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Nick Huffman seeks school board seat representing Crowders Mountain Township. Faces incumbent and former school board member.
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Nick Huffman
Age: 67
Family: Wife is Paula Byrum Huffman. Sons are Mark Adrian Huffman and Matthew Christopher Huffman. One randson, Austin Huffman, and two granddaughters, Kailee Huffman and Gracie Huffman.
Current job: Retired high school teacher with 38 years experience, presently work seasonally for H and R Block as a tax preparer.
Previous political experience: None
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Q. Should students be able to express their opinions about school on social media such as Facebook or Twitter on their own time?
A. I am a firm believer of free speech for everyone. If we start restricting anyone else's free speech, then we endanger everyone's free speech. All those working with young people should explain to them that there are ethical and unethical ways to communicate in a public forum. They need to understand that there can be consequences for what they say and do. Libel and slander laws are just one example.
Q. How should the school system deal with aging facilities and a student population that has not been growing?
A. Facilities that are not cost effective need to be disposed of; however, that does not mean that a new facility has to be built. Taxpayer cost should be a prime consideration. If, due to the declining student population, the students can be housed elsewhere, then that should be an option.
Q. Is the current school board accessible to the community? If not, what would you change?
A. First of all, any citizen has a voice that it can take to the school board directly. However, that is not sufficient in itself. Board members need to get into the schools for things other than an art exhibit, a football game, or any other extracurricular event. I will be in the schools, if elected, to talk to administrators, teachers, and students. Firsthand information is the best kind of information. What I discover from my conversations and observations I will share with the board. I will share all sides of an issue whether I agree with all of them or not because I will be there to represent everyone.
Q. Should teachers be paid based on their performance? Why or why not?
A. If you are talking about how well a teacher conducts his or her class and how well he or she performs other duties, I could say yes. But if you are referring to pay based on test scores, I would give a resounding no. Schools are not like businesses who can control the quality of a product because there are too many variables that the teacher has no control over. Most teachers are not going to get the Highland type of student. The school day is a limited time of control over what the student does.
Q. What would be your top three objectives if you were elected to the school board?
A. First, I do not want to be a yes man or a no man, but an action man who gets things positively done. Secondly, I want the school board and the county commissioners to live within a budget, stop whining, and put the taxpayers� interests first. Fiscal responsibility means taking of the county's needs, not their desires. Thirdly, I would pray daily that God would give me the wisdom to perform well in this tremendous responsibility that I am entering and to do so with the right values and principles.


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MIAMI - Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen has been suspended for five games amid controversy over a comment he made about Fidel Castro.
The Marlins released a statement Tuesday morning, saying, "The Marlins acknowledge the seriousness of the comments attributed to Guillen. The pain and suffering caused by Fidel Castro cannot be minimized, especially in a community filled with victims of the dictatorship."
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Time Magazine reported that Guillen said he loves Castro and respects him for staying in power so long.
An emotional Guillen spoke at a Tuesday morning news conference, apologizing again in Spanish before fielding questions in English. He said he was "very embarrassed, very sad."
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"I apologize to the people here, outside, and I'm very, very, very sorry about the problem, about what happened. I will do everything to make it better, everything in my power to make it better," Guillen said.
Guillen has been accused of saying he loves Castro, but when asked at the news conference if he loves the former Cuban dictator, he said, "No." The Marlins manager said the reporter in the article misinterpreted his remarks and claimed what he really said in Spanish was, "I cannot believe that someone who has hurt so many people over the years is still alive."
Guillen, who is from Venezuela, repeatedly told reporters he is not pro-Castro or pro-Hugo Chavez.
"I'd prefer to die than vote for Chavez," Guillen said in Spanish.
A Miami resident, Guillen said that fixing his problem with the community is more important to him than his suspension.
"I don't blame those people to think what they think right now because they have all the right, because I hurt a lot of people, and I'm aware of that. It's something, it's another thing that's not in my hands," Guillen said. "If I'm going to be a Miami guy for the rest of my life, I got meet the community every day even if I want to or not, because I live here. I want to walk on the street with my head up and feel not this bad, the way I feel right now."
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The manager said before Monday's game he's had sleepless nights because of his comments and wants to make amends.
"I'm going to make everything clear what's going on," he said. "People can see me and talk. I've already talked to people. But I think it's the proper thing to see my eyes. They can see me and ask whatever question they want. I think sooner is better. Better for the ballclub, better for me."
Guillen said that he will no longer talk politics and that he will stick to baseball.
Members of the Cuban-American community, as well as Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Joe Martinez and Miami Commission Chairman Francis Suarez, have called for Guillen's removal.
A group of protesters gathered outside Tuesday morning's news conference. Some held signs saying, "Boycott the Miami Marlins."
The protesters were not satisfied by the suspension and the public apologies by Guillen. Some were activists belonging to groups such as Vigilio Mambisa, but others were not.
"I come on my own because I am a bit allergic to specific groups but I have to be here and I am here," said protester Sylvia Unzueta. "There's no apology. Lack of common sense and stupidity has no room. How can he guide a group of people to win anything?"
Not everyone was anti-Guillen. One woman showed up at the rally to defend Guillen's right to free speech.
"Right or wrong, he has the right and he shouldn't be fearful of saying anything around this city," said the woman, who would not give her name.
"I don't understand how the exile community can want to persecute a man for saying what he said, and yet they fled the same type of persecution," said another man who didn't want to be identified.
The First Amendment wasn't a good enough defense for others.
"It's easy to be like free speech but if you're Cuban that's going to burn a little bit," said Crystal Valdez.
Opinions were strong in every direction. Some said Guillen deserves to stay.
"I wouldn't say, 'Kick him out of his job.' He can say what he wants. You just don't have to like him for it," said South Florida resident Connie Fernandez.
Others said he should go and called for a boycott of the Marlins.
Still others want to just get back to baseball.
"He's a baseball coach, man. Really? Come on," said another South Floridian.
On Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen issued a statement, saying "Guillen should meet with the many victims of Castro's tyranny who live in our community to learn about the horrors of Castro and his regime."
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1. The Ravens have serious flaws, especially on the road.
Sunday's loss to San Diego isn't the end of the world, but let's be honest about it. It's impressive that the Ravens are going to the playoffs for the fourth straight year, but they have serious flaws that keep showing up in road games. With home field advantage, it was easy to envision them in the Super Bowl. But now that they'll likely have to go on the road, it would be a surprise to see them make it all the way to Indianapolis. Nothing about the Ravens no-show against the Chargers feels all that shocking to me. (I predicted it, in fact.) By now, watching Baltimore play this kind of game on the road is about what I would expect from them. This is who they are. They're flawed when they're away from M&T Bank Stadium. When they're playing Rams or the Browns, they're good enough to overcome whatever trace they slip into during road games. But when they face a team that presents any kind of match-up problems, they're in trouble. John Harbaugh likes to say that all his team's road losses have nothing to do with one another, and that each game should be judged on its own merits, and I was willing to entertain that theory for awhile. But I believe confidence plays such a big role in how this team responds to adversity, it's impossible to look each of those games and not see similarities. To not see common threads. Each time they've lost a road game this year -- to Tennesse, to Jacksonville, to Seattle, and now to San Diego -- we thought (and hoped) it was an anomaly. It seemed like something that could be explained away. The Ravens secondary had a bad day. The offensive coordinator had a bad day. The kick returner had a bad day. For whatever reason, they didn't play "Raven football." They didn't "execute." But here is the reality that dawned on me after the loss to Seattle. The Ravens Nov. 6 victory in Pittsburgh was the anomaly, not the other way around. That was the one game where the other team punched them in the face several times, and it didn't overwhelm them. What's disappointing about the Ravens letting the No. 1 seed slip from their grasp this year is this: The schedule really did unfold in their favor. Even before the season started, it was clear they were getting a favorable draw. Their toughest non-divisional opponents -- the Jets, Texans>, the 49ers -- all had to come to Baltimore. (Tennessee's resurgence was a bit of a surprise, but they've hardly been an elite team.) Injuries kept breaking the Ravens way as well. They got to face the Colts without Peyton Manning, the Texans without Mario Williams and Andre Johnson, the Steelers without LaMarr Woodley, and the Bengals without A.J. Green. You need a little luck to get a No. 1 seed in the AFC, but the opportunity was there for the Ravens. And they squandered it long before they faced the Chargers. Why can't this team consistently play great football on the road? I think it's because, in the heat of competition, great teams are usually able to rely on one thing they do really well. Maybe they can run it when they absolutely have to. Or throw the ball even if the defense knows it's coming. Maybe their defense shuts people down with suffocating efficiency. But when adversity strikes, they can lean heavily on their main strength. What's the Ravens main strength? Prior to Sunday, you probably would have said the defense. But keep in mind, Tennessee showed us early in the year if you get the ball out quickly, you can neutralize the Ravens' pass rush. The Ravens are a good running team, but not a great one. They're can make plays in the passing game, but can't ask Flacco to carry the team. They're good in a lot of areas, but they don't dominate in any one facet of the game. As soon as Phillip Rivers started to carve up Baltimore's secondary Sunday night, I knew they were done. The defense has been the one thing keeping them in road games this year. If the defense has an off night against an elite player, you can pretty much forget about it. Because they can't match teams score for score. Not on the road. But here is a fascinating truth about the NFL we probably don't consider enough: The best teams in the league, the ones that have been the most consistent, aren't always the once that make it to the Super Bowl. Often, it's just about getting hot at the right time. In 2010, the Packers went 10-6 and crept into the playoffs as a wildcard. In 2008, the Arizona Cardinals made it to the Super Bowl despite going 9-7 during the year. The 2007, the Giants finished second in the NFC East, nearly benched their quarterback at one point, but then rolled through the playoffs and knocked off the previously-undefeated Patriots. The 2005 Steelers were a wild card team that, at one point during the regular season, lost three straight. Maybe the Ravens could shock everyone the way those teams did. On paper, there is no reason why they couldn't win in places like Denver, New England or Pittsburgh. But they've certainly made it harder on themselves.
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Darian Ibrahim was quoted in a Financial Times story about the emergence of secondary markets for private start-up stock. Ibrahim told the Financial Times that for these secondary markets to work, it is essential that the start-up companies involved share certain information about themselves.
Professor Ibrahim recently posted his article about such secondary markets, "The New Exit in Venture Capital," on SSRN. The paper is the first to explore the new secondary markets that are emerging for the sale of private start-up stock and limited partnership interests in venture capital funds.
The Financial Times article is available here (registration required).
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The Lord's Day and Discipleship
If you ask a Christian how to grow as a disciple, you may hear a wide range of suggestions: personal Bible study, one-on-one discipleship, small-group discipleship, men's and women's groups, attending conferences, campus ministries, community Bible studies, and …Read More
The Seventh-day Sabbath
Rightly understood and observed, the seventh-day Sabbath (Saturday) is a precious gift from God. Millions of Christians in my faith community experience it as such. At creation, "God blessed the seventh day and made it holy" (Gen. 2:3; italics …Read More


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The data management landscape is complex and quickly evolving. Nothing underscores this evolution more than the emergence of 'super apps' — or applications that process millions of user interactions per second. Factor in Big Data and the cloud, and it becomes clear that organizations are in need of a new generation of databases that can perform better and scale faster.
If you're unsure of whether or not your organization is ready for a scale-out database, take a look at this slideshow from scale-out SQL startup Clustrix for five signs you may be outgrowing MySQL.
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Welcome to the blog tour for Living in the Light by Lacey A. West!
From darkness to light.
Living in a world of turmoil and unrest is trying, but when the disquiet is in your own mind, it is infinitely more difficult to deal with.
With their years of counseling experience and a firm gospel foundation, Lacey A. West and Gary L. Anderson will inspire you to rise above the gloom of this world and discover a happier, more peaceful way of life.
Learn exactly how to conquer feelings of discouragement, anxiety, low self-esteem, and the other negative emotions plaguing our modern world. The gospel's message of hope is clear: no matter how much darkness is attacking your mind, you can fight back.
This powerful combination of behavior-changing techniques and gospel-centered truths will transform your life. After reading Living in the Light, you will know your own strength and be better armed to fight this war against depression.
Lacey West, a wife, mother, and registered nurse, was born and raised in Delta, Utah. She graduated with honors from Southern Utah University with a bachelor degree in Nursing. Motivated by a desire to conquer her own depression, she spent years researching mental health. She enjoys writing, spending time with family, playing the violin, creating healthy recipes, photography, sewing, and fishing. She resides with her husband and two children in Wichita, Kansas.
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Depression and anxiety can consume the lives of those who suffer from these afflictions. You often see no way out and begin to give up hope of ever escaping the pattern of constant negativity. However, this book shows that there is a way out. It requires a complete change in how you think about things. Written by someone who has dealt with depression and with the help of a mental health professions, this book is written with the LDS person in mind. It gives practical and spiritual tips to help change your negative thoughts and help to relieve depression and anxiety.
I found this book to be fascinating. I suffer from anxiety. At times it has seemed severe, but for the most part it does not interfere with my life. As such, I have never felt the need to medicate. This book emphasizes that medication can be an important part of dealing with depression and anxiety, but that you must also work on changing negative thought patterns to truly see a change. In reading this book, I have gained some very useful knowledge. Although I haven't had a chance to put it into practice yet, I can see how it might help.
While there is a lot of practical knowledge about dealing with depression and anxiety, there is also a great deal of thought given to the spiritual side of it. Depression and anxiety can seem very dark, while the Gospel is full of light. Just like we must replace negative thought patterns with positive ones, we can replace the darkness in our life with the light of Christ. I think this multifaceted approach is what makes this book unique. I also enjoyed that the author makes it a point to say that these actions won't deal away with sadness and anxiety forever. It merely gives us the tools to better cope with these things do come up. This is a very realistic approach. This book is not meant to replace a therapist if needed, but I think it can offer some very helpful ideas to those of us who find ourselves locked in patterns of negative thinking. Reading it has given me a great sense of hope that maybe I don't have to feel this anxiousness forever. I look forward to applying these concepts in my life.
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Amazon has announced that its Kindle Fire HD tablet is now available to customers in the UK.
From today, the company's flagship device can be purchased from the Amazon.co.uk website and from retailers including Carphone Warehouse, Comet, Currys, John Lewis, PC World, Rymans, Staples, Tesco and Waterstones.
At a price of £159, the 7-inch tablet offers an HD screen with 1.2GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It also features Dolby audio with dual stereo speakers, front-facing camera and a choice of 16GB or 32GB storage.
Unlike the 8.9-inch version launched in the US, the Kindle Fire HD does not support 4G LTE, or even 3G, but relies solely on WiFi connectivity – although Amazon claims this is the "fastest Wi-Fi of any tablet", with dual antenna, dual-band and MIMO.
The Kindle Fire HD is squarely positioned as a media consumption device and aims to take on the Google Nexus 7 and the Apple iPad Mini, which was unveiled earlier this week.
Owners of the device can tap into Amazon's vast content ecosystem, which includes over 22 million movies, TV shows, songs, apps, games, books and magazines. They can also stream films and television series directly from LOVEFiLM Instant.
The Kindle Owners' Lending Library also launches later this month, which will allow all Kindle owners to borrow one free book a month with no due date.
"Kindle Fire HD is our most advanced 7" tablet and is already the bestselling product for Amazon worldwide," said Jorrit Van der Meulen, VP Kindle at Amazon EU.
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We've heard of Holocaust deniers, now introducing a new breed of Semitic-denial comes via a study done in Israel. A new report hot off the Israeli PM's desk says not only are settlements in the West Bank perfectly legal but that there is in fact no Occupation at all. The findings of an inquiry commissioned several months ago by the Israeli government concluded that no country has sovereignty over Palestine and therefore Israeli control is legitimate.
The report, headed by former Israeli Supreme Court Justice Edmond Levy, has only just come to light having been submitted as early as June 21. Evidence, perhaps, that the Israeli government had some idea of what kind of reception it would receive.
This is not an occupation
Unsurprisingly, Israeli netizens tore the report findings apart on blogs and Twitter:
'Israel: "There is no occupation." Palestinians: "Great! Can we get freedom of movement and the right to vote then? Israel: "Wait a sec, I'm getting a phone call"', joked one Israeli tweep, while others called the report "bizarre" and "delusional".
The conclusion that there is no Occupation of the West Bank hinges on the idea that the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prevents an occupying force moving civilians to an occupied zone, does not apply to Palestine. According to the inquiry, no country owns the West Bank and therefore there is no Occupation.
The report also recommends that the Israeli government legalize all settlements in the West Bank and give settlers control over the territory, based on the same theory of ownership.
Given the controversial findings, (reminiscent of the French paradoxical meme "This is not a pipe" or "Ceci n'est pas une pipe") many expected an immediate response from Netanyahu's office but according to Haaretz, there has been no comment so far. Perhaps officials are a little put out or embarassed by a revolutionary comment in the vein of Israel's historical hardy female Prime Minister that suggested Palestinians did not exist. "There is no such thing as a Palestinian people."
There has been no such silence from Israelis online who continue to point out holes in the report:
"Don't tell the defense budget there's no occupation, it will kill it", wrote one Israeli blogger.
Others claimed the report was only commissioned in order to appease settlers, who make up a growing percentage of the overall Israeli population and compared the Occupation of Palestine to Guantanamo detention camp.
ThinkProgress, the nonpartisan US blog brought it back to the international arena, pointing out the number of institutions that disagreed with Justice Levy:
"International law is based on consensus, and if most of the jurists of international law, all U.N. organs, the International Court of Justice, multiple U.N. Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, the International Committee of the Red Cross, all agree that [the West Bank] is occupied territory, it is highly immodest for this committee to say otherwise…"
However, the settlement building continues and Netanyahu's most recent response has been to endorse further construction for the future.
What do you think? Is the Occupation real? Tell us your thoughts below.
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God's Furious Anger
As Christians, we are privileged to be under the eternal mercy and grace of God, not His wrath. Like those who never repent, we do not deserve to escape His wrath, for we have nothing in ourselves to make us ...Read More
God's Furious Anger
Christians can sometimes think that the Lord is "out to get us." Yet though our sin as believers will incur His displeasure and His discipline (Heb. 12:3–11), Jesus has made propitiation for all who trust Him alone for ...Read More
The Key of Church Discipline
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Oil Spills
Oil in the Ocean
The systematic study of oil in the ocean is relatively new to science, but since the late 1960s it has grown to encompass almost every area of oceanography.
Because oil is not a single substance, scientists face a number of challenges when it enters an environment as complex as the ocean. Crude oil and many refined petroleum products are a complex mixture of hundreds of chemicals, each one with a distinct set of behaviors and potential effects when released into the marine environment. Some of these substances differ only in the location or orientation of a single carbon atom on a long molecular chain involving dozens of atoms.
Despite this, even chemicals with nearly the same molecular structure can behave very differently once they enter the water, atmosphere, sediments, or an organism. As a result, scientists who study oil in marine settings often say that every spill is different and find that they must ask a unique set of questions every time they focus on a new location or event.
To learn more about WHOI's oil spill research efforts, visit the Oil in the Ocean website.
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New generators John Deere K-Series generators feature a Kawasaki OHV engine with an automatic compression release for easy starting.
G2500K has a 5_1/2-hp engine, 3-gal. fuel tank and a run time of up to 11_1/2 hrs. at half load; the engine delivers 2,300W. Price $900.
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G5500KE has an 11-hp electric start engine with recoil backup and automatic idle control, 8-gal. fuel tank, run time of up to 13_1/2 hrs. at half load; the engine delivers 5,000W. Price: $1,700. Contact John Deere Commercial & Consumer Equip. Div., Dept. FIN, 4401 Bland Rd., Raleigh, NC 27609, 800/850-2698.
Arctic Cat generators offer a "no fuse" circuit that shuts off the engine if the unit's capacity is exceeded; a built-in oil sensor shuts down the engine if oil level runs low.
AC4000G2 delivers 4,000W with a maximum output of AC 120 to 240v.
AC4000GD2E delivers 4,000W with a maximum output of AC 120 to 240v/ DC 12v. It features an electric start, large fuel tank, auto throttle, fuel gauge, volt meter, DC output and a large muffler.
AC7500GD2E delivers 7,500W with a maximum output of AC 120 to 240v, large fuel tank, fuel gauge and volt meter. Prices were not available at press time.
All models feature an auto voltage regulator and operate off an OHV four-stroke engine. Contact Arctic Cat Inc., Dept. FIN, Box 810, Thief River Falls, MN 56701, 218/681- 8558.
Next Generation offers a 12,000W unit, big enough to power your entire workshop. It provides heavy-duty use with a life span of 10,000 to 20,000 hrs. It has a top-of-the-line, 4-cyl. Kubota diesel with 1,800 rpm. It features safety shutdown switches and solenoids. The company starts with this basic model and adds components according to customer specifications. Price: $5,700. Contact Next Generation Power Eng. Inc., Dept. FIN, 1732 St. Johns Bluff Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32246, 888/ 463-9879.
Shopping for a generator Generators come in all shapes and sizes with power and price ranges to match.
$300 to $1,000 range. These are typically gas-powered portable units that run at 3,600 rpm and up to 6 kw with a life span of 500 to 1,500 hrs.; they are not designed for continuous output at maximum levels but are good for occasional or emergency use. They need standard maintenance. Parts may be hard to find and repairs may cost more than what the unit is worth.
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia have successfully reversed an apparent cause of Alzheimer's disease by immunizing mice with a protein fragment closely associated with the development of the disease.
Mice and humans with Alzheimer's show an abnormal increase in the concentration of blood vessels in the brain, as well as protein plaques that kill neurons.
But mice immunized with amyloid beta showed a reduction in the number of blood vessels to near normal levels and a reduction in plaques in the brain, according to the study published online in Scientific Reports, a Nature journal.
"The immunization definitely reverses the formation of amyloid plaques and at the same time it reverses the new formation of blood vessels," said lead researcher Wilfred Jefferies, a professor in UBC's Michael Smith Laboratories.
Human immunization trials in Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States have shown that amyloid beta vaccines reduce plaques in the brain, but the trials have been fraught with medical complications and the mechanisms for the effect were unclear.
Jefferies' discovery suggests that existing drugs designed to inhibit abnormal blood vessel growth could be used to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease, which accounts for two thirds of all dementia cases.
Drugs that target abnormal growth of blood vessels — such as wet macular degeneration — could be useful against Alzheimer's, Jefferies said.
Amyloid beta protein, which forms damaging plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, is also widely believed to be a probable cause of the disease, though its role has never been well understood.
The study is the second by Jefferies that implicates abnormal growth of blood vessels as a potential cause of Alzheimer's.
In a 2011 study, Jefferies found that an overabundance of blood vessels in Alzheimer's patients and in mice with the disease appeared to compromise the blood-brain barrier, allowing amyloid beta protein fragments to cross and accumulate on neurons, eventually killing them.
Jefferies found that humans and mice with Alzheimer's have nearly double the number of capillaries — tiny blood vessels that deliver oxygen and nutrients — in their brains.
Previous studies assumed that blood vessel death was behind damage to the blood-brain barrier. But Jefferies suggested that amyloid beta stimulates the abnormal growth of blood vessels, rather than killing them.
The blood-brain barrier is a tightly woven membrane that prevents even the tiniest pathogens and viruses from getting into the brain. But when the blood vessels in the brain are abnormally stimulated to grow, the newly grown cells are not immediately the right shape, creating a leaky membrane and allowing harmful proteins to attack the brain, according to Jefferies.
By injecting mice with small amounts of amyloid beta in the most recent study, Jefferies was able to stimulate a natural immune response against the protein, clearing it from the bloodstream, reducing the abnormal growth of blood vessels and reversing the growth of damaging protein plaques in the brain.
The study was done in collaboration with researchers at UBC's Biomedical Research Centre and Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.


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Automakers that spend hundreds of millions developing electric and hybrid cars have an unexpected problem: The government says the vehicles are too quiet.
It seems like a strange problem to have until a hybrid running on only electric power glides past while making a turn at an intersection. Because the traditional gasoline or diesel engine is shut off at low speeds there's virtually no sound to alert a pedestrian to an oncoming vehicle.
That could be fatal to a sight-impaired person stepping off the curb.
The National Highway Traffic Administration proposes minimum sound standards for hybrid and electric vehicles that create noise that can be heard above ambient street noise.
Fourteen possible warning sounds can be heard at www.nhtsa.gov/SampleSounds.
NHTSA estimates adding warning noise to all-electric and hybrid vehicles could prevent 2,800 pedestrian and bicycle accidents annually.
"This proposal will help keep everyone using our nation's streets and roadways safer, whether they are motorists, bicyclists or pedestrians, and especially the blind and visually impaired," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
The Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 required all vehicles traveling less than 18 mph to make a certain amount of noise to alert pedestrians. (Think about how those backup chimes on delivery and sanitation trucks may have saved your bacon as you crossed an alley or driveway and you get the idea.)
Hybrids and electrics would also have to produce a warning sound in reverse. Going forward the sound would change volume and increase to a higher pitch as the vehicle accelerated or a lower pitch as it decelerated.
Above 18 mph the vehicles make enough noise to be heard by passersby. NHTSA estimates the cost of a speaker system and digital processor at $30 to $35 per vehicle.
"Our proposal would allow manufacturers the flexibility to design different sounds for different makes and models while still providing an opportunity for pedestrians, bicyclists and the visually impaired to detect and recognize a vehicle and make a decision about whether it is safe to cross the street," NHTSA Administrator David Strickland said.
The Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid already makes an electronic whir at speeds up to 25 mph that meets the proposed Transportation Department standard, the Los Angeles Times said.
CES attracting more automakers, brave new cars
The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas attracted seven of the top 10 auto companies showing how new technologies are helping drivers when they get behind the wheel.
Not that long ago auto electronics exhibits consisted mostly of in-vehicle cellphone/GPS connectivity, infotainment systems replacing CD/AM-FM/satellite radio head units and high-end customized sound systems. But in-vehicle technologies now range from backup cameras, self-parking and lane-departure warning to forward collision avoidance and prevention that can either warn a driver or put on the brakes electronically to prevent a rear-end crash.
GM, Ford, Chrysler, Audi, Hyundai, Kia and Subaru were all at the show. About 15 percent of U.S. households own at least one vehicle with a communications/entertainment system, said the Consumer Electronics Association, which puts on the annual electronics extravaganza.
Audi, the luxury brand of Germany's VW, said it received the second-ever license from the state of Nevada to operate a self-driving car on public roads. Audi is one of several carmakers that have developed autonomous driving systems similar to Google's auto-piloted self-driving car.
An Audi TTS recently completed a 12.42-mile climb up Pikes Peak in Colorado negotiating 156 turns, and Toyota's Lexus showed a laser, stereo hi-def camera, infra-red and radar equipped self-driving 2013 Lexus LS 600h L sedan that can detect changing traffic lights and objects up to 490 feet away.
Lexus says Toyota's Advance Active Safety Research Vehicle is being developed to save lives by increasing traffic safety and not to eliminate the driver entirely.
"For Toyota and Lexus, a driverless car is just part of the story," said Mark Templin, Toyota group vice president and general manager of the Lexus Division at a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Hotel. "Our vision is a car equipped with an intelligent, always attentive co-pilot whose skills contribute to safer driving."
"Our goal is a system that constantly perceives, processes and responds to its surroundings, that scans the movement of objects around it, identifies a green light from a red light, and measures the trajectory, roll, pitch and yaw of the vehicle as it steers, accelerates and brakes along the most efficient route to its programmed destination," he said. "An array of equipment processes data, formulates decisions and enacts by-wire responses."
It was Lexus's first-ever event at CES.
Toyota hits bumps on way to the future
As Lexus showed its "Integrated Safety Management Concept at the Consumer Electronics Show a review by The Detroit News noted the Japanese automaker led in recalls for the third time in four years.
Toyota recalled 5.3 million vehicles for various reasons in 2012 -- a year during which the seven largest automakers recalled 13.5 million vehicles.
A total of 16.2 million cars, trucks, motorcycles and RVs were called back last year -- up 4.5 percent from 2011.
In 2004, auto companies recalled a whopping 30.8 million vehicles, the newspaper said.
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Chrysler plans to expand the lineup of Dodge Dart compacts unveiling a more powerful Dart GT at the North American International Show in Detroit.
The 2013 GT, built at Chrysler's Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois, will sport a 184-hp, 2.4-liter engine with either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission, sports-tuned suspension, frequency sensing damping shocks, 18-inch aluminum wheels and Nappa leather seats.
The GT joins a lineup including the Dart SE, Rallye, Aero and Limited.
"The new Dodge Dart GT embodies the best attributes that compact car buyers are looking for, including outstanding style, performance, technology and value," Dodge President Reid Bigland said in a release.
The Dodge GT will be available in the second quarter of 2013 at a starting price of $20,995.


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This article appears at the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai website.
For almost two years now, I have been searching for information about the early Karate teachers and students in Hawaii. Since Karate was practiced almost exclusively in private -- very few people let it be known that they knew Karate and some were actually very secretive about the matter -- it is very difficult to find these Karate pioneers. Before World War Two, Karate was largely limited to the Okinawan community. Many isei learned the art in Okinawa before emigrating to Hawaii, and some continued practicing here.
Through the course of my research I have learned that Karate was part of the Okinawan culture: it was not studied in isolation from other cultural activities. Thus, many of the early Karate practitioners were also proficient in Okinawan music (particularly the sanshin), dance, calligraphy, poetry, and other martial arts such as kenjutsu or iaido, kobujutsu (various weapons arts using the bo, sai, tonfa, nunchanku, etc.), kendo, ju jutsu, judo and sumo. In fact, several of the Karate teachers I have located were also teachers of one or more of these other arts.
There is a particularly high correlation between the practice of Okinawan sumo and Karate. Many of those who were active in sumo also studied Karate, and vice versa. This was a very helpful discovery because while early Karate was a "hidden" art, Okinawan sumo was a public sport, practiced openly and with well-known champions. Okinawan sumo was covered by the Japanese language newspapers and even by the Advertiser, Star-Bulletin and neighbor island newspapers.
Okinawan vs. Japanese Sumo.
For many of us, the only images of sumo we have seen are of giants like Akebono, Musashimaru, and Konishiki on NGN. There are several differences, however, between Japanese and Okinawan sumo. Okinawan sumo arose from the grappling tradition known as tegumi (the same characters as in kumite, but in reverse order) or motou. In the forthcoming Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters, Shoshin Nagamine (hanshi, 10th dan, founder of the Matsubayashi-Ryu form of karate) writes:
"Because Okinawan sumo had never been promoted in the same spectacular way as its Japanese counterpart on Japan's mainland, islanders never bothered building permanent sumo rings or venues to host such local events or championships. To the Okinawans of yesteryear, sumo wrestling had been an exciting cultural recreation for everyone to enjoy. It was not a commodity to be exploited in such grandeur. That is simply not the Okinawan way. In the old days, any open space, field, or mountainside where people could freely gather and watch in their own comfort was sufficient. During that time there were no special rules or regulations about the size or configuration of the ring. The only condition was that the grappling surface had to be free of small stones or anything else that might be of danger to the grapplers. Usually, such bouts took place on a lawn, or surface covered by sand or sawdust to ensure safety for the athletes."
The participants in Okinawan sumo typically wore shorts with a thick cloth, or mawashi, tied around the waist. In Okinawa, participants sometimes wore a judo gi, with the mawashi.
The rules for Okinawan sumo also differ from the Japanese sport. Going outside of the ring or merely touching or falling on the ground does not end the match. Instead, the winner must cause his opponent's back to touch the ground while inside the ring. This requires a high degree of grappling ability, speed and dexterity, rather than mere size or brute strength. In this respect, Okinawan sumo may be compared to certain aspects of judo and ju jutsu.
Tegumi Lead to Karate.
When practiced as a sport, tegumi became Okinawan sumo. When practiced for self-defense, and with the addition of the Chinese techniques of striking (particularly vital point and nerve attacks known as kyosho jutsu), blocking and kicking, tegumi became karate. In fact, the characters for the old name "karate" or "tote," meant "China" (for the Chinese arts) and "Hand" (for "tegumi").
Before 1900, karate included a strong emphasis on tegumi, or grappling, which includes such techniques as throws, sweeps, trips, joint locks, chokes, holds, traps and parries. Older karate kata such as Wanshu, Wankan, Rohai, and Passai reflect these movements in certain seemingly elaborate open-handed techniques. In Passai, for example, there is sequence in which the opponent throws a left punch. Parrying the punch with his right hand, the defender catches the wrist with his left and applies a joint lock, which causes the attacker to twist in pain and go down on one knee. The defender next raises his right knee, breaking the attacker's arm in the process, and throws a right side kick to the left knee. Already in a vulnerable position, the attacker is completely disabled. This short sequence illustrates the integration of tegumi and striking/kicking techniques which was characteristic of traditional karate.
When karate was introduced to the public school system at the turn of the century, however, it underwent a process of simplification to make it safer for younger students. The emphasis in modern kata such as the five Pinan kata which were developed abound 1905, shifted to closed-handed punching and blocking techniques and open-handed (shuto) strikes. The grappling or tegumi element was minimized or removed completely, as were nerve attacks and vital point techniques. Tegumi remained an integral aspect of the art in the private classes conducted by karate sensei outside of the public schools. It is interesting to note that when karate was introduced to mainland Japan in the early 1920's, several students who were already experts at ju jutsu, immediately combined the two arts. This was not because karate in Okinawa lacked grappling techniques, but rather because this aspect was simply not being emphasized at the time by the early teachers on mainland Japan.
Okinawan Sumo's Karate Men.
Two of the prominent karate sensei in Okinawa who were also very active in promoting Okinawan sumo were Yabu Kentsu and Hanashiro Chomo. Both were distinguished military officers and senior students of Matsumura Sokon and Itosu Anko. Yabu "Gunso" visited Hawaii in 1927 and possibly earlier in 1921. Yabu was famous for several reasons, one of which was for defeating the legendary fighter Chokki Motobu (Motobu No Saru) in a match. While karate instructors occasionally engaged in karate matches, these tended to be very dangerous and serious injuries or even death could result. When a friendly challenge was intended, the participants usually resorted to tegumi or sumo. Yabu's encounter with Motobu is thought to have been such a tegumi contest and in later years, Motobu returned to Yabu to learn the finer points of the ancient karate kata.
Here in Hawaii, Yabu met with former karate and sumo students who had emigrated to Hawaii. He also taught karate and promoted sumo among the younger generation here. On Maui (during a visit accompanying retired Admiral Kenwa Kanna, Okinawa's most senior military officer), Yabu meet with a group of sumo enthusiasts including Oki Shikina, one of the leading young Okinawan sumotori in Hawaii. Shikina also studied ju jutsu and karate (with Yabu and Miyagi Chojun) and became a well-known professional western style wrestler. Although Shikina appears to be a giant in many photographs, a 1938 article listed his height at a mere 5 foot 8 inches and his weight at 218 pounds. During his lengthy career, Shikina excited Hawaii audiences by defeating much larger opponents.
Yabu also met with karate and sumo enthusiasts in Honolulu. One of his former students from Okinawa was Kitatsu Kawamae. Born in Heian-za, Nakagami district, Kawamae was fluent in Japanese, English and Chinese. When he came to Hawaii, Kawamae first drove a taxi on Oahu and later worked at a Chinese wholesale store in Honolulu's Chinatown. Tall and with a muscular build, he also became one of Hawaii's sumo champions. In 1935 he returned to Okinawa and had a sumo match with Masayuki Kinjo. The match was billed as Hawaii's champion versus Okinawa's champion. Hanashiro sensei was one of the referees for the match, which regrettably ended when Kawamae suffered a shoulder injury. The exciting match, nevertheless, brought fame to Kawamae and much credit to Hawaii. Returning to Okinawa the next year, Kawamae later worked as an interpreter for the military and eventually became the mayor of Yonashiro village.
The first Okinawan sumo tournament after the war in Hawaii was held on July 18, 1948. Some of the referees and participants included Seishin Uehara (karate sensei), Sadao Asato (studied Karate with Yabu in 1927), Oki Shikina, Heizo Arakaki, Noboru Kamiya, Charley Shiranuhi, Stan Miyashiro and Ansei Ueshiro.
Ansei Ueshiro was born in Hawaii but was sent to Okinawa at the age of 4. There he learned karate from his uncle, Anho Ueshiro, who was known as "Chin Kami." He trained with his cousin, also named Ansei Ueshiro, who is a well-known karate (Shorin-Ryu) teacher in New York. In addition, he is the brother-in-law of Thomas Shigeru Miyashiro, Hawaii's first nisei karate sensei.
Ueshiro told me that he did not practice or teach karate in Hawaii, but that once when he was driving a taxi, he was held up. Convincing the robber that his money was in the trunk, he stepped out of the car and walked around to the back. There he subdued the robber until the police arrived. I wonder whether he used karate or his Okinawan sumo!
It may be impossible to find all the early karate instructors who lived in Hawaii. Fortunately, many of these usually shy experts, may be found in photographs, articles and stories about Okinawan sumo.
Do you have a story or photographs of Hawaii's early Karate students or sensei? If so, please contact the author.Charles C. Goodin
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My favorite part about competing for Brandeis, other than my teammates, is:
Being able to travel and fly to games.
The most important thing I have learned from coach Simon is:
Understand your weaknesses and be able to find someone who can counteract your weaknesses and not to be afraid to get help
My goal for the 2012-13 season is:
To make teams remember us
My favorite thing to watch on DVD is:
Friday Night Lights TV series.
Career Bests: Points: 13, 11/27/11 vs Tufts. . . Rebounds: 15, 12/3/11 vs DWC. . . Assists: 3, 12/31/10 vs Husson. . . Blocks: 2, 12/10/11 at RWU. . . Steals: 3, 1/13/12 vs Rochester. . . Minutes: 30, at Emory
AND MORE: Started all 25 games as a junior… Led the team in rebounding last season, finishing 10th in the UAA… Led team in scoring once, rebounding nine times… Recorded first career double-double with 10 points and career-high 15 rebounds against Daniel Webster in a 75-59 win, Dec. 3… Grabbed 10 or more rebounds five times last season, six times total in career… Three career games with 10 or more points… Mathematics major… Member of Relay For Life Committee.


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Deal on Ukraine elusive on Hill
Congress is set to head home for recess Thursday with no agreement on how to aid Ukraine and punish Russia for its incursion into the Crimean peninsula.
A key Senate panel on Wednesday approved legislation that would provide aid to Ukraine while leveling sanctions against officials responsible for undermining the nation's sovereignty. The bill is more comprehensive than the House's Ukraine bill — and the two chambers were nowhere near resolving the vast differences between their two bills as of Wednesday evening.
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The vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was 14-3. The legislation includes reforms to the International Monetary Fund requested by the Obama administration and Democrats, despite the objections from some Republicans.
( Also on POLITICO: Putin relations hang over Ukraine PM visit)
The legislation now goes to the full Senate for a vote, which hasn't been scheduled yet.
"I hope so," Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Wednesday when asked if the Senate will be able to vote on the Ukraine legislation this week. "We'll see."
Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, the top Republican on the panel, said he believed the Senate would take up the bill when lawmakers return from recess on March 24. Senate Republicans will insist on a 60-vote threshold to proceed on the legislation, according to GOP Whip John Cornyn of Texas.
The legislation calls for blocking assets and revoking visas of officials responsible for disrupting Ukraine's sovereignty and those who perpetrated "gross human rights abuses" against anti-government protesters in the Eastern European country.
"President Putin has miscalculated by playing a game of Russian roulette with the international community," the panel's chairman, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), said in his opening remarks. "But we refuse to blink, and will never accept this violation of international law."
( Also on POLITICO: Kerry to see Russian minister in London)
The Senate measure differs greatly from legislation that cleared the House last week, which simply provided loan guarantees for Ukraine. House Republican leadership would prefer that the Senate quickly pass the loan legislation, but on Wednesday, Reid ruled out that option.
"The House bill doesn't have sanctions in it," Reid said. "It doesn't have the money we need."
The IMF reforms that have been so controversial with Republicans would allow the United States to shift billions from its IMF crisis accounts to its general fund, but some Republicans are worried the change could also dilute U.S. influence within the IMF. Corker called the the IMF language a "poster child for why you want the IMF functioning fully and for us to be able to continue as the only country in the world that has the veto right" over IMF actions.
But not everyone agrees. In a statement, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) pleaded for that language to be pulled from the bill.
"This legislation is supposed to be about assisting Ukraine and punishing Russia, and the IMF measure completely undercuts both of these goals by giving Putin's Russia something it wants," said Rubio, a strong backer of aid for Ukraine. "I won't support flawed legislation that is divisive and actually undermines our efforts to provide quick support to the Ukrainian people in their hour of need."
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he preferred that the bill not include the IMF language, but he will vote for it anyway.
"It's of tertiary importance to me compared to getting the signal out that we're supporting Ukraine," McCain said.


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Kite 415 - Photo Shoot Contest
Sherman Island ( up wind Island ) - Aug 13th 2011
( Since in Jul was no wind we thought to reorganize the contest )
Freestyle contests have been around for years in the kiting community. The 2011 Kite 415 Photo Shoot Contest gives you (no matter your skill) a chance to show off your latest moves. Whether you like to keep your kite low and parked while throwing powered wake-style moves, huge old school board-offs, simple styled out grabs and rolls, or mega loops, then this is your time to shine!
Best 2 pictures and the funniest one win !
Prizes : Cabrinha Custom Kiteboard, Golf bag, Harness and many more !
Sherman style Party with Dj Ollie and Guest !
Sponsors : Kite415 - Kiteboarding School and Shop
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National Park Service to use sharpshooters to kill deer in DC park
WASHINGTON – The National Park Service is ready to start using sharpshooters to kill deer in Washington's Rock Creek Park.
The park service says it will begin killing deer Wednesday night. Sharpshooters will work in the overnight hours from late Wednesday through early Saturday morning.
The effort to reduce the deer population in the park was delayed after an animal rights group filed a lawsuit to prevent the killings. A judge ruled in favor of the park service earlier this month.
The park service considered several options but ultimately decided the deer population needed to be reduced to protect plant and animal habitat. The park has more than 70 deer per square mile, and the plan is to reduce that number to no more than 20 per square mile.


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National League Water Polo Finals
12 May 2014
WATER POLO: The UNSW Wests Magpies have won their first National Water Polo League crown since 2008 with an enthralling 7-5 victory over the Victorian Seals who fell just short of completing a fairytale finish to their inaugural season in the competition.
A match high six goals to Aussie Sharks vice-captain and National League finals series MVP Richie Campbell was the difference as the Magpies recovered from a loss to the Seals earlier in the week to become the 15th team in 25 years to complete the minor premiership - National League championship double.
The Victorian Seals trailed 3-1 at quarter-time and 6-2 at half time, but rallied via goals from Matt Gronow, James Woods and Dan Egan to get within one goal at 6-5 with three minutes to go.
On their first meeting during the finals it was the Seals who surprised the minor premiers to take a slender victory, and the Magpies were wise to the Victorians tactics today.
A physically demanding first quarter saw the Victorian Seals score first thanks to Gronow. The advantage was short lived with Wests star Campbell responding with a goal in the next play.
From there it was all Magpies on the scoreboard as Daniel Streets scored from the perimeter, before Campbell produced a seemingly impossible shot for UNSW to lead 3-1 at the first break.
The Victorian Seals opened the scoring again in the second term off the arm of Woods, however dual Olympian Campbell was at his best for the Magpies, scoring three straight to give his side a four point buffer.
The ability of the Magpies to convert their scoring opportunities also meant that the strong counter attack of the Seals, regarded as one of the fittest teams in the NWPL, was less threatening as UNSW opened up a 6-2 lead by half time.
It was all Seals during the third stanza as they halted the charge of the Wests Magpies, scoring two of their own from Gronow and a late shot from Egan. It was a tough quarter for the Magpies who attacked the Victorians with the same intensity as the first half, but simply couldn't find the back of the cage as key player Jarrod Gilchrist was briefly sent to the blood bin with the score showing 6-4 at three quarter time.
Both teams held station during the opening minutes of the final period, until Woods found a gap for the Seals, who closed within one point of UNSW. The Magpies had been kept quiet since the second quarter, but Campbell quickly responded with his sixth goal for the game, restoring his side's two point lead.
The Magpies weren't headed for the remainder of the encounter, holding on to their lead to finish 2014 as top dog. Gilchrist, who was at the core of Wests defence, said the win was as tough as they came.
"We knew it was going to be a tough game. I mean it is a final so nobody is going to hold back. I think it was important that everyone contributed from our team and everyone got in there and did their job," Gilchrist said.
"Everyone knows everyone around Australian water polo. We're all mates out of the pool, but once you're in there it's war. Once it's all finished though we'll catch up with the guys. I know a couple of the Victorian guys. They will be disappointed now, but that's just how it goes on the day."
Victorian Seals senior player Anthony Edwards paid tributed to his team's gutsy display through out the finals.
"I'm very proud of the team and so is the state and our supporters. The guys are disappointed now but once we have a think about the game and the week we had everyone is going to be really stoked with how far we've progressed this season," Edwards said."
In the bronze medal game, the Sydney University Lions men outgunned the UWA Torpedoes 7-5. In the battle for fifth and sixth, Fremantle Mariners were too strong for the Brisbane Barracudas.
Sydney University's Johnno Coterill was name the Player of the Season, while Wests' star Richie Campberll was the NL Finals Series MVP.
UNSW Wests Magpies: J Dennerley, R Campbell, D Swinnerton, N Power, T Blewitt, D Streets, M de Gail, M Sessantini, J Gilchrist, C Wolohan, C Eames, P de Gail, L Reynolds
Victorian Seals: J Stanton, A Edwards, M Perrott, L Gavin, M Wise, L Edwards, J Ogilvie-Lee, M Gronow, J Barrington, D Egan, B Edwards, J Woods, G Addley
Result: UNSW Wests Magpies 7 bt Victorian Seals 5
Quarters: 3-1, 3-1, 0-2, 1-1
Scorers UNSW Wests: R Campbell 6, D Streets 1
Scorers Victorian Seals: M Gronow 2, J Woods 2, D Egan
Fremantle take women's crown
The Fremantle Marlins have taken a nail-biting 6-5 win in the women's 2014 National Water Polo League grand final edging out home side the Brisbane Barracudas in a thrilling spectacle.
Goalkeeper Lilian Hedges was the hero for Fremantle, producing the performance of the tournament to steer her team to their fifth National League title. Brisbane's keeper Kelsey Wakefield was equally brilliant, as the standard of keeping was to the highest order.
Jane Moran was the first scorer for the Barracudas, shooting a cracking cross-cage shot. A reply from Fremantle's Glencora McGhie saw a top left shot zip past the outreached arm of Brisbane goalkeeper Wakefield, before triple Olympian Kate Gynther converted a penalty goal to give the Barracudas a 2-1 lead at the first break.
Brisbane came out firing in the second stanza, challenging the Fremantle defence at every attacking opportunity. The Marlins' goalie Hedges stood up to each challenge, saving a screaming five-metre penalty from the Barracudas' Ash Southern. With goals at a premium thanks to fierce defence from both sides, it was Fremantle's Jessica Zimmerman who broke the standoff, equalising at 2-2-come half time.
Nothing could separate the two teams in the third term as goals to Fremantle's Gemma Beadsworth and Ebony Neesham and Brisbane's Moran and Gynther ensured the scores were locked at 4-4 heading into the decider.
It was a grandstand finish with the fourth term producing just two goals as neither team lifted on the gas. National League Finals Series MVP Zoe Arancini was the form player for the Marlins scoring a double to hand her side the lead.
The Barracudas stormed up the pool in attack, controlling the desperation of the situation, however the Marlins held their nerve to take an outstanding grand final victory with Hedges and Arancini the clear heroes.
"It's unbelievable. I can't believe it," Arancini said after the game.
"The girls played fantastic. We were so desperate in defence. The girls did their job. We were a bit shaky at the start but we overcame it and got the win which is amazing."
Result: Fremantle Mariners 6 bt Brisbane Barracudas 5
Quarters: 1-2, 1-0, 2-2, 2-1
Scorers Fremantle: Z Arancini 3, J Zimmerman, G Beadsworth, G McGhie
Scorers Brisbane: J Moran 3, K Gynther 2
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House Budget Differs from Gov's PlanMarch 29th, 2013 by flanews
Merit raises for teachers, across the board pay increases for state employees and changes to the Florida Pension Plan are all part of the new House Budget proposal. As Whitney Ray tells us, the budget deepens the divide between Florida's House Speaker and the Governor.
Education is the big winner in the budget proposal released by the Florida House Friday. House Speaker Will Weatherford wants to spend more than a billion dollars on education with money set aside for teacher pay raises.
"If we are going to increase funding for teachers we believe merit pay should be part of it. We should be rewarding our wonderful teachers who've gone the extra mile," said Weatherford.
Governor Rick Scott is also proposing teacher pay raises but Scott wants a 25-hundred dollar across the board increase. Raises aren't the only area where Scott and Weatherford differ.
The House budget also leaves out money available through the Medicaid Expansion. Scott wants the cash but he can't claim it as long as the House is standing in his way.
The Senate has devised a plan to allow the state to accept the money to insure people through the private sector. Advocates for expansion want the House to fall in line.
"If Florida doesn't find a way to except these federal funds it will be in a competitively disadvantaged position," said UF Researcher Alan Hodges Ph.D.
Part of the House budget also relies on money gained from closing the state pension plan to new employees. Unions are crying foul.
"I think this is the breaking point for us. Enough is enough," said Joanne McCall, Vice President of the Florida Education Association.
But it's not all bad for state workers. The House budget includes a 14-hundred dollar across the board pay raise for all state employees.
House Minority Leader Perry Thurston released this statement about the budget proposal. "While increases in education funding, restoration of prior-year university system cuts, and pay increases for hard-working state employees and school teachers are important goals that we hope Florida's new budget will achieve, there also is a crisis of uninsured Floridians that demands legislative attention this session."
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Scott Dunlap's blog of trail running, ultrarunning, triathlon, and other life adventures. I enjoy the physical, emotional, and spiritual journey of outdoor events and the chance to meet cool people. This blog contains interviews, research, original fiction, new product ideas, and all things trail running.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Don't Forget - Ironman NBC Special Airs Sat, Dec 18th!
I saw the duel between Chris McCormack and Andreas Raelert when I was finishing up the bike segment at the event this year, and it's going to make for a great special!
PS - In case you need some TV goodness today, check out the gaffe at the local coverage of the California International Marathon (CIM) where the news crew mistakes the last place finisher of the 10k with the first place finisher of the marathon. Good stuff starts at 3:03...oops!
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Tim Twietmeyer's face right after the women's finisher!!!ReplyDelete
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Last week, much of the ActBlue office packed our bags and headed to Minneapolis for Netroots Nation 2011 for an opportunity to mingle with our users and fans–thanks to all of you who dropped by our booth for your kind words.
Reflecting on the conference, a number of press figures referred to the atmosphere as "dispirited," or other adjectives amounting to roughly the same thing. I attended panels on campaign finance, the courts, and Afghanistan, and what I saw in those panels was the maturing of a movement. Though the 2010 elections largely obliterated the giddiness of '06-'08, it also gave Democrats a sense of the breadth of the field they need to play on.
Republicans are pushing their agenda at every level: in the states, through the courts, and in Congress. The progressives gathered at Netroots Nation were focused on how they could impact issues that are decided far from the federal battlefields they won in '06 and '08, like campaign finance regulations, court appointments, state laws and national security decisions.
In that sense, "energy" is a really poor gauge of how successful the conference was. Any large, long-term project isn't going to be amenable to the sort of triumphalism and buzz that is the pulse of politics as measured by the media. I'd urge people to look instead at markers of success like the Progressive Change Campaign Committee's $3 million raised from 190,000 donors on ActBlue. As POLITICO notes, they are "loaded for battle," a remarkable feat of grassroots fundraising for a group that didn't exist in 2008. Moreover, the PCCC has elected to play a broad role, engaging in federal primaries and working hard to support the recall efforts in Wisconsin.
The PCCC's combination of talented organizing and effective fundraising through ActBlue means they can engage people and issues that wouldn't get attention otherwise and bring them to the forefront of politics. Progressives looking to do the same in other areas might want to take a cue from them.
It's worth noting that the RightOnline Convention, in contrast, featured plenty of energy–a firebreathing speech from Michelle Bachmann, a little lighthearted Obama minstrelsy, and an invasion of NN11 by Andrew Breitbart–but the underlying reality was rather grim:
"We're trying to compete with ActBlue but they're way, way ahead of us. We're playing catch-up," said John Hawkins of Right Wing News. "Their panels are for advanced activism. This is basic, for getting into activism." A sign in the hallway of RightOnline advertised "proven technology used by millions of Democrats."


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To date, there have been 44 United States presidents and on January 21, 2013 , Barack Obama will deliver the 57th Inaurgural Address. And while each speech holds tremendous historical value, very few can be considered rhetorical masterpieces. So what makes a great inaugural speech? What do they say about the president and our country? And what constitutes a success or a failure?
Curious, I decided to read each of the inaugural speeches delivered over the past 228 years, and it was not a walk in the park. James Garfield attempted the same feat prior to his own inaugural address, but quickly delegated it to an assistant. He only had 19 to read. Getting through them is a bit like eating a head of raw broccoli … very substantive, but tough to get through.
That said, between trips to the barista, I was indeed captivated. To read the inaugural speeches back-to-back is to get an abridged and narrated history of our nation. The content of each exposes the character and nature of the president and the nation at a very specific time, highlighting the priorities, principles, anxieties, and dreams. Inaugural speeches set a tone, and create context for a presidency. They mark a transition, from one era to the next … it is a reset, a nod to the past, a portal to the future … continuity captured.
As I read the inaugural speeches, I realized early on that some were more effective than others. The deliveries range from clear to convoluted, pragmatic to pugnacious, inspired to insipid. So, when you become president, whether it is of the United States, your company, or the Lions Club, and need to give an epic address, here are eight lessons I learned from the best and worst of the inaugural addresses.
Lessons From Some Losers:
Keep it Concise.
William Henry Harrison, our 9th president, has the inauspicious and dual distinction of delivering the longest inaugural speech as well as holding the shortest presidency. The 68-year-old delivered a two-hour speech, outside, in a snowstorm, without an overcoat. It was Thursday, March 4, 1891, and after concluding his 8,000-word speech, he remained in the cold for hours greeting well wishers before attending late-night celebrations. Unfortunately, "Old Tippecanoe" as he was affectionately nicknamed for his exploits in the Indian War, caught Pneumonia and died within a month.
Harrison's speech is a cautionary tale that exposes a sacred rule that could mean the life or death of your performance: keep it concise. No one wants to hear a two-hour speech—especially in this day and age. No one has time. And, frankly no one has anything important enough to say that could possibly take that long … even you. My sixth grade history teacher used to say, "a speech should be like a mini-skirt, long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to keep it interesting." He'd probably be fired for using that analogy today, but it has always stuck with me. (More on memorable quotes later.)
Be Self-Effacing, Not Self-Loathing.
Everyone likes a speech that is reflective and honest, and one way to set the stage is by using tactful self-effacement. Sharing vulnerability can personalize a presentation, engage an audience, and paradoxically convey confidence. That said there is a fine line between self-effacement and self-loathing, and unfortunately for Franklin Pierce, our 14th president, he stumbled over that line.
On Friday, March 4, 1853, Pierce began his speech:
"It is a relief to feel that no heart but my own can know the personal regret and bitter sorrow over which I have been borne to a position so suitable for others rather than desirable for myself."
This confessional takes humility to a new level and is problematic given that it is being delivered to a country that just elected him because of their confidence in his leadership. Perhaps it is better suited for a journal entry than an inaugural address, one purpose of which is to reinforce the confidence bestowed upon a newly elected president.
In Pierce's defense, he was following a long-standing inaugural tradition of bowing oneself to the tasks ahead, but did so to an uncomfortable level. Almost every president prior to Pierce had expressed concern and anxiety about his new gig, starting with the first line of the first inaugural address by George Washington on April 30, 1789:
"Among the vicissitudes incident to life no event could have filled me with greater anxieties than that which the notification was transmitted by your order…"
And James Monroe stated in his first inaugural address in 1827:
"Conscious of my own deficiency, I cannot enter on these duties without great anxiety for the result."
However, no one until Pierce stepped quite so far over the line from humility to humiliating. Be willing to expose yourself, but be mindful of the degree to which you do so.
Keep It Real.
Many historians agree that James Buchanan, our 15th president, was one of the worst in American history, and when you read his speech there are hints as to why he became labeled "clueless." Buchanan's term ran from 1857 to 1861, when the issues of slavery and secession were reaching a boiling point. While Buchanan rejected slavery as an indefensible evil, he refused to challenge the constitutional establishment, even supporting the Dred Scott decision during his speech. More damaging to his legacy was his unwillingness to challenge the states that were threatening secession. What is striking about his inauguration speech is how he tries to deny and diminish the severity of the impending conflicts by peppering it with words like "simple" or "happy."
8 Public Speaking Lessons from 57 Inaugural Speeches: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Forbes
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