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William Hildreth, MBA '02: Capitalizing on a passion offers freedom, demands creativity
With over 20 acres, 11 buildings, and 12 employees, Mill House Antiques & Gardens "is no mom-and-pop operation," as Hildreth puts it. Now well into his second year as a business owner, he is certain he made the right move. "There is great satisfaction in being one's own boss," he says. "You immediately see what impact your decisions have not only on the business but also on those who work for you. While you are responsible for the lives of those who work for you, you are free of corporate policies and procedures that can stifle rapid response and innovation."
At the same time, Hildreth acknowledges that he's applying essential skills gained during his years in the corporate world, as well as the risks that come with freedom. "When you move from a company of 160,000 employees to one that has 12, one would think that there would no common ground. Yes, there are the obvious differences like no IT support or even up-to-date technology. However, the ability to manage and motivate employees remains basically the same with the one caveat: In times like we are experiencing now, everything is much more visible and under the microscope in a small company. There is greater pressure that rests with you as the owner, as the decisions you make directly affect those who work for you. You don't have the safety net of a large company that can save you if decisions are not on target."
In Hildreth's view, the intrinsic rewards of his career move simply can't be beat. "As they say, when you can take a passion and make a living from it, you really have it all," Hildreth says. "I have had a passion for antiques all my life. It goes hand in hand with my passion for history. Growing up in Washington, D.C., I was exposed to museums and antique shows by my parents early on. When I lived in Rome I used to walk down Antiques Row when I went to visit my friends. Since I would make that passage several times a week, I got to know the owners and learned a lot from them. And when I would travel for work, I would always make time to visit antique shops. In fact, I collected cards from these businesses and would always ask myself why I was collecting them. Now I know why!"
Hildreth also enjoys spending more time with his family. "The best part of my day is being able to see my children before and after school rather than before they got up and after they went to bed, which was often the case when I worked in New York and traveled overseas."
Below, Hildreth discusses his plans for expanding the business, talks about his most interesting sales, describes his work day, outlines challenges facing his business, and more.
Q. Could you describe a couple of projects you're currently working on?
Hildreth: We recently launched a new restoration service. I have some of the finest craftsmen in the workshop whose skills and knowledge of woods and finishes are first class. Consequently, we are working offering homeowners on-site restoration services. We are also working with major hotels in New York and resorts in Connecticut. This is giving us great exposure and opening a dialog that will hopefully lead to future purchases.
I am also in the early planning stages of a long-term investment to broaden and diversify the revenue stream. While Mill House is a destination for antiques, my long-term plans are to develop businesses that are complimentary to the current antiques. This would include creating a tea house, converting to the two historical houses on the property into country inns, and establishing a restaurant on the premises.
Q. Who are your clients at Mill House? What's the most interesting sale you made in the past year? The largest?
Hildreth: Our clientele is divided between retail customers and the trade – interior designers and architects. We have everyone from CEOs, entertainers, and actors to other dealers and families looking for a new dining table. But overall our customer base is global. A case in point is when we were visited by a woman who lived in Costa Rica. She was looking for a formal English sideboard and came to visit us since she had heard we had the largest selection of English antiques in the Northeast. She found what she needed and we had the sideboard shipped to her in Costa Rica.
Last year just before Thanksgiving we had a well-known author and her family come in looking to furnish their weekend home that was just being renovated. With the renovations almost completed, they were hosting their extended families for Thanksgiving and did not have a piece of furniture for the home. Through the recommendation of a common friend, the family called me to arrange a tour of our showrooms. We spent four hours going through our 17 showrooms. By the end of the four hours, you could see their minds were spinning and in no state to make decisions. I suggested they go home and review the photos of the pieces in which they were interested and look at the places where they were thinking of placing each piece. I told them to come back when it was convenient for them to fine tune the list. They did, and within a week we had all the furniture through our workshop and delivered to their home in time for Thanksgiving.
Q. I see that Mill House also offers custom furniture – you must have established relationships with specialty furniture makers?
Hildreth: We are also known for our custom pieces that we have made for us in England. There are very few cabinetmakers left that still use traditional methods in producing "bespoke" or custom furniture. For Mill House, dining tables are a main staple in terms of the custom pieces we offer.
Q. You mention your "passion for antiques." Are you also a connoisseur who can detect what's authentic and what's not?
Hildreth: I would not call myself an expert. There is nothing black or white with antiques. Becoming a connoisseur is a life-long journey. One can never be 100 percent certain about a particular piece of furniture. It's sort of like economists who are always begin with "on the hand" and then end with "on the other." Even well-known museums have had their share of fakes.
Q. What's "hot" in antique furniture today?
Hildreth: Well, for the past couple of years, mid-century furniture (late '40s, '50s and early '60s) and furnishings have been center stage. But with the downturn in the economy, we see people and designers returning to the traditional – "brown furniture," as the English refer to pieces from the 1700s and 1800s.
Q. Describe your job as proprietor of Mill House. What is a typical day like for you?
Hildreth: Since the residence is on the property, my commute to work is just a few steps vs. the two hours to which I was accustomed. With 20 acres filled with 11 buildings, manicured grounds and formal gardens, there is a lot to look after. I try to walk the grounds in the morning and quickly meet with the groundskeeper. I also make time to meet with my workshop team to review where things stand with customers' purchases and restoration work.
If I am not on the floor with customers, I am writing copy for our ads that appear in Architectural Digest or Antiques Magazine, working with mail houses, or addressing maintenance issues.
Q. What's the most frustrating aspect of managing Mill House Antiques?
Hildreth: The most frustrating aspect is the lack of technology. We have computers but we lack a robust data management system that can tie together our inventory, sales, and website function. As a result, we invest too much time in tracking inventory and responding to inquiries. Having come from Accenture where technology plays a vital role in the daily functioning of the company, I do sometimes feel that we are an antique.
Q. What key issues are affecting the antique business today? How is it changing?
Hildreth: The economy. Plain and simple. My fellow dealers are all feeling the recession. We track with the Saks, Wal-Marts, and Tiffany's of the world. When it's reported that retail sales were down or that consumer confidence is lower, we see it. The trade experiences. Over the past three months, I have spent a considerable amount of time talking with interior designers, and they are saying their projects are on hold and their pipelines are dry.
It's an endurance race right now. However, I am confident that the recession will end soon and consumer confidence will return, albeit slowly. In the end, Mill House will still be here as it has for the past 45 years. And when [the recession ends], we will be well on our way in implementing our long-term strategy of making Mill House Antiques & Gardens a true destination.


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Dear Hubby,
I'm sitting at the table where the five of us eat dinner together each night, and all is quiet except for the sounds of the men building our new back porch. Your daughters are sound asleep. When I laid them down, their cheeks were still flushed from the excitement of watching their brother head off to his first day of school.
I'm writing because the walk to the bus stop this morning brought me to tears, and I need to hold on to it, and I want you to experience it too. After spending the whole morning waiting for the clock to tell us it was time for school, 11:00 finally arrived. Chase burst out the front door and led the way down the sidewalk, with his jam-packed book bag falling off his back and his Winnie-the-Pooh nametag pinned to his front. Tish stumbled after him proudly wearing her new striped dress, a bun in her hair and a pacifier in her mouth. She dragged Chase's lunch bag in one hand and her pink bear in the other. I pushed Amanda in her stroller with one hand and took pictures of Chase and Tish's backs with the other. At one point Tish stopped abruptly, looked down and starting yelling, "No, No THANK YOU!" at her feet. I ran to catch up and there was a parade of ants crossing over her itty bitty white sandals. In tears, she plopped in my lap as we sat on the sidewalk and shooed them away, and like a flash she was off again, chasing after Chase, as always. In her stroller, Amanda smiled and shined her bright eyes up at me and the trees, blissfully clueless about what an important day it was, but the happiest one of all regardless. There wasn't a cloud in the sky and the breeze touched our backs gently, like even the wind was impatient for us to arrive at the bus stop. When we finally made it, Chase shyly approached the three friends already waiting and we moms took pictures of our babies who clearly weren't babies anymore, but were. And then, all of a sudden, we heard the unmistakable squeal of the Big Yellow Bus' tires. The new kindergarteners started jumping and squealing too, and then there it was, The Bus, in all its bright yellow glory, like it had been painted fresh this morning just for Chase. When it stopped and the doors opened, we saw Miss Jackie, the bus driver, who gave the moms a warm, understanding smile that showed she'd once stood where we were standing, and then she greeted each child by name. After a quick kiss for me and another for Tish…Chase was gone, climbing the big stairs like he'd done it a hundred times, and squeezing into a seat between his two ladies, Madison and Abby. Then as quick as it had come, the big bus doors closed and they all drove away, while Tish and I waved madly, blew kisses, and watched the back of the bus get smaller and smaller while Chase's world got bigger and bigger.
Tish held my hand as we slowly walked home together. I thought about what a baby she still is and how grateful I was to have some time just for her, and that she had some time just for me. And when we got back home, I picked her up in the driveway, squeezed her tight, and asked if she wanted to have some girl time. At this, she did some squealing of her own. And we hurried upstairs, put Amanda to bed, and walked into the playroom together, just the two of us, to begin our new adventure.
I wasn't a girl who spent time dreaming about what my wedding day would look like. Believe it or not though, I did dream about what my babies' first days of school would be like…but I could never have imagined the magic of this day, or the miracle that is our family.
Thank you, honey, for creating this day for us. Thank you for the example you set and the love you give day after day that makes our children who they are. Thank you for working hard and sacrificing so that we can live in this home, on this street, and send our kids to this school, and so that I can be home with them and experience every minute of it. Thank you for handling all of the details of our lives, and thank you for your optimism, toughness, forgiveness, selflessness, tirelessness, patience and passion for life. Most of all, thank you for loving me as well as you do. Happy sixth anniversary, husband, I love you.
Love, GMelt
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Maiden tops East Rutherford, advances
Maiden cruised past East Rutherford in the opening round of the 2A state playoffs. The Blue Devils will play Polk County next Friday in the second round.
Maiden's defense put together a strong performance, and that didn't go unnoticed by coach Brian Brown in the postgame.
"I am proud of our defense tonight; they really stepped it up," Brown said.
Early on, Maiden quarterback Matt Johnson found Dakota Painter from 17 yards out to give the Blue Devils (8-4, 6-1) a 7-0 advantage in the first quarter.
The score remained 7-0 for the remainder of the opening quarter before Johnson found Painter again for another touchdown pass, extending Maiden's second-quarter lead to 13-0.
Not to be outdone, the Cavaliers got a break on a scoring pass that made the game 13-7 late in the second quarter.
Maiden scored again on a run by Johnson, who accounted 118 yards on the ground on the night.
When Maiden wasn't going to Johnson, Will Jenkins was making plays offensively, totaling 142 yards on 22 carries.
Grant Yowe's late scoring run extended Maiden's lead to 26-7.
The Cavs added a touchdown pass with 21.9 seconds left in the game for the final score.
"Matt Johnson played amazing tonight" Brown said. "I'm happy overall with our team's performance and glad to get the win."
The playoff win is Maiden's first under Brown and the Blue Devils' first since 2007.


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WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- The Tennessee Tech softball team swept its games Saturday on the first day of the KSU Classic, with victories over Liberty and Mercer. The Golden Eagle offense was strong, finishing the day with 13 runs on 20 hits.
Sophomore Taylor Ketchum (3-0) picked up her third win of the season, remaining undefeated as she allowed just one run in Tech's 3-1 win over Mercer. Senior Claudia Harke (1-1) also earned her first victory of the 2013 season, after relieving Erica Tuck in the fourth inning against Liberty as the Golden Eagles posted a 10-3 victory in eight innings.
Led by a combined 13 hits from the Tech offense, the Golden
Eagles began the KSU Classic with an seven-run, extra-inning
victory over Liberty University at Twin Creeks Park Satruday
morning. Tech was led by senior centerfielder Melody
Christian who went 5-for-8 in the two games along with four
stolen bases. Madison Taylor added four hits.
The Golden Eagles offense was subdued until the thrid inning, trailing Liberty 1-0.
In the circle, sophomore Erica Tuck got the start, but Harke came on in the middle of the fourth inning with two outs and got a strikeout to end the inning. Harke gave up the tying run in the fifth but stranded two runners in scoring position the rest of the contest to get the win.
Junior Kayla Floyd jump-started the offense with a bunt down the third base line. Christian followed suit at the next at bat. Chanelle Spalding and Kendall Hooper passed go thanks to back-to-back walks, allowing Floyd to score and allowing Chelsea Burgess to step to the plate with the bases loaded. Burgess hit a sacrifice fly to right field that sent Christian home, giving Tech a 2-1 lead.
Tech scored one more as freshman Madison Taylor sent a tough ball up the middle allowing Chanelle Spalding to cross the plate.
Liberty scored one in the bottom of the thrid and the tying run in the bottom of the fifth. Tech was able to dull the Flames and force extra innings. The Purple and Gold exploded in the top of the eighth, collecting five hits and seven runs, forcing a new Liberty pitcher to take the field. Liberty's Friesen would close out the game, as all but two Golden Eagles scored.
Harke worked a one-two-three inning to secure the win.
Immediately following their first game, the Golden Eagles rushed over to take on the Mercer University Bears. Ketchum opened the game with two perfect innings, striking out two of the first three batters she faced, retiring the first six bears in the lineup.
Christian scored Tech's first run in the bottom of the first inning, thanks to Taylor's single up the middle. Christian scored Tech's eventual winning run in the bottom of the fifth when Taylor singled up the middle. Kendall Hooper was Tech's other scorer in the fifth, racing home on a passed ball.
It wasn't until the bottom of the sixth inning that the Bears scored as Randi Rea knocked a solo home run.
The Golden Eagles return to action Sunday as they face Ball State at 9:30 a.m. and host Kennesaw State at 2:30 p.m.


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Anger and the orthodoxy November 23, 2012Posted by WorldbyStorm in Irish Politics, Uncategorized.
Uh-oh. One of the worst Backroom's in the SBP in quite some while. In it the anonymous writer complains about the 'angry brigade' of Ross, Webb, O'Toole, McWilliams et al. Now not all Backroom's points are unreasonable, not least when s/he notes that unlike our political parties Ross et al are charging in for the privilege of hearing them opine on their views. €25 to be precise. I'm not sure that constitutes good value, and hard to see one going again. And nor is Backroom incorrect when s/he criticises O'Toole, though the same charge can be levelled at others in that crew, for 'not deciding to run for election because it needed 40-like minded people to get elected to hold the balance of power'. Given that O'Toole cosied up to the most disparate imaginable crew in the immediate run up to the 2011 election in pursuit of that goal it is beyond passing strange that he did not recognise that the idea that any such formation could have had optimal outcomes was absurd.
But Backroom oddly enough, is pretty angry him or herself. And it's quite a list too. Those who don't vote in referendums, those like the angry brigade who mouth off to highly paid presenters about highly paid bankers. Well in fairness to Ross et al,
Backroom also has unkind words for those not paying the household charge. And those who 'oppose the Gathering because it is not based on high class cultural events' which by the way is news to me.
But it's in the last two or three that we really get to see the colour of Backroom's money. S/he's angry about:
…the special interest groups who want more spending for their projects but won't say where the axe should fall?
But what of those of us who think the most equable way the axe should fall is through increased taxation on all? No mention of that option. And what of the following which invites more or less the same response?
Surely it is time that the commentariat, including the angry brigade, faced up to the fact that the country is broke and the government has very little option in its policy choices, and turned its enormous brainpower into generating positive ideas that will help economic recovery.
Ah, the orthodoxy. Never far away these days.
- 1. LeftAtTheCross - November 23, 2012
"special interest groups who want more spending for their projects"
By any chance that selection of special interest groups wouldn't include, for example, the IFSC Clearing House Group who lobbied against the Financial transaction Tax, thus depriving the state of a lucrative source of revenue, or organisations like Science Foundation Ireland and the IDA / Enterprise Ireland who spend from the public purse to subsidise the costs of R&D for the benefit of private business via state-supported commercialisation of research, etc etc.
Special interest groups within business are legitimate it would seem, because "government doesn't create jobs, business does", and the state must support employment of course, especially if that in effect means supporting the bottom line of business.
But special interest groups in society, no, they contribute nothing to the economy, they constitute costs without benefits to business.
Right so.
- 2. EWI - November 23, 2012
Backroom, of course, is very likely to be a FF/FG (or maybe Labour) party apparatchik.
So their clear rage at dissenters, intellectuals and the great unwashed public isn't difficult to fathom at all.
- LeftAtTheCross - November 23, 2012
If the country is broke it's because of socialisation of the debt of the private banks, because the state chooses not to tax private and corporate wealth, because the state gives away the oil & gas resources to transnational monopoly capitalism etc., i.e. because of the political choices of successive governments.
But more related to your point, and Keynesian routes out of recession, Skidelsky had a nice piece on Social Europe yesterday:
- CL - November 23, 2012
Interesting graph here in Krugman blog.
- LeftAtTheCross - November 23, 2012
CL, a picture paints a thousand words doesn't it, that graph says everthing. Mind you, there's no qualitative aspect to those job numbers, you'd sort of wonder how the newly created jobs compare to the ones which have been lost in terms of wages and terms and conditions, the increase in casualisation of work, the rise of the precariat etc. I guess Krugman isn't necessarily saying it's a bed of roses in the US economy in terms of jobs, he's just pointing out that the situation is (even) worse in Europe.
- CL - November 23, 2012
Its interesting too that many who would never call themselves Keynesians fear the consequences of the precipitous drop in aggregate demand that will occur if the 'fiscal cliff' is not countermanded. .
- EWI - November 24, 2012
It's not a fiscal cliff, more like a fiscal slope.
- CL - November 24, 2012
True. Depends on the time span for the $600 bn reduction in the deficit. It wouldn't happen all at once, but it would certainly have a severely depressing effect on demand.
- CL - November 24, 2012
But here's James Galbraith who says the whole thing is a scam.
"Stripped to essentials, the fiscal cliff is a device constructed to force a rollback of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid,"-


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OneRepublic fans who have been anxiously anticipating new music have no longer to wait. Just yesterday the guys made their single "Feel Again" available for download with part of the proceeds being donated to Save the Children.
When talking to CBS Local about their upcoming album due out later this year, guitarist Zach Filkins revealed some interesting news.
"We may have to learn new instruments for it," Zach said. "It's exciting to do something new and I think everyone's going to really like it."
So what new instruments can we expect OneRepublic to play?
"All brass," Zach joked. "We're all going to learn brass instruments."
"French horn," bassist Brent Kutzle added.
"Ryan has to learn how to play a tuba and sing at the same time," Zach remarked before Ryan chimed in.
"I have to learn how to sing first of all. Through a tuba," he said. "See the music video. You'll see some interesting instruments. Instruments that actually technically don't exist. It's kind of like if Dr. Seuss was able to put together a five piece band. It's pretty awesome."
Zach confirmed Ryan's statement adding, "That's a good way to describe it."
We're not quite sure how to describe the instruments featured in their latest music video. Can you?
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George Strait will turn 61 years old on May 18.
George Strait will turn 61 years old on May 18.
And if some of his biggest boosters have their way, the country music icon will achieve his 60th No. 1 hit while he's still 60.
"Sixty for Sixty" is a movement started last month by Strait fans, who rallied together on Strait's Twitter and Facebook pages encouraging country radio programmers to meet the challenge and spin the legendary singer's latest single, "Give It All We Got Tonight."
Their efforts seem to be working. "Give It All We Got Tonight" is the fastest certified gold single of Strait's career and is now in the top 15 on country radio charts.
"Sixty for Sixty" has even drawn the attention of many contemporary country music superstars. Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Kacey Musgraves and Scotty McCreery, along with South Carolina natives Darius Rucker and Josh Turner, are among the celebrities featured in a new video in support of the cause. To view the video or learn more about the movement, visit
When Strait takes the stage Friday at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, he is sure to perform "Give It All We Got Tonight," the first single from his forthcoming album, "Love Is Everything," which will be released May 14.
The sold-out concert is part of his The Cowboy Rides Away Tour, which Strait has said will be his final major outing.
In homage to the "Sixty for Sixty" movement, here are 60 interesting tidbits about Strait:
1. Has more No. 1 hits (59) than any other single artist in history, in any genre
2. The only artist in music history to achieve at least one Top 10 hit each year for 30-plus consecutive years
3. The only artist who has had 85 out of 90 radio singles reach the Top 10 and 24 albums make it to No. 1 on Billboard's Country Music Album Chart
4. Has sold more than 68.5 million albums in the U.S.
5. Third only to Elvis Presley and the Beatles for the most gold and platinum albums in the history of music
6. With 33 different platinum or multiplatinum albums, has earned the second most certifications of any artist in any genre, trailing only Presley
7. His "Live" video was certified platinum in 1989, the first video by a country artist to do so.
8. In 2006, became the second artist, after Eddy Arnold, to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame while still actively recording chart-topping hits and albums
9. Received the National Medal of Arts from President George W. Bush in 2003
10. Won a Grammy Award for Best Country Album ("Troubadour") in 2009
11. Received a Dove Award nomination for "I Saw God Today" in 2009
12. His 22 Country Music Association Awards are the most in history.
13. Five-time winner of CMA Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year
14. Named Entertainer of the Year by CMA in 1989 and 1990 and by the Academy of Country Music in 1989
15. Has won 16 ACM Awards, including Top Male Vocalist five times
16. Named ACM Artist of the Decade in 2009
17. Actor Jamie Foxx sang Strait's 1983 classic, "You Look So Good in Love," during the ACM Artist of the Decade concert.
18. Referenced by rapper Drake in the Grammy-nominated 2012 hit "HYFR," which contains the line "all my exes live in Texas like I'm George Strait"
19. In 2009, sold out one of the largest entertainment venues in the world, Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, in less than an hour
20. The George Strait Country Music Festival, which ran from 1998 to 2001, is the most successful country stadium tour of all time.
21. Has been on the cover of Country Weekly more than 80 times, the most of any artist in the magazine's 18-year history
22. His backing band, Ace in the Hole, formed in 1975 and still includes multiple original members and others who have played in the group for 20-plus years.
23. Made a brief appearance with Ace in the Hole in a 1982 film called "The Soldier"
24. Starred as a character named Dusty Chandler in the 1992 film "Pure Country"
25. Voiced a trucker named Cornell in an episode of the animated TV series, "King of the Hill," in 2003
26. Has recorded more than a dozen songs by former Due West resident Jim Lauderdale, including "Lead On," "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" and "I Gotta Get to You"
27. Co-wrote his No. 1 hit, "Here for a Good Time," with his son Bubba and legendary songwriter Dean Dillon
28. Recorded "Fly Me to the Moon" as a duet with Frank Sinatra in 1994
29. Graduated from Southwest Texas State University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture
30. Received an honorary doctorate degree from his alma mater, now known as Texas State University-San Marcos, in 2006
31. Enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1971 and was honorably discharged in 1975; served as a payroll clerk in Hawaii and sang in an Army band
32. Has partnered with the Military Warriors Support Foundation to award a 100 percent mortgage-free home to a combat wounded hero at each venue on his current tour
33. Went behind bars to play the Huntsville (Texas) Prison Rodeo in 1985
34. His nicknames are "King George" and "The King of Country."
35. Born in Poteet, Texas, and raised in Pearsall, Texas
36. A fourth-generation Texas rancher
37. His middle name is Harvey.
38. Has been married to his wife, Norma, since 1971
39. Became a grandfather last year when his son's wife gave birth to George Harvey Strait III
40. Lost his 13-year-old daughter Jenifer in 1986 when she was killed in a car crash; the family operates a foundation in her memory to help children's charities in San Antonio.
41. Has hosted the George Strait Team Roping Classic in San Antonio each year since 1982
42. Competes with his son Bubba in other roping events throughout the country
43. An avid golfer and co-owner of the Resort at Tapatio Springs in Boerne, Texas
44. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and "Jeopardy" have used George Strait trivia as the basis for multiple questions.
45. Has been signed to MCA Records throughout his entire three-decade recording career
46. His first hit was "Unwound," which reached No. 6 in 1981.
47. His first No. 1 hit was "Fool Hearted Memory" in 1982.
48. "Love Without End, Amen" was his first hit to be No. 1 for multiple weeks, topping the charts for five weeks in 1990.
49. Appeared on an episode of "Hee Haw" in 1983, performing "Amarillo by Morning" and "A Fire I Can't Put Out"
50. Was a guest performer on "The Perry Como Christmas Special" in 1986
51. For the 10th season finale of "American Idol" in 2011, selected "Check Yes or No" to be performed by eventual winner Scotty McCreery
52. Is a spokesman for Cavender Chevrolet, an automobile dealership in Boerne, Texas
53. Has a line of western shirts and jeans by Wrangler, cowboy hats by Resistol and cowboy boots by Justin
54. Paid tribute to country music legend Lefty Frizzell in a 1985 song called "Lefty's Gone"
55. Performed "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" with Martina McBride during a CMA Awards show tribute to Barbara Mandrell in 2009
56. Sang "Murder on Music Row" with Alan Jackson during the CMA Awards show in 1999
57. The studio version of "Murder on Music Row" reached No. 38 on the Billboard Hot Country chart despite never being released as a single.
58. Has also recorded duets with Patty Loveless, Lee Ann Womack, Kenny Chesney and Jimmy Buffett
59. His March 17 concert set the Reliant Stadium and Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo paid attendance record at 80,020.
60. His The Cowboy Rides Away Tour debuted at No. 1 on Pollstar's Concert Pulse list, averaging $1.4 million in gross sales per show.


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Flies in the mail this afternoon when I get off work!
Flies in the mail this afternoon when I get off work!
Steven Adler
Drive it like you stole it! Half the fun of getting there is not knowing your going to make it?
Flies are in the mail.
Flies will be going in the mail today.
It's August. What are we doing this month, Captain Mortis?
Got the last set of flies in today. Albasurf and Chris did not respond to private meeeaage about being in the swap.
Did it a week ago.
Flies are in the mail.
There is a woven fly I came up with in each package. Have caught fish on tis pattern.
Received some good looking flies today.
Thanks, Rick & All.
I got mine, too. Great job everyone.
I'm gonna try out the woven fly whenever it stops raining (most likely in November.....).
Got the flies in, they look great. Now for work to settle down so I can try them out.
Flies arrived yesterday. One striped bass (go figure) and several bluegill today. They work just fine.


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openDarkEngine is a from-scratch rewrite of the famous Dark Engine originally written by Looking Glass Studios. The engine was used in the Thief 1, Thief Gold, Thief 2, and System Shock 2 games. This rewrite is targeted at newer machines and should improve compatibility and give the games (and all the fan made material) a never ending life. It should also allow manipulation of the original data files.
Grand Unified Builder (GUB) is a mini source-based distribution and packaging system. It cross-compiles several packages with their dependencies and assembles them into a single installation package. It currently supports GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows installation packages. All packages are fully relocatable and can be installed with user privileges. Plain Python classes are used to describe package build specifics. For reasonably well behaved packages, individual build specifications can stay very simple by extending the generic build specification classes. It was originally developed for turnkey building of all LilyPond binary installers.
TIXI is a fast and simple XML interface library for applications written in C, C++, Fortran, Java, and Python. Although simplified and somewhat restricted compared to a fully-fledged XML processing library, it can create documents, create and delete nodes, and add and remove element attributes. Routines for reading and writing text nodes and nodes holding integer and floating point numbers are included, along with routines that process aggregates of these simple types for the processing of geometric data, multidimensional arrays, or arrays of vectors.
wavelet2d is a set of C++ libraries for 1D/2D (decimated and stationary) discrete wavelet transforms. This implementation is geared towards students and others who want to implement simple DWT routines as part of their bigger projects. In order to speed up the implementation, these libraries are implemented using FFT routines from the FFTW3 library. Example code and documentation are available. The libraries are made available in the form of Win32 MSVC++ DLLs, Win32 MinGW DLLs and static libraries, and Linux shared and static libraries.
4DIAC is a framework for distributed industrial automation and control. It aims to provide an open, IEC-61499-compliant basis that lets the user establish a distributed industrial automation and control environment based on the targets' portability, configurability, and interoperability.
A high performance, scalable database modeled after Bigtable.
A .NET component to create PDF documents without using Adobe Acrobat.


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By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing
Before nearly 40,000 Argentineans at the Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina, middleweight champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez returned from whence he came a hero Saturday night. The Quilmes, Argentina-born Martinez improved to 51-2-2 (28) by pushing back the challenge of St Helens, Merseyside, United Kingdom's Martin Murray, 25-1-1 (11) in the championships rounds. Martinez survived Murray's tough shell defense, a late knockdown that was called and one that wasn't to retain his WBC middleweight crown. Judge: Nicolas Hidalgo and Alejandro Rochin scored it 115-113 Martinez while judge Rey Danseco had it 115-112 also for Martinez. This writer had it 114-113 for Murray. The fight started slowly. Martinez moving along the edges of the ring, letting his right jab and left straight go in succession. But his legs looked stiff. At age 38 and coming off a knee surgery perhaps a bit too soon, Martinez looked every bit his 50 years. That included his experience as he handled the pressure of the stadium's adoring fans and the torrential downpour throughout the fight.
Murray started even slower than the fight. He moved in close behind a shell defense, taking no chances but giving out punishment in very few spots. Slowly but surely, however, Murray ramped up the pressure. By the fourth round, entering the middle portion of the fight where Martinez historically rests, Murray was poised to attack. He dominated the middle of the fight with a straight right hand thrown in various forms form a looping hook from the rear around the guard hand of Martinez to a straight pole-axe, Murray invested in the right hand time and again, letting it go with abandon. His work to the body also seemed to wilt Martinez a bit. After the seventh which saw Murray assert control of the fight, Martinez' corner implored to make a stand. Martinez burst with energy, reminding us why, if only for a brief moment, he's earned the nickname "Maravilla" from a local boxing writer when he was just an amateur. Martinez found his rhythm and range, unleashing long strafing shots from the outside. Murray kept turning and turning, looking for Sergio but the champion let the stadium know the title was his. In the ninth, Murray found pay dirt and landed a hard right hand following an earlier punch that seemed to stun Martinez. The champion tumbled to the canvas. This was the worst time to be in a torrential rainstorm. But Martinez has a made a career off bucking the odds. Saturday, Martinez did it again. Though found success in the tenth, even dropping Martinez again, thought referee Massimo Barrovecchio ruled it a slip. Per WBC rules, instant replay was used and officials ruled what appeared to be a clear knockdown, was in fact, a slip. Martinez came on strong to end the fight despite telling his corner that his left hand was badly injured. Murray, for whatever reason, nerves or he had hit a conditioning wall or whatever, stopped being as aggressive as he had been. Martinez, blood running down from his left eyebrow looked like Roy Hobbs in The Natural; the aging hidden gem now in the light but fading fast, fighting through it all towards final glory. While some may disagree with the final tally, Martinez won the final two rounds on this card, showing that he is the champion for at least one more night. Arreola-Stiverne (Also See Photo Gallery: Bermane Stiverne upsets Chris Arreola) The reports of Don King's demise were greatly exaggerated as his heavyweight contender Bermane Stiverne of La Plaine, Haiti dropped beat American heavyweight contender Chris Arreola and busted his nose in the process en route to a unanimous decision at the Citizen's Bank Arena in Ontario, CA. Scores were 117-110 twice and 118-109 all for Stiverne. Arreola looked good early on, dipping back and forth, using his jab to set up the right hand. Then at the end of the third, Stiverne slipped to his right and dropped a right hand bomb on Arreola right at the bell. Arreola rose but his nose was badly damaged, pouring blood for the rest of the fight. The moment altered the course of the fight. From there, Arreola worked the jab in spots but mainly walked to Stiverne who picked his spots long range using fast hands and an up and down attack. Stiverne invested wisely in a body attack and it slowed Arreola while keeping him off balance. The men traded frequently and with aplomb and overall, it's a match-up I would love to see again.
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Greetings! I am not entirely sure if this is more of an HTML or JQuery issue. Based on the fact that the original demo works as expected, but mine does not (and I didn't modify the CSS or JS files) I assume it's an issue with how I'm writing the HTML that calls that stuff up.
First off, I am using the Nifty Modal Window Effects library to build my page. The remote demo as well as the zip'd library both work fine. However, when I put all that stuff into MY page, only the first modal dialog works and all the others do not. Below is my source and you can view a live copy of my page here. I even tried giving each dialog a different effect from the library, but that didn't help, either. I am not sure what I have done wrong.
My page source code: http://pastebin.com/S4i5mfFi
Original demo source code: http://pastebin.com/9zns6Dja


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BALTIMORE – Loyola University Maryland goalkeeper Jack Runkel made 19 saves on 45 U.S. Military Academy shots, and defender Joe Fletcher picked up five ground balls, as the second-ranked Greyhounds held off the Black Knights for a 7-6 Patriot League win on Saturday afternoon in front of 2,624 fans at Ridley Athletic Complex.
In addition to his ground balls, several of which came at key moments in the action, Fletcher held his Army's leading scorer, John Glessner who entered the game with 15 goals and seven assists, to two goals on 22 shots.
Loyola (6-1 overall, 3-0 Patriot League) entered the game ranked third nationally in shooting percentage, scoring on 37.9 percent of their shots this season. The Black Knights' defense, which was first in the nation in scoring defense by allowing just 5.33 goals in their first six games, held the Greyhounds to just 20 percent from the field (seven goals on 35 shots), its worst mark of the year.
After Loyola scored the first two goals of the game, Army (4-3, 2-1) evened the game with just eight-tenths of a second left in the first period. Glessner, a high school teammate of Fletcher's at West Genesse High School in Syracuse, went on the run down the right alley and snuck a hard shot inside the far post to tie the game at 3-3.
A scoreless second quarter that saw Runkel make five saves and Army's Sam Somers post three, Army took a 4-3 lead 2:23 into the third quarter when Shea Mullins scored his second of the game. Mullins rolled right-to-left 12 yards out and tallied a goal with a sidearm shot.
Later in the third quarter, the Greyhounds had a protracted offensive possession, extended by Pat Frazier and Fletcher pickups after balls rolled to or over the midfield line.
Somers made a save on a Brian Schultz shot from the left side, but the ball rebouned out of the crease and into traffic. An Army defender came up with the ball momentarily, but it was jostled away,Kevin Ryan picked up the loose ball and scored his second of the game to tie the score at 4-4 with 6:53 left in the frame.
Loyola went back in front with 2:22 remaining in the third quarter as Justin Ward fed Schultz who was rolling the crease. Schultz got topside and scored to push the Greyhounds up one.
Nearly a third of the way into the fourth quarter, Army went a man-down after an unnecessary roughness call, and the Black Knights were forced to play two short after a cross-check was flagged during the playout of the extra-man opportunity.
Ward used the two-man advantage to the Greyhounds' benefit, shooting a hard pass from the point to Nikko Pontrello on the top left of the crease, and Pontrello shot-faked Somers to score at 10:45.
Less than two minutes later, Loyola pressed out to its largest lead of the game, 7-4, when it recorded a transition goal.
Runkel made a save on a Glessner shot, and Fletcher picked up the ground ball as it rebounded out of the crease. Defender Pat Frazier made the run into the offensive box for Loyola, and Pat Laconifound him posted up four yards in front of the goal. Frazier scored his first career goal at 8:52, giving the Greyhounds a three-goal lead.
Minutes later, Somers stopped a Schultz right-side attempt, but Zack Sirico came up with a ground ball in front of the crease from his knees. Sirico flipped an over-the shoulder shot from the ground, but Somers was there again to make the save.
Somers sent an outlet over the top, and Army's Jimbo D'Aprile ran the ball into the offensive end. He found Glessner on the doorstep of the left side, and he finished with his second goal of the game at 4:22.
Loyola looked to run more time off the clock, but Pat Hart caused a turnover for the Black Knights. In transition, Tim Stackpole took a shot, but a Loyola defender checked his stick. The ball floated right to Will Mazzone on the close left side, and Mazzone scored at 2:18 to make it a 7-6 Loyola lead.
Army won the ensuing faceoff, but Glessner's first attempt was high, and Runkel saved the second to give the Greyhounds possession.
Loyola successfully cleared the ball, and Ward broke out of a triple-team at the top left corner of the box. He threw a lob pass to Shultz on the opposite side of the crease, and Schultz dumped a one-time shot on goal. Somers, however, came sliding across to make a save, and Army cleared the ball with 30 seconds to play in regulation.
An initial Glessner attempt went wide left, and the Black Knights took a timeout with just over six seconds left on the clock. Glessner tried to speed-dodge Fletcher from the end line, but he could not get an angle, and his shot went wide right and out of bounds with just over a second left.
Led by the five from Fletcher, Loyola had a 34-25 advantage in ground balls, a mark that was 20-11 in the second half.
The Greyhounds scored the first two goals of the game, opening up with a Ryan extra-man goal off a Ward assist at 13:01. Laconi then struck in transition at 10:34 after causing a turnover, picking up a ground ball and running a one-man clear.
Mullins scored Army's first at 5:54, but Pontrello posted up on his defender and scored from the left side at 2:41 to put the Greyhounds up, 3-1.
Gunnar Miller used a long-range bouncer to pull Army within a goal with 60 seconds left in the first quarter before Glesener's first strike tied the game.
The Greyhounds are back in action quickly as they travel to Washington, D.C., for a 6 p.m. faceoff at Georgetown University on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. The game from Multi-Sport Field will air live on CBS Sports Network.


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Skip to comments.Comparing two inaugural speeches, Reagan's and Obama's
Posted on 01/21/2013 6:52:17 PM PST by massmike
A comparison between Ronald Reagan's and Barack Obama's first inauguration speeches reveals the gap between their understanding of the role of government and how much America has declined from January 1981 and January 2009.
Reagan said, "We are a nation that has a government not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our government has no power except that granted to it by the people. It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows no signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed."
How prescient Reagan was in 1981 when he said, "It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary and excessive growth of government."
In Obama's first term, his signature legislation called Obamacare not only imposed many new taxes, but challenged freedom of religion as well. It effectively nationalized twenty percent of the nation's economy. It put government in between patients and their physicians.
The challenges in 1981 were not that unlike those in 2009. History records that Reagan met those challenges, lifted our spirits, and did his best to reduce the size of government. It also records that Obama has exacerbated our problems and done his best to increase the size of government and its intrusion into our lives.
Obama's legacy thus far has been a polarized society based on class warfare; a society in which millions more Americans are purchasing guns in anticipation of an attack on the Second Amendment, and a government that menaces the Constitution.
(Excerpt) Read more at renewamerica.com ...
I met Reagan.. Obama is no Reagan
I think I was somewhat offended by the straighten up and fly right tone of the speech. He's accountable to no one now. He'll do what he wants.
He's accountable to the one to whom he swore his inaugural oath. That is who we must petition.
Amen. I was sad that he did not use his own Bible.
Communist Tyrant Hussein Obama began his second illegal regime yesterday.
Tyrant Obama seeks revenge, and has the Democrats pledged to support his continued destruction of the United States of America.
GAME ON Obama, GAME ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent observation, and one which coincides with the true intent and significance of the requirement of an Oath.
In the Year 1876, a Black Minister, historian, and Ohio State Legislator was invited to speak on the occasion of a celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. In that "Centennial Thanksgiving Sermon" delivered by the Rev. Benjamin W. Arnett at St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Urbana, Ohio, Arnett traced the histories of nations and the ideas history underlying our Declaration and Constitution, documenting his remarks about America's Christian foundations with quotations from Founders, Presidents, and Supreme Court Justices, as well as the Constitutions of the States.
Of the Oath of Office, he said:
"Oaths and affirmations are appeals to God, by him who makes them, that what he has said, or what he shall say, is the truth. It is the most solemn form under which one can assert or pronounce anything, and its violation is a crime of the darkest hue; one which God has declared he will punish; one that is made infamous and punishable by fine and imprisonment, by the laws of the land. Thus Christian obligation is required of every officer of the general Government, who fills any position of trust, honor or emolument. Many reports are required in the form and shape of affidavits."
Every lover of liberty should read all of this remarkable Sermon whose theme is "Righteousness Exalteth a Nation, but Sin is a Reproach to Any Nation." Here is a link through which, by clicking on Arnett's name, anyone may access and read a full text version.
Please don't make me compare these two side to side. That would be like abuse. I think I'll end up in tears.
Obama has taken his many oaths with no intention of honoring what he is swearing.
Presidential oath-taking is extremely serious, because God takes it seriously.
The oath is asking God to witness the proceeding.
It is a matter of blessings and curses.
When Obama said "So help me God" he forced God's ear to listen to his lie.
Obama has intentionally cursed himself.
God cannot be a witness to a lie.
>> I think I was somewhat offended by the straighten up and fly right tone of the speech
He left our country blessed.
Any comparison of Obama with Reagan is a farce. If anyone wants to compare Obama's Inaugural Screed to something, then they should harken back to the days of Uganda's Idi Amin Da Da, Emporer-for-Life for a more appropriate look.
I was amused by the questioning tone when CJ Roberts prompted Obama with the words "so help you God (??)".
Here's a text that Obama should have sworn himself in by ...
I, the One, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the political class enemies of the revolution while in the Office of the President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and deliver what is left of this country to my friend Vladimir Putin, and by the way, so help me, I am God."
We are a nation that has a government not the other way around.
The way elections are ran I'm not sure about that any more.
I did not watch it. Did not have to. Knew it would be a mess.
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GREEN BAY—Two months ago,
Crosby's five field goals in the 22-9 victory over the Lions at Lambeau Field tied the franchise's single-game record. Crosby's 5-for-5 day makes him 9-for-9 on the season, just two months and three days after a disastrous Family Night scrimmage put his job in serious jeopardy.
"Ever since Family Night I've felt like I've really come into my own, come into the type of kicker I want to be, the type of kicker who makes kicks and guys rely on," Crosby said.
"I just feel really good with my timing and my tempo with my kicks."
Crosby matched the five field goals made by two previous Packers kickers – Chris Jacke did it twice, on Nov. 11, 1990, at the L.A. Raiders, and on Oct. 14, 1996, vs. San Francisco; Ryan Longwell did it at Arizona on Sept. 24, 2000.
Crosby's longest of the day, and this season, was from 52 yards early in the second quarter, his second make in the game. To that point, he hadn't attempted one longer than 41 yards in a game yet this year, but by drilling the long one, he seemed to be at ease with the kicks from 42 and 45 yards in the fourth quarter.
"It felt great," Crosby said of the 52-yarder, which put the Packers ahead 6-0. "It didn't come off with a ton of elevation, but obviously enough to clear any kind of penetration. But it was right down the middle.
"Down on that (south) end, even though there wasn't much wind in there, as I'm learning the 'new' Lambeau, sometimes I just have to blast one down the middle. Just take all the side-to-side wind out of it and just hit it. That's what I did with that 52. It felt perfect. Every other kick after that was right down the middle and felt solid."
Almost 100 again: Running back
"A little bit (frustrating), but you know, 99 yards, that's still positive," Lacy said. "It's a long season. We have a long road ahead of us, so we'll get there eventually."
The ground game was turned over to Lacy and
Off the bench: Second-year outside linebacker
But Perry turned in probably the best game of his young career, posting his first two-sack outing, which doubled his career sack total to four.
Both sacks came in the second half. On the first, Perry was nearly tackled by Detroit left tackle Riley Reiff but still got to quarterback Matthew Stafford. On the second, he stripped Stafford of the ball but Reiff managed to recover for the Lions.
With additional sacks by Neal,
"Watching film, he likes to get the ball out quick, but he held the ball a little longer and it helped to get the pressure on him," Neal said of Stafford. "Five sacks is great, four coming from our outside linebacker unit. We're just going to try to ride that wave."
The streak continues: Sunday's win was the Packers' 23rd in a row over the Lions in the state of Wisconsin, including a playoff victory in 1994. The 22 straight regular-season home wins over one opponent is the longest in NFL history.
"It's a pretty good streak," guard
Injury update: Brad Jones left the game with a hamstring injury, and he was replaced by
Matthews also left with a thumb injury, sustained on his sack on the final play of the third quarter.Complete game coverage


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Oct. 21-27 is National Save for Retirement Week, a time to remind ourselves, regardless of our ages, of the importance of saving for retirement to ensure our future as well as that of our children.
Senate Resolution 555, approved by the 112th Congress, in fact offers some excellent points for the need to save for retirement:
n People are living longer and the cost of retirement is increasingly significantly.
n Social Security remains the bedrock of retirement for most Americans, but was never intended by Congress as the sole source of retirement income for families.
n Less then 60 percent of workers or their spouses are currently saving for retirement and the actual amount of retirement savings of workers is much less than the amount needed to ade- quately fund their retirement years.
Yes, saving retirement requires sacrifice. It requires tightening our belts now to ensure that we have enough money to live after we retire.
In tough economic times particularly, many people have pared back on saving for retirement to just make ends meet.
But here are some options:
n If your employer has a 401K program, invest as much as you can afford. Risk options vary, from low to moderate, so choose the risk category with which you are most comfortable.
n If you're self-employed or your company doesn't offer a 401K, consider establishing an IRA, another excellent option. Your financial advisor can tell you which plan works best for you.
n Plan early. If you're just entering the workforce, now is the best time to start your strategy.
n To start even earlier, consider buying a whole-life insurance policy for your grandchild. Premiums are extremely low, and they can build cash value over time to help fund a college education.
n Save regularly. This is probably more important than putting away larger sums infrequently.
Whatever option you choose, don't make dying on the job your retirement strategy.
Just imagine what a mess that would make for your fellow employees to clean up.


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Former Barcelona coach Rodolfo Borrell will take charge of Liverpool's reserve team next season.
After guiding the club's under-18 side to second in the Premier Academy League this season, a side both John Flanagan and Jack Robinson both graduated from, Borrell will take changer of the reserve side next season.
The move comes as part of a reshuffle at Liverpool's centre of excellence, and director of football Damien Comolli is delighted with the move.
"Real progress has been made this season and this has been reflected in the recognition given to our young Academy players - both at senior level within the club and also on the international football stage.
"But we have put a considerable amount of time and effort into thinking about what we need going forward and these changes reflect our desire to constantly improve the way we work.
"Stability is a key part of this process and the quality of the people already working at the Academy has been reflected in the number of internal promotions we have made.
During his time with Barcelona, who were rumoured to want Borrell back among their ranks, he helped nurture the likes of Lionel Messi and Cesc Fabregas.
Along with Robinson and Flanagan, both Jay Spearing and Martin Kelly have made the step up into the Liverpool first-team this season, with the duo both impressing England under-21 manager Stuart Pearce.
Despite their strong youth policy, Liverpool have seen it necessary to spend big in the transfer market, after spending over £50 million bringing Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez to the club in the January transfer window.
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GreenThumb Workshop: Building a Rainwater Harvesting System
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Please note: This event has already taken place. Please use the Search options on the right to find upcoming events.
Rainwater harvesting is the practice of catching and holding rain for later use. Since 2002, community gardens have been leading the charge to conserve water and redirect storm water runoff by collecting rainwater. This workshop will be an opportunity to learn more about these efforts and how you can build a simple two-barrel system using materials that are readily available and at little to no cost. In order to receive one of the 10 available RWH Kits (Rain Water Harvesting) your garden group must qualify by pre-registering and answering a few questions to determine if the system is a good fit for your site and your group.
Please email Lillian Reyes at email@example.com or call 212-788-8070 .
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Dec 01, 2008
Dec. 1, 2008
Milos Golic totaled 10 goals to help lead the Gauchos to a fifth-place finish at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament Nov. 28-30 at Pepperdine.
The sophomore utility player led the team with his 10 goals over three games including a weekend-high five points in the 13-12 sudden victory overtime win against Long Beach State.
Golic, a native of Belgrade, Serbia, finished the season with a team-leading 82 goals and an MPSF-leading 3.04 goals per game average. His 82 goals are the most scored in a single season by a Gaucho since Pete Zamoyski collected 89 in 1990. After just two seasons with UCSB, Golic is tied for 13th amongst Gaucho career goals leaders with senior teammate Miles Price (135 goals).
The Gauchos finished the 2008 season with a 17-11 overall record, marking the program's third consecutive winning season.


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During the past year, readers of this blog have, I hope, become accustomed to the occasional rant on the subject of the ridiculous phrase "chemical-free." In fact, my first post of last year was a resolution that we give up the term entirely in favor of, um, reality.
Unfortunately, we haven't quite accomplished that yet. But there are signs that people are listening. For instance, this year I was invited by the Los Angeles Times to write an opinion piece on the subject. It ran Sunday under the title Chemical Free Nonsense.
Which is, of course, exactly what it is. Off to a good start, readers. But expect to hear from me again on this topic because it matters. As I wrote in the Times piece:
"Let's not fool ourselves either into thinking it's just a harmless little slogan, this simple-minded equating of "chemical" with "evil", this invitation to chemophobia. We read it a lot more often than we read up on the actual ingredients. It leaps off of bottles and jars and bakery windows. It's a daily exposure, one that can muddy our understanding of legitimate risks."
Definitely worth a few more rants, don't you think?


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Hey mod db members, I am a huge fan of the Red Alert series(particularly RA3). I just was able to get my hands on a copy of 'RA3 premier edition', this game was defiantly worth the dough! I'm hoping soon in the future to finish the certificate 3 in IT, and I'm hoping to eventually create a RA3 mini mod of my own. Currently I play RA3 on my parents new PC and I still enjoy playing RA2 on my little net-book. I'm waiting for a suitable time to start a job, and then once I have a descant income coming in, I,m going to custom build a computer of my own.
Only registered members can share their thoughts. So come on! Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation.
For what it does for me, it deserves first class defense.
Com-on people, protect your OD, give it the royal treatment it deserves.


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Dayton IT Pro Camp
Dayton Area Networking Professionals Association
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EST)
Dayton, OH
Contact the Host
When & Where
110 E Monument Ave
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EST)
Add to my calendar
Dayton Area Networking Professionals Association
DaNPA members are computer-networking practitioners of various backgrounds, experience and knowledge levels and technical interests. They are united in a mutual commitment to improve the profession of computer networking, their own skills and practices within their field.
DaNPA provides a forum for like-minded people to meet in a less formal, social environment while expanding their knowledge and helping others expand theirs. In addition, the professional-social networking we enjoy at each meeting allows us to develop relationships beyond our workplace.


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Pokemon is stupid?
You're stupid, and you're not making billions designing ice cream and garbage monsters.
:D jk
How do I vote?
Spelunkyer:How do I vote?
As for the question, I've never played a Pokemon game ever. It never interested me, though, I did like the show a long time ago.
I used to play it almost obsessively when I was younger, but at about Heartgold and Soulsilver I had matured to the point when I realized i had basically been playing the same game 5 times. So it just became boring at that point.
I used to play Pokemon until the last couple of games came out and I realized how bad the games had become that they barely made sense anymore.
No, but I used to play, that was until Diamond/Pearl
I have been playing since Red and Blue came out I basically grew up with these games.
Loyalty is all I have left
I play some of the older games Ruby, FireRed, Yellow Special Pikachu, Silver, Gold. I also have 2 newer ones but I don't find a thrill in being a pokemon myself (Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team) or catching them only to release them (Ranger) [it's just not pokemon game like...]. I plan to play some of the new ones that I'm interested in that have the catch em all theme {Black, White, Pearl, Diamond} but other ones like the other Pokemon Ranger games I'm avoiding. I loved the show as a kid too and still like the old show, the new ones not so much but the older ones I love. I still remember watching Pokemon the First Movie for the first time and crying as Pikachu and me thought Ash died. For those who haven't watched it I won't ruin the ending, I'll just say it's good :D I'm not sure which category all this would fit under lol.
No. Never had the opportunity to get in.
Not knocking anyone who likes Pokemon but I find it to be lame as hell
yes, I've been playin almost everyone since I was 8 years old. Started off with Pkmn Yellow SP Pikachu Edition
I used to play it when i was like eight a lot
I've been playing since red/blue. Pokemon games actually helped me learn how to read when I was 4-5 yrs old
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N-S Notebook
The 2013 WCHS-TV/FOX 11 North-South All-Star Football Classic is in the books and give Jackson County another victory.
Saturday night Ripley's Daryl Hicks suited up for the winning South Cardinals. Hicks was the defensive star on the night for the Cardinals with seven tackles.
Jackson County returned to the South in 2013 after being a part of the North since 1990. When the game started back up in 1976 (after being on hiatus since 1955), Ravenswood and Ripley were in the South's jurisdiction. Both Jackson and Mason counties were moved back to the South this year to even out the number of schools for the two squads.
This year's classic marked the 37th since its return to the Mountain State sports scene in the bicentennial year. The game was played from 1934-55 before a ban was put on all-star contests around the country.
With Hicks being a part of the victorious South, Jackson County players have now been on 18 winning teams while 16 have dealt with defeat. There were three years (1989, 2005 and 2007) that Jackson County didn't have a selection.
Since Jackson Countians have played for both squads, here is how the won-loss records break down: Jackson County South Cardinal players are 9-4. Jackson County North Bear participants are 9-12.
The South has now won four in a row. The North's longest streak is four (1999-2002). The South owns the best overall string of wins at seven (1984-1990). The overall series dating back to 1934 favors the South at 35-18 with three ties.
HALL OF FAME: The West Virginia Coaches Association, which puts on the N-S Classic each year, inducted three more into its Hall of Fame. One of the inductees was the late Gary Barnette. A product of Dunbar High School, Barnette, who won 197 games during his career at South Harrison High, was the head coach of the North team in 1989. Barnette played college football at WVU. Barnette has many relatives living in Jackson County.
The other two were Mt. Hope High School's Lonnie Warwick and Stonewall Jackson High School's Hoppy Shores. Warwick was a 1960 grad at MHHS and therefore played during a time when the N-S Classic didn't exist. He was honored, though, for his years of service in football, including 13 as a fearless NFL linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings. Shores was the 1949 Kennedy Award winner as the state's best football player. He played in the 1950 N-S Classic before going on to enjoy a phenomenal track and cross country career at WVU.
SALMONS HONORED: The Coaches Association honored its Coaches of the Year at halftime. Ravenswood High graduate Luke Salmons was the Football Coach of the Year. Salmons, who represented Ravenswood on the winning North team in the 1999 game, led Cabell Midland to a Class AAA runner-up finish last season.
LOUGH DOWN: The lone serious injury of the night was handled by Ripley High athletic trainer Steve Lough. Serving once again as the trainer for the North squad, Lough was the man in charge when lineman Devan Collins of Elkins went down with a leg injury that halted play for several minutes. The young man did return to the sideline on crutches to catch the game's finish.
MISSING PLAYERS: Yet again both coaching staffs got hit with selected players not showing for the week of training camp. Each year I find myself in disbelief that a young man would miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I become even more perplexed that they wait until it is time for camp to announce they aren't coming.
The players are notified in early April that they have been one of the 74 (37 per team) chosen. They take care of all the paper work only to pull the plug at the last minute. Two of those who didn't show this year on the South side hailed from Midland Trail. What makes their absence so astonishing is the fact the school's head coach, Joe Dean, was in charge of the South squad in 2013. You could tell Dean was bewildered and embarrassed by the action of his own players.
Players were slated to arrive on Sunday to West Virginia State for training camp. North head coach Jodi Mote got a call from one player on Friday night to say he wasn't coming. He had another player leave camp on Wednesday. The reason? "I'm not having fun."
Actions such as these are simply selfish. Each team was left with 34 players. Which means there were six young men somewhere around the state who could have been chosen instead. One that comes to mind is Ravenswood's Brad Titus. It was my opinion all along that Titus should have been picked from the start.
Here's hoping the Coaches Association can figure out a plan to keep this from happening each year. It's the lone negative to an otherwise wonderful event. An event that those who have chosen to take part in will remember for the rest of their lives...just ask Ripley's Daryl Hicks and all the others from Jackson County who were a part of past N-S Classics.
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Friends and family look forward to this version of pumpkin pie all year. A sweet crunchy topping goes so well with the nicely spiced filling. —Edna Hoffman, Hebron, Indiana
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- 2 eggs
- 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
- 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- In a large bowl, beat eggs. Beat in the pumpkin, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, ginger and nutmeg. Pour into pastry shell.
- Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°. Remove foil; bake 35-40 minutes longer or until set and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 2 hours.
- In a small bowl, combine the topping ingredients; sprinkle over pie. Cover edges loosely with foil. broil 3-4 in. from the heat for about 2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove foil. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 6-8 servings.
Originally published as Walnut-Crunch Pumpkin Pie in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p148
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India's inflation has come off a peak but is still high, Bloomberg quoted the Reserve Bank of India Governor D. Subbarao as saying, a comment that is likely to cool expectations for a rate cut later this month.
"When growth is slowing down you can stimulate the economy either by monetary easing or by fiscal stimulus, but both monetary and fiscal side have no room for stimulus. So that is the big concern," Subbarao told management students in Lucknow on Tuesday, the news agency said.
Expectations for a rate cut had gathered momentum this week after headline inflation slowed to its lowest level in three years.
The central bank, which is scheduled to review policy on January 29, has kept its key borrowing rate at 8 percent since April, defying calls from business and politicians to do more to cushion the economy from a downturn that has dragged it towards its slowest growth rate in a decade.


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just wondering what you would think about them signing ichiro in the offseason if he tests the free agent market? a lot of it depends on if they trade griffey and dunn, or either one, but it would be nice to add a guy that always hits over 300 and has speed at the top of this order, him and phillips at 1 and 2 could be very nice to get to the big boys in the order, but again, i'm not really sold on this idea either, it just depends on what goes down this year.
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LEWISBURG, Pa. — A Celtic Christmas. A Korean tea ceremony. A Latino dance company. The Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University will host performances by artists from around the globe during the 2008-09 season.
"The season brings performances representing the nations of Korea, Ireland, and Hungary as well as the U.S. cities of New York and Los Angeles to the region's premier concert hall," according to Bill Boswell, executive director of the Weis Center.
"We invite everyone to take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy one or many of the outstanding performances hosted by the center and Bucknell each year."
The 2008-09 season opens on Friday, Sept. 12, with American pianist Ursula Oppens performing music by Chopin and Schumann, William Bolcom and Elliott Carter.
Oppens, who has won equal renown as an interpreter of the established repertory and a champion of contemporary music, has performed with virtually all the world's major orchestras, in most of the great concert halls, and at many important music festivals.
The Reduced Shakespeare Company will present "The Complete History of America (abridged): Election Year Edition," on Saturday, Sept. 27. The program is a rollercoaster ride, relating 600 years of U.S. history in 6000 seconds, from the Bering Straits to Baghdad, from the New World to the New World Order.
"Altar Boyz," the Off-Broadway hit musical, will be performed on Friday, Oct. 17. The sweet harmonies and spectacular dancing in this musical-comedy spoof about a fictitious Christian boy-band make this winner of the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical pure fun.
On Saturday, Oct. 25, the Turtle Island Quartet and the Assad Brothers guitar duo will perform a unique concert they call "String Theory," a trip around the world with music ranging from Africa and India to the Appalachian Mountains, from the rhythmic poetry of the Balkans through the warmth and passion of Brazil to the hard-swinging elegance of Gypsy jazz ala Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, and everything in between. The concert coincides with the University's Homecoming celebration.
International artists
On Saturday, Nov. 8, the Weis Center will host "Tea Music," a reflection of the symbolic sounds of Korean culture with music related to the images or color, flavor, and beauty of Korean tea, blended with many Korean art forms including tea ceremonies, dance, music and scroll painting, and performed by a company from Korea.
The Hungarian Virtuosi Orchestra with Miklos Szenthelyi, musical director and violin soloist, and Judit Faludi, cello soloist, will perform music by Handel, Paganini, Kreisler and Tchaikovsky on Friday, Nov. 21.
Cherish the Ladies will perform their "Celtic Christmas" celebration concert on Saturday, Dec. 6. Taking its name from an Irish jig, the group initially won recognition as the first and only all-female traditional Irish band and has grown into an ensemble with a unique blend of virtuoso instrumental talents, beautiful vocals, captivating arrangements, and stunning step dancing.
Spring semester events
Luna Negra Dance Theatre will open the spring semester events on Friday, Jan. 30. Devoted to the creation and presentation of contemporary dance by Latino choreographers, Luna Negra Dance Theater blends ballet and modern dance techniques, strongly flavored by Latino and Afro-Caribbean dance forms.
The Czech Symphony Orchestra with Jennifer Frautschi, violin, and Derek Han, piano, will perform music by Martinu, Bruch, and Smetana on Friday, Feb. 6.
Having become a local favorite, the spectacular young Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen returns for a residency at Bucknell which will include a concert of sonatas by Beethoven and Liszt, preludes by Jouni Kaipainen, and more on Saturday, Feb. 21.
The Wind Soloists of New York will perform music by Mozart and Rossini as well as two rarely heard works by Richard Strauss on Friday, Feb. 27.
Guest residencies
"Jumppanen will be in residency at Bucknell for three weeks from Feb. 2 through 21, and the Wind Soloists of New York will be in residency Feb. 23 through 27," said Boswell. "Both residencies are made possible with support from the Kushell Music Endowment of Bucknell University, and will feature additional events open to the public including Gallery Series performances, workshops, masterclasses, etc."
The season closes on Friday, March 27, with "War of the Worlds & The Lost World," L.A. Theatre Works' presentation of two masterpieces of science fiction and adventure. The live radio-theatre style show recreates the breathless pace and convincing details of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds as it was originally performed by Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre of the Air in 1938. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's campy adventure The Lost World follows a scientific expedition deep into the Amazon jungle – and back in time.
Free family matinee events
The Weis Center Series wouldn't be complete without some Saturday afternoon shows for children.
The Paper Bag Players will perform on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 1 p.m., in the annual holiday performance made possible through the generosity of Janet Weis.
"Jazz for Kids!" with the David Leonhardt Jazz Group begins at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7. This family matinee concert (with audience participation) is made possible through the generosity of Clayton and David Lightman and members of the Weis Center Green Room Board.
Tickets available beginning Sept. 2
Tickets for reserved seating for series evening performances are $20 or $25 depending on the event; all evening performances begin at 8 p.m. Discounts for senior citizens and students are available.
The Weis Center Box Office opens Monday, Sept. 2, for regular hours weekdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Weis Center and in the Bookstore, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center. Tickets and information also are available one hour prior to each performance.
Beginning Sept. 2, tickets can be charged on the Internet at www.bucknell.edu/boxoffice/ or by calling 570-577-1000.
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Crockpot chili for the season with pumpkin, chicken, corn and chickpeas. The pumpkin elevates an everyday, mundane chili into something exciting.
Pumpkin is a unique and unlooked for ingredient in savory cooking due to its popularity in desserts. I know it sounds a little strange for chili but it has no problem at all fitting right in as if it belonged there all along! It's mild in flavor and adds an underlying earthiness that is right at home with the smoky heat of chipotle chiles, chile powder, cumin and the nuttiness of the chickpeas.
I love this recipe because you can throw everything into your crockpot lickety-split and dinner is taken care of. You're free to go about your day knowing you have this bubbling pot of hearty chili to greet you when you get home.
The wonderfully spicy aroma will smack you in the face the moment you open the door and immediately beckon you to the table.
That's seriously the best thing ever. Ever.
Slow cooker chili with pumpkin, chicken, corn and chickpeas.
- To a 4 or 5 quart crockpot add tomatoes, chicken broth and pumpkin. Whisk until well combined; add onion, garlic, chile powder, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper and chipotles; combine well. Add chicken, chickpeas and corn. Cook 4-5 hours on high or 6-8 on low.
- When ready to serve remove chicken and chop into bite-size pieces or shred with two forks. Add back to pot, stir in cilantro and serve with sour cream, shredded cheddar, green onions, guacamole and/or tortilla chips.
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Grilled Cheese of the Damned
"I just can't believe it."
"I know."
"Where do you think he's gone?"
Chastity sighed and picked up another sandwich, the cheese sticking to her fingers. "I don't know, Denise. One minute, Brad's all, 'I think you're awesome! Marry me! Let's start a band!' and the next minute, boom!" She slapped her palm on the table, her blue eyes wide. "Gone. It's so weird."
"It's super weird."
"Right? So. Weird." She shoved the plate away. "Ugh, I cannot even look at food right now."
"I know, right?" Denise put down the sandwich she was enjoying a second ago and looked at it as if it had wronged her. "Food is so gross right now."
Both girls stopped talking and stared into the air for a minute. They were practically twins in their tank tops, each of them wearing half of a BFF pendant around their necks and everyone said they looked so much alike even though Chastity was blonde and Denise was black.
Above the counter, Denise's grandmother's old clock ticked. It was dark outside and late. Chastity shivered as a cold breeze drifted through the kitchen. "Ew, Denise. It's super cold in here. Did you leave the door open again?"
Denise sighed. "What?"
"God. You totally did, I know you did." Annoyed, Chastity got up and walked around the corner where, sure enough, the front door was open. A few leaves had already skittered through the hall. Chastity shut the door, "Ew, it's heavy," and locked it and called back, "I closed it!"
"The door! I closed the door." Chastity turned around and her heart jumped in her chest as something stepped out of the shadows and stepped toward her.
"Omg, you scared me! What?" Chastity's eyes widened as the person, the thing, stepped out of the shadows. His hair, dark and shaggy, was matted with blood. His skin was pale green and oozed with scabs and slashes from a knife. His eyes, white and blank, and one almost out of his head, dangling. His mouth open, yellow teeth. Chastity screamed.
He moved slow. His mouth was foaming, there was blood on his lips. Chastity screamed once more and darted back, hitting the wall. Eyes wide, she took in his ironic T-shirt and gasped. "Brad?" When he moaned, when that dangling eye swung toward her, Chastity screamed again. "Denise!"
Brad took another step. Chastity screamed again. "Denise!" She screamed and, heart in her throat, darted past Brad who swung toward her, his green hand brushing against her. Chastity felt something crawl up her arm as she ran for the kitchen. It was a maggot.
Denise was in the kitchen, screaming too. There were more of them and they looked like they were everywhere, monsters at the windows, peering in, pieces of brain and intestines flung at Denise as she screamed. She was throwing sandwiches, all the sandwiches. One of them bounced off the thing's head as it climbed through the window, arms swinging toward them. It did nothing to stop him. It was just a sandwich.
Hello, sunbeams!
September is almost over but don't fret because October is even better. (Especially if you're on the East Coast and you're experiencing this frakkin' heat wave of humidity and horribleness. My sweaters are crying. Apples! Pumpkins! Leaves! Indiscriminate yelling of Fall things!) To celebrate October, all of our stories this month will be horror/Halloween themed- I hope you enjoy them. (Actually, it just occurred to me that gore is not all that appetizing… like eating dinner while watching the first ten minutes of Bones. Oh, well.)
Also, stay tuned because I'm turning 30 next week! And to celebrate, we're doing a giveaway! Actually we planned to do a giveaway a month ago! But I've been slacking so this is super late and I'm using my birthday as an excuse! But as long as I keep talking like this no one will care! Free stuff!


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Arlene "Mary" Donafrio
Mrs. Arlene "Mary" Donafrio, 67, passed into the next life at 5 a.m., Friday, June 10, 2011, at Kane Community Hospital following a brief illness. She was born April 30, 1944, in Philadelphia, to the late James and Arlene Engman Markey.Mary's family moved to the area when she was very young and lived most of her life here. She was a former secretary and treasurer of the Mission Covenant Church, Ludlow and enjoyed gardening and playing cards with her family. Mary was a machine operator at Long Ind. and was a member of the Sheffield Ladies Auxiliary.Mary is survived by her husband, Donald "Don" Donafrio, whom she married on Dec. 12, 1987 in Sheffield; one son, Willie Eckstrom and wife Sandy, Ludlow; two daughters, Deborah Bergeron and Amy Morgan and husband John Barnes; five stepchildren, Mary Ann, Carla, Christine, Donald Jr. and Rose Marie; one sister, Karen Cook, Kane; one brother, Paul Markey of Florida; eight grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and her dog, Happy.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Sally McCracken; one brother, Steve McCracken; one grandson; and one great-granddaughter.A celebration of Mary's life will be held at the Ludlow Fire Hall, Saturday, June 18, 2011. No calling hours will be observed.Memorial donations may be made to Mission Covenant Church, Ludlow.The Borden-Lloyd Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


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Editor's note: Due to the timing of the interview, the story on Ned Pratt, the first candidate interviewed, was published March 28.
By M.E. Jones
SHIRLEY -- Ayer Shirley Regional School Committee members interviewed the second of four superintendent finalists Wednesday night in the middle school library.
Christopher D. Casavant, school administrator for Gardner public schools since 2012, was previously the principal of Gardner Middle School and assistant principal of Turkey Hill Middle School in Lunenburg.
A 1996 graduate of Fitchburg State University, Casavant subsequently earned two master's degrees in the field of education from Boston College and Endicott College and a doctorate in education from Boston College.
From 2000 to 2003, he was educational director at Stetson School in Barre, a residential facility for boys with emotional and behavioral problems, and from 1997 to 2000 he was a special-education teacher at Elm Street Elementary School in Gardner.
Casavant has the resume to be a superintendent and previously applied for that position in the Gardner schools, but he didn't make the final cut. That was information he shared himself, unsolicited. Committee members "did our homework," but wouldn't have asked that question in public, Chairman Patrick Kelly said.
Casavant said he believes in being "honest and open." Asked how he would gain the trust and confidence of teachers and staff as superintendent, he said that was the only way to achieve that goal.
But he expressed a clear vision for getting there. Communication must be a two-way conversation, always, he said. "You must accept feedback" as well as give directions, take time to explain decisions. Teachers and administrators appreciate a superintendent who takes the time to do that, even if they don't agree. "It's a start," he said.
As a new region, the three-year-old, two-town school district is still experiencing growing pains, member Dan Gleason said. "How would you help build a stronger school community?"
A superintendent needs to "be there as much as possible," Casavant said. "Make yourself available."
Noting some of the things he'd picked up on about the Ayer Shirley district, he said it seemed that people were trying to integrate their schools and dispel tension with efforts such as the Ayer-Shirley Educational Foundation, a fundraising group for all four schools in the two towns that was born in the Ayer public school district.
Asked to come up with "creative ideas" to meet students educational needs, Casavant didn't dodge the obvious reference to financing. "It seems like it's always a crisis," he said. But communication is key to problem-solving on both the municipal and school district sides of community funding.
When money is tight, budget battles are common in every community, he said, and not unique to this or any school system. "We're fighting over the same dollars," he said.
Speaking of money, Kelly brought up one of the priciest components in public schools: special education.
Kelly said it's important for many reasons to keep as many kids with special needs as possible in their home district, not the least of which is the high cost of tuition and transportation to place them outside the district.
Casavant said it's even more important to be prepared for unavoidable costs.
For example, if a student currently attending a special-education facility out of district is on track to "move up" to an even costlier placement, he said it's essential to know that fact as soon as possible and budget for it. Push for the information, he advised, rather than waiting to find out in July.
And for those students who can be educated in-house rather than placed elsewhere, it's not enough to have a room available; hire a special-education teacher and convince parents it's a good idea for their kids to stay -- or come back. The programs offered must be high quality and geared to meet their needs. In short, they must work, he said.
Asked how he'd stem choice-out flow, which is a bone of contention with town officials because it draws money from the district, Casavant said there are always other systems that seem more attractive, whether it's for academics or sports or technology programs. But the sending district must find out why students are leaving and "let them know you want them to stay," he said, citing strategies such as exit interviews to compile data, a key factor if a district expects to turn the tide.
Interestingly, he said there's nothing wrong with setting up appropriate roadblocks.