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Port Elizabeth, cap sleeve, summer top
Added Jun 12, 2010
by Sarah Magill
Bournemouth, Uni...
A simple, versatile, cap-sleeve, summer top by Goldfinch and Eagle
If you like this pattern, please follow my handmade sewing pattern business start-up!
*Instructions included in PDF.
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Mar 27, 2012, 11.10 PMby arliz
Hey Miss Sarah, I'm really loving this pattern, so thank you so much for sharing! I'm really new to sewing, and I was wondering if lace would be a suitable material to sew this top out of? :)
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Mar 28, 2012, 05.23 AMby Sarah Magill
Hey, thank you! Lace would be perfect- stiffer rather than flimsy to hold the shape better. A matching satin bias binding on the neck would look nice. I think someone made one in lace- tale a look at the finished top photos.
Sarah :)
Oct 9, 2011, 10.16 AMby marnieann
Thank you so much for this ace pattern. xx
Sep 25, 2011, 05.51 AMby vsaid
what a great pattern! thank you so much! i made it yesterday. it is very cute and flattering and only cost me 6 bucks! the only change i made was that i made it hip-length. will make it cropped next time to layer over a tank top. thanks again!
Aug 16, 2011, 03.26 AMby safiab123
I will download in few days—- I'm a size us10—- can I do the 8 and make it little bigger? I'm a beginner sewer- Thank you- Safia
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Aug 16, 2011, 09.39 AMby Sarah Magill
Hi there, the pattern is in uk sizes, so a us 10 is a uk 14. I'm a uk 12, which is equivalent to a us 8.
Jun 19, 2011, 01.20 AMby Missee
i love this top, so lovely and simple, which is a plus for me as I am but a beginner. I'd been looking everywhere for something like it (in stores) and now I have this. Thanks zillions!
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Jun 19, 2011, 02.43 AMby Sarah Magill
Aah! Thank you! X
May 30, 2011, 06.11 PMby Emily Navoy
I can't wait to make this, but the pattern won't download for me either!
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Jun 19, 2011, 02.42 AMby Sarah Magill
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May 30, 2011, 06.11 PMby Emily Navoy
I can't wait to make this, but the pattern won't download for me either!
Apr 29, 2011, 03.53 PMby Sarah Magill
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Apr 28, 2011, 11.35 AMby susalasus
Hi Sarah, I love this top. I got myself some fabric and will try to make it today. I shall post a photo once it's done. I also love your Helena skirt by the way.
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Apr 28, 2011, 03.41 PMby Sarah Magill
Thank you!!
Apr 17, 2011, 07.28 AMby mnavoy
this is so cute! I can't wait to make it
Apr 8, 2011, 09.47 AMby Protector-of-the-small-and-imaginary
Hi, I know this has been here awhile but I have a late question: Would it be fine to make it without the seam centre front? I want to use a plain fabric and the seam would be a bit too obvious. (But I love this pattern! and when I can buy nice prints I'll make one with the seam, maybe some buttons.)
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Apr 29, 2011, 03.00 AMby Amor Allure
any fabric local store….Ikea
Mar 29, 2011, 05.58 AMby Phamburger
AHHH, This is so nice <3 But when I downloaded it, the file was unable to be opened. The Instructions just showed the picture, and the pattern pdf didn't even work… Is it discontinued?
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Apr 17, 2011, 08.48 PMby grignotine
I'm having the same problem, and I made sure to follow seagle's instructions. I really want to make this top as well! Anyone have a fix for this problem?
Feb 12, 2011, 07.37 PMby Dibaj
It is an act simple and beautiful , I like this. thank you:)
Dec 2, 2010, 05.53 AMby scarletohara
hi,i really like this…. and i want to do this as soon as possible… i have a great idea for this project…. how much fabric did you use?
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Jan 18, 2011, 04.47 PMby Sarah Magill
Sorry- haven't been on here for a while. You need about a metre. It tells you in the instructions. You have probably realised that by now!
Aug 16, 2010, 11.40 AMby aineg
Hi there Don't know if it's just my rubbish computer but when I try to download the pattern I only get the picture and no instructions. Do you have another link to the instructions maybe?
Thanks a mil Áine
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Aug 16, 2010, 12.31 PMby Sarah Magill
Hi Aine,
Make sure you are using the link on this page:
Click on 'get it now' and and download the 'print at home' document. The instructions are included at the start of this document.
Jul 20, 2010, 02.13 PMby norbybo
I love this top, so cute! Can't wait to make one myself!
Jul 2, 2010, 11.29 PMby harperellen
Ya know what I'm feelin' for this pattern?! Cutting the shoulder an inch or so taller and then adding buttons as the shoulder seams!
Sarah, if I wanted to do that, how much taller would I need to cut the shoulder? In order to do button holes and buttons with enough seam allowance for stability…? Does that make sense? Shall I email you to discuss? Did I mention that I LOVE your pattern? Good. :)
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Jul 4, 2010, 03.46 PMby Sarah Magill
Hi there!
Thanks for your fab comments! I made a similar top with buttons at the shoulders- see this link:
You would need to add 1/2- 1 inch on the front and back, depending on the size of button used. You would also then need to make a facing pattern for a neater finish- check the photos out. This is such an easy top to make and so cool for the summer. I'm going to be working on a paper and PDF pattern of the top in the link shortly to sell in my Etsy shop, but I am happy to talk you through the process too. My email address is: firstname.lastname@example.com
I would love to see photos of your creations!! :)
Aug 11, 2010, 07.05 AMby Sarah Magill
Hi HarperEllen,
I don't know if you ever had a go at the buttoned shoulder idea, but I have posted a project featuring the Ikat top I mentioned using that idea. http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/ikat-top
Jul 1, 2010, 05.30 PMby pinksalamander
Just finished mine, made it a bit too small though! But that was totally my fault. Oh well!
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Jul 4, 2010, 03.47 PMby Sarah Magill
Oh no! I hope you didn't use expensive fabric! Was the sizing out or did you make the wrong size? :)
Jul 4, 2010, 07.37 PMby pinksalamander
Only a little piece of polycotton luckily! Its fine as they're only PJs, but I'll definitely be making this in the future in a nice silk or something to tuck into skirts!
Jun 29, 2010, 06.55 PMby cafrine04
I'm almost finished with my first one of these, and agree that this is a great pattern. So quick, easy, loose fit is perfect for high waisted skirts. I made mine a bit longer too, to tuck in for work, and can't wait to make more.Thanks for posting this for free!
Also love the goldfinch and eagle patterns and blog! Really gorgeous stuff, I love the fabrics you use.
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Jun 30, 2010, 03.10 PMby Sarah Magill
Hi there! Thanks so much for your comment. I'm glad you're enjoying the pattern! I'm working on a vintage line, so keep visiting the blog!
Jun 19, 2010, 01.22 AMby harperellen
I've made this TWICE so far – in two nights! L O V E it! I did one in a silk blend, which I wore to work the very next day (I added about 2-3 inches to the length – didn't want to risk giving my co-workers a show ;), and one in a delicious Martha Negley floral cotton. I'll post pics as soon as I can – just wanted to give my RAVE reviews! I'm going to make eight hundred of these. :) Really. I am.
Thanks Goldfinch & Eagle for an easy & uber-wearable pattern!
P.S. I definitely would not call it a 'cropped' top (on me anyway), but if anyone's worried about the shorter length – it's a PERFECT blouse to tuck into high-waisted skirts or trousers. Per – fect. :)
<3 Sarah
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Jun 24, 2010, 03.39 PMby Sarah Magill
Thanks so much for your really kind comments Sarah! I'm trying to start a pattern business and it's so refreshing and confidence-boosting to read your thoughts! I'm so glad you like the pattern and have made a couple of tops already. Please post pics- I would love to see them!! Especially how it works in silk, as cap-sleeve, silk tops seem really trendy currently.
Thanks again,
Sarah :)
Jun 13, 2010, 06.06 PMby pinksalamander
Cute! I'm going to be making this as a pyjama top in the next few days
Jun 13, 2010, 01.13 PMby hannnc
Sweet top, is it cropped – as in a short top? Just curious for if i were to make it.
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Jun 13, 2010, 01.43 PMby Sarah Magill
Hi there, it is slightly cropped (sits a couple of inches below the natural waistline). I wear it layered over vests.
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|Top (L-R) Edward Francis Fitzgerald, Clara Maxine Fitzgerald, Sheldon Hunter
Bottom (L-R) Mabel Viola McAboy, Geraldine Martin, Loraine Gunzendorfer, Sigmund Levy
Since today is National Grandparents Day, I thought I'd honor each of my grandparents in pictures. The above photo includes my maternal grandmother's parents, Mabel and Edward Fitzgerald, the only great grandparents I had the pleasure of knowing.
Paternal Grandfather - Sigmund Levy - 1888-1968
|Sigmund Levy - c. 1889
|Sigmund Levy - c. 1918
|Sigmund Levy - date unknown
Paternal grandmother - Mildred Loraine Gunzendorfer - 1896-1982
|Mildred Loraine Gunzendorfer - 1896
|Mildred Loraine Gunzendorfer c. 1897
|Mildred Loraine Gunzendorfer - date unknown
|Mildred Loraine Gunzendorfer Levy - date unknown
|Loraine and Sigmund Levy
They loved to cruise!
|Earle Martin & Geraldine Martin (my mother) - 1928
Maternal Grandmother - Clara Maxine Fitzgerald - 1903-1987
|Clara Maxine Fitzgerald - 1903
|Clara Fitzgerald Martin & Geraldine Martin - 1928
|Clara Fitzgerald Hunter - date unknown
She always had a glimmer in her eye
And since Clara remarried, we had a bonus grandfather - Sheldon Hunter - who was Grandpa to us.
Sheldon Abb Hunter - 1895-1974
|Sheldon Hunter - date unknown
|Sheldon and Clara Hunter - 1974
Where has the time gone? I remember these people so vividly - it's hard to believe they've been gone at least 25 years. Thanks for the memories, Grandmas and Grandpas!

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To educate fitness professionals about the latest fitness equipment for children, the show organizers presented the new Kids' Fitness Pavilion. Attendees could also sign up for conference sessions on children's fitness. Fitness professionals packed the room to hear a presentation by Vernard Alsberry, owner of Kids Health Club, about combating childhood obesity. While preschool programs have been around for quite some time, stand-alone centers for children and adolescents are just beginning, Alsberry says.
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If you missed this year's show or are looking to attend another one, Club Industry East will be June 6-9 at Disney's Coronado Resort in Orlando, and Club Industry 2007 will be Oct. 10-13 in Chicago. For more information, visit www.clubindustryshow.com.
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Casey Conrad, founder of Healthy Inspirations, shared ideas about how to create a profitable weight loss program during her session at the Club Industry show. Here are some of the tips that Conrad offered.
1.Give the weight loss program a different name and advertise it separately from the club.
2. Determine if you want to target new members or existing members.
3. Since the majority of weight loss clients are women and some women are uncomfortable exercising in front of men, consider sectioning off a space specifically for the weight loss program by using plants and dividers. This could help clients feel more comfortable attending the weight loss program and working out at your club.
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9. Ask the clients to sign a success agreement that states that your club has the right to contact them if they don't show up for weigh-ins or consultations. Then if they tell you they don't want to come in anymore, mail them a copy of the success agreement.
10. Plan convenient, family-friendly meals.
11. Ensure clients stay properly hydrated by giving them a water bottle with your club's brand name on it at the beginning of their session.
Top 10 Attended Seminars At the Show
1. (tie) What It Takes to Be an Effective Fitness Manager, by Bob Esquerre; Women, Weights and Results, by Scott Josephson
3. Dramatically Increase Sales, Retention and Referrals in Just 28 Minutes a Day, by Roy Gordon
4. Simply Business: Seven Basic Business Skills Every Fitness Professional Should Know, by Lisa Coors
5. Fitness for Kids: Fighting Obesity, by Vernard Alsberry Jr. and J. Diane-Adams Alsberry
6. The Secret Lies in the Stars: Hiring the Best Staff, by Sandy Coffman
7 (tie) Improving Your Club: Moving in the Right Direction, by Rick Caro; Working Smart: 101 Tips for Selling Success, by Ed Tock
9. Challenging Standard Nutritional Practices: It's More Than Just Diet and Exercise, by Gail Fast
10. Plyometrics, Agilities and Metabolic Conditioning for Athletes and Wannabes, by Jason Hadeed


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Cornish Hens with Brown Rice Stuffing
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Rinse hens inside and out and pat dry. Season the hens, inside and out, with salt and black pepper. Place hens in a large roasting pan and set aside.
Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add scallions and garlic and saute 2 minutes. Add brown rice and thyme and stir to combine. Add 1 cup of the chicken broth, cover and bring mixture to a simmer. Allow rice to cook for 3 minutes then add the sun-dried tomatoes and bell pepper. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper.
Remove from heat and spoon rice mixture loosely into cavity of hens. Pour remaining 1/2 cup of chicken broth into bottom of pan.
Place hens in oven and immediately reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until juices from thigh run clear when pierced with a fork, basting every 15 minutes with the pan juices.
Remove the hens from the oven and transfer to a platter. Pour the pan juices over top and serve.
Serving suggestion: Serve the stuffed hens with cranberry sauce and a side dish of fresh or frozen snow peas sauteed in a little olive oil and seasoned with salt and crushed red pepper.
- 4 Cornish game hens, about 1 1/4 pounds each, giblets removed and discarded
- Salt and ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup minced scallions
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 cup brown rice
- 1 1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
- 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil, drained and chopped
- 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
- Prepared cranberry sauce, optional
source: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robin-miller/cornish-hens-with-brown-rice-stuffing-recipe-1946670


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McConaughey's winning streak, not over yet.
When you enter a world of people named "Mud" and "Neckbone," where a revenge-minded Joe Don Baker leads assassination-ready bounty hunters in a prayer circle, where the only product placement involves Matthew McConaughey chugging cans of Beanee Weenee, you're in the character-specific rural world of filmmaker Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter, 2011's sleeper hit about blue collar mental illness, the trouble with health insurance and the tornado belt's peculiar lack of facilities for those sorts of disasters). He's the kind of actor's director who can even persuade Reese Witherspoon to return to her trashy Freeway-era self. It's enough to make you wonder if she got in trouble with the police for something as low-rent as public drunkenness just to promote this film with an air of authenticity.
McConaughey is the title character, another in his recent string of really welcome performances that recall a stringier, grimier version of his Dazed and Confused stoner jerk, a good-bad man informed by that original character's weird humor, busted swagger and decent-hearted creepiness. Mud is a man on the lam, stuck and starving on a small island, guilty of a crime of passion thanks to his undying devotion to the wayward Juniper (Witherspoon). He's discovered and aided by 14-year-old Ellis (Tye Sheridan, The Tree of Life) and Neckbone (newcomer Jacob Lofland). They run food and supplies while Mud tries to get an escape boat out of a tree.
Except it's not really Mud's story. He's just the visiting alien who needs more and more cans of Beenee Weenee to survive, the momentary and necessary distraction for Ellis, a troubled boy who needs a temporary anchor to hold onto as his romantic crushes result in humiliation, his parents threaten divorce and his impoverished family's entire way of life falls under a cloud of uncertainty. Mud provides a task, an adventure and, as the movie suddenly jolts from small and recognizable to big and implausible, a sense of really cool danger with gunfire.
That unraveling, the result of a loud, incident-packed final act, makes it a less contained film than Take Shelter, but still one that builds on Nichols' growing reputation as an American director with a voice that deserves attention. It's full of magnetic performances -- especially from young Sheridan, even when he has to shout angry monologues that explain everything you already know -- and, best of all, a respectful, storyteller's approach to rural America. No mockery, no Hollywood-knows-better, no nonsense. That kind of thing is in shorter supply than the universe's collective desire for McConaughey to return to rom-coms.
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss private bank Frey & Co. is to close due to "unsustainable costs" stemming from the country's dispute with the United States over alleged tax evasion, it said on Friday, making it the second Swiss bank to shut as a result of the row.
Switzerland and the United States have been at odds since 2010 over a U.S. campaign to get Switzerland's banking secrecy laws cracked open so it can identify possible U.S. tax evaders, a campaign which felled Wegelin, Switzerland's oldest bank, in January following an indictment.
Frey, which had assets under management of 1.9 billion Swiss francs ($997 million) at the end of 2012, said it was one of 14 banks ineligible for a government-struck settlement program with the U.S. Department of Justice because they are already under investigation by U.S. authorities.
It has not been indicted as part of the continuing U.S. Department of Justice proceedings and nor it is under threat of indictment, it said.
After shareholders voted to close Frey on Thursday evening the bank said increased regulation of financial institutions has resulted in a rise in costs in recent months, meaning it was no longer possible for a small private bank to keep running.
"As a result of developments in recent years, circumstances and challenges have presented themselves, especially in Switzerland, that mean it no longer makes sense for a small bank to continue its cross-border services," Chairman Markus A. Frey said in a statement
However, the business was financially healthy and would not be liquidated, the bank said.
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The books are similar to the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series in that they're written diary-style with font that looks like handwriting, along with doodles, drawings, and cool text features. The Dork Diaries series opens up tons of relevant and meaningful discussion with tweens, which is one of the things I really appreciate about the books. Chatting with your child about the book can lead to conversations about trust, friendship, and what's really important in life.
I did what I could to gather cool facts and information about the author behind this series, Rachel Renee Russell, because I knew that the more readers learn about her, the more intrigued they'd become.
Who is this superstar author? Let's have your Dork Diaries fan do the research. Remember to print out the Author Hunt sheet to keep his or her learning a bit more focused.
Name: Rachel Renee Russell
Born: Mach 13, 1959
Grew up: in Saint Joseph, Michigan
Current home: northern Virginia
Some of her books: (for grades 4-7)
• Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
• Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
• and more!
Fun facts about Rachel Renee Russell:
• Rachel Renee Russell is the oldest of five children. She has two younger sisters and two younger twin brothers.
• She wrote her first book in 6th grade as a birthday gift for her brothers.
• She is an attorney.
• She has two daughters. Her youngest daughter helps her with the illustrations in the Dork Diaries.
• Rachel Renee Russell hopes to adopt more children.
Interview with Rachel Renee Russell:
Official author website: http://www.dorkdiaries.com/
Official author Twitter page: https://twitter.com/DorkDiaries
Official author Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DorkDiariesFan
Check out this other cool site: Dork Diaries music
Happy reading and learning about Rachel Renee Russell!
This post is part of a mini-series over here, a "get to know the authors" series. I'm hoping that it helps to give parents that extra push they need to support their kids' enjoyment of reading and help their children get to know the authors they are growing to love.
The posts include links to sites, resources, and pages about the author and we've even got a little sheet for kids that you can print out and have them complete during their "author hunt."
And check out previous posts in the series:
How do you get your children or students to feel connected to the authors they read?
Share your thoughts on the Scholastic Parents Facebook page, or find Amy on Twitter, @teachmama, and let's continue the conversation!
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A Companye of Strangers performs Medieval and Tudor music, song and dance, as yeomen and women, or as courtiers. We are based in Kent, and have been taking part in all manner of events in England, France and Germany since 1993, and can provide entertainment for Medieval or Tudor banquets, re-enactment events, festivals, markets, ceilidhs, weddings and parties. We are also happy to teach the audience some of our simpler dances so that they may join in the fun.
Please note that we are not a living history group – our primary aim is to entertain!
We are always happy to welcome new members, men or women – no experience required.
We practise once a month, throughout the winter, near Canterbury – please see our Practices page for more details.


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shinobi needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 19 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
I need a DVD Jacket and Label design for a video produced at our martial arts training center. It is an instructional DVD for classical Japanese martial arts of Samurai and Ninja traditions.
I need a DVD cover and label made for a video that will be packaged and distributed. Having a Japanese theme would be great.
Trailer for the DVD video can be found on YouTube under the channel Nindurance:
This seminar DVD video covers Sword Drawing (Iaido), Sword Cutting (Tameshigiri) , Sword Cleaning, and empty hand self defense techniques (Koto ryu Koppo Jutsu / Taijutsu)
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Any Code of Conduct for Students in the Encuentro Dominicano will be consistent with the CESI Code of Conduct. Further, students will be reminded that all actions while enrolled as a student in the Encuentro Dominicano are direct reflections upon the CESI Center , Creighton University , and the United States of America . They are ambassadors of all three realities.
The Creighton University community is based on a Catholic, Jesuit tradition and is committed to supporting the intrinsic value of each human being. This tradition involves striving to create a human community influenced by the laws of justice and love, complete with respect and concern for all persons as children of God. The Creighton University community is dedicated to the promotion of values consistent with personal and academic excellence.
Choosing to join this community, whether as a student, faculty or staff, obligates you to act in a manner that is consistent with these commitments. Joining the Creighton University community evidences your acceptance of these commitments and agreement to strive for their achievement. Commitment to living by these principles means that you will endeavor to:
1. Act with professional, academic, and personal integrity.
Consistent with this principle is conduct in accord with the academic honesty policy of the University, other University policies that foster a human community of justice, respect, and concern, and the code of ethics of your foreseen profession. This principle challenges you to shape a personal code of positive values, to live a healthy, balanced lifestyle, and to discover and embrace the responsibilities of your freedom, intelligence, and intrinsic worth.
Inconsistent with this principle are all forms of dishonesty, excuse-making, failure to take responsibility for your behavior, trust in relationships and violations of the code of ethics of your foreseen profession.
2. Respect and promote the dignity of all persons.
Consistent with this principle is growing in understanding of different cultures and groups, resolving conflicts fairly, appreciating peoples' differences, and seeking truths and values essential to human life and community. This principle challenges you to refrain from actions that threaten or discourage the freedom, personal safety, and respect that all individuals deserve.
Inconsistent with this principle are actions that compromise or demean the intrinsic worth of individuals or groups. All forms of racism, sexism, pornography, lewd behavior, harassment, intimidation, taunting, insult, physical harm, and discrimination are inconsistent with this principle.
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Consistent with this principle is the affirmative support for equal rights and opportunities for all members of the Creighton University community, realizing that you are a member of a larger community, understanding societal issues, and being a responsible participant in the civic and Creighton community.
Inconsistent with this principle are actions that are illegal and that violate another's right to move about freely and securely, to live and learn in a community where members are secure in their property and person, to express themselves appropriately, and to enjoy privacy.
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Consistent with this principle are actions that are compassionate and considerate of the needs and well being of others and that encourage the development of our moral, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, personal, and vocational abilities.
Inconsistent with this principle are actions that are insensitive, inhospitable, spiteful, or which unjustly or arbitrarily inhibit another's ability to securely pursue goals in accord with the development of their abilities. All members of the Creighton University community are obligated to promote actions consistent with these principles, and to confront, challenge, and respond to actions that are inconsistent with this code.
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Were you sitting here on the doorstop?? I have been waiting for this forever....Varanasi is one of the most compelling, overwhelming, amazing cities I have ever been in....I loved it once I could SEE it.
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Picoides scalaris (ladder-backed woodpecker)
This Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris) is pecking around a large Willow tree at Peck's Lake [Arizona]. I later saw him in a bush of Winterfat, low to the ground, and flushed him unexpectedly like a quail.
Douglas Von Gausig (recordist; copyright holder), Naturesongs.com
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NATIONWIDE — As President Bush threatens to cut the entire Carol M. White Physical Education for Progress (PEP) Bill by 2008, PE activists are gearing up with lobbying and legislative efforts to promote and encourage funding for children's physical activity.
PE lobbyists met with members of Congress early this month for PE 4 Life's fifth annual National PE Day. Sporting goods manufacturers, sports retailers, association leaders and sports celebrities met with representatives and senators to garner support for the PEP program, which provides grants to school districts and community-based organizations to upgrade local PE programs. Grants can also be used to purchase sports equipment and train teachers. In the past, grants have been used to buy heart rate monitors, inline skates, climbing walls, treadmills and traditional sports equipment.
The amount allotted for PEP grants increased from $5 million in 2001 to $60 million in 2003 and $74 million this year. While the level of funding has increased, budgetary constraints brought on by war and homeland security are threatening funding for the program, according to SGMA, a trade association of manufacturers, retailers and marketers in the sports products industry.
In President Bush's fiscal year 2006 budget, he proposed a $19 million cut to the PEP bill — from $74 million to $55 million. By 2008, the president proposes that the PEP bill be cut from the budget to allocate funds to other priorities.
"No one knows whether it will get included [in the budget] or not," Paula Keyes Kun, director of communications for the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), said. "The Senate and the House have been very supportive of the PEP bill, and we have a lot of fans on Capitol Hill because of the obesity problem. We're certainly optimistic."
To further promote physical activity and to combat the obesity epidemic, state legislators across the country are considering developing physical activity requirements for their schools.
Michael Ochs, director of governmental relations for the NASPE, said at least 26 states have introduced physical activity legislation in the 2005 legislative sessions. Currently, Illinois is the only state that requires physical activity for children in kindergarten through 12th grade.
North Carolina and Florida are examples of two states that are looking at making fitness a necessity. Currently, two bills related to fitness are in the North Carolina House: one would require all elementary and middle schools to provide students with a minimum of 30 minutes a day of physical activity and the other would require physical activity in public schools, as recommended by the Study Committee for Childhood Overweight/Obesity of the Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission. The committee, which manages the proceeds from the state's tobacco settlement, recommends including a set time for physical activity, restricting vending machine sales of soft drinks and snacks and establishing nutrition standards for school meals. More specifically, the committee advises 150 minutes a week of activity for elementary school students and 225 minutes for middle school students. School systems would have until the 2007-2008 school year to reach these goals. The other bill's requirements would start in the fall.
A similar proposal was made in 2003, but failed in the state's General Assembly, and opposition still exists. The North Carolina School Boards Association wants to be able to meet the time requirement by assigning physical activity homework.
In Florida, a bill was introduced that would require school districts to administer student fitness assessments (such as height and weight) and report results, provide in-service training and development of a physical education program and policy, include physical education in core curricula for teacher preparation programs, and authorize the establishment of partnerships to provide for a system of grants for the improvement of student physical fitness. A similar bill proposed to the Florida Senate would also require fitness assessments with reported results, provide requirements for training PE instructors, require that school districts have coordinators for physical education and health, give recognition awards and make sure districts have wellness policies. It would also require defibrillators on every high school campus. Florida currently has no physical education requirements.


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Michael Joseph Connery (M J) left Limerick and immigrated to the United States in 1888. He was joined by his 16 year old sister Cath on the ship Alaska which docked in New York on July 30,1888. He was one of 11 children which might explain his choice to immigrate.
I have explored MJ's siblings and their descendants, but have not studied the surname Connery. The 1901 census for Ireland shows 450 entries for the surname Connery with 129 Connerys living in County Limerick and 10 in Kilfinnane which is MJ's birthplace. The 1911 census of Ireland shows 467 entries with 114 in Limerick and 20 entries for Kilfinnane. In contrast, the 1900 Census of the United States there were 79 Connerys with 7 Connerys in Illinois and 3 living in Cook County, Illinois. The 1910 Census lists 71 Connerys with 7 in Illinois and 6 in Cook County. I only looked for Connerys who were born in Ireland. New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois had the highest number of Connerys listed in both the 1900 and 1910 census.
I will need to further explore the name Connery. There must be more to find.


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Earth Eternal, an adorable massively multiplayer online game, brings you Santa suits and snowmen to celebrate the holiday season. That's great, so... where's my menorah?
"Winterfest" is what Earth Eternal is calling the Christmas season within their fantasy MMO land. From now until presumably the end of December, players can find new candy cane weapons, new creatures in the world that drop snowballs and corn cob pipes, the Santa suit and some weird looking snowmen.
Additionally, players can redeem any corncob pipes they pick up for special Winterfest prizes. But I bet none of those prizes will be gelt (chocolate coins).
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A Moses basket is a snuggly, safe spot to let baby sleep during his first few months. Moses baskets are secure and sturdy yet light weight enough to carry from room to room using the handles (not with baby in the basket). Many parents select a Moses basket because it provides similar sleeping space to a bassinet, but is much more portable and versatile. When baby outgrows his Moses basket, it can be used to hold toys and other treasures.
Bumpers, a small light-weight blanket and mattress cover are included with most Moses baskets and are typically machine washable. The fabric choices are many, making it work with any nursery or master suite. Baskets are made out of a wicker and covered by the bumpers and mattress pad. The Moses basket handles that can be used to carry the basket (without baby) turn in and can be tucked into the sides of the basket, under the bumper to keep them out of baby's way.
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Bracero Guest Worker Program
Ana Elizabeth Rosas
This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History. Please check back later for the full article.
On August 4, 1942, the Mexican and U.S. governments launched the bi-national guest worker program, most commonly known as the Bracero Program. An estimated five million Mexican men between the ages of 19 and 45 separated from their families for three-to-nine-month contract cycles at a time, in anticipation of earning the prevailing U.S. wage this program had promised them. They labored in U.S. agriculture, railroad construction, and forestry, with hardly any employment protections or rights in place to support themselves and the families they had left behind in Mexico. The inhumane configuration and implementation of this program prevented most of these men and their families from meeting such goals. Instead, the labor exploitation and alienation that characterized this guest worker program and their program participation paved the way for, at best, fragile family relationships. This program lasted twenty-two years and grew in its expanse, despite its negative consequences, Mexican men and their families could not afford to settle for being unemployed in Mexico, nor could they pass up U.S. employment opportunities of any sort. The Mexican and U.S. governments' persistently negligent management of the Bracero Program, coupled with their conveniently selective acknowledgement of the severity of the plight of Mexican women and men, consistently cornered Mexican men and their families to shoulder the full extent of the Bracero Program's exploitative conditions and terms.
Federal Indian Law
N. Bruce Duthu
United States law recognizes American Indian tribes as distinct political bodies with powers of self-government. Their status as sovereign entities predates the formation of the United States and they are enumerated in the U.S. Constitution as among the subjects (along with foreign nations and the several states) with whom Congress may engage in formal relations. And yet, despite this long-standing recognition, federal Indian law remains curiously ambivalent, even conflicted, about the legal and political status of Indian tribes within the U.S. constitutional structure. On the one hand, tribes are recognized as sovereign bodies with powers of self-government within their lands. On the other, long-standing precedents of the Supreme Court maintain that Congress possesses plenary power over Indian tribes, with authority to modify or even eliminate their powers of self-government. These two propositions are in tension with one another and are at the root of the challenges faced by political leaders and academics alike in trying to understand and accommodate the tribal rights to self-government. The body of laws that make up the field of federal Indian law include select provisions of the U.S. Constitution (notably the so-called Indian Commerce Clause), treaties between the United States and various Indian tribes, congressional statutes, executive orders, regulations, and a complex and rich body of court decisions dating back to the nation's formative years. The noted legal scholar Felix Cohen brought much-needed coherence and order to this legal landscape in the 1940s when he led a team of scholars within the Office of the Solicitor in the Department of the Interior to produce a handbook on federal Indian law. The revised edition of Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law is still regarded as the seminal treatise in the field. Critically, however, this rich body of law only hints at the real story in federal Indian law. The laws themselves serve as historical and moral markers in the ongoing clash between indigenous and nonindigenous societies and cultures still seeking to establish systems of peaceful coexistence in shared territories. It is a story about the limits of legal pluralism and the willingness of a dominant society and nation to acknowledge and honor its promises to the first inhabitants and first sovereigns.
Alison L. LaCroix
Federalism refers to the constitutional and political structure of the United States of America, according to which political power is divided among multiple levels of government: the national level of government (also referred to as the "federal" or "general" government) and that of the states. It is a multilayered system of government that reserves some powers to component entities while also establishing an overarching level of government with a specified domain of authority. The structures of federalism are set forth in the Constitution of the United States, although some related ideas and practices predated the founding period and others have developed since. The balance between federal and state power has shifted throughout U.S. history, with assertions of broad national power meeting challenges from supporters of states' rights and state sovereignty. Federalism is a fundamental value of the American political system, and it has been a controversial political and legal question since the founding period.
History of the U.S. Supreme Court
Timothy S. Huebner
The Supreme Court of the United States stands at the head of the nation's judicial system. Created in Article III of the Constitution of 1787 but obscured by the other branches of government during the first few decades of its history, the Court came into its own as a co-equal branch in the early 19th century. Its exercise of judicial review—the power that it claimed to determine the constitutionality of legislative acts—gave the Court a unique status as the final arbiter of the nation's constitutional conflicts. From the slavery question during the antebellum era to abortion and gay rights in more recent times, the Court has decided cases brought to it by individual litigants, and in doing so has shaped American constitutional and legal development. Composed of unelected justices who serve "during good behavior," the Court's rise in stature has not gone uncontested. Throughout the nation's history, Congress, the president, and organized interest groups have all attempted to influence the Court's jurisdiction, composition, and decision making. The Court's prominence reflects Americans' historically paradoxical attitudes toward the judiciary: they have often been suspicious of the power of unelected judges at the same time that they have relied on independent judicial institutions to resolve their deepest disputes.
Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy
Sarah B. Snyder
In its formulation of foreign policy, the United States takes account of many priorities and factors, including national security concerns, economic interests, and alliance relationships. An additional factor with significance that has risen and fallen over time is human rights, or more specifically violations of human rights. The extent to which the United States should consider such abuses or seek to moderate them has been and continues to be the subject of considerable debate.
Juvenile Justice in the United States
David S. Tanenhaus
Juvenile justice is a technical term that refers to the specific area of law and affiliated institutions, most notably the juvenile court, with jurisdiction over the cases of minors who are accused of being miscreants. Although the idea that the law should treat minors differently from adults predates the American Revolution, juvenile justice itself is a Progressive Era invention. Its institutional legitimacy rests on the power and responsibility of the state to act as a parent (parens patriae) on behalf of those who cannot care for themselves. Since the establishment of the world's first juvenile court in Chicago in 1899, this American idea of creating separate justice systems for juveniles has spread across the nation and much of the world. For more than a century, American states have used their juvenile justice systems to respond to youth crime and delinquency. Since the 1960s, the US Supreme Court has periodically considered whether juvenile courts must provide the same constitutional due process safeguards as adult criminal courts and whether juveniles prosecuted in the criminal justice system can receive the same sentences as adults, such as the death penalty or life without the possibility of parole.
Latinos and the Law
Allison Brownell Tirres
Latino Americans have intersected with the law in complicated ways throughout American history. Latinos themselves are a diverse and heterogeneous racial, ethnic, and cultural group, with members hailing from all parts of the Spanish-speaking world and representing all variations on the spectrum of race. Each group has a unique origin story, but all have been shaped by law and legal process. Legal historians and legal scholars explore the role of law in incorporating Latino groups in American society, the effects of law on Latino communities, and the struggles of Latino lawyers, activists, and ordinary people against legal discrimination and for equality. The civil rights story of Latinos bears strong resemblance to that of African Americans: In each case, members have been subjected to de jure and de facto discrimination and social subordination. But the Latino civil rights story has unique valences, particularly in the areas of language discrimination and immigration law and policy. Latino legal history demonstrates the complex ways that Latinos interact with the color line in American law and politics.
Law in Early America
Sally Hadden
Law in early America came from many sources. To focus exclusively on the English common law excludes other vital sources including (but not limited to) civil law, canon law, lex mercatoria (the law merchant), and custom. Also, the number of sources increases the farther back in time one goes and the greater the geographic area under consideration.
By the 18th century, common law had come to dominate, but not snuff out, other competing legal traditions, in part due to the numerical, political, military, and linguistic advantages of its users. English colonists were well-acquainted with the common law, but after arriving in the New World, the process of adaptation to new experiences and new surroundings meant that English common law would undergo numerous alterations.
Colonists in early America had to create legal explanations for the dispossession of Native American land and the appropriation of labor by enslaved Native Americans and Africans. Their colonial charters provided that all colonial law must conform to English law, but deviations began to appear in several areas almost from the first moment of colonization. When controversies arose within the colonies, not all disagreements were settled in courts: churches and merchants provided alternative settings to arbitrate disputes. In part, other groups provided mediation because there were so few trained lawyers and judges available in 17th-century colonies. By the 18th century, however, the number of trained practitioners increased, and the sophistication of legal knowledge in the colonies grew. The majority of legal work handled by colonial lawyers concerned contracts and property.
Law and the language of rights became more widely used by early Americans as the English attempted to tighten their control over the colonists in the mid-18th century. Rights and law became firmly linked with the Revolution in the minds of Americans, so much so that law, rights, and the American Revolution continue to form an integral part of American national identity.
Politics of Reproductive Rights in 20th-Century America
Rickie Solinger
The reproductive experiences of women and girls in the 20th-century United States followed historical patterns shaped by the politics of race and class. Laws and policies governing reproduction generally regarded white women as legitimate reproducers and potentially fit mothers and defined women of color as unfit for reproduction and motherhood; regulations provided for rewards and punishments accordingly. In addition, public policy and public rhetoric defined "population control" as the solution to a variety of social and political problems in the United States, including poverty, immigration, the "quality" of the population, environmental degradation, and "overpopulation." Throughout the century, nonetheless, women, communities of color, and impoverished persons challenged official efforts, at times reducing or even eliminating barriers to reproductive freedom and community survival.
Between 1900 and 1930, decades marked by increasing urbanization, industrialization, and immigration, eugenic fears of "race suicide" (concerns that white women were not having enough babies) fueled a reproductive control regime that pressured middle-class white women to reproduce robustly. At the same time, the state enacted anti-immigrant laws, undermined the integrity of Native families, and protected various forms of racial segregation and white supremacy, all of which attacked the reproductive dignity of millions of women. Also in these decades, many African American women escaped the brutal and sexually predatory Jim Crow culture of the South, and middle-class white women gained greater sexual freedom and access to reproductive health care, including contraceptive services.
During the Great Depression, the government devised the Aid to Dependent Children program to provide destitute "worthy" white mothers with government aid while often denying such supports to women of color forced to subordinate their motherhood to agricultural and domestic labor. Following World War II, as the Civil Rights movement gathered form, focus, and adherents, and as African American and other women of color claimed their rights to motherhood and social provision, white policymakers railed against "welfare queens" and defined motherhood as a class privilege, suitable only for those who could afford to give their children "advantages." The state, invoking the "population bomb," fought to reduce the birth rates of poor women and women of color through sterilization and mandatory contraception, among other strategies. Between 1960 and 1980, white feminists employed the consumerist language of "choice" as part of the campaign for legalized abortion, even as Native, black, Latina, immigrant, and poor women struggled to secure the right to give birth to and raise their children with dignity and safety. The last decades of the 20th century saw severe cuts in social programs designed to aid low-income mothers and their children, cuts to funding for public education and housing, court decisions that dramatically reduced poor women's access to reproductive health care including abortion, and the emergence of a powerful, often violent, anti-abortion movement. In response, in 1994 a group of women of color activists articulated the theory of reproductive justice, splicing together "social justice" and "reproductive rights." The resulting Reproductive Justice movement, which would become increasingly influential in the 21st century, defined reproductive health, rights, and justice as human rights due to all persons and articulated what each individual requires to achieve these rights: the right not to have children, the right to have children, and the right to the social, economic, and environmental conditions necessary to raise children in healthy, peaceful, and sustainable households and communities.
Roe v. Wade
Mary Ziegler
Decided by the Supreme Court in 1973, Roe v. Wade legalized abortion across the United States. The 7-2 decision came at the end of a decades-long struggle to reform—and later repeal—abortion laws. Although all of the justices understood that Roe addressed a profoundly important question, none of them imagined that it would later become a flashpoint of American politics or shape those politics for decades to come.
Holding that the right to privacy covered a woman's choice to terminate her pregnancy, Roe and its companion case, Doe v. Bolton, struck down many of the abortion regulations on the books. The lead-up to and aftermath of Roe tell a story not only of a single Supreme Court decision but also of the historical shifts that the decision shaped and reflected: the emergence of a movement for women's liberation, the rise of grassroots conservatism, political party realignment, controversy about the welfare state, changes to the family structure, and the politicization of science. It is a messy and complicated story that evolved parallel to different ideas about the decision itself. In later decades, Roe arguably became the best-known opinion issued by the Supreme Court, a symbol of an ever-changing set of beliefs about family, health care, and the role of the judiciary in American democracy.
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The Ghost in the Piano!
Posted 31 July 2003 - 10:31 AM
The significance of the piano is that it was moved into the apartment at the same time that the occurances started. The first occurance was that of the odor of decaying flesh which permiated the apartment for a couple of days! Then her boy started to act strangely, he started using horrible voices and was also asking why they were speaking to him in a language he couldn't understand. He also told a friend of his mothers that (while holding a G.I. Joe with a string around it's neck) Look, I am hanging you! We started our investigation and started looking at the piano as a possible cause of the occurances. The piano had been through a fire and is not listed in a catalog of known pianos that the piano tuner has. They have been unable to date this piano. The key cover on the piano has some odd shapes on it that were protected from objects sitting there when the fire occured since the shapes are of natural wood and the rest of the cover is black from the fire. If you check out the evp board you will find one titled "Big Black Chest" I think it refers to the piano as it was blackened in the fire!
I will be sharing all the pics and evp's gathered from the investigation so keep your eyes open on the spiritography and evp boards!
By the way, we think we were successful in getting rid of the spirits since the apartment was very hot going in and very oppressive but when we left the temperature had fallen about 8 degrees within 10 minutes and felt like it had a very much lighter atmosphere! ;D
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krc where's the rest of the pic?!
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rest of what pic? They both loaded for me!
Karensue...I did ask questions of that nature and there are no health issues involved here. I have also talked to her after moving from the apartment and she has not had any bruising like this since! It got cleaned and she has no further problems. The piano did go with her to her new house! ;D
Posted 29 August 2003 - 12:45 AM
I am a little annoyed that you didn't hold off 'til I was there, sounds like it was an incredible investigation
Posted 29 August 2003 - 11:22 AM
Anyone in/around the Twin Cities need a paranormal investigator? I'm available!
Posted 29 August 2003 - 03:19 PM
the things they witnessed :-/
Honestly though, Hun, as we grow as Investigators, I'm sure we'll be sought out to investigate residences
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And KRC, allriiight! I've been having this strong feeling for the past few days that I really should go up and visit you. I haven't contacted you because things are so not going well for me lately...you can read about it in the Troll's Lounge. Nothing major is going wrong, its just that for the past two weeks I've been attracting lots of accidents and mishaps. I wouldn't want my negative energy to spill over onto you and Nonnie.
As soon as my luck changes though, I'd like to see you.
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Octavia Spencer: New York Cares Coat Drive Supporter at Sundance!
Octavia Spencer keeps it chic while attending the 2013 Sundance Film Festival at the Grey Goose Blue Door on Saturday (January 19) in Park City, Utah.
The day before, the 42-year-old actress picked up Sean John coats and jackets to keep warm during the icy festival and help support the New York Cares Coat Drive.
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On the same day, Octavia and Ahna O'Reilly stopped for a tea break at the Lipton Uplift Lounge.
FYI: Octavia is carrying Coach's Bleecker Weekend Tote. Ahna is wearing an Aqua Cashmere sweater.
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Vogelsong overcomes running gaffe, guides Giants to victory
Milwaukee – The Giants and their fans got to attend science lab Wednesday night. Under the microscope was Ryan Vogelsong. The academic question under consideration was whether the 37-year-old pitcher would shrink or grow after an inexcusable blunder on the bases cost the team at least one run.
Vogelsong's line over six innings provided the answer. He held the National League's second-highest scoring offense to one run on a homer to his first batter, Carlos Gomez.
Vogelsong's refusal to break under the weight of his two mistakes and and several impressive offensive performances keyed a 7-4 victory that ended the Giants' five-game losing streak at Miller Park and gave them a 4-2 record on their trip with four to play.
Vogelsong left with a 4-1 lead that shrank to 4-3 on Aramis Ramirez's two-run single in the seventh against Jeremy Affeldt, but eight-inning singles by Juan Perez, Hunter Pence and Joe Panik extended the lead to 5-3, and Pablo Sandoval put it out of reach with a right-handed line-drive homer, his second of the series and 14th of the year — matching his 2013 total.
Panik's single was his third of the game and eighth hit in the past three games, a windfall from a rookie who seems determined to settle the second base question posthaste.
Sandoval has eight RBIs in those three games.
The Giants also got a huge assist from Michael Morse, who had three RBIs on two two-out hits, returning to the lineup after manager Bruce Bochy gave him two days off to think. Morse had been in an awful clutch-hitting slump.
Morse's two-run broken-bat single in the first, which barely squeeked into the outfield, must have felt like a 900-foot grand slam for a guy who had eight RBIs over the past two months.
Vogelsong's gaffe was failing to run out a two-out, bases-loaded one-hopper in the first inning, a strange play resulting in the third out after the Giants had scored three against Yovani Gallardo.
As the inning's ninth batter, Vogelsong cued the ball to shortstop Jean Segura, who tried and failed to outrun Brandon Crawford to second base.
Vogelsong was jogging up the line and stopped as the play unfolded at second, restarting only when Segura threw to first. Had he kept running, Morse would have scored the inning's fourth run and Pence would have batted with the bases loaded. Instead, Vogelsong was out, the inning over.
He had no time to fume because he had to take the mound, and a homer by his first hitter, Carlos Gomez, surely fueled fears on the San Francisco side that Vogelsong had taken his mistake to the mound.
But that was all for Milwaukee against Vogelsong, whose night ended when Segura hit a long out to center with two aboard and two outs in the sixth on the 10th pitch of their encounter.
The Giants had not scored in the first inning on the trip until they victimized Gallardo for three runs.
Pence and Panik opened the game with a singles, Pablo Sandoval continued his clutch ways with an RBI single before Morse's single gave the Giants a 3-0 lead.
One key for the Giants was Panik's hard takeout slide on a potential Buster Posey double-play ball, which might have contributed to Scooter Gennett dropping the ball as he attempted his throw to first.


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Take two: Talented locals keep scene lively
Lux Perpetua
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Freedom: May All Beings Know Peace
This has been a good week, snow notwithstanding. Nothing makes me feel better than being handed a disk full of new tunes. Local, national, mainstream, underground, bootlegged or paid for, it doesn't matter to me. I just love music.
I feel grateful for the opportunity to be able to turn people on to what's new. My only regret is that I can't tell you about all the stuff that comes through the transom. I'm not hating it, though. I'll just bow my head, remain humble, and put you onto a few cats kickin' it in your neighborhood.
Let's start close to home with an individual you may be familiar with– Justin Wolf. He has done his thing, musically, in the 'ville as a member of retro-clash rockers Folkskunde and as featured soloist at numerous Poetry Lounge events.
His not-so-new project, Lux Perpetua, released a new album on local label RR&RP records that deserves your attention. How To Tell A Lie With... is a journey into the depths of warm lo-fi analogue sound and picturesque poetry that paints from a palette of broken images and abstract ideas.
In other words, Lux Perpetua flaunts extremely creative and engaging song-writing backed by the right blend of drums, percussion, keys, and random sounds. There are times when the lo-fi-ness of the recording becomes irritating but mostly because I just wish I could hear the words more clearly (at points they're washed in the mix). For the most part, it's just what is needed for an artist like Justin Wolf.
Pay close attention to songs like "Love & War" and "On That Night." You'll find a rawness in the songs that offsets the smooth warmth of the recording. Don't sleep on Lux Perpetua. There is something special here.
Next on my list of 'Ville-age people is Jim Gagnon, Charlottesville's resident didgeridoo expert. Well, I don't know if he's actually an expert but not only can he play them, he can make them in all kinds of sizes.
Jim has released Freedom: May All Beings Know Peace, a exploration into the danceable aspects of didgeridoo and hand percussion. If you're up on the down-tempo dance style (think Thunderball and Plaid), then this album might just be up your alley. Produced with the help of a Yamaha DJX2 synthesizer, the disc really hits on a few tracks.
My favorites are the final three songs, "Shaman House," "Outer Space," and "Calling All Angels." The didgeridoo gives the tracks a hypnotic effect that, if you allow it, will lull you into a subconscious stupor. This album can really make you drift. I'm not a fan of the vocals on "My People," though the lyric touches home.
I also believe that the long songs could have used a bit more construction to shorten them. Nevertheless, the gems found on Freedom... are worth the missteps. If you're looking for something truly relaxing and different from the norm, search no further.
So, there you have it. The music in Charlottesville never stops coming. It's hard to keep up. Next week something new and probably equally as cool will come across table. I'll do my best to let you know what's good out there.
Hopefully you'll do your best to support what's good. Together we can keep the scene alive.


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The Orioles sit alone atop the AL East standings after their season-opening three-game sweep of the Rays over the weekend. The baseball world is buzzing about the Orioles, wondering if they will end up being one of the season's biggest surprises.
Yes, I know this season is still very young with 159 games left on the schedule. But what we saw from the Orioles this weekend was better than most of us expected.
After all, the Orioles allowed just three runs in three games to the reigning AL East champions, getting quality starts from Jeremy Guthrie, Chris Tillman and Zach Britton and superlative defense from Nick Markakis and the gang. Offensively, their stats weren't eye-popping, but the O's got timely hitting throughout the lineup.
Considering that this was the Orioles' best three-game start to a season since 1997, I'll give you a mulligan on your season prediction from last week if you want to take it.
Orange-colored glasses are optional.
You tell me: Has the Orioles' sweep changed your season outlook? Now how do you see them finishing 2011?


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i will not give a play-by-play of the two days, as that is pretty boring probably. pretty much, kit karzen summed it up when he said something along the lines of: "my therapy bills for the last two days are off the charts. it's like: ihatemylife, ilovemylife, ihatemylife, ilovemylife." the event would really be about a hundred times easier if all six events were held in one day within an 8 hour time span, instead of spaced out so much.
so, what does it feel like to win a national title?
let me tell you, it went like this:
i came into the final race with a 3 point lead, so i had a bit of a buffer. the final race is a 500m time trial. when i first started track racing, i figured this was going to be *my* event, as i liked running the 400m. unfortunately i was approximately 100% wrong with my prognostication. i pretty much suck at the event. i mean, if they started timing about 50m after the start line, i think i'd be respectable at it. but unfortunately that is not how the race works.
now, it is no mystery to anyone that my start sucks. but last year, i remember reading a story about tara whitten (the reigning world champion in the event). i guess the year previous she was leading going into the 500m, and lost the title in the last event. the next year, she worked on starts every time she went to the track, and when the same situation occurred she nailed it and won.
this was very inspiring for me, so i followed suit... i did starts at the track for every workout session for the last 6-7 weeks when i was training at the track. and i got good at them. well, good is perhaps an overstatement. good enough. i mean, i at least wasn't embarrassing myself anymore.
and you know what? all that practice and all that visualization was a big, big waste of time. what did i do when it really counted? i got so nervous, i jumped early, false started, and unclipped. i tried to play it cool, as one more false start is a DQ, but i definitely was anything but cool. "just don't false start again, start clean, and you will be fine" i told myself as that clock ticking was going.
if i could describe my start visually, it would be like this: you know when a beginner comes to the track on a rental bike and you see them do their first start ever? weaving down track, then taking several seconds to move 5 meters forward? well, that is pretty much what it looked like. i was pretty much scared shitless at this point, seeing the whole race shatter before my eyes... i heard kevin masker screaming his balls out at me in turn one, and i tried to sprint as fast as i could for the next two laps, all but knowing in the back of my head that there is really no making up for that, and i lost it.
i crossed the finish line and the only emotion i felt was pure despair. i had blown it so incrediby bad. i rolled around for a lap completely devastated.
i came off the track, very sad, and then someone said i won, as lauren hall who was in 2nd place to me going into the event, was only one place ahead of me. i really couldn't believe it. i had just fucked up so royally there is no way i still could have won.
ya know, of all the times riding and training and day dreaming thinking about what it would feel like to win a national title, it never quite played out like that. i more pictured me having a fast ride, screaming, putting my arms in the air, jumping up and down... or something along those lines. ya know, the normal things you feel when you are on an adrenaline high. even after i heard i won, i was still upset about my 500m and in a bit of denial and disbelief that i had actually won.
sarah hammer said to me on the infield right after the race: "that's the omnium for you!"
and i guess that is the omnium for you. 6 races. 2 days. ilovelife, ihatelife.
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so, like i said... it really didn't set in very quickly. i mean, after such a major f-up, it's hard to actually believe you won something. but i finally believed it when the USADA lady came over to me, and said she was going to be with me for the next hour. my first response?
"can i get a picture." i mean, this was cool shit - getting drug tested!
after the picture was taken, i said: "do i have to wait an hour? i can go now." i am not overly confident about a lot of things. but finishing my dinner plate and being able to pee-on-demand, are too thinks that i am quite confident about. she was surprised i was so ready to go, so she said okay and walked me through the track to the upstairs.
anyway, we walk inside and she has some paperwork, and i see on the top of the form it says: "Address, Zip, Phone."
now, to say i was still pretty rattled about the 500m is an understatement. as i was walking into the room, all i could think was: i can't remember my address. is it 4727 or 2742. now, in my defense, we had just moved about 4 weeks ago. but still, that is pretty stupid i am 29 years old and can't remember my address. address, phone number, and right/left is pretty much the first test one must pass in kindergarten. and here i am. when did i become such a dumb jock?
so getting drug tested goes like this. i take the cup and walk into a stall, and this lady starts following me in. i pretty much give her the WTF?!?! look, and then realize: a) oh, they probably do that so you don't do anything shady, and b) i had just walked into the little stall, as opposed to the big stall, and it is quite a bit cramped in here. as i try to close the door of the little stall, she suggests we move to the big stall, she is the professional here, so i comply.
"so how much do i need to pee?"
she points to the 90ml -- which is about half a cup.
at that point, i get a bit nervous. as, when i was all: "oh, i can pee now...i can pee anytime...look how awesome i am" to the USADA lady when she told me she'd be with me for an hour - i thought she just needed a little pee. i can always pee a little. but half a cup is kinda a lot.
but if there is one thing i learned this week, it is: don't underestimate yourself!
so, i gave it go, and figure i'd do what i can. i had a few tricks up my sleeve to generate more urine if necessary, and i thought i could make the half a cup.
so i started peeing...... and missed the cup. fuck i though. that was valuable milliliters! however, just like after the first day of the omnium, i recomposed, made a straight line in, and made it was up to 140ml no problem, without even using my extra-pee techniques such as leaning forward or pushing on my belly. i screwed on the lid, and then wanted to pee a little bit more. but then i felt kinda awkward about it...as that lady was still standing there. i mean, it is one thing peeing in front of a lady when you are peeing in a cup...but it is a bit more weird to pee in front of a lady when you are just peeing in the toilet bowl. so, i decided i would hold it.
then came part two, transferring my pee into the different A and B sample glass containers. that was pretty uneventful. i was just happy i didn't spill any of my pee on the table.
then came part three: declaration of supplements.
USADA GUY:what supplements do you take?now, how does one honestly answer this question.? i think the most honest answer would be: i remember to take my iron about as often as i "remember" to do my core work. which would translate into: "three times a week on a good week, but once every 6 weeks is not uncommon."
bethbikes!: uhh, i take iron pills
USADA GUY: how often? when was the last time you took one?
bethbikes!: uhhh....when i remember.
USADA GUY:how often is that? when was the last time you remembered?
then came the dreaded next part....my address. i still couldn't remember. 4727 or 2742. 4727 was what first came to my mind, but i was having second thoughts. what the hell is wrong with me? i went with my initial instinct, as i remember someone giving me that advice once when deciding between answers on multiple choice tests. 4727 i tell him. then, i clumsily explained that i had just moved and was really anxious and overwhelmed at the moment and not thinking too great. he told me to come back if it was wrong and they would re-write my form.
i went down for the awards ceremony, found michael and asked him what our address was. "2742" he replied. of course, i thought. i pretty much had freakout number 17 of the day. anyway, we walk back up, and they easily correct it.
i am just thankful i don't have to walk down the street and knock on the door of a crackhead's house to track down my "U.S. Anti-Doping Drug-Free" letter.
and that is a wrap.


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Saint Albina of Caesarea
Young Christian maiden martyred in the persecutions of Decius. Greeks maintain that her body was miraculously translated after death.
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