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Starting from next month, Samsung will make available in the U.S. its new curved and UHD TVs including the U9000 Series (starting from $4,000), along with its portfolio of home audio products.
Samsung's new 2014 Curved UHD TVs deliver a wider field of view and a panoramic effect that makes the display seem even bigger than it is, from virtually any viewing position or angle. They offer four times the resolution and pixels of Full HD and support UHD Upscaling through a four-step process that includes signal analysis, noise reduction, upscaling and detail analysis. UHD Dimming technology also helps to further optimize picture quality by processing each block of a picture to deliver improved contrast.
Samsung's UHD TVs support today's standards -- including HEVC, HDMI 2.0, MHL 3.0 and HDCP 2.2. They are also future-ready, thanks to the Samsung UHD Evolution Kit. The One Connect Box essentially houses the brains of the TV externally, enabling users to switch out the box with the latest Samsung UHD Evolution Kit to stay up to date on the latest UHD standards.
Samsung has recently announced a stronger partnership with 20th Century Fox to offer ultra-high-definition content through its UHDTVs. Samsung also announced at the International CES in January that it was working with Paramount in order to secure UHD content for its customers and that US company Comcast would be launching an app for Samsung Smart TV sets that would allow owners to access HUD content via internet streaming.
In 2014, Samsung is rolling out four new series of UHD TVs.
Samsung's 105" curved UHD TV features a cinematic 21 x 9 aspect ratio and 11 million pixels. It will be available in the second half of the year.
Samsung's U9000 curved UHD TV promises to deliver life-like UHD picture quality, enhanced by Samsung's proprietary Auto Depth Enhancer, an algorithm that analyzes regions of images and automatically adjusts contrast for a greater sense of depth. Color is further enhanced on these sets with Samsung's PurColor technology and Peak Illuminator & Precision Black, which maximizes brightness range. The new series of Samsung curved screens can also be wall-mounted out of the box with regular mounts compatible with VESA Standards. Samsung's U9000 Curved UHD TV will be available from March in a 55" model for $3,999.99 and 65" for $4,999.99. A 78" model will also be released later this year for $7,999.99.
Samsung's U8700 curved UHD TV series features Precision Black local dimming, a thinness of 1.2 inches and a narrow 7mm (0.27-inch) bezel. The U8700 will be available late Spring in 55" and 65" screen sizes, but Samsung did not provide pricing details.
Samsung's U8550 UHD TV series includes flat models featuring Smart TV capabilities and Samsung's proprietary UHD Dimming. The Samsung U8550 UHD TV will be available from March in a 55" model for $2,999.99 and a 65" model for $3,999.99. The 50" ($2,499.99), 60" ($3,499.99) and 75" ($5,999.99) models will be released in May.
This year, Samsung is also introducing the curved form factor to its LED TV offering with the H8000 Series. Additionally, Samsung is introducing the new H7150 series -- a 240Hz Full HD LED TV to round out its 2014 TV line up.
The H8000 curved Smart LED TV features a motion blur reduction technology plus Samsung's Smart TV offerings. Available this Spring, the H8000 Series will come in a 55" model for $2,499.99 and a 65" model for $3,399.99. The 48" model will be release in May for $1,999.99.
Samsung's H7150 FHD LED TV has a streamlined design and features Micro Dimming Pro and Multi-Screen entertainment to deliver enhanced color and contrast. With Quad Core power split screen, users can follow fantasy scores while watching the big game live. With Smart View 2.0, viewers can wirelessly share content from their mobile devices to their Smart TV. What's more, they can also stream content on their TV directly to their mobile device. Samsung H7150 is available this Spring in a 55" model for $1,899.99, 60" model for $2,199.99, 65" model for $2,699.99 and a 75" model for $3,999.99.
In 2014, streaming video providers such as Amazon, M-Go and Netflix, as well as TV providers, Comcast and DIRECTV, will be working with Samsung to deliver UHD content to customers. With Samsung's exclusive UHD Video Pack (1 terabyte of available data), consumers can watch Hollywood blockbusters such as Night at the Museum, The Counselor and X-Men Origins: Wolverine from 20th Century Fox as well as G.I. Joe: Retaliation and World War Z from Paramount Pictures. The Samsung UHD Video Pack, which also includes 3 documentaries, will be available in April for $299.99. Samsung plans to release a second UHD Video Pack with more UHD content in the second half of this year.
The new, faster Samsung Smart Hub means less searching and more watching. It offers easy access to live TV, VOD apps and social media in one place. With Samsung's Multi-Link feature, users can transform their TV into four screens that can access live TV, streaming video and the web all at once.
Samsung Smart Hub 2014 also comes with a new Games Panel, a variety of family, sports, action and racing games, along with a new Multimedia panel, which combines the previous Photo/Video/Music and Social panels into one space.
This year's Smart TVs now include a new feature to quickly get to favorite channels or desired content sources. The most used and apps display right on the bottom of the TV screen making it easy to navigate.
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Samsung is also expanding the ways that consumers can enjoy sound in every room of the house with its new Multiroom Link feature across select 2014 flagship soundbar, Blu-ray player and home theater system products. In addition to Amazon Cloud Player, Pandora, Rhapsody, and TuneIn, consumers can also listen to more streaming services from new providers such as 8tracks, iHeartRadio and Rdio. The device also supports Spotify Connect, allowing users to access their music from the Spotify app on their mobile and tablet devices.
The smaller sibling to the M7 speaker, the new Shape Wireless Audio-Multiroom M5 offers entertainment to in any room of the house, from a variety of music sources. It?s all controlled from a downloadable app and facilitated through plug-and-play installation. It offers pairing with a mobile device through Bluetooth and NFC, in order to play music fro your mobile.
The M5 unit can be used alone or in combination with additional M5 or M7 units to create a multi-room system. Additionally, the M5 can be connected and used with select Samsung soundbar products to create a multichannel surround sound system for your TV. Legacy audio components like turntables or CD players can be brought into the fold through the Samsung Link Mate, allowing consumers to connect music and share it wirelessly with the Multiroom-link feature. The M5 speaker is available this Spring for $299.99 and the Samsung Link Mate for $349.99
Samsung's HW-H750 Soundbar with wireless subwoofer features a 320W amplifier and combines the sound of analog with the latest digital audio technology. It supports 96k/24bit HD Audio and is compatible with Samsung's roster of Shape Wireless Audio-Multiroom products. The Samsung HW-H750 will be available in the Spring for $799.99
Samsung HW-H600 Soundbar is designed to be used under 32-inch to 60-inch TVs (up to 77lbs). Its Multi-direction technology provides 4.2-channel sound in a low-profile design. Built in Bluetooth allows consumers to stream their music through the SoundStand and TV Sound Connect allows them to wirelessly connect it to select Samsung TV?s. The Samsung HW-H600 will be available this month for $399.99
Samsung's latest Blu-ray player, the BD-H6500 is compatible with Samsung's Shape Wireless Audio-Multiroom products. The player also features Samsung's proprietary UHD Upscale Processor and Smart View 2.0 allows customers to connect their Samsung smartphone wirelessly and then send the image to the TV. The Samsung BD-H6500 will be available in the Spring for $179.99.
Samsung MX-HS9000 GIGA System offers 3400 watts of power plus massive 15" woofers. It comes with DJ features and Beat Lighting Effects while Bluetooth connectivity assures the ability to change playlists on the fly. The MX-HS900 will be available this Spring for $1,499.99.
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NORFOLK — At Old Dominion World Football Headquarters, workdays begin at 6 a.m. and often stretch well into the evenings. Helmets and pads were shelved weeks ago, but coaches crisscrossed the country and assistants scoured the Internet researching prospects and schools.
Everyone is home now as the Monarchs begin the next phase of the transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision and Conference USA.
"This is going to be a whirlwind two months coming up," ODU head coach Bobby Wilder said. "There's not going to be a lot of vacation time going around these offices."
Spring and summer recruiting heats up at Old Dominion, and all over the country, as colleges hold camps and welcome recruits and their families for "unofficial" visits. ODU holds the first of two one-day camps this month on Saturday, which is expected to attract approximately 150-160 prospects.
"They're absolutely critical because this is your legal way of coaching somebody," Wilder said. "You get to put them through drills. You get to ask them to do certain things. You get to take them out of their comfort level and see how they react."
Meanwhile, the school awaits a far-reaching report that will recommend strategies for growth and reorganization throughout the entire campus. Athletics are part of the report, including expansion of Foreman Field and S.B. Ballard Stadium, as well as other football infrastructure.
The report, by the international architecture and design firm of Perkins + Will, will be released in August, according to the Virginian-Pilot, after it's been reviewed by campus officials, ODU's Board of Visitors and Norfolk city officials.
"The way we're presenting it to the recruits is that Old Dominion just keeps getting bigger and better," Wilder said earlier this week, during a wide-ranging chat with several reporters in his office at the L.R. Hill Complex.
"The bottom line is your whole experience here is going to improve," he said. "I talk as much with recruits and families about the other 359 days (of the year) as the six days they're in that stadium. That's why I think that master plan is critical for all of us, for everybody's who's got a stake in Old Dominion."
The stakes were raised for ODU football nearly 13 months ago, when school officials announced the move to Conference USA and FBS. The Monarchs' final season in the CAA and at the FCS level ended with a loss in the NCAA playoff quarterfinals last December.
From there, it was full ahead in the two-year transition to FBS. ODU expanded its recruiting footprint to include states within Conference USA, which stretches from the mid-Atlantic region south to Florida and west to Texas.
Wilder added a coach — FBS schools are permitted 10 full-time coaches: a head coach and nine assistants. In addition, a handful of graduate assistants and interns are routinely at the offices and parked on the Internet, doing research on players and schools and supplementing the data base.
The staff spent the winter identifying approximately 1,000 potential prospects, the largest list from which it's ever worked. The Sunday after the spring game, coaches hit the road for in-person evaluations.
From April 22 to May 31, when everyone came off the road for the summer, that list was narrowed to a little more than 100 recruits to whom they offered scholarships. Wilder estimated that the Monarchs will sign 20-25 players in the 2014 recruiting class.
"We're in that period right now where it's critical that we get as many of these kids on campus as we possibly can," Wilder said. "What we've taken now as a philosophy as our staff is that we feel like the recruiting becomes real when they're on this campus. That's when it becomes real."
Wilder said that recruiting emphasis is still on Hampton Roads and the state first, but the fact that Conference USA schools are in a handful of major markets — Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio — has permitted the Monarchs to extend their reach. They must recruit better players to compete at the FBS level, but he preaches a realistic approach.
"I'm not as interested in Old Dominion's name just being next to BCS schools' names, with hey, we've offered so-and-so," Wilder said. "I tell the staff all the time, we're not keeping score on how many we've offered. What we're keeping score on is how many do we realistically have an opportunity to recruit."
Wilder said that if he spends as much time recruiting a five-star prospect that has offers from a dozen major programs as with a mid-level prospect who has demonstrated interest in ODU, "then I'm not doing my job." He said that it's essential to develop relationships with high school coaches, who usually are honest about a program's chances of landing a player.
"It's an inexact science," he said, "but I'm trying to take a realistic approach myself with the staff, because I also want the player that I think is going to be a good fit at Old Dominion and can have a good career here as a student and an athlete, to think that he's important to us, that we're trying to recruit him.
"That may at times affect us with the perception of players, whether it's in the 757 or Virginia. But I'm also putting it right back on them, their families and coaches. We're going to show you interest, but you need to show us interest also. This is a two-way street here. That's how I gauge and how I have my staff gauge it. Is there reciprocal interest?"
Interest is evident when players attend ODU's camps — the Monarchs will hold a second one-day camp on Friday, June 21, as well as team camps in July — or when they and their families visit in the summer as they take college tours. School-subsidized official visits aren't permitted by the NCAA until the start of a player's senior year, so those "unofficial" visits in the spring and summer are paid out-of-pocket.
Camp appearances, ODU offensive coordinator Brian Scott said, "are very valuable. Seeing a kid in person, getting an exact height and weight. Getting a chance to evaluate a kid live. A big part of it is confirming what you think you saw on tape, or seeing some things that the tape doesn't show you."
ODU needs all of the evaluation tools available, given its status as a new FBS program surrounded by ACC and other established programs. That said, Wilder isn't proprietary about the Monarchs' camps or the information gathered. Any and all coaches are invited. He shares test numbers in areas such as the 40-yard dash and vertical leap with any staff that requests.
"If Nick Saban calls and wants to come Saturday, Nick's welcome," Wilder said. "From my standpoint, philosophically, I want anybody and everybody to come. I'm never going to say no to anybody. We put it out there that anybody can come here. I always go back to my opinion, this is for the kids, about the kids, so the more people that are here … I want you there. I want you down on the field, I want you talking to the kids. To me, this is about these kids getting an opportunity to be seen. I look at it as, why should they go to Old Dominion and not have anybody else see them? A lot of kids, this might be the only camp they can afford to go to. I tell everybody in the state, wherever, come."


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ST. MARYS — Cloudy skies and the threat of rain showers did little to quell the crowd that turned out to greet Santa Claus as part of his annual visit to St. Marys.
Amid an escort of police cars and fire trucks, Santa Claus made his way down Spring Street and into his house near the shelterhouse along the Miami and Erie Canal as Winterfest and the Festival of Lights kicked off on Sunday. Even before Santa made his way to his home, dozens of eager children lined up to tell him what they wanted for Christmas this year.
The events' organizers — the St. Marys Optimist Club and the St. Marys Community Partnership — teamed up this year and moved to a central location. The St. Marys Optimist Club, which has sponsored Winterfest for years, provided free hot dogs, cookies and hot chocolate to visitors. The group accepted donations to help fund its various activities throughout the year.
"We're getting a pretty good crowd," Optimist Club member Larry Kill told The Evening Leader as he cooked some hot dogs. "Santa is arriving and it's exciting."
In addition to Winterfest, the Optimist Club is involved in sponsoring other events throughout the year. Member Daniel Macklem said the club holds an annual bike safety day for local children.
"We hold oratorical contests and sponsor all kinds of youth events in the city," Macklem said. "All the money we raise goes back into the community."
Kill said Winterfest is a way to bring the community together before the holiday season picks up.
"I think just about every one of the Optimist members we have is here and doing something today," Kill said. "This is an event that everyone shows up for. Everyone loves Christmas and it's a fun thing for the kids ... If you look around, there are about 300 people out here right now and it's probably one of the best crowds we've had. It just brings the families together and I think it's a good thing we do for the community."
In year's past, Winterfest has been held in Memorial Park, and the St. Marys Community Partnership held its Festival of Lights at K.C. Geiger Park last year. This year, the two groups decided to team up and brought the events to a central location.
"It's a little more accessible," Kill said. "I think it's working really well ... If it keeps expanding, we might expand back into the park. It would be nice to have all these decorations span back into the park along the walkway."
Once visiting with Santa, those in attendance had the chance to ice skate on a portable rink and watch a living Nativity put on by Living Hope Assembly of God.
At approximately 6 p.m., the St. Marys Community Partnership's Festival of Lights got underway. Approximately two dozen local businesses and organizations set up displays. Visitors to the event were asked to bring canned goods that would then be donated to Agape.
"The crowd is amazing," St. Marys Community Partnership President Jeremy Holtzapple said. "It's nice to see a lot of people out here today."
Holtzapple praised the partnership between the two groups for putting on Sunday's event for the community.
"They are a great group to work with and always have put on a great event with Winterfest," Holtzapple said. "There's a lot of benefits to being down here than at K.C. Geiger Park. I think just putting everything together and having one big event community event has a lot of benefits to it."
Expansion plans are in the works for the festival as well.
"Long-term is just to keep expanding every year," Holtzapple said. "Last year, it did bring a lot of people into town and we hope to continue that ... Eventually maybe we'll be able to expand it into Memorial Park and have one big downtown event."
The event also offered a chance for local Girl Scouts to earn their Silver Award for service work. The girls assisted in the Optimist Club's food stand by passing out hot dogs, hot chocolate and cookies to hungry visitors.
"We have to do some service work to get it — it's a big award," said Mabeline Goodwin. "I like this event a lot. It's great."
Goodwin, 12, has attended Winterfest in the past and was quick to mention her favorite part of the annual event.
"I like being able to help out," Goodwin said.
She also offered up what she planned to ask Santa to get her for Christmas this year.
"I have a cousin who is a Marine and I want her to come home safely," Goodwin said.
Siblings John and Jovie Holtzapple eagerly awaited their chance to talk to Santa on Sunday. Each was armed with their requests for him, too.
"Legos and a Scooby-Doo gun," John, 5, said.
Jovie, 4, wanted a toy based off a popular children's television series.
"A talking Dora doll," Jovie said.
The Festival of Lights continues every Friday and Saturday night at High Street Park from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. until Dec. 22. Santa also will be on hand during the same time period in his house, where he will be accepting visitors.


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On March 16, the Middle Tennessee Spay and Neuter Clinic (MTSNC) will hold its 5th annual Paws for a Cause 5K Run and 1K Walk at the Calsonic Area Pavilion on Whitthorne Street in Shelbyville.
Registration is from 8:30-9:30 a.m. or you can pre-register on-line by March 10 at Active.com to get a free tee shirt commemorating the race. Registration forms may also be obtained at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter and mailed in. The registration fee is $25.
Participants are encouraged to bring their dog to join the run or walk, but make sure it's leashed, friendly, and up-to-date on its shots, say organizers.
For more information, log on the MTSNC web site at www.mtsnc.org.
The clinic is moving to a larger space this spring and needs some additional equipment, so all proceeds from this event will go toward purchasing necessary surgical equipment for the clinic or to sponsor the surgery for pet owners who can't afford even MTSNC's low rates.


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WonderCon 2014: 'Lucy' director Luc Besson on ScarJo, strong heroines
Luc Besson's return to full-tilt action filmmaking with "Lucy" revved up the crowd at the Universal presentation at WonderCon on Saturday.
Set for release Aug. 8, "Lucy," written and directed by Besson, stars Scarlett Johansson as a drug mule who ingests some contraband and finds herself with enhanced abilities, apparently because the chemicals enable her to access more of her brain. (Johansson has been on a professional run lately, with turns in films including the Academy Award-winning "Her," in which she gave voice to a sentient operating system; April's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and "Under the Skin"; and next month's indie restaurant movie "Chef," directed by Jon Favreau).
In Anaheim on Saturday, Besson screened two sequences from "Lucy," the first of which showed Johansson's character learning to exploit the powers she's unlocked by taking advantage of more of her brain capacity. The second showed a crash-heavy car chase through the streets of Paris.
Although the reception of the footage was positive, one fan's question — asking Besson to answer critics who said the filmmaker hadn't released anything good recently — made for an awkward moment.
"I don't know and I don't care," Besson said. "I do films for [the fans] and that's it."
He continued by saying, "People forget that when I did 'Nikita' and 'The Big Blue,' the critics were very bad. The films have become classics now, but at the time, they were criticized the same way."
Besson also waved off a suggestion that he reunite with Johansson for a Marvel spinoff film centering on Johansson's Marvel spy Black Widow.
"I'm scared of spiders," Besson said.
He did reveal that he's interested in opposites, which is why he has made so many action films with strong female heroes.
"We always present the man as the strongest guy and the woman in back crying that he's gone," Besson said. "I want to show the strongness of women and the weakness of men. If suddenly Terminator starts to cry and says he misses his mom, then I'd be interested."
Besson's cast has a diverse flavor — it also includes Morgan Freeman, "Oldboy" star Choi Min-Sik and Egyptian actor Amr Waked.
Although the film is about a woman accessing her own higher intelligence, Besson admitted that "Lucy" took him 10 years to write.
"I guess I'm not so intelligent," he said.
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Historical Society of Montgomery County Curator Susan Pavlik and Archivist Nancy Sullivan have put the finishing touches on a display of antique Ukrainian Pysanky (Easter eggs).
The eggs were crafted by Mary Ann (Makar) Freeman and are on loan from Ssciety volunteer Barbara Makar.
The eggs are decorated with traditional Ukrainian symbols using hot bee�s wax and a stylus or the head of a pin then colored using organic dyes.
The both styles are on display and will be open to the public free of charge until April 15.
The society, located at 1654 DeKalb St., Norristown, is open Monday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday andWednesday, 1 to 9 p.m.
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N. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The York College softball squad continued their strong early season play with a sweep of two games on Tuesday afternoon in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Spartans defeated #15 Ohio Northern 7-1 in the opener before completing the sweep with a 12-4 win over Capital Athletic Conference foe Mary Washington in the nightcap.
York is now 4-0 overall including having outscored their opponents 39-8 for the year. The Polar Bears, who entered the season ranked 15th in the nation, are now 0-3 while Mary Washington falls to 4-7 for 2011.
In the opener, the Spartans opened the scoring in the top of the third with a Michelle Barwick two-run single with two outs as the Green and White seized the 2-0 advantage.
York added to the lead in the fifth as senior Kelly Smith stroked a two-run single, plating Brittany Schlorff and Meghan Boyer as the Spartan lead grew to 4-0. The Polar Bears broke up the shutout in the fifth with an RBI single off the bat of Kimi Blewett with two outs in the inning.
The Spartans closed out the scoring in the seventh as the Green and White tallied three runs on five hits and two Ohio Northern errors.
Freshman Chelsea Bock picked up her first collegiate win as she tossed six innings of relief, allowing a run on eight hits with four strikeouts and a walk. Bock improves to 1-0, as she was stellar in the win. Junior Brittany Therres started the game and allowed one hit in her one inning pitched.
Bree Hiteshaw started and allowed four runs, two earned, on seven hits with four strikeouts and a walk. Hiteshaw falls to 0-1 with the loss. Dani Steepe tossed an inning of relief as she allowed three runs, one earned, on five hits.
Barwick paced the Spartan offense, as she was 2-for-4 with three RBI. Freshman Emma Erbil, Boyer, and Desiree Halaka each had two hits to aid the 12-hit Spartan attack. Schlorff tallied two hits and two runs scored while Boyer added an RBI and a run scored while Halaka dented the plate twice.
Blewett paced the Polar Bear offense, as she was 3-for-4 with one RBI.
In the nightcap, the Spartans jumped on their conference rival early as they exploded for five runs in the top of the first. Barwick had a two run single while Therres followed two batters later with a three-run home run.
The Eagles clawed back into the game with a two-spot in the bottom of the first off Therres. York quickly got those two runs back in the top of the second as Erbig launched her first collegiate home run, a two run shot that put the Spartans up 7-2.
The Spartans added another three runs in the fourth courtesy of RBIs from Rachel Klein, Barwick, and Therres. The Eagles got two of those three runs back in the bottom of the frame but the Spartans put the game out of reach in the sixth as Barwick had an RBI triple followed by Therres plating her first baseman with an RBI single.
Therres earned the win as she went the distance, tossing six innings, allowing four runs on 10 hits with two walks and two strikeouts. She improves to 3-0 with the victory. Danielle Cunetta absorbed the complete game loss as she allowed 12 runs, all earned, on 15 hits with four strikeouts and three walks.
Barwick had a banner day, as she was 4-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored. Therres added two hits, five RBI, and one run scored. Erbig chipped in with two hits, two RBI and a pair of runs scored for the 15-hit Spartan attack.
Brandee Adams led the Eagles with three hits with two runs scored while Amanda Adams was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
The Spartans face the same two teams on Wednesday. York plays Mary Washington at 11:30 am followed by a third contest against Ohio Northern at 1:30 pm.


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A French Master Drawing
Financed by the special appropriation of the Ministry of Culture for the conservation of works of Unique National Importance our paper conservators have carried out preventive conservation of the museum's French master drawings.
The Achilles' Heel of watercolours
If you hang a newly painted watercolour on a sunlit wall, it will change into a pale reflection of itself in the course of a few years - sometimes even after a few months. Transparency is a prominent characteristic of watercolours, but at the same time its weak point. The finely applied colour pigments in the watercolour have been drawn out into a thin layer on the surface of the paper. Thus each colour grain is unprotected against the bleaching effect of light.
Originally the heaven was bluer
Before the artworks come into museum custody, they have often hung in frames on the walls of the artists, their family or friends, in galleries and with private art lovers. J.P. Jongkind's watercolour from 1880 was bequeathed to the museum in 1976. We can see from the work that it has been framed because 1 cm at the top of the paper has been covered by the frame or the passe partout.
The colour pigments here have been protected against light so that a very intense blue colour has been preserved in this part of the picture. We can also see that the picture has been damaged by the framing cardboard behind it, whose acid content has had a yellowing effect on the original paper. Thus the heaven was bluer and the paper whiter when Jongkind finished his landscape painting in 1880.
How do we preserve delicate artworks on paper?
Naturally we wish to prevent the irretrievable loss of colour from works like this through preventive conservation. The paper conservators protect paper and colour pigments by providing the works with new passe partouts made from acid-free cardboard.
The works are then put into in acid-free cartons and placed in the climatised museum stores until the next special occasion when they are brought up into the light.
A French master drawing
In 2006 the watercolour together with a large number of other master works on paper was on display in "French Master Drawings". Since the exhibition closed we've been hiding it away from the decomposing daylight, so that it may also bring pleasure to future visitors and conservators.
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BSc in conservation, art on paper
The museum owns more than 245.000 artworks on paper. Find out more about The Royal Collection of Prints and Drawings


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WARRENSBURG, MO (May 23, 2012) – Members of the University of Central Missouri on Monday, May 21, congratulated State Senator David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, for receiving the top award from the Missouri National Education Association recognizing contributions and support for education.
Pearce, a UCM alumnus and longtime supporter of the university, was recently named recipient of MNEA's Horace Mann Friend of Education Award. In recognition of his achievement, the UCM Faculty Senate and President Charles Ambrose jointly hosted the reception for Pearce, which was attended by members of the campus community.
According to the MNEA, the award is presented annually to a legislator who is an elected federal or state official who has worked for the passage of important educational legislation. It recognizes a "true friend of education" who has provided professional leadership and praise-worthy efforts to uphold high standards of excellence.
Faculty Senate President Cheryl Riley told the gathering that campus MNEA members who supported Pearce's nomination for the award noted that "he is the best defense in Missouri against extreme legislation that is bad for education. What's important about Senator Pearce is that he works to protect all levels of education. He doesn't just look at K-12 and he doesn't just look at higher education. He's out there protecting K-20 education."
Pearce, who serves as chair of the Senate Education Committee, thanked those who supported the award. He noted, "It does mean a lot to get this award from MNEA because MNEA represents so many public schools and colleges in the state of Missouri that care about the future of education in Missouri."
President Ambrose spoke about important contributions Pearce has made this year to higher education, including efforts which will help colleges and universities avoid steep reductions in state appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013. Pearce's many efforts to benefit students pursuing a higher education include sponsorship of Senate Bill 455, which was recently passed by the General Assembly. It requires the creation of a library of at least 25 core courses that would be transferable between two- and four-year institutions, and would meet general education requirements in areas such as English, math, and science. The measure calls for development of a policy to encourage reverse transfer, allowing students who have garnered enough hours to transfer from a four-year school to a two-year school in pursuit of a degree. Additionally, in order to help increase student retention, it encourages development of policies for all two- and four-year institutions to replicate the nation's best practices in remediation.
Otto Fajen, MNEA legislative director, said Senator Pearce is someone people look to help them decide on important legislative issues.
"He's the kind of person who brings a lot of votes along because a lot of folks know that's the person whose lead I should follow," he noted.
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Topic: Singing and playing at the same time? Like but can't do!
Maybe its just me, but singing and playing at the same time seems a lot harder than it looks. Is it just me, or is there some kind of trick behind it that no one's bothered to tell me?
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Maybe its just me, but singing and playing at the same time seems a lot harder than it looks. Is it just me, or is there some kind of trick behind it that no one's bothered to tell me?
It is not easy at first. It is something you have to get used to. Here is a good start to understanding how to do it. If you look up playing and singing on YouTube, you will find many videos on the subject.
Like everything else with the instrument: go slow, and build it up. I usually find it easier if I know the guitar part cold before starting to add the singing.
I can barely play anything anymore if I don't sing along...
playing along certainly helps with the rhythm of the song and keeps a steady beat. i've been a guitar/vocalist for about 30+ years, but i still find playing a lead part and singing difficult though playing a rhythm or bass part is natural to me. i guess it's all a case of practise, practise, practise.
I find I have to be able to forget either one or the other to be able to do both at the same time. If the words are very familiar you will probably find yourself going through the words in your head when you are playing anyway. Similarly, if you have practiced enough that the playing is automatic you can then concentrate on the words, even if you have to read them at first.
I find that any song I am trying to learn I tend to sing all day! This is really usefull because the melody of the lyric is then in my head and helps me remember the structure of the song. Certain words and phrases give my hands a clue as to what they should be doing if you like. But if you are anything like me, there will always be songs that you just can't do for whatever reason. Louis Louis has always been my Nemesis because the words are not on the beat of the music. I find it like trying to rub your belly and pat your head at the same time. Been trying for thirty years now and never done it. I can play and sing about fifty other songs mind. Sometimes you just have to move on. Best of luck.
If you're trying to read the lyrics while playing, you'll probably find that it's more difficult than having everything memorized. Back in the day of cassette tapes, I used to transcribe the lyrics (as best as I could figure out), figure out the key, figure out the chords and where the changes were, and then memorize the lyrics. By then, dealing with the chords was a no-brainer. You wouldn't believe the number of Neil Young songs I learned that way. Too bad it's impossible to do a partial rewind with CD's and mp3's. Times sure are tough on you kids these days! Nowadays, it's not that hard for me to stumble my way through a song on-page, if I know how it's roughly supposed to sound. Still can't read music, though.
Me, too. I was ready to bail on this guitarage after about 03:40 but then he started laying it down. He's a great teacher.
Frankly speaking,doing both the things at same time,it comes to you with the more you do it.It requires practice and dedication.First start with easy rhythms and work up to harder ones.Some people get it faster than others.By doing so, you can gradually improve you both skills.
It's much Easyer for me to sing and play then to play and sing like ghost riders in the sky the sole guitar parts I have to sing
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Ted Turner's buffalo herd won't roam Boulder open space -- at least not any time soon.
The CNN founder had offered a small herd of 20 young bison to Boulder, but the city's open space officials don't believe their proposed home on the range -- the open space north or south of U.S. 36 -- is a suitable location.
The Boulder City Council agreed and voted 7-to-1 just before midnight on Tuesday to remove those lands from consideration. They left open the possibility that the donation could be accepted some time in the future at some as-yet-undetermined location -- but they also instructed open space staff not to spend more time on the matter.
Turner could not be reached Wednesday for comment.
Turner first offered the herd as a gift to the city when he visited the Boulder location of Ted's Montana Grill -- his chain of bison-serving restaurants -- in October. He said he wanted to reintroduce the animals to the Boulder area.
However, open space staff members raised a number of concerns, including the potential impact of overgrazing on prairie grasses because the buffalo would not be free to roam and the cost of maintaining fences that would keep the buffalo in and people out.
Boulder open space includes small portions of tall grass prairie, one of the most imperiled ecosystems in the world.
"We are making a contribution to global biodiversity at the butterfly and skipper level, if not at the large ungulate level," said Boulder environmental planning supervisor Mark Gershman.
The Open Space Board of Trustees voted against accepting the donation last month, and most of the public feedback on the issue was against accepting the donation.
Councilwoman Lisa Morzel, who voted against accepting the her, said Boulder simply does not have the space to host bison and engage in real prairie restoration, and she didn't think open space staff should keep working on a possible location.
"It's not going to be the majesty you see in Yellowstone," she said. "It would be nice if the bison could reclaim the plains the way they were 200 years ago, but that's not the way it's going to be. I appreciate the offer, but I don't think this is the appropriate place or appropriate time."
Councilman George Karakehian, a big backer of the bison herd idea, said he wanted to keep exploring ideas.
"I believe there are other alternatives," he said. "I don't think we should say no to this gift until we have looked at all the options."
Councilman Ken Wilson suggested looking for a larger amount of contiguous open space.
"I think this is something we should kick around with the county," Wilson said. "If we could find 600 acres, it might work."
However, City Council members said they don't want open space staff spending too much time looking at other locations for the bison herd.
Boulder County spokesman Dan Rowland said county officials had not given much thought to hosting the bison, either.
"We'd be happy to look at it, but we would face very similar issues as the city in terms of cost and in terms of how we much resources we put into it," he said.
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ORONO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- The opponents of a proposed wind farm on Passadumkeag Mountain are pleased that state officials have denied the project a permit.
The firm 'Quantum Utility Generation LLC' out of Texas wanted to build 14 turbines on the mountain, which is near Greenbush. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection, which now overseas the approval of all proposed wind sites for the state, denied a permit application for the project.
Offcicials say they rejected Quantum's application because it felt the project would mar the views in the area, which is a conclusion critics say they agree with.
"We've been reminded in recent years about Maine's quality of place and how irreplaceable it is and how we need to protect that," said Elizabeth Johns, who is with the group 'Friends of Passadumkeag Mountain,' "and I think the DEP recognized that and I think they made the right decision this time."
Calls to Quantum Utility were not returned on Tuesday. Officials with the Maine D.E.P. say the company does have 30 days to file an appeal.


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The Sterling Newman Comets took over on downs at the Monmouth-Roseville 49-yard line with 5 minutes, 48 seconds left, clinging to a five-point lead.
What followed was a string of plays that seemed like someone was hitting the repeat button on some remote control. The result was a nail-in-the-coffin touchdown run by Brian Bahrs that sealed a 26-14 win in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs Saturday at Roscoe Eades Stadium.
Nick Rude, the workhorse for the Comets with 27 carries and 179 yards, started the drive with a 7-yard run to the 42. After that, it was a barrage of 3- and 4-yard plunges by Brian Bahrs, Rude and sophomore Dillan Heffelfinger which ate clock and forced the Titans to burn all three of their timeouts.
Bahrs wrapped it up with a 1-yard TD dive on fourth down with 1 minute, 3 seconds left.
"I love it when we start hitting those 4- and 5-yard plays," Bahrs said. "We know that takes it out of the other team, and it just gets us rolling down the field. We like big plays, but Newman football is to grind it out."
"It starts on their line and continues with their backs. They just wear you down. You know it's going to be tough when you see all those state champions in wrestling in the backfield," Monmouth-Roseville coach Jeremy Adolphson said.
The Comets (11-0) will travel to Wilmington (9-2), in next week's quarterfinals.
Class 1A: Stark County blasted Mooseheart 52-14 Saturday while Ottawa Marquette fell to Forreston 35-34 in overtime. The Rebels and Cardinals will meet for 1A quarterfinal action in Wyoming.
Class 2A: Annawan Wethersfield remained in the 2A hunt, traveling to Downs where it beat Tri-Valley 16-12. The Titans (10-1) will travel to Clifton Central (10-1), which was a 28-0 winner over Carthage Illini West in quarterfinal round play next week.
Class 4A: Coal City stopped host Geneseo 12-10 while West Central champ Macomb fell to Peoria Notre Dame 41-21 at Peoria Stadium.
Class 6A: Ottawa rallied from a 20-7 fourth-quarter deficit to stun Rock Island 21-20 at Ottawa Saturday. The Pirates (11-0) will travel to Crete Monee (11-0) in a battle of unbeatens in the 6A quarterfinals.


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Senate Democrats said yesterday that they will invoke the vast disparities in income and living conditions laid bare by the Hurricane Katrina disaster to sharpen their questioning of Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. at his confirmation hearings next week.Or did Leahy watch the scenes of hardship on television with a growing sense of how he might try to get the upper hand at the Roberts hearings?
The scenes of devastation featuring primarily poor African-American residents in New Orleans have highlighted the widening gap between rich and poor, said Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts.
With Roberts having urged a narrow interpretation of civil rights laws in the past, Senate Democrats will link the scenes of economic hardship with the constitutional and legal issues that surround efforts to address racial and economic inequalities, he said.
''We have made very important progress over the period of the last 50 years in knocking down walls of discrimination so that people can participate and be a part of a changed America," said Kennedy, a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. ''And he's going to be asked to explain some of his advice that would have, I think, undermined that progress in important ways."...
Roberts has appeared headed for relatively easy confirmation. But Democrats and liberal groups hope that issues raised by Katrina offer a new opening to critique his record on civil rights and to point out differences between Democrats, who favor a powerful role for the federal government, and Republicans, who are more deferential to the states.
Leahy said he watched the scenes of hardship on television with a growing sense of anger over the inability to deliver services to those who depend most on the government, issues he said would come up during the Roberts hearings.
But a Supreme Court justice should have sensitivity about the plight of the poor and the country's longterm problems with racism. Many judges come from relatively privileged backgrounds, and one does have to worry that their judgment will be off as they weigh interests and think about remedies.
It's unpleasant, however, to see the great Katrina catastrophe used to score political points, and politicians that do that risk their own reputations. But at the same time, Katrina has made us look at an aspect of American life that is usually far in the background. It forced us to see how many poor people there are, how so many of them are black, and how government can fail them.
We will see how Kennedy, Leahy, and the others handle themselves if they decide to use this strategy. Of course, Roberts can be counted on to respond well. If those are to be the questions, he will give just the right answers, demonstrating his strong understanding of the problems of poverty and racisim and tying that to his profound commitment to the Constitution.
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I'm so glad I'm not the only one bothered by this. Even when I do "dress up"/dress my age, I only look about 18, if that. If I try too hard, I look like I'm trying to dress up in my mum's clothes or something. To some extent, I don't mind looking younger. I really don't. But I hate the way you're treated if you look younger. I do not appreciate being treated like I'm 15. I'm 23 years old and have a college degree, thanks. People mistake me for a freshman in college, sometimes a freshman in high school [-wince-]. I have no doubt that if I told strangers I'd just graduated a few months ago, they would assume from high school. It gets old. The platitude doesn't help. Great, wonderful, lovely. I'm glad I'll appreciate it later. I don't now. People are patronizing. It isn't a compliment.What's even creepier is when old men hit on me and check me out and I look 14. There was a man in the library several months ago sitting in the children's section who gave me an extremely blatant up-and-down with his eyes. My outfit that day, according to my mother, made me look 15. Hello, probable creeper.Teenage boys check me out, too. I swear, I am SO tempted to pat them on the head and tell them I'm too old for them sometimes. And that besides, I prefer older men.
I'm 26 and have been mistaken for being much younger than my age too! Sometimes I find it flattering, i.e. when I get asked for ID and they say I look 18/19 and it's an over 21s bar, but one person I used to work with once very nicely said to me "Oh I'm not surprised you get IDed a lot, you look about 12!"I was like, thanks a bunch! I know full well I do not look 12, for one thing, I am much too busty to be 12! One example really sticks in my mind though. My dad and I went to a pub to watch a band (my friend is a bassist), and it was during the interval I went up to the bar to get a drink. A woman I had never met before came up to me and looked at me. She said "you look too young to be here". I replied, "What are you talking about? I'm 25, if you don't mind."She replied, "well, you don't look it." (in a snappy tone)I said, "well I am, and I'm sure that if the bar staff thought I was underage, they'd ask to see ID."She rolled her eyes and walked off.
Oops! Maybe I just made an interesting assumption!!!! But nevertheless, I still don't believe I look quite as young as 12.... not even without makeup on!
I have a gf who is mistaken frequently for much younger than her real age. Typically she's mistaken for around 16. She's 31. Since she also has four young children people tend to be ... not nice sometimes. However she is a very sweet person and always laughs and informs them of her real age. She doesn't care a bit what they think and just goes on about her business.
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No, it doesn't prove anything.
But Sanchez playing well over these next 4 games could lead to Woody giving Sanchez, Rex, and Tanny another year.
I hope we stink up the joint over the next month. I hope we lose every game and Sanchez looks like dogsh*t in the process.
I don't care if someone wants to call me a "bad fan".
It's what I truly want to happen.
That's the only way changes will be made.


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The Annawan-Wethersfield girls cross country team added another title to its impressive 2013 season Saturday.
The Annawan-Wethersfield girls cross country team added another title to its impressive 2013 season Saturday.
Led by individual champion Kirstie Ramsey, the Lady Titans topped the 30-team field to win the Bureau Valley Cross Country Invitational in Walnut.
A-W finished with 86 team points, well ahead of runner-up Eureka with 136 points. Henry-Midland placed third with 143 points, followed by Alleman 151 and Carlinville 182.
The freshman Ramsey earned individual gold with a winning time of 19:14.5, besting runner-up Maggie Arndt of Westmont by more than 10 seconds.
Also counting for the Lady Titans were Olivia Draminski 12th in 20:02.8, Kaitlyn Cline 17th in 20:17.9, Maddie Jackson 28th in 20:40.3 and Dana Baele 37th in 21:06.8.
Bureau Valley finished 16th in the team standings, led by Helena Amadottir in 58th in 21:54.7.
Mid-County placed 21st in the team race, led by Courtney Melton in 71st in 22:09.1.
Running for Kewanee at Walnut were Julia King 41st in 21:18.2, Beth Cordrey 85th in 22:33.6 and Alex Cordrey 139th in 23:54.7.
Cook, Aguilar finish in top three — Zach Hird of Alleman won the boys individual title, but he had two Titans and a Boiler in hot pursuit.
Hird posted a winning time of 15:35.2. The Annawan-Wethersfield duo of Michael Cook and Cody Baele finished second and fourth, respectively, and Rolando Aguilar of Kewanee was third.
Cook finished in 16:08.5, followed by Aguilar in 16:17.3 and Baele in 16:21.6.
The host Storm was the top area team, placing sixth in the 23-team field. Alleman won the team title with 52 points, followed by Sterling Newman 104 and Rockford Christian 137.
Bureau Valley's top runner was Daniel Trone finishing 41st in 17:45.1.
Mid-County finished eighth in the team chase, led by Ethan Stanley 23rd at 17:23.9 and Mike Bersell 29th at 17:24.6.
Neither Annawan-Wethersfield nor Kewanee fielded full teams in the race.
Landwehr sixth in F-S boys race — Annawan-Wethersfield's Alex Landwehr finished sixth in the 2.5-mile fresh-soph race in a time of 14:38.4.
A-W's Keith Davis placed 14th in a time of 15:25.5, while Kewanee's top runner in the fresh-soph boys race was Joe Ireland in 47th with a time of 17:01.5.


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Friday, Nov. 28, 2008
No. 6 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 3 Pepperdine, 1:30 p.m.
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This Week In Water Polo
The sixth-seeded UC Santa Barbara men's water polo team will head to the 2008 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament this week where they will face host No. 3 seed Pepperdine in the first round. The Gauchos and Waves will face-off on Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Pepperdine's Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool. The winner of this weekend's tournament will earn an automatic berth into the 40th Annual NCAA Championship being held at Stanford Dec. 6-7.
For The Record
UCSB carries a 15-10 overall record into this weekend's action and the Gauchos finished the MPSF regular season with a 4-4 record, the best conference mark since 1993 when UCSB went 6-4 in conference play. That was also the last time the Gauchos finished the conference season with a record at or above .500. UCSB is guaranteed to finish this season with a winning record for the third consecutive season, a feat the program has not accomplished since 1976-82 when the Gauchos posted seven straight winning seasons. The Gauchos are currently ranked No. 7 in this week's Collegiate Water Polo Association Top-20 Coaches Poll.
Gaucho Rewind
The Gauchos took last week off from action after finishing their MPSF schedule during the weekend of Nov. 15-16. UCSB faced its first home losses of the season to then-ranked No. 2 UCLA, 11-4, on Nov. 15 and then-ranked No. 5 Pepperdine, 10-9, on Nov. 16. UCSB posted a 6-2 record at Campus Pool this season.
Serbian Sensation
Sophomore utility player Milos Golic continues to lead the Gauchos and the MPSF with his 3.00 goals per game average. This season, Golic has posted 72 goals and has scored in 22 of the Gauchos' 24 games, including 18 multiple-goals showings. The native of Belgrade, Serbia has totaled 125 career goals, ranking 15th on the list of UCSB's all-time career scoring leaders. He is the first Gaucho to post more than 70 goals in a single season since Colum Lavelle posted 74 in 1994. Additionally, Golic leads the team with 19 assists and 17 steals this season.
Goalie Gab
UCSB goalkeepers Fraser Bunn and Michael Robinson currently rank second and third, respectively, in the MPSF for saves per game. Bunn, a sophomore, has posted an average of 10.3 saves per game this season while allowing an average of 9.8 goals per contest. Robinson, a junior, is currently averaging 9.7 saves per game while allowing 9.3 goals per game. Bunn has posted 119 saves this season and Robinson has posted 116.
The Price Is Right
Senior Miles Price enters this week's tournament amidst a six-game scoring streak. The driver is second on the team with 34 goals scored this season, ranking 15th amongst MPSF players with an average of 1.42 goals per game. He currently ranks 13th on the Gaucho all-time career scoring list with 131 goals during his four-year career.
Tootell In The Two
Junior two-meter player Jesse Tootell is currently third amongst the Gauchos with his 19 goals scored this season. He leads the team with 38 earned penalties or ejections this year. Tootell has scored in 13 of UCSB's last 15 games, including a seven-game scoring streak that lasted from Oct. 12-Nov. 9. His streak was the second longest by a Gaucho this season behind Golic's 21 straight contests with a goal.
Wigo File
Now in his fourth season at UCSB, head coach Wolf Wigo has helped the Gauchos to a 68-55 (.553) four-year record. The last two seasons UCSB has finished the season ranked sixth nationally.
Catching The Waves
Pepperdine enters this week's tournament with the No. 3 seed. The Waves finished the regular season with a 19-6 overall record and posted a 6-2 MPSF record, tying for second in conference with Stanford. J.P. MacDonell leads the squad and ranks fourth in the conference with his average of 2.00 goals per game. The Waves will carry a four-game win streak into the weekend's action. UCSB has faced Pepperdine twice already this season: the Waves posted a 12-10 win on Oct. 12 at the Southern California Tournament and a 10-9 win at Santa Barbara on Nov. 16. The Gauchos' last win over Pepperdine came during the second round of last season's MPSF Tournament on Nov. 24, 2007 via a 9-7 score.


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Posted on 04/18/2011 5:34:41 PM PDT by Kaslin
Jobs: The EPA admits to Congress that it does not take into account the impact of its regulations on employment, the economy or international competitiveness. Neither, apparently, does the White House.
This stunning revelation was made by EPA Administrator Mathy Stanislaus in response to a question by Colorado GOP Rep. Cory Gardner. It came during Stanislaus' testimony before the House Environment and Energy Committee on Thursday and exposes the Obama administration's public posture on jobs and the environment as a fraud.
Gardner was asking about an EPA regulation that would govern industries that recycle coal and ash and other fossil fuel byproducts. Recycling is a good thing. Recycled coal ash makes concrete stronger, wallboard more durable and the shingles on your roof longer-lasting.
"We have not directly taken a look at jobs in this proposal," Stanislaus said. That's odd, since his testimony seems to contradict Executive Order 13563, issued by President Obama in January, which requires that all new rules issued by federal agencies take job creation into account. As we have learned, you have to watch what the administration does, not what it says.
As reported in the Daily Caller, the EPA issued a statement on April 30, 2010, in the appendix of its regulatory impact analysis of its coal ash regulation that said the assessment "does not include either qualitative or quantitative estimation of the potential effects of the proposed rule on economic productivity, economic productivity, economic growth employment, job creation or international economic competitiveness."
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Typical Watermelon - Green on the Outside and RED INSIDE. Abolish the EPA!
American civilization can go to Hell, so long as endangered animals get hurt.
The Employment Prevention Agency has more interest in a wood flea than whether you (or thousands others) have a job.
Nothing new here - this has been common knowledge since Nixon started the EPA in the early 70s...
Those are just evil private sector jobs. They're of no concern to Obama.
This is why we must change federal enviro laws to make the EPA consider jobs into the picture before any regulations are issued.
The EPA admits to Congress that it does not take into account the impact of its regulations on employment, the economy or international competitiveness.
The authors act surprised.
There ya go.
The video of this testimony before Congress is both jaw-dropping and infuriating. This EPA jerk just exudes cluelessness over some very straightforward questions.
Here is a link to that thread, which includes a transcript:
If you go to the source from there, you find the vid.
EPA doesn't take jobs into account? Great! Fire 'em all.
Thanks newbie!
"No animals were harmed in the making of this recession."
What can I tell you. I previewed the comment; still, it looked a lot better in my head than it did on the screen.
This evil job destroying lawyer is on and off the government tit and is another oppressor "of color" like EPA head Lisa Jackson. I'm sure he's friends with Van Jones
Mathy Stanislaus
Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, U.S. EPA
Mathy Stanislaus began work as Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 8, 2009.
As Assistant Administrator for OSWER, Mr. Stanislaus is responsible for EPA's programs on hazardous and solid waste management, hazardous waste cleanup including RCRA corrective action, Superfund and federal facilities cleanup and redevelopment, Brownfields, oil spill prevention and response, chemical accident prevention and preparedness, underground storage tanks, and emergency response.
Prior to assuming the position of Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Mr. Stanislaus co-founded, and co-directed the New Partners for Community Revitalization, a NY not-for-profit organization whose mission is to advance the renewal of New York's low and moderate income neighborhoods and communities of color through the redevelopment of Brownfields sites. In collaboration with community, commercial, government and nonprofit partners, Mr. Stanislaus led the development of policies, programs and projects aimed at achieving the remediation and sustainable reuse of Brownfields sites in New York. He is a former counsel for EPA's Region 2, senior environmental associate in the environmental department of the law firm Huber Lawrence & Abell and director of environmental compliance for an environmental consulting firm. He has served on the board of the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance.
Mr. Stanislaus has also been an advisor to other federal government agencies, Congress and the United Nations on a variety of environmental issues. He chaired a workgroup of the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 1997 that investigated the clustering of waste transfer stations in low income and communities of color throughout the United States. In June 1994, as a member of United Nations Environment Programme - Environmental Advisory Council, he served as counsel to the United Nations' summit that examined environmental issues affecting New York's indigenous communities of the Haudaunosaunee Confederacy, as part of United Nations' International Year of the Indigenous Communities.
I like the way you think.
Stainislaus IS Waste. Fire his worthless ass and he will become concerned about jobs. We will never get rid or these leeches until the House and.Senate are.swept clean of the woosies and the Demlites. SMOKE em out in 2010.
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The Orioles made a pair of minor-league signings official Sunday in announcing agreements with relief pitcher Luis Ayala and infielder Brett Wallace.
Both will report to minor league camp as Ayala returns to the Orioles to improve the organization's bullpen depth and Wallace provides another corner infield option at the minor-league level. Ayala was released by Washington last week while the 27-year-old Wallace was let go by Houston earlier in the month.
Wallace was 2-for-14 with eight strikeouts this spring and never realized his potential at the major league level despite being drafted with the 13th overall pick in the 2008 draft. He is a career .242 hitter with 29 home runs and 102 runs batted in in 1,077 career plate appearances in the big leagues.
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Nevada's Margaret Doolittle and San Jose State's Jessica Holden have been named Western Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Athletes of the Week, respectively, for the week of Oct. 27- Nov. 2.
Doolittle, a junior from Sacramento, Calif. (C.K. McClatchy HS), won two individual events, placed third in another and swam on the Wolf Pack's second place medley relay squad. She won the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 24.28 and the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.75. In the 100-yard freestyle, she was third overall behind to Washington State swimmers with a time of 53.63. She also helped Nevada to a 1-1 record on the week, in duals against UC Davis and Washington State. This marks the first time this season the junior has won Athlete of the Week honors.
Holden, a freshman from Fair Oaks, Calif. (Roseville HS), earned the first two individual dual meet victories of her collegiate career against WAC foe Boise State last week. Holden won the 1-meter and 3-meter events with collegiate-marks of 222.00 and 240.00, respectively. She picked up 18 points in all for the Spartans in the meet. This marks the third time in four weeks that a SJSU diver has earned the award.
Other swimming nominees included: San Jose State's Heather Denman won all three of her individual events to help the Spartans to a 197-102 win over Boise State. Northern Arizona's T.J. Williams won all three of her events against both BYU and New Mexico, including two individual wins. Fresno State's Heidi Gjoen won the 100 and 200-yard backstroke against San Diego State, earning lifetime bests in both events. Emily Irvin of Boise State finished first in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time a 1:04.89, a school record.
Other diving nominees included: Taryn Harris of Northern Arizona placed third overall in the 1-meter event and second place in the 3-meter, helping the Lumberjacks defeat New Mexico, 177-123. Kendra Weeks of Fresno State won the 1-meter diving event for the Bulldogs against San Diego State with a score of 174.60.


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STOCKTON - If Friday wasn't the best offensive performance of the season by the Delta College women's basketball team, it had to be close.
STOCKTON - If Friday wasn't the best offensive performance of the season by the Delta College women's basketball team, it had to be close.
The fourth-seeded Mustangs play at 7 p.m. today at Joe Blanchard Gymnasium against No. 5 College of the Siskiyous in the Northern California Regional semifinals. Last Friday, Delta opened the playoffs by scoring a season-high 89 points in an 89-56 win over College of the Sequoias.
Delta's Kendra Contente, Kristian Juarez and Jennifer Keys each had season highs in scoring, and the team's 14 3-pointers against the Giants tied a program record.
"I think we're peaking at the end of the year like a lot of teams want to," Delta coach Gina Johnson said. "It's basically just combining our defense with the scoring and getting in a rhythm like we've been.
"I think we are peaking at the right time, playing some of our best basketball."
Delta (20-8) beat Sequoias convincingly for the second time this season and has won eight of its past nine games. The Mustangs have not faced the Eagles (20-5), who won the Golden Valley Conference.
The Golden Valley is not as strong as the Big 8, but Siskyous has shown it can score. The Eagles capped the regular season with a 100-74 win over College of the Redwoods and beat Chabot last week, 91-87.
Forward Anna Cameron was named the Northern California Player of the Year after leading the team with 21 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.
"(Cameron) and about three others on the team do most of the scoring," Johnson said. "We are going to have to defend them well."
In 17 seasons at Delta, Johnson's teams have earned 13 20-win seasons. The Mustangs hope to return to the regional finals, where they have not been since the regional playoffs were extended to three rounds in 2011.
Freshman point guard Alysa Valentine leads the Mustangs at 14.8 points per game. She said the team has the right approach.
"We just know we have to come out and forget about the last game," Valentine said. "We know (this round) is not going to be easy."


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Two native New Yorkers are now getting together on the air once a week to talk about their shared passion for the sanctity of all human life.
Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, has just become a regular guest every Thursday on WTIS AM's "O'Shea Can You See" hosted by Pete O'Shea. The station is at 1110 AM in Tampa, but the good news is, you don't have to be in the Sunshine State to tune in. Just go to www.WTIS1110.com and click the Listen Live button. Father Frank will be on from 6:45 until 7 p.m. Eastern Time, every Thursday.
"Father Frank already has fans here after he celebrated a Mass for Terri Schiavo at St. Patrick's – my home church," said O'Shea, a native of Queens and former stand-up comedian who didn't lose his New York accent when he headed South. "People are really excited that he's going to be a regular on the show."
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Residents of a Scottsbluff home fled without injury from a fire that caused an estimated $40,000 damage.
Firefighters were dispatched a little after 12:20 a.m. Sunday. The residents had escaped before the firetrucks arrived. Two dogs didn't make it out and died of smoke inhalation.
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WASHINGTON - After having last week off, CUA returns to action on Saturday afternoon when the Cardinals open ODAC play vs. Hampden-Sydney. CUA is looking to snap a two-game losing streak, which includes a 35-17 setback at Carnegie Mellon two weeks ago. The Cardinals trailed the Tartans by only four midway through the second quarter, before CMU scored 21 straight to pull away.
Hampden-Sydney meanwhile, suffered its first loss of the season last weekend, falling to Huntingdon College 24-21 at home. The Tigers led 21-17 late in the game before Tyler Robinson hauled in a 30-yard touchdown pass to give the Hawks a three-point win.
CUA meets Hampden-Sydney for the 22nd time this weekend with the Tigers leading the series 12-9. The Cardinals have not beaten HSC since earning a 33-21 win in 2008.
Junior Mike Pitsenberger rushed for 127 yards on only 13 carries two weeks ago at Carnegie Mellon. The Maryland native averaged 9.8 yards per carry and his 127 total yards were his most since rushing for 186 vs. Hampden-Sydney on October 2, 2010.
In just three games, the CUA defense has totaled 17 tackles for loss, registering at least 5 in each game. By comparison, the Cardinals opponents have totaled 5 tackles for loss the entire season.
College football coaches around the country, including CUA's Dave Dunn, will join to fight one opponent this weekend - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. By wearing an armband with the Coach to Cure MD insignia, coaches will show their support for Coach to Cure MD, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) charitable project. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed during childhood. Because the Duchenne gene is found on the X-chromosome, it primarily affects boys and occurs across all races and cultures.
Expect to see both teams put up plenty of points on Saturday afternoon. In the last 12 meetings, the average score between CUA and Hampden-Sydney has been 34-24 in favor of the Tigers. During that time, both teams have scored at least 20 points in nine of the games.
Saturday's game is slated to begin at 1 p.m. from inside Cardinal Stadium.


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Jean Paul Gaultier Launches Children's Couture Collection
Jean Paul Gaultier Brings Couture to Children's Closets
When thinking of children's clothing, Jean Paul Gaultier is not the first name that comes to mind. After all, not many 2-year-olds can pull off a cone bra. The designer, however, is hoping to change that with the launch of Junior Gaultier Couture.
During his Spring 2013 show, Gaultier surprised the audience when four girls ran out from under a model's gown. Each of the mini models was donning a neon-colored dress, which will be the first piece in Junior Gaultier Couture. But before you pull out the credit card, you should take a serious look at the price tag. This dress, which contains Swarovski crystal details, costs about $1,200.
While many (OK, most) won't be able to afford this one-of-a-kind piece, it is easily one every little girl would love. Inspired by his Spring 2013 Haute Couture collection for women, Gaultier created a silk bodice and tulle skirt that channel every girl's inner princess. The dress, which is being produced in ivory and padparadscha (known to little girls and most moms simply as "pink"), will be available for a limited time within the next few months.
What do you think of Junior Gaultier Couture? Weigh in on our poll and in the comments!


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While the Super Committee discusses how to lower the federal budget by $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years, a new report "Food Choices: Families or Corporations" from the Praxis Project and the Alliance for a Just Society, shows just what role the U.S. Department of Agriculture's family nutrition programs (like SNAP, the former food stamp program) play in feeding 16 percent of America — or 48.8 million people.
That makes the Farm Bill — the main policy tool for the government when it comes to food — even more precious.
The report also covers the $95 billion in federal subsidies and contracts the federal government gives to Big Agriculture. Some highlights are:
Riceland Foods, Inc., a transnational corporation with revenues of $1.3 billion in 2009,
received $554 million in subsidies in 1995-2010.
In 2005, Tyson Foods, the largest meat producer in the U.S. with revenues of $26 billion,
received $46 million in USDA commodity contracts.
Smithfield Foods, the fourth-largest meat producer, with $11 billion in revenues, received
$18.2 million in contracts.
The report, along with a petition you can sign here, will be delivered to the Super Committee prior to its Nov. 23 deadline for making recommendations.


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Charlotte, an 8 year old black beauty who belonged to a woman suffering from throat cancer. The woman asked a local rescue in NY to find Charlotte a "foster" home. I stepped up to the plate. Unfortunately, her owner didn't want her coming all the way to CT.
Time went by. She's in a foster home with lots of kittens and a dog and isn't doing very well, to the point of pulling out her belly hair. But because I live a distance away, she wouldn't allow her to come to me.
Two weeks went by and no one locally would give this poor girl a chance. I got an email telling me the woman would rather bring her to a shelter than let her come live with me. I know what Charlotte's chances of getting adopted, especially from a high kill shelter...SLIM TO NONE. This douche would rather have her cat killed than allow her to live out her life in a loving home. I was outraged!!!!! I asked Trudy (the coordinator) why someone can't just tell this lady they'll take the cat to a shelter and transport her to me.
Well, that is what is happening. Tomorrow I'm meeting the transport in New Haven at 5 pm., and Charlotte will be home for good! I'm asking everyone to say prayers that my cats accept her. I'm taking a chance not knowing how she is with adult cats, although the current foster says she's fine with adults, just can't stand being around kittens (I know THAT feeling). I could not, in good conscience, let them kill a cat
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"Send Out the Call"
Every Spring, the Boston Gay Men's Chorus presents a concert that tackles a somewhat more serious theme than our Holiday concert or June's Pride concert. One friend teased me about this recently, saying, "Teen suicide, the Holocaust, Marriage Equality... when are you gonna invite me to something fun?"
The answer: This weekend. The BGMC hasn't given up its artistic mission or sold out; we're not presenting the Zeigfield Follies. But this Spring Concert combines fun and drama, uplift and poignancy in a way that hits all the notes just right.
Here's what we're offering. Composer Ricky Ian Gordon has set a cycle of poems by Langston Hughes to music that document the black gay experience; guest dancers and soloists bring the piece to life as two young men living in Harlem search of love and connection, and discover one another. The piece is thrilling and musically complex; Gordon's creative skill and daring shine through as never before in selections like "Harlem Night Song," "Joy," "I Dream a World," and "Stars." (Just a side note: "Stars" isn't based on a Hughes poem. It's a lovely, and loving, song about Gordon's own life partner.) (Just another side note - I got that bit wrong. "Stars" does, in fact, set a Hughes poem to music. See the composer's comment below.)
Here's a sweet coincidence for you: Two Boston stage compamies, SpeakEasy and the Huntington, have mounted concurrently-running productions of "Clybourne Park" and "A Raisin in the Sun." The plays are linked, though "Clybourne Park" was written a half century later than the acknowledged classic of American theater, "A Raisin in the Sun." What's fun about this is the fact that the author of "A Raisin in the Sun" took her play's title from a poem by... you guessed it... Langston Hughes. The poem appeared in Hughes' book-length cycle of verse "A Dream Deferred." And now, tell me -- have our own dreams of family and individual equality not been long deferred?
This isn't the BGMC's first experience with Ricky Ian Gordon's lush, dazzling music. A few years ago we learned another complex song about love and relationships by Gordon, "Love My Sweet Rain." It was a tough piece to master, by oh my... was is ever so gorgeous once we understood and learned to live within its aural tapestry. Similarly, as we've grown into this song cycle, we've discovered its bounty and it, in turn, has helped us discover more about our own musicianship.


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U.S. manufacturing expands at faster pace than forecast
WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — Manufacturing grew in October at a faster pace than forecast, showing U.S. factories were a source of strength for the economy at the start of the fourth quarter.
The Institute for Supply Management's index climbed to 56.4, the highest since April 2011, from 56.2 a month earlier, the Tempe, Ariz.-based group's report showed Friday. Readings above 50 indicate growth. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists was 55.
Resilient motor vehicle sales and the recovery in housing are helping sustain production at the same time global markets begin to pick up. Friday's figures show the brinksmanship over the budget that closed the federal government for 16 days last month did little to spoil the rebound in manufacturing since the middle of the year.
"The government closure didn't have much effect on manufacturing — this is a modest pace of growth and fairly well-sustained," said Terry Sheehan, an economic analyst at Stone & McCarthy Research Associates in Princeton, N.J., who projected a reading of 56.4. "We actually see some increase in the export orders, so it's possible that some of the slowness in the global economy is beginning to ease."
Stocks maintained gains after the figures. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index advanced 0.2 percent to 1,760.56 at 10:46 a.m. in New York.
Estimates for the factory index from 83 economists in the Bloomberg survey ranged from 52.5 to 57.5. Manufacturing accounts for about 12 percent of the economy. Of the 18 industries covered, 14 reported expansion in October, led by textile mills, the ISM said.
While the gauge showed little effect on manufacturing from the partial shutdown of federal agencies last month, reduced government spending prompted economists to cut their fourth-quarter growth forecasts, according to a survey yesterday.
The world's largest economy will expand at a 2 percent annualized rate in the final three months of 2013, less than the 2.4 percent pace projected in an Oct. 4-9 survey of economists.
From China to South Korea, manufacturing strengthened last month in a sign that growth risks are abating in Asia and expansion may pick up this quarter.
China's official factory index of purchasing managers rose to an 18-month high and a measure from HSBC Holdings Plc and Markit Economics topped projections. HSBC's reading for South Korea showed growth for the first time since May and Taiwan's PMI rose to 53 from 52. An Australian index also advanced.
In the U.K., manufacturing eased in October from a month earlier. A measure for Norway showed a pickup in growth, while Switzerland, Sweden and Denmark showed slower expansions.
The ISM's gauge of U.S. new orders was little changed at 60.6 last month after 60.5 in September. The measure has exceeded 60 for three straight months, the longest since the start of 2011.
Supplier delivery times lengthened, according to an ISM measure that climbed to the highest level since June 2011.
An index of production cooled to 60.8 from 62.6. The group's factory employment measure dropped in October to 53.2 from 55.4, while the index of orders waiting to be filled climbed to 51.5 from 49.5.
The report also showed gauges of factory inventories and customer stockpiles rose in October from the prior month.
Motor vehicle demand has kept assembly lines busy at the nation's automakers. Cars and light trucks sold at a 15.2 million annualized pace in September after a 16 million rate the previous month that was the fastest since November 2007, according to Ward's Automotive Group.
Ford, the second-largest U.S. automaker, achieved a record third-quarter pre-tax profit of $2.6 billion, lifting its full-year outlook, according to an Oct. 24 company statement.
Ford's vehicle deliveries, revenue and market share increased in all four of its regions during the third quarter. Operations outside North America earned about $57 million, the company's best result on that basis since the second quarter of 2011.
Even with last month's budget battle in Washington, some companies such as Kennametal Inc., which produces tools and tooling systems, see signs of sustained growth in the global economy.
"In the U.S., there have been various concerns about the economy as well as the fiscal budget issues and tax increases as well as the federal spending sequester," Carlos Cardoso, chairman and chief executive officer at Latrobe, Penn.- based Kennametal, said on an Oct. 24 earnings call. "Business conditions continue to be tentative" even as "the foundation of a recovery remains strong."
At the same time, the medical device industry is one sector that's struggling with limited demand. Boston Scientific Corp., the second-biggest maker of heart-rhythm aids, plans to cut as many as 1,500 employees through 2015, the Natick, Mass.- based company said in an Oct. 24 statement.
The cutbacks build on a 2011 program, which was expanded in January, and are in line with efforts by competitors including industry leader Medtronic Inc. of Minneapolis, which announced cuts of as many as 2,000 jobs in 2011.
Insufficient demand has convinced the Federal Reserve to press on with $85 billion in monthly bond purchases, according to a statement earlier this week at the conclusion of a two-day meeting in Washington.
"The recovery in the housing sector slowed somewhat in recent months," the Federal Open Market Committee said in the statement. "Fiscal policy is restraining economic growth."
— With assistance from Jeanna Smialek and Ainhoa Goyeneche in Washington.
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