text:
I would like to hire a Press Release Writer
Budget $30-250 USD
16 freelancers are bidding on average $104 for this job
Hi, I would like to use my experience to serve you better. You can trust my sincere indulgence both in quality and time frame. If you will give me a chance, I will ensure that you're satisfied. I'm really interested in More
Hi there, I am a professional in providing high quality press releases. Please check my reviews and portfolio (https://www.freelancer.com/u/revival786.html) and ask me for more samples to have an idea about the quali More
Hi, I have the experience of curating several different press releases and can show you samples as well. So, kindly leave me a message and I will upload samples for review plus also we can discuss the project further. More
Hello, I have more than 7 years of experience generating top quality content. . I usually write press releases for high authority press releasing websites like PRweb, Sbwire, Prlog etc Please read few of my publishe More
My articles are guaranteed to be original works that satisfy the desired criteria. Regardless of who the audience is, I can deliver the voice and style that you need to complete your project. I have experience writing More
Hi! With the best-proven records on freelancer.com, I can definitely assure you that I will provide you with grammatical-error-free, interesting-to-read, informative, keyword-rich, Google-friendly and 100% original More
Hello I'm creative with superb writing skills and a passion for the job. I don't just get over projects but I always effort to deliver the best as per clients' requirements and leave them satisfied. Kindly give me more More


text:
Richard Kadrey
Devil Said Bang
Richard Kadrey
Devil Said Bang
Release Date: 8/28/2012
LIST PRICE: $24.99 (you save $5.00)
Main description:
Getting out of hell is just the beginning
What do you do after you've escaped Hell, gone back, uncovered the true nature of God, and then managed to become the new Lucifer?
Well, if you're James Stark, you have to figure out how to run Hell while also trying to get back out of it . . . again. Plus there's the small matter of surviving. Because everyone in Heaven, Hell, and in between wants to be the fastest gun in the universe, and the best way to do so is to take down Lucifer, a.k.a. James Stark.
And it's not like being in L.A. is any better—a serial-killer ghost is running wild and Stark's angelic alter ego is hiding among the lost days of time with a secret cabal who can rewrite reality. Starting to care for people and life again is a real bitch for a stone-cold killer.
Review quote:
"Allow me to both love this series for its feel of crossing hard-boiled crime pulp with H.P. Lovecraftian fantasy, and hate the author for being so damn good at it."
Review quote:
"Richard Kadrey continues to knock them way the hell out of the park."
Review quote:
"Richard Kadrey's 'Sandman Slim' series is one of my favorite sets of fantasy books from the last few years."
Review quote:
"The most irreverent, darkly comedic, and downright cool installment to date. …The action-packed and bombshell-laden blend of dark fantasy, crime fiction, and Hellish sitcom is utterly readable.
Short description/annotation:
Richard Kadrey's Sandman Slim—aka James Stark—is, quite simply, one of the most outrageous uber-anti-heroes ever to kick serious butt on this or any other world or dimension.
In his previous three adventures—Sandman Slim, Kill the Dead, and Aloha from Hell—Stark has fled Hell for California, taken on angels, demons, outlaw bikers, zombies, covert government operatives, and all manner of monsters, while saving humankind from total annihilation on numerous occasions. But in Devil Said Bang, he finally assumes the role he was destined for: as the new Lucifer, ruler of the Underworld.
Combining outrageously edgy humor with a dark and truly twisted vision, Richard Kadrey has once again delivered a masterful amalgam of action novel, urban fantasy, and in-your-face horror that will delight a wide range of readers—from Christopher Moore and Warren Ellis fans to the devoted adherents of Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Kim Harrison, and Simon Green.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
There are some performances that give so much more than you could ever expect. The Electric Company's All the Way Home blew my small-minded idea of a night at the theatre so far away that I am fairly certain it will never return. All the Way Home renewed my faith in the power of theatre to alter an audience forever. I don't think I could say this with as much conviction if I … [Read more...]
You are here: Home / Archives for christine reimer


text:
USFWS National Digital Library
Pine Tree Farming and
Endangered Woodpeckers
A Safe Harbor for
Both in South Carolina
high-value timber," he said. "It's also
a win from other perspectives: the
management practices for RCW's are
excellent for other wildlife and meet our
goals for forest aesthetics. The same
practices help maintain water quality
and provide a range of recreational
opportunities. Those are the four goals
of the American Tree Farm System—
wood, wildlife, water, and recreation."
Long-rotation management benefits
endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers,
especially if it applies to mature longleaf
pine forests, ecosystems that have
been reduced by 90 percent because of
conversion to agriculture, loblolly pine
plantations, housing, and highways.
Through Safe Harbor Agreements,
landowners are helping to restore the
piney woods, manage timber land for
profit, and help the endangered species.
In the past, Burris noted, landowners who
wanted to practice long-rotation forest
management were deterred from doing
"It's a win-win situation," said
Dr. A. G. "Skeet" Burris about the
Fish and Wildlife Service's Safe
Harbor Agreement for red-cockaded
woodpeckers (RCW) in South
Carolina. A tree-farmer and Beaufort
orthodontist, Dr. Burris has enrolled
more than 1400 acres of pine woodlands
in the statewide agreement for the
endangered woodpecker.
"It's a win for landowners who grow
long-rotation forests that produce
so because of concern that mature trees
would encourage woodpeckers to move in,
creating liability under the Endangered
Species Act. Landowners feared
harvest restrictions, fines, and even
imprisonment. It takes the woodpeckers
years to excavate nest cavities in the
older, living trees. In a pre-emptive
approach, landowners cut the trees before
they reached maturity.
A New Approach to Conservation
About a decade ago the South Carolina
Department of Natural Resources
developed a programmatic Safe Harbor
Agreement for the RCW, encouraging
conservation on non-Federal lands
through technical assistance, funding,
and regulatory assurances. Still growing,
the State's program has 120 landowners
and 110,000 acres. Created by the Service
in 1995, Safe Harbor Agreements
protect participating landowners from
vulnerability to the "take" prohibitions of
the Endangered Species Act in connection
with their otherwise lawful activities.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Eric Spadgenske/USFWS
"It's a 180-degree change
in approach. We've
gone from penalties to
—Dr. Skeet Burris
Photo courtesy of the Burris family
Dr. and Mrs. Skeet Burris on the edge
of a natural pond.
Female Red-cockaded woodpecker.
For the duration of the agreements the
woodpeckers have a safe harbor—and
so do the landowners. At the end of the
agreements, landowners may return the
property to its initial condition through an
enhancement of survival permit, allowing
the removal of the improved habitat or
additional birds, and landowners are
required to notify the Service of "new"
woodpeckers so that the agency can add
them to colonies or establish colonies
"It's a 180-degree change in approach,"
Burris said. "We've gone from penalties
to incentives. Everybody is on board. We
don't want to destroy what we're trying
to save."
Under the agreements, for a specific
time period landowners provide a net
conservation benefit—typically by
maintaining, expanding, or creating
habitat in the historic range of a species
or facilitating its reintroduction there.
Burris is providing a net conservation
benefit for red-cockaded woodpeckers by
planting longleaf, practicing long timber-harvest
rotations, and conducting annual
prescribed burns. He is also acquiring
property, restoring it, and enrolling it in
the Safe Harbor Agreement to increase
habitat connectivity.
Burris Family's Vision and Accomplishments
In 1986, Skeet Burris and his wife,
Gail, bought 95 acres of clearcut and
former cropland in Hampton County,
where the trees were about 12 years old.
They named the property Cypress Bay
Plantation. The entire Burris family,
including five sons—Hank, Andy, Ben,
Tony, and Charlie—signed a vision
statement for the land, emphasizing
conservation and sustainable forestry.
Then the Burrises began buying other
properties. Now they own more than
2900 acres and lease another 700. They
spot-thin 40- to 50-year-old loblolly and
slash pine trees, and they plant longleaf
in their place. They burn these stands
regularly, maintaining open, park-like
habitat for red-cockaded woodpeckers,
fox squirrels, bobwhite quail, wild
turkeys, and other wildlife.
Benefits of the American Tree Farm
System and Safe Harbor Program
"In joining the Tree Farm System, the
first step is to develop a management plan
for the property," Burris said, adding
that "This is important as generations
change—to project income for the
future." He terms the American Forest
Foundation's Tree Farm System "the
premiere organization" putting family-forest
landowners in the decision-making
business by uniting landowners, loggers,
and the forest industry. A certified tree
farmer since 1991, Burris was named the
South Carolina Tree Farmer of the Year
in 1995, Regional Tree Farmer of the
Year in 1996, and National Tree Farmer
of the Year in 2000.
How does the Safe Harbor
Agreement help landowners?
In South Carolina, the Department
Natural Resources has provided cost-share
grants for activities such as
burning and maintaining fire breaks.
The Service's Partners Program has also
supplied funding to improve and maintain
habitat. The grants are available to family
forest landowners and, as Burris said,
"The benefits go exactly where they are
intended—on the ground."
Evolving Land Management
Burris noted that the South Carolina's
Low Country has changed from mainly
agricultural land to predominantly
commercial timberland. Now the State has
12.9 million acres of forest land, 40 percent
in pine, he said, adding that, in 2006 and
2007, timber-producers were number one
in jobs and payrolls. "People are in favor of
timberland—it is a big employer. Not only
that, people like having forests near them."
Advocating tree-growing for wood,
water, wildlife, and recreation—and
acknowledging development pressures—
Burris is popular on the lecture-circuit.
He opens his talks with two questions:
"How important is it to you to maintain
open space and how important is it to
control urban sprawl?" To meet these
goals he has a simple answer: "Keep
family-forest landowners in the business
of growing trees."
The Burris family is getting together in
November for its third annual meeting to
develop a new forest management plan
and update the estate plan. "What will we
burn? What timber will we harvest? What
are the children's expectations and their
plans for involvement?"
Mrs. Burris added that the children
are interested "probably because early
on they were a part of our labor force.
That gave them ownership, something
we didn't realize at the time. We'll be
asking them, 'What do you think about
this?' Also, children may not assume
the parents' vision if it's not spelled out.
There's a lot of love in this place. Not
only did it give our family memories and
traditions, but if you can produce a better
environment and a beautiful place to
educate people, it's 'win-win'."
Endangered Species Program
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
4401 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
703/358 2171
August 2009
Photo courtesy of the Burris family
Randy Browning/MFWF/USFWS
Randy Browning/MFWF/USFWS
Hand-planting containerized
longleaf seedlings.
Skeet Burris and young Charlie conduct
a prescribed burn.
Bobwhite quail.
Click tabs to swap between content that is broken into logical sections.


text:
0 Members and 2 Guests are viewing this topic.
Oh, I hated that part of being a supervisor. People would get huffy when I asked a question there was no ulterior motive behind. "Have you done X yet?" would get a lot of "Well, no, I had to do Y and Z and I was busy!" Cool! I just needed to know if it was done yet. Argh.
Phones. I am by no means a technophobe but by golly I hate my phone.
Page created in 0.185 seconds with 18 queries.


text:
@JasonLaCanfora: on the QB market, continue to hear Vikings really like Cassel, Campbell could stay in CHI or go to CLE. Thigpen to SF makes sense to me
@JasonLaCanfora: LaRon Landry has signed a 4-year deal with the Colts
@JasonLaCanfora: Landry's $24M deal with the Colts includes $14M guaranteed. Very, very nice
Last edited by C Mart; 03-13-2013 at 11:37 PM.
@vikes42: Going to the green and white tomorrow....#letsgetadealdone
Last edited by C Mart; 03-13-2013 at 11:35 PM.
Landry signed by Colts per Schefter
@JasonLaCanfora: Even more impressive for safeties like Goldson, Moore and Landry to get paid at a time when corners are getting squeezed for every dollar
@JasonLaCanfora: off the top of my head, Nnamdi, Grimes, Talib, Smith, Cox, Hall, Woodson, Lewis, Williams, Jammer, Winfield, Gamble (retired) all out there
Last edited by C Mart; 03-13-2013 at 11:45 PM.
Barnes/Butler would be nice behind Big Mo and Coples
@RichCimini: Why are Jets fans panicking? They re-signed Lex Hilliard today. #Jets
Trade Revis to the Bucs for the 13th overall pick
Sign Antwan Barnes
Sign Victor Butler
Sign Brandon Gibson/DHB
#9: OG Warmack/Cooper
#13: FS Kenny Vaccaro
#39: TE Zach Ertz


text:
Overall when I look back at my breastfeeding journey and all of the issues I had (poor latch, thrush, etc) things are going well now, but what started as a minor annoyance is turning into more of a problem. I briefly mentioned before that my baby loses suction on one side and can't seem to keep the nipple back where it needs to be. When she pulls it back it doesn't always hurt, but sometimes it's quite painful. It's really starting to get to me now. I can't figure out why this is happening. The nipple is smaller on this side and more flat, so I think it takes more of an effort for her to pull it back, but at one time she was able to do this and not break suction so much. This side also has a faster flow than the other, which could be a part of it yet it's happening before and after let down. For whatever reason, her morning feeding is typically better... it still happens, but it's not nearly as bad as later in the day. I've tried all positions, I support the breast so there's no chance of her losing the nipple from the breast moving away from her. She does tend to be fidgety with a lot of her feedings, which doesn't help matters. None of this happens on the other side, while still fidgety she feeds well.
I just kept thinking it would get better, but it seems like we're at a stand still here. I'm hoping one day it will stop just as quickly as it started, but I don't foresee that happening anytime soon. I just needed to vent again. We had a bad feeding earlier today where she lost the nipple then bit down on it by accident (thankfully she doesn't have teeth yet) when she tried to pull it back. I literally screamed in pain it was so bad. That doesn't always happen with this issue, but it has happened about 3 or 4 times now. What makes it worse is I have a bruise on this side from having the pump suction turned up too high a couple months back. The bruise still hasn't healed and it's extremely painful when she pushes on it. I'm just so upset by this. It won't be long and she will have teeth, then I'll really have problems.


text:
The wait is finally over for Street Fighter fans. Capcom took the stage at this years' Final Round event in Atlanta, GA to announce the fifth new character for Ultra Street Fighter 4. It's Decapre, one of Bison's fearsome Dolls from the Street Fighter Alpha series.
The newest trailer kicked off with some teases, who were swiftly dispatched by Alpha-era Bison before he summoned forth his Dolls. Decapre, the last of Bison's twelve Dolls, then stepped forward and showed off what she could do, showing off her Cammy-like charge moves with her Vega-style claws. For a better look into the history of Bison's assassins, check out this page.
Decapre joins Rolento, Elena, Poison, and Hugo as the new additions to the long-running SF4 series, which began back in 2009. Ultra Street Fighter 4 will arrive in June on Xbox 360 and PS3, while the PC version hits in August.


text:
|Worldwide, United Arab Emirates, Al Fujayrah
Care New England is seeking a Clinical Educator in Providence, RI.
Old National Bank is seeking a Relationship Banker in Warsaw, Indiana.
© Copyright 1996-2018 AboutJobs.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved
AboutJobs.com is part of the AboutJobs.com Network of Sites!
The AboutJobs.com Network:
SummerJobs.com | SeasonalJobs.com | OverseasJobs.com | InternationalJobs.com | ResortJobs.com | InternJobs.com


text:
I have decided to launch a series of speaking engagements,during which I'll describe Come Back Early Today and also share some of my experiences as an Alzheimer's caregiver. I'm currently arranging engagements at some dementia care facilities here in Kansas City. Several of them have evening education presentations for the general public, with a focus on meeting the needs of Alzheimer's caregivers.
I've also been invited to speak at the annual meeting of the Kansas Activity Directors Association (KADA) in Wichita this coming fall. That organization is made up of Activity Directors in long-term care facilities.
As soon as I have some events scheduled locally I'll post the details here.


text:
DIXON – Mayor Jim Burke's goal is to complete appointments for a governmental task force evaluating Dixon's form of government at the City Council's Jan. 21 meeting.
In reaction to former comptroller Rita Crundwell's theft of nearly $54 million from the city over 20 years, Burke vowed this summer to create a task force exploring the different types of government, including the city's current commission form of government, and recommending which is best for Dixon.
After conversations with city commissioners and employees, the mayor created a short list of 10 people to make a seven- or nine-member governmental task force. Burke is in the process of contacting those people.
"I don't want anybody on this with an agenda or preconceived opinion," Burke said. "That could be hard to flush out. Everybody on here should have an open mind, a real interest and be well-qualified to study this thing."
Those selected will be not be paid, however, Burke will ask the City Council to budget "a couple thousand dollars" to cover any out-of-pocket expenses, such as travel or phone calls.
While commissioners Dennis Considine, Colleen Brechon and Jeff Kuhn do not believe the form of government is to blame for Crundwell's theft, they have said they are open to the task force study. Commissioner David Blackburn has not commented publicly on the subject.
"This is going to take a commitment from those on the task force," Burke said. "We want them to talk to other municipalities about their various forms of government, what their experience has been, etc."
Burke hopes a task force can give city commissioners both a spread of information on the five forms of government available in Illinois for municipalities, as well as a recommendation.
State law allows five forms of government: aldermanic, commission, managerial, strong mayor and trustee. Sterling, for instance, has a managerial form of government.
Dixon is one of 49 municipalities in Illinois with the commission form of government, which puts part-time commissioners in charge of areas of a municipal government.
The city has elected commissioners for accounts and finance, public property, public health and safety and streets and public improvements.
Only six of the cities are larger than Dixon – Zion, East Peoria, Marion, Mattoon, Pekin and Ottawa.
Once a recommendation is made, the City Council will have to make its own decision. If members decide to make a change of government, it will go on the ballot as a referendum.
In 1990, former Mayor James Dixon and others put a referendum on the ballot to adopt the city manager form of government. Only 25 percent of voters supported it. Dixon spoke up again in May with a letter to the editor, asking for residents to revive the idea.
Burke is optimistic the task force can provide the City Council and residents with all the necessary information to make a decision on Dixon's form of government moving forward.
"If there is some kind of change we ask to be made, then it adds credibility to the public that we had an independent board without any agenda making a recommendation," Burke said. "I also want them to include what kinds of cost would be involved in this sort of change. We want them to provide as many details."


text:
The Newton First Mennonite Church Choir and area community members will present selections from Handel's Messiah on at 7 p.m. Sunday at the church, 429 East First Street. Soloists include Amy Schroeder, Kay Schroeder, Mathew Schloneger and Chris Kliewer. The choir and orchestra is conducted by Rachel Unruh. Additional instrumentalists include Karen Schlabaugh, harpsichordist; Ken Rodgers, organist; Bethel College and Community Orchestra with Nancy Johnson, concertmaster. An offering will be taken for the Harvey County Homeless Shelter and to cover concert expenses.
Choose the plan that's right for you. Digital access or digital and print delivery.


text:
Hamburg will attempt to ward off Liverpool and other potential suitors of Son Heung-Min by offering the South Korean youngster a new contract.
Son continues to grow in stature at the Imtech Arena, having progressed into the first team two years ago, and has scored twice in six Bundesliga appearances for Thorsten Fink's side this season.
According to Goal.com, the 20-year-old's recent form has led to interest from Liverpool, and Brendan Rodgers has been linked with making a €10.5 million to bring him to Anfield.
Hamburg, however, are intent in retaining the services of the Son and hope to give themselves some security in the transfer market by extending his current deal by another two years until 2016.
"The issue is to be completed before the end of the season," sporting director Frank Arnesen told Hamburger Morgenpost.
Son, meanwhile, has not become distracted by the rumours of a move to Liverpool, or any other club with greater stature, and is content with life in Hamburg and the prospect of extending his stay.
"I feel very comfortable here," he explained. "There is currently no reason for me to think about change."
Do YOU want to write for GiveMeSport? Get started today by signing-up and submitting an article HERE: https://www.givemesport.com/writeforgms


text:
Sherman talks so much ****. He's half the reason I can't stand the Seahawks now.
He makes plays and is a good CB, but act like you've done this before and shut your ****ing mouth.
Seattle alive. Barely. They need a TD here
I used to hate trash talk, I still don't really like it but it's a reality of the game and will be going forward so I've learned to accept it.
If Sherman keeps playing this well he might even end up being a better CB than Revis who I've considered the best CB in the league for a while now.
Man up time for the Falcons D.
The Seahawks panicked. Didn't even give it to Lynch.
That's a real killer. What a stinger to the Seahawks.
Should've taken the FG there, lots of football to play.
3rd and 1 and 4th and 1 and no touch for Lynch. A joke. Funny how when you lose, literally everything goes wrong, including the coaching and playcalling
well that was pretty stupid by the great pete carroll.. take the easy 3 get on the board on the road..
Falcons can pretty much take a stranglehold on this one now.
Lynch or a run/pass option for Wilson would have been much better choices there.


text:
Panasonic if you are going plasma, no doubt about it. If you are willing to spend the 4000 on the TV alone, you can get a 60 or 65 inch tip,top of the line Panasonic plasma and you would be hard pressed to find a crisper picture.
Ok ... I am looking for a new house and as part of the deal I get to build a home theatre.
Question ... Does anyone have an opinion on which TV under $4k is currently considered 'The Best' . I think I prefer plasma to LED.
Thanks !
Panasonic if you are going plasma, no doubt about it. If you are willing to spend the 4000 on the TV alone, you can get a 60 or 65 inch tip,top of the line Panasonic plasma and you would be hard pressed to find a crisper picture.
Panasonic VT60. Assuming the room is going to be dark.
I second the advice in here. If it isn't a room that suffers from direct sunlight a Panasonic is ridiculous bang for your buck. You'll be able to get an amazing tv in that price range.
Using and older Panny plasma 42 in and it has been great set. My only complaint and it because its in a
Small room is the heat that is generated. You cannot go wrong with a
Panasonic if your choosing a
Thanks guys !!! How about on the LED side ... Since I don't really know if the room will ave a controllable light situation,
But, as for LED... Samsung Series 8 are the SIHT!
I've been in the A/V industry for a long time. Dedicated Theater rooms, whole house home automation, custom systems, etc etc.
I've seen and installed nearly every brand and type out there.
IMO Samsung makes the nicest displays picture wise out there.
They new "Smart TV" feature is also pretty cool, and actually useful!
Kinda like having an Apple TV built into the tv, just need an internet connection for netflix, hbo-go, etc.
Also, I'm pretty sure you can get an 80" in your budget of 4G.
Thing that makes these Samsung panels so good is the superior black levels.
I haven't seen a better picture IMO.
And NO, I do not work for Samsung
Everybody said what there is to say about Panasonic Plasma. They're nice.
I'd go with a Samsung LED if it were me tho.
Best plasma was the Pioneer Kuro (not made anymore). There was talk of a company buying up Pioneer engineers and tech to incorporate the best of the Kuro into their product, but I don't know if that ever happened.
Absent that, Panasonic rocks. Anything other than plasma still has off-axis viewing problems.
What about your other components?
OP, once you have narrowed down your choices you should go over to AVSFORUMS and read the owners thread for each set. First of all it will let you know all about what quirks (if any) might exist and you will get solid advice about what interconnects to use and things like the best calibration procedures.
With a top of the line set this will not be a problem but make sure you get boat loads of inputs. Those can run out prety quickly. Cbale box, XBOX, PS4, and/or BlueRay player, Network Media Tank, etc. etc.
Wireless is great but if you plan any kind of SMART TV activity involving streaming, especially high bitrate streaming then wired INTERNET is essential.
3d? Meh.
Assume your setup will benefit from a separate soundbar. If you are going with home theater and the whole 5.1 or 7.1 setup, even then you will probably finds that running all of your TV through that kind of a setup is overkill for day-to-day viewing. In those cases a simple soundbar setup is still a good option IMO.
How far will you be sitting from the TV?
Plasma blows
Especially if you're like me and get drunk and pass out all the time with the TV on. I don't want to fall asleep and have the Netflix screen permanently burned into my screen when I wake up.
Get a Samsung 8 series LED.
The Ultra HD TV is impressive but very expensive
Both technologies had flaws initially and both did a good job of correcting those flaws (burn in, ghosting, Panel thickness, Panel weight, refresh rate, etc,).
NEITHER technology "won" the war because both are going to be obsoleted by the clearly superior OLED panels when the prices of those comes down as they are doing now.
CNET who are fairly agnostic about these things are pretty clear about why the top plasma displays actually have a better picture than the corresponding top of the line LCD/LED displays but both are still good and way better then the early generation panels.
OLED (finally) is hitting the shelves now and it absolutley blows away LCD and plasma by almost every measure of picture quality and so I will not have to have the same conversation with SAR about this technology that we have been having for the past four years. There should be plenty of bargains even in the premium models of LCD and Plasma in the next year or two because both technologies are going the way of the dodo bird.
End of life discounts to be had.
Samsung LED 8 series is the best, by far.
Besides you will need alot of supporting to the wall to support a large Plasma panel and the amount of heat thrown off from Plasma in an enclosed media room can throw temps in the room off by many degrees from the front of the room to the back.
With the new LED tv's I would not even look at Plasma, it does not exist.


text:
Current Openings
Management, Professional, Sales,
Hourly Production, Manufacturing &
Hourly Production, Manufacturing &
Click here to sign up for your own Job Agent to search our job postings and identify potential matches!
Benefits Package
CSS provides its employees with a comprehensive benefit package. The benefits available for specific positions will be described during the interview process, but typically include:
- Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Spending Accounts
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match


text:
Governor Terry Branstad will moderate a presidential forum in November in Pella at Vermeer headquarters.
On November 1st, the Vermeer Corporation and the National Association of Manufacturers will host Republican candidates for the 2012 election.
The forum is intended to provide an opportunity for candidates to discuss the issues facing manufacturing.
The NAM will also invite President Obama to discuss those same issues with manufacturers.


text:
Juniors Ryan Schaeffer and T.J. Dawson delivered two-out run-scoring singles in the top of the 12th inning to give Coker College a bone-chilling 4-2 win over 17th-ranked Francis Marion University, Sunday evening (Feb. 19) in the final game of the Peach Belt/CVAC Baseball Challenge, hosted by FMU.
The victory was lone win for a CVAC school in the nine-game event. Sunday night's contest lasted 4-hours and one minute and ended with temperatures in the upper 30's.
Coker (
Schaeffer finished the game 2-for-6 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
Freshman Taylor Norfleet (3-for-6) and junior Nick Stewart (2-for-5) led the Patriot hitting attack. FMU junior righty Brooks Sinquefield (0-1) was tagged with the loss.
Francis Marion took a 2-0 advantage when leadoff batter Derek Kennamer scored on a passed ball in the first inning and then scored again in the fifth on an RBI double by Justin Greene. Greene extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
The Cobras tied the score at 2-2 in the sixth when Schaeffer drilled an RBI triple to right field, and then scored on a run-scoring single by designated hitter Mike Pitkewicz.
After Coker took the 4-2 lead in the top of the 12th inning, Dill fanned FMU senior Stan Markle with the three runners on to end the game.
Coker hosts


text:
The Louisville Cardinals will face the University of Kentucky Wildcats in the Final Four of the 2012 men's NCAA tournament. The long-time rivalry between these two Kentucky teams is just one example of conflicting team loyalties that can divide families, friends and neighbors for generations.
What's The Extreme Sports Rivalry In Your Life?
By editor • Mar 29, 2012


text: I bought a bunch of these cards when I was younger but I never learned how to play the game. A friend and I were going through my card collection, and he recognized them. Turned out, he also had some from his earlier days. Anyways, after learning how to play I have realized this is a really fun game, but I am just at the cusp of understanding it. Is there anybody else who has played Magic? What would you suggest to better understand the game? If it helps, I'm 17 and I think I got these cards when I was about 11, so they are from around... 2001?


text:
He was Big, strong as an ox, and a Master Gardener -- ironically, all he personally "planted" at his farm was a cactus, a few fruitless mulberry trees and he and I transplanted some Catalpa trees and blueberry plants. While I lived on-site at his farm: we had a garden: Onions, radishes, okra, tomatoes, peppers, cantaloupes, zucchini squash, and lots more. We even gave-away our produce and surplus chicken eggs to homeless missions, numerous churches for their food pantries, nursing homes, and to anybody who had a need. The biggest irony is that: My cousin didn't plant a single seed: I did. I give him full credit for his credentials as a "Master Gardener"; he knew gardening terms, tools and know-how "from A-to-Z".
He even knew Latin names for various plants and shrubs. I have no idea as to 'why' he always did a "New Year's Resolution" to do this and that....and "a garden" was always on his numerous "project list"; yet he failed to follow-through on the goal himself. I would even wait and see if he would take the initiative to start his garden. Each year came and went, until it was almost too late --- then, I would begin my own planting. He even helped me prepare the ground for tilling and fertilizing. It is possible that since he worked at a "Garden Center and Nursery" as his day-job, that he simply got "burnt-out" on things at his farm. He often joked that although HE had the paperwork certification; I had the actual "green-thumb" and genuinely worked-the-soil.
I tried to ease his mind that I only had practical experience from years and years of doing gardening with my late parents. Yet, the gardens I planted produced bountiful harvests. I even had cousin Jon pick the very first zucchini squash. It was his favorite and he ate it with great delight. I felt he deserved to enjoy the produce that was grown. Plus, I don't eat squash myself at all. As with many things: I grow it, but I seldom ate anything I planted (except for our potatoes) since I am a breakfast-fare type of food eater.
I have tons of respect for my deceased cousin. His flaw was that he moved from project-to-project without finishing. When I first came to his farm in 2004, he had just moved there a few months earlier. He was plagued by soil-erosion. So, I bought a 70-pound bag of grass-seed from Kansas.
I was at his farm just a few days ago. It felt empty to be there without my cousin's presence. Years ago, he often complimented me on the lush green grass; plus I planted turnip-seed and patches of lettuce to help keep his sod stable to enhance soil-stability as well as "plentiful greens" for his chickens and goats. My cousin had the best of intentions. His knowledge was impeccable. Yet, he tended to procrastinate by his having so many irons-in-the-proverbial-fire.
I see this same trend among various other people who make "New Year's Resolutions" to diet, lose weight, read a certain book, commence a remodeling project, or to spend more quality-time with their families. My advice to everyone: Make your New Years' Resolutions "stick". It will require personal fortitude and a plan to adhere to. The focus MUST BE on ATTAINING THE GOAL not merely making the "RESOLUTION".
It was bittersweet to see my deceased cousin's old farm. I miss him a great deal. But it was rewarding to see the lush green grass (even in winter) a deep, pleasant shade of 'green'. It was pleasant to see patches of purple-top turnip leaves and broadleaf turnips waving in the breeze.
Although there were no more goats and no more chickens to enjoy that greenery...just the sight made me think of all the happy memories. Granted, it took effort, but I am glad that I stuck to the "Resolutions" which I was able to follow-through and accomplish.
So, if anybody makes a "New Year's Resolution", I hope they will stick to it; stay motivated; and stay on-track not just in January, but in May or August or even nine years from now...you can take your own satisfaction in "staying-the-course" to achieve a goal. If you succeed, you will be glad that you "held firm". A pledge means nothing unless you "follow-through" on it.


text:
The former president and six other officers of First National Bank of Savannah, including Jeffrey Allen Farrell, 44, who served as the city president of the Richmond Hill branch and a commercial loan officer, were indicted on Jan. 11 by a federal grand jury in Savannah, accused of defrauding First National Bank and other banks out of millions of dollars.
Charges against Farrell include conspiracy, bank fraud, false statements to influence a bank and false entries made in bank records.
According to the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of Georgia, the long-running scheme allegedly contributed to the failure of First National Bank in 2010, which will cost the FDIC deposit-insurance fund more than $90 million.
The indictment comes on the heels of the 2011 prosecution of Savannah real estate developer Richard Guerard for scheming with First National Bank officials and employees to defraud the bank and others to cover loan shortfalls for two of his companies.
Guerard was sentenced to 52 months in federal prison in August 2011 after pleading guilty in May of that year.
According to allegations in the indictment, as First National Bank's financial condition began to decline, those charged schemed to hide millions of dollars in non-performing loans from the bank, members of the bank's board of directors and from federal regulators.
Other indictments allege the defendants' scheme included illegally loaning money to unqualified borrowers in order to make interest and other payments on other non-performing loans; using hidden promises to entice others to take over non-performing loans, side deals and other terms unfavorable to First National Bank; and fraudulently misrepresenting the quality of the loans to recruit other banks to fund non-performing loans.
To assist in their scheme, the government charges, the defendants falsified and fabricated numerous bank documents and records.
Also named in the 35-count indictment charging former First National Bank officers are:
• Heys Edward McMath III, 58, who served as the president and CEO. McMath is charged with conspiracy, bank fraud, misapplication of bank funds and false statements to influence a bank.
• Stephen Michael Little, 65, who served as the executive vice president and CFO. Little is charged with conspiracy and bank fraud.
• Robert Wilson Dailey, 51, who served as the city president and senior lending officer. Dailey is charged with conspiracy, bank fraud and false entries made in bank records.
• Jay Patrick Gardner, 62, who served as a vice president and the chief credit officer. Gardner is charged with conspiracy and bank fraud.
• Isaac Jefferson Mulling, 53, who served as a senior vice president and commercial loan officer. Mulling is charged with conspiracy, bank fraud, false statements to influence a bank and false entries made in bank records.
• Alan Robert Fleming, 36, who served as the city president of the Tybee Island branch and a commercial loan officer. Fleming is charged with conspiracy, bank fraud, misapplication of bank funds, false statements to influence a bank and false entries made in bank records.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney James D. Durham said Friday initial appearances for those charged have not been scheduled. They will appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge G.R. Smith. Durham is prosecuting the case along with Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Solari.
First National Bank closed its doors and was taken over by the government in the summer of 2010, largely because of the troubled loans. It remains in receivership of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
The Savannah Bank took over its deposits and operations of its four branches.
The indictments stem from a joint investigation conducted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Office of Inspector General; the FDIC Office of Inspector General; the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Inspector General; the U.S. Secret Service; and the U.S. Attorney's Office.


text:
How Do You Eat a Triceratops? Start By Ripping the Head Off 113
scibri writes "Once a Tyrannosaurus took down a Triceratops, how did it go about eating it? By looking at the bite marks on Triceratops fossils, a group of paleontologists have pieced together the steps, and created an illustrated guide. Step one? Pull off the head."


text:
The First Art Newspaper on the Net
Established in 1996
United States
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Critics to Artdaily
Referral Links
Last Week
Special Photos
Columbia Museum of Art Sets Attendance Record on Final Day of Ansel Adams Exhibition
Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984), "Orchard", Portola Valley, California, c. 1940. Gelatin silver print. Photo; Courtesy: Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding, CA. ©Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust.
The Columbia Museum of Art
set a daily attendance record of 2,006 visitors from noon until 5:00 p.m. last Sunday, January 17, which was a free admission day courtesy BlueCross BlueShield of SC. Sunday was the last day for the popular exhibition, Ansel Adams: Masterworks, which opened October 23, 2009 and featured many of Adams' most famous and best-loved photographs that encompass the full scope of his work.
The exhibition attracted many people from outside the greater Columbia area generating strong economic activity for the city. Ten percent of visitors last Sunday were from outside of South Carolina and 55 percent were from outside Richland County.
We are so pleased that this exhibition attracted such a large audience from outside the city and county, which has a direct and positive effect on improving the vitality of Main Street, executive director Karen Brosius said. Our exhibitions and educational programs bring thousands of people to the city center each year, which has an important economic impact as well.
The Museums previous daily attendance record was 1,590 visitors during Turner to Cézanne, which was on view March 6 June 7, 2009.
The Columbia Museum of Art
Ansel Adams
Last Week News
January 22, 2010
Cars by Warhol, Fleury, Longo, Szarek from the Chrysler Collection Opens at Albertina
A Cabinet of Curiosities: Selections from the Peter Tillou Collections at Christie's
New Paintings and Sculpture by Damien Hirst Announced at Gagosian
Moderna Museet Director, Lars Nittve, to Retire in October
Works by More than 70 Artists to be Auctioned for Charity at Gagosian
Exceptional Frank Lloyd Wright Archive to Highlight Bonhams Sale
Exhibit in Philadelphia Explores Legacy of Women in Pop
Artist Tony Fitzpatrick Holds Third Solo Exhibition at Pierogi
Two Video Works by Omer Fast on View at Postmasters Gallery
Indianapolis Museum of Art Announces 2009 Acquisitions
Friedrich Petzel Gallery Shows Interim in Three Rounds, Round 3
Peabody Essex Museum Appoints Anne Munsch as New CFO
Infamous (and Anonymous) Banksy's "Exit" to Premiere at Sundance
MCA Sydney Unveils New Series of Artist's Impressions of the New Building
New York Public Library Unveils Provocative Approach to Experiencing Voltaire's Candide
Special Installation Showcases Unique "Visual Language" Depicting Timeless Philosophical Messages
Vermont Man's Vintage Snowflake Photos for Sale in New York City
Stolen Auschwitz Sign Returns to Museum
Georgia Art Museums Collaborate to Share Resources and Collections Across the State
Dr. Ydessa Hendeles Makes AGO History with Contemporary Art Donation
January 21, 2010
Picasso and Renoir, Unseen for Over 40 Years, Go on Public Display at Christie's
Forty-Three Drawings by Swiss Architect Jean Tschumi Donated to MoMA
Matisse's Most Experimental Works to be Examined at the Art Institute of Chicago
PaceWildenstein Shows Group Exhibition of Most Significant Artists
Important Modern and Contemporary Prints at Leslie Sacks Fine Art
Galerie Ludorff Presents Important Paintings by Expressionist Emil Nolde
First Exhibition Ever Devoted to Bronzino at Metropolitan Museum
Pirate Klaus Stoertebeker's Skull Stolen from German Museum
Experts May Have Found Bones of English Princess Eadgyth
Getty Announces Debut of First Major Exhibition of Gérome in Nearly Forty Years
British Museum Announces Two Major Exhibitions for Spring 2010
"Africa Now" Exhibition at Bonhams Wins Support from Alicia Keys Charity
2010 AIA Institute Honor Awards Excellence in Architecture
Irish Museum of Modern Art to Open Secret, Intriguing and Experimental Exhibition
Barbican Announces Latest Commission for The Curve
Untraditional Research Collaboration on Sustainable Plastics at the National Gallery of Denmark
George Clarke to Host Awards Ceremony for Best New Buildings, Restorations and Public Spaces
Meijer Gardens Receives Second Calder Sculpture on Long-Term Loan
Study: Arts Industry Hits Worst Slump in Decade
North Dakota Heritage Center Project Getting $1.8M donation
January 20, 2010
Royal Academy of Arts Stages a Landmark Exhibition of the Work of Vincent van Gogh
Major Works by Klein, Doig, Kippenberger and Auerbach Lead Christie's Auction
Romare Bearden's The Block and Related Drawings On View at the Metropolitan
Major Works by Doig, Freud, Richter, Fontana and Ofili Lead Sotheby's Sale
Explosive Works by German Artist Martin Denker at Bruce Silverstein
Rediscovered Self-Portrait by Lucian Freud to be Sold at Sotheby's
Ernesto Neto's "Navedenga" on View for the First Time at MoMA
Prominent Dealers Bring Art World to Second Annual Dallas Art Fair
Christie's Strengthens Asia Management Lineup with New Appointments
Exhibition of Interactive Work by Artist Jeppe Hein Announced in Indianapolis
Solo Exhibition by New York-Based Artist Hugo Markl at Galerie Eva Presenhuber
Sotheby's to Offer the James S. Copley Library's Original Manuscripts
Fiona Banner will Create the Tate Britain Duveens Commission 2010
Alan Cristea Gallery Announces First Major Retrospective of Bauhaus Artist Anni Albers
Fine English & Continental Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts for Sale at Freeman's
MFAH Awarded Grant from NHPRC to Establish Electronic Records Archive
Marc Chagall's Illustrations for Gogol's "Dead Souls" on View at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Crystal Bridges Acquires New Work by Walton Ford
Berlin Jewish Museum Gets Libeskind Extension
January 19, 2010
At Age 86, Antoni Tapies Exhibits Seventeen Recent Works at Toni Tapies Gallery
Iran May Cut British Museum Ties in Row Over Ancient Persian Treasure
Portrait Shows Morbid Edgar Allan Poe in More Flattering Terms
Vancouver Art Gallery Takes to the Streets with Three Major Installations
Excellent Visitor Figures, Strong Sales and Positive Feedback at London Art Fair
Ben Talbert's Paintings and Drawings from the 60's at Robert Berman Gallery
Edinburgh College of Art Reveals Mystery Behind Cast of an Unknown Criminal
Somerset House Organizes First Contemporary Graphic Art Fair in the UK
Vietnam Entrepreneurs Aim to Carve World's Biggest Jade Buddha
Taiwanese Man Makes a Sculpture Smaller than a Grain of Rice
Portraits of Famed Authors Featured in Exhibit at Princeton University's Firestone Library
Exhibition at The Frick Art Museum Showcases Government Art Program
University of Richmond Museums Opens Two New Exhibitions
Camden Arts Centre Commissions Three New Projects for London's King's Cross
Watercolor Collages by Bryan Collier Tell the Story at the Joslyn Art Museum
Peter Marino's Private Collection of Bronzes to Go on Show at The Wallace Collection
Animism Brings Together Contemporary and Historical Works in Antwerp
Twelve International Artists Explore Conflict at Foundation for Art and Creative Technology
First-Ever Retrospective of Charles M. Russell Concludes U.S. Tour in Houston
January 18, 2010
Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation Presents Never Before Seen Photos by Robert Doisneau
First Big Parisian Exhibition for Artist Paul Wallach at Galerie Jaeger Bucher
Contemporary Kinetic Sculpture by U-Ram Choe to be Featured at Frist Center
Frank Gehry Out of Museum of Tolerance Project in Jerusalem
CIRCA, the Leading Caribbean Art Fair Returns for Fifth Year
Brussels Celebrates Mexico's Bicentennial with Frida Kahlo Exhibition
First Solo Museum Exhibition in The Netherlands for Daniel Roth Announced
PULSE New York Announces Move to New Location for Fifth Edition
Inka Essenhigh's Latest Body of Work to Open at 303 Gallery
Reclusive Artist Alexander Aizenshtat Exhibits at Moscow Museum of Modern Art
Art, Travel, and Modernity Featured in New Exhibition at the Bruce Museum
Russell Young Sprinkles a Bit of Fairy Dust over the Scream Gallery in Mayfair
Heading Bonhams Marine Sale are Inaugural America's Cup Scenes
London Based Artist Laura Wilson Presents New Works at Siobhan Davies
Eleven Gallery Kicks Off the Year with Natasha Kissell Exhibition
Artist Jenness Cortez Exhibits Contemporary American Realism
Stanford's Cantor Arts Center to Show Artist's Close Studies of Nature
New Photographic Display Celebrates the Work of Format Photography Agency
Yang Jin Long Makes U.S. Debut with Contemporary Oil Paintings at Crow Collection
Exhibition of Chinese Stone Sculpture from the Sackler Collections Opens in Virginia
January 17, 2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's Photo of the Kremlin Gets $1.7 Million at Auction
Exhibition Surveys the Impact of Picasso and His Circle in Paris
Photographs by Finnish Artist Ilkka Halso at Galerie Wagner + Partner
Spanish Lawmaker's Photo Used for Bin Laden Poster
Site Specific Installations to be Presented at Bologna Art First 2010
Photographs of War by David Levinthal at Stellan Holm Gallery
ARCOmadrid_ 2010 Introduces New Concept with Focus on Los Angeles
Cuban Artist José Bedia has First Show at Heriard-Cimino Gallery
William Eggleston's First Retrospective Comes to Chicago
Incisive Overview of African Americans as Artists and Subjects at Babcock Galleries
David Risley Gallery Presents a Solo Show by Tamar Guimaraes
New Work by Brooklyn Artist Brian Alfred at Haunch of Venizon
Clark Art Institute Offers Exhibition of Highly Mysterious Works of Art
13 New York Area Artists to Show their Work at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
Lesley Heller Moves to the Lower East Side and Opens New Workspace
Overview of Michael Smith's Work Presented at Ellen de Bruijne Projects
Bonhams to Sell 1,000,000 Sampson and Horne Pottery and Furniture Collection
This MLK Holiday, Work has Begun on Memorial in DC
Diana Thater Creates Complex Visual Environment at the Santa Monica Museum of Art
Pushkin Museum to Offer Picasso Retrospective
Most Popular Last Seven Days
New Rembrandt found after being bought at London auction
Exhibition at Fotohof focuses on groups in society who are at risk of marginalisation
John Brennan collection of Rock n Roll memorabilia offered at RR Auction
A Bob Dylan guitar fetches $495,000 at auction
Exhibition in San Francisco focuses on the latter half of René Magritte's career
'Mad' king Ludwig II of Bavaria lost gift to composer Richard Wagner gets rare show
New Royal Academy of Arts opens in celebration of its 250th anniversary
Researchers uncover Anne Frank's 'dirty jokes'in her diary
New York art sales near $3 billion in two weeks as uber-rich hunt trophies
Berlin's Ethnological Museum returns grave-plundered artefacts to Alaska
Related Stories
Columbia Museum of Art to Present Collection of African-American Art
Digital Art
Special Photos
Special Reports
Featured Stories
Art Fairs
Art Quiz
3D Images
Last Week
Ignacio Villarreal
Editor & Publisher:
Jose Villarreal
- Consultant:
Ignacio Villarreal Jr.
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez
Royalville Communications, Inc
Founder's Site.
The most varied versions
of this beautiful prayer.
to a Mexican poet.
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Your name *
Your e-mail address *
Name of recipient *
Recipient's e-mail address *
Your message *
Sending Mail
Sending Successful


text:
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, a heaving crowd of screaming sports fans can often be found jammed in Bluetongue Stadium on the NSW Central Coast.
A hulking steel and concrete structure, the stadium boats about 20,000 seats – enough to fit half a sizeable country town.
It's also big enough to fit every Australian teenager killed in a road crash over the last 30 years, with just a few seats to spare.
Despite drastic reductions over that time, the number of young men needlessly dying on country roads remains disproportionately high. This year, roughly one young life has been lost on the road every day. Inexperience, speeding and drink driving bring most unstuck, while other factors like crowded cars, mobile phones and fatigue are also at work.
Peter Draper, a former northern NSW state MP turned driving instructor, said the death of a young person inflicted a particularly cruel blow on regional areas.
"Everybody knows everybody and to lose a young life before they have the opportunity to live up to their potential has enormous impacts," he said. "It can actually devastate entire communities."
Mr Draper cited the extraordinary outpouring of grief in the Tamworth area following the death of teenager Brad Hillier in 2009. Brad's car crashed into a power pole at over 100km/h. Police found he had been distracted by a mobile phone at the time.
"I have never seen such an outpouring of grief from young people following that incident but sadly, a tragedy like that doesn't translate into better driving behaviour for other young people in most instances."
Dr Bridie Scott-Parker, a researcher at Queensland's Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety, has spent the past two years analysing why so many young drivers take unnecessary risks.
"Young driver crashes is something we just can't ignore," she said. "These kids are beginning their lives but so many of them are having them cut short or irreparably damaged."
Last year, 283 died: a 16 per cent reduction on the previous year. Those gains are set to be wiped out this year.
Dr Scott-Parker said teenagers were in control of cars when key brain functions were not yey fully developed. Such physiological factors would be extraordinarily difficult to combat through regulation, she said.
"That key part of the brain, that deals with key decision making capacity," doesn't really finish developing until you're in your mid 20s," she said.
Tackling the problem by making teenagers wait longer to get behind the wheel can be problematic, especially in regional areas.
"We've got to be able to balance mobility and safety," Dr Scott-Parker said.
"In many regional areas, public transport is non-existent during the day and having a car to get around to work and school can be very important."
Dr Scott-Parker said a new approach was needed for the most novice drivers – those on the first six months of their provisional licence.
"Maybe we need to introduce a more structured approach in that first six months, like more rigorous supervision and no peer-passengers at night."
A young driver's risk of being involved in a fatal crash is more than five times higher when carrying two or more passengers than when travelling alone. It means when a car does crash, the consequences can be disastrous because multiple young people are inside.
Mr Draper said more intensive driver training would also help lower the toll.
Of the 283 17-25 year-olds who died in road accidents last year, 133 were drivers and 77 were passengers. The remainder were pedestrians, motorcyclists or cyclists.
Read more in our road safety series:


text:
Zoom To Broome with Virgin Blue
Australia's low fare airline Virgin Blue will launch a seasonal weekly flight between Adelaide and Broome from April 12, incorporating regional WA into its expanding route network for the first time and providing yet another direct destination option to and from Adelaide.
It follows hot on the heels of this week's announcement that Virgin Blue will introduce services direct from Sydney to the Whitsunday Coast Airport (Proserpine).
The weekend Broome flight is expected to appeal to the many tourists who travel to the Kimberley Gateway to relax and unwind for a week, whether it be casual strolls through Chinatown, a camel ride on Cable Beach or sipping cocktails while watching the spectacular sunset.
It will also benefit those visitors who fly to Broome to begin their backpacking adventure, heading towards Darwin through the Bungle Bungle National Park or down the Great Northern Highway to Perth via Dampier Archipelago and the wonders of Ningaloo Reef.
Virgin Blue is offering a special "wow" launch fare of $249* one-way on the net, on sale from today until February 20, for travel between April 12 and June 29.
Everyday low fares will start from $320* one-way on the net, with the Fully Flexible fare of $620* one-way on the net, 34% lower than the Qantas equivalent fare of $936 one-way.
The Saturday evening flight DJ539 will depart Adelaide at 10.10pm, arriving in to Broome at 12.45am before turning around and going back to Adelaide as flight DJ540 for a 6.05am arrival.
Virgin Blue Chief Executive Brett Godfrey said, "We've been looking at Broome very closely for some time now and we are delighted to be in a position to launch services to our first WA regional destination and to be developing new routes that have previously been ignored by high cost carriers."
The announcement comes following lengthy negotiations with local tourism authorities who have thrown their support behind the low fare carrier, with visitor numbers expected to increase thanks to affordable air access.
The ability to operate the only direct service between Adelaide and Broome using Virgin Blue`s modern Boeing 737-700 aircraft has become a reality only after the lengthening and strengthening of the Broome International Airport runway in the second half of last year.
The decision by the airport owners to invest in this work will open up further opportunities for more direct services in the future depending on demand and support for the initial flight.
While tourists and tourism operators will reap the benefits of Virgin Blue's low fares, it will also allow the people of the Kimberley region affordable flights for a visit to South Australia and the option to take advantage of convenient connections to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
* All fares include the passenger ticket levy, airport charges and the global security charge and are for flights booked on the Internet. $10 more by phone


text:
|Sailing Master
Fran Charles joined the Institute in 1992 as varsity sailing coach and assistant to former sailing master, Hatch Brown. Now, as the fourth Sailing Master since 1935, Fran is responsible for the entire recreational sailing program with over 2,000 members annually developing sailing skills and using the fleet of over 100 boats.
Before joining MIT, Fran served as co-director of the Courageous Sailing Center in Boston which teaches sailing to city children. In 1996 and 1997, Fran managed the sailing competition for the Massachusetts Special Olympics as well as sponsored multiple clinics, seminars and competitions for local junior sailors.
In 1999, Fran was honored by Mass Bay Sailing with its "Distinguished Service to Yachting" Award.


text:
Happy Wednesday!
It's a Happy Wednesday for me because it's time to name two new "Greatest Song(s) of All Time This Week."
I'll start with the Retro Version. The retro version is in honor of tonight's start of Hanukkah. My personal favorite (half) Jew is the great Lenny Kravitz, so here's "Are You Gonna Go My Way?" If you've seen Lenny recently, please tell him to come back. He was freaking AMAZING.
The NEW version of TGSOATTW is a song heard prominently on "The Morning Reaction" on AM1570 WNST. I hope that tonight's Grammy Awards nomination announcement features the band Ra Ra Riot. "Shadow Casting" is quite good…
Let's see what everyone has to say…
1. WNST.net's Ryan Chell says Ravens waived S Ken Hamlin, signed FB Jason McKie
As I reported yesterday, the Ravens also tried out former Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans TE/FB Joel Gamble before going with McKie. I was told they made the decision because they felt McKie was more of a natural fullback while Gamble was more of a hybrid. Gamble is a Baltimore native (and Carver grad).
As far as McKie is concerned, I can't imagine him being asked to do much more than block-but they'll definitely need him to block. The likelihood is that Le'Ron McClain's ankle will probably keep him out Sunday night, and the Ravens' current roster options just aren't particularly good. Dennis Pitta can help and Jalen Parmele could see the field; but in a game where running the ball will be important-the Ravens will need a true blocking back.
Don't rule out Hamlin returning to Charm City at some point this season. He was cut once (to make room for Prince Miller humorously enough) but returned in favor of Trevor Pryce. The Ravens like the veteran presence that Hamlin gives them-but he hasn't even been active much in recent weeks.
2. WNST.net's Drew Forrester says Ravens not concerned about outcry regarding towel giveaway
During our "Cheap Shots From the Bleachers" segment before last year's Ravens-Steelers game at M&T Bank Stadium, I really used up all of the venom I have on this subject.
OF COURSE it's shameful that the Ravens are giving away towels the night of a Ravens-Steelers game.
OF COURSE it's embarrassing to hardcore Baltimore football fans to see their own team use a "copycat" version of a rival tradition.
OF COURSE fans should chose NOT to waive the towels but instead to use their hands to clap, bang thundersticks, or otherwise make noise.
OF COURSE the Ravens should really know better in this entire situation.
Unfortunately, they're still going to give the stupid towel away Sunday night even though there is no one excited about it.
Hey-it makes a nice dish rag. If they were giving them away on the way out-I'd be okay with it. And even ol' Forrester thinks it makes a nice wall flag…
3. The AP's Alan Robinson says Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger wearing protective boot, expected to play Sunday vs. Ravens
OF COURSE Ben Roethlisberger is going to play Sunday.
(I've said "OF COURSE" a lot today. Annoying anyone?)
Of course, if Sabrina Maree lived in the Steel City (or here in Baltimore); I'm not so sure Big Ben wouldn't be too distracted to make it to the game Sunday night. (Thanks The Beer Goggler via Busted Coverage!)
4. ESPN.com drops Ravens to 4th in power rankings
Calm down. The only three teams ahead of the Ravens are the Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots and New York Jets; who are all 9-2. The Ravens are first amongst the 8-3 teams.
Before we move on from the Ravens, a few things…
-I'm all for the idea of a "No Means No" chant Sunday night. I think it has to start during TV timeouts right before the Steelers take the ball. If this happens, I will seriously OWE the city of Baltimore for being so freaking awesome.
-The Ravens return to the practice field at 1 Winning Drive in Owings Mills today. We'll of course be out there to cover everything happening on and off the practice field. Make sure you remain tuned in to AM1570 WNST, checking out WNST.net and following us on Twitter (@WNST).
5. The Sun's Dan Connolly says chances of Cesar Izturis returning to Orioles continue to improve
With no offense to Cesar Izturis, umm……..I'd rather not.
Connolly says Jason Bartlett will be dealt by the Tampa Bay Rays, but not to Baltimore. Miguel Tejada is headed to the San Francisco Giants, who lost Juan Uribe to the Los Angeles Dodgers. It could still be an option for the Minnesota Twins to deal JJ Hardy, but they're not guaranteed to sign Tsuyoshi Nishioka or not move him to second base.
If all else fails, why not Maggi Caruthers?!?!? (Thanks Guyism!)
6. D1scourse's Patrick Stevens says Ralph Friedgen named ACC Coach of the Year, QB Danny O'Brien named Rookie of the Year
Both of these were sort of "no brainer" types of decisions.
The only other real options for Coach of the Year were Florida State's Jimbo Fisher and Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer. As the Seminoles did basically what everyone expected them to do and the Hokies only started playing well after losing to Boise State and James Madison; it would have been hard to justify either being honored ahead of Friedgen.
And I'm not sure I have many more words to scribe regarding O'Brien. Maybe it's best the Terrapins DIDN'T make it to Charlotte to play in the ACC Championship Game. I'm not sure what else I could have said about him.
He's like Matt Wieters. You know, expect…he's actually done something.
7. UMTerps.com previews tonight's tilt with Penn State in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
I'll say Terrapins 77, Nittany Lions 69.
I think it will be close for a while though, and I don't doubt that Talor Battle will get his.
But there would be no excuse for Maryland to not roll up to State College and dominate inside with Jordan Williams. That should absolutely be the difference maker.
SHOULD be I say.
8. The AP says Justin Fry's 16 points not enough as UMBC fell at Penn
Randy Monroe's Retrievers MIGHT be better than last year; but it hasn't resulted in a win yet.
And with a trip to UConn coming Friday night-I'm not sure a win is coming soon either.
Towson is in action tonight, the Tigers host Western Michigan at the Towson Center at 7pm.
9. The AP says Michael Harper scored 19 points to lead Coppin State past Lincoln (Pennsylvania) at CSPEC
Now they gear up for not only an early season MEAC showdown; but the ultimate rivalry game-as they visit Hill Field House for a date with the Morgan State Bears Saturday at 4pm.
But to celebrate the Eagles' win, I offer a picture of Dani Thompson. (Thanks The Smoking Jacket!)
10. The Sun's Hanah Cho says Maryland officials maintain they will work to protect Preakness as future of horse racing in jeopardy
Did you miss Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association President Richard Hoffberger Wednesday morning with Drew Forrester on "The Morning Reaction" on AM1570 WNST? Make sure you head over to the BuyAToyota.com Audio Vault here at WNST.net today to check it out! Other things you'll find in the Audio Vault include…
- Mike Bires (Beaver County Times)-who talked Steelers with Drew Wednesday
- Rich Dubroff (Carroll County Times)-who talked Ravens with Drew Wednesday
- Paul Cantabene (Mustangs Lacrosse Coach)-who joined Drew Wednesday for "The Stevenson Coaches' Report"
- A Birds starting pitchers game (courtesy of Sporcle.com) Drew and Glenn Clark (I know him) played Wednesday morning, as well as a call from "Steve M from Kingsville."
- Keith Booth (Maryland assistant coach)-who joined Thyrl Nelson Tuesday for "The Terrapins Coaches' Report"
- Scott Smith (Strikeforce Fighter)-who joined Thyrl and John Rallo Tuesday during "The MMA Report"
- Gregg Doyel (CBSSports.com)-who went around the sports world with Thyrl Tuesday on "The Mobtown Sports Beat"
- Allen McCallum (WNST MLB Analyst)-who joined Rex Snider Tuesday for "The MLB Report"
- Gabrielle Dow (Ravens VP of Marketing)-who joined Nestor Aparicio Tuesday on "The Afternoon Drive" to discuss the towel fiasco
- John Czarnecki (FoxSports.com)-who went around the NFL Tuesday with Nestor
And finally, I leave you with this.
So apparently the North Carolina A&T band plays a version of the Antoine Dodson "Bed Intruder" song. Awesome. Thanks WNST intern Barry Kamen courtesy of Ryan Chell's Facebook page…
Flexing my mic muscles since 1983…


text:
Welcome to Ultimate Subaru Message Board, my lurker friend!
|Welcome to Ultimate Subaru Message Board, an unparalleled Subaru community full of the greatest Subaru gurus and modders on the planet! We offer technical information and discussion about all things Subaru, the best and most popular all wheel drive vehicles ever created.
We offer all this information for free to everyone, even lurkers like you! All we ask in return is that you sign up and give back some of what you get out - without our awesome registered users none of this would be possible! Plus, you get way more great stuff as a member! Lurk to lose, participate to WIN*!
* The joy of participation and being generally awesome constitutes winning
** Not an actual guarantee, but seriously, you probably won't regret it!
Serving the Subaru Community since May 18th, 1998!
Bi-Monthly SUBARUBICON thread/sticky?
#1 Guest_pkdavis300_*
Posted 23 April 2003 - 01:37 PM
Based on my limited knowledge of members, I believe Subarujunkie and NVZeno are local to the area. I am not volunteering anyone, but has someone taken the lead in organizing?
We've narrowed it to a week in August, but can we assign an exact date for the trailhead? Vacation scheduling, possible hotel reservs, etc. Party in Tahoe at the end? (should be beer, music, etc alog the way, Im sure... but it may be a two-day run with some after time fun and repairs and shuttling back to start areas).
#2 Guest_SubaruJunkie_*
Posted 23 April 2003 - 01:45 PM
I want to take a drive up to the rubicon and just get a feel for what we're in for, but i need another rig to go with me. Im only about 30 miles from the trailhead, but probably a good 200 miles from the nearest lifted subaru
#3 Guest_magnificent subaru_*
Posted 23 April 2003 - 04:44 PM
#4 Guest_qman_*
Posted 23 April 2003 - 06:21 PM
We had agreed on that week during the last thread.
#5 Guest_Mike W_*
Posted 23 April 2003 - 07:12 PM
#6 Guest_Adam N.D.J._*
Posted 23 April 2003 - 09:35 PM
#7 Guest_SubaruJunkie_*
Posted 23 April 2003 - 10:01 PM
Ken, It would probably be best for you guys to stay in Eugene Saturday night, and then head to sac bright and early Sunday morning. It will be a full day of driving. We stayed in Eugene on the way back down, left there at 11am and made it into Sac at around 8pm. That included an hour stop for breakfast. If you guys are going to be driving down on those swampers, it would probably take you longer.
Im most definatly going to take a drive up to the trail and see what we're in store for. Now that i have the lift, maybe i can get into the trail alittle too.
#8 Guest_pkdavis300_*
Posted 24 April 2003 - 08:41 AM
- so Monday, August 18th is start day - xlnt.
Brian, perhaps when you go for scoping out, see what is a best area for congrugating many vehicles, like a gas station, restaurant, big dirt field, etc, and its proximity to the trailhead. Georgetown is no metropolis, and we may have to share the bar with Harley riders {maintaining a low profile with our non-Jeep vehicles, insisting our Subarus were made in America, lol. - I have a story about this -really.}
Finishing in Tahoe midweek should have many options for hotel stay to shower and shine and play (weekends get very busy).
Did we have a guestimate on # of vehicles? r/PK
#9 Guest_SubaruJunkie_*
Posted 24 April 2003 - 10:05 AM
#10 Guest_SubaruJunkie_*
Posted 24 April 2003 - 10:18 AM
From the looks of that map there. Seems like the trail goes from Georgetown to Tahoe. Are we planning on running the entire trail? Or just a section of it? I think with only 3 days planned to do the trail, we should only attempt 1/2 of it. Looks like it passes through Icehouse road.
Do you guys think we will take the whole trail? Or from Georgetown to Icehouse Road, or from Icehouse road to Tahoe?
#11 Guest_mudrat79_*
Posted 24 April 2003 - 10:32 AM
We need to know the true length of the entire trail from GeorgeTown to Tahoe....?
If its less than 30 miles total , I say lets do the entire thing......Bragging rites and all...
There's lots more to the planning,
We also need to compile a list of minimum requirements for ( vehicles) to become part of the trail crew.......
And As most of us are trailering rigs down, Are we going to have someone stay with and babysit our rides....? or will they be ok.....?
I'll add more later, John
#12 Guest_SubaruJunkie_*
Posted 24 April 2003 - 10:38 AM
Not sure of the entire length of the trail. That story there sais the trail can be completed in 2 days, but 3 is recommended. I think since we will most likely have a harder time than any other rig that has taken the trail... 4 days for the entire trail.
As far as equipment needed... i guess we should start talking about that so we can prepare.
#13 Guest_SubieSTORMTROOPER_*
Posted 24 April 2003 - 11:07 AM
That Rubicon's no joke...
#14 Guest_qman_*
Posted 24 April 2003 - 12:25 PM
#15 Guest_hodakarider_*
Posted 24 April 2003 - 01:16 PM
#16 Guest_NV Zeno_*
Posted 24 April 2003 - 05:00 PM
I know there's a parking area for trailers and such on the Tahoe side (Brian, those are the pix I sent you), I've seen many rigs parked there. PK's right..it can get really crowded on the weekends in Tahoe. Campgrounds are sold out, and hotels can get scarce and expensive, especially if there's an event that weekend.
Permits may be needed for fires or stoves along the trail, might want to check USFS for specifics.
**Edit: Just found some USFS info, the trail from Tahoe to Georgetown is 22 miles long.
#17 Guest_Turbone_*
Posted 25 April 2003 - 03:46 AM
#18 Guest_pkdavis300_*
Posted 25 April 2003 - 08:50 AM
I lived in Cool, CA (15 minutes from Georgetown) and the population was 1500... Georgetown is smaller and further removed. Having Tahoe as a goal sounds more appealing and accomodating when we need to recover and party.
#19 Guest_E Zap_*
Posted 25 April 2003 - 10:36 AM
I'll probably be remembered as the lush for this trip. Won't be good for ish except holding on tight. You guys do know I'll be there riding shotgun with my buddy Ken, right?
I guess I won't be able to drive a 4X Soob till Octoberish, but that won't stop me from riding in one.
#20 Guest_E Zap_*
Posted 26 April 2003 - 08:37 AM
Hey Eric,
I got the tape and watched it. I can honestly say that I have never seen a Subaru do what you guys were doing to them. I look forward (if I can get the days available since I am getting married on the 6th of Sept.) to watching you guys take on the Con.
A couple heads up for you before your trip down.
Elevation: Of course the trail is high up in the mountains and will effect fuel mixtures and power available. That was a hard lesson I learned in my carb'd Toyota. If you guys are running EFI, not a problem.
Tread Lightly: Unfortunately the Rubicon trail is under HEAVY watch by the environmentalists due to some abuse in the past and that it is a very popular place to go for wheelers. They are looking for anything to shut the place down, so make sure that when you go to be very consciencous about it all. Litter, spilled vehicle fluids, drinking & driving (they ticket up there for this), and most importantly staying on the path and not creating new paths. Furthermore, many locals up there are protective and if they see stuff happening that could shut down the trail, they will take personal actions, so just be careful.
Weather: Just be prepared for Wet, Cold, Windy, and Hot weather. It can change hourly up there.
Animals: Nothing really bad. There are bears that attack trucks and camps, but usually not people.
There you have it.
#21 Guest_Turbone_*
Posted 26 April 2003 - 11:15 AM
#22 Guest_SubaruJunkie_*
Posted 26 April 2003 - 12:47 PM
So far we have....
Anybody else in the area want to go? We wont be running the trail, just maybe hike it alittle, get a feel for the area and speak with some of the people driving out for their opinions. Also, take plenty of pix
#23 Guest_Turbone_*
Posted 26 April 2003 - 10:04 PM
#24 Guest_NV Zeno_*
Posted 26 April 2003 - 11:53 PM
#25 Guest_SubaruJunkie_*
Posted 27 April 2003 - 11:06 AM
Ken... Eric. Do you mind if I post pictures of your Brats on this thread to maybe keep these guys quiet? Or do you think it will only give them more to razz us on?
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users


text:
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
CFP: Social Justice and Social Media Symposium
Here is a Call For Papers for a symposium on Social Justice and Social Media to be held at Pace Law School on March 28, 2014:
Pace Law Review will host a one-day symposium entitled Social Justice and Social Media, on March 28, 2014 on the Pace Law School campus in White Plains, NY. The Symposium will address themes concerning the interplay between social media and the administration of justice, both civil and criminal. The Pace Law Review invites (10+) page papers for inclusion in its Summer 2014 Symposium Edition. The committee will consider a broad range of topics. Selected participants will be invited to present their papers at the symposium. Travel expenses to White Plains (30 minutes outside NYC), including hotel, transportation and meals will be provided.
Submission information and key dates:
Interested persons should submit an abstract of between 250 and 300 words suitable for a 15 minute presentation and to serve as the basis of a 10+ page paper (including footnotes). Longer papers are welcomed. Submissions should be made electronically to Prof. Leslie Y. Garfield, firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include name, affiliation and contact details in the body of the email. Submissions should be emailed no later than October 1, 2013. Final papers submission will be due June 1, 2014.


text:
| WMU News
KALAMAZOO—Building on more than a decade of cooperation that has led to a number of joint degree programs and shared facility initiatives in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Western Michigan University and the Thomas M. Cooley Law School are discussing the possibility of a stronger alliance that would create a formal affiliation between Cooley, a private law school, and WMU.
Informal talks between the leaders of the two schools have been under way for about three years. More recently, the boards and leadership of both schools have become involved in the informal talks, and late in December, both sides agreed to take a number of exploratory steps, with each organization reviewing the impact an alliance would have on its stakeholders, accreditation, financial responsibilities and growth potential.
WMU is a top-tier public research university with an enrollment of 25,000, seven regional locations and more than 240 degree programs. Cooley is the nation's largest law school, with five campuses in two states, and offers Juris Doctor—J.D.—and advanced Master of Laws—LL.M.—degrees. Both schools have a tradition of accessibility and a commitment to serving diverse populations that could be enhanced through the partnership. Under the model being examined, both schools would retain their independence, governance structure and separate fiduciary responsibilities. Cooley would become the Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, continuing as an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) entity.
When the two administrations complete the exploratory process, the next step would be to submit a proposal for board approval. That could happen as early as this summer.
"The result of such an affiliation with Cooley would make our University one of fewer than 90 universities in the nation to have both a law school and school of medicine," notes WMU President John M. Dunn. "The benefits that accrue from that distinction would pay dividends to our students, faculty and staff for years to come. The opportunity is made even more intriguing by the common mission and values of our two institutions."
Both schools promote academic theory and its practical applications as well as foster an academic culture that is inclusive and accessible. And both schools have long traditions of collaboration and community engagement.
"Cooley Law School and Western Michigan University share common educational and public service philosophies and have a long history of cooperation. An affiliation with this great university is an especially good match," says Cooley President and Dean Don LeDuc. "Students, faculty, staff and alumni of both institutions will benefit from the tremendous opportunities that would arise from this alliance."
Formal ties between Cooley and WMU have been strong for more than a decade. The following is a list of some of the highlights.
- 2002—Cooley and WMU launch a partnership that brings a law school to Grand Rapids for the first time, when plans are announced to open a Cooley branch campus in conjunction with WMU's Graduate Center-Downtown in the Arena District. WMU completed a $1.6 million buildout of one floor of its Graduate Center to to meet Cooley's needs. In 2005, Cooley moved to its own facility near the WMU Graduate Center.
- 2002—WMU and Cooley launch a joint Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration degree program.
- 2008—WMU and Cooley launch a joint Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration degree program.
- 2011—The schools launch their third dual-degree partnership, providing West Michigan with its first-ever Juris Doctor/Master of Social Work degree program.
About Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Founded in 1972, the Thomas M. Cooley Law School is a private, nonprofit, independent law school accredited by the American Bar Association and the Higher Learning Commission. Cooley has provided its more than 17,000 graduates with the practical skills necessary for a seamless transition from academia to the real world. Cooley offers its Juris Doctor program, Joint Degree programs, and Master of Laws programs three times a year with enrollment in January, May and September. Cooley Law School has campuses across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor, and its new campus in Tampa Bay, Fla.
About Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a learner-centered, discovery-driven and globally engaged research institution with an enrollment of nearly 25,000. Classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a university with high research activity, WMU offers more than 240 degree programs, including 30 at the doctoral level. The University attracts students from every state in the union and 95 other nations. Its more than 900 faculty members have been trained at some of the world's leading universities. In addition to its main campus in Kalamazoo, WMU has seven regional locations in Michigan.


text:
30th Annual Charity Shield match - South Sydney Rabbitohs vs St George Illawarra Dragons17 Images
Souths regained the Charity Shield in front of 19,630 fans with a 28-10 win against the St George IIlawarra Dragons at ANZ Stadium on Friday night. Photos by Brendan Esposito. Selected images available from www.fairfaxsyndication.com Follow us at http://twitter.com/photosSMH


text:
Marcy Standard BenchItem #MIW106
VIP, All Your Benefits Apply!
Loading product details ...
Reviews (1)
Need Help?
Product Description:
Marcy® Standard Bench :: Ideal for women or young weightlifters just starting out, the Marcy® MKB 367RH standard width weight bench features an adjustable preacher curl bicep pad, a row handle, a dual function leg developer, adjustable multi position back pad and comfortable foam roller pads. Perform incline, flat and decline bench presses on the bench that is constructed with a 2"x2" 14 gauge steel tube frame.
Features & Benefits:
Reviewed by 1 customer
Best Uses
Comments about Marcy Standard Bench Fitness Equipment:
This bench is a good purchase.it holds a good amount of weight and has alot of uses.
Your Help Is Here
Shop with confidence knowing your team of Fit Experts is waiting to answer all your questions. You can always find your perfect product and your perfect fit. Your Road Runner Sports Fit Experts will make sure you get exactly what you want and have tons of fun in the process! Give us a call, chat, or email!
Call 800-743-3206 to
You May Also Like


text:
My second entry for the Fantasy Castle minifig
The idea came from the Elder Scrolls game, where there is a race called the Khajitt, a feline-based humanoid race. I decided to go for a forested theme with green and brown as principal colours.
Head – I used two Friends heads, one for the smiling face, and the other a angry roar. Painted nose and whiskers. This is because one does not simply have two side printing on a Friends head unlike normal lego heads. I added plumes ( 64647) to the Friends hairpiece, and after some sculpting, it became a ear , with some leafy pendants.
Torso: a Skeleton torso was used, and boobs were added from using two levers (4592c02) which were further sculpted with putty for a smooth gradient. Shoulder pads were from Brickforge pauldrons, the chest armour were from Brickwarriors RT Armour, with the sides made from the winged helmet of Chima eagle (part 12549pb04) The waist was fattened up with a 1x1 stud split in half, and puttied smoothly.
Arms are from a skeleton arm and standard minifig arm mashed together, with a Brickforge vanbrace, and leather crisscross net painted on.
Waist is actually a heavily modified Brickforge Elven armour, with pauldrons for the skirting. The center groin was replaced with a green gemstone (30153). Two studs on the inside provide attachment for levers for the legs. A Brickwarrior Gladiator skirt form the back of the skirting.
Rachelle's tail, is made from the ponytail of a Brickwarrior Assassin Mask. (What?!)
Legs- the thigh and knee are made from lever pieces. The fleshy part of the thigh is actually a segment of a minifig french loaf (Part 4342), sealing the sticks of the lever, and sculpted to shape.
A lego head forms the shin and the shin armour is a Brickforge Gladiator visor piece.
Rachelle carries a vast arsenal of weapons.
1. A double sided spear, using two Brickwarrior Scimitars, repainted with green leaf and fern motifs on the hilts using a very fine brush.
2. A pair of repainted Brickwarrior assassin daggers are sheathed at her calf, with the scabard made from masking tape and painted with a leaf emblem.
3. A minifig snow ski (6120) YES from the Ice Planet series. Was looped-wrapped in duct tape, to form the scabbard for a pair of fighting knives (Elf knifes from the Mirkwood Spider attack set)
4. A quiver was made from (a most unfortunate) pirates Parrot, who was glued to a 1x1 cone to lengthen the quiver, then secured and tied with string to a Brickwarrior Gladiator Pauldron. A Brickwarrior Scytian Bow restringed with real Lego string finished the set, and the whole things was painted and detailed with Fern and leaf patterns.
Lastly, the White tigress is from Duplo. Repainted over, including stripes, eyes, whiskers and all.
The saddle is actually a Hero Factory Chest armour (90652) repainted in green. Whisker's helmet is made from a Horse helmet split down the center, and a Chima sword (part 11103) to form the center.
Moved to Castle Customs. /Maedhros


text:
2010 Men's Soccer
Good and Phelps named All-HCAC
Nolan Phelps and Brian Good named Second Team All-HCAC
November 11, 2010
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recently announced the recipients of All-HCAC honors for the 2010 season. Seniors Nolan Phelps (Monroe/Lemon-Monroe) and Brian Good (Elida) were tabbed as second team selections for their work on the pitch this season.
The Bluffton University men's soccer team finished their 2010 campaign with a record of 4-13 overall and 2-7 in the Heartland Conference. Full statistics and information on the 2010 men's soccer season are available online at www.blufftonbeavers.com/menssoccer.


text:
How Our Growth-Hungry Economy Has Devastated the Planet — And How We Can Change Course
The following is an excerpt from Enough is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources by Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill (Berrett-Koehler, 2013).
To appreciate why an economy based on enough is worth striving for, it is useful to examine the failings of an economy that forever chases more. It's no secret that the dominant economic philosophy of modernity is more—more people and more production, more money and more consumption. Employees try to earn more income, business managers try to report more revenue on the balance sheet, and politicians try to ensure that the economy churns out more goods and services. On the surface, more seems like a good idea. For an employee, more money can mean financial security; for a business manager, more revenue can result in a promotion; and for a politician, more national income can generate votes in the next election. But if you dig beneath the surface, you begin to uncover the fatal flaws of more.
The main problem with pursuing never-ending growth stems from the fact that the economy is a subsystem of the biosphere. All of the inputs to the economy come from the environment, and all of the wastes produced by it return to the environment. As the economy expands, it consumes more materials and energy, and emits more wastes. But since we live on a finite planet, this process can't go on forever. Like an inner tube inside a tire, the subsystem can only grow so large compared to the system that contains it.
The size of the economy is typically measured using gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is the total amount of money spent on all final goods and services produced within a country over the course of a year. Since one person's spending is another person's income, GDP is also the total income of everyone in the country. GDP functions as an indicator of the overall level of economic activity—of money changing hands. Economic growth, as reported in the media at least, refers to GDP growth, which is equivalent to an increase in the amount of money changing hands.
A helpful place to turn for a long-term perspective on GDP growth is the work of economic historian Angus Maddison. During his distinguished career, Maddison compiled a remarkable data series on population and GDP starting in the year 1 c.e. and running to 2008.
For most of human history, the size of the economy was small compared to the size of the biosphere. But over the last hundred years or so, this balance has changed remarkably owing to the increase in the number of people in the world and the growth in each person's consumption of goods and services.
Between 1900 and 2008, world population increased from 1.5 billion to 6.8 billion people—more than a factor-of-four increase. At the same time, GDP per capita increased from $1,260 to $7,600—a factor-of-six increase. The result is that world GDP increased by an astounding factor of more than twenty-five over the last century, from about $2 trillion to $51 trillion (and this is after adjusting for inflation).
On its own, an increase in GDP would not be a problem, except that economic activity is tied very closely to energy and resource use. As GDP increases, the economy requires more energy and resources, and produces more wastes. While Maddison's work provides a picture of the phenomenal growth of GDP, the work of ecological economists provides a picture of the growth in material and energy use that has accompanied it. As a result of GDP growth, humanity now uses eleven times as much energy, and eight times the weight of material resources every year as it did only a century ago. And most of this increase has occurred in the last fifty years.


text:
COLUMBUS (AP) — Urban Meyer's mentor is and was Earle Bruce.
Meyer was a graduate assistant in 1987 under Bruce. On a busy Monday before the Michigan game, Ohio State President Edward Jennings called AD Rick Bay in and told him he had to fire Bruce, who to that point was 80-26-1 in nine seasons as head coach. Bay said the firing was not warranted and refused. So Jennings asked for, and received, Bay's resignation.
Jennings then hired longtime athletic administrator Jim Jones to take over as athletic director and his first order of business was to fire Bruce.
Meyer was asked on Monday what he recalled about that fateful day.
"I can tell you everything. I can tell you walking into coach Bruce's office right out there, this facility just opened, and Rick Bay was leaned up against the wall and looked at me and said, 'Close the door. Are you the last one?' I said, 'Yes. Yes, sir.' And I sat down.
"I saw a bunch of coaches with their arms (folded) on the table, with their faces in their arms, and tears and the whole deal. I was like the last guy to walk in, and (Bay) said, 'Coach Bruce will no longer be the coach after this game, and I have resigned as athletic director.'"
Bruce would end up as the head coach at Colorado State, where he hired Meyer. Ohio State foundered for a few years under John Cooper, who was never a fan favorite, but eventually turned into a national contender again.
Meyer, of course, went on to a glittering career as an assistant at Notre Dame, then had success at Bowling Green and Utah before winning two national championships in six years at Florida.
Yet he's never forgotten that day.
"Just an incredible moment in Ohio State history," he said.
PETITIONING THE NCAA: By now you may have heard of "We The People," a section of the official White House website, which allows citizens to create and sign petitions that then are supposedly brought to the attention of President Barack Obama.
Some Ohio State fans have petitioned the administration not to end the fighting in Afghanistan or calm the Middle East. No, they want the NCAA to allow the Buckeyes to play in a bowl game this season.
The online copy reads: "We petition the Obama administration to: Pardon The Ohio State Buckeyes from unjust NCAA sanctions preventing their rightful access to a BCS bowl game. The Ohio State University football team is one win away from an undefeated season. However, due to imposed sanctions, they are not allowed to participate in their conference's championship game or the following bowl season. While a punishment for past indiscretions is to be expected, a bowl season ban is too harsh for a few young men trading memorabilia for tattoos and some change. The offending players and coach who covered it up are no longer part of the program. Please exercise your executive power to pardon the NCAA's excessive sanctions placed on The Ohio State Buckeyes to enable a rightful, satisfying culmination to the college football season for the American people."
As of Monday morning, 1,133 people had signed the petition.
You can see it for yourself at: http://1.usa.gov/SXz12t
NEW KID IN TOWN: Yes, Maryland is now a member of the Big Ten. Rutgers is expected to come aboard as early as Tuesday.
It's expected that the two newest affiliates of what is now a 14-team league would likely join the Leaders Division in football, because they would want to be regularly paired with another team in the division, Penn State, with which they have a natural rivalry.
That would mean that Illinois, most likely, would be moved to the Legends Division. That would also mean that Ohio State's schedule will look entirely different in just two years when the newbies join the league.
Ah, who won't embrace the grand tradition of a big showdown in New Jersey each November?
HOOPS TIME: Meyer and the Ohio State football seniors will be at the men's hoops game Friday and will speak at halftime. The game tips at 6 pm.
B1G HONORS: Ohio State DL John Simon was selected as the Big Ten's defensive player of the week and PR Corey Brown the special-teams honoree after their huge contributions to Saturday's 21-14 overtime victory over Wisconsin.
Simon totaled six tackles including a school-record four sacks. He now leads the Big Ten with nine sackes and is tied with teammate LB Ryan Shazier with 14.5 tackles for a loss this season.
Brown scored the first touchdown of the game on a 68-yard punt return. He averaged 23 yards on three returns in the victory.
Joining them as an award winner was Michigan QB Devin Gardner, who was the offensive player of the week after becoming only the sixth Football Bowl Subdivision player since 2000 to throw for 300 yards, pass for three touchdowns and rush for three scores in Michigan's 42-17 victory over Iowa. Gardner shared the offensive award with Penn State QB Matt McGloin.
Simon will undoubtedly make acquaintance with Gardner at some point — or repeatedly — on Saturday afternoon.
UP NORTH: Ohio State RT Reid Fragel says there's no comparison between the Michigan game and any other.
"I mean, just taking that field, as cliche as it may sound, running out on the field and seeing 107,000 standing, screaming, yelling obscenities," he said. "There's just something special about seeing a little bit of maize and blue over there in the corner outnumbered by the scarlet and gray. At the same time, when that ball is snapped, you feel like you're playing in the national championship game itself right there with everything that's on the line. Every yard is worth two, stuff like that. Everything just means so much more that I guess you would take for granted with a typical game — I guess it's just indescribable."
Fragel is a native of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
"My parents put the Ohio State flag out every game, and they haven't got too much flak," he said with a smile.
(© Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)