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I almost didn't write about this, since I was rather tired of writing about the ALA conference, but I've never heard of an ALA panel discussion being canceled because of protests, so here goes.
There was supposed to be a round table program at ALA called Perspectives on Islam: Beyond the Stereotyping. However, because the other speakers disagreed with the inclusion of Robert Spencer – a rather severe critic of Islam – they refused to participate and he session was canceled. I missed this when I was at the conference, because I really couldn't care less about Islam in any professional way. In the library, if someone came up to me and proclaimed they were a Muslim, I'd say, "Great. So?" I just plain don't care what religion you are as long as you don't stick it in my face, and in a professional context I don't have to be understanding or sensitive. If professionals just stick to the business at hand, they don't need to worry about exposing themselves as the bigots they probably aren't in the first place.
Anyway, back to the protest. As far as I can tell, it began with an "Open Letter" to the ALA and the Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Roundtable (EMIERT) protesting the inclusion of Spencer, since he obviously has nothing nice to say about Islam, and the protesting librarians et al. apparently believe that round table discussions should follow the rule the if you've nothing nice to say you should just be quiet. Because of course Islam, and every other subject dear to the hearts of regressive librarians, is perfect and beyond criticism. Oh, and criticism is just mean, and requires thought and stuff like that.
"Even the most cursory overview of Mr. Spencer's oeuvre makes it clear that in fact he has no place on a panel whose aim is to dispel stereotypes about Islam." That's their claim, but of course they don't prove it. "Hence a question arises as to the justification for inviting a speaker who cannot see anything positive about Islamic beliefs, cultures, societies, histories, etc. to talk to an audience in order to dispel negative views of Islam." The question arises only for the purblind protesters. The panel was about dispelling stereotypes, not "negative views of Islam." One question isn't whether Spencer is rabidly anti-Islam, but whether he's wrong. Another question is whether he deals in stereotypes, or does he deal with facts (which he might interpret in a biased way, but that's makes him no different from his opponents).
It's not a stereotype, for example, to say that many Muslim societies oppress women. They do. If you don't believe me, go be a feminist in parts of Pakistan or Afghanistan and see how well you fare. I don't think it's a stereotype to say that even in this country, Muslim men tend not to have the sort of enlightened views about women that should be more pervasive in a free and equal society. At this point you might contend that neither do a lot of men of every religion. You would be correct, though illogical since that has nothing to do with the discussion. Your red herring does nothing to disprove my assertion. Either way, even if it were true of a given male, the only thing it would mean for me personally is that I wouldn't date him. Professionally, it would mean nothing at all.
One problem with any discussions of Islam post 9/11 is the various sides don't talk to each other, but merely at each other, all equally assured of the rightness of their claims. Another problem is that principles erode in the attempt to not offend some group. We saw this a few years ago with the Danish cartoons of Muhammad. I remember when the Ayatollah Khomeini issued his fatwa against Salmon Rushdie. Writers and intellectuals of the left stood proudly to defend Rushdie's right to write whatever he wanted without having some fascist blowhard try to kill him over it. And how many on the left defended "Piss Christ"? Plenty. How pathetic the left seemed in comparison twenty years later. How slimy and hypocritical were their attempts to say that while they of course they believed in a free press and the right to free speech, one shouldn't do something so blatantly offensive to any religious group as publish some cartoons. Oh, no, the horror! Cartoons! I really don't see how they lived with themselves. Such intellectual dishonesty must cause massive cognitive dissonance, and it would cause shame were shame an emotion any longer familiar to Americans.
The Open Letter maintains the same intellectual dishonesty. "While we are not advocating censorship or the removal of Mr. Spencer from the panel and we affirm the values espoused in the ALA Library Bill of Rights, we ourselves advocate the choice of panelists who would be able to highlight in a rational and scholarly manner the richness, complexity, and multifaceted elements of Islamic cultures, societies and beliefs if we are to engage in meaningful discussions of Islam that can truly go beyond negative stereotypes." That's right. While we of course believe in free speech and the free contest of ideas in general, we don't believe in them on this issue. What the protesters wanted were people who wouldn't criticize Islam in any way. There are negative stereotypes and negative truths about every religion, but somehow Islam gets a free ride.
CAIR published a highly biased summary of the events, which was sent to the ALA Council listserv by our old friend Cranky Marxist Dude, editor, as he styled himself, of Progressive Librarian. It's the so-called progressives who give Islam a free ride from criticism, and I just don't understand it. You would never find any progressives in America lambasting anyone for being too critical of Southern Baptists or fundamentalist Christians. If for some bizarre reason there was a panel discussion at ALA about Christians, it would be about how evil they are for trying to "censor" library books all over the country. If there were parts of the country with as high a concentration of Muslims as there are Southern Baptists, do you think they wouldn't be challenging library books?
Usually the "progressive" critique is extended to Christians and even religious people in general. Probably no one would have protested Richard Dawkins speaking, but he'd say Muslims along with Christians and all other theists are more or less deluded morons whose religion is always bad for society and progressive ideas. Is it a "negative stereotype" that all true believers who accept the teachings of their religion on faith and are hostile to rational criticism are unreasonable people? What about if they also oppose free speech and the free exchange of ideas, because those exchanges tend to involve criticism and uncomfortable thoughts?
As with the Danish cartoons, I doubt the ALA or the ALA Council will have much to say about this. Like so many on the left these days, their support for free speech ends wherever Islam begins. Why should any of this matter, anyway? Why would there even be a discussion like this at ALA? In a free society, Muslims as Muslims are thrown into the mix with everyone else. As librarians, why should we care what religion people practice? No doubt the protesters would say that we have to be "sensitive" to Muslims, but we don't have to be any more sensitive to Muslims than we would be to Christians or Jews or Buddhists or atheists. As librarians, we engage with the public as citizens in a democracy, not as adherents to a religion or creed. What, are libraries not supposed to buy books because they might offend Muslims? That's ridiculous, though I bet the ALA OIF wouldn't come out with a statement on that one! If someone comes up to the reference desk, should the librarian first inquire about the patron's religion, or should the librarian answer the questions and try to help the person find information?
The protesters are just another group fighting against free expression and the exchange of critical ideas, and they should be treated as such. If there was a problem with that ALA panel, it wasn't inviting Spencer. It was inviting a bunch of other people who weren't willing to engage with Spencer and show him where he's wrong, if indeed he is wrong. That would have been a much greater debate than the lame "great debates" over Library 2.0 and other typical ALA discussions. It wouldn't have been very relevant for librarians, but it sure would have been lively.


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Well, when they got the crate with the Virgin Mary another one came along with it. After they opened up their expected package, they opened up the unexpected one. Upon opening it, they didn't know the saint depicted in the statue. On the crate the word "Expedito" was labeled. So, from then on we had St. Expedite, who is the patron saint of anything that needs to be done in a rush.
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Power brakes work by using vacuum from the engine to pull against a large diaphragm behind the master cylinder. This amplifies the force exerted on the brakes when you press the pedal down. After years of use, the rubber diaphragm inside the booster may leak or fail, causing the system to not work correctly. The Audi A4 also uses a power brake vacuum pump to assist in and maintain vacuum pressure in the booster. The booster, pump and lines can fail which usually results in having to push the pedal down harder when braking. In addition, a failing brake booster, lines or pump can create a vacuum leak which can affect the operation of the car's fuel injection system.
The brake vacuum pump is very easy to change which is nice as it is very expensive. Before you change out the pump make sure to check all the vacuum lines attached to it and the boosters as a broken, ripped, torn or leaking line can replicate the same type of problems as a broken pump.
The brake booster vacuum pump is located in the front left side of the engine bay (red arrow). There is a vacuum line attached to it that passes through the firewall and attaches to the brake booster (yellow arrow).
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Ten strangers are lured to a remote Scottish island at the invitation of a reclusive industrialist.
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As the balance between Order and Chaos shifts, the Kingdom of Freya falls ever deeper into the clutches of dark and evil forces.
Twelve-year-old Pardigan has had enough. He's breaking into the home of one of Freya's richest merchants, and he's doing it tonight … while there's still hope. But what he discovers sets forth a chain of events that will forever change the world.
Sent on a quest to complete an ancient spell and restore Order, Pardigan and his four friends set sail aboard The Griffin. Yet danger lies at every turn, and they are soon pursued by a bounty hunter known as The Hawk—who will stop at nothing to end their quest. Then there is Belial, Champion of Chaos, who seeks to rule the world of men. Can Pardigan and crew stop the forces of evil before it is too late?
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The more Lacy learns about Cade's past, the more she finds herself wanting to prove to him that not all reporters are bloodthirsty vultures. But her growing attraction to him puts not only her heart in jeopardy, but her life as well, because someone is out to ruin Cade and will do anything to make that happen.
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With great sea views from the pool terrace, it is within walking distance to nearby beaches (eg The Crane, Sam Lords and Foul Bay), and is suited to relaxing morning and evening walks. It is ideal for couples seeking a quiet break. The housekeeper visits once per week, usually on Fridays.
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Folks, where did that cold - no slash that - freeze front come from? That was way colder than any Southern fishermen cares to see, it is just unwanted.
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: Love Works in Mysterious Ways... Especially When Involving Marauders by killsdracowithspork
Best friends Laura and Tanya have a problem. They are each in love with a Marauder, and each have a Marauder in love with them. The wrong Marauder. And so it goes in this crazy-mixed-up love... square (and at one point a love pentagon).
Genres: Humor, Romance, Young Adult Era: Marauders Characters: A. Longbottom, F. Longbottom, James, Lily, Lupin, OC , Pettigrew, Sirius, Slughorn, Snape Pairings: Remus/OC, Sirius/OC
Advisory: Strong Language, Scenes of a Mild Sexual Nature, Contains Spoilers
Published: 2005.08.22 Latest Chapter: 2008.08.15 Updated: 2008.09.01 Status: Abandoned (74050 words)
: The Fires Within by Violet Gryfindor
As the war against Voldemort tears her world apart, Emilia Goldwyn struggles to escape her cursed past. She has the power to change her fate, but as one tragedy after another strikes, will she find the strength to succeed?
2007 Dobby Winner of "Best Original Character"
2011 Dobby Winner of "Legends: Best Novel"
Genres: Drama, Horror/Dark, Romance Era: Marauders Characters: Lily, McGonagall, OC, OtherCanon , Sirius, Snape, Voldemort Pairings: Snape/OC, Snape/Lily, Other Pairing
Advisory: Mild Language, Strong Violence, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Sensitive Topic/Issue/Theme
Published: 2005.02.12 Latest Chapter: 2008.03.21 Updated: 2013.02.19 Status: COMPLETED (153106 words)
: Teetering Between Pretend and Reality by 100 _percent_ witch
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He was my reason. And yet, I was his burden. A weight. A nothing, not like before when it felt like I was his everything. Too bad. People don't change. Why had I believed that he could? So caught up was I in his black gaze, his piercing intensity and his quiet sadness. He was my reason and I had stupidly let him go.
Genres: Humor, Romance, Young Adult Era: Marauders Characters: James, Lily, Lupin, OC, Pettigrew, Regulus, Sirius, Snape Pairings: Sirius/OC, Snape/OC
Advisory: Strong Language, Substance Use or Abuse, Sensitive Topic/Issue/Theme
Published: 2006.08.03 Latest Chapter: 2008.02.11 Updated: 2008.02.11 Status: WIP (24048 words)
: You and A Promise by goodbyetrain
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She was invincible and no one would shake her. The wall around her heart separated her from overbearing parents and the people who devoted themselves to blood, the life she swore she'd get away from. She would surround herself in the promise of freedom, and pray she would not get lost in it.
Genres: Drama, Romance, Angst Era: Marauders Characters: Bellatrix, James, Lily, Lucius, Lupin, OC, Pettigrew, Regulus, Sirius, Snape Pairings: Sirius/OC, Other Pairing
Advisory: Mild Language,
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: It's getting better by Leoanna
A girl who has been expelled because of "endangering fellow students" is about to enrol at Hogwarts. And everyone thinks different about her; Some people dislike her because of her family names reputation and a tradition that is told to be going along with it, some because she is ignoring them, the Slytherins hate her with passion, the Gryffindor first years like her and the Marauders don't know what to think, except for Sirius who thinks he knows
Genres: Drama, Humor, AU Era: Marauders Characters: James, Lily, Lupin, OC, Pettigrew, Sirius Pairings: James/Lily, OC/OC
Advisory: Mild Language, Mild Violence
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It does sound like you were crunched for time with the abrupt ending. It's a good thing I want more though~ goodluck for round 3 C: I know you'll win the whole shebang so you probably don't need it. THANKYOUBOSA
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Thank you! Although it was rushed, it was quite a pleasure to create.
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Trey Burke Wins AP Player Of The Year, Cousy Award
Any excuse to post this again is a valid excuse.
Trey Burke continues to pile up the hardware, adding the AP National Player of the Year—Michigan's only other recipient: Cazzie Russell—and the Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year awards today. Begin press release:
ATLANTA, Ga. -- University of Michigan men's basketball sophomore guard Trey Burke (Columbus, Ohio/Northland HS) received the Associated Press Men's Basketball National Player of the Year and Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year awards today (Thursday, April 4).
After being recognized at a special awards presentation in Atlanta, Ga., Burke becomes just the second Wolverine in program history to receive the AP award, joining U-M legend Cazzie Russell, who also earned the nation's top honor in 1966. Burke also becomes the first Wolverine in program history to earn the Cousy award, which has been given annually to the nation's top point guard since 2004.
Burke is U-M's fifth consensus All-American, having earned first team honors from the John R. Wooden All-America Team, the Associated Press, the NABC, the USBWA, the Lute Olson All-America team, the Sporting News, Sports Illustrated and CBSSports.com.
The winner of the Wooden Award—for which Burke is of course a finalist—will be announced tomorrow at 11:15 am EDT on ESPN.
Report: Burke And Hardaway To Go Pro After This Season [UPDATED WITH MULTIPLE DENIALS]
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Darren Heitner, a sports business writer for Forbes as well as a sports and entertainment attorney, reports via Twitter that both Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. are headed to the NBA after this season:
Source: Trey Burke will leave MICH early. Will interview 5 agents: Jeff Schwartz, Arn Tellem, Henry Thomas, Bill Duffy, Alonzo Shavers.
— Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) April 4, 2013
Source: Tim Hardaway Jr. will leave MICH early & very strong chance he signs w/Henry Thomas of CAA.
— Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) April 4, 2013
Burke's reported departure, of course, comes as no surprise. Hardaway was considered a 50/50 shot—even though he's been projected as either a late first-round or second-round pick, the upside (from an NBA perspective) of him returning for a senior season seemed marginal at best.
Of course, we learned last year that one report (or several, even) does not guarantee a player's departure. In this case, though, Heitner appears to be going on a lot more than an empty dorm room—he's tweeting a considerable amount of specific information about potential agent choices.
UPDATE: Burke's mother issues a denial of the report, saying that her son has yet to make a decision:
Just spoke with Trey Burke's mother, Ronda, who says "He has not made any decision" about going pro.
— Eric Adelson (@eric_adelson) April 4, 2013
UPDATE II: The plot thickens:
@zhelfand spoke to my (trusted) source. Call from Hardaway Jr.'s father does not sway his position.
— Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) April 4, 2013
UPDATE III: As reader SFBlue points out, Heitner has a bit of a checkered history when it comes to his journalistic credibility. Considering it's pretty clear he didn't do his due diligence in reporting this story—a call should've been placed to the Burke and Hardaway families, at the very least—perhaps it's best we pretend this never happened.
One Frame At A Time: Florida
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The South Is Gonna Change
We're still internet-bereft in our house so I've spent the last few days hanging out in coffee shops and being part of the weird couple who shows up at the bar on a Monday and sits in a corner with their laptops, not talking to each other. This is of course extremely unfortunate in the scheme of things, but being nearly off the grid did accidentally provide me with yet another reason to write about Trey Burke's shot—shots—against Kansas, and I'm sure we all agree this is a good thing.
We're down to our DVD collection if we want to pipe entertainment into our faces. I come home to the MGoWife stabbily grading papers and watching O Brother Where Art Thou. At the end, the three travelers are about to be strung up when the Tennessee Valley Authority floods the valley, sparing them. They pop up, taking in great gulps of air.
The yokels talk about providence; Ulysses Everett McGill glibly talks rationality and progress. He has the gift of gab.
He is then struck dumb by a cow on the roof of a barn. While this stands pretty much on his own as a reason to shut up and stare, it was also insanely prophesied to him at the beginning of the movie. In context of a movie so defiantly old-timey it created a minor American roots music revival, the cow is a thesis statement.
Part of why I find sports so compelling is the cow on the roof. See this here blog's previous post for a Ulysses Everett McGill take on the Syracuse game: numbers and averages and techniques for a better life. Progress towards a better preview than rebound margin and "they just wanted it more."
This is my day to day. Which lane seems faster, what is my model of this driver in front of me, which of the three egress points from my new house is fastest given the fact that one has a couple of speed bumps and turns but the other dumps you out farther away from most things. It's fine, the algorithmic life. I like it. It's served me well.
There is something to be said, though, for pointing up at the new star in the sky and deciding this means locusts. I like sports because I can be prattling on about the electrified South and be struck dumb by something I had heard about and not believed. In those moments the day to day evaporates and I'm presented with something that has no reason, that just is.
A great roaring silence fills spaces usually occupied with chatter, modeling, moment to moment estimates, and it occurs to me that there are things other than efficiency. Clutch may not exist, but it happens.
Reason and the Statue of Liberty
We live in a world that has been largely demystified. We've done a pretty good job of mapping all of the uncharted lands. We have located the Higgs Boson. We have mastered fire and sequenced the human genome. And while there are many things in our world that we do not know, we chalk less and less up to the "unknowable." We give our superheroes gritty reboots to show how they could realistically exist in the world we inhabit. Reality TV has all but replaced the scripted show. Even magic has fallen victim; instead of David Copperfield making the Statue of Liberty disappear, David Blaine sits in a glass box for a week and holds his breath for 15 minutes, as if to say, "we all know the physical parameters of this world, so watch me strain against them." The illusion of the supernatural is gone. We are left with merely the unexpected.
It is no surprise, I suppose, that sports have followed suit. We scoff at announcers and commentators who pretend that a thing called "momentum" exists as a causal force separate from the game itself. These mystics see "Team A is currently playing better than Team B" as a sign that Team A is being pushed forward by an invisible yet irresistible hand. The Skip Baylesses of the world insist there is a "clutch gene" which, based on my limited understanding of genetics, is the only gene that can spontaneously appear and disappear based on one's athletic performance on a given night. Lebron wasn't clutch until he was. Tom Brady was clutch until he wasn't, then he was again, but now he isn't. NBA players develop reputations based on incredibly small sample sizes of high-variation events, all in the name of the almighty narrative.
We modernists see these explanations for what they are: crutches. It's much easier to attribute success to intangible forces than to either find and analyze the underlying reasons or to acknowledge the role of luck and chance. You'll never hear a commentator say, "sometimes good players miss makeable shots" or "sometimes an average player can do something great." That isn't satisfying, but that's life. We want more, but sometimes there isn't more.
So when a game like Friday's Michigan-Kansas comes along, every fiber of my rational brain tries to tell me, "these things happen." There was no voodoo. The space-time continuum did not yield just this once to the will of Trey Burke. He took a series of low-percentage shots, and he made them. I mean, look at those four shots. Trey Burke is a 38% 3-point shooter. The odds of him making three NORMAL triples in a row are about 5%. The odds of making those four shots? A 20-foot hesitation pull-up, two 27-footers, and a 30-footer? No "will to win" or "grit" or any of the hundred other clichés you can come up with can make a player capable of reliably making those shots. He got lucky, I tell myself. It was awesome and amazing and a feat of incredible skill and talent that likely won't be repeated in the near future, but it was a fluke nonetheless. "Sometimes when you're on" and whatnot.
But I've watched the last few minutes of regulation and the first few minutes of overtime a half-dozen times. Each time I've tried to make myself believe that this is just something that happens sometimes. And each time I have failed. At this point I'm willing to swallow the clichés. Trey Burke wanted it more. He had the will to win. He put the team on his shoulders. He made the damn Statue of Liberty disappear. Don't try to tell me how he did it, or if HE did it or whether it was just one of those things that happen. Just this once I am willing to believe my eyes. Lady Liberty is gone. All that remains is Trey Burke pointing at the empty night sky.
The rote play-by-play of those four minutes hardly does his work justice, but it is illustrative.
- Burke forces a ten-second violation.
- Burke penetrates, draws in Withey and dishes to McGary for an easy lay-in.
- Burke hits a long 3.
- Burke drives for a layup.
- Burke hits The Trey.
- Burke hits a long three.
- Burke hits a long two.
That's 13 points, an assist, and a forced turnover in four minutes. He was good before and after that (he scored 23 in the second half and overtime), but those were really the magical minutes. And from a purely statistical standpoint, they were outstanding. But for those who watched the game, it was simultaneously more impressive and completely unsurprising. There's a reason Josh Bartelstein was celebrating when the ball was still in the air, and it is the same reason you felt so good when it left his hand. You've seen him do ridiculous things all year. You have experienced those moments where you both scoffed at his shot selection and laughed because you knew it would fall. It didn't matter that he hadn't shot the ball very well for the first 38 minutes, or that he was taking a contested shot from an improbable distance under impossible circumstances. When he released that ball, I'm willing to bet most of you reacted not with a prayer but with an unspoken "watch this." Bartelstein knew. Bill Self knew. We knew.
Michigan fans also recognize this feeling because they have experienced its opposite many, many times. In the cold recesses of every Michigan fan's consciousness is that collective moment where Evan Turner and Josh Gasser and Kalin Lucas and Ben Brust hold an arm extended as they send a dagger straight into the souls of those helpless onlookers. There was the moment where you, like the audience in a Greek tragedy, knew the hero's fate before he did. You knew those shots were gonna drop. But for one day, Michigan finally had the deus ex machina on our side. By the time Trey hit that long pull-up two, all of your normal thoughts about 'good shots' were replaced by your inner Lou Brown telling Ricky to forget about the curveball and throw him the heater. We hastily scribbled a caveat to the "death to long twos" mandate (and all of the other strictures of proper basketball etiquette) that says, "...unless Trey is doing his thing, in which case, just… just watch this."
Make no mistake; the game was not a one-man show. Michigan doesn't win that game if Mitch McGary doesn't play the game of his young life despite being punched in the groin for no particular reason. GRIII made an impossible layup from eleven feet under the basket and hit two huge free throws late. Stauskas and Hardaway had solid games. Even Jordan Morgan was there to challenge what would have been a game tying layup at the end of overtime. But that night will rightfully be remembered for Trey Burke. For a few brief minutes he made everyone believe he could do anything. If Michigan needed a four-pointer to tie, he would have made it happen. If the lights went out, he could bring them back up. If that impossibly large scoreboard came crashing down, you get the feeling he would simply shrug and say, "nah, that's cool, I'll carry this too."
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Brian is right that The Trey is going to be replayed during every NCAA tournament from now to the end of time, and rightfully so. It was one of the most remarkable single moments in recent tournament memory. But my lament is that it will be remembered simply as that moment. Everyone remembers the shots of Christian Laettner and Bryce Drew and Lorenzo Charles, but their shots are remembered in isolation. Trey Burke's night was more than one glorious bomb. It was an individual effort that both encapsulates his season and made us feel for a brief moment that the gods were on our side.
Michigan fans have been incredibly fortunate to be able to watch Trey Burke do his thing this year, and among the many reasons I am so glad he did what he did against Kansas is that the basketball world got a taste of what we've been watching. On the biggest stage, Trey did what we have come to expect. He was unflappable. He was remarkably talented. He was clutch. We may have grown spoiled by this consistent excellence, and it will probably only be after Trey leaves that we will fully appreciate what we all just saw. In the meantime, though, Trey doesn't seem to be done. He's got a few more tricks up his sleeve, and I'll be damned if I'm going to miss them.
Someone just make sure that he returns the statue before he leaves.
One Frame At A Time: Kansas


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· Post lunch – Drive to Lone Pine, California for Night #1 of the event
· Open evening.
Accommodations at Lone Pine.
Note that this city (village?) is not that large, so rooms are hard to come by. We have spread out over available properties.
Comfort Inn 1920 S Main St, Lone Pine 93545 (760) 876 8700 Call for reservations asap. Mention Targa California (30 rooms as of 4/23/17 left for us).
Portal Motel 425 S Main St, Lone Pine, A smaller place that has rooms set aside for Targa California. (760) 876 5517 (14 ROOMS on hold till May 10, Ask for Lata).
Dow Hotel and Villas (760) 876 5521.
If the above are filled up, there are a few other places. Check on line. Be patient when you call. It might take a while to connect. E-mail might work better.
Friday, June 9th.
Lone Pine to Mammoth Mountain.
· Drive roads to eastern side of Death Valley, followed by visit to Bristlecone Pine Forest.
· Lunch in Bishop (ala carte).
· Post lunch drive to HQ hotel in Mammoth.
· Open evening.
- Mammoth to Wellington, then to Bridgeport .
- Lunch in Lee Vining.
- Open evening in Mammoth.
Saturday, June 10th.
Farewell Breakfast in Mammoth 7:30 am till 9:00 am. Awards presentation. One meal will be included with your entry. If additional meals are needed, please contact the event organizer to purchase a voucher.


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I agree with you on Tillman, but I fully realize our interest is drawn to him because he left what we consider to be a high paying career with potential. But is there really a difference between Tillman and the Guardsman who was also a volunteer and left whatever career he or she was in? Or the professional? They gave all and I am appreciative or their sense of duty and sacrifice. May God have mercy on them.
I'm moved by Tillman's loss today, and yesterday by the pictures of the fallen being loaded for the return home. The love, care and respect shown the bodies were very apparent in the pictures. Day before yesterday was Aggie Muster and we found out the widow of 1Lt Doyle Hufstedler, Class of 02, was living with her parents in Charlotte awaiting the birth of their daughter. Hufstedler was killed a couple of weeks ago. Muster is always an emotional event. A roll is called of those that have died in the past year and a comrade answers here. I think Hufstedler was the third former student killed in Afghanistan or Iraq, but the circumstances made this one hard, they had asked that people bring baby shower type things because his wife just didnt know many people in Charlotte.
Muster is a good tradition. Heres a link on the history. The picture is of the 1946 Muster outside Malinta tunnel on Corregidor which is often confused with the one in 42. There are no pictures of that one.
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Fashion is one of those aspects of life that change without warning. Unless, a friend of yours is always on the lookout for what is in and what is out, some trends just escape our eyes. If you are old enough then you should know that something called suspenders is of for yesteryears.
Some of us used to adore these "two strings" stretched over in front at either side and forming an X at the back. They held our trousers and were not supposed to be worn with belts though some men broke this rule. If you watched Sanford and Son, a TV sitcom starring the late American actor, John Elroy Sanford (Redd Foxx), I am sure you remember Sanford's love for suspenders. That the sitcom aired in the 70s in the US, which shows how old the style is.
Millennium fashion
Fast forward to the millennium. I have not seen suspenders in a long time. They could still be cool in America (Larry King and rapper Andre 3000 are fans) but not here in Uganda. But who says fashion dies forever? In fact, it keeps reinventing itself.
Many trends are gradually coming back including retro shirts. The pointed shoes are not a recent thing. In the past, they were nicknamed 'sharpees.' There are some timeless fashion items that are hard to see fading away such as cufflinks. Instead, they are improved upon every year. Sleeve garters or sleeve holders meant to keep long sleeves at bay for one to work properly have also somehow vanished, at least in Uganda.
These days, colour is a big issue. According to fashion designer, Latif Madoi, warm colours such as purple and pink are all the rage. He notes that the colours are also available in shoes. Stanley Njambi, a supervisor at Mr Price, says chequered shirts are trending especially for casual wear. He adds that skinny jeans and American khaki pants as well as polo t-shirts and sneakers are also in for men. For those that are fading out, Njambi mentions wide bootleg trousers.
Stella Atal, a fashion designer, says the tight chequered shirts are in as are bright colours also called summer colours, pants with small stripes and fitting trousers without pleats. "These are back from the 1960s and 1970s. Fashion is being recycled. Everything from shoes, hair and bags is being modified," she notes. She adds that people see these designs flattering their bodies.
Madoi observes that although skinny jeans are in, he personally hates them. "They make men look funny. I have seen some artistes wearing them and I pity them," he asserts. He prefers baggy jeans which he says are still 'in.' "One should wear what flatters their figure; if it does not then it isn't good at all," Madoi adds. For him, well-fitting jeans are better. He points out that for shoes, thin soles is the way to go.
"In the past we used to wear thick soles and we called the shoes 'Nigger.' Those are no longer fashionable," he says while showing off a pair he has just designed. For T-shirts, Madoi says those with textual messages are in. Latif notes that office coats/jackets are losing ground to loose fabrics such as summer jackets also called blazers. "They are made from cotton and feel comfortable on the body," he notes.
Bena Nakaggwa, Floor Manager at the Sylvia Owori shop, says men's fashion hardly changes. Nakaggwa says most of what is in now is for casual weekend wear and not so much for corporate or office wear. She mentions casual long sleeve sweaters with a light material coming in V and round neck designs, stripped sweaters with buttons and a V-neck. "Body fitting V-neck long-sleeve T-shirts look good for casual wear if worn with jeans. The V-neck short sleeve T-shirts are good on a sunny day," she observes.
Nakaggwa recommends sport T-shirts (polos) for weekend wear. "They are good with shorts and jeans," she says. Pricing for most of the products depends on the quality, brand and where one shops. For instance the big watches range from Shs25,000 to Shs100,000 depending on place, t-shirts from Shs25,000 to Shs150,000 or more, sweaters from Shs30,000 to Shs160,000, shades from as low as Shs10,000 to Shs500,000 and more.


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CHICOPEE, Mass. (Mass Appeal) Are you ready to hit the beach in your bathing suit? What about your short summer shorts and dresses? Katie Lipsmeyer from Energia Studios in Hadley got us ready for beach season.
Tips for a rock hard beach body:
Smart and effective- meaning targeting many different muscle groups in one exercise. Talk about busy schedules and being short on time. Cardio and strength training both important. Myth of bulking up when strength training.
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text: AU experts slam 'war' on S. Sudanese children Okech Francis Friday, August 8, 2014 Children were being killed, abducted and used as child soldiers JUBA – The seven-member delegation of the African Union's African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) reported on Friday "grave violations" of the rights of children are occurring in South Sudan that could constitute to crimes against humanity."The committee has concluded that the present conflict can be characterised as nothing less than a war on the children of South Sudan," Professor Julia Sloth Nielson, the ACERWC vice chairperson, told the press in Juba on Friday."We have been exposed to an array of grave violations of their rights which are interdependent and cumulative," she said.Flanked by Justice Alfas Chitakuye, rapporteur of the committee, Ayalew Getachew, legal researcher, and Mashood Issaka, head of African Union office in South Sudan, Nielson outlined some of the violations against children."The violations monitored include killing, recruitment and use of children by armed forces and groups, sexual violence, attacks on schools and hospitals, and denial of humanitarian access, including access to health," she said.South Sudan has been shaken by violence since last December when President Salva Kiir accused Machar of plotting to overthrow his regime.Hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese have been displaced in subsequent fighting, while large swathes of the population continue to face an increasingly grave humanitarian crisis.In recent months, the two rivals have held on-again, off-again peace negotiations in Addis Ababa under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a Djibouti-based East African trade bloc.The two sides are currently in Addis Ababa to discuss implementation of a June agreement on forming a transitional government before August 10.This week, the African experts visited the affected areas including Jonglei State's Bor town."We have received numerous reports of children, even babies being wantonly killed," said Nielson.She cited one report estimating that 490 children were identified in the many mass graves in and around Bor."As recently as 17th April, 12 children in the Bor POC (UNMISS IDP Camp) were randomly mowed down by marauders, the youngest a mere 3 months old," said the African expert.-Recruitment-Nielson also deplored the killing of parents, leaving many children orphans."The killings have left unaccounted numbers of children parentless, orphans and having to take to the streets," she said."Child headed households proliferate, caused not by unfortunate natural disasters or diseases, but by man-made causes, that is war," added the expert.Nielson asserted that one of their major concerns is the "escalating" recruitment of children into forces associated with the armed conflict."Recent reports include girls in military uniform, reflecting the rapidly changing dynamic of the conflict on the protection of children," she said."The association of children with armed forces and groups is openly visible to all we have spoken to, including here in Juba," added the expert.Abductions and sexual violence were some of the issues the experts have uncovered."The extent to which this war is being waged directly upon the children of South Sudan is apparent from the violent abduction of children, and the confirmed incidents of rape of both boys and girls," Nielson said."We understand that perpetrators are escaping with impunity," she added.According to her, more than 900 children have been abducted in Jonglei State since December 2013."The scales of abductions go a long way towards confirming that this war is aimed at children," Nielson said.The African delegation insisted that the violations "are perilously close to constituting a crime against humanity that is being perpetrated against the children of South Sudan."They urged the government of South Sudan and all associated forces to honor commitments on children in armed conflict.The delegation also urged the rebels to honor the commitment made in Addis Ababa to desist from mobilising child soldiers and to demobilize those already affected."Children are not objects of war, they are subjects and members of humanity," Nielson said. "South Sudan must come to this position immediately." Copyright © 2014 Anadolu Agency


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The name Pierides derives from the district of Pieria in Thrace. According to legend the Pierides were nine maidens who wanted to outshine the Muses. They were the daughters of Pierus and Evippe. They possessed especially beautiful singing voices; so they went to Mount Helicon, home of the Muses, and challenged them to a singing contest. They were unsuccessful, and to punish them the Muses changed them into magpies, according to Ovid, or into various birds, according to Nicander. The latter gives the names of the nine Pierides as Colymbas, Iynx, Cenchris, Cissa, Chloris, Acalanthis, Nessa, Pipo and Dracontis. According to Pausanias, the Pierides had the same names as the Muses, and the children attributed to the Muses such as Orpheus, for example, were the children of the Pierides, since the Muses remained eternally virgin.
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Morning Skate Report: Flames vs. Oilersby Aaron Vickers / Calgary Flames
Joe Colborne can't recall the last time he was the grey beard on his line, if ever.
But the 22-year-old will be the elder statesman on a trio that will also feature the likes of Sean Monahan, 19, and Markus Granlund, 20, when the Calgary Flames take on the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.
"It's going to be a lot of fun," Colborne said. "Obviously Monny and I have played together. We have a good thing going. Just even the short time we've had with Granlund, you can tell he's a strong player, a skilled player. He'll certainly compliment us well.
"There's three guys that can make plays. Whenever you have that, it's a lot of chances to get creative and do good things."
The line reshuffling sees Mike Cammalleri moved to the wing alongside Matt Stajan and David Jones, while the trio of Mikael Backlund, TJ Galiardi and Jiri Hudler remain intact. Paul Byron will center Lance Bouma and Kevin Westgarth on the fourth line.
The shakeup, coach Bob Hartley admitted, was to get a better look at Granlund and try to spark Calgary's offence.
"Granny is much stronger than what I thought," Hartley said. "He showed us good abilities with the puck, great hockey sense, great vision. Putting him with Monny and Colbie, the three guys can skate, they can handle the puck very well and it's fun because they're three young players."
Monahan, who played with Granlund during the YoungStars tournament in Penticton last September, is ready to welcome the new addition to his wing.
"It's going to be fun," he said. " He's a skilled player. He works hard. He knows where to be. It's going to help us out. I think with his speed and his skill, it's going to be fun to play with him."
"It's going to be a lot of fun and I think a lot of good things will happen."
Though he's just in their first season of the 'Battle of Alberta', Monahan is well aware that the provincial rivalry between the Oilers and Flames is alive and well.
"It always feels like a different type of game," the 6-foot-2, 195-pound pivot said. "Intensity picks up and you really want to win that much more. It's the games you really want to play in."
Though he's also in his first season with the Flames, Colborne isn't new to the battle. The Calgary, AB native always envisioned playing opposite the Oilers in the 'Battle of Alberta'.
"I grew up with this," Colborne said. "I remember some pretty good battles. It's something you dream of when you're a little kid. You're on the Flames trying to score on the Oilers. It's been a battle when we've played against them.
"There's been some bad blood that has stemmed from past years. I don't expect anything to change."
Despite leaving Thursday's 2-0 loss against the Los Angeles Kings midway through the second period, defenceman Chris Butler will suit up Saturday against the Oilers.
Butler was originally expected to miss the game in Edmonton after suffering an upper body injury but ruled himself ready to go.
"I feel much better than I did 48 hours ago," he said.
"Leaving the rink after the game the other day, I was certainly concerned about playing tonight. I thought at that time maybe it was going to be a long shot and we were shooting for Monday, but I got a lot of treatment done yesterday. Felt pretty good. Came in early this morning and kind of decided to go out there and see how it was and leave it up to me to assess how I felt and how I progressed. I feel a lot better now."
Butler's resiliency surprised Hartley.
"Because I saw the amount of pain he was in after the game against LA," Hartley said. "Our medical staff told us the next morning that based on treatments and they would work on Butsy and he reacted real well."
The Flames had recalled Chad Billins from the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League as a precaution.
"It was kind of a nothing play. Without getting into too much detail, I felt there was a certain point there where I got hemmed into my zone one time and had trouble even attempting to contain a guy. I felt if I can't compete, there's no point in me being out here because I couldn't help the guys. After the second period, decided that maybe we'd let it settle down a little bit and see where we are in a couple days."
Calgary's All-time record vs. EDM: 107-88-19-2-1
All-time record CGY at EDM: 45-51-10-2-0
Last 10 games EDM vs. CGY: 4-6-0-0
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Previously on Four Days: The Heavy Rain PS3 Online Experience
European Product Manager Alex Pavey has shared a recap today on Four Days: The Heavy Rain PS3 Online Experience, as follows:
Last week saw the second chapter of Four Days: The Heavy Rain Online Experience unfold.
The investigation took a dark turn, as participants took part in a criminal investigation - handling an emergency call, investigating crime scene evidence, questioning a well-meaning but unreliable witness, and ultimately submitting data to the Bureau for further analysis.
At the end of the week, all those who submitted the correct evidence pack from the crime scene were given an exclusive voucher code to download the Heavy Rain playable demo from the PlayStation Store. The demo will not be made generally available until this Thursday, 11th February - so there's still time for you to get involved and get hold of the demo early.
Head over to www.HeavyRain.com to register, and then take a look at the active community over on the Facebook Fanpage if you need any hints or help.
The final stage of the investigation will take place this week - you've been seconded to work with the Bureau, helping them assess potential suspects against strict psychological criteria.
This is where you will need to use all of the skills and information you've learned during the investigation, and ultimately make your decision - which suspect will you bring in for questioning?
Also - a big apology to those of you who had problems accessing some of the websites at times last week. We've seen absolutely unprecedented traffic over the last few weeks, and we've now taken additional steps to ensure that everyone taking part has the best possible experience.
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there was traffic because everyone on this site got the answers haha