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Why I Write About the NBA Draft
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A personal, heartfelt, and probably overly long story about why I write about the NBA Draft.
Nick Agar-Johnson
I wanted to start this piece by being brutally honest about myself. Many of you might be turned off by the following sentence, and some of you may even declare me a fraud or a hack (even though I hope that at least a few of you relate to my story), but I feel like I cannot truly begin discussing my journey of becoming a basketball writer covering the NBA Draft without it.
I have never played a season of organized basketball in my life.
I was always short as a kid, so I doubt that I would have been a good player anyway. I knew how to play well enough to not embarrass myself in pickup ball, but that was about it.
In any case, baseball was my first love. I loved the smell of the freshly cut grass, the feel of a high pop fly thudding safely into my glove, and the resounding, immensely satisfying, and unique sound of a bat on a barreled baseball. I remember inventing games of trading card baseball with my younger brother, making up odds of each hit and each strikeout through some basis that was at least slightly rooted in math, and sitting with packs of those cards for hours.
I remember the first time I read Moneyball by Michael Lewis, and I remember being transfixed by the analytical stories of understanding the deeper meanings behind the numbers and the beautifully conveyed human stories of the 2002 Oakland A's in equal measure. My father bought himself a copy of The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract shortly afterward, which quickly became our copy, and I tore through that gigantic and wonderful tome faster than I had read nearly anything else in my life. I still have the tattered old copy of that masterful Bill James book that my father bought, well-worn and well-loved, sitting on my bookshelf in Sacramento today.
I didn't play baseball after high school; I was a pretty decent outfielder and singles hitter, but I was nowhere near good enough to play at the college level. I had always loved playing the sport, and I had always awaited every opportunity to go to Yankee Stadium with my dad and my brother with bated breath. I followed the playoffs raptly for as long as I was allowed to watch before I had to go to bed. I will never forget the moment when my seven-year-old heart broke watching my beloved hometown New York Yankees lose Game Seven of the 2001 World Series to the Arizona Diamondbacks on November 4th, 2001, on a TV set in a hotel, far from home and yet still feeling so deeply tied to my home city in that particular moment in time.
Still, there came a moment, right before I graduated high school, when I realized something important. I loved playing baseball, and I loved going to games. I loved watching playoff games, even when they broke my heart, and I loved following the Yankees online throughout the season.
There was only one problem.
I didn't enjoy watching most regular-season games on TV.
That's not to say that I still didn't love watching baseball when it was a close game, nor that I didn't still care about my favorite team. The Yankees were my first sports love, after all. Yankee fandom was ingrained in me from when I was four years old. I was taken to a baseball game by my grandmother, a Cincinnati native and long-time Cincinnati Reds season ticket holder, at Shea Stadium between the Reds and the New York Mets. I knew that I didn't root for one New York team, so I had to root for the other one instead.
In terms of baseball fandom, I never had a chance about which teams I chose. Yankees fandom and Reds fandom were stuck with me for life. It was exactly half-and-half between independence and inheritance.
Plus, being a Yankee fan was always much more fun than being a Mets fan anyway (shout-outs to Albert Ghim and Nathan Grubel, and my apologies to my dear friend and Mets fan Max).
In any case, by the time I was reaching the end of high school and getting ready for college, there was an anxious itch in me to find a new sport to love. I had started to waver on baseball, and football was out for me after I had a really bad concussion in the tenth grade while playing what was, in theory, a casual game. I had played soccer/association football in middle school, but I had never gotten into it on more than a casual level. Hockey could have been an option for me, but my newfound concussion-phobia would have made that difficult as well.
That was when I fell in love with basketball.
I fell in love with the earth-shattering dunks and seemingly impossible acrobatic layups. I fell in love with the silky-smooth, effortless long-range bombs from the game's premier shooters. I fell in love with the hard-nosed, gritty defenders, and I fell in love with the beautiful harmony of five players operating as one unit on critical defensive possessions.
Basketball had never really interested me as a kid, so I had no idea of what I'd really been missing. I'd played pickup basketball in school before, and even had occasional one-on-one battles against my (much taller) younger brother when that was the available sport. I'd gone to a couple of school basketball games, but none of them really gripped me as much as a nail-biter of a baseball game ever had. That was about to change.
I started scouring the Internet for basketball highlights, desperate to catch up on what I had missed. I watched dunk highlight tapes, three-point contests and All-Star Games, buzzer-beater compilations, and any snippets I could find online of basketball games from earlier eras. I read basketball books and articles, hoping to strengthen my newfound bond with the sport. I wanted to know the history of basketball, the meaning behind the statistics, and the pace of play, at least as well as I had grown to know those things about baseball.
In short, I was hooked.
I decided immediately that I could not be a New York Knicks fan. I had enough childhood compatriots who had grown up in a painful relationship with the Knicks to know that I would really struggle to root for them. Instead, I went away from my New York roots and went to the Cincinnati side of my family. The team that was now known as the Sacramento Kings had once been the Cincinnati Royals, and I had inherited another sports team.
If only they didn't have an even more tortured history than the New York Knicks. Alas, it was too late by that point anyway.
Plus, I had been a Yankees fan since I was four years old. It was kind of time to balance the scales.
I made sure that I got to the Sacramento Kings in my Career mode on my freshly purchased copy of NBA 2K11. I consumed all of the highlight tapes of DeMarcus Cousins that I could find on YouTube, and I began to hope fervently that Tyreke Evans would develop a more consistent three-point shot.
To my shock and wonder, I found out about Isaiah Thomas, Sacramento Kings point guard and last pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, who was somehow 5'9" just like me and yet had made it to the NBA anyway. He was quick, feisty, had a smooth lefty jump shot and a devastating handle, could get to his spots at will, and somehow found a way to score among the trees in the NBA in a way that I had barely managed to do against my younger brother.
I think it's safe to say that I'd found my favorite NBA player of all time.
To be honest, even now, more than a decade after I first started following the sport, I doubt that another player will ever mean as much to me as Isaiah Thomas did in the early days of my fandom. I tried to stay away from the GOAT debates, even though I had a nagging feeling that both LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar deserved more of a role in that debate for the crown with Michael Jordan than many others believed.
Isaiah Thomas becoming my favorite player of all time, though? That was never a debate. I was overjoyed when he worked his way into the starting lineup in his rookie year, and I was over the moon when he averaged 20.3 points per game in the 2013-14 season. I was heartbroken by sports again when the Kings traded him away that summer, which sadly wouldn't be the last time that the Kings broke my heart with a trade. I was ecstatic when he later made All-Star teams and even an All-NBA team with the Boston Celtics. Despite my New York-born lifelong aversion to Boston sports, I could not and would never stop cheering for Isaiah Thomas wherever he went, and I cheer for him to this day.
The start of my college experience is when the story of my basketball fandom leaves the realm of the somewhat/vaguely normal and veers into a bit of the ridiculous.
I started college in 2012 with very little knowledge about where I wanted to go in life and who I wanted to be. The one thing that I was sort of sure of, though, was that I was a pretty good singer. I tried out for many different college singing groups, looking for a community.
I was one of the two basses in my class who were invited into the group I joined during my first year. The other bass who joined the group was a funny, goofy, chill, almost stereotypically Californian, brilliant young man named Drew.
Drew was a huge basketball fan as well. As it turns out, he had grown up playing and watching the sport in the city of Sacramento, California.
He was a lifelong fan of the Sacramento Kings.
It was hard not to feel at least a little bit of a touch of fate over anything basketball-related that happened in my life after that.
I soon felt like I should pick up a second team in basketball, just like I had in baseball. The Brooklyn Nets had just moved to my hometown, and they were in the Eastern Conference. I had a Western Conference basketball team, an American League baseball team, and a National League baseball game.
My sports fandom had begun with baseball, with two teams binding me to the game—a family team, and a team that I chose. Why not do the same for basketball?
The Brooklyn Nets, of course, had once been the New Jersey Nets, and they were my friend Max's favorite basketball team. Max joined our singing group the year after me, another Tri-State area kid who loved sports. We quickly bonded over that origin, and our mini-baseball rivalry, among many other things. Another tie of friendship and a shared love of a sports team now bound me to the game of basketball.
It has now been more than six years since I first started writing about the game professionally, ever since the day when the wonderful Joseph "Joey" Mamone over at Hashtag Basketball (to whom I am forever indebted) gave me a chance to write game recaps about the Brooklyn Nets in March of 2016.
I did my best to be available, be a good writer, and take the task as seriously as possible. I knew that I had a lot to make up for, given that I had never played the game at more than a basic level, so I tried to learn what I could even more fervently than I had before. I felt as if I had to start by trying to understand the growing analytics movement in basketball. I wanted to emulate the beginning of my love of sports writing and do what I could to learn how the numbers affected basketball instead of baseball. I stumbled a few times along the way, but I began to figure it out as I continued to write. Over time, I grew more confident in what I had seen on film for those game recaps. I began to write about more than just the numbers, as best as I could.
I started to grow not just as a writer, but as a basketball writer. I began writing feature-length articles for Hashtag Basketball, instead of just recaps. I applied to write for two other websites, Nets Republic and HoopsHabit, and received warm welcomes and great support for my writing from Joe at Nets Republic and Michael and Gerald at HoopsHabit.
I took on a stint as an editor for Hashtag Basketball in the second year after I started writing, and I started to cover multiple teams on the written side and on the editing side. I also started to host a podcast for that website called the NBA Deep Dives Podcast.
The first guest on that podcast was Jordan, someone else who happens to live in the Sacramento area and someone else with whom I'd managed to forge a connection through basketball (shout-out to Jordan; hope to catch you at a Kings game next season). The guest on the 18th episode of that podcast was Charles, who played a massive role in how I ended up writing for Nets Republic.
The guest for the 41st episode of that podcast was Tyler Metcalf.
As some of you might know, he's been on the show a few times since then.
I was already interested in NBA Draft coverage when draft season came around. I was a Kings fan, after all. Still, I didn't really have much of an avenue to pursue that possibility full-time. I didn't cover the draft for HoopsHabit, and I didn't really cover the draft for Nets Republic very often outside of the month or so before the draft. Hashtag Basketball had an NBA Draft section, which was great news for me. The bad news for me was that the dramatically more talented and aforementioned Tyler Metcalf already held the role of Hashtag Basketball draft guru.
So, I continued to cover the sport that I had grown to love. And I continued to wait for my chance.
I'm sure that at least a few of you who decided to read this article are a bit confused (maybe even annoyed) about why I've rambled on about my life story over thousands of words before actually getting to the subject matter that the title of the article might have suggested that I would discuss.
Why do I write about the NBA Draft?
Answering any question that covers one's goals and dreams in life is almost always too complicated to be boiled down into one simple word. Still, I suppose that there is one word for me that encapsulates why I write about the draft more than any other.
I write about the NBA Draft because of hope.
I write about the draft because I hope to see something special when diving into a prospect's film early in the day, or later at night than I might want to admit. I write about the draft because I want to learn more about the remarkably talented human beings who had the ability and drive to make it to the point in their lives where they could have a chance to fulfill their childhood dreams and become NBA players. I want every non-shooting player to develop a jump shot, and I want every prospect who struggles on defense to figure it out. I hope that every inefficient shot-creator finds ways to get to their best shots more often so that they could cut a few of the dicier attempts out of their games. I want to dive deep into the basic box score numbers and the more advanced statistics to find reasons to be encouraged about a prospect. I fervently hope that every player taken with the last pick in the draft becomes the next Isaiah Thomas, even if none of them will ever replace him in my heart and mind.
I have to temper my evaluations and try to be reasonable; after all, I want to try to do the job right.
But above everything else, I never want to let go of that kernel of hope.
I never quite became the starting left fielder for the New York Yankees like I wanted to when I was a kid, but I could watch on Draft Night in 2018 as Mikal Bridges was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers, the team for which his mother worked. I could find myself near tears of empathy and frustration when he was traded to the Phoenix Suns that very evening, just as I had wept actual tears when I first experienced sports heartbreak in a hotel in Shawnee, Pennsylvania, as I watched the Yankees fall apart in Game Seven of the 2001 World Series.
The thrill of victory. The agony of defeat.
Aren't those feelings so much of why we love sports?
One of the easiest choices that I've ever made in my entire life came along in October of 2021. Tyler Metcalf, my long-time podcast co-host and Hashtag Basketball colleague, told me about a new draft venture that he had recently joined. They were about to start a Substack page about NBA Draft coverage, and they were looking for a few more people. Would I want to consider joining up with them?
I tried to be somewhat professional about my response; I think I took a few minutes to compose a message rather than just sending an enthusiastic "Yes" reply immediately. If you haven't noticed by this point in the piece, even my editing background can't stop me from writing maybe a bit more than I should when it's about something that's important to me.
But I knew what I was going to say long before I managed to put together a more composed answer.
I was in. I wanted to be a part of the crew.
We decided on the name No Ceilings shortly after I joined the group. The first articles on the website went up, and I became an all-in Draft Sicko. I watched prospect film more often than NBA film for the first time in my basketball writing career, began to pivot away from NBA coverage, and wrote consistently about the NBA Draft throughout the season for the first time in my writing career as well.
Starting with my first solo No Ceilings article about Marcus Bagley on November 4th, 2021, I have continued to write Sleeper Deep Dives articles every two weeks since (barring this piece, that is), finding prospects whose potential piqued my interest and filled me with hope for the kind of player they could one day become.
It has been a wonderful and deeply fulfilling experience.
I could focus more fully than I ever had before on exploring my likes and dislikes when it came to draft prospects. I pushed for Nikola Jovic and his shooting and playmaking potential time and time again in No Ceilings Mock Drafts. I grew turned off by Bryce McGowens and his terrible shot selection to start the season. I listened to and learned from my No Ceilings colleagues, most of whom have far more experience than me. I revised my position on Bryce McGowens largely because of one small fraction of that advice, and I did my best to try to learn from my other mistakes. I learned from worrying too much about Jayson Tatum's college propensity for inefficient mid-range shots and not focusing nearly enough on his defensive potential and his jump-shot mechanics. I learned from fully believing in Jacob Evans and buying in to his basketball IQ and shot, and not worrying enough about his relatively limited athleticism in comparison to his peer group of giant-sized, ridiculously gifted athletes. I even learned from Bryce McGowens.
And through it all, I kept finding new kernels of hope to convince me to always keep trying to learn and improve. I fully admit that I still have a lot left to learn, and I have a lot of areas for improvement myself. Still, I know that this matters enough to me that I will do my best to learn and grow, and I hope to get better at this in the future. It takes time, after all.
I took on an editing role at No Ceilings in January of 2022, eventually being named Editor-in-Chief as well as continuing to write every other week. I might have learned a decent amount from writing my own articles, but I learned far more from editing the work of my colleagues and discussing all things NBA Draft (most of the time, at least) in the No Ceilings Group Chat.
I got to learn about the life around the professional game and more about how to get really hyped about prospects from Tyler Rucker. I learned more about how to evaluate shooting from Corey Tulaba. I learned more about how to have fun with my work from Albert Ghim. I learned more about re-evaluating my blind spots (and working through some of my aversion to inefficient chuckers with potential) from Nathan Grubel, he of the original McGowens belief. I learned a lot about how to better use film clips in my articles from Alex Amarante. I learned so much about how to evaluate under-the-radar prospects from Evan Wheeler. I learned about audio production and how to try to make my own podcast better from the extremely talented and exceptionally patient producer Kevin Black of the Draft Deeper podcast. I learned about embracing my love of learning more about the draft process from Stephen Gillaspie. I learned more about being thorough and careful with my work from Maxwell Baumbach. I learned, as I have for many years and will for many years to come, from Tyler Metcalf, whose writing still manages to be annoyingly close to perfect even before anyone ever edits his work and who somehow manages to go 15-for-15 with matching his Big Board to the first 15 picks of any given Mock Draft exercise.
It has been a wonderful few months so far for me with the No Ceilings family, and I have so many more people to thank for how I made it here than I could ever mention in one piece of writing. I know that we here at No Ceilings have a lot of exciting work ahead. The 2022 NBA Draft is rapidly approaching, and our No Ceilings Summer League Extravaganza will be shortly after that. I can't wait to meet all of the No Ceilings people who will be there in person, and I'll really miss the people who sadly won't be a part of that Summer League event. Still, I know that I'll get to meet them in person soon; in the meantime, there's always the No Ceilings group chat and my opportunities to read through, edit, and learn from their work.
I'd like to believe that many of you who have made it this far (thank you for that, by the way; it means the world to me) will continue to follow along on our No Ceilings journey. I'd like to believe that a few months or a few years from now, I can look back on this moment in time and think fondly about how much we've grown, how much I've learned, how far I've come, and how much there might still be left in store for the future.
There's always hope.
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It's Late and I'm Tired… April 21, 2007 Guest Contributor
It's Late and I'm Tired…
By Guest Contributor
But I can't go to bed without offering three things from the first day of The New Humanism conference that will make you completely jealous.
The largest slice of pizza you've ever seen in your life:
Steven #*&(@* Pinker! Author of The Blank Slate and one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World (2004):
Rebecca Watson of Skepchicks!
And some guy named Salman Rushdie spoke, too.
Let this be a lesson to those of you not at Harvard: the next time an atheist/Humanist convention comes around, you better sign up! (And no excuses about having "a job" or "a kid" or "my own wedding"… get your priorities straight.)
Actually, Atheist Alliance International's convention in Washington DC this September looks like it's going to have the atheist trifecta of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett. More information on that coming soon.
[tags]atheist, atheism, The New Humanism, Secular Student Alliance, Steven Pinker, The Blank Slate, Time magazine, 100 Most Influential People in the World, Rebecca Watson, Skepchicks, Salman Rushdie, Atheist Alliance International, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett[/tags]
Where is Ted Haggard Going?
April 22, 2007 It's Funny Because It's True
Cat's Staff
You get all the fun.
Did you propose to Rebecca? I think she's collecting proposals…might as well get your name on the list.
I love this site. It's so refreshing to find a nonangry atheist in this day of Dawkins and Harris. But it's more than refreshing–it's essential if theists (like myself) and atheists ever hope to talk to one another–not for the purposes of converting each other, but simply sharing wisdom and building community. Thanks! I'm linking your blogsite!
Bjorn Watland
Agreed Karry, thanks for your critism of Dawkins on your site. At times, it feels as if The God Delusion will turn into a bible, and Dawkins a prophet. There are atheists who never feel Dawkins or Harris are confrontational, but the tables get turned when you are a believer, it's really evident, because it touches you a little more, sticks out.
Saint Gasoline
I wish I lived on the frickin' east coast!
And could afford to go places like that!
And didn't have a crippling fear of socialization!
Mriana
Great pics, Hemant. It does make one a little jealous and wishing they were there, but I'm glad you are sharing the fun you are having. Thank you so much for sharing. 🙂

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This Pumpkin Chia Coconut Parfait is a delicious solution to busy mornings!
Mornings. They're not what they used to be.
Actually, they are. Mornings have always been rushed for me, pre-children I would stay in bed until the last second and guzzle black coffee from my travel mug as I sped to the office to eat breakfast at my desk. On my more ambitious mornings I might squeeze in an early morning run, but I would still be rushing to get out of the house on time. Now, my mornings are dictated by a cherubic almost-two-year-old who likes to start his day with a smoothie and minor acts of vandalism.
Thus, I have always been a fan of the make-ahead breakfast. I don't always swing it, but when I do my mornings are far more calm and enjoyable. Todays recipe, Pumpkin Chia Coconut Parfait is not only convenient in its makeaheadability (<—– thats the technical term btw), it also has the advantage of feeling just a little bit fancy. The recipe uses Blissful Eats Granola which has become a staple in my kitchen cupboard for those times when toddlers, work schedules, and life take over. No matter how hectic life gets, I find I am always MORE stressed when I don't make the time for a healthy meal, so a brand of granola made from delicious and wholesome ingredients is an essential lifeline!
In a large bowl, whisk together Chia Pudding ingredients until well combined. Cover, and transfer to the fridge and allow to chill for at least a couple of hours, preferably overnight.
When the pudding is chilled and thickened, place ¼ of the mixture in a glass jar/similar, next add a layer of coconut yogurt (about ¾ cup), followed by another layer of chia pudding. Then top with a layer of granola (about ¾ cup).
Repeat the layering with the remaining ingredients in a second glass jar.
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The Jamb Skid is a a device for supporting sheaves or quadrant blocks inside a manhole to pull cable into the underground conduit.
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Pulling tension actually increases the stability of the Jamb Skid during the pull, and you will significantly reduce the risk of breaking chains or straps. The Jamb Skid is especially useful when there are no pulling irons, or when the existing irons do not line up properly with the duct. The Jamb Skid can be placed anywhere within a 360 degree radius inside the manhole.
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Mariella Farré, de son vrai nom Gabriella Filomeno, née en 1963 dans le canton de Thurgovie, est une chanteuse suisse.

Biographie
Elle est née à Thurgau dans le canton de Thurgovie, d'une mère italienne et d'un père suisse, a grandi avec ses frères et sœurs.

À l'âge de 15 ans, Mariella remporte un festival de musique en Suisse.

En 1981, elle participe aux présélections britannique pour le Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1981, mais ne sera pas retenue.

En 1983, Mariella Farré représente son pays au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1983, avec la chanson "Io così non ci sto"  qui se classe à la .

En 1985, elle se représente à l'Eurovision en duo avec le chanteur italien Pino Gasparini et ils terminent 12ème.

Aujourd'hui, Mariella Farré est propriétaire de deux écoles de danse à Brugg.

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Naissance en janvier 1963
Naissance dans le canton de Thurgovie
Chanteuse suisse
Participant au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1983
Participant au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1985
Participant au Concours Eurovision de la chanson pour la Suisse

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Ukraine ramps up security at diplomatic missions after blast at embassy in Spain
The minister also urged his Spanish counterparts to "take urgent measures to investigate the attack", the statement said, adding that whoever was behind the attack "will not succeed in intimidating Ukrainian diplomats or stopping their daily work on strengthening Ukraine and countering Russian aggression". The letter, which arrived by ordinary mail and was not scanned, caused "a very small wound on the ring finger of the right hand" of the employee, Mercedes Gonzalez, the Spanish government's representative in Madrid, told broadcaster Telemadrid.
Reuters | Updated: 30-11-2022 19:41 IST | Created: 30-11-2022 19:41 IST
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Ukraine on Wednesday ramped up security at its embassies abroad after Spanish police and government said an employee at the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid was injured opening a letter bomb. The staff member suffered light injuries and went to hospital under his own steam, police said in a statement.
Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba has ordered all Ukrainian embassies abroad to "urgently" strengthen their security, according to a statement from Ukraine's foreign ministry. The minister also urged his Spanish counterparts to "take urgent measures to investigate the attack", the statement said, adding that whoever was behind the attack "will not succeed in intimidating Ukrainian diplomats or stopping their daily work on strengthening Ukraine and countering Russian aggression".
The letter, which arrived by ordinary mail and was not scanned, caused "a very small wound on the ring finger of the right hand" of the employee, Mercedes Gonzalez, the Spanish government's representative in Madrid, told broadcaster Telemadrid. Detectives are investigating the incident, aided by forensic and intelligence investigators, Spanish police said. Spain's High Court will lead the investigation.
An officer at Ukraine's embassy to Spain declined to comment. The residential area surrounding the embassy in northwestern Madrid has been cordoned off and a bomb disposal unit is deployed at the scene, state broadcaster TVE reported.
Foreign newspapers use adjectives like "Hindu nationalist" government for us: Jaishankar
Why don't they make a documentary on British atrocities? asks Kerala Guv Khan
Himachal Pradesh: Shiv Kumar appointed as SP CM Security


Put the peanut oil in a heavy skillet large enough to hold all the chicken in 1 layer without crowding. Put the skillet over medium-low heat. Spread the sesame seeds on a pie plate or waxed paper. Season the breasts with salt and pepper and press into the sesame seeds to coat both sides evenly. Put in the skillet, raise the heat to medium-high, and cook for 5 minutes on each side, gently turning the breasts with a spatula, until the meat is firm and no pink shows in the middle. Reduce the heat if needed to prevent burning.
Meanwhile, trim the bottom 1/2-inch from the cabbage and remove any damaged or withered parts from the tops of the leaves. Cut crosswise into strips no more than 1/2-inch wide. Put into a salad spinner, fill with water, drain and spin the greens dry. Remove any excess moisture with paper towels.
Peel and halve the ginger. Drop down the chute of a food processor with the motor running and puree. Stop the motor and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the fish sauce, vinegar, and sesame oil. Juice the lime and add the juice to the ginger mixture. Process until the dressing is combined. Add salt to taste.
Open the can of water chestnuts and drain. Trim the scallions and cut the white and green parts crosswise into thin slices. Cut the top from the bell pepper. Stand it upright and cut down inside the four walls, separating them from the center core and seeds. Then cut the walls into thin strips. Coarsely chop the leaves from the cilantro sprigs.
Put the cabbage in a large mixing bowl. Add the water chestnuts, scallions, bell pepper, cilantro, and dressing. Toss well. Cut the cooked chicken into strips no more than 1/2-inch wide. Add to the salad and toss.


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Dick Morris
stated on March 21, 2008 in an opinion article in the "New York Post":
Hillary Clinton's international travels included "no serious diplomacy."
By Angie Drobnic Holan April 4, 2008
Clinton's trips not all puffery
Sen. Hillary Clinton's talk on the campaign trail has at times inflated rather than clarified her accomplishments in matters of foreign policy. We found accuracy problems with her claims that she brought peace to Northern Ireland (Half True), that she helped negotiate open borders for Kosovo refugees (Barely True), and that she dodged sniper fire in Bosnia (Pants on Fire wrong).
But after schedules for her days as first lady were released on March 19, 2008, former Clinton adviser-turned-foe Dick Morris said the schedules proved Clinton's foreign travel was not relevant experience.
"What's there, for us all to see, is one soft event after another, a schedule far more typical of such first ladies as Mamie Eisenhower or Lady Bird Johnson than of a future presidential candidate," he wrote in an opinion piece for the New York Post two days later.
"During her international travels, there was no serious diplomacy, just a virtually endless round of meetings with women, visiting arts-and-crafts centers, watching native industries and photo opportunities for the local media."
We analyzed all of Clinton's foreign trips as first lady from 1993-2001 and found that Morris goes too far when he says she did "no serious diplomacy" and filled her traveling days with puffery.
stated on January 4, 2023 in a Facebook post
"Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican requested that President Biden not attend Benedict's funeral."
By Samantha Putterman • January 6, 2023
Interactive map of Hillary Clinton's foreign trips as first lady.
To start with, she regularly met with government officials. In March 1995, she met with Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. A few days later she met with P.V. Narasimha Rao, the prime minister of India. In Eastern Europe in July 1996, she met with President Ion Iliescu of Romania and President Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic. In a tour of Central American countries in 1998, she announced major aid packages for hurricane relief and addressed the Congress of Guatemala. In Egypt in March 1999, she met with President Hosni Mubarak: The 15-minute courtesy call stretched to an hour, with Clinton expressing concern about the treatment of his country's 6-million to 10-million Coptic Christians, according to reports from the time.
Yes, many of these meetings were brief, and we have no reason to think the first lady brokered agreements or executed new policies. But to say that the meetings did not constitute "serious diplomacy" is wrong. Her meetings were with heads of state — not just their spouses — and the American media covered them as legitimate news stories about America's ongoing foreign policy concerns.
Morris is correct that Clinton met with many women. Virtually every trip has her meeting with some sort of women's group. But they weren't tea parties; they usually focused on significant social issues such as entrepreneurship, health care, human rights, education or child care. One of Clinton's most favored issues was clearly microcredit, an international movement with a goal of giving small loans to the poor, often to women to start their own, home-based businesses. Clinton visited microcredit programs regularly when she traveled overseas — the issue appears on her schedules more than 50 times. One of her earliest trips as first lady was a 1995 visit with Dr. Muhammad Yunus, a microcredit pioneer and founder of the Grameen Bank. Yunus went on to win the Nobel Prize in 2006.
Morris' criticism that Clinton's travel was frivolous doesn't match up with what her schedules and news reports show. We found the truth of the matter to be somewhere between Clinton's bragging and Morris' put-downs. Meanwhile, we find his statement that the trips did not constitute any serious diplomacy to be False.
New York Post, Heavy Hitter? Not Hillary , March 21, 2008
New York Times, Hillary Rodham Clinton's White House Schedules
National Public Radio, Documents from Clinton's First Lady Days Released , March 19, 2008
Associated Press, "First Lady Up Close and Personal With Pakistanis," March 23, 1999
Associated Press, "U.S. First Lady Defends Emphasis on 'Women's Issues,'" (India trip) March 23, 1999
The New York Times, Hillary Clinton Visits Romania Children , July 2, 1996
Associated Press, "Mrs. Clinton Urges Czech Leaders to Guard Their Freedom," July 4, 1996
The New York Times, World Briefing: Guatemala: Hillary Clinton's visit , Nov. 20, 1998
Associated Press, "Mrs. Clinton treads carefully with talk of religious tolerance," (Egypt trip) March 23, 1999
Associated Press, "First Lady Hears Tales of Success in Bangladesh," April 3, 1995
The Grameen Bank


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Dr. Katherine Rotker on destigmatizing sexual health
"I think there's a lot of fear that can go into talking about these topics," says Katherine Rotker, MD.
Dr. Linda Brubaker discusses Pelvic Floor Health book
"Hopefully, this will be a resource for people who are preparing for birth, or who have recently experienced birth," says Linda Brubaker, MD, MS.
Speaking of Urology: AUGS 2022 Clinical Meeting Preview
Catherine Ann Matthews, MD, FACS, FACOG, and John B. Gebhart, MD, MS, preview the upcoming AUGS Clinical Meeting.
Dr. Laviana on decisional regret after prostate cancer treatment
"Localized prostate cancer is a very complicated disease space," says Aaron A. Laviana, MD, MBA.
Dr. Staack discusses significant benefit of mindfulness-based stress reduction for patients post-urodynamics
"We showed in this controlled study that the mindfulness meditation decreases anxiety level and has a positive effect on pain and also on patient satisfaction," says Andrea Staack, MD, PhD.
Investigators assess the quality of UTI information from top-grossing YouTube videos
"Less than half of the videos actually featured a medical provider, so a majority of videos are being produced by non-medical providers, commercial media, or individual YouTubers with no medical experience," says Connie Huang, MD.
Destigmatizing Urology: Dr. Leibovich discusses testicular cancer
"A lot of people that are fatigued [and] a lot of people that have back pain assume it's something else, and we have the same masculinity concerns or embarrassment concerns about reporting gynecomastia. So, all these things feed into a potential in delaying diagnosis," says Bradley C. Leibovich, MD, FACS.
Dr. Lutz on sexual dysfunction, performance anxiety, and Peyronie's disease
"We know that erectile dysfunction is really an important issue that can be a harbinger for other underlying cardiovascular or neurological health issues," says Michael Lutz, MD.
Destigmatizing Urology: Dr. Pruthi discusses mental health
"I think we often encourage our patients to share concerns about depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions, yet are less likely ourselves to seek help due to this issue of stigma," says Raj S. Pruthi, MD, MHA, FACS.
The urologist's role in dispelling men's health myths
"I think it's really important to understand the role of prevention and early detection," says Michael Lutz, MD.


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Yellow Crow Sacrifices to Disease Giver
by Peter Menaige
Peter Menaige
(2, Col. 4) "I remember, [said Menaige], another circumstance which when it occurred put me in mind of our midnight raid on the Skins of Sacrifice. (☞)
"In 1855 the Winnebago were removed from the Reservation on the upper Mississippi and on Long Prairie River, to the Blue Earth Reservation. Their agent was the faithful Gen. J. E. Fletcher, who had been with them almost continuously for twelve years, and who is yet gratefully referred to by the Winnebago, as being one of the best Agents they had while they lived in Iowa and Minnesota.
"In the summer of their arrival in their beautiful new country on the Blue Earth River, they became afflicted by an epidemic—a sort of cholera—which was quite fatal amongst them, lasting from about the beginning of July until sometime in October. The season was hot and very dry. To the rains in September followed by the cool weather in October, changing the conditions of water and atmosphere, can be most probably attributed its disappearance when it did cease.
"But the Indians had another theory on the subject.
"About the middle of September, a sort of juggler and doctor amongst them named Käḣe´zheaḣäk̬ä, (Yellowish Crow.) declared to the Tribe that he had fasted and had a dream, and if they would make a Sacrifice to the god or Spirit or the "Power" of Sickness, (Özha̬ræu̬n´ä, of sickness the "cause{"},) he would be appeased and the disease would abate.
"They believed him, and he undoubtedly believed it himself, for immediately throughout the Tribe a "a spirit of sacrifice" was aroused, and they brought to him, in one day, dry goods, including (3, Col. 1) calicoes, cloth, wampum, beads, sliver earbobs, and broaches, and cloth coats, in the value of two or three hundred dollars; and these were piled up under his direction, beneath a tree near the bank of the Le Sueur river, within a few rods of the house, and these Sacrificed or "Thrown-Away," (Näpru̬ḣätch´) to appease the god of Sickness, by being abandoned to the Elements. They remained where they had been piled up, until the most of them were rotten and destroyed, except that some of the silver ornaments were supposed to have been early abstracted from the pile by skeptical Indians.
"After some time had elapsed a half breed Menominee woman, intermarried in the Tribe, came and took such of the goods as were not already spoiled, washed them and used them. This fact was told to the juggler doctor; when he said, they 'were Sacrificed to the Spirit, and neither he nor those who had offered them had anything further to do with them, and she might have taken them before if she had had a mind to.' The sickness did not cease at the time nor very soon after this Sacrifice, but when it did on the change of weather in two or three weeks, many of the Indians considered the improvement in the general health due to this "Throwing-Away" of goods and valuables.
⎯⎯ Commentary ⎯⎯
"Long Prairie River"— this is the territory assigned to them briefly in Minnesota. Publius Lawson give an account of this short episode in the wanderings of the nation:
In 1853, a new treaty was made, by which they were allowed to remove to the Crow river. This treaty was not ratified because of the remonstrance of the people of Minnesota (U. M., 188). On February 27, 1855, they ceded their Long Prairie reservation and were granted a tract of land eighteen miles square on the Blue Earth river, just south of Mankato, in southern Minnesota (19 [?], B. E., 804). They settled here in the spring of that year and immediately began the erection of dwellings and improvement of the land. The teacher of the reservation school reported in 1860 the enrollment of 118 pupils. In the midst of their prosperity, in June, 1862, came the "Sioux massacre," which completely wrecked their future prospects. Although they took no part in that affair, and even though they offered to the government their services in punishing the Sioux, the frightened inhabitants of Minnesota demanded their removal (U. M., 138).1
"Gen. J. E. Fletcher" — the following account is given of the life of Jonathan E. Fletcher: "A native of Thetford, Vermont, born in January, 1806. He came to Muscatine in the summer of 1836, when Iowa was made a separate territory. He attended the first land sale in the territory, in November, 1838, at which he bought lands six miles west of the city, upon which he located in the fall of 1839, and went to farming, having previously returned to Vermont. He was married to Frances L. Kendrick in 1839. He had resided a few years in Ohio before he came to Iowa. In 1846, he was appointed, by President Polk, an agent for the Winnebago Indians. His valuable services in his long career as Indian agent, to the government, and to the country, are incalculable. General Fletcher held many responsible offices in this territory and state. He represented Muscatine County in the Fourth Iowa General Assembly, 1852. He was a member of the convention which framed the old constitution, taking an important part in the formation of our fundamental law."2 On a book of old houses in Minnesota, his was described as, "... occupied by a great man who deserves wider recognition, Jonathan E. Fletcher."3
"Käḣe´zheaḣäk̬ä" — this can be transliterated as Kaǧižįaǧaka. Kaǧi means, "crow, raven"; žį actually means, "brown (tending to red)." The -aǧak is actually haǧak, "to be thick (clusters)," the /h/ being lost to internal sandhi. The terminal -ka, is a definite article suffix used in personal names. Kaǧižįaǧaka would mean, "Crow with Thick Clusters of Brown." This refers to a molting crow: "When crows molt, the old feathers can appear brownish or scaly compared to the glossy new feathers."4 The similar attested name, Kaǧižįkaga, is translated as "Yellow Crow."
"Özha̬ræu̬n´ä" — for Hošereų́na — the /h/ is often dropped, usually from external sandhi. The Spirit's name is most commonly written as Hošere'ų́wahira. The prefix ho- means, "the place where, the time when." The -wahira suffix is from wa-, "it, them"; hi, to cause, to do, he causes, he does; -ra, -na, the definite article: "the one such that he causes it." The word šere means "to act, work at something, handle, collect, treat disease." The word 'ų means, "to do, make." So Hošere'ų́na means, "the one who at a place/time is responsible for treating disease." Adding -wahira gives us, "the one who, at a place/time, is made responsible for treating disease." This is quite a circumlocution, and is designed not to be so accusatory that it alienates the Spirit when he is petitioned not to do his function. The "short hand" translation of the name is usually just "Disease Giver."
"Näpru̬ḣätch´" — for napruxác, a form unique to Foster. It is more commonly rendered as ną́piroxac. This is not to say that napruxác is invalid. Hocąk makes extensive use of contractions, and the phonemes /u/ and /o/ are often alternants in Siouan generally.
1 Publius V. Lawson, "The Winnebago Tribe," Wisconsin Archeologist, 6, #3 (July, 1907) 78-162 [114].
2 From the website, The Iowa Legislature, viewed: 5/18/2012. For more on Gen. Jonathan E. Fletcher (Jan. 1, 1806 - April 6, 1872), see Clement Augustus Lounsberry, Early History of North Dakota: Essential Outlines of American History (Washington, D.C.: Liberty Press, 1919) 151-152.
3 Roger G. Kennedy, Minnesota Houses: An Architectural & Historical View (Minneapolis: Dillon Press, 1967) 44.
4 All About Birds > American Crow.
Thomas Foster, Foster's Indian Record and Historical Data (Washington, D. C.: 1876-1877) vol. 1, #2: p. 2, coll. 4 - p. 3, coll. 1.


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Biesecker shuts down Panthers
Jason Queen
Ledford's Rueban Hayes had a breakaway look at the goal, and fired a stinging shot toward the net. As he had all night, Central Davidson keeper Robert Biesecker dove to his left and knocked the shot away. All Hayes could do was put his hands on his hips, slump his shoulders and shake his head. It was that kind of night.
Biesecker was credited with 12 saves, but it seemed more like 100, to help the Spartans hold off the Panthers 2-1 in a nonconference match at Spartan Community Stadium on Monday night. After scoring a goal early to take a 1-0 lead, the Panthers could not get anything past Biesecker the rest of the night, and Central took advantage of the few opportunities they had to pull out the win.
With very few chances in the first 20 minutes, Ledford made a change in formation that created plenty of looks at the Central net. But just as the Panthers ratcheted up their intensity level, so did the Spartans' senior keeper. "Robert's an incredible keeper," said Central coach Chad Hench. "Our defense is still not where we need to be…we've got some people playing some new positions, and they're just gonna have to figure it out.
"But we're fortunate to have someone back there who can help the process along."
Central dominated possession early on, and had several good looks at the net. Dylan Collier fired a shot off the top of the crossbar, and Ledford keeper Eric McSwain stuffed Greyson Myers' attempt.
Ledford took advantage of its only good scoring opportunity when, in the 11th minute, Johanon Dixon sent a cross to Nick Gonzalez, who fired a shot past Biesecker to give the visitors a 1-0 edge.
It didn't last long. Central's Collin Rountree was fouled in the corner in the 14th minute, and he sent a high arcing direct kick toward a pile of players in front of the net. Trevor Nanney, a defender, was in the right place at the right time and headed the ball through to tie things up at 1-1.
The Spartans continued to apply pressure, and it paid off a little later. Charlie Killebrew, who was blanketed all night by Ledford's Tyler Dodson, sent a cross to Collier. The sophomore striker had his back to the net around the 10, but he wheeled around and rifled a shot past McSwain to give Central a 2-1 lead.
Lifeless and trailing, Ledford coach John Blake knew an adjustment was necessary. "We switched up our formations about halfway through," Blake explained. "We started off in a 4-4-2; we watched them play North (Davidson) last week, and that seemed to work.
"But we weren't very aggressive. So we switched it up to a 3-5-2, and that really changed the tempo."
Indeed. The Panthers started finding plenty of chances in the open field. With crisp passing and steady ball movement, the opportunities were there. But so was Biesecker.
"He killed us tonight," Blake said. "We couldn't get it by him; we had so many chances, we just couldn't finish. Hat's off to them, they played a good game. But Biesecker just shut us out."
It was all in a day's work for the senior keeper, who earned all-Central Carolina Conference honors a year ago. "The midfield is keeping possession, and the defense is making it where I've got easy saves," he said. "We've just got to work on a few things, get our chemistry. And we'll be all right."
Central improved to 1-0-1 with the win. The Spartans visit Bishop McGuinness on Tuesday. Ledford, now 1-1, travels to Wheatmore on Tuesday.
Jason Queen can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 220, or jason.queen@the-dispatch.com.


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Q: Can I use google maps navigation within my app I am considering building an app which includes google maps. The app functions by tracking the GPS location of the vehicle and showing it to the respective user on the Android app with some additional stats. I also would like to include turn by turn navigation. Based on what I have read in Google's terms and conditions it does not allow to use navigation but I have seen on the app runtastic on google play store using google maps navigation. I wanted to know how can I avail this functionality. Can it be made available to use on purchasing of the work API? Also does Google provide it's SDK for the same.
It's been a few days now that I had sent this inquiry to google but haven't received any response so decided to post it here.
Source: https://developers.google.com/maps/terms#section_10_4 / c. / iii.

10.4 Restrictions on Unfair Exploitation of the Service and Content.
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iii. No navigation. You will not use the Service or Content for or in connection with (a) real-time navigation or route guidance; or (b) automatic or autonomous vehicle control.

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Overstated - UWI pens letter to reject claims of widespread gender attacks on Mona campus
Published:Sunday | February 8, 2015 | 12:00 AM
"The University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona, has taken note of an article 'Halls of Horror: Gender-based attacks haunt UWI, Mona" which appeared in The Sunday Gleaner dated February 1, 2015.
"The UWI, Mona, totally rejects the article's assertions that 'sexual harassment and other gender-based violence' is rampant on its halls of residence or that the campus is 'a haven for those who assault and harass women'.
"These statements are not supported by available data nor is there any evidence of wide-scale gender-based violence on the campus or on the halls of residence in particular.
"The university does not dispute the fact that incidents of violence take place at the Mona Campus (in which males and females are both perpetrators and victims). The university is a microcosm of the wider society and many of our students come from communities where the breakdown of family structures has led to an inability to deal with conflicts in a non-violent manner.
Rejects the allegation
"However, in a student population of approximately 15,000 persons, 70 per cent of whom are female, with just over 3,000 residing in halls of residence, the figures quoted in the article amount to less than one per cent of students reporting acts of violence over a five-year period. On what basis, then, can your newspaper assert that the campus is a haven for violent attacks against women?
"The UWI, Mona, also rejects the allegation that the issue of gender-based violence has not been accorded priority by the campus. The university takes a zero tolerance approach to any act of violence perpetrated by staff and students, and, where cases are reported, the matter is investigated and disciplinary action taken against perpetrators.
"The UWI, Mona, has also recognised the need to provide avenues for students to manage conflict of any kind, given the wider societal context, and has implemented a number of measures to address the matter:
The university has had a sexual harassment policy in place for several years.
In 2007, a director of security was appointed to deal with security issues on the campus.
For many years now, interpersonal relations skills training and a focus on domestic violence has been one of the areas of focus during the annual orientation programme and through the First Year Experience programme. These workshops assist students in developing wholesome interpersonal skills/relationships with roommates, date-rape, male-female relationships, dealing with your sexuality, etc.
The campus, through the Office of Student Services and Development, continuously reviews its programmes in an effort to be responsive to the changing environment in which students operate. As a result, a number of interpersonal relationship initiatives have been introduced.
Hall workshops
"Individual halls of residence mount workshops and meet with students to discuss issues of gender based violence and sexual harassment as well as other issues of concern within the student population. These may range from interpersonal to academic concerns or events planning issues.
"It is unimaginable that widespread acts of gender-based violence would have gone unmentioned by the students during these meetings.
The University Health Centre has a 24-hour online and telephone counselling service and also has a counselling centre where staff and students can receive help.
The Health Centre works closely with the security services to deal with any incidents that are reported to the organisation. The managers and resident advisers on the halls have also referred students to the Counselling Unit if it is determined that they are at risk of or have experienced domestic violence.
The Institute for Gender Studies and Development offers a range of programmes aimed at sensitising male and female students to the social underpinnings that lead to gender stereotypes/misconceptions, which might result in unacceptable behaviour.
As part of efforts to make the campus environment safe for all students, the UWI, Mona Campus, is in the process of developing a safety and awareness campaign to address the various issues surrounding safety - both as a community and as individuals within that community.
"As the UWI, Mona, continues its efforts to ensure a safe environment for its students, I hope that this will bring clarity to the matter."
Carroll Edwards, PhD
Director, marketing, recruitment and communications
UWI Mona.
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Reading: 'From Rio to Copenhagen: From Consensus to Conflict?'
'From Rio to Copenhagen: From Consensus to Conflict?'
Joyeeta Gupta
VU University Amsterdam; UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, NL
About Joyeeta
Joyeeta Gupta is professor of climate change law and policy and is also professor.
Keywords: Copenhagen Summit
How to Cite: Gupta, J., 2010. 'From Rio to Copenhagen: From Consensus to Conflict?'. Amsterdam Law Forum, 2(2), pp.93–98. DOI: http://doi.org/10.37974/ALF.124
Gupta, J., 2010. 'From Rio to Copenhagen: From Consensus to Conflict?'. Amsterdam Law Forum, 2(2), pp.93–98. DOI: http://doi.org/10.37974/ALF.124
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A chiffon cake made with pure Shizuoka Matcha Powder, layered with homemade redbean paste, and frosted with light Chantilly cream.
I ordered for a dear friend's birthday, she is usually not a fan of desserts. But she loved it!
Love it that it's not too sweet and the size is just right for 7-8 people.


Heading up a major bank in New Zealand has been a career ambition for Steve Jurkovich. Not an obsession, but a goal that he has worked towards in a world where Australia calls nearly all the shots.
A few months ago, Jurkovich landed the top job – just not at the bank most industry people expected.
Jurkovich was an ASB man and when Barbara Chapman retired as CEO last year, Jurkovich was a frontrunner for her job.
He was ASB's head of business banking and one of Chapman's trusted lieutenants.
Instead, the job went to Vittoria Shortt, a former marketing manager at ASB's parent, the giant Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
"Was I disappointed? Yes," says Jurkovich.
"I put my heart and soul into that business, but I accept that a board needs to choose the person it thinks is right in the circumstances.
Changing a bank's style and culture can be a slow process for a CEO when the outfit has been around for 150 years or more, but Kiwibank is still in its infancy. It started a mere 17 years ago with seven people.
Jurkovich has an opportunity to drive change quickly if he wants to - and it looks like he does.
"I think the place (the bank) needs a shot of energy. We need to ask ourselves: Are we really about the customer? Could we do more for small businesses and home buyers?
"We need to be much more open and transparent. Customers want evidence that they are getting a fair deal.
Jurkovich says he is not a big believer in "charismatic CEOs" but does want to spend a lot of his time on the shop floor and engage fully with staff.
At ASB he was part of the pinstripe suit and tie brigade but always gave the impression he wasn't entirely comfortable with the conservative dress code.
In this interview at Kiwibank's rather spartan Auckland HQ (an ex-NZ post building) the suit jacket is off, and the tie is gone.
When he was head of ASB securities in the early 2000s Jurkovich appeared regularly on the share market report in TV3's 6pm news.
He says it gave him a good appreciation of how tough "live" television was, but he enjoyed the challenge.
Jurkovich's two biggest challenges now are to increase Kiwibank's capital base to help it compete with the big four Aussie banks and to sort out the IT disaster that saw a new system abandoned and the bank forced to write off $100 million.
On the first one, Jurkovich appears confident and clear.
"Our new shareholders (NZ Superfund and ACC) have indicated they are supportive and in for the long-term.
Jurkovich says work on the business plan is well advanced and he expects that the shareholders will make a decision "in a couple of months' time".
The plan will almost certainly focus on how Kiwibank will woo more customers away from the BNZ, ANZ, Westpac and ASB.
Jurkovich's view is that while Kiwibank's New Zealand ownership and the fact that "all the profits stay here" give it a strong marketing position, that in itself is not enough to get customers to switch.
Jurkovich admits to being a great admirer of Air New Zealand.
"Their brand is truly New Zealand, but they are globally relevant too.
"We all love their unique New Zealand flavour but that comes on top of great technology and being very good at what they do.
"The warmth of their brand wouldn't work if the planes didn't run on time or they lost your luggage.
Jurkovich doesn't appear nearly as confident or clear about the second big challenge – sorting out Kiwibank's IT strategy following the $100 million debacle.
"It has left a difficult battle scar on the company's history, " he says.
Jurkovich was unspecific when Newsroom asked him what plans the bank has to remedy the situation.
He talked about "developing the right partnerships" and said the lessons learned were "alive and well".
He agreed that more cost is to come.
Like his predecessors at Kiwibank, Jurkovich will be judged on how good he is at winning shares off the big Australian banks which dominate the New Zealand market.
He knows that the Aussie banks are under enormous pressure from the Royal Commission into banking misconduct. More dirty linen emerges whenever the inquiry probes into the past practices of the big four.
But it is likely that Jurkovich will try to focus on what the banks are doing (or not doing) in New Zealand rather than wait for the fallout in Australia to drift across the Tasman.
"The Australian-owned banks will say they are big employers and taxpayers in New Zealand but if you look at what they give back to this country I don't think it is good enough and neither does the Governor of the Reserve Bank.
Success for Steve Jurkovich will be defined by whether Kiwis care about it enough to take their money out of the foreign owned banks and put in a local one.


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A  Leptopanorpa az ízeltlábúak törzsének, a rovarok osztályának csőrösrovarok (Mecoptera) rendjébe és a skorpiólegyek (Panorpidae) családjába tartozó nem.

Az ide tartozó fajok Jáva szigetén élnek, kivéve a Leptopanorpa charpentieri fajt, ami Szumátra szigetén is előfordul.

Rendszerezés
A nembe  az alábbi fajok tartoznak:

 Leptopanorpa charpentieri (Burmeister, 1839)
 Leptopanorpa cingulata (Enderlein, 1921)
 Leptopanorpa filicauda (Lieftinck, 1936)
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Saturday's Top Prep Performers from Ventura County spring teams
Saturday's highlights from track and field, baseball, softball and volleyball.
Saturday's Top Prep Performers from Ventura County spring teams Saturday's highlights from track and field, baseball, softball and volleyball. Check out this story on vcstar.com: https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/04/14/saturdays-top-prep-performers-ventura-county-spring-teams/3465887002/
Ventura County Star Published 9:37 a.m. PT April 14, 2019 | Updated 12:12 a.m. PT April 16, 2019
Highlights from Saturday in high school sports:
At 100th Russell Cup
Oaks Christian: Graham White (50.14) was second in the 400. Semaj Freeman won the 110 hurdles (15.64) and 300 hurdles (40.80). Luciano Barretto won the shot put (51-3.25).
Foothill Tech: Jason Messner (1:59.63) won the 800 and was third in the mile (4:31.58). Henry Pick won the two-mile (9:44.38) and was second in the mile (4:26.32). Iak Wright was second in the long jump (20-2.50) and second in the triple jump (41-11.25).
Oxnard: Emery Barajas (2:01.94) was fifth in the 800.
St. Bonaventure: Mason Kleinheksel was second in the discus (147-0). Riles Neff (2:05.41) was sixth in the 800.
Thacher: Winslow Atkeson won the mile (4:25.96).
Nordhoff: Daniel Cobian won the pole vault (11-3).
Oaks Christian: Jahzara Richardson won the 100 and 200 (25.54). Janiah Brown won the 400 (58.50). Bryn Polly won the pole vault (11-3).
St. Bonaventure: Leanne Stillman was fourth in the 100.
Foothill Tech: Aubree Smith was second in the 200 (27.09). Lauren Kearney won the mile (5:07.45) and was second in the two mile (11:11.08).
Nordhoff: Karys Everett was third in the 400 (1:00.23). Cariss Everette was fifth in the 200 (27.24).
Thacher: Caroline DelVecchio won the 100 hurdles (15.55).
La Reina: Charlotte Allison won the long jump (16-8) and high jump (5-3). Madeline Thatcher was second in the discus (112-8) and fourth in the shot put (34-5.25).
Fillmore: Cynthia Hurtado won the discus (123-0).
Kaden Tsuji finished 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs, Tyler Macasieb hit a two-run homer, Vinnie Alfino was 4 for 4 with two RBIs, Nick Schnopp went 3 for 5 with a triple and two RBIs, and Taylor Tractenberg was 3 for 4 with an RBI to lead Camarillo to a 14-3 win over West Torrance. Adrian Medina didn't allow an earned run in 4.1 innings for the Scorpions (14-11).
Isaiah Alvarez was 3 for 5 with double, triple and four RBIs to lead Rio Mesa to a 20-3 win over Lawndale in the Redondo Tournament. Jarrett Hiji allowed three runs while striking out four in five innings, and Andrew Gonzalez, Thade Miller and Ignacio Godinez each had two hits for the Spartans (19-5).
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Newbury Park defeated West Ranch 9-8 to win the Thousand Oaks Tournament title.
Camarillo defeated Westlake 7-4 and Warren 10-1 at the Thousand Oaks Tournament. Hannah Glad pitched both games and finished 3 for 6 with three RBIs to earn an all-tournament selection. Natalie Yamane went 4 for 6 with three RBIs, Savanna Silveyra was 4 for 8 with two RBIs and Rylee Pinedo was 4 for 7 with five runs scored.
Royal defeated Warren 5-1 and lost to Westlake 10-1 at the Thousand Oaks Tournament. In the win, Allison Ha had a home run, double and five RBIs, Alexa Landeros and Whitney Payton each had two hits, and Kaylee Escutia, Hannah Sattler, Adrianna Manory and Isabella Manory added hits. In the loss, Escutia had two hits and an RBI.
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St. Bonaventure defeated Pioneer Valley 13-2 and Morro Bay 13-3 at the Best of the West Tournament in Santa Maria. In the first game, Morgan Prater 3 for 3 with three RBIs, Rachel Williams was 2 for 2 with four RBIs, Haylee Carpenter, Jalen Barron, Fin Saucedo and Dejanai Colbert each had two hits, and Jorja Moes pitched a complete game for the win. In the second game, Williams was 3 for 3 with three RBIs, Colbert finished 3 for 4 with a triple, home run and four RBIs, Anjoli Slyker had two hits and an RBI and pitched a complete game, and Barron and Abygail Hall each had two hits and two RBIs.
Channel Islands defeated Foothill Tech 25-22, 25-7, 25-12 in its third match of the Tournament of Champions in Santa Barbara. Bon Agulto finished with eight kills, 14 digs and six aces, Joshua Del Campo had nine kills, three blocks and an ace, Luis Romero had 11 kills, and Paolo Valerio had 35 assists and two aces.
Newbury Park finished fourth at the Karch Kiraly Tournament,
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Westlake beat Agoura, Thousand Oaks and Oaks Christian by 3-0 scores to clinch its seven straight Marmonte League championship by finishing 10-0 in league. Westlake's winning pairs were Jen Trephan and Cam Baklenko, Ashley Webb and Ana Lumley, Carter Spielmann and Kavya Jayapalan, and Jenevieve Weissman and Katelyn Chen.
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INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM – John Williams
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THROWBACK THIRTY
Even after thirty years, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom remains one of the most iconic and beloved action films of the 1980s. A darker, scarier prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark, Steven Spielberg's film has Harrison Ford returning as the archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones, crossing paths with Chinese jewel smugglers in Shanghai in 1934. After his deal with the Triads goes wrong, Indy flees on a plane with his diminutive sidekick Short Round (Ke Huy Quan) and nightclub singer Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw), only to crash over the Himalayas, washing up in a remote Indian village. Before long, Indy is embroiled in yet another adventure, this time involving missing children, ancient mystical stones said to have magic powers, and a terrifying cult that worships the Hindu goddess Kali. The film was a massive commercial success, ending up the third highest grossing film of 1984 with an adjusted-for-inflation gross of almost $436 million, and received two Academy Award nominations, including one for its score by John Williams.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom marked the seventh collaboration between Spielberg and Williams, exactly ten years after their first film together, The Sugarland Express, in 1974. As one would expect, the score is an action-adventure knockout, filled to the brim with memorable themes, rich and vivid orchestrations, and sparkling action writing. Additionally, taking into account the nature of the film, the score is also significantly darker than its predecessor, often encroaching into horror music territory, while the Chinese and Indian locations are brought to life with some tasteful allusions to the musical traditions of the cultures. Temple of Doom was written at the tail end of what is, arguably, the most fruitful period of any composer in the history of film music – from 1975 through to 1984, when Williams wrote the majority of his seminal scores: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars, Superman, The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., and so on. Temple of Doom fits right in with the stylistics of each of those brilliant works, and can easily be considered right up there with his best.
Ever the adherent of the leitmotivic style of writing multiple themes for characters and concepts in every score he writes, Williams built his score around the familiar Raiders March for the Indiana Jones character, but expanded upon it with three new major character themes – a love theme for Indy and Willie, a theme for Short Round, and a theme for the 'Slave Children' at the center of the story – as well as a number of smaller recurring motifs for other thematic aspects.
Unusually, the score actually opens with a song, a lushly orchestrated version of Cole Porter's "Anything Goes", performed in Mandarin Chinese by Kate Capshaw, and choreographed on-screen as a Busby Berkeley/Esther Williams-style dance routine of glitz and glamour – a fun but throwaway moment to confound audience expectations. After this brief diversion onto Broadway, and a period of tension in "Indy Negotiates", Williams settles down into the first of the score's many rollicking action set-pieces, comprising "The Nightclub Brawl" and "Fast Streets of Shanghai", both of which feature heroic renditions of the Raiders March, as well as the first performance of Short Round's playful and mischievous theme, with its pizzicato effects and feather-light metallic percussion. Although there are no really overt Oriental influences to the music in terms of orchestration or melody, Williams's writing technique nevertheless provides a superb pastiche of the speed and movement of Chinese classical music, combining it with his own magnificent blend of orchestral action that is terrifically entertaining.
This is the sort of stuff that made his Star Wars, Raiders, and other late-70s/early-80s scores so astonishingly brilliant. In each instance, Williams has sections of the orchestra playing off each other in call-and-response fashion, in combination with dense and intricate rhythms that move around the players, and flamboyant instrumental touches. The furious string writing around the 1:00 mark of "The Nightclub Brawl" is especially noteworthy, as are the brass phrases which flash around the horn section at around the 2:00 mark of "Fast Streets" .
Once the action shifts from China to rural India, the idiom of the music changes slightly to take into account more regional variations; sitars, tabla drums, and more stereotypically 'Indian' flavors occasionally pepper the score, identifying the film's new geographic setting. We get a first, fleeting performance of Willie's classic Hollywood love theme in "Map/Out of Fuel", before another barnstorming action-adventure moment comes by way of the "Slalom on Mount Humol". In this breakneck cue Indy, Willie and Short Round enjoy the ride of a lifetime on an inflatable raft down a mountain river, accompanied by wonderful whirligig brass phrases, thunderous string writing, and brief flashes of Willie's theme, accompanying every fall, swell and drop the trio endures.
The film's final setting is the mysterious Pankot Palace, where the apparently benevolent rule of a child-like maharajah masks the terrible truth of the place: that the sacred Sankara Stones, ancient rocks said to hold magical powers, have been stolen from the village and taken there, and that the children of the villagers are being used as slaves in an enormous mine, extracting the material that is being used to construct a temple where the resurrected Thuggee cult can worship their evil goddess, Kali. At first everything is fun and games; the journey from the Indian village to Pankot Palace has a sense of anticipation at the adventure to come, mainly by way of a new fanfare motif for the palace itself that first appears in "To Pankot". Later, the playful "Nocturnal Activities" between Indy and Willie in one of the palace's lavishly appointed rooms gives a first full performance of Willie's theme, a wash of Hollywood strings and swooning melodies, interjected by comedic pizzicato sequences and dance-like see-sawing cellos.
Things turn much darker hereafter, as the intrepid heroes venture deep within the palace, discover its dark secret, and must deal with its nightmarish reality. The "Bug Tunnel/Death Trap" sequence is one of Williams's few ventures into pure horror scoring, building as it does to a relentless, staccato climax of roaring brasses as Indy tries to escape his imminent death one more time. Worse is yet to come as, in "The Temple of Doom", we hear the frantic demonic chanting of the Thuggee cult members as their terrifying high priest, Mola Ram, sacrifices one of their own to the goddess. In "Approaching the Stones" the sitar-based motif for the Sankara Stones themselves (which was briefly hinted at earlier in "The Scroll") comes roaring into life as a massive choral outburst. Later, "Children in Chains" provides the first tangible performance of the so-called Slave Children's March, a persistent, rolling piece which is both despondent and hopeful at the same time – I'm not quite sure how Williams manages to accomplish this feat of juxtaposed emotions, but it's yet another testament to his skill.
As the score builds to its finale, Williams structures his score around numerous performances of these core ideas, tweaking them as necessary, and allowing each of them to have a moment in the sun. Both "Short Round Escapes" and "Short Round Helps" feature heroic statements of his theme, offset by fanfare performances of the Slave Children's March; this latter theme emerges into a full-fledged concert performance of great power and orchestral might during "Slave Children's Crusade", one of the highlights of the entire score. Brief bursts of the Raiders March infiltrate during moments of special note, while the incidental action writing continues to be superb, adding levels of excitement and energy to each new sequence. Listen to the mind-bogglingly fast high-pitched woodwind writing all the way through the breathless "Mine Car Chase", and the way it allows performances of the Pankot motif, Short Round's theme, and quick bursts of the Raiders March to bounce effortlessly off the action material.
"The Broken Bridge/British Relief" is where the Pankot motif is finally revealed to actually be the theme for Mola Ram and his minions, clearly identifying him as the true power inside the palace. The intense climactic fight on the bridge high above the river gorge, and Mola Ram's final plummet into the mouths of the waiting crocodiles below, is underscored with a high-energy combination of the Pankot motif, the Thuggee chant, and a heavenly choral version of the Slave Children March, as well as a wonderfully pompous piece of brass-led Britishness as the blustering Captain Blumburtt arrives with the cavalry to help Indy see off the villains. The final performance of the Raiders March, the Slave Children's March, Short Round's theme, and Willie's theme in the conclusive "End Credits" brings things to a rousing close.
The soundtrack for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was originally quite rare, and for many years was only available on CD as an expensive import from Japan on the Polydor label, which contained 11 cues and ran for just over 40 minutes. This injustice was finally corrected in 2009 when all the Indiana Jones scores – including this one – were released together in an extensive set from Concord Records and producer Laurent Bouzereau, which presented a substantially expanded version of the score, as well as a couple of bonus cues on a fifth bonus disc. Although the set is expensive, it's well worth seeking out. Despite its brilliance, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is often overlooked by Williams collectors – it's virtually never played in concert, and Williams aficionados rarely mention it when compiling lists of his most esteemed works (although, to be fair, he has so many to choose from). However, this lack of acknowledgement is a huge oversight in my opinion; I personally feel that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom can be classed as one of the great composer's highest career accomplishments, and is an essential addition to the collection of anyone who appreciates his high adventure shenanigans and his knack for writing memorable themes.
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Anything Goes (written by Cole Porter, performed by Kate Capshaw) (2:49)
Indy Negotiates (3:58)
The Nightclub Brawl (2:30)
Fast Streets of Shanghai (3:39)
Map/Out of Fuel (3:21)
Slalom on Mt. Humol (2:23)
Short Round's Theme (2:28)
The Scroll/To Pankot Palace (4:24)
Nocturnal Activities (5:53)
Bug Tunnel/Death Trap (3:28)
Approaching the Stones (2:38)
Children in Chains (2:41)
The Temple of Doom (2:58)
Short Round Escapes (2:20)
Saving Willie (3:34)
Slave Children's Crusade (3:22)
Short Round Helps (4:49)
The Mine Car Chase (3:40)
Water! (1:55)
The Sword Trick (1:03)
The Broken Bridge/British Relief (4:46)
End Credits (6:19)
Indy and the Villagers (3:51) [BONUS]
The Secret Passage (3:28) [BONUS]
Return to the Village/Raiders March (3:26) [BONUS]
Running Time: 40 minutes 16 seconds – Polydor release
Running Time: 86 minutes 22 seconds – Concord release
Polydor POCP-2014 (1984/1991)
Concord CRE-31003-2 (1984/2009)
Music composed and conducted by John Williams. Orchestrations by Herbert W. Spencer and Alexander Courage. Recorded and mixed by Bruce Botnick and Lyle Burbridge. Edited by Ken Wannberg. Score produced by John Williams. Album produced by Laurent Bouzereau.
Categories: Reviews Tags: Film Score, Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, John Williams, Reviews, Throwback Thirty
alexp01
Excellent analysis! For my money this is one of Williams' neglected gems, overshadowed by the Indy scores that came before and after. A quick nitpick: the film was set in 1935, not 1934 🙂
Thank you so much for reviewing this score. It's definitely my Indiana Jones Score, probably my most favorite Williams score, and just might be my favorite score overall, with all of the rousing themes and action material. I totally agree that this one is overlooked; it's definitely one of Williams' most thrilling efforts.
jin choung
cool article and i totally agree. but was wondering if you could help me out with something about the score – i distinctly remember hearing during the movie a point where you hear short round's theme playing and them amazing, the raiders theme comes in and is played right on top of it and the two fitting together perfectly… and even as a kid, i was thrilled at the symbolism of that but i could never find that in any of the youtube clips… was i imagining it??? thanks.
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A Ski Film With A Difference: Ari Tricomi's Love Letter To Skiing
Arianna Tricomi
Ari reveals the true meaning behind her new film, Na Vita De Nëi….
'The only thing I know for sure is that I will forever be a skier. And that's love…'
— Ari Tricomi
SunGod Pro Athlete Ari Tricomi needs no introduction. As one of the world's greatest pro skiers - and 3x Freeride World Tour champion - she's used to life in the limelight. But in 2020, Ari took a different approach. After the struggles of Covid, and the horror of an avalanche rescue, she took a step back from the pressure and hype of the global circuit, and reflected on what really mattered.
The poignant product of this reflection time was Ari's new movie Na Vita de Nëi, or 'A Snow Life'. If you haven't seen it yet, scroll on down to the bottom of this page to watch it.
To celebrate the launch of this labour of love, we caught up with Ari to talk through the creative process behind the movie. She walks us through the project, explaining how it was an opportunity to cut through the noise, and reflect on the simple things that we can all relate to - the love, pain, joy and friendships that make up a lifelong love affair with skiing...
Ari talks us through the love, pain, joy and friendships that make up her lifelong love affair with skiing
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The inspiration? A pandemic and an avalanche...
In 2020, we all pressed pause on our day-to-day lives, and Ari was no exception. 'I think everybody had a struggle in some way. I had mine, with the pandemic and also with the avalanche I was involved in. That really touched me deeply', she says. Suffering from both the effects of the pandemic, and the impact of being caught up in a fatal avalanche rescue, Ari was struggling; she was feeling 'a bit lost, and not motivated'. When the FWT re-started, Ari caught up with fellow riders and realised she wasn't the only one feeling this way. Seeing how others shared her difficulties inspired Ari to 'bring these emotions into a movie' - a movie with meaning. Ari wanted to create something that she could share, that people 'could relate to', and Na Vita de Nëi was born.
All it takes is the mountains, snow and good friends
How it all started: The power of poetry
Na Vita de Nëi isn't your typical ski film, filled with adrenaline-fuelled cliff-hucking and huge sends. Instead, it encourages us to reflect on what really matters, drawing on the struggles of Covid, the power - and danger - of the mountains, and the simple pleasure of strapping on two skis with friends. In lockdown, Ari put pen to paper and wrote a poem - something that could really bring her emotions into words, that could 'speak, but still remain abstract', she says. Ari's poem narrates Na Vita de Nëi, and it describes her process of coming to terms with the fact that life is pretty simple. All it takes is the mountains, snow and good friends - 'I don't need much more than this to be happy', she says.
Ari wanted her movie to strip it back to what's real, and what really matters
Stripping back the ski world hype: Incredible skiing doesn't always mean high risk
Of course, Na Vita de Nëi is a ski movie, and Ari's poem can't stand alone - it needs the footage to match. Unlike so many ski movies today, Na Vita de Nëi is 'not gnarly, not crazy, not right on the edge', Ari explains - it's about 'beautiful skiing in a simple way', made accessible for everyone. 'Social media is already so fake, and just talks about the hype, and the sick things' - the huge drops, the crazy lines, pushing the boundaries of what skiers can do. After being involved in an avalanche rescue last season, Ari wanted her movie to strip it back to what's real, and what really matters. 'I thought, it's really important to show the downside of things, because it's real'. Ultimately, Na Vita de Nëi is about what's left, when you strip back all the hype. 'It's pretty simple - it's friends, and snow'.
After the pain of the pandemic, and the pain of the avalanche, Ari still came back to the mountains and to skiing
"The only thing I know for sure is that I will forever be a skier. And that's love."
After the frustration of the pandemic, and the pain of the avalanche, Ari still came back to the mountains, and to skiing. It's a lifelong love affair: 'No matter how much pain you go through, you always go back. And that, for me, is the real expression of love'. The mountains are her calling. 'When I'm sad, I go to the mountains. Even if I'm sad because of something that happened in the mountains, I still go there to find my peace, you know. Which is crazy. And I know some people will never understand that, and they'll never understand why we keep on doing what we do. But it's just too strong to be put into words, I think. It's just something very, very, very powerful inside ourselves.'
Na Vita de Nëi is a tribute to Ari's lifelong love affair with skiing
Na Vita de Nëi is a tribute to Ari's lifelong love affair with skiing, and there's no question that it tugs on the heartstrings. When we hear Ari talk about the joy, love and friendships that make up her relationship with skiing, and pull her back to the mountains no matter what, we just get it - and after watching Na Vita de Nëi, we know you will too. Tune in to watch Na Vita de Nëi here:


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2009 January 27 - 12:00 am
"Once a Teacher — Always a Teacher "
Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., began teaching English Tuesday as an adjunct professor at the Alexandria, Va., campus of Northern Virginia Community College. She'll teach two classes this semester. Biden has been a teacher for nearly 30 years. She wrapped up a 15-year career as an English professor at Delaware Technical Community College before moving to Washington. Biden, 57, holds four college degrees, including a doctorate.
In a statement released by the White House, Biden said, "I am thrilled to return to the classroom to continue working with community college students, whom I greatly admire."
"I have always believed in the power of community colleges to endow students with critical life skills, and I am pleased that I can make a difference by doing what I love to do, teaching people who are excited to learn," she said. The White House said Biden will continue promoting the importance of "quality education" to the nation's economic well-being.
George Boggs, president of American Association of Community Colleges, welcomes the news of Biden's return to the classroom. She had been wooed by several colleges in the Washington area.
"We appreciate Dr. Biden's commitment to community colleges and our students," he said. "She is representative of the passion, dedication and caring that are displayed by community college educators across the nation. Her long experience will clearly benefit the students at Northern Virginia Community College, but it will also re-inspire faculty and staff at other community colleges who face significant challenges every day in serving almost half of all U.S. undergraduates."
Northern Virginia Community College operates six campuses and enrolls about 65,000 students.
-- Paul Bradley
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