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NEW YORK — The Standard & Poor's 500 index is closing out its best year since 1997 as traders wrap up a record-setting year on Wall Street.
The S&P 500 increased nearly 30 percent in 2013. For the full year, its total return was 32 percent including dividends, the biggest in 16 years.
On Tuesday the index rose seven points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 1,848, its latest record close.
The Dow Jones industrial average increased 72 points, or 0.4 percent, to 16,576. The Nasdaq composite rose 22 points, or 0.5 percent, to 4,176.
Trading volume was very light.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.03 percent from 2.97 percent the day before.
U.S. financial markets will be closed Wednesday for New Year's Day. Trading will reopen on Thursday.

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Gisela Dollinger, Holocaust Survivor Who Escaped With Husband, Dies at 111
(JTA) — Gisela Kohn Dollinger tricked death twice.
Soon after Kristallnacht, when she was 36, Dollinger persuaded the Gestapo to release her husband from the Dachau concentration camp, and the two of them fled Austria for Shanghai, where she almost died of typhoid.
After that, death seemed to forget all about her – until last week, when Dollinger passed away peacefully at Manhattan's Beth Israel Hospital. She was 111 years old.
Dollinger's passing came just weeks after Alice Herz-Sommer, a pianist and the subject of an Oscar-winning documentary who was believed to be the world's oldest Holocaust survivor, died at the comparatively young age of 110.
Known by her friends and family as "Gisa," Dollinger was the youngest of 15 children. She was born in Baden-be-Wien, a Vienna suburb, on Aug. 30, 1902, according to her relatives.
Widowed in 1993 after more than 60 years of marriage, Dollinger never had children but leaves behind scores of nieces, nephews and their offspring in numerous countries, including the United States, Israel and England.
"To everyone in the family she was always Aunt Gisa or Tante Gisa," recalled Dr. Mark Horowitz, a grand-nephew who lives in Manhattan.
Dollinger retained her full mental faculties and was able to remain in her Greenwich Village apartment until the end, although in her final years her vision and hearing deteriorated – a source of frustration since reading, conversation and listening to music were her favorite activities.
Horowitz described his great-aunt as "well educated and well cultured," a frequent theater- and opera-goer who spoke several languages.
Carole Vogel, a great-great-niece who is the unofficial family historian, told how in 2005, at the age of 103, Dollinger returned to Austria for the first time since she and her husband, Bernard, had fled in December 1938.
She had been invited to speak at the rededication of the synagogue her father had helped found in the 1880s and decided to use the trip as an excuse for a family reunion. At least 22 family members came along.
"I don't know how many 103-year-olds go on trans-Atlantic flights, but she did," recalled Vogel, who attended the reunion.
During the trip, the centenarian guided family members around Baden-be-Wien, pointing out where family members and other Jews lived.
"She also pointed out the homes of the Nazis and their names," Vogel said. "She'd say, 'I went to school with her, and she married a Nazi.' She had a phenomenal memory up until the end."
Shortly after Kristallnacht, when her family-owned dry-goods store was destroyed and Bernard was deported to Dachau, Dollinger went to the Gestapo in Vienna – putting herself at risk – and asked for her husband's release, arguing successfully that since he was not an Austrian citizen (he was Polish), he should not have been included in the roundup.
Some family members have speculated that her persuasion included a bribe, but Dollinger never mentioned that when recounting the story, Vogel said.
"She credited the release of her husband to the fact that someone had advised her to speak to a certain Gestapo officer who was known to be more open to reason and that she showed him a valid Polish passport belonging to Bernard," Vogel explained, adding that "open to reason" might have meant bribes, because "with Gisa everything could be in the nuance."
Upon his release, Bernard was told that if he did not leave Austria within two weeks he would be returned to the concentration camp. Thanks to a last-minute cancellation, the couple managed to obtain two first-class tickets on a boat to Japanese-occupied China, one of the few places where Jews could easily obtain visas at the time.
"She described [the voyage to Shanghai] as a surreal vacation being on first class, especially after being treated so shabbily in Austria," Vogel said.
In Shanghai, the Dollingers lived in the crowded and impoverished ghetto to which stateless refugees were restricted, and Gisela worked for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, which was distributing clothing and other aid there.
In December 1948, exactly 10 years after leaving Austria, the Dollingers departed China for the nascent State of Israel.
After the hardships of the Shanghai ghetto and the typhoid bout, Dollinger and her husband were leery of life in a new and embattled country, even though most of Dollinger's relatives were there, Vogel said. Since Bernard had sisters in the United States who urged them to come, the couple moved to New York in 1950.
They soon settled in a rent-controlled one-bedroom apartment in the East Village, where she would live more than 60 years. He painted houses, she worked at an envelope factory. The couple frequently hosted friends for bridge games. When they received reparations money from Germany for a relative who had been killed in the Holocaust, they put the entire sum into a scholarship fund at an Israeli university. (Vogel was not sure which one.)
Despite their relatively modest circumstances, Dollinger, whose father had sold men's and women's clothing in Austria, was a sharp dresser, Vogel said.
"By touch she could tell a fabric and its quality," she said. "She was a size 6 all her life except near the end, and all her clothes were absolutely, completely fitted.
"She was a very elegant lady, very concerned about the appearance she gave. She wasn't vain, but she had just been taught that when you go out, or even when you're at home, you get dressed and present your best foot forward."
What was the secret to her extremely long life?
Vogel said Dollinger participated in an academic study on longevity among Ashkenazi Jews, and that aside from being blessed with good genes, her great-great aunt thought "maybe her purpose was to bring together the far-flung relatives."
"She served as the uniter of the family – she had nieces and nephews in Argentina, Switzerland, England, Israel and Austria," Vogel said. "She became the place where people connected and the purveyor of information. When she was too old to get out much, her currency became the stories people told her."
Dollinger and her husband had postponed having their own children for various reasons – the war economy in Austria, the Nazis, the difficult life in wartime Shanghai – and by the time they reached the United States, where raising a child was possible, Dollinger was already in her late 40s.
"She had up until the end the most phenomenal memory – she knew if someone's baby was due, if someone was up for a new job, if someone was on vacation – she always had this list of things in her head," Vogel said. "Everyone who called, she knew what was going on in their life. She really cared."
Dollinger kept up not just with her family's news but with current events, making a point of voting in every election, Vogel said.
In his 2008 victory speech, President-elect Obama referenced a 106-year-old voter who had been profiled on CNN. Upon reading about it in The New York Times, Dollinger, who was the same age, apparently said, "They should've written about me, but I'm not a publicity hound."
Although she died at Beth Israel on March 10, having checked in a few days before her death, Dollinger managed to remain in her home, with the help of caregivers, until the end.
In her final 10 years, relatives suggested Dollinger consider moving to an assisted living facility. Vogel said "she was absolutely against it."
"She didn't want to be around old people," he said.


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Vergennes Police Log: Winter snows bring accidents and parking ban violations
VERGENNES — Vergennes police dealt with three one-car accidents during Sunday's major snowstorm, all between midnight and about 8 a.m.
First, city police responded on behalf of Vermont State Police to a car reported to be off Monkton Road in Ferrisburgh, and called a wrecker to help out.
Later that morning, police went to a Main Street accident in which a car struck a utility pole. The operator told police he was forced off the road by a car coming from the other direction.
At about 8 a.m. Vergennes police also helped another motorist whose car slid off Monkton Road.
Last week also brought the first violations of the Vergennes winter ban on parking on city streets during the overnight hours. City police issued 11 tickets on Dec. 9, four tickets on Dec. 12, and three tickets on Dec. 14.
In other action between Dec. 9 and 15, Vergennes police:
• On Dec. 9 checked the welfare of a Walker Avenue resident, who was found to be fine.
• On Dec. 9 attended an anti-bullying meeting at St. Peter's Parish Hall.
• On Dec. 10 were told by a Vergennes Union High School staff member of students apparently offering drug paraphernalia for sale on Facebook; police are following up on the information and also notified the Department of Children and Families.
• On Dec. 10 received a tip about illegal drug activity in the Vergennes area.
• On Dec. 10 contacted the owner of a boat on a trailer parked on North Maple Street, an action taken on behalf of the public works department, who were trying to plow the road; the owner moved the trailer.
• On Dec. 10 following an alert that a southbound car on Route 7 was being driven erratically, joined VSP and an Addison County Sheriff's Department deputy at a traffic stop at the intersection of that highway and Route 22A. The city department's Drug Recognition Expert determined the operator was impaired by marijuana, and the driver was taken to Porter Hospital for a blood test that could result in an impaired driving charge if it is positive.
• On Dec. 11 went to a Ferrisburgh home on behalf of VSP to counsel an upset man threatening to harm himself.
• On Dec. 12 helped a motorist get into a locked car on Green Street.
• On Dec. 12 aided Vermont State Police at a South Water Street vehicle stop.
• On Dec. 13 issued a notice of no-trespass to a man who was allegedly stalking a female employee of a city business.
• On Dec. 13 were told a dead fox had been dumped in an Armory Lane recycling bin.
• On Dec. 13 operated a drunk-driving checkpoint along with the sheriff's department.
• On Dec. 13 helped VSP with a suicidal man at a Panton home; he was taken to Porter Hospital.
• On Dec. 13 referred a road rage incident to the state's attorney's office for possible charges; police were told a man followed a woman's car after she had to swerve to avoid him south of the city, got out of his car when she pulled over in Vergennes, struck her car, and called her vulgar names.
• On Dec. 14 helped a motorist get into a locked car on Panton Road.
• On Dec. 15 took a report of an alleged violation of a relief from abuse order that took place in Shelburne.
• On Dec. 15 checked the welfare of a Main Street resident, who was found to be fine.
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use Bio::SeqIO;
use Bio::SeqFeature::Tools::FeatureNamer;
# first fetch a genbank SeqI object
$seqio =
$seq = $seqio->next_seq();
$namer = Bio::SeqFeature::Tools::FeatureNamer->new;
my @features = $seq->get_SeqFeatures;
foreach my $feature (@features) {
$namer->name_feature($feature) unless $feature->display_name;
DESCRIPTIONThis is a helper class for providing names for SeqFeatures
The Bio::SeqFeatureI class provides a display_name method. Typically the display_name is not set when parsing formats such as genbank - instead properties such as label, product or gene are set in a somewhat inconsistent manner.
In addition, when generating subfeatures (for example, exons that are subfeatures of a transcript feature), it is often desirable to name these subfeatures before either exporting to another format or reporting to the user.
This module is intended to help given uniform display_names to features and their subfeatures.
TODOCurrently the naming policy is hardcoded. It may be desirable to allow plugging in variations on naming policies; this could be done either by subclassing, anonymous subroutines (closures) or parameterization. Contact the author if you feel you have need for a different naming policy
Mailing ListsUser feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the Bioperl mailing lists Your participation is much appreciated.
[email protected] - General discussion http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists
SupportPlease direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:
rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.
Reporting Bugsreport bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:
AUTHOR - Chris MungallEmail: cjm AT fruitfly DOT org
APPENDIXThe rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _
Title : new Usage : $unflattener = Bio::SeqFeature::Tools::FeatureNamer->new(); Function: constructor Example : Returns : a new Bio::SeqFeature::Tools::FeatureNamer Args : see below
Title : name_feature Usage : $namer->name_feature($sf); Function: sets display_name Example : Returns : Args : L<Bio::SeqFeatureI>
This method calls generate_feature_name() and uses the returned value to set the display_name of the feature
Title : name_contained_features Usage : $namer->name_contained_features($sf); Function: sets display_name for all features contained by sf Example : Returns : Args : L<Bio::SeqFeatureI>
iterates through all subfeatures of a certain feature (using get_all_SeqFeatures) and names each subfeatures, based on the generated name for the holder feature
A subfeature is named by concatenating the generated name of the container feature with the type and a number.
For example, if the containing feature is a gene with display name dpp, subfeatures will be named dpp-mRNA-1 dpp-mRNA2 dpp-exon1 dpp-exon2 etc
Title : generate_feature_name Usage : $name = $namer->generate_feature_name($sf); Function: derives a sensible human readable name for a $sf Example : Returns : str Args : L<Bio::SeqFeatureI>
returns a generated name (but does not actually set display_name).
If display_name is already set, the method will return this
Otherwise, the name will depend on the property:
- label
- product
- gene
- locus_tag
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ABC to Close Down 'Private Practice' After Current Season
With 'Grey's Anatomy' still going fairly strong and Shonda Rhimes' other ABC drama 'Scandal' steadily picking up speed, there were bound to be casualties, particularly from the lowest rated of the bunch. And while we knew 'Private Practice' could come to an end when series lead Kate Walsh departs in episode 13, the show's creator has offically confirmed the news. Find out what Rhimes has to say ab


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A new mouse could help understand how some lung cancer cells evade drug treatment
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide and lung adenocarcinoma is the most common type. Many cases of lung adenocarcinoma are attributed to a mutation in a gene for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Lung cancer with changes in EGFR is initially treatable with a family of chemotherapeutic agents called tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), such as gefitinib and erlotinib. However, patients often develop resistance to these drugs through the acquisition of additional changes or secondary mutations that allow cancer cells to evade treatment.
Some secondary mutations to the EGFR gene that allow lung cancer cells to survive in the presence of current chemotherapy are known. These secondary changes are now the focus of targeted efforts to create drugs to specifically interfere with the mutated form of the protein. Unfortunately, in 40% of the cases in which patients become resistant to therapy, the molecular events that confer this resistance are not known. Without knowing the changes that sustain the survival of these cells it remains impossible to specifically and effectively target them with anti-cancer drugs.
Scientists now describe a mouse model of lung cancer that develops resistance to TKI drugs in at least some of the same ways that humans do. Lung cancer occurs in these mice due to a mutation in EGFR that is the same as the mutation that underlies many human lung adenocarcinomas. Some of the defined secondary changes to EGFR, which are known to confer drug resistance in humans, also occur in these mice. But most of these drug resistant mice bear tumors that do not contain known mutations. This important similarity to the human situation suggests that this mouse model might help identify the currently unknown mutations that make lung cancer cells resistant to therapy.
Many techniques are now available to unravel the genetic changes that occur in cancer cells. Since these mice recapitulate many of the known mutations that characterize human lung cancer, the hope is that their cells can be screened to identify the currently unknown mutations that promote drug resistance in lung cancer cells. This provides a model to uncover the molecular events responsible for the 40% of patients that become resistant to TKI therapy due to unknown causes. Once novel mechanisms of resistance are identified, these mice might also become valuable preclinical systems to evaluate the efficacy of therapeutics developed to combat drug-resistant disease.
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Grounded Theory - The Reader Series 2nd Edition Softback PRINT version
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Author: Dan Remenyi
|Grounded Theory is probably the most successful method proposed to social scientists in the 20th century, and this can only be partly attributed to the fact that it is democratised theory development making this available to all competent researchers.
The ideas elucidated by Grounded Theory are far too important to be left up to Grounded Theorists alone or put another way the real power of the Glaser and Strauss contribution was not that it offered a method for research but that it opened the 'black box' of qualitative research for all to see what lies beneath. The detail of the research practice described or prescribed by Grounded Theory throws much light on qualitative research thinking.
This Reader addresses the paraphernalia of Grounded Theory and then it takes a deep look into some of the ideas and intellectual challenges which underpin qualitative research. Thus the issues of theory, data and pragmatism are addressed in some detail. In addition a substantial Glossary of the terms used by Grounded Theorists is supplied.
Author: Dan Remenyi
ISBN: 978-1-909507-90-6 Softback PRINT version
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The National Parks Service just announced a sweeping ban on drones. The new policy prohibits "launching, landing, or operating unmanned aircraft on lands and waters administered by the National Park Service." Why? Because they're disruptive, that's why.
Drones are already banned in a few national parks, including Yosemite, for the simple fact that they're a noisy nuisance. These flying robots bother park-goers. They bother park rangers. And perhaps most importantly, they bother the wildlife. The Parks Service release even lists infractions:
In April, visitors at Grand Canyon National Park gathered for a quiet sunset, which was interrupted by a loud unmanned aircraft flying back and forth and eventually crashing in the canyon. Later in the month, volunteers at Zion National Park witnessed an unmanned aircraft disturb a herd of bighorn sheep, reportedly separating adults from young animals.
Disturbing the sheep!
Not all hope is lost for hobbyists who want a beautiful backdrop for their aerial drone-o-graphs, though. The Parks Service itself will also continue using drones "for administrative purposes such as search and rescue, fire operations and scientific study." The new policy is described as a "temporary measure" pending a more permanent regulation which "can take considerable time" to get approved.
This, of course, falls into the larger effort of figuring out exactly how to make the best use of UAV technology without causing too many problems. The FAA is currently writing rules for the use of commercial drones, which are currently illegal (unless you're BP in Alaska). The process is expected to take several more years. So you may one day get to fly your quadcopter around El Capitan. Just not any day very soon. [NPS]


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Nearby Hoboken last week denied the permit, citing safety and quality of life concerns for residents of the city along the Hudson River.
Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy says he believes the show is an opportunity to promote the city.
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Edgecombe is a county in North Carolina. It was formed in 1741 from the following county/ies: Bertie. Edgecombe began keeping birth records in 1914, marriage records in 1760, and death records in 1914. It began keeping land records in 1732, probate records in 1730, and court records in 1744. For more information, contact the county at P.O. Box 10, Tarboro 27886-0010. On the attached map, Edgecombe is located at H2. Land records prior to 1759 are among those of Halifax County
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Anna Cameron arrives at an interview at Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills anything but empty handed.
She brings a cardboard box full of farmers-market-fresh vegetables -- zucchini, apples, onions, garlic, ginger, jalapeños -- as well as red bell peppers from her own garden. Another box is stocked with different sized mason jars, each full of fermented items she's made, such as sauerkraut, kimchi, preserved lemons, pickled peppers. She sets the jars down next to several books: "Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats," "Wild Fermentation" and "The Art of Fermentation."
Cameron, who is teaching a class on home fermentation called "Pick a Peck! Lacto-fermented Veggies" at Hidden Villa on Saturday, Sept. 28, is a self-created queen of fermentation. Her class will teach others how to make their own sauerkraut and pickled veggies at home from start to finish, beginning by choosing herbs and vegetables from the Hidden Villa garden and ending with jars full of good-for-you, delicious snacks.
Cameron, a spirited mother of two who lives in Santa Cruz, has been fermenting for about 10 years. She first got into it in 2002 when her 1-year-old son was sick and a homeopathic doctor suggested she read "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon, which details how to use whey -- the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained -- to make fermented food and the health benefits of eating such food. She started out making pickles, using just salt and water, no vinegar, to make "classic, sour New-York-style deli pickles," she said.
Since then, she's taught herself how to can (not an easy feat), launched her own jam business (called Ladysmith Jams, the namesake of her mother's birth town in Wisconsin) and began teaching canning and fermentation classes to share the knowledge she's picked up along the way.
Though Cameron's mother grew up on a dairy farm in northern Wisconsin where the family canned everything, only going to the store for sugar and coffee, her childhood in San Francisco and San Rafael didn't include any canning or farm work.
"She was a full-time single mom," Cameron explained, talking about her mother. "We didn't can anything. I didn't know how to do that at all."
But Cameron's grandmother, her mother's mother, still canned regularly, making her own jams and jellies.
"So my grandma Alice was still in there making jelly, and I feel like I kind of channeled her a little bit. This is in my lineage; this is something I can do. It just got lost for a generation, but we can bring it back. And that's what so many people are doing. They're going back into questioning our modern technology and kind of getting back into a slower rhythm, with food especially."
Eating and making fermented foods is all about this return to roots and healthier eating, Cameron said.
What most people might refer to as pickling is formally called lactic acid bacteria fermentation, lacto-fermentation for short. Depending on what one is making, the process will involve some form of vegetables, filtered water and salt. In Cameron's class, she will show two ways to ferment: a dry-salt method to make sauerkraut and a brine method to make a mixed-vegetable "crock."
The sauerkraut begins with finely chopped cabbage -- Cameron uses both red and green -- layering salt to draw the water out.
"You want it to be a sea salt or a celtic salt or a pink salt," she said. "One that doesn't have anti-caking agents or iodine or preservatives in it. Because that's going to work against what you want to have happen in here, which is the positive bacteria you want to grow."
The salt interacts with lactic acid on the skin of the vegetables, spurning the creation of positive bacteria called lactobaccilus. Lactobaccilus is what people are after when they look for healthy probiotics, such as in yogurt. The bacteria helps convert sugars to lactic acid and is lauded for its anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, probiotic and immune-boosting powers.
With fermented veggies, salt is also key in decreasing the presence of molds and yeasts that you don't want, Cameron said. Some people might be wary of leaving a water, salt and vegetable mixture open to the air and out of the refrigerator for days at a time, but that's what allows the positive bacteria to grow.
The flavor of sauerkraut is made with herbs and other additions; Cameron made one with apple and fennel seed the night before the interview.
The second method uses a separate brine to ferment vegetables instead of adding the salt directly. Cameron brought an example of one she made months ago with baby eggplant, jalapeño, garlic cloves, small peppers, grape leaves and dill. The veggies were all packed into a mason jar before Cameron poured a filtered water (no chlorine allowed) and salt mixture on top. The amount of salt that's added -- she recommends 1-and-a-half to 3 tablespoons for every quart of water -- depends on one's personal taste (or health) preferences.
Cameron does also teach a no-salt method for those who are sodium-averse or have health issues. This uses other spices that perform the same anabolic function as salt such as dill seed, celery seed, coriander or dried seaweed.
She made the point that although fermented items are high-sodium, they're not meant to be eaten in huge quantities. They're best served as condiments, salad toppings or sides.
"So you eat a little bit, but eat it all the time, because you're then constantly replenishing that flora in your system," she said.
She also thinks that today's culture is a little bit too antiseptic, and we could all do with a little more bacteria in our systems.
"We are totally germ phobes. We are against bacteria. Anti bacterial everything! Conditioners and soaps and hand soap. So that kills everything. Even the bacteria that you want. Because we have been evolving with bacteria. We need bacteria to live."
She said what exactly they make in class depends on what she gets from the farmers market that week and what's growing in the Hidden Villa garden. After choosing some veggies and herbs from the garden -- or maybe some nasturtium, whose seeds can be fermented into "fakey capers" and added to pickled mixtures -- the class will head up to the Duveneck House kitchen to get started.
What: Pick a Peck! Lacto-fermented veggies
When: Saturday, Sept. 28, 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Where: Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills
Cost: $35
Info: Hidden Villa or 650-949-8650
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No. 24 Gonzaga beats Saint Mary's 73-51
SPOKANE, Wash. -- While he was growing up in Poland, 7-foot-1 Przemek Karnowski played in youth basketball games where he blocked 10 shots.
So it was no big deal that he blocked seven shots in leading No. 24 Gonzaga to a 73-51 victory over archrival Saint Mary's on Thursday night.
"Obviously it does not compare," said the sophomore center who led the Zags with 15 points and nine rebounds. "I was happy I was able to give my effort for the team."
With one starter out of the lineup and two hobbled with injuries, the Zags have been depending on players like Karnowski, Drew Barham and Angel Nunez to step up. All three did Thursday.
"We stick together like a family," Karnowski said. "Everyone has to step up a little bit."
Kevin Pangos, who is hampered with turf toe, added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Bulldogs (13-2, 3-0 West Coast Conference). Starting forward Sam Dower Jr. played sparingly as he continues to recover from a back injury and starting guard Gary Bell Jr. is out with a broken hand.
Gonzaga has won three straight games since losing to Kansas State. The Zags have won 21 straight WCC games spanning three seasons.
Saint Mary's (10-4, 1-1) played without coach Randy Bennett, who is serving a five-game suspension for NCAA violations. Assistant coach Eran Ganot led the Gaels, who were hurt by poor shooting.
Saint Mary's in the past decade has battled Gonzaga for supremacy of the WCC, and the teams have met in the past five WCC tournament title games, with the Gaels winning two.
Beau Levesque scored 12 points to lead Saint Mary's, which shot 31.9 percent, while Gonzaga shot 49 percent.
The Gaels, who came in averaging 43 percent from 3-point range, made just 1 of 12 3-point attempts.
"We knew we had to guard the 3-point line," Gonzaga's Gerard Coleman said. "That's their forte, how they win games."
Nunez added 13 points and Kyle Dranginis had 12 for Gonzaga, which outrebounded the Gaels 39-22.
"We took a really good basketball team and guarded them great," Gonzaga coach Mark Few said. "It was probably our best all-around effort of the whole year."
It was Gonzaga's second straight outstanding defensive game. The Zags beat San Francisco 69-41 on Monday.
Bennett will miss the next three games, serving a suspension announced last March for failing to properly monitor the basketball program and other issues.
Ganot said the Zags deserved the credit for his team's poor shooting.
"We took some tough shots and they defended well," Ganot said.
"Defense has been an issue," Ganot said. "Rebounding needs to improve."
As for Karnowski, "he caught the ball too easily and too deep," Ganot said. "We didn't do a good job on him tonight."
Levesque scored four of Saint Mary's first five baskets as the Gaels took an early 10-7 lead.
Pangos hit a 3-pointer as Gonzaga went on an 11-2 run for a 19-14 lead.
Saint Mary's got within 19-18, but the Gonzaga defense clamped down. The Zags scored 10 straight points, including two 3-pointers by Drew Barham, for a 29-18 lead.
Saint Mary's was held to one field goal and two free throws in the final 7 1/2 minutes of the first half and trailed 36-22. The Gaels shot 32 percent in the first half and missed all eight of their 3-point attempts. The Zags shot 52 percent and won the first half rebound battle 23-10.
"The middle part of the game was inexcusable," Ganot said.
The teams traded baskets early in the second half, with Saint Mary's unable to reduce its deficit.
Saint Mary's did not make a field goal for more than 5 minutes, and Barham and Pangos hit 3-pointers as Gonzaga pushed the lead to 48-31.
The Gaels went more than 8 minutes without a field goal in the later stages of the game and fell behind 66-40.
The Gaels, who average 77 points per game, won their first nine games of the season, dropped three straight at a tournament in Hawaii, then beat Pacific on Monday.
Gonzaga's last conference home loss was in 2011 to Saint Mary's. The Zags are 66-2 in WCC games in the McCarthey Athletic Center since it opened in 2004.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Mike Scyphers
- Tom Nunez
- Gregory Nixon
2022-23 West Coast Conference Standings
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A Crack in the Edge of the World
Roberto de Vicq, New York, New York, 2005
A Crack in the Edge of the World explores the geological underpinnings of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and its effect on 20th-century American history. The book was the first with American subject matter for this well-known British author, and the publisher wanted to make it a very special package.
Using the paper as a metaphor for terra firma, the jacket unfolds (six times), revealing scenes of horror and destruction. It was a very complicated package to research and execute. We needed a paper that didn't bulk when it was folded, was resistant when opened, and had memory to go back and wrap around itself around the cover. When completely unfolded, it also served as a promotional poster for the booksellers.
Juror Notes
Just when you think you've seen the jacket-fold-out-into-a-poster idea one too many times, along comes this tour de force of commercial cover design.
A successful visual play on reading between the lines—or, in this case—between the cracks.
- Design firm
- Roberto de Vicq
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Sunday, February 27, 2011
Dreaming in Brick
Posted by Willow Decor at Sunday, February 27, 2011 39 comments
Labels: brick, Clay chapman, Peter Montanti
Saturday, February 19, 2011
I will be relaxing with my family over the next few days! We will be doing some organizing and pre-spring cleaning! Have a great long weekend!!!
Posted by Willow Decor at Saturday, February 19, 2011 23 comments
Monday, February 14, 2011
What Every Princess Wants for Valentine's Day!!!
Happy Valentine's Day readers!! I wanted to share the sweetest heart I found from Sugarboo Designs.
The copper heart is embellished in French: "Heureux Pour Toujours" or "Happily Ever After" - LOVE THIS!!!
Happy Valentine's Day!!
(You can find it HERE - WD gets no compensation for recommending this - Just a joyful heart!!)
The copper heart is embellished in French: "Heureux Pour Toujours" or "Happily Ever After" - LOVE THIS!!!
Happy Valentine's Day!!
(You can find it HERE - WD gets no compensation for recommending this - Just a joyful heart!!)
Posted by Willow Decor at Monday, February 14, 2011 15 comments
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Stunning Coastal Exterior and Interior Renovation
I am always intrigued by renovation. I especially marvel at exterior transformations and this beautiful home in New York is no exception.
On a breathtaking piece of property on the Long Island Sound it was a perfect home for renovation. Above is the Before - a wonderful, quaint colonial.
And here is the After: Notice the change in the roof lines - the original second story was expanded and a second story was also added to the original one story structure - These external additions changed the ordinary into extraordinary.
The kitchen renovation is stunning boasting state of the art appliances and marble counters. Notice the arched entrances between rooms.
I love the classic details of this kitchen including the subway backsplash tile, lighting, marble counters and the exquisite detailing on the corners of the center islands.
Looking from the other side of the center island we can see the dining and family room area. Notice the arched bookcases which echo the arches through out the first floor.
With the addition of a second story over the original one story structure, the owners were able to add a spectacular wood paneled library with fireplace and vaulted ceilings.
Again if look closely you can great details in the millwork of this room. The arched window provides a spectacular view of the Long Island Sound.
An infinity edge pool gives the illusion that the water's edge begins just steps outside the back door.
Wonderful coastal landscaping seamlessly bridges this outstanding home from land to sea.
I adore oceanfront homes - How about you??
With the addition of a second story over the original one story structure, the owners were able to add a spectacular wood paneled library with fireplace and vaulted ceilings.
Again if look closely you can great details in the millwork of this room. The arched window provides a spectacular view of the Long Island Sound.
An infinity edge pool gives the illusion that the water's edge begins just steps outside the back door.
Wonderful coastal landscaping seamlessly bridges this outstanding home from land to sea.
I adore oceanfront homes - How about you??
(All photos by Chuck Choi and property of Oliver Cope Architects & Mayfair Construction)
Posted by Willow Decor at Sunday, February 13, 2011 18 comments
Labels: Coastal, Kitchen, Marble, Mayfair Construcion, Oliver Cope Architects
Friday, February 11, 2011
Spectacular Pool Pavilion
In New England during the winter months we sometimes have to stay indoors - this year with so much snow, we have been indoors more than we have wanted to be. Our friend, the fabulous architect, Tom Catalano, of Catalano Architects, shared this gorgeous Pool Pavilion with me. A wonderful respite from the chilly, snowy days. Beautiful photography by the talented interior photographer, Eric Roth.
What a spectacular space. I love the post and beam ceiling details. It is wonderful oasis of natural lighting with french doors on three sides.
Here is a closer shot looking from the other side. Notice the ceiling beams and painted a gray green - it wonderfully compliments the wood doors and walls.
From this angle we can see the windows very high in ceiling to add even more light. No matter what the temperature outdoors, in this pool pavilion you immediately feel like you have escaped the winter and are at a fabulous resort.
Directly off the pool is a tranquil home gym and yoga studio. In this home it is easy to stay in shape all year long. If you look closely in the mirrors you can see the ceiling beams of the pool area.
Of course the house also boasts a gorgeous Billiards Room.
Look at stone work around the bar. Just stunning!!! This home has so much to offer on those days when you are snowed in and you just want to stay home.
Thanks again to Catalano Architects for sharing this Pool Pavilion with us. To see more of this home from a previous post, "Lessons of a Grand Home", click HERE. To visit Catalano Architects click HERE. To visit the website of photographer Eric Roth click HERE.
(all photos by Eric Roth and Catalano Architects- not to be copied with our permission)
Posted by Willow Decor at Friday, February 11, 2011 14 comments
Labels: Catalano Architects, Eric Roth, Pool House
Friday, February 4, 2011
Maine Coastal Gem!
My friend, the talented interior photographer, Jamie Salomon of James R. Salomon Photography, shared this fabulous home in Bar Harbor, Maine with me recently. He was kind enough to let me provide you a private tour .
The owners of this gorgeous historical home on the water wanted to do a renovation.
You can see how much character the home has and they wanted to keep that feeling so they called upon Anthony Barnes of Barnes Vanze Architects to help design their renovation. Let's have a look: The Entry Hall is a lovely of mix of old and new. Notice the stone arches which lead into the Dining Room. I like the choice of the wood and white paint on the staircase.
The Dining Room is just beautiful. Notice how the granite stone of the archway is echoed in the stone fireplace. Also notice the detailing in this room. I love the wood arched doorway and the built in; they both also echo the stone archway. Peeking further you can see the stunning wood and marble Butler's Pantry.
Also notice the coffered ceilings which add an additional layer of detail - the ceilings are very high, so it also brings them down a bit - I also love the turned wood chandelier.
Here is a close up of the Butler's Pantry area. It is interesting to me that french doors open up right beside it. I think this is a great idea, and a very thoughtful part of the design, to have access to the Pantry for entertaining indoors and out. Great architects always think ahead!
Moving to the Kitchen we see more period style details incorporated like this charming oval window over the sink.
Pulling back and getting a larger view of the kitchen you can see how every inch of space was utilized including under the stairs. Also notice the stone work and the transition of stone to plaster up the staircase. I love this effect and how it cleverly solves the design problem - so you don't harshly have stone butted up against plaster.Another kitchen view where you can see an antique fireback incorporated into the white subway tile behind the stove. Wonderful combinations of old and new!
The family room captures the views of the water at every turn. You can only see a bit of the fireplace, but it is also the same granite stone we have been seeing in other parts of the house. Perfect coastal decor with antiques, sisal rugs and slipcovers. Notice the ceiling detail - love it!
Finally a perfect tub for a perfect retreat - Isn't this a beautiful home in Maine??
To learn more about Barnes Vanze Archietects click HERE
For more inspiring interiors photographed by James R. Salomon Photography click HERE.
(All photos Jame R. Salomon Photography and not to be copied with permission)
Posted by Willow Decor at Friday, February 04, 2011 39 comments
Labels: Barnes Vanze Architects, Butlers Pantry, Jamie Salomon, Maine
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George Takei made a stop in Hope during his Vancouver book launch to honour the memories of Japanese-Canadians who were interned in the nearby Tashme camp.
On Monday, Sept. 2, Takei visited Hope's Tashme Museum, which looks at the history of the Tashme internment camp, located in the Sunshine Valley near the town.
The camp opened on Sept. 8, 1942, and was designed to house 500 families of Japanese-Canadian men who were separated from their families and sent to work on the Hope Princeton Highway. The camp was one of the last ones established in B.C., and one of the largest.
Takei, 82, is best known for his role of Hikaru Sulu on Star Trek: The Original Series and is also a strong human rights activist. He was in B.C. over the long weekend for the launch of his newest book They Called Us Enemy.
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BERLIN – When trick-or-treaters young and old head out for the annual Halloween tradition tomorrow, the scariest sights they might see are the "No Candy at This Residence" signs posted on the doors of dozens of registered sex offenders in the area.
The rather ominous signs adorned with a sneering pumpkin were sent out to the roughly 1,200 registered sex offenders across Maryland earlier this month and are required to be posted on the registrants homes prior to the Halloween, which arrives tomorrow. Arriving in the mail with the signs is a letter from the state's Division of Parole and Probation mandating registered sex offenders in the state stay at home, turn off outside lights and not answer their doors on Halloween.
"Halloween provides a rare opportunity for you to demonstrate to your neighbors that you are making a sincere effort to change the direction of your life," the letter to registered sex offenders receiving the "no candy at this residence" signs read.
Maryland began placing the Halloween restrictions on registered sex offenders back in 2005. Locally, there are currently around 80 registered sex offenders living and working in Worcester County. A check of the official registry revealed there are currently 20 registered sex offenders living in the 21842 zip code, which includes Ocean City and much of West Ocean City. There are also 17 registered sex offenders in the 21811 zip code, which includes Berlin and much of Ocean Pines, and another 10 living in the Snow Hill area. Otherwise, the remaining registered sex offenders in the north end of the county area scattered in rural communities.
Maryland's Division of Parole and Probation agents across the state will aggressively enforce no-contact orders and supervision conditions for child sex offenders tomorrow. On Halloween night, specialized agents from the DPP will join local law enforcement officers to monitor the activities of the roughly 1,200 registered offenders in the state.
"Those who are on parole or probation will be required to post the signs and they will garner a little more scrutiny then some of the others," he said. "But that's how it normally is anyway. Those currently on probation or parole are scrutinized a little more anyway, whether it's Halloween or not."
While the mandated restrictions are strictly adhered to in densely populated metropolitan areas around the state, Esposito said he is not overly concerned about the people under his watch in Worcester County.
"Just about all of our offenders are generally in compliance," he said. "We haven't really had any problems at all in Worcester County. We've been very fortunate in that regard."
Registered sex offenders in Worcester and across the state are required to report in on a regular basis and notify of any changes in the status of the residence or employment. Esposito said while the nature of Halloween warrants a little more scrutiny of some of the offenders, most are reporting in as a matter of routine and not because of the holiday.
"The majority of our people are required to re-register at this time of the year anyway," he said. "It's just a coincidence that it happens that way around Halloween."


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OWENSBORO, Ky. — Braden West was never supposed to live past 18 months, let alone 18 years. But as the Civil Air Patrol airman from Kentucky approaches his high school graduation, it's clear he's beaten the odds many times over.
Braden's story has inspired countless family and friends, including a nurse who witnessed his journey from the start.
Before he was born, Braden's parents knew their baby would have some very serious medical issues.
A prenatal genetic test showed Braden would likely be born with life-threatening complications like a hole in his skull and no brain.
His mother, Cheri West, was relieved when the reality wasn't quite so severe, but her newborn son's odds of survival remained low.
Braden was diagnosed with Pfeiffer syndrome, a rare cranio-facial condition that affects the shape of the skull and face.
Doctors predicted he would live for about 18 months. Shortly after birth, as his condition declined, the family requested hospice care services.
Hospice services assigned Michele Eddings Linn to care for Braden. She spent months with the family as Braden's prognosis remained bleak. Michele and the West family credit their faith in God for sustaining them as Braden struggled.
"As I watched him struggle all throughout the night, I remember pleading with God to please just take him or make him better, it was just too hard for him, his family, and all those involved in his care," Michele wrote on Facebook.
The warmth and care Michele provided to the family during such a difficult time touched Cheri.
"I knew I loved her the moment that I met her," Cheri said.
Miraculously, Braden survived his early health challenges, and year after year surprised doctors by living beyond his initial prognosis.
Today, Braden is 18 years old and has survived nearly 30 surgeries. He loves planes, is active in his church and volunteers as an airman with the Civil Air Patrol.
He and the West family have maintained a close relationship with Michele.
"She's an angel," Braden said.
Over the years, Michele attended Braden's birthday parties and loved taking photos to document the occasion, so it seemed only fitting that she would take his senior photos.
Eighteen years later, Michele momentously documented an unthinkable milestone for the first patient she ever discharged from hospice care. She shared the photos and a testament to Braden's character on her Facebook page.
Braden West's senior photos
"He is a walking testament of faith, and he is love in it's purest form. What an honor it has been to have a front row seat to his life so far," she said.
"One you meet him once, he leaves and impact and you don't forget him," Cheri said.


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Super Street Fighter 4's Tournament Mode DLC Dated and Detailed
With the release of Super Street Fighter 4 right around the corner--the revamped fighter hits PlayStation 3 an
Planned to be available June 15, the add-on brings a fairly powerful tournament organization and operation system to the game.
Tournaments can be run as either a full-size eight-player bracket or half that with four players. An additional ninth (or fifth) player can serve as the tournament administrator hosting and certifying the matches without competing. For larger events organizers can coordinate multiple brackets to accommodate groups in increments of four.
Along with making it easy to get impromptu friendly fights setup, the new Tournament Mode should be a boon for organized online competition. To that end, Capcom has built-in the ability to award champion belts to winners of official tournaments. Like prize fighters, champions will have to defend their belt every time a title bout is called or forfeit it. And of course the current reigning champion will have the belt displayed as a badge of honor on their profile. One of the first of these is named the "sign of the warrior" but they stressed that there will be a number of belts and challenge brackets to earn them.


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May 1, 2001
Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary. I appreciate you being here. I also want to thank Secretary Powell for being here as well. My National Security Advisor, Condi Rice is here, as well as the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Myers. I appreciate Admiral Clark and General Ryan here, for being here as well. But most of all, I want to thank you, Admiral Gaffney, and the students for NDU for having me here today.
For almost 100 years, this campus has served as one of our country's premier centers for learning and thinking about America's national security. Some of America's finest soldiers have studied here: Dwight Eisenhower and Colin Powell. Some of America's finest statesmen have taught here; George Kennan.Today, you're carrying on this proud tradition forward, continuing to train tomorrow's generals, admirals and other national security thinkers, and continuing to provide the intellectual capital for our nation's strategic vision.
This afternoon, I want us to thank back some 30 years to a far different time in a far different world. The United States and the Soviet Union were locked in a hostile rivalry. The Soviet Union was our unquestioned enemy; a highly-armed threat to freedom and democracy. Far more than that wall in Berlin divided us.
Our highest ideal was -- and remains -- individual liberty. Theirs was the construction of a vast communist empire. Their totalitarian regime held much of Europe captive behind an iron curtain.
We didn't trust them, and for good reason. Our deep differences were expressed in a dangerous military confrontation that resulted in thousands of nuclear weapons pointed at each other on hair-trigger alert. Security of both the United States and the Soviet Union was based on a grim premise: that neither side would fire nuclear weapons at each other, because doing so would mean the end of both nations.
We even went so far as to codify this relationship in a 1972 ABM Treaty, based on the doctrine that our very survival would best be insured by leaving both sides completely open and vulnerable to nuclear attack. The threat was real and vivid. The Strategic Air Command had an airborne command post called the Looking Glass, aloft 24 hours a day, ready in case the President ordered our strategic forces to move toward their targets and release their nuclear ordnance.
The Soviet Union had almost 1.5 million troops deep in the heart of Europe, in Poland and Czechoslovakia, Hungary and East Germany. We used our nuclear weapons not just to prevent the Soviet Union from using their nuclear weapons, but also to contain their conventional military forces, to prevent them from extending the Iron Curtain into parts of Europe and Asia that were still free.
In that world, few other nations had nuclear weapons and most of those who did were responsible allies, such as Britain and France. We worried about the proliferation of nuclear weapons to other countries, but it was mostly a distant threat, not yet a reality.
Today, the sun comes up on a vastly different world. The Wall is gone, and so is the Soviet Union. Today's Russia is not yesterday's Soviet Union. Its government is no longer Communist. Its president is elected. Today's Russia is not our enemy, but a country in transition with an opportunity to emerge as a great nation, democratic, at peace with itself and its neighbors. The Iron Curtain no longer exists. Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic are free nations, and they are now our allies in NATO, together with a reunited Germany.
Yet, this is still a dangerous world, a less certain, a less predictable one. More nations have nuclear weapons and still more have nuclear aspirations. Many have chemical and biological weapons. Some already have developed the ballistic missile technology that would allow them to deliver weapons of mass destruction at long distances and at incredible speeds. And a number of these countries are spreading these technologies around the world.
Most troubling of all, the list of these countries includes some of the world's least-responsible states. Unlike the Cold War, today's most urgent threat stems not from thousands of ballistic missiles in the Soviet hands, but from a small number of missiles in the hands of these states, states for whom terror and blackmail are a way of life. They seek weapons of mass destruction to intimidate their neighbors, and to keep the United States and other responsible nations from helping allies and friends in strategic parts of the world.
When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, the world joined forces to turn him back. But the international community would have faced a very different situation had Hussein been able to blackmail with nuclear weapons. Like Saddam Hussein, some of today's tyrants are gripped by an implacable hatred of the United States of America. They hate our friends, they hate our values, they hate democracy and freedom and individual liberty. Many care little for the lives of their own people. In such a world, Cold War deterrence is no longer enough.
To maintain peace, to protect our own citizens and our own allies and friends, we must seek security based on more than the grim premise that we can destroy those who seek to destroy us. This is an important opportunity for the world to re-think the unthinkable, and to find new ways to keep the peace.
Today's world requires a new policy, a broad strategy of active nonproliferation, counterproliferation and defenses. We must work together with other like-minded nations to deny weapons of terror from those seeking to acquire them. We must work with allies and friends who wish to join with us to defend against the harm they can inflict. And together we must deter anyone who would contemplate their use.
We need new concepts of deterrence that rely on both offensive and defensive forces. Deterrence can no longer be based solely on the threat of nuclear retaliation. Defenses can strengthen deterrence by reducing the incentive for proliferation.
We need a new framework that allows us to build missile defenses to counter the different threats of today's world. To do so, we must move beyond the constraints of the 30 year old ABM Treaty. This treaty does not recognize the present, or point us to the future. It enshrines the past. No treaty that prevents us from addressing today's threats, that prohibits us from pursuing promising technology to defend ourselves, our friends and our allies is in our interests or in the interests of world peace.
This new framework must encourage still further cuts in nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons still have a vital role to play in our security and that of our allies. We can, and will, change the size, the composition, the character of our nuclear forces in a way that reflects the reality that the Cold War is over.
I am committed to achieving a credible deterrent with the lowest-possible number of nuclear weapons consistent with our national security needs, including our obligations to our allies. My goal is to move quickly to reduce nuclear forces. The United States will lead by example to achieve our interests and the interests for peace in the world.
Several months ago, I asked Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld to examine all available technologies and basing modes for effective missile defenses that could protect the United States, our deployed forces, our friends and our allies. The Secretary has explored a number of complementary and innovative approaches.
The Secretary has identified near-term options that could allow us to deploy an initial capability against limited threats. In some cases, we can draw on already established technologies that might involve land-based and sea-based capabilities to intercept missiles in mid-course or after they re-enter the atmosphere. We also recognize the substantial advantages of intercepting missiles early in their flight, especially in the boost phase.
The preliminary work has produced some promising options for advanced sensors and interceptors that may provide this capability. If based at sea or on aircraft, such approaches could provide limited, but effective, defenses.
We have more work to do to determine the final form the defenses might take. We will explore all these options further. We recognize the technological difficulties we face and we look forward to the challenge. Our nation will assign the best people to this critical task.
We will evaluate what works and what does not. We know that some approaches will not work. We also know that we will be able to build on our successes. When ready, and working with Congress, we will deploy missile defenses to strengthen global security and stability.
I've made it clear from the very beginning that I would consult closely on the important subject with our friends and allies who are also threatened by missiles and weapons of mass destruction.
Today, I'm announcing the dispatch of high-level representatives to Allied capitals in Europe, Asia, Australia and Canada to discuss our common responsibility to create a new framework for security and stability that reflects the world of today. They will begin leaving next week.
The delegations will be headed by three men on this stage: Rich Armitage, Paul Wolfowitz, and Steve Hadley; Deputies of the State Department, the Defense Department and the National Security staff. Their trips will be part of an ongoing process of consultation, involving many people and many levels of government, including my Cabinet Secretaries.
These will be real consultations. We are not presenting our friends and allies with unilateral decisions already made. We look forward to hearing their views, the views of our friends, and to take them into account.
We will seek their input on all the issues surrounding the new strategic environment. We'll also need to reach out to other interested states, including China and Russia. Russia and the United States should work together to develop a new foundation for world peace and security in the 21st century. We should leave behind the constraints of an ABM Treaty that perpetuates a relationship based on distrust and mutual vulnerability. This Treaty ignores the fundamental breakthroughs in technology during the last 30 years. It prohibits us from exploring all options for defending against the threats that face us, our allies and other countries.
That's why we should work together to replace this Treaty with a new framework that reflects a clear and clean break from the past, and especially from the adversarial legacy of the Cold War. This new cooperative relationship should look to the future, not to the past. It should be reassuring, rather than threatening. It should be premised on openness, mutual confidence and real opportunities for cooperation, including the area of missile defense. It should allow us to share information so that each nation can improve its early warning capability, and its capability to defend its people and territory. And perhaps one day, we can even cooperate in a joint defense.
I want to complete the work of changing our relationship from one based on a nuclear balance of terror, to one based on common responsibilities and common interests. We may have areas of difference with Russia, but we are not and must not be strategic adversaries. Russia and America both face new threats to security. Together, we can address today's threats and pursue today's opportunities. We can explore technologies that have the potential to make us all safer.
This is a time for vision; a time for a new way of thinking; a time for bold leadership. The Looking Glass no longer stands its 24-hour-day vigil. We must all look at the world in a new, realistic way, to preserve peace for generations to come.
God bless.
Source: The White House, online, 1 May 2001 [http://www.whitehouse.gov]
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The Grapevine Police Department has implemented an
"E-Commerce Exchange Zone" for the purpose of providing a safer alternative for the exchange of goods purchased over the internet. The E-Commerce Exchange Zone will be designated in the front parking lot of the Grapevine Public Safety Building Municipal Courts, located at 1027 Ira E. Woods.
The Grapevine Police Department suggests the following best practices for anyone conducting E-Commerce transactions:
• Be very suspicious of a buyer or seller who changes the agreed upon location;
• Always meet the buyer or seller in a public place and with plenty of people around;
• Avoid meeting on side streets or places that are not well lit;
• Always take someone with you and inform the buyer / seller that you will not be alone;
• Strongly consider conducting transactions in E-Commerce Exchange Zones;
• Trust your instincts – if it sounds like a scam it probably is; and
• Complete the transaction during daylight hours.
The Grapevine Police Department encourages citizens to consider safer options, such as the E-Commerce Exchange Zone. For more information about the E-Commerce Exchange Zone, please contact the Grapevine Police Department at 817.410.3206.


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As a private Christian university, Hope is committed to the integration of faith, service and learning. This dedication is reflected in the university's mission statement, core values and statement of belief, the guiding lights for every activity, class and relationship on campus.
"The community within Hope is always there to walk with you down the path God has chosen for you. They help you grow into the person you will become."Andrew Pervorse, Sophomore
Corona, CA
Hope International University's mission is to empower students through Christian higher education to serve the Church and impact the world for Christ.
Hope International University does not subscribe to a formal creed. Below is a summary of some critical and crucial truths which guide our institution.


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One could file this under "Who didn't see this coming?"
Just eight months after tying the knot, "Real Housewives of New York" cast member Luann D'Agostino announced on Twitter that she and husband Tom are getting a divorce.
"It's with great sadness that Tom & I agreed to divorce," D'Agostino posted. "We care for each other very much, hope you respect our privacy during this sad time!"
The couple's union was a prominent theme in the popular Bravo show with other cast members warning D'Agostino, formerly a countess, that her husband was not faithful prior to their marriage.
The show documented their wedding in Palm Beach on December 31, 2016.
The then-Luann de Lesseps has been a member of the RHONY cast since it first aired in 2008.


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AmpleAliveness -- ample aliveness -- a phrase I've been using for a couple of years now, and to which many of my waking (and some sleeping) hours are dedicated. So what does AmpleAliveness mean, anyway?
Ample: abundant; plentiful; enough; large
Aliveness: vibrancy; living-ness as opposed to dead-ness; wide-awake, full-out living
AmpleAliveness™ one word, several concepts:
- Full-out living in a way that embraces the abundance in our world
- People saying YES to life, today, now, here - not tomorrow, not when some number says it's OK
- People in Ample bodies claiming our Aliveness -- exactly as we are, without apology, shame, guilt, or acceptance of any of the negative judgment the world seems determined to heap upon us, simply for our shape and size
- All of the above!
It is my wish, and hope, as this blog and our conversation here evolve, so will our understanding of AmpleAliveness. So what does it mean to you to be Amply Alive? Click on Comment and let me know.


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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
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