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Memo to media: Pamela Geller does not belong on national television
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Numerous mainstream media outlets have recently hosted right-wing "Atlas Shrugs" blogger Pamela Geller to discuss the controversy surrounding a proposed Islamic community center set to be built blocks away from Ground Zero. However, Geller's history of outrageous, inflammatory and false claims, particularly when it comes to issues related to Islam, demonstrate that she cannot be expected to make accurate statements and should not be rewarded with a platform on national television.
Media bring Geller into the mainstream, telling nation she is a credible source
MSNBC hosts Geller, who suggests the Islamic center is a "triumphal mosque" on "conquered lands." MSNBC News hosted Geller on July 14 to discuss plans to construct an Islamic community center containing a mosque two blocks away from the ground zero 9/11 site. She speculated that funding for the Islamic center could be "tied to jihad or terror" and asserted that it is "insensitive," "humiliating" and "offensive" to build a mosque at the site. Geller further stated:
GELLER: We know in Islamic history that they build triumphal mosques on the cherished sites of sacred lands of conquered lands. So how is building a mosque, looking down at the cemetery of ground zero where they're still finding remains outreach?
CNN's American Morning hosted Geller to argue that the Islamic center was being built on Ground Zero's "cemetery" and to rail against "Mosque-ing the workplace" and against "introducing Muslim prayer into public schools." On the July 14 edition of CNN's American Morning, Geller argued that "to build a 13-story mega mosque on the cemetery, on the site of the largest attack in American history, I think is incredibly insensitive." She also described the mission of her group, Stop Islamization of America, as being based on the beliefs that "Islam should be westernized, that America should not be Islamisized. We don't believe in Mosque-ing the workplace. We don't believe in introducing Muslim prayer into public schools."
NBC Nightly News gave Geller platform to discuss community center controversy. On the July 13 edition of NBC's Nightly News, Geller said of the proposed Islamic community center: "Why should there be a mosque in there? On the top floor, looking down at Ground Zero?" Under her name, NBC featured the text: "Stop Islamization of America." Geller then added: "It's offensive to people."
CNN Newsroom hosted Geller to say building the community center near Ground Zero is a "kick in the head" to Americans. On the June 6 edition of CNN Newsroom, Geller said that for Muslims to "pray next to" Ground Zero is "repugnant," and a "kick in the head" to Americans. Journalist Ahmed Soliman pushed back, saying:
Fringe groups like Pamela's, what they are doing is number one, spreading the erroneous misinterpretation that the terrorists like al Qaeda want to spread about Islam. And number two, simultaneously feeding the propaganda that al Qaeda uses to recruit which is that America is anti-Muslim. Now, Ms. Geller and her group may be anti-Muslim, but the rest of America, for the most part, is not. [retrieved via Nexis]
Fox & Friends hosted Geller to say building the community center near Ground Zero is "stab[bing] Americans in the eye." On the May 27 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, Geller defended her billboards that provide people with information on how to "Leav[e] Islam" as being religious freedom, and criticized the building of a mosque in New York City near Ground Zero as "stab[bing] Americans in the eye."
Fox News' Huckabee hosted Geller to discuss Islamic community center. On the May 15 edition of Fox News' Huckabee, Mike Huckabee hosted Geller to discuss the community center that is to be built near Ground Zero.
Geller routinely uses downright outrageous, hateful rhetoric
Geller: Obama "is a third worlder and a coward" who's "appeas[ing] his Islamic overlords." In an April 13 blog post, Gellerwrote: "Obama is a third worlder and a coward. He will do nothing but beat up on our friends to appease his Islamic overlords. All this is going down while Obama plays footsie at his nuclear nonsense campfire -- sucking up to Iran's enablers while beating up our allies."
Geller: Liberal Jews are "lost souls," "self-hating wretches." In her January 25 Newsmax column, Geller wrote that Abraham Foxman, director of the Anti-Defamation League "has come out against a great and wonderful friend of the Jews, Rush Limbaugh." Geller added that this "is symptomatic of a deeper problem: I have for years derided Jews in America and the Jewish lay leadership for tolerating and supporting clear and present enemies of the Jewish people among our senior ranks. It is a sickness of the soul." She further wrote, "The liberal Jew worships at the church of human secularism. These lost souls are married to their liberal dogma" and asked, "Which Jews support deleterious characters like Foxman? Which Jews give blood money to these self-hating wretches?"
Geller on Obama's Israel policy: "Jews Refuse to Get on Obama's Trains." In a post apparently responding to Obama's opposition to settlement growth, Geller wrote, "Jews refuse to get on Obama's Trains." She added: "Obama is pressuring Jews to "evacuate" from parts of Israel? And what Warsaw ghetto does the muhammadan [sic] president have in mind? I think I am gonna hurl. The Jews will not go. The Jews will not submit to this century's nazis [sic] and Mansourian poser. No way, bloodsuckers. Not again. Never again."
Geller on transgender Obama appointee: "What a freak show this presidency is." In a January 4 blog post, Geller responded to a report that Obama named a transgender appointee to a Commerce Department position by stating, "Does Obama know anyone who isn't wacky, radical, militant, judeophobic, socialist, marxist, pedophilic? ...... Does he chill with anyone who is normal? Isn't there one Marilyn Munster in the family? What a freak show this presidency is."
Geller: Obama "wants jihad to win. That's what he is doing." In an April 1 blog post titled, ""President Jihad: Obama Encouraged Violent Palestinian Muslim protests against Israel," Geller claimed Obama "is agitating Muslims against Jews" and stated, "The President of the United States is advancing jihad against the oath of office that he took." Geller also stated in an April 11 post, "President Sarkozy called [Obama] 'a madman,' 'a lunatic.' Perhaps, I don't know -- but one thing is for sure: Hussein is a muhammadan. He's not insane ...........he wants jihad to win. That's what he is doing. Of course, to the western mind, the rational mind, the logical mind, the American mind, that is insane."
Geller called Democrats "National Socialists." In a March 13 blog post, Geller wrote, "National Socialists [Democrats] Obamacare: Sheeps to 'Slaughter Solution.'" She added, "The buzz on Capitol Hill is that the Democrats are now considering what is being called the 'Slaughter Solution' that will allow ObamaCare to be signed into law WITHOUT HOUSE MEMBERS EVEN HAVING TO VOTE."
Geller: Senate Democrats supporting health care reform voted "to rape the American people." In a December 21, 2009, blog post, Geller wrote of the cloture vote for health care reform: "The moochers and the looters, the crooks and degenerates voted at 1 am this morning to rip the constitution to shreds, to rape the American people and to nationalize medicine." She added that passing the bill on Christmas Eve would be "an act of treason and blasphemy."
Geller declared "VICTORY!" after Swiss established ban on minaret construction. In a November 29 post to her Atlas Shrugs blog -- headlined "VICTORY! SWISS BAN MOSQUE MINARETS IN A LANDSLIDE VOTE" -- Pamela Geller commented: "The Swiss have hand [sic] enough. They actually had the spine to take back their country. I wonder how the religion of peaceniks will react...in their usual tolerant and pacifist manner?"
Geller: "Obama Goes Full On Nazi." Geller headlined a November 9, 2009, post "Obama Goes Full On Nazi: Subject: "Democratic consultant says he got a warning from White House after appearing on Fox News."
Geller: " 'Kick a Jew' days ... are part of this growing evil Evil unleashed with an anti-semite in the White House." In a December 14, 2009, post, Geller wrote:
It's as if the floodgates of hell have been thrown open. The moratorium on the holocaust is officially over and all the savages are free to incite, hate and destroy. Clearly those "Kick a Jew" days discussed here and here in schools are part of this growing evil Evil [sic] unleashed with an anti-semite in the White House.
Geller: "Obama is bringing his jihad to Illinois." In a December 15, 2009, post, Geller responded to reports that Guantanamo Bay detainees may be housed at the Thomson Correctional Center in Illinois by stating: "Obama is bringing his jihad to Illinois. Has anyone asked the people of Chicago if they want KSM's soul mates in their state? Obama's treachery is breathtaking. A killer's paradise."
Geller: "It is well known that Obama allegedly was involved with a crack whore in his youth," and he only visited Pakistan while in college because of "jihad or drugs." In an August 1, 2009, post, Geller discussed rumors of a Palin divorce being spread by bloggers, including one supposedly tied to CNN and stated:
Let's understand this. CNN won't touch the birth certificate issue, the Rezko/Auchi corruption, Obama's anti-semitism, his ACORN/SEIU ties and corruption, and other legitimate stories that need investigation. But they write fiction about Palin. Daily. So why not tell the truth about Obama and his reported strange sexual predilections? My question is, it is well known that Obama allegedly was involved with a crack whore in his youth. Very seedy stuff. Why aren't they pursuing that story? Find the ho, give her a show! Obama allegedly trafficked in some very deviant practices. Where's the investigation?
Geller further stated of Obama's trip to Pakistan during college: "Back in the early 80's, there were only two reasons to travel to Pakistan. Jihad or drugs. I think he went for the drugs and came back with jihad."
Geller on Dome of the Rock: "The dome has got to go." On September 27, 2009, Geller posted an image of Muslims praying at the Dome of the Rock, one of Islam's holy sites, and stated, "On Erev Yom Kippur, Muslims attack Jews in Jerusalem. The dome has got to go. It is sitting atop the great Jewish temple. The dome has got to go. It's time to push back and stop indulging evil. Evil is made possible by the sanction you give it. Withdraw your sanction (paraphrasing Rand)."
There's no reason to expect conspiracy theorist Geller to make accurate statements
Geller claimed Obama's birth certificate is a "forgery." In an August 4, 2009 column, Geller claimed that according to a "digital forensic examination specialist" called "Techdude," the birth certificate Obama posted on his fightthesmears.com website was a "forgery." She further stated that there is "something on Obama's birth certificate" that "he does not want us to see" and that "there is know way of knowing" whether "all the documentation on Obama's birth certificate and citizenship is in order." Geller also speculated about Obama's birth certificate at length on her blog, dating back to July 2008. In August 2008, FactCheck.org reported that they had "seen, touched, examined and photographed the original birth certificate. We conclude that it meets all of the requirements from the State Department for proving U.S. citizenship." FactCheck.org also noted that "a birth announcement that had been published in the Honolulu Advertiser on Sunday, Aug. 13, 1961."
Geller runs with fake Obama quote from fabricated Columbia thesis. After an August 25 post on the blog Jumping in Pools claimed that Obama attacked the Constitution and Founders in his Columbia thesis, right-wing media ran with the "report," despite the fact that it was tagged as "satire." In an October 23 post, Geller wrote, "EXCERPTS FROM OBAMA'S COLUMBIA THESIS REVEALS AMERICA'S WORST NIGHTMARE IS IN THE OVAL OFFICE." She added that the writings revealed "an America hater." She also posted the claim on her twitter feed. Geller later posted an update to her blog that stated: "I am looking for the link for the ten pages .........and I can't find it. But he did say this very thing." Her blog post has since been taken down.
Geller mistakes AP paraphrase for an Obama quote to accuse him of "a slip of the foreign tongue." In a May 31 post, Geller quoted an Associated Press article that stated (emphasis in the original): "More than just barbecues and family time, Memorial Day is the chance to honor members of the military who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of their country, President Barack Obama says." Geller responded: "Uh, whose country? Brother Obama's latest slip of the foreign tongue." However, the words "their country" can only be attributed to AP's paraphrase of Obama's remarks, they do not appear anywhere in his actual address. In fact, in the second paragraph of the address, Obama referred to "our country's flag."
In her post, Geller also called Obama "our Nancy boy" because he moved his Memorial Day speech due to rain.
Geller falsely claimed Kagan is "an admirer of an architect of German national socialism, Nazism." In a July 2 post, Geller wrote, "How broken are we that we would consider an admirer of an architect of German national socialism, Nazism, to sit in one of the most powerful judicial chairs in the world? The Obama freak show continues and we are his victims. Kagan cannot, must not, will not be confirmed." Geller's claim was based on a Human Events article that said Kagan's undergraduate thesis "cited the theories of an influential German Marxist [Werner Sombart] who notoriously switched allegiances to Nazism after Adolf Hitler attained power." However, at no point did Kagan indicate that she shared or sympathized with Sombart's ideology. As Media Matters has noted, Kagan's thesis explored historical questions about socialism and did not express personal support for socialism, or Nazism.
Geller also posted a photo of Kagan - who is Jewish - photoshopped to look like she is wearing Nazi uniform:
Geller claimed Qatari diplomat incident was an "act of Islamic terror" and rushed to attack Obama. In an April 7 post on Atlas Shrugs entitled, "Muslim Tries to Light a Bomb on DC to Denver Aircraft," Pamela Geller wrote, "NBC is reporting that a muslim [sic] passenger attempted to light an explosive device on board an aircraft from Washington to Denver, sources tell NBC News -- this on the day that Obama said jihad and Islamic terrorism does not exist (neither does his birth certificate)." The NBC report to which she linked -- a "breaking news" Twitter feed -- said only that "a passenger attempted to light an explosive device on board an aircraft from Washington to Denver, sources tell NBC News." The post made no mention of the passenger's religion. Geller called the passenger "[t]he jihadi committing this act of Islamic terror." Before Geller updated her post to reflect new information, she wrote: "Fighter jets were scrambled to bring the plane down. G-d only knows what would have happened if the the [sic] air marshals on board hadn't tackled him..."
Geller falsely claimed Farrakhan, Ayers and Wright visited White House. In a Marcy 26 post, Geller wrote:
There are consequential, disturbing revelations to be found when flipping through the visitors list at the White House. Bill Ayers is there no less than three times, Louis Farrakhan at least once, but there is also a separate visit for his family, and the infamous hater Jeremiah Wright is there at least five times (four times under Jeremy, one under Jeremiah)
She added, "These are terrorists, inciters to genocide, America haters, the underbelly of an ugly America -- and they are in the House." In fact, the New York Times reported back in October 2009 that the White House said "visitors by the names of William Ayers and Jeremiah Wright were not the same two men who stirred controversy for Mr. Obama in his campaign." In January, White House ethics lawyer Norm Eisen stated that the "Louis Farrakhan" in the list is not the well-known individual with that name.
Geller absurdly claimed Obama administration wearing purple as sign of solidarity with SEIU. In a March 26 post titled, "Flying the gangsta colors at the White House: SEIU, The color purple," Geller wrote (emphasis in the original), "Yes, it seems this can no longer be written off as pure coincidence. The color purple is the fighting color of this administration. It is painfully clear who and what is running the show. Historically the color purple has signified royalty which, ironically, is exactly how the power mad pres thinks of himself. But this is SEIU, all the way. The Chicago way." As evidence, Geller claimed Obama wore a purple tie when he signed the health care law. But in other photos and videos, the tie appears to be a grey-ish blue. Geller also posted a photo of Democratic lawmakers who she said were wearing "purple ties," but they are clearly blue. And she claimed that Robert Gibbs and Andy Stern wore "matching purple bracelets." However Gibbs had explained in a March 15 tweet that he was wearing the bracelet in support of a family friend who "is bravely fighting cancer."
Geller baselessly claimed Obama may have visited Louis Farrakhan when he went to Chicago for Memorial Day. In a My 30 post, Geller wrote: "How did the President of the United States spend his Memorial day weekend? Honoring the glorious dead by laying a wreath at Arlington cemetery?? Not a chance. It is unclear, but he may have pow-wowed with race baiter, Jew-hater Louis Farrakhan, a frequent visitor to the White House." However, Geller provides no information that suggests Obama met with Farrakhan. She noted that Obama attended a dinner at the home of Marty Nesbitt, which is near the home of Farrakhan, and that the press pool reportedly clashed with some of Farrakhan's men, concluding, "The whole story stinks. Did Obama see Farrakhan or not?"
Geller calls Obama "the Muslim president." Geller's blog contains 267 posts tagged, "Muslim in the White House?" In a June 2, 2009, post, Geller called Obama "The Muslim president." Calling it a "critical issue," Geller wrote in January 2008 that "Obama went to a madrassa in Jakarta," that "he practiced Islam" and that "if Obama makes it to the big house, Israel is screwed. Finished." On May 30, 2009, Geller wrote that with his Cairo speech, Obama "proved everything I said to be true." In fact, CNN debunked the "madrassa" falsehood back in January 2007 and as Newsweek stated, "Barack Obama has never been Muslim and never practiced Islam."
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Reports of gunfire led officers to the bodies of two men inside a parked car late Wednesday, authorities said.
Reports of gunfire led officers to the bodies of two men inside a parked car late Wednesday, authorities said.
Tre Scott, 19, and Jordy Williams, 26, both of Thibodaux, were found about 10 p.m. in the 100 block of Iris Street, Thibodaux Police spokesman David Melancon said.
Police have not announced a motive or identified a suspect.
Williams is the half brother of Carnell McIntyre, according to family members who stood by and watched as detectives worked.
McIntyre, 21, was killed earlier this month. His body was found Sept. 8 on Ridgefield Road, just north of the Marydale community.
McIntyre had been shot multiple times in the head, according to the Lafourche Sheriff's Office. The wounds were consistent with shots fired at point-blank range.
He was last seen getting into a car with two women at the Rak-N-Dak convenience store near his mother's house in the 1200 block of St. Charles Street, said his mother, Jennifer McIntyre.
Police haven't yet revealed a motive or suspect in McIntyre's death.
Wednesday's double homicide brings September's murder total in Lafourche to five and is the second double murder in a week. None have been solved; all the victims were shot.
Nikki Landry, 41, and Harry Lefort, 54, were found inside Landry's apartment at 102 W. 4th St., Sunday by a member of Landry's family.
No motive has been established, though evidence suggests that robbery wasn't the reason, police said. Money and valuables were left behind. Detectives also discovered drugs inside the apartment, but Matherne wouldn't say what type or how much.
Landry was a confidential police informant scheduled to testify this week in an accused drug dealer's trial, prosecutors have said. That trial went forward as planned and is expected to conclude today.

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British Go Journal No. 56. June 1982. Page 26.
Toby Manning
On occasion, most players find themselves in a position where their games seem very predictable. Perhaps because we always play the same people, or perhaps because we have all read the same books. We all have a tendency to learn joseki parrot fashion, and because most people's repertoire is limited the same joseki come up time after time. This article is an attempt to give you some new ideas of looking at moves - it is a sort of case study of how one can play interesting, and not necessarily bad moves.
The opening moves of this game (it was a friendly played at the club) are shown in Dia 1. Please play through it, and concentrate particularly on moves 10, 17, 18 and 20, None of them was what the other player expected, and the choices made altered the whole character of the game.
Diagram 1
Black 1, 3 and 5 make up the "Chinese fuseki". The idea is similar to that of San-ren-sei (three star points along a side); Black encourages a white invasion, which gives White a weak group so that Black can take profit by chasing it.
White plays one of the standard invasion points, I was expecting Dia 2, or something similar, a sequence which I have played fairly often (I was white). But, instead of playing as in Dia 2, Black played the diagonal move. He was expecting Dia l, which is better for him than Dia 2 because the white group is weaker.
Diagram 2
Diagram 3
BGJ had Dia 3 in the lower left corner.
I naturally refused to follow Dia 3, and the moves 10 to 15 in Dia 1 followed naturally (although one suspects that Black is being just a little too submissive). However when White played at 16 in Dia 1 he was expecting the continuation in Dia 4 and Black gave him a rude shock.
In refusing to submit by playing Dia 4 (and moves like Black 2 in that diagram appear in all the joseki books) Black wrested the initiative, and instead attacked the white wall which was significantly without shape. Black was prepared for Dia 5 but now it was White's turn to play something unexpected.
Diagram 5
BGJ had Dia 5 on the lower side.
White 18 in Dia 1 was an experimental move, designed to expand his framework on the lower side. To have submitted to the peep at 19 (Dia 1) by connecting would hove been very submissive, so White played at 20. Black cut, giving him a large corner, and White made shape with 22 (aiming at A later).
Please note that I am not necessarily saying that any of the moves are either particularly good or bad but more trying to stress the philosophy behind them. Don't always respond directly to your opponent's move (note that none of the moves discussed was actually ignored, more that it was answered in an indirect manner). Such play has a threefold advantage; it tends to put your opponent off, it makes you think about your moves, and I can assure you that it leads to much more interesting games.


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Jocasta I looked around and could not find the link provided by me. There was a note discussing Enrico and myself and Enrico messaged me about it. I went to the link and there was comments about both of us. I went off to write a reply to Lady Checkmate and when I went back to the site the letter had been posted, I took a copy of it, and tried to post my reply to Lady Checkmate, and was told that I had been banned by the site. It's the Religion and Philosophy site I believe, that I copied it from. Does that help?


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text: Mind-Blowing Body Painting Glows Under Black Light thaxton June 28, 2014 ART, DESIGN Fueled by his reverence for the natural world, the Northern Utah-based artist and photographer John Poppleton paints fluorescent landscapes onto the backs of nude bodies with temporary pigments. Photographing his models under backlight, he constructs starry nighttime constellations that conform to the curves of the female silhouette. As a commercial photographer with a passion for fantasy, Poppleton incorporates his masterful painting in this "Black Light Bodyscapes" series. Each piece takes a few hours to complete, and many of them are personalized or custom-made for his subject; one painting includes a teepee to honor its model's Native American heritage, and the mountainscapes that are visible from Poppleton's own window make numerous appearances. Poppleton's mesmerizing work is both current and timeless. While echoing the electrifying aesthetic of techno raves and the like, it also maintains ancient themes. Like mythologies surrounding the figure of the Mother Earth, the "Black Light Bodyscapes" tie the female to the natural world. In a manner reminiscent of the story of the ancient Greek goddess Gaia, the planet seems to spring forth from a fertile well of female power. Here, as with folklore surrounding the deities of Greece, Europe, Asia, and Africa, the silhouetted woman becomes equated with the moon and the lunar calendar; in darkness, she lights the way, delighting the eye with an irresistible shine. Dotted with radiant celestial bodies, backlight painting may be seen as a sort of divination, reminding us of the splendor of nature that we too often forget in this modern age. Take a look. (via My Modern Met) READ MORE>


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hey kids. i've got february's music mix for you, and just in time! if you follow me on twitter you'll know i'm not feeling too hot, think i've got the dreaded lurgy (flu maybe?) so i had to retreat back to bed this afternoon, and i put this mix together from under the covers. i like it, hope you do. download it here.
1. sister - vetiver
2. emmylou - first aid kit
3. how dare you - thao & mirah
4. hazy shade of winter - simon & garfunkel
5. close watch - agnes obel
6. john wayne gacy, jr - sufjan stevens
7. i hope you die - wye oak
8. shoulda - jamie woon
9. lay your cards out - polica
10. we will commit wolf murder - of montreal
11. my girls - animal collective
if you like the music please go and buy the albums.
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From the Dec 9 issue of Entertainment Weekly - p.69"... they Panama and touch down on American soil for a high-tech flight-simulator challenge and the perennial brain teaser. We do not know who will compete in the final leg, but it's a safe bet that race-long front-runners ... Tommy & Andy ... will make it to the final Pit Stop in Atlanta."
Thanks for not revealing the final three earlier!!! It was fun speculating!! But I'm still shocked that Andy & Tommy have been eliminated in Panama. Werent my favourites but I would of never though that they were not going to be part of the finaleOh and that final challenge: Looks like they need to draw (or attach ropes?) the route on this big stand. Going to be awesome
An important FYI on the CBS schedule next Sunday. CBS has the doubleheader, which means that there will almost certainly be a overrun of the CBS coverage of the NFL. The maps from the506 website won't be available until Tuesday, so we won't know until then if any east coast markets may have a home blackout that is taking only the early CBS game.
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by Jennifer Ward Barber
Despite his youth, José Manuel Alvarez is no stranger to IRONMAN racing. He's probably seen more gel packets and crumpled-up race bibs lying around the house than most other competitors here this weekend. The son of Luis Alvarez, who hopes to complete his 100th IRONMAN this weekend, Alvarez has already become an endurance junkie.
"I did my first triathlon when I was 6," Alvarez says. But it's the next factoid that was even more impressive: He did his first marathon in L.A. at the age of 12. "I was very tired, but my first half a few months before that was actually worse," he recalls. "I wasn't mentally prepared for a half, but later, because of that, I was more prepared for the full."
Related Article: Luis Alvarez Shoots for 100 in Kona
Alvarez considers himself lucky to have his father here to help show him the ropes—fill his special needs bags, and offer bike tech support. Luis is also, of course, his son's main inspiration for taking on the race. "Of course he is a little bit crazy," Alvarez adds.
The father and son duo train together on occasion, but the 18-year-old high school student says he often trains alone. "In the last few months [my dad] had to do five IRONMANs in five weeks," he explains. Needless to say, Alvarez senior was on the road a lot.
Next year Alvarez will study chemical engineering at university in Mexico City. "I'm going to do some sports, but I don't think I'm going to do another IRONMAN next year," he says, anticipating that he'll need a break. He says he will continue to do shorter triathlons and marathons.
High school and training for an IRONMAN isn't so different than the challenges older adults face: "With the school work it's not a problem," Alvarez says, "but with your friends it is. They're in another context. They want to party all the time and drink, but it's like 'no, I have to train tomorrow.'" Sound familiar?
Nutrition can be a tricky thing for teenaged athletes inundated with junk food, but Alvarez says everything in his house is healthy. "When my friends come over they say 'you don't have anything good,'—but that's how I manage to stay fit."
He says that if he could send one message to people his age, it would be how fun the sport is. He says his good friends are pretty lazy, except for one, who's a climber.
But there's more. Alvarez would also tell them how triathlon will "push you to do better things. It's going to make you more patient, more energetic, and … happy."
Hopefully on Saturday we'll see some of that joy etched across the youngest face in the crowd.


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2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup butter
2 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 cup miniature marshmallows
3/4 lb. butterscotch chips
3 tbsp peanut butter
Put eggs, sugar, brown sugar, and butter in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, then cook on low heat for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add graham cracker and marshmallows. Stir well.
Butter a 9" x 13" baking pan. Spread mixture into pan.
Melt butterscotch chips and peanut butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. When melted, spread over the top of the bars.
Chill for 5-6 hours before cutting into squares.
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YAM 2.6p1 (released 26th September 2010)
After 7 months of development YAM 2.6p1 has been released in September 2010. It is a pure bugfixing release which fixes some important bugs and issues that have been found during the ongoing development on YAM 2.7.
Here is a brief list of the most important changes since the 2.6 release in February 2010:
- improved general stability by having fixed several memory leaks, important bugs and situations where YAM crashed under certain circumstances.
- fixed the tons of "empty" themes warnings in case NOIMAGEWARNING tooltype or a themes "NoImageWarning" option is set.
- fixed the "Jump on XXX" config settings to better interact with each other.
- fixed keyboard usage (cursor left/right) to switch between the folder and mail list.
- fixed some endianess cases so that the AROS build for i386 works more smoothly.
- fixed the spam filter to handle its 'inactive' state better and not reset all values anymore on that occassion. Now it is possibile to turn off the SPAM filter all together.
- fixed display of the poppen objects for MUI 3.8 installations.
- the attachment show window will now display the mail part description in a separate column.
- fixed problems with important mails containing X-Status: and Status: as local headers.
- fixed bug in the "avoid duplicates" functionality which caused that not all mails have been shown in a preselection window.
- updated the included AISS based theme to require at least AISS 4.8
- fixed the mail attachment management to not use internal file names for the "Content-Disposition" header of attachments.
- fixed mail search functionality to correctly handle mail header searches.
- fixed XPK packer scanning to show all installed packers correctly.
- fixed the startup to handle multi user installation more smoothly.
- fixed the installation script to get the installation going again.
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Anybody have an old parametric or semi parametric circuit laying around they would like to get rid of? I hope this isn't too off the DIY topic, but thought I might get away with it here.
I'm not looking for the stompbox it'self, just the prewired components. I've just gutted an older LP Artist, which now has plenty of room routed out (like enough for a tube amp) and would like to use a couple of concentric pots to control frequency and gain. Q pot could be internal, or possibly fixed. I might even be able to make a three band work.
If you're curious, here's the guitar: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0ewZ ... G13dEhNeVE
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Actress Jessica Alba treated an expectant mother to her dream baby shower on Wednesday by hosting an intimate event in Los Angeles.
The "Sin City" star spent the day with Jessica Turner and her family and friends at the hippo-themed bash after the mum-to-be entered a competition honoring Mother's Day.
Alba later took to her Twitter.com page to post a snap from the event, writing, "I had an amazing day (with) our @honest #babyshower winner Jessica! How cute is her #hippo themed (bash)?"
The Hollywood beauty launched the competition to host a baby shower for four deserving expectant mothers whose lifestyles mirrored the mission of Alba's eco-friendly venture, The Honest Company.
Alba will treat three other mums-to-be in New York City, Chicago, and Austin later this month.


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I just got a new Logitech Z Cinema 2.1 sound system with integrated usb soundcard. Sound is just perfect, osstest works too, but I cant get the mixer to work. I did the ossdevlinks and ossdetect thing, restartet oss, nothing worked.
The ossmix values are kinda weird too, since everything seems to get multiplied by 257 (current value of output.vol of my paste is 25.0).
It'd be really great if anyone of you had any ideas on how to get this working with oss. I know its working on alsa (at least more or less), but I really don't want to have to use alsa just to change my volume.
Here is the ossinfo -v3 (snipped the HD-Audio part):
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USB sound device play /dev/oss/usb046d0a0f-1/pcm0 (device index 8)
Legacy device /dev/dsp8
Caps: TRIGGER MMAP
Modes: OUTPUT
Out engine 1: 12/USB sound device play
Available for use
Input formats (0x00001000):
AFMT_S32_LE - 32 bit signed little endian
Output formats (0x00001000):
AFMT_S32_LE - 32 bit signed little endian
Device handle: USB-usb046d0a0f-1-au01
Related mixer dev: 1
Sample rate source: 12
Preferred channel configuration: STEREO
Supported number of channels (min - max): 2 - 2
Native sample rates (min - max): 48000 - 48000 (48000)
HW Type: Not indicated.
Minimum latency: Not indicated
/dev/dsp -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0
/dev/dsp_in -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0
/dev/dsp_out -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0
/dev/dsp_ac3 -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/spdout0
/dev/dsp_mmap -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0
/dev/dsp_multich -> /dev/oss/oss_hdaudio0/pcm0
And my ossmix -d1 (changing values has absolutly no effect at all):
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Selected mixer 1/USB sound device
Known controls are:
output.mute ON|OFF (currently OFF)
output.vol <monovol> (currently 6425)
output.bass <monovol> (currently 257)
output.treble <monovol> (currently 257)


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PCB Etching
From Bloominglabs
We need a fast and reliable method of PCB etching for the space, I intend to build a bubbler etcher and get us setup to use air regenerated acid cupric chloride.
Presently we have an acrylic "window bubbler" system where the etching solution can be filled in without having to handle the solution as much as well as allowing much less fluid to be used. It also incorporates a bubbler for agitation. It needs to be tested and directions need to be written up for it.
Some research:
From the instructable:
Bottom Line: Two things to maintain: CuCl2 levels and acid levels. CuCl2: After all the peroxide is used up, and the solution starts turning brownish, you'll have to add oxygen to regenerate the solution again: toss in a few more capfuls of peroxide or bubble air through the solution or swirl it around vigorously, or just pour it into an open container and wait. It's easy to tell when you're ready to etch again, because the solution turns green. It's also impossible to add too much oxygen by adding air, so bubble/swirl to your heart's content. If you're using peroxide to add oxygen, be sparing -- a little goes a long way, and it's mostly water so you're diluting your etchant by adding it. Acid: Note that HCl is being consumed in the starter etchant and the regeneration reactions. So we're going to have to add a bit more acid as time goes by. If you notice that it's harder to re-green your brown etchant, it's probably time to start thinking acid. I've tried the titration described on Adam's site a couple times, and it's pretty easy but requires an accurate scale and pure lye (back to the hardware store...). It's easier to just toss in a capful of acid every few batches of boards, which seems to do the trick for me.


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B00sted180 posted a topic in General Automotive ChatHi Everyone, Long story short my mechanic I've been with since 2012 are closing their doors. Now needing a new workshop to take on my car. I need suggestions on who to consider. My car is a 180sx running a SR20 and need someone who can confidently tune, service and repair it. I'm in the Para Hills region and obviously don't want to travel extensive amounts and would like someone local if possible. Hit us up with suggestions and experiences. More discussion the better. Cheers
SR20det grinding noise and no boost
B00sted180 replied to KaiserStuhl's topic in General Automotive ChatI've got a horrible grinding noise but mine is apparently in the exhaust, I've got a relatively new turbo so hope its not that lol. I'd love to fix the problem but haven't honestly bothered trying to fix it yet.
Sr20 Cylinder Head Question
B00sted180 posted a topic in General Automotive ChatHi Everyone, I'm in need of a new head to replace my current one but the one I looked at has been dismantled and everything thrown into a container. Looking at all the parts it seems it's missing a cam cap and some shims etc. My question is, is it worth getting this head or move on and find another one. I'm wanting to simply get another head and transplant everything from my current head into the new one. Before anyone asks why, my current head has been machined way too much and has increased the compression too much and preventing me to achieve what I want from the engine. Cheers
Running rich after installing EBC
B00sted180 replied to B00sted180's topic in General Automotive ChatJust a follow up on this problem, I ended up taking it to the mechanic and since I had done nothing to my car since the last tune other then installing the AVCR they reinstalled the last tune. It fixed nothing and there was way too much fuel being put into the engine. I was even asked if I had installed bigger injectors since the last tune, it even baffled the mechanics. They ended up doing a new tune. I'm glad I took it back to them. When they looked at my previous notes the engine had 200psi compression on all four cylinders and it was worked out to between 10:1/11:1 compression ratio. With the compression ratio so high 23psi of boost was still being squeezed into the engine. With this new tune they weren't able to go beyond 14psi without some major knocking and when I got the car back it's been suggested to not push it too hard for too long especially under load and ensure to keep the revs high. It still baffels me on what happened for it to all of a sudden change and have problems. It must have something with the installation of the AVCR but not sure what it could be.
Dash/Tale light Issue
B00sted180 replied to B00sted180's topic in General Automotive ChatSince my first post I've learned its also the parkers which aren't working along with the dash and rear tail lights. I've finally fixed the problem. I checked all the fuses more than once and even replaced the parker fuse just in case it was mistaken as ok. I unsecured the kick panel fuse box and inspected it to see if there was anything visually wrong with the wires. I removed and reinstalled all relays in all three fuse boxes. I removed all rear globes and front parker and indicator globes and cleaned all the contact points. Visually inspected all wires with the rear lights, parkers/indicators and all the under dash wires. I even removed the indicator stalk and inspected it. They were all the main things I found on the net which solved other peoples problem with the same issue. Only other thing I read which solved the problem for other people was replacing the indicator stalk. I grabbed another stalk, installed it and problem fixed. Sorry for my rambling but hoping that this might help others fix the same problem if it happens to happen to their car. Thanks Pmod for you're help, I was stressing out hoping it wasn't internal wire breakage withing the fuse box wires but thought I'd try all these other fixes first before going into the more complex fixes
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B00sted180 replied to B00sted180's topic in Australia - South AustraliaJafs Last Cruise 26th December at 1900hrs Westfield Tea Tree Plaza https://www.facebook.com/events/147855735841655/?ti=cl Hope everyone has their cars ready, always a big turn out and a good night.
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My BOV is crazy loud
B00sted180 replied to s15rocket's topic in General Automotive ChatMy car with the standard air box and plastic induction pipe it 100% quiet. Once I have the metal intake and pod its really loud. Those two things on their own make a huge difference.
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B00sted180 replied to Billythekid027's topic in New Member Introductions!From what Pmod said I did the following with my conversion. I got conversion lines from GKtech and they had plastic clips and have snapped. Didn't think about ziptieing them but will now. I got a HFM BM57 master cylinder and works great. Heard a lot of people have had problems with them leaking but mine has been fine so far. I made my own handbrake adaptor plate. Google image 'Eagle Adaptor' and you'll find measurements. Replacing the plastic brake pedal bump stop is worth it, I currently have a $1 coin blue tacked on. Surprisingly hasn't failed me yet. I'm using my standard booster and got a BMC stopper which made a big difference. It can be a fairly straight forward conversion. I didn't find it too hard other then accidentally using GTR rear hubs when I thought they were GTST and had trouble getting a hard brake pedal but replacing the standard BMC with the BM57 fixed it.
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B00sted180 replied to sbaric's topic in General Automotive ChatI got the following machine work done on my S13 head. - Chemical Cleaned - Pressure Tested - Crack Tested - Ported - Polished - Manifolds Matched - Removed Quench Pads - Decked - Enlarged Valve Ports Only thing I can suggest is to be careful on how much you have the head faced/decked. I've had too much taken off and currently running at 200psi compression on all cylinders. Worked out to about 10.1:1 ratio. Was running 23psi in it (crazy fun to drive), recently had it retuned to 14psi (not so fun anymore) and was told it's a merical I didn't blow the engine up. It also proved difficult to tune and make any decent power out of it on 98ron without it knocking. Now looking at getting another standard head and have the same work done to it except keep the compression as low as possible so I can run more boost in it again. Just thought I'd share my story so your mindful and don't make the same mistake.
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Vacuum Line sr20det?
B00sted180 replied to mimz's topic in Nissan Silvia (nissansilvia.com)I've tried to simplify my engine bay by minimising vacuum lines on my 180 and have removed the EGR, BOV, Carbon Canister and have the Boost Controller connected to the turbo using a GKTech outlet snout. Only problem I've encounter is that when you get your car defected, vehicle inspection will apparently look for the carbon canister. I personally haven't has any problem with fuel smell. As Pmod said your easiest solution would be replace the 3 way connector at 'B' and replace it for a 2 way connector. That'll eliminate the EGR and not alter anything else.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Sarah Rountree (Plantation, Fla.) and Sydney Weatherford (Scranton, S.C.) collected four hits each in Coker's non-conference twinbill with West Liberty University on Thursday. The Cobras and the Hilltoppers split their two-game series; Coker won game one 10-2 in five innings and West Liberty won game two 4-2.
The Cobras scored at least a run in four of the five innings to take home the run differential victory in game one. Bryant McLendon (Lake City, S.C.) was the leading hitter, going 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, while Gina Easler (Edgefield, S.C.) had a double with two RBIs. Jaclin Poole (Clover, S.C.) drove in two runs on two hits with three runs scored. Rountree and Weatherford had a pair of hits with two runs scored each, while Stacy Burr (Darlington, S.C.) added an RBI on two hits including a triple.
Becky Dillon (West Palm Beach Fla.) (3-4) earned the win in the circle. She threw all five innings allowing two runs on five hits with a pair of strikeouts.
The second game of the day was a pitchers duel between Logan Cox (Georgetown, S.C.) and West Liberty's Beck Fortuna. Both pitchers surrendered a run in the first, but then effectively shut down the hitters, as the next three innings were scoreless. The Hilltoppers pushed two across in the top of the fifth, but Coker made sure to stay within striking distance with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning. After a scoreless sixth, West Liberty added an insurance run to make it 4-2.
Cox (5-4) took the loss. She allowed four runs on eight hits in seven innings of work. She also struck out six Hilltopper batters.
Rountree and Weatherford led the offense with two hits and a stolen base each. Easler and Burr each drove in a run for the Cobras.
Coker will be back on the field on Saturday when they host the Saints of Limestone College in a Conference Carolinas doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
McDonald's Player of the Game- Sarah Rountree
Rountree was 4-for-7 on the day with three runs scored and four stolen bases.
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This week's events include a talk by Anna Minton and a tour of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners prototype zero carbon home
Anna Minton on Privatised 'Public' Places at RA
When 30 August
Where Royal Academy, Burlington Gardens, London
In her Soapbox Talk, Anna discusses 'how the security which comes with privatised 'public' places creates fear and paranoia. A truly public realm by contrast, is open, inclusive and democratic'.
Richard Rogers zero carbon Homeshell house at RSA
When until 8 September
Where Royal Academy of Arts
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners' prototype zero carbon home has been installed in the courtyard of the Royal Academy of Arts. The three-storey Homeshell house uses prefabricated technology first developed for Oxley Woods estate in Milton Keynes.
Octavia's Orchard
When until September
Where Southbank
As part of the Southbank Festival of Neighbourhood, London-based small practice What if: projects has installed a series of green spaces along Mandela Walk, close to the Southbank Centre.
Last chance: Charles Correa at the RIBA
When until Sept 4
Where RIBA
Charles Correa is an internationally recognised architect and urban designer who has played a pivotal role in the creation of an architecture for post-Independence India. Drawing on a unique philosophy rooted in the rich traditions of people and climate, Correa's work is informed both by a world view and intimate understanding of place. This new landmark exhibition showcases his signature projects from across the world and charts a career spanning over five decades.
Book your green tour of Open House weekend
When 21-22 September
Where London
Open House London offers a unique opportunity to find out more about low carbon solutions through a wide range of activities and a showcase of exemplary green buildings. Look for 'G' for green features in the listings, which include retrofit exemplars, new build and low impact buildings.
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An old Navajo idiom is: "You ain't much of a Navajo unless you own an old truck to haul water, firewood, hay and even sheep."
One day, on my way home to Borrego Pass, NM, my weary eyes rested upon an old bluegreen 1978 Ford truck with a broken windshield. It was for sale on an old car lot in Farmington, NM.
Immediately my heart started to thump, thump, thump, thump, and my throat became dry and a chill ran down my spine. Before you could say, "You ain't much of a Navajo unless you have an old truck," I bought the Ford truck less $200 for the broken windshield. It had 153,000 miles.
If trucks could have birthdays, my Downhill Racer II would be five years old. I remember clearly the day I went to Farmington to pick up my 'Fix Or Repair Daily.'
It was on Whitehorse Raiders homecoming Friday. I talked to my good friend Calvin Joe, "Let's go to Farmington and get my new Ford truck,"
After twisting his arm, he agreed. After a new windshield and new tires, I found four shiny hubcaps off an old Mercury. I was looking nice as I cruised slow and low through town and headed back to Montezuma Creek.
Downhill Racer had air conditioning in the winter and a heater in the summer. One time, I loaned it to a friend, who took it to Salt Lake City.
I forgot to tell him that if you keep the high beam on, the headlights will flicker and eventually turn off. I also forgot to tell him about the dimmer switch, which is located on the floor by the clutch.
So he drove to Salt Lake City and home without using the dimmer switch. The person who owned it use it to haul snowmobiles. He also put in a stick shift; before that, the gear shift was on the steering column.
Another time, my dear wife wanted to drive to work in Bluff, where she was the sixth grade teacher. I was in Borrego Pass, but I left step by step instructions to put a little bit of gasoline in the carburetor.
Since it didn't start, she put in more. With the neighbor's help, she almost managed to burn up my Ford truck. She eventually managed to get it started and drove to work. After it starts, it is no problem, but after her scary experience, she swore to never drive it again.
One of the things I like about my truck is the six cylinder engine. It has lots of room. I can open the hood and stand inside and change the spark plugs.
Another tricky thing is the radio. It only works if you close the door carefully. Only one setting for volume: loud.
Borrego Pass is 190 miles from Montezuma Creek. Drive east toward Aneth, then into Colorado. At the Four Corners junction, turn east 18 miles and then south to Shiprock, NM. Turn east at Shiprock and drive 30 miles to Farmington. Take the truck route, cross the San Juan River and drive 85 miles to Crownpoint, NM.
From Crownpoint, drive 14 miles southeast and through the Continental Divide. Get on top of the plateau and there is Borrego Pass. Borrego means lamb. Long ago, Navajos would herd their lambs to market through the pass to Prewitt, NM, where lambs are shipped by train.
Borrego Pass Trading Post was owned by Don and Fern Smouse of Kirtland, NM. They were lifetime traders to the Navajos in the area. The Smouses are Latter-Saints and have a love for the people. They said they feel at home isolated among the Navajos. Both have since passed away and the trading post is run by another couple.
About a half a mile away is the community school. It was built by BIA and the elementary went up to 4th grade. In 1972, the name of the elementary school was Dibe Yazhi Habitiin Olta - meaning Borrego Pass School. Now it has other buildings, including a gymnasium and the school goes up to eighth grade. Borrego Pass is a small community. Our three children, Mario, Ann Marie and Jamie, attended school there.
Inside the fence by the school, you can sometimes see a sheepherder carring a number 9 golf club and herding 30 head of sheep and three goats. Further down the road is Downhill Racer II, waiting patiently. One time, the old Ford had a new paint job; beautiful bluegreen without a scratch on it.
Since then it has gone through some rough times. Now there is a long scratch - made by a fence post with barbed wire. It happened about a year ago.
I was impatient. The gate was locked and I opened the side barbed wire fence and drove the truck through. When I checked, the mirror was ripped off and a long scratch, the length of the truck, was made by the fence post.
My heart went thump, thump, thump, thump, my throat became dry and a chill ran down my spine. I managed to yell a silent sheepherder yell, the one you use when you want to get the sheep's attention.
Now you can see the rust and the scratches and it looks like a "Rez truck." I still haul water, firewood, hay and sheep with it. It likes to race downhill; otherwise it stays under the speed limit.
I can go to sleep knowing that this Navajo has an old Ford truck.


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Pia Britto, PhD
Assistant Professor Adjunct
Departments & Organizations
Child Study Center: Formative Childhood and Peace Building
Yale Global Mental Health Program
She is known internationally for her work in the areas of early childhood policy and programs in over 40 low and middle income countries for developing integrated systems and policies for early childhood. In particular, she is investigating the role of governance and finance of national systems in achieving equity, access and quality. Dr. Britto has also been involved in several early intervention program evaluations in Africa and Asia, including a six country evaluation of an innovative approach to improve school readiness. Other aspects of her international work include the conceptualization of a measurement model for quality early childhood services and measuring and implementing the school readiness paradigm - ready children, ready families and ready schools, and understanding the best modalities to support parenting. Most recently, Dr. Britto is involved in research that is examining the relationship between early childhood and peace building. Nationally, within the United States, Dr. Britto is known for her scientific work on young children's early literacy development, and more recently, on understanding issues of identity development of Muslim and Arab children. Dr. Britto obtained her doctoral degree in developmental psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is the recipient of several national and international grants and awards in recognition for her work and has published numerous books, articles, chapters and reports, and has presented extensively at conferences, meetings and workshops (academic and non-academic) around the world.
Education & Training
|Columbia University (1999)
Honors & Recognition
Dina Feitelson Research AwardInternational Reading Association (2008)
Early Career AwardAmerican Educational Research Association (2003)
Outstanding Dissertation AwardInternational Reading Association (2001)
Dissertation with DistinctionColumbia University (1999)
Professional Service
(2009 - 2010) Head Start Research Conference Program & Review Committees
(2009 - Present) Consultative Group on Early Child Care and Development Policy Committee
(2009 - Present) National Preschool Study, India.
(2008 - 2009) Women, Religion and Globalization Study Group
(2008 - 2009) Yale Students for UNICEF
Ridgefield Public School District (2008 - 2009) Kindergarten Study Committee
Society for Research in Child Development (2005 - 2009) International Affairs Committee
Early Childhood Research Quarterly International (2005 - 2009) Bernard van Leer Publication Child Development Developmental Psychology Journal of Behavioral Development Journal of Family Studies
(2004 - 2009) Consultative Group for Early Care and Child Development
Yale University's Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics (2004 - 2007) Children's Rights Forum
UNICEF (2004) Indicators of Family Psychosocial Care for Child Development
HIPPY USA (2002 - 2009) Research Advisory Board
Columbia University (2000 - 2004) Rita Gold Center, Teachers College


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In deliberating on the question of whether Worcester should establish an exam school, the city faces a significant test; indeed, a test of collective vision, boldness, and resolve.
For advocates, the establishment of an exam school would signal the city�s commitment to its best and brightest. It would attract the attention of those considering whether to choose Worcester Public Schools or private education for their children. It would send a strong message of support to those contemplating the possibility of employment and a new home in Worcester, yet who are concerned for the educational opportunity that would be available to their children. It would be a dramatic step toward a new level of excellence and achievement in keeping with the city�s surging economic and cultural aspirations.
Seen in this light, the benefits of an exam school seem self-evident and incontestable. Yet, upon close examination, there is much to question.
For example, what exactly is the opportunity that would be available? In other words, how many different students would an exam school accommodate and on what basis would the very capable students in our schools be accepted? Furthermore, what would be the impact of transferring high-performing students from existing schools, in economic terms but more importantly in terms of educational value? How would an already pared-to-the-bone curriculum and supply budget be affected? How might the opportunity for all students to participate in a vibrant culture of learning be affected?
Aside from these questions of cost and benefit, the prospect of an exam school raises a more profound democratic and social question. What in terms of educational opportunity and quality does Worcester want to stand for?
Under the leadership of Dr. Melinda Boone, our public school district has made the goal of preparing every child and youth in the city for �college and career� the cornerstone of its education policy. This is an ambitious agenda, requiring an unremitting commitment on the part of our entire community, not simply our educators. It is also a position we can stand behind, proudly, as a city � one that deserves protection from compromise.
We also want to create every opportunity for Worcester students to cultivate their capabilities to the extent possible. To this end, what if, instead of an exam school, we not only embraced the commitment to prepare all students for college and career, but gave them multiple ways to develop personally, intellectually and academically?
To be truly visionary, bold and resolute might mean creating a new menu of innovative opportunities for all students.
The menu might include more college courses for high school juniors and seniors and more specialized opportunities such as the Engineering Academy at Doherty High or its counterpart in health science at North High. It might involve the formation of new humanities and math/science clusters in every high school for students with strengths and interests in those areas, combining them with a program of advanced placement courses, problem-solving seminars with community leaders, internships, virtual learning opportunities, community workshops and periodic student-led community-wide exhibitions and performances.
The �best and brightest� in Worcester are in every classroom. They include,of course, the highly recognizable high-performing students. But among them also are low-performing students � some still adapting to school in a new country, some unsure about and still discovering themselves, some perhaps needing someone to trust them and to draw out their capabilities, and some struggling with difficult personal issues. Each benefits from the effort and support of their peers. Together they add up to many more than any exam school could hold.
Our true test in Worcester may be whether we will continue our drive for an educational system that supports and opens up new possibilities for all students, and thereby lifts the entire community. Imagine telling prospective Worcester families what their children can aspire to and achieve because of our demonstrated commitment to communitywide opportunity and excellence.
Tom Del Prete is director of the Adam Institute for Urban Teaching and School Practice at Clark University.


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Ali Palmer
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High School
Palmer was nominated for Athlete of the Year at Senior Awards Night...Helped her high school team to a third place finish at State Championships two years in a row...Competed in the South Coast League...Coached by Dave Proodian and Michael Dunne.
Daughter of Robin Palmer...Undeclared...Her most memorable sports moment was when she helped her team to a third place finish in the State Championships two years in a row...Favorite movies are 'Step Brothers' and 'Bridesmaids'...Her hobbies include reading, going to the beach and yoga.
High School Bests
Cross Country 3-mile: 18:07
Riverside Invitational 5k: 18:24
1600m: 5:07
3200m: 11:13


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2010: The birth of a new AAC. As we continued to grow membership and deliver on our mission, we also devoted extraordinary effort to the foundations of our new Five-year Strategic Plan. Indeed, "Double Duty" is the phrase that best defines fiscal 2010 for The American Alpine Club.
2010 was an extremely busy year in the policy arena. We worked with Yosemite National Park on the Merced River Plan and found climber-friendly solutions to the cliff closures in Minnewaska State Park, New York. Denali and Rainier National Parks both proposed substantial increases to their special-use climber fees. We worked very hard—and successfully—to obtain a public process to debate those intentions. Rainier finally settled on $43, an increase at the lowest end of their proposed range. We are still working hard on the Denali issue and will continue to press for more transparent and iterative processes when climbers are singled out for special fees.
Craggin' Classics multiplied out to three new locations (New Paltz, Chattanooga, Truckee), and we continued to learn that local engagement is the most essential ingredient to successful events. At our 2010 Annual Benefit Dinner we announced that future benefit dinners would move around the country (2011 Seattle & 2012 Boston) as part of our goal to deliver more programs locally. Climber and business leader Jim Collins was our 2010 keynote speaker. His remarks were particularly fitting as the AAC enters this exciting time of change.
The American Mountaineering Museum hosted its first Hall of Mountaineering Excellence Gala and Awards Dinner. Bob Craig and Yvon Chouinard were inducted as the first recipients of this new award along with posthumous inductees Bob Bates and Charlie Houston. Ed Viesturs was the keynote speaker for a wonderful evening that also raised $15,000 and led to a year in which the museum was fully self-funded.
Just next door, the AAC Library shelved the first half of its new 30,000-volume Central Asia Library, plus new guidebooks and one-of-a-kind archives. With the help of volunteer Jason Albert, the AAC Story Project—a collection of podcast interviews with notable climbers'—launched in September 2010, heralding our efforts to put more resources online.
The Grand Teton Climbers' Ranch had a very good year in which its total revenues completely covered its direct expenses. Part I of our climbers' exchange with Iran was hosted in the Tetons and was a tremendous success, and GTCR Work Week again pulled in eager climbers who improved basic amenities. 2010 was John Clegg's last year as Ranch Manager. The torch passes to his Assistant Manager, the enthusiastic Robert Montague. The Ranch also supported our continued distribution of free Restop bags in the Tetons as part of our larger conservation work.
The year's conservation highlight was hosting Exit Strategies: a conference on managing human waste in Wilderness. Roger Robinson was tireless in organizing a gathering of scientists, land managers and NGO leaders from over 17 countries to talk about this important issue in a three-day conference held in Golden.
AAC Research Grants, along with the Nikwax Alpine Bellwether Grant, gave away a total of $11,700 to 18 researchers for research work in 2010. And AAC Climbing Grants totaled $27,700 to 23 individuals.
2010 also cemented the case for substantial change at the AAC. We had another year in which— while membership revenue grew by 5%—retention waned, and we spent a greater share of our total budget acquiring new members to replace the old. This, combined with expenses associated with the outreach to build the Strategic Plan, led to an operating loss of $75,596. 2010 was financially difficult and a terrible year for non-profits. I do not, however, attribute our loss to the economy. Instead, it is a clear statement that the AAC's relevance to the climbing community and value for members was not what it needed to be. That had to change.
Looking Ahead
2009 was the year we solidly determined it was time to remake the AAC to be more relevant for today's climbers. 2010 was the year we decided what to do about it. Throughout the year, we spent staff and volunteer time asking: How should we rebuild America's national climbing organization?
After reaching out to over 2,000 climbers through surveys and focus groups, we built a draft Five-year Strategic Plan and submitted it to the board as the 2010 fiscal year came to a close.
The effects of the final plan, ratified in February 2011, have been positive and sweeping. Now our staff structure is united through five groups: Membership, Community Programs, Information & Marketing, Conservation & Policy, and Development. Each group's leader and staff are focused on the most critical parts of the AAC mission: putting our members and the places we climb at the forefront. The plan breaks down into the following strategies:
1. Improve member benefits
2. Develop community programs
3. Regain leadership as a climbing information resource
4. Improve and create new grants
5. Strengthen commitment to conservation through community programs & grants
6. Provide lodging facilities where needed at climbing destinations
7. Build a separate strategy for the American Mountaineering Center
The full plan is available for download at americanalpineclub.org/p/5-year-plan
Now, as the AAJ goes off to the printer, we are launching that plan—a plan that builds our AAC like never before.
Phil Powers
Executive Director


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New UCS Servers Expand the Portfolio: More Third Generation Fabric Computing from Cisco
Back in March we announced the third generation of UCS, with significant expansions to the I/O and systems management capabilities of the platform as well as a new lineup of servers. This month we're continuing to expand the UCS server lineup with the addition of four new models. The latest batch of M3 systems are comprised of three Intel Xeon "EN" class machines (E5-2400 series processors) as well as a four socket "EP" (E5-2600 series) blade server. Specifically: the UCS B22 and B420 M3 blades and the C22 and C24 M3 rack servers. These new servers round out the UCS portfolio with an even stronger set of products optimized for scale-out and light general-purpose computing as well as a new price/performance 4S category in the mid-range.
If you prefer watching than reading , here is a nice conversation between Intel Boyd Davis , VP & GM, Data Center Infrastructure group, Cisco Jim McHugh, VP UCS Marketing, and Scott Ciccone, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, highlighting the key benefits of these new models.
To figure out how these fit in, let's step back and consider the broader evolution of server technology in play here:
1) Cisco has made server I/O more powerful and much simpler.
One of the key differentiators of UCS is the way in which high-capacity server network access has been aggregated through Cisco Virtual Interface Cards and infused with built-in high performance virtual networking capabilities. In "pre-UCS" server system architectures, one of the main design considerations was the type and quantity of physical network adapters required. Networking, combined with computing sockets/cores/frequency/cache, system memory, and local disk are historically the primary resources considered in the balancing act of cost, physical space and power consumption, all of which are manifested in the various permutations of server designs required to cover the myriad of workloads most efficiently. Think of these as your four server subsystem food groups. Architecture purists will remind us that everything outside the processors and their cache falls into the category of "I/O" but let's not get pedantic because that will mess up my food group analogy. In UCS, I/O is effectively taken off the table as a design worry because every server gets its full USRDA of networking through the VIC: helping portions of bandwidth, rich with Fabric Extender technology vitamins that yield hundreds of Ethernet and FC adapters through one physical device. Gone are the days of hemming and hawing over how many mezz card slots your blade has or how many cards you're going to need to feed that hungry stack of VM's on your rack server. This simplification changes things for the better because it takes a lot of complication out of the equation.
2) Processors have become incredibly powerful, bringing new choices for design optimization.
While Cisco has been hard at work making server networking better, our friends at Intel haven't been asleep at the wheel. With the advent and advance of multi-core processing, the workhorse two socket server has become a real performance monster. In fact, for some applications the amount processing power required, relative to the other food groups I mentioned above, is outstripped by the capabilities of the mainstream processor family, which in today's incarnation is Intel's Xeon E5 2600 series. In response to this phenomenon, Intel subdivided the Xeon lineup to include a new "EN" class of processors, the E5-2400 series, which ease back on the gas pedal of Moore's law for designs that don't require as much processing power in relation to local storage and memory. This creates a new class of cost & performance optimized systems for lighter workloads or for storage heavy systems (think big data) at the entry end of the portfolio. Three of our new UCS M3 series systems fall in this category: the B22, C22 and C24. At the same time, Intel has brought four socket server options, formerly the province of the mission critical, "EX" end of the spectrum, down into the mainstream. An example of this is our new UCS B420 blade. So if you want four socket core count and performance but don't necessarily need the comprehensive RAS features of an EX class system, you now have a price/performance optimized solution for that need. So the trend here is that as processors continue to become more powerful, new options are emerging for customers to optimize on the spectrum of cost, performance and RAS features.
3) New options are blurring the boundaries of main memory and local disk.
Let's save this topic for another post but the disk and memory food groups are starting to merge with SSD, flash and the rise of storage options far more interesting than the rotating media of yore. This means fewer system varieties can be offered with storage options that span a wider range of needs.
4) Thanks to the UCS Manager, the shape of the server boxes doesn't make life complicated any more.
One of the things announced in March are advancements that Cisco has made in eliminating the management silos that existed between rack and blade server architectures "pre-UCS." Historically, server manufacturers have had to look at their rack and blade server lines as nearly independent, and build out a full spectrum of options in both form factors. This was because customers often needed to manage them differently and if they deployed blades for density and power concerns, might opt to go all-in on blades and need to find every option under the sun in the blade lineup. With UCS, both rack and blade servers exist in a common pool of resources. Administrators choose the balance of the four food groups they need and manage them all the same way, regardless of whether it happens to come as a rack server or a blade server. Sometimes, you just need a rack server to fit all the components you need, and trying to make a blade out of it isn't efficient. Example: our new C24 M3, which offers 24 drive bays. With UCS, what is crucially new and improved is that the shape of the box doesn't dictate management policy anymore and this eliminates the need for superfluous server design types created by rigidly parallel lines of blade and rack servers.
I wanted to step through these factors to bring out the point that, on the design front, you can cover a lot more workload and environmental requirements with a lot fewer server designs these days. Where legacy architecture could spawn an overly complex portfolio of 30+ servers (or custom designs for those that could afford it) UCS can now address the space capably with less than half that number. This is good news for customers who can now get more done with fewer machine types (and a lot fewer machines.) With the addition of these four new servers, Cisco has filled out a "right sized" portfolio of machines that answer the broadest set of workload requirements with more simplicity than ever before. The full specs and "what it's best for" information for these new models is up and posted on our UCS product pages so please take a look. I'll come back with another post on some of thinking that led us to the design optimizations you see in these systems and the lineup today.
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I see that on heels of the expand the UCS server offering that specific servers are now offered with promo pricing and configuration. Specifically I'm referring to the four rack servers and two blade servers on the Cisco Build and Price site. http://buildprice.cisco.com/.
As far as I can tell this is first time configuration and pricing have been offered on UCS Servers.


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Teen Read Week 2010: Books With Beat
The countdown to Teen Read Week begins! From October 17th to October 23rd, libraries around the country celebrate teen reading by holding Teen Read Week activities. This year's theme is "Books With Beat". Check out the HCPL events calendar to see what your library is doing this week.
In the meantime, check out the list below the cut for my favorite "Books With Beat".
When conservative Leo Carraway loses his full ride scholarship to Harvard, he is forced to turn to his biological father, punk rock legend King Maggot, for help. Part road movie and coming of age story, Born to Rock by Gordon Korman is a perfect mix of comedy and drama.
Manhattan's club scene serves as the background to this witty, romantic tale about finding love, friendship, and yourself in unexpected places. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan begins when Nick, hoping to making his ex-girlfriend jealous, asks Norah, "Would you mind being my girlfriend for five minutes?" Please note, the movie and the book are very different. I love them both but the movie takes some major liberties with the book's dynamics.
I must confess. Cecil Castellucci is my favorite Young Adult author and this is one of my favorite books. Beige refers to the nickname given to Katy by punk rocker chick Lake when Katy is forced to spend the summer with her father, a punk rock legend nicknamed "The Rat". Lake thinks Katy has no personality of her own. She's quiet, she's polite, she does what she is told. She's beige. Or is she?
So what are your favorite "Books With Beat"?


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