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USA Hockey: Attended 2009 Open Olympic Tryouts. Before Yale: Captained ice hockey and track and field teams, and was all-conference and all-state academic in both sports, at Mounds View... Chosen for the inaugural 2008 Upper Midwest High School Elite League East Metro team ... One of four senior defensemen on the All-Star UMHSEL team that won the 2008 Bauer Invitational Tournament ... Played for the Section 5A/AA team that won the 2009 Senior Classic, and for the Section 5A/AA team that won the Phase 2 Advanced 16 final ... Participated in 2008 Junior Fest ... Attended 2007 Minnesota Girls Hockey Coaches Association Freshmen/Sophomore Camp ... Played forward on festival-winning team at 2006 Minnesota Hockey Advanced 15 Camp ... Fifth in discus and helped team to 2009 True Team State Track and Field Championship ... Fifth in discus and helped team to second-place finish at 2008 True Team State Track and Field meet ... Helped team to 2007 True Team State Track and Field Championship. Notes: Sister, Lauren, plays on 14AAA team coached by former Yale hockey player Erika Hockinson-Spande '04 ... Grandfather Dick Wedell was mayor of Shoreview, Minn., and founder of Lake Region youth hockey association. Why Yale? "When I visited Yale, it felt right. There is a great sense of community on campus. All of the other coaches I spoke with emphasized the great friends I would make on their teams. Yale emphasized the great friends I would make in addition to the team."


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Cherry Oatmeal Dreams
Cherry Oatmeal Dreams Submitted by: Rose Yingling, Baltimore Rose Yingling says she was given this cookie recipe 44 years ago by the daughter of her next-door neighbor who had made them in her cooking class at high school. That was the beginning of my many years baking Cherry Oatmeal Dreams, my favorite cookie recipe. The recipe has been handed down for years to her daughter, relatives and friends. Makes: About 6 dozen cookies 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups oats (uncooked) 1 cup butter or margarine 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 large eggs, beaten 1 tablespoons maraschino cherry liquid 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, chopped 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Measure flour, baking soda, salt and oats and set aside. With scissors, cut the cherries in quarters. Cream butter or margarine and sugar. Add beaten eggs, cherry liquid and vanilla. Beat well. Stir in the dry ingredients a little at a time. Add chopped cherries and nuts. Spray cookie sheets lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Shape dough into small balls and place on cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.
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WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — Calling the case chilling and troubling, authorities announced an indictment Thursday against a convicted sex offender whom they say videotaped himself sexually assaulting children from his wife's unlicensed day care business.
Prosecutors said John Burbine's wife told parents he was an experienced baby sitter. But instead, authorities allege that the 49-year-old Wakefield man preyed on 13 day care clients ranging from 8 days to 3� years old, with many of the assaults happening in the victims' homes.
Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone said Burbine has been in custody since September on charges involving one victim that grew out of an abuse complaint from July. Burbine faces an indictment including 100 criminal counts.
"I have never seen a case this bad," Leone said Thursday.
The prosecutor said the abuse occurred between August 2010 and August 2012. Leone said the children lived in the Boston suburbs of Stoneham, Medford, Newton, Reading, Melrose, Woburn and Waltham. He said there may be more victims that investigators haven't identified.
The prosecutor said Burbine's wife, Marian Burbine, operated Waterfall Education Center in Wakefield. The business advertised services including short- and long-term child care, group child care, overnight newborn care and summer camp alternative care.
Leone said investigators believe Marian Burbine didn't know her husband was sexually abusing children, but she knew he was a convicted sex offender and that state officials believed child abuse allegations against him in 2005 and 2009 that never led to prosecution. Both spouses face charges of operating an unlicensed day care business.
Heather Johnson, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Early Education and Care, said Thursday that the Burbines never applied for a day care license and never got one.
Leone said investigators began a probe after previous abuse complaints that didn't lead to criminal charges. This summer, authorities got a cease and desist order for Waterfall Education Center because it wasn't licensed. That led to search warrants for the Burbines' business and home that Leone said led investigators to seize video evidence of the child abuse.
Among the offenses John Burbine faces are 40 counts of aggravated forcible rape of a child. His attorney, William Barabino, said Thursday that the defendant will plead not guilty at his Dec. 12. arraignment. A judge previously ordered the defendant held without bail.
Marian Burbine is free on $1,000 bail following her Oct. 1 arraignment in Middlesex Superior Court. She must wear a GPS monitoring device as a condition of her bail. An indictment against the 46-year-old includes six counts of reckless endangerment of a child. Her attorney didn't immediately return a message Thursday seeking comment.
Leone said John Burbine is a Level 1 sex offender, following a 1989 conviction for indecent assault and battery.
Barabino said he hasn't seen evidence prosecutors say they seized from Burbine's computer, including videos.
"Everything they say exists was found on a computer," Barabino said. "He's been cooperative in the process with the district attorney to more than a reasonable degree, and we'll wait for the evidence."
Barabino said Burbine grew up in Wakefield, where his father was a police officer. He said John and Marian Burbine have been married for nearly 20 years. The couple does not have children. Burbine has a master's degree in management from Lesley University in Cambridge, Barabino said.
The lawyer also said his client had worked at a sporting goods store in Reading and as an adjunct professor at North Shore Community College in Danvers teaching an introductory computer class.
College spokeswoman Linda Brantley said the school fired Burbine following his arrest.
AP Legal Affairs Writer Denise Lavoie and Associated Press Writer Sylvia Wingfield in Boston contributed to this report.
WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — Calling the case chilling and troubling, authorities announced an indictment Thursday against a convicted sex offender whom they say videotaped himself sexually assaulting children from his wife's unlicensed day care business.


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While Harper has a higher approval rating, normally you combine this with disapproval, and when you do, Ignatieff still retains a hardly noteworthy edge:
Harper received a 36 per cent approval rating, followed by Layton (34 per cent) and Ignatieff (29 per cent). Conversely, 47 per cent said they disapprove of Harper's job performance, with Ignatieff getting a 38 per cent disapproval rating and Layton 33 per cent.
That means the net positive scores are worse for Harper (-11) than for Ignatieff (-9).
What do these numbers mean? First off, it's a given that a new leader's numbers will wane over time. This is particularly true on the negative front, because it takes time for a new leader to generate their own "baggage", as well as opportunity for their opponents to smear. The historical context considered, you can still see a decided change in June, further evidence that the Liberals badly handled their strategy prior to the summer break. That isn't news to anyone.
If you look at Harper's numbers, the trend is actually positive, his negatives slowly dropping over time. Combine that with the reverse trend for Ignatieff, and concern is warranted. There's no much available to move the numbers this summer, but the key will be a revamped Liberal approach come the fall, that clearly addresses a growing problem.
If it were up to me, I'd be using some of that new found fundraising wealth to get out some positive leadership ads. People don't know Ignatieff, which means we need to be proactive, rather than leaving this vacuum available. Combined with that, and I really do suspect it's coming, issue specific frames that give voters a sense of the party and what it wants to do. It is so blatantly obvious that Liberals and Ignatieff aren't "drawing" voters, most of the improvement is a default consideration, that by it's nature is very weak and feeble support. If we want to move the numbers upward, we need more "pull" rather than relying on the "push" to date. In fairness, when you're in the midst of a economic meltdown, it's pretty shrewd to adopt a conservative approach. But it's an outdated consideration at this point, a nimble strategy requires a wholesale rethink.
The good news, the problem is easily identified, there is no mystery here, so the response seems straightforward. We don't need a platform, but we need borders, we need a definition, that's the thrust and nothing will change until it's addressed. If a snap election is in the offing, then we can probably wait until the campaign (my suggestion on ads now aside), because you can't do much in the short intermediary anyways. However, that logic still brings a danger- can you define yourself in 6 weeks, particularly when campaigns are fluid and you don't control the ebb and flow?
These numbers don't constitute panic time, but they do demand an urgency. Period.


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Sprinters will be ready for Stage 5 from Teano in the northern suburbs of Naples (Napoli), which runs through the up and down farm roads of Frosinone province to finish just south of Rome in the beautiful wine city of Frascati. But with the climb of Le Macere just 15 kilometres from the finish, look for World Champion Paolo Bettini to go on the attack in his search for the Maglia Rosa.
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Today's colleges face many challenges in helping prepare students for the workforce. As more students attend college and costs continue to rise, higher education institutions will be under increasing pressure to prepare students for the workforce. Gaps in workforce preparedness contribute negatively to employers' views of graduates, the reputation of colleges, and the well-being of young adults. There is a sense that college curricula are struggling to keep pace with the changing needs of the workforce.
Creating desired outcomes for students will require closer partnerships than exist today between institutions, industry, and students themselves. However, disagreement on the goals for higher education and where responsibility and accountability lie may be inhibiting this partnership from moving forward.
To delve deeply into these issues, Chegg commissioned a survey research project with Crux Research, a research consultancy well-known for its work in education. The goal of this new Chegg research is to explore beliefs around accountability and ownership in creating a hirable, attractive, ready-to-work population from U.S. colleges and universities. This study sheds new light on issues of workforce preparedness, the unique perspectives of faculty and employers, and the need for a new approach to the way faculty and employers work together.
For more details on the study, download the white paper here: Improving Student Outcomes: Whose Job Is It to Close the Gap?


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Check this video for a sampling of what the bike industry rides. From the high to the low end, cruisers, a tall bike, and BMX was all in the bike check room during Interbike. Many considered that room the *other bike show."
Shop bikes are usually some unique combination built from the back room, found in a parts bin, with an old frame, solid wheels, and various gadgets. For a time, I didn't ride a bike that wasn't equipped with at least one Sun Tour part.
So what do you ride? How do you roll? What's the favorite bike you've built up?
My current fave is the Modal.


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Hey there,
I just moved to Chino. I'm more of a casual player but I also play some sets. I'm looking for a hitting partner for evenings (after 6pm) and weekends (morning and afternoon). I live in Chino but I am willing to drive to any of the courts around the area.
Please let me know if you are interested. Thx.
Rachel ^_^
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Hi Rachel,
Are you still looking for a hitting partner? I'm available most days to hit - please let me know.
Hi Joon,
Thanks for your response. Yes I'm available to hit. Where do you usually go?
I live off of Limonite and the 15 and there are courts less than a mile away. I've traveled to Promenade Park, Ontario Park, and as far as Moreno Valley to play this past month. Let me know what's convenient for you, or the general vicinity of where you are; and I'll look for a court that's convenient for both of us. Otherwise, you can tell me time(s) and place(s) convenient for you and I'll see if I can accommodate. Thanks.
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Lois Dodd: "Catching the Light," career retrospective — 1955-2012 — for the Maine painter, through April 7; and "Voices of Design" — 25 Years of Architalx, interactive exhibition that showcases the power of design, through May 19, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org.
"Malaga Island: Fragmented Lives," historic photographs, documents, artifacts and first-person accounts, Maine State Museum, Augusta. mainestatemuseum.org. Through May.
"Decorating the Everyday: Popular Art from the Farnsworth," furniture, paintings and textiles, through Sept. 22; "A Wondrous Journey: Jonathan Fisher and the Making of Scripture Animals," through Jan. 5, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. farnsworthmuseum.org.
"N'tolonapemk: Our Relatives' Place," archeological exhibits and stories of the Passamaquoddy, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. abbemuseum.org. Through October.
Per Kirkeby, career restrospective featuring paintings and sculpture, Bowdoin College (Museum of Art), Brunswick. 725-3275. Through July 12.
"Bowdoin Boys in Blue (and Gray)," Bowdoin College (Hawthorne Longfellow Library), Brunswick. 725-3288. Through June 1.
Faculty exhibition, University of Southern Maine (Woodbury Campus Center), Portland. usm.maine.edu/gallery. Through April 3.
"Lovecraft: A Darker Key," group show, graphite and ink drawings, photography, sculpture and more, Sanctuary Tattoo and Art Gallery, Portland. sanctuarytattoo.com. Through May 1.
"Spring!", work from Henry Isaacs, Anne Ireland, Andrea Peters, Karen Tusinski and Carole Hanson, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. gleasonfineart.com. Through April 26.
"Paintings and Prints" by Laurie Hadlock and Carrie Lonsdale, Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport. thosmoser.com. Through April 15.
"Afterthoughts," by Kalaisha Watrous, found ephemera with watercolor painting, pen and ink drawing, photography and embroidery. The Green Hand Bookshop, Portland. 253-6808. Through Wednesday.
Paintings by Harlow Tuesday Group, works by six Kennebec Valley Art Association artists, Harlow on the Circle Lobby Gallery, Augusta. harlowgallery.org. Through Thursday.
Bess Cutler, abstract figure drawings, Doo Hair Salon, Kittery. 439-4009. Through April 14.
"Tinder," Maine stories by SALT fall 2012 graduates in writing, radio, photography and multimedia, The Frontier, Brunswick. explorefrontier.com. Through April 29.
"Resilient Spring," Sukie Curtis, Marcia Feller, Anne Macleod, Chris Nielsen and Bill Tomsa, Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery. yarmouthframeandgallery.com. Through May 30.
"Inspirations from the Cape," paintings, photography and ceramics by established and emerging artists, The DaVinci Experience Art Gallery, Falmouth. Through April 21.
"Layers," ceramic sculptures and wall tiles by Jonathan Mess, also featuring acrylics by Holly Brooks and new works by several members of the collective, Saccarappa Art Collective, Westbrook. 591-7300. Through April 10.
"Perigord: Moods and Memory," encaustic paintings by Cheslye Ventimiglia, Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland. 773-6011. Through April 29.
"Your Brain on Art," focusing on raising awareness of brain safety, brain injury and recovery and chronic pain, presented by Engine in collaboration with the University of New England Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences, Engine, Biddeford Arts. feedtheengine.org. Through Friday.
"Worldview," third installation of "Maine Women Pioneers III" University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland. une.edu/artgallery. Through May 12.
"Celebrate Student Art," RSU 23 art show, Saco Museum. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org. Through April 19.
"The New Landscape," works by Lydia Badger, Hilary Irons and Erik Weisenburger, Rose Contemporary, Portland. rosecontemporary.com. Through April 19.
"Still Points of the Turning World," contemporary photographers, Maine Jewish Museum, Portland. mainejewishmuseum.org. Through April 25.
"Exploring Visions," gouache, acrylic, pastels and ink works by Loretta Turner, Dogfish Cafe, Portland. 253-5400. Through April 27.
New works by Ilya Askinazi and "Ancient Light" by Brenton Hamilton, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com. Through April 20.
Annual juried student exhibition, University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham. usm.maine.edu/gallery. Through Wednesday.
Charles Thompson and Bistra Nikiforova, paintings and photography, University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford. 602-2169. Through Tuesday.
"Terrain Vague," photography by Gary M. Green, Glickman Library, USM Portland Campus, Portland. usm.maine.edu/gallery. Through May 3.
Daisy Greene, paintings, Savory Maine, Damariscotta. savorymainedining.com. Through April 30.
"Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine," Maine Historical Society, Portland. mainehistory.org. Through May 26.
"Compositions in Wood," assemblages and sculptures by Carole Kainlor, Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth. thomasmemoriallibrary.org. Through April 30.
"Maine Artists — Maine Weddings," clothing, jewelry, pottery, wall art and sculpture by artists including Janice Jones, Sharon Townshend, Jennifer Nielsen, Elizabeth Louden and Patty Olds, Markings Gallery, Bath. markingsgallery.com. Through June 31.
"Flights of Fancy," new paintings of fancifully feathered birds by Elise Smorczewski, The Green Hand Bookshop, Portland. 235-6808. Through May 31.
Student art exhibit, work in a variety of media by students in grades K-12, York Public Library. york.lib.me.us. Through May 2.
"Torn in Two: 150th Anniversary of the Civil War," traveling exhibition, University of Southern Maine (Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education), Portland. 780-4850. Through Aug. 22
"Big Top," Paul Oberst, items and guides to accompany a spiritual journey, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. 338-0555. Through May 12.
Art Openings
"Illumitography," images by the Portland High School Photo Club, 3Fish Gallery, Portland. 3fishgallery.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday; noon to 6 p.m. Saturday.
"Timothy Whelan: Photographer as Collector," PhoPa Gallery, Portland. 317-6721. Through May 4. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
"A Photo History of Our Oldest Industry," photos from The National Fisherman Collection of the Penobscot Marine Museum, Camden Public Library. 236-3440. Opening with presenter Dave Jackson, former publisher of The National Fisherman, 7 p.m. Tuesday.
"Go Figure," invitational figurative show featuring more than 30 Maine artists, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. greenhutgalleries.com. Through April 27. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
"Play," showcase of art in the spirit of playfulness, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Through April 27. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
"Forest for the Trees," multi-artist show with trees as the subject, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. aarhusgallery.com. Through April 28. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
"Rebirth," art by Maine Artists Collective that is "non-religious" but "born again," Constellation Gallery, Portland. constellationart.com. Through April 23. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
"Flights of Fancy" Artwork by Elise Smorczewski, The Green Hand Bookshop, Portland. 253-6808. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
"Lost Maps of Nurembega," block prints, ink illustrations and watercolors by Ken Gross, Monkitree, Gardiner. monkitree.com. Opening reception, 5 to 9 p.m. Friday.
"I-95 Triennial: From Connecticut to Maine," sculpture, painting and mixed media by 34 artists, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor. uma.maine.edu. Friday through June 8.
Western Maine Fine Artists and Artisans Exhibit, Main Street Gallery, Norway. westernmaineartgroup.org. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.
Senior thesis exhibition, Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston. bates.edu/museum. Friday through May 25.
"Portal To," facepaint, video projections, music and body alterations, The Meg Perry Center, Portland. 619-1564. Friday through April 30.
"Off the Wall: Satire in Contemporary American Art," works exploring social, political and environmental issues by Gordon Carlisle, Kenny Cole, Scott Minzy, Bud Swenson, Brandon Lutterman, William Hessian, Nancy Benner and Jay LaBrie, Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island. richardboydpottery.com. Through April 30. Opening reception, noon to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Dozier Bell: "Mind's Eye" and "Selections from the Permanent Collection: Recent Acquisitions," Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston. bates.edu/museum. Through May 25. Opening reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
"Blueberry Rakers," photographs by David Brooks Stess, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Saturday through May 19.
Nancy Robinson and Rebecca Bagley, mother and daughter art show, Wells Public Library, Wells. 646-8181. Through April 30. Opening reception, 11 a.m. to noon Saturday.
"Winters' Work," nature-themed hooked rugs by Anne Cox, 2010-2013, Maine Fiberarts, Topsham. mainefiberarts.org. Through April 27. Opening reception, 2 to 5 p.m. April 7.
Freeport Player's "39 Steps," fast-paced comedy, show dates are July 18-Aug. 4, Freeport High School. fcponline.org/auditions. 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 7.
Casco Bay YMCA adaptive services auction, silent and live auctions, hors d'oeuvres and desserts, cash bar and music, Hilton Garden Inn, Freeport, $35 to $40, $60 per couple. 865-9600, Ext. 210. cumberlandcountyymca.org. 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Annual spring used book sale, benefits the hospital and health career scholarships, Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick. 373-6015. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
Reiche Community School annual spring auction, live music from The High Riders and Britta Pejic and Les Frenchman, Port City Music Hall, Portland. 874-8175. 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Friends of the Maine State Museum present "Springtime in Paris," silent and live auction, dinner and fashion show by Earth Bound, Le Club Calumet, Augusta, $25. 287-2304. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
WHSN 10th annual benefit concert for the Greater New England Chapter of the National MS Society, music from The Box Tiger, Dustin Saucier, Beach the Whale and The Other Bones, Husson University (Gracie Theatre), Bangor, $10. whsn-fm.com. 8 p.m. Friday.
Craft fair and silent auction, area crafters, products and services from local businesses, benefits the library, Bonney Memorial Library, Cornish. 625-8083. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Chocolate Lovers' Fling, multi-course chocolate tasting menu prepared by local chocolatiers and silent auction, benefits Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine, Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland, $50. chocolateloversfling.com. 1 to 4 p.m. April 7.
"Music in the Air," Royal River Chorus of Sweet Adelines, Downeasters Quartet, Greater Freeport Community Chorus, more, benefits WYAR 88.3 FM, Yarmouth Performing Arts Center (Yarmouth High School), $10 advance, $15 door. wyar.org. 3 p.m. April 7.
Books and Authors
Neil Rolde, author of "York is Living History," York Public Library. 363-2818. 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Linda Greenlaw, author of "Lifesaving Lessons: Notes from an Accidental Mother," Nonesuch Books, South Portland. nonesuchbooks.com. 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Brown Bag Lecture Series, Richard Cheek, contributor to "From Guiding Lights to Beacons for Business," Portland Public Library, Rines Auditorium. portlandlibrary.com. Noon Wednesday.
Ann Hood, author of "The Obituary Writer," University of Southern Maine (Bookstore), Portland. 780-4072. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Evelyn Rysdyk, author of "Spirit Walking: A Course in Shamanic Power & Spirited Medicine," True North Health Center, Falmouth. 781-4488. 6 p.m. Thursday.
Mark Lapping, author of "Maine's Agricultural History," Prince Memorial Library, Cumberland Center. 829-2215. 2 p.m. Thursday.
Maine Women Writers Collection presents Annie Finch, author of "Spells: New and Selected Poems," University of New England-Westbrook College Campus (Abplanalp Library), Portland. une.edu/mwwc. Noon Thursday.
Classical Music
Larchmere String Quartet, works by Haydn, Barber and Dvorak, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston, $12. 786-6135. 7 p.m. Sunday.
USM Chamber Singers spring concert, conducted by Robert Russell, Williston-Immanuel United Church, Portland, $3 to $6. usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Portland Public Schools present All-City Orchestra, 100 students in grades 6-12, performance includes works by DeBussy, Beethoven and others, Portland High School, John Ford Auditorium, free. 767-9044. 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concerts, violinist Dean Stein, oboeist Kathleen McNerney and pianist Bridget Convey, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland, free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m. Thursday.
Bay Chamber Concerts presents Slavic Soul Party, Balkan brass, funk grooves, gypsy accordion, jazz, Camden Opera House, $10 to $35. baychamberconcerts.org. 7 p.m. Friday.
Pianist Frank Glazer, career retrospective, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston, $10. batestickets.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Saco River Music Festival Association presents The New England Tenors, performing songs by The Three Tenors, The Irish Tenors and more, benefits youth music programs, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), $15. 625-0921. 2 p.m. Saturday.
St. Cecilia Chamber Choir and Sheepscot Valley Chorus, performance of Brahms' German Requiem, St. Patrick's Church, Newcastle, $15. ceciliachoir.org. 7 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. April 7.
Bennewitz Quartet, based in the Czech Republic, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston, $12. batestickets.com. 3 p.m. Saturday.
DaPonte String Quartet, works by Hayden, Stravinsky and Borodin, Jewett Auditorium, Augusta, $5 to $10, 12 and under free. 621-3551. 2 p.m. April 7.
Comedy show with headliner John Tole, Club Texas, Auburn, $7, 21-plus. clubtexas.info. Doors at 7 p.m. Friday.
Spring dance concert, showcase of work by student choreographers, including thesis projects by dance majors, Bates College (Schaeffer Theatre), Lewiston, $3 to $6. batestickets.com. 5 p.m. Sunday.
Scottish country dancing, new dancers welcome, no experience necesary, Community House, Kennebunkport, donation. 839-8637. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Greater Portland Community contra dance series, live music by Arigana Highway, calling by Mary Wesley, Falmouth Congregational Church, $5 to $10, under 5 free. 358-9354. Lessons 7:15 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Contra dance, Big Moose Band and caller Chrissy Fowler, College of the Atlantic (Gates Center), Bar Harbor, $1 to $6. 288-5015. Family dance ($2) at 6:30 p.m., lessons at 7:30, dance at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Bangor Ballet presents "Snow White," Bangor Ballet, students from Thomas School of Dance and other local dance studios will portray the familiar characters, Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover-Foxcroft, $8 to $12. bangorballet.com. 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Lewiston Auburn Film Festival, various times and locations in Lewiston and Auburn, see website for complete schedule. lafilmfestival.org. Thursday and Friday.
Volunteer Fair, presented by Altrusa Club of Portland, find volunteer opportunities, Portland Elks Lodge #188. 773-3148. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
"Valerie and Her Week of Wonders," The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford, Free. theoakandtheax.com. 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Farnsworth Art Museum and The Strand present "Rockland Shorts 2013," international short film series, "The Superconscious: Transcending Human or Normal Consciousness," farnsworthmuseum.org/rocklandshorts, Strand Theatre, Rockland, $8.50. 8 p.m. Friday.
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail presents Rapid Media's Reel Paddling Festival World Tour 2013, award-winning paddling films in 10 categories, Chewonki Center for Environmental Education, Wiscasset, $12 advance, $15 door, $10 students. chewonki.org. 7 p.m. Friday.
Winter/Spring Film Series, "Anna Karenina" (2012), York Public Library, free. york.lib.me.us. 3 p.m. April 7.
"Two Who Dared," documentary of the story of American minister Waitstill Sharp and his wife Martha, who boldly committed to a life-threatening mission in Europe to help save imperiled Jews and refugees at the onset of World War II, First Universalist Church of Auburn, $5 suggested. 783-0461. 7 p.m. April 7.
Food and Drink
Tea tasting, sample five different teas, Jacqueline's Tea Room, Freeport. jacquelinestearoom.com. 6 p.m. Monday.
First Friday Wine Series: Spain, sommelier Erica Archer leads in-depth tasting paired with foods, The Wine Bar & Restaurant, Portland, $40, 21-plus. winewiseevents.com. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday.
A Wine Walk in the Old Port: Latin American Reds, sommelier Erica Archer leads tastings paired with food at four area restaurants, The Wine Bar & Restaurant, Portland, $40, 21-plus. winewiseevents.com. 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday.
For Children
Puppet show, presented by Prince Memorial Library, Wescustogo Hall, North Yarmouth, free. 829-2215. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Portland Symphony KinderKonzert, strings KinderKonzert, "Four Seasons," Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), $4. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 10:30 a.m. Friday.
Acorn Fairy Tale Players present "Tales From Anansi," Michael Levine's adaptation of well-known West African and Caribbean folktales, Acorn Studio Theater, Westbrook, $4 to $6. acorn-productions.org. 7 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. April 7.
"Play Me a Story," interactive theater performance and workshop for kids ages 4 to 10, "Stories from Around the World," Portland Stage Company, $15. portlandstage.org. 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Kids' open mic night, for ages 10 to 18, all levels of experience welcome, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $5. onelongfellowsquare.com. 3 to 6 p.m. April 7.
Village of Spaces, with Arborea and Ora Cogan, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford, $8. theoakandtheax.blogspot.com. 8 p.m. Sunday.
Rob Schreiber's Standard Issue, jazz from the Great American Songbook, Marriott at Sable Oaks, South Portland. standardissue.me. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday; J6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Biscuit Miller, blues, Time Out Pub, Rockland, $15. 593-9336. 7 p.m. Monday.
Jazz Cabaret Concert, vocal jazz choirs of Fryeburg Academy and USM, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), $5 to $8. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Stone Sour, alt-metal, with In This Moment and Hell or Highwater, State Theatre, Portland, $30 advance, $35 door. statetheatreportland.com. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Fryeburg Academy Jazz Cabaret Concert, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), Fryeburg, $8, $5 seniors. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. Vocal jazz choirs of Fryeburg Academy and USM, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Bates Jazz Band, directed by Thomas Snow, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston, free, tickets required. 786-6135. 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Alejandro Escovedo and the Sensitive Boys, Mexican-American singer-songwriter, Strand Theatre, Rockland, $20. rocklandstrand.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Heartwood Regional Theater Company presents Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio, traditional flamenco to music influenced by Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles and J.S. Bach, Lincoln Academy (Parker B. Poe Theater), Newcastle, $22 advance, $25 door, $10 students. heartwoodtheater.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Camden Library coffeehouse, Ed Geis and Friends. Western folk tunes, originals and more, Camden Public Library, $7. 236-3440. 7 p.m. Thursday.
Bates Steel Pan Orchestra, directed by Erica Butler, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston, free, tickets required. 786-6135. 7 p.m. Thursday.
Blackbird Raum, with Butcher Boy and Speaker for the Dead, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford, $8. theoakandtheax.com. 8 p.m. Friday.
Holly Near, singer-songwriter, Jonathan's Restaurant, Ogunquit, $32.50 advance, $37.50 door. jonathansrestaurant.com. 8 p.m. Friday.
"Ricky Nelson Remembered," with Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, Merrill Auditorium, Portland, $40 to $55. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Alejandro Escovedo and the Sensitive Boys, Mexican-American singer-songwriter, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $30. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Friday.
Anna and the Diggs, with Sorcha and The Clearing, Big Easy, Portland, $8. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m. Friday.
Caribbean Night with the Pan Fried Steel Drum Band, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, $10 advance, $15 door. boothbayoperahouse.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Music and muffins, featuring Sweet Wednesday, Prince Memorial Library, Cumberland Center, free. 829-2215. 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $15 advance, $20 door. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Sean Hoots, with Small Houses and The Ghost of Paul Revere, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford, $8. theoakandtheax.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Breaking Laces, rock trio, Big Easy, Portland, $10, 21-plus. bigeasyportland.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Maine Acoustic Festival student showcase, 31 middle and high-school students perform bluegrass, old-time American, Franco-Acadian and more, Hannaford Hall, USM, Portland, $10. maineacousticfestival.com. 4 p.m. Saturday.
Tim O'Brien, American folk, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $20. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Bluezberry Jam, blues, jazz, rhythm and jam, Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, $10, $25 family. 324-3191. 7 p.m. Saturday.
New Gloucester Village coffee house, Gill Folk and Caroline Cotter, First Congregational Church, $10. 926-3260. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Banjo master Tony Trischka, presented by Portland Ovations, 317 Main St. and North Yarmouth Academy, Hannaford Hall, USM, Portland, $38. portlandovations.org. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Slavic Soul Party, Balkan brass, funk grooves, gypsy accordion, jazz, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston, $12. batestickets.com. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Pentatonix, a cappella group of five, State Theatre, Portland, $25 advance, $30 door. statetheatreportland.com. 7:30 p.m. April 7.
Lori McKenna Band, singer-songwriter, "Heart Shaped Bullet Hole" CD-release show, Mark Erelli opens, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $22 advance, $27 door. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. April 7.
Family of the Year, indie rock, Port City Music Hall, Portland, $12 advance, $15 door, 18-plus. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m. April 7.
Shape note singing, four-part singing tradition also known as sacred harp, all welcome, The New Church, Portland, free. maineshapenotesinging.org. 1 to 4 p.m. April 7.
Long Time Courting and Kyle Carey, Celtic roots quartet and Gaelic Americana singer, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland, $15 advance, $17 door. stlawrencearts.org. 7 p.m. April 7.
The Franklin County Fiddlers, The Abbott Hill Ramblers and The Pineland Fiddlers, Maine-based youth bands, Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, South Carthage, $15. 562-4445. 2 p.m. April 7.
Special Events
The April Fool's Show, program to be revealed at showtime, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland, $3. 780-4249. 7 p.m. Monday.
East End Community School presents Portland Children's Film Festival, featuring local, national and international children's films and workshops, various locations, Portland (various). portlandchildrensfilmfestival.com. Thursday through April 7.
Storyteller Carol Birch tells the story of Lou Gehrig, Topsham Public Library. topshamlibrary.org. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Rhythm of the Heart, with dancer Lorena Ayala and musician George Neptune, traditional Spanish flamenco dancing and Wabanaki hand drumming and singing, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. abbemuseum.org. 7 p.m. Thursday.
Girish, call and response chanting, meditation and music, Portland New Church, $25 advance, $30 door. 233-6846. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Freeport First Friday dinner and mini-concert, music by Flash Allen and Randy Roy, Freeport Community Center, $18 includes dinner and show. 865-3985. 6 p.m. Friday.
"Earth," opening reception and poets and fools costume ball, featuring music by The Hips, poetry readings, costume contest and more, Waterfall Arts, Belfast, $5 to $25. waterfallarts.org. Reception (free) 5 to 8 p.m., ball at 8 p.m. Friday.
"The Power of Grace Rising from Genocide," works of art created by student artists from Falmouth High School representing the tragedy of genocide and the grace of its survivors, with music by the Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus, Grace Restaurant, Portland. 781-7429, Ext. 413. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Fryeburg Academy International Club annual Pageant of Elegance, international fashion, dance and song, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center). fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7 p.m. Friday.
Opera DVD screenings, Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana," Kennebunk Free Library, free. 985-2173. 1 p.m. Saturday.
10th annual button show and sale, St. Louis Alumni Hall, Biddeford, free. mainebuttons.com. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
New Gloucester History Barn open house, permanent and temporary exhibits about local history, New Gloucester Historical Society (History Barn), free. 926-3188. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
North Atlantic Figure Skating Club 15th annual ice show, "On the Air with WSK8," 26 solo and group performances, Family Ice Center, Falmouth, $8 to $12, $20 premium seating. 781-5058. 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. April 7.
Community dog show, all dog breeds and mixes are eligible to compete, donations benefit Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, The Woods at Canco, Portland, free. 772-4777. 3 p.m. April 7.
Psychic Sunday, tarot readings, psychic readings, crystals, Fireside Inn & Suites, Portland, $2 plus fees for services. onthenewedge.com. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 7.
Peter Boie: Magician for Non-Believers, presented by Cape Elizabeth Community Services, Cape Elizabeth High School Auditorium, $5 advance, $7 door. capecommunityservices.org. 4 p.m. April 7.
1St Annual Trustees' mini-golf tournament, inside of the library will be transformed into a sprawling 18-hole mini-golf course, benefits the library, Kennebunk Free Library, $5 to $8, under 2 free. 985-2173. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 7.
Portland Pirates, AHL affiliate of the NHL Phoenix Coyotes, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, $15 to $20. portlandpirates.com. Vs. Springfield, 4 p.m. April 7.
"Love/Sick," funny and sad love stories by Maine playwright John Cariani, Portland Stage Company, $31 to $41. portlandstage.org. 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. April 7. Runs through April 21.
Penobscot Theatre Company Presents "WIT," one-act Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson, Bangor Opera House, $22 to $26. penobscottheatre.org. 3 p.m. Sunday.
"Noises Off," Tony Award-winning comedy, Portland Players, South Portland, $15 to $20. portlandplayers.org. 2:30 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. April 7.
Good Theater presents A.R. Gurney's "Ancestral Voices," story through the eyes of boy named Eddie, set in Buffalo, N.Y., in the three years before World War II, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland, $15 to $25. goodtheater.com. 7 p.m. Wednesday; 7 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. April 7. Runs through April 14.
Mad Horse Theatre presents "A Six Pack of Miller," six of Arthur Miller's best-loved works performed as staged readings, The Hutchins School, South Portland, $10, $30 for all six readings. madhorse.com. "The Price," 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; "All My Sons," 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; "Death of a Salesman," 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. April 7. Runs through April 14.
AIRE (American Irish Repertory Ensemble) presents "A Couple of Blaguards," comedy by Frank and Malachy McCourt, Portland Stage Company (Studio Theater), $10 to $20. airetheater.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. April 7.
Portland Playback Improv Theater, theme: "Weather," Community Television Network (CTN), Portland, $7. portlandplayback.com. 7:30 Friday.
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"Elementary" star Jonny Lee Miller and his wife, actress Michele Hicks, have sold their Los Angeles home for $1.66 million.
The 1936 Spanish Revival-style house features a beamed cathedral ceiling in the living room, a formal dining room, a sunroom, three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and 2,832 square feet of living space.
Miller, 40, plays Sherlock Holmes on the mystery series, which started last year, and starred in "Eli Stone" (2008-09). He was on a season of "Dexter" in 2010 and in the films "Hackers" (1995) and "Trainspotting" (1996).
Hicks, 40, was in the series "The Shield" (2004-08) and "Heist" (2006). She will star in the upcoming thriller "The Adventures of Beatle" and the horror film "2 Bedroom 1 Bath."
They bought the property in 2009 for $1.56 million from soap star Michelle Stafford and leased it out last year, according to the Multiple Listing Service.
The Times' Mapping L.A. database considers the house to be in the Hollywood Hills. The MLS, however, places it in Los Feliz.
Barry Sloane and Marc Silver of Sotheby's International Realty were the listing agents. Roberta Collins of Keller Williams Realty in Los Feliz represented the buyer.


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April 30, 2006
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NORTON, Mass. - The MIT men's tennis team advanced to its eighth consecutive New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament championship match after the top-seeded Engineers downed No. 4 United States Coast Guard Academy, 5-0 in Saturday's semifinal round at Norton Middle School. Now 11-2, MIT will face host No. 2 Wheaton College in the championship. Coast Guard completed its season at 10-7.
As the only team to win the NEWMAC Tournament title in the league's first seven seasons, MIT improved to 15-0 in tournament play while outscoring opponents, 64-0. The Engineers got out to a 1-0 lead as a pair of doubles teams recorded victories to earn a point for MIT. Evan Tindell and Thomas Dohlman notched an 8-3 win at No. 1, while Said Francis and Jonathan Farm, making their first post-season appearances, corralled an 8-0 decision at the third slot.
In singles, MIT recorded four straight-set victories, collecting the decisive fourth point as the fifth match was wrapping up. Eric Beren and Melvin Makhni picked up the most convincing victories of the day, earning 6-0, 6-0 wins at the third and sixth slots, respectively. Tindell won at number one, 6-2, 6-1, while Peden Nichols rounded out the victors with a 6-2, 6-3 fifth-spot triumph.
U.S. Coast Guard Academy vs. MIT
Final Team Score: MIT 5, Coast Guard 0
1. Evan Tindell/Thomas Dohlman (M) def. Matt Nakagawa/Ryan Beck (C), 8-3
2. Eric Beren/Mark Egan (M) vs. Thomas Brittingham/Dan Lavinder (C), Halted
3. Jonathan Farm/Said Francis (M) def. Cheryl Hickey/Lynn Schrayshuen (C), 8-0
1. Evan Tindell (M) def. Matt Nakagawa (C), 6-2, 6-1
2. Thomas Dohlman (M) vs. Ryan Beck (C), Halted
3. Eric Beren (M) def. Cheryl Hickey (C), 6-0, 6-0
4. Mark Egan (M) vs. Thomas Brittingham (C), Halted
5. Peden Nichols (M) def. Dan Lavinder (C), 6-2, 6-3
6. Melvin Makhni (M) def. Lynn Schrayshuen (C), 6-0, 6-0


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Anatoly Tikhai
Father Anatoly Tikhai was a hieromonk who came to Japan in the early 1870s to assist Fr. Nicholas in his missionary work in Japan. Initially, the future St.Nicholas of Japan assigned Fr. Anatoly to his original church in Hakodate on Hokkaido island in northern Japan. During his years in Japan before he returned to Russia due to illness, Archimandrite Anatoly organized and taught schools in Hakodate and Osaka as well as serving as dean of the language school and organizing the seminary in Tokyo.
Fr. Anatoly was originally from Bessarabia. He graduated from the Kiev Theological Seminary and lived on Mt. Athos for four years before he was assigned to assist Fr. Nicholas with his mission work in Japan.
The Hiero monk Anatoly arrived in Japan during December 1871 while Fr. Nicholas' activities were still centered in Hakodate. After reviewing the status of the missionary effort in Japan with Fr. Anatoly, Fr. Nicholas assigned Fr. Anatoly to the existing parish at Hakodate, thus continuing the community that had formed there. This allowed Fr. Nicholas to move his activities to Edo (Tokyo).
In 1873, Fr. Anatoly established the Motomachi Orthodox Primary School in Hakodate where he taught for the next seven years. By 1880, the school had an enrollment of 300. In 1880, Fr. Anatoly was raised to the rank of Archimandrite and also was called by Bp. Nicholas to come to the Kanda Surugadai headquarters in Tokyo to become the dean of the language school and the newly organized seminary. Here he taught theology to the seminarians and assisted Bp. Nicholas. As the Mission expanded, Fr. Anatoly was assigned in 1882 to organize a mission school in Osaka.
In the late 1880s Archimandrite Anatoly health began to fail, and in the Summer of 1890 he returned to Russia where he reposed in 1893.
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Wedding Fail of the Day: Photographers Join in the Ceremony
Photography is considered by to be one of the most important (and expensive) elements to a successful wedding. Capturing that perfect shot is something that is treasured for a lifetime. All that being said, there's no doubt that these wedding photographers got a little over zealous when they overstepped their boundaries in their pursuit of that shot of a lifetime.
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Abu al-Wafa' Ibn `Aqil al-Hanbali (d. 513) on Tasawwuf
Like al-Harawi al-Ansari, he was a hafiz and faqih of the Hanbali school who was an ardent defender of the Sunna and of tasawwuf. He is considered a reviver of the school of Imam Ahmad, although he had a number of teachers from different schools. Like other Sufis of his school such as Ibn Qudama (d. 620) and al-Tufi (d. 715), Ibn `Aqil considered al-Hallaj a wali (saint) and did not doubt his sincerity and righteousness. Ibn al-Jawzi reported that he had in his own possession the autograph copy of a treatise of Ibn `Aqil written in praise of al-Hallaj, entiled Juz' fi nasr karamat al-Hallaj (Opuscule in praise of al-Hallaj's gifts). Ibn `Aqil was a polymath and his Kitab al-funun reportedly numbered up to eight hundred volumes of which only one is extant.(1)
(1) See George Makdisi's article in the Encyclopedia of Islam, 2nd ed., s.v. "Ibn `Akil."
Reproduced with permission from Shaykh M. Hisham Kabbani'sThe Repudiation of "Salafi" Innovations (Kazi, 1996) p. 336.
Blessings and Peace on the Prophet, his Family, and his Companions


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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Competing at the University of the Sciences for a second straight day, the MIT rifle team picked up two more wins against the Devils, this time downing their women's team by a combined score of 4,290-3,908. Senior Kaiying Liao (Issaquah, Wash.) won the air rifle and was second in the small bore events to help the Engineers to the wins.
As she did on Saturday, sophomore Sarah Wright (Christchurch, New Zealand) again led the way in small bore with a 546, followed closely by Liao with her effort of 543. Sophomore Helen Liu (Cortland, N.Y.) was third for the Engineers bettering her Saturday score by 45 points for a new season-high of 527. Sophomore Abra Shen (Toronto, Ontario) wrapped up the scoring with a 496.
Much as it was on Saturday, the air rifle competition was a close one between Wright and Liao. Liao matched her 567 from the day before with Wright just behind her with a 564. Selina Dao led USciences and finished third overall with a 550. Shen was third for MIT with her 526, with Freshman Kevin Ng (Coral Springs, Fla.) just behind her with a 521.
MIT will return home for its next action, hosting John Jay, SUNY Maritime and Wentworth on Saturday, Nov. 2 starting at 9:00 a.m.


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Katie Holmes Hits Golden Globes Party
Katie Holmes sparkles in a one-of-a-kind gold beaded Ralph Lauren Collection dress at the 2009 Golden Globe Awards after-party held at the Sunset Boulevard's Sunset Towers in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
The 30-year-old actress was joined by husband Tom Cruise, who attended the Globes ceremony earlier in the evening with his mom Mary Lee.
Earlier in the day, Katie had acted in her last Broadway performance of the Arthur Miller play All My Sons. She must have taken a private jet to join Tom so quickly!
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Tomic gave another demonstration of his burgeoning talent on Rod Laver Arena but it was not enough as the world number two maintained his smooth progress through the draw with a 6-4 7-6 (7/5) 6-1 win.
"I thought it was a good match overall," said Federer, who is chasing a fifth Melbourne crown.
"I thought the intensity was good, we had tough rallies and the crowd was great. So I enjoyed myself out there.
"I thought I played well. I had to bring my full repertoire, defence and offense, which I enjoy.
"Then when you do win those kind of matches, it's a good feeling afterwards."
Tomic would have hoped for a fast start but instead it was Federer who struck first, breaking in the opening game.
And the Swiss was rarely threatened on serve in the early exchanges despite some breathtaking rallies in which Tomic held his own.
Having claimed the opening set, Federer increased the pressure, creating break point chances in the first, third, ninth and 11th games of the second set but he could not find a way through as Tomic, roared on by a partisan crowd, managed to cling on.
And when the world number 43 moved 4-1 up in the tie-break it looked as though he was going to level the match up.
But Federer stormed back with Tomic for once unable to respond.
The Australian had his first break point opportunity at the start of the third but once it came and went the writing was on the wall.
Federer claimed Tomic's serve twice more to move through to a last-16 meeting with Milos Raonic, a straight-sets victor over Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Third seed Andy Murray was simply pleased to have got through given his scratchy performance against Ricardas Berankis.
He cut a frustrated figure for large parts of the win over the Lithuanian qualifier as he struggled to hit the heights reached against Robin Haase and Joao Sousa in his first two matches in Melbourne.
But if it is a sign of a champion to win when not playing well then Murray is entitled to feel satisfied with the 6-3 6-4 7-5 triumph achieved in two hours and 12 minutes.
"I have won my first three matches in straight sets," he said.
"Every player wants to hit the ball well every day if they can. But the reality is it isn't always going to happen.
"I'm aware I'll need to improve but you also don't necessarily want to be playing your best tennis in the first round of a grand slam or any tournament.
"You want to try to improve as the matches go on.
"I'm sitting here happy that I'm through to the fourth round having not played my best tennis today. Hopefully I'll improve for the next one."
Murray will next meet Frenchman Gilles Simon who came through a remarkable clash with Gael Monfils 6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 8-6.
The four hour 43 minute contest saw both players struggle physically with Simon first receiving treatment in the third set for a quadriceps problem. Later he also required a massage on his right forearm while Monfils needed medical assistance to deal with blisters on his racket hand.
Having overcome the setback of relinquishing a two-set advantage, Simon had the chance to serve for the match at 5-4 in the fifth only to be broken.
He hit back and did not miss the chance when it came again at 7-6.
"I was almost dying at the end of the second set, it was already two hours long and I thought it would be difficult," Simon said.
"Gael started to play better and I could not do anything for an hour.
"I just tried to do my maximum and I think I did it."
A good day for Murray was capped by the other results in his quarter with Juan Martin Del Potro and Marin Cilic both going out.
Sixth seed Del Potro lost to Frenchman Jeremy Chardy after hitting back from two sets down. Chardy held his nerve to come through 6-3 6-3 6-7 (3/7) 3-6 6-3.
He will now play Andreas Seppi following his five-set win over 12th seed Cilic.
On a good day for France, Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga set up a mouthwatering last-16 clash with wins.
Ninth-seeded Gasquet beat Ivan Dodig 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7/2) 6-0 while seventh-seeded Tsonga cruised past Blaz Kavkic for the loss of seven games.


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Stylish stars kick off NY fashion week with AMFAR Gala
Sarah Jessica Parker, Lindsay Lohan and Heidi Klum helped kick off New York Fashion Week in style on Wednesday at the glitzy American Foundation for AIDS Research gala.
The trio was joined by the likes of Katharine McPhee, Ashley Greene, John Legend and supermodel Doutzen Kroes at the black tie event, which recognizes those who have made "exceptional contributions" in the fight against the deadly disease.
Jackson and supermodel Klum were honored at the ceremony for their personal philanthropic efforts, alongside designer Kenneth Cole.
The star guests then took part in an auction at the dinner at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan.
The annual bash, which heralds the start of New York Fashion Week shows, benefits Dame Elizabeth Taylor's AIDS charity foundation.


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Annual, perennial herb, shrub, generally hairy, generally taprooted
Stem prostrate to erect
Leaves simple to pinnately compound, basal or cauline, alternate or opposite; stipules 0
Inflorescence: cyme (generally raceme-like and coiled) or flowers solitary
Flower bisexual, generally radial; calyx lobes generally 5, generally fused at base, generally persistent, enlarging in fruit; corolla generally deciduous, rotate to cylindric, lobes generally 5, appendages in pairs on tube between filaments or 0; stamens generally 5, epipetalous, filament base sometimes appendaged, appendages scale-like; ovary generally superior, chamber 1, placentas 2, parietal, enlarged into chamber, sometimes meeting so ovary appears 25-chambered, styles 12, stigmas generally head-like
Fruit: capsule, generally loculicidal; valves generally 2
Genera in family: 20 genera, 300 species: especially w US; some cultivated (Emmenanthe, Nemophila, Phacelia )
Recent taxonomic note: Recently treated to be included in an expanded Boraginaceae (also including Lennoaceae) [Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 1998 Ann Missouri Bot Gard 85:531553; Olmstead et al. 2000 Mol Phylog Evol 16:96112]
Annual, perennial herb, generally glandular-hairy, tap-rooted or from ± thick caudex
Leaves generally alternate, simple to 2-pinnately compound, generally ± reduced upward
Inflorescence: cyme, generally dense, coiled, generally 1-sided; pedicels generally short
Flower: corolla rotate to bell-shaped, white to purple, tube base with scales free or fused to filaments; stamens generally attached at same level, equal; ovary chamber 1 (or 2 below middle), placentas parietal, enlarging and meeting in fruit, style 2-lobed, generally hairy below lobes
Fruit oblong to spheric
Seeds 1many, oblong to spheric, generally brownish; back generally pitted or cross-furrowed
Species in genus: ± 175 species: Am; some cultivated for ornamental
Etymology: (Greek: cluster, from the dense inflorescence)
Reference: [Halse 1981 Madroño 28:121132; Heckard 1960 Univ Calif Publ Botany 32:1126; Lee 1988 Syst Bot 13:1620]
Bristly hairs may cause severe dermatitis. CA pers often hybridize, difficult to separate. Biennial and perennial herb species by Richard Halse.
Annual 730 cm
Stem decumbent to erect, branched at base, puberulent, generally glandular above
Leaves 1550 mm, ± basal; blade > petiole, oblong to oblanceolate, deeply lobed to compound, segments generally rounded
Flower: pedicel 13 mm; calyx lobes 35 mm, 46 mm in fruit, subequal, linear to oblanceolate, short-hairy; corolla 715(20) mm, funnel- to bell-shaped, tube and lower throat yellow, upper limb blue to violet, deciduous, scales linear; stamens 38 mm, glabrous; style 35 mm, short-hairy
Fruit 46 mm, ovoid, puberulent below, short-stiff-hairy above
Seeds 1018, 11.5 mm; cross-furrows 69
Chromosomes: n=13
Ecology: Sandy or gravelly soils, scrub, grassland
Elevation: < 2300 m.
Bioregional distribution: s Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin Valley, e San Francisco Bay Area, Inner South Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, East of Sierra Nevada, Mojave Desert
Distribution outside California: to sw Utah, Arizona
Flowering time: MarJun
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This week on Informania, Deb the Librarian interviews Sonya Stein, Director of Student Financial Assistance at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Interested in the prospect of financial assistance? Go to http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/financialaid/ to explore your options! Simply filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and the scholarship application through UAOnline tosses your name in the hat for financial assistance. Tips to improve your odds of receiving financial aid follow:
1) Get your application in early! If you get your application for federal assistance in early, you will also be eligible for the Federal (SEOG) Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant. You have until June 30, 2014 to submit FAFSA applications for 2013-2014, but if you submit your application for 2014-2015 financial aid this month, you may be well within the time frame of consideration for the SEOG. According to http://studentaid.ed.gov/fafsa#when-fafsa, FAFSA applications for the 2014-15 academic year can be submitted between January 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. For the Alaska Education Grant and Alaska Performance Scholarship for 2014-2015, the deadline is June 30, 2014. (https://fafsa.ed.gov/deadlines.htm#)
February 15, 2014 is the deadline for UAA scholarship application for the next academic year (2014-2015), however, some scholarships accept applications all year round, so be sure to apply! Student Financial Assistance is hosting a series of workshops to answer questions, and aid in developing quality applications. See workshop dates at http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/scholarships/
2) Make sure that scholarship essays are well-written, and grammatically correct! If there are grammatical errors (misspellings, incorrect punctuation) in your essay, they may count as points against you.
3) Include your unique skills, and experiences in your essay. Also, when appropriate, reflect on how you will apply what you learn to give back to the community. You are a unique person with skills and experiences that may match up with a scholarship. Let the reviewers know about internships, talents, skills, and experiences that demonstrate your strengths.
4) Have someone review your essay before you submit it. You can meet with someone from Student Financial Assistance, or you can make an appointment at the Writing Lab in the Learning Resources Center to have a tutor review your essay. This may help catch those grammatical errors, or identify questions that reviews may have.
5) Check your email! After you submit your applications, Student Financial Assistance may send you notifications about scholarships, or have questions for you. If you don't check your UAA email account, have items forwarded to the email account you do check, or list a preferred email address, so that you get those notifications!
There are workshops available and scheduled support for students who have questions, and need assistance completing these applications. The schedule for February's FAFSA Frenzy workshops at the University Center can be found at http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/financialaid/index.cfm. You can also call Student Financial Assistance at 786-1840 for more information, or stop by the University Center to speak with someone.
Are you unsure how to manage finances, and are finding yourself in a financial quandary? Within the Student Financial Assistance department, UAA has a new Financial Literacy expert, who is developing workshops and support for students. Stay tuned for more information on a future Informania radio show!
Until then, remember, if you can imagine it, you can become it!
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Congress may have passed a bill increasing minimum wage to $7.25 per hour last month, but hourly workers at health clubs still don't make enough money to earn a living, some in the industry say.
Employees in almost any industry complain that they are not paid enough, but wages for entry-level workers at health clubs are about 10 percent to 15 percent lower than in similar industries, according to Mike Chaet, president and CEO of Club Marketing International, a fitness club consulting company in Helena, MT. To avoid lagging behind other industries and to retain employees, clubs must adjust their prices and programs to cover the cost of keeping good employees, he says, adding that club owners must treat their employees as fitness professionals rather than temporary, hourly workers.
Personal trainers typically earn more than minimum wage, but some say they still don't make enough. A personal trainer earning $30,000 in Fairfield County, CT, earns less than a manager at Burger King and can barely afford a studio apartment in a low-income neighborhood, says Dan Gaita, a personal trainer for 14 years. The low wages defy the trend that personal training has consistently ranked as one of the most profitable non-dues profit centers in clubs. Personal trainers often keep only 30 percent to 40 percent of the hourly rate that clients pay, Gaita says.
"The only way a trainer can make a living in this industry is if they are in business for themselves," says Gaita, an IDEA master trainer with a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in organizational leadership.
However, wages have increased enough that some people are now making a career in the fitness industry.
"It used to be that a health club was a part-time, dead-end-street job, and today with the number of clubs and the added sophistication, people can spend their whole lives in the club business working their way up," Chaet says.
Gaita has taken his future into his own hands by opening Private Studio Personal Training in Bethel, CT. Qualified trainers can rent the 2,800-square-foot studio for $20 a session, charge their clients an hourly rate and keep the rest of the profits.
"If you go to the large chain clubs, most of the trainers there are training as a second job, and that's not good," says Gaita, who also runs Personal Trainer Listing Service, an online service that matches clubs and potential clients with trainers. "This is a very honorable, noble profession that serves the greater good of mankind, and people working in it should be compensated as such."
From 2004 to 2006, wages for personal trainers increased by 50 cents an hour to $26.50, according to IDEA Health and Fitness Association's 2006 salary survey of 532 fitness professionals. However, when inflation is factored in, wages actually slipped from 2004's survey numbers, says the association for personal trainers and group exercise instructors.
A 2005 salary survey from the American Council on Exercise (ACE) showed higher hourly rates for trainers than IDEA's survey showed. Full-time personal trainers made $38 per hour ($39,000 per year), part-time trainers made $32 per hour ($23,000 per year) and consulting/contract trainers made $33 per hour ($24,000 per year). The 2006 Salary and Compensation Survey from the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) shows that personal trainers at for-profit clubs increased their hourly pay from $20 an hour in 2004 to $23.50 an hour in 2006. The variation in salaries in each survey may stem from the type of clubs those surveyed work in and the area of the country in which they live, since the sample surveyed was different in each study.
Full-time trainers who give tours, help with maintenance and sell memberships earn a salary in the mid-$20,000 range at the two Elevations Health Clubs in Scotrun, PA, and Marshalls Creek, PA, just two hours from Philadelphia and 90 minutes from New York, says Rob Bishop, general manager. Part-time trainers earn between $8 and $20 an hour.
At 600Plus GymSpa in Edinburg, TX, personal trainers earn $17 per session to $28 per session depending on their certifications, says Adam Landa, general manager of the 30,000-square-foot, family-oriented facility.
Evan Smith, the manager of personal training at Alexander's Health Club in Canonsburg, PA, would like to see a change in the way personal trainers are compensated. Rather than paying trainers an hourly rate only when they're working with a client, clubs should award them a stipend or a small salary per week or per month, he says. Currently, Smith earns 55 percent of his club's hourly personal training rate and a salary for working as a manager, but that wasn't always the case during his decade-long career as a personal trainer.
"If trainers aren't working, they're not getting paid, and I have a problem with that," he says. "I think that clubs forget the fact that trainers do work at home or in their off time, and when they're at the facilities, they're talking with members, doing customer service and making phone calls. Personal trainers bring an added value to the overall membership and to retaining clients."
Personal trainers aren't alone in their salary complaints. The salaries and wages for personal training directors, group exercise coordinators, group fitness instructors and specialty instructors have outpaced inflation (see table on page 42), but median hourly wages dropped $3.50 an hour for yoga and Pilates instructors to $25 per hour and fell $2.25 for fitness instructors to $15.75 per hour, according to the IDEA survey.
IHRSA's 2006 compensation survey tells a different story. That survey shows that Pilates instructors at for-profit clubs increased their hourly rates from $26 per hour in 2004 to $30 per hour in 2006. Yoga instructors saw an even bigger increase, going from $25 per hour in 2004 to $30 per hour in 2006.
On the management side, full-time general managers make an average of $49,000 per year, or $19 per hour,according to the 2005 ACE survey. The 2006 IHRSA survey shows that general managers at for-profit clubs averaged $66,899 per year in 2006, an increase from $57,200 in 2004. (No hourly rate was offered in the IHRSA survey.)
Performance and Education Pay
Clubs often pay workers based on wage bans, which is the high and the low for that job description in a particular region, Chaet says. Fitness facilities also often have a "performance pool" and award bonuses based on a percentage of profits and the number of hours worked.
"In the past, we ended up with people getting raises just for being around rather than for doing a good job," Chaet says. "Clubs are now trying to pay for performance whenever possible."
About 59 percent of the 166 for-profit club owners who responded to the 2006 IHRSA Salary and Compensation Survey award bonuses of at least $1,000 to their employees annually. Most bonuses are awarded for meeting goals and for positive company performance, which may explain why people in club management and sales staff receive most of the bonuses, says Katie Rollauer, senior manager of research for IHRSA.
Raises for personal trainers and group exercise instructors often are not based on cost of living or merit but rather on the level of education or the number of certifications trainers and instructors have earned, says Graham Melstrand, director of operations for ACE. Clubs often have up to three tiers of earnings for personal trainers based on their areas of specialization or the number of certifications they hold that their club owner values.
As trainers become knowledgeable about how to work with specific populations, they can increase their club's revenue and their earnings based on their expertise, Melstrand says. They also increase their level of professionalism and that of the industry.
At 600Plus GymSpa, Landa does not require a bachelor's degree for his personal trainers, but their pay and raises vary depending on the number and type of certifications the trainers have earned. The club has been open about 18 months, but employees in certain positions received raises of 5 percent to 8 percent last year, he says.
About 32 percent of club owners who responded to the 2006 IHRSA survey employ personal trainers with college degrees, Rollauer says. IHRSA also asked the clubs to indicate the minimum level of certification required for all job titles listed under the hourly club-level employee category. The selections not only included a bachelor's degree in physical fitness or a related field but also certain certifications.
The Insurance Issue
Regardless of how much fitness professionals earn, the job outlook for fitness workers is increasing much faster than average for all occupations through 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). However, the majority of fitness employees don't receive benefits such as retirement plans or health insurance due to their part-time or contractual status, according to the BLS.
More than 70 percent of the 2,832 fitness professionals surveyed by ACE in 2005 were paid on an hourly basis. ACE's research found that 2 percent to 7 percent of part-time employees and consultants receive health coverage. Seventy percent of full-time employees receive benefits of some kind.
Although club employees value free use of the club and continuing education opportunities, health insurance is the No. 1 benefit they are looking for when applying for a job, Chaet says. Unfortunately, many fitness club employees are among the 40 million uninsured adults in America, says John Urmston, executive director of Independent Club Operators Association. The association has released a health care package for its members to help the independent club owners find an affordable insurance plan that meets their needs.
When it comes to the level of benefits offered, the fitness industry has room for improvement, Melstrand says. Many personal trainers or group exercise instructors work on a part-time, hourly basis and, therefore, don't earn a salary or receive benefits, he says. Once personal trainers or instructors move into management and become directors, they often become eligible for a salaried position, which often means benefits.
This difference was reflected in the most recent research from IDEA, which found that while 61 percent of personal training directors, 57 percent of fitness/program directors and 50 percent of group exercise coordinators earned benefits, the percentages decreased for non-management positions. About 33 percent of personal trainers, 31 percent of fitness floor staff, 14 percent of group fitness instructors and 13 percent of specialty instructors earned benefits, says Kathie Davis, executive director of IDEA.
Elevations Health Club, which has five full-time and 15 part-time employees at its main club, and three full-time and seven part-time employees at its new club, offers benefits such as medical coverage and a retirement plan to all full-time employees.
Although Bishop would like to offer benefits to all of his employees — regardless of their full-time or part-time status — the cost is prohibitive, he says. Three years ago, the cost of offering health insurance to his health club's employees increased by 40 percent over the span of two years, and the club had to stop offering health coverage altogether. The club has since changed insurance companies to get a better rate and now covers two-thirds of employees' health insurance.
"As the company grew and the staff grew, we knew that we needed to offer benefits if we wanted to hang on to them long term," Bishop says.
Providing compensation and benefits for employees is costly for fitness facility owners. A 2006 IHRSA report says that the total company cost for compensation and benefits at the for-profit clubs it surveyed was 34 percent of sales. However, as club owners strive to retain the best qualified full-time and part-time employees, that cost may just be the cost of staying in business.
"I think one of the things that we always have to remember in this industry is that our greatest asset is our workers," Chaet says. "We need to treat them right and take care of them. That will elevate the industry and the quality of the individual club."
Surveying the Landscape of Fitness Salaries
For-profit Clubs
The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA), which conducts a salary and compensation survey every fall, found that salaries for fitness professionals increased across the board from 2004 to 2006 with the exception of aerobics directors, controllers and business managers. Unlike IDEA, which found a decrease in wages for yoga and Pilates instructors, IHRSA reported that the largest increases in pay were for specialty instructors.
Jewish Community Centers
Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) nationwide have awarded raises that exceed the rate of inflation, according to a 2006 survey from the Florence G. Heller-JCC Association Research Center. The association found that the gap between higher paid and lower paid professionals narrowed between 2003 and 2006. During the three-year period, executive directors' salaries increased 11 percent while entry-level employees earned a 14 percent average increase. The gender gap for salaries has also narrowed from 12 percent to 6 percent at the sub-executive level, and for entry-level positions, the JCC found a 5 percent variance in the salaries for men and women in comparable job positions. About one-quarter of JCC executives are women, and gender-based variation remains an area of concern, according to the association.
University Recreation Centers
The average salary for directors at universities with 30,000 or more enrollees was $88,516 per year while the average salary for directors at universities with enrollment under 5,000 was $44,707, according to a 2005 National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Salary Census of 214 directors at university recreation centers. The study also found that for all directors surveyed, male directors earned an average of $62,090 per year, and female directors earned an average of $59,078 per year.
|Full Time
|Part Time
|Consultant / Casual
|Personal Trainer
|$39,000 / $38.00
|$23,000 / $32.00
|$24,000 / $33.00
|Group Fitness Instructor
|$36,000 / $34.00
|$21,000 / $23.00
|$20,000 / $17.00
|Fitness Director
|$43,000 / $22.00
|$22,000 / $21.00
|$60,000 / $25.00
|Club Owner
|$52,000 / $39.00
|$32,000 / $32.00
|$48,000 / $74.00
|General Manager
|$49,000 / $19.00
|Source: American Council on Exercise
|2004 Median Hourly Rate/Salary
|2006 Median Hourly Rate/Salary
|Fitness program director
|$22/hour / $35,000
|$23.50/hour / $37,500
|Personal training director
|$25/hour / $32,000
|$25/hour / $37,500
|Group exercise coordinator
|$18/hour / $24,000
|$20/hour / $30,000
|Personal trainer
|Fitness floor staff
|Group fitness instructor
|Specialty instructor
|Fitness instructor
|Pilates or Yoga instructor
|Source: IDEA Fitness Industry Compensation Survey from 2004 and 2006
Note: For the full 2006 survey, please visit the IDEA Web site at www.ideafit.com.


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Opinion: The Shutdown: Why Democrats Are Sitting Pretty
Political Diary editor Jason Riley on why President Obama and Senate Democrats may benefit from a government shutdown. Photos: AP
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Detainee cases re-set
The Supreme Court will again consider all seven of the pending Guantanamo Bay detainee petitions at its next Conference, on Thursday, according to the Court's electronic docket. So far, the Court has not re-listed the New Haven firefighters' case (New Haven v. Briscoe, 11-1024), another petition not acted upon this morning. The docket shows that Comcast Corp.v. Behrend (11-864) has been re-listed for Thursday.
Recommended Citation: Lyle Denniston, Detainee cases re-set, SCOTUSblog (May. 21, 2012, 2:11 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2012/05/detainee-cases-re-set/


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Is It Time for Yelp to Sell Itself?
Yelp's shares have dropped in the week since Facebook unveiled Graph Search. Should Yelp try to find itself a new buyer? Rolfe Winkler joins Markets Hub. Photo: AP.
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Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.—Matthew 6:10
It may surprise you that Aldous Huxley, often a critic of orthodox and evangelical Christianity, has been quoted as saying: "My kingdom go is the necessary correlary to Thy kingdom come."...
Certainly His kingdom can never be realized in my life until my own selfish kingdom is deposed. It is when I resign, when I am no longer king of my domain that Jesus Christ will become king of my life.
Now, brethren, in confession, may I assure you that a Christian clergyman cannot follow any other route to spiritual victory and daily blessing than that which is prescribed so plainly in the Word of God. It is one thing for a minister to choose a powerful text, expound it and preach from it-it is quite something else for the minister to honestly and genuinely live forth the meaning of the Word from day to day. A clergyman is a man-and often he has a proud little kingdom of his own, a kingdom of position and often of pride and sometimes with power. Clergymen must wrestle with the spiritual implications of the crucified life just like everyone else, and to be thoroughgoing men of God and spiritual examples to the flock of God, they must die daily to the allurements of their own little kingdoms of position and prestige. Who Put Jesus on the Cross?, 173-174.
"Lord, I quit, I resign, I'm no longer 'king of my domain.' I die this morning to 'my own little kingdom of position and prestige.' Rule in my life today. Amen."
Reprinted from Tozer on Christian Leadership by A.W. Tozer, copyright © 2001 by Zur Ltd. Used by permission of WingSpread Publishers, a division of Zur Ltd.
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Minority and Non-Traditional Law Students / Re: Don't these kids out of college make you want to scream?« on: July 26, 2007, 01:35:00 PM »
I'm glad that my school has a good proportion of non-trads. Sometimes, the kids straight out of college bug the heck out of me with their immaturity. Anyone have a good story about one of these kids making you want to slap some sense into them?
Also, it seems that a lot of BigLaw firms seem to prefer students who went to law school immediately after undergrad. I don't know if they consider them more "trainable" or more likely to fit into that type of culture for some reason. What do you guys think about that?
Also, did anyone see this article about Summer Associates making as much as $3K per week? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/23/AR2007072301890.html?hpid=sec-education&sub=AR
Now, I don't mind that in theory, but it does bother me that this is the first real world experience a lot of these interns have, and I think they come out with a skewed sense of reality. Can't stand the entitlement either. Found that firm's motto "When Experience Matters" a touch ironic as well.
You can honestly say that you were the model of maturity straight out of college? If not, cut them some slack. Being young doesn't automatically mean that someone is immature- there are plenty of immature adults in this world.


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Light upon light upon light (and a little golden shimmer too). This ethereal styleshoot is beyond the pale! Be inspired by a contemporary white wedding vision, contrasted by rich burgundy florals and a rich Cointreau-infused dark-chocolate mud cake. Oh my. Continue reading
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Then comes marriage: Lucinda & Jackson
There are some people you could never picture in ugg-boots or yoga-pants. They are elegance personified. Lucinda and Jackson are those people. Continue reading
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Absolutely gorgeous pics. I especially love the white and green bouquets the bridesmaids are holding they look so lovely against their pale blue gowns. Thanks for sharing.
She's beautiful, and her bouquet! Lovely colour choice for the Bridesmaids dresses, and appropriate at Mosmans! Thanks for the post 🙂 x
Oh I love the sneaky pics of the cat! I would love to have my pet involved in my special day too!!
Great wedding! the place was so cool, the choice of the color was perfect! thanks for inspiring and giving us an idea in wedding preparation. One day I can also experience this sweet moment in my life!
These wedding photos are beautiful. The whole aesthetic is on point and everything looks simply magical. Would love to know who made the cake!
CONGRATULATIONS Lucinda and Jackson and all the family.
May God bless you both always with a happy marriage and life.
From old classmate in St Thomas' with best wishes and only most positive childhood memories,
Alex Song


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TinyTrak4 takes the features of the popular Byonics TinyTrak3Plus and adds...
DSP Packet Decoding - Using software DSP, the TinyTrak4 can not only decode 1200 baud packet, but also 9600 baud, and 300 baud packet, DTMF, and more. Since the decoding is not hardware based, new demodulation capabilities can be added to existing TinyTrak4s.
Field Upgradeability - New firmware can be downloaded for free from the TinyTrak4 website and sent to the TinyTrak4 with a computer serial port and a F-F null modem adapter.
Analog & Digital Telemetry - TinyTrak4 can read temperature, battery voltage, and other analog and digital sources.
More powerful processor - TinyTrak4 has more processor speed, code space, RAM, and EEPROM than the TinyTrak3 to allow for more features.
Implemented Functionality:
- Field upgradeability
- TinyTrak3 features - Most all the TinyTrak3 functions have been translated to the TinyTrak4
- APRS tracker that can plot positions as waypoints on compatible GPS receivers
- Telemetry
- Smart Digipeater
- Packet display
Planned Functionality:
- 9600 baud and 300 baud encode and decode TNC & Tracker
- DTMF encode and decode - use for remote control, logging, transmitter hunting
- Weather station support
- PSK31 support
- Remote control
- Full TNC