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Interstellar Marines: Prologue
Immersive AAA-quality Indie FPS with RPG elements, tactical co-op & nonlinear gameplay set in a believable future.
Interstellar Marines: Prologue
Immersive AAA-quality Indie FPS with RPG elements, tactical co-op & nonlinear gameplay set in a believable future.
Prologue explained and Terri Brosius says "hi" (SHODAN / System Shock 2):
- All copies of Prologue now comes with Beta access (est. Q2 2013)
- All tiers from $30 and above include Alpha/Beta/ODD access to Prologue
- All tiers from $30 and above include a super special OS-1 Pistol sidearm that's only available during this Kickstarter. (does not alter gameplay)
- All tiers from $30 and above include a special "Backer Edition" of the Camouflage Suit that's only available during this Kickstarter.
- All tiers from $60 and above will include a special AR-03 "Backer Edition" assault rifle that's only available during this Kickstarter. (does not alter gameplay)
- All tiers from $60 and above includes a Frontliner or Spearhead game identity that grants you: access to exclusive content, Alpha/Beta/ODD access to all the games included in the tier, and early access to WIP content (art, music, test builds etc.). It's our way of honoring you for being an early backer of the Interstellar Marines franchise!
All reward tiers include one copy of Prologue, and we've now added a few optional "add-ons" that you can add to whichever tier you choose.
For all tiers:
- Extra copy of Prologue – Add $15 for each copy
- Standalone Trilogy – Add $30 for standalone trilogy pre-order
- Signed Poster – Add $100 (Free shipping worldwide)
- Signed Art Book – Add $200 (Free shipping worldwide)
- Extra T-shirt – Add $20 for each extra T-shirt (Free shipping worldwide)
Step-by-step description of how to add these to your pledge:
- 1) If you've already backed us, click the "manage your pledge" button at the top of the rewards section on the right.
- 2) Increase your pledge by the amount that will cover your additional add-ons. For example, if you want the "Standalone Trilogy" you would add $30 to your pledge. (IMPORTANT: Do not change your tier, just add the amount to the current tier amount!)
- 3) When our Kickstarter ends, we will make a system where you can choose which rewards you wanted, based on your final tier and pledge amount.
Click here for more details on Tiers, Add-Ons and Example Calculations.
(NOTE: If you have already backed us on our community website, please read this Kickstarter FAQ for Early Supporters)
Update #12: November 23rd – One Thanksgiving Miracle To-Go Please!
Update #11: November 22nd – Prologue Explained (video) and Interviews
Update #10: November 20th – Secrets From the Past #3, and a new interview
Update #9: November 19th – Secrets From the Past #2
Update #8: November 18th – Bonus Rewards, a Trilogy Add-On, and Secrets From the Past
Update #7: November 16th – A blooper video and a teaser shot!
Update #6: November 13th – Campaign "relaunch", Interviews and community contributions
Update #5: November 9th – Interviews, a Community Video, and a Teaser!
Update #4: November 2nd – Prologue 11% Unlocked
Update #3: October 31st – New Co-Op Tiers and Add-Ons
Update #2: October 29th – Tastes, Rewards and Total Biscuit
Update #1: October 27th – Wallpapers, Kickstarter FAQ for Early Supporters and Full Description of Tiers
The Vision of Interstellar Marines
This is 30 seconds of sci-fi co-op from the GDC 2008 presentation mentioned in the main video.You can find the full presentation and playable prototypes of Prologue below.
Short (spoiler-free) narrative detailing the story behind the Interstellar Marines battalion and its purpose.
This video is the full-length (15 minutes) GDC presentation from 2008 created specifically to sell the vision and gameplay of Interstellar Marines.
Playable Prototypes (PC/Mac)
Try the prototypes of Prologue right here in your browser! Click the images below and get a taste for what we're aiming for.
Prologue Soundtrack
Interstellar Marines: Prologue is a sci-fi FPS that offers a unique blend of tactical co-op, progressive role-playing, and nonlinear gameplay, featuring the intense backstory leading up to First Contact – the first game in our ambitious trilogy.
Set in a convincing near-future time, the Interplanetary Treaty Organization (ITO) has secretly begun colonizing the first human settlement outside our solar system. Faced with the increased chance of establishing contact with another sentient species, the member countries of ITO decides to accelerate the research and training program of its interstellar warfare division, ahead of schedule.
Back on Earth, you – assuming the role as a Special Forces soldier – are transported deep beneath the salty expanse of Groom Lake, Nevada, to a high-tech military training facility, designed to train the best soldiers from all of ITO's member countries.
Equipped with the latest in weapons and gadgets you, in cooperation with fellow candidates, will train and improve your skills in large underground training environments, ranging from shooting ranges to artificially staged hostage and first contact scenarios, all supervised by the all-encompassing AI SARA that makes sure every battle is different!
Do you have the mettle to join the spearheads of interstellar warfare?
- Diverse Combat Training: The entire game is built with a variety of fulfilling training scenarios in single-player, co-op and multiplayer.
- First Person Simulation: We have a razor-sharp focus on creating an immersive First Person Simulator via distinct graphics, sound and gameplay – no more floating cameras!
- Tactical Co-Op: Prologue is designed from the ground up to support up to 4 players in co-op, with truly cooperative interaction.
- Progressive Role-Playing: As you train your soldier you gain XP that converts into upgradeable skills on your character, weapon and equipment.
- Customizable Arsenal: With the latest in near-future weapons and equipment at your disposal, you have the option to fully customize your arsenal on the fly.
- Rich and Believable AI: In Prologue, we aim to deliver a believable AI that makes every encounter exciting.
- Simulated Training Environments: Experience an atmospheric training facility built to artificially simulate every conceivable encounter. AI SARA controls the mission variables, making sure every battle is different!
Diverse Combat Training
Example: After a few rounds of leveling up your SMG at the Bullseye shooting range, you meet up with your two buddies and go for that final 3-player co-op challenge in the rookie tier that will unlock 2 new ranked co-op challenges. After that, you head in for some good ol' Deathmatch on Combat Range 5.
Easy to learn, satisfying to master!
Prologue is designed with combat training in mind, and whether you prefer single-player, multiplayer or co-op, there will be plenty of excitement for the casual and hardcore players alike!
First Person Simulation
Example: Sprinting makes you breath heavily, which affects your aim, stamina and fogs up your helmet. Opening the helmet clears up your view and improves your aim, but removes the HUD and AI-enhanced audio. Getting shot at blurs your vision but temporarily improves your stamina, hearing and aim!
Every sight and sound affect your tactical decisions.
Prologue will feature a full-body experience where you feel present and immersed in the world – no more floating hands and lack of self-shadows!
Tactical Co-Op
Example: Pull your wounded teammates to cover. Use suppressive fire to increase co-op accuracy. Time your tactical advancement for improved co-op skills and scores.
In Prologue you are rewarded when you work together – that's why you earn XP in solidarity.
We aim to build an experience that is designed from the ground up to support any variant of 2-4 player co-op with cooperative features that truly assist and enable your team because, without it, it's really only a single-player experience with multiple players in it!
Progressive Role-Playing
Example: Upgrade your character's stealth skill to be more silent while moving/reloading. Can't hit your targets? Increase your accuracy on the weapon. Tired of the darkness? Upgrade your HUD with night-vision.
In Prologue you train your skills in three main training categories: Character, Weapon and Equipment. Each category is divided into different skills that each can be upgraded in a linearly fashion (think System Shock or Deus Ex). This allows you to uniquely customize your soldier to fit your playing style!
Customizable Arsenal
Example: Feel the power of your high-powered AR-03 assault rifle as you replace the long-range scope with a red dot sight, change to armor-piercing ammunition and empty a mag into yet another Combat Training Robot!
With the latest in near-future weapons and equipment at your disposal, you have the option to fully customize your arsenal on the fly – make your tactical choices when the situation calls for it!
Every weapon is designed to be a realistic future projection of present-day equivalents, such as the MP5 or M16. There are no laser guns in the Interstellar Marines universe!
Rich and Believable AI
Example: In the claustrophobic corridors of Compound 13, you've spotted a patrolling squad of Combat Training Robots. As your silenced projectile destroy the only light in the room, the robots scatter feverishly for cover. You enable your night-vision and take them out – one at a time!
Using human-like perceptions, the Combat Training Robots is designed to simulate various forms of combat behavior, choosing among a range of believable actions.
In Prologue we want to build an AI that is both believable, unpredictable and exciting to play against – No more rail-tracking AI and scripted triggers!
Simulated Training Environments
Example: Under the simulated rain of Combat Range 07, you sneak through the muddy terrain to a nearby bunker, sights on the enemy. Unexpectedly, the artificial sun overhead is reconfigured to night-mode by SARA, and you are suddenly facing your own shadow on the wall – BANG! – you've been outmaneuvered!
Experience an intricate and atmospheric military training facility, built deep underground to train the Special Forces of the future, for every conceivable encounter.
ITO's all-encompassing AI presence (SARA) dynamically controls the mission variables ranging from weather simulation to rules of engagement, making sure every battle is different!
Game Identity
Whichever tier you pledge, you will be awarded a unique identity that forever proves your early support for Interstellar Marines and Open Door Development, visible in all games and on the community website. It's an honor system we've been perfecting for years now, so welcome aboard!
Backer T-Shirt
Available at the $100 tier this t-shirt with front print "We Are Not Alone!" and back "Backer / Interstellar Marines" is made exclusively for the Kickstarter backers and will not be made available afterwards. Get it while you still can!
Complete Trilogy
As a Spearhead you are "all-in" which means you will receive all the games from the trilogy as they are finished, in all their digital and DRM-free glory!
Claim Your Bullseye (limited)
Get your name in the game by claiming a unique bullseye! An achievement mini-game is built around shooting all the bullseyes secretly hidden in the world, and when your bullseye is shot your username is displayed to the shooter. We'll also send you an exclusive Bullseye pin to go with your t-shirt and subsequent bragging rights!
In-Game Helmet
As a Super Supporter ($150+ tiers) you receive an exclusive in-game helmet only wearable by Super Supporters, specifically designed to show your unique support in-game! (Does not alter gameplay)
Co-Op Packs
With this reward you will never be without friends! Co-Op Packs come in three different variants; Prologue, First Contact or Trilogy, and each of them contain 3 copies of the games to give to your friends and let you experience the games the way it was meant to be played – in 4-player Co-Op!
At the higher tiers ($200 and above) you also receive 3 extra Game Identities (Vanguard, Frontliner or Spearhead) to give to your buddies.
Movie-Size Poster
This movie-size poster is designed, like the t-shirt, exclusively to this Kickstarter campaign. The entire team of Zero Point Software will sign the poster before sending it off with much love and respect for your generous support.
Art Book
Filled with full-page concept art, renderings and illustrations about the development of Prologue, this hardcover art book will be a treat to hold in your hands. We can't wait to sign it!
Lifetime Access
At a thousand dollars (or more) we think you deserve something extra special. That's why we will award you with a copy of every Interstellar Marines game ever made, on every platform it is released on. To salute your support we will ship a custom-made dog tag engraved with your username and ask you to never open your wallet again; shut up and keep your money!
SARA Announcement (limited)
In collaboration with the team, you are given a unique chance to come up with an AI SARA announcement to be performed by our voice actor and put in-game for all eternity. Now that's something to be proud of!
Here is an example of AI SARA – ITO's official and all encompassing AI presence – performed by Terri Brosius (voice of SHODAN in the System Shock series)
Collectible Statue (limited)
If you are putting down thousands of dollars we want to honor you, both in-game and physically. So we'll ship you a one of a kind collectible Marine statue (approx. 6 inches tall) to look after you, while you play Interstellar Marines. We'll also tie-in your statue with a "find the collectible statues" mini-game, which display your username and custom message to the players when they find the digital version of your statue. It's a win-win for everyone!
In-Game Shrine (limited)
What better way to be eternally remembered than to put up a shrine and let the community worship your digital alter ego, in commemoration of your enormous support! We will ask you to send us a posing photo and in return we'll place a shrine in Prologue posed to your likening, and with your username eternally engraved. We'll also ship a poster of your shrine signed by the artist, as a proof for nonbelievers!
Design Weapon (limited)
If you've ever dreamt about designing the next MP5 or M16 – now is your chance! At the top tier you, in collaboration with the Weapons Design team, get to be an integral part of the early brainstorm to the final design and naming of a realistic weapon, that will forever be immortalized in Prologue!
Meet the Team (limited)
Look, if you've put down ten grand you should be allowed to see where your hard-earned cash end up! You are invited to our humble office in wonderful Copenhagen, Denmark where you will meet and hangout with the team behind Interstellar Marines. Based on your preferences, we will arrange for a fun and exciting VIP treatment at our expense! (Travel and lodging not included)
Who Are Zero Point Software?
We are two partners (the two guys from the video) working full-time on the project: Kim (Game Director) and Mikael (Programmer). We both share a profound interest in FPS games and science fiction, and have over 20 years of game development experience combined.
Through the years of working on the gameplay prototypes we have assembled a core roster of extremely talented people who have all worked on the project at some point, and are ready to go full-time when the resources allow for it. Their experiences range from small unknown indie titles to big blockbuster games like Crysis and Deus Ex, and they all share the same intense desire to realize this ambitious project with us.
What Is Your Money Going Toward?
We know $600,000 is a lot of money. Making FPS games is difficult and expensive – especially with the AAA-quality that we're aiming for – so to be able to finish Prologue we need to hire a roster of artists, designers and programmers who all excel at their individual craft. This amounts for most of the budget.
With the team secured, we will be able to take Prologue from its current prototype stage to the finished game, while offering you a unique chance to join us in the Open Door Development.
It's a recipe we've been fine-tuning for years so rest assured that we will spend every dollar wisely on building the best game humanly possible, in collaboration with you!
What is Open Door Development?
In the process of developing our gameplay prototypes, we've learned how extremely valuable the feedback, ideas and critique from the community, is to the success of our game. This is precisely why we decided to "open the doors" during the development of Prologue – to the fans that truly care!
With Open Door Development we're granting access to all Vanguards, Frontliners and Spearheads, in the hope that they will play and provide their much valued feedback in return.
During this Kickstarter campaign you can access all our prototypes without an Open Door Development "access pass", and we highly encourage you to check them out on InterstellarMarines.com!
(As a side note; if you are a game developer, or just generally intrigued by this development philosophy, we just recently gave a presentation about Lessons Learned in Open Door Development)
Risks and challenges
Over the years we've accumulated a wealth of knowledge and expertise around a core team of people who all share the vision of Interstellar Marines and know what it takes, to create it.
On top of that we have built a strong set of tools and technology around the Unity engine which is constantly improved and refined, as new features are released. It's a technology that helps us deliver easier, faster and on more platforms than any other engine.
Our goal is to deliver a polished AAA game experience, and although we are a very small team, we think our playable prototypes are a testament to the fact that nowadays you don't have to hire a 100+ man team to make a great FPS. In fact, we've made ours with less than 10.
In all honesty, Prologue may not end up being entirely AAA quality from top to bottom, or shipped precisely on time, but we are confident that with our Open Door Development philosophy and our amazing community of dedicated gamers to push us forward, you – and we – are in for a sweet sweet ride!
Your team at Zero Point Software
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A 2012 report by DARA calculated that 5 million people were dying each year from climate change and carbon economies, mostly from indoor smoke and (outdoor) air pollution.
Back in 2012, a Reuters report calculated that this could add up to a total number of 100 million deaths over the coming two decades. This suggests, however, that failure to act on climate change will not cause even more deaths due to other causes.
Indeed, failure to act on climate change could result in many more deaths due to other causes, in particular food shortages. As temperatures rise, ever more extreme weather events can be expected, such as flooding, heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, and subsequent crop loss, famine, disease, heat-stroke, etc.
So, while currently most deaths are caused by indoor smoke and outdoor air pollution, in case of a failure to act on climate change the number of deaths can be expected to rise most rapidly among people hit by famine, fresh water shortages, as well as wars over food, water, etc.
How high could figures rise? Below is an update of an image from the earlier post Arctic Methane Impact with a scale in both Celsius and Fahrenheit added on the right, illustrating the danger that temperature will rise to intolerable levels if little or no action is taken on climate change. The inset shows projected global number of annual climate-related deaths for these two scenarios, i.e. no action and little action, and also shows a third scenario of comprehensive and effective action that would instead bring temperature rise under control.
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Obama settles on EPA, Energy Department nominees
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Obama settles on EPA, Energy Department nominees: source
By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON | Wed Feb 20, 2013 4:42pm EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama intends to nominate air quality expert Gina McCarthy to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz to head the Department of Energy as early as this week, according to a source familiar with the process.
McCarthy would likely become the face of Obama's latest push to fight climate change. Currently the assistant administrator for the EPA Office of Air and Radiation, she would replace Lisa Jackson, who stepped down as EPA chief this month.
Moniz, a former undersecretary of energy during the Clinton administration, is director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Energy Initiative, a research group that gets funding from industry heavyweights including BP, Chevron, and Saudi Aramco for academic work on projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gases.
Moniz would replace Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, who is stepping down.
The source said announcements of the two nominations were possible this week but were more likely to come later.
McCarthy has the respect of environmental groups and a reputation for working well with utilities and state regulators, which bear the brunt of implementing EPA rules.
But she will face tough questions from Republican lawmakers who believe the EPA has gone too far in its rules, which they argue have hurt the economy.
Obama has taken up climate change as one of his main second-term challenges, warning during his State of the Union speech to Congress that his administration would consider taking executive actions to fight the problem if lawmakers fail to revive a market-based system to regulate carbon emissions.
The EPA would likely be the agency to implement such executive actions.
"Gina is a true-blue environmentalist, but she is at least willing to make changes when people have legitimate concerns," said Jeffrey Holmstead, a former EPA official who held McCarthy's current job in President George W. Bush's administration and is now a lobbyist for energy interests.
He said he expected the Senate to confirm McCarthy because she had shown a willingness to work with industry.
A Boston native, McCarthy came to Washington after serving as the top environmental regulator in Massachusetts and Connecticut under Democratic and Republican governors.
Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, a Democrat, appointed her chairwoman of a council to oversee a review of a proposed hazardous waste incinerator in the Boston area in 1990.
She later served as an environmental policy adviser to then-Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and launched the state's first Climate Protection Action Plan. Romney was Obama's Republican opponent in the 2012 presidential election.
In 2004, McCarthy was appointed to head Connecticut's Department of Environmental Protection under then-Governor Jodi Rell, also a Republican, and helped lead the state into a carbon cap-and-trade system for Northeastern states, known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
By choosing Moniz, Obama would put another scientist at the head of the Department of Energy, despite a sometimes rocky tenure for Chu.
At MIT, Moniz led intensive studies about the future of coal, nuclear energy and natural gas, and he helped attract funding and research momentum to energy projects on campus.
People familiar with Moniz's work said, if chosen, he would bring his own energy and pragmatism to the job.
"He has a kind of boundless enthusiasm that's infectious," said George Shultz, a former secretary of state in the Reagan administration who is head of an advisory committee for the MIT Energy Initiative.
"He knows a lot about the subject in all its dimensions," Shultz said.
Some green groups are skeptical about Moniz because of his support for natural gas and have started petitions against his potential nomination.
They are wary of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," a method used by gas drillers to blast sand, water and chemicals into layers of shale to unleash natural gas trapped deep beneath the ground.
Moniz earned kudos for a pragmatic approach toward using research to find ways to reduce carbon pollution from fossil fuels and transition to cleaner forms of energy.
"It's clearly part of his DNA," said Phil Sharp, a former congressman who now leads the research group Resources for the Future and has worked with Moniz on panels.
"Those in the advocacy community who are really deep in the substance find they can work with him," Sharp said.
(Additional reporting by Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner; Editing by Alistair Bell and Eric Beech)
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The Nicholas Effect
Reg Green's Highly-Acclaimed Book, "The Nicholas Effect" Continues to Change Minds Around the World
"I can think of no book that surpasses 'The Nicholas Effect' in opening the heart and changing attitudes for the common good," Bud Gardner, editor of Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul, wrote when it was first published.
It tells the horrifying story of the shooting, as four-year-old Eleanor lay asleep next to Nicholas, the failed efforts to save him and the emotion that engulfed Italy when the decision to donate his organs and corneas became known. The President and Prime Minister of Italy asked to see the Greens privately and talked to them like friends of the family instead of leaders of a nation.
The book shows them going home to their beautiful village of Bodega Bay on the Northern California coast and, in a wrenching ceremony, burying Nicholas in a simple country churchyard, then picking up the threads in a house that suddenly seemed empty.
The media interest was intense from the beginning, as the book relates, with virtually every major daily paper in the world carrying the story and the major television shows, including Oprah, Barbara Walters, Katie Couric and Tom Brokaw, interviewing the family.
The book goes on location for the making of "Nicholas' Gift," a CBS movie of the week, for which Jamie Lee Curtis was nominated for an Emmy. It details the arrest of the two suspects and the long-drawn-out murder trial. It describes how Pope John Paul II had a bell made in the papal foundry and sent to the memorial tower that was built in Bodega Bay.
No other country has come remotely close to the rate of increase in organ donation shown by Italy. "A change of that magnitude must have multiple causes, including dedicated volunteers and health care personnel all over Italy," says Green. "But it is clear that Nicholas' story was the catalyst that changed the thinking of an entire nation."
More broadly, the story sharply increased awareness of the tens of thousands of deaths caused around the world every year by the shortage of donated organs. As the book puts it "it sent an electric shock through the human spirit."
"The Nicholas Effect," can be ordered at www.authorhouse.com. It is also available through online bookstores, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders. For those orders purchasers should specify the 15th anniversary edition.


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Branded and private label products for pet owners, gardeners and hobby farmers are sold by the Buckerfield's chain of retail stores throughout Southern British Columbia and Vancouver Island.
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III Arms offers finely crafted weapons that will serve you well if you must ever reach for steel to protect your life or Liberty.
Firearms are tools. We do not offer Safe Queens, but robust and reliable arms that you can bet your life on when you are forced into the muck, in calibers suited for the task at hand.
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On Jan. 8, when it was reported that Obama had chosen Pastor Louie Giglio to give his inaugural benediction, lefties jumped to make sure the administration had done its due diligence regarding the reverend's ideological purity.
Apparently, it had not. The very next day, the left-wing website, Think Progress.org reported that Obama had chosen yet another "anti-gay Pastor" to deliver his invocation. After digging around, they were able to find a sermon Giglio gave fifteen years ago, preaching against the sin of homosexuality.
And that's a heresy liberals cannot abide. Amid the ensuing outcry, Giglio withdrew from the ceremony, citing "those seeking to make their agenda the focal point of the inauguration" as his reason.
Appropriately contrite, Obama's camp condemned Giglio's past comments as not "reflecting the strength and diversity of our country" and promised to pick someone else whose beliefs "reflect this administration's vision of inclusion and acceptance for all Americans."
Enter the Episcopalians. The Huffington Post reported that Obama chose Episcopal priest Rev. Luis Leon of Washington, D.C.'s St. John's church to give the benediction instead. The Episcopal Church, with its openly gay bishops and priests is known for its liberal views on gay marriage, announcing "this summer that it would bless same-sex partnerships and ordain transgender priests," according to HuffPo.
The Obama administration cited Giglio's fight for human-trafficking victims as its initial reason for choosing him. But apparently some social issues are more important than others


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Claremont, Calif- If there was any question about whether the Athenas were going to slow down after being on fire in their last game it was quickly answered. The Athenas jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead in the first twelve minutes of play to help propel them to an 18-6 victory over the Depauw University Tigers (IN).
The Athenas gained their lead early in large part due to freshman Zoe Pinczower who had four of the first six goals for the Athenas. The Tigers fought back with a 5-1 run that was started by freshman Nicole Gibson and finished by freshman Emilye Denny. However, the Athenas tightened up their defense and went on a 3-0 run of their own to extend their lead and finish the half ahead of the Tigers 9-5.
In the second half the Athenas showed no signs of letting up on offense or defense as they outscored the Tigers 9-1 to cruise to an 18-6 victory and extend their win streak to seven.
The Athenas were led in scoring by freshman Zoe Pinczower, freshman Cara Cancelmo, and senior Anthea Weixel who each had four goals. Also, freshman Oona Pritchard came up with four ground balls to lead the team. The Tigers were led by freshman Taylor Summers who had two goals.
The Athenas will take the field vs. Southwestern (TX) on Saturday, March 29 at home on Parents Field at 1:00 PM.
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IOTA IOTA IOTA, Kappa Chapter
IOTA IOTA IOTA, Triota, is an academic honor society for the field of Women's Studies. Our mission is to encourage and support scholarship and academic excellence in Women's Studies. Triota strives to maintain the feminist values vital to Women's Studies and encourage diversity, egalitarianism, and a supportive academic environment for all students through volunteerism, advocacy, and activism within the community. The society is named after the ancient goddesses Inana, Ishtar, and Isis.
President: Mckenzie Katz
Vice-President: Jess Bachinski
Treasurer: Allegra Itsoga
Secretary: Jess Troy
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Rosalyn Amenta
IOTA IOTA IOTA is open to undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumnae/i in Women's Studies.
Candidates must:
- Have a strong interest in Women's Studies
- Have at least third-semester undergraduate standing
- Have at least six hours/credits of Women's Studies coursework
- Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
To apply, download the Triota application (.pdf, 72KB) and return the form to the Women's Studies office in Engleman Hall, Room B229.
Please email Rosalyn Amenta at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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You might not think that forming a shanty town is an undertaking that requires extensive planning. You would be wrong. Dead wrong....dead wrong like you got trampled by sauerkraut-starved Packer fans, driven mad with Super Bowl excitement. To create a successful shanty town, there needs to be a preparative stage to ensure that all shanty town residents are safe, secure, fed, and properly supplied with ample quantities of beer and jerky.
@Packnic took it upon himself to KNOCK THIS PLANNING STAGE OUT OF THE PARK!
Please see below:
There was some serious thought put into this, as evidenced by the following:
- First Aid adjacent to the Beer Garden
- Ample Brat and Beer booths, all located at strategic points within the Shanty Town
- Cafeteria and BBQ Pit within easy access of the Jerky and Cheese storage
- Space for Packer fans eager to be near the Texan action, but who would prefer to hang out with REAL fans rather than with corporate big shots at the game and at the glitzy parties (BTW-The Shanty Town can do glitzy. Please see: "Champagne Room")
- Extensive restroom facilities
Thank you, @Packnic, for your hard work!


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From Michael Foley's The Age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes It Hard to be Happy:
Difficulty has become repugnant because it denies entitlement, disenchants potential, limits mobility and flexibility, delays gratification, distracts from distraction and demands responsibility, commitment, attention and thought….
Why submit to mathematical rigour when you can do a degree in Surfing and Beach Management instead?
This is exactly what I was getting at with my cross-country study of math achievement. Countries that have higher self-expressive values tend to have lower mean math achievement. Not only that, but they are less likely to reward students with higher liking-for-math with math achievement, compared to countries with more survivalist values. (Note: my final results were not quite so puny as I had feared. Actually after I refined the model based on some diagnostics they were pretty good but until I solve the psychometric problem of measuring liking-for-math I cannot go further with it. So I suppose that will be what I attack this summer for my research practicum.)
I think this may explain why the curve of math achievement related to GDP flattens at higher levels of income — as countries make the shift from industrial to post-industrial, their values shift from survivalist to self-expressive, and self-expressive values are more likely to encourage a degree in Surfing and Beach Management than in something that requires multivariable calculus and differential equations. (Click for a bigger graph).
As countries industrialize, GDP goes up, and values shift from traditionalist to secular-rational. In this phase, math achievement is encouraged and supported, because an industrially-oriented economy needs, most of all, quantitatively skilled human capital. Mean math achievement will improve and students who like math will put even more effort into it. They will be encouraged by their parents and their peers and by future job opportunities.
But then industrialization provides so much wealth that the country shifts to a post-industrial economy, as has happened in many English-speaking countries. Now cultural values move from survivalist to self-expressive. It's less important to prepare yourself for a high-paying job than to "do what you love." The money will follow.
Crudely put, does a culture reward effort or expression? Math success requires effort and it doesn't really help someone express themselves (just read some of my more statistically-oriented blog posts and you can see that!)
I'm not saying an emphasis on expression is wrong. But it doesn't contribute to high math achievement. Improving teacher quality isn't going to change that. Context and culture matters when it comes to academics.


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Tuesday, 19 October 2010
So last week was not a good week. I know, I know: every week is what you make of it. But I was working A LOT, couldn't run AT ALL and I felt my PhD project was getting the shaft in many ways for no apparent reason. And this created even more work.
I started eyeing something in the window of the local sex shop. I am allowed to admit things like this, right? Olga might say it's because I'm almost European.
But I was terrified of someone seeing me walk in. It is one thing to buy slinky lingerie at Victoria's Secret or any other acceptable underwear retailer. It's another to walk into a genuine sex store. What if one of my patients saw me? Or my colleagues? What would they think? What would you think if you saw your doctor walking into one of these stores?
Anyway, on Friday they had 50% off everything in the store. So I made sure the street was COMPLETELY clear of people and darted in. I successfully found what I wanted. And all was going well and I was about to make a purchase when I noticed a large selection of batteries on the wall. "Huh" I thought. "This is just like a regular old corner store. Why on earth would they have such a variety of batteries?" Out of the corner of my left eye, I saw a large, purple, glowing... "ah yes, that is why they have batteries." I am still an American at heart.
I rushed out of the store and down the street, hoping the bag would not give me away.
So, yeah, I just didn't really feel like running after the Brocken Marathon. The entire left side of my body hurt when I ran. Even my heal and shoulder. I started to think running injuries were contagious over the internet from Steve Q and May-Britt, respectively.
But I spent my time pulse training with the other members of my athletic club, Scala. (I swam, too, but that's not important right now.) When you spin, you have a pulse monitor on. And everyone's pulse is displayed on a screen in front of the class. When you do the step/stomach, butt, thighs class, it's also about getting your pulse up. I've realized I get a really good workout from these sessions -mostly because it's competitive. Though I have trouble understanding why it looks like I'm working so much harder than the people next to me, and I certainly am sweating even more than the men, and yet my stupid pulse never gets up to 85% of max, unlike everyone else's. I think I missed something in my physiology class in medical school - or I am actually 20 years older than I thought. Any ideas?
I was fooled by my own blog and thought the Copenhagen 6 hour race was this coming weekend. So I was in the middle of a mega-taper when I realized yesterday, the race is actually October 30th (I know May-Britt, you warned me - I should correct in on my blog!).
Anyway, I hadn't run more than a total of 6 miles in 9 days. SR and I went out for a little speed work today. I was worried about my heal. We ran my favorite semi-hilly trail though farm fields, which I train on often. I never run super fast times there, because of the nature of the trail, so I hesitate to write my times on my blog. But today was different.
We did a 5k x 2.
SR gave me a 3 minute head start. Since his 5k PR is 15:57 and mine is (in truth) 19:46 (don't be confused by the questionable relay time I have listed), I knew he would pass me no problem.
Anyway, he didn't pass me! At least not during the first 5k. I ran the first 5k in 22:10 and the second in 23:19. I know it doesn't sound that great, but it is a training record for me on such a hard trail. If I were simply interested in being fast, I would have been pleased. But there was this other good part about it - IT FELT AWESOME.
Now, if you just read the title and scrolled to the last sentence, you probably think I wrote about something slightly different.
8 comments:
- SteveQ said...
Something's contagious, at any rate. My latest post could have the same title as yours.
word verification: underoos!
- 19 October 2010 at 19:11
- olga said...
When I still lived in Russia, I was shy about walking into a sex shop (Soviets don;t have sex! that's the idea, and kids happen by dropping saliva on one's shoe, I swear, our math teacher said that in 1985). US didn't help me much either being prude country and all. Then I visited Holland and everything became normal, as I always wnated it (I know, I am a perv, I see penises on every corner, just ask my friends).
Anyhow, pulse training not hiking your HR high enough is weird. When I did 3M hill repeats in the Gorge, I was going at 180, what is my max. I wonder why you can't get high and your low is not low enough. But at the same time, can we just throw those things to garbage and run by breath? Effort? Until the legs fall out? Nah, SR said you have nice - what was the word he used? Yeah, I agree, whatever that word meant.
So, from someone who just used 2 weeks of full-blown "no-run" taper and survived 10 hors, I think you'll be fine. Now put a smile on your face and start your race next weekend SLOWLY!!! Tell the guy running next to you about that trip to the sex shop and the toys you discovered, and then after 2.5 hrs speed up past him. I am counting on you making an impression!
- 19 October 2010 at 20:02
- May-Britt Hansen said...
I can assure you that i still have my shoulder injury, so it can´t be mine that you´re having ;-)
A good thing that you didn´t go to Albertslund on Saturday. See you next week :-)
- 19 October 2010 at 20:05
- cherelli said...
Ha! Love the title and last line connection :) I think you'll find your body may have appreciated the break from running this week - even if your head didn't...
- 19 October 2010 at 21:26
- Ewa said...
Your patients and coworkers are European, right? They probably would not care.
And yes, the title was a bit misleading, but we here in America would not think to make a connection.
@Olga, I grew up under Soviet edu system (Poland). They never told us about the shoe and saliva. Somebody messed my sex education.
- 20 October 2010 at 00:03
- mmmonyka said...
It is almost official, I am European. When you mentioned a large selection of batteries I immediately knew what they were for eventhough I have never been to sex shop although I have basically lived on "Moulin Rouge street" in Paris (plus I do not like root beer like a good European).
- 20 October 2010 at 02:35
- Glaven Q. Heisenberg said...
I have never been more disappointed in my life by a post titled "Sex shop ..." that also included the phrase "getting the shaft" (I gave thought to phrasing that last part "'getting the shaft' in the body" but I figgered that might be beyond the pale) than I was by this one.
And just when I thought this post couldn't possibly get less sexy and more disappointing, you go and mention SteveQ.
Way to stumble upon the cure for the common boner, sister.
Why not just call your next post "My First Menage" and then sprinkle saltpeter on it?
Hahahahahha! Kidding, sister! And if I saw MY doctor at a sex shop buying a dildo? I would DEFINITELY cancel my prostate exam because I wouldn't want her getting any ideas.
- 22 October 2010 at 12:51
- RBR said...
What would you think if you saw your doctor walking into one of these stores?
I would think "You go, girl" unless of course I met up with her at the battery wall, then I would give her a knuckle bump and say "FYI, Duracell lasts longer."
You did not really think you could write a post with 'Sex Shop' in the title without attracting SteveQ's blogosphere riff raff, did you?
My apologies to the real runners on here that are actually here to comment the running part of the post.
- 22 October 2010 at 22:34


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Paying tribute to the best in African-American entertainment over the past twelve months, the 43rd NAACP Image Awards took place in Los Angeles, CA on Friday night (February 17).
Held at the Shrine Auditorium, the annual ceremony was hosted by Sanaa Lathan and Anthony Mackie while the big winner over the course of the show ended up being "The Help".
The African-American maid based motion picture nabbed a full slate of trophies including Outstanding Motion Picture, with Viola Davis garnering Outstanding Actress honors while co-star Octavia Spencer earned herself the Outstanding Supporting Actress accolade.
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With "Star Wars" legend George Lucas receiving the 2012 Vanguard Award, the complete list of the 43rd NAACP Image Awards winners is as follows:
Outstanding Motion Picture
"Jumping the Broom"
"The First Grader"
WINNER: "The Help"
"Tower Heist"
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Eddie Murphy - "Tower Heist"
Laurence Fishburne - "Contagion"
WINNER: Laz Alonso -"Jumping the Broom"
Oliver Litondo - "The First Grader"
Vin Diesel - "Fast Five"
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Adepero Oduye - "Pariah"
Emma Stone -" The Help"
Paula Patton - "Jumping the Broom"
WINNER: Viola Davis - "The Help"
Zoe Saldana - "Colombiana"
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Anthony Mackie - "The Adjustment Bureau"
Charles Parnell - "Pariah"
Don Cheadle - "The Guard"
Jeffrey Wright - "The Ides of March"
WINNER: Mike Epps - "Jumping the Broom"
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Bryce Dallas Howard - "The Help"
Cicely Tyson - "The Help"
Kim Wayans - "Pariah"
Maya Rudolph - "Bridesmaids"
WINNER: Octavia Spencer - "The Help"
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
"I Will Follow"
WINNER: "Pariah"
"The First Grader"
Outstanding Foreign Motion Picture
"A Separation"
"Attack the Block"
WINNER: "In the Land of Blood and Honey"
"Le Havre"
"Life, Above All"
Outstanding Documentary (Theatrical or Television)
"Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest"
"Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey"
WINNER: "Sing Your Song"
"The Rescuers"
"Thunder Soul"
Outstanding Comedy Series
"Love That Girl! "
"Modern Family"
"Reed Between the Lines"
"The Game"
WINNER: "Tyler Perry's House of Payne"
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Dule Hill - "Psych"
WINNER: Malcolm-Jamal Warner - "Reed Between the Lines"
Phil Morris - "Love That Girl! "
Pooch Hall - "The Game"
Terry Crews - "Are We There Yet? "
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Tatyana Ali - "Love That Girl! "
Tia Mowry-Hardrict - "The Game"
WINNER: Tracee Ellis Ross - "Reed Between the Lines"
Vanessa Williams - "Desperate Housewives"
Wendy Raquel Robinson - "The Game"
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Craig Robinson - "The Office"
Damon Wayans, Jr. - "Happy Endings"
J.B. Smoove - "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
WINNER: Nick Cannon - "Up All Night"
Tracy Morgan - "30 Rock"
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Amber Riley - "Glee"
Gabourey Sidibe - "The Big C"
WINNER: Keshia Knight Pulliam - "Tyler Perry's House of Payne"
Maya Rudolph - "Up All Night"
Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family"
Outstanding Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Grey's Anatomy"
WINNER: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
"The Good Wife"
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Andre Braugher - "Men of a Certain Age"
Hill Harper - "CSI: NY"
WINNER: L.L. Cool J - "NCIS: Los Angeles"
Taye Diggs - "Private Practice"
Wendell Pierce - "Treme"
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Chandra Wilson - "Grey's Anatomy"
Khandi Alexander - "Treme"
WINNER: Regina King - "SouthLAnd"
Sandra Oh - "Grey's Anatomy"
Taraji P. Henson - "Person of Interest"
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Corey Reynolds - "The Closer"
Ice T - "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
WINNER: James Pickens, Jr. - "Grey's Anatomy"
Nelsan Ellis - "True Blood"
Omar Epps - "House M.D."
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Alfre Woodard - "Memphis Beat"
Anika Noni Rose - "Law & Order Special Victims Unit"
WINNER: Archie Panjabi - "The Good Wife"
Diahann Carroll - "White Collar"
Loretta Devine - "Grey's Anatomy"
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
"Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith"
"The Least Among You"
WINNER: "Thurgood"
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Esai Morales - "We Have Your Husband"
Idris Elba - "Luther"
WINNER: Laurence Fishburne - "Thurgood"
Louis Gossett, Jr. - "The Least Among You"
Samuel L. Jackson - "The Sunset Limited"
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Anika Noni Rose - "Hallmark Hall of Fame, Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith" Jenifer Lewis - "Five"
Rosario Dawson - "Five"
WINNER: Taraji P. Henson - "Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story"
Tracee Ellis Ross - "Five"
Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Aaron D. Spears - "The Bold and the Beautiful"
Bryton James -" The Young and the Restless"
WINNER: Emerson Brooks - "All My Children"
James Reynolds - "Days of Our Lives"
Texas Battle - "The Bold and the Beautiful"
Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Christel Khalil - "The Young and the Restless"
Julia Pace Mitchell - "The Young and the Restless"
WINNER: Tatyana Ali - "The Young and the Restless"
Tonya Lee Williams - "The Young and the Restless"
Yvette Freeman - "The Bold and the Beautiful"
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
"BET News Exclusive: The President Answers Black America"
"Judge Mathis"
"Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel"
WINNER: "Unsung"
"Washington Watch with Roland Martin"
Outstanding Talk Series
"Anderson "
WINNER: "Oprah's Lifeclass"
"The Doctors"
"The View"
"The Wendy Williams Show"
Outstanding Reality Series
"All-American Muslim"
"American Idol"
WINNER: "Dancing with the Stars"
"Sunday Best"
"Tia & Tamera"
Outstanding Variety Series or Special
"2011 BET Awards"
"Black Girls Rock! "
WINNER: "Oprah Presents: Master Class"
"Prince! Behind the Symbol"
"UNCF An Evening of Stars Tribute to Chaka Khan"
Outstanding Children's Program
"A.N.T. Farm"
"Dora the Explorer"
"Go, Diego! Go! "
WINNER: "I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View"
"My Family Tree"
Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program (Series or Special)
China Anne McClain - "A.N.T. Farm"
WINNER: Keke Palmer - "True Jackson, VP"
Lance Robertson - "Yo Gabba Gabba"
Leon Thomas III - "Victorious"
Zendaya Coleman - "Shake It Up"
Outstanding New Artist
WINNER: Diggy Simmons
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Mindless Behavior
Wynter Gordon
Outstanding Male Artist
Anthony Hamilton
Bruno Mars
WINNER: Cee Lo Green
Chris Brown
Outstanding Female Artist
Jennifer Hudson
WINNER: Jill Scott
Mary J. Blige
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
Boyz II Men
Cee Lo Green feat. Melanie Fiona
WINNER: Mary J. Blige feat. Drake
Sounds of Blackness
The Roots
Outstanding Jazz Album
"Chano y Dizzy" - Terence Blanchard and Poncho Sanchez
"Friends" - Stanley Jordan
WINNER: "Guitar Man" - George Benson
"Legacy" - Gerald Wilson
"Road Show Vol. 2" - Sonny Rollins
Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
"Becoming" - Yolanda Adams
"Church on the Moon" - Deitrick Haddon
WINNER: "Hello Fear" - Kirk Franklin
"Something Big" - Mary Mary
"The Journey" - Andrae Crouch
Outstanding World Music Album
"Afrodiaspora" - Susana Baca
"Carnival Fever" - Brother B
"Live at 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival" - Boukman Eksperyans
WINNER: "Sounds of Blackness" - Sounds of Blackness
"The First Grader" - Alex Heffes
Outstanding Music Video
"25/8" - Mary J. Blige
"Hear My Call" - Jill Scott
"I Was Here" - Beyoncé
"Someone Like You" - Adele
WINNER: "Where You At" - Jennifer Hudson
Outstanding Song
"Best Thing I Never Had" - Beyonce
"Fool for You" feat. Melanie Fiona - Cee Lo Green
WINNER: "I Smile" - Kirk Franklin
"So In Love" feat. Anthony Hamilton - Jill Scott
"Someone Like You" - Adele
Outstanding Album
"4" - Beyonce
"F.A.M.E. " - Chris Brown
WINNER: "I Remember Me" - Jennifer Hudson
"Lasers" - Lupe Fiasco
"The Light of the Sun" - Jill Scott
Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction
"A Silken Thread" - Brenda Jackson
"Boundaries" - Elizabeth Nunez
WINNER: "Say Amen, Again" - Reshonda Tate Billingsley
"Silver Sparrow" - Tayari Jones
"The Plot Against Hip Hop: A Novel" - Nelson George
Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction
"Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America" - Melissa Harris-Perry
"Super Rich" - Russell Simmons
"The Cosmopolitan Canopy" - Elijah Anderson
WINNER: "The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its Place" - Hill Harper
"Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness?: What It Means to Be Black Now" - Toure
Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author
"2Grieve 2Gether: A Journal from the Heart Helping Survivors & Supporters Navigate the Healing Process" - Denise Hall Brown
"A Defining Moment"- Patricia Duncan
"The Loom" - Shella Gillus
WINNER: "The Strawberry Letter" - Lyah Le Flore
"We the Animals" - Justin Torres
Outstanding Literary Work - Biography/Auto-Biography
"A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother" - Janny Scott
"Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention" - Manning Marable
WINNER: "My Song" - Harry Belafonte
"No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington" - Condoleezza Rice
"The John Carlos Story" - John Carlos, Dave Zirin
Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional
"A Year to Wellness and Other Weight Loss Secrets" - Bertice Berry
"Living My Dream: An Artistic Approach to Marketing" - Synthia Saint James
"Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy, & Social Justice in Classroom & Community" - Quraysh Ali Lansana
WINNER: "The T.D. Jakes Relationship Bible: Life Lessons on Relationships from the Inspired Word of God" - T.D. Jakes
"Too Important to Fail: Saving America's Boys" - Tavis Smiley (Author), Juan Roberts (Illustrator)
Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry
WINNER: "Afro Clouds & Nappy Rain: The Curtis Brown Poems" - James Golden
"Head Off & Split" - Nikky Finney
"Honoring Genius: The Narrative of Craft, Art, Kindness and Justice" - Haki Madhubuti
"Intimate Thoughts" - Darrin Henson (Author), Anna Saunders (Illustrator)
"Last Seen" - Jacqueline Jones Lamon
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"Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band" - Kwame Alexander (Author), Tim Bowers (Illustrator)
"Before There Was Mozart" - Lesa Cline-Ransome (Author), James Ransome (Illustrator)
"Heart and Soul" - Kadir Nelson (Author/Illustrator)
"White Water" - Michael S. Bandy (Author), Shadra Strickland (Illustrator)
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"Camo Girl" - Kekla Magoon
"Eliza's Freedom Road: An Underground Railroad Diary" - Jerdine Nolan (Author), Sadra Strickland (Illustrator)
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"Kick" - Walter Dean
"Planet Middle School" - Nikki Grimes


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In 1974, the Air Force decided that it could turn C-5 Galaxy airlifters into flying SSBNs. Yup, Air Force planners thought the missile would be tougher for the Soviets to take out with a preemptive strike if it was already aboard a moving target like a C-5 versus sitting in a stationary missile silo.
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The Avtomat Kalashnikova rifle of 1947, better known as the "AK-47", is perhaps the most easily recognizable weapon in the history of firearms. The infamy of the AK-47 is due to several factors; it is the most extensively produced firearm of all time, it is the platform from which many other successful weapon patterns have been based, and its ever-growing association with both military and radical groups world-wide. This legendary rifle was invented during the mid-1940s by Mikhail Kalashnikov, a then Russian tank-mechanic. The design of the AK-47 is a hybrid of successful rifle technologies that were modified and improved for use in the Russian military. The AK-47 is a prime example of soundly fusing together modern, superior mechanisms with previously identified solutions for common problems. Over time, the rifle has come to be known for its ease of manufacture, simplicity of operation/maintenance, and unsurpassed reliability even in the most adverse conditions. These characteristics, as well as a considerable amount of accessories, greatly attributes to the vast amount of AK-47s deployed by both the "good-guys" and "bad-guys". While it is still being produced in various countries (in a stunning amount of variations), it is estimated that the total number of AK-47s ever produced is well over 90 million units. This AK exemplifies a parade or ceremonial AK used for public ceremonies or by elite palace guards. It has the Hungarian style foregrip.
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I'll spend the next few days wrapping up this month's creative projects.
Good morning. What are three things you're thankful for today? Just finished organizing room and packing bag for the day. I'll spend a lot of time today editing the book and preparing its release. Also: I woke up this morning with my heart racing. Anxiety is no joke. Brain.fm, water, and breathing is helping me calm it down.
At Starbucks. Drinking chai tea. Talking with a friend. Spent a couple hours at the gym today. I spent the morning attending two different churches. I'm mentally exhausted from it all.
I spent from 7am to 3pm at Downtown Jeaux coffee shop finishing up my first book. That's a way to start a vacation. Slipknot is playing at full blast. Pull-ups all day. Just finished deep cleaning my bathroom. Now I'm about to shower and get back to writing.
I said goodbye to a friend last night. I'm learning that some people are meant for seasons. And that season expired a long time ago. The weight was lifted once I made this decision. I feel like myself again, letting go of something that wasn't meant to be there. Friendships, relationships, we hang on tight, not wanting to let them go. But when you feel that resistance, that should be sign your body, your mind, and your heart is telling you something. Let it flow. If it doesn't come natural, let it go.
Just a few hours away from a 10 day vacation. I'll spend 50% of it at home, 25% in Conroe/Houston, and 25% of it in Austin. Road tripping with my friend Kristen. Those always create the best memories. I've been so focused on reading lately, and I don't plan to stop anytime soon. I've always organized my writing app and wiped the dust off of the few books I'm writing. Hope to make some progress very soon.
It's Thursday. Slept great last night. Left early this morning to go to the coffee shop and read. Have a party to attend tonight. Tomorrow starts my vacation. A girl that I like gave me her number. I had someone pray over me this morning. I submitted my timesheet. I'm listening to Brain.fm: Atmospheric.
It's Wednesday. Halfway point until my vacation. Yesterday, I spent a lot of time reading, went to a yoga cafe, planned my vacation with a friend, then went do Taco Tuesday with another friend. My plan today is to continue reading. I'm almost at 40% of this book already. Learning so much.
Last night I had restorative yoga, my first time. The instructor said something that stuck with me: "..attached to outcomes." We put expectations on situations, inevitably setting ourselves up for disappointment. I'll keep that in mind: don't be attached to outcomes, because there's no telling which direction these paths in life will take us. That's my third time trying yoga, it's been something new for me, but helpful in a lot of ways. I'll spend the day reading this book. Added Kindle Highlights back to the website. I think I have enough quotes for now for them to shuffle through.
Making progress in this new book. Very insightful. Looking for a season of growth in many areas. I want to become a better reader. A better believer. And become more selfless. And I want my site reflect all of this even more. I've been creating based off of my selfishness and limited knowledge alone…I can only imagine the good I can do for this world if I learn more, believe more, and help more.
Good morning. I've been very intentional this morning with communication. Reaching out to people that I care about. Letting them know my heart and what I'm struggling with. These steps will only help the situation. I'm ready for growth.
Currently reading a book my pastor gave me. Taking notes. Eating a snowball. Brain.fm in the background to help me focus.
Just left church. On my way to the gym. I'll be there for a few hours. Listening to Ross's album to warm up to. Feeling like something big is about to happen. But I also have to stay still. Don't act or react out of emotions. That's what always gets me in trouble. Just be still. Let God work. A lot of new books to read. Vacation coming up. Time to be Let intentional with my time.
Articulate. Words. Fix them and put them together, all the letters are weapons, infiltrate. Rambles are scrambled. I hope they penetrate. Happy Birthday, waiting for them to open up the prison gates. Until then we just sit and wait. My mind constantly gets in the way. If I clear these clouded thoughts then I could do anything.
Kettle, tea, Turtle Beach: Stealth 600, Xbox One X, No Man's Sky, Kindle Paperwhite. My weapons for the weekend. I didn't get enough sleep. I'll spend these off days catching up on that, and relaxing. Excited about all of this. Just had a great conversation with my friend. I believe big things are about to happen for us. Her music is so powerful, and I hope to help her get it out there. More than anything, I feel like we're both about to grow. It's a season of changes. I'm ready for it.
My goal is to keep my Kindle out, reading, throughout the whole weekend. Even if it's just small passages every few minutes. I want to build better reading habits. I have a lot of books waiting for me to read, so now's the time to start. Fridays have become my planning days. As I map out the weekend, and the week ahead, I'll be focused on actionable tasks that move a lot of projects along. Barely slept last night. Was conscious most of the night, with podcasts playing in the background. It's 4 am, fixing coffee, and playing No Man's Sky.
Just wrote 785 words about all these things going on in my mind, in a new blog post. My longest in awhile. I feel like weight has been lifted. Something so simple, a post, and gathering thoughts, bringing clarity, makes a world of difference. Just finished running the bridge nearby. Exhausted. Now time to shower and relax.
The potential is there. I see what I need to do. I see what's holding me back. I'm clinging on to deadweight. That deadweight doesn't define me, but its attachment to my identity causes me to forget that. We lose ourselves in all of these things. Forgetting what makes us, us. I feel myself rising again. I feel my purpose and energy resurfacing. These things won't keep me down. I have too much to live for. This is bigger than me. I'm ready for it.
Brain.fm is a life changer for me. Currently listening to Relax/Destress. This app is worth every penny. It's already Thursday. A week away from vacation.
Home from work. Big night ahead of me. Doubt I'll get much sleep tonight. Hot tea. A good lunch. Yoga tonight. Spent my lunch hour in No Man's Sky. The rain was so relaxing, I didn't want to leave. Just shared something vary transparent and vulnerable. Bringing it to the light is important to me. It's my way of working through it. Paperwork everywhere. Busy day at work. Scheduling appointments. Staying busy. The update to No Man's Sky is here. This will keep me busy for the week. A lot of moving parts right now. I hope to go sit at the cafe and journal and clear my mind. I need to process everything that's happening.
Good morning. The canvas is now live. Look above. "Share your thoughts here." That's a box for you to always write to me, and if you have a blog post or something you want to live on my site, that's your space to create. This is something me and Jay have been working on for almost a year now, brainstorming on. To make the site a place for everyone to share something. It's a contact form/idea box/or whatever else you want it to be. Let's go.
Basketball. Studio sessions. Big meeting in the morning. Lots of things happening.
Just had an hour long conversation with someone who plays the flute. She's REALLY good. Hoping to get her on the new album.
Hoping this area will become a scratchpad, a journal, and what I'm up to now. It'll be the one place to scribble thoughts down and figure things out as I go through my day.
Let me tell you a story. This is a story about where I see myself a year from now. These are my short-term goals and dreams. I'll be living in a shipping container, almost directly in between the two places I'll be at every day (three places if you count the container). The land that this container will be on is my childhood property where I grew up on a trailer. That's where I'll live. In one direction, 15 minutes away is the basketball gym (Wellness Center) that I'll spend my afternoons at. The other direction has my office where I work during the day. I'll travel to each one of these by bike, a Honda Grom to be specific. Church would count as the fourth place I'll travel to, which is very close to where the container will be. This will be my life a year from now. I'm currently taking every step I need to make this a reality.
A lot has changed in the last few weeks. Changes aren't always easy, they test you and shake up your foundation. Consider them setbacks. Your stability starts to change a bit, and you have to rethink what's concrete and what's meant to not be there anymore. Yesterday, I had a lot of conversations with people about certain things that I'm dealing with. I was able to receive so much help and comfort. I received books to read, advice on what to do next. The amount of people that had my back was refreshing.
Been spending the last few days recording and building out ideas for a new album. Working on understanding the concept of where I want to take this next one. I want it to have a bigger sound than usual.
Coffee, honey bun, office work. It's gonna be a good week.
Baby Driver.
At the park. Getting a workout. Filling the activity rings on the Watch. Sweat every day. Lost 10 pounds in a week by doing this. Trying to stay sharp with my mind and my body. It's keeping me focused on the big picture.
Currently in a studio session. It's getting good.
Today, I took leaps of faith and spoke out on things that were holding me back. Bringing it to light changes things. Words have power. Community has power. So much power today. Thank you.
Church service. Coffee serving. Done in the cafe. Time to pray. Processing thoughts. Communicating. Process of elimination. Removing the toxins.
An hour long conversation with a friend just changed my entire weekend. It's amazing how that works. Find people that can speak life into you. I needed that. I needed that reminder. I'm excited about the rest of this weekend and where this friendship will lead us. So thankful.
It's a changing of the seasons. I'm looking around me and creating new outlets for my energy. Running daily. Yoga yesterday. New cafes to write. An Xbox One X to play games again. Recording a new album with auto-tune this weekend. Things just feel fresh around me. Heartbreak combined with seasons changing. I'll be getting my street bike soon. Life is just transforming constantly. I'm ready for it. Listening to Bon Iver album. Been waiting awhile for this one. It's been a roller coaster week. So many ups and downs. At least it's Friday. Lots to do this weekend.
I'll be doing yoga tonight. This should be interesting. Keep switching things up and trying new things in life. Hope it goes well.
One of my biggest challenges this month is to consistently run every day. We're on day 8 and I haven't missed a day yet. This streak is really exciting.
There's a couple books I'm currently reading. One is how to be more selfless. I create so many things, but a lot of the times, they're created by me, for me. I want to change that, and use my talents to help others more. And in my personal life, I want to be there for others more. I have work to do.
I ran home for lunch. 15 minutes there. 15 minutes back. It's my little life hack to fill my activity rings on the Apple Watch. That way when I leave work for the day, I'm done. Plus it changes things up and breaks my day into another layer. I get back from lunch feeling exhausted from the run, but refreshed with energy to finish the day off strong.
Good morning. Thursday already. Currently watching No Man's Sky trailer and drinking coffee. Planning day out, and organizing all of my notes from yesterday. One more day until the weekend. Much needed. New music is on the way. New podcast. More Xbox gaming. A have a lot of catching up to do.
I have plans soon, to expand the shop section of my site. It's been in the works for awhile now, but is finally about to happen. Real, leather, physical products. A family business. Stay tuned for that, and so much more. So many plans are finally falling into place. It's exiting to see.
A journal of thoughts. These are the words from my heart. Working the cursor, it blinks back, inertia through dark. Immersive with wordplay, as I'm hurting, converting urgency into what I purposely want. How's that working? Off and on. I prefer when it's off. Uphill climbing. The incline, it hurts when I walk. I'll figure it out.
Today was full of layers. It's complicated. Things happened that I've been waiting for for a long time. I'm excited about what it'll do for my future. I'm excited about what was seen. All I want is an opportunity to succeed, and today helps with that. I have a chance to truly make an impact now. One day at a time. Stay focused. Be myself. Stay hungry. Do the best that I can do. I have a book I need to read. It's important for my future. I have a new album I need to make. I don't have a single word for it yet. But I have the perspective for it. I know which direction I want to take. And that's all I need. Give me the direction, the rest happens instantly.
Big day. Hoping for many changes to happen after this morning's meeting. A lot of traveling coming up. Good morning. One thing ends, another one begins. Life is in cycles. Feeling much better. I've been productive all day, and my mood is back positive. I think it all changed when I decided to run home for lunch instead of drive. Tomorrow will be a big day. But tonight, No Man's Sky.
These last two days have been a test for me. With patience and my anxiety. I failed that test. But today is a new day. Monday blues. A lot on my mind today. A lot to process. A lot of planning. Big week for work and creative projects. Last night, there was a lot of changes made that'll set me up for the future. Excited and nervous about those changes. My heart is big. And sometimes that gets me in trouble. Because I overcommit and care about things way more than I should. That's the gift and curse of being an artist. I'm pressing into those emotions and expecting big things out of it.
Church. Gym. Basketball.
Got an Xbox One X last night. Let it download games overnight. Now I'll spend the day playing. I'll still have to go run sometime today, to continue my streak of August: fill all three rings on Apple Watch.
Good morning. Building journal into the site so it's always updated here. Plan on doing a quick journal every morning. Running on fumes from lack of sleep last night. Too much coffee and watching Big Little Lies. TGIF. Listening to Freddie Gibbs - Bandana. Almost time for lunch. Productive weekend ahead. Keep evolving. Spent the last two months trying to not create and just relax. This month though, I'll be focused on building as much as possible. Explore. Observe. Obsess. Create.
It's August already. I have a lot planned for this month. I have a feeling this could be a big month for me if I put all my skills and habits into practice.


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Nov. 8, 2008
BRISTOL, RI-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's cross country teams tuned up for the NCAA Division III Regionals at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships, hosted by Roger Williams at Colt State Park Saturday. The men finished 30th in a 48-team field, while two runners competed for the women, who did not receive a team score.
Freshman Courtney Testa (Hopkinton, MA/Hopkinton HS) led the women in the 6k race, finishing 33rd in 25:00. Freshman Stacey Dybel (Littleton, MA/Notre Dame HS) was 77th in 25:58.
For the men, sophomore Steve Burke (Norwell, MA/Norwell HS) was 114th in the 10k race in 29:03, freshman Rich Goldblatt (New Bedford, MA/Greater New Bedford Vo Tech HS) was 144th in 29:36, junior Tim Whalen (Abington, MA/ Abington HS) was 166th in 29:57, junior Matt Lemanski (East Longmeadow, MA/East Longmeadow HS) was 200th in 30:40, sophomore Wes Meserve (Merrimack, MA/Merrimack HS) was 231st in 31:41, and Dan Rutledge was 277th in 33:57.
"For the men, it was a race for those not going on to the NCAA Regionals to get a good championship meet in to end their season," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Jon Hird. "Courtney Testa and Stacey Dybal, the freshmen who are running one and two for the women, continued to improve. Finishing 33rd in this field is quite an accomplishment for Courtney, while Stacey was 22 seconds quicker this week than she was last week at the Little East championships. It was a tough, demanding course, which provided a good way to end a successful season for some runners, and a good tune-up for the difficult NCAA Regional Championships coming up next weekend for the others."
The Corsairs will return to action at the NCAA Division III Regionals at Williams next Saturday.


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This hand dyed Teal Pillow Cover is fiber art for your couch or bed! The rich colors of the textile pigments I use are radiant on the subtle shimmer and texture of the silky fabric. Though these decorative pillows are handmade home decor accents, they are also machine washable for easy care. I make each 18 x 18 pillow cover from beginning to end - cutting the fabric, painting, & sewing. I love the unique beauty that emerges from the watercolor silk process I've developed. Each pillow cover is an original piece of textile art you won't find anywhere else!
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My bounty hunter ship "Akturnia" and my no-name bounty hunter.
Your ship is really great. I love the "bulk" of it. It's got a freighter feel that I think really fits well in the SW universe. I'm working on my entry, and, color-scheme-wise, we could be a fleet. Hoping to finish it soon, but need to find time to get lost in building. (Doesn't look like that'll happen for at least another two weekends.) For what it's worth, this is my favorite entry so far...I think the shape's really different and creative. Good stuff.


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A Fort Carson soldier was arrested by Colorado Springs police on suspicion of sexual assault of a 14-year-old female, the latest development in a series of sexual misconduct investigations coming out of the Army installation.
Army Pvt. Mark Vincent Petrosky, 19, was booked into the El Paso County jail Wednesday and held on a $10,000 bond, court records show. There are three open warrants out of El Paso County for Petrosky on suspicion of sexual offenses, criminal trespass and a restraining order.
Police spokeswoman Barbara Miller confirmed Petrosky's arrest is linked to recent sexual misconduct investigations involving Fort Carson personnel, which Army investigators and Colorado Springs detectives are working jointly.
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is handling its own series of investigations involving Fort Carson soldiers suspected of engaging in sexual acts with minors.
According to Colorado Springs police detectives, the investigation on Petrosky began June 21, when a Colorado Springs officer responded to the Fountain Police Department regarding the sexual assault of a 14-year-old.
Police contacted the underage victim at the parking lot of Quail Lake around 3:30 a.m. June 21 and the man she had allegedly had sex with, identified as Petrosky.
The victim told police she and Petrosky had met through a website and corresponded for about eight weeks, exchanged text messages and met in person, when they had sexual relations.
Colorado Springs police assigned a detective with the Crimes Against Children Unit to the investigation July 2 and found probable cause to arrest Petrosky with felony sexual assault on a child.
Fort Carson public affairs spokeswoman Meghan Williams confirmed Petrosky has been in active duty for one year and is assigned to the 3rd Brigade Armored Combat Team, with the 4th Infantry Division.
Petrosky's home of record, according to Williams, is Landing, N.J. He has received the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.
Petrosky's arrest is the latest in what is emerging as a string of sexual misconduct cases at Fort Carson.
Two weeks ago, Spc. Blake A. Harty, with the 4th Infantry Division, was convicted by court martial of sexual misconduct with a minor under 16 years of age and sentenced to 16 months in prison.


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Actor Joel Edgerton has been making a splash in the last couple of years on the big screen, and it's not hard to see why. (Hint: he's sexy.)
You may recognize Joel from, well, a lot of things. He caught his big break in the Australian crime drama 'Animal Kingdom' (not a film for the faint of heart, believe me — it's rough), and his star just took off from there. He went on to star alongside fellow sexy man Tom Hardy in 'Warrior,' in which the two played UFC fighters and brothers, and last year he starred in 'Zero Dark Thirty.'
More recently, you probably saw him in 'The Great Gatsby' alongside cuties Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire, playing the mean husband of Daisy Buchanan and sporting a sinister mustache. Dudes with mustaches in movies are usually bad news. (Or they're in the '80s.)
Edgerton is a serious actor, a sort of manly-man type who usually takes on very dark or dramatic roles. But if you want to see his softer side, check out last year's touching kids' movie 'The Odd Life of Timothy Green.'


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Ruffoni Opus Prima Hammered Stainless-Steel Saucepan, 1 1/2-Qt.
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After more than 45 years of producing extraordinary copper pans, the Ruffoni family began channeling its craftsmanship into clad stainless-steel cookware of the same exceptional quality. This versatile saucepan is adorned with a silver-plated, cast-brass knob shaped like a carrot and pepper.
- 1 1/2-qt. cap.
- Alternating layers of stainless steel and aluminum transfer heat efficiently, eliminating hot spots.
- Hand-hammered exterior with a unique serial number inscribed on the bottom.
- Solid stainless-steel handle and lid.
- Knob is hand cast in brass and plated in silver by a Milanese silversmith.
- Ideal for use on any type of cooktop, including induction.
- Handsome enough for oven-to-table presentation.
- Made in Italy.
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- 6 1/4" diam., 3 1/4" high.
- 1 1/2-qt. cap.
- 2 lb. 7 oz. with lid.
- Made in Italy.
- Use & Care
- Ideal for use on any type of cooktop, including induction.
- Oven safe to 500°F.
- Use wood, plastic or heat-resistant nylon tools to avoid scratching the stainless-steel lining.
- Do not use knives, sharp kitchen tools or an electric hand mixer in your cookware, as they may scratch lining.
- Allow pan to cool before washing.
- Dishwasher safe.
- Hand-wash removable knob.
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- Cookware may discolor if not completely cleaned before reheating. To remove discolored areas, rub with a cloth dampened with lemon juice or white vinegar, or use a high-quality nonabrasive stainless-steel cleaner.
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Ruffoni was founded in 1962 in Omegna, Italy, a beautiful lakeside town at the base of the Alps that's known for its tradition of metalworking and coppersmiths. The Ruffoni family preserves this history in its private collection and museum, which showcases antique copper cookware and early copper-production processes. The company's skilled artisans still use many of these time-tested, hands-on techniques to craft heirloom-quality cookware as beautiful as it is functional. From hand-hammered exteriors to decorative molded handles and knobs, the famous Italian attention to design shines in every piece.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by PasadenaCook from Amazing Quality I love to cook and have tried many different name brands. I saw how this was made and decided to try the small saucepan - I made oatmeal in it, as what could be worse to clean up. Oatmeal spilled over, cooked onto pan - and AMAZINGLY EASY clean up with soapy water with ease. The Quality is noticeably better with the heating - evenly, quick response to change in the gas flame. I am buying all the rest of the pans. I read someone said the cute knob on top was hot - NO KIDDING its a metal pan - use a pot holder. Handle does not heat up as fast so you can use it w/o a pot holderDate published: 2016-05-07Rated 4 out of 5 by Jeffskitchen from Fantastic pot Love this pot I use it for everything. It's my go to pot in the kitchen it even looks good on the table as it's got great design. My only complaint is the handle size I wish it was longer. If it had longer handle I would have given 5 stars.Date published: 2015-10-29Rated 5 out of 5 by flyingpig from just exquisite I have the larger stockpots & braiser in this line, but this little gem is already a favorite--I seem to try to use it for everything! These pieces are not just incredible works of art, they cook like pros...Date published: 2013-07-01Rated 5 out of 5 by Kelsey1838 from Perfect Cookware Just like the larger pans in the collections, the little sister has style and functionality all at the same time. Having such fantastic cookware makes a routine task of cooking dinner a pleasurable experience. This Ruffoni cookware collection is the best purchase I have ever made in the cooking arena!Date published: 2013-04-01


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People have been passing around this video for the past few days because it captures an astonishing phenomenon. The newly-built Freedom Tower emits a long, flute-like moaning sound. It's eerie and it's real. But no, it's not the ghosts of 9/11.
The Freedom Tower, built on the site of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, is in fact a massive aeolian harp, also known as a wind harp. As wind rushes past the metal bars at its top, those bars vibrate, create sound waves, and result in the long, mournful notes you hear in this video. Observers also heard similar sounds coming from the Freedom Tower during Hurricane Sandy, for the same reason.
Over at Doubtful News, Sharon Hill writes:
Stuff like this happens and is likely responsible for many of the mystery "sky noises" that have been hyped over the past two years . . . Please learn some simple acoustics. The wind against objects makes noise – it causes vibrations that generate sound. This sound can be eerie, beautiful or disturbing. But it's natural, not supernatural. I fear that this structure at Ground Zero will forever be associated with spirits of the dead and predict the building will perpetually be "haunted" . . .
Sadly, Hill is probably right. The sounds emitted by the building, already associated with so much trauma, will probably give rise to legends of haunting. Which is doubly sad, because the beautiful sounds of a massive aeolian harp are a tribute to the power of nature and science — as well as a lovely way to memorialize those we lost.
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"When people say it's business, it's not personal, well that just means it's not personal for them," Dickey explained, according to ESPN New York. "I'm hoping it ends up in a good place, but also in the back of your mind you think it may not. That's sad."
Dickey later said he would likely leave the Mets after next season, if he doesn't sign a new contract this winter.
This morning, Andy Martino of the Daily News said the Mets have increased their contract extension offer to two-years, $20 million, while Dickey is seeking $26 million.
"I feel like what we're asking for is less than what it is fair," Dickey said today.
However, people close to the team have told me Dickey started out wanting $40 million guaranteed over the next four years. He's reduced his demands, and now the Mets believe they can sign him to a contract that pays him his $5 million in 2013, but then $10 million each of the next two years, which I've been writing on this blog since Nov. 30.
I'm now hearing the Mets also are considering an option year for 2016, probably at the same $10 million, which would give Dickey the chance to make $35 million the next four seasons.
In short, the Mets will guarantee $10 million a year (for 2014 and 2015), but Dickey wants at least $13 million; at the same time, teams are only offering one significant prospect for Dickey in trade, and the Mets want two... so, we wait.