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2007 World Ford Challenge - X Marks The Spot
World Ford Challenge X Hits Indy
The World Ford Challenge, known as "WFC" to those who've attended over the years, is an event designed to allow those who participate to put down their differences-be they class rules in drag racing or class segregation on the show field-and just enjoy being a Ford fan.
At the WFC, you'll find everything from screaming drag cars to high end show queens and everything in between. There's also no shortage of goodies to be had in the huge vendor midway with over 200 vendors. You want a Ford T-shirt? They've got it. New rims? You'll find those there as well. There are even fully built crate motors ready to roll out to the family truckster. There's also a swap-meet section for those hard-to-find or obsolete items, or for those looking for a bargain for their budget build. If you need it, and you have the money, you can probably find it at WFC.
For the 10th anniversary event, the promoters of WFC, World Race Events, moved it from its long-standing home in St. Louis' Gateway International Raceway to O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana. This allowed the WFC staff to plan the entire event in a much more participant- and spectator-friendly format. Gone are the days of walking long distances to reach the Auto Show from the race pits. Further improvements this year included numbered parking spaces for the Auto Show participants. With more than 70 classes, it surely helped.
If you like Ford-powered racing, then WFC is an event to put on your list of must-do events for 2008. Using multiple classes and rule tweaks, WFC is the place to see Mustangs and other Fords that usually run in different venues (NMRA, NMCA, PSCA, and so on) all together and running against each other. If you missed this year's event, be sure to keep an eye out for next year's dates.
Mustang & Fords Editor's Choice
Dick Cerame, Florissant, MO
'69 Torino Cobra
It's not always easy to pick an Editor's Choice ride at a show, especially one as big as the World Ford Challenge. It becomes even more difficult when our esteemed colleague Paul Rosner is on site and describing the top cars over the phone while I cover a different event nearly 1,000 miles away. After Paul rattled off a few really nice-sounding rides and I listened to his comments on the cars, we narrowed it down to three, finally choosing Dick Cerame's '69 Torino Cobra.
Dick, of Florissant, Missouri, is the parts director and customer relations manager for Paul Cerame Lincoln-Mercury. He bought the Torino-which is a real Cobra with a numbers-matching 428 SCJ
Drag Pack-in 2003. The car was straight and relatively rust-free, but it had a multitude of mechanical problems. As you can see, Dick has it in top shape now.
The three-mile-deep black topcoat may as well have been a tuxedo because Dick's car is certainly dressed to impress with those trick American Racing Wheel Shop Trak Star custom wheels (17x8 front, 17x9-1/2 rear) covering Wilwood stoppers. The suspension includes fairly stock hardware-and-spring package with QA1 shocks at all four corners, while the steering is assisted by an RRS rack-and-pinion setup. The rack took a little extra work due to the big-block and headers, but Dick is happy with the outcome.
Under the hood beats the distinctive thumpety-thump of a 428 FE with all the trimmings. Here you'll find Edelbrock Performer heads, Performer RPM intake, a Holley HP 950 four-hole fuel sprayer, and quite a bit of spit and polish. Backing up the stout beast of an engine is a built C6 with a TCI Super Street Fighter torque converter, which multiplies the 428's judicious torque into a 3:89-geared 9-inch that shreds the pavement via a pair of Nitto super-sticky NT555R P275/40R17 Drag Radials (P245/45R17 Nittos are up front).
The interior is in pristine, stock condition with the addition of a brace of Auto Meter Phantom gauges to monitor the vitals underhood. Dick also mounted his MSD 6AL under the dash for heat protection and quick rev-limiter adjustments.


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KVITFJELL, Norway (March 3) - The men's Audi FIS Alpine World Cup downhill title was pushed to the wire Saturday as Austrian Klaus Kroell snagged the discpline lead from Swiss Didier Cuche with a victory on the 1994 Olympic track. With just one downhill remaining on March 14 at World Cup Finals in Schladming, Austria, Kroell carries a 48 point lead over Cuche, who finished 10th on the day. Another Swiss, Beat Feuz, was fourth to bump his overall lead to 55 points ahead of Marcel Hircher of Austria, who did not compete. Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, CA) was the top U.S. finisher in 30th.
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Au Gres IGA closed
Updated Oct. 30, 3:41 p.m. Au GRES — The Au Gres IGA store abruptly closed its doors Oct. 24, seemingly permanently.
Store manager Kim Scott issued no comment beyond the store being closed. The store's owner, Rex Harcourt, declined to issue a statement at press time.
Pat Holland, who owns the IGA property, said he had not heard anything other than a phone call Oct. 24 letting him know the store was closing.
"I haven't heard anything from them since," Holland said. "But they've taken all their merchandise out, though they left the equipment."
"They always knew it was kind of a seasonal store," he added. "They just closed and walked out."
Holland said the store still owed some money on back taxes.
Judy Bilacic, owner of the Beauty Shop attached to the Au Gres IGA property, said the store's closure would not affect her business, and added the Beauty Shop would continue to remain open.
The store was founded in October of 2006 at the site of Carter's Foods. Since then Harcourt and his partner Tom Robinson opened IGA stores in Shepherd and Charlotte.
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Improving Your Home's Energy Efficiency Can Save Money
Certain Improvements Qualify for New Federal Tax Credits
Even though the economy is showing signs of improvement, most consumers are still looking for ways to save money. Making improvements to save energy around your home may cost some money now but produce savings now and in the long-term. This month we'll look at various ways to improve the energy efficiency of your home, ranging from simple, low-cost strategies to more extensive improvements. Some improvements may qualify for tax credits and help you save even more.
Where Is Your Home Losing or Using Energy?
Where is air likely leaking out of (or into) your home? Is there adequate insulation in your attic or crawl space? Can you feel drafts around your doors or windows or see cracks of daylight? How old or efficient is your furnace or air-conditioning system? Making a home energy audit to answer these questions and more is the first step in planning the most effective improvements for your home. You can do a simple energy audit yourself using the energy audit instructions from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Some utility companies also offer home energy audits for free or at low cost.
What About Energy Tax Credits or Rebates?
For existing homes, federal tax credits are available for specific home improvements made in 2009 or 2010, thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 which extended and expanded some credits. Even if a home improvement doesn't qualify for the federal tax credit, other incentives such as rebates or tax credits may be available from your state or local tax authorities or utility companies. Check the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency for other incentives you may be eligible for. We suggest that you check out these incentives after your home energy audit to help in planning what's doable for you and your family budget.
Strategies to Reduce Energy Use in Your Home
From the simpler to the more involved, here are some ways to reduce energy use or loss in your home and thus save dollars.
- Plug Air leaks and Gaps. Whether you live in a hot or cold climate, leaks around windows, doors, and other openings can make your heating & cooling systems work harder. Look for any cracks, gaps, holes, or other openings that could allow air to enter or escape from your home. Fill any gaps or holes around pipes and vents with spray foam caulking. Check the caulking and weatherstripping around windows and doors and repair or replace it where needed.
- Increase Insulation as Needed. Adding insulation where needed can increase the energy efficiency of your home. Insulation functions to keep the outside hot/cold air out and the inside cold/hot air in. Check the amount of insulation in the attic. Also check the floors over any unheated space such as a basement or garage. Adding insulation where needed in these locations is usually something you can do yourself. The Energy Savers website provide steps for inspecting and evaluating the insulation. If you suspect that the insulation in the walls of an older home is inadequate or it's difficult for you to access the attic or crawl space, you may wish to consult a licensed insulation professional. Also, new insulation may qualify for a tax credit (30% of cost up to $1500).
Evaluate the Need for More Energy Efficient Windows & Doors. If your home has older, less energy-efficient windows such as single-pane windows, you may want to replace with them with double-pane windows that are more energy-efficient.
When evaluating new windows, doors, and skylights, look for two performance characteristics—the U-factor and SHGC (solar heat gain coefficient). The lower the U-factor, the more energy efficient the window, door, or skylight. A low SHGC rating indicates that the product is more effective at blocking solar heat gain. A high SHGC rating indicates that the product is more effective at collecting solar heat gain. Thus, determining what SHGC is appropriate for a window, door, or skylight, depends on the climate, orientation (north, south, east, west), and the amount of shade it receives.
To receive the federal tax credit (30% of the cost up to $1500), the windows, doors, and skylights must have a U-factor and SHGC of <= 0.30. Note that not all Energy Star labeled windows, doors, and skylights qualify for the tax credit. Storm doors and windows must, in combination with the window or door that its installed over, have a U-factor and SHGC of <= 0.30 and meet the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
If window and door replacements or improvements are not feasible, don't forget simple ways to save energy in summer. Use white window shades, drapes or blinds to reflect heat away from the house. Closing draperies or window covers on sunny windows during the day can reduce the cooling bill.
- Evaluate the Efficiency of Heating & Cooling Systems. Because heating and cooling your home can account for as much as 50% of your energy use, improving the efficiency of these systems can make a difference in your energy bills. The home improvements discussed above can help improve the efficiency of your existing systems.
If you have older heating and/or cooling systems (typically 12 to 15 years), you may want to consider replacing them with Energy Star rated units. For the 2009 and 2010 tax years, if you buy certain Energy Star systems, you can qualify for a tax credit of 30% of the cost up to $1500. The Energy Savers website describes the types of units that qualify.
If replacing your unit is beyond your current budget, you can still save on your energy bills.
- Have your unit serviced prior to the season and change filters regularly to help the unit run more efficiently.
- Replace your thermostat with a programmable one. Use it to raise the temperature while you are out of the house and to lower it just before you get home. According to the Energy Savers site, turning your thermostat up 10 to 15 degrees for 8 hours can save anywhere from 5 - 15% a year on your heating bill. Even if you manually change raise and lower your thermostat, you can save on your heating and cooling bills.
- Use your ceiling fan in both summer and winter. Remember that warm air rises, so running the ceiling fan on low in winter, will send warm air back toward the floor. For summer, running the ceiling fans in reverse can help circulate cool air (that stays low) to upper areas.
- Choose Energy Star Appliances to Replace Old Appliances. Older appliances tend to be less energy efficient than new ones. Replacing your older appliances – refrigerator, dishwasher, washing machine, water heater – with Energy Star rated can save money and energy. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provided funding for rebates for the purchase of Energy Star-qualified appliances. These programs are being implemented by each state and the Energy Star appliances eligible for the rebate will vary from state to state. Check out this page on the Energy Savers website for information about the programs in your state. Consider this option when an appliance fails or perhaps it's just time for some updates.
If you aren't ready to replace one or more appliances, make sure they are operating efficiently by keeping them and the area around them clean. For example, pull out your refrigerator and clean the back and underneath it; don't miss cleaning the coils. When you put it back in place, ensure that it has the proper clearance from walls and cabinets.
Enjoy Savings Starting This Spring
Making just a few of these improvements to your home's energy efficiency can help you begin to save right away. The Department of Energy has estimated that most homeowners could save up to 40% on their annual energy bills by making the kinds of improvements discussed in this report. Here's to a more comfortable home and a fatter wallet.
For more information
- Energy-Efficiency Home and Vehicle Tax Credits from the Alliance to Save Energy
- Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency provides information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
- Cut your energy bills: You can save $1 from Consumer Reports
- Energy Savers: Save Energy and Money at Home from the U.S. Dept. of Energy
- Energy Incentives for Individuals in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from the IRS


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PRINCETON — American Legion Woman's Auxiliary Unit 125 of Princeton will conduct a toy drive from Nov. 1 to Dec. 7.
Donated toys are needed for boys and girls of ages 1 through 10 for the less fortunate children in the community and can be dropped off at the Legion home located at 1549 W. Peru St. in Princeton.
For more information, contact Children and Youth Chairman Sherry DeSalle at 815-872-1417 in the evenings or call the Legion home at 815-872-1171 and leave a message. The collected toys will be distributed to non-profit organizations in community.


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Ageing US population brings opportunities for Jamaica
THE population of developed countries is ageing rapidly as people in those affluent societies live longer as a consequence of good nutrition and better health care, as well — a drop in the birth rate, reflecting more women in the workforce and the desire for fewer children.
These twin trends have resulted in a major demographic shift in population structure with a higher percentage of these populations being over 60 years of age and a lower percentage of working age. Indeed, in some countries, the population is declining, eg Japan, and in others the population is just barely reproducing itself, eg Italy.
Japan's rapid aging means its population of 128 million will decline by 1 million per annum; shrinking the number of Japanese by one-third by 2050, and people over 60 years old will account for 40 per cent of the population. The total number of workers in Europe is projected to decline by 15.7 million over the forecast horizon to 195.6 million in 2060. Life expectancy at birth is projected to increase from 76.7 years in 2010 to 84.6 in 2060 for males and from 82.5 to 89.1 for females. By 2050, over 50% of Europe's population will be over 65 years old.
The demographic changes will have serious consequences on public finances in developed countries. Age-related public expenditure, in particular pensions and health care, is projected to increase to around 30% of GDP by 2060. Public pension expenditure alone is projected to rise by 1.5 percentage points to nearly 13% of GDP by 2060. In the United States 20% or one in five Americans will be over 65 years old by 2030.
This demographic shift will have implications for Jamaica. Whether these effects are positive or negative will depend on what Jamaica does in response. With appropriate policies, what will be challenges can be transformed into opportunities.
The US will have to import a large part of its workforce, and these could be jobs that will be filled partly by Jamaicans, but we will have to compete with young working age people from all over the world. The jobs will be for two kinds of persons, namely unskilled manual labour of which we have an excess and highly skilled which we can ill afford to lose.
These are jobs for persons migrating to the USA, but there are also jobs which will be outsourced to developing countries and Jamaica can try to attract some of these.
Traditional exports, in particular, tourism, will have to revamp the product offerings to take account of older tourists. This involves the type of attractions, the type of hotel facilities, and the type of services. Most important will be the need to develop a different mindset in dealing with tourists and understanding their needs.
New and untapped opportunities could be developed to capitalise on the demographic shifts. The health care industry is getting more expensive each day and Americans will be seeking medical attention outside the US — as they do now in India and Mexico. Jamaica is ideally located to meet this demand, and the nurses and doctors that now migrate can work in Jamaica and still earn US dollars.
There is also the retirement community industry where Jamaica has a substantial comparative advantage, assuming that crime is controlled.
These opportunities can only be realised if the Government and private sector start to plan and move quickly to implement appropriate policies.
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Miles Reece, 62, of Bayfield, was flying on his own from the Durango-La Plata County Airport to the Idaho backcountry, where he planned to go camping with a friend who was traveling in a second plane.
According to San Juan County Sheriff Rick Eldredge, Reece's single-engine 1958 Cessna 175 disappeared from radar at about 9 a.m. on June 18, shortly after it entered the airspace over the La Sals. A search team found the plane early the next afternoon in a steep ravine between Medicine Lake and Beaver Lake.
The accident remains under investigation, and Eldredge said his office won't know what caused the crash until the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completes its report on the incident.
"He was an experienced pilot," Eldredge said June 24. "He had flown around the La Sal Mountains dozens of times, if not more. We just do not know what happened."
Reece, who restored antique cars and motorcycles for a living, set off on his trip in tandem with New Mexico resident Douglas Berry. The two men had been communicating via radio during the first leg of their trip, but they lost contact as they flew over the La Sals.
By the time that Berry was on the other side of the range, he still hadn't heard anything from Reece, so he flew back to the point where they last communicated.
When he couldn't find him, Berry continued on to their scheduled rendezvous point and refueling stop in Brigham City with the hope that his friend would be there.
"Mr. Berry hoped he had landed with radio problems," Eldredge said.
He waited there for several hours, and when his friend didn't show up, Berry called authorities.
"By the time he contacted us, it was late afternoon, and we searched through the night," Eldredge said.
The multi-agency search slowed down as darkness set in, but it resumed early the next morning.
None of the plane's four locating devices were on, although Civil Air Patrol searchers spotted the wreckage from above at about 1 p.m. on June 19.
Trees in the ravine are about 100 feet tall, so there was no way for Utah Department of Public Safety personnel to safely land their helicopter nearby, Eldredge said.
However, once they located the plane, San Juan County Sheriff's deputies on the ground were able to help with recovery efforts, according to Eldredge.
"They had to use a cargo net and hoist him out above those trees," he said.
At that point, the helicopter flew on to Spanish Valley; from there, Reece's body was transported by ground to the Utah Medical Examiner's Office in Salt Lake City.


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Marketing Mistakes
From Openmoko
The analysis of the marketing of OpenMoko Freerunner reveals the following problems:
From the view point of the inexperienced customer
- Freerunner was shipped to the user as an experimental device and not as working device for everyday use for novice users.
- the only widely accepted distribution is QT extended distribution, so the OpenMoko should have a pre-installed QT extended improved distribution.
- Developers are able to flash the freerunner to any other distrubtion they want to test, ordinary users have problems to do that, so this fact is also indicating that QT extended improved should be the distribution of choice that is pre-installed of the freerunner.
- the big advantage of the freerunner is the open source concept - using OpenStreetMap in a car navigation system like navit on the device is really a unique selling position for the freerunner. This implies that the freerunner has a car-navigation system pre-installed e.g. 'navit' or 'roadmap' on the device and the wiki of OpenMoko has working tutorial with which an ordinary user can download and upload a map of his/her choice to the freerunner easily.
- The wiki was not divided in an area for 'novice users' of the device and 'more advanced users' that have experience with linux systems.
- this leads to maintainance of the wiki that has no working tutorial with which an ordinary user can:
- synchronize PIM data (contacts, tasks, ...) of kontact, evolution ... on a linux box with the QT extended improved distribution (Mac OS, Win OS should be considered too)
- download maps of choice to a pre-installed car-navigation system on a QT extended improved distribution
- add new language modules for spanish, italian, ... easily on the device.
- the freerunner could have two distributions installed at the same time with Qi and removing the SD card starts the second distribution e.g SHR or ship the freerunner with two SD cards so that the user can select the distribution just by exchanging the SD card (e.g. QT or SHR).
Summary: if the shipped device and tutorials on the wiki are not tailored to novice users the sold numbers of freerunner will remain low, which would be bad, because a wonderful approach of the freerunner and the OpenMoko team should not die, because of these marketng mistakes that can be eliminated!
From the view point of developer
- The student - developer was considered as a minor customer. The size of this market can be roughly estimated as the number of Neo 1973's sold (these were clearly developer devices) plus likely some more as it is not the only Linux device developers would buy. It seems that this segment was not actually tiny and deserved more attention.
- Similarly, the market segment of the university teaching projects was not properly taken into consideration, no academic requirements were collected and there were student blogs on a web that the device performed poorly in this area.
- After making Freerunner available, support for Neo 1973 has been aggressively dropped up till level of refusing to host the images for this device in the official OpenMoko website. Managers likely wanted to force developers to buy Freerunner ASAP but likely created a group of people who just stopped participating in development. The reasons for that are:
- These devices are not exactly very cheap and not all developers can afford to change them on a yearly basis.
- Free software folk just universally hate any aggressive manipulation by marketing people.
- The on screen terminal that was available in the first releases has been dropped later, making pointless any porting of the command line software (that some developers would be using). With all respect to usability, problems should be solved by adding features, not by removing them.
- Some developers with high reputation in the FOSS world that initially worked for Openmoko have left the development team. This created certain negative aura (not necessarily deserved). It was a responsibility of the marketing section to work on restoring the positive image rather than just choosing the dead silence instead.
- Splitting very limited efforts between so many distributions shows the total absence of any priority management.


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When "The Family" debuted in March, over nine million Americans were riveted by the premiere, which the Palm Beach Post described as "'Dynasty' meets 'The Sopranos' meets 'Upstairs, Downstairs.' You can throw in 'Survivor' and 'Big Brother' for good measure, too." Now viewers who are already hooked and newcomers to the series can escape the summer doldrums in style when "The Family" returns to the ABC Television Network. On WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) a special two-hour premiere entitled "The Family Recap" will bring viewers up to speed on the competition so far, showing highlights from the first three episodes. The remaining six all-new episodes of "The Family" will air beginning Wednesday, August 6 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), in its regular time period. George Hamilton hosts the exploits when a feisty, middle-class clan from New York, New Jersey and Boston battle one another for a million-dollar fortune amidst the luxurious life of the super rich. Judging the intense competition is a secret Board of Trustees that is made up of key members of the Household Staff, though the Family doesn't learn this until the final episode.
The family members are sequestered in a breathtaking 20,000-square-foot mansion on a 40-acre estate in Palm Beach that is outfitted with around-the-clock cameras. Their taste for the good life is tempted as they compete in high-society challenges for cruises on luxury yachts, private jets and spectacular prizes - and, ultimately, for control of the one million-dollar fortune.
The ten contestants -- Mom, Dad, their grown son, as well as cousins from both sides of the family -- are surrounded with all the trappings of wealth. Their every whim is indulged around the clock, with a full-service professional staff at their beck and call -- which includes a butler, personal trainer, stylist, kitchen staff, personal secretary, housekeepers, manicurist, tennis pro and countless others -- all used to working with high-end clientele.
The identity of the secret Board of Trustees -- the judges who decide in each episode which contestants continue to compete for the million dollars and which cannot -- remains a guarded secret from the Family members, but viewers will actually get to see their meetings. Any dismissive and disrespectful treatment will be remembered, and could be the deciding factor.
And unlike any reality series before it, "losing" relatives will stay on in the mansion until the game is over, so they must live with the consequences of their actions. This will surely test their family ties to the breaking point. Under this kind of pressure, how long could you live with your extended family?
Someone in this group will be a millionaire by the end of nine episodes. But will their family bonds survive intact? Find out the answer to the question -- Is blood thicker than money? -- when "The Family" returns on ABC.
The series, which is the first internally created project for ABC from Buena Vista Productions, is executive-produced by Arnold Shapiro and Allison Grodner, who helmed "Big Brother" 2 and 3. Mindy Moore ("The View") is co-executive producer. Danny Salles is director. "The Family" is produced by Buena Vista Productions in association with Shapiro / Grodner Productions.


text: How does it feel to go from 2-14 to 9-0? As a 49er fan I respect the Chiefs and Alex Smith. A lot of people think he can't throw or win a game from behind but little do they know Alex had 4, yes 4 fourth quarter comebacks in 2011. And no one can't forget the beautiful throws he made to Vernon Davis to come back and beat the Saints in the 2011 divisional round. If my 49ers don't make the SB, or get beat in the playoffs I'm rooting for you guys all the way. Give Alex what he deserves. The guy is a winner. And Alex can bring the team back. Go and show the nation the Chiefs are for real, cause I know they are cause they are a mirror of the 2011 49ers. Only with a better pass rush. I know you guys will prob sack Manning like 4-6 times on Sunday. Btw, the 2011 49ers didn't have a good passing offense either. People said they couldn't come back and Smith couldn't pass, and looked what happened? A NFCCG appearance . So there's a big chance you guys will make it to the AFCCG. If you guys get a bye and with your crowd, man. Btw, Alex Smith has always had his ways with Seattle. He was the last QB to win at Seattle. Just in case you guys meet in the SB.


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STERLING – Sterling's first female mayor and current alderwoman-at-large will not seek a new term in office.
It's time for new perspectives on the council, Amy Viering said this week.
She will continue her role at Sauk Valley Community College, where she is director of foundation and grants.
Viering was elected in 2003 as the Ward 3 alderwoman. She became mayor in 2007. In 2011, she decided not to run again for mayor.
"It's a huge responsibility, and I was not able to devote as much time as I wanted to it," Viering said in a March interview.
Two months later, Mayor Skip Lee appointed her alderwoman at large.
Viering has said she wants to see Sterling bounce back from the recession and "embrace new ideas."
The filing period for the two aldermen-at-large positions opened Monday. So far, John Stauter and Christopher Schuchard have filed petitions to run.
The deadline to file petitions is 5 p.m. Monday. The election is April 9.


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ENA Achievement Awards recognize individuals who exemplify exceptional performance in professional practice, innovation, leadership, and/or advocacy. ENA Achievement Award recipients have been described as role models, mentors, and emergency nursing at its finest.
This is your opportunity to recognize innovators, leaders, and those who continually go above and beyond the call of duty. Do you know someone who has made outstanding contributions to emergency nursing and deserves to join this exclusive and prestigious group?
Deadline to apply is Monday, February 26, 2018 at 12:00 CST
ENA Achievement Awards Handbook
Barbara A. Foley Quality, Safety and Injury Prevention Award
Mary Raley, BSN, RN, CEN (Kentucky)
Behind the Scenes Award
Victoria Grainger, BSN, RN, CEN, CPEN (South Carolina)
Clinical Nurse Specialist Award
Denise Rhew, PhD, MSN, RN, CEN (North Carolina)
Frank L. Cole Nurse Practitioner Award
Nycole Oliver, DNP, RN, CEN (Arkansas)
Gail Lenehan Advocacy Award
Sandra Ruesch, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN (South Dakota)
Judith C. Kelleher Award
Joanne Fadale, BSN, RN, FAEN (New York)
Nurse Manager Award
Gina Harrison, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN (Virginia)
Nursing Education Award
Michael Moon, PhD, MSN, RN, CEN, CNS-CC, FAEN (Texas)
Nursing Competency in Aging Award
Susan Douglass, BSN, RN, CEN (Texas)
Nursing Practice and Professionalism Award
Bryan Gray, BSN, RN, CEN (North Carolina)
Rising Star Award
Heather Linsalata, MSN, RN, CEN (New Jersey)
Team Award
Valley Baptist Medical Center Stroke Team (Texas)


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For most of the past century, the Jakobshavn Glacier, or Jakobshavn Isbræ, along the west coast of Greenland has extended out into the ocean as a long, narrow ice tongue. The glacier drains a large portion of Greenland's ice sheet, and consequently, the glacier has the potential to contribute more to sea level rise than any other single feature in the Northern Hemisphere. On July 6–7, 2010, the glacier retreated by roughly 1 mile (1.5 kilometers). By itself, this breakup was not dramatic, but it continued a pattern of calving and retreat followed by ice flow acceleration that began nearly a decade ago.
These images acquired by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite show Jakobshavn Glacier in 2001 (top) and 2010 (bottom). In 2001, Jakobshavn Glacier extends westward, showing typical features of a glacier, including flow stripes and crevasses. The yellow line in the 2001 image shows the part of the glacier that retreated by early July 2010. In the 2010 image, the same area is mélange—broken glacier ice and sea ice covered with snow.
In 2001, Jakobshavn was already the fastest glacier in the world, flowing from land to sea at 7 kilometers per year. By July 2010, it had accelerated to roughly 15 kilometers per year, and the leading edge had retreated nearly 10 kilometers (6 miles). The glacier withdrew inland to the region where its main two tributaries join, and for the last few years, there have been two fast-flowing glaciers where once there was one.
When an ice tongue such as the Jakobshavn calves, the glacier feeding that ice tongue typically accelerates. Reduced friction between the intact glacier and the bedrock, and reduced buoyancy from the seawater (which partially offsets the glacier's downhill flow) mean less resistance to glacier movement. A 2004 study concluded that, although Jakobshavn had slowed slightly between 1985 and 1992, by the year 2000, the glacier sped up significantly, and it continued accelerating. In 2000, Jakobshavn flowed at roughly 9,400 meters per year. By 2003, it had accelerated to 12,600 meters per year. Jakobshavn's current speed of flow is about 15,000 meters per year.
Warming conditions in the Arctic contribute to glacier acceleration in multiple ways. Warmer conditions can send meltwater to the glacier's base, increasing lubrication and consequently glacier speed. During the winter, the rate of iceberg calving usually slows significantly; the glacier tongue advances, and its flow speed drops. Warm winters, however, may allow iceberg calving and high flow rates to continue.
In the winter of 2010, Jakobshavn's ice front did not re-advance as it usually does, so it began the 2010 melt season in the same location as the 2009 summer melt season. As a result, the glacier had the potential to experience significant retreat during the summer of 2010. The breakup in early July 2010 occurred on the northern tributary to Jakobshavn Glacier. The southern tributary actually drains a larger portion of Greenland's central ice sheet, so a retreat there could lead to a more substantial ice discharge.
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- Howat, I., Morin, P. (2010). Break Up of Jakobshavn's North Branch, July 2010 (PowerPoint presentation).
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- Rignot, E., Kanagaratnam, P. (2006). Changes in the velocity structure of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Science, 311(5763), 986–990.
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Teachers are the Anti-Gay Bullies at SoCal High School, Says ACLU
Anti-gay bullying is a common problem in schools across the country. But the Southern California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, in conjunction with a student Gay-Straight Alliance, has brought to light a related problem that is even more alarming -- this time, it is the teachers that are doing the bullying.
On Mar. 18, with the support of the Nixon Peabody Law Firm, ACLU/SC sent a letter to David McLaughlin, Interim Superintendent for the Hesperia School District in San Bernardino County, alleging that the faculty and administrators of Saltana High School have repeatedly engaged in discriminatory treatment against gay students, along with a demand that the violations cease.
"We brought these matters to the District's attention with the hope [they] would read our letter and frankly be as horrified as we were when we learned what was happening," said Melissa Goodman, a senior staff attorney for ACLU/SC, specializing in LGBT issues. They have called for a response to the allegations by Mar. 25, said Goodman, adding, "We hope they have the desire, like many who work with us, to fix it. We won't be able to make our decision on what to do next until we see how they respond."
As of press time, the school had not released any details about its planned response. But the school district's website posted a public statement from McLaughlin on the same day the letter was sent and received, referring to the allegations as "deeply concerning" and promising "a thorough examination of the situation."
According to Amber Stanford, a junior, who has been a member of Saltana High School's GSA group since its formation two years ago, she and her associates became highly concerned about the ongoing infractions, so they brought the matter to the attention of ACLU/SC.
Among the allegations are refusals by administrators to approve GSA's school events about LGBT issues, censoring words like "gay," lesbian," "bisexual" and "queer" and not allowing the inclusion of GSA's full name in routine loudspeaker announcements and on posters. They also reportedly have failed to list the GSA organization on the roster of official school clubs. In addition, dress code restrictions have allegedly disallowed gender-non-conforming attire worn by students attending the school prom.
In a recent article, Stanford stated that she plans to wear a dress and heels to the prom, but she has close friends who would be affected by the dress code.
"Any student should be able to wear whatever they want no matter if they are boy or girl because it's what they feel comfortable in," said Stanford, who said that her GSA colleagues provided the groundwork for the efforts of Goodman, ACLU/CA and the partnering law firm. "Basically, we gave them examples of harassment that went on at our school. We told our stories and they took them and wrote the demand letter."
Perhaps most outrageously, the alleged infractions in the demand letter extend to verbal harassment of students by some teachers, such as using the term "gay" as an insult in the classroom. The letter includes an example in which a teenage boy commented that he didn't have a date for Valentine's Day, and was told by an instructor it was, "Because you're gay and nobody wants to be with you."
"No LGBTQ student in California should ever have to suffer discrimination or bullying, let alone endure harassing comments and censorship from the very teachers and administrators charged with protecting them," said Goodman. "We know there are many good devoted teachers in schools throughout the state who put a stop to bullying. Sadly, at Saltana High School, it is the adults in charge who are harming the LCBTQ students and allowing a pervasive anti-gay climate to fester. All of Saltana's students deserve better."
Stanford agreed, adding, "These problems are not that widespread among students. They are more widespread among faculty and administrators. The problems definitely need to be fixed. Hopefully the demand letter sent to the administrators will make them see what they have been doing wrong, and they will try to fix it."
Though Goodman's efforts are focused on Southern California, she said that ACLU chapters throughout the country regularly receive various reports of school bullying and harassment. She is not aware of specific cases in which harassment at the hands of administrators and teachers have been dealt with, but she believes that some do occur.
There was evidence in a survey published by Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in 2012 that some incidents of harassment by teachers have occurred across the nation. The study reported that the most common forms of bias language heard regularly by both students and teachers in elementary school include comments like "that's so gay," "spaz" or "retard," and "fag" or "lesbo."
"In California, we do get reports about school climate problems concerning harassment and bullying, from all over the state, including reports about climates of hate from LGBT students," said Goodman. "In Southern California, there have been more complaints in the Inland Empire [the San Bernardino County area]."
At the same time, she noted that the Saltana High complaints are somewhat unusual even for this area, saying that it was unusual to get complaints that teachers were making derogatory comments and creating a negative climate.
"I think the students have felt that the teachers have made the derogatory comments for some time," said Goodman. "We heard about it four months ago when GSA contacted us to report problems that GSA was having in response to censorship issues, but also as we started speaking with the club, we learned more about derogatory comments teachers had made. I think that the GSA reached out because they really felt like the problems were sort of escalating and that the school abuse was getting worse and worse."
She said that although the ACLU had a reputation for suing people, the GSA was focused on being a resource and working with the school so teachers would comply with the law and make things better.
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Skip to comments.Iraq may be Obama's first 'test' (How Obama Will Try to Lose in Iraq)
Posted on 11/02/2008 8:33:35 AM PST by mojito
....I refer to Iraq. The very issue that Obama wishes to put behind him in order to get on with other challenges, such as Afghanistan and climate change, has the power to drag him down -- and it will do so, if he becomes president, precisely because he wants it out of sight. Obama is not emotionally invested in Iraq; he was against the war, and he only grudgingly admitted the success of the "surge." Biden, for his part, has fervently promised voters that he and Obama will "end this war."
The problem is that both Iran and Al Qaeda -- like all of us -- have been listening to both men. And both the jihadists and the mullahs in Tehran are invested in not just an American withdrawal, but a humiliating one at that.
So what could happen? I fear a measurable uptick in violence in Iraq if Obama wins on Tuesday. The uptick will be significant enough to muddy the results of the surge, and the president-elect, rather than respond vigorously, will be tempted to say "I told you so" and thus win the Iraq debate with his Republican critics. The upturn in violence, he will be tempted to argue, only means we need to get out of Iraq even faster.
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Obama will end this war and start another, possibly in Pakistan and/or Darfur.
This is EXACTLY what will happen in Iraq if Obama wins. Remember, Obama is out to destroy our military's ability to defend our country.
The vaunted "test of Obama" is a myth. They know he is a true friend of theirs at best, a fellow-traveler at worst. No need to test him,, they just call and ask for what they want. How often do you attack people who see the world the same way you do? (hate the constitution, the USA, Jews, Love Marx, socialosm, capitulating europeans,,etc,,)
The Biden "test" rhetoric is nothing more than a scam designed to make it appear that Islamic radicals and Marxist dictators really arent freinds of Obama. And since they don't, Obama must be on "our" (USA) side. Get it?
A no brainer for Al Qaeda: Once BO is in charge, blow up as much stuff in Iraq as possible, anyway any how, the more dead bodies, especially of Americans, the better.
A nice WMD attack would be ironic.
The US will pull out quicker than than you can say, "quagmire".
I disagree with him. Amnesty and statehood for DC. Reporters have not posed meaningful questions to either him McCain re amnesty.
Change? What Change? Obama is a typical far left Democrat. The only difference is that he's black, skinny, and talks well; unlike Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and some of the other loony liberal black leaders that arose from the Democrat party in the past. Same message content, prettier package.
Obama won't be tested,, and certainly won't start a war. Military will be an openly gay meals on wheels and the islamonuts won't attack. They will be too busy trying to dig themselves out from under all the money he dumps on top of them, and too busy filling out immigration forms that are a certainty to be approved, and don't forget dancing in the streets.
When he wins,,, they dont have any further use for attack, they shall have already won. And we will pretty much be France, England, or Germany in 5 years,,, over-run,, trying to stop optional sharia courts here at home.
What you are going to see is the end game laid out by Bush, for which The One will get the credit. The news reporting of events in Iraq are going to seem much different starting in January of 2009. Mark my words.
We all forget that Nixon promised to end a certain war a long time ago. How many years did it take him, and how vilified was he? Good luck, Bambi.
I'm skeptical of that happening right after the election. The time to have done something like that would have been a month or so before the election to try to affect the outcome. Not afterward when the results are already known.
But I do think it could happen soon after 0bama's inauguration as part of testing him out, as Biden said.
Obama isn't just a misguided liberal American with misguided notions of how to achieve our mutual goals. He's one of America's enemies bent on our destruction. And soon he may be running the ship.
Iraq and Afghanistan are goners if Obama wins. So is Israel. IMHO Israel needs to take matters into its own hands and hit Iran with everything on November 5. PR and political concerns no longer matter should not be weighed. Save your self Israel. Buy yourself a couple of years and maybe our new King will be humbled. If not: You are dead.
Too, making Bush a liar for all historical time is a major liberal objective -- a necessary, self-protective one the 'Rats are completely in need of.
They'll pull out and fail, and we'll be lucky if the enemy don't wind up bagging a bunch of prisoners, which they will then hold hostage a la Lebanon and Tehran.
The 'Rats will stab our army in the back.
If what more and more appears to be true about Obama is in fact true, it won't be just Israel that will be in the soup.
America itself will be in play, and the result will be civil war in America, just as it was when the Bolsheviks made their play in Russia, with a butcher's bill payable in megadeaths.
We may end up showing the world humanity's very first civil war fought with nuclear weapons. How's that grab you?
Tragically not far from the truth I'm afraid. We've had it so good for so long we've forgotten how bad things can get. We may get a reminder very soon.
The Real Problem with Obama's Khalidi
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Business might be booming for online and professional dating services but when it comes to finding love, Kiwis still prefer to meet partners the old-fashioned way.
In a changing dating culture, a growing number of singles are turning to the internet or professional matchmakers to help find their perfect partner.
But a survey of 1000 Kiwis has revealed most of us, 81 per cent, would instead rather meet someone more traditionally - through friends, family colleagues or social activities.
The survey by research company UMR, commissioned by online dating service Go Break The Ice, also found 43 per cent of people trusted their friends and families when it comes to dating advice, tips and recommendations.
In spite of the figures, the number of those flocking to online dating sites continues to grow.
Dating site FindSomeone has 75,000 active members, membership is 20 per cent up from last year and those using the site are sending messages at record levels, manager Rick Davies says.
The survey found singles were less inclined to go to a professional matchmaker for help, with only 1 per cent saying they would trust them.
But not everyone agreed with the results.
A 48-year-old Aucklander who was introduced to his wife three years ago through a professional dating service, had no qualms about the way they met.
"I'm pretty clear on what works for me.
"I think the traditional way is a bit hit and miss to be honest. If someone has gone down that road (of using a matchmaker), they're fairly committed and serious about it," said the man who did not wish to be named.
The survey results didn't surprise Sasha Madarasz, owner of Two's Company that offers one-to-one introductions to singles, but it wasn't always realistic to meet other singles through traditional methods, particularly for those with busy, time-poor lives, she said.
The days of meeting a partner at a dance were long gone, said Ms Madarasz.
"Realistically it is much nicer to meet through friends and through work because it validates that person. It gives the other person a sense of security that this person is known by other people is not a freak, not a stalker.
"And I think the reason why matchmaking businesses and FindSomeone are more around now is because of this lack of time we perceive that we have," she said.
Her business has about 650 active members, and numbers continue to climb.
While some might struggle with the idea of having a stranger set them up on a date, her service gives singles the opportunity to meet like-minded people carefully matched on their values and interests - not something that is always possible when meeting someone randomly in a bar or online.
Of those surveyed, 78 per cent had tried or considered online dating, the survey found.
Go Break The Ice (GBTI) launched earlier this year on Facebook.
It tried to strike a balance between typical online dating and meeting dates though personal networks, said company spokesman Philip Behnke.
On traditional sites, people were more likely to lie about age, height and weight, job, photos and interests, he said.
GBTI aimed to create more transparency to online dating by working on friends' recommendations rather than people overselling themselves.


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Joey Barton has taken to Twitter after Paris Saint Germain defender Thiago Silva criticised the Marseille midfielder for his comments about the Brazil national team.
The two footballers are plying their trade in Ligue 1 after they both left their old clubs in the summer. Silva arrived from Italian side AC Milan, while Barton is currently on-loan from English side Queens Park Rangers.
Over recent weeks, Barton has taken it upon himself to slam the Brazil national team and claim they are nowhere near as good as where they should be.
Barton had previously commented that rising star Neymar only looked good on YouTube.
After hearing of Barton's comments about Brazil, Silva issued a response to the Englishman during an interview with L'Equipe.
The defender even threw a few punches of his own, saying he could not remember Barton's name.
"I can hear a lot of people criticising the Selecao [Brazilian squad]," he told L'Equipe. "There is even a Marseille player, I can not remember his name, an Englishman, who has said bad things about Neymar, and Brazilian football, but also about Beckham and Ibra [Zlatan Ibrahimovic]. As no one is talking about him, it seems fun to him to criticise great players for people to know he exists.
"That person must never forget on Auriverde [gold and green] shirt there is more stars than on any other shirt. Five World Cups. That deserves some respect.
"But it gives me much more desire to win to silence that Englishman. What does he know about Brazilian football? I don't remember having played against him in the national team."
After being made aware of Silva's comments, Barton then did what we does best and took to Twitter to issue a response to the Brazilian centre-back.
"Thiago Silva," he started. "That the same p**** thats been injured all season. Another over rated Brazilian. Sort your hamstrings out FatBoy..."
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A new rapid way to decode the DNA of sick newborns may help doctors diagnose genetic diseases faster in their tiniest patients - in roughly two days instead of weeks.
Gene-mapping currently takes so long, and is so expensive, that it's not part of routine medical care. But researchers at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., say a speedier method could shorten the anguished wait for a diagnosis for some newborns in intensive care.
They combined a faster gene-analyzing machine with a computer program that uses a baby's symptoms to zero in on the most likely culprit. Wednesday, they reported using the faster test to help diagnose a handful of babies, and plan to begin more routine gene mapping of sick newborns by year's end.


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During a May pledging conference in Oslo, the international community committed to step up its humanitarian response to the crisis in South Sudan - including helping refugees, who are crossing by the thousands into Ethiopia and other neighbouring countries.
BURBE, Ethiopia — One week ago, Elisabeth Nyapal made the short boat ride across the sparkling Baro river to safety. Scrambling up the steep, muddy bank, a mattress balanced on her head, Nyapal joined the ranks of roughly 130,000 South Sudanese refugees now sheltered in Ethiopia.
"I'm coming because of the conflict," said Nyapal, a mother of six who hails from South Sudan's Nasir county, just across the narrow waterway. "A lot of people have died. People are running in different directions. There's no food, no water."
The sleepy river town of Burbe, where Nyapal landed, is the latest epicentre of the exodus from South Sudan. Since the beginning of May, more than 16,000 refugees have arrived here, transforming this grassy corner of southwestern Ethiopia into a sprawling transit centre.
"The majority of the refugees are women and children - but we also see a lot of men," said Pereleth Othieing, WFP field monitor in Ethiopia's western Gambella region. "There are a lot of hungry and malnourished people. The overall situation is very bad."
South Sudan's five-month-old conflict has killed thousands of people and displaced nearly one million within the country. Nearly 350,000 others have sought refuge in neighbouring Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Sudan. Despite two ceasefire agreements, the fighting continues. And the refugees keep pouring in.
Mounting Needs
In Oslo this week, donor nations doubled their humanitarian funding pledges for South Sudan to more than $1.2 billion - two-thirds of the $1.8 the United Nations has requested to respond to an escalating food crisis through March, 2015. Famine is not predicted in the next three months, but it will become a serious risk later in the year unless adequate humanitarian assistance can be delivered.
At border points like Burbe, WFP is distributing High Energy Biscuits and two weeks of food rations to the new arrivals as they wait transport to refugee camps, which are expanding to meet their mounting numbers. WFP also conducts monthly distributions in the camps of wheat or sorghum, vegetable oil, pulses, sugar and salt, along with nutrient-packed food supplements for the most vulnerable, including young children, pregnant women and nursing mothers.
Humanitarian officials now predict Ethiopia could host up to 300,000 South Sudanese refugees by the year's end, and WFP Ethopia will need $30 million in funds in the coming months to meet their needs.
"Along with the Ethiopian government and our partners, we are committed to serving those who are arriving here hungry and destitute," said WFP Ethiopia Country Director Abdou Dieng. "So we hope the international community will continue to reach into their pockets and give generously."
New Arrivals
At Burbe, small wooden sailboats and motorboats criss-cross the Baro bringing the South Sudanese to Ethiopia. On the banks, local women sell candies and home-cooked meals outside small thatched-roofed huts. But the new arrivals are too destitute to buy the food. They head on to a vast field nearby to be registered as refugees. Humanitarian officials have erected barn-like shelters of wood, metal and plastic sheeting to protect them from the burning sun—and, increasingly, the pounding rains.
Inside, aid workers vaccinate toddlers and check for signs of malnutrition and sickness among a crowd of new arrivals. Families walk away carrying boxes of WFP's energy-packed biscuits, and nutritional supplements for the most vulnerable.
"We're getting up to 1,000 people arriving here daily," said Tesema Ergetie of Ethiopia's refugee agency ARRA, who oversees the humanitarian response at Burbe. "The wounded come here. The malnourished come here. Many, many people are coming here."
They include Meren Anuar, who fled her home in Upper Nile State's Ulang county. She and her five children walked 15 days before crossing the Baro into Ethiopia. "We don't want to go back to Ulang," she said. "The area is very insecure. There is no food."
On the river banks, newcomer Elisabeth Nyapal offered a similarly grim assessment of the conditions back home.
"For us, everything is destroyed. We women are especially affected, because our husbands and our brothers are dead," she said. "We are asking the international community to help us get a better life."


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@MMehtaNYDN Jets DL Mo Wilkerson wins appeal for fine on hit on Titans QB Jake Locker, per source. #nyj http://nydn.us/1g1CMTK
Someone call Francesa tomorrow.
What about coples? His hit seemed less than mo's.
It's funny how "brick city" seems to exist on JI only to push Mehta stories. I guess that pathetic hack needs all the help he can get
Yes it's me.
Can we get a list of the journalists who picked the Jets to be 32nd,
might come in handy down the line.
Btw You write about the Jets like you want giant fans to read it.
Fatcessa gets away with it because he's pretty much the only show in town. learn some X's and O's and get the ability to dig deeper on why things happen and how it affects the outcome on a game and a season.
Oh heres a hint it's not going to your sons first collage game. <-------- dumbest article I ever read.
A little late, no? This game was almost a month ago.
LOL. You guys really think it is Mehta?
It is really pretty sad. I remember the reaction around here to his initial body of work and it was very positive all around. Then the whole sequence of events leading up to the Olberman piece.
Ah, well. I hope he enjoyed his 15 minutes.


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Named MLL Rookie of Week
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Most members of Yale's class of 2012 were taking part in pre-graduation activities last week in preparation for today's commencement ceremonies. Matt Gibson (Point Lookout, N.Y.), the Bulldogs' leading scorer, chose to make his professional lacrosse debut over the social events on campus. His choice was justified when he scored a goal and had four assists in the Long Island Lizards' 10-9 win over Charlotte on Saturday.
Gibson's efforts earned him Cascade Rookie of the Week honors in Major League Lacrosse. A week after playing his last collegiate game, a first-round NCAA loss at Notre Dame, the Eli offensive catalyst was helping the Lizards to their first win in 2012.
"To play in the game, I had to miss a few days of senior week," said Gibson, who had 61 points this year. "I went home to practice Thursday and we flew as a team to Charlotte Friday night. Then we flew back Sunday morning. I only missed Thursday to Saturday, but it was worth it to play in my first MLL game."
The three-time All-Ivy and All-New England selection had to adjust to new rules, new teammates and an unusual style of play.
"Playing in the game was great. The different pro rules made it a little difficult, but I got that hang of it as the day went on. I really like the faster pace of the MLL, and it was awesome to play with so many talented guys. I'm not sure yet on my plans moving forward, but I'm going to do everything I can to try to play the rest of the season," said Gibson, who ranks among Yale's top 10 in career goals, assists and points.
His new coach was also impressed. "We could not be more excited about Matt stepping up and contributing right away," said Lizards' head coach Joe Spallina. "We look for him to be a factor in our offense each week."
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jfruhlinger writes: "One of Oracle's stated purposes when it bought Sun more than two years ago was to create full-stack appliances: SPARC servers running Solaris or Oracle Linux and Oracle's suite of app servers and of course its omnipresent database. Its new T4 processor is a reaffirmation of that strategy. But has the company painted itself into a corner? While it's cautiously embraced the cloud, its cloud services don't work with Windows or other companies' offerings, which kills much of their potential value; meanwhile, they've managed to alienate open source developers and big swaths of the Java community. It seems that Oracle's inability to play well with others is locking them out of the multipolar future."


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Student Profile: Emily Heintz
Hometown: Fulda, Minnesota
Where are you student teaching and what ages/grades are you working with?
I previously taught 4th grade at Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton in Janesville, Minnesota, and now I'm teaching middle school science for 7th-8th graders at Maple River Elementary School, Mapleton, Minnesota.
Tell us about your student teaching experience.
I started off by observing for a few days, then I started writing lessons and teaching one class. The next week I added another subject area, then another, and another until I was teaching full-time by myself. I learned so much about the pacing of a classroom day and how to deal with discipline issues, plus my supervising teacher was there to give me suggestions and step in if needed.
How have your experiences outside the classroom prepared you for your future?
I definitely have a better grasp on classroom management (making sure the students don't go crazy)! The professors make sure you get plenty of practice teaching before you're sent off to the real world. I wasn't very confident in my teaching abilities when I started the program. Now I'm completely ready to take over my own classroom.
Which Bethany course has been the most interesting to you and why?
My favorite class was Children's Literature; I'd take it again if I could!
Describe the Bethany faculty members.
The BLC professors are always willing to help you out. They are a great listeners and will push you to do your best, no matter what. When I was struggling with what I should do after graduation, my adviser gave me some excellent advice: look at the gifts God has given you; what are your talents and how/where can they be of most service? It's really easy to lose sight of that and to only think about yourself, when we really should be asking God where we fit in.
Tell us about building your teaching portfolio.
It's a lot of work! You gradually do the assignments to put in your portfolio, but at the end of your semester of student teaching you get a few days to put all four years of your schooling into a website and then present it in front of your professors. I'm excited to start working on it again; it's basically a showcase of everything you've completed and is meant to show off your creativity and talents.


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Transfer news: Swansea striker Leroy Lita weighing up move options
Swansea City striker Leroy Lita has options to consider in the Championship, but is waiting on the 'right thing'.
Last Updated: 24/09/13 7:18pm
Swans boss Michael Laudrup has revealed that Lita has already been approached by several second tier outfits.
He is a proven marksmen at that level and spent last season taking in loan spells at Birmingham City and Sheffield Wednesday.
Laudrup would like to see the 28-year-old head out on a similar agreement this term as he will struggle for regular game time at the Liberty Stadium.
Lita will not be rushing into anything, though, with it important for him to make the right call for his career.
Laudrup said in the South Wales Evening Post: "Leroy had some offers, which is normal because in the Championship he has shown he has quality, he can score goals there because he has done it before and could do it again.
"I think he is right now waiting for the right thing because he has had offers from different Championship clubs already.
"I don't know whether it will happen, because it depends on what he wants, but I am hoping so because the player needs to play.
"It's been quite some months without competitive games, so I hope for him he can get a move soon because he needs to get on with his career."


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The East Hampton High School boys soccer team repeated as the League VI champion here Saturday, routing Amityville, the only team that had beaten it during the regular season, by a score of 4-1.
The visitors' goal, by way of a penalty kick resulting from an inadvertent hands ball in the penalty box, came late in the game, long after everything had been decided.
Rich King, East Hampton's coach, told his charges afterward that it was the best team effort he'd witnessed in his four or five years of coaching. There had been great individual efforts during his tenure, he said, but never such a uniformly strong one.
The players contested every ball, won the vast majority of those scrums, and persistently attacked throughout the entire 80 minutes.
And this despite the fact that Donte Donegal, the team's best header and one of its top scorers, began the game on the bench, one of several players who have suffered injuries lately, among them Christian Barrientos, a starter who sustained an ankle fracture during a 2-2 tie here with Shoreham-Wading River on Oct. 16.
Donegal, who is dealing with a strained hip flexor, broke the ice, however, heading in a Nick West corner kick 12 minutes into the fray after having almost imperceptibly entered the game as East Hampton and Amityville were preparing for West's chip across the goal mouth. As soon as he'd treated East Hampton to a 1-0 lead, the tall junior, limping slightly, made his way back to the sidelines, where he said a few minutes later that the ball had made its way to him off a defender's foot.
Esteban Valverde, a sophomore forward who is always a threat to score — as is his classmate West — made it 2-0 with five minutes left until the halftime break, converting a right-to-left cross from Bryan Ordonez. Ordonez, in turn, had gathered in a long pass from J.C. Barrientos, the hard-working senior center midfielder, who that day seemed to be everywhere.
After the game was over, King especially praised the four or five players who in the past week have been called on to step up and have. One of those, Jonathan Chunchi, who had been on the junior varsity until Friday, banged a shot off the crossbar seven minutes into the second half.
In the 57th minute, it looked as if Valverde, who'd received a pass from Ordonez, had made it 3-0, but the official nearest the play maintained that Valverde, who had cut in from the right, was offside, a ruling that King described as "godawful."
In the 63rd minute, however, Denis Espana, a defensive stalwart (along with Alex Serna, Alvaro Aguilar, and Lucas Escobar, among others) helped to make it 3-0, lofting a wind-aided free kick into the box from 50 yards out that Valverde head-flicked into the nets.
Barrientos applied the coup de grace when, in the 69th minute, after receiving a pass from West, he juked the visitors' goalie, Ronald Herrera, and tapped the ball over the line.
Amityville's lone goal, with seven minutes left to play, came as a result of a penalty kick by Ryan Doyle, a senior midfielder.
Afterward, King said he and his assistant, Don McGovern, hoped to have Donegal healthy for the playoffs, which are to begin next Thursday. East Hampton, which was to have finished the regular season at Bayport-Blue Point on Tuesday, will be the second-seeded Class A team, behind Sayville, the coach said.


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ARMOUR SQUARE — For about the last year, Greg Burke has been tooling around in a modified mail truck, peddling schnitzel to conventioneers and downtown lunch crowds.
Now, Burke — the self-proclaimed Schniztel King of Chicago — will open his very own storefront in in Armour Square at 308 W. 33rd St., right next to Cork and Kerry at the Park.
He's hoping the small restaurant space, which is replacing the shuttered Pat's Italian BBQ, will be open by April 1, right in time for the White Sox home opener.
For the uninitiated, schnitzel is a piece of meat pounded thin, coated with breadcrumbs and fried. Burke makes his with pork, tops it with grilled peppers and onions, and squeezes it between a Turano roll.
And he swears it's a knockout.
With no formal training other than throwing a massive tailgate in the South Lot outside Soldier Field for Bears games, Burke has no illusions about his culinary prowess.
"The one thing I know is how to cook quality meat on a grill," he said.
For that, he'll use the small restaurant's big brick charcoal grill for cooking prime rib, lamb and Polish sausage. He also plans to work in a few specials, including pierogis, fried shrimp, dumplings and homemade smoked meats. Also on the menu will be a roster of Eastern European salads.
Burke, 38, of Bridgeport, said he "jumped into the food truck craze" after his father's Hammond, Ind.-based aluminum and glass business folded, the victim of a bad economy.
"It was gone overnight," he said.
Since launching the Schniztel King last year with the help of his fiancee, Kristin Casper, he's been an outspoken critic of the city's laws governing food trucks, calling them "unfair and unconstitutional." Operators face fines of $1,000 to $2,000 for violating parking restrictions or setting up too close to brick-and-mortar restaurants.
He's filed a lawsuit against the city, which continues to weave its way through the court system.
For now, Burke, like so many in a neighborhood packed with Sox fans, has his eyes set on Opening Day.


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JUNEAU — Alaska's economic future is on the line if more oil doesn't flow through the 800-mile trans-Alaska pipeline.
That's not in dispute.
What's got Alaska lawmakers in a quandary is whether to cut taxes for oil companies in an effort to spur new development.
Gov. Sean Parnell has offered a plan, but critics dismiss it as a corporate giveaway that doesn't guarantee the state would get anything in return. And not everyone is convinced there's a problem with the existing tax structure.
"Am I missing something?" asked Sen. Hollis French, D-Anchorage. "Every piece of concrete data shows the system is working, for both sides."
Supporters of changing the tax structure say it would spur development on the oil-rich North Slope and that without action, the trend of declining production will continue.
"What we're saying as a Senate is, 'Let's throw some options out there and get the dialogue going,"' said Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage.
There is a lot on the line. Oil is king in Alaska, providing about 90 percent of the state's unrestricted revenue. Without those funds everything from education to emergency services would suffer.
"We've got to be very cautious and make sure any changes we make are the right changes," Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, said. "There's a lot of pressure on both sides. It will be an intense time to get to the end of this, I'm afraid."
Oil companies have argued that the state's existing tax structure eats too deeply into profits in times of high oil prices and discourages increased investment in Alaska. The system features a 25 percent base tax rate and a progressive rate triggered when a company's production tax value hits $30 a barrel. North Slope oil closed Thursday at $118.34.
The idea, when the structure was adopted in 2007, was that the state would help oil companies on the front end with things such as tax credits and share profits on the back end when oil flowed and prices were high.
Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, says nothing she's heard as her chamber has delved further into the oil tax issue "has changed my view of our competitiveness on the world market."
Senators on both sides share the governor's goal of getting more oil into the pipeline. The Department of Revenue estimates a 4.7 percent decline this fiscal year on top of a 6.3 percent decline last year. Those figures include projects under development or being considered. A 9.1 percent decline in currently producing fields is projected for this year.
About 600,000 barrels a day currently flow through the line. Parnell has set a goal of increasing that to 1 million barrels of oil within a decade, but his administration says that's not possible under the current tax structure.
Parnell insists the ideas behind his plan represent "meaningful tax reform." Parnell said companies have pledged at least $5 billion in new investments with the type of tax cut he's supporting. He said that level of investment could another 200,000 barrels of oil into the line within the next several years alone.
"What I'm fighting for is Alaskans, both today, as well as our kids and grandkids," Parnell said.
BP Alaska spokesman Steve Rinehart said the company is trying to provide as much assurance as it can about its intentions if taxes are cut.
"If there is meaningful tax change, we have projects that we are anxious to get to work on," he said, such as a pad for wells targeting thick oil. "But the economics have to be there."
ConocoPhillips spokeswoman Natalie Lowman agreed: "We're doing things (now) but it's really about what else we could be doing."
Senate leaders have expressed willingness to at least discuss the progressive surcharge. The idea is to see if consensus can be built around that and then look at other aspects of the tax structure, such as credits or the state's system of taxing oil and gas production together. Parnell sees their willingness to take up the issue as progress.
What everyone wants to know is: How far will the Senate go?
Lawmakers have gotten mixed messages: Concerns that oil jobs are going en mass to places like North Dakota, where the industry is booming, contrast with a recent study that shows average annual employment on Alaska's North Slope at or near record highs.
Fears of a pipeline shutdown within the next decade contrast with a judge's ruling in a property tax dispute that the pipeline could be active through 2065.
The view that the tax structure is out of whack, shared by the companies and at least one consultant, stand next to that of an attorney in the property tax case who said progressivity doesn't always drive investment decisions.
The Senate plans to write a bill designed to address any tax system problems identified during the committee process. The Resources Committee has begun hearings on the issue and will hold joint meetings with the Senate Finance Committee next week. The Senate hopes to get the House a bill by mid-March.
Sen. Joe Paskvan, D-Fairbanks, said the progressive surcharge is a key tax issue that lawmakers will look at: "At the very minimum, I believe it would be healthy to have an open and transparent discussion on progressivity."


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At a small community park in Santa Monica, a group of Los Angeles-area musicians wearing dark blue and orange T-shirts with the slogan "Listen Up!" gathered around a flatbed truck as union leaders, a minister and a local city councilman fired up the crowd.
"Make no mistake, music that we produce is a critical component in the artistic and financial success of any film that's produced here," said Neil Samples, a violinist. "We say to Lionsgate: Abandon the low road, stop offshoring jobs, do the right thing and bring the music home."
After his speech, a zydeco band took the stage, and Samples and his colleagues huddled into a van and drove a few blocks to the headquarters of Lionsgate, the independent studio behind the hit "Hunger Games" movies. They parked outside the studio and used a dolly to deliver four boxes containing a petition signed by 12,000 supporters urging Lionsgate to "stop sending musicians' jobs overseas."
The unrest this month is the latest sign of disharmony between local musicians and their employers. The American Federation of Musicians has previously organized rallies against Marvel Studios for hiring London musicians to work on such movies as "The Avengers" and "Iron Man 3" even though those films were shot in the United States.
Now, with the backing of the AFL-CIO, the union has singled out Lionsgate. It says the studio is hiring foreign musicians to play music on movies that filmed in the U.S. with the support of taxpayer subsidies.
It has cited such Lionsgate releases as "The Hunger Games" and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn," which were scored in London, and the recently released "Draft Day." The Kevin Costner movie about the NFL draft was filmed in Ohio, where the production received tax benefits, but was scored in Macedonia.
"Draft Day — what could be more American than that?" said Rafael Rishik, a violinist with the New Hollywood String Quartet who recently worked on "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" and Disney's "Frozen." "To say with a straight face that the only way we could do this without going broke is to score this in Macedonia — it's hard for us to swallow."
A spokesman for Santa Monica-based Lionsgate declined to comment.
Producers and studio executives have long complained that California does not do enough to keep the movie business close to home. The state's tax credit, for example, excludes large-budget studio films. Musicians and other entertainment unions are backing legislation that would expand the credit.
The unrest comes at a time of growing anxiety in the local music industry, where film and television work have been a key source of income for hundreds of local violinists, cellists, trombonists and other professional musicians. Many use the entertainment work to supplement what they earn from working in local symphonies, chamber groups and the L.A. Opera.
A large movie can employ more than 100 musicians.
For that reason, Hollywood has long been a major draw for some of world's top musicians. But as more work in film and TV production has moved overseas, local musicians are having a tougher time making a living.
On any given day, about 2,000 members of AFM Local 47 will work on a film or TV show. But their earnings have fallen substantially in recent years. In 2007, union members collectively made $30 million in wages. Now, they earn about $15 million a year, according to Local 47, which represents 7,400 musicians, arrangers and copyists.
If the trend continues, L.A.'s cultural community could suffer as musicians leave to work elsewhere, veteran musicians say.
"One of the fantastic things about being a musician in L.A. is that you're surrounded by just an astonishing level of players," said Marc Sazer, a violinist for the Pasadena Symphony who has worked in the recording industry since the 1980s. "We have the stars from the whole world gather in the L.A. musical community. As more work goes off to London, Bratislava and Prague, that's going to disappear, and the whole region will be impoverished."
The American Federation of Musicians might be facing an uphill battle.
Musicians traditionally could count on film work being done in L.A. even when a movie was filmed elsewhere, because of the high level of talent here.
But more production is leaving the state as studios take advantage of tax benefits and rebates that aren't available in California.
The number of movie scoring jobs has declined at least 50% in the last five years, according the union.
Much of the business has gone to Britain, which has long been a big draw for composers given the country's rich musical heritage. Generous film incentives also have drawn a growing number of big-budget movies, such as the upcoming "Star Wars" and "Avengers" films.
Orchestras in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Macedonia also are attracting more Hollywood business.
The trend has been further accelerated by the advent of low-cost technology that has made it easier to open high-quality recording studios anywhere.
"Every orchestra in the world would love to be doing Hollywood movies, and they've been very aggressive in trying to market themselves," said John Acosta, vice president of AFM Local 47.
There's also growing pressure from studios to save money by hiring lower-cost musicians in Europe, where producers don't have to pay residuals and where hourly rates are a fraction of what they are locally.
For example, musicians in Macedonia might get paid only $10 to $15 an hour and not receive any contributions to health and pension plans, compared with $75 an hour plus those benefits in L.A.
"There's been a downward pressure on music fees, and everyone is looking to save money," Acosta acknowledged. "Composers want to save as much money as they can upfront."
To be sure, several other large Hollywood studios also do scoring work overseas.
But unlike other studios, Lionsgate does not have an overall agreement with the union that would require it to score music in the U.S. if it shoots the movie or TV show domestically. Although Lionsgate does score some productions in the U.S., including the AMC hit "Mad Men," the studio has resisted efforts to strike a broader deal with the union, Acosta said.
"They are highly profitable, and they can afford to meet the industry standards," he said.