he's an automotive enthusiast who believes that the passion, drive, and talent found in the motorsports community can become a serious contributor to the development of sustainable energy for our country. Hear what he has to say.
Being involved with this project for a short period of time has proved to be one of the most rewarding undertakings in my professional career. The first engine test session was an all-hands-on-deck, roll-up-the-sleeves, and get-it-done event. There was a lot of focus, extremely long hours, yet not a single complaint generously fueled by seemingly never-ending cans of energy drinks and cups of coffee.
From my perspective, one of the most amazing aspects to the project is the passion that surrounds it. Everyone involved has donated their time, resources, and services without asking for anything in return. Examples of this are the test cell time and expertise provided by Mast Motorsports, the equipment and experience from Sensors, Inc. who supplied emissions testing equipment and actually drove from Southeast Michigan to Eastern Texas to the Circle Track staff on site to lend guidance for the tests. Then you need to factor in participation by Random Technologies, Quick Fuel Technology, Holley, and the fuels supplied by VP Fuels. At this level of participation, I can say that everyone involved feels they belong to something special to the extent this project could be the beginning of something that has global impact.
In fact, the racing community may play a larger role than ever before outside its immediate boundaries. What ultimately may be gained from this is an independent and sustainable future not only for the racing community, but an example that sets a course for the rest of our country. Ultimately, all of us involved understand we are doing this for the future of racing and our passion for its growth including the well-being of our country.
To frame the importance of what we are undertaking, the United States currently consumes 20-plus million barrels of oil per day. Out of this, approximately 65 percent must be imported1. This rate of consumption is a quarter of the world's total of just over 80 million barrels per day! Out of every barrel of oil we consume, 70 percent is used for transportation. To put all of this in perspective, the current proved petroleum reserves of the world are approximately 1,239 to 1,342 billion barrels of oil2. At the current global consumption of more than 80 million barrels a day (30 billion barrels per year with a consumption rate that is anticipated to grow 2 percent annually by 2035)3, the known reserves would be depleted in just over 30 years.
So what could racing possibly do to help solve such a sobering reality? Perhaps more than any of us might imagine. For example, as this project continues, we will be demonstrating and openly publishing results to the circle track racing community regarding the performance and cost benefits from using alcohol-based fuels. Early results from the E85 testing session have shown tremendous potential.
If we could imagine a fuel that is not only domestically generated and renewable but superior in power and cost effective to the racer, one of the greatest environmental obstacles to racing will have been effectively removed from debate.
Imagine that the trackside fuel we use has been locally generated from sustainable sources and that nearly all of the CO2 generated from burning it goes into producing it, thereby removing any global climate change arguments. Not only this, but every dollar of that fuel goes into supporting domestic jobs and industry. In addition, by integrating advanced technologies into the sport, efficiencies will be raised, more power realized, and a new field of fans that never would have considered the sport introduced.
In effect, rather than racing being seen as something wasteful and/or frivolous, it becomes the ultimate example that the country can look to as a leader in sound, sustainable, and progressive advancement. We can become the tail that wags the dog.
E85 will become more available in the United States and it is something domestically generated. In fact, there are many methods used to develop it. Currently, there is great promise in developing this fuel from cellulosic and waste materials, using biomass catalytic conversions, and, potentially, even algae-based methods, all of which do not impact or displace food sources, like corn-based E85. The well-to-wheels analysis of CO2 emissions from these sources shows enormous potential in reducing the global CO2 footprint (like a greater than 80 percent reduction compared to imported oil), which we intend to demonstrate as this CT project progresses.
Whether or not one believes that human-based carbon emissions result in global climate change is a moot point; the truth is that petroleum is not an indefinite supply, a huge amount of money is leaking from our economy to fuel our oil addiction, and the end of affordable oil may come sooner than later.
Since many in the global community firmly believe that global warming climate change is an issue, these issues can no longer be ignored and will have to be addressed. By transitioning to these renewable fuels, the racing community can take an enormous step to remove itself from this debate and be a beacon to others on how the eventual transition away from oil dependence can occur.
The winds of change are whistling not too far from our doors. Whether or not racing wishes to acknowledge this will not change its arrival. We have the unique opportunity to bypass this coming storm and become the benchmark from which the rest of our country may be set, all the while doing what we love.
1. http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/foreign_oil_dependence.cfm 2. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/reserves.html (world oil reserves) 3. Beyond Fossil Fools: The Roadmap to Energy Independence by 2040, Shuster, Joseph.M., 2008. Pg. 23


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Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Do We Really Need Black History Month?
Currently many educators across the country are asked to observe at least seven different ethnic observations during the school year. Early in the school year Hispanic heritage is recognized from September 15th to October 15th and Native Americans have their month in November. January is usually filled with events surrounding Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. while February and March are reserved for black history and women's history respectively. Jewish Heritage Week is observed the last week of April or the first week of May while the entire month of May is reserved for Asian-Pacific heritage. A quick search of the Internet reveals that many Italian Americans would like to celebrate their culture during the month of October to coincide with Columbus Day.
Black History Month or African American History Month as it is also known began in the 1920s by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a college professor, who realized that many aspects of American history was being left out of textbooks and classrooms. To begin his work Dr. Woodson established the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History as well as the Journal of Negro History. The second week of February was chosen by Dr. Woodson because the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were celebrated during that week. At the time the professor did a brave and wonderful thing. Many inaccuracies existed due to omission and blatent predjudice. For example, many Americans have learned in school that Virginia Dare was the first English baby born on the shores of North America during the English attempts to colonize Roanoke. Many Americans don't know that the first black baby was born to indentured slave Anthony Johnson and his wife in 1619. Historians have proof that Africans were exploring the Americas several hundreds of years before the Vikings and Columbus. Sculptures of African heads have been found among Olmec ruins in Mexico that date to 700 B.C. Estavanico, a former African slave traveled to the Americas with the Spanish and explored present day Florida, Arizona, and New Mexico before being murdered by members of the Zuni tribe in 1539. Bass Reeves, Clint Eastwood's inspiration for his role in "Hang Em' High", was the first Black commissioned United States Marshall west of the Mississippi. Reeves served until statehood when he lost his job when whites declared blacks could not be law enforcement officers. Many other contributions of African Americans were left out as well. Dr. Woodson began a process that unfortunately took over fifty years before the week long and finally month long observance became well known and commonly observed. Woodson said he hoped the week could be eliminated when black history would become fundamental to American history.
So, do we still need special observances like Black History month and should we as educators be mandated to stop the regular curriculum to have month long add-ins?
Special recognition that separates and spotlights a culture is meant to build understanding and tolerance towards the members of that culture however it can also have the opposite effect. More and more cultures want to have their special time as well. Many teachers report receiving nasty notes from parents wanting to know when their family's particular culture will be recognized in the same manner. Many times the tension that has been exhibited at home is then brought into the classroom. Students repeat things they have heard their parent's say at home. This can cause discipline problems for the teacher.
As mentioned above currently seven months of the school year could potentially be filled with observances and special lessons focusing on one particular culture. This schedule leaves two full months to complete nine months worth of state mandated regular curriculum. Special recognition of particular cultures interrupts the regular flow of content that is best completed in chronological order for third through fifth graders. Students in these grades are receiving information about American history for the first time. They already have a hard time dealing with time concepts and discussing events that occurred so many years ago. It is very confusing for them to stop talking about the American Revolution in January because it's time to recognize Dr. King with an assembly, a video (the same one every year), a few worksheets to color or an art activity, and a timeline of the Civil Rights Movement and a week later bounce right back into the Boston Massacre and the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Special month long observations should be stopped simply because Dr. Woodson's goal has been met. In the last fifteen years great strides have been made to create classroom materials that have a complete multicultural panorama and contains accurate information. Teachers have a wide range of websites, tradebooks, videos, posters, pictures, and other types of information to use as resources when planning their units that incorporate various cultures and their input into our American story.
Doesn't it make more sense to teach about a particular culture as it fits into the curriculum? For example, some fifth graders learn about Teddy Roosevelt and the U.S. expansion into the Pacific. Students also learn about World War II. These are perfect times to learn about the people of the Pacific nations they will be discussing in class like the Phillippines, as well as learning about the Navajo Code Talkers and the Tuskegee Airmen. Fifth graders also learn about the second wave of immigration after the Civil War. What better time to discover where these people came from and facts about their cultures. Students can explore how the immigrant cultures blended with the American culture. Fourth graders learn about explorers. If this isn't the hit parade for famous Spanish and Italians and their contribution to American history I don't know what is. During March take the particular time period being studied at that time and incorporate important women into the unit.
There is a way to make this work without everything grinding to a halt for what I see by many educators as a half-hearted once a year effort.
Do what you want, but for me and my class we will incorporate Black history and every other kind of history into our studies continuously all year long.
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- Justin Dale said...
We always go back to hanging the niggers, and burning the jews.
I am sad that you are able to call yourself an "educator". I do realize that there has to be a line draw with all these separate recognitions. Maybe in your district that you teach in it is different, but where I am from (Wisconsin) people know little about black history (whether they are white, black, etc.) and when I was in school (I am only 19) we never talked about black history (other then that day when we briefly discussed slavery) or any other ethnic background other than good ole white people. If you think that times have changed that most people "understand" about race, just take a look at the other comment on your blog, he sounds really educated at his age. PLUS, I attend a predominately white college and feel confident in saying that a majority of them are ignorant when it comes to understanding anything about race. Another reason, which you did not mention is that one reason Black History was enacted was to help "payback" for the past treatment of blacks in this country. Did Jews or Italians suffer as much in this country as blacks or Native Americans? If you answer yes, please return your degree back to your university, because you suck when it comes to knowing history and you are NOT intelligent. Stop complaining, there are many school districts that don't even recognize these events across this country, go and teach there and shut up about.
- EHT said...
Yes, you are correct. You are only 19 and your lack of comprehending the points I was making in my post confirms your age.
Thank you very much for your "drive-by comment", however, any person who is a regular reader of my efforts here at History of Elementary understands that I am extremely well versed at what I do in the classroom and with my efforts outside the classroom. African American history is taught in my classroom, but I do it within the context of each era of history not in isolation. African American events did not occur in isolation. Several factors come into play with every historical event. If I isolate them I am not giving my students a clear picture.
Please understand that when my state dictates to me to teach American History from the Ice Age to to Reconstruction I do not have the luxury of time to take a month here and there to teach each racial history in isolation.
Is is more important for students to be taught every January repeatedly for 12 years which African American invented the traffic light or all the different things George Washington Carver found out he could do with peanuts....OR is it more important to find out the whys behind African Americans finging it necessary to begin predominately Black universities or why George Washington Carver had to enter by way of the kitchen door in many hotels when he spoke to various groups?
You see, by the time my students get to me (fourth grade) they have done all the cute activities, the book reports, and the songs associated with elementary education and Black History Month. However, they still don't know about certain events and don't understand the whys behind them.
My class is the first opportunity they have to experience history chronologically....instead of isolated, disjointed snippets here and there. Since it is the first time I strongly feel that the treatment of Native Americans, African Americans, Catholics, and Jews, as well a women and other groups should be incorporated into the times we are studying. Context is very important for the historian to understand why certain things occurred througout history. If we can understand the context, perhaps we can keep things from being repeated.
I'm very sorry you don't feel as if you or your contemporaries were taught enough about African American history to fully appreciate the contributions of such a proud race to our great nation. Don't blame me for it.....the folks you should be directing your ire to are your former teachers. It is a shame that my nine year old students probably know much more than you so far, and we are just beginning the American Revolution when we return after the Christmas break. Luckily you seem fairly intelligent and the Internet has many resources you can use to get up to speed.
When I was in grade school there were no resources to teach with and most teachers had never been taught integrated history themselves. As I stated in my post there is a wealth of materials available today for educators and teachers to use. Every lesson in my fourth grade textbook focuses on various ethnic and/or religious groups appropriate for the time period and bring out notable people and events including examples of racisim. There is no need to do cute activities for one entire month when we are working on African American history all year long, as well as women's history, religious history, etc.
As for my previous commenter to this post I'm sure you realize though you are only 19 that there is a certain element in society who wish to remain ignorant and insultated within their own familiar settings. Unfortunately they have their right to their opinion just as you have yours.
Thanks for commenting Anonymous. I hope you visit History Is Elementary again soon. Your comments are always welcome.
- Eddie said...
I agree with you, history is history, why separate it into groups for different months?
Also, I don't think offensive group name calling does anybody any good.
I understand the and agree with what you are saying. It is alot easier and much better to incorporate the history and contributions of all people through out the year. I grew up abroad so I have only been to DOD Schools for them it is better when you are younger to have celebrate different ethnic groups in different months. To the person who complained that they didn't learn enough about the different ethnic groups you can't just blame it on your school. You parents/guardians should be you first educators and if not they you should want to read and better educate yourself. Too many times we blame the school for our problems of lack of knowledge but the school can't be with you 24/7 nor can they cover everything.
- EHT said...
Thanks for your comment, Tiffy. You make a good point about the mix of parents and their own responsibility regarding teaching their children.


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It was the summer of 1821, when fifty-five Potawatomi Chiefs gathered to sign the treaty of Chicago which granted this part of the country to the United States. The first recorded history of Calhoun County began with the signing of this treaty.
Would you believe the Michigan Territory was described as" ...unfit for habitation, made up of poor, barren and sandy land in the intermediate spaces between swamps and lakes, on which scarcely any vegetation grows..." in a federal survey published after the Revolutionary War? In the early 1800's, newspapers and Morse's geography marked Michigan as an "interminable swamp".
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Henry R. Schoolcraft and his crew of surveyors provided a more accurate description of the land west of Detroit. By 1825 the Michigan Territory was described as "fertile lands". Territorial Governor, Lewis Cass, and Michigan's Territorial representative to Congress, Father Gabriel Richard, worked together to get assistance in opening up the interior lands of Michigan for settlers. In the fall of 1829, Congress authorized the Territorial Road and surveying began in January of 1830. Traveling by way of the Territorial Road, which really was a trail at the time, settlers began to arrive from the east coast and Europe. On their way west these settlers left Detroit on the Chicago Road. Near Ypsilanti they continued west on the Territorial Road which went directly through the counties we know today as Wayne, Washtenaw, Jackson, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, VanBuren and Berrien.
Calhoun County was named in honor of John C. Calhoun on October 29, 1829, when the legislative council of the territory met to assign boundaries to the county. At the time, John C. Calhoun was a member of President Jackson's cabinet and also served as a senator from South Carolina.
In 1830 Calhoun County's first recorded entry of land was made by Ephraim Harrison in Albion. The Peabody's were the first settlers to arrive in Albion. Dr. Foster and Isaac Tolland were the first settlers in the Battle Creek Billage site. George Ketchum and his party were the first settlers in the Village of Marshall in 1830. The Ketchum party built a cabin and a sawmill on Rice Creek, and then built a grist mill which began operating in the fall of 1832.
In the early summer of 1830, New Yorker, Sidney Ketchum rode along Territorial Road until he reached the community we now know as Marshall. Sidney acquired land claims in the area and returned to upstate New York and New England to recruit settlers. He recruited merchants, doctors, lawyers, ministers and other professionals for his new settlement. In 1832 a schoolhouse was built, since most of the first settlers came from educated communities. Before the Village had even a dozen children of school age, a Miss Brown was summoned from Ann Arbor to teach.
Oshea Wilder originally settled in Marshall and then located in lower Eckford Township. It is claimed that he originated the idea of a canal connection between Lake Erie and Lake Michigan. Many of the early village plats in the county were surveyed and platted by Oshea Wilder. Another prominent citizen, Ezra Convis, settled near the Battle Creek Village site and became the county's first state legislative representative from 1836-1837.
"We are not yet in the Union but shall be on Monday or Tuesday of next week!" Serving as Michigan's liaison to the U.S. House of Representatives, Isaac E. Crary wrote these words on January 19, 1837, from Washington, D.C. Crary was right and Michigan became a state the following week on January 26, 1837. Michigan was supposed to have become a state exactly two years earlier on January 26, 1835. What kept Michigan out of the Union? A boundary dispute called the "Great Toledo War". The dispute ended with Michigan giving up the so-called "Toledo Strip" to Ohio for the western half of the Upper Peninsula.
By 1835, the Village of Marshall had a population of 300. The village was the center of a rapidly growing agricultural area, and midpoint on the Territorial Road for settlers coming to Michigan. Many settlers were traveling through the village and public houses were overcrowded. Colonel Andrew Mann of Connecticut recognized the great need for accommodating travelers and built what we know as the National House Inn. The Inn began operating in the fall of 1835, and was the first brick building in Calhoun County. It is interesting to note that the first log cabin in the community was built just five years earlier. The Inn soon became the economic, social and political center of Marshall, serving as headquarters for the county courts until 1838.
The Cornerstone of the first county courthouse was laid on October 22, 1837. The Building was completed in 1838, at a cost of over $25,000, and included a jail in the basement. In 1850, a jail break occurred when nine prisoners managed to heat an iron on the stove. They escaped by burning off the lock fastenings, and also freed one prisoner secured to an oak log by burning off the staples. A jail separate from the courthouse was built in 1869 for housing approximately thirty prisoners. During 1875, a new courthouse costing just under $55,000 was completed. The new courthouse replaced the original courthouse which had become structurally unsafe.
Calhoun County continued to grow during the early 1900's with the Industrial Revolution. During World War I the cities of Albion, Marshall and Battle Creek emerged as industrial centers. Today there are many industries in the county including: Eaton Manufacturing, Kellogg Company, Kraft Foods, Graphic Packaging (formerly Michigan Carton Company), Ralston Foods and Progressive Dynamics. Battle Creek is known throughout the world, and serves as Headquarters of Hart-Doyle-Inouye Federal Center in conjunction with the Department of Defense in Washington DC.
Also, Battle Creek is the home of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Bronson Battle Creek which has been in operation for over 100 years through several mergers. Dairy farming accounts for over one third of the county's total agricultural income today. The principal crops raised in the county are corn, hay and wheat.
Education has been important to the people of Calhoun County since the 1830's. Today, Isaac E. Crary and Rev. John D. Pierce are best remembered as founders of the Michigan educational system in 1834. Albion College is one of Michigan's oldest denominational colleges. Other schools in the county include the Calhoun Area Career Center in Battle Creek, Kellogg Community College, formerly known as the Battle Creek College established in 1958 and the Robert B. Miller College founded in 2002.
Calhoun County has 500 miles of streams and 138 inland lakes for recreation. There are twenty-two major parks in the county for citizens to enjoy and fifteen public sites for fishing. The Kingman Museum of Natural History has more than 125,000 specimens of wildlife, minerals, prehistoric mammals, Indian exhibits and rare relics available for viewing.
People make a difference and they are the first ingredient of any community. The population of Calhoun County at the time of the 2010 census was 136,146. The governmental units of the county are made up of nineteen townships, four villages, four cities and ten school districts. The Board of Commissioners has seven members, representing equal population districts. The present County Building was built around the 75 year old Courthouse in 1955, at a cost of $1,550,000. The Calhoun County Justice Center and Correctional Facility was dedicated in Battle Creek on June 22, 1994, at a cost of $39,100,000. Calhoun County continues to grow through its citizens innovative ideas. We must always remember the great deeds and foresight of the county's pioneers as we look to the future.


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His official bio on his website lists his interests as "golf, reading, family," which is hilariously mundane when you consider that when Ed Brown isn't running a much-enjoyed spirits company he's racing cars. Ask him about drinking, cars, or golf below.
Many credit Brown with changing Patron's reputation from something you chug at a party to something you sip at a night club. And part of that shift in marketing has been a focus on racing, with Patron sponsoring numerous series and cars.
Brown started racing in a 911 GT2 Cup car in the Challenge class before moving onto the Patron GT3 Challenge series and, eventually, with Extreme Speed Motorsports to race in the HPD P2 car, earning his first podium at the Grand Prix of Long Beach.
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Dear Newspapers: Focus On Enabling Your Community; Not Whining About Who Owes You Money
from the trying-this-again deptThere have been a whole series of stories lately, often from newspaper industry insiders, bemoaning the sorry state of their industry. Obviously, we've been seeing (and pointing to) similar stories for a few years now, but their pace has accelerated in the last few months -- with a pretty clear trend: blame others for the newspaper industry ills (the internet! Google! Craiglist! those darn kids! etc.), and then work out some totally hypothetical model that will somehow force someone else to pay, rather than give people a reason to buy. This distinction is pretty important.
Take, for example, this column by Gary Storch, explaining why newspapers need to start charging online. Media mogul Steven Brill is also arguing the same thing (which is doubly amusing since Brill tried and failed to get people to pay for content online). I won't go through the long list of arguments of why that's silly (that's been done before), but just note that the focus is on "newspapers need to charge," and not on "what can we provide that someone's willing to pay for." That's rather important, because it's pretty clear that just charging for news won't get enough people to pay. Next up, is Peter Orsig's rather confused demand that Google rescue newspapers (again, not a new idea by any means). That column had numerous factual problems -- torn to shreds nicely by both Mark Potts and Mathew Ingram. Again, though, the issue is that the focus is on just getting someone else (Google, instead of readers this time) to hand over money, rather than figuring out a way to improve their product in a way that anyone would choose willingly to give them money.
This theme seems to run through much of the discussion around newspapers and business models. Even as they're doing a better and job attracting an online audience, you almost never hear of newspapers looking for ways to better serve that community in a manner that offers up things they want to pay for. Instead, it's all about coming up with ways to demand money, as if it's something they're owed. They're not, and they're discovering that day by day, even if they're unwilling to admit it.
It's time for newspapers to start looking at ways they can add value and give someone, whether individuals, sponsors or others, a good reason to give them money. So far they're failing, and a big part why is that they still view their readers as an "audience" rather than a community. That's why they do little to enable that community to do more, instead focusing on passing down the word from on high. That's not how communities work, and the end result is the mess that so many newspapers are facing today.
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Close Your Eyes and Blink Yourself to WDW!
Part III
Edited by Debra Martin Koma
Senior Editor, ALL EARS®
This article appeared in the
August 8, 2006, Issue #359 of ALL EARS® (ISSN: 1533-0753)
EDITOR'S NOTE: A few months ago, we asked you all to daydream with us. "Close your eyes," we suggested, "then click your heels together, or blink your eyes. Now, where in Walt Disney World would you be?" We ran the first installment with your responses, those replies that dealt with transporting to somewhere in the Magic Kingdom, in the June 6, 2006, issue of ALL EARS® (ALL EARS® Issue #350). The second installment ran on July 4, 2006 (ALL EARS® Issue #354).
We initially received 424 responses — since the first segment ran, we've received many more, and they will ALL eventually be published on our website. They're not all there yet, though. It will take a few weeks to get all the new responses online, so please be patient with us!
As I noted previously, many of you who responded took this opportunity to not only transport yourself to your favorite spot in Walt Disney World, but to be Time Travelers, hoping to recapture a favorite moment… and that's OK. What better way to daydream?! And now, here is the third installment of "Dream a Little Dream…" looking at where in the World your fellow Disney-lovers would be, if they could just Close Their Eyes and Blink themselves to Walt Disney World — this time featuring those who would materialize somewhere in their favorite Walt Disney World resort hotel:
Melanie Davis: If I could click my heels and be anywhere in the World, I would open my eyes and be in the food court of the All Star Movies Resort. My husband and little girl would be sitting with me, enjoying big scoops of ice cream after a full day of taking in the parks. We'd all be exhausted, but talking excitedly about what we had done that day, and how we couldn't wait for the next day's activities!
Wendy S.: When opening my eyes, I would be walking through Animal Kingdom Lodge, showing my children what a cool place this was, much more so than the Caribbean Beach where we had checked in the day before. Then, upon using my 'door key', a room in front of us would open, and my very skeptical son would turn to my husband and say, "Dad, Mom's breaking into someone else's room." Then my awestruck daughter would say "Dad, that's my backpack in there!" The look of surprise and the excitement my husband and I shared when we surprised our children with accommodations at AKL was worth all the hectic planning and moving around we had to do. Since we are veterans to several trips, this moment remains very magical for all of us. And, since we would have an entire week to experience, all the more so!
Cheryl: When I open my eyes, I am standing poolside at the Animal Kingdom Lodge with a pina colada in one hand and my camera in the other. The giraffes have just started to eat their afternoon snack by the trees just beyond the hot tub. The flamingos are sunning themselves with their bright pink wings spread wide. My kids are gathered just down the fence talking with one of the wonderful African-native guides about animals that they can see out on the savanna. We have a reservation for Boma tonight and plan to gather at the Victoria Falls lounge for drinks while waiting for a table.
Casey Arone: If I could just close my eyes and blink I would be at the gate of the BoardWalk Villas and the guard checking us in would be saying, "Welcome home." These words give me the warm fuzzies! It means the start of another wonderful vacation for my family. There's a special feeling I get when I hear these words and I know that buying into Disney's Vacation Club was the best purchase our family has ever made.
Judy Fallon: If I could blink my eyes and be anywhere on WDW property, I would be sitting on my balcony at the BoardWalk Inn, looking out at the lake. It would be early morning, and I would still be in pajamas sipping my first cup of coffee. This is the best time of day to watch WDW "wake up."
Wendy Hall: Upon opening my eyes, I find myself sitting in a cozy chair listening to old-time radio broadcasts while my favorite bartender Tim serves me a cold Guinness. I am at one of my favorite haunts, the Belle Vue Room at the Boardwalk Resort.
Mary C.: I would be entering the Plaza at the Caribbean Beach Resort, having just finished my shopping in the Straw Market, and having had a braid put in my hair, with beads (I'm 60, and gray, and I don't let that stop me). I would just have purchased a tiki drink, and be heading toward a table with a brightly colored umbrella. I would listen to the fountain, and the laughter of the kids in the pool, and just bliss out.
Sjdrider: I'm lying in a hammock on the beach at the Caribbean Beach Resort at sunset, sipping a cool drink and watching the sun sink slowly to the west. Island music is wafting out of hidden speakers, and the breeze gently ruffles the palm fronds high above me. I think I'll just lie here and take a nap, and in a couple of hours I'll awaken to the muted sounds of IllumiNations fireworks in the distance. Oh look, you can see the fireworks over the tops of the trees. It's almost time for Epcot to close, and that means things will start settling down for the evening. Ahh, how peaceful it is now.
Brad H.: I'm standing on the balcony of the Contemporary Resort Tower. I can hear the sounds of Disney wafting through the air: The whoosh of the monorail as it exits the concourse of the building. The high-pitched whistle of the Disney World Railroad as it rounds the bend past Space Mountain toward the Main Street Station. The three horn blasts of the boats that circle between the resorts as they leave their pier. And, if the wind blows just right, I swear I hear the pained howling coming from the Haunted Mansion…
Themama42: I close my eyes and I am on my balcony in the Contemporary Resort facing Bay Lake. I see the boats on the lake and off to the right, in the distance, I can glimpse Spaceship Earth. As twilight approaches, lights start to come on in all directions. This is my little spot of heaven.
Kathy from Bear, Delaware: I would like to be in Fort Wilderness in 1974. It was so wonderful in the early days with the train running and the little van with groceries driving through the campsites with groceries. We took the tram or the boat to the Magic Kingdom, stopping off on the way home at Discovery Island. The campsites were so private with all the brush. The campfire program and free movie was so special. Everything was so safe that the kids could go alone.
Mike: I've just tucked my three young daughters into bed after a sleepy monorail ride back from the Magic Kingdom. They're still singing "Wishes" but I tell them to get some sleep now. I join my wife out on the balcony where the cool night breeze is perfect for sharing the slice of cheesecake we brought back from the concierge lounge. The World is all tucked in for the night and the only sound left is the distant howls from the Haunted Mansion. We decide to call it a night and drift off to sleep to the soft sounds of the Grand Floridian Orchestra playing Beauty and the Beast.
Carol from Huntington Beach CA: I would be waking up at Old Key West in my king size bed next to my wonderful husband, and preparing zucchini bread, juice, coffee and the "Jacuzzi tub for two" for another magical breakfast while we soak in the Jacuzzi! YES! WE ARE HOME! Theme parks? What theme parks?! OK, maybe later, a romantic dinner at Cinderella's Royal Table with a view out the window to Fantasyland! It is good to be a princess! We are 10-year Disney Vacation Club members who live to set the countdown clock (11/25/06)! I would implode during this long wait except we live 10 miles from Disneyland!
Cindy S. from Chesapeake, VA: As I sit in my cube at work, staring at the olive drab walls, I close my eyes. Slowly the dull murmur of my co-workers talking on the phone and discussing the ever-present looming deadlines dies away. Soon I begin to hear the faint strumming of a ukulele and the dull tap, tap, tap of bamboo, tapping gently and hitting each other in a dull wind. My nostrils are filled with the lovely smell of hyacinth. As I slowly open my eyes, I find myself standing in the most beautiful and peaceful setting imaginable… dusk at the Polynesian Resort.
Lynn Stephens: I would be sitting on the sidewalk on top of Sunset Point at the Polynesian Resort. It's after dark and I can see the lights around the lake. The Grand Floridian looks like a jeweled dollhouse. The Castle is slowly changing colors in the Magic Kingdom. The torches are burning on the Poly's grounds. I can hear the swoosh of the monorails as they moved around the circle. I can hear the soft music coming across the water from the Magic Kingdom, and the thumping of drums at the Luau Cove. After a loaded ferryboat lands, I can hear the waves hitting the beach down below. A warm breeze blows and the palm trees rustle. THIS is my happy place!
Ron Harper: I'm sitting on one of the beach swings at the Polynesian Resort with my wife. It's about 9 p.m. and the temperature is warm with a nice breeze blowing. The Electric Water Pageant is about to start. With the sights and sounds of the resort behind us, I can see the Castle off in the distance changing colors. The Grand Floridian is to my left with its lights reflecting off of the Seven Seas Lagoon. The Contemporary is to my right and the monorails are circling their way around each of the resorts. I don't want to go home.
Martha MacAulay: My absolute favorite place in Disney World is under the palm trees by the poolside bar at the Polynesian. In a comfy chair, with a "cool beverage" in my hand, I gaze out over the Seven Seas Lagoon, taking in the wonder of Cinderella Castle and the gorgeous views of the Grand Floridian and Contemporary. At certain times during the evening, the only sounds are the distant whir of the monorail, the splash of the watercrafts ferrying guests and an occasional giggle of a child on the beach. It is absolutely one of the most relaxing, peaceful moments and I make it a point to end up there at least once each visit, even if we're not fortunate enough to be staying at the Polynesian that trip.
Kathleen Thornton: I would be standing outside a room at the Pop Century Resort. I'd be waiting on my children to join me. I'd be looking out at Hour Glass Lake, thinking of the great times we will have at the parks, and remembering the great ones we've already had. I'd be thinking of the places we plan to eat and the rides we always ride. Then, when my children join me on the landing, we'd walk together to the bus stop and head off to one of the parks to have one of the best days of the year.
Jennifer C.: I am standing on the bridge overlooking the Sassagoula River in Port Orleans Riverside. My family and I have checked in, and our luggage is in the room. I look at the beautiful landscaping, azaleas and crape myrtles, watch the ducks waddle down the bank to the water, and feel surrounded by Disney magic. Then it's time to walk to the bus stop and head to the Magic Kingdom to begin a wonderful family vacation.
Joanne Hallenbeck: It is mid-morning and we are pushing the baby stroller down the path along the Sassagoula between Port Orleans Riverside and the French Quarter. The landscape is green and lush, the flowers and hanging baskets are in full bloom and the mansions are lit up by the morning sun as the boats pass quietly by. Coffee mugs in hand, we make our way toward the perfect ending to a perfect morning stroll… fresh, hot beignets by the pool at POFQ! Life doesn't get much better than this…
jsmth: We have just arrived at the Saratoga Springs Resort. We leave our room as it begins to get dark and take the short walk to Downtown Disney. Here we make ourselves comfortable at the margarita shack, or "our little shack" as my husband and I call it. Hubby gets himself a Rum Runner and me a margarita, and we sit hand in hand, sipping our drinks, looking across the water at "our home" in the Saratoga… It is at this moment every year that I realize I am home and where I am meant to be always, in our magical place. Roll on, October!
Kira Brant: If I could close my eyes right now and imagine myself in Disney World, where would I be? I would be sitting in the Grand Floridian at the Garden View Lounge with my sister, mom, niece, and my new baby (not born until November). The adults would be sipping on our hot tea and eating scones while my niece would be eating her PB&J sandwich and drinking her chocolate milk. Looking out the window at the beautiful flowers, we would see Cast Members walking by with their parasols in the sunshine. That's where I want to be.
MAMorelli: There's no question in my mind that if I could close my eyes and blink anywhere into WDW it would be into the gazebo in front of Magnolia Terrace along the Sassagoula River at Port Orleans Riverside. What a view! Trees, grass, azaleas, a sparkling river, ducks swimming and quietly quacking, a refreshing breeze blowing… you can't beat this for relaxation and getting away from it all. Disney, take me away!
Jimmy W.: If I close my eyes, I can be instantly transported into the lobby of the Wilderness Lodge. I find myself sitting by the fireplace with a warm, cozy fire crackling. And in the distance, I hear an Aaron Copland tune, or possibly "The Buffalo Hunt" from Dances with Wolves, quietly, discreetly playing. After a short nap, I take in the sights, smells and sounds of the Lodge. I hear the crickets chirping. I see the dancing firelight of the lanterns by the water. I smell the charred hickory smoke from the Whispering Canyon Cafe. Oh, just to be there.
AAHogan: With so many magical places, I thought it would be oh, so hard to answer this question. However, every single time I closed my eyes and imagined myself at Disney, I could tell where I was before I even opened them. First I hear the beautiful and majestic soundtrack to "The Last of the Mohicans," and when I open my eyes I am exiting the hallway from my hotel room into the awe-inspiring lobby of the Wilderness Lodge. This is where my husband and I spent our honeymoon more than 10 years ago and the "sense memory" of the surroundings is still as vivid as ever. I can also remember the aroma, odd as that may sound! It is like the fragrance of this Aromatique/Nature Conservancy potpourri they sold in the gift shop mingled with wood smoke from the tremendous fireplace in the lobby. We are taking our children to Disney for the first time shortly after our 11th anniversary this fall, and while we won't be staying at the Wilderness Lodge, we look forward to creating new memories, hopefully ones that the kids will remember in 10 years when asked, "Close your eyes, imagine that you are in Disney World, and when you open them…"
Sjhabron: I would be back at the Gazebo at the Yacht Club — in the rose garden. I would be dressed in my wedding gown, getting married to my husband all over again, with the violinist in the background playing, "So This Is Love."
Connie La Tempa: Every time I visit Disney World is a special time for me. But my 40th birthday, when I stayed at the Contemporary and entered my room, the bellhop opened the curtain… and there it was! Cinderella Castle! This was two weeks after 9/11 occurred so it was a difficult time for all, especially those of us who lived so close to New York. Then my little niece and sister joined us and it was the most wonderful birthday I ever had.
Sharon B.: I would blink myself to the top of the Contemporary Resort on a crystal clear night. No one else is there — just me and my son. Holding my son's hand at age 7 or 8, we'd be watching the magical Wishes fireworks display while dreaming about our next day in the park together with family and friends! Ahh! Now that is my magic! Gotta love that Disney.
Mary Hendley from Birmingham, AL: Sitting on the balcony of our room at the BoardWalk with my husband after a fabulous day in the parks, a great dinner at Spoodles, and some fun watching the BoardWalk carnies. The kids are off walking around, maybe swimming, maybe playing air hockey, and we are sipping a great glass of wine while we watch the traffic on the lagoon and listen to the great sounds of the BoardWalk. OK, that's it — I'm calling today to make my reservations!
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Sometimes folks ask me if I've spoken at any conferences that I get excited about. I'll be speaking more than 150 times this next year in about a dozen countries — at all sorts of events from a Spanish speaking conference in Florida to an economic think-tank in DC to schools here in North Philly and 30,000 Lutherans in New Orleans.
This year is going to be a blast. I decided to make a list of a few of the events that are real highlights for me in 2012. They are each unique and innovative, and a couple are in their infancy.
Here they are… five great gatherings in 2012:
1) The Justice Conference —this is it's second year and it is a convergence of all sorts of great organizations and people to talk about some of the most urgent issues of our day and how our faith compels us to interrupt injustice. It's in February —and we've got a big surprise in store for this years conference we'll be announcing next week… but I'll give you a hint: think "ice cream".
2) Christian Community Development Association Conference —CCDA is one of the most important things happening in the church in North America and around the world. Its annual conference which gathers several thousand folks doing some of the most redemptive work on the planet will be in Minneapolis this September.
3) Christ at the Checkpoint —Named after the reality that Jesus would have a hard time making the Gospel pilgrimage because of the walls and checkpoints in the Holy Land, this gathering will address one of the most urgent justice issues of our day —the conflict between Israel and Palestine. It will be an honor to join some of the sharpest thinkers and theologians in Bethlehem to address this struggle.
4) Children, Youth, and a New Kind of Christianity Conference —I've never been to this one. In fact I don't think it's ever happened before. But what I like about it is that the fine folks throwing this party are trying to figure out how we approach spirituality with young people in a post-flannel-graph-Sunday-School world.
5) Greenbelt Festival —The Greenbelt Festival in the UK is one of my all time favorite festivals in Europe. It is an honor to be back at the fest this August — oh and Greenbelt is helping to launch a new gathering in the US, sort of a Greenbelt USA, called the Wild Goose Festival which will happen for the second year down in North Carolina in June. Sadly, I may miss the Goose this year because of date conflicts.
The Spirit is moving in a wild and wonderful way. I hope to see you at one of these events… or somewhere else along the way in 2012.
Shane Claiborne is a Red Letter Christian and a founding partner of The Simple Way community, a radical faith community that lives among and serves the homeless in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. He is the co-author, with Chris Haw, of Jesus for President.
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Yogic Foods for Health & Healing
"The three roots—garlic, onion, and ginger—will maintain you through the times and through the age." ~Yogi Bhajan
These three potent roots, known as the Trinity Roots, are essential for cleansing, sustaining, and producing energy in the body. The beneficial effect of each of them separately is amplified when they are cooked together.
- Fights viruses and bacteria.
- Increases sexual energy that, with the practice of Kundalini Yoga, can be channeled upward for greater spiritual awareness.
- Eat raw, baked, steamed, or in capsule form.
- Universal healing food.
- Purifies and builds new blood.
- Recommended for colds, fever, laryngitis, and diarrhea.
- Increases mental clarity.
- Eat raw (preferred), juiced, or cooked.
Ginger Root
- Soothes and strengthens nerves by nourishing spinal fluid.
- Increases energy and vitality.
- Useful for menstruating women.
- Drink as a tea or juice or use it as a spice in main dishes.
- Good for the skin and mucous membranes.
- Good for female reproductive organs.
- Increases bone and joint flexibility, anti-inflammatory.
- Sauté for curries, casseroles, soups, gravies, and sauces.
- Tumeric needs to be cooked before eating; you can cook it with a little water to make a paste that will keep in the fridge.
Yogi Tea
- Black pepper purifies the blood.
- Cinnamon strengthens the bones.
- Cardamom supports the colon.
- Cloves build the nervous system.
- Ginger, with all its benefits, is an optional addition.
- Black tea (tiny amount) holds it all together.
- Milk protects the colon.
Yogic Recipes
Solstice Hot Sauce
Solstice Soup
Beet and Carrot Casserole
Mung Beans and Rice
Potent Potatoes
Golden Milk
Yogi Tea
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Statistics prof nails Blackpool hoopla scam
Golden Mile game 'impossible to win'
A statistics professor called in by trading standards helped nail a Blackpool hoopla stall operator who fleeced holidaymakers of thousands of pounds in a game which was pretty well "impossible to win", the Telegraph reports.
Blackpool Council moved against Philip Williams' Golden Mile operation following complaints that he was bullying "vulnerable" tourists into parting with cash for the chance to win "stuffed toys and bottles of champagne".
Blackpool magistrates' court heard that one unnamed doctor lost a whopping £1,200 in a single session. Victoria Cartmell, prosecuting, told the court: "Most of the victims were visitors and were young, vulnerable or elderly. They complained they were kept at the stall to try and get money back they had lost."
The court saw video surveillance footage of a trading standards sting involving two teenage girls, which showed stall staff "bullying the girls, aged 14 and 15, to keep playing". The pair ended up £70 out of pocket but were handed "consolation prizes" of a poster and a small stuffed toy.
In September 2008, the stall was raided, and the "blocks, hoops and several empty bottles of champagne were seized".
Williams claimed his hoopla set-up was a "game of skill", and therefore exempt from a license required by the Gambling Act 2005. However, tests by Lancaster University statistics lecturer Dr David Lucy showed it would take a player over 2,622 attempts to "stand a 99 per cent probability of success".
The Telegraph explains: "The blocks over which players were supposed to cast the hoops were tilted away from the thrower, reducing the chance of success, and in some cases were wider than the hoops themselves."
Dr Lucy said: "The geometry was such that a player would need to throw the hoop at such a high trajectory to be able to win at all and obviously this went far beyond any reasonable skill level."
Williams, 53, admitted "unlawfully allowing premises on the Promenade to be used for gambling and permitting a child to gamble". He was yesterday "jailed for 14 weeks, suspended for one year, ordered to complete 270 hours of community service and pay £2,000 in court costs".
Darren Casey, 36, also pleaded guilty to "allowing a child to gamble", and was handed "135 hours of community service" and ordered to cough £575 in costs.
Presiding magistrate Julie Blackwell told the pair: "We think this sort of behaviour tarnishes the [town's] reputation and actively discourages tourists coming to Blackpool."
Council trading officer Shaun McKinney concluded: "This was a very bad thing for tourism in the resort. They might look like harmless fun but this case proves that even a simple game of hoopla hides a background of criminality." ®
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The Quinnipiac men's soccer team defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 3-0 in the season finale and finished atop the Northeast Conference for the first time.Tony Distasio of QU has all the details in the following press release ... HAMDEN, Conn. – Senior William Cavallo (Londonderry, N.H.) scored a goal in each half on Sunday afternoon, as the Quinnipiac University men's soccer team clinched its first-ever Northeast Conference Regular-Season Title with a 3-0 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson at the QU Soccer Field on Mount Carmel Campus. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 10-5-2 overall, 8-1-1 in league play, and will host the NEC Tournament next weekend. "It's a great achievement for the team and I'm proud of these boys for the effort that they have put in all year," said head coach Eric Da Costa, who earned his fourth NEC Tournament bid at the helm of the program. "We started off not as well as we would have liked to in our non-conference slate, knowing we had a difficult NEC schedule, but the boys believed in each other, kept believing in what we do, how we play and persevered in the end." Quinnipiac will host the #4 seeded Saint Francis (Pa.) Red Flash on Friday, November 9 in the NEC Semifinals. Fairleigh Dickinson suffered its first conference loss and fell to the #2 seed. The Knights will take on the #3 seeded Monmouth Hawks in the other semifinal match-up that same day. The times of the games have yet to be determined. After the Senior Day ceremonies, the first half of action featured a dream start for the hosting Bobcats - who mustered two goals in the opening stanza. In the 29th minute of play, Suprise corralled the ball in the left corner of the field and whipped a left-footed cross into the middle of the penalty area. Sprinting to the box on the far side of the field was his fellow classmate William Cavallo, who found the back of the net with a diving header for a 1-0 lead. Cavallo was credited his second goal of the season and the fifth game-winning tally of his career. With an electric crowd on the sideline, the Bobcats fed off of the energy and didn't waste much time adding to their lead. Some 12 minutes later, Robbie McLarney played a perfect through-ball in behind the FDU backline, where Suprise took a touch around goalkeeper Jacob Lissek and laced a left-footed blast into the far corner for a two-goal cushion. Quinnipiac exhausted the waning minutes of the first half and carried a commanding 2-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. After the break, defense became the name of the game for Quinnipiac. FDU pressed forward in search for its first goal, but sophomore Borja Angoitia (Bilbao, Spain) and the Bobcats' defense continued its dominance behind the ball. Angoitia made three saves to preserve the shutout and became the first goalkeeper since Freddy Hall (2009) to earn 10 wins in a season. The Bobcats added another insurance goal in the 81st minute, when Cavallo found the back of the net a second time on an unassisted tally. Cavallo collected a loose ball in the FDU defensive zone, dribbled towards the goal on the left-side and beat Lissek to the near-post for a 3-0 lead. Cavallo picked up his first career multi-goal game in the process. On the second goal of the game, Suprise collected his 25th career goal and moved into sole possession of seventh place on the all-time list. He now has 59 career points and moved into 15th place all-time in assists with the helper in the first goal of the game. Quinnipiac fans should refer to the Official Website of Quinnipiac Athletics, www.QuinnipiacBobcats.com, for any schedule changes as well as the latest news, scores and highlights. The 2012 Quinnipiac Men's Soccer Schedule is also available for download at www.QuinnipiacBobcats.com for all mobile devices, including iPhones and iPads, as well as all desktop computers.
Quinnipiac Men's Soccer Finishes Atop Northeast Conference For First Time
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2012 TIME 100 List Revealed: Tim Tebow, Jeremy Lin, Timothy Dolan Featured
"They are the people who inspire us, entertain us, challenge us and change our world. Meet the breakouts, pioneers, moguls, leaders and icons who make up this year's TIME 100," reads the TIME website. The annual list reads like a Who's Who of 2012, and this year's list includes Tim Tebow, Jeremy Lin, Stephen Colbert, and Kate and Pippa Middleton.
Jeremy Lin, a fellow New York athlete and strong Christian, made the list and wrote the entry for Tebow. "It is the qualities that Tim, 24, embodies in his life off the field that truly set him apart," Lin wrote. "He is unashamed of his convictions and faith, and he lives a life that consistently reflects his values, day in and day out."
"He realizes what he has been blessed with and seeks to help those who are worse off. As athletes, we pour our hearts into winning games. Tim is a reminder that life is about much more than that," Lin added.
Actor and comedian Stephen Colbert also made the list; Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau wrote his piece. "On 'The Colbert Report,' every day is Opposite Day. Colbert's riffs are so ingeniously convoluted and deeply weird that the post-reason wingers have no response to him."
Colbert is the host of "The Colbert Report," which airs weeknights on Comedy Central and is a parody of serious news shows. Colbert plays the yin to Jon Stewart's yang as the two seek to examine news with a humorous angle.
Catherine Mayer, TIME's Europe editor, explained why Catherine (Kate) and Pippa Middleton made this year's list. "To appreciate the remarkable rise of the siblings whose very name, Middleton, seemed to presage an unremarkable life among their fellow commoners, you must first appreciate the forces that keep most Britons in their place."
As Catherine grew closer to Prince William, the press had a field day, dubbing her "Waitie Katie" and assuring Britons that there was no chance she or Pippa would ever break free of their class standing. Yet that's exactly what the girls have done; Catherine's marriage to Prince William was on par with the marriage of Diana and Charles.
Pippa has herself become a celebrity, and according to Mayer, "A photo editor at a British paper recently revealed he is offered as many as 400 paparazzi photos of Pippa every day. The Middletons have become avatars of inspiration," Mayer concludes.
Others on the TIME list include Cardinal Timothy Dolan, presidential candidate Mitt Romney, as well of course current U.S. President Barack Obama.


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Dir/scr: Alicia Scherson. Chile-Italy-Spain. 2013. 94mins
Alicia Scherson's mannered and times perversely mesmerising film is an intriguing look at psychologically damaged people struggling to find moments of love and affection in a world conspiring against them.
Though Hauer's character doesn't come onto the scene until half way through the film, he gives TheFuture a much-needed boost of his very individual persona.
The film – which screened at Sundance and Rotterdam – is driven by two very different central performances…from Manuela Martelli, as a young woman cast adrift at the start of her adult life and having to look after her younger brother and from Rutger Hauer as the man who has a profound impact on her.
As The Future (Il Futuro) opens Bianca (Martelli) and her brother Tomas (Luigi Ciardo) have lost their parents in car crash. Because Bianca is just old enough to become Tomas's guardian, the pair live together in their Rome home, able to access some money from their father's trust while their mother's funds are tied up.
She picks up work to supplement the trust funds while Tomas starts working in a local gym, where he is befriended by two bodybuilders (played by Nicolas Vaporidis and Alessandro Giallocosta). They propose a dark scheme to make money, that involves having Bianca infiltrate the house of blind former Mr. Universe-cum-actor Maciste (Rutger Hauer).
His needs are essentially sexual. Inside his big, moody and dark house the two bodybuilders think there is a safe, and Bianca is there to search for it. But she allows herself to be Maciste's plaything, stripping naked – and often smeared with oil – and available at his beck and call. The film – based on Roberto Bolaño's novella - impressively balances footage of his muscle-man films with them in bed together.
In truth, though, rather than him simply using her, Bianca is using this older man – a father figure – as a means of her own recovery, and her own power and sense of control enables her to finally move on. Though Hauer's character doesn't come onto the scene until half way through the film, he gives The Future a much-needed boost of his very individual persona…though the initial set up is nicely structured, the film needs the surreal and gently perverse relationship to help its momentum.
Production company: Jirafa Films
International sales: Visit Films, www.visitfilms.com
Producer: Bruno Bettati
Cinematography: Ricardo de Angelis
Editors: Soledad Salfate, Ana Alvarez Ossorio
Production designers: Tim Pannen, Marta Zani, Sebastián Muñoz
Music: Eduardo Henriquez, Caroline Chaspoul
Website: http://www.jirafa.cl/#!il-futuro/ctou
Main cast: Manuela Martelli, Luigi Ciardo, Rutger Hauer, Alessandro Giallocosta, Nicolas Vaporidis


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From 22nd until 27th of June 2010, the SEAT Kitesurf World Cup will host the Kitesurf Tour Europe as well as the European Kite Racing Championships and offer live GPS tracking for the first time in kiteboarding ever.
"It is a pleasure to support the professional racings of the SEAT Kitesurf World Cup with our profession to geotarget and track people", Heiko Thoelmann CEO of Presentec GmbH explains.
About this sensational approach in kiteboarding. The buyos and top 10 rider in the racing fleet will be tracked via Sunsim water-proof mobile phones and displayed to a giant LCD screen at the beach. Vodafone SIM cards will ensure that also speed and other interesting infromations will be available on www.kitesurf-worldcup.com for the spectator.
The IKA (International Kiteboarding Association) will feature the broadcast. Rider and kiteboarding addicteds can follow the "fourious four" in the racings:
Leading Danish Bjoern Rune Jensen (42 years), Dutch Rolf Van der Vlugt (29 years and Dutch speed record holder with over 47 knots) and German Dirk Hanel (35 years) are giving current World Ranking leader Bruno Sroka from France a hard time to win the European Championship in kite racing while this Kitesurf Tour Europe stop.
The Kitesurf Tour Europe will determine the best European Kiteboarder in the thrilling discipline of freestyle. Each individual event will also offer kiteboard racing with ranking points counting towards the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) world ranking.
For 2010 the series is hosted by the famous Surf Cup Podersdorf (Austria), the KBO (Netehrlands), SEAT Kitesurf World Cup (Germany), Engardin Wind in Switzerland and a final event Poland while the famous FAMA festival. The KTE will distribute a total Price Money of more than 60.000€. For more informations please visit www.kitesurftour.eu
The sanctioning body IKA (International Kiteboarding Association) is an International Class Association of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), the world governing body for any kind of sailing activities including kitebording. Its responsibility, amongst others, is to manage the global administration of the sport and combining world events into one united ranking
Brand Guides is an agency based in Hamburg/Germany and is specialized in lifestyle and extreme sports. In 2002 Brand Guides esteblished the German Championship series, the Kitesurf Trophy (www.kitesurf-trophy.de) which is held with 39 events since 2002. The Kitesurf WorldCup Westerland 2009 was the first ever IKA sanctioned WorldCup event.
High res pictures will be available on our database www.brandguides.net .For rough cuts and footage please contact us.


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President Obama added nearly 100 fundraising heavy-hitters -- among them Hollywood stars and financial titans -- to his reelection effort in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a list released by his campaign today.
In all, the campaign reeled in 445 bundlers -- major fundraisers who solicit donations on the campaign's behalf -- in 2011. Together, they raised at least $74.4 million for the reelection effort.
The campaign did not detail how much each bundler brought in, but groups the fundraisers in tiers based on the amounts raised; 75 bundlers moved into a higher fundraising tier in the last quarter of the year.
There were 89 individuals and couples new to the fundraising roster in the most recent quarter, including small-screen stars Wendell Pierce (of HBO's "The Wire" and "Treme") and Eva Longoria (of ABC's "Desperate Housewives"), who raised at least $50,000 and $200,000, respectively.
Obama also picked up at least half a dozen fundraisers from the finance sector, including one managing director of Bain Capital, the private equity firm founded by his possible GOP rival Mitt Romney. Jonathan Lavine, the chief investment officer of Bain affiliate Sankaty Advisors, was also an Obama fundraiser in 2008, but only joined the reelection effort in recent months, raising between $100,000 and $200,000.
The list also includes embattled Wall Street executive Jon Corzine, a top-tier bundler whose financial derivatives firm MF Global collapsed last fall. Corzine, the former governor of New Jersey, is not new to the list this quarter, but in the wake of the scandal surrounding his firm's decline, the campaign said in December it would return $70,000 in personal contributions made by Corzine and his wife.
Campaigns are not required to disclose bundlers who are not registered lobbyists. None of the Republican contenders have voluntarily released their lineup of bundlers.


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This week, Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) announced a new payment assistance program for its HIV medication drug Viramune (nevirapine). The program is open to U.S. residents who are taking Viramune and have private health insurance, but are required to make a copay for medications. (HIVers who are on Medicare, Medicaid, or other governmentally-funded programs, or who are cash-paying customers, are not eligible.)
The program provides a $50 rebate through a MasterCard debit card on monthly refills of Viramune prescriptions for up to a year. Participants can join the program and obtain the card by talking to their health care providers. (If your doctor is not familiar with the program, he or she can contact BI and a representative will issue them cards.)
Once someone is accepted into the program, the debit card is used specifically to pay for the Viramune copay. It works at all pharmacies that accept MasterCard, including mail-order pharmacies, and must be activated by phone or online. When activating a card, people are also given a chance to enroll in the Vlife on Therapy program, which provides free adherence support for people taking Viramune.
The assistance program comes at an important time for people with HIV/AIDS. Some states' AIDS Drug Assistance Programs are running out of funding, kicking people off the program and/or starting waiting lists. Without aid, many patients have trouble affording their medication. Even for people with insurance, copays can vary drastically from $5.00 to $500 a month or more.
"Copays are known as 'barriers to utilization' and insurance companies use them to keep costs down," says activist Bob Huff, who is on the board of the AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition, which recently issued a report card on HIV/AIDS drug companies encouraging companies to provide copay assistance.
"Copay assistance helps people start and stay adherent to their treatment," Huff said. "We're happy Boehringer Ingelheim is now supporting a copay help program."
Though many drug companies don't publicize it, most have programs to help people pay for HIV medications. Unfortunately, since all HIV treatment regimens contain at least three medications, often from three different companies, it's a challenge to get drug payment assistance for all three medications.


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A new Sarah Palin video that's more painful to watch than those Katie Couric interviews
November 21, 2008 | 10:48 am
Just in time for the holidays, we bring you the latest YouTube sensation: A video of Sarah Palin talking to reporters on a turkey farm yesterday while, in the background, a farm worker slaughters turkeys and drains their blood.
The gruesome footage was shot at a farm in Gov. Palin's hometown of Wasilla, Alaska. She was there to grant the traditional Thanksgiving pardon to one turkey.
You can watch what happens to the turkeys who weren't pardoned below. But be warned: it is not for the faint of heart.
-- Kate Linthicum


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March 17, 2013
Obama's new Secretary of State, the blue-blood CFR globalist and bonesman John Kerry, says that while he supports the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, he is also supports the Second Amendment.
"We will not support any treaty that would be inconsistent with U.S. law and the rights of American citizens under our Constitution, including the Second Amendment," he said last week.
Canadians worried treaty will shut down the sale of hunting rifles.
Read Kerry's statement on the treaty here.
"Don't worry, gun owners: the United Nations probably won't be coming after you any time soon," The Daily Beast said following Kerry's statement. "And NRA, calm down: Kerry made sure to clarify that the treaty would not affect domestic gun owners."
Kerry's word simply cannot be trusted and the prediction of The Daily Beast – a website owned by the transnational corporation Newsweek and edited by a former Wall Street Journal editor – is less than reassuring.
According to the NRA, as of 2004 Kerry was the most anti-gun presidential nominee in United States history. He has voted to ban guns outright, impose waiting periods on firearms buyers, financially punish gun manufacturers, and restrict the free speech of Second Amendment advocates.
He also voted to regulate gun shows and impose a background check on individuals engaged in private firearms sales.
Kerry backed the failed effort by House Democrats Carolyn McCarthy and Sen. Frank Lautenberg – two of the nation's most dedicated and aggressive gun-grabbers – to reimpose the Clinton's 1994 "assault weapons" ban that subsequently floundered in committee.
The United Nations treaty is well-timed – it arrives precisely as Congress prepares to vote on legislation targeting the Second Amendment in the wake of Sandy Hook.
The United Nations begins working on the stalled treaty again on March 18,
"I am confident that member states will overcome their differences and muster the political will needed to agree on this landmark treaty," United Nations boss Ban Ki-moon said Thursday.
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This is a wonderful development, of course. What could beat a great day spent outdoors with the sun, and the wind and the grass and the trees and the bees and whatever else?
So as the days get shorter and the cool air reminds us all that winter looms, how did we spend our glorious Sunday?
Well, lounging on the couch with the remote in hand in order to flip back and forth between the Eagles and the Phillies, of course.
Seriously, a little bit of Mother Nature goes a long way.
Oddly, the Phillies' big game against the Marlins in Miami and the Eagles' Week 3 showdown against the Steelers both began at 4ish and ended within a few minutes of each other, too. In fact, when the action got tight during the late innings in the Phillies' game, the Eagles were conveniently in a time out. Better yet, when the Eagles' defense was turning the game into a football version of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, the Phillies were between innings.
It was as if the players on both Philadelphia teams knew how we decided to stay indoors with the remote and created an organic picture-in-picture for us.
Thanks, guys. Thanks a lot.
And while we were all indoors watching the games, eating too much unhealthy food and trying to come up with witty and smart comments to make about the games to our friends, there was a group of guys sitting in a well-lit room with industrial-style carpeting and wireless Internet access doing the same things. The only difference is some of them wrote down some of their smart comments and zapped it out there through the Internets so we can follow along.
Take Bob Ford for instance… typically he spends beautiful Sundays antiquing through Amish Country with his wife (the fabulous tennis/cycling writer for ESPN, Bonnie D. Ford). But rather than firing up the chopper bike, putting on the goggles and the leather and attaching the sidecar, Bob kicked dirt all over the Eagles' big victory.
Missing from Bob's story on the Eagles' rather languid offense was the line, "… other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?"
More: Eagles' win hid a few nasty details – Bob Ford, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Additionally, Mike Sielski, a.k.a. the Derek Jeter of the press corps in that he's polished, presentable, hard-working, subtly self-promotes and dates lots of models (OK, I made up that last one), also expressed some concern about the offense.
More: Eagles need more from reserves – Mike Sielski, Bucks County Courier Times
Obviously a lot went right in the Eagles' victory, such as the bulldog defense, a topic that Paul Domowitch took hold of without using the cliché, "Defense wins championships." Also, there is no "I" in team, but there is a "ME."
More: Johnson's defensive mission a success for Eagles – Paul Domowitch, Daily News
Meanwhile, baring a Mets of '07 type of crash, the Phillies will be in the playoffs next week for the second year in a row. If this proves to be a new Golden Age of Phillies baseball just like the only other spanse of time that could be deemed glorious for the Phils, we are witnessing 1977. If history is, indeed, repeating itself, last year was '76 and in two years Charlie Manuel will be fired just like Danny Ozark was in '79. It also means the Phillies are a year away from getting a new Pete Rose and three years away from actually winning a playoff series.
Now that we have it all figured out, lets skip the part where the gritty, undersized and fiery shortstop from Sacramento becomes the manager a couple of decades from now. Once was enough for that.
Once is never enough for the sporting stylings from Todd Zolecki, who checked in from Miami with a story about the all-important pitching matchups for the rest of the week, as well as a note on the ageless wonder, Jamie Moyer. Actually, Moyer is not ageless, he's almost 46. Worse, because the Sunday game started so late in the afternoon, Todd and Jamie had to postpone their customary rollerblading outing through South Beach they plan for every trip to Florida. Jamie says Todd finally perfected the "Ollie" stunt.
More: Next start a big one for Moyer – Todd Zolecki, The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Flyers kick off the exhibition portion of their schedule this evening when they host the New Jersey Devils at the Wachovia Center. It also marks the first game that Sam Carchidi takes over the Flyers' beat for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It's not as if Sam is new to the scene, though. Far from it. In fact, ol' salty Sam covered the high school scene in South Jersey for years and stepped in to fill in on the Phillies coverage from time to time over the last decade. Actually, Sam became a bit of a media gadfly himself last August when he had that infamous spelling showdown with Phils' pitcher Brett Myers in the clubhouse after a game in which many a home run soared through the South Philly air.
The interesting part about that incident was not that Sam and Brett attempted to match wits… oh no. The interesting part was that immediately after that post-game session the Phillies shook loose from a draining losing skid and went onto a surge that boosted them into the playoffs for the first time in 14 years.
As such, many in the press corps gave credit not just to 2007 MVP Jimmy Rollins in helping the club reach the post-season, but also to Sam for inspiring the local nine with a little dust-up with the local sporting press. Yet during the whole thing only one local scribe came up with an idea for the Phillies to honor the source of the inspiration.
Last August, Dennis Deitch wrote:
I have to admit, the clubhouse before the game was actually quite relaxed, as if last night's Myers-Carchidi shouting match sort of turned the release valve on the pressure. Sure enough, the Phils have come out and put a whuppin' on the Padres.
I suggested that the Phillies should thank Sam for distracting them from the messy week they had. In fact, I even made a template for the patch they should wear on the sleeve of the jersey to commemorate this pivotal moment. That's it above - like it? (Sam has glasses and a moustache. Wanted to make that clear, since I'm no Picasso. On second thought ... it is a little Picasso-esque.)
Let's all hope that Sam has a similar affect on the Flyers and can carry the club to a Stanley Cup.
Finally, Yankee Stadium closed up for good on Sunday night in the South Bronx with a nostalgic and tear-jerking send off filled with old faces from the past. As with anything involving the Yankees, the farewell to the ballpark was filled with self-indulgence yet poignant slices of Americana. It was really quite neat to watch the old place go out.
Meanwhile, just over the Triborough Bridge in Queens from Yankee Stadium is Shea Stadium, which is also gasping to the finish line of a long run. Next year the Mets plan to open brand-new CitiField, but before they do they are hoping to challenge the Phillies and advance to the playoffs. The trouble is, it's just not going as well as the New Yorkers would like…
More: For Mets, Familiar Beginning, Same Sad Ending – Ben Shpigel, The New York Times
More: It's Gone! Goodbye! – Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated
From us to you Media folks travel a lot and because they do, they often know of a few restaurants, sights, hotels and short cuts that the regular sports fan misses out on. So as a public service, I thought it would be nice to pass on some of the wisdom the local scribes have about places on the road the fans might be interested in. Since this is the first installment of this feature and since we're going to be in town all week, I decided to start off things with a Philly restaurant everyone ought to check out.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 261 S. 21st. St., Philadelphia My wife digs this place because it's supposed to be all romantic and stuff. I just like the food — especially the "famous" mushroom soup. Set on a tree-lined street in a small and cozy space, diners are greeter by the gregarious host (but not obnoxiously so) and led upstairs to the fish tank bar to wait for the table to be prepared. Later, upon ordering, one learns that the wines are priced just $10 above cost and good time is starting to gear up.
Go here. It's worth it.